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PAGE TWO ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER WbodRiver Loan Swollen By Overlap Delayed Passage of Tax Levy Causes Limit to Be Exceeded Vote on Power Plant Tightens Reins On City Purchases WOOD KIVKB, Sept. ng days before the depression, it I'M disclosed at Monday night's Ity council meeting that the city md been able to borrow even be- the statutory limitations, using inttclpatlon warrants as securltj luring current fiscal year. The credit followed nan-usual passage of the 1935 iroprlfttlon find levy ordinances. In fact, City Treasurer Nash Two Infantile Paralysis Cases Reported in County SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 17, state dcpartmene of public health today announced that 18 new cases of Infantile paralysis were reported in Illinois during the week ending yesterday.

"This decline, although slight, suggests that the danger of a severe outbreak in Illinois this season is now past," said Dr. Frank J. Jlrka, director of public health, dls trtbutlon last week was one each In Adams, De Kalb, Franklin, Mas sac, Greene, Henry, Warren and Williamson counties, two In Madl son and St. Clalr and six in cook county." League Expects Rebuff to Peace Plan From Duce Continued from page 1. ny European nation but if an act war is committed against us, veil, there will be war.

Will Remap Europe "Italy does not want it, but she Is not afraid of it. But those who will have loosed the catastrophe jji xmuauiei naaiit out, the city had antlclpa- bear tne responsibility before ion warrants aeainst Its 1034 tax OratorsExtbl Constitution In 149thYear Hoover, Fletcher Deplore Tendency to Flout Bill of Rights Roper on AirTonight Shouse, Take Platform to Issue Warnings WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, this Constitution Day.forums in several parts of the nation resounded with speeches forming a prelude, DC. haps, to the 1936 election argument. Former President, Herbert Hoover, urging retention of the freedom In the Bill of Rights, denied that sacrifice of personal Iberty can bring economic security.

Attorney Argties Last Case in City Court Edwardeville Council Vnder Mayor Pro-tern Sept. 17, leaving for. a trip to the North, Mayor W. 0. Straube appointed Alderman H.

Schmidt, as mayor (pro tern. This morning Corporation Counsellor Hlles announced that he did not think Straube would be here for tonight's meeting, in his stead Schmidt will assume his duties. City and Village Levies on File Total $1,021,421 William Wilson Prepared To Retire froni Law Practise Chairman Henry P. Fletcher of the Republican National Committee hit "philosophy of the New Deal" as foreign" to the Constiu- utterly ion evy even In excess of the amount Docs France, whose efforts are vhlch he said he expected would bo recognize friendly for us and tollected from the levy. The exten- broadly European desire these don of credit, he showed, was caus- sanctions? That Is all we wish to id by overlapping of fiscal borrow- ask hcr for realize she is in a ng periods, rather than by extra- delicate position.

irdinary expenditures, and would Bu or others, let them fully re- KS automatically adjusted against al! tnat sanctions mean he 1934 levy which could not be re- the rtsk of remaking the map of' 81 su wit.h ifj, h. EUTODC." to the states of the federal ABO 1 levy uuv kre re- leemed with Its taxes, would be re- Europe." with warrants against the Duce questioned the disinter- .835 levy. estedness of Great Britain's motives The city's 1935 tax levy was not in seeking to avert ah East Afri- until August. Usually the can conflict, asserting: "We consid- has been so pressed to obtain er it monstrous that a nation which through issuance of antiol- dominates the world refuses us a warrants that the council small morsel of "'land under the Af- wlopts its appropriation ordinance rican sun." ent lHed -tiuton- ion was Alton's, for $328,934, Is Largest in Madison County 1 ft. a.

lines agauisi ueurge wara EDWARDSVILLE, Sept. 17, in which Wilson represented the U7f Vt I ri Tf tvt Attorney William Wilson Monday argued the last case of his career before an Alton City Court trial Jury, and won, a verdict in favor of his client. Over a period of several months past, Wilson' has maturing steps for retirement arid for the complete cessation pf practise as an attorney. He has been taking no new cases that would have to go before a Jury, and has been endeavor- Ing to haye the remaining Jury cases in which he interested set for early His last! two Jury cases in the Alton court were on yesterday's sett- Ing, and both disposed of. He woh the last'and final case, tried hi the afternoon, while the verdict in the earlier trial he secured a split decision by the Jury, Wilson's last case was a suit of N.

S. Wittles against George Ward FlyersHeldiri Air Slaying Of Koeriecke Ball Player Beaten to Death With Fire Extinguisher Paints Fight in Sky Say Athlete Became Unmanageable, Periled Lives of Trio ft the dra ed ln the constitutional con SL Ws ad it the first meeting of the new fls- and follows as soon as egally possible with passage of the levy. Recalls Reserve Battleships ROME, Sept. 17, Mussolini, as minister of the navy, has recalled from the reserves Italy's people of rights and our states of sovereingty" guaranteed in the Constitution. Points To Other Nations Beyond the title of Roper's address at 8:30 p.

there was no Issued No anticipation warrants 52 1 I ttTeoT- iffectlve. This year the city council 12 ln guns. teferred passage of its SC rlps were om leted tfon and tax lew ordlnnnrnH mini 1B1B but were ut on tne reserve hst, Suit them I ear docked I their freedom ihrough during May two largest battleships, the Duilo vance word of its contents, although and the porla, each displacing It was assumed it would give an ad ministration I stitutlonal debate. Hoover said that in several parts iu men are "surrendering promises of TarBn was learned today economic security." This, he said. ITOUgn uUnng May -rw nno jcaiijcu wuuy I ocvuiifj'.

Aim Meanwhile, Nash reported to the hat hey nave suddenly been trans- led to a form of "slavery. )uncil, the bank with -which the fe ed to otner 01 I Fletcher, talking at th Pletcher, talking at the National W1D sity does business, continued to ac- rd out today to Conference of Republican -Women sommodate the municipality by tne navy lnto compact fighting unit in New York, said: "The.Constltu- rw WM Mr WW V14V IJiLUUbAJsCtflt'Y WV' I ashing its anticipation warrants to strlke ta tne eastern or tion is the sole and exclusive prop- Awed against the 1934 levy western Mediterranean. erty of the American people. told the council The reorganization of the fleet, tofore it has been the Bible of both anticipation war- ordered In a decree by Premier Ben- great the course -of po- Issued against the lto Mussolini, was said in Inform- Utical events and the strange poll- ieie, all but $20,000 ed Italian circles to be designed pre- of the present administration ff. pnri eniri ha sumablv to meet an vthntnf.

nf TIH. have riven thn Pjtnnhllxcin ssued against the 1934 levy. Off-hand, Nash told the council $50,000 in had been 1884 levy. Of there, wd been paid off, and he said he a settlement of between 115,000 and $20,000 from the county ireasurer today with which to fur- iher retire the debt. The rcmain- ler would be replaced with 1935 varrants, said.

Under the statutes a municipal iorporatlon may anticipate up to 75 of its tax levy for a given However, during one period if the depression banks In the Alan-Wood River area were setting ihe limit at 67 percent of the levy, jresumably because of tho prospect poor tax collections. Call Bids for Truck Taking their keynote from Fl- lance Chairman Burroughs, the al- Jermen last night followed closely a theme of reducing expenses. Mayor Hamilton announced that lenceforth the process of purchas- ng for the city must adhere strictly the routine requiring; -signed approval of the purchasing commlt- Burroughs objected to one bill, ipproval of which he said he had unable to trace. Following that trend, the council leolded Informally to dispense with customary police protection at ihe polls during today's special election on the proposal to build a nunlolpal power plant here. Authority to call for bids on a truck to be used in garbage hauling VBS vested In the purchasing com- TV UCjJVi JL I I wkn.AAWU 11141-' at least one munloi- defendant.

It concerned a claim pality known to be outstanding, 24 by Wittles for rent on a building at corporate villages and cities In Broadway and State in which Ward Madison county had filed their tax had operated a restaurant, the sum levies this morning calling for a claimed due being a balance of $170 total of $1,021,421.25 to finance their on an alleged rent contract, operations during the ensuing Ward contended he had paid up cal year. his rent In full to time he quit Tonight at 6 p. m. will be the last business, selling to his brother, Otis, possible time to file levies in com- with' due notice to his landlord, pllance with the law, which sets the Ward also put in a counter claim third Tuesday in September as the for a balance he alleged due him deadline. from Wittles on a $40 fund he had Besides cities and villages, other put up on going into business to taxlngd bodies were represents I guarantee payment, of water and among those filing levies today; In- light bills.

eluded were the East Side Levee Case was not called until late and Drainage District, the Granite Monday and the Jury returned a City park district, and a special sealed verdict, opened and read in levy for the retirement of City of court today, in which it found. In Hartford Water Improvement favor of the defendant Ward and Bonds. These additional levies fixed his recovery on his counter- bring the total to $1,497,006.25. claim at $22.45. Excluding the East Side Levee's, A verdict in sum of $95 was re- the City of Alton's levy is by far turned by the trial Jury in the suit the highest individual one filed.

It of Dr C. Joesting against calls for $328,934 to finance general Thomas W. Palmer on a claim pf and miscellaneous operations of the 187 for medical services which was city during the ensuing year, and I tried Monday forenoon with Judge its clooest rival for top place is Griffith of Granite City presiding Granite City, which provides for Wilson epresented the defendant. $165,301. Wilson said today that he still It was explained at the clerk's httd a Jury case or two pending dla- office that all levies were not in position in Circuit court at Edwards- this morning, and that Highland's vUle out believed his last argument was known to be in the process of before an Alton Jury had been de- preparation, since its council meet- Hvered.

ing occurred only last night. A TORONTO, Sept. 17, 3 Joseph Mulqueeney and Irwin Davis, Detroit airmen, today were charged with manslaughter in the death of Leonard Koenecke, Brooklyn major league ball player, killed early this morning in a fight hi an airplane above the Long Branch race track. In a statement to police, Mulqueeney said he killed Koenecke by striking him with a fire-extinguisher when the ball player became unmanageable in the plane and endangered the safety of himself and Davis. "If he's dead I killed him," Mulqueeney said at the New Toronto Piling Shipped from Crafton to Alton Dam GRAFTON, Sept.

17, (Special) a week of heavy the Staunton Tie. te Lumber Co. today loaded a barge with piling to be shipped to the Alton federal locks and dam project. The work pf preparing the pil- ing'and other orders has kept the mill here going 24 hours a day recently. Monday a large shipment of strips for fruit crates went out to Chicago, along with a load of mine caps.

Road, Street Jobs In $850,000 Fund Released by WPA Edwardsville, Collinsville Get $78,000 Federal Cash for Work Grim Clouds Shade'British Only Skeleton 'of Fleet Still at Base for Army Maneuvers HoldDef ense Session Anxious Citizens Downing Street Conference CHICAGO, Sept. 17 3 of an additional allocation of $850,546 of federal funds for projects in 18 Illinois counties was announced today by Robert J. Dunham, Works Progress Administrator for Illinois. The new projects, Dunham said, will provide jobs for 10,000 men, 90 percent of whom will be taken from the relief rolls. With the exception of $3,342, earmarked for a recre- alttee, with the suggestion from Street Superintendent Wltherow the truck be low built and of least three cubic yards capacity.

The committee is required to report it the next council meeting with a recommendation. Want State Paving Refund That the city Is still considering effort to obtain a refund from state for construction of streets which state traffic hns been many years was brought out ast night. Alderman Burger suggested that lutomobiles be required to park jarallel to tho curb, onco more. In sumably to meet an ythreat of British sanctions or any other contingency arising from the International situation. One of the duties of two new "superior commands" to divide Italy's naval, iprces between the Odriatlc and Tyrrhenian seas, will be to that steamer lanes are kept open to Italy's numerous ports and to assure unhampered pasage for the many transports leaving Italy with troops for East Africa.

Set World Series Opener for Oct. 2 CHICAGO, Sept. 17, The 1035 World Series will open in either Detroit or New York on Wednesday, Oct. It was decided today at a meeting of major league magnates presided over by Kenesaw Mountain Landls, commissioner of baseball. It was decided that tho series opener would be played In tho city of the American League pennant winner.

Although it was the turn of the National League to have the opening game, the National League officials waived this privilege. The following schedule for a series of seven games, if that many are necessary to decide the championship, was agreed upon: First have given the Republican party the greatest opportunity for national service since its foundation. "Tills la fight against those influences and those individuals who seek (to lay violent hands on America's Ark. $ie Covenant." St.t« At These speeches came after Jouett Shouse, president of the American Liberty League, former Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois and Former Governor Joseph B.

Ely of Massachusetts warned last night careful check of all had not been! made to ascertain just how many were still to be filed. This deadline gives the county clerk a basis from which to start the work connected with spreading) levies this year. Soon transcribing from the assessor's books to the collector's books will be started. When information from the county board of review and the State Tax Commission arrives the county clerk and his staff will be able to against changes. certain constitutional two gomes, American League city; next three games, National League city; sixth and seventh games, American League city.

The admission prices will be the same as prevailed last year: $6.60 business ivenue. Corporation out the fact district of Ferguson Counsel Manning JUK DUO fact that he hud nstruoted City Superintendent Piritherow. in case the state de- nanded parallel parking on Wi-st Ferguson under a now ruling af- -ll? 1 hl nw av routl cities, to require a written itatement showing the street was leslgnated routing for a state highway before ho would comply. The state has maintained, during efforts of tho city to ob- the refund, that nilnolx ray No. 3 was routed only tempo- arlly over Ferguson avenue.

In the face of this advice, how- ivw, Burger's motion for re.stoni. parallel parking was ton of idopted. Angle parking was authorized un- ler the Schnaufer administration an experiment, though no ihange was made In the ordinance (equlrtng parallel parking, Burger Minted out. Swimming Pool Deficit At AWerjnap request Itrtet Superintendent Wltherow ras instructed by Mayor Hamilton request state highway officials to uace warning, signs ahead of the narp turn, la jWnola Route 3 (U I. 67) from Main streets Pergu- on avenue at HM south end of the Oantens.of the itreet md alley committee was granted futtwrtty.

to jinploy extra trucks or cleaning up alleys during the to be held during Na- Prevention Week Oct. of $107 from the mitral fund to the recreation fund Ano for box scats; $5.50 for reserved grandstand seats; $3,30 for general admission and $1.10 for bleachers. All prices Include taxes. In event the opposing teams are both western clubs, such as Chicago and Detroit, the entire series will be played on consecutive days. If the series Is between an astrn and a western team, one day will be taken off for traveling.

In case of postponements due to weather, each of the scheduled group of games in each city will be completed before moving on to the next. All games will begin at 1:30 p. m. Meeting with Commissioner Lan- Uu, were Ford Prick, president of ihe National League; Will Harrldge, president of the American League and also representing the New York Yankee; p. K.

Wrigley and John Seys of the Chicago Cubs; James Tlcrney of the New York Sum Breadon of the St. Louis Cardinals and Frank J. Nnvin and Charles Nnvln of the Detroit Tigers. Twins Live 59 Yews, Are Killed Together CLEVELAND. Sept.

ft William and George Buellow, twins, went through 50 years of life together, dressing alike, eating alike, working at the same Jobs, Last night they met together. The brothen walking along a road, in l8 hui whcn struck and killed them Instantly. The driver was held for questioning. Shouse, speaking in Washington, said "It (the Constitution) must not bo destroyed through illegal acts, of any administrative official or the attempt by Congress to abbrogate to itself power that has never been delegated." Lowden, a Republican, declared that unofficially proposed amendments to give Washington agencies greater regulatory powers would "substitute for the union of states an absolute autocracy at Washing- top." Ely, a Democrat, said revamping of the Constitution would make "the federal government master of our Ely and Lowden spoke in Chicago. was to meet claims com- ng in i result of the municipal swimming operation during he summw Juftt closed.

A report rom the recreation commission Uted that more biiu stui wen to be Autos Jam Rail Switch, En Route to Walkathon By drawing a great press of automobiles over the tracks at the foot of Henry street Into the new river park site, the walkathon established there had an unexpected effect on railroading Monday night which was a source of complaint from the M. I. B. B. Co.

It appears that some motorists, seeking to crowd Into the park, not only bumped over the ties and rails at the side of the Henry street cross- Ing, but also drove over the bars at the side of the tracks by which the switches in the interlock system are operated from the Henry street switch tower. Seeking to operate levers In the tower controlling the "puzzle switch" to the east, the tower man in the late houra of the night discovered that the switch was Inoperative. There could bo no operation of twins put the point until repairs were made, and a crew had to be called out to discover and remedy tiie trouble. Today it was said by Supt. W.

T. London of the bridge company, that automobiles driven over the control rods nt the sides of the tracks were the cause of the disability In the switching device. Not content with having had the trouble remedied last night, he was today having a crew of men Install protective timbers, he stated, to prevent motorists from repeating the sumo damage. The crossing planks and timbers being put in place today would not prevent motorists leaving the crossing and bumping out onto the tracks, it was explained, but are designed to head-off damage to switching system and consequent delay of trains should motorists In future stray off the path provided at the Henry street crossing for access to the park. Richter Dancing School To Open Next Monday The Dorothy Richter School of Dancing will reopen next Monday, begin calculations of rates.

That will not 'be foV some time, however, sirice the figures of the board of review are still tentative. At present the board has under advisement the question of equalizing the township assessments. Taxpayers of eight townships were called in during the past two weeks. Cities in the vicinity of Alton, filing their levies with the county clerk follows: Hartford, Edwardsville, Bethalto, Wood River, Roxana, $13,134. In the, case of Roxana the village Is calling for only $13,134 although its ordinance shows an appropriation of $38,569 In the next year.

The city ordinance includes among other sources of revenue a cash balance of the preceding year, road and bridge revenue, and receipts from its water commissioner. The city of Collinsville shows the greatest number of special taxes ovet and above the item termed "general expenses." Special taxes will be levied for garbage collection, police benefit, police pension, public library, maintenance of sewers and tanks, and water Improvement bonds. Granite city has four special taxes. Late Filing of Poor Law Costs Township $75 Effective July 19; Speci- lies July 1 as Time to Relieve Towns Proposal to Open Tannery Sent to Former Employes Continued from page 1. of them have been rendered worthless.

If It had been the old fashioned method of putting the hides In pits, the longer they would have stayed In the tanbark the better. Readers of the "Deacon's One Host Shay" may recall that the deacon used for the leather on his remarkable shay some of the product of a "tanner who died." leaving the leather in his pit still in the process of curing. But this was not the cose with the sides which had been started In the tannery when work came to an end last May 30, and those hides all were lost. The plant has been picketed since work in it was suspended. EDWARDSVILLE, Sept.

17 opinion of Attorney General Otto Kerner is costing the township of Alton an additional $75,60 for care of its indigents at the county home, according to figures verified there this morning. The question arose over the transfer of pauper burdens from the township to the county. The General Assembly bill was thought to Kerner ruled it did not become ef- have become effective July 19, but fective until July 19, when Governor Horner filed it. The statute, itself, sets July 1 as the date upon which poor relief was to be shifted from townships to the counties. With 21 Indigents at the county home at the rate of 40 cents per day, $151.20 was added the claim against Alton.

Recently the county board compromised Its claims with all townships in the county, cutting in half Alton's pauper bill, which had been set (figuring up to July 19) at $17.728.80. At a meeting of the town board July 11, Supervisor Olrard was authorized to make an Immediate payment as he and O. O. Ellison, special attorney for Alton had ln effeot the compro- OI sa-atu, earmariseav iui a jeuic- police station, according, to police. Utional program in Riles Center, T.afatt I t.

Cook county, the allocation will be expended in downstate counties. Following are counties and cities included in the new projects and the allocation set aside for each by the federal government and the amount provided by the local sponsor: Champaign county: Urbana, library building improvement; federal funds, $365; sponsor, $400. Christian: Rosamond, construction of new gymnasium and demol- ition'of old; $10,965. DeKalb: Afton township, school building improvement $1,237, $1,278. Edward: Albion, athletic fleldr $9,460, $2,717.

Franklin: Sesser, street repairs, $14,900, $3,896. Jackson: Carbondale Improvement of field and buildings at north university, $6,786, $5,350. Kankakee: Bonfield, gravel road, $10,707, Bradley, Soldier Creek Improvement, $723, $212; Kankakee, street and alley improvement and part of Soldier Creek, $47,168, St. Anne, reconstruction of concrete walks and gutter Improvements, $5,616, $2,296. Livingston: Long Point, farm to market road, $36,520, $16,020.

Madtson: Collinsville, repair public streets, $43,720, Edwardsville, street and culvert repairs, $34,685, $1287. Ogle: Rochelle construction of water main, $5,240, $6,465. Pulaskl: Mounds, street repairs, $10,304, $2,248. Rock Island: Milan, farm to market $4,901., Shelby: Tower Hill township, gravel 18 miles of dirt road, $16,318, $5,213. Later the police announced that Mulqueeney had signed voluntary statement.

A coroner's Jury to Inquire into the death was summoned by Coroner Warren Snyder. E. J. Murphy, king's councillor, conferred with Mulqueeney and Davis at the Islington jail where they are held, having been booked on a charge, of vagrancy before the manslaughter charge was placed against them. Murphy summoned a phptographer to make pictures of Davis' injured arm.

The airman said Koenecke bit him. Photographs also were made of Davis' torn and blood-stained coat. The coroner's inquest was set for Thursday night at Islington. Watches Chance for Blow "I had to come to a decision," Constable Wethered of the suburban New Toronto police quoted the pilot. "It was either a case of the three of us crashing or doing something to Koenecke.

"I watched my chance, grabbed the fire extinguisher and walloped him over the head." Mulqueeney brought his ship down in a forced landing. The wheels of the plane were broken. When police arrived they found Koenecke dead, the pilot's assistant, Irwin Davis of Detroit, covered with blood and the pilot scarcely scratched. Mulqueeney and Davis were held by New Toronto police on a charge of vagrancy. Police announced that the would appear in court for a preliminary hearing at.

Mlmlco, adjacent to and that might be made. airmen told Constable'Weth- ered that Koenecke, sent home from St. Louis by the Dodgers yesterday to make way for fresh talent, ap- and Miss Dorothy Richter, head of the school, Is registering puplUi this week. Richter School of Dancing Is housed In the building op West Third Want Governor's River Trip, Rock Island to Alton SPRINGFIELD, 111,, Sept. 17, Homer today considered tentative plans for a week-end trip on the Mississippi river at the guest of Lieut.

Col. A. Wheeler of Rook Island, district engineer in charge of waterways construction. if the governor makes the trip, he expects to be on the river from Saturday evening' until Monday morning, starting at Rock Island and diiqmbarkipj at Alton. mise with the county board.

The following morning, a payment was made at the county treasurer's office for $2036, representing half of the accrued claims on a $12.000 circuit court Judgment. With the last few township pauper blUs being paid, now, settlement of what plan the county will use to administer relief remains 88 vernor Horner taflcates that he will include in his special legislature session call some provision for amending the present re- WM n8lde wd likely today that adjourned session of the last county board meeting would be called for the adoption of a relief setup in the county Township supervisors. Includina Chairman Gus Haller or the Mad? peared under great stress when they started their flight from Detroit to Buffalo, New Constable Wethered said Mulqueeney told him Koenecke bad been drinking, but was quiet for the first few minutes after the takeoff, sitting at the front of the plane with the pilot. For no evident reason, Mulqueeney said, the baseball player then began to nudge him with his shoulder. "I told him to cut It out, that I had no time to play," the pilot said.

"But when he kept up the horseplay I told him to get into the back seat with Davis." Ship Rooked by Struggle Koenecke began to poke him in the shoulder again, Mulqueeney said, and Davis, sitting near the outfielder, attempted to quiet him, only to precipitate a struggle. The ball player and the pilot's assistant, locked in a bitter grip after Koenecke bit Davis in the shoulder, went to their knees on the floor of the plane. The ship rocked dangerously, and the pilot said he lost all sense of direction as the fight raged for 10 or 15 minutes. Striving to keep the ship on an even keel, the pilot was unable to go immediately to his holder's aid. Union: County wide farm to market road, $180,581, $21,940.

White: Carmi, streets, sewors and lighting repairs, $36800, county tuberculosis sanitarium medical care, $17,000, $4,160. Vermlllion: Danville, record work in county recorder's office, $32,524, $5,566. Winnebago: Harrison, road Improvement, $10,463, Rockford sanitary district Improvement, $7,928, $885; Rockford, park district, improvement of parks, $189,824, Rockford board of education, rehabilitation of 28 school properties, $120,000, $34,530. (Copyright, 1888, By Auocltted Prenl LONDON, Sept. author), tative British source tonight described the transfer of almost the entire British home fleet to Glbral- tar and the Mediterranean as "precautionary." This disclosure came shortly after the cabinet ministers who virtually make up the imperial defense council had met at 10 Downing street hi answer to the summons of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.

They were in session one and one-half hours, and It was understood they considered general empire policies in view of the Increasingly dangerous situation engendered by the Italo-Ethlopian crisis The British public -was- in the dark concerning the movement the- great ships to the migh naval power. No news of the slu transfers to strategic points appeared in the press. Precautions Mandatory It was explained authoritatively that the situation now existing in the Mediterranean where the Italian navy incidentally is holding maneuvers and through which thousands of Fascist soldiers are being moved to East it mandatory for the British government to take precautionary steps. A These steps, it was affirmed, were not designed to represent a threat to Premier Mussolini and hit followers. Although it was added that they could not fail to Impress him with the interest with which Great Britain regards that sector of the world.

A small crowd of spectators stood at the doors of No. IB Downing Street and stared as defense ministers and other prominent government officials trooped into the prime minister's residence at Stanlay Baldwin's summons. Lined up tensely about southern England, 50,000 soldiers and a skeleton navy awaited the signal to launch into their annual games and maneuvers simulating war. A shadow of grim reality hung over the manevers, The Increasing tension in the Italo-Ethloplan crisis has already caused a near-record concentration of British warships and planes in the Mediterranean. Troops Move In Rain Ranking offlcew and the public did not'forget the precedent of 1914, when the steamed directly from review to war stations.

British diplomats labored long a County Board, have been besieging Governor Horner during the past several weeks with demands for him to place in his special leg" lon cal1 changing the present state relief statute, which takes from the sup- errtsors their positions as ex-offlcto overseers ot the poor. Steel Dp Percent, NBW YORK, Sept. 17, 88 percent come of 168 of 1934 In the net in In the orer the first half turvey by the American Iron it Steel Institute. Tne companies comprise about percent of the total ingot and finished steel capacity of toe industry and more than 93 the irwi nroduelni GCC Youth Killed in Greenville Auto Crash ORWmLLE. Sept.

wC One 000 boy was dead and another was In a critical condition toetoy from injurie. suffered when their teuplt wu bit by a train George Keller of Dongola. ni died IS iCBifij ntebt internal ftonea. Seizing his opportunity finally, Constable Wethered said Mulqueeney told him, the pilot battered down Koenecke. "With the passenger quiet, I took a look around, saw the open field with possibilities of fair landing and came down," the pilot said.

Koeneoke, who set a new major league fielding record last year with Bnf of .994, being credited with but two errors in 123 games, left St. Louis where the Dodgers were playing at 2:45 p. m. yesterday for Newark. The Brooklyn pitchers, Les Munns and Bobby Ban-, also left with him, but at the Detroit city airport, Koenecke chartered the second plane to fly to Buffalo.

Baseball Career John Gorman, secretary with the Mother of Wood River Resident Is Dead Mayo Brown of 330 East Acton avenue, Wood River, was notified this morning of the death of his mother at Jacksonville. Definite funeral arrangements have not been made, but burial will be at Plainvlew. Man Collapses, Taken Hospital. The city ambulance was summoned to 200 State street this afternoon to move a man, believed to be Harvey L. Reed, to the hospital.

He had collapsed after being stricken ill In the neighborhood of 200 State street, and was believed to have suffered a paralytic stroke. At the hospital shortly after htt admittance he had not been definitely identified. He is said to be an employe of a hardware store on West Broadway. 000 In players. He was the last man McGraw scouted personally.

In 1933 the Giants released him to Buffalo of the International League on option. Back In the minors he showed up so well that he was bought by the Brooklyn Dodgers. His first season with the the hlghspot of his baseball career. He set his major league fielding record while batting .320. This season, however, he hit another slump and proved of little use Dodgers.

Dodgers' secretary said Koe- wuo, saia Koenecke anuar- IVQB- ently was not depressed when ho left 2. a wlfe who llved Jn In operation for removal of a It The dump truck in which were riding wu hit by a Pet vania pajMOttrmln southwest 'of here late Keller weu the north were out on and iSSJLW project the team. "He was sent home because we had Players." the secretary said. The club was rather top heavy, and Manager Stengel wanted to try out some of the new material' 0 8ft Cas Stengel, manager of the club, was stunned by the news of Koenecke's death Koenecke, born In January at Balm, began his orgnnU-e Cftreer with Springfield, 111 1 27 finished that season with Moline, where he batted 343 attrt h-YSJi 1 Indlana In 1928 and batted .397. in quick succession he played with Quincy In Uw John McGraw of the New York Olanu was so Impressed by his wr" formanoe In the minors thaMhe ln torn in for the equivalent of Vt dliinapoUs.

Denied Regular DETROIT, Sept. 17, WJ-Officlals of the American Airlines said today Len Koenecke, Brooklyn killed in a mld-alr fight, had chartered the private plane In which he was beaten fatally after they twice had refused him passage east on a regularly-scheduled airliner last night, Koenecke and two pitchers for the Brooklyn National League club, Les a Boblj an-. arrived here and arduously here and at Geneva in an effort to clear up the situation, but the admiralty was straining all its resources to be prepared In the Mediterranean. There centered the crisis which former Prime Minister Ramsay McDonald had characterized as the moat dangerous since 1914. On the pleasant green countryside of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Sussex, where assembled the greatest army gathered for maneuvers since 1926, even nature joined to remind the soldiers that their games were not just Idle play.

It rained steadily, and lumber- Ing tanks, armored can and other Instruments of war fought mud and water as they swung Into battle lines. 19 Ships, Mostly Culb Off Portland, a strangely small home fleet steamed up for maneuvers to be held off Scotland, with uncertainty prevailing until final minutes as to haw many ships would be Involved and'Just where the exercises would be held. An Associated Press correspondent who checked the entire Portland district on the eve of the maneuvers found only 10 ships- more than half of them culls from reserve hand for games. The remainder of the dockyard squadron on which tain relies for home were missing, some of them are known to be In, the Mediterranean or at Gibraltar; others were hidden under the secrecy drawn ovej official quarters In recent weeks. McAdoos at Los Angeles After Aerial Honeymoon LOS ANGELES, Sept.

17, an aerial moneymoon trip from Washington, D. 0,, Unlwd States Senator William Glbbs Me- Adoo and his bride, the former Miss Doris Cross, landed safely here midnight. Smiling happily, the cabinet member and Wa 26-year- old bride declined to discuss their en route Tne of- Immediate except to they would remain here several days. The 71-year old senator, who believes that age a matter spirit." and Mlw health aervioe nurse, were Saturday la Washington. said Koenecke had created a dtaturbanw to the plane, and that they refunded, the 'baianoTof hU fare and refused to let him con- inue the trip He attempted to they Convict Stabs Woman to Death SIOUX A S.

0. Bept, 17, Murray, 8Q, convict to state penitentiary Florence turner, 30, another imna to death on the stage oT6w.