Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 2

PAGE TWO ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 10'Jfi STATE DEMANDS DEATH PENALTY FOR M'DERMOTT News of the Markets Calls Assassination of Edi tor an Attack on Press MeDermott the Jackal. Bfc. 54, Tn n-ikin (ho itfath for I'ntil'-k Me with (he murdi of U. Melletl, Canton publisher, AM ilcln.nt I'roseeulor If. Unrter to day loM tho jury Hint tho llnn nn "flttaelr on the Arnerlrnn xvithout which our cnnnol In its iitliick nn the Hlalc'a claim Hint rtnn Rtidner wrote Jo ritrlclt K.

McMcrrnolt the day after rtoii Melletl, Canton iiuhllch'ir, xvas murdered. Melierniotl'u In- froduced nt bl.q todny export Ilinoiij to that offered hy the. ntnto yentrrday. nudner nnd AfeDcrrnott arc iridietcd Jointly for tho murder. George W.

IVntrnlley. Columbus, de clnred hfindivrltliip on the original telCRrnm not mnlrli that, on sane of Yesterday Dr. Jfenry Cleveland, main- tnlned the mime perwon hnd written nil the cxhlliltH. rniiKalley ald Ii" bollex'eH the wimo pr-rHon did not na-ite the tflfwimi wrote llio exhllilfs. The telpRTam, the stale claims, codified to tell MeDermott that Itud.

nor xvnnted him to "clear out" nfter the murder. Tlofore the Btate cloned ItH rehuttal. Steve Kn.schollr. plate's star witness, took thti stand to refute the claim of tho defenHt; thnt JCnfichdlk ban said at flio worklioiiRe, where Im IH held that hn "known nnthltiK about. Hie Mellett City News Briefs Crunli.i Car, Wrist Brnhcn Fred Ilerzofr, rosldln.or on the nnrth- pnrt at Semlnnry ronrt north of Upper Alton, received fracturo of right nrm at thn wrist yesterday while cranltlnir n.

Ford car. Thn haii- dlo slipped xvhlln lie was turning' it. striking his xvrlst nnd cnnslng Ilio fracture. To Present Cnntnlii A cantata entitled "Tlio Star Lit Way" will ho rendered at Campbell Church on -Fourth street, bc.txveen nidgo aml.UIonry streotB thlsi ex'eninB. Mrs, and members of the committee of the church will direct tho piny.

Man Shot In Nech During Hmv T'ullce today xvere contlnuiin; an In- Into some trouble In ICnst, KnfI Place. Hhortly after mld-nlfilit. in which a neKi'o named Pete Tilts worth Is reported to have been MO- x'erciy xx'ouniled. The shot xtruck TUtS'ivorlh In the jaw nnd the bullet lodged In his neck, according to the Jiollco report. Uovaua FllliiiR Station liohhed Tho Roxana.

IHMm; station nl Ihe foot, of Mnlu mrecl by thieves last, night iicrordlng to a rc- porl made early today to tbc police 1(1(1 pennies left the xvere taken. The thief. It was said, gullied entrance through rear xvlu- (low. AttniclIxT Display The Art Wall Paper whose store Is located on State street the end of Third, hnx'c an unusunl Christman wlndoxv display, xvhlch is nt- Irni'tltiK consldc'rabln attention. A home and ganige Is uhown in mlnla- ('hristmas ci'e secne.

The dlsrilny con.strueled and decorated hy employes of the store Ir.i; out a iiuggestlon by V. A. Itynn, operates the ch.thlnn store next door, and a line bit ot xvurk. Funeral of Mrs. Piepcr This Morning I'lineral services'for Mrs.

KHy.uheth T'lcpcr, ivldoxv of Krank Picper, u'hosc death occurred Wednesday ovenlmv, xvere held this mornlni; at 10 o'clock from St. Mary's Church. Tho Hex. .1. lirime xvas celebrant of the inavs.

John Kcklmrd HIIIIK at the ebuieh xvhicb xvere nttcinled by Inrfre circle of and friends. Interment xvas In St. Joseph's cetoe- tcr.x^ The pallbearers xvere Mans, McKeon, Peter li'llKni-riild, (Sen. Hoekcn. James Hart and Oeorue Noll.

LITTLE CHANGE IN WHEAT PRICE, TRADING LIGHT STOCKS STRONG DESPITE BOOST ON CALL LOANS PASSENGER ON PONCE DE LEON TELLS OF CRASH Describes the Scene After Hang- injr from Windows, Decapitated Women." Close Irregular, With Nar- Kntc Highest of Year But. row Limits to Fhictua- Upward Trend of High-, tion December I'riced Shares Contin-i Then Reacts. ties. 54, of John holiday in i MI n' values Illli lualeil in-'i'l" Sto. .1 i "i 'in I.

rtoii" ii! ei I' "i liri I 1: (ill Inolo Hi" i op. I i for tb' 'il th" f- In 4 jolvan- e. to l-'aln. show i' cents. AVlth l.u<heb.' llx'ercd )mn a xi of 111" time limit fur contract-'? th v.h'a' mnrki't t.ix-c r- i i i Ti In; Pont.

Kastm.a ft i i K.idal; and Kri" lirsl. jii'i-fi rred. High that the in ra 1 tils Mi-had support. for export xiili v.irn iii bi-l'. u.

demand. Fureifjn bUFhcls c. of in firm. of x'iou Standiic; ra for call loans 'were and (JO.W''.'.'"•('•>> than up pi-rcenl, llui highest the surpoi." l-ist y-'cr. I year, but prices ot high- It xx'iis fl.rur.-.i (oil ix- thai Argentic" up- wheat e.ntH ii.

l.ijsle I under xxh-at from th- 1 Pnitid Stai.s. liicugo ash (iriiin CHICAGO, tiec. IA'1 XX'hea! lor i on that a Im.e of fun.i-i liiel ilpir xxay bad: Hi'" o'o ma i and ne- ire 'I public fob ll 111 Ih'' curly Irad- de. No. fLS'iU; No.

-I nd. N. I harjl, -la: No. L' hard, 2 No. hard.

'h No. li.n-d. No. i 1 mixed. 5I.41';.

mixed, THie; mixed, Nn. 4 mixed, (iS.fi No, mixi'd, noji'fljc: No. mixed, No. allow, No. yellow, 7-l'n 7't'ic', No.

y. How, 7.1'>Jc; No. yellow, 7()e; No. yellow. No.

2 Nn. il While, 7-le; Nn. 4 while, HSUe; No, While, fine; No. ij whilo MKM5.V: iimpln f.MTH— Nn. xvliKe.

Xn. whlto N'n. uhile, ISe; No. 4 Willie, wimple Me. Clilcnco (Jniin Fulurcs dec.

24, Oo.Mlin; prlcc.i on ChiciiKO fjraln futuren were May, 72Nc; May, CORN Deceuiber, July, OATH TJcernihcr, 4Sc. EggR and Butter OCiS Fairly liberal Ipbi of fresh cfjira. ciiy trade rut her quiet, but there Is shlpplm; outlet for the re CetptM. Hli Mrsls, in rettirncd. le less.

iii-lMd IV-l'i. and irnil.ed S17J. Baldwin and il Mulnis 157'i. These prices indi- ealnl ovendrhl advaiiees of to 4 ATI. ANT lee.

"lei- the blood red glari i-' hy i aih oadllien, former Iietroit. poliei. ro'-ieuo iii re- and injured from thn "'1 llorlhbound de Leon and tho I'jtlm nt tJookiuni-l, (in. wliii nnixed hero. that part of the Ponce do which ablo to mox'e, told ,1 men lianginer out of xvlndoxva, xvoiiieu, mi rceng Iza ble (orp'--'-s and badly mutilated injured.

II" eoiilimied to Detroit, bin home. 'The crash came nt p. m. entirely nil hunt xvnrniug and xvlillo our train xx us making about, nil miles nn hour." said Mr. Uitlosplo.

"The. Im. pact xvas terrific and the train Jerked and creaked Hmv Crash Occurred "As sunn as I xvbat had lappemd i out nnd began In- si.igat'uu; tlie daniace niid hoxx- It all happened. Tho fireman of in xvlii, xvas on tbo siding Uild tbiit the I'imee de Leon bad ppcd bin ti'iiin the oncoming lloynl Palm, xxhieh xvas around 'tliglil bend, and that as the Pnnce fle Leon nppi oached tho freight her engineer siiluled nnd the freight engineer realising that for some i-cnson oiind train xvas steine of the southbound 1 signalled to him to make p. It.

xvas too late. eras.li .1 few NORTH ALTON Surprise Varly Kaiiio of Kim street wiis completely and delightfully Mr.s. f. Hunier on lOlrn street. (iliisvbri'imer attended I he Christmas program nt the Pi-cMby- leriiiu church and xvhen it xvas over accompanied Mm.

Hauler borne, pro- sumably for a. minutes' vis Upon at the llnmer liomc, Mia. Ciliuisbri ner found the members of Ihe (ili.iinci's class of tho Kirn Street church nnd their children axvnit- ing her. is tho Hun- day KCliool teacher of Ihu Gleaners class. U'hon the svuest of honor bnd recov crwl from her a.

social dim xviis enjoyed, nnd the guests pro.scnt her xvil bciiutifnl nnd use fill Christinay gifts. At a Into hour delicious rof resliineul xvere Herx'cd. Siicccs.sl'ul hi CiiiTolltnn Rev. O. Kirchner of Dclniar a venue, x'.

bo bus teen mentioned ii this column before as a sucecssfu Pentecostal beciin a re lirsts, seconds, packing slock at "L'o. jiricc. Is M.liri per 100 pouiulH dellvereil In St. Louis; country L1VM I'l Ill'in. Seal'elly ol' turkeys receivers to retail In small lots at sub stiindnl iiri'iiiluins.

Mucks, and large Hprlmv chick, steady. Turkeys, hi us and young loins, AVilllam Curtis and Miss Marv Kllznbeth Young of Alton xvenj mar rled Thurwlay nlKbl by the Rev. H. IloKiui nt bin home, I'jjs Mai Ilia reel. Kntabllslinient of a IrainliiL: school In central Alberta for young fHi-nici'c.

clnill.if to (hat beliiB operated by Kcilcral Jewish of Ontai in. l.f under way. (under pounds), No. mrkcys, Hens, heavy. L'Jc; hens IVc; LcKborn hens, ITe; cncku, cull chickens.

10e; e.hleki us, ille; LecJiolnM and 'black I'npons. pounds and mis. pounds and oxer, do 's pounds do. 7 pounds do. li 'JVc; slips, 'JTic UUKKKKU for nicely handled country dn lur keys, and Inn country dri used chickens not xvmilid.

Tin Keys, (l keys. M-aldnl, tui'kcjM, old turns, tui'kiys, Mliall, I AMI SOUAPS Live plgions nt fi doxen. Dre'ssid Piluiibs ut 7Uc per pound: small and dark at fine. Livestock nt East St. Louis lll'KS Hi 1,,, higher; ollnr (,, lop bulk to pounds, i.diil:,.

Jl LSTiHi 11 good pigs revive! has lieeli so successful Hint Kirchner xvill cunllnuo it until the first of the year. Kvery nlKlit. Xortli an well as Pent, roslnls in inotoi- to Carrolb ton and attend tin services. Kbn Slrccl Cluirch ill Street Prcsby. terian church Sunday will he at.

tin Christmas Gift of Adoption for 6-Year Old Boy A MX year 'ild bny today received ChristivmR the llnrst Hi it. in come tn a parcnla and a i ii'd bini' 1 The 5Kirt of Fanta I id by Vaxer of Alton city i I xvho a cree provlillir: for ih" adopt Inn of the child by Mr. and Mis. Itobcrt Mr. and Wlnjtrrt have reared the front Infancy nnd took the niaiter Into c(iiirt in ord-r tin mlcht be no itnestion that ih" ehPd liny have lontr looked on as their HIM, hould lie tltelr heir.

The lur, has hi en uatlli Itohert, Jr. Jinh'c of City Court nl the Inday bad a. calendar mad" up fin Hi" two xxecks opeiiini? Monday. fo xi Inch period a petit ven- ii'" "ill be drawn. The setting in- i three criminal cnses, all of re for dav.

a. 'l lie crimlniil actloiiM on tbc are-: People vs Harry Lnrig, l.ii-x; Peopio xs (ieoi-Kf Downey, neg- and refusal to support; and Peo- Williams, nssatilt xvith in- 1.1" to kill. Three divorc(s xvero grnnled by ViigM- after he.lrlngs today as Sylvia YoiK'll from Mei I li ---uslody of minor child nxvanlrd to e.iniplainaiil and defendant ordi red to jay monihly for support of the cliilil; Minnie from Sylc. sler S'niiih: nnd Oma AVhltlncIc from Uevcr- ly A (crtiticate of completion in Ihe lie street iiaving improvement, xvas npprovMl, and the Hamillon street linjirovrment iiFSCssmrnt roll up proved, no objections being on file. the iiul'llihoun if the exisli-ni itnmediatel an bon'over, t); wecondM later." "The day driven Mr.

c.iilcsplo the diner the extreme rain xvas I galhcre.l men iind co bile xvhioli eh xxjis virtually the dining car nnd the entire length," xvent on. "The lights In xvero out and because of and pouring nposFible to sec inside. or three uninjured leered an antomo- I iii passing for aid. Ivcsctie Wood River Where Tcuclicrs Will Spend Tlirir Yuculious t'olloHing is list, of the. tenclievs of ihe Wood liiver public schools xvho will spend their vacations out of from the Lincoln build- Mr.

Martin, principal of (he build- Hill visit at Terry, and Ottawa. 111. The Misses Marjorie and Marie Crewel! are to KO to Hone Gap, I'l. Miss Parker ROCS to Mound City, and Miss Smith to Ohio. T( achers ot ihe Washington biiild- 1 he.

unin.iui'e, Kochmai't soon xvork of rescue and in delerinin ilS bodies xvero laid asidi. 1 in a i did not take tim those xve knexv xvert lo be utived and it the people eoopcrate.d In the nd xvent it cooly il in.inner. As fust remnved they xvere iciiriiy lield nnd xvc to try to identify dead. Lives bad xvas the injured that xvc xvnrkcd iifter." "When i ciiine on to Atlanta, oil this train." said Mr. UUlespie in conclusion, "I back at the work- crs and thought of the heroh had xvorkcil thcx part (if the night and xvere not.

yet ready to stop. I hoy had n-'X'er su-ell, ill': people, of and of this purl of Uenrpa turned ox'er Iheir homes, their niobiles, their hibor, nnd in all. It 1 ill 'Cos! many the uient (it Christmas for they xx'orn out soon. I ennnot. innch for hav The principal.

Miss Lula. T'nrtun, a us on beim; in Flat liiver for the iHdays, Miss Minnie Knemocller is 'ing to Staunijnn. Miss Ilunitiker to Mi. Olive, Miss S.andel to Lincoln, Miss "Wilkinson to Godfrey, Miss F'urls to Ciii'hondale, Miss Marly to Alhambra, and Mr. atahlheber to Ued Uiicl, 111.

Those from the South "Wood Hiver building Green, principal ot the building, will spend the vacation at Hurt ford, Hiilpli Harris at Nexv Orleans. Miss Leroy at Stuunton, i. regular iiioruilig Services at in: serioon lopie, "The Closing of the Vcar." AI 11:15 p. Christinas New Christian Cliurcli oca (o be continued at the HI Mimday ho at tile a iliiii; tiei viei's, There sermon al both morn. Hint CVeninc A full at- lelldani'" is asl.i In In- present.

Christmas The Chr'stmaii suiiday school cram c.lvi la -I. ne In h'lvtn hiii-i-li jiroved to be Ililei- I 'la UK ex eniu. ii were over. Nnlr.s on at hoin.io;' In-; liiolher. Mrs, A.

on I lillhi sircei lor over Ihe hoi days. Ih Mi-dier of Cr.uille i 'i nominal; nerally my. V.lii; ui (dmiei. 1:1 diimi llesb kluy I r. hoi, i i l.imliv.

1 culls 1 Mi; fat to -il. Funeral of Kile Infant Today Funeral services xvere held this afternoon nt o'clock for Horn! by Marie Kile, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry K'llo of 3LMI Cniuldini; uvrnuc, Alton, xvas in cemetery. Mrs.

Ann StivaKo of Yeniee and Miss Xellie liurbon of C.raidii: xvill upend xvith nnd Mrs. l.ei; Sluimard. r.est Hesillts Itead Classified Ads City bad the misfortune to run a needle into thn pahc her left hand yesterday. The injury proved to be very painful and yesterday evening she came In Alton and iiad nu ray taken of the hand, after xvhioh it tool: an honr nnd a halt to extraet. the nccdldc.

Although the hand is very sore. Mishcr is set alum; all rhibt. She a puesi in ilin bonie of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. (iconic ou ndinar ax'eiuiu.

anil Mi-si. Casou nnd family have moved from State street In St. Louis, where, ibey xvill make their homo. Mr. and Kstel Watson of Cleveland.

Ohio, are visilhiK nl the home of Mr. parents, Dr. and Mrs, J. K. Watson on Stale street.

MisM Corn Harmon ot" Is vlistln nt. tho home of her sinter. Mrs. Win. AVitles on Mauley axvnne.

Mls.s Until Wittles. 11 student at the Dame neademy In is spec.diin; Hie Christmas holldnxs wi'h her parents, Mr. and Mrs. tics on llaxiley avenue. Miss Hetty Leopold of llawley aieiine has to SpriniM iidd.

xvill spend Christmas nidi icla- tlves. Kiisley at Louis, Marian I'ierce at Alton nnd at Jerseyvllle. Miss Halter at Carbondalc and Miss Ruth Webb at Madison. Teachers from the Wood Iliver principal of the ing. Mr.

DeAtlcy, xvill remain in iliver, Miss xvill go to Springfield. Miss Arhuthiiot to visit near Miss ric-nleinan to go to Miss Mary mpsnn xvill visit at dttaxva, 111., C'arbondiile, Mlsa Lain- Cave in the Hock, niermann at Alton, Miss Archibald at Troy. Miss Dora Dillon at Alton, Archibald at Morjdosia, and the superintendent, of schools, Winilh xvill spend his vacation at AVood River, and xvill attend tlio Teachers convention at Springfield ami xvill visit in St. Louis. A.

(icrsnn Chrislmus Dinner A. W. Cierson treated his em- ployes to a Christmas dinner al -the Commercial Hotel last. id After the dinner served each one present xvas presented with a Christinas box. Sends Out Txx Hnslu-ts There has -7 baskets pent out to the needy of Wood River through the cooperation of the Wood lllvcr Commercial flu ,,1 schools and the JJoy Scouts, the hitter also tops.

These tilings Imvo been sent Into tho Welfare comniitleo of the Woman's Club for distribution. The club this year have done a lot of this sort of work and should )e highly "2 parcels received by en. also 1 cans ot 11 part year to tho xvork. chairman nd for years in this commended. There xvi-r, school child canned good.

1 of the supply pent tin club to be used in Mrs. M. K. Manning i the elfnre committee has been aeiix-ely enj work. Notes VUlgar Relchurt Icfi for 111., to spend ('hristniiis an xvitii hotiHJ tdiks.

Mr. and Mrs. Sum Auiie: Poplar Bluffs this morning remain over they xvill attend relative. Mlns Williams and Miss Will- mulh of tst. Louis visited xvith th(-ir IMr.

and Mrs. I 1 H. "Wlnsor. They xvill have evening to upend the holidays xvith Mr. and Mrs.

C. H. Meyer. Upper Alton t'ppcr Alton Man (o rieconie I'nstnr In Wisconsin Rev. and Mrs.

T. C. Hopkins left lasl for Muuston, where' ho has accepted a call lo the pastorate of a Mnptlst church. Mr. Hopkins nt- tondi Shurtleff year and he nnd his wife hav eheen llx'lng at tho Intersection of llroxvn street and the Milton road.

Cltus. Uoss' Conilidon Sdll Serious Tho condition of Charles Ross has not. been favorable, the, past 2-1 hours and his friends are much ills. Itirbed of Illness. Mr.

Ross had been fretting along pretty xvoll most of the xveek but since yesterday bis condition is not. satisfactory. Miscellaneous rrosrniu 1'resented at Presbyterian Cliurcli A program ot songs, recitations ond (linloLMicH xvas presvstcd ot tho Shurt- IcfC chapel last evening by the Runday school of tho Presbyterian church. Aclixlties xvere nomoxvhiit restricted hecause of liick of room on tho bill despite that the children performed well nnd tho audience, thoroughly enjoyed their efforts. An ex- chniw) of gifts among teachers and pupils and the presentation of to the pastor concluded the evening's cnlcrtuimncnl.

Main Sheet Mrlhoilist Cluirch Sunday School a. in. Morning xvorshlp Speaker, Rev. J. N.

Johnson of Kast St. Louis. Meeting ut Junior League nnd Church p. m. Pageant by Kpxvorth League, "Hear the Angels Sing," Jr.

three acts, 1). Presents not Riven to children Saturday night will be distributed at (ho Sunday nlelit service. Theodore Cnles, Pastor Ke.v. Mr. Call's lo Spend Christmas at lielvidere Tho Rev.

Theodore ami daughter, iiiss will leavo this evening for 111., to spend with the Rev. and Mrs. II. FJ. Krow-n.

Mrs. Uroxvn is a daughter of Rev. Mr. Cates. During tho absence of the Rev.

Cates from Alton bis place In the Main Church In- filled by tiro Kcv. J. N. Johnson of East St. Louie.

Presbyterian Cliurcli The special Christmas Cantata, un- ler the direction ot J.I. M. Voder will ho given on Sunday night in College Chapel. The cantata is a story entitled "The World's Redeemer" by Holton. It xvill bo a part, ot tho following program beginning at 7:30: of the Ongi.

Night" Mule Quartet. Inx'ocal jou ot Christmas, flreemvuldt. World's Redeemer" Holton. Came Upon the Mid- nipht Clear," AVillis. Director, Dolph M.

Yoder. T'iunlst, Harriet Kortknmp. Logan. Dorothy Stumper, Baker, Susan Yediler, Mary Louise Hughcy, Helen Arise- gades, Mrs. Thomns Hihhard, Hitth Stamper, Opal Foster.

Altos---Mario Laux, A'crna. Laux, Helen Sloat, Murriet Cbristoe. rt Richardson, TVin. I 1 Limlley. Harry Jj.

Yoder. Hibbard, Herbert Laux, U. Koitkamp. All other Sunday services for the day as usual. Milton Heights Haptist Christinas The Pageant, "While for the King" which was 10 have been given this evening by the Milton Heights Sunday School xvill he postponed until Sunday evening.

Weather conditions has imidu it seem best to postpone the program in order Hint many of the members xvho lived some distance from tho church might more attend, (lifts xvill be given by class to OK: Hinjdelson Home, the progress of the presentation )f the huge, pageant wliich xx-ill be given, and in xvhicb every class in school xvill participate. Holly From Texas and Wusliln toii Jil Tliis I'tipcr Alton Home In the home of II. H. Terry on Kd- wards street arc txvo kindu of holly A. brother of Mrs.

Terry xvho lives in the state "Washington stepped out nlo his? buck yard and picked off shipment ot holly from the tree ant! tient it to Allon. Vincent Terry, a son ot Mr. and Mrs. Terry, who IB in TOWIK, Kent a bunch of holly home. Mission Presents to 1'nstor One of tin.

1 main features of the Christmas program ut Curdio Height." Mission last evening was tho show of gifts on tho pastor, the Rev C. M. P.ailcy, and his wife. The pro Mentation took place nt the close the. Christmas program and was th cause of much "merriment.

The lilt! Mission xvas tilled to overfloxvlnr there being xvell on to txvo bundrei present. Candy and oranges distributed to tho Sunday School pu pils. Jap Emperor Dies, Aged 47 Con I In nert From THRO Onn the. outbreak of the world war. partly as n.

result of Ynnhlhitd's efforts, Japan entered (he jtrunpln on the Hldn of the Allies ml lielped to render l.npolent in the Orient, and on the Paelfic. Little publicly liiinxvn on this side of (be Pacflic of the riiipcror's nllllude toxvard Hie Korean, SliniiluiiK, Slbcriiin nnd Call- null alien Innd problems, the solution of xvhlch has been xvith lieeu inleiest In America. Vosliihllo had four sisttrs bcsideH the Ixvo brothers previously mentioned. One of his sisters, the Princess Kane- No-Mlya, HI years old, Is tho wife ot Prlnee tho head of ono of the nuiniToiiM branches of tho royal house. Sho bas been described ns "a of tbc and no islrang- er (n Pal-is fashions.

CRAWFORD FILES FOR EIGHTH FOR MAYOR'S JOB Has Been Making Biennial Races for Mayor Since 1913 When He Became Citizen of Alton. JTiM Hell 11 Ylnson of Kiist Seventh street nnderxvent minor operation tin's inonilnK nt Hospital. jMI(, ralhij; fro its covered railroad tracks fur more Hum a mile between Vladlslnvaka iiiul in the Crimea, hulling; Moscow express (rain recently for three hours. pounds of sugar con he made from bushel of corn by process used Yiy tho Department of Aiji'lculturc. Thirties, Sunday left for and xvill Yours.

Whilo there tlic, vxcUdinK of a Twenty-Five Uttln Chililn-n (Jivcn Christmas I'arl; At tho home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas O. Smith on. Walnut street this after noon -5 Ilitlp cbililri'ii wore mad happy.

The littk! ones Kathored from nil purls of tho city and thoj children xvho would olhorxvls. 1'avo had no Christmas. Tho affal was Biveo by Camp l''iro Olrl and it was undc' 1 tho Icadc.rshlp Mrs. M. li.

AVestover. -one this Kin' girls brought two 11 tie children with her tu the party am Ihe gathering was a complete ono. A tine Christmas tree was nrrnnged and xvas illuminated electric Hshts and on tlio tree were glf(s for cTory child. u(o Cltili Mnnnger III Rut None The from Accident IVith Mr. and Mrs.

Harry C. AVil- te are confined to their home on illcgo ax'onuo at Claxvson street by severe attack of thn grip but Mr. Vilhlte. secretary of tho Alton Auto- loblle Club, had an experience last ight. that might hax'c caused him to r- In bed today.

As ho attempted to urn his Dodge coupe off Broadway nd up tho hill nt the foot of Central veriuo he collided with an Interurbnn iir. Mr. AVilhlte said he did not see hat intcrurban car at all and the rst he knew was when it struck his oupe. Tho auto xvas badly damaged Mr. XVilhlto.

escaped Injury. Seuutiful Story Deplrited by Pageant Baptist Cliurcli ne of the prettiest Christmas pro- rnms given (his year was at tlie Bap- 1st church last evening. Tho plat- oriu represented a at Bethle- em and the program opened by lessrs Duvlson, U.rld, Smith nnd Mc- irlcn singing "I Love to Tell the tory." The represented the four gos- el writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and ohn, and xvere followed by a Chorus, costumes of foreign lands, singing Tell Me the Old, Old S. L. loore.

n.s a prophet of old, read the rophecles of the Old Testament, the rogra.ni from there developing into ho birth of Christ. The part of Mary taken by Mrs. Stanley Castle. 'oHowlnjf a custom, each class rough I gifts for the Haptist Orph- nuge at Irx-lngtoii and these xvere a ken to the manger where the Christ Ihild lay. The program concludM with tab- euus of other scenes from the I3ible.

Notes Mr. and Mrs. William Hardln and laughter, Hetty, of Edenburg, are spending the holidays with Mr. nd Mrs. Hugh Loxvery of Leverett ivenue.

Miss Evelyn tient of Oak Park is ionic for Christmas. Miss Mildred Dietiker arrived last evening from Illinois U. to spend the lolidays with her parents. Mr. and Airs.

Charles Potter of Chicago are upending u. couple of xx-eelts with Mr. Potter's parents, Mr ind Mrs. G. M.

Potter. Miss Bertha Hu.isey, dean of women at the Normal School at Steven's Point, has secured a six months cave of absence from her work. She xvill remain here until Juno when she will leave to tench In the summer school. Mr. and Mrs.

Vide! Deem will have family gathering at their home on 10 Fosterburg road for Christmas, all the members of 'Mrs. Deem's family to be present. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Murk Uixon, who are living the Deem home, will bo present nnd also Mr.

and Mrs. Fred A. AVood of College a venue nnd Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Dickson of AVood Rh'er.

Also Mrs. Dlckson's aunt, Mrs. Louis- Bosch, of Highland, xvill be among the guests. Miss Norma. art supervisoi In the Moline, high school, and Archie Hiehl, who is this year teaching In Kentucky, are spending the holidays with their mother, Mrs.

K. H. Rlehl Cora U', Field, ono of the Horace Mann teachers, left ycsterduj for her home in Clinton, where slit spend the holidays. Shortly be foro she left she. received a message anonunclng tlio deatli of an aunt re Biding there.

Tho Willing Workers of tho Tinp list Sunday school today delivered box to the AVoninn's home on StaU street. It xviis filled with boxes 01 cookies, candies, Jarw of Jelly and personal gift for each woman. Stephen Crawford hns filed his petition as candidate for the dlllco of mayor of Alton subject to action nt the. April dee- lion, ivhlch vvill murk (ho time be Ins run for the olllce. Craxvford has nerved ono term as mayor nnd prior to annexation of Upper Alton served ns president of the village board.

He. is tho only candidate to lile for the office of mayor HHIH fur, hut activity among- candidates for various otTlcos IR expected become general after (lie llrst of tho year. Crnxxford was Vlllngo president of Upper Alton xvhen that vJllnge WHS annexed to Alton. Immediately nfter tho unnexiUUm Itx 1913, which made. Craxvford a citizen of Alton, ho became a candidate for mayor of Alton ngulnst t'.

Faulstlch and biennially ever since be has been a candidate, for election to the ofllco ot mayor. Tho only time ho xx'ns elected xvas six years ago, in the election In April, when ho defeated J. I 1 Cal-j lughnn. 'i interesting fact about the ofllco nf'niiyor is that since Mayor Faul- stlch stepped out of office, utter txvo terms as mnyor, only Mayor Suuvago has been reclccteil mayor of Alton. Mayors Benll, Crawford, Klble all served but ono term in that period, but Belli had previously served three terms.

HOW'S SHK Ilinls on Cur Caro BY ISRAKL KLK1X Science Kililor, Is'EA Service Winter catches the unheeding mo coming and going. In Icy weather, beware of frozen And when It thaxx-s, beware of wet ignition! The Automobile Club of Southern California, on recent rainy day, had 352 calls for help from its service department. Half of these xvere for machines disabled by wet ignition. Tho proportion of frozen cooling systems among tho disabled cars in a cold day is assuredly greater, from he number of; steaming engines we choo-chooing- doxx-n (ho street. London Alton Wo have Xinns candy, canes am atockH for your Xmns, also nil of candles In bulk and to pouiula Yet both troubles nro easily able, to -rich an extend-that they're itexcusalilc.

Cure, foresight and patlcnct are nil that's needed to prevent these troubles. The radiator should have, some antl- 'reeze solution in it for tho cold days. But suppose a. sudden cold spell comes along ttnri thti car freezes over night. It can stiU be started without trouble, the motorist bus kept, the- machine in prupjr shape, and is careful in starting it.

A fully charged battery is reoiulred, of course. It is hard lu turn over a. sluggish, cold engine. Once tho engine is hoxx'- ever, it should not he meed to heat It up. Rather Bils should be fed slowly and evenly, while the spark is kept retarded.

Tim cold engine will sputter nnd tend to stop. The cure for (hat is a dash of tin- choke whilo. Tlio car should not be started before the cut-mo has been warmed up. Riming the car puts a strain on the. engine nnd causes the cold motor to sputter and jump.

Better take more time worming up the engine and avoid trouble. every once in tlmo pools of of Time, too. Is a factor in thaxv, especially where big water nccumulatc. You may be in an nxvful hurry dashing at speed limit to the xvalt- ing dinner (able. But slow up when you come to a large pool of wnti-r It will imml thn trouble that will lter soaked iKiiiiloii roll or distributor Wl.ut causes Ignition to p.ci water- sou ki-d Is the motorist's heedless rushing through puddles of water.

The. xvater splashes up through the radiator and Hoods the xvires. A rubber cover over the and Ignition colls xvill pievont wetting of Hie coils. A piece of an old inner lube coiild lie cut to lit over parts. There, also nru several solutions I lie market, which may hi, valuable a a covirini; oil the oil- moislui'e reaching them.

tlie.su, the niolorisl. go HudllKll Wilier carefully, jt. siivi- nnd In (lie lonu' run. prevent should ly and trouble, ix-.