The Edwardsville Intelligencer from Edwardsville, Illinois • Page 1

All News of the State and Nation Published Speedily a Accurately. MADISON COUNTY'S JttfdJtgettcet HOME DAILY Fair tonight and morrow, temperature. tore flt 2 (. to- Clear. IWfY-SKVBNTIl A 219 EDWABDSV1LLE, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPT RMBWll 11,1929.

TEN PAGES Refuses to Pay Claim of $156 After County Puts Treat ment on Mam Street Few Weeks Ago. OFFICIALS STAND ON ATTORNEY'S OPINION Road and Bridge Committee Refuses to do Township Oiling Unless City Fathers Settle Amount. Now DoiiKlas My officials uml the Road mid Jiildtw Comnilttet of the Mcidlion Comity Uoaul of i i liavo i In an I i Ing contiovi i tin itlon of who i puy foi ollltiK Main slit i 'Ihe i udoptul a i jistuhi) dednt- IIIK a i ln no i i i oll- Inj, of roads In Ntw UouUas ship i a claim of Eoi oiling Main itii'it lo paid bj tho elt) i ndi i 1' How i said the oil is i i In i i i i it ht. nn I i i xl Vi i i i Hi it tin Ull me Hi i I I I it 111 i i I sloll till' i ot how soon i unoimt i i IM lo IM ml i I i '1 ill i I Id I I i i to i i (1 lo I i i Ilo i I I 1 1 (I 11 in tli i so 1 i In IM com i i I a i i i not lie ucl i MI! i how i th it hi is not pn i it I In i i a i ti i do i i nl lit i tin hold I' i i I ho i I o.iid i i 11 oln lion 1 i I i hi' 1 th it i Mil I'o oil ill i il 11 tl bt i in ul a i i th I Hit I i i i tut il i llni i omit) i is nt to Nt Umul is nli i tin 1 1 hi i i Idi i i i i tin 1 ui i I' Hi A i I I i i a i oi th i Ut tin I i i tin tu Is It i tod a -HOI) a of 111 i li i i i i on i i 1 i I i Ol 1 0 In tin i tl i i it ol Nuv, Don 1 is anil i tin tha 111 i 2 0 0 0 1 i i i it tils ot oil i i is bcoi a i and tho i i i will IH pu i on 1'uto Illinois Highways To Become Things Of Beauty In Time 111, bept 11--Bcautl- Icatlon of tho highways and ho luiioval ot spots and ungainly looking hillsides is planned i a coopoiativo afei cement be- the btato Dcpaitmenls of Woilcs and Buildings, It was earned toda. Tluoufeh ik'piitmont of wel- i It Is planned to i a i certain i a i a at the stale pilsona ind a i them alou? tho a a at tho lutci sections i i station mulshed I St ite school anil col- i bo placed hillsides which obstuiot i of tho i i i side will be I and In thcli place will be bushps and shrubs, i i Lincoln The i and Buildings a i i i i take ovei the up- i and tint o( tin ilgns and ttluub- btiv 'Hit i contain inforrmx- tlon foi i The (hat a finished recont- ly and It will be placed at an Inter- seetlon on ioutt 10 neai Watselta The pl.in has been a by both a lo.ivoland director ol tin i i of Public Woilu ant ilhllrisS and Jlodnp) lit uidon dlioctoi of the a i of Wei- CONFERENCE MELD Carstens Case Takes New Turn As Evidence Nears End, Set For Sept.

27 has been i IH I I i st ill ineiits i i i today, a Indications of a lu thu litigation i i In Clianemy 1-. Nt i hi i 7 Caistuis si elts to i the City of Mood som opd itliif, the i unit a i a i i i i i pool and demands toiatlon of tho i i i to its i i i 1 i i i of was i a this inoinliK, i i an air a nt whit li i i tho htui- In i i i i i i i 2 7 vMji riMChutl tin 1 is eoin- i i au iln It Is i that Caisluis aikliif. 000 foi tlu i i a I i It about 1 0 0 0 0 Just will pui- rlune tho i i If i i a i i Is made a a i has i ho has bun i tht i i foi spiuilatlMi piupos- es 'Jht i-lty a its tivldonco Monday Tluough i a wltrifsaoj tho offlelals cndimvoicd to ostibllsh that tho pluco was an attiadlon and piichanccd vnlues Instuad of causing depreciation Somo tpstlllcd tho empty pool was a a It developed during the case that Tor mu a A Tlpton tuieil pint of tho tites plant- id In the a i when tho excavation was made for tho structures Othor I I I weto disposed of In vailous ways 'Ihe witnesses Haw no objections to the pail Ing of automobiles on Whitelaw Avenue, wore not opposed to the wire fence around tho promises, nor nourness of tho dance hall. Mrs. Ada Mary Weaver Acjen For Illinois Children's Home I i IM 1 idlso V-, lit loi I i i i i i Hi me and Md i i lui opi nt hi i i ti i i In i i i IK i i i In MM idlson I in tu tl( Hit I i i i i i TIoiup a i i i Is i itt In i i i i i i i i i i HjuUoii 1 IK 11 i Is to i honit lor in Is i i i lionii i li il i I i 11 i) i i i i i i il tit i I i )ii ol mi on tin in i of i com Hit, i i of tin Is I i i i tin i i i In I ist St ouls i I i i (h ID I to thl i tin i i i i i I i tin a St I otil i i Isow tht i to hi a h) Mi i i iv elal i i 1 us I I I IK I lo I I il i i i i I I pluectl I i In a i i 'Hit i of tht a i i i i i i i i i A I i i this i i in I liu of I an i a i I i i i i 1'rank I) ti in Otlici i i thi who in on tho i ,11 i i i i i i i i i 1'tklock J)r i Ml r.oulst li.oous, i I tlw i i a i Mi mix i ot thp fioi i i i i i In the county ar i Alton -Miss Uunieo Smith 1 Doiso) i Win Lewis and Mis a Criove- Smith Wood I i I Manning, i Jos.

Traband, Mr I ang i 1 Ilowor, Mlsa Dmm WoiiuwDotl 'ill Cltlos--Mia. Doi Ashley ColllnsUlic--A. i a i a i a i a pi oli sslon il so i about I 1'12'J on SdlOOL I I Il'Alh DfS( I 1 I a ol all schools In Mad: aon County havu been liu'ltod to dliniu to bo hold at tho Mlnora i Hotel Alton on tho pveiiln of i 9 foi tho unpose dlsiussliit, safety and moasuies to the i of the county. Tho A ton A Club of which II. Is at i i a will bo In chats of tho ON Irtlt'WI New Yoik, Sept.

ot a baby Is not an "act of God," Actors liqulty Association ruled today. llectntly the cast of "Coquet- to protested Jed Harris closed the show because Helen Kayos, the star, was about to become a mothei. They demanded two weeks salary. Harris cabled from London saying Equity's contract did not hold the pioducor responsible for an "act of God." Today, however, Equity ruled tho cast must receive a settlement from the John and Florence Nickel Plate Road Seeks Discontinuance Service Handling Bulk of Mail Into This City OPERATE AT LOSS FIGURES ESTABLISH Few Passengers, Loss of Transportation and Only Little Express, Cost is Twice Receipts. Two officials of tho Nickel Plate Koad and an a attended a con- lei enco with members ot the Cd- Cbambei of Commerce heie lust night to consldei the proposed suspension ot two passengei and mall trains and talk over other moans ot getting mail Into a vllle If tho Illinois Commerce Commission grants the leanest A liparlng before the commission which was icset for fceptpmber ,19 i be continued to October 4 by i iuvostl i 1 Voihis of i a i I Assistant ral 1'assuwi 1 i ink i ot eland 0 ind A i Tope of i st pills i those i i I utihoTd is asl In, li i i uii of 'li mi No "17, at 50 in and 1 1 ilu 8 ist- botiiKl at 8 50 i i 1 tilth i i i i po tnils- i and As istant Postmaster Loui i Jl Hai both i a i that mis I i i i i i i pio- tlio best mail sen Ire 111 1 is i ith others coiuedetl that business i be a i off Supi i i i declaud that I i i show Hi, it costs 7 cents a milt to op- er ito the i a i and that i a i the i i of one iniount- to 2 ciuts a mile and in Juno I i 28 1 cents a mile.

was sild that at one time one of tin a i haiillnfe milk handled 1700 cans daily i has it to about eans a i i da) Claims i also a a package has i en off fcioatlj i the tuitk sn- (Contlnuod on page Relates How Small Financier Doped The New York Banks Newcastle, Wyo Sept tl--Assum- ing the role modern Itobln Hood Waggonoi, the Tpllmlde, Colo bank piesldont, whose main stieet shrewdness cost Wall street's wU- aida $500,000, confessed here today that he alouo concehed and executed tho gigantic Now York bank swindle I repay deposltois foi the lessen they hiul sustained thiough tho optu- ationa ot Eastern ilnauoleis Within a few liouis aftei his ar- jest Chambeta Park, a lesoit near lieie, last night, Waggonei hud dropped his assumed manners ot the suave eastern financier for the simplicity ot the small town business man His confession was complete It wau given without uiga to sheiitf'H deputies in a dismal cell of the county jail lioie "I glad it's over," Waggonoi Bald. "I knew it was coming and was not iiinpilsed when offlceis founc me "I suppose that I shall go to jal for tho rest of my life. The way fuel now, I don't know whether shall even lilie a lawyei when I get to Denver Waggoner declared that lie hac realized nothing peisonally fiorn the transactions and that bin only aim wan to save the bank at Tellurlde and prevent the depositors flora losing. Tiulgo Leech Springueld, Sept. 11--Judge William Loecli, Dlxon, member ot the state court ot claims for several years, tendered hit resignation to Governor Louis Emtneraon late 'roposed Program of Medical Society Submitted Yesterday to Board of Supervisors for Action.

MANY MORE PATIENTS WOULD BE BENEFITED County Also Gets Proposition to Sell Water Line to Sanitarium, Price Fixed at $1.25 a Foot Two a of interest icgardlng HIP operation of tire Madison County Tuberculobls a i a i weie presented to the Board of Supenlsois yesterdiy a by the Tuberculosis Sanitarium Committee through Chaiiman A a Zellei One pertains to a pioposed piogiam to Inciease the effleltncy of the Institution and the other Is legarding the sale of a watei main built by the county i may be puichased by I'jdwnidsvllle Watei Company. If tho piofeiam mapped out yes tordiiy Is put In operation a majJ of 510 pcisons will be able to gut bomo of lieatintnt nt the i a i a a The plan has boon con-iirttipd by tho Maillbon Loin tv Medical Soclet) and Boaid of Tiustoes i dt piutiiRiits be opoiat cd I i i a mi i sin sonke, field btaft ind i i a I lie inirbiiin scnlro i bo denoted entirely to i a i ot i hoiut lire pi in i for tho llelil to clinics at Alton, mite CIU i and beildes tho clinic i i bj i I Monroe at the a i i i i i a to set isldo ten i in the sinil i i suspt-otfd cisos would obsenod foi ten i making It possible toi fiO patients to en- tn i i i i i the vc ir ThirU of tho beds be usod foi poisons ro- i to spend i i lu the i i i i i 120 of that cliss to ontor Anottu i ten beda bo used foi patients i foi months and ten beds for ad- vancoH cases tre ttmi'tit of a Is necessary Hit a a i necoslt- Ue employment of an inteine, the plnslchn se-i i i as an assistant to the 1 doing the labiatoiy and a foi patlonts on ellnle dates An I a often of $1 35 a nlng foot has been ofloied tho county for the a i a i 1 ild to take i supply ot watoi to tho sanitarium a i i a Xollor stilted tho sile hail Its athmilages and dlsaihoutages and am action la taken tha con- ti art Tilth Kettle Tieatlng Company i bo considered. May Try His Case Now Or Postpone Hearing Until December Washington, Sept 11--Hie Vine case crowded the tariff bill Iiom tlie Senate stage today when the sanio toiceo opposing each other in tho tariff debate lined rip to decide whether Senalot-elect Varc of Pennsylvania should be officially ousted now, or whethei the Senate should wait until December to do it. A survey of the situation indicates the Senate Is 3 to 1 against Varo being seated either now or In December, but there Is a closed division on the point whethei the vole should bo taken at this time, Republican floor leader Watson claimed IIP had a majority for delay when the Senate adjourned late yesterday, but he was doubtful whether he could maintain his majority today. The opposition forces claim they had a majority ready for an immediate vote on the Vare case yeaterday and will preserve It today.

Their claims appeared to be substantiated by impartial authorities. Treasury officials expressed will Ingneaa to co-operate to-the fullest with the Senato finance committee la its efforts to obtain Income tax data tor use in devising a tultable tariff, but explained considerable delay mar result. 47 CENIS FIXED YESTERDAY FOR They 11 to i just like aii)bod i All ind Mrs John Coolldf.e aftn thcii mm ilafee feeptembi i 2 j. IJcic you see the latest posed photo of the engaged couple, i it tho 1'laiinlllc, Conn homo of riounci I John i Thov decided not to hMO sonants In i In tho i i pictured bo- low, and tho bildc i do all tht i and tooltlng In thtlr month "foiu a a looms Tho mow Indicates the ontianco to their npaitment, IH on the flrsi flooi i i the couit. HEARING SEPI.

20 Estimated Cost of Collmsville Improvement is Over $100,000 A public will he held In Colllnsvillo, bepteinbt.1 JO on a pio- po-iod i dlstilct which embmces thu cntlio soMthoin sottlon of the city and Noith i a a stroet and adjacent streets Estimated cost of tho Impiovenn-nt Is $102 I32i 26. This i Is tho smallest ot two ptoposcd sewer dlstilcts which a i planned by the City Commission Tho second district will include all of the sheets now provided with sewQiu and all of the icmalnlng streets which have no scweiu Scweis aie a on some of the streets in tho dlstilct now In the hands ot the commission. They will not bo but the stieotn aie included in the dlatilct because of a necessaiy change In sewage disposal plants, Because ot the location and drainage of the city, It is Impossible to piovldo uewoiage foi the entlie city through one disposal plant, It was found by tho City Commission, and It was necessary to piovldo foi disposal plants on both the noith and south aides of tho city. This necessitated two nowci dlstilcts, Accoiiilng to the plans of the City Commission, when tho necessary legal action has been taken for tho first district, following the public healing, the resolution foi the second district will be passed upoii and a homing date net, so that the complete 1m- piovement will bn under way within a short time. Streets affected by tha first district are Conti nl avenue, High street, Melster avenue, Vino stieet, Lebanon avenue, East Clay stroet, Vll- more street, Pears avenue, Prospect stioet, East Main stroet, Blackjack road, Church street, South Orient stieet, Norwood avenue, Leila avenue, Aurora street, Hock street, Rend avenue, Chestnut street, Far- place, Ciandall street, Morrison avenue, Center atroet, Cemetery street, Clinton itreet, South street, Seminary atreet, Short street, Plum- street Theka street and North Van- dill attest.

Secretary of State Reports On Receipts of His Office During The Year 111 Sopt 11--Tho automobile Depnilnuiil led nil other of tho feecretai) of States ofTlce In fee collections for tho flrst eight months of the cut rent year, ac- coidlng to a repoit Issued by'Secie of Stato William J. Stratton lieu toilav, A total of 26 has been collected by tho department compaied to $15,129 172 2B during tho conespondlng period last car, tho repoit disclosed, showing ait in crease of The total amount collected by the Societaly of State's office for the 111 at eight months last yeai was $18,534,063 BO The amount collected over tho same period of months this year was 2 0 i 2 i 1 4 40, or an lu- cicase ot 10 In commenting on the Incieases In tha vailous depaitments of his office Societal Stiiitton declared they In- dlcate healthful business condition! in tho state. The increase In other departments of the office aggregated $207,50290, with that of tho corporation de- pal tment tanking first. Franco HIM Wheat Pails, Sept. 11--Fiance may become a gieat factor In the foreign wheat inaiket as a result of tho ro- cord crop pioduccd in the Republic during the cuirent year.

WOMAN, 70, Memphis, Sept. 11-The doom of the county workhouse opened heie today to admit tha pathetic figure ot a 79- year-old woman to begin a 50- day santence on a liquor law violation conviction. Mri. Emma Knoll, bent with age and years of bard labor, confessed she made beer In her home and gave her cobbler hui- baud'N customers a glasi with kiaca thoe repair job "Juit to advertise." Reduced Amounts to be Paid in Hard Road Bonds and Highway Maintenance Permits Lower Figure ABOUT $531,000 WILL BE PAID NEXT YEAR Fund for General County Bills is Less Than Half of Five Special Levies, Highways Get $145,000. Tn spite of tho fact that Mtdlsoa County running behind In lu obll- alloiiH and faces additional debti at tho end of the fiscal year, a 3-cont eduction In the county tax rate WM iiiudfc yesterday afternoon Last year tho county rate wag CO cents on 1 0 0 Miluatlon Next spring it wilt 47 cen Is.

The reduction tluough a cut of one-half cent for a i road and cents tor maintenance of county roads The late for general countj puiposn was left at 24 cents, 2 cents foi Pension Clalnu 23 ctnti for the county was estimated tcilay that son count) i i (otal tax bill of 5 i 0 0 0 but moro than half tin amount i i to specific The Ki'iiial county fund will icccho ippioxim-Uelj 2 0 0 0 0 0 The hpiclal appiopilations made tho i alt. foi each and amount tint i be real- i a i Motheis' 1'iiislon, 2 cents, Couit Hou-o llonds, 1 1-2 i 11)0; Uflid Koad Bonds, 4 ct'iits $14,000, luberculofcls Sanltar- iufti 7 I 2 cents 8 750, State Aid Holds, 8 caits, $101 700 A i i Roller of land member of the finance Commlti tei, spoke brloflv lie cast his tote to the Me cxllod Attention lo the county'! financial condition and Mild that with the October mcctiiiK It would be nccesMiry to anticipation nants the 3921 taxes As be spoke of aiallable funds be- neailv oxhuisted he uiged all county offlclils itnd supei i to hold In liopis of reducing expenses Increased by acts ot Gencial Assembly. xs reported that (Continued from Pago Two) "The Living Budda" Reported To Be Siding With The Soviets i Shanghai, Sept. 11 The living Buddha, incarnate spiritual and poral leader ot a million NomadH lierdfcinon, lias entered the RusBlan conti overs) on. tho side ot tho Soviets, reports reaching Sliangt hal said today.

Simultaneously came a icport thai Britain, fuarliiK In Tlblot, had tend 6,000 ludiatt troops Into that buffer slate bctwecif HuHsia and ludta to spreudl of Soviet Influence to the Dalai spiritual and temporal monarch Tho Dalai admitted head i the Buddhist faith in Mongolia himself ranking dritv of all Lamalm tho only person to whom tho Uuddha ot Mongolia owes allOKianceri Officials at Nanking htivu asktnl th" Drltlsh legation In Teklng whth or tho repoitH ot troop movements Inl tho Tibet tnie, since Tibet It rocogulted an a depeiidonr ot Meanwhile, the Mongolian repoitedly roams the doNCit, noraadi to take up arms against ni Russian Influence In Mongolia bM been strong ilnco 1921, when former Oiarist leader, Daron Ungcrg Storuberg, captured Urga, the and was In turn ousted by Sorlrt troops. The Sovloti compelled tht Mongolian government to employ Soviet Mukden, Manchuria, Sept 11-- situation along tha Ma ichurlan-Slbori Ian border continued fccave today, with tho Chinese desperately tratlng a menacing Ruwlaa wide front. SPAPLR.