The Edwardsville Intelligencer from Edwardsville, Illinois • Page 1

(Jftttwrtewlk Madison Home Daily. SIXTY-FIFTH YEAE--NO. 129. EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 3,1927. TEN PAGES ME JUDGES TO BE SELECTED AT Those Chosen Serve For Six Year Term, Interest Is Shown In Two Counties.

POLLS OPEN AT 7, CLOSE AT 5 Care Must Be Exercised By Those, Who Split Ticket To Make Vote Count. Three circuit judges will be chosen in the third judicial circuit which embraces Madison and six other counties, at the election to be held Monday. The three who are chosen that day will serve for six years. Judicial elections come at ah off- season of the year, but the selection of circuit judges is an important matter. Special interest is being taken this ear to get out a big vote in Madison County.

With special prop ositions to be voted upon in St. Clair and Peiry counties, the vote in those two will be much heavier than the usual judicial election. The polls will be open Irom a. m. to 5 p.

Voters will go to the precinct polls to vote that day the same as in general elections. Several of the voting places have been changed in the county, only one apply in Edwardsville. Voters of the third precinct here will go to polls at the Metz barber 'shop, 120 Vandalla street, instead of the Peirce Battery Station. The seven voting places in Ei wardsville Township are: Precinct 1. Court house.

Precinct 2. City Hall. Precinct 3. Metz Barber Shop. Precinct 4.

Steehlinger Buildin Precinct 5. Bothman Motor Co. Precinct 6. Desmond Mfg. Co.

Precinct 7. Glen Carbon City Hall. County Clerk Joseph Hitz is steadily completing the distribution of ballots and other supplies for the election. Yesterday the last of the precincts along dirt roads were visited arid rains and muddy highways cannot interfere with the few remaining 1'laces that are yet to be visited are along concrete roads. It is possible that the last of the ballots will be delivered Saturday If any are left thev will be taken out Sundav.

Most of the Highway Have Holes i Could Be Greatly Improved With Planks. OTHER SECTIONS IN NEED OF RAIN Wet Soil Prevents Planting, Proper Cultivation of i Crops. (Continued on Page Two) IE NIGHT St. Jacob Raisers Will Produce Hatching Eggs. At a meeting of members of the St.

Jacob Better Chick Poultry Club last night plans were considered for a demonstration here on August 10 in connection with the annual picnic of the Madison County Farm Bureau County Agent Alfred Raut attended the meeting and gave a talk on poultry diseases. The meeting was featured by a contest in which members colored anatomical charts in colors of the" various organs. Production of eggs suitable for hatching will be attempted by the St. Jacob club it decided last night. The demand for hatching eggs has greatly increased and they bring a higher price.

During the summer the pullets will be carefully culled to keep only best egg producers. Several residents of Madison County left at noon today for Carlinvilie to visit the state soil station for a conference similar to one held last week at Lebanon. Advisor Raut, King Eaton, Stanley Castte, Irwin Eisenbers, Raymon Wipet and Norman Zahner were among those making the trip. Representatives of two insurance companies will hold meetings here Saturday. The Cahokia Mutual Benefit Association will have a meeting in the morning.

Persons handling hail insurance for the I. A. A. will meet in the afternoon. Hail insurance to the extent of $100,000 has been taken by Madison County farmers.

The annual farm advisor's conference will be held- at Urbana on June Madison County dirt roads aie no better than the worst mud hole that can be found in them and many of the highways of the county have enough of these mud holes to make tiavel exceedingly difficult, as the rains of the past several weeks continue at short intervals. Some of the mud holes have been repaired with timbers, making it possible for auto- ists to get through but there are others on which no woik has recently been done. While Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and parts of Alabama ai facing a serious drought, Madison County is having so much lain that ciops are not receiving the usual attention. Crop yields will probably be below normal. Wheat is beginning to head, but the crop is spotted.

In some fields the yield will be about normal, but in many the production will be low. The rainy weather encouraged development of rust. Planting of cora is far behind schedule and only a small part of the usual acreage is in the ground. Corn put in the ground during the rainy spells is up with a fair stand, but is growing slowly. The soil is in need of cultivation to peimit air cncula- tion.

The few farmeis who planted oats i i Apul may get a fair crop but planting latei will have low yields, it is believed. The hay crop will be short. Some farmers have been cutting alfalfa. In some fields that crop tfas been on the ground foi ten das. Rains prevent it from drying out.

Irish potatoes have been up foi weeks. The normal date of harvest is near, but they aie making slow process. Lack of proper cultivation is causing the ttouble. The Warship That Brings Lindbergh Home "Appreciating the honor of the invitation and accepting," Captain Cha rles A. Lindbergh will arrive in Washington June 11 aboard the IT.

S. scout cruiser Memphis, shown above. He wjll ethe guest of President oolidge just before the president's dparture forAiis vacation in the Black' Hilts. The inset gives a closeup of the famous Lindbergh smile TO LEAVE Farewell Saturday Falls On Birthday Of His Mother. GILLESPIEWILt: Edwardsville Will Seek To Hold Place At Top of League.

The Gillespie team of the Three-M League will invade Edwardsville on Sunday afternoon in the hopes of breaking the winning streak of, the league leaders Gillespie has a far better team than they had when the locals defeated them four weeks ago and they are serious In. their intentions. Edwardsville Is leading the league with five victories and no losses, while Mt. Olive is one game behind by virtue of their loss on May 22 the Hubites. However, Mt.

Olive aud Gillespie have a postponed game to be played off. Staunton, Living- ston'and Gillespie are wrangling for third position in the standing. Gillespie will journey here Sunday with a reorganized team having at east two new players from the Cotton State League, with Hartman. the Springfield boy, pitching. Edwaids- ville will have Federle in the box and Novak in reserve, while Jones will As a special inducement to the fans Sunday afternoon the Madson Kennel Club has given the club 100 passes to the dog races td be used any night, and the first to pay admission to the park Sunday will oe given a.

pass. This is in addition to the rain check stubs that entitles the purchaser to a credit on admission to the Wildey on Wednesday nights. Aerial bombs will announce the game as usual. Bus service will be urnished from the eourt square and game will start at 2:45. Mike Bergen, league arbitrator, will bej here to see that everything Is run-! A previously arranged, social engagement, accepted by Mr.

and Mrs. H. Spilman and including then- six sons, will affect one of two rather unusual coincidents in connection with the departure of the family in a few days for Boston, Mass to establish a new home. Edwardsville Lodge No 99, A. F.

A. with members of other Madson County Masonic lodges and rep- esentatives of East St. Louis bodies will tender Mr. and Mrs. Spilman a faiewell at the Masonic Temple tomorrow night.

Mrs. Spilman is a special guest in being a member of the Order of Eastein Staf. Saturday the birthday anniversary of Mr. motliei Next Thuisday, June 1 is the date 'or the annual reunion and banquet of the Edwardsville High School Uunim Association It is also the bnthday anniversary of Mr. Spilman.

Neither he nor Mrs Spilman will be able to attend the reunion. It is lardly possible that either will be lieie for future banquets. At the Spilman home this week furnishings are being packed piepa- latory to shipment to Boston They will be started next Tuesday, several dajs ahead of the family, and unless delayed will reach Boston within a very short time after the arrival of the family. The Spilmans expect to leave here on the morning of June 1G, going to St. Louis to board one of the fast trains for the East.

A few days ago Mr. Spilman purchased a fourteen-room residence at 114 Gibbs street, Newton Centre, Boston, and it will be the future home of the family. The home is somewhat along the architecture of the present residence on Center street, but laiger. The yard contains about one-quarter acre of land, about the area of two city lots. Newton Centre is the prettiest residential section of Boston and by steam line the new home Is about 15 minutes ride from his office, located in a suite of eleven rooms.

His business address will be 1117 Statler Building. He will give up his duties as postmaster of Edwardsville on the evening of June 15, seveiing connections with the government in mid-month, which is a time that accounts may be more easily checked. Louis Hartung who is assistant postmaster has. been recommended as acting postmaster until a time when an examination is conducted and an appointment made. Mr.

Hartung will then return to his position as assistant postmaster, retaining his civil service rating. LIVINGSTON YOUTH IS VICTIM OF FJfECMOXIA William Hoffman died yesterday at the home of his parents In Livingston. Death was due to double pneumonia. He had been ill for the past 11 days. He was a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Jos Hoffman. He was born in Heeren Westfalen, Germany on October 3, 1906 hence obtaining an age of 20 years, 7 months 29 days. He came to the United States with his parents May 30 1911. He completed the grade schools here and attended the high school until 3 lekft juios.

to Jfala deatu. HA THE JUDICIAL BALLOT Care must be exercised in marking the ballot to be used in the judicial election next Monday. Since the names of only three candidates appear on each of the two tickets and three are to be the method of marking split tickets differs from the method used in other elections. Straight tickets may be voted as usual by marking a cross in the circle proceeding the name of the ticket. The cross in the circle counts one vote for each of the three candidates on that ticket.

If the voter desires to vote for two candidates on one ticket and one on another, it will be necessary to place a cross in the square preceeding the name of each of the three candidates for whom the vote is cast. In voting a split ticket there will be no occasion to place a cross in the circle at the-head of either ticket. Votes may be lost by following the method of splitting a ticket employed in other elections. It is the general practice to place a cross in the circle at the head of the ticket containing a majority of the favored candidates. Then if there are one or two on another ticket tor whom thp voter desires to vote he merely places a cross before that name.

Should that method be followed the judicial election a vote will be counted only for the person in front of whose name the cross appears. Election officials would have no way of determining which candidate on the other ticket the voter wished excluded, since all candidates are seeking the same office. Therefore it must be remembered that a straight ticket may be voted by placing a cross in the circle at the head of the ticket, but if a split ticket is voted a cross should be placed in the square before the name of each of the three candidates the voter favors. St. John's Daily Bible School Will Open On June 1 3.

Preliminary plans for St. John's daily vacation Bible school were announced today by Rev. J. G. Tucker, the pastor.

The school open. June 13 and continue for three weeks with daily sessions each morning. While emphasis will be given to Bible and religious instruction interesting departmental activities are being arranged. There will be manual training for boys, sewing for girls art, basketry and music. In addition addresses will be given at intervals on health and citizenship by physicians and lawyers.

The list of speakers has not been completed. While St. Andrew's Episcopal and First Baptist congregations are co-operating with St. John's in the conduct of the vacation school, it is open to children of any church. The instructions will be non-denominational and will be free.

Children ranging from primary department age up to 12 and 14 years old will be accepted. No red tape is necessary to enter. Any child wishing to attend the sessions need only be present on the opening day. ALTERATIONS ARE member of the L. C.

H. S. Basket ball team and was also very active in other athletic events. He was a. member of the U.

M. W. of A. No. 2656.

The New York Sick and Death Benefit Fund and he also belonged to the Consumers Mutual Aid Guide. Funeral services will be held from the home of Ms parents, Saturday at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in he New Spangle Cemetery. Those left to mourn his death are his parents, and two brothers, and August of Royalton, and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Schranz, Mrs.

Anna Fotochau. and Miss Dr. Fiegenbaum a Rented The Spilman Home On Center St. Dr. E.

W. Fiegenbaum returned to his home this morning from a session of the Illinois State Medical Society in Moline, to find that plans for the alterations of his residence into a funeral home were already in progress, following the transfer to Marks and Weber Undertaking effective June 1. Excavation In the rear of the house has been started preparatory to the erection of an addition to be made as soon as weather conditions pSrmit. The addition will be of brick and when completed will stand slightly higher than one story. It will be used as a show room for caskets and as a store room for supplies.

Beneath the addition will be a large basement garage to accommodate five machines, including the ambulances and hearse, with elevator service to the Boor above. Dr. Fiegenbaum has rented the Spilman residence at Center and Benton streets and will move there following its evacuation by Mr. Spilman, when the latter leaves for Boston around'June 16. The doctor will continue to practice in his present location until a satisfactory office location is found.

Home From Sister's Funeral. City Engineer Chas. A. Sheppard returned yesterday from Omaha, where he was called Sunday by the sudden death of his sister, Mrs. Eliza Gutshall.

Mrs. Gutshall had been poor health recently but there was nothing to indicate during the last few days of her life that- the end was nearing. Mrs Mary T. Machler of Chicago is a guest of her daughter Mrs. Julia BidenhQUsen.

Miss Frances Kne- ry, of Litehneld her sister is also a iiiast far dajra. Services Will Be Held at Home of Son, C. O. Nash. Clarence Hitz Qualifies This Morning a Provides Of $45,000.

ACCOUNTS WILL BE AUDITED SOON Defaulting a a rer Fixed Amount at 16,000 Expects To Pay Relatives today completed plans for the funeral of Mrs. Sarah Baker Williamson Nash, widow of the late C. H. Nash, whose death occurred at Long Beach, several days ago, shortly after that of Mr. Nash, which occurred unexpectedly on April IT.

The body of Mrs. Nash is being brought East by her son, M. A. Nash, and will arrive here Sunday morning. Services are to be neld from the home of her son, C.

O. Nash, of Hickory street. The body will be taken there Sunday. Rev. James G.

Tucker of St. John's M. E. Church will conduct the last rites Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Mrs. Maude Renfro, a daughter, is here from Washington, D. to attend the funeral. Another daughter, Mrs. R.

W. Van Hyning, was unable to come borne on account of illness of Mr. Van Hyning. Mrs. Nash was a native of Salem, N.

where she was born on February 27, 1816. She had attained the age of 81 years, 3 months and 29 days. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williamson.

The family came to Illinois when she was a child, on a farm at St. Jacob, where Mr. Williamson died a few years later. The widow and five children soon came to Edwardsville. Mrs Nash remained here until a short time ago and was temporarily living with her only surviving sister, Mrs.

Columbus Brown, at the time of her death. Years ago she was married to Mr. Mash. The union was blessed with six children, one preceding the mother to the grave. Besides the two According: to his own confession today, W.

H. Beckman. president of the Citizens State Bank at has defaulted to the approximate extent of $18,000 in school accounts of eight districts of Alhambra Township. He made the admission thU morning when the school held a special meeting at the State Bank to accept his resignation and name a successor. Beckman has also tendered resignation as president of the bank, but it has not been accepted.

Bank, officials are arranging to reopen bank shortly, either through a reorganization or consolidation with Hitz State Bank and the resignation will be acted upon later. The defaulting school treasurer fixed the amount of his shortage at about (18,000 when questioned at the meeting. He was unable. to an explanation of what had become of the cash and said that he intended to make the entire amount good. Later Mrs.

Beckman, who is one of her husband's sureties, made the same statement to County Superia- tendeut of Schools F. M. Scott. Clarence Hitz, nephew of Adolph Hitz, president of the Hitz State Bank, was appointed this morning the new school treasurer. His appointment was made within a few minutes after Beckman's resignation was accepted.

only required the new treasurer a few moments to qualify. He gave bond of $45,000, as compared with bond of $16,000 which Beckman provided last year when the surety inci eased from $12,000. The new treasurer took charge of the office after the trustees and Supt, Scott approved the bond and he was authorized to assume charge of funds and records. The retiring treasurer had $300 in Liberty bonds and the records ready for delivery this morning. If there is any additional cash it.

must come from Beckman's personal account. Funds of the school districts and his personal account are said to hare been kept together in the bank. One of the first duties of the new treasurer will be an audit of the records. This will be possible through co-operation of Supt. Scott and the clerks of the eight districts.

It will be an easy matter to determine the full amount Beckman has daughters and sons mentioned above, received from tax collections at the one other son, Mayor Frank L. Nash, office of County Tr survives. As a girl Mrs. Nash united with the First Christian Church and was in active member of the congregation for many years. Miss Lorine Kellerman.

accompanied by her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Schejbal, of Beuld, tas gone to Dilliondale, for an extended visit with his parents aud others. rin and sums Treasurer Earl Her- turned over by the 7 ind Southern Fields Badly In Weed of Rain With Prices 'Soaring Mr. and Mrs.

William Snajdr re- urned this week from Silver Hill, where they visited their son-in- aw and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Burle during the past three weeks. tfr.

and Mrs. Snajdr foimerJy lived Siver Hill where he operated a arm tor several years and they have number of friends in that community. They sold the farm when hey came here something over a ear ago. While this section is experiencing much rain that crops are endan- ered and farmers are having a dif- cult time in planting and- cultivat- ng, Southern Alabama is one of the ections opposite extremes. The drought is so bad that vegeta- is suffering.

When Mr. Snajdr reached Silver cucumbers were selling: at $1 er hamper and Irish potatoes at $2 er 100 pounds. Before he left the county superintendent's office. The eight clerks will provide statements of amounts of warrants they have drawn upon the treasurer and the difference should be the amount that Beckman should have on hand. Beckman today admitted that his accounts have been out of proper balance for a period of years.

During the questioning thie morning he said he realized several months ago that the crisis was coming. Attorney J. F. Beck represented the trustees this morning. Assist- (Continued on Page Two) uricaa hod doubted.

The Weather: Unsettled tonight and probably showers and local storms; not nraeh change ta.