Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

1'AUh an "nr-r; OSm 'ALTON EVENING TELEGIUPK MUiNDAY, JULY Billy Sunday Makes Alton Debut inTent 68 Year Old Evangelist Shows Agility in Lecture Hurries to Dccatur Children Complimented For Quiet During Hour Talk Rev. Billy Sunday, famous evan- Rfllst and lecturer, opened the summer r.hautauqua here Sunday after- noo with an address In the chau- taiiqtja tent on Semlrfory square. fte was in a hurry to get through as he had nn engagement to spetk at Decatur Sunday night, and an automobile was watting to take him 10 Decatur soon as he had finished his address here. The tent, was crowded, but the paid Admissions were not as great an might have been expected. Mr, Sunday had nsver visited In Alton before.

Former Effort Failed Once an effort was made to organize here to bring Sunday to Alton for an evangelistic campaign. The churches failed to get together so plan was abandoned. Mr. Sunday remembered that fact on arriving here and spoke of It to some of those with whom he had contact. The address of Mr.

Sunday occupied about 1'4 hours. He started earlier than the original announcement had set as the time for his beginning, displacing the musical feature on the program, the Han- dull company, which followed him. Holds Hearers' Intercut The celebrated evangelist who said to bs 68 years of age, still possesses the old time energy which helped make him famous. It was the first time many a member of his audience had ever heard him. He held the interest of the end, even the children present, who were lined up in front, winning a compliment from him for being so still while he talked.

The address was a characteristic one of Sunday. It was chiefly a collection of "Sun- daylsms." strung together with some appropriate stories. Stocks Continue In Trend Toward Firmer Prices Buying 6rders Pile Up In Contrast To Past Week End NEW YORK, July 14, OP) Stocks opened irregularly higher as trading was resumed In today's market. U. 8.

Steel, Westlnghouse Electric, Vanadium, and National Cash Register mounted about 1-2 point, Stono and. Webster 3-4, and Allied Chemical and Coca-Cola, a point. Radio sagged 1-4, Standard Gas and U. S. Rubber 1-2.

Stocks crept higher during the first half hour, although trading was comparatively light. Gains of a point or more were soon numerous. The ability of the market to rally on Saturday and close the top appared to have encouraged speculators for the rise. News over the week-end merely confirmed expectations based on normal season trends and the market was undisturbed by reports of Industrial and trade quiet. There was a substantial accumulation of buying orders over the week-end, in contrast to the selling which piled up over the previous week-end.

U. S. Steel extended Its gain to a point. Operations tor the advance were resumed in Radio Keith, which mounted more than a point In a fairly large turnover. Other stocks mounting to 1 1-2 points Included American Byers, Gillette, Warren Chesapeake and Ohio, and Atchl- son.

A soft spot was Atlantic Coast Line, which dropped 5. Sterling Cables opened steady at $4.88 1-2. The gains wore extended moderately In the late trading when amusement shares and a few motor accessory stocks showed Increased activity. Radio Kelth-Or- pheum extended Its advance to more than three points, while Electric Auto-Lite rose 4 points net higher. National Steel moved to a new high for the year.

The close was firm. Sales approximated 2,300,000 shares. Magic for Chautauqua Eugene Laurant, vice president of Mystic Society, who appears at local tent tomorrow. Magicians' Leader at Chautauqua Tuesday At the recent meeting of the Society of American Magicians held In Chicago for the first time, Eugene Laurant, who Is to appear at the local Chautauquft, at Roosevelt High School tent Tuesday was elected Plrst Vice President, next to the Highest office In this great Mystic Society. The late Harry Houdlnl was president of this organization before he died.

Magicians from all parts of the world attended this conference and Mr. Laurant was given a star place on the program. Several years ago the same organization presented Mr. Laurnnt with a Gold Medal of Honor, Persistent Sales Cut Wheat Price CHICAGO, July 14, OI 1 selling for houses with connections southwest carried. the wheat mftrket down late today to low-price records and more fresh than Robinson Cites Six Reasons For Ratifying Treaty Keeping Quorum in Senate Still is Chief Concern 14.

Arkansas, Family To Harvest, Home Burns Fire Discovered Two Hours After Their Departure House Total Loss Blaze at 4 a. m. Today Wakes Neighbors on Madison second week of debate 62 senators answering the offset early advances. Values quickly rebounded, however. The movement of newly harvested domestic winter wheht was much heavier than of late, today's receipts At.eight- southwestern totaling 5.363 cars.

It was harvesting of spring now under, way in southern South' Dakota. Wheat closed nervous, HS'lc per bushel higher than Saturday's finish. Corn closed HiSfZc advanced, oats Uo off to up, and provisions varying from Be decline to a rise of lOc. Chicago Cosh Grain CHICAGO, July 14, WHEAT 1 red No. 2 red BIU; No.

i hard No. 2 herd 87U No. mixed 1 No. 2 mixed 86U. 2 mixed NO.

3 mixed No. 4 mixed 77H; No. 6 mixed No. yellow No. 2 yellow 79H; No.

3 yellow No, 4 yellow 78; No. 5 yellow 77H; No. 8 yellow 78'4 No. white 83H; No. 2 white 1 No, 3 white 82fi'H; No, 4 white 77H; No.

white sample grade 2 white, new, 36W: No. 3 white No. 4 white St. Louis Cash Grain ST. LOUIS, July 14, 2 red, No.

1 hard, 2 yellow 791279'i; No. 2 white, 85'i, 2 3S. WASHINGTON, July Senator Robinson of who helped to write the London naval treaty, today gave the Senate the reasons he believe!) it should be ratified while others of Its friends worked on plans to speed action by assuring the stant presence, ot quorum. The found opening roll call. President Hoover had consulted Senator Watson, Republican leader, and Chairman Borah, of the Foreign committee, on the question, of, inducing absentee Senators to return.

Two senators hitherto absent, Kean of New Jersey and Gould of tfalnb, were present today. Robinson, who leads the Democrats. was freshly acquainted with President's views. He' and Senator Bwansou, also a Democrat, were at White House' last night. Addressing his colleagues, Robnson expressed hope that the treaty debate would not develop personal or partisan hostility or mtagonlsm.

He cited his reasons favoring the pact as follows: The instrument limits all classes of war snipe for the united states, Great Britain and Japan. The treaty accomplishes substantial reduction in capital ships, by accelerating the scrapping by Great Britain of five; by the United States of three and by Japan of one of these very costly Two hours after Mr. and Mrs. Oi W. Doyle and their son daughter-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. OrvlUe Doyle had left at 2 a. m. today for End red, fire was discovered In the home they occupied at 2228 Oesche street and both houses and contents are considered a complete loss. Such progress had been made by the fire before it was discovered by neighbors that it was Impossible to remove any furnishings and the structure was gutted before firemen could get the flames under control.

The house was a 4-room frame building. Up to noon today, the Doyles had not been located In order that they might be told of the first, but neighbors, including Harry Frazler and Marvin Rader, were attempting to get In touch with them. Asked Neighbors to Watch The Doyles, father and son, it was said by neighbors today, had secured work in connection with harvesting operations in the Eldred vicinity, and, the two couples left home at 2 a. m. in their automobile so that they might reach destination by daylight.

They had told neighbors of their plans and asked them to watch the house in their absence this week. Shortly after 4 a. m. someone at the Frazler home, it Is said, was aroused by smoke and saw the Doyle house on fire. Frarier'a son ran to the 8.

0. Bush store at aesche and Madison, a block away, when an alarm of fire was turned in. Policemen Take Hand It happened that two police of fleers, Paul Smith and Cecil Birt reside on Madison near Oesche and, were aroused by the shouts of fire, They ran out in time to help the firemen drag the hose and make a coupling, smith being in pajamas and slippers at the time Officer Smith said today that It appeared that fire fire had made its start in the kitchen, the flames being hottest at that part of the house when firemen reached the scone. Rangers Ride to Halt Texas Mob After Blacks SHAMROCK. Tex July 14.

rangers were cnroute to Shamrock from Austin today to prevent further action of mote which have terrorized negroes here and driven them In body from Erlck, nearby, as reprisals (or the slaying of Mrs. Henry Vaughan by a negro farm hand. Four rangers were ordered to Shamrock upon request to Oov. Dan Moody by Sheriff W. K.

who described the situation as threatening. Several hundred men invaded the negro quarters here Saturday night threatening to burn the homes oi negroes who had not heeded a posted warning to leave. Sheriff with corps of dlspersed the mob. Jesse Lee Washington, accused of having slain Mrs. Vaughan, wife of his employer, with an iron pipe, is reported In the Oklahoma reformatory at Granite.

Flrmiwekor Burn Fatal. CHICAGO, My H. Bulgaria. 19, who contracted tetanus from a burn received when a f're- iiaclw exploded In his hand, died. He, was (he city's 8th Fourth ol ltdy victim.

Livestock at East St. Louis ST. LOUIS. 111., July 14, OP) S. Department of Agriculture.

market slow, 10 to 20 lower than Saturday. Light light, 140 to 160 good and choice 9.50V9.70; light weight, 180 to 200 good and choice. 0.5509.73; medium weight, 200 to 250 good and choice, 9.10<S9.70; heavy weight 250 to 350 good and choice, 8.70 90.25; packing sows. 275 to 500 medium and good 7.5098.00; pigs 100 to 130 good and choice, 8.7S O9.60. calves, native and western steers In liberal supply; no early sales steers weighty heifers or beef cows; a few strictly light weight heifers and low cutters steady; bulls 25 lower; some bids off more; waters 25 higher.

Slaughter classes, steers, 600 to 1100 good and choice, 9.25»r common and medium, 6.00ft 1 9.25; 1100 to 1500 choice, 10.75 11.50; good, 0.75*10.75; medium 7.60ti9.00; heifers, 550 to 850 Ibs. good and choice, 9.00C11.50; common and medium, 0.001/9.00; cows good and choice, 6.75 8.50; con) mon and medium. 5.0006.78; low cutter and cutter, 3.00416.00; bulls beef, good and choice, 6.75^7,75 cutter to medium, 4.2506.75; vtal ers. milk-fed, good and choice, 11.25 1i medium. 8.75(111.25; cul and common, 3.50W8.78; stocker ant feeder steers, all weights, good and choice.

7.5099.00; common and medium. 4.001*7.50. bidding 25 to 50 lower on fat lambs, Indications steady on throwouts nnd fat ekes. Lambs, 90 down, good and choice, lO.OC<?ni.OO; medium. 8.00» 10.00; all weights, common, 4WO 8.00; ewes, 80 to 150 medium to choice, 2.2503.50; alt weights, cull and common, 1.0002.50.

vessels. submarines be very greatly reduced and the USQ of these outlaws of the. seas will 36 restricted by the treaty so that thsir effectiveness when attacking will be comparable, to that of surface craft. Is Indisputable that the treaty gives the navy of the United States a better relative position with respect to the navies of Great Britain and Japan that the time time of Undertaking Firm Partner Asks For Court Division William Bauer Named to Settle Affairs in Edwardsvilie EDWARDSVILLE. July Has Jumping Beat In case Gene Strunge, East End news dealer, breaks a high Jump record In the near future, the Amateur Athletic Union can disallow the record and blame it all onto the fact that Oene must have mixed some Mexican jumping beans with his coffee one morning.

Gene has a board full of the active little bits of vegetation, which look more like coffee beans than anything else. Every year since he became acquainted with a raiser of them In Mexico, he purchases a shipment and keeps them on exhibition at his news stand. Financier Killed By Broker Who Bought His Stock Los Angeles Man Shot in Court Room During Trial LOS ANGELES. July 14, H. Flint.

85. Los Ange- es financier, was shot to death In the Los Angeles city hall today. The shooting occurred In the court roo mot Superior Judge Col- Flint, who was a brother of the late U. 8. senator Frank P.

Flint, Engineer Is Found Dead In His Yard Edward Maxeiner Is Believed Victim Sunstroke of Dogs Raise Alarm Neighbor Discovers Body When Barks Attract Attention $20 Loot is tow Wages for 4 Yeggs ROOKFORD, 111., July 14, Four bandits took the pains to blow a ton safe to the Savings Bank of Ghana, Ogle county, last night and obtained less than WO. Two of the robbers are believed to have been injured by the Seventh Fatality Is Recorded From Heat Prostration was killed Instantly. Witness said the were fired by Frank O. Keaton, 56, a real estate broker. After firing, Keaton threw his pistol at Flint, raised his hand and surrendered.

Flint had just stepped from the witness stand when Keaton, sitting in the second row, shot him in the throat. Three shots were fired. Just decided to do Ik a little while ago," Keaton muttered. I've had that gun in my trunk 35 yean. I heard Flint had Just come and I went to the court room early and sat down, "Just as he came In front of me I decided to shoot him, I hadn't seen him for seven or eight years.

I bought some stock from his old bank some time ago." Police Recover 3 Stolen Autos Only One Accident Traffic Report Is Police report a quiet Sunday in Alton as citizens enjoyed a rest from the prostrating heat of the past week. Only one auto mishap, and a minor one at that, was entered on the! police blotter Over the'week- end, and although there were several other auto reports, two cars belnfe stolen and two recovered, trouble calls to the police were relatively few. A. E. Ernst's Chrysler coupe was stolen Saturday morning from a point near the commercial building on West Third street.

A sedan stolen from Mr. Rltch of 651 East Broadway Saturday evening and recovered at 3:30 a. m. Sunday by police sergtants. A touring car hath street Friday night was located Saturday evening through a report by Al Gelsman, Burlington operator at East Alton who learned It was abandoned on the 0 right- of-way near upptr Alton.

tour- Ing car taken from near Luer Bros-, plant several days ago also was recovered Saturday. The sole accident report was of a Afton" as" receiver oHSe 11 81 11 between ot Otto Witt The third death In Alton ascribed to the effects of the heat wave of last week was that of Edward L. Maxeiner, 88, a locomotive engineer on the Illinois Terminal Railroad, found dead In the yard of His residence at 2338 Edwards street at 7 o'clock Saturday evening. Maxeiner had returned home In the afternoon, It Is said, and was seen in the yard at the rear of his residence by a neighbor, Mrs. Omega Setter.

His wife had gone a week ago Friday to Jeanette, to visit her mother, an invalid, and her sister In that city, and for this reason he was alone at home. Early in the evening, Mr. Max- elner's dogs werA heard barking and a neighbor, who thought something might be amiss, called William Wilson, another neighbor, and asked him to investigate. Clifford Talley, who happened to be at the Wilson home, stepped over to Maxeiner's garden and discovered his body. Worked For Terminal.

It is believed that he had gone out to see how his dogs were faring or to inspect his garden and had collapsed from sunstroke; Deputy Coroner Streeper was called and took charge of the body. Louis Maxeiner, a brother, and Robert Morrow in turn called Mrs. elner on long distance telephone and broke the news of her husband's death. She left at once for Alton. Maxeiner was born in Foster township but had been a resident of Alton since childhood.

He had been a railroad man since he was 19 years old. About 1893 he went to work for the Big Four, continuing wit hthat road many years. Twenty with that road many years. Twenty Terminal. Burial To Be Wednesday, He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and of Franklin Masonic lodge.

Surviving him, besides his widow, Mrs. Alice Maxeiner. are his brothers, Louis of Alton And William of Brighton, and-his sister, Mrs. R. P.

Morrow ot Alton. The funeral of Mr. Maxeiner will be held from the family home, Wednesday at 2 o'clock. Services will be conducted by Rev. J.

N. 'Morrison, pastor Of the College avenue James E. Dwiggins Dies After Stroke While Threshing Death from heat fatalities in the Alton area reached seven Saturday when th edeath of James Edward Dwiggins, 49, a Missouri Point farmer, occurred. Dwiggins was overcome by heat last Tuesday while assisting a threshing crew at a farm on the point. He had been in poor health for a year, following an attack of influenza, and Tuesday after being overcome by the heat discontinued his work and came to Alton where he was treated by a physician.

Feeling better, he returned to West Alton and Saturday afternoon he decided to go to the farm home ot Henry Eno, a friend. He made the trip to the Eno farm by truck, accompanying a farmer, who had a load ot wheat. Shortly after arriving at the farm he collapsed. His death occurred at 3:30 o'clock. Dwiggins is survived by one son, James Dwiggins, of Alton, two sisters, Mrs.

Harry Bailey of West Fifteenth street, Alton, and Mrs. Ella Ruckman of University Oltyi and four brothers, Frank oi Kansas City, Solomon of St. Louis, John of Eureka, and Drover ot Roxana. Brief funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bailey.

The body will then be taken to the West Alton Community Church where services will be held at 3 'o'clock with the Rev. Hubert L. Sparks officiating. Burial will be In Ebcnezer cemetery In West Alton. Slab Laying OnlllStarS In Ten Days Railroad Crossing Snag Remains to Be Untangled i Start at Brighton Concrete Will Work to Godfrey End of Route assets were a problem on the tlon of which they could not agree, William S.

Straube today filed a petition for dissolution of his partnership with E. P. Schneider in their undertaking business here. Judge J. R.

Brown granted the petition in Circuit Court this morning and named William Bauer, a partner with John Hoehn in the Bauer Hoehn funeral home at Presbyterian church. Burial will be in City cemetery, under Masonic auspices. Friends may view the body at the Stfeepet funeral home- tonight, Tuesday and Tuesday night. The body will be taken to the family home Wednesday o'clock. morning at 10 21C West and John It occupied at the conference, treaty to allay the tears and rivalries which to Its negotiations threatened to Involve the three countries in Intense competition respecting sea power and commerce, refusal of advice and consent by the Senate to ratification would threaten serious consequences." The opening roll call showed three more than the 49 majority present, "The quorum Is the Issue," said Senator Borah after the White House visit.

"The Senate will ratify the treaty but it will not If the membership isn't there to do business." Senate attention was diverted for a while to the controversy be- The Straube-Schneider partner- OI wesl strcED ana Jonn ship began in 1925, Straube stated in Fitzgerald of Pearl street last eve- his petition. Nearly all the agreements regarding the relationships of the partners had been verbal. Since the formation of the partnership the firm had become Indebted to the extent of $15,000, and has numerous court writs standing but against it aa well as a number of suits filed, straube's petition stated. The petition claimed that numerous bills were due the firm, also, many of them awaiting settlement of estates or the collection of life insurance policies. Among the verbal agreements between the two partners when they had formed their business was one in which the firm was to Straube $70 per month for rent of the building occupied.

The firm had been unable to fulfill this agreement with him, he stated, and on this based his request for dissolution of the partnership. ing. William Riley, 56, ot the gov- rnment fleet at Gratton, reported police at 10:30 p. m. Saturday hat he had been slugged on the ower riverfront and $60 and a pay heck taken from him.

He suffered a minor head wound. tween It over the and President Hoover secret correspondence leading up to the treaty negotiations. Answering the refusal to deliver the papers. Senator McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee, an opponent of the pact, said: "The President speaks of breach ot trust, there has bten only one The President has brtach ot trust breach of trust. committed a against the Senate, his co-equal and co-party in treaty making "Under the wording of my resolution, the president could have sent the papers to the Senate in confidence.

"Tills treaty Is a notable example of the misunderstandings and hatreds that are brought about by secret diplomacy." Poultry, Eggs and Butter ST. July No. n. Butter unchanged: creamery tx- OUr standards, 35, firsts, 30. Ohcost Unchanged; Northern II Helen Returns NBW YORK, July 14.

Helen Wills Moody, world's ranking women's tennis player, returned home today to receive the championship acclaim of her countrymen for the fourtu straight year. She immediately announced her Intentions of leaving for Callfor- not Wednesday, returning a week before the opening of the national championships at Forest Hills August 18, General C. Smither, Veteran of 3 Wars, Dies LAWRENOEVILLE, July Gen. Henry Carpenter Smither, veteran of three wars and former chief co-ordinator of the U. 8.

Budget Bureau, died early yesterday at th Olnye Sanitarium He years old. General Smither was operated upon for appendicitis Wednesday and again staurday when his condition became serious. A commanding officer in the Spanish-American War, Smither was a field officer in the Philippine campaign, in the world War. he was an adjutant to Gen. John Pcrshlng's chief ot staff.

Gen. Peyton C. March. His widow and three children survive. Elect City Officers at Meeting Seventy one children attended the irganlzatlon meeting ot the Junior under the tent on Sem- jiary Square this morning.

Jay McManus was elected mayor if the organization. The aldermen were Dan Morgan, Helen Jennings, rfary Pfelttenberger, Thomas Blazer, and Robert Harms. Appointments of officials will be made this ivenlng. The program ot the Junior Chau- auqua calls for games and recra- lon In various forms under the dl- ection of Miss Louis Milliken. Wank Adj Dally.

A8Q' Asks Divorce And Restraint of Hushanc EDWARD6VILUE, July Mrs. Olga Crocker of Wood River today filed suit for a divorce from Walter N. Crocker, also Wood River, charging repeated cruelty and infidelity. She also petitioned for an injunc tlon to restrain her husband from disposing of his property on Nlnti street In Wood River, from selling Inls 46 shares of Standard OH Co itock. and from interfenrlns wit! or their child.

The couple were married Jan, Fire Traps Razed, Inspector Pleased C. E. Magutre of Wood River, a deputy state fire marshal spent today in Alton making a recheck of the city to determine If orders given in course of an inspection six weeks ago for the removal of several antiquated and. dilapidated structures in the Interest of public safety had been carried out. He told a reporter that four buildings had been razed thus far under the Orders given, and others were to be taken care of, and he was well pleased with the results the rein- fection showed, wiille here he conferred with Fire Chief William Feldwlsch, and made a few new Inspections on matters referred to his office.

Mrs. R. A. Moore Will Be Buried in St. Louis Mrs.

Edna Moore, wife of R. A. Moore, manager of the Hope Motor of Alton, died Saturday evening at o'clock at the family home, 721 Park Drive, after an Illness of several months. Mrs. Moore and her husband came to Alton about a year ago from St.

Louis. She leaves besides her husband, one son, Hlllis Moore of Alton, and two sisters, Mrs. Willis Boley of Ka- hokla, and Mrs. Fred Butler, of Yates city, 111. The sisters arrived in Alton and are at the Moore residence.

The funeral will be held Tuesday mornlpg at 10:30 o'clock at the Streeper funeral home where services will be conducted by the Rev P. R. Glotfelty, pastor of the First Methodist church ot which the deceased was a. member. Friends of the family are invited to attend Burial will be in Sunset Hill cemetery in St.

Louis. Mrs. Ida Flagler Dies, Leaving $12,000,000 NEW YORK, July 14. Ida A. A.

Flagler is dead, leaving a fortune of $12,000,000 accumulated from a $1,000,000 trust fund created for her by the late Henry M. Flagler when he divorced her in 1901 on the grounds of incurable insanity. She died Saturday of cerebral hemorrhage In her private cottage on the grounds of a sanitarium at Central Valley, N. and was burled yesterday in Cypress Hills cemetery, Brooklyn. She was at the sanitarium when Flagler obtained a divorce in Florida under a special act of the legislature as the state statutes do not recognize Insanity as a cause for divorce.

The marriage was in 1883. Flagler died in 1913. He was one of the founders of the Standard Oil Company. West Alton Friends At Potliana Funeral WEST ALTON, July 14 number from here attended the funeral of sister Pontiana at St. Mary's church in Alton this morning at 9 o'clock Sister Pontiana is of the Notre Dame Order and had been stationed at St.

Mary's 46 years. Mr, and Mrs. Henry Puent, jr, entertained relatives from St Louis Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Rottler, Jr of Afton, visited here Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs John Saalc, Henry Puent returned to his home here Sunday afternoon fol lowing an operation on his eye several weeks ago. BRIGHTON. July 11 Slab laying operations on Route 111' I will begin near Brighton within the I next 10 days, and will move south toward Godfrey, the Telegraph wu assured officially at road I tton headquarters today. 1 The grading outfit moved to 'I when It seemed almost Impossible' that the right-of-way could be completed In Madison county but was moved back here and has been working toward Godfrey in various spots since last Monday.

Although grading on the south road was not started until after thit on the north stretch began, and despite the fact that work has been I held up there by several obsttelu I nee It did begin, It Is expected la I a quicker job. Move Light Poles. It is for this reason that the slib ylng will start toward the south istead of north. The grading on ie south road can be kept ahead ot 16 concrete mixer, while that on ie north road Is being I The state has struck several snijs' i addition to that of completing the ght-of-way In Madison county nee it began work on the ne is still to be overcome, ind waits the meeting of the Illinois ommerce Commission July 33. With the changing of the crossing the 0.

A. south of must secure permission from he commission to make a new rosslng and to abandon the old one efore it can proceed past the point here the new crossing is to be ullt. Another difficulty Just overcome 'as the moving ot the Illinois" Power it Light poles at a point here they interfered with the ght-of-way. This removal was ccomplished during the past Build Narrow Railroad. Within another week the state robably will have a full crew working on the job.

At present, art of the outfit which will be put Route 111 later on 'Is finishing an verhead bridge on Route 26 new itchfleld, Another is near taunton. The camp of the grading and pay- ng outfit has been established it. he northern edge of town. A spur las been built off the C. A.

rail-; oad tracks where cars can be, tored. Construction of a switch-yard ot larrow-guage tracks, where donkey nglnes pulling small cars full of material will center their activities, well under way near the spur. Seven of the small engines have' brought here and are waiting or the laying of the slab to The narrow tracks will be extended along the road when the slab laying The concrete will be mixed here, and will be hauled in the cars to the places where it is to be laid. Requiem Mass Held At Wetterer Funeral Requiem mass was sung this morning at 9 o'clock at the Old Cathedral, with the Rev. Father Vhaien as celebrant, for Francis Wetterer, a farmer of the Grafton road.

Burial was In Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were John and Walter Wetterer. Spencer, Alvln, Francis and Edward Michael. Asparagus Growers Will Hear Expert's Advice li. A.

Somets of the College of Agriculture. University ot Illinois, will be in Madison county Tuesday, July 22 and will be present at the meeting of the aspasagus growers which will be held at the home of John F. Chambers of Godfrey on that date. He will discuss methods recommended as the result of state experiments in asparagus growing. Arlie Boswell Paroled From Federal Prison WASHINGTON, July 14, Boswell, former prosecutor of Williamson county.

Illinois, who was sentenced to a term In Leavenworth federal penitentiary, paroled July 11, the federal parole board announced today, St. Louis Heat Victim To Be Buried Here Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday in Alton for Alfred Oddy of Kennerley avenue. St. Louis, a former Altonlan, whose death occurred In that city late Saturday afternoon as result of heat exhaustion. The services will be at 3:30 p.

from the home of his sister, Mrs. J. B. Mawdsley, 1115 Milnor avenue to City cemetery, and the Rev. N.

C. Hilton will officiate. Oddy, who was 63, was born England, and lived In Alton during early manhood, moving to St. Louis about 30 years ago. He collapsed from the heat Saturday afternoon and death followed In a hospital within a few hours.

He Is survived by his widow, Mrs. Isabel Oddy, a son, George, and a grandson, Nolan, ot St. Louis. He also leaves his sisters. Mrs.

Mawdsley and Mrs. L. S. Shaver of Alton The late Thomas Oddy of Alton was a brother. Lone Survivor of Lost Yawl Tells of 5 Death BOSTON, July 14, storj of five youths and a girl who fough a desperate but losing fight for lit In the squall-swept waters of Mass achusetts Bay late yesterday wa told by the sole survivor, Barden Garceau, 23, of this city, when was landed here by the mackere seiner St.

Rita. Still chilled to the bone from th long hours ot immersion, duruj which he clung to the rigging of th capsized yawl In which all had let Scituate harbor only a short tlm before, Garceau described how on by one the others had loosened thel hold and dropped from sight. Noted Canadian Flyer Killed TORONTO, July 14, Lieut. D. Vance, one of Canada's mown air pilots, was killed at Hun ter Bay on Great Bear Lake toda when he attempted a landing In fo and smoke on Opassy water.

was apparently thrown from th window of his cockpit and drowned His passengers escaped with cu hands. Woman Motorist Crashes Auto of President's Party Car Careens Past That of i Hoover, Hits Third i Ahead WASHINGTON, July 14, Five of those who accompanied i President Hoover to his lodge In the Blue Ridge mountains over week-end were congratulating i themselves today on having escaped" injury in a collision which occurred on the return trip. Nearing the capital last night, a car driven by a woman past that of the president and tint of the secret service detail close be- hind and crashed into the third automobile in the line. It was occupied by Mr. Hoovert I secretary, Lawrence Rlchey, hU I physician, Captain Joel T.

Boone, Mrs, Boone, Miss Suzanne Boone and Mrs. Stark McMillan of Palo Alto, Colif. Mr. Hoover stopped his car and with senators Thomas, of Idaho, and Allen, of Kansas, went back to assure himself no one had been injured. The occupants of the damaged car came on Into the city In Mrs.

Hoover's own automobile, which following the party to Washington driven by a chauffeur. The second car in the accident was driven by Mrs. Carolyn Lone Beach, of New York, and occupied by members of her family. No charges were preferred against het. Couple Die in Auto Plunge.

FONTAKA, July 14, Helen Mlckelson, 24. of Chicago, and William Ranhan, 38. of Racine, were killed when their sedan plunged over an embankment and rolled 300 feet Into a gully. Two SomjMuions were seriously injured Dry Goods Thies Upptr Alton 2512 College BEGINNING TOMORROW Silk Dress Sale $5.00 Values $3,19 $5.95 Values $3.49 $5.95 Voile Dresses $4.45 Other Wash Dtesm at 98c, $1.95,.