Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

River Stages Boffin Bridge gage Below D. I 3 8 Stationary M. Above D. 418,78 Below D. Head 9.7 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH (Established January ilo, 1836) 3c Per Cojiy WEDNESDAY, JtWE 28, 1939 Member of The Associated Press Weather Forecast ALTON: Occasional tonight and Thursday.

Somewhat cooler tonight. Sheriff Orders Tight Clamp on All Gambling Wittman Sends Forma Notice to All Mayors arid Village Presidents Ban PtinchboankBooks Advance Information Given Executives That Order Was Coming All forms of commerciftllzec tambllng are under a ban of the sheriff's office, according to formal notices sent out by Sheriff Wittman to all and village presidents of MftaSpn 1 'County municipalities. The request was made on all chief of municipalities lhat they cooperate to the fullest extent in eliminating all forms of commercialized gambling. Reports from x'arlous spots in Madison county indicate that mayors and village presidents received advance information from the sheriff that he intended to Issue a formal statement, and giving them opportunity to beat him to it by putting a lid on their own communities Bookies, punch boards and all other forms of commercialized gambling are included in the list and it is said that the small number of bookies in the country were closed today. The number of bookies in the cpunty had at no time been great.

The number of punch boards Wait the' greater of the two. Notice was given in Alton, Wood River, Edwardsville and other cities in Madison' County that the sheriff's ban was' coming and to make ready to close. It is believed that most of the games of chance went down with a bang. The formal notice given by Sheriff Witt man's office was made public today, as follows: "It is a known fact that since (his administration has taken of-; fire, all slot machines, pin ball machines and their syndicates have erased to operate in Madison County. "Today chiefs of police cities and municipalities to cooperate with this office in all forms of oommercallzed gambling." To elaborate on the statement, Sheriff Wlttman was sought by a representative of the Telegraph but it was said that he had left for a few days' vacation and would be gone over the weekend.

The formal notice was all that, was available, but it was apparent that the notice had been duly acted upon wherever it was possible to find out. Construction of Lock Wall Extension Will Not Affect Harbor Plea, Officials Willow Flies, Mosquitoes at Summer Homes A plague of willow files and mosquitoes Is being complained of by residents on the Illinois bank of the Mississippi. Some of the complaints Indicate that dwellers in favorite summer resorts along the river are being made truly unhappy by the plagUe. Willow bugs have no way of causing pain to anyone, but they come in such enormous numbers as to cause real annoyance. One man living on the bank of the Illinois river said that at his home the screens on doors and windows Would be plastered over to a depth of two inches by willow bugs piled on top of each other.

Wherever a light would be showing at night the bugs would be found in great drifts. The breezes blowing off the river have brought the willow bugs from the: willow jungles lining the river bank. Graf ton, Elsah and Falr- moun, have been haying experiences with the willow bugs. Mosquitoes too have been unusually numerous this year. Some blame the mosquito pest to the slowing of the river current the covering of flats as the result of the river dams backing up the water over low lands where it is a few Inches'deep.

Others are of the opinion that the Willow bug plague is'just a seasonal visit and that the mosquitoes may be due to the rainy weather which has prevailed. Dispatch Quotes Schaefei? Bids Friday on Wall Project Construction of the proposed piling extension to the lower Federal lock land wall will not Interfere with the possibility of War Department approval of harbor improvements for the city, It was declared today in a dispatch from Washington quoting Representative Edwin ScFiaefer. Schaefer said that, despite reports to the contrary, "as far as I have been able to learn I am certain the construction of the land- wall extension and the letting of a contract 'for that work will not make any difference as far as the harbor development project is concerned." Bids for the extension construction will be opened Friday morning at the St. Louis district engineer's office. Work is expected.

to of Missing Quarry Worker Found in River Widening a Street, Enlarging a Playground William Archie Bowman's Disappearance Monday Solved Regularly on Job i- Wife Reported Eft Absence Tuesday; Remaifls Discovered in Inlet Woman Tells Of Seizure By Convicts Didn't Realize Anything Was Wrong at First, She Says MICHIGAN June 28 Ruth Joiner, 29, attractive welfare worker, who was by-'thrif snot subscribe -to- Uw'Itheory yesterday as a hostage in. an-unsuccessful Attempt to escape from In- dlana told this story if her ordeal: "One of the men took me by Galento's Auto, Another Brush Fenders ORANGE, N. June 28, A. car in which Tony Galento, heavyweight boxing challenger, was riding from New York to New Jersey was in a slight accident today, but the Orange bartender escaped injury, John Burke, one of Galento's handlers, said the left front fen' rter of the car in which Galento was riding was clipped by an other at a street intersection In NPW York City. Galento, Burke, and two state policemen, who were in the car, got out momentarily, Burke said, found the damage negligible, and came on to Galento's tavern here.

Cline Shrine BALTIMORE, June 28 MP) Walter D. CUne, of Wichita Falls, became imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine today. Naval Bombers Reach Honolulu HONOLULU, July 28, Fifteen navy from San Ltego arrived over Pearl a. m. (10:50 a.

Standard Time). Harbor about Central he arm and said, 'Right this way, I didn't realize anything was wrong. I thought it was part if the tour (of welfare workers through the prison). I walked nto the office and was bewildered vhen they started to close the oor. Then I saw one convict ash out with a knife at the guard.

He started to bleed terribly, and I knew the men were desperate, "Insuitidn told me not to go to pieces because I knew they meant business. They sat me in a chair and threatened me as if I weren't human. Ran Knlfht Across Throat "I was but didn't scream. Then, they called the warden and made me talk to him. They kept threatening me.

One would pull my head back by the hair and run the knife lightly across my throat. "That's what we'll do, if you don't get guns for one said. "I talked to the warden and told him that they would kill me unless he gave them guns, a car, and freedom. I pleaded with them and told them I had a little girl whp needed me, and they told me to tell that to the warden. "It was a terrible, horrible experience." Mrs.

Joiner was shot twice as state police and prison guards overpowered the convicts. Won't Lose Arm She went to the prison yesterday on an inspection trip with father welfare workers as a result of drawing a "winning" slip in an of- tice pool. Besides Mrs. Joiner, the three begin after 'the second July. According to Schaefer's report, Mayor Strulf was one of several officials who believed the landwaU extension project would be held up because it would Interfere with and block harbor development plans.

Mayor Strulf made a personal trip to Washington to present plea harbor construction, which he said would restore Alton to former status of river port, Strulf argued that construction of the Federal lock and dam. four years ago made Alton an inland city because it destroyed- its former harbor. Upon his return from Washington, he was optimistic concerning chances War Department approval of the harbor development plan. John Adams, St. Louis district engineer, declared several days ago that he believed the landwaU extension program would go ahead regardless of War Department action on the harbor plan.

He did not comment on possible approval of the latter. Lockmaster Aaron P. Williams said this morning, however, that he believed the landwall extension would carry more weight with War Department at present than' harbor plan, although he could The body of William Archie Bowman, 46-year-old quarry worker, was found In the Mississippi early today aitout tntee-quarters of a mile above the plant of Alton Water Co. Bowman had been missing from his home, 1212 Coppinger road, since Monday morning. one would conflict with the ether.

He pointed out that the extension is "necessary 1 to efficient operation of the lock ana would be an invaluable aid to river traffic in making passage. The treacherous current prevailing below the lower wall has long hindered commercial boats with barge tows by jamming them against the Illinois shore and the wall itself. Dr.Hopkins Heads Children's Aid Society Fund Body Alton Godfrey Wood River Committee Hears State Worker Continued on page 2. Inquiries Spread in Louisiana as Hunt For LSU Head Becomes Nationwide Police Lose Trail of President as Governor Long Promises Probe of State Institutions BATON ROUGE, La.i June 28 spreading series of Investigations, centered today on Louisiana State University, kept rtate turmoil- while police of tho nation hunted the school's former president, who is accused of issuing nvalld totaling haW a mil 'Ion dollars. As the new governor, Earl K.

promised a complete Inves- ifiatlon of and ether police lost the trail the mlMing university heed, Dr. James Monroe Smith, at fonn, The grand Jury here, wider the guidance of Attorney M. settled etwvn to 'thorough invwUgaOou" of US. but the federal grand Juyjr wui In tor an fnto alleged WPA In the. tWiM tlw PWA PMi meanwhile, untie)' pated a fight between three large and the administration the determine who should stand the loss of the 9500,000 which Ellison said Dr.

Smith obtained. The attorney general said that Smith had obtained $300,000 from one New Orleans bank, $100,000 from another in the city, and $100,000 from a Baton Rouge bank. Ellison the banks would have to lou because the were accepted by the without the authority of the bond and tax board as required by law. Sought in Chicago CHICAGO, June 28 Wl-Pollce begin a fearch of Chicago today tor Dr. Monroe Smith, Jornwr president venlty.

Alton, Godfrey and Wood River members of the Madison County Advisory Committee of the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society meeting at the Alton Y.M.C.A. Tuesday evening heard Mrs. Virginia Johnstone, of Chicago, publicity director of the society, discuss the publicity program carried on by the society in Chicago and other parts of the state. Miss Helen Messenger, social worker in charge in Madison county, discussed with the committee Important bills now in the legislature affecting dependent children in Illinois. The legislation deals with the support and care of dependent children.

The hope was expressed that the legislation might become law. Dr. Richard Hopkins was appointed chairman of a committee to raise funds to carry on the work of the society in Alton; and Madison county. Miss Eunice C. Smith, Dlnsmore Wood and Maynard H.

Motz were appointed members of the committee to assist Dr, Hopkins in his work. In the more than 50 yean of existence of the society, more than 100,000 children have boon given aid and help. Dr. Groves Smith of Alton is general chairman of the Madison County advisory committee. Alton members are: Miss Eunice Smith, Dr.

R. E. Hopkins, Dlnsmore Wood, Mrs. George Pfelffenberger, Miss Eleanor Mawdsley, Sam Montgomery, Mrs. Lucia Watson, Mrs.

Spencer T. Olln, Maynard Motz, and Mrs. George Bennes. The Godfrey members of the committee are Mrs. Frank Sawyer and the Rev.

Lee Clalr Llbby. Membership of the Wood River committee comprised of Mrs, M. F. Manning, Joseph Traband, Mrs. Robert Lane, Mrs.

Frank Roach, Mrs. H. Pottelwalte, and Mn. Glenn DeAtley, The body was in a small inlet of the river. It was seen by Gene Markey and by another man who lives above the point, according to police report, Patrolman Eichorn, at Broadway and Piasa street, was told by the second man and.

informed police headquarters, which sent word to the office 'of Deputy Coroner Klunk. Family Identifies Body Men from the deputy coroner's office, with Police Sergeant Waller and Patrolman Choisser, went to the scene and removed the body from the river. Members of Bowman's family, who, with relatives and friends had been searching for him, identified the body. Three theater employes, who were coming down 4 the river in a canoe, assisted in recovery of the body. They were Joseph Hackworth Ted Schmidt of the Grand, and John Heintz of the Princess.

It was said at the of flee, of the deputy coroner the body apparently had been in the water, Monday. Mrs. Bowman Monday night reported to police her husband-had not returned home after leaving Monday morning at 10 o'clock. When he had not returned "Pueiftiay. search for him was mrfde ift Jhe Hop region.

Searchers were out this ing when the body was di Two daughters of Bowman were In a searching party not far from the place where the body was found. First Tiriie Off From Work Bowman, born Sept. 28, 1892, at Kampsville, had been a resident of Alton since boyhood. For nine years he had been employed at the Reliance quarry, relatives said, was the first time in that period that he had not reported for work. He did a pri-.

vate trucking business in his spare time. He leaves his widow, Amanda, and four daughters: Helen Louise, Lucille, Doris and Betty June; two brothers, Andrew and Virgil; and two sisters, Mrs. Stella Michael of Alton and Mrs. Margaret Sanders 'of Jerseyville. Funeral services will be at 8 a.

m. Thursday at Old Cathedral. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the Klunk funeral home at 8 o'clock tonight. Bowman was ah ex-service man, and saw service in the Meuse-Argonne offensive in France.

He entered the service In September of 1917 and was discharged in July of 1918, Armed World WatchesDanger Zones 25 Years After Sarajevo Marks Franz Ferdinand's Slaying, Signing of Versailles Pact Daladier Warns Nazis Send More 'Free Corps' Into Danzig; Soviet Fights street, from Ninth to Tenth, is being widened under a WPA project. Grading at the side of the street also will increase the size, of the playground of Douglas School. Staff photo. Scotch Woman, Aged 73, Studies for Citizenship Local Sponsors To Pay 25 Pet For WPA Jobs Senate Writes Requirement Into $1,735,000,000 Relief Bill The ment'tha' subdivisio iN, June' 28, wrote into the $1,735," Vblll today require- and their political contribute Bgate cost of thejr WPA Committee Approves Cotton Barter WASHINGTON, June 28, The barter treaty by which the United States would exchange 600,000 bales of cotton with Great Britain for approximately 175,000,000 pounds of rubber was approved today by the Senate foreign relations committee. Denies Using Bondholders' Funds NEW YORK, June 28, P.

Buckner, denied from the, witness stand today that the expenses he incurred when he took Noel Carter and Doris (Peewee) Donaldson, showgirls, to Washington were paid out of funds of the Philippine Railway bondholders' protective committee. The Chamber acted on the proposal, sponsored by Senator Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, after "temporarily delaying consideration of a proposal by Senators Mead, Democrat, New York, and Hayden, Democrat, Arizona, to provide a new fund for the WPA. Effective January 1 The 25 percent local contribution would become effective Jan. 1. Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat, Washington, protested that the requirement would make the legislation virtually impossible to administer.

He said the ability of different sections to contribute to WPA projects varied greatly. Senator Byrnes said It -would not require increased local contributions for projects under way prior to Jan. 1. He said Colonel F. C.

Harrington, the WPA administrator, had reported local and state contributions were now averaging more than 22 percent and were expected to reach an average of 25 percent by next December. State Averages Count Byrnes explained that the amendment would not require a 25 percent contribution on every project within a state, but would make It necessary that 25 percent of the aggregate cost of all projects within a state be contributed. Proponents of the new public works appropriations decided to cut their demand for $500,000,000 In half if they were unable to add the full amount to the pending relief bill. Mrs. Mary McFarlane Wood, a native of Scotland, who has lived in Alton for the past 24 years, and before that lived in Sparta for nine years, is studying to become a citizen of the United States at the age of 73.

For the past five months the Scotch woman has been a pupil In the evening citizenship class at Lowell school. Although technically still a clti- zfen of Scotland, Mrs. Wood is very much American, having sent two and two. sons-in-law to the World-War, One of her sons enlisted In England. Since then she became a member of the Relief Corps and active in American Legion work, She Is the widow' of Thomas Wood, who ww employed at Alton Light Power Co', until his death a few years ago, Mrs.

Wood fol- lowe ad been mer-uncle, and when found prospects for making a living were good, Mrs. Wood-and their family which included 11 children, arrivet in the United States. After the death of the uncle Mr. and Mrs Wood with their family moved to Alton in 1915. Mrs.

Wood fulfilled the boast of her sturdy Scotch blood when she set out for America where everything would be new to her. She was the daughter of a contractor, and with her brother and sister had attended good schools and enjoyed a comfortable home in Scotland. Though her children have long since grown, and though her band la dead, Mrs. Wood does not find time hanging heavy on her hands. She has been a practical nurse in the past several years, Beside her work in World War organizations Mrs.

Wood crochets as a hobby, and still finds time to be an outstanding student in the citizenship class. Mrs. Wood now resides with a daughter, Mrs. Hugh Sloan, 2131 Seminary street House Sends Monetary Bill To Conference Foes Lose Fight to Delay Action Past Friday Deadline WASHINGTON, June 28 OR Administration leaders beat down Republican opposition in the House today to keep the way open for a possible compromise of the Senate's drastic curtailment of President monetary powers. Rallying overwhelming Democratic support, woq a vote to nend to a conference with the'Sen- ate conflicting of 'a bill extend those powers beyond the "lit expiration date.

at the request of a prosperous Dixie Clipper Catties First Pay Passengers Flan Anti-Noise Campaign STERLING, 111., WP) Mayor Frank E. Birch, who as a Big Ten football official does a lot of horn tooting, doesn't like horn tooting motorists. The newly-elected mayor of Sterling announced the opening of a campaign to educate motorists about sounding of horns and driving with cutouts open. Gents'II See Ladies' Faces That's Hat Style for Next Winter Through' Lace Curtains Bullltt Bonnet PARIS, June 88, Ambassador MB-United William C. Bullltt conferred on the international fltuetlon today with both Premlar Dajadler and Foreign MlnUter Bonnet Sonnet ata aaw Slate Sir Eric 1 bawador.

th, By MARY ELIZABETH PLUMMEB NEW YORK, June 28 hats next winter, gentlemen, may be adorned with a lace curtain. On this warm summer day, what could be more appropriate than to talk about these forthcoming glamorous, which will be worn when December mow swirls down the avenue A1J rlgbt, here goes: The new winter will placate men who scoffed at the Easter plenty of black Jnce (men like It) and ''magnet red" (man look twice at In red evening gowiui) and green. (Salvador Call, the who designed a come-hither exhibit at tho New York'r Fair, "the color of ixbslnthe will dominate the year 1941. will be Everything Two or three Incher of black lace dropped from the shadowy of some 1939-'40 winter Lilly Qasche showed yesterday. Some hats were magnet red, the rich thade of roynl velvet, trim- mud with little gold and and were serpent green.

showed the Influence of Queen recent visit, In often adorned with aoft Irridescent bird formed UtUe worn with regal furs, Soft black curled from the back of another bonnet. veered toward tho front of the head, sometimes with large twjitii of material, to counteract the bustle of the new fall dreiiei. Crowns were high, sometimes flaring out at top. PORT WASHINGTON, N. June 28 The Dixie Clipper, 41-ton flying boat of Pan American Airways, soared into the sunlight at 2:10 (1:10 p.

central standard time) today, inaugurating regular trans-Atlantic passenger service by airplane. Twenty-two paying the first ever to be flown by airplane across the Atlantic, and a crew of 11 ware aboard the flying boat, bound for Horta, Lisbon, and Marseille. The battleship gray Clipper has a wlngspread of 62 feet greater than the over-all length of the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus flagship. FOYNES, Ireland, June 28 The Yankee Clipper, inaugurating air mail service over the northern route between the United States and Europe and making a preview flight of passenger service, alighted at Irish-base today. The big flying boat will continue to Southampton, England.

She took off yesterday from I Shediac, New Brunswick, where she had been delayed by bad weather since Saturday after flying from New York. The Atlantic crossing was from Botwood, Newfoundland, whore the Clipper made a brief refueling stop, to Foynes. The, House previously had ap- jroved of all of them. The Senate, however, rewrote the House measure to provide extension of the 52,000,000.000 stabilization fund but to end the President's power to devalue the dollar further and to buy foreign silver. It also voted to fix the treasury price for domestically-mined silver at 77.57 cents an ounce.

Beat House Concurrence The principal task before the conference committee, therefore, will be to decide whether the Senate, House, or a compromise version of dollar devaluation authority shall prevail. Shortly before the vote on sending the measure to conference, the leadership knocked down, 216 to 184, a Republican move to win Immediate House concurrence with the Senate limitations. Republicans trongly opposed the move to send the measure to conference, their strategly being to delay action on it so that all the President's monetary powers would expire with the end of the present fiscal year at midnight Friday. Other principal developments at the Capitol: Treasury Undersecretary John W. Hanes told the House ways and means committee that highest aracket income taxes deterred private investments.

He recommended that reductions of these be undertaken in the same bill in which the committee may provide for removing tax exemptions from 'income from state, federal and bonds. Efforts to work out a compromise bill between the Senate and -louse to authorize the Tennesee Valley Authority to isue bonds for $78,600,000 deal to acquire properties of the Tennesee Electric Power Company David TVA director, said all hope for closing the deal was abandoned. Seek PWA Fund Advocates of a $500,000,000 ap- proprialion for the Public Works Administration renewed in the Senate their effort to provide for In the $1,735,000,000 relief bill. Suspects Poisoning Of Princess Sophie SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia, June 28 UPl The conviction that Princess Sophie, whose assassination with her Austrian archduke husband 25 years ago today led to the World War, wai poisoned "to make sure of her death" was voiced today by-Dr. Leo Pfeffer, the examining magistrate.

Pfeffer said investigations convinced him that Princess Sophie could have been saved "except for carelessness and an injection -which must have been some kind of poison." "I was fully convinced at time that the two deaths came in very handy for the Hungarian monarchy," he said; Continued on pape 2. BULLETIN BERLIN, June 28, Britain a note to: Germany which officials said tonight expressed willingness to a new British-German naval treaty to replace that of I9S6 denounced by Chancellor Hitler April 28. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS An armed, uneasy world watched danger zones in the Orient and Europe today, recalling 'two anniversaries of the Worjd War. Twenty-five jearR, ago today the Ferdinand aFsarajevo was the spark that enflamed most of Europe in war. Five years later 27 nations signed the Treaty of Versailles.

It was to bring "lasting peace." But in Germany the anniversary is recalled bitterly as "Black Day" and the treaty is proclaimed "dead." Today. Frenchmen have Premier Daladier's warning that France faces the greatest international crisis since the World War and Britain, harrassed by Japante challenge in the Far East and watchful of German claims on Danzig, tc rebuild a World War France, and Russia. Soviet Kept Busy Soviet Russia is involved, herself, with Japan in fighting on Outer Mongolia-Manchoukuo border. The Naxl press Reichsfuehr- er Hitler's success in smashing the pact of Versailles and in Rome the theme of a book published under government auspices is ability to win a war speedily through lightning attacks. Lawmakers in Washington debate how best to keep the United Slates neutral.

A way to agreement to end the crisis in Tientsin, where Japanese have blockaded the British concession for more than two weeks, was opened by announcement in Tokyo that Britain and Japan would negotiate the issue. May Settle on Original Britons hoped the controversy would be settled on the basis of the original dispute, the refusal of British concession authorities to turn over four Chinese wanted by the Japanese for an alleged slaying. But Japanese, who have demanded that Britain "cooperate" in setting up ''new order" in East Asia, were determined to include the question of British support of Japanese currency. In London, Prime Minister Chamberlain announced today that negotiations would start immediately in Tokyo "to effect a settlement of Continued on page 2. Three Traffic Flnei The police drive against of traffic regulations continues, with the result that Tuesday and today three persons were fined in the court of Police Magistrate Cotter.

One fine for speed- Ing assessed by the magistrate Tuesday and today ho fined one man on a charge of speeding and another on a charge ol riinning through a boulevard uteri, Detroit Turners Defy Reich Order to Report to Consul for Labor Service Refuse to Post Proclamation Issued from Germany; Called to Register by July 15 DETROIT, Juno 28 members of the Detroit Turners flatly refused today to heed a "proclamation" ordering German citizens born in 1920 to register for compulsory military and Labor service under tho Reich. The proclamation, directing "Reich citizens" to register at the German consulate in Cleveland "on or before July 15, 1039," was protested vigorously by Arthur A. Kuockcn, vice president of tho organization. "Tho resent tho astiump- tionon the part of Reich that we will helping them work," he Keucken been forwarded take any part in to carry on their his protect had to the German consulate at Cleveland and added his organization would refuse a request to post the order. The proclamation, which Keu- cken said bore no written ture, nald failure to register "promptly" would be "punuhed with a fine of ISO Relchsmarkj or with arrest" In tho event "no greater punishment is provided in the Reich penal code book,".