Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 9

DECOY AUTOMOBILE SALESMAN tranft- The rsptlbilcdn convention fw the fiftieth jueHclal district, 'Which irt Fi-eeport yeSWrdft.V, proved ragutar okt time feast with re very bit business being 'Acted 'in' A soqlAble manner contented with of the session, After, thft threfi sitting were rftndniina.WdiUiS' adopt'ed rtifltion' opTJidilng 1 the propose! re- I'disirlcling'ol the judicial districts at this Under, the charisre now proposed pgte courttv be cut off from'this district eotinty put into the idistrtct instead Otfls. The vote WAS against the chftnge 1 The bill which propoaes introduced ih the state TSrastuS Tel- won w.Jlh slopp'M up' 'to ami took $300 away from and' were then Joined by tho decoy as -they fieU Irhattfes ford, of Marion county. Jt would uHArigfc the-fifteenth district to tho I eighteenth, -Ogle wouW. bfe Into the nineteenth circuit with vyinnebaio and DaKalb counties '-under the proposed i sfda Would come into the new 18th Cat-roll each of the Harry Edwards, of TMxd'n; Wm. of Oregon; TU.

Galena, gave bvieC each Dledflng himself- ,10 put forth hla best 'efforts In his i throughout the and the nomlnalloifa 1 chairman of was Then on Leon Zlck, Ogle of 1 district. A. mads tsriiporafy Francis named of C6ttnty Judge' county, the temporary organUMipn wds made permanent. Short lalks -were made by JToj-mcr Congressman John C. McKenale, of Ellaabeth, and-former County Juflg6, Ztpf, ot Freeport.

The first the 'judges -to nominated was Judge EdWards; The, r.oml- was fria'de by Harry Warner, chairman of the Lee county republican central c6rmi.ittce. 'Mr. Warner stated that the fifteenth v. had long been known integrity and profound wisdom of judges, add- ing ttiat no one district wa's'i better qualified through natural ability, sound judgment and years of wa's." placed the- name- of In- nomination', the conv'en- adopting 1 the nphilnatlonn Nominations 1 Emerson, 111., A floppy nroaneH for nn ftiltomoblle fettles- iltah led Ihft salesman Info A. Iran Svhere 110 wns held 'rind rofoi-tfrfol! $500, nenr Orftnd ttldffe, feoinlj of.

last night, Gfatly. th'o man Mis demonstrating nn luiUtrpo- bile to the prflslWUvfi purchase-is when the 'decoy ndkptf him to' p'yll over to the nitb. Three HEBBASKUOLORADO STORM BREAKS AntflMANV DAYS FAMOtS feEfttFBS'l 1 FOR M.000 ISSDtet) ACIO THOMPSON UECLAUtSS IHO NOT GRAIN IN ARMOUR ELEVATORS lOregon, of then rt. of in, suoa'jiv 6f Kmerson's iioiis that the has'beert, is and' will ''continue! if! be 'it. fair, capable and jurist 'Was -placed; in jporninatlori- nomination was 'Adopted fconvehtlprt, Judge Harry Heer, of Galena, "was nominated by i'lopiviessT county, who referred Heer an an Ideal judge saying that he.fl.6t' only had the necessary learning, in law but that he'had the patience-of a Job and was thoroughly aualjfied by-' ability ex- jierlence.

was also adopted the The then adopted a resolution offered by. Marry C. Warner, o'f which 'authorises various' c'cuhty Central committees to, fill any. vacancy that "might occur for any. prior" to the time election judges, which will be.June DEATH OF p.

Warren, J. former resident jJteri, died at Vermlilibn, S. recent- jiy, ag6d "80'years. dhlcaRO, April fi. former "superintendent of elevators, Armour coinpanyj denied today that he had Juggled the records of the company to superior 'rjuallty of 'gralri than that nqtually contained in the bins; Testifying before the Illinois legia latlve coijimlitee, inquiring Into nctlvltjfts tne grain company, he told how the grain -was "graded up" In June of 1924 for in- declared it was dontS oh' th'o judgment ot the superintendent of' elevators.

No made, said, to show it would grade tip. Benjamin Goldstein, counsel for the legislative, committee, vead 'statement by attorneys for the'. Armour Grain company, which has been suspended from the board ot trade, effective tomorrow, that 7,800,000 bushels ot'grain valued at $10,500,006 turned over to the Gjraln Marketing company in July' of 1924 the Armour 'concern. Anotjyinous Read An anonymous letter' bearing upon charges of Irregular grain grading by the Armour people, a part of the record, it was addressed' to Grain Marketing company. The letter which' Tnoinpson said he found on his desk In said: "Why don't you give Cromby (Frank Cuomby, former manager of the Northwestern elevator ot the Armour company) the you told George Thompson, about, as- he openly boasted it was to; be; Cromby's share of the he for you by the cheating on the the 'grain market- Ing company came 'into existence." Thompson the letter over lo' G.eorge J3.

Marcy, then president of the 'Armour Grain company, -and that Maroy 'did' not stig-' follow: Thcmp- 1 son had the' letter Cromby. LISTEN TO HUGE UHOIR AND IMPRESSIVE SCHOOL BANP 111., 1.5.—(/P;—; High. BpHopl singers' from ten states, composing a- choir' of 7(1 voiced, and an high'school band of 200 pieces were heard here- today in the concluding-number of the' week's Central Jlusic Supervisors' conference. Daniel. Protheroe, --ChicaKb- composer, directed a boys' the singing: of his own 'composition "Shadow March." H.

C. Ferguson Lincoln, was general and Lee of'Council' Bluffs, Iowa, arid A. R. divided the duty -'of directing th'e symphonic band. Miss MUler for the There are three, of the Califor alifornia gold piece of 1851, octagonal' in' shape; Coin' dealers offer $100 to apiece, them; V' EASTER SPECIALS Groceries and Fresh Meals 109 WEST MAIN STREET Phone 847-WE 2322 Strictly Fresh Eggs, Morning Glory Flour, '19 Ib, sack Cream Cheese, 3t)c Itrick Cheese, Tail ftlilk, 3 Beans, Ibs.

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Fancy Bananas, dozen Krnsh Spinach, 2 Ibs. Sweet Oranges, dozen Fresh Tomatoes, Ib 20c Set Onidus, 4 qts IDc Fresh Green -Means, Dry Unions, 6 Ibs, 25c Fancy Baldwin Apples, II) pounds 50c' No, 25 a Can Teaches, 'i for Bulk Fuanut Kutler, Ih IVniiut Brittle, 3 Ibs Joe KIRK'S FLAKE 1 30 AP 10 BARS Morning Glory. Flour Introductory Price FRESH MEATS Tork SUouWer, Ib. i.lfiu Pork Butts, Ib. Pork Loin Ib.

38c Pork Liver, lu. lUc Fresh Side Pork, Ib, Fresh Pork UdMst, Ib. Ib, $tv Sliced Smoked Warn, Ib. Roll, Arm Roasi, Ib rJc Roast, Ib. Hlb Uuast, Tender Pot Koasl, Ib 20e Veal Shoujijcr Boast, Leg of Veal, Ib, Kouiicl Steak, Ib.

Sot- Veal Chops, Ib, Veal i'ocker, Spritigfleld, 111., April lit years ftgo tonight, 1'rcsl- dent Ijlncoln. issued hla fnmotis call for 75,000 vohmtQcrs. Allhougli tin- prepared, Illinois nmre.thfl.n filled quota of 8lx militia rcS'imont'a, 225 officers ami 4,458 )n. the short.space of four, days. Slrtglrtg, "'We're com Ing Vntlidr life Illinois were raised, and 'transported Springfield for mustering-in by sunset April-10.

More than 5,000 men ready for the SCL-- vice- that promised not to last more thnn ninety days. This call Simon Camrron. secretary of war, presupposed the existence of an efficient which could be called into service Kt oncP. Such vfns not the case, its flics of. the AtlJ.uta.nf gencrara report showed.

s. All arths that were 'available, for Illinois troops during: the cntlro jte'ar oC ISCl 362 "United States alterect muskets, 105 Harpcr'H Ferry and Deniger's rifles; 1S3 nniskntoons, and 297 ho'rse pistols. These'wore in tho slate arsenal. A few hundred Unserviceable arm's were' scattcicd with lie militia, companies. Ortlf r- No.

1 General Order No, issued April 15, ISflt, ordered allocommandmants of divisions, brigades, regiments-and to'hold themselves in readiness for actual Order. No. 2, issued the follow- day, called for the. immediato organization of six regiments oC stdte These regiments were, in Springfield ready for service April Captain Pope, mustering officer, arrived Apr. 22, and mustered the six regiments into, services during the next two weeks.

Simon Cameron, secretary 1 of war, ordered one, brigatlier'. general and four regiments of militia to Grand Cairo-. Governor' Yates wired Brigadier Gencrni Smith at to move at pnca'. witli all available troops. Ho loft Chicago with 595 men arid four six-pound pieces of April' 21.

Because Illinois six regimenls numbered. Ironi to six in the Mexican war the, new, regiments were- numbered from seven to Keginients Mustered In TJie seventh regiment, commanded by Colonel Cook, was mustered in at 25, and ordered to Alton April 27. 'The eighth regijnent. 'was com-' Jnanded by Colonel Oglcsby and was. to April 37th.

Colonel Paine -commanded, thG ninth i-egl- 'ment was ordered to Cairo, Ainy 1. They were mustered In at fleia April 25 and 26 respectively." The tenth regiment, 'commanded by Colonel Prentiss, wets ocdered to CairOj April 2, and mustered in there April 20. Tlio eleventh JUSnt, commanded by Colonel Wai- lacs, was mustered in a.t Springfield April 30, and ordered Villa JJfdgc', Way 5. The twelfth regiment, com- Colonel Me Arthur, "was mustered at Springfield, May 2 and ordered to 10. Since, each regiment consisted of 7SO.

hundred men more th.ari tho quota, were left These' men were given one month's pay and mustered-out of the state service. April White She henvy vain find snow siot-ms Which havo gripped Nebraska for e'lght hart frencrnlly today', riiflny seAltma of tin- stnte faced serious flood condition i. Sun Shining Colorado pftnver, April In this record ftorm Kcn.r.rol over Colorado and Wyoming this brought prospects of rcluf today to mrttiy bound om- humifies. A bright siin over Colorado' na cllmnx to four days Of show nnrt sleet. Joe says nine out of ten fuses slicing- are' unnecessary Worst than that.

They're absolutely-' useless. 1 You meet a lot nC shady- people on the sunny side of the street. 9 Sho found out her fl'nnnce lust all his money. So sho loft him flat. Latest traffic alibi hns.

to do with a. school toucher who drovo right by a. cop who had his hand up. She thought he just wanted to.ask a question. We like (he opftm "iHicia" because it has sextette appeal.

Have you the correct do you wear a wrist watch? A Golfer' isn't tlib only mortal proud being in a hole, there are 'cribbage players. IF' EXPERIMENT At TON StICCKKDS WILL BK EXTENDED. with such organizations will he glad act upon any evidence it may bo able to furnish. Law enforcement declare that if success Ifl gained In Washington they will advocafb thflt rlHirchmcn in every community in the country form a siml'lar tlon. WOULD COVER WHOLE OF COUNTRY IN TIME Iden, Is (o For Organization of 'Churchmen Who Will Hunt lin Infractions of Volstead Law (Washington Bureau Joii'rnnUSt'ahdfnnl)' Washington, Apbil privately managed and financed prohibi- tion'enforcement bureau to cooper? ate with city, state and federal of," ficcrs In running' down and other Volstead low violators, will lie launched at Free-port, if -an" experiment now being conducted at- AVashlngton pahs out as-expected.

A. large number of church people here are forming, an. organization whose''avowed object will bo to turn' up evidence of for.city- and national Officials, ilta activities will a. former prohibition who is said 1.6 be familiar with the situation here and already important -evidence- to the dis-' trict polico, -si- Welcomed by I'. Officials" Federal enforcement officials hail, the experiment, as probably th'e most important and, effective adjunct to official onforcemehf that has yet been suggested.

They say that It gives those who believe, in prohibition a re.al opportunity to give. It a fair trial under morei favorable conditions than have' existed for tho past tew years. Washington. -is' freed 'of a. small army of- bootleggers who operate.

more or "less, openly here It is estimated 'by -the superintendant poliue that number runs Into the thousands it is, expected, that; similar civic organizations will'. formed in every city in; the and that tens of thousands at. fical enforcement agents' will 'siipV rattier 'inadequate force of: the federal Tho, which is -being hera came originally from Glenn J5. Brunspn, administrator 'fofi the 1 Js'cb Dakota with a request that they solicit. the' 'cooperation of in cleaiiriip.

of the bootlegging; fraterri- Ity, Brunson- suggested tiiat 'where possible- counties tind citias bo urged to make appropriations for the work, but whore this could not bo done, that an appeal should be, made directly, to- persons who 'were solid-' tons that prohibition en- DHIYI-tO' BOOST BOOKS AN FICTION State Library Mns Keen Molding Conferences Springfield, A campa.l&n of the state 1't- brary to create interest. in books other Minn fimon will bf cfipipleted with two ranfm-o'nc'eft; at Peoria. tomorrow. 'And April '22, Anna Mny Price, state librarian, announced today. The extension division is sa'ld thrrfug'h the regional extension impressing upon them at -conferences tlm inv- Tforlance of recommending "wo.vtli while" books to patrons of their' libraries.

been held at tflen Kllyn, Oilman, Salein, LaSalle. Edwardsvllle, Quincy, Dixon, and Attendance was unexpectedly large. 13ach is addressed and a program ''is outlined by the state extension represenla- live for district librarians to follow. Speakers at (be meeting will, include Julie right American Librarian official, and Kffle Lansdcn, state extension librarian, Cairo. At the conferences, Miss Price, said, each 'section ig presenting 1 Its outstanding work of last year and present as a guide -for 6t other libraries, i nETl'RNS THEIR WRK WITH FOUR-INCH OUXS AND SILENCES THEMt.

KNOX'S EFFORT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS Galesburg, 111., April An' alumni fund, contributors to which c'ollege hopes will- Include; every person wild ihaseVci- attended Knox, will be one of main cogs tho centenai'y it has been The plan 'for the alumni fund calls for res'U-laf pearly gifts and it is felt hat ot small will provid.e a substantial total. KnOx is tlie' first Kmall. Callege in tlie west to attempt to raise a. fund -as large as $5,000,000 ten year period. The' ttlumni fund idea- is modeled after similar pro- universities an'd casfdrn coK leges and'has never 'bfcfdro been undertaken by a small college in the west.

JO TOTUI FIG Joyful," who for years made Scottish hearts light, has died ill tlie ''poorhouse that she Jong to evade. -V joyful" was Christina Macdonald, a street singer, who lived in a cave near Coversea Ijlghtboiise' She earned her sobriquet cause of the partiality of hcrselfand her blind 'husband'' for the hymn'. that will. lie .111 she was moved to tho Elgin Roorhouscj- but disliking 'to 'live under -a. roof, escaped nt night.

Her dog led rescuers to a lonely spot -where 'She was found numb and sp'ecchless. Policemen oft the faithful animal" and "Joyful back to the poorhouse, vvhere she died, forced. jrcderal oMk'ials clecliu'ecl tlifiy approved jilan and would carefully note results accomplished by 'It. tJoiiiR' Steji Farther Churchmen in- AVashingloii. are, going-, a -'furtlKM' than by assuming pcivspnn.1 reaponsibili- law enforcement.

Their learl-r- ci-s sn'y-that; the. fact that police officials are able and designate bootleggers is to them evi-. dencq that no serious attempt -Is being made to run tliem.clo.wn. The local organiKation starts with tho premise that police- 1 and officials fire not making 1 a- real effort to drive the bootlegger into retirement and with the determina- lion' to take a hand and see whal it can do. It Is claimed thnt many dllzeris who are in 1 position to "tip" oft' violations hesitate to do sb.becausd they are novor certain liovv their information will be.

received by- the. constituted, authorities. Many, of it is assorted, are unfamiliar with police methods and-have a natural timidity about going'to'the officials with information, apprehensive that-they may he draw.ii Into legal proceedings that may follow action on their AVlth their organisation, however, tho situation would be. radically different. It would, say its sponsors, be a clearing house for all those who believe they have information- of value in hunting clown bootleggers.

bureau declares that it Is roacly to assign agents to co- SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY Sponge Murshmaliinv Kasler Eggs 5c each, 3Or per Koll Rabbits (tie carli Wliippec) Cream IMiffs JOc cai-li, for Chat-lotto Husse each, for Apple Kuclien with Ain-ti-ol Olaze ciirh Salted I'oaniils Hdc per vuuml Spanish Suited Peanuts pumul Honio-mude Noodles 35c per pound BILLERBECK'S BAKERY MAIN 160 COKE PRODUCTION Coke is the solid left when a caking coal is deprived of its volatile constituents by-'heating in a retort or oven. Jt consists mainly of carbon, is hard, porour nnd grayish, with a submntiiilic luster, SOME ALIBI! A tells' of a Ken- a ment check by mistake, ca'shecl" it and then explained that ha-had Vend thnt tho per capita wealth of the United'- States was $20 and though the. government just sending him Transcript. MATERIALS IN AU'i'OS The following minerals are listed an "raw materials used in nianu-'- facturhijjr' motor cars and- p.late nVumlhtim, copper, lead, zlne and. nickel.

are numerous alloys of t'ho nbov'R. minerals that enter inly the manufacture of this product. WilkinsV Widow April dest'roypr John b. Ford today fired upon 'Chinese Xorthern. troops using her four inch loaded with shrapnel shells o.nd rsilennlng th firft which the 'Chinese had directed i upon the standard oil ship Mftian.

Official reports to the navy department said the northern WCI-P entrenched abreast the FoM in thft river opposite Xank- Ing and had been firing; upon the oil ship and exchanging shots with Chinese nationalist troops on the 'Nan- king; side. Ford Hit In Many The Ford at first returned the fli'e with its machine suns, the report said, nnd the British cruiser Emerald, anchored alongside. turned its machine upon the Chinese. The Chinese ceased firing at the Meir.n nnd concentrated up on the Fovd was hit in many- places but suffered no casualties to its crew or material damag? to itself. FORMER FREEPORTER WINS SUCCESS IN BUSINESS AT SOUTH BEND, IND, A recent issue of.

the South Bend, Tribune, contains an interesting article and a picture of Richard K. Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W.

Gardner of that city and formerly a Freepprt bqy- 'He is a nephew of -Mrs. Elvcy, SCO South Oak avenue. The yduhg man, whoTis now 3.7 years of nge, has met with considerable success the news agency, business at-South Bend, having gonft there- from Freeport about fifteen years ago. He started his business career In this city, as a carrier of the Freeport J.our,nai. and is well remembered by many local people.

He started In business In a small, way at South Bend, bis business gradually increasing 1 until Is became- leading business of- that nature. In After leaving Freeport; high school he completed his education at Austin high school. He; became connected with old Chi-: cago Record Hera'ld and later the- Chicago News," then going to South Bend Wher6 he established a successful business. TILDEN DEFEATS LOTT AND i WINS NORTH-SOUTH SINGLES rihchurst. X.

'April William Tilden of ranking American tennis player, today won tho united norUvanct 'south; singles championship, defeating GeorgQ Lott, Jr. ot 'Chicago- B-2; 7-5, in. Jive finals. la the sixth tiiiik "this that Tilden and 'have I.ott won oncff. NO SLAYING OF CITY MARSHAL Breeze, 111., April The slaying; ot Frank AVelter, SO, city.

marshal of Breeze, remained 'a mystery todJMi despite loiig hearing- of the. coroner's 'Jury a'nd the fifty witnesses examined mid suspects heard. The shooting '-took placo near city hall and he was -shot through the left eye, instantly killing him'. It was believed that he was shot by some prisoner, whom ho had arrested and had failed to search -be; fore taking him to jail. The inquest was held late last flight: SCORES AT BOWLING TOURNAMENT HocUford, 111..

April Fry team, Chicago, went Into' first place last night-in the northern Illinois bowling tournament a score of First Mortgage oration- five, Chicaffo, is fourth place with of the Frys, is leading the individuals with 642. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, April exchanges irregular-. Quotation in cents: Great Britain. demand. 4S5 cables, demand, Italy, demand, Belgium, 13.90; Upvmiuiy, 23.6i); Holland, 80.011-S; 23.S1; Sweden, Denmark, 1 Switzerland, J.33: I'oland, Montreal.

JOO.O^ 13-lti. AN OFFSET It's well for the world that the pessimist calls it a "wilderness of woe" the optimist is shouting hallelujah on the Constitution. Mrs. Kdgar Al. NvllKins, widow th? American engineer slain by Mexican bandits who were holding him for ransom at Guadalajara, and (below) lier son, Gilbert, 10, who was taken, prisoner with his father but later released.

Three of Wilkins' slayers were apprehended and Be foi-e hot- marriage, Mrs. Wilkina was Elena Zapata, of the famous Mexican general who served under Diaz. The Wilkins' home is in Savannah, Buy Jt in Freeport. EASTER EGG SALE ladies of Grace Episcopal church will hold their annual Easter egg sale at stukenberp Borchers Saturday of this week. They built up an enviable on their artistically decorated eggs and last year sold over 150 dosen and have sold more If they had had them.

The committee in charge of this work consist's of: Mrs. A. C. Toniplc. Mrs.

Jacob Ohlomlurf Mrs. Win. Green. Mrs. l-'i-aiik Clark, 'It behooves anyone wKo wants to he sure of procuring to telephone some member of the committee mid reserve some for them.

4-15-H I'ra4e your old piano for new one now. We give you liberal allowance and easy terms on new piano. Peters COM A. 216 W. Main.

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