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TWO 5 Men Held AsKidnapers: Of Gamblers Two Positively Identified By One Victim, Police Say Paid $75,000 Ransom Roche Delcares Gang Was Captured and Freed By Officers DECATUR, Sept. 9 (P) William Cusack of the Detective Bureau, said today that James Hackett, Blue Island, gambler, positively Moore, arrest here, as one of the men who napped him for $75,00 ransom last Malisack brought Hackett here today for 8 showup of Moore and two other men arrested with him Sunday night as a prowlers on. the South Side Country Club. reported to State's Attorney John W. Evans here that he expected to leave Decatur this morning with Moore, Morris Luttrell and John singer of Springfleld, arrested with him; Joseph Yates, picked up early today as friend of Moore, Wad Williame Wallace.

Wallace was arrested this Ing. He, Moore and Yates, were arrested In St. Louls 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 kidnapings of John J. Lynch, millionaire turfman, and James Hackett, Blue Island gambler. They were to 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 Moore was arrested with Morris Lutrell and John Esslinger at the South Side Country Club, a cottage colony five miles from here, as disturbers of the peace. Wire Paid. "But I understand," Cusack said.

"that the men were planning kidnap a Springfield man when they were caught. Yates is known to the local police as the operator of a gambling establishment near here. "He was neyer convicted of 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, on the reported payment by his friends and relatives of $50,000 ransom. Hackett was kidnaped from the Navajo Fields Country tub last May under mysterious circumstances. After being held a short time, he was released when his wile was reported to have put up $75,000 for him. Tells 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, Ill. gambler, had been arrested last May and had bought their freedom with a $50,000 bribe. The kidnapers, under arrest In Decatur, where they were captured yesterday and today paid bribe before being charged with the crime, Roche declared. Five the men, one of whom was positively identified by Hackett as one of the kidnapers who obrained a large sum of money for his release, were enroute to here today under guard of Lleut.

William Cusack of the Chicago Detective Bureau. Hackett, after his release, said $150.000 had been paid. but police estimated the amount at $75,000 Lieut. Cusack revealed this morn.ing that Hackett had identifled 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 10 Moore are Morris Lutterell and John Essinger of Springfield. Joseph Yates and William Wallace. Roche said Hackett's kidnapere were stopped by police shortly atter they received the ransom and that the officers either found the money in their possession or recognized they held valuable prisoners. They took two-thirds of the sum. he sald, and released the men.

He sald further Investigation would pe made. Roche refused to reveal the source of his information and said he did not know whether the policemen involved were local, state or county officers. John J. Lynch, part owner of 8 horse race information bureau. was abducted for one week recently for a reported ransom of $75.000 though he denied a cent was paid.

He was to view the prisoners later today, Partner Got Cash. Hackett, 57 years old, said he was trailed to the Navajo Fields Club by a gang in two automobiles. They seized him, wound bandages abou: his face and drove him to a house about 20 miles away. His wife was advised by telephone that she would never see Hackett again unless she met the gang on A country road and paid over $150.000. She and James E.

Blouin, Hackett's business ciate and former national bowling champion, carried out the order. Hackett said. He told police the men had abducted Dante! Chamberlain, another Blue Island gambler, on last January 6 and obtained $600 from him. Hackett said he had retired from gambling after one of his 05- tablishments was bombed March 2 Madison County Men Heldin West Each Charged With Slay. ing by Authorities in Denver Tell of Killings Prisoners Claim Granite City and Collinsville As Homes DENVER, Sept.

9, UP)Two youths who came from adjoinIllinois towns to become robbers fn 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 here a week ago, is awaiting trial. He is from Granite City, Ill. Police said the other. John Markham of Collinsville, 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 8 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 E. at roadside. His uncle, G. Moore, sald he W85 hitch -hiking his way here to enter the Colorado School of Mines.

Markham, who boasts of 47 robberles 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 who was found beaten to death in Kansas City Sunday. Investigation of the slaying of Moore police into the Pruitt case where, Police Chief Albert T. Clark, announced, they discovered evidence pointing toward Pruitt 05 the slayer of Patrolman William Hicks in Kansas City two years ago.

Granite City Man, Wife Slayer, Goes To Arizona Prison Is One of Trio Held For Shooting Two Men In Holdup FLORENCE, Sept. 9, (P)- Three former convicts, described by officials as have been checked in at the state prison here to serve long terms for wounding two 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, Frank Dorman, 29, and G.

E. Laine, 24, pleaded guilty a charge of assault with intent to kill. Arthur Dorman 1s under sentence of from 10 to 20 years. Laine and Frank Dorman were given 15 to 30 years each. Prison records show Arthur Dorman was sentenced to the state prison at Menard, 10 years ago on a charge of manslaughter.

He later was transferred to the Jollet, 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 of first degree murder gave way to those of the lighter crime when the prosecutors were unable to prove that the body disinterred was yond question that of his wife, Mrs. Nora Dorman. Laine was apprehended in Toledo, July 7, 1925, sentenced to the reformalory Rt Mansfield, Ohio, on a larceny charge.

Frank Dorman served in the Menard prison and at Pontiac, in 1917. In 1924 he sentenced to four months at the state farm at Vandalla, on a prohlbition violation charge. St. Louisans Wed Here George Beeman, 31, and Miss Geraldine Forrest, 22, both of St. Louis, were united in marriage on Tuesday by Justice Frank Ford.

The Justice spent the Labor Day week-end in Elsah at home cently purchased there by his daughter, Mrs. Alice Condit, and gave Monday to laying out a gar den site. Tough Break stable J. Kerwin 18 suffer. STONY BROOK, Y.

Coning from 8 nervous breakdown because of a robbery here not particularly because of enormity of the crime, nor the work involved in Anding the culprits but from the facts that the Arst robbery Stony Brook has experienced in 79 years. It occurred just as he was preparing to retire from office with clean record. Thanks, Foe! TOLEDO, O. "When feller needs an enemy." That's the way George Klotz, 36, will Interpret the well known phrase hereafter. Two years George lost his power of speech in a railroad accident.

In a dispute recently ha was hit on the head and knocked scious He recovered to find speech I had returned to aim to the the the the the the the the Bank Clerk's Shortage Fixed at $3,665,929 CHICAGO. Sept. 9, (P)-The defalcations 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 tors, 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 cial reserve fund. The bank has resources of more than one billion dollars, the reserve fund alone amounting to $10,000,000. County Board to Take Up Credit Question at Meet Authorizes Investigation Of Necessary Anticipation Warrants EDWARDSVILLE, Sept, 9, (Speclai) -The 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 meeting of the board. Another point for committee's investigation was the bilities of disposing of the anticipation warrants.

At Present County Treasurer William Baird 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 but one of a dozen condemnation suits for state highway right-of-way had been delayed due to the absence of State's Attorney Alvin C. Bohm during his wife's Illness at Rochester, Minn, but that it expected to speed the remainder c' 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-. ing. The contract for men's wearing apparel and blankets for the home and jail was awarded to W. W.

Warnock de Co. of EdwardsCo. of a Edwardsville Was awarded ville. M. Desmond Manufacturing contract on a steam boller for.

the county home at $837. Only one other bid, that of George Gent, was received. The road and bridge committee let the contract for a beam testing machine to the Tinius Olson Testing Machine Co. for $275, An invitation to the supervisors. and assistants was received from the Greater East Side Council of Commercial Associations to a meeting to be held Granite City Sept.

School. 21 A at dinner the will Community be served High she 6:45 and Robert Kingery, general manager of the Chicago Regional Plannig Association, and member of the Illinots State park advisory board, will be the principle speaker. The board decided it was impossible to Increase the probate and county court bailiff's salary, It was asked that their salaries be increased from $70 per month to $90. Farm Board Not To Ask Congress For More Money Stone Announces Policy -Holds Stores of Wheat and Cotton WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (P) Chairman Stone of the Farm Board said today "we do not contemplate asking the next Congress for any more money." Stone relterated that the board did not contemplate any further purchases of wheat and cotton through its stabilization corporations.

It now holds approximately 300,000 bales of cotton and 000 bushels wheat, bought at a time when the price of these commodities was much higher than it Is now. Congressional critics of the board's operations have said they would oppose any further large appropriations for the board in the next Congress. Under the Agricultural MarketIng Act, board was given a re. volving fund of $500,000,000 when it began operations in July, 1929. The last.

of this $500,000,000 was appropriated for the board the last Congress. The chairman also announced that the Farm Board is negotiating In several quarters for additional sales of a part of the 200,000,000 bushels of wheat It holds. Chairman Stone added that he had "nothing to say whatever" on reports that Germany was negotiating for 200,000 tons of Farm Board grain. The board chairman would not say whether any 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 say for the present on any of them." The board has sold In the past few weeks 16,000,000 bushels of wheat to Chins and has exchanged 35,000,000 bushels for 1,050,000 bags of Brazilian coffee West Scans Pacific For Tokyo Flyers Last Sighted 70 Minutes After Takeoff In Japan 4465 Mile Hop Left Beach Monday noon, Figuring 44.

Hour Trip SEATTLE, Sept. 9, (P)-Float and ashore, from Alaska to Puget Sound. Mariners, aviaters and flying scanned the western horizon today for some trace of the trans Pacific airplane of Don Moyle and Cecil A. Allen. had been no word from the flyers at noon today, more than forty.

hours after their take off from Samushiro Beach, Japan. on a projected flight to Seattle. They had hoped to reach Seattle by noon today. At 12:30. p.

m. (2:30 p. m. Alton time) they. will have been in the air 48 hours.

Because of a tall wind, aviators here were hopeful their gasoline supply would last longer than the allotted 47 hours. Although not 8 word had been recelved as to their progress since they were sighted off Japan 70 minutes after. their take-off, there WaS little The deadline--the hour for their arrival-was drawing near, however. They had expected to reach Seattie in 44 hours or a little more. Fleld lights and beacons were turned skyward from Boeing Field here, and from the county airport at Tacoma in the early hours.

Ships and radio stations from the Aleutian Islands to Seattle were on the alert, eager to witness the latter phase of what started out to be the first non-stop airplane flight across the Pacific's breadth. Interested citizens began to stir here at dawn. A few had arrived at the air field soon after midnight, determined miss. nothing in the event Moyle Allen sailed. ahead of schedule.

Weather reports had indicated 1s- vorable flying conditions over. the latter part of their route. Knowing Moyle and Allen had enough gasoline to remain in the air 47 hours, or until 1:30 p. m. Alton time, the early comers did not voice any anxiety for their Blackwell Chosen New Commander By Legion Post Other Officers Elected At Capacity Meeting M.

L. Blackwell, an Insurance agent, was elected opposition Tuesday as commander of Alton post of the American Legion. With other 1932 officers of the veterans' organization, he will be installed: at the October meeting, succeeding Dr: Ollie Meyer In the commander's chair. Other. 'officers chosen last night Michelbuch, senior vice commander; William W.

Lengjunior vice commander; Manuel Arsht, treasurer; William Wilkinson, chaplain; and Joseph Mohr, Earl Linkogle, Robert Streeper, Dr. McIntosh and William Wohlert, executive board. Under leadership of Commander Meyer in the last year Alton post attained a record membership of 490. Blackwell, 85 membership chairman, 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 pacity of the Legion headquarters, Reports by delegates the state convention were heard, and the post home committee were given further time to perfect plans before offering 8 definite recommendation: in the movement for the Legion to acquire headquarters of its own.

Figure Postal Deficit For Year at $150,000,000 WABHINGTON, Sept. 9, (AP)-A total deficit of $150,000,000 for the current fiscal year was foreseen today by Acting Postmaster General Coleman as 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, dicating that hoarded capital to some extent was responsible for the existing business condition. He predicted the tide would turn to economic normalcy "when ployed people, fortunate enough to have a much decreased cost of liv.

ing, 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 Postal recelpts, 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 as $656,000,000 as against $705,000.000 last year. Postal savings increased from $175,000,000 to $350,000,000 in the year ending June 30, 1931, and now are about $400,000,000. Editor Still Improving, P. B.

Cousley, editor and postmaster, continued to show steady improvement today not st 8t. Joseph's Hospital It was believed, howlever, his physicians would permit aim to. ate yieltore for a tow days. I I I Lost Boy Just Hunting His Mother He Explains State Police To Help Raid Dogs, Bernreuter Says Brown is dissolved by Brown and the sheriff thus 1s permitted to close the track on the BernreuterMiller order, the grand jury would remain In session. "Oh, yes; that won't make any 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 casions "political leaders are on the payroll." "What the Jury does is up to the special state's attorney. But we'll follow 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 sented to the special grand jury. "The Jaw 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 11 the Brown injunction is dissolved, he will take a force of deputies to the track and carry out the Bernreuter-Miller 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 General 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: unusual regular grand "You have been, selected for an jury for this term of court was very earnestly instructed concerning the Continued from page 1. plemented his 'address by quoting Grover Cleveland's "Public office 1s 8 public trust," and declared it 1s the "duty and of every.

now that citizen the to grand come here talk, Jury 1s in session." Judge Bernreuter was asked if, iri the event the injunction of Judge gambling conditions of. this county. These Instructed were entirely disregarded. "Today. one of these gambling establishments is opening and brazenly ignoring the processes and writs of your -court- -This -gambling institution has grown in power, wealth and political influence until now it undertakes to dictate to political influence until now It under: takes 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: polltical 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 8 going concern.

"Make a thorough instigation to determine whether or not a large number of persons are working in harmony and conspiracy to aid and promote this institution. open and notorious gambling "The court believes that this grand jury will not in any way allow itself to be swayed by the widespread influence of the gambling I fraternity. We want you to go Into this matter thoroughly no matter where the chips fly. Investigate it fairly and with an open mind, but go straight through like steel bullet no matter who gets hit. "The fair name of Madison County has lost much of its tine 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 on In Brown's court. Assistant Etate's, Attorney Welch of Collinsville argued for dissolution of the injunction. State's Attorney Bohm, who recently returned from Rochester, where his wife underwent an operation, sat with Welch. Speaking for the Madison Kennel Club, against dissolution of the injunction, was Arthur M.

1Ftzgerald of Springfield. Associated with him were E. J. O'Hare and J. M.

Rose of St Louis and John M. Karnes of East St. Louls. The Brown courtroom was crowded. Many persons were in the courthouse corridors, and the actions the Judges--Brown on one side of the -floor corridor and Miller and Bernreuter on the other -were the topics of buzzing comment.

Brown first enjoined the state's attorney and sheriff from ing with operation of the dog track. Then Bernreuter and Miller issued an injunction. closing the track and appointed Ellison a.spcclal state's attorney and: Eaton and Faulkner his assiatants. Tit For Tat Brown' next. set aside' the order appointing Ellison.

Next Miller and Bernreuter named Reilly a special officer and gave him- search- warrant to raid the track. Reilly rested one employe.office Meanwhile, the state's attorney's filed a motion nto set the Brown injunction. This motion WES being argued. Next, Bernreuter and Miller called a special grand jury and instructed Robert Morrow, a former Alton poiceman in the Crawford tration, to Impanel the Meanwhile; Sheriff Fitzgerald his been restrained by one Judge from interfering with the track, and hak1 been ordered by two others to close 1t. Faced with contempt in any.

thing ho. did, the sheriff, on the advice of counsel, has served no pepere, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1931 3 19 Smuggle Arrested Aliens in Ring Into to U.S. NEW YORK, Sept. 9 Nineteen men have been arrested in an investigation officials of a has ring which, smuggled fed- eral say, 000 foreigners into the United States for fees totalling 000. The Department of Justice and the Department of Labor have been months.

cooperating In the scheme Inquiry of the for smugglers, officials Bald, was to charge each alien from $200 000 to bring him or her to this country and to blackmail them after arrival on threat or deportation. Muny Power Plant! Would Cut Taxes, Not Light Bills Wood River Council Told That Is Trend In Other Cities Most communities having municipal power plants charge the same rates as those charged by the public utilities, devoting profits from the plant to financing the community and giving the consumer relet in the form of lower taxes. This, and other Information, was given by members the Wood River Council's light committee at a meeting of the councli Tuesday night. No definite action was taken by the councl! on the municipal light plant or power rate question. The light committee, In obelsance to a resolution adopted by the joint light committees of Wood River, East Alton, gathering further Information which would enable clearer decision on whether or not the three communities might erect a common power plant.

Discussion of the council last night WAS favorable toward the plant. It started with Alderman Hendrickson's question, "How much would a municipal plant cost?" Alderman Grove returned another: "Have you any idea how much money goes out of here every year for power furnished by public utilities?" Hendrickson, after due consideraton of this argument, agreed that the municipal plant would be 8 "good idea." Mayor Holcomb then turned the discussion to the financial aid which the power plant would be to the city and the possibility of giving property owners tax cuts because this ald. Alderman Frederick told the council he knew of 8 community which practically supported itself on its power plant. Here Mayor Holcomb added a new material by telling the council he had learned electric clocks would not be made useless by the municipal plant as he had learned manufacturers of equipment for these plants now made an instrument which would make perfect synchronization possible. This removed a great object from way of the municipal plant, he sald.

Alderman Walter Scott reminded the council that the Illinols Power Light Co. franchise would extend over 43 years yet and that the street lighting contract still had six years to run, but that the city might save some mone by lighting Its white way free. Hendrickson volced the opinion that consumers would support the municipal plant in preference to the public utilities plant even though the Illinois Power Light Co. franchise did have the 43 years to run. Mayor Holcomb also brought 1p the gas rate, question.

proposing that the might purchase gas from the Mississippi Gas Co. lines, which ran nearby, or from of the four oll refinerles which circled about. All the refineries were wishing for a market for their gas, he said. Painting of the city's name on the municipal water tank was brought one up painted when Mayor offered Holcomb said had to do the work for 630. No action was taken on the request of the Illinols Bell Telephone Co.

to place a manhoel on Evans avenue so that its wires might be taken where underground at the point they crossed under the high tension lines over the Illinois Terminal tracks. Mayor Holcomb asked City' Attorney 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 discussio nover public sentiment ward a new trunk sewer following the rains, Powder Blast at Benton Mine Plant Kills Three Men BENTON, Sept. 9. -Three men were killed and three seriously injured as result of a blast which destroyed the powder house of the Safety Mining plant here at 9:30 a. today, Officers of the company which makes cardox shells used in blastin ing the coal said 10 men were working powder house when powder ignited and fire swept the building. Four men, they said, caped injury.

The men who were killed are: Herbert Smith, 19; Joe Haskins and Carl Mooneyhan, 20. The Injured are James Randall Starborough, 20; Godfrey. and Aden Otteison. 21. All of the dead and injured are from Benton.

Mooneyhan and Smith were instantly killed. their bodies, burned to a crisp. Haskins about a hall hour after the explosion In hospital. All of the injured are in a critical said. condition, attending physicians Godfrey, the most seriously inJured 15 not expected to live.

give Company officials were unable to the cause of the blast. Read Telegraph Want Ada Daily City Hall to Get Its First Repaint Job One of the brightest lost boys ever the returned to his parental Junior roof by Scorpolice, who was WAS 5-year-old found In the West street business district Tueswhere, according to Third day afternoon to the patrolmen, he was his trying to find his mother by making story a search of the stores. Junior WAS lost only in the sense that he did not know the way home. He knew his name, his age. his home, address, and his father's name occupation.

He regarded all policemen as his friends and seemed entirely unconcerned over being lost. Naively 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 Sergeant Scott. "I go to school at noon?" he was "Why didn't. you go home after asked.

thought my mama was downtown, and I decided to go down and look for her," he sald. "I went to all the dime stores." Board of Appeals Denies Change of Residence Zoning Request on Delmar Would Be Isolated Ruling Following 8 public hearing City Hall, Tuesday evening, the Board of Zone Appeals in executive session adopted a report to City Council recommending disapproval. of 8 petition of Andrew Hogue and others that 8 a lot on Delmar avenue at Chouteau be changed from residence to buslness classification. The report will be transmitted to City Council tonight. Members of the appeals body are said to have taken a stand grasting the petition would violate precdeent already set in other sppeals for zoning classification changes.

It WAS Indicated that time might come when there would be a movement to change all of the south side of Delmar from State west to Chouteau to business classification, the reason for this being that property on the north 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 lot in a residence area already close to 8 business center would be unreasonable, in light of. previous action of the Council to refuse many similar petitions atfecting lots similarly, close to neighborhood districts. The only person to before the commission last night in response to the call for the public hearing was Andrew Hogue, but there: was a petition signed by.a number of property owners supporting his request. No one came to object.

Hogue 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 City Commission had a brief meeting at which the new. member, William Zimmermann' was seated. He was recently appointed to All 8 vacancy caused by resignation of. A.

T. Bivens. Mrs. A. F.

Corey Dies in Texas E. L. Corey of 2314 State street received word today of the death in Houston, of his mother, Mrs. Angle F. Corey, 91, former resident of the Brighton and Medora communities.

She was the widow of the late Edward F. Corey. Mrs. Corey's death occurred at home her daughter, Mrs. William Mason, with whom she long had her home, and whom she.

accompanied to Houston from Brighton four years ago. Infirmaties of age were cause of death, She had been failing for the last six months, but up to that time had been quite active for one of her years, Mrs. Corey's body will be brought back from Texas for burial, and Interment will be In the Summerville cemetery near Medora. Funeral Besides plans will be announced later. her Alton son and her daughter in Houston, Mrs.

Corey 1s survived by 8 daughter, George Haeberle of Los Angeles, and two other sons, Warren Corey of Jerseyville and Ross Corey of Las Angeles. New York Central Cuts Dividends and Salaries NEW YORK, Sept. 9, (P)-The York Central railroad company dividend today reduced the quarterly from $1.50 to $1, making the second reduction in the dividend rate this year. A reduction from the 48 annual rate had been expecetd in Wall street. The $6 rate wan established 1 last, with the payment of quarterly dividend of $1.50, and a marked a reduction from the $8 basis which had been in effect from Aug.

1, 1927. The rate was an increase from $7 effective Aug. 1. the -1023. after payments at $5 during previous eight years.

The 84 annual basis established today eastern is the trunkline lowest for this leading since 1914, 10 ghich. year it paid only $3.76 share. The common stock sold yesterday and taday at $80.37 share, the lowest of the century. reductions company announced salary tanging from 10 to 20 I percept, effective Oct. 2 Bid of $125 Wins Job of Coating Outside Woodwork Sewer Discussed Council to Hear Proposal To Drain Site of Playground The city of Aldermen bullding committee; composed Hoffman and Jarrett, held a meeting In the office of the city clerk.

Tuesda yevening at which award of a contract for the painting of terior woodwork on City Hall to 0, AS the best bidder was approved, Waite's bid, one of a dozen proposals received, was said to have been $125.. The painting: job will be the a first the city' bwlding since it was completed In the summer of 1928, Just three years: ago, Members of the sewer committee of the Council, Aldermen a Fahrig, McPherson and Kennedy, met to: open bids on the projected drain: ing of the playground: their pond, but deliberations. made public It' no was report said on by' the chairman that a report had' been agreed on for submission the Council tonight, at which time the results of the bidding would bel made known. Have Low Figure. There has been a division of opine ion in Council as to the adylsability of proceeding on the drainage: job at this time.

Alderman Hellrung has been urging. Immediate. action, as was proposed when the: city budget was drawn last An argument advanced against ac-: tion this year is that the city needs: the sewer fund money for other work and that, since considerable fIll remains to be made in the: playground, the installation of drain could wait until the 1111 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 the committee to have been re-; ceived, but he and others of committee were unwilling.

to nounce the committee recommenda-: tion on the drainage project before it is submitted to the body, Building' Fee Cut. An important ordinance expected: to be presented to the Council tonight for initial consideration is one which would ammend the Zoning: ordinance by eliminating fees on I permits for work up to $300. The change proposed. would not elimim. ate the necessity for permits and inspections on all work costing more than $100, but merely would relieve property owners of fee costs.

Volley of Selling Dissipates Rally In Stock Market Early Gains on Covering By Shorts Are Discounted an hr uc us rti vis 1m me ug stn ec PC rie eder irst oste tupp lino ndus nspil nteri nt at nt nt at nt nt Ma else elvi: Lenn reug roge amb ehm Abbe: igg iquic dews oft orille lack lacy fahn farini lay IcKe deKes Ild-0 Lo to font fullin NEW YORK, Sept, 9, UP)-The 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 8 point or 80 for a time in the morning, but heavy pressure against General Motors, further. sogginess 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 Biscult were soft spots, losing more than 2 points to record new minimum levels, Duse pont sagged in sympathy with, General Motors, losing more thad 3. Miscellaneous issues losing point or two Included Consolidated Gas, Columbia Gas, American Telephone, National Power and Light, Eastman, Gillette, Woolworth, Atchison, Union Pacific, New York Central, Illinois Central, Nickel Plate, Reading and others. Some of the gold mining Issues were bid up, however, notably Alaska Junenu and Homestake, the latter cording a new high for the year. Alr reduction rallied on ment of regular and regular extra dividends.

The week business statistics provided little impetus to the market in either direction, and the price movement appeared to be largely, further uneasiess cut in over New dividends. York Central's quarterly payment $1.50 to $1, after the reduction from $2 in the year. had been fully discounted by recent selling of the stock, which recorded 4 record low for the century day. Considerable uncertainty over maintainance of the $3 annual rate by General Motors '1s being felt 111 brokerage circles, and selling of the stock was coincident with brokerage house gossip that the rate may be reduced to $2.50. Telegraph Prints Items From These Communities Today Dow Kane Roxana Fidelity Bethalto Grafton Hartford.

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