Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • 1

bXi I DISCUSSING III at 21 SENATOMKE Vocal ame STEP IN SENATE ITEMS SEAT VACANCY CASE TO COE SMITH ojvuu jjt'S? ilUHIl Lil friendly relations between the Unit rnce indicated was ed States and Mexico' TWO PITTSBURGH LIMITED 0 0 V0TEOICIALS TRAIN PLUNGES ARE CONVICTED INTO LANDSLIDE BILL OR "TRUTH GOOD POSITION TRAIL LIGHT ACROSS ILLINOIS OR MAIL ROUTE Kansas Jag 21 (LP) in children causing them tfle said KANSAS TO TAKE ITS OICIAL BAN preferential law it CIGARETTES has 'NOTABLE EVENT he UNABLE TO IND CHARGED KITH ssur TONIGHT IN RADIO ANY TRACES TAKING BRIBE BROADCASTING PRICE AND WIE Richard Bonelli role WJJD (3702) 1 ji a also to Inferior 5 judge of elec Camby nn in guilty on theViolette Lum best ex ALSO RESOLUTIONS OR WITHDRAWAL STATIONS HAVE INCREASED WAVE LENGTHS ARE PIRATED TWENTY 0UR BEACONS WILL LIGHT AIRSHIPS ROM CHICAGO TO ST LOUIS Ascribed to Lack of Any Existing Law on Subject Illinois Leads In Number of Stations DENIED THAT CARLSTROM IN TENDS TO CARRY MATTERTO HIGH COURT The The have OREIGN RELATIONS COMMIT TEE CONSIDERS MAKING TESTIMONY PUBLIC RAJHO AVANT SOMETHING DONE TO END PRESENT CHAOTIC CONDITIONS Marlon 111 Jan 21 (T) Where abouts of Lory Price ST yedrg old state highway patrolman and his twite Efhel SO remained undisclos ed today a Williamson county of ficers and a band of patrolmen con tinued scouring the territory in the that the couple had been kid naped by Shelton gangsters Price and his wife were last seen Mon day night 1 The patroMtan who was friendly with Charles Birger leader of a gang in bitter rivalry with' the Shelton faction was thi last known person to visit road house Shady Hest before it was dynamited and burned January 8 our personswere killed in the affray' GOVERNOR MAY LET AAIR STAND JUST AS IT IS PEABODY MINES NEAR TAYLORVILLE BREAK RECORD REEKS MOTION TO WITHHOLD OATH IS ADOPTED BY VOTE 18 TO 33 NEXT STEP IS URTHER INQUIRY BY COMMITTEE ate foreign to 3 The resohiilon merely would ex press the opinion of the Senate and would in no way bimi the adminis tration Springfield Ill Jan Tn formatlen that the state looks for ward acquiring hundred of ocrea oi "pubic lands was contained in the biennial report made to Corr Lcn Small by Oscar Cartatronu attorney general a The 'land approximately TOOtacres is tn Ake county and is' what was formerly the bed of Lake PJstakee Litigation to procure tha property GENERAL HOOKUP WlLLCjlRRT VOICES OPERA STARS OVER COUNTRY President Intimated in Receiving Envoy Marines Will Be Withdrawn as Soon us 'Possible ORMER OICIAL ALLEGED I TO HAVE TAKEN 531000 IN OPIUM INQUIRY Hinted That Smith May Again Enter Race in Special Election Likely to Be Held in 1028 INVENTS SUICIDE MEANS Berlin Dr Karl Moeller commit ted suicide with a gas mask he I THEM THEY SEEM '10 HAVE MADE GOOD JOB IT fresh io strong northerly winds San ro al 7:19 SetaatSS High 1eniera tore yealercUy 92 si Taniaf low SR Springfield 111' Jan 21 Dis bursements under the state teachers pension and retirement fund for The last fiscal year were 874486048 the eleventh annual report of "the trufl tecsiowed A total of 1488 former eacne rn are now benefiting from the fund Since the fuhd was established in 13X5 6AX8 uuuhers have become comes up UQUESTIONO NICARAGUAN ROW rank Smith Niea ragua uestion again before senate foreign relations committee bill should be given MILL QUIT TRYING TO EN ORCE LAW ATER TWENTY YEARS EORT ATTORNEY Shanghai Jan (JPi Leonard Cl Jlusar former United States dis trict attorney for China was arrest here today on a chargeuf having accepted 834000 in gold In connec tion with an opium investigation Ball was set at 815000 Husar came to Shanghai three years ago boarded steamer with liis finance booked passage and was married by the captain The sequel to this romance apiear ed In the courts of San saqclsco recently when Mrs Husar sued fop' a divorce Charges IhathcC husband had accepted a britya from opium smugglers were mjndein her petition Ya Jan 21 (P) limited on the Balti railroad early today landslide in a blinding Mostly Cloudy xmd Much Colder Chicago DI Jan The Chicago Civic Opera single presentation this season of will be broadcast in part tonight' "by one of the largest hook ups of radio stations ever known' Singing the Marguerite role will be Edith Mason baritone will be Valentine brother of Marguerite VitalTo All GANGSTERS KIDNAPED GINE AND THREE COACHES CRASH INTO MASS BUT NO ONE INJURED fV A 'fN A Taylorville "ill Jan Peabody mines of this district yes 1 terday bettered their group record CHILD BRANDED Bremen rau Augusta Koch a religious fanatic branded a cross on her 7 vear oId chest hat lie has been studying li possi bility of arbitration and President Calles of Mexico hqs accepted principle" that method of Adjusting the present iflii ullies but no detin uie aroHi auon been 'ti 21 Denied i ate to which a a of appointment nutn of Illinois muster investigation into tha TWO OTHERS ACQI ITTED AND ALL ACQI ITTED ON CON SPIRACY CHARGE Charles Rackett 6nor will sign the aust wjth Yanni Marcoux cast Mepbi stopholes The skill of the radio technicians and program perts has been engaged for several weeks in the effort to make first nation wide radiocasting of a lead ing opera company successful ifteen microphonesare connected whh a 'mixing the key to the successful Radiocasting of the opera rom the mixing panel the music will be carried to station KYW Chi cago andt hen j'S rried by telephone York where it 'wilt le relayed and broadcast by WJZ WEA and the following stations in chains: WEI Boston WBZ Boston and Springfield Mass WCHH Portland Maine WGY Schenectady WCAE and' KDKA nttaburgh: WJAB Providence: WGN Chicago KSD Stl Ixiuis WOC Davenport: WCCO Minneapolis Cincinnati WL1T Philadelphia WRC Wash ington: WDA Kanas City: WWJ Detroit WGR Buffaloy WTAG fi Worcester Mae and WTAM Cleveland In addition WEBH Chicago win broadcast the of era excerpt picking it up from the Chicago toll board before it goes through the chain The hoar AM been' fix'd as JiM" central i eiandarddime Pension und Paid Out Three quarters of a Million hi 1926 ers final decree ordered and the deed turned over to the state rom an historical point of view and tha beauty of the the attorney general said7 "this park when completed will be One of the most interesting and beauUfirt porks tn the 1 (kiiiy oininittee railed to Sleek Tomorrow to Make Arrangements for Hearing The weather forecast for reeport and wciiuty: Most ly cloudy tonight and Saturday Niinyite Guilford lyric soprano is (lie first Now York girl lo sing a leading role at 'Owij Metro politan Ojcra 'House She was to appear as In Miss Guilford made her stage debut when 17tand all hough only has' 'been with the opera company for three years Kewanee DI Jan 21 Harry Hall wanted here for stealing a rented car waaarres'ted In Qulrjcy and lodged In the county jail at Cambridge He ds charged with stealing car which had been tiehUedTn Thtfi City from Reat Aj Gar system He also is charged with beatipg a $40 board bill and with stealing a suitcase containing a friend clothes Washington Jan (P) The Robinson resolution suggesting arbi tration ot the oil dispute with Mox hv the sen i ommittce 13 Topeka Minro pie is harmful and produces nightmare to lose their sleep and stunting their growth according to Senator rank Shiley of the Kansas legislature as he prepared a bill to outlaw pastry lie will urge its passage he today (eurge Neville is only 21 but lie has just been made president of the Meridan Bigbee River Railway in Mississippi and is probably the youngest railway head in the coun try His father A Neville re signed to supervise a 51 mile exten sion and George took his place Clarksburg The National more Ohio plowed into a fog and rain near Salem Va ac cording to reports received here No one was injured The train en route to New York from St Ixiuis was running about 25 miles an hour His vision obscured by the fog and rain the engineer failed to see the slide until too late to stop and the engine and the firstthree coaches crashed into a mass of earth which had fallen on the tracks from a hill on the long run grade Tha locomotive was damagea ears remained on the track train was still held up at 9 a Heavy rains were believed to caused the earth movement ON RADIOCASTING VOTED ON SOON z4i Pittsburgh Pa Jan (JP) Two Pittsburgh election officers were con victed today of making fraudulent returns at the May primary Two clerks were acquitted of' the same charge and all the defendants three women and one man1 were likewise acquitted of conspiring to make false returns Janies A Battles tions and Miss Bess spector were found one count while Mrs fidy and Mrs Margaret Conner clerks were acquitted of both charges The criminal )J osecution followed a contest of the official count of the votes cast in the tenth district of the 22nd ward for the republican nomination for the statb legislature tW nsbingtou Bureau Journal Stniidnrd) Washington Jan 21 looded by lettersand telegrams from radio fans in ail parts of the state appealing for regulation of broadcasting Illinois senators and congressmen will be given an early opportunity to vote on a eompi omies of the White and iJlll bills passed at the last session Senator Dill democrat of Washington author of the senate bill declared here today The bills passed respectively by the senate and the house have been pending before a conference commit tee since last July An agreement Is now in sight according to Senator Dill which will result in the submis sion of a compromise bill for final action before March 4 Government Without Power Now Growth in the number 'of broad casting stations since the depart ment of justice ruled that the ferferal government hasno regularity power under existing law and tje of wave lengths are named by radio fans in protests to the state delegation in congress discribing conditions as Every mem ber of the' delegation has ueeeived a flood of appea's for decisive action restoring federal regulation in pome form before the end of the present session A report just submitted by the department of commerce reflects the growth of broadcasting In a number of states A total of USS active tw tioret is listed for the entire country with Illinois 70 New York 62 Cali fornia 49 Pennsylvania 44 Ohip and Texas each Michigan 27 Washington 25 Miseoure and New Jersey 24 each Iowa 23 and Wis consin end Massachuaette 20 each? ranking in the order named House and Senate Bills Differ Conflict between the house seriate bills as to t)ie creation of a regulatory body in which ixnver to supervise broadcasting should lie vested hits accounted for the delay in reaching an agreement in confer ence Senator Dill said today tentative agreement already reached provider hat a commission shall be created" the senator de clared powers of a judicial character but sharing authority with the department of commerce so far as administering its decisions orders and regulations are concerned "The Commission would not be I simply an appeal liody bjit would be vested with definite powers and duties proposed compromise does not place the grower of absolute Con trol in the hands of the secretary of commerce Such a proposal has not been seriously considered by the con ference committee Compromise on Hoover's Authority "The proposed compromise doe take aw ay some of the power of the commission under the senate bill and vests such juvwer in the secretary The compromise does not go to the length proposed In the house bill which praotically charges the secretory with the duty of regu lating the radio of the changes made in the text of the two bills wlH probably be that the commisiron will not be required to sit continuously or to be continuously engaged in the per formance of its duties but th com mission i will be 'independent of the secretary of commerce in perform ing its functions' Senator Dill declared lie is hopeful the conference report be drafted in final form at en early date and that it will be passed by the houee within the next few weeks inal action in the' senate is ex pected to be Relayed on account of the crowded calendar in the upper chamber MAKIS CHARGED WITH STEALING RENTED CAR Iteni a All news doesn't interests but there afjeesb one item 3n this paper each tt day that literally is of 'vital im: Iortance to everybody Dr Morris daily health article which appears on lge 34 Read It follow the advice Dr ishbein gives and live longer Dr ishbein la an unques tioned authority on health He is ednoi of the Journal of Atnrican Aleificstl Bociatlon and also of Jfygeia the health magatme or thtf purpose of these articles lie talks In simple i ev ery da language that aJJ can undrrstan'I ite official step to machinery in motion bus yet taken Annroval of the resolution voted after the committee at a long (Washington Bureau Journal Steads rd) Washington Jan After thir teen years of buffeting in Congress the so called "truth infabrics" bill has been given a preferred position on the Senate calendar and will probably reach a vole that body before the present session termin ates This measure regarded as of tre mendous importance to manufactur ers dealers and consumers in Ilh hois and elsewhere attempts tn ap ply to fabrics similar to those which have been adopted for food products (jn the motion to bring the bill up tor consideration Senator Deneen was reported as not votitip Provisions qt Bill all farm organizations are lined UP behihd the in fabrics" measure they contending that Its adoption is necessary to pro tect the wool grower and safeguard the public from merchandise Should the bill become a will lie a crime to sell ns "all or wool" any (fabric that con tains reworked wool shoddy cot ton or any other substitute Manufacturers will be required to Identify their fabrics with a regis tration number which will be sup plied them by the Department of Agriculture and plainly indicate on the label whether the material is pure wool or if it contains substi tutes the percentages which are wool and other material Proponents of the bill contend that with such a Jaw the public will be relieved of "almost endless fraud" it is claimed that much material now being marketed as 'all contains a certain jwreentage of what is described as reworked wool that is wool that has previously leen used In clothing in some in sance as many as four or five times Those who are opposing the legis lation declare that the wool produc ed in this country would be entire ly inadequate to supply the demand tor it the use et virgin wool is required They point out that it is an established trade practice to mix virgin wool with reworked wool or shoddy and to merchandise the resulting material as It is also stated that frequently what is known as wool con tains cotton warp and to re quire the use of all wool would materially'! increase the cost to tli'a public The bill does not prescribe the manufacture and of adulterat ed woolen fabrics but merely 5 re quires that they shall be properly branded to the end that purchasers may realize precisely what they are paying for Jan bP ing for twenty Topeka Kansas years to enforce a law prohibiting tne sale of cigarettes nears render on tine issue Its house of representatives jesterdny voted 83 to 35 fir repeal With a victory in the house sup of i lie bill forecast Hiniilar noiiofi by' the senate which voted to annul the net two years ago by 3 to I majority I Governor Paiilen snid he would eicn the measure if Tlie senate pS sssd it The proposed measure provides for two eeAt tax on eu package wjillo lie dealers would' have to ob tain a state license It would become effective July 1 State of Illinois Is Planning To Acquire Hundreds of Acres of Land 5 iv the Smith its action will go unchalleng ed ailure to seat Smith tn MapCIi when the term to which he was el ected otherwise would start may leave Illinois with but one United States senator until a special elec tion Can be held in 1928 according to belief in political circles It was significantly hinted today that in such instance Smith may el ect to enter the race again ana rival it successful In 1928 Illinois a definite battle to' defend its sovereignty" At all odds the attorney office said Smith can draw a salary as senator from Illinois from March until December 1927 when Congress reconvenes Whether Governor Small will name another to fill the McKinley vacancy in the event of de feat was believed to be highly prob lematical In sources close to the chief executive it vvaa held that lie may choose to ignore the situation Others however expressed the be lief that red Iundln Chicago long a political friend of the governor can have the appointment if wants it 'uy n1 1''1 Price Three xpnls 1 I 'I grounds and hunting grounds in the lko of northern Illinois qs permanent property ct the state isnear conclusion: Attorney General Carirtrbni re i called also the action in 144 acre of hmd for state park in Jdadiscn and StGUly vf 4 HL Jan 21 i Pi In the absence of an official statement from Governor len Small today a communication Press from th SELECTED ROM RIALTO 0 (By Tlie Associated ouletanding radio ompiled by the Chicago Daily News: 1 5 Chicago Palmer house syin phony players: TVWJ t3527) Detroit Michigan night 7:15 tn (2883) Chicago Hay "John 7:30 Lm WCAE (4613) Music houj7 8:00 WJlT (4542) NewT Ybrk Brunswick concert alJ so KYW KDKA anrfTYBZ (4015) New Xoik ranco Orchestra also 5WTa'm and chain lYGN (3028) Chicago Corbett itzsimmons IfgbtrWlLVD 1275) Milwaukee' Classical program by Mar quette University' 5 9:00 mKTHS (3748) Hot Springs Versaiity concerts WMAQ (4475) Chicago Seo ond act of opera by 5 Chicago ivlc opera company vahorWEBH WON WEAK arid WJZ WiLS (3446) Chicago Basketball Un Iverslty of Chicago Vs Purdue 9:15 KOA (3224) Den xer Raiiryad band untary and 32000 are compulsory contributoreBeneficiar Tea include 27'whb Kave withdrawn 50 per cent of the amount they con tributed as provided in'thd 1379 receiving full annuity of 400' per year and 107 receiving annui ties under th disability clause The fund has a balance of 8388 Col financing of his primary campaign last year and a vote on the findingif before learning whether he will sit in the present congress The vo(e' by which the senator designate was refused jhe oath of flee pending the inquiry by the elec tions committee was 4S to 33 It wan reached yesterday after two hours of debate Smith had no comment to make' but he left immediately lor his hotel to prepare a statement for publics tion Governor Small who appointed 1Smith to serve out tlie unexpired term of the late senator' McKinley whom lie defeated for the next con gress at last ear's primary said at Springfield that ho had no state fnent to make at this time The elections committee ha been called to meet tomorrow to make ar rangenients for a public hearing for Smith The inquiry is expected to get un der way in the near future and prob ably will be undertaken with a view (if getting the business over with as quickly as jxiMsible in view of the aunual appropriation bills and other major legislation awaiting tion in the senate before the March 4 adjournment At hotel headquarters it a said no plans were m'ado for continuing his fight ptending tho hearing before the senate elections committee I Doyle attorney for Smith went to the Capitol to confer with Senator Deneen and Chairman Ernst of the elections committee a Suggestion ivf court proceedings were discountenanced at the Smith headquarters where it was insisted that the elections committee would nave the next ay One suggested the course is for tho state of Illinois to go Into the su I'reme court with a complaint that it is being deprived of the "Equal in the senate guar anteed by the constitution Chicago Jan Hugh Magill independent republican cau dldate for United States senator from Illinois defeated by rank Smith in the election lant today made the following statement regarding the withholding by the senate of the oath of office front Colonel Smith basic principles of honesty in public office for which we stood! in the recent campaign supported) by the best citizenry of Illinois have! been sanctioned tand uphek) by highest legislative body In tie world Every good cltieen of Illijwi must1 regret that our state has fnade such tragic dplay of stultified public morals ft Tn 4nJvrrk 1 Ha' f1 us hope ithat thLs stingi ng rebuke by the United State senate may'waken the elec ping conscience vf the citi zenry of Jlltnoial and' result In ths redemption of the state from th of political on MCMBBli ASSOCIATED press' and Eightieths ZU rages united pkess a serhck TODAY IN WASHINGTON Washiifgton Jan 21 Senate gets back to routine after denying Smith a seat House faces first deficiency bill after corirpletliig action on army bill Senate agricultural committee con tinues consideration of farm relief House rules committee again de fer coal hoisting for the third time I hates whether Boulder Canyon dam in four years No other group of mines has ever equalled this achieve ment it is said The mines hoisted 23665 tons enough to fill 468 railroad cars Pre vious records were 212UO tons Tioist ed by four mines in 1925 and 2 1043 I tons hoisted by five mines in 1924 holds a ranu await ano to the Associated attorney general'shat no efforts will be made at the state capitol to fore" recognition of Senator elect rank Smith's appointment to the post made vacant by the death of Sena tor William McKinley Illinois recognizes the authority of tlie United States senate to sit in judgment on its own members" the communication said the govern or's appointee is not wanted in tho senate the members of that body have a right to say so" Attorney General's Intentions Attorney' Gentral Oscar Carlstrom was not in Springfield today and his office reported that might be on his way to Washington" It was denied howeter that he plans to tako the Smith case to the States supreme court with a petition that Illinois be not deprived of con stitutional representation Carlstrom" the communica tion said been representing Il linois in the waterways diversion suit at Washington He may be re turning to that but certainly' riot in connection with th Smith Official circles here expected sil ence from Governor Small It is un derstood to be his view that the ap pointment is made and that if final senate committee ousts session made some changes in phraseology by the senate probably will be sought tomorrow While the committee was meeting two more resolutions dealing with the administration's Latin American policy were referred to it from the senate floor One by Senator ra zier republican North Dakota would request President Coolidge not to "intervene" in' Mexico during the summer recess of congress but to call a specinJ sewuen he thought action necessary The other by Sena tor Norris republican Nebraska would provide for committee in vestigation of published reports that the state departiiient had sought to spread "propaganda" damaging to Washington Jan 21 G) The Nnaraguan question turtles to tlio fore again today with a meeting by lie senate foreign relations commit ten to consider whether it will make public a copy of I cere tary testimony before It" and to take up the resolutions calling for withdrawal of American iiatial forces from tlie Central American republic Although it is concerned there is slciulnr prospect of any of these reso lutions being adopted President believes that American' marines and blue jackets now on Nicaraguan soil Should nut be kept there any longer than the situation 1 demands To Withdraw orces I Accepting the credentials of Ale jandra Caesar first nmustcr Irom Nicaragua under the present on servative regime of Adolfo Diaz' the president said yesterday that' al though American forces had been landed the consent nnd nt the ictiest4f Diaz in' order to protect American Ilves and property inter ests of the United States the state of siege should not continue longer than is necessary The minister told Air Coolidge that Nicaragua confidently to the United States for guidance co opera tion and aid" KANSAS SOLON URGES RAN ON MINCE PIES ilEMBEfi'AUDiT BlftfaitJ VS ClHVBtUTIOKjR 111 ji 1 11 'i "'II 1 1 reeport Standard 'T il Springfield ill A revolving shaft of light keeping a I silent vigftvover the destinies uf tlife St Louis Chicago nfr mail gleams i welcome signal froirt nine emergency landing fields in Illinois Through snow and rain these beacons flash I their signals to thc night flyers bear ing Sam's precious cargo of mail December 7 he first' federal gov ernment airwav light beacon was put into operation fifteen miles northeast of Moline on the Chicago Dallas route By tho eml of Janu lary the program of 501 miles of lighting will have lieen completed on I this route Early' in the year the St Louis Chicago route will have its complete equipment of 24 revolving beacons with nine lighted intermediate fields Surveys are completed or are in progress on the Chicago Twin Cities route covering 384 miles on which of lights and' lighted fields are under appropriation for the fiscal year 1927 The lighting system is based on twenty four inch revolving electric beacons of 2000000 candle power at average approximate intervals of ten yilles Intermediate landing fields are at 25 to 30 miles intervals Each of these fields Jias either one of the revolving beacons located' at the site or it is close to one such direct ly on the airway In addition they approximately 20 white boundary lights evenly arranged about be field a' green flight indicat ing the bejt approach and red lights nt obstruct lofty In or about the field At Godfrey! Illinois the first landing fit id out 'of St Louis the beacon is located on tlie farm of William Ij Waters Others are located on farms of the following: Josepli Wheeler Carlinville Thomas Palmer Lowden 'John 7 Ilubly Mason City South Pekin A Ray' Spamgler a Rose red Schmitt Tonic iams' Morris and Day Brothers Plainfield The air line route from St Jxiuls to Chicago1 is approximately 270 miles The ainyorts in the cities where stops are made are within theprovince of the Many of these are already improving portaandinaLJUng lighting COMPROMISE BILL Joreisn Committee Approves Resolution ror Arbitration with Mexico counties which included Cahokia Mound' Tha land lies close to im portant manufacturing site And when the date sought Aopurchase JC byrnefS askea asTiIgh gs 31(100 an acre an tha theory that in time Lt coukL be plotted and sold for resi dential gurpoaMM A jurjv however returned a verdict awarding an average of 1360 an acre Nti appeal was taken £Olle a an addltion to the Uia abtourita 'yald tha several 'own fresh io strong JANUARY 2 I Iv 1A I I I 2 2 i rel 1 1 i i xW dvh JN N'i 'i mX Wa'A ''WIMrHRk 4 i 1 I IN IN JBhl' i liu I gm J8M i vct a.