Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

Hopes and Feariu Ziontsu Protests. A Really Fast Plapc. The Salmon Industry. ARTHUR i THE WORLD IS full and fears, especially 1 chairman Legge of the tarm 1 believes that farm products reached bottom prices. The formerly our foreign trill admit hat when another war starts if we are'fold that per- many, may come I over and eat us allm Zionists, intent oil rebuilding the homeland in Palestine, at- savagely recent utterances ana decisions of the British government, which has the Palestine mandate.

Britain proposes to stop, or ireatly decrease, Jewish immigration into Palestine. Jewish organizations accuse the British of putting the welfare of Arabs, who have been for 100 years, ahead of fare. Tho British do not mention 'it, but they have more than 100,000,000 Mohammedans in tjie empire, and at most, three or four million Jews. They do not want to annoy the Mohammedans by irritating Arabs, who are also Mohamme- dans. Inspiring news from Germany, where at this moment they are building a plane intended to fly 35,000 feet above the earth, at 500 to 800 miles an hour, the trip from Berlin to New York to six hours.

That will in time, although this machine may haye its troubles. The plane, with a "fish-like" body, will draw to its wheels and other landing Oxygen be fed to the engine, passengers will travel in an airtight compartment, manufacturing then- atmosphere as they go along. We may have our slumps and Industrial stoppages, but science doesn't stop. The entire salmon industry, im- prtant people-aaql the pros, ot- States, -meets in Seattle "today: to discuss its problems, overproducion and reckless price'-, cutting; by weaker producers. To advise spending money in these days seems cruelty," but the salmon Industry will solve its problems by aggressive and intelligent advertising, and not otherwise.

Make the people realize the value of salmon as a food, its quality as distributed by the northwestern packers, its extraordinary cheapness in proportion to food value, and the biggest run of salmon would not be enough to supply the demand. Does advertising pay even in a asked George Washington Hill, running the business of his late father, Percival .8. Hill. He sells clgarets and. ADVER-t TISES them.

In September the clgaret generally fell off. according to the Wall Street Journal; for all manufacturers, by 180,513,333. as compared with September, 1629. But a. W.

Hill's sales increased by 655,429,000, as compared with September, 1929. Get something the people" want, and let them know you have it by advertising it. There is no other way. Yesterday in the far-away Niua- fau Island of the South Pacific, "jgentlsts with huge cameras and scientific instruments, pray: for a clear sky, were ready to My the sun's eclipse. it was to last only 93 seconds, hen the sun would come out again surely and resume its shining.

find it hard to mat, prosperity's eclipse, more than 93 will ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Gloria jmd Marquis To Be Just Good Friends Divorce Is Over (Established January 20,1836) 3c Per Copy 'WEDNESDAY, 1930 l.t,-'•,',,• i i Man. Fights TwbRobbWs In His Home Brighton Resident, Saves Wealth tab by Brother Battle in Woods Puts Money in Bank to Guard Against Fur-) ther Attack 0r three "WttMrtth ols and a shotgun held up the the in it one 11 wlt 3a ahoulder ot 2 i ron fS ance empto 8l muzziesof old cum BRIGHTON, 111,, Oct. that two old bachelor brothers, Emil and Adolph Peichel, had a large amount Of money, hoarded about their secluded country home a mile south of Brighton probably caused an attempt Monday night to rob the survivor of the two brothers, Emil. It is a of mile to the nearest neighbor and the house is surrounded by woods. Defending the hard money of himself and his deceased brother, Emil Peichel put up the battle of his life and drove off the two young men who had called at his house, pretending to for their automobile radiator, and then attacking him with the intent of overpowering him and faking his money.

It was only Monday that 68- year-old Adolph Peichel had been buried. He had died Thursday. He did not believe in banks, and did Both the brothers had kept their savings at home. After the funeral, Emil, seeking to learn how much his brother had left, opened the old trunk that was his brother's safety deposit vault, and there he found He himself had at least as much more in the house. Somehow the news seems to have gone- abroad that the two brothers had the money.

Still, the survivor of the itwo brothers was -not suspicious when 'an automobile stopped in front of his place Monday night, about 7:30 o'clock. Doing to the door to' ascertain what was wanted, he was asked by two young men If he would let them get some water for their auto radiator. Emil Peichel readily consented to guide them to the well. When they returned to house, the two young men entered with him. Then, by the lamp -light, he for the first time they had blackened their In chair the tifro -young itien What further they Wfiythey tame intothr nouse: is why," Said one, pushing ft gun Into his side-while the other attempted to 'tie 'Peichel to 'the chair in which he 'was sitting.

The two had locked the door upon entering the house, but Peichel fought desperately -and finally drove them away. youth holding the gun did not fire a shot. Peichel immediately made his 1 way to a neighbor's home, where be called police, Other neighbors Joined in the search for the'young men with their guns until the police and deputy sheriffs arrived with riot guns. The trunks containing the money were locked and the robbers had been unable to break into them, although the-house was found'ran- sacked from top to bottom when Peichel returned to it. Yesterday the money was banked to save it from later visits of robbers.

Police believe the men took the county line road south toward Alton, Nurses Press Vein to Save Lebanon Girl BELLEVILLE, Oct. 21, Nurses at St. Elizabeth's hospital, to two hour relays with finger pressed tightly against the external Jugular veto of Josephine Jarvis, 9, of Lebanon, 111., probably have saved the little girl's life. Flying glass- from the smashed windshield of the Jarvis car severed the veto and a branch of the facial artery yesterday morning. The flow of blood from the.

Jugular wound be stopped-only by pressing a finger against it and nurses did this from the time the girl was rushed to the hospital until 6 p. yesterday evening. Doctors today said she probably would recover. Josephine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

A. Jarvis of Lebanon. Jersey Lightning Dies Getting Shod FORT HANCOCK, N. Oct. 22, lightning (which is distilled elder), a white mule (which is Just as legal), and mules all have kicks, but Jersey Lightning, the army's white mule, kicks no more.

She kicked and otherwise objected so strenuously while being trussed up to be shod that she broke her neck. Member of The Associated Press Schumann-tieink Lauds Blind Singer 4 NHW YORK, Oct. 32, Mwguerita Kuppersraith ofiMto- bUe, who is blind, is regarded by Mtoe. Ernestine Schu- tnanh-Helnk, as a orbmlMngr Miss Kuppersmlth is amone. the young women who have been awarded scholarships for vocal study.

Three thousand applications were mad6 to Mine. Schumann-Helnk for 40 scholarships. East Alton Talks Of Bond Issue to Pay Its Deficit Asks Attorney's Opinion Solution Of Difficulty Decision that $19,604.30 in face warrants held against the village of East Alton by the Illinois State Bank, were not anticipation warrants, reached by the attorneys of the bank and the village has solved temporarily that communities financial problems. The result of the attorneys' conference was announced at the board meettog Tuesday night, and the decision ended a period of a month during which the village was unable to pay its bills from most of its funds, and during which none of its officers received any salary 1 The bank agreed to issue to the village, the full legal amount of anticipation warrants, 75 percent of the amount of taxes included in the levy for this year, providing the village would use half of the sum received to take up part of the old face warrants which has been accumulating in the bank for the past six years. The amount of anticipation warrants Issuable to the village would be $14,665.

In the meantime the board passed a resolution last night instructing its attorney, M. E. Newell, to report to it on the expense to which it would have to go to float a bond Issue which would pay off its present debts to the bank and place it on its feet. The board also voted to notify a number of Wood River residents who had their sewers oennected to Alton sysfeem-ln No. 3 on Actress'-LfetGoes of Wallace $eery And Capitalist LOS ANGELES, Oct.

32 Gloria Bwanson's long, heralded suit for divorce from the Marquis De La Falalse De Ht Obudraw on file here today. The screen star's Wtorney filed the suit yesterday, charging "wilful and Confirming statements made at the time the question of divorces was broached, the Marquis said he would not contest the action. The couple was married In Paris, January 23, 1925. and separated a year ago, the complaint states. Both principals professed admira- ton the other.

"We will always be good friends." the actress said. "1 like Henri and I appreciate his difficulties to being married to me. i am so devoted to my career that my first interests are naturally to my screen work." The Marquis said he still had a very high regard" for Miss Swanson, "i wish her every happiness In the world," he'said, "and if it is a divorce she wants she may have it if the court will give her one." The suit was the beginning of the end Miss Swanson's third matrimonial venture. In the early days of the movies she was married to Wallace Beery, screen villain. Both then were struggling for the recognition they later won.

They were divorced in 1918, Beery charging desertion. Miss Swanson married Herbert Somborn, a wealthy resident of. Pasadena, only to have him dl- vOree her because "she placed her career above everything else." The Marquis, who has been seen often to the company of Constance Bennett, film actress, since the separation, said this friendship had nothing to do with the "As for- rumors of any engagement to Miss Bennett," he said, "she and I have been good friends Jor a long time. I am not divorced yet. Who can tell what may happen to the, future." The Marquis is employed to Hollywood as an assistant producer.

For several years following his marriage to Miss Swanson he was representative abroad for a Hollywood studio. Mrs. Hubbs Is an agreement with the village at the next meettog, NOV. 5. Clerk J.

w. Kelly, reported that 186 were eligible to the $5 refund and 87 Would receive the $2.50 on meters Voted by the board for all property owners who had paid their bills in time to take the discount rate for the past year. .1 Two Chicago Robbed of $64,000 Gems CHICAGO, Oct. 22, couples were stripped of Jewels valued at $84,600 early today by three holdup men who duplicated features of the recent daring robbery of Mrs. William Hale Thompson, Wife of Chicago's mayor.

The victims, George E. Crandell and Ralph Gardner, brokers, and their wives, were returning to the Crandell apartment to a Gold Coast residential building after attending a fashion show. As they stepped from a taxicab in the driveway of'the building the robbers, displaying pistols, warned the women not to "scream or move." They took two rings, one valued at $30,000, a bracelet and necklace from Mrs. Crandell and a $10,00 Obrace- let from Mrs. Gardner.

Orandell yielded $50. The allowed Mrs. Crandel to retain her wedding ring and Mrs. Gardner a diamond ring, present from her husband. Crandell, formerly a vice-president of Montgomery Ward told police all the gems except the large and most valuable rings, were insured.

Doctor Cleaning Gun Accidentally Killed PITTSFIELD, Oct. 23, S. Smith, aged 38, was killed accidentally, Tuesday afternoon, when a gun he was cleaning in his office was discharged accidentally. He had been cleaning a gun preparatory to a hunting trip, A close friend. Dr.

Leonard Nlght- bert, told a coroner's Jury tonight Dr. Smith had planned to leave on a hunting trip yesterday Mrs. Smith, the former Ethel Wentz of Edwardsville and a sister of Mrs. Paul Vine of Alton, was visiting her parents at the time. They were married on Aug.

15 last, having met while Mrs. Smith was an instructor in Plttsfleld High School. Renee Adoree in Arizona For Pulmonary Ailment PRESCOTT, Oct. 22 woman identified as Renee Adoree, French actress who sprang into prominence to the film world through her appearance in "The Big Parade," today was fighting a pulmonary ailment here. Patients at a Prescott hospital yesterday gave the first public Inking that the- actress was ill when said a "Mrs, Gild" admitted to institution Monday was in reality Renee Adoree.

Hospital officials refused to discuss the identity of the patient but from Bollywood word from friends the actress had left there "several days ago" for Prescott to receive treatment for a pulmonary ailment. Last March Miss Adoree was confined to a sanitarium at La Crescenta, near Los Angeles, to recover from what was described as a bronchial cold. She remained at the sanitarium more than months, and shortly "before she wan discharged she was said to be recovering. In 182J, before she had gained prominence as an actress, Miss Adoree was seriously hurt to an automobile accident. Cotiift "Takes Jflry- This Finding no Blame Suit From Morning Oct.

22. Henry Miller today took away from the Jury the $10,000 suit at Mrs. Bessie Hubbs, widow 'of Joseph Hubbs, against Alfred Murfchyi whose car hit and killed Mrs. Hubbs' husband, Joseph, oh! the Milton road Sept, 9, Judge Miller absolved Murphy of blame to the accident, claiming that Hubbs 1 death was purely the result of on the part of the victim, Hubbs had alighted from a car in which he had been riding home from his employment at one of the Wood River oil refineries, and had started to walk around behind it to cross the road when Murphy's car hit him. He -left his wife with nine children, all Attorneys for Mrs.

Hubbs tried to enter a non-suit before Judge Miller's action taking the case from the Jucy, to the hope of making the case eligible for another trial, but the court refused to al- the action, insisting on outright dismissal, The trial of Mrs. Sam Marino's suit against Charles Marino, uncle of her husband, for return of a car on which Marino claimed he had a chattel mortgage, went before Judge Miller following his action on the Hubbs case. Marino claimed he loaned Mrs. Marino's husband $500, receiving a chattel mortgage to return. Mrs.

Marino contends that her husband had given his uncle the mortgage on the car to transfer title from himself because he feared raids by government agents. Plans Completed for Italian Princess to Wed ASSISI, Italy, Oct. 22. Plans for the marriage on Saturday of Princess Glovanna of Italy and Boris of Bulgaria have been completed, This quaint town offered a picturesque background to 50 of Rome's most resplendent policemen who arrived for special duty and began taking an intensive course to the geography of Assist so that they might serve as guides for distinguished visitors. Troops and police on hand number nearly 6000.

Of these 2800 are infantrymen. The others are cadet carabinlers, fascist militia, artillerymen, cuirassiers of the mounted escort and regular police. About 150 newspapermen, Italian and foreign, have asked for facilities. Mississippi RUlng. The Mississippi river at Alton has been gradually rising to the last two days and today had -reached a stage of three feet above low water This a rise of six-tenths of a foot over last Monday's stage, 'ine now the highest that the Mississippi has registered for several weeks and will tend to relieve tight navigating conditions.

Weather Forecast tonight and possibly Thursday morning: xllghtly warmer tonight and In south portion Thursday. Fall of Coal Kills At Bethalto William Largent Hit by Falling Slab This Morning Other Man Escapes Slipping of Props is Blamed for Tragedy In Coal Mine BETHALTO, Oct. 22. (SpeciaD- Wllliam Largent, was crushed to death, while his companion, Herman Renken, saved himself by Jumping aside, when a slab of coal which the two were wedging out of the wall of the Alton Chemical Treated Coal Co. mine near here fell unexpectedly at 9 a.

m. today Largent's skull and head was crushed under 400 pounds of coal which fell on them. He died immediately. Both men had begun their employment at the mine only Mori- day, although Largent previously had made his living mining to this vicinity, and carpentering when there was no demand for mine labor, Renken told the Telegraph the two men had gone to work only a short time before. They had been careful to prop up the wall as they dug out the clay and other soil and stone from around it.

As they worked, kneeling on the floor of the room where, operations were going on at the time, the props holding the wall must have slipped. Renken was near a side of the slab, five feet in width and six feet high, which fell more slowly than the side on which Largent was working. Largent, Renken said, did not have even time to move before the slab of coal, was on top of him. It hit him and knocked him over, face to the floor. "The old miner never spoke a word after the coal had fallen on him.

Deputy Coroner Robert Streeper was called to the mine Immediately, and removed, the body to the Streeper undertaking parlors at-Alton. Inquest into the will be held Thursday evening, probably at the Bethalto village hall. Largent was born in Fort Russell township, May 31, 1862. and.lo.ter made his hpme In he was employed as a mlnir and also' vftUgvil. trade, when not ruining: He is survived py a widow, Minnie Largent a brother, Lovell, at La mare, and a half brother, Wesley, of Wood rtiver.

Funeral services will be from the residence of his 'father-in-law, Herman Kabel, at :2 p. m. Friday with the Rev. Oesch officiating: Burial will be in Moro cemetery. Two Detectives Trapped In Extortion Attempt CHICAGO, Oct.

22. xriice said, to a trap arranged fy ellow officers, two detectives were held today on charges of extortion. The pair, Ernest Dallege and John McCarthy, veterans of the department, were stripped of their stars by Acting Police Commissioner Alcock to whom Joseph Mason, south side druggist, had told of at- to extort, first $25,000 and ater $5,000 from him. Mason declared that Dallege and McCarthy told him they would arrest him as a bomb plotter unless they got the money. When he said he could not give $25,000, $000 was demanded, he said.

The officers falsely accused him, Mason said, of conspiring to have rival drug stores bombed. After telling his story to the act- ng commissioner Monday, Mason was Instructed to comply with the demand by arranging a dummy mckage. When Dallege called for he package, he was arrested by a police squad. McCarthy was later arrested. The department 'head suspended both officers and said he would press criminal charges against hem.

1 to 20 Years For Arsen BENTON, 111,, Oct. 22. Pearl Frank, alias "Mush" Silkwood, 25, and Perry Allen Rodgers, 31. both of Christopher, were sentenced to one to twenty years in the penitentiary by Circuit Judge Roy E. Pearce yesterday after their pleas of guilty to Indictments charging arson.

They were accused of burning dwellings in Christopher several months ago. Former Golconda Mayor Dies. QOLCONDA, 111., Oct. 22, O. Williamson, "J8, former mayor and organizer of the first electric IKht and telephone company here, died yesterday.

Sends Sandwiches To City Lodgers Nominated by the police as a Samaritan is a sandwich manufacturer who does a promising business in the local area. Sandwiches left over at the end of the tales day have several times been brought to the ptf- llce station by this business man and donated for the night lodgers. Men as they came to seek shelteti for the night were each given a by the desk sergeant from the supply left with him for the purpose, and the lunch so provided met with happy reception. The number of persons seeking shelter- at the police station has been increasing since the cold snap, first felt last Wednesday night. There are many transients on the road, police report.

Gloria Swanson Divorce Gloria Swanson. film actress, announced In Los Angeles that she would file suit for divorce from her titled French husband, the Marquis de la Falaise. She said she would name Constance Bennett (inset), ac(jress, to the suit. Gold in Them Bulls, Says Yank Matador NEW YORK, Oct. ,22, Thar'S gold to them bulls.

Sidney Franklin, Brooklynite, who Is popular to Spain, says some top-notch bullfighters average 100 appearances a Season at an of $5000. But there is quite a cut on the matador's earnings because he must? have an elaborate Franklin carries three picadors, three peons, a valet and a cook. 8000 Slaughtered As Qunese Loot City Bishop Tells of Tortures As Religious Are Held SHANGHAI, Oct. press dispatches from Nanchang to- iay said 8,000 men and women had )een slaughtered since the capture of Kian, central Kiangsl province, Communist hordes Burn- tog and looting to the city accompanied the massacre. Missionary advices from Kiukiang said five foreign Catholic, sisters were captured by reds and were-held in a Communist hospital a few miles outside of Klan, while five Chinese nuns were held at red headquarters within the city.

Whereabouts of four priests captured by Communists was not known. Additional information from Bishop Mlgnlanl and a Chinese Driest, at Kiukiang, said no mission wildings had been burned when departed at the command of reds to demand $10,000,000 Mex- can for release of the missionaries; The bishop left Klan Oct. 14. He said buckets of gasoline 'had been distributed throughout buildings be- ongtog to, the church, in the event reds wished to fire the properties. The refugee told a harrowing tale, saying, they had been tied a.ndi paraded through the streets of Kian and were severely beaten.

HANKOW, China, Oct. 22, Communist battery on the Yangtse river fired twice on the American steamer Ifung today as the ship approached Hankow from Ichang. An American naval armed guard, on board the Ifung, replied effect- vely, and the steamer was not hurt. The battery was located a few miles above Hankow. Carnegie Fund Trustee Dies PITTSBURGH, Oct.

22, Frank M. Wilmot. 68, secretary, manager and trustee of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, died at his home here today. Cat's Meoiv Heard 10,000 Miles Atvay 22, cat here can meow loud enough to be heard in Australia. Engineers were ra- diophoning technical matters when a feline happened into the room and yawned 10,000 miles.

Gasoline Price Gut to 15c Here By Standard Oil Motor Fuel Cheaper in Alton Today Than in Wood River City's Right ForGasTax Share Cited Mayor and Counsellor of Aurora Explain Proposal Dr. Potter Speaks Problems Under Present System Discussed at Meeting Interest of Alton cltiaens to the amendment to the Illinois Gasoline Tax Act, by which cities would share In the construction of highways which are built from its proceeds, began to take shape at a meeting last night where the pro- was discussed to the City Court room at City Hall. The plan of the division and reasons for it were explained by Col. Charles R. Greene, mayor of Aurora, and John Hart, corporation counsel of that city, who are leading campaign for the measure throughout the state.

Col. Greene, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, Phllliplhe campaigns, and commander of the 12.9th (Illinois) Infantry to the World War, has served as mayor'ot Aurora for 10 years. He was introduced by Mayor Butler, who pointed out that his Interest to the measure was aroused to the interest of citizens of Alton who pay a of the tax, and to addition pay for paving streets through the city over which highway traffic is routed. These streets are rapidly being destroyed, he pointed out, and property owners along them face the necessity of many of them to the near future. This, he declared, Is to addition to to the proportion of more than eighty per cent of the funds by which roads outside of cities are built, He held hat a return to the cities of a por- of the tax funds to compensate for this destruction was entirely a matteMjf equity and fairness.

The price ot gasoline took another drop in Alton and vicinity, it was announced Standard Oil Co. of drop at Alton is 1.7 cents on Red Crown: Ethyl, and at and Hartford qehtt on' It was said that the 'p cute were made competition'. Red Grown is IS cents in Alton and Ethyl is 18. Alton gas is sold fractions, but the fractions still apply, in East Alton where the price is 14.4 cents. In Wood River 'the price is still 16.4 cents 19.4 cents a gallop.

It was said today that the'reason for -higher price at Wood River is that there Is no evidence of any competitive price cutting' there. Shell gasoline dropped in sympathy with the cut in Standard prices and others followed. A remarkable fact in connection with the cut today was that while the gasoline is made at Wood River it can be bought today cheaper in Alton, which will probably be not for long. The prices named are with the tax paid. A representative of the Standard Oil Co.

said today that price cutting by independents had forced the reduction and that the Standard had made the move 'merely to self defense. District Mine Union Meet at Collinsville COLLINSVILLE, Oct. 22 Thirty delegates were here for the thirteenth constitutional convention of the Belleville sub-district of the Illinois United Mine Workers, which opened yesterday. The convention is to discuss possible changes in the sub-district by-laws. Addresses were made at the open- tog session by Adolph Germer, international vice president of the union; John H.

Walker, international secretary and treasurer; George Mercer, vice president of district 12; William Jackes, president of the Belleville sub-district, and others. Thieves Get $7500 Gems. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 22(XP) gem thieves held up the Minnesota Jewelry Store, to the downtown district, here this forenoon, bound the proprietor, Robert Graves, and a watchmaker, and escaped with between 150 and 200 diamond rings. Police estimated the loss at $7500.

Sherman to Speak at Millstadt. MILLSTDADT, 111., 5 Former XI. S. Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman spealf here tonight to behalf of the Republican state ticket.

He will be accompanied from East St. Louis this evening by a parade of automobiles. Soft Hearted Bandit Profits by Being Easy CHICAOO. Oct. 22, hold- Up man who wouldn't lie has been found in Chicago.

And because he told truth he la not only free, but his family has food, his sick wile has been taken to a hospital for treatment at the expense oi the man he held up the other night. A. C. Mayerle, manufacturing Jeweler, the toM the story today. "I'm afraid," he told the holdup when the latter pointed a wavering pistol at him, "that' is going to be pretty tough.on my wife and Mayor analyzed the gasoline tax problem from the standpoint of the ability of local governments being better able to discern needs of their communities than are the offices of the departments of'the state.

Re pointed out that the peculiar needs of each" community are. apparent to that 'community's tha.fr the, burden 0 trajttWi The benefits to cities by the" passing through of sifcte routes, he declared, are not for a moment denied, but are already compensated for. fact that under the proposed measure 80 per cent of the road funds would still be expended outside of cities. These same cities, he reminded, pay four-fifths ot all the tax. "Under structure," he pointed out; "there comes into the state treasury $53,000,000 a year for building roads.

Entire Jurisdiction over it Is maintained by the Department of Public Works and Build- togs, of which two men, not elected, are appointed to be supreme dictators. The $10,000,000, allocated to counties can be used only after the county projects have been approved by the state. There is still for the state to use on roads. (12,000,000 of this pays for the bond issues, the state police department and repairs. There remains $31,000.000 to be expended, and this year the state has been able to undertake, to program of $21,000,000, to its biggest year.

'No matter how sincere and honest they nay be, this tremendous fund ia too great to place at the discretion of any two -men. to get a fair expenditure of- these'funds is to insist that your senators and representatives at the next general assembly vote tor this bill." Tells Legal Phases. Attorney Hart outlined the legal aspects of the Under its provisions, restrictions now placed oa counties In administration of thrtt lunds would be lifted. Expenditures ay cities could be effected only by same procedure as now governs process of local to assure Judicious administration. Fund; would be allocated at the be-' jlnnlng of each year and paid over county treasurers, rather than to He In the state treasury, where he estimated the interest earning; to be $150,000 a year.

Throwing tho meeting open to general discussion, Mayor Butler called on John D. McAdams, who showed how the state's withholding approval had blocked construction of roads keenly needed to the county, for which the County Board sought approval. He cited an. to- Continued on page 2. $500 Damage Suit Goes to Trial klds, so couldn't you spare me par of my money." The pistol continued to waver but Us wlelder managed to say: "I'm not used to this.

Never tried It, before. Wouldn't do it now for mjMilf. I've got A wife too and four children. Wife's sick. No qoal.

I'll you back $25. I simply got to have $10. Mayerle asked his name and ail- tlii'ss. ThD next day he checked up inui found the man told the truth. AS reward started a food and fuel fund, got the wife to the hospital and is trying to find I him a Job.

On trial In City Court today was the $500 damage suit of Fred Worden against J. Eymo Clark. Tile case grows out of an automobile collision on Out. IS of last year, when cars owned by Worden and Clark came together at Humbert and College. The plaintiff rested just before the noon recess was announced by Judge Yager, and after five witnesses had testified.

W. P. Hoynton appeared for Worden and Harry Fuulkner ot Granite City lor Olark. i Two divorces were granted Tuesday afternoon by Judge Yuger follows: Roda E. Lenzen from C.

Lester Lensen on ground of scrtiou; and Edith Jefferson from Franfe. Jefferson on ground of cruelty, complainant to have custody of minor children and $10 weekly alimony for support..