The Edwardsville Intelligencer from Edwardsville, Illinois • Page 1

All News of the County, a Nation pub- I i Speedily a Accurately. Aiadis ome Daily InteUiaencer THI WEATHERt Cloudy utd eolder tonight, generally fair tomorrow, colder. Temperature today at 8 P. 37. 741 li YEAR--NO.

287 EDWABDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1937. EIGHT PAGES WILL BE ELECTED Caucus Provided on Election Day to Nominate Candidates Whose Names Must Be Written by Voter. LAW EXPLAINED AT OFFICERS MEETING Otis Keeler Discussed Needed Improvements in Smaller Districts and Plan for School Nurse. A hew Illinois law providing foi radical changes in the election school dircctois in rural districts was explained Saturday morning by Rura School Visitor L. P.

Wetzel at tha an nuiil meeting of the Madison School Officers' Association held al the court house here. He also dis cussed another new law which pro vi'lcs for a budget and applies to al school districts in the county. Botl laws will be in effect next year. Theie arc 110 districts in which dl rei ims are elected on the second Sat i a of April. They include all tue i a and several vill ones- Mr.

Wetvel declared the las contains provisions i will be hare FLASHES Leased Wire Bulletins on Latest World News Today. Contribute To Peace. Washington, Dec. 4--Seven weeks of peace negotiations have contributed "at least in a small way" tr-'-rd faclllating a truce between the Committee for Industrial Organization nnd the American Federation of Laboi, Pteslclent Wm, Green of the federation said today. A.

F. of L. Bill. Washington, Dec. --President Wm.

Green of the American Federation of Labor announced today at the conclusion of an executive council meeting that the federation had completed a draft of a new wages and hours bill to be submitted to Congress early next week. Upholds Title Claim. Fresno, Dec. 4--Federal Judge Leon R. Yankwich of Los Angeles today upheld the government's $22,000,000 title claim against the Standard Oil Co.

of California in connection with rich section of oil land In the Elk Hills near Bnkersneld, Calif. Semite Limits Debate. Washington, Dec. 4--The Senate today agreed to limit debate on the farm bill a Senator Wm. H.

King, i attacked the measure as i i dictatorial powers on the secretary of agriculture. RELIEF COMMITTEE BY ST. CLAIR OFFICIAL Madison County Body Upholds Efficiency of Relief Admin-, isiration by Local Authorities in State. DECLARES "HOWIE RULE" IS BEST SYSTEM Controversy Results From Charge by Johnson of Belleville Who Favors State Relief Control. 20 Killed In Crush.

Bnicelona, Spain, Dec. persons weie killed today in a railroad crash near the Valencia station. to a i out. The law ptovides that school dlrce tois call caucus at the voting plac on the day of the election and previ ons to opening of the polls. At th caucus the persons present nominate Ihe candidates to be voted upon, but If are displeased with the pei- sons selected an entirely different per- sin may be voted upon In an opinion Superintendent of Schools WirUiml is stated that the plan of nominations Is deiinite.

The Inv is not oar on whether the nomi- ons muat tc made by a a i i picsent 01 upon motion duly s'( nuled. Names of pel sons nominated in the must be po.ted in uew nt jici goinu to the polls to The nainfs of t.eisons to he voted i on ballot. luw been a slightly in ide-, that the county supeuaU'ii dent of schools nuiot provide the lull lot4 foi all of HIP district but a i nj piovisions for a The ballot rmiUins small squiue and lilank i for names of candidates Supcrintc-ii- Wife of Grocer, III Two Months, Expires; Funeral Services to Be Held Monday. i Stella G. wife of Joseph L.

Edwaidsville grocer, idied at 1 clock Saturday morning, nt St Louis, where she lent for slightly lesi i a tluee Death was cnusad by colitis and complications with i she taken sick on October As her illness became prolonged she nas removed to St Louis. Mis. was a daughter of Mr. (It'-iil "vviehuid's "opinion states tliat it and Mis. J.

Tibbetts, her father's not necessity for the to place death occuumg here some years ago. the square but suggests She was bom at Alhambia on Septem- 1s ulusabtc I)CI 1S3 antl her clcalh occurs at the VVcUol said the law was passe.l 1 of 35 yenis and months Her to eliminate at was Decatur attorney but owe but pointed out that uncle, to an ear affliction gave up me 1 puictice and located at Alhambra in IPSi For a slioit time after thai the family lived In Missouri. Fleluining to Alhumbra ho engaged in farming i retirement and removal heie. Mrs. Schwarz attended the A a i a school and later the Mamie high school.

She remained at Al- hanibra i her marriage on October 17 1901 and has since resided in Ed- tin- plan of v. i iting in a name not app i at the meeting a candidate un- a i at the caucus can be elccl- C'l KIrUioneeriiiK i i IDO feet of tin- polls is prohibited. Vlolatnii ma b- punished by a line of S'J5 tn 5100. The law requires that only ballots, i i by the county supcmilen- dent of schools be used. Another disadvantage of the law, it was pointed out.

will be cases where only a few vot'-s aio i a cast and a oct. 11 is during the late voting. OvviiiK to the extent of the county it would lie impo-smlc to secure additional ballots, Mr. said. The new budget law icquiros that boards of education and boaids of chi in all districts adopt and pass an appropnation oidmance pi 101 to making a lax levy in August Tin- budget must be open for public Iiiapection nt least one week puor to making the The board must call a public hearing by publication of a newspaper notice or posting notices In live places in the district.

The budget must contain an itemized sta'e- nient of money to be expended. The meeting here Saturday was opened with introductory lemarks by County Superintendent of Schools F. Scott. He spoke briefly on plans for school nurse. Mr.

Scott reported that 30 of the 58 districts entering the plat) have made payments aggregating 5. The other speaker Saturday was Otis Keeler, an assistant atate supei- Intendcnt of public Instruction. Mr. Keeler made a general talk on neeciv to improve conditions In i and village schools, going into considerable detail on employment of a county i Kindlon of officers was the only business transacted. The re-elected olficeis arc Harvey Dorscy, Moro, picsHent, Earl Shc'ptird, Marine, vice- pi Pblcient, and Charles Fangeni'oth, Edwaidsviile, secretary.

Members of the nominating committee were Karl Shepard, Marine; F. II. Schulte, Carpenter, nnd Elmer Blom, Alhombra. Mis. Sc-hwarz was a member of the Kust Presbyterian Church nnd also of the Ladies, Aid Society of that con- gielation.

She was formcily a member of Edwardsville Monday Club. She Is i by Mr. one daughter, Miss Verlee Schwarz, her uollier, Mrs. Belle Tibbetts, one sis- i Miss Ethel Tibbetts of this city, and a brother, Dr, J. E.

Tibbetts, Maron, Kans. Funcial services for relatives and immediate ft lends, will be held. Monday afternoon at 2 p. m. from the home.

At 2:30 o'clock, services will he held at the First Presbyterian Chutcli. Rev. Carl L. Attig will of- ilclate with interment following at the Woodlawn Cemetery. The body will be at the Marks Funeral Home on Kansas street until Monday morning al which time it will be taken to the residence.

Hamilton'!) Mother Dies. Los Angeles, Dec. 4--Mrs. Mary Hamilton, 81, mother of Chairman John D. M.

Hamilton of the Republican National Committee died today. DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES TO ORGANIZE FORD Detroit, Dec. 4--Officers of the United Automobile Workers described today the union's activities in its campaign to organize employes of the Ford Motor Company. Six "Ford organization" offices have have been opened in Detroit nt cost of $30,000, they said, as head- a i for 44 organizers assigned to contact Ford workers in this area. Monthly prizes, starting at $100, are awarded for "the best missionary work," based on the number of calls made at the homes of Ford men and the number of new members obtained.

A special Ford edition of the union's newspaper, the United Automobile Workers, is issued each week. Officials said that its circulation now is approximately 150,000 copies, and they predicted it would climb eventually to 300,000, The Madison County Relief Investigating Committee of the County Board of Supervisors through the Chairman, Bruno W. Suppiger, Overseer of Edwardsville Township, Saturday issued a general denial of statements made by Representative Calvin D. Johnson of Belleville, as published in a St. Louis newspaper, December 1, relative to the "grossly inefficient" manner in which relief is being administered by the era of the Poor in Illinois.

The Committee stated that this is a misstatement as from their investigation they find the most efficient manner of administering relief is under home rule. Any overlapping of administration cost as charged by Representative Johnson is due to the fact that the Oveiseers do not have entire control of relief, as by law the matter is consideiably zcstricted, for which Mr. Johnson as lepresentative is con siderably, himself, to blame, the committee said. Mr. Johnson's statement of an exceptional case of a difference of $18.00 per case between adjoining townships coild easily be explained by an industrial township adjo.ning a farming community in the same county the committee pointed out The same condition should pievail tegard- less of whom admimsteis iclief, 11 added.

Mr. Johnson rccomendation to reduce the ptesent allotment of approximately $3,000,000 to $2,500,000 pet month of slate funds is i idiculous, Ihe Committee said, as relief standards in some townships been fotced now so far below common decency, anc shows his i lack of proper in foimation concerning the relief prob 1cm Mr. Johnson should be fully awaie that owing to the fact that in clustry has quite mateiially curtailed their operations that Illinois faces one of the most crucial periods in the history of relief, the Committee said The concurrence of John Martin Chairman of the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission with Mr. Johnson is to be expected, the Committee said because if a thorough investigation the activities of the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission were made would probably find himself out of a job. Cook County with a case load of 51 per cent- of the total num bar on relief receives 70 per cent the state leliet money available whicl is obviously grossly unfair, said th Committee.

"Perhaps Mr. Martn could give a sensible reason as to why Chicago receives 70 pet 1 cent of th state money with only 51 per cent the case load the Committee asks? the statement said. The past history of the Illinois Emergency Relief Com mission in administering relief was top-heavy with administrative employ ees that it was the cause of gensra complaint by the tax payers throtig out the State, the Committee charged During the lime that the Illinoi Emergency Relief Commision admin istered relief theie was constant tur moil and agitation among the relie recipients because of the arbitral- manner in which relief was adminis tered, it added. Mr. Johnsons' suggestion to set up state department of public assistanc for the administration of relief show again that he Is entirely ignorant the true state of affairs aa the ta payers have frequently and continu ously expressed a desire for local con trol, and not centralization of govern ment in Chicago, especially with Johnson in the Legislature, said th Committee.

Other members of the Invcstigatin Committee are: Louis Romann, Gran ity City; John Gienzer, Venice Twp E. W. Ellis, St. Jacob and John Davis, Collinsville, Will Seli Oil Rights. Probate Judge C.

entere an order Friday under which the oi gas and mineral rights of a farm I which three minors are interested, ar to be sold at public auction. The thre children, Leo, John and Walter Kul are sons of Mrs. Agnes Kula, Madison The farm is located in Washlngto County and petition making th request states that options ore bein taken on neighboring property. Th sale is to be conducted at the cour house after required notice la give Over the Top in Pursuit of Fleeing Chinese Once the Japanese juggernaut got Shanghai's de fenders on the move, nothing could be permitted to stop it. Through swamps, across makeshift bridges, over troops and machines rumbled in pursuit of the retreating Chinese.

With a tank leading the -way across the tottering bridge, foot soldiers hurry to come to grips with the enemy. CARPENTER LOCAL ELECTS King Eaton is Speaker at Meeting, County Convention Here on Dec. 28. King Eaton, one of the Madison County directors of the Sanitary Milk Producers, was the speaker Friday night when the Carpenter local held t3 annual meeting. He discussed the voik of the general'organization dur- ng the past year, the new St.

Louis milk ordinances and mentioned some the future plans. Officeis elected are Herman Neu- laus, president; Martin Schocnlcber, vice-president; F. H. Schulte, secre- The three officers with rnest Stahlhut, Arthur Neuhaus, Biolavogie and Gus Weber are membeis of the advisory committee. The place for holding the general meeting has not been determined but will either be at St Jacob or O'Fallon.

The convention is held during Febru ary. The annual county meeting will be held in Edwardsville on December 28. George was chosen as to both meetings and Otto Brass was named alternate. Members of the membership com mlttee are Martin Schoenleber, Her bert Erase, Fred Schulte and William Stahlhut. The entertainment committee Is composed of Walter Rinkel James Morrison and Edward Henfling, The Worderi local union will hold its annual meeting at the city hall on Monday evening, December 6, at 7.3C o'clock.

Mr. Eaton will be the speaker al that meeting. Members of the Hcines local northeast of Alton will meet on Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock, MYSTERY OF COUPLES' DISAPPEARANCE UNSOLVED East St. Louis, Dec. 4--The baffling mysteiy surrounding the disappearance of two middle-aged Illinois couples today is no nearer solution than when they vanished somewhere in the desolate wastes of the grea southwest two and a half years ago, A last score word of bobbed up since was heard from Mr.

am Mrs. George Lorius, of East St. Louis and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heberer o.

DuQuoln, but not one has furnishec trace of the four. They disappeared in May. 1935. Peace officers of New Mexico be lieve the four were killed somewhere around Albuquerque, N. robbed and their bodies secreted In some spo in the arroyo-scarred country there abouts.

But If such.was the case the firs legal step necessary to establish tha a crime was committed never has been consummated. Before such action could be taken the bodies must found. SANTA CLAUS ARRIVES BY AIRPLANE AT PARK Santa Claus arrived hera Saturda; afternoon, with all the pomp an ceremony due him, at the American Legion Park. As was prevlouslj planned, he came in an airplane, lane ing on the field promptly at 1:3 o'clock. He wan accompanied downtow where the high school band played number of pieces including "Jingl Bells." For the next three weeks, will be around town, in the stores an on the streets, greeting the younge children and ascertaining what the want for Christmas.

BITZ BROS. TO FLAY Hollywood, Dec. 4--The three Ritz Brothers, movie madcaps, will Join the Loyola University backfield for one play, and it should some play, in the football game against Gonzaga here tomorrow. The "honor was accorded the comedians because of their interest in the Loyola team. Gonzaga agreed, even to gentle tackling, after Loyola gave the brothers honorary degrees to make it all legal, As a hint of what Ritz Brothers may do Sunday, in their last picture Jim Ritz caught his own pass to win the game.

TO BE CIRCULATED Fisher-Weeks Post, V. of F. W. Will Handle Details Here of National Campaign. An organized campaign to obtain signatures of a majority the citizens of Edwardsville on petitions vhich call upon Congress to keep Amrica out of war is to be launched mmediately under the supervision of Fisher-Weeks Post No.

1299, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. The ap peal to Congress leads as follows: "We, the undersigned citizens of the United States of America, call upon he Congress and the President to and apply policies designed to ceep America out of war and sup- lorted by a national defense program idequate for the protection of our and its people." The plan to convey to Congress tangible evidence of the prevailing sentiment against war is the chief objec- ive of a nationwide campaign being conducted by 3600 local units of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of of the United States, according to Elmer C. Stahlhut, commander of local post. "Under our form of government, the question of peace or war rests in the hands of Congress," Mr. Stahlhul pointed out.

"We, the people, expect members of Congress to vote in uc cordance with the will of their consti- tutents. Petitions bearing the signatures of 25 million American citizens will tell Congress, in unmistakable that the vast majority of the citizens of the United States want America to keep out of war." A quantity of petition blanks were received today by Mr. Stahlhut from national headquarters at Kansas City Mo' These petition blanks will be circulated by members of Post No 1299 and distributed to various other local civic, patriotic, religious and fra ternal groups. Gold Star Mothers in this commun ity will be given the flrst opportunity to affix their signatures to the peti tion, according to Mr. Stahlhut.

"It is the privilege of these mother to be the rst ones to raise their voice in opposition to war," he said. "Thel signatures will be followed by the sig natures of all war mothers, decoratec heroes, disabled veterans, city and oth er public officials, and then the rani and file of all citizens." Spurn Peace Offers. Manila, P. Dec. 4--Rebellion Mohammedan outlaw Chieftains hav spurned peace offers advanced by in sular authorities and have taken sac red oaths to kill three sponsors of th projected truce, dispatches from Lana Province reported today.

fliss (Catherine Tuxhorn Was Crowned Queen; Co-Captains are Elected. Miss Katherine Tuxhorn, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tuxhorn his city, was crowned Football Queen the first football dance in the high chool's history Friday night at thi Edwardsvillo High School gym. Girls ivho were escorted by football letter men, acted maids of honor to the leen.

During the evening, football aptains were chosen for next year Unamiously, they chose as co-captain Howard Rogers and Edgar Henke Howard served as guard and Edgar as laif back on the team during the pas wo years. Coach Glenn Smith presented the 17 lettermen with their letters, which hey earned during the past year. t. Blodgett, principal of High School a brief talk. He was followei by Edward Barnett, president of th Cheer Club and by E.

L. Alexander, luperintendent of EdwardsvUle schools Coach Smith was presented with a from the players, presented by Mr Alexander. Earl Herrin presided as master of ceremonies. The bij; event of the evening then ook place. The football lettermen, accompanied by the maids, marched in pairs to the s'tage where they were announced.

They were followed by Barbara Ann Blodgett, who carried crown. Next came Miss Tuxhorn vith Joan Kinsell serving as train bearer. Upon arriving at the stage, Miss Tuxhorn was crowned football queen of 1937 by Coach Smith. Boots Wilhauk and his orchestra provided music for the dance which followed the ceremony. Fred Weber sponsor of the cheer club had charge of the affair.

IN 10 PUTS WiH Call. Additional Ford Strikes Next Week; If They Fail, Strikes in "Feeder" Plants to Follow. HASTEN TO REVITALIZE ST. LOUIS STRIKE Plant Continued Operation; In-. timate Use of Mass Picketing to Close Plant; Picketing Ford Agencies.

St. Louis, Dec. 4--The United Automobile Workers indicated today that strikes in two more assembly plants of the Ford Motor Company would called next week and if they failed to force the company to deal with union, strikes in "feeder" plants supplying Ford with parts would follow immediately. Richard T. Frankensteen, International vice-president and secretary of the union, hastened here to revitalize the strike called against the local Ford assembly plant.

Called Nov. 25, it not prevented the plant from operating. He intimated that the union was about to use mass picketing on a most extensive scale to close the plant Frankensteen's arrival to consult with local and regional leaders ducting the stride and to address the strikers, indicated that the United Automobile Workers' long-heralded and long-prepared drive on Ford, only major producer who has not signed a union contract, was about to begin. From headquarters In Detroit, Frankensteen is in charge of all union's activities to enlist Ford workers and obtain a contract from Ford Company. Arriving here last night, he will go to Detroit today.

Before the meeting, Franksteen said that strikes in the Ford plants at Kansas City and Long Beach, where there been strikes before, were planned and that workers in both were thoroughly organized to walk out when the International Union gave the word. He had received telegraphic Assurances from both that all was ready, he said. "Mr. Ford," he said, "will not allowed to set himself up as the king of Harlan county--Harlan county in this instance being the United States." Frankensteen said that strike calla in the "feeder" plants, where union is known to have some strength, would be issued if the strikes in assembly plants did not cause Ford to deal with the union. St.

Louis, Dec. 4--Picket lines placed on duty in front of seven largo Tord agencies today in a new phrasa- of a strike called on the local Ford assembly plant Nov. 24. Officers of the United Workers of America, a C. I.

O. affiliate, charged the agencies furnished the Ford company with men and automobiles with which workers drove into the assembly plant through picket lines. Police reported that bricks hurled through a show window of Monarch Motor Company, a Ford agency, by three men early today. men were seen driving away by night watchman. COMPLETE SHIPPING TIE-UP IN WEST San Francisco, Dec.

4--Ninety steam schooners that ply between tha western ports were being stalled as fast as they reached the docks today in a complete tie-up of coastwise shipping that resulted from sailor's demand for the price of a Sunday dinner. The dispute was between the Ship- owners' Association of the Pacific, comprised of about 20 companies and dominated by the "big American-Hawaiian, Grace and Matson lines--and two Independent marl- time unions--the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's Oilers', Wipers' and Watertenders Association. Ralph Myers, president of the Ship- owners' Association, demanded yesterday that the unions place a new crew aboard the steamer James Griffiths which is tied up at San Pedro. The unions declined; Myers broke tions with'the unions; the unions an nounced that vessels would tied up as fast as they docked. Ministers Will Meet.

The Edwardsville Ministerial Alliance will hold its monthly meeting Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of Rev. L. H. Coffman, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Dr.

J. Cummins will give a book review. Dr C. L. Attig, president of the alliance said that monthly meetings of the min.

isters will be held in the future. Administer Man's Estate. An administration was begun Friday tha probate court on the estate of Julius Heineman who died Nov. 4. The property is valued at 5800 and Alton real estate.

The widow, Mrs. Mary Heineman, lives at Jerseyville. Two In Family Apart 67 Yean. Cape Girardeau, Arnold, 74, of Eldon, and his sister, Mrs. N.

J. Brown, 84, of Cape Girardeau, lived in cities less than 100 miles apart but had not seen each other for 67 years. A recent visit of Arnold to Cape Girardeau re-united them..