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ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Photos' TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, iftift Wood River Sees Flaw in Light Plans In Poison Quiz Proposal a I'lav For Larger Contract, Says Alderman Consider Sewer Will Look Into City Halo Of Bonds Kor Project The city of Wood River must cut its street light bill $1500 per'year, and It cannot extend Its present street lighting contract with the Illinois Power Light Co. That la the ultimatum which resolved itself from the discussion of the city council Monday night after Mayor Holcomb had brought before the body his report on conferences with light company officials during the past two weeks. After that decision had been reached, the matter was tabled for later deliberation. The present contract, originally for 10 years, has five years to run. An offer made by the light company would give the city its present number of lights at the same candlepower now used, for $1323 less than Js now being paid, and the council could cut the power of lights at certain spots to effect the J1500 saving.

But, to offset that, the light company's latest offer, made to Mayor Holcomb and the light committee during the past week, Included an extension of the present contract for five more years, the mayor reported. Brief Analysts. This, It was pointed out by Holcomb, would make the possibility of installing a municipal power plant even more remote than it is at present. Right now, he went on, the chief handicap to city ownership is that the city's street light contract has five years to run. Alderman Walter Scott, member of the light committee, Joined, the mayor In his discussion of the problem before the city.

He said the light company was playing for an extension of the contract, adding that at the meeting In East St. Louis the company officials were told plainly that the city was not going to extend the contract. Mayor Holcomb summed up the matter as follows: "We have two alternatives. the city can take this contract with the extension of time and save the required amount with little cutting down of power consumption, or It can keep the old one and figure on decreasing to a larger extent the power of lights, which will be kept in use." Question Legal Status. Legality of cutting consumption of power under the present contract has been questioned by the power company.

Mayor Holcomb said. While the present contract contains a clause which sets a minimum of $350 worth of power to be used annually, the power company officials told the committee they believed courts would favor the utility which had acted In good County Seal OK'sPlanto Kill Carline I. G. Takes Plea Under Advisement to Abandon Branch Will Repair Streets Tracks and Trolley From Edwardsvillo to Mitchell Doomed Mrs. Arnold an indictment charging her with poisoning her maid, Mrs.

Mary Ryan, to prevent the maid from testifying In a divorce suit brought by Mrs. Kegel's husband, below, a former Chicago city health commissioner. The maid is recovering. The principal witness, Ger aid Lee, now testifies he was forced to make charges against Mrs. Kegel by torture.

Laval Cabinet Defeated in Paris Senate, Resigns time hand gave her a black eye, Mfs. Helen F. Egan hurried tographcr and had 1 taken, i When she decided the Jhad i enough, she presented the photo! graphs as evidence In court and Judge Craig Hood gave her fc from Redmond j. Jr-) city hall clerk. then the Judge gave Egan six months in Jail.

SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Feb. 16. 3 proposal to abandon operation of the electric railroad ol the St. LouU Sc Alton Railroad between Edwardsvllle and Mitchell, and to dismantle the tracks, -wires and poles, was taken under advisement xxlay by the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Agreement was reached, subject to the commission's approval, between the railroad and the city of Edwardsville, represented by Mayor Charles E. Gueltig, as Vo dismantling of the company's property in Edwardsville, with a consequent furnishing of jobs for some of that city's unemployed. The railroad agreed to remove the poles, trolley wires and tracks, while the remainder of the company's property, including a portion of a lot now used for highway purposes, is to go to the city. The city will do what little street- repair work is required, but tracks and ties under streets now in good condition will not be disturbed at present. The line, which covers approximately 8 1-2 miles, has not operated for some months.

During the last year of its operation, It earned approximately $14,000 less than operating costs. Upon request of counsel, the commission continued to May hearing of three applications ol the Illinois Power Light Corporation for permission to sell natural gas in Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, Uecatur and Danville. Bandit Takes His' Children on Forays CHICAGO, Feb. 18, in Chicago there appeals' to be something new in way of holdup men. Whenever a certain robber goes on a foray he takes his family, or at least part of It, along with him.

During the past few weeks he has held up half a dozen gasoline filling stations, always taking his two little girls, 6ne about two years old and the other four. He made his latest appearance last night. While the children sat In an automobile, looking on Indifferently, their father whipped out a pistol and held up the two attendants at an oil station. Mrs. Fiske, Star of Stage Was Forced to Abandon Theater Tour by Heart Ailment HI Three Months Left Husband Request to Have no Funeral Services Mrs.

Helen P. Egari and one of the photographs which she used to win. her divorce. LI S. Admiral at Shanghai Protests Japanese Shelling Continued from page 1.

Early Selling Hits Stubborn Defense In Stock Market Shares Drop Few Points Then Recovers Losses PARIS, Feb. 18, by 23 votes in the Ssnate this afternoon, Premier Laval and all the members of his. cabinet presented their resignations to President Doumer. The President will begin consultations tomorrow morning leading to the formation of a new government. M.

Laval's cabinet will function in the interim, After his defeat in the Senate on a question of confidence this afternoon, went to the Elysee presumably to present his government's to President The defeat woS on the Premier's request for'postponement of debate on the government's general policies. Behind this, however, there seemed to be considerable dissatisfaction among the Senate majority with the 0 i results of the Premier's recent trip installing expensive equip- lQ WMhlngton durlng wWch Under the provision of the pro- wa? thp rates on unl iea oi-aies to reduce me war vnmoinftrt debts in proportion to reductions in jaiitps ICiYuviuCU txv I Tin Germany reparations, $18 per but the 250 candle-) wa thc defeat House Democrats From Downstate Condemn'Slate' Deplore Action of State Troxie' Vote YORK, Feb. 16, tore into the stock market with old- fashioned vigor In the afternoon trading today, and sent many leading shares up 1 to 7 points to new highs for 1932. There was some recession from the list in the final dealings. The advance was accompanied by a colorful assortment of bullish rumors in brokerage quarters, and stocks changed hands In blocks of 1,000 to 10,000 shares for a time.

The market closed with a strong tone. The turnover approximated 2,500,000 shares. thing was ready. The field is now a complete unit. Bleeping quarters have been erected and long rows of gasoline; tanks stood ready to refuel the planes.

Trucks roared In and out bringing additional supplies. The atmosphere of the place indicated that something 'Was about to happen, Except for a brief artillery duel over Chapel earlier In the day In which Chinese and Japanese guns boomed rather harmlessly at each other, there was little firing during the day. Both: Sides Preparing General Tsai Ting-Kai, young poet-commander of the Chinese forces, shifted his 50,000 troops wlth surprising rapidity, apparently to block Japanese mores. Both sides prepared for some; thing, a visit to the positions of indicated; but nobody seemed ito know Just what to expect. The Chinese Bankers Association presented the nineteenth -route army, which is defending city, with 250,000 Mexican dollars about a dollar to each of the 50,000 men in the army, as an expression of "gratitude and good will," the bankers said.

The Peace a patriotic organization of Shanghai residents, also -launched a campaign, for "a national salvation fund for armed resistance NEW YORK, Feb. 18, Minnie Maddern Fiske, famous actress, died yesterday at Hollis, Long Island. She was 66 years old. Her death was not announced until today. She had been 111 for three months.

She mode her last stage appearance on Nov. 1 at the Blacttstone Theater in Chicago in the play "Aguinst the Wind." She was forced to cancel her engagement by her physician who was alarmed at her conoditlon, which was diagnosed as auto-lntoxlcatton. In Hollis she stayed at the home of her companion, Miss Mae Cox. For a time she was reported responding to treafcient, but a week ago she developed heart weakness and yesterday noon a blood clot stopped the heart action. Harrison Grey Fiske, the actress' husband, sold that before going to California last spring Mrs.

Fiske left written instructions with him signifying that in the event of her death there was to be no funeral ceremony of any kind and that none were to view her remains. She wanted her body cremated. "I shall carry out the instructions to the.letter," Fiske said. The body has already been brought to a New York undertaking establishment. It will be token to the Fiske apartment on West llth street probably Thursday and then carried to the crematory.

Disposition of the ashes has not been decided. In "Against the Wind," Mrs. Fiske appeared for- two weeks in Rochester, and then for two weeks In Cleveland. There were several Veteran Gabriel of Green Pastures Dies INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16, B.

Davis Is dead. Six times a weefc and Wednesday-Saturday matinees this 53-year-old of the all-negro, Pulitzer Prize play, "Qteen Pastures," spoke a classic "Gangway tie would beildw; "Gangway for de lawd-Gawd His black face would beam with a joy reflecting that which Gabriel himself might have and his white teeth would glisten in the theater JSahte as the herald words rolled richly forth: "Gangway for de Lawd Gawd Jehovah!" And then in would walk "De Lawd." The role of Gabriel In "Green Pastures" has been twice marked with tragedy. The original Gabriel was Charles Wesley Hill. He was run down and killed by a motorcar during the New York run of the piece. His funeral was a Harlem event.

Davis, who took" the Gabriel role In December, 1930, following Hill's death, hod been ailing since November when "Green Pastures" was playing tn Chicago. When the Indianapolis engagement ended he went to a hospital as the troupe of negro actors and choristers moved on to Cincinnati. His death yesterday was attributed to heart disease. Planned By Saloon Morning And Afternoon Sessions Held In Baptist Church Rally For Tonight State Superintendent Of League Is Speaker At Meet Bureaus Serve To Pass the Buck, Moses Declares Senator Calls Them Devices to Make Government Do People's Work from of to S48 Premier in January last year. nrrixat-B tA (lumen Messages to the United States an- atrt'h eU1 ot makeUne novmclng the government's defeat gale me possumiiy 01 monteiing rt iiimiivinnrt ni 0 nnr, for me trunk and reUef and the of its resignation direct instead of shlttlnK the were held for some by a GENEVA( Peb 16 the deteat -of the 8overr lm ent burst upon the confcrence today to ethem to the con de PVench censorship, an unusual oc- terred further action on the sewer currence at last nighty ScCltatodTSad a reso- lutlon, which he said had been given him by a committee of citizens, calling for the publication of the sewer A minMe ctlbM fereMB prepared to leave nnv rwvT £or a rls Immediately and it was of the tmarketln.rTts thought that other members of th own bonds marketing its dt lcgfttlon wouW foUew hl The proposition of financing the diphtheria immunization of children in families where such treatment could not, bo afforded was referred to the board of health with power to act.

Mayor Holcomb reported a representative from the state department of health had made an inspection of the city and hod suggested city-wide action to encourage and aid children and adults as well to secure tho immunization. Eight cases of diphtheria were noted in the report ot Village Health SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 16, (Special) DoWnstate Democratic members of the House, in caucus denounced.the action a of the state committee at Chicago recent 1 ly In selecting a slate of candidates. At a meeting which members said was attended by all downstate Democrats in the House, all but two voted for a resolution condemning the action of the committee, which, was charged, was done by "prox- es and not by persons." The caucus action was seen as move against domination of the tate organization by Mayer Cermak of Chicago. The committee's late favored Judge Homer of Chicago for governor.

Followers of Michael Igoc of Chicago and Bruce Campbell of East St. Louis opposed the action. NEW YORK, Feb, 16, early selling movement which sent stock prices down a point or more rah Into stubborn resistance today and the market more than-recovered Its losses under fairljr, animated buy- other dates planned before opening the "play at Chicago, but she was forced to cancel them and rest. During the second week of the Chicago engagement, her physician ordered that she stop. Neither Her closest friends nor her manager, George C.

Tyler, knew that she had.gone to Hollis. Despite her age Mrs. Fiske was as active in the last decade as during the rest of her career. In 1923 she adopted a 13-months old boy. Mf Harrison Grey Fiske was man- ing.

him. (League Calls On Japan to Fulfil Treaty to China Van Driver Held After Collision Near Maryville A feature was the active accumulation of low priced stocks. Large blocks of Radio Corp. common were purchased, the quotation advancing around 1 point net. The preferred issues were up 1 to 3.

Transamerica was also well bought. An opening transaction Involving a block of 5000 shares was followed by other sizeable purchases which carried the price fractionally higher. United Aircraft, Kroger, Alaska Juneau and Montgomery Ward also firmed. Announcement of an increase of 1-4 cent a pound in the copper export price failed to attract particular buying to the coppers which, however, -were steady. McKeespqrt tin plate was a strong feature.

XJ. Steel, Santa Fe, American Telephone and Western Union turned their early losses and Into moderate gains. International Business Machine was up around 4 points. Chicken Thieves territory," its representatives said. Tokyo Hides Concern TOKYO, Feb.

16. military and political leaders took little pains today to hide a growing concern over the increasing 'popularity in China of trie Hihe- teenth Chinese Route Army that defending Military authorities watched anxiously the attitude of General Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese -military leader and former president. They expressed a conviction thot he would not enter the conflict personally, although they pointed out that he was supporting the Nineteenth Army and might feel compelled to enter the conflict himself on account of the growing enthusiasm throughout the country over that army's stubborn resistance. At the same time foreign office sent instructions to Consul ager and director and the first production was "The Merry Wives of Windsor," with Mrs. Fiske, Otis Skinner and Henrietta Grossman.

Meanwhile she had been appearing -in other plays, including Lll- Jlan Barrett's Dice of The Gods" (1922), Ida Erllch's "Helena's Boys" (1922), St. John Irvine's "Mary, "Quite- Contrary" (1923), Richard Brlnsley Sheridan's "The Rivals" (1924-25), and Ibsen's "Ghosts" (1927). In 1930 she appeared in "Ladies the Jury," "It's a Grand Life" and as Mrs. Mala- prop in "The Rivals." CHICAGO, Feb. 16, George Moses of New Hampshire last night denounced creation of government bureaus as "weird devices to thrust the government into doing what the community should do for itself." Governmental regulation of private life, he said, had changed the mottor of the country from Plurlbus Nnum" to "pass the buck." He urged closing of the tariff portal to develop American products for the American market, and de- cleared the mass of legislation before Congress seemed to have but one object and that to take away $4,95 from everybody who hod $5.

"I cannot think of the present program without feeling much as do you gentlemen when you regard some of the propositions now up," he said in addressing the Chicago Coal merchants association. speak particularly," he said, "of the Kelly-Davis bill to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in bituminous coal which creates a coal 'commission. "I think of it only as adding a hew bureau to that furniture shop which we have already set up in which weird devices thrust the government into doing for the community what the community should do for Itself." With the object of arousing sentiment in Madison county for certed local effort in the cause, a rally was in progress here today under auspices of the Anti-Saloon League at which initial, steps were taken for perfecting a county organization. Steps toward county organization were launched at a forenoon slon, at which a nominating committee was chosen, and were to be furthered with adoption this afternoon of the committee report. Morning and afternoon sessions of the convention were held in the First Baptist Church, and the feature of the afternoon program was an address by Gilbert F.

Lappley of Chicago, attorney for the United States Prohibition Bureau on the subject "What is Being under the Regleme of General WoodcocV; and What Can We Do to Promote It." The concluding feature of the rally will be a mass meeting at 7:45 tonight in the' First M. Church at which a 5-reel motion picture, "Lest We Forget" by James K. Shields, will be presented. The Rev. J.

G. Tucker, pastor of the First M. B. church will preside at the evening meeting. Welcomed By Pastor General object of the convention as stated by Dr.

George B. Safford, state superintendent of the Anti- Saloon League, is to form a dry center in Madison county about which Officer L. D. Rockefeller, who advised that one carrier liod been found in school. Chief of Police Maxwell advised that three houses had been quarantined Monday, while Alderman Scott sounded the alarm that conditions might become such that the schools would have to be closed.

Mayor Holcomb commended Miss Mary Louise Wright, school nurse, for the work she had been doing in tracing coses'of the disease which might otherwise have gone undiscovered. The city will be unable to have billboards removed for purely aesthetic reasons, City Attorney Manning reported to the council. Its police power over such matters extends only to such cases as those of danger to public safety, health, or morality, ho said. He mode the report -after the matter had been brought up at a previous meeting. The council referred to thc police committee the bid of E.

V. Oiehl on furnishing the 1932 city wheel tax license tags. The resolution calling the city election for four aldermen for April 10 was adopted. GENEVA Switzerland. Feb.

16. League of Nations Council tonight called upon Japan to fulfill her treaty obligations with regard to China as a member of the League. Its call was delivered to Naotake Sato, the Japanese representative, for delivery to his government. It calls upon Japan to abide by Article of the League Covenant which guarantees tho territorial Integrity of all member states. This action by the council follows the lines of American negotiations in the course of which the United States Informed both China and Japan that it would not recognize territorial changes in China resulting from Japanese occupation.

The text of the appeal will be published tomorrow. Stale Aid Route 4 Is Accepted by County EDWARDSVILLE, Feb. The formal acceptance of State Aid Route In this county made known today to County Olerk HoU by George H. Baker, engineer of county highways. The slab was paid recently by the Granite City Paving at a cost of $48,136.88 paid from the 1927 motor fuel tax funds.

Final inspection wns made recently and the 1 road met with complete requirements of the state. The maintenance of this improvement will bo bornp by state, EDWARDSVILLE, Feb, 16. Flaugher of Newcastle, Greyhound moving van driver, was held in county jail here today on charges of reckless driving on complaint of Martin Weseman ot ColUnsville, who told county authorities the truck drjven by Flaugher had collided with his car near Maryvllle on the Collins- vllle-Edwardsvillc road, Monday night about 10 o'clock. Weseman contended Flaugher was on the wrong side of the road. Though his car was damaged, Weseman returned to Edwardsville where he notified county authorities of the accident.

The authorities finally found the van on the Poag Road, turned over on Its side, Flaugher's trial was set for Feb. 19 at a. m. before Justice Joseph Barnett. Though he lives in ColUnsville, Weseman owns a local cleaning and dying plant, and was on his way home when the accident occurred.

Another local mishap occurred today when the truck of the Home- craft Bakery took fire In front of the Trl-Clty grocery on Wolf street when Harold Kruse, Its driver, went to start it. Employes of the grocery ran out and put, out the blaze with a fire-extinguisher, limiting the damage to $30. Follow Fire In Home at Godfrey Ten Fowls Disappear After Flames Residence Newsboy Arrested for Crying Papers at Theater Because a charge of peace disturbance filed by Police Patrolman Henry Ebbler against Ernest Harold Reed of 1014 Belle street, a newspaper vender, was not self-explanatory. Magistrate Day continued the hearing when Reed appeared before him at a. m.

and said he hart no knowledge of why he was prosecuted. "We will have to call tho officer In to explain the circumstances of tho charge," the Judge said. On being told that Ebbler had been on night duty, ho then reset the hearing to 3 p. m. and asked Reed to return at that tlinu.

Reed is employment through the Alton News Agency, he said, and tells tlis edition yj papers each evening. He was on his way to work last evening, he told newspaper reporter, when halted by tho polloe patrolman who showed him the complaint and instructed him to como Into court at 9 a. m. today. The complaint alleges jjef.ee disturbance on Feb.

14, and it was said at the Alton News Agency that It was Mippascd to have a basis in Reed cryinK out nig 'Papers aa he offered chlof Reno said It was his understanding there had been comr plaint of shouting the newspaper hemlines in frotn of a local movie house and disturbing theater patrons they sought to listen to the talking Like kicking a man when he is down was the action of a thief who sometime last Sunday night stole 10 chickens from poultry house of Frank Graves of Godfrey. Sunday morning at church time, the residence of Mr. Graves had been virtually destroyed by fire despite efforts of neighbors, members of the men's Bible class of a nearby church' who left tho Sunday school service tp battle the flames. Graves had a flock of 25 fowls, nnd he had noted Sunday evening at feeding time that all were hi the poultry yard. Monday morning, however, when he went to the site of his ruined home, ho noticed almost Immediately that his flock had been depleted over night.

Counting tho bird left, he found only 15. Over someone hod made off with 10 chickens including some of the finest Graves had. General Kuramatsu Mural at Shanghai asking him to say, in reply to the British and American protests against Japan's landing troops in the international settlement, that Great Britain and United. States also landed troops there so there seemed no reason why Japan should not do likewise. May Need Moire Troops Japan also has a right, to partake in international defense measures In the settlement, the consul general was instructed to point out to the representatives of the 'two powers.

Only 'a small portion of Japan's 25,000 troops were landed in the settlement, the foreign office statement sold, and these did not remain there, but moved soon to positions outside the borders, flanking the, Chinese uv Chapel. The question 'of' the possible necessity of sendhig" 'more troops to meet; the Chinese increases also agitated military and government leaders. If', more troops were be sent, it '-was pointed out, it would be necessary to go to the emperor and the cabinet again to secure on authorization. The question, is still the "discussion officials; said, and the cabinet has not yet considered it. 'More Chinese SHANGHAI, China, Feb.

16, air scouts flying high over the Klangwan district between Shanghai and Woosung this afternoon spotted a Inrge body of Chinese troops, including calvary, moving into the front lines. Quickly the planes darted buck to the Hongkew base and In a few moments Japanese artillery was cutting the Chinese column to pieces. The Chinese sought cover but not, Japanese headquarters Robinson Flays G.O.P.FoesOf Hoover on Relief Mayor Files for 0. P. Delegate WASHINGTON, Feb.

16, new substitute relief proposal was rejected today by the Senate after it had brought a speech from the Democratic leader assailing Republicans for "appealing to the sympathy of the nation" for the president. Senator Robinson of Arkansas said on Lincoln's birthday "there moved out of the capital dozens of leaders, representing the administration, to make public addresses and throughout these addresses ran a common declaration that the President was being treated unjustly and appealing to the sympathy of the nation. "I declare now," he continued, 'that the criticism of tho President's course have come In large part from the adherents to the political party to which he belongs." Robinson was opposing an amendment to the LaFollette-Cos- tlgan bill to provide $750,000,000 lor unemployment relief. The amendment, by Senator Couzens, Republican, would have put $375,000,000 disposal of the President for loans to states for relief when their resources are exhausted. Robinson questioned the wisdom of placing so much authority in the hands ot a single official.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, Democratic House leaders have decided to appoint special committee to see how many federal bureaus and activities can be abolished in the interest of reducing' expenses. Speaker Garner announced today that a resolution would be Introduced by Representative McDuffie Alabama, the party whip, calling or a thorough investigation to bollsh as many government offices as possible." to rally all the dry forces of the community. This organization, Dr. SaffoTd said, is to be representative of all dry essentially an Anti-Saloon League organization, although the League is fosteMng the project for organized effort.

The W. C. T. U. and all recognized temperance organizations should cooperate in the one central agency to be perfected; he said, and the plan contemplates a general committee with a representative from every ward or precinct from the county.

Dr. J. M. Warner as pastor of the First Baptist Church welcomed the representatives as the rally opened this morning. The Rev.

W. K. Dorrow was elected to preside, the Rev. T. Bert Frary, superintendent ot the southern district for the Anti- Saloon chosen secretary, and E.EV:-Fletcher as registrar.

was about 50 present, ft little more than half this number being women. Granite City and all communities near Alton were sold to be represented. Nominating Committee Preliminary to a discussion of 'organization plans, Dr; Safford gave an analysis of the prohibition slt- jald, until heavy casualties had been inflicted, In other sectors this was a quiet day. SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 16, J.

Bert Miller, Republican, of Kankakee, who attempted while State Representative to oust Len Small from his seat as Governor, today filed as candidate for Senator, opposing Senator Richard Meents, Republican of Ashkum. Petitions for the nomination of Robert E. Holmes, Republican, Chicago, for clerk of the supreme court were also filed. Perclval G. Baldwin, Republican, of Chicago, filed for Congressman for the Third district.

John J. Bronholt, Republican, of Alton, as a candidate for delegate to the Republican convention from the Twenty-second. Democrats Claim New Credit Plan WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. OP)-The Democrats laid claim to originating the Olasa-Steagall credit expansion measure today as the bill movec toward a vote in the Senate.

Speaker Qaraner said the legislation hod been advocated by "Democrats for 30 years and has been opposed by the Republicans and present administration until they ft nally saw it was sound and that i waa needed," He congratulated thc ndmlnLstra tlon for seeing the need for it. The bill, passed yesterday by Ihi House, will be called up in the Sen ate lato today by Senator a lass, Democrat, Virginia, one of tho co authors. Agreement was reached today among Senate that th liberalized rcdtooountlng provisions of the bill Bhould bo restricted banks with a capital stock of $2, 000,000 or leas, The original limitation put In the Senate banking committee wouli restrict the privilege to banks of i capitalization of $600,000 or leas Senator Gloss said that all but 13 the 7800 member banks of th pltal on Mrs. Charles Langtwrst, ol Federal Reserve System had oapt OoMt tftUutloa of 12,000,000 or UM. Hurt in Fall Down Stairs.

The city ambulance was called to Fourth and Belle streets at 6:30 p. m. Monday when It was found that James Small had fallen down a flight of stairs in a building at the corner. He was taken to the hospital for emergency attention where it was found he had no serious hurts. Balks At WASHINGTON, Feb.

16, invitation to testify in hearings on a bill to permit four per cent beer has been refused by F. Scott McBrlde, genofcl superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League. a major operation was performed this morning at St. Joseph's Hot Wheat Higher on Wave of Buying CHICAGO, Feb. 16 W) In a wave of buying orders, wheat jumped late today to a new high price record for the season.

Unconfirmed rumors of auspic- ous news to come out of Washington accompanied the advance. The rise amounted to about 3 cents a mshel as compared with the day's ow point. Receipts Whact 75 cars; Corn 76; Oats 19. Wheat closed unsettled cents above yesterday's finish, corn up, oats V4-H advanced, and srovlslons unchanged to a rise ot 12 cents. Chicago Cosh Groin.

CHICAGO, Feb, 18 No. 2 red 58H; No. 3 red No. 3 hard 67H; No. 3 mixed 57li.

CORN NO, a mixed 37Vi: NO. 3 mixed 35-11; No. 4 mixed 35; No. 1 yellow, old, 39; No. 2 yellow, old 39; No.

3 yellow No. 4 yellow 34Mi-35; No. 2 white 39W; No 3 white No. 4 white No. 6 white 34.

2 white 25-25V4; No. 3 white 23H-25; No. 4 white 23'i. sales. TIMOTHY CLOVER Chicago Grain Futures.

CHICAGO, Feb. 18 uation in Illinois. He: urged the need of an organization of-the dry forces in each county, and outlined a type of organization that will function effectively in enlisting interest and achieving results. Its field would range from, promoting dry sentiment by meetings and various education activities to out out the vote at any elections at which dry issues were at stake. The Rev.

Frary assisted in the discussion of steps toward county organization, and a forum was held to secuite expressions from all pres- who cared to make suggestions. On the nominating' committee chosen to suggest officers for a permanent organization were the Tlev. Hedger, chairman, the Rev. R. H.

Atchison, the Rev. W. K. Darrow, Mrs. Pearl Reisacher of Granite City, county W.

C. T. U. president, the Rev. John M.

Morrison, Mrs. Henry Cornelius, and the, Rev. J. E. Tuschoff of Granite City.

The Rev. Hedger called his committee to meet at 1 p. m. and its report was to be presented on completion. Opening the afternoon's session, the W.

C. T. U. presented an ho.ur'8 program under leadership of Mrs. Reisacher as and Gilbert F.

Lappey's address was to follow. Woman Found In Barn QUINCY, Feb. 18, A coroner's jury decided that Mrs. Grace Moore, Springfield, found unconscious in a barn owned by her brother, freezing due to exposure. Mel).

May July Sep. High ..59 60 62H Moh, 369i Low Close 56H-'a SO May July Sep. Mch. May July Sep. ,4.4 )i 40 It 42 62 -H 4114-H A Lot to learn Best Man: "Where's your nerve, old man? you're shaking like a leaf.

Groom: I But this is a nerve-wracking time for me. I've ficme excuse fpr being frightened, haven't I've riiver been married befo-e. Best Man: Of course you haven't. If you had you'd be a great deal more scared than you are Tit-Bits. 24'i 26 25 2Q 23 28Vi 25'i 28 25U 26 25'i St.

LouU Grain Prices. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 16 2 red 58-68, 3 yellow 34-35 a whits 25. High Low Close May ST.i July 60U8 58 60H8 CORN- May 37-H 39iu July Miss Fannie Ullrich of Washington avenue underwent a major operation this afternoon at St.

Joseph's Hospital. Miss Ullrich has been ill since Sunday. One of the duties of Japanese beauty parlor employes is to clean the ears of their women customers. Telegraph Prints Items From These Communities Today Bethalto Foaterburg Kane Greenfield Wood Hive? Carroljton Brighton Bunker Hill Pralrletown Hartford Baet Alton Dow.