Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH PAGE TWO Wood River 2 Closes Munylg Plant Book Known Dead Listed Half Million of Seventh i patients in hospitals Monday, one treatment of an Injun' suffered in a fall, and the other for suralcfll treatment. Robert Ford. Standard Oil employe and constable "I towmhip. who Jives at H9 For PensionjAl of Dixie Tornado Jury Clears TV i 01 tno nuns Klow in Slaying at 'an inquest conducted Mon- conUnued from page 1. the property damage at about Fakes Action to SI 08.000 Powor From Ptt A township, wno JUTS av ovnv.

was reported making oun Hoilv UfganiZCS 10 tv at J-. satisfactory today in -he i funeral ps; Grant hospital, st. Louis, following, Clear Uaini? ot -sauu nf 1 ti 11 i. All On Receive Engineers" Af-kinp Fee. AI Course an operation for Albert Oirard.

52. a patient in St. hospital In Alton o'-ernicht for treatment of an In- to'his arm. f.Jfferfd ft fall Monday at his homf Girard feli he attempted to desefnd the. into the of his home Rc( ent ft ol Be Lowest Is 65 by Deputy Coroner his West Fourth street parlors Into death of Prank negro WPA employe of 503 Mitchell street, gave a verdict ex- his widow, Mrs.

Elizabeth Finding of the Jury was that Wright came to his death last Saturday evening by gunshot wound in the lefi breast from a gun In hands of Elisabeth at 218 WOOD RIVER. Apr 1 the stnr.p. which rnichl tlwrr. plant Wood Rivrft nver, Monday ritrhi authors t. mavor and clerk rsliv the Public WOTS." $108.000 Uie The action was taker, ajler Veach hari objected Ordinance to Set Up New City Job License Collector SS Testimony of Mrs.

Wright was Broad HI J5 hat the pistol she had picked up T1 alter It fell from her husband's 1 revisions pocket during a quarrel had been discharged they struggled over It, EDWARDSVILLE. April 7 and with no Intention or. her part "It is difficult to believe that anyone in the section visited by the storm survived," he said. "First, our duty is to bury the will 'think about Between 750 and 1,000 of the towns finest houses were leveled and there were many homeless survivors. Scores of the Injured were taken to other towns by special trains and automobiles for treatment.

The blow which struck Tupelo likewise brought death and destruction to other parts of Mississippi, nearby Arkansas, Tennessee and Alabama. StateHospital Improvement Construction Program at Alton Institution Announced frr.m 1- Members the Madison to fire it. CommlMlon of Welfare, the 1 ices Wr '5 nt have 1 11 Mt for a P- Thursday from Southern Mission No. 2 at Hgh- iv( will officiate assisted by the Rev. inmnc JT Friends may call of ulrt met.

in ing to the provisions of the to Old Age 2500 ajtainst raising the 11- assUUnce pension! are waiting da for the present year. ac ted upon by this group, and Edwardsville C. of C. to Oli'TC a CUtUfcMCrtl i from or City, rrhde a power of sbe'city for'the council. The letter said iirm had noted in a Ul the tied when the measure came to tne houfs and series of W0 rkers.

council noor. William Niehaus. superintendent Aldermen diJ.cuy.ed a proposal to we if arfti l)l be In charge of the limit of taxi licenses to actual owners ot cabs. Instead of operating companies Primary EDWARDSVILLE, April 7. (Spe- today.

ol Commerce as Ul. newspaper an editorial; selj ownerx secure the licenses, from ihe Telegraph commenting on i but lnal agreement waa not to Wood RIver'a adoption of a new! distur arrangement. lighting contract with the provision Is that any Illinois Power Light Co. OWIver any person or flrrn con- All on Record i trading for use of a vehicle as a The letter commented that the uxicab. may take out a fnainwrlng firm found It difficult; Discussion brought out that there believe all read in the news- were about 50 cab licenses in effect and asked verification of the hen prior to the appearance In the lighting contract well i loca! neld ft few days ago of Com- of new lower private ached- mU nlty Cabs, not yet licrnscd by the ule.

city. 1140 per month, and as suggested by Mayor Hoffmann, ince an Inspector had already, been amed, he said, the enacting of the rdinance was "putting the horse ehind tha cart" but nevertheless as proper since the fiscal year was uftt starting. While the new position had been ermed "license collector" when )avld AJken recently appointed, explained, the proper title should Alderman amazement be surprised at the action after advising the city In letters, he said, that It would be exceedingly difficult to finance a municipal power plant In competition with a privately otraed system. Here Alderman Veach interjected that "I've been hearing a lot about theae letters from the engineers and bonding firms, and I have yet to see a single one of them." He advised by Chairman Wltthofft of the HghW committee that letters were open to his Inspection In the office of Corporation Counsellor F. M.

Manning. Hold Up Bill In the letter read last night, Burns if McDonnell asked payment of a $300 fee earned by assisting with the- drafting of an advance PWA grant with which the city had hoped to finance the engineering vpl thq final application for the ffftB.OOC The advance grant wwn refuwd. Ajlderaim motion to hold up the engineers' bill until cottncu members could examine correspond cnce pertaining to the project was adopted. At one time during last night's session the council voted to reject all claims presented. During debate after passage of the Finance Chairman Burroughs said the city already had "overdrawn 1 110.500 for the year and still had more than a month to operate bc- lore the new fiscal year opened and It could adopt a tax levy, opening the way to issuance of further an tlclpatlon warrants.

After aldermen had Joined in proposing methods of saving enough nextryew to overcome a large par of tola year's administration members have statcc IWM council voted to rescind the rejectlnn th then adopted another mo tlon allowing them. Approre Street Oiling Plan Chairman Shawmakcr of the ktreet and alley committee estimate hit could save $500C year "without hitting any bread and butter," Mayor Hamilton, and mos of the aldermen expressed in formal assent to a proposal tha the liquor commission, aldermen and city attorney's expenses mlgh be reduced. Alderman Carrol objected to having his salary cut The council adopted a resolution appropriating motor fuel tax fund for maintenance of the following oiled streets, already designated this summer: Madison avenue from St, road to Central, Eaton avc nue from Wood River avenue Whltelaw, Eckhard avenu from west city limits to Wood Rive avcnus, Central nvenu from south city to Edwards ville road, Ninth street froi eout)i limits to Edward.ivlllr roiu $449; State street from Kckhni avenue to north limits, $20360 First street from Madison avrtu to Penning avenue, Hullo avenue from Ferguson to Jennings, $151; total, $2147.39. The council voted, 4 to 3, against of'either of two bids' of about $400 dny. each day of the week, Sunday and holidays excluded, from 9 a.

m. to 5 p. and until noon on Satur- days. All applications must go through this office, and Niehaus is i to be in charge of the books, flc- counts and records of the administration. Commissioners Unpaid Pour Investigators will work in nominations will be and the vote Burroughs expressed ne necessity of enacting an or- different parts of the county, that the engineers I nM ce create the office of 11- checking on each application and ense inspector and specify duties these men will receive monthly sai- of 1100, plus traveling expenses of five cents a mile.

The Commission of three members will carry on the executive and administrative duties of the county department. These men. Chairman Anthony W. Daly of Alton, J. O.

Bardill of Highland, and L. E. Land of Granite City, wlil be reimbursed for traveling expenses while en- Th( recelvl the number of V0t4s wi P' a on the election ballots and five will Ballweg, L. J. J.

L. Watson? George Handlon and V. W. Boeker are retiring members. Three members, J.

L. Watson, H. F. Rotman, and Ernest Tosovsky will assist President Hamlin In canvassing the vote. Leo Dustmann, A.

P. Harris, and Lester Brockmeler form the auditing committee to check the assocla- lon records. Bodies Found In Lake Minor looting was reported Increase Capacity New Diagnostic Building, New Heating Plant Included in the appointee will be to enforce, I cents ot actually collect license money' 1 by terms of the license code to be paid to the city treasurer duties gage, on of ficlai business, at five plications. A meeting may be called by any two members with a the license applicants. written notice sent to the In brief consideration, aldermen member within five days 01 Two members will other agreed that the inspector Job hould include duties of inspecting weights and measures.

Civil Service Early In the.flnance session, Alderman had urgjfti that life post of license Inspector be changed 'rom appointive to civil service classification, and kept as far removed from politics as possible. £rug also favored classification of Job, saying that under civil service the inspector could do his work without fear or favor, with no tempering of his actions In lopo of avoiding enmities that might affect his chances of re- appolntmont In administrative changes after elections. Mayor Hoffmann reminded the aldermen that he had brought up the point before the collector's appointment, and that aldermen present at that committee session had been unanimous to have the Job appointive. It would be difficult to make a change now, he said, when a man had been named and had started his work. Wlnkler explained he hiul not been present at the meeting when the position was determined on, and that he was asking the change to civil service only if It could be expediently done, believing It would put the office on the soundest possible basis for securing results, The proposed change asked by Wlnklcr was not acted on by the committee.

Because the fiscal year had Just opened and the appropriations have not yet been set up, there were only three bills allowed by the finance, committee. These were from the state highway, motor furl tax, nnd repairing paved street funds not considered covered by budget restrictions. Two Petllloiu Two petitions were received from Alton Brick Co. One asked the city ILSC Its good offices to seek use of brick on the super belt highway planned by the Division of Highways from North Alton to Kasl St. l.uuis, The other asked similar aid by the city to have brick specified for the widening between Alton and East Alton of S.

67. The petitions pointed out that specification of brick on concrete by the HlKluvny Department would cause neetlng. considered a quorum. Now that the organization Is completed and put in working order today, the commission must report approwrt to the State Department of Welfare the expenses nee. essary in carrying on the work.

"Many chairman Daly said today, "have the Idea that the Old Age Assistance plan is another relief project. That is not so; the plan Is to assist those persons past 85 years of age, who can answer sucli requirements as to age, residence and citizenship set forth In the state law, who do not have a sufficient Income to support The Old Age Assistance Act, ap- be proved as amended Jan. 3, 1936, states, in summary, that assistance may be sought by any Individual who has attained the age of 68, and has resided in tho state for at least five years within the nine years immediately preceding his application, the last year of which must have been continuous. The applicant must prove his citizenship in the United States; he must not have made a voluntary or Involuntary assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of qualifying for assistance under the act at any time within five years prior to fll'lng, and should not make such assignment of property foi the purpose of Increasing his ncec for assistance. The applicant should show that hn has not a sufficient Income, to provide a reasonable subsistence (the amount estimated by the state In this provision Is not to exceed $30 a month).

The application must show there are no children who are legally responsible for his support who, Individually or together, would be reasonably able to support htm. This does no mean that because a person is residing with children or relatives he Is not eligible for the assistance it means that assistance will be glv en to those who are dependent on others when the supporters are unable to provide (ha individual will a life compatible with decency and health. If a person is an Inmate of, 01 is being maintained by, any muiM the Alton plain of the company (o eipal. county, state or national in- reopen, employing 100 men dully) slltutlon, he shall not receive ns for an extended period at a payroll slstancf, until alter he has ccaset for a new city garbage truck. It authorized notice to the I I to be AH tnivmte of Imtltu A by 55 signers asked i tlon.

except that asM-stance for one it L. Corp. to install electric llght.s house P. of the College avenue hose One by 133 asked re- and a meter In the new pedestrian trillion ol the central-avenue iw.se subway beneath Wood River aye- house. nue at Lincoln school.

Aldcnimn Knig asked use of liioiidwuy ptivuig improvement to Improve and renew tlie steps Hint glvi 1 pedestrian route by Webt ni stlccl to Fourth, of July John Franklin Norris Services at Godfrey The Z. Storey, pastor of the Godfrey Methodist Church, assisted i 111( by a former pastor. Uie Rev. F. I VS llll Hedger, officiated at the funeral of John Franklin Norrla, this niter- noon.

Services were held at 2 o'clock at lite Godfrey Methodist Church. The funeral of Mr. Norris, whose I completed, death occurred a week ago today, I Alderman Mullen drew had been delayed until a son, Olrn "1 the old curb from the Ea.sC| care an( maintenance either month shall bo paid to such per son prior to his leaving there. I the Individual l.s an inmate of 01 being maintained by a private In stltutlou and has not purchased he cash or transfer of property, may receive assistance under thl act. when and after the amount such cash and property has beei 'stepping-stone who consumed for In bad repair, he i maintenance.

care and Kniji also suggested ap- i tll( information of prospec- plying some asphalt to the old sec- I Uv( applicants, there are eight ways on of Belle street pavement when whll pmol may show roofk the new i-iasn rxlcullon cut-off Is du Rtu 8 rans crlp of birth certificate; photostatic a smile David, could be located. The son had left Alton on a transfer truck before the death of lib father and effort! to locaU him hod been until a few ago when relatives got into communication with him In Florida, and he returned to Alton Sunday evening. Girard Named WASHINGTON. April 7. The postottloc Department today announced appointment of Henry O.

Rttitceber acting pottmaster at GJrard, Ul. when lu nskeil about the limit on College avenue, explaining i that there was a slti near the Al- i ufted ton subway reading 20 an 1 lt hour, mid one painted on the pave pl lon meat reading 30 miles an hour. copy of a Bible iccord; certiflcatf In BII nppllcation foi i) in a (internal order copy of an up ee made prloi to Jan. 1, 1930; certified copy a school record containing date commencement of the school tern and the mime, use nnd date of birth of applicant; ccniflrd copy of en Hutment In the army or navy serv Ice of the United States, or any state thereof; certified ropy of rec orri of application for marriage Flndi Turnip Dr. R.

M. Cnizut reported to the police Mondny evening that he had found In the street crate ot turnip greens. The owner might recover them on proper identification by cuilltlB at his home, 2214 or certified copy of any bath street, the physician tuggested. other public record made prior to Vlrs.EmmaDodsonFra/ier Funeral Rites Thursday Funeral services for Mrs. Emma 3odson Frazer, wife of John J.

Prazer, whose death occurred Monday in Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, will be Thursday at 2 p. at the Strceper funeral home. The Rev. O.

B. Whitten of First Methodist Church will officiate. Entombment will be in Grandvicw mausoleum, City cemetery. The body Is at the funeral home. Godfrey School Trustees Re-elect Officeri GODFREY, April Cook was roo)ected president of the Qod- 'roy township board of school trustees and Frank Roberts was reelected township school treasurer as he board held Its annual meeting Monday.

Reports of the treasurer were approved. The other members of tho board are Clarence Achenbach and Henry Koeller. Tupelo yesterday but General John A O'Keefe, National Guard commander, said the 350 militiamen on duty had the situation well under control. "The Red Cross and the American Legion," said General O'Keefe, "are attending to the housing and. feeding of the homeless, while the medical corps of volunteers Is handling the removal of the dead and wounded from the storm wreckage." Estimates of the Tupelo Injured ranged from 1000 to 1500.

Those critically injured numbered 275. At least 500 were less seriously hurt and another 500 were given treatment for superficial wounds. It was feared that Park Lake, located in the northeastern edge of the residential district, harbored more dead. Eight bodies had been retrieved from the lake and authorities were reported considering; plan to drain the 60-acre body of water to determine If others had been swept there by the storm. Red Cross Flood Warning WASHINGTON, April 7, 1 warning of grave flood danger was served on sections of the storm-torn south today as the American Red Cross counted 408 persons dead from tornadoes In that region and redoubled efforts to raise relief funds.

The weather bureau reported rivers In South Carolina were above flood stage, and probably would reach the highest levels since their disastrous rampage of 19C8. Floods in some sections of North Carolina also were predicted. Officials said from three to four Inches of rain had fallen within the last 24 hours over a narrow strip from Atlanta, to Raleigh, N. C. The Red Cross, estimating that 500, or more, had been killed In southern tornadoes this week and last, said 429 bodies had been recovered.

It reported also that 1727 had been badly Injured in the series of storms in six southern states, thousands injured less severely and 3200 homes destroyed or badly damaged. Striving to care for the victims of this disaster and preparing to aid In the area, the organization appealed to its throughout the country jto continue soliciting relief funds. Approximately $5,250,000 has been raised since the recent eastern floods began but officials said this would be insufficient to meet the new demands. A half-million dollars will be spent making Improvements and enlargement of capacity of Alton State Hospital, acordlng to notification received today by Dr. F.

W. Sokolosky, the managing officer. The notice came from A. L. Bowen.

director of the Department of Public Welfare of the state of Illinois, which has charge of all such institutions. The notice received today said that approval had been given projects as follows for Alton State Candidates in A'eic Douglas Election NEW DOUGLAS, 111.. April 7 today had a township election and three offices to fill, but no candidates. Voters attempted to solve a similar puzzler two years ago by writing In on blank ballots the names of likely citizens. But only one of those elected would post the bond required for the office.

So today citizens went to the wondering which neighbor to pick on next. East Alton Boy. 5, Falls in Cesspool, Is Found Drowned TUESDAY. APRIL 7, 1936 i FlandinTakes League Stern Rhine Will Demand Other Nations Join Against Reich In Event of Impasse Locarno Conference Proposal Is to Lift Sane- tions from Italy, Transfer Them to Germany Continued from page 1. Jan.

1, 1620, which contains statement of the age. The law further sttaes, "In case none of the aforesaid proofs of age shall be obtainable, the county department shall accept any other proof of; age which Is accepted as competent by courts of record in this The applications for assistance must be made upon fdrms prescribed by the State Department and must be made and verified under oath to the county department. Statement must be mnfie of the amount of property, pehonal and real, and of Income at plication. Upon receipt of app county department prompt investigation, of which Is to check th made. When the Inv completed the Comm decide the eligibility me of ap- atlon, the ist make purpose statements Is on must the person for assistance, the ami mt to be paid and the date on which It shall begin.

The pens in will be paid the beginning of ach calendar month, except that if the first month, when It can be at any time, The amount of assist nee will be fixed with regard to mount of property owned and thi Income obtainable by the applici it. In no case shall the nssistan given to any person exceed the rate of a dollar a day for a fri rtlon of a month, when added to tie other Income. The State Depi tment's aid per person shall not ceed $15 a month, but this in le niny be supplemented by Fcdci 1 assistance for old age In the san amount. The workers of Niel lus learned this morning that It 1: the duty of the county department to give all possible assistance to rson.s application. No a orney shall charge or collect for 1 services more than $10, in con ection with any one application, violation of which Is punishable a fine of not less than $100, no more than Another point brougl meeting was that on a recipient of asslstnn amount paid under the allowed as a claim ngi tate.

But, "If It l.s fou recipient lias obtained wilful mlsrepresentntlc states, "double the an assistance paid In ex amount to which the legally entitled shall a claim against the ft person. No claim shal against any real recipient while it is oo surviving spouse If the more than IS years you does not The Investigators at thin morning, nnd the different dUtrlcts to be announced to me plications, are: Harold ton: J. H. Wilson, Hul J. Burns, Granite City McComuck, mt at this death of the total shall be st the es- that such by the law nt of the of the plent was as of such enforced a ic'd by his tier not er and meeting will be in llinc'ri yet thc-e ap- llMlle, AJul: James id Kobcrt Pilz Inquest Set for Tonight EDWARDSVILLE, April 7, Inquest Into the death of Charlotte Pilz, found slain near her home north of here, Is to be con- dupted tonight at the Marks-Weber undertaking establishment by Deputy Coroner Charles Marks, he said here this morning.

Testimony of Coroner W. W. Billings will be introduced as written evidence, relating his observations of the body after it had been found and brought to the city last Tuesday morning. When the tragedy was discovered the coroner's office held up the inquest "pending further investigation," which since has included a confession to the slaying. Arrangement and finally particulars were discussed with Coroner Billings of Alton this morning, by Deputy Marks, who announced he was now ready to hear all evidence.

Marks Indicated he intended to call Mrs. Pilz's housemaid, Miss Adele Suhre. CCC Camp Entertains Edwardsville C. of C. EDWARDSVILLE.

April Camp Wheeler was host to the Chamber of Commerce membership here Monday night, serving them a supper and. entertaining In the recreation parlors. Capt, James G. Reed of Jefferson Barracks spoke of CCC work from the army's point of view. Capt.

Cape, commander of the camp, who Wednesday returns to Michigan to take up duties at another CCC camp, spoke on the Ed- wardsvllle camp. Ensign William McMahon, officer who will succeed Cape, and Mtirle Harper, work superintendent, praised the camp. Nurseries of the city plan to donate shrubbery and flowers to make the camp a show spot. Francis Root, Farmer, For building a new diagnostic hospital, and equipping It, $250,000. For building a new cottage that will give a 200 increase in capacity of the hospital, $200,000.

For additional heating facilities, $50,000. The diagnostic hospital building to be erected will be a place where new patients will be received and held for observation, so that they may be classified and started on their course of treatment. It will be only a place of temporary detention for new patients. The present capacity of the hospital is normally 1500 patients, but for some time it had been overcrowded. Last month 150 patients were transferred from the Alton State Hospital to the new hospital at Manteno, 111., near Kaiikakee, thus reducing the crowding in the hospital for a time.

This cut the number of patients In the Alton State Hospital to 1450. When the new building is finished and ready for occupancy the capacity of the Alton hospital will be normally 1700. The approval of the project was jmu a tentatively given Jan. 22, but it has allments from which not been finally approved and provision is to be made at an early date for beginning construction work on the new buildings. the summons with their Inhalator were Chief William Stoneham, Wallace Bond, C.

E. Magulre, Carl Gen, City Treasurer Walter Nash, Don Rllter. Police Patrolman Kenneth Kahney accompanied them. Farmer sold the property on which the cesspool is located belongs to an Alton building and loan association. The secretary of the association named by him said his firm did own property in Maryland Park, and he would Investigate Immediately to learn whether the Fcntress place was Included in Its holdings.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p. at Mount Gideon Baptist Church, East Alton. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery. The body is at the residence, and may be seen there this evening. Charles Reau Dies After Long Illness Charles Reau, 68, a carpenter and deep sea diver who had helped to build Eades bridge at St.

Louis, the first structure of the kind to span tne Mississippi river, died this morning at 6:20 at his residence, 1819 Jersey street after an illness of three years. He had not worked since the beginning of his illness. In his search for improved health Mr. Reau about a year ago spent some time In a St. Louis hospital.

He had suffered from a combina- he never was able to get much relief. In the last few weeks his condi- State Witnesses TellPlacidStory of Grafton Slaying sMajke But One Reference Af To Drinking' of Defendant JERSEYVILLE, April 7, mention of the drinking which had been described in coroner's Inquest testimony was made during evidence offered today as the state brought its witnesses to the stand against Earl Dawson on trial in Jersey county circuit court charged with the fatal shooting of Clarence Kehhner, fellow Grafton quarry worker. After the state had brought several direct state witnesses on the stand late Monday afternoon and earlier this morning, Clarence Adams, called as a court witness, repeated his story as told at the coroner's Inquest, conducted in Al- He omitted references to use of liquor, however, except mention that one man the two met during the morning had given Dawson some money, and Dawson had gone to Grafton, then returned with a pint. Adams testified that after working together during the morning, he and Dawson had gone, together, with Joseph Pride, to the C. E.

Keller quarry garage. There, outside, they had met Kechner, who preceded Dawson and Adams into the In the garage, Adams said, Keehner and Dawson had scuffled playfully, "like they always do." As Adams started out of the garage, Dawson asked him for the gun Dawson had turned over to him during the morning. Adams sold he pulled his coat open, allowing Dawson to take the pistol out of his pocket, then turned again to BO out. As he did so, he heard the guiwhot, and Keehnor'a remark, "You knocked the wind out of mcl Keehner staggered ouUide, holding himself about the mid-section, belnir told by Dawson the gun had contained blanks. Outside, Adams said, Kechner sat down.

Then Adams and Dawson went into Grafton where Dawson surrendered to City Marshal Tonklnson. Earlier during the states evidence Tonklnson had testified as to Dawson's surrender and his admission that he shot Keehner. Dr A B. Goltz of Grafton and Dr. Thomas Miller of Alton toti- tlon had been serious as his strength ebbed.

His death this morning had been expected. Mr. Reau was born in Canada at Gentilly, Province of Quebec, September 9, 1868. When a boy he located at Medora and followed the trade of a carpenter. Un Canada he had learned deep sea diving Efficiency In this work- made him a valuable man to the builders of the bridge at St.

Louis where he was employed first In the construction of; piers In the river's bed In Mcdofa 34 years ago he was married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Burns who survives. Besides the widow there are five daughters Mrs. C. T. Challacombe, of Van Dyke, Mrs.

H. T. Brown, Alton, Mrs. Charles Brinkenmayer of Medora, Mrs. Fred Siemer, Miss Irene Reau, of Alton, and noe son Joseph of Alton.

There fire five grandchildren. Plans for the funeral were no complete today. Veterans Hear 'Bill' McCauley Rehabilitation and its connection with the American Legion and former service men was discussed by William McCauley, Olney, a past department commander of the legion, at a mass meeting of Worlc War veterans at City Hall auditorium Monday evening. Two hundred and twenty-five ex-service men were present, McCauley urged the men to organize or unite with the legion as a means of protection to their families, in event of death. As result of his talk, many of those present met with a committee from the legion after the meeting and joined the organization and as many as 15 more signified their Intention of joining later.

McCauley is state chairman of the rehabilitation department, and much valuable information in regards to the work being done by that department was given the World War Veterans last evening. The mass meeting took the place of the regular business session of the post and was held on the date designated for "Veterans' Day Commander George Cox of Alton Post of the Legion today announced that no more meetings of the bonus committee will be held, and Hint anyone desiring to make application for bonus will have to do so by appointment, cither calling Commander Cox, or Robert Slreepcr. Since early in February offices were kept open in the City Hall building, and later In the Legion hall. These headquarters have now been closed Cox said. During the time the office was (Cons-right, By AuocUled Prem) PARIS, April 7.

Foreign Minister plerre-Etienne Flandin, ready to serve notice on Britain that she must join repressive action against Germany In the event of a "breakdown of negotiations," turned to Geneva today with France's proposals in the Rhineland" crisis. Official sources said the French regarded the March 19 London agreement of the Locarno powers, providing for military aid In the event of a German attack and for measures to "meet the new situation," as their trump card. France's delegates to Geneva would Insist that such measures take the form of sanctions or other punitive action, officials said, they encountered an "obstinate fusal by Adolf Hitler to make si reparation for his Locarno violation." Flandin carried to Geneva a three-point plan to meet the situation caused by Germany's remill- of the Rhineland March and simultaneous denunciation of the Locarno pact. Informed sources said the program, which Premier Albert Sarraut's cabinet approved yesterday and which Flandin intended to submit to the League of Nations Council, included: Three Point Program 1 A request to the other Locarno Britain, Belgium and seek action against the Reich under the League covenant. 2.

A refusal to accept any fortification of the Rhineland, bordering on France and Belgium, which was demilitarized under the Treaties of Versailles and Locarno. 3. An absolute rejection of Hitler's proposal for four-month negotiation of new, separate peace pacts, to be substituted by France's policy of a collective security system. Flandin would not wait until he arrived In Geneva, official sources said, but would begin pressing Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden for firmer British support of France while they were traveling to the League center today by train. Willie pressing this plan on thi League, informed sources France would attempt at the sa: time to strengthen its military lineup by seeking an abolition of sanctions against Italy.

With a lifting of the League penalties, being imposed for the Fascist warfare in Ethiopia, the French looked for Italy to join Britain, France and Belgium against Germany's treaty breach. Calls for Little League The cabinet did not disclose the details of Flandin's peace plan officially, but informed sources said It called for a kind of "European League of Nations" within the general league. A short document of about 25 articles, the plan was understood to provide for an invitation to all European powers to sign one pact, calling for an immediate military assistance against any nation which "crosses another's frontiers." An International force of motorized troops, comprising units from each country participating, would be placed under League control to act as "shock troops" against any aggressor. Keep Troops Under Colors PARIS, April 7, 3 War Ministry announced today all French troops whose terms of service were due to expire shortly would be held under colors until further orders. The by War Minister Gen.

Louis Felix Maurin, a plied to troops whose terms of vice were to expire April 15. The decree was approved by the government, which has been considering the crisis resulting from Dies at Litchfield, Francl. 73, a retired farm-, the KcUcr told.how Ked as to examination and treat- During went of Keehner, who died in St. I nialntalncd more than 1300 mon Joseph's Hospital, Alton, two days application, after the shooting. Charles Zlpprlch, book-keeper for er of the Dorchester vicinity, died Monday at 8:40 p.

In St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, He had been had brought the pistol into the office during the morning, placed It in a drawer, then came back about a patient there for three weeks. noon to get it again Wfiffl Root was born in Foster township and had spent his entire life in that area. For more than 43 years he had farmed near Dorchester. His widow, Mrs.

Mury Root, a daughter, Mrs. Blanche Birt ot Corpus and a son, Fred, survive. He also leaves a brother, James Root, a Democratic precinct commltteemnn of Fosterburg, and a sister, Mrs, Margaret Meeden of Brighton. Friends may call at the Streeper funeral home after 10 a Wednesday to view the body. Funeral arrangements have not been made pending word from the daughter in Texas.

Rattlesnakes do not always rattle A before they strike. Germany's Rhineland, occupation of the facing France's eastern border, in defiance of the Versailles Treaty and Locarno Pact. BERLIN, April 7, Hitler's newspaper Voelklschcr Beo- bachtcr said today tho "Horst Wcssel" air squadron has arrived nt a new field at Dortmund, in the former demilitarized border zone, to which it was ordered by Per Fuehrer." Ban-ucks for the new soldiers in Hie remilitarized area were erected in the center of Germany's steel mid iron producing district, near tho famous Krupp works at Essen. While the fresh planes cross over Dortmund, the newspaper said, columns of gooscstepping soldiers from nlr force unite were cheered and welcomed by the populace as they marched to their new garrl- Circuit Judge Wright of Jackson- vlille several times during the trial today cautioned the audience against whispering and tittering. Rufus Easton Patrons To Hear Rev.

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