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PAGE TWO 'ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH SEES RELIGION AS THE BIGGEST BUSINESS OF DAY Lewis B. Franklin Tells Episcopal Men's Club aj "New Day is Dawning All Over the Church" News of the Markets WHEAT PRICES STOCKS REACT BEATEN DOWN; TO SETTLEMENT CORN SUFFERS OF THE STRIKE 11, 'lie 10 til" M' ('linrch the Mineral Sprint--" Mr. KranUlin mended. Duilnc th" wns ho who dli'-eted having charg" of Liberty Hond red LewlM ,1 blH club of the ir banquet ni rel last, nlKht. well rei-otn- war the war loans, entire biislne'i He wns nn gmilzcr nud president of the m-nt Bankers of America, and nn omcer the Uunnu patiy New Vi.il: bo has turned over vice president, and National Conn Church In the eh speech of man who has found In re- of life aud of In Wiled that It was the.

religion to re-make men nnd women News of Outbreak of Polish Revolt Leads to Heavy May Deliver Drops 5 Cents. 'HELD IN WIFE'S I ALLEGED DEATH, SAYSJHE LIVES Strange Complications De; velop in Probe of Woman's Death in Straw- stack Fire Mystery. I Onslaught Against Motors Wipes Out Early Gains-Industrials and Rails Show Strength. Com- pnpillniiH for cilice ol treasurer of the of the States. CHICAGO, Mny 12, Outbredk of a revolution Poland led tn soiling of wheat today In th tbe IJonrd of Trnile s''.

VOJtK', Mny 12, llied briskly at th last part i today'." market In to the call i iiiL" off the British general ntrlke. Stock opening Tins MI County ferrinc wn, May 12, (XP) I'lndlcy of Polk today on the strange de- In th'-ir Joint investlgn- death a woman In a firci near Carlisle last (Jeneral Klecirie and I)n Pont score.I Initial gains of five points carli, while Culled States Steel and Atcbison led an advance of slati'lanl rails and in- diifUrlabi in which gains of 1 blnet upset In (lermany nnd nf points were recorded by Amen'an in the New Vorl; stuck mar-1 I'. S. JJiibber nnd Norfolk anil fi, reed prlx-H sharply down grade. Mny delivery of wheat, suffered sctha'-k of abi.iil (THIS a biiHhel cniiiparc.l lib earlier quotatlous today and 'I'- livery off nearly aM much.

News of a TUB HPC nf big llglon th business of lives of the. the of the mure nt, and tlonnl politic nilftcncn nf People, wero so Important, their welfare, liglon. New Day Dawnlnc new day Is dawning over the church," I he speaker Bald, Christianity Is awakening. Then, getting into tho personal ot bis speech, be proc. out Uio achievements of tho Kl.lf.coj«.l Church during MX years whir tho National Council ban fiim-llnnc'l.

have achieved unity P080 wax the key thought, and he sketched with realistic. fltrokcN the Hpcc.inc achievements. Tho failure, to progress In the post be. ascribed to a luck of a prograun a definite growth and "1' mcnt, "We don't know where weie nolng but we're on our way, had rhiiractertallc attitude ot he Kplseopal Church, un to the. adoption nf 10 prom-am.

Hut during-ho J.U VM Hince llllf. Mr- Franklin dls- closed a tremendous development Tho first step was to increase the starvation salaries of the clergy from $8000,000 In 3311) to iVr, "AVo no longer havo to of our treatment of clergy," was nummary. Missionary Activities Tho second important development under the program tho mtolon- nry activities. Wl.h actual pictures ho vlsloned the nnd results In Liberia. China, In Japan, and Ii VJnlled States.

In China I ho endeavors ot Iho of the iiri'l happiness, UK re- to point in bo the kit corilrlhutlng to the depression of; values h'-re. closed UU'' lo lower; corn ofr and oats to 'lecllne. Only nn advance of Uc to 1'i a hunh'-I In the value of wheat took settlement ot the British general i n. Nil-lit" Thn fact lhat. the Africa.

In our own and Japan church have to tho development of a native, hurch, because the 11 believes "Hie- approach to tiie, Orient lies In the Hllves. Hliico no foreign hope establish permanent institution among the l'n 1C deallne with thn missionary ne Ivltles In America be stated that the automobile, him re-iimae. Iho rural missions It Is possible for mix- Hlom.rU*' to rend, dls.rl'-ts and to touch hitherto Inaccessible Bl More directly, among the. negroes of -the the Kplacopal Church has provided ten schools, where more thai negro boys and rccelv Ing Christian educations which win niaho them better clllzciiH of the Mr. Vrnnklln concluded, thai the program of the the old tune, nf nntlemal -nM Counci rl wheat market gave no evidence, that tlin calling off of the general strike hns In any Immr-dJnlo large increase of demand was disappointing In those traderi.

here who were optimistic as to a sharp advance. Contlii- imnce of (lie coal strike was suggesied in some, quartern aft a reason for tho relative apathy shown by tho action of the Liverpool market. a forecast ot enlarged shipments of Argentine wheat to Knrupe wim current. Corn displayed more (strength nt limes than was the cane with wheat. Congressional action regarding amendment to in-oponed farm enactments appeared to he affecting Iho market, opened to lUc up but later reacted somewhat when the.

wheat market declined. Oats sympathized with corn. Start- Ing at a to gain tho market continued to hold well. Provisions Ricked support. Chicago Ca.Mi Grain Wheat No.

2 red, No. 1 hard. 11.7.1: No. 2 hard, No, 1 No. a mixed.

3 mixed, No. mixed, d4c; No. fi mixed, 61c; No. 2 vellow, No. 3 yellow, 2'ic; No.

4 yellow. No. yrllmv, n.V; Xo. yellow. r.S'.jffiMo; N'o.

while, 7-l 1 e-. No. white, 'r ic; 4 white. No. while.

7lc; sample, grade, 486'DGc 1 2 white, No. white, Chicago I i rain Closing prices on Chicago grain fu- tires W'ere as follows: July, September, 70c; July, 74'ic; September. -lOVic; July, 41 Mr; K' tember, -12Vic, St. Cash firaln ST. l.OKIS.

May 12, No. 1 red, No. 2 fj-1. 71 mixed, 60 Vie; No. 2 yellow, 74e; No.

yellow, 72fj 73e; Xo white, 7-lc. 2 white, Xo SI. Koiiis tii'ftln Futures bid; July, $1. bid; September, asked. July, 73'ic September, bid.

bid 'wo ran -burch ban chanced know when: we re, going. Iflliillo aim. I''' 0 means ami unity ot com- don't It bus given (l: cram means progress. unity of puposo jnand. Clinch up.

We've paid off our debt of uver a million We a working bu( enable the Council to 'pay has waited been assured which will New Railroad Bill Up to Coolidge Mi'V I'-'. "treaty of peace" agreed iipun Mil, ctly Abi by i a numlier of liirco rail- ini'l union nwalw only ihn approval of President Cooliilpe to In tb" AValsi'ii-Parker the plan was afl.vove.l by tile (,. Lit" liii to K'. es- rr, It came from th" House le vigorous efforts In change of Us olltlim of Hi' 1 rallro.nl labor liiianl and cf new inn- i blnery for liaudllm; ilif employers worke.rs try Is provided for in It will be stencil by I Wv-e if be is convhv Interest is mlcqnatelv quarried In I'l-i'i'l- 1 The bill provides for nf voluntary boards of conduct negotiations In labor dlsput' the II fail lo about ngreejuent of fh-e mem bars to seek a solution. Sh-udd no Sfittlemeiit bo readied In Uiis win- mid a Btriko be UuTalciu-d, the president would set up an cmergeney to study and publish tin- facts involved In the dispute be 1" etiitiia sifter Iho board'i.

report, utes i.etwecn In the Indus- tin- measure. il tin- public ly f-afe- Poultry, Eggs and Butter allhough onl: slrlctly goud eggs are wanted at th top price. firsts In good -t'Vj'icJTe; mlscellaneouH or under weight, less than 0-1 puuncis. L'5c. Cu returned, le less.

Steady, Creamery ex tras, slaiiil.irds, firsts, Meconds, good roll butter, 2Sc; No 1 packing stock at 1'fic; cliuusy lusa, ac cording in condllion. Oniony and weody flavored butler I difficult to movu and bus to bo lib orally discounted In price. prlto $220 per 10 pounds delivered In St. l.ouis; countr, stations. SI.ISO.

pound, butter fat to sweet, 1 butter fat, for sour at delliercd In St. houls. MVK 'io lower. Turlieys weak, buyers contcndini; for lower prices. Spring chickens wanted at steady prices.

Hens, heavy, l'7' ilo. light, Iji-ghorii bens, 'JT'jc; cocks and lUc; springs, pounds and over. 4Gc; I'-'u 1 pounds, 4'-c; underslged springs, 37c; leghorns disciiiinli'il. No. 2 turkeys, iTic.

Spring ducks, 3 pound, 1 average, 33c; ducks, 27e; miiscovy Oeesc, lie. t.Jiilneas, round, I. PIOUONb and HQUABS Live pigeons at 51.75 per dozen. Dressed squabs, Die per pound; small and dark ut 4Jc. Trapped by the termination.

Harm-ill of of the strike, shorts in many motors ibo'ly of the tin and specialties were forced to cover commitments hurriedly nnd these orders gave Impetus to tho forward movement. Virtually all of the shares, which had been ile- n-sscil by nii'-aniness over recent rice ems snapped back I tn 3 points. the Initial rally, however, buy- ng down will) irlces in some Instances easing off their high levels. Iiemand strrl- UK moved up to 7 i near tho level before the strike. A renewed onsl-uight ngnlnst the notors later cancelleil most ot the arly gains In these Issues with Hud- ion.

Jordan and Dodge selling 1 to 2 mints below last night's closing levels. The advances In (Jenoral Klectrlc, Du 'out and General Motors also were reduced. buying 'f the other Industrials and rails, how- ver, bolstered up the market and at loon "Western Union, United Drug, naconda Copper, South Porto Rico and Norfolk ami Western were elllng 1 to points higher. Call money enewed tit -1 )ier cent. The New York Stock Market Closo Yesterday Ml.

Chern. Dye American Cnn 43 Am. I'My Wi Locomotive 04 Sugar 08 Tolwicco Am. Woolen Cop 44'i Uchlson Jethlehem Ell pfd Mil. Ht.

P. 'bllo L'DPIICI- KUK. pfd. .12 'i "ienenil Motors Northern pfd tnt. Jbjrvc.iter Cop LoulHville Na.sh Mid-Continent I'et Kan.

Tex Missouri Pac. pfd Uontgomery AVard Vcw I'ork C'entrnl 1'an. Am. I'et, "U' Hep. Ir.

Steel Senrs Sim-lair Con. Oil Koiitbeni Standard Oil. C'al. Standard Oil, N. .1.

Htudelmker TexaK Co. Tobacco Prndurt.n U. S. Cast Ir. 1'lpe f.

K. Ind. Alcohol S. Rubber S. Steel Wabasb Ity 1 I'lec Willys-Overland ii 72U ll'l ri fi'J 30 'j, r.ti'i Closa Today 11-1 111 17 3 a) 123" 53 121' 73 61 6SV4 1IIDI.J 44 icr, 40 21 142 le.inwhlle Karl Thompson, Kansas nn, dilver, arrested and her" yesterday awaits official ,1 that the woman he claims Is his h.t.i fo by Knn- clty police and hopes lhat the er officials will tlm Des in'--! officers of her presence In ir-is City.

Thompson was arrested Kansas City, at the request of) ilff rindl'-v after Mrs. Maggie! In bad Identified the victim as that of her granddaughter, Thompson. As Mr. and Thompson had hern estranged some time I he officials took the Identification as a workable clew to the Klaylng and Issued warrants for Tli'mipson's arrest. At Kansas city and hero Thompson reiterated I hut.

lie had seen his wife for the first time In several months In Kansas City few days ago and noon after his departure a woman told Kansas City police she was Mrs. Thompson and sought aid in reach- Ing DCS Molnes to help clenr tho "straw-stack" mystery, officials say funds will not be sent for her coming until Kansas City officials advise them she IH really Mrs. Thompson. FLANNIGEN, EAST ST, LOUIS LAWYER, SUICIDE Attorney Who Has Notable Career in East Side Politics Was 76 Years Old. New York Curb Mnrlict NKW YOItK, May 1L', 3 Oil of Indiana, School Board Makes Annual Building Tour Members of Iho Alton bonrd with Superintendent Curtis and Pulldtng Commissioner Tilt started at a.

m. to day on th" annual Inspection of school buildings preparti tnry t-i out lining a rlcfinl.itp program for the rummer repair work. All members of the board wm In the party with ex. option of Harry Ilalton, who Is In Philadelphia, and lien P.ry- ant, Wood Kivor township assessor. who Is eiiKac.ed in tin- annual The bnildim: Inspertlon was of special Importance hec.n^e the Hoard of IMucatlon Is faced with the necessity of pl'ivliltm; limlv school space In tb" immediate future.

There Is a problem ot cono-MInn in the Iloiiice Ma mi M-ctioii, ale! In tho colored At the last meeting of (lie fohool board, Stipr-rlnteiidi ni Curtis made some Mlggeslloll-; lo liolild with 1,1 woll, ulilrli I A plcluresque. carrer In Knst St. I.ouls courts and politics ftir the last 50 years was. ended last midnight by iJio suicide ot Alexander Flannlgcn, 70 years old, an attorney, whose body, with a bullet wound in the head, was found In his home, 3137 Market avenue, by Ills son, "Waller Flannigen, City Comptroller ot Kast SI. I.ouis.

An automatic pistol was found near the, chair In which Klannlgen was sitting, lie left his. law office, 112 North Main street, at 3 p. m. yesterday, after telling bis cleric, John Kelly, that he wns feeling 111. yesterday.

Kelly said, be prevented bis employer from taking his own life by taking away a shotgun ho was holding between his legs. Kelly said Flannlgan had tho shotgun, which he bad accepted recently fee In a. Justice, of tho Peace Court case, pointed at bis head, and was attempting to pull Ihe trigger with his feet. Kast St. Louis police, ami city officials told today of attempts by Flannlgan to borrow a.

weapon from them yesterday. Where he obtained the pistol with which ho shot himself has. not been learned. His Colorful Career Flannlgan wan ono of tho most widely known men in Southern Illinois, because! of bis colorful career, his unusual appearance and mode of attire bis knack for anecdotes. His son, AVatter, yaid he, had "made a million in the practice of law, but had spent or given mose all of It, away." A Ktocky man, with a Howing gray mustache, l-'lannigen was easily distinguished by bin frock coat, largo black campaign bat, dark trousers and vest, from which dangled a huge, gold watch chain.

l-'lannlgi-n was born In Klkton, 111., nnd, aft rrhelng graduated from public school, bewail school. AYhile. teaching studied law and was admitted to Iho bar. His em ire- legal career, was Client in Kust St. 1'auey Clothes Do not fail to have on hand water 4 parsley, pimento, green carrots and stuffed olives, for garnishing purposes.

It' you trim an dish with lusle you havo "sola" thu product. An Attractive Kusemble. attract Ivo way to serve lamb Upper Alton Alton C.irl KranRelM Called Pastor Following Rf Following a series of evangelistic merUnpM held at Percy, Miss Elsie M. linker, an Alton woman evnnc'-Msl, has been called to the pastorale of the church lit Percy In which conducted the series of meet Miss Baker became so popular while at Percy that the little chtirdi rormnciKod to grow and under her guiding hand tho membership of the little, organization reached 125. During the brief time she conducted meetings there 22 persons were converted, men who had been feivliu: time In the penitentiary were unions those who were converted.

Following the meeting at Percy Miss linker went, to Chester, Percy being close to that city. She Is holding meetlnir at. Chestri- at tho present nil f-lncp she arrived nt Chester she has been walled upon by n. coin- mil tee from Percy requesting her to return tn that little town nnd become the pastor ot their church. Mlfy 15,1 her has never served ns pastor a church ns has been traveling ahout ilolng evangelistic work since completing her course In school un- the auspices of the Pentecostal Tain rna'-le on Sirring street.

In letter to an Alton friend Mis? Halicr says she will probobly accept the call to Percy for one year nnd she wll! return to that town after completing her work at Chester. I'litlni-Roes Operation In St. Louis J. A. McKcevor, of Walnut street, is in St.

Luke's hospital In St. Louis where he has undergone a surgical operation In the past few days. This is Mr. Keever's second experience on (lie operating table In tho last few- months since ho was operated on last frill In the same hospital. No word has been received here as to- how ho survived the second operation and his friends hero are much concerned on account of his condition.

Sirs. I)c Keid Knferfalns n. Y. P. Mrs.

De Reid entertained tho B. Y. I'. U. of the Upper Alton church last evening at her homo on Lcveretl avenue.

There were 23 young people present in addition to those assisting the hostess. Dr. Hobson outlined tho work for the summer and at the close of tho business hour games were played and refreshments wero served. Willing Workers Hold Open Meeting An open meeting was held last evening by tho Willing Workers class of the Baptist church last even- Ing nt tho homo of Mrs. Frank Stobbg on College avenue.

There wero some members with their-families present that spent a pleasant social evening. Dr. A. A. Hobson gave several reading-poems by Dimbar, that were much appreciated.

Preparing to Open New Pool Hall Georgo Vogelpohl is busily engaged getting ready to open his new place of business In the old past office on Washington avenue. Tho work of taking down tho old fixtures has been completed and tho building occupied so many years by the old post office has been given a good cleaning. Mr. Vogelpohl expects to be ready In a few days to open his new pool hall and business bouse. Toting Ladies to Sell Clothing Arrangcrnf nls have been made by a party of Alton young ladies to hold a sale next Saturday In tho Henry building on Washington avenue of their clothing that they are cither tired of or have, decided for any other reason to get.

rid of. The girls get- lint," ready for (ho sale are having lots of fun out of their venture and they wero making ready today to get many articles together that will be sold at what they believe is a real bargain. Tho Henry building used as a. polling place at the last election Is the, location of to bo held. tiarage Man Takes Tire.

Off Wrong Machine, J. W. Rogers, of 2021 Washington avenue, 0110 of the Alton representatives of the L. B. Prlco Merchantile Company, lost ono of tho tires and rim off his Ford roadster yesterday when ho left the car standing a short time in Kast Alton.

When ho returned to his car he found the rear tixle Jacked up and the tire and rim missing. Ho made an Investigation around tho neighborhood but could find no word of his tire. Finally ho went Into a garage and found a man working on a tire getting ready to take It off rim. lie the tire looker) like his so he questioned tllo man but tho laiter insisted ho had taken it off a Ford coupo after being ordered to do so by tho owner of the coupe. It developed, however thnt the garage man got hold ot the wrong Ford and had taken Mr.

Rogers' tiro off instead of tho coupo owned by the patron of tho garage. After tho mistake, was discovered tho gfirugo man hurried to put the lire and rim back where It belonged and at tho same time making suitable apology for mistake. A. I'. Front is Completed Work on the construction of new front lu the A.

P. store on College avenue was being finished up today. Tho building Is owned by Kugene uf St. Louis, a former Upper Alton business man, and lie was here today nnd settled with the contractor, O. M.

ICldcr, for thn Improvement to tho building. Mr. O'Mura. bald the construction work was all completed POLISH TROOPS IN MUTINY, LED BY PlLSUDSKi City News Briefs Auki ('lull Notes A meeting will be held tomorrow nlcht In the Mineral Springs hotel between L. W.

IlcMrunp. chairman of the streets committee of the Kast Government Announces It Kml Improvement Association, John i i w-, s. Hays, chairman of the city in rormerj committee and c. a. caskcy, chair- President Leads Revolu-' ot tlie tnifflc aml snfet commit- tion.

WARSAW. Poland. May J2, military revolt broke out today at Uembertov, ten miles from Warsaw. Several regiments, forming the garrison there, mutinied and marched toward tho capital. The mutineers reached Prague, a where President Wojelechow- ski went to make a personal request for their surrender.

This afternoon tho Government was still endeavoring to reason with the rebels but meanwhile nil measures were being taken to protect tho city from Invasion. The Warsaw garrison remains loyal to the government. An appeal has been broadcast for tho population to keep order and obey the legal authorities. The trouble began with the formation ot the new cabinet under Premier Wltos, with Ministers chosen from the Right nnd Central parties. Adherents of Marshal Joseph Pll- sudskl, former president, last night singed manifestations nnd distributed leaflets declaring Pilsudskl tho only person fitted to head the government.

This morning tho troops at Rember- tov mutinied. "WARSAW, May 12, Government announced In a. communication this afternoon that It is in control ot tho situation caused by the military mutiny. BERLIN, May 12, 5 Is reported from Warsaw that Marshal Joseph Pilsudskl, former president of Poland, Is heading a revolution and Is marching on Warsaw. The government has declared martial law.

PARIS, May 12, Havas correspondent in Warsaw says the semi-official Polish Telegraphic Agency today Issued a communicfue confirming that several detachments of troops havo mutinied. Luther Cabinet Quits Office BERLIN. May 12, Luther's cabinet resigned today. tee of tho Alton Auto club and the city traffic committee of tho city council with Mayor Davis nnd City Engineer Kchwnab to discuss general traffic problems of the city. One of the most Important subjects up for tlio discussion Is the proposal to take tho "neck out of the bottle" on Bast Broadway nt tho bank corner.

Blue prints of tho plan proposed In the widening ot the street will be presented by the city engineer. Klectrlc boulevard stop signs nnd the proposal to trim off the corner at Brown nnd Seventh streets will be discussed. Arrangements are being made for a booster meeting of the Greenville branch of the Alton Automobile Club to be held In Clreenvllle tho latter part of next week. There will be a banquet and reception for the 60 new branch members of tho club In Greenville. The emblems for the club will arrive next week, and tho time and place ot tho meeting will be announced after the arrive! of the emblems.

Tho sign committee of the Alton Auto club has approved a requisition ot tho Granite City branch for 1BO boulevard stop signs, 7ii ot which are to bo put on Niedrlnghaus avenue. Ono hundred hazard and slow signs have also been ordered for uso In Granite City. The signs will be furnished by the auto club, and they will Vie put up and posts will be furnished by Granite City. Starting Improvement Jobs Members of tho City Engineering Department are busy lining up con tractors for a start on Improvemen obs recently awarded. Contractor Miller has started work on the paving of the alley between Sixteenth am Seventeenth streets from Henry Iberty, and also on the Adams Cour sewer, from Monument to Vino streets City Engineer Schwaab reports Stakes were placed today to mark the Ines ot the Norton, Lawton, Arm strong paving improvement, and to the Highland-Nixon paving job will be staked.

A conference be Lween city officials and representa lives ot objectors to the Belle stree paving assessment will be held to ight at which nn effort will be mad to reach an agreement so that the 1m provement may proceed and a contrac let at an early date. State Events Illinois News Briefs Gathered Associated Press ot this vicinity have made complaint against motorists stopping along public highways and stripping fruit trees of bios soms. Hundreds of dollars worth of damage has been done, it Is claimed. Sweargenin. former banker at St.

Joseph, 111., died here. lie was prominent In fraternal orders. Until recently he was owner of large tracts of land. CHAMPAIGN. Shorty Martone, University of Illinois student, who bo- came prominent locally in boxing circles will join the camp being main tained by Champion Jack Dempsey.

Martone is a welter weight. CHAMPAIGN. Paul Prehn, re rently appointed a member of the State Athletic Commission has resign ed as an instructor in the University of Illinois coaching school. He will continue, however, to teach wrestling and boxing to students. Island officials will begin at once construction of a new branch to tap oil fields between Amarillo, Texas, and Liberal, government sanction having been ob.

talned. chops Is to tttnnd them arouml large that tllo painting was still to be mound of mashed potato, with spring making a bunli mound the whole. Livestock at East St. Louis KAST ST. l.DL'IS, Mny -Jtoct'iplK, bulk pounds Stewart Work on Swimming Pool Col.

It. W. Stewart, chairman, ami' fjvti of the board dinners of the BtiMidurd Oil Co. of Indiana, vbre at Wood lllver Sunday, guests of General Manager Manbock of the Wood lllver finery, and while here examined the bathing pool anil community center now In process of construction. Pouring of concrete nt the tiool will be eturttil BOOH.

Frames for the bath houses already been frected. I turung, I U.4H; tu iltle- Heceipls, trong, I on plain icr light tup and dovvu iiSU poundH. top M.7.Vi/ Jtift Bund and choice sIii) i K.mi, light clipped luinlm, (IT, pounds, HicrrH Mteady lusher; lights inl't 'tescripUona. unnei lOfy 16c t'-ji 17; vculei-H, 112. ibiiut steady; A ejlghl V118 Mhawn tol (ll j.

New loll Hl to ie iimts frun, St. ij 0h ieuMiu major i Look! Ligten! Ada Pay. Save Your Hands The now PiuMi, (he preparing of i MIH arduous wince they haii'lK protect tho considi rably liniul.s as uell more sanitary. on of state make Ithuhnrh cacy li'n and luted. a I Itirli in it.imii,, ChcPM.

and c.m'•'... delxt'im bakl'd together In a v. wire, milch v.ilni-. 1'iipnlar WOOd aillomolllle Mhlc tu maintain their tbB wood wheel ul I he for 1" HUN Laws Vary '1 ho largo amount of variat bus requirements regulated laws him done cuiisiilerul'ln to this form of transportation expensive. Tho lawn i-fgnlnle the UNO also the construction nf the him.

This lack of uniformity repratciilv can morn I done. He nays the grocery company Is going to make further Improvements ou the interior of the store at their own expense and Uio improve) inent on the, outside was all that he make! wan taking care of. Mr. O'Mara has Ii IC.IH extended the lea.so to tho grocery and company for a term of years and the being i Improvement work wan arranged connection with extension. It.

Davis Attending Meeting Abraham luncheon pxpcnHlvo liistallallon ami main- i with the- In Frank 11. David, owner and manager of the Gem Theater went to Springfield today to iitlcnd a meeting of the Associated Cinema Theaters Corporation which la bolng hold tit tho Lincoln hotel. was given in niiH'liuB. noon a conjunction While there Mr. Audi font Fixed The Treasury Department has 7 a luilo us compensatio tbo use of private iiut.imol.ile tlxed fur for cost of plus compensation.

Horse Ituricd WaBliington, 1). litis barred the Imrsn from four of Its main boulevards. Thesu boulevards formerly were scpnefl of dally parutlto lonublc horse can-luges. J)avls will visit hia wife who is 111 In a hospital there. Milton Heights Streets Treatment highway commissioners of Wood lllver township are doing an extensive Job ot srudinc, cindering and oiling ou the streets of the Mil ton Heights territory and are making MELVILLE NEWS has been completed.

Suzunno I'crrin ut American Theater ToiiiRlit Suzanne, tho small daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Courtney I'crrin, formerly ot Alton but now of St. Louis, will tako a prominent part this evening in recital to be given at tho American Theater by her teacher, Mrs. Constance Muller Nonlman.

Tho children participating In the recital are al under thirteen years of age and little Suzanne is one ot tho youngest, she having reached her sixth birthday yesterday. The llttlo girl Is to lead two ballets, "Tho Blackbird" nnd "The Snowball" ballet, introduces several dances and IH the only tot on tho program to Ring a solo. She sings with orchestra accompaniment and does It well. Her grandparents. Mr.

and Mrs. 13. L. Ohnsorg. an uncle and aunt, Mr.

and Mrs. Tod Obnsorg and Mrs. A. B. Swain went down to attend the performance.

The, music for tho production was written by Mr. Xordman. Notes Ed McDnnlel left today for Calgary, Alberta, whcro he will for a couple of weeks. lienmrd Miilloy West Frankfort has been visiting his mint, Mrs. Carr McDonald of College avenue.

Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. McDonald and Mr. Mulloy went to Pocabontas to visit relatives. Circle threo of tho Presbyterian church will meet tomorrow afternoon with Mrs.

H. K. Suhro of Lcveretl avenue. Mrs. Frank of Washington avenue, Is Improving In a Springfield hospital when; went two weeks ago for triatmcm.

It will be necessary for her to remain there, another week least. Dr. Kussell Trovllllon returned -to Elgin ilils morning after visiting his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Trovllllon sovcrul days.

Two patients from the State Hospital, who were to bo transferred to the Klgin Institution were sent with Dr. Ti-nviilion and they were accompnnl.fi by an attendant, Mies Hull! Abl'oll. Preaches Farewell Sermon Rev. Ray Barber delivered his fare well sermon Sunday morning at th Godfrey Congregational Church to large gathering of members ot th Melville and Godfrey Churches, musical program was given In hono of the occasion. Those taking part 1 the program wero Mrs, Walter Zln merman, violin; Miss Lydla Kelde pipe organ; Misses Sadie Jackson an Miss Evelyn Brecht.

Several lions wero given also by the quarto of tho Godfrey Congregational Churcl Both the sermon and musical number were well received and enjoyed ver much. Rev. Barber will leave with his fam ily next Friday, May 14, for Bout Bend, to a new and larger fleli Church Services At Melville The new basement for the Melvil Church is almost completed and th regular mid-week service and Bunda services now being held In th church. Dedication service for th new basement will be held some tlm in the near future and Rev. Barbe will return for this service.

Notes Mrs. Peter Bruns and children 1 Chouteau avenuo spent the week en in Jerseyvlllo visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.

Smith Alton were visitors at tho home of and Mrs. John McKeo Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry O'Halr an family of Broadway were the gu.es ot Mrs.

Jesse Lowder Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Ryan of dora, and John Krug of State strei were visitors at the Wlegrand horn Sunday. Mrs.

Louella Gray of State street and Mrs. James Artcr and children of Overland, spent the day-Wednesday with Mrs. Geo. Kltzmlller. Mr.

and Mrs. Virgil Dyer of Brighton have moved In tho Boucher place on the Alton Jerseyvllle road. Homer Puryeur of Beaver Creek, 111., Is a guest at tho Kltzmlller home. Mrs. F.arl Newell and daughter, Miss Sunshine, Mrs.

Clyde Bean and Miss Jacoby, all of Upper Alton were visitors last week with Mrs. John Hall of the Jcrseyvlllo road. Miss Klla Kenworth of Kemper, 111., is visiting her niece, Mrs. Albert Wle- gand, of tho Jerseyvllle road. The Parent-Teacher Association of the McKlnley school met Tuesday evening with a large attendance.

The pupils of the sixth grade won the prize award for having tho largest number of parents In attendance. It was voted to have a. lawn social at tho school on May 28. 'lanes Leave Two Cities St. Joseph, Moline, 111., Stoppi Places.

MOLINE, May 12, hounnml persons nnd 10,000 let, reeled the first air mall plane arrive In Moline ns Pilot Joh 'f thn National Air Transport here at 7:30 this mornln ho first stop of tho Chlcago-D, Ir mall route. It was tho first stop made on lew line. A second plane left Da his morning, and was due in Mo at 5:30 p. m. Molino is a resi tatlon ot tho National Air Transr emergency piano being- static hero In a hangar presented to -ompnny by Molino business men.

I ST. JOSEPH, Mny 12, The first Bouthbound plane of leafro-Texns nlrmnil route nrr lere nt 10:13 o'clock this minutes ahead of schedule. MOLINE, 111., Mny 12, second mall piano on the Chic? Dallas route arrived 'at Molino Port nt 8:15 this morning. This rnrrled mflll from the night York plnne, the first Chicago, irst Chicago-Dallas plnne hn missed the transcontinental mall. second plnne, In charge of Pllo E.

Matucha, left Moline for 8:21, DALLAS, Texas, May ilanes of the National Air Trar Corp. tho Miss Dallas and the Forth Worth, took off from i Field here at a. m. today ina rating tho Dallas to Chicago air service. Wood River In Permit Prosecutfk i The city of Wood River has worrying over Its so-called "tree cj City Counsellor Manning on the" of the city has formally wit from prosecution of J.

W. Moif Webb Hultt and Tobo Newman or charge of violating a city ordlnj In moving houses through the; without a permit, but T. P. Eggrr! the plaintiff, has announced tha has employed a lawyer and wl ahead with the prosecution. The has been set for Thursday after before Police Magistrate Wllso! Wood River.

Morgan, Hultt and Newman the old Bender houses at when the farm was sold to the ana Petroleum Corporation an gan moving them to Wood RK remodel and help out the shortage. moving the building, which was tho former 1 er home, it was complained by mann thtUsome of the trees in tral scratched. Eggmann procured a war-ran the threo men, alleging that a f5 permit had not been secured fof? moving as It was not signed Mayor. Mayor Tlpton signed th mlt on consent of the city counci this removes apparent complaint on tho violation of tlv Inance, for which reason the city drew from tho case. of them real boulevards.

The streets aoulh of Muylleld have already been graded nnd cindered and work this week was HUirU-d mi tho group around Muylleld. Oil will be applied driving a new Overland sedan, which Jon all of them after the oiher work) he recently purchased. Herbert I'uyle Is completing exten Blve repairs and Improvements around his home on Park a venue. K. Dawfon of Walnut street Is fins Tax Affords Bljj Income WASHINGTON.

Nearly $100,000,000 was paid In gasoline tnxes In 1925 by motor vehicle operators, according lo the bureau of public roads of the H. Department of Agriculture. This Is nn increase of 83 per cent over tha totnl for 1SH; and four and one- half times tho totnl in The Increase Is tho result of the wider of motor vehicles, adoption of the tax by number of states which had not previously resorted to It and higher rales of taxation by other mates. Mnlica Predictions Predictions made for 1976 by a mnthematlclnn of John Hopkins University show that 42,000,000 passenger cnrs nnri S.BOO,000 trucks will be In operation. Tho populations Is estl muted nt 171,000,000.

Canada's Kouds Canadian highway development Inst yenr com J150.00U.OOO. Tliero about 400,000 of highway In the Dominion. Ss per cent of which UH improved earth. Stores Here to Close on Tho Alton Retail soclatlon Tuesday night held regular meeting of the new fiscal Officers elected nt the lost mea wero installed, and Irving Wintei new president, was in the chalr. Carl A.

Hartmann, retiring dent, nnd J. P. Ulbrlght, Beer were chosen as delegates to the stato convention at. Elgin, May nnd it was voted thnt given to any other members attend. Robert Goulding plans tend the meeting nnd It la expl that a delegation of nt least h.4 dozen members will bo lined tho meeting and tho trip mad'j automobile.

A resolution calling on all men of tho Association to close their of business Monday, May 31, for i holiday In observance of Meni Day was adopted, nnd merchnntf join In the exercises arranged bj Legion post nnd the Oakwood orial Association. Because of that May 30. usually observed ns orlal Dny, falls on Sunday, Small recently proclaimed May the date for public observances.y The report of Secretary Ulb showed that the membership of association has grown almost nn i hundred in the past year. There 139 on the roster 12 months ngojj there now are 235 Sick bodie made stronl "Twoyta wot all runt A III golf rot was indig bloating ttlpation. "Since I Taalacltlei.

tat fiat. (tiling dtco does not tire Evameilli, After a spell of Grippe when your system Is all run nnd your legs are so weak they hardly hold up your body, start In taking Tunlac. It's wonderful how soon you do improve! Tnnlac sails and puts Uio system in fighting It cleana the blood, revitalizes organs, gives you un tlto for solid food and makes yo a new person. Nothing will turn tho trick as fast us Tanliic. ivmdo after famous Tunlac formula from biirks and herbs.

Hut a bottle and get started back to full xtre (mil vigor. Takft Tnnluo Vege Pllla for constipation,.

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