Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE TWO ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY. SEPTgMSgR 9, 5 Men Held AsKidnapers Of Gamblers Two Positively Identified By One Victim, Police Say Paid 875,000 Ransom Roche Delcares Gang Was Captured and Freed By Officers DECATUR, 111., Sept. 9 Li'ut. William Cusack of the Chl- cago Detective Bureau, said today that James Hackett, Blue Inland, 111, gambler, positively identified Monte MoorV, -under arrest here, as one of the men who kidnapped him for $75,00 ransom last Mflv Cusack brought Hackett here today for a showup of Moore and two other men arrested with him Sunday night as prowlers on the South Side Country Club. He reported to State's Attorney John W.

Evans here that he expected to leave Decatur this morning with Moore, Morris Luttrell and John Essinger of Springfield, arrested with him; Joseph Yates, picked up early today as a friend of Moore, was Wllllame Wallace. Wallace was arrested this morn- Ing. He, and Yates were arrested In St. Louis last July with $23,000 In securities of the Sheridan Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago. They were taken to Chicago and the case later dismissed.

Known Gangsters. The gangsters were held in the Macon County jail today for Chicago police as suspects in the kld- naplngs of John J. Lynch, millionaire turfman, and James Hackett, Blue Island gambler. They were to be taken to Chicago this afternoon. The first, Monte Moore, ex-convict, who was released from Joliet prison, April 24 where he served a ten year sentence for robbery, was arrested Sunday night.

The second, Joseph Yates, former member of the notorious Shelton gang which operated a number of years in Southern Illinois, was arrested early today. Moore was arrested with Morris Lutrell and John Essllnger at tha South Side Country Club, a cottage colony five miles from here, as disturbers of the peace. Wife Paid. "But I understand," Cusack said, "that the men were planning to kidnap a Springfield man when they were caught. Yates is known to the local police as the operator a gambling establishment near here.

He was never convicted of a crime here, however. Lynch was kidnaped near Lake Geneva, last month as he was motoring from Chicago to his home there. He was released six days later, Aug. 26, near Kankakee, 111., on the reported payment by his friends and relatives of $50,000 ransom. Hackett was kidnaped from the Navajo Fields Country lub last May under mysterious circumstances.

After being held a short time, he was released when his wife was reported to have put up $15,000 for him. 19 Arrested in Ring to Smuggle Aliens Into U. S. NEW YORK, Sept. 9 OP) Nineteen men have been arrested In an Investigation of a ring which, federal officials say, has smuggled 8,000 foreigners into the United States for fees totalling $20,000,00.

The Department of Justice and he Department of Labor have cooperating in the Inquiry tor ix months. The scheme of the muRglers, officials said, was to harge each alien from $200 to $5,00 to bring him or her to this ountry and to blackmail them af- arrival on threat or deportation. Vluny Power Plant Would Cut Taxes, Not Light Bills Wood River Council Told Telia of $50,000 Bribe. CHICAGO, Sept. 9 Patrick J.

Roche, chief investigator for the state's attorney's office, charged today that the men who kidnaped James Hackett, Blue Island, 111. gambler, had been arrested last May and had bought their freedom with a $50.000 bribe. The kidnapers, under arrest In Decatur, 111., where they were captured yesterday and today paid the bribe before being charged with the crime, Roche declared. rive of the men, one of whom was positively identified by Hackett one of the kidnapers who obtained a large sum of money for his release, were enroute to here today under guard of Lieut. William Cusar.k of the Chicago Detective Bureau.

Hackett, after his release said $150,000 had been paid, but po- iiw estimated the amount at $75,000 Lieut. Cusack revealed this morning that Hackett had identified Monte Moore as one of the men who spirited him away last May and held him prisoner for two days. Conceals Informant Those In custody In addition Moore arp Morris Lutterell an John Esslnger ot Springfield. Jos eph Yates and William Wallace. Roche said Hackett's kidnaper were stopped by police shortly al ter they received the ransom an that the officers either found th money in their possession or recog nized they held valuable prisoner They took two-thirds of the sum he said, and released the men.

said further Investigation would made. Roche refused to reveal the source of his information and said he did not know whether the policemen involved were local, state or countv officers. John J. Lynch, part owner of 2 Madison County Men HeldinWest Each Charged With Slay. ing hy Authorities in Denver That Is Trend Other Cities In Most communities having munl- Ipal power plants charge the same ates as those charged by the pub- utilities, devoting profits from he plant to financing the community and giving the consumer reef in the form of lower taxes.

This, and other information, was Iven by members of the Wood liver Council's light committee at meeting of the council Tuesday light. No definite action was taken the council on the municipal ght plant or power rate question. The light committee, In obeisance a resolution adopted by the Joint ght committees of Wood River, loxana, and East Alton, has been atherlng further information vhich would enable a clearer de- islon on whether or not the three communities might erect a common xswer plant. Discussion of the council last Ight was favorable toward the lant. It started with Alderman Hend- Ickson's question, "How much ould a municipal plant cost?" Alderman Grove returned anothr: "Have you any idea how much money goes out of here every year or power furnished by public tlllties?" Hendrickson, after due consldera- ion of this argument, agreed that he municipal plant would be a good idea." Mayor Holcomb then turned the iscusslon to the financial aid which power plant would be to the Ity and the possibility of giving roperty owners tax cuts because this aid.

Alderman Frederick told the ouncll he knew of a community hlch practically supported itself its power plant. Here Mayor Holcomb added a new aterial by telling the council he ad learned electric clocks would ot be made useless by the municl- al plant as he had learned manu- acturers of equipment for these lants now made an instrument which would make perfect synch- onlzatlon possible. This removed great object from the way of the municipal plant, he said. Alderman Walter Scott reminded he council that the Illinois Power Light Co. franchise would extend ver 43 years yet and that the street ghting contract still had six years run, but that the city might save ome mone by lighting its white ay free.

Hendrickson voiced the opinion lat consumers would support the lunicipal plant in preference to he public utilities plant even hough the Illinois Power Light franchise did have the 43 years 5 run. Mayor Holcomb also brought up he gas rate question, proposing hat the city might purchase gas rom the Mississippi Fuel Gas Co. ines, which ran nearby, or from any of the four oil refineries which circled about. All the refineries were wishing for a market for their gas, he said. Painting of the city's name on he municipal water tank was brought up when Mayor Holcomb aid one painted had offered to do the work for $30.

No action was taken on the request of the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. to place a manhoel on Evans ivenue so that Its wires might be aken underground at the point where they crossed under the high tension lines over the Illinois Terminal tracks. Mayor Holcomb asked City orney Manning to Investigate the possibilities of city regulation of truck weights. Also requested Street Superintendent H. H.

Werges to take steps toward getting weeds cut In the city. The alderman held a general dU- cussio nover public sentiment toward a new trunk sewer following the rains. Powder Blast at Benton Mine Plant Kills Three Men BENTON, 111, sept. 9, OP)-Three men were killed Injured and as three others Juei injured a result of a -vim a. uynun, pan owner of a which destroyed the powder horse race Information bureau, was oufe the Safety Mining Co.

abducted for one week recently fon here al 8:3 a. today, a reported ransom of $75.000 lcers the company which though he denied a cent was paid. He was to view the prisoners later today. Partner.Got Cash. Hackett, 57 years old, said he trailed to the Navajo Fields Club by a gang in two automobiles.

They seized him, wound bandages about his face and drove him to a nous" about 20 miles away. His wife was advised by telephone that she would never see Hackeit again unless met the gang on a country road and paid over $150.000. she and Jamts E. Blouin, Hackett'x business associate and former national bowling out. the order, i the hospital.

champion, tarried Hackett said. He told police the men had abducted Daniel Chamberlain, makes cardox shells used In blast- coal said 10 men were working powder house when the powder Ignited and fire swept the Building. Four men, they said, ea caped injury. The who were killed are Herbert Smith, 19; Joe Hasklns and Carl Mooneyhan, 20. The injured are James Godfrey, J.

Randall Siarborough, 20; and Aden Otteison, 21. All of the dead and injured are from Benton. Mooneyhan and Smith were in- tantly killed, their bodies burned rlip Hasklas died about a naif hour the explosion in Tell of Killings Prisoners Claim Granite City and Collinsville As Homes DENVER, Sept. Two youths who came from adjoining Illinois towns to become robbers hi the west, were held here today, one for the slaying of a policeman and the other for the death of a hitch hiker he har first befriended. One, Albert Carlson, confessed slayer of Patrolman William Keating in a robbery hers a week ago, is awaiting trial.

He is from Granite City, HI. Police said the other, John Markham of CoUinsville, 111., Just nine miles away, has confessed he shot and killed Stanley Moore, Michigan School of Mines student, after he had given the youth a ride in his car. 'I had to kill him," Markham told police, "I picked him up in Lincoln, and he looked like a good guy, but he got the idea the car I was driving was stolen and he kept talking about turning me up. Nobody can say he didn't have his chance." Moore was slain near Holyoke, and his body was dumped at the roadside. His uncle, E.

G. Moore, said he was hitch-hiking his way here to enter the Colorado School of Mines. Markham, who boasts of 47 robberies from Toledo, Ohio, to Los Angeles, and that he "shot a guy in St. Louis," admitted the car in which he came here from Kansas City was stolen. Its' discovery here yesterday led to his arrest.

He has been cleared of suspicion in the slaying of Cecil Pruitt, Colorado ex-convict, who was found beaten to death in Kansas City Sunday. Investigation of the slaying of Moore led police into the Pruitt case where, Police Chief Albert T. Clark, announced, they discovered evidence pointing toward Pruitt as the slayer of Patrolman William Hicks in Kansas City two years ago. Granite City Man, Wife Slayer, Goes To Arizona Prison Bank Clerk's Shortage Fixed at $3,665,929 CHICAGO, Sept. 9.

de falcatlons of Walter E. Wolf, former $75 a week manager of the coupon collection department of the Continental-Illinois Bank Trust have been fixed at 13,685,929.06. This was announced late yesterday by Arthur M. Reynolds, chairman of the bank's board of directors, who said the entire amount probably would be recovered, partly from $2,000,000 of insurance. The balance of loss over the $2,000,000 Insurance was charged out of a special reserve fund.

The bank has resources of more than one billion dollars, the reserve fund alone amounting to $10,000,000. Is One of Trio Held For Shooting Two Men In Holdup FLORENCE, Sept. 9, Three former convicts, described by officials as have been checked in at the state prison here serve long terms for wounding 'wo men in a filling station holdup. John Wills, owner of a station east of Globe, and his son, Edward, were the victims. Both recovered.

Arthur Dorman, 55, formerly of Granite City, 111., Frank Dorman, 29, and G. E. Laine, 24, pleaded juilty to a charge of assault with intent to kill. Arthur Dorman is under sentence of from 10 to 20 Laine and Frank Dorman were given 15 to 30 years each. Prison records show Arthur Dorman was sentenced to the state prison at Menard, 111., 10 years ago on a charge of manslaughter.

He later was transferred to the prison, from which he was discharged June 17, 1931. He was sentenced to prison after he had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge, when the body of a woman, presumed to be his wife was found in a shallow grave on a farm near Granite City. Charges oi first degree murder gave way to those of the lighter crime when the prosecutors were unable to prove that the body disinterred was beyond question that of his wife, Mrs Nora Dorman. Laine was apprehended in Toledo, July 7, 1925, and sentencet to the reformatory Rt Mansfield Ohio, on a larceny charge. Frank Dorman served in the Menard prison and at Pontlac in 1917.

In 1924 he was sent enced to four months at tha itatp farm at Vandalia, 211.. on a prohi bition violation charge. County Board to Take Up Credit Question at Meet Authorizes Investigation Of Necessary Anticipation Warrants EDWARDSVILLE, Sept. 9, Madison County Board of Supervisors Tuesday instructed its finance committee to investigate and learn the amount for which anticipation warrants can and must be issued against taxes, assessments for which were made this year. The instructions were to have the report ready by the October meet- Ing of the board.

Another point for the committee's investigation was the possibilities of disposing of the anticipation warrants. At Present County Treasurer William Balrd is investigating the possibility of balancing the county's debts of the past year with its total tax income, the final sum of which will be paid in the first part of October, following delinquent tax sales to be held Sept. 28. The board's right-of-way committee reported yesterday the filing of all one of a dozen condemnation suits for state highway right-of-way had been delayed due to the absence of State's Attorney Alvln C. Bohm during his wife's illness at Rochester, Minn, but that it expected to speed the remainder them through, now that Bohm had returned.

Two petitions for state aid roads, one from Fruit Station south to the Marine road, the other from Biney Station to Staunton were approved. The road and bridge committee was authorized to ask for bids for a two-mile asphalt road between Highland and Trenton. Bids will be acted upon at the October meet-. ng. The contract for men's wearing apparel and blankets for the coun- home and jail was awarded to W.

W. Warnock Co. of Edwards- irille. Desmond Manufacturing Co. of Edwardsville was awarded he contract on a steam boiler for, the county home at 1837.

Only one- other bid, that of Grorge Gent, was eceived. The road and bridge committee et the contract for a beam testing machine to the Tlnlus Olson Testing Machine Co. for $275, An invitation to the supervisors nd assistants was received from, the Greater East Side Council of Commercial Associations to a meeting to be held in Granite City Sept. 21 at the Community High School. A dinner will be served at :45 and Robert Kingery, manager of the Chicago Regional 'lannig Association, and member if the Illinois State park advisory board, will be the principle speak- ir.

The board decided it was impossible to increase the probate anc county court bailiff's salary. It was asked that their salaries be from $70 per month to $90. St. Louisans Wed Here George Beeman, 31, Miss Geraldine Forrest, 22, both of St Louis, were united in marriage on Tuesday by Justice Prank Ford The Justice spent the Labor Da' week-end In Elsah at a home re cently purchased there. by his daughter, Mrs.

Alice Condlt, am gave Monday to laying out a gar den site. STONY Break BROOK, Con an, other Blue Island gambler, on last January and obtained $800 from him. Hackett said he had retired from gambling after one of his totofd are in a crlti- conditlon, attending physicians uodfrey, the most seriously stable J. D. la auffer Ing from a breakdown because of a robbery no particularly because of the enor mity of the crime, nor the wor involved in finding the culprits bu from the facts that thta was th first robbery Stony Brook has ex perienced in 79 years.

It occur red Just at, retire from record. he was preparing office with a clear HA J1 1HWPW PDM- injured is not expected to live. company officials were unable to give the cawc of blast. Wit 11 ID UWriuwnu was bombed March 2 Read Trteg, apb Wanl Thanks, TOLEDO, o. "Wlwn a- feller needs an enemy." That's the wa George Klotz, 36, wiU Interpret th well-known phrase hereafter.

Tw years ago George lost hla powe of speech in a railroad in a dupute recently ha WM hi the head and knocked, unoon sciauf. recovered to find AOt Dally I had returned to SEATTLE, Sept. fl, nd ashore; from Alaska to Puget Sound, Mariners; aviaters and fly- ng scanned the'west- ern horizon today for some trace the airplane of 3on Moyle and Cecil A. Allen. had been no word from flyers at noon today, more mn forty hours after their take ff from Samushlro Beach, Japan, a projected flight to Seattle.

They had hoped to reach Seattle noon today. At 12:30 p. m. (2:30 m. Alton time) they, will have een in the air 48 hours.

Because of a tall wind, aviators ere were hopeful then- gasoline upply would Jast longer than the otted 47 hours. Although not a word had been jcelved as to their progress since hey were sighted off Japan 70 Inutes after, their take-off, there as little The hour for their arriv- drawing near, however. hey had expected to reach Seate In 44 hours or a little more. Field lights and beacons were urned skyward from Boeing Field ere, and from the county airport Tacoma in the early hours. Ships nd radio stations from the Aleu- lan Islands to Seattle were, on the ert, eager to witness the Intter hase of what started out to be the Irst non-stop, airplane flight across he Pacific's breadth.

Interested citizens began to stir ere at dawn. A few had arrived the air field soon.after midnight, eterrnihed miss, nothing in the vent Moyle and Allen sailed in head- -of schedule. Weather 1 reports' had Indicated fa- orable flying conditions over the tter part of their route. Knowing Moyle and Allen had nough gasoline to remain in the 47 hours, or until p. m.

Iton time, the early comers did ot voice any anxiety for their afety. Farm Board Not To Ask Congress For More Stone Announces Policy Stores of Wheat and Cotton WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (XP) Chairman Stone of the Farm Boar said today "we do not contemplat asking the next Congress for an more money." Stone reiterated that the boar did not contemplate any furthe purchases of wheat and cotto through its stabilization cvorpora tions. It now holds approximately 1 300,000 bales of cotton and 200,000 000 bushels of wheat, bought at time when the price of these com moditles was much higher than is now. Congressional critics of th board's operations have said the would oppose any further large ap propriations for the board in th next Congress.

Under the Agricultural Marke Ing Act, the board was given a re volving fund of $600,000,000 when began operations in July, 1929. Th last of this $500,000,000 was appro priated for the board in the la Congress. The chairman also announced that the Farm Board is negotiatin in several quarters tor addition sales of a part of the 200,000,00 bushels of wheat it Chairman Stone added that had "nothing to say whatever" reports that Germany was negotla ing for 200,000 tons of Farm Boar grain. The board chairman would say whether exchanges with Germany on the reported deal had been made or whether it was even being considered. "We have several wheat deals in view," stone said, "but there is nothing to say for present on any of them." The board has lold In the pant few weeks 18,000,000 bushels of wheat to China and has exchanged 35,000,000 buthels lor 1,060,000 West Scans Pacific For Tokyo Flyers Sighted 70 Minutes After Takeoff In Japan 4465 Mile Hop Beach Monday Afternoon, Figuring 44- Hour Trip Lost Boy Just Hunting His Mother He Explains State Police To Help Raid Dogs, Bernreuter Says Continued from page-1.

plemented his 'address oy quoting Grover Cleveland's "Public office is a public trust," and declared it is the "duty of every citizen to come here and talk, now that the grand Jury is in session." Judge Bernreuter was asked if, in the event the injunction of Judge Brown is dissolved by Brown and the sheriff thus is pwmitted to close the track on the Bernreuter- Miller order, the grand Jury would remain in session. "Oh, yes; that won't make any lackwell Chosen New Commander By Legion IJost Other Officers Elected At Capacity Meeting M. L. Blackwell, an insurance gent, was elected without ppposi- ion Tuesday as commander of Alon post of the American Legion. With other 1932 officers of the eterans' organization, he will be nstalled at the October meeting, ucceeding Meyer ommarider's chair.

the Other, 'officers chosen last night are: E. L. Michelbuch, senior vice commander; William W. Lengacher, Junior vice commander; ilanuel Arsht, treasurer; William Wilkinson, chaplain; and Joseph Mohr, Earl Lmkogle, Robert Streeper, Dr. Mclntosh and William Woh- ert, executive board.

Under leadership of Commander Meyer in the last year Alton post ittained a record membership of Blackwell, as membership ihairman. led the successive membership drives which made the local post one of the largest In the state. The annual meeting drew an attendance that taxed the seating ca- saclty of the Legion headquarters. Reports by delegates to the state convention were heard, and the post home committee were given further to perfect plans before offer- ng a definite recommendation' in the movement for the Legion to acquire a headquarters of its own. Figure Postal Deficit For Year at $150,000,000 WASHINGTON.

Sept 9, total deficit of $150,000,000 for the current fiscal year was foreseen today by Acting Postmaster Gen- difference. This grand Jury will go on, inquiring into these things." He was asked if it was likely the grand Jury would demand payrolls of the dog track, Judge Bernreuter having state publicly on former 00 casions "political leaders are on the payroll." "What the Jury does Is up to the special state's attorney. But we'll follow that payroll all over Madison County." C. C. Ellison, named special state's attorney by Bernreuter and Miller and whose appointment was set aside by Brown, said he could not discuss what likely would be presented to the special grand jury.

"The law doesn't permit me to discuss that," he said. Sheriff Ready to Act It was likely Ellison would conduct the inquiry. Harry Faulkner, an assistant to Ellison, was seen in the Brown court room. H. B.

Eaton, the. other assistant, was about the courthouse Sheriff Fitzgerald said if the Brown injunction is dissolved, he will take a force of deputies to the track and carry out the Bernreu- ter-Mlller order, taking possession of the track. There was some discussion about the Courthouse regarding the status of the state police in a matter such as this. Some attorneys claimed the state police are without authority to act, pointing out their function is limited.to highway patrol, and that the Oenetal Assembly at the last session, defeated a measure to Increase powers of the state force. Addressing the special grand jury, Judge Bernreuter said: Address To Jury "Gentlemen-of the Grand Jury: "You have been selected for an unusual regular grand Jury for this term of court was very earnestly instructed concerning the gambling conditions 6f this county.

These instructed were entirely disregarded. "Today, one of these gambling establishments is opening, ignoring the processes and writs of your court. -Thifi gambling institution has grown in power, wealth and political influence until now it undertakes to dictate to political influence until now -it undertakes to dictate to and control the law enforcing agencies of this county. The promoters of this concern have grown wealthy. Its enormous profits seem to.

have, been liberally shared with many persons, of. political influence. "Its payroll has apparently reached "the pockets of all kinds of people, who in turn feel that they should do something to keep it a going concern. "Make a thorough invstlgatlon to determine whether' or not a large number of persons, are working In harmony and -'conspiracy aid and promote this open arid notorious gambling institution. "The court believes that thl: grand jury will not in any way al- Ipw itself to be swayed by the widespread influence of the- gambling fraternity.

We want you to go into this matter thoroughly no matter where the chips fly. Investigate it fairly and with an open mind, bu go straight through like a steel bullet no matter who gets hit. "The fair name of Madison County has lost much of its flm reputation throughout the country by reason of having become a safe place for all kinds of public and private gambling. "It is time to clean house. Men do your full duty without malice fear or favor." Argument oh Motion In Brown's court.

Assistant Etate' Attorney Welch of Collinsville ar gued for dissolution of the injunc tlon. State's Attorney Bohm, who recently returned from where his wife underwent an operation, sat'with Welch. Speaking for the Madison Kennel Club, against dissolution of the in- junnctlon, was Arthur M. iFtzgerald of Springfield. Associated with him were E.

J. O'Hare and J. M. Rose of St Louis and John M. Karnes of One of the brightest lost boys ever returned to hU parental ropf by the police was 5-year-old Junior who was found In the West Third street business district Tuesday afternoon where, according to his story to the patrolmen, he was trying to find his mother by making a search of the stores.

Junior lost only In the sense that he did not know the way home. He knew his name, his age his home address, and his fathers name and occupation. He regarded all policemen as his friends and seemed entirely unconcerned over 6 explaining that his father was Nick Scortia of 501 Pearl street, he added he was called Junior but that his real name was Nicholas while his daddy's was Nick. "I started school today," he proudly related to Desk Sergeant Scott. "I go to "Why didn't you go home after school was out at noon?" he was asked.

"Oh, I thought my mama was downtown, and I decided to go down and look for her," he said. "I went to all the dime stores." City Hall to Get Its First Repaint Job Bid of $125 Wins Job Coating Outside Woodwork 'V Board of Appeals Denies Change of Residence Zoning Bequest on Delmar Would Be Isolated Ruling Sewer Discussed Following a public hearing In ity Hall, Tuesday evening, the Joard of Zone Appeals in execu- ive session adopted a report to ilty Council recommending dlsap- of a petition of Andrew logue and others that a lot on Delmar avenue at Chouteau be hanged from residence to busi- less classification. The report will transmitted to City Council tonight. Members of the appeals body are said to have taken a stand that prostlng the petition would vlplate precdeent already set In other appeals for zoning classification hanges. It was indicated that ime might come when there would a movement to change all of south side of Delmar from State west to Chouteau to business the reason for' this being that property on the side of Delmar, which is outside the: city, is being turned to business purposes.

Members of the appeal body Indicated such a change would not be in violation of zoning principles, but that to change Just'one ot in a residence area already close to a business center would be in of action of the Council to refuse many similar petitions affecting lots similarly close to neighborhood business districts. The only person to appear before the commission last night in response to the call for the public aearing was Andrew Hogue, but there; was a petition signed by.a number of property owners porting his request. to object. Hogue Council to Hear Proposal To Drain Site of Playground The city building committee- composed of Aldermen Hoffman and Jarrett, held a meet- Ing in the office of the city clerk Tuesda yevenlng at which award of a contract for the painting of ex- 1 terior woodwork on City Hall to W. Waits as the best bidder was approved.

Waite's bid, one of dozen proposals received, was said to have been $135. The painting': job will be the first on the city building since it was completed in the summer of 1828, just three years- ago, Members of the sewer of the Council, Aldermen Fahrlg, McPherson and Kennedy, met to open bids on the projected drain- Ing of the Hellrung playground' pond, but made public no report on' their deliberations. It' was said by-' the chairman that a report haft" been agreed on for submission to- the council tonight, at which time the results of the bidding would be" made known. Have Figure. There has been a division of opinion in Council as the advisability of proceeding on the job at this time.

Alderman Hellrung has been urging action, as was proposed when budget was drawn last argument advanced against ac-- tlon this year is that the city needs; the sewer fund money for other-! work and that, since a considerable fill remains to be made in the- playground, the installation of drain could wait until the fill 1s- finished. Some final disposition of the mat-' ter is looked for at the Council" meeting tonight. A bid ably under the estimated cost of- the drain was said by a member of- the committee to have been celved, but he and others of the- commlttee were unwilling to an--' nounce the committee recommenda-: tlon on the drainage project before it is submitted to the aldermanlc- No one came explained he wanted to open a store on the lot he controls at Delmar arid Chouteau. In connection with the appeals board meeting, members of- the City -Plan Commission had a brief jrieetlng at which the new.mem- ber, William Zimmermann was seated. He was recently appointed to fill a vacancy caused by resignation of A.

T. Blvens. body. Building Fee Cut. An important ordinance to be presented to the Council tonight 'for initial consideration Is one: which would amraend the Zoning: ordinance by eliminating fees on: permits for work up to $300.

The change proposed -would not ellmlnvi ate the necessity for permits and inspections on all work costing more than $100. but merely would rt- lieve property owners of fee costs. Volley of Selling Dissipates Rally In Stock Market Early Gains on Covering By Shorts Are Discounted Mrs. A. F.

Corey Dies in Texas eral Coleman postal savings mounted to the new high record of approximately $400,000,000. While hard times were affecting the postal revenues, Mr. Coleman said the savings had doubled, indicating that hoarded capital to some extent was responsible for the existing business condition. He predicted the tide would turn to economic normalcy "when employed people, fortunate enough to have a much decreased cost of living, quit piling up savings in fear of the future and begin to purchase things they normally desire." To shrinkage of orders and shipments he attributed the present slow volume of mall. Postal receipts, after 15 years of, steady acceleration, have dropped 000, The decrease is expected to bring reverberations in the next Congress.

The latest estimate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, puts the receipts at $656,000,000 as against $705,000,000 last year. Postal savings Increased from $176,000,000 to $350,000,000 in the year ending June 30, 1931, and now arc about cf Brazilian East Bt. Louis. The Brown courtroom was crowded. Many persons were in the courthouse corridors, and the actions of the Brown on one side of the third-floor corridor and Miller and Btrnreuter on the other the topics buzzing comment.

Brown first enjoined the state's attorney and sheriff from interfering with operation of the dog track. Then Bernreuter and Miller issued an injunction closing the. track and appointed Ellison a special state's attorney apcj: Eaton nnd Faulkner his assistants. Tit For Tat next wt. aside the order appointing Ellison.

Next Miller anc Bernreuter named Rellly a specla officer and gave him search-warrant to the track. Rellly arrested one employe, Meanwhile, the state's attorney's office fllad a motion nto set aside the Brown injunction. This motion was being argued. Next, Bernreuter and Miller caUec a special grand jury ai'd Instructs Robert Morrow, a former Alton po liceman in the Crawford adminis E. L.

Corey of 2314 State street received word today of the death in Houston, of his mother, Mrs. Angle F. Corey, 91, a former resident of the Brighton and Medora communities. She was the widow of the late Edward F. Corey.

Mrs. Corey's death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Mason, with whom she long had made her home, and whom she accompanied to Houson from Brighton four years ago, nfirmaties of age were the cause death. She had been falling for le last six months, but up to hat time had been quite active or one of her years, Mrs. Corey's body will be brought ack from Texas for burial, and nterment will be in the Summer- ille cemetery near Medora.

Fun- raj plans will be announced later. Besides her Alton son and her daughter in Houston, Mrs, Corey 8 survived by a daughter, Mrs. George Haeberle of Los Angeles, and two other sons, Warren Corey of JerseyvlUe and Ross Corey of Angeles. P. Editor Still Improving.

B. Cousley, editor and post- miater, continued to show steady Improvement today at St. Joseph's Hospital. It was not believed, how- hiiv'Phystelaw would permit to tori Iew tration, Meanwhile, Sheriff Fitzgerald has been rectrained by one judge from Interfering with by the and hai been ordered by two others to close it. Faced with contempt in any thing he did, the sheriff, on th advtca counsel, hat served no Mew York Central Cuts Dividends and Salaries NEW YORK, Sept.

9, UP)-The New York Central railroad company today reduced the quarterly dividend from $1.50 to $1, making the second reduction in the dividend rate this year. A reduction from the $6 annual rate had been expecetd in Wall street. The $6 rate was established 1 last, with the payment of a quarterly dividend of $1.60, and marked a reduction from the $8 basis which had bsen in effect from Aug. 1927. The rate was an 8 from 7 effective Aug.

1923. after payments at $5 during the previous eight years, The $4 annual basis established todiy is the lowest for thlg leading eastern trunkline since 1914 In which year it paid only $3.75 a share, The common stock told yesterday and today at $60.37 a share, the lowest of the century company announced salary reduction! ranging from 10 to 20 eftwtlve Oct. NEW YORK, Sept, 9, stock market poked Its head up today, only to attract a fresh volley of selling. A little flurry of short covering sent several shares up a point or so for a time in the morning, but heavy pressure against General Motors, and further sogglness in the rails and utilities, developed by midday. There were numerous losses of a point or two.

The bond market was again dragged down by the rail Issues. General Motors sagged more than a point to within a fraction of the year's low. International Harvester and National Biscuit were soft spots, losing more than 2 points to record new minimum levels, pont sagged in sympathy General Motors, losing more thanx 3. Miscellaneous issues losing a point or two Included Consolidated Gas, Columbia Gas, American Telephone, National Power and Light, Eastman, Gillette, Woolworth, At- chlson. Union Pacific, New York Central, Illinois Central, Nickel Plate, Reading and others.

Some of the gold mining Issues were bid up, however, notably Alaska Juneau and Homestake, the latter recording a new high for the year. Air reduction rallied on announcement of the regular and regular extra dividends. The mid-week business statistics provided little impetus to the market in. either direction, and the price movement appeared to be governed largely by uneasiess over dividends. The further cut in New York Central's quarterly payment from $1.50 to $1, after the reduction from $2 earlier in the year, had been fully discounted by recent selling of the stock, which recorded a record low for the century yesterday.

Considerable uncertainty over maintalnance of tha $3 annual rate by General Motors is buing felt in brokerage circles, and celling of the stock was coincident with brokerage house gossip that, the rate be reduced to Telegraph Prints Items From These Communities Today Dow i Roxana Bethalto Greenfield West Alton Bunker Hill EdwardsvUli Kane Fidelity Orafton Brlghto.) Jerstyvtlle Bait Alton Wood River.