Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

ALTON EVENIN (Established January 20, 1836) 3c Per Copy SATURDAY, MARCH 13', 1926 Member of The Associated PUNS FOR NEW BRIDGE GAINING GREAT FAVOR Bridge Across the Missouri With 2 Mile Roadway to St. Louis Part of Plan. FINANCIERS SEE IT A GOOD PLAN Wide Rock Road Now Built From St. Louis to Belfountaine, Leaves Miles on Point. "With tho better of the public with Hie plan to spnn tho River Sand Scours Slime Off River Carp Too much grit In tho Mississippi river in hard on the fish.

It makes them weak from tho scouring oft of tha slime that IB on the exterior of every fish and is ns essential to his well being ns perspiration Is to the skin of tho human being. That, In Ihe opinion of nn expert In handling live fish Is what Is the matter with about 20,000 of livo carp ho Is trying to get to New York markets where the fish will be sold alive for consumption people ot tho Jewish faith. A car equipped to carry fish alive from Alton to New York was being loaded this morning on the river front with live carp brought hero from the Illinois river. Tho car Is equipped with nine water tanks, tho water In which Is kept constantly aerated and suitable for maintaining tho life ot the fish during the trip from here to New York, A gasoline pump forces air through the water nnd It bubbles (o the surface and looks like the Mississippi anti tho Missouri rivers at P1 Is boiling. In the tanks are huph of them weighing 25 $100,000 GIVEN BY STANDARD TO CIVIC PROJECT Joard of Dinectors Votes Sum for Construction of Community House and Swimming Pool! Alton and across tho Missouri Point ffshi somo near Bcllcfontolno, tho movement Is pounds.

The man In charge of the car has joen doing this work for fourteen gaining momentum and confidence. Senator A. F. MacCawley ot Cartlv nge, and Engineer L. R.

Ash ot Kansas City, who have been carefully Investigating the layout of tho land the past few days, stated last night when Interviewed, that the plan ot the bridge crossing at Alton and the crossing over Missouri ut Bellefontalnc, with sixteen and half mile distance lo St. Louis, and a connection with Route No. 2 on the olher side of the river from Allon. giving the direct connection with Kansas City, nnd on to Denver, is now an assured thing. The engineer after going carefully over tho routes picked as the best, and going over the roadway connccllon across tho river from Alton, and over the route suggested across Missouri point to tho Missouri lo connect with the Bellefon tnlno Rock road, says that tho entire proposition Is pronounced by reliable and well known financiers, as a.

safe and feasible project, bound to bring a reasonable return to tha investors who go into the that these men see a big Income from auto and truck traffic In this section and over the great southwestern trail leading to the great wide open west. "Say Project Entire a $2,000,000 Job The engineer, L. R. Ash. one ot the firm of Howardf.

Harrington of Knn sas' City, builders of some of the most bridge jobs in the country, after going over the entire situation and going over all of the ground, believes that The enterprise is a two million dollar good roads am river crossing Improvement The bill as submitteij to JBongrcs? fiie grant nnd high bridges across the two takes In both tho Mlssissipp cr and the 'Missouri river and both arc to be toll bridges. In both, instances, it is provided, ii case the stales where the bridges touch, wish to take, over the tirldges and make free bridges of them, paying for Hie bridges out of their road building funds, that the seizure clause can be exercised, the stales paying the investors what they have put into tho bridges, the state then taking possession. Tho plan is one of the most comprc- i henslve through-road plans ever tempted In this section of the country, with Iho exception of the crossing ot tho Mississippi and the Ohio rivers, where two great bridges will span these two rivers, connecting the states of Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky. Alton Is In a particularly advantageous point geographically to make these Improvements a success. Through tourist traffic wants to evade Ihe big cities and this Improvement plfeides for that.

great amount of trucking business between tho Alton Industries and Hie City ot St. Louis and from St. Louis to Alton Is likewise taken into consideration by trained on roads problems, who are giving advice fn tills undertaking. Tho many corporate limits with their attendant speed regulations and their impediments to the through traveler between Alton and St. Louis has madn this one ot the most undesirable drives In this section of the country.

Any autoist, whether With or on pleasure bent In a tour- ins car, will attest to that statement. Senator MacCawley last night said He said that previous efforts md been made to transport fish from Mississippi river but It had not successful. This attempt is be jig made and if It succeeds there wll' bo further efforts In the future. The attendant scooped out some of tho fish from the tank and showed them to a newspaper man. He pointed to the sides of the fish, scoured freo -of tho slime the fish must have.

Ho attributed this lack of the slimy coat Ing to the abundance of grit in Mis slssippl river water. He told tha In the Missouri river, it was said when a high wind was blowing the river at times would show a cloud dust blowing off its semi solid waters but that he must be mistaken nbou the Father Waters. Ho inslstce that It was the grit held in suspens in the water that polishes the off the fish and makes them delicate unable to withstand the hardships travel. He was going to give the con all the benefits ot his experience in handling such shipments and en deavor. to deliver alive as many a possible so they could be offered fo sale at 50 cents a pound to tho Jew Ish people of New York who imm have their fish alive when they bu: them.

He said thift when he bought fis! from the clear waters ot Mlnnesot they showed great vitality nnd neve had any losses, but he was fearful the casualties that would be show from transporting this cargo ot 20,00 pounds Illinois river carp to New York. fish are brought from Grattbn'in a crates that caii' tho water. They are stored in -tills nnd brought down, the river from where they are collected. At Alton they are dipped out ot the big crates and transferred In bis boxes to the car on tlie levee Irack, and there they arc put away In tanks and made comfortable unlll they can arrive in New' York. i 'eppermint as Aid to Oratory In Courtroom MAY BE ERECTED ON CITY PARK Likelihood That Tax Will Be Levied for Support of Plan, Than Ask Subscriptions.

It was announced officially ycstcr lay that an ordinance IK at present the hands ot F. J. Manning, city counsellor of AA'ood River, undergoing ircparatlon for presentation at the meeting of tho City Council ot Monday night which will provide 'or tho construction of a community House and public swimming pool In connection with the community scrv ice plan of the Standard Oil in stltuted last summer through the ef forts ot Parkin, community planner. In connection with this announce mcnt comes another that the Stand ard OH Co. directors have approved the plan nnd have set aside a fund $100,000 for the city of AVood Rivet to be used in the construction of community and public swim ming pool and suc'h buildings as may prove to bo necessary in com pletlng tho community recreation plan as mapped out by Mr.

Parkin In hi recommendations made at a recen meeting of the board In Chicago. Park To Be Used Tho proposed community house am swimming pool arc to be located It tho AVood River Park just south tho Community High school bulldin between AVood River and avenues. The park site was laid ou many years ago when AVood Hive was a village without any idea at tha time ot her possible future expansion Inasmuch as the park -vyould now too small for general city park pui poses, the suggestion has been mad that tho park site, which Is central! located, be devoted entirely to th purposes of the community recreatlo plan. Since the park is In the title of th city, the proposed improvements wl need to be acted on by Mayor Tlpto MAGREADY SETS NEW ALTITUDE PLANE RECORD Figures Indicate Army Flyer Exceeded Frenchman's Mark Found 78 Degrees Below Zero. Smoking Is taboo in nearly every ourlroom.

It detracts from the dig- Ity and solemnity of judicial pro Sometimes It In prohibited the court of Police Magistrate Conors, But there Is one thing which a measure, takes the place of Lady Vlcotlno nnd which may be Indulged to the fullest extent in tho Police Court. It Is Indulgence In peppermints. Frldny afternoon while a case was progress Judge Connors' mouth be- gnu to water for a peppermint drop, is his favorite The mouths ot City Attorney Jacoby and Attorney O'Neill likewise watered. It vould seem. And when Judge Con lors suggested a collection bo made 'or purchase ot peppermints both at torneys and magistrate "chipped A messenger was sent near grocery nnd returned with a gen erous-fllzcd sack of white peppermints of the" "XXXX" variety.

"It will put little 'pep' In the pro remarked Judge Connors as he reached Into the bag. "It wll ubrlcate the vocal chords," suggested one of the attorney! 1 "Pass them 'around 1 Instructed the magistrate. Traffic Officer Bartot passed the candy and everyone was soon busy sucking the tempting morsel, after which the wheels of justice were put buck In motion. COUPLE STRUCK BY AUTO, DRIVER SPEEDS AWAY A. L.

Fowler and His Wife Found Lying Unconscious in Snow by Driver of Taxicab. PAIR HAD STEPPED FROM STREET CAR Students Bring'Pep' and School Yells to Revival For 'High School Night' Band Plays at Special. Gives Sermon on Life of People's Meeting feet For Sunday. Driver of Car May Have Returned When Motorists Assisted Cabmen With Injured Pair. BRIAND STILL OPTIMISTIC ON LEAGUE CRISIS Meeting This Afternoon to Seek Settlement-League Headquarters to Remain at Geneva.

GBNI3VA. March 13 allied representatives abandoned at the last moment their plan to 'hold another meeting with the German statesmen A. L. Fowler and his wife, Edith, of 1258 Carl street, were severely Injured at Friday evening when run down by nh unknown motorist on State street near Madison after they had stepped a street car on their way homo from town, Fowler and his wife' were found lying on the snow-covered street a few moments after the accident by Kfirl Thoinap, driver of a Yellow Cab, who took them to St. Joseph's Hospital for attention, Mrs.

Fowler was unconsciouSr Dr. O. O. Glberson, who Is attending the couple, having been a personal friend ot tho Fowlers before they moved from Hardln to Alton, said today that both are resting well, and that he does not regard their injuries as dangerous. Wife Worst-Injured-' Mrs.

Fowler was the worst Injured, having sufftred a wound on the head, a broken left collar bone, and bruises andxrontuslons. Fowler escaped with a severely sprained back and bruises about the chest. According to the story given the The enthusiasm' of the student was brought to tho church Frldny night, when high school pupils attended the service conducted by Dr. Jordan In tho tabernacle on Seminary Square, The colors, the band, the cheer were there. There was music by tho band, there were the school and the tabernacle, for the moment, was the scene ot a high'school "pep" moetlnff.

Superintendent Curtis, Principal AVHcclcr and members of do It they were determined to pay the price. The sermon, while delivered espt dally to the students, In a heroic effort to Inspire them efforts In preparing themselves for places of Influence and character as tho future citizens of the greatest country on earth, and bow they could climb to unknown heights It they only would think they could and persevere, was also directed'to all present, to show them, that to be the kind of a. citizen MAN IS CHARGED' WITH ATTACK ON SON'S TEACHER Milton Heights Man Alleged to Have Taken Offense at Disciplinary Measure of Principal. SON SAYS HE HELD FATHER'S COAT were there. They and tho students that thin country needs one should, be were welcomed by the evangelist, Song Leader Colllson and tho crowd ot 2000 present.

Dr. Jordan took for his BUbject as announced, "The Poor and Unknown Young Man AVho Became King," and from the story of David the son of Jesse the Bcthlehemlte he preached a powerful sermon to the youth of Alton. IJves of Great Men He said that lives of great men remind us, that we can make out liven sublime and departing, leave, behind UB footprints on the winds of time. Speaking to the parents he told them that all of the books that should be In the home, those on biography should have a most prominent place; the lives of Cromwell, Savara- nola, "Washington, Henry AYard Beecher, Lincoln, Frances AVUlardanil others should be In every home, and thai while- there were a great many many were not the right kind. Speaking again to the students ho' told them that poor and obscure police, who were notified by Thomas 8hou id not mean to that there after he took tho to thtf hospital, Mr.

and Mrs. Fowler started to "cross to after walking around In back the street car. An automobile came south oh State street at the same time. Fowler, seeing the this afternoon and reverted to their car, attempted to pull his wife out of original intention to submit but both were struck: by the tangled question of the composition of the league council to the members' of that body. GENEVA, March 13.

3 that the League, ot Nations will continue-to maintain headquai tcrs in wan given at brief session ot j.he...as!Jo.mbly today. The -wlllr ftreat and Ihe City Council. The best meun ot tills, it was introduce a prdlnffnco in tl "council providing for park as location for-the communltj house and swimming -pool. This ordinance will have lo be voled on and adopted as is customary with other ordinances presented before the council, which will be the legal means ot setting the seal of approval of the city ot AVood River on the proposed community service plan. Subscriptions Not Needed Another interesting fact bus been brought out in relation to the taking reau, ut over of the park proposition by the francs.

city ot AVood River. It Is that the On leaving the assembly hall M. sum ot 58000 or more subscribed by a Brland announced that Locarno community solicitation of 40 or more) powers and later the council members enthusiastic workers last for the i planned to meet again this afternoon annual maintenance of the In hopes of finding a solution. automobile. Thomas, who was returning trip to Jefferson 1 iiVenue, says he suw the couple lying in the street, Mrs.

Fowler some distance south' of her By the time he stopped, 'and stepped' from Ms taxlcab, other motorists drove up, and assisted him UiatAtho motflfclsV were no possibilities. ahead of them and: that they do In this world almost anything tbat.tbey decide to tt Christian and be guided.by Christian principles. Sunday's Program There will be no meetings In the tabernacle tonight or Sunday mornIns: but every one was urged to be at his or her Sunday School and clnfrch service on Sunday morning. On Sunday afternoon there be a great meeting of. j-punp-.

people, between the ages of 13 and 35 years and the Rev. J. Nlebruegge, Young People's Superintendent of the Modison County Sunday School Association, has sent out about 130 letters to every school In tho county urging their attendance at. this meeting ami It the weather permits a great throng is expected. On 'Tuesday and AVednesday nights the Sunday Schools of the city will attend the' meeting in a.

body with banners mid flags and a great number Is expected; they will each march to the tabernacle and take" places that will be assigned them; the Presbyterian, Congregational and Pentecostal- will be there" on Tuesday ntglil and the Baptist and Methodists Wednesday night and it is hoped'that these nights Will be long remembered by the schools as being the outstanding nightspot this scries of meetings. WOMAN ADMITS SIGNING FALSE delegates being visibly' Impressed by bit the couple have returned the, seriousness of the crisis between at this time. In fact, lie asked one the allied powers Germany over! the council membership questions. The utwcmbly began its session by. paying homage to the memory Leon Bourgeois, one of the founders of the League.

3t was voted to erect nn assembly hall and a new building for the league secretariat (in a tract of land border- Lake Leman. adjacent to the row drive" if lilt the and he replied Thomas says. Son of Deputy Sheriff Fowler Is a son ot Deputy Sheriff A. D. Fowler ot" Jersey County, and employed by the AVhite Star Oil Co.

Ills parents were notified by the police by' telephone after tho accident, and came to Alton Immediately to attend victims ot the accident. a cost of 17,000,000 gold home of the International labor bu-' Air. and Mrs. Fowler have resided in Alton for about 10 years. They have three small children who were at home in care of a young woman neighbor.

She was notified by police after the accident. They found her much alarmed over the non-appearance of Mr. and Mrs. Fowler. She munlty house and connected recreation enterprises will not now bo needed.

money subscribed will probably never bo collected, as the city proposes to take the proposition over entirely with the setting of the city park for the community plan. Under a law relating to parks and amusement purposes, It IB the city to assess a small tax to bo used for community and park pur- DAYTON, March 13 Belief and this sum needed year after year will bo included in the regular that Lieut. John A. BfacRcarty, Sic- Cook Field, has established a world altitude, record in a flight over the post this morning was held by officials following his landing at 12:43 o'clock. Tho Instruments on his plane indicated an altitude of 89,000 feet.

Calibration is expected to raise that figure to 41,000 feet. The record held by Calls, French aviator, is 39.58U feet. On MacRcady's flight Jan, 19 the instruments on his Indicated 30,000 feet. This was raised by call- nn Interview that utter having pro- bratlon at tho Bureau of standards in Washington to 38,7.04 feet. 1C tho same ratio holds true his flight today would bo a record.

A temperature of 78 degrees below zero was encountered by Macltcndv sented the plan of the two bridge enterprises to some of the keenest financiers In the business, men who understand just such enterprises as this one being undertaken, ho had found they were unanimous in their endorsement of tho plan and tho most encouraging in their statements of the possibility of it being easily financed. It Is taken for Rrnnted that 1 the great population in tho Alton section and lying to the nortlt nnd northwest of Alton, will bo a unit In endorsing fho plan and in giving moral support to tho enterprise. Senator MacCawley said last night that the word received yesterday from Washington was there was no doubt the bill granting the franchise for tho construction of tho bridges, would pass (ho national bodies soon and that no trouble was looked for In gaining the necessary state grants. The Alton Automobile Club, whlph has sponsored the movfuient for road and passenger bridge across the Mississippi and Missouri rivers below Alton, yesterday ut Its noonday meeting of the board of directors selected D. MoAdams us chairman ot the special bridge committee, The committee will consist ot two other mem- hero of the club either to named by tho president ot tho club or by Chairman McAdams.

Federation To Sleet At Tabernacle Vriie regular meeting ot the Men's Federation of Ililjlo Classes bus been culled for Monday evening. It will bo held ut tho tabernacle ojj Seminary Hnuuro in connection with tho regular evangelistic service nrraiigod fM' that evening by Dr. Jordan. appropriation budget ot tho City Council beginning with the fiscal year each May. This plan, It Is thought, will be much more permanent and more self-sustalnlhg than voluntary "I persist In remaining an optl- to With Hutband arid Friend.

Faclnn a charge of perjury, Viola "22-year-old wife and mother, admlt'ted'oh the witness statid In Police Court "Friday afternoon that she a'fulse statement before Magistrate Connors Jan. 31. in or-" der to bring the arrest of Harley Brovv'n under statutory charge. She said she "was put up" to making false' accusation by a girl friend with the bb'jec't ot "getting even" with her liusband nnd Brown, After returning home from' the Police Court, she. explained, she realized that ed on a problem." the premier said.

"I will not I maincd until the grandparents of the loosen my. Jaws once they arc fasten- children came from Jerseyvllle. Double Inquest In Dual Slaying of Staats Couple Mrs. F. Mannes Buried This Afternoon The funeral of Mrs.

Minnie Mamies-, wife of Frank Mamies ot 1409 Runyan street, was held this afternoon at .1 o'clock from the home of her par- called in other neighbors, who re- she had done and later return. ed to ask that lie dropped. Brown; It wlfl be recalled, was brought Into court, -waived a hearing, and was bound 'over 'to the grand jury. Mrs. Aired fafleo" lo appear before the grand jury and could not be found.

Her AVIlliam Aired, then was Indicted on a charge of causing her to secret herself. Admitted Last Monday, It brought out In Madison and Mrs. II. avenue. The Uev.

M. concluded AM A- Twing of the First ISaptist church odlclatcd. Interment was in City cemetery. The pallbearers were Fred Siglock, subscriptions, which at best would Ross Siglock, Kugc.no Siglock. William yield an uncertain and fluctuating Newman, William C'onlcy ami L.

sum each year, according to the gen ernl interest the community in tho plan. Largo Sinn Appropriated Wood Hlvcr as the home the Standard Oil refinery, which is one of the largest refineries ot the many ot Drew. Death of Hill Child in Chicago Ralph Dlxon will leave tonight for to attend the funeral of his the Standard. Oil Co. throughout thei weeks' old grandson who died United States, thus will become the Thursday night after an Illness with custodian nnd beneficiary of this comparatively largo sum of money to be used for recreational purposes react- at tho highest point eight miles Ing to'the benefit ot the rcllncry as tho larger per cent of AVood River above tho earth.

"But I did not suffer from cold," he said, "I believe I reached tho absolute limit of the plane," ho added. Ills regular supply ot oxygen gas became exhausted before ho reached the peak and ha was forced to call on his reserve supply. Williamson Child Dies This Noon Richard David, llttlo son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P.

1857 Kvcrgreon avenue, died today at p. after an Unless ot 15 days. The little fellow was taken ill with lagrlppo and later double bronchial pneumonia developed. For days little hope, has been held out for the child's recovery. Rlchnril David, who was bright, lovable child, was three years ot.ngo on last Aug.

31 of lust year. Ho was the, grandson ot Mr. and Mrs. 1). H.

AVIllluniHon of Main street and of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles C. Richards of Sanford avenue. residents are employes ot tho refinery.

AVIth the completion rtt tho proposed Improvements, it Is planned to make this community enterprise one of broad scope and citizens of Alton, ICil- wardsvllle a other neighboring cities will be invited to participate and share in tho community house activities. It will bo remembered that at the time Uio plan was proposed by Mr. Parkin In series of meeting In AVood pneumonia. Tho babe was the son of the Educed former le ll0nwy UUl tin. uumm.

imiu i. told him her charge agam.il Brown Stoats and his wife Hulda fl arae -up. And when the case who was shot and killed by her l)sbaml was cnlle(i Mr. and Mrs. I.

B. Hill of Chlcuiso, collp formerly ot Alton. Mr. find Mrs. Hill are parents of three other children.

band, who later turned the gun on himself and committed suicide in AVood River AVednesday evening. Two verdicts were rendered, one that Mrs. Staats came to her death by. a gunshot, wound inflicted by her husband, Peter Slants; the other that Staats came to his death by suicide, by a wound self-Inflicted. The bodies were taken In charge by an undertaker from 'AVhlte Hall and relatives hnvc arranged for ft double funeral to be held Sunday afternoon In Hllivcwi the former home of the Col.

Coolidge Growing Weaker PLYMOUTH. March 13. Kxcept for slightly more pronounced weakness, the condition of Col. ('. f'uolldge, father ot the president, who is 111 at his home here, remained unchanged today.

Dawes Digs Up Old Rules For Senate pavilion and It Is probable that work will be started on these two projects Hiver last full, Mr, PHrkln carried the i in the near future. According to the AVASHIXaTO.V, March 13, Whether to remind the Senate ot his view that Us rules aiv archaic or for other reasons A'lco President Uawes digs up a rule now and then that even Pupil Had Been Detained After School Hours for Sliding Down Banister, Officials Say; Ellsha Lair of Prnnor avcfttM In Milton Heights 1ms been made subject ot a complaint filed in the court ot Police Magistrate at Kast.Al- ton In which ho Is charged with assault and buttery because ot an alleged attack last Thursday on A. AV. Huber, principal" of Milton School. Lair, it Is said, disciplinary measures which were applle'd to his son, Lendal, ng-ed 30, nt'schooj, and waited for Principal Huber on Milton road near Brown street after school hours Thursday.

Huber passed on the way to MK Is alleged, waged a fistic principal In which Huber was so severely beaten that he wn's not ab'lo to be at school yesterday. Search For Lulr After the warrant Was issued, it was placed in the hands of Constable Henry Lawrence for service. Bub Lair, It Is said, had disappeared, and efforts to locale him Friday were futile'. Cooperation of the Bherjff's office was asked and secured, and search' for renewed. Late yesterday," Lair's 13-year-old son, Philip, was taken Into custody.

According to thp -story which the boy told to the authorities, ho held his, father's coat during the alleged assault on tho school principal. Philip told the officers that he, was at. work on house near his honle Thursday afternoon when his younger brother came and told him his I wanted him. He ran home, nnd fouiul his father starting for Milton road To wait for Pj-lhcipal Huber. 1jay says that his father then told plans to "lick the school principal." AVhcn liuber, came along, the boy.

sajs, his father told tho teacher to "talte ott his coat. Huber to heed, the fojKgestlgn, but Lair took Ills coat nf Strrinnn.Hhw. haj led 4t.lu HOU to Bold, and aCTIPpS-MOW-. Bunched his Philip'ndihl ard GrOUp Succumbs on telling father to "give it to him YurKt in Mhhrnvin RBV Philip told tho ot- Tacnt.m Monrovia cay, flccrs lhat atte -had enough," Near Liberia. I he admitted he -wiis bested, and tHat hl father and liuber then hands.

EDWARD SCRIPPS HEADOF STRING OF PAPERS, DIES ,1 NEW VOnK, March W'ard W. Scrlpps, retired founder of the Scripps-Howard newspapers, is dead- on his yacht, the Ohio, in Mon- Bay, Liberia, according to a cablegram received by Roy W. Howard 'of the Scrlpps-Howard newspapers here Mr, Scrlpps sailed last September for a cruise in the Caribbean Sea and later to Africa. He was'born in Rushvllle, June 18, 1854, and began newspaper career In when he was 20 year's old. At one time he held a controlling interest lii 25 daily newspapers in the United State's, most of them 'being members' o'f the Scripps- McRae League.

He -also was once 1 Threatened Officer' Superintendent Curtis Is said to feet that.the attack on Huber was uncalled for. The Lair boy, he says, was detained 'lifter school hours for sliding down a banister. He says that school officials long have had'trouble with Lnlr. There has been difficulty in keeping the children in school, arid, that Lair on oho occasion threatened the attendance officer "With a- pistol when she went to Inquire into absence of one-of the Lair boys. Philip, the elder son, told officers that he arid liis brother have certain chores to do at home and that his father objected especially if they were kept after school hours.

He says his City Court yesterday, Mrs. Aired, was arrested on the perjury charge. B. J. O'Neill, who had been retained by Aired, also was secured to repre sent Mrs.

Aired In tho Police Court hearing on the perjury charge. City Attorney Jacoby represented the state, because it was necessary for Assistant State's Attorney Streeper to test'l- fy as to the Incidents leading up to the complicated proceedings growing from the young wife's complaint. Thu story presented to Magistrate Connors offers one pf the most difficult decisions he has been called on to make since he took office. Attorney O'Neill told the court that a perjury charge can apply only to fnlse statements under oath In judicial proceeding nnd that the affidavit signed by Mrs. Aired was not a Judicial proceeding within the meaning of I the statute.

I 1'aints Pathetic Picture He also painted a pathetic picture the controlling owner tho United I did not object to disciplinary Presq Associations. He retired from active work in and four years later turned over the control of his various enterprises to his' son, Robert Scrlpps. A cablegram from J. It. Young, Mr.

Scripps' 'private secretary on the Ohio, to Harry Smithton. his private secretary in Cincinnati, made public by Mr, Howard read: "Chief died on board yacht anchored at Monrovia ot apoplexy at night. Will carry out signed orders of Sept. 15, 1923, Immediately unless'otherwise notified. Thn climate and lack of facilities demand immediate burial." The signed orders referred to were those bt Mr.

Scrlpps directing burial at sea In event ot his death, without waiting to communicate with his family or business associates. Mr. Howard said that Mr. Hinlthton hod cabled Mr. Young to make no disposition of the body until Mr.

Scrlpps' son had been communicated with. The latter now Is somewhere In California, the eldest ot the elder, statesmen i plight of the young wife. Should she bo bound over, tried and convicted, the penalty might bo one to 14 years In prison, and he plead that irri-spec- sonutnr.s to fiico tho chair when live of technical points he had rained seems to have forgotten was In tho book. The latest Is that requiring the speaking. He enforced that ono yes- message- that tho Standard Oil IT- present intention, the swimming pool I telx1fly of In- llncry directors were perfectly will- IK-HUIJ, ing to appropriate, a sum of money large enough for the Installation of the recreation plan and such build- Ings as would bo needed provided thut Funeral of Louis Thomas Sunday The funeral of Louis Thomas, whose death occurred Thursday ut his home.

I JIIB pavilion and large community the rllizeiiH would assume the responsibility of maintaining them year after year. This responsibility will now rest upon the city, in case ot the approval ot the proposition by thu City Council, and from all indications a permanent fund for maintenance and operation seems assured. Thu dollnlte plans us outlined last fall by Mr. Parkin provide for 1111 open air swimming pool and bath hoiiso equipment, an open air dams- 401 Kant 14th street, will held Hun- day at 2- p. from tho Evangelical Church, ifC which ho was member.

Tho W. Heggemelor, pugtor ot rhurfh, will of fit-hue. Interment will be In thfe city cemetery. hcuse for jnibllo mcetlngH and various other community purposes. Needed First Mr.

I'arkln luat full stated thut tho most pressing need seemed to bo tho swimming pool and tho dancing other 'nearby towns. In particular will be installed and will be rniily some time tills SUJIIMHT. The of tho community house, which Is (ho liirsi-r project, will bo currlod out later. This appropriation, Mr. Parkin said, In referring to the matter liint full, will not l)o given In entirety nl once.

After the bids arc opened mid re. crlved, there will bo a sufficient sum tmillalilo to take care of ciicli step In the jirnpoMcd plan us It progresses. The $100,000 Is set apart fur en- lire enterprise nnd may not bo entirely used up fur it riMirso nf wvnral years to romo, according to the m-cds of those in chnrgo of the community enterprise. The swimming pool would lurgo enough, Mr. Parkin Bald, to accom- modulo 1UOO to 1000U persons.

Alton- Inns may muke use (if It anil those residing In the vicinity of Aiiun and dlann, one ut tho Republican wheel horses, was interrogating Senator FOBS, Republican, Ohio, who wits In a seat behind the Indiana senator. "I'm against thut rule," Senator AVatson shouluil. but the vice, president, smiling broadly the while, In- on Its observance. Therti are ninny evidences-that the man who inudo "Hell un 1 Maria" Is' developing Into a rapid fire presiding officer. HP frequently takos the Hen- uto through "tho morning mour" for tho Introduction of bills, resolutions, petitions (aid Ihe like, will) that leaves senators fairly gasping.

And every onco In a while when unanimous consent Is glvon for tho consideration of a measure tlio vice president has put It through Its various purllitnu'iitary stages to Its passage, with such celerity thut frequently tho author Is uncertain as to what has happened. as to tho legality of the proceeding against her, tbnt she had been the victim ot designing friends and hud not understood what she was doing-, nnd that the case should be dismissed. Slate's Attorney Streeper, in tlm closing vargumonl, however, pointed out the fact that as result of the young woman's charges, an Innocent man might have been sent to the. penitentiary for from one year to life. said that the state's attorney's office felt the case was ono thai must be cleared up In order that no Innocent person should suffer, and the rlBhts ot the accused young man be lully protected.

Magistrate Connors at conclusion of testimony, quietly talked over tlm case with Mrs. Aired and the attorneys. He ejcm-essca duubt tl10 young woman 'manufactured the Blory Him told him plaint. in gecuring the Bui before making a derision. It was agreed, that briefs be presented by Itorn at Kushvlllc March is, Ttenrcd nn a small farm at the outskirts ot this village, Edward AV, Scrlpps, retired founder ot the Sorlpps-Howard "newspapers, was a member ot a pioneer family here.

Ills denth In Liberia on a world cruise recalls the death of his sister, Miss Virginia Scrlppa, who filed several years ago In London, while on an nround-the-world journey, Tho Scrlpps family had long been engaged in mercantile pursuits before coming hero. A bunk founded by the family here Is known aa the oldest banking business In tho state. The publisher Is survived by a number of relatives Including a sister. Miss ot IM Jolla, and a brother, Fred Scclpps ot Son Diego. Nieces nnd nephews reside in Detroit and other distant relatives include Cl.

11, Scrlppa of Rush- vllle and Locko Scrlpps, a merchant dt I'eorln. Tho Scrlpps family burial lot la located here. measures in school hours; but had warned Principal Huber that' there would be trouble if Lchdul were detained after school. In "Peaceful Valley" The-Lalr home on Fruner avenue Is only about two 'blocks south ot-Mlltcin school; nnd Philip naively told a reporter tliat tho location had- been dubbed "Peaceful A'olley" because there Is so much trouble there. Lair is known as a.

tall, powerful man. Huber, the school principal, tin the other hand, is small ot stature, and, in his physical build, far from being in a. class with Lair. Milton school Is not in the city of Alton, but is included in Alton School District whioh extends east almost to the stream of Wood River. Because the trouble between Lair and Principal Huber occurred outside of town, Alton police officials were not notified, and a complaint was filed before a AVood lllver township justice.

case early yesterday was laid before the slate's attorney's office by school officials. 1'hlllp Lair, after telling the story of the fight, wns made subject of a charge of complicity in the rase, and released under a small bond, signed by his mother. hearing set for March 23 In police court. Divorce (Vninted Mrs. Josophlnn Clunn was granted a divorce from Harvey Ounn In City Court today, and was awarded custody of tile children.

the atlornoys In which Supreme Court decisions will bu eltod. Magistrate Connors set March 20 as date tor a decision on whether Mrs. Aired must face the grand jury. Kane Interested in Auto Club Business men of Kane hnve mailo application for a branch membership In tho Alton Automobile club. Tho town has offered to put on campaign for the required number of members for a 'branch ot tin- club.

AV. (,, Swope; chairman ot the membership committee, mid other members of tho committee will go to Kune AVednes- day cvrnlitp, March 17; to attend a mass meeting which has been called for purpose of momshif interest in the club membership. (iermuHla LOJIJIS $.19,300 Tho dlrei'tors of tho Alton Clor- muniti -Uulldlng anil Loan Association at tholr regular Murch meeting lane evening approved lonim $3,0,300. Secretary Horn nuld today that over half ot the amount represents loans to nwko possible tho erection ot new hoiiios. Weather Forecast Fair tonight nnd tomorrow; rlslw; temperature; lowest tonight will ba.