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Are regular ml the classified ada; advertise today for a Truman-Barkley Ticket Appears Clinched by President's Word Convention Hall. Philadelphia. July President Tru-jnan put out the word today that he 'will be most happy" to have Senator Alben W. Barkiey as his vice presidential running mate. That appeared to clinch a Truman-Barkley ticket for the Democrats.

Democratic Chariman J. Howard McGrath. announcing the president's said Truman had not closed the door to others however and was leaving to the Democratic to say who should ran with him against the Republican team of Thomas E. Dewey and Earl War- But the delegates filing nan were ODviousry in a mood to tarn to Barkiey. They gave the ryeniucKy 28-minute rousing demonstration last mgr.z ne made a fighting keynote speech.

informed of McGrath's state ment, told reporters I still have no statement to maxe as far as I concerned. "I'm not trying to be evasive but I've got to make up my own mind as to whether I would accept under any condition. And I'm not going to make up my mind while I am ternporarv chairman the The i Talk Latej Earnley told reporters earlier that the president had telephoned on ms note speech but had said no about the vice presidency. Along with announcing White House welcome, for Barkiey. McGrath ioic a conference: Jt is possible Truman will cress wnac may oe tne closing ses- t.or.

oi oie convention tomom night. McGrath said he hopes the vention can meet in almost cont; uous session tomorrow to wind up This wculd mean jamming tnrojgn aaoption of a platform and selection of preesidential and vice presidential candidates into AHeqed Uxoricide Waives Extradition Mauston. 13 (API Hoffman. 32-year-oid truck anvrr cnarged with tirst degree "i tne lata! oeatir.g of his wife, waived extradition iast night and will be returned to Chicago today. Hoffman is charged with murder under both Wisconsin and Illi- his Molly Dora, was found -Old abandoned tnxck trailer at Wis consin Dells lust month.

Dist Atty. Charles P. Currai said night Hoffman had re his previous statement tha he had beaten his wife in their apartment and that she had not regained consciousness while he put her in the trailer and neaaed north. Curran said Hoffman would be tried in Chicago. Sgt.

John Ascher ot tne i.mcago detective bureau heard Hoffman's story yesterday and will return him to Chicago Hoffman Dixon Evening Telegraph (Might high Wed NINETY-EIGHTH YEAR Number 164 Telephones 4 and 5 Half-Riled Convention over-all scene from high in the r. Convention opened. BaJconie re absent, some due to caucuses. leat Speeds Democrats; Seek Early Finish Local Briefs Slight Damage Reported of Convention Hall. Philadelphia, as the re less than half-filled and many delegates iNEATelephotoi Blind Pensions to Blind pensions averaging $44.59 went to 4,662 persons during June, the Illinois Public Aid Commission said today.

A red Schwi.m bicycle cream trim, stolen in Sterling nave Deen abandoned in Swissville. police report. anyone witn tcnowiedgi bicycle is requested tc Hike at State Parks Members of Bov Scout Troop S3 enjoyed a hike at Starved Rock ana Matnisen state parks Sunday. Bill Hobbs, Fred Zbinden. Carl Gableman.

Dennis Moonev and t-eKoy Kloth and Scoutmasi iveegaa made the trip. contact Jack cnven by Eugene D. Gallentine. route 1. was dam- ageo at p.

m. yesterday driven by Thoy Kerlev, -414 Highto Jiis land avenue, suddenly applied its Seek Teletype Operator Capt. Bernard G. Jaksha. commanding officer of the Dixon recruiting station announced todav tnat the U.

S. Army needs a skilled teletype operator with. military service for duty at Fort Sheridan. M. For further infor mation application may be made the recruitinE' station ar rhe Chamber of Commerce building.

Investigation Proves Error Kussell Ellei-. Dixon, who was reported as having backed his auto mto anotner J5at was narked was carefully backing his car from a I panting space wnen it was struck oy anotner machine, fur vestigation by The Telegraph Bonus Board Reportis-l Tne Hinois service Recogniti Board yesterday mailed a total 1.500 soldier bomis checks with value of $536,320. This brought the total checks mailed in Cook (Continued on Page 6) Settled Philadelphia. Julv Missouri's Gov. Donnelly will use in putting AP) Phil M.

President Democratic national convention morrow. Donnelly wrote his speech in Jefferson City and brought 1.000 copies along with him to. Philadelphia. The national committee publicity men who read it didn't like it. They it wouldn't draw enough applause from the delegates.

So they submitted their Donnelly, didn't like that. It looked for a time like there might be a stalemate. ouL last mcni 'icily own. they told Donnelly. Violent Palestine Battle Rages; New Truce Is Predicted Bernadotte Asks UN To Mop War; Anti-Reds Head Paris Strike Israeli foreign minist: day there seemed everv reason to expect a new Palestine truce bv Saturday.

The Israeli army and the crack troops of the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion were fighting an increasingly violent battle within sight of Er Ramie and Lydda for supremacy of the road from Tel to Jerusalem. Both cities and an estimated SO.OOO Arabs in "them surrendered to the Jews! Monday. The Legion counterattacked with tanks and artillery and scored some; success Israeli lines congealed. The informant in Tel Aviv aicea new armistice would come from modified proposals roihe is expected to -place before the United Nations. Jews and Arabs both rejected his proposals last week.

Enlarge Berlin Airfield The mediator flew to Lake Success and pleaded before the dered hi: Council that halting the the "first essential. He Der- sonally asked U.S. and British egai.es to press for council The U.S. increased the pis ing into Berlin and started pancing the great Temoelhof port. The British wpre reported scheduled for Berlin duty, but this (Continued on Page 6) Special Prosecutor Named in LaSalle Ottawa.

July (API Kevm D. Kelly of LaSalle has been named to prosecute a contempt case against LaSalle. Countv State's Atlornev Charles A. Helf-frich. Kelly was appointed by Judge ate's attorney in the 'contempt court case against the countv prosecutor.

The contempt citation was made June 14th when Helfrich orotest- ed Judge Wilhelm's statement that special prosecutor would be an ient and gambling conditions ir. the county. Helffrich attemoted to address the grand jury over Judge Wil- ibjection. The judee or- maintaining Kelffrich's discussion night have influenced the jury. Helffrich was found guilty of he contempt charge a week ago nd fined $200.

He announced hp would appeal Judge Wilhelm's rul- nigher court. Owner of Hitlers Car Gets His Share of Public Reaction The me. Someoi ouner ot Millers automobile has oeen having a lot of trouble ine vehicle including two offers ot marriage and numerous warr, ings about the ghost of Hitler. Cnrislopher G. Janus of Chi cago.

who bought the vehicle, said today that "my principal aim right now is to get back to the exporting business." Janus has these plaints: have had two offers of marriage, one of the ladies sounding exceedingly pleasant. (He already is married.) She said she liked my picture and thought I was going to become very rich. "On the other hand, a nsvchi-: atrist who was not ouite "sure I AbOUt I to psychoanalyst he Bronx me a silk tie mace in Japan. A lot of people seem to think I know where Hitler is. perhaps the most curious thing of ali has been the number of people who warned me I can keep the car because Hitler's ghost won't let me.

I try to tell them that I don't believe ghosts. and anyway ghosts an astrologer thought it makes no difference how I "I might add most of the misconceptions and rather ridiculous suggestions come from New Yorkers." he added in a state- Janus added he intends to usel thm MmboUi rafmrtUeWt of Santa Caterina. DIXON, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, JULY 1948 Mrs. Heatherington Feared for Family, Brother Discloses night that "she feared er and that her husband. Har old, had heart trouble, and they both someday would die and leave the children without a home." The jury found that Mrs.

Heath- enngton died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds after shooting her husband and three children their farm home northeast of Oi gon last Friday. Sot in Good Health tsaney said Heatherington had not been in good health for the past three months and had entered tinilawn-Wilgns sanitar ium. Rockford. last April 12. She scemeu mi.cn improved upon hei release, he said, and appeared he last saw her.

He said her husband had mm sne nad said of the children several times: "We ought to put them out of their misery." Bailey said Heatherington told him he had hidden the gun used in the slaying, a rusty .35 caliber re volver, ir. the basement of their lamt nome. Edward Dirksen. 25. a neighbor who was one of the men who discovered the five bodies, said he thought the family was still sleeping when he first went to farm at 7:30 a.

m. Fridav to re turn a wrench he had borrowed the day before. He made another trip to the farm at 8:30 a. but found" no and left. After a trio to Ore- i gun.

ne saia ne returned to Heatherington home at about vhen he found no one tered the house with Robert Case They found the five bodies i Continued Chicago. Julv 13. body of Victor coll; page .6) Refrigerator Truck Driver Trapped; Di -fAPi- found last night in the locked com of his refrigerated track ce theorized that Coliyer. driv or the Lioyd J. Harris Pie was traoDed when the door snapped shut on him.

prob- gust of wind. The locked door was dented from the inside, indicating he- tried unsuccessfully to break it open. Vengeful Italian Is Sought for Killings Rome, July 13 AP) a vengeful peasant bent on wiping out all who testified against him in a suit over water rights held a village in south Italy In terror Dispatches from Cosenza. Cala-ia. reported that the man Martino Pietro.

47. was at large ter ambushing and killing three nearby village Woman Asleep 8 Weeks After Spinal Operation Galesburg. July A 26-year-old woman has asleep for more than eight weeks suffering from a type of sleep- sickness. Mrs. Ernest Stone of Abingdon.

stricken Mav is after spinal operation. She has been cr fined in the hospital where she being tube fed. Report Mutiny on freighter Quelled; London. July The said ioday had a messaage saying "evervthinc under control" on the" freighter. William Carson, whose master had reported the crew was The Xavy had alerted the air craft carrier Coral Sea to prepare to seno pianes to locate the 7.000- Atlai ton Liberty ship in the Azores Best- The Coast Guard cutter Camp bell was under full speed towarc the scene.

Rear Adm. A. J. McLean, commander aboard the battleship Missouri, in the Azores waters, messaged U. S.

Xavy headquarters here that the trouble apoarentlv was quelled. The Missouri had sailed two days ago from Gibraltar W. A. Muller 4 Co- London agents for the Carson, said "it is possible the crew has put the ra- equipment out of order. Early today Navy headquarters id it received a f'-om Washington confirming the mutiny report.

Meat Prices Going Greykowd and Cty Higher Later This Summer. Predict New Agreement Chicago. July 1 livestock pou.nai.ng out new I L-or oner Jury in records every few days, no in Kochelle She Suffered I diate in the hish of Deep Grief on was toda-v- Both private trade experts and Joseph E. Bailev. Rochelle de- I 1 Agricultural department scribed his sisrer.

Mrs. Harold E. aKreed the near future outlook of- as a woman who fered slight- hope for the consumer, suffered much grief dunng her If anything prices probably will go lifetime" and worried over her hiKher later this summer, thev health and thai of her husband. said Bailey told a coroners jury at prospect for lower prices an inquest held in Kochelle last 7. caueu encouraging.

hope of a bumper corn crop tins Hog prices day equaled th of 530.50 a hundred pounds East St. Louis. orn markets rang up pnee about all time peaks. Cattle. the Sanw-Pretty much the same story told in cattle and sheep.

East St. Louis had an all lime record for choice steers at Steers at u.nicago touched equalling the July record set last week. t-amos also were bringing the nig-nest price lor anv Julv in history at $32.00. L-i Sioux City. a load of 64 steers averaging l.on pounds sold for $33 per hundredweight to set a world recoi feeder paid for the 64 animals was George Dressier, secretarv nf the National Retail Meat Dealers association, said the normal sum- falling off.

in demand for meat Jiad appeared this year but tionj big enough to make up the shortage in meaf nmHur. "Prices probab! (Continued on Page 6) WEATHER TUESDAY. 41'LY 13. 1948 FOREJCAST FOR DIXOX AXD fern and cooler tonight: partlv cloudy and cool Wednesday and Wednesday night; low tonight 64. high Wednesday 80.

low Wednesday night 60: northeasterly winds 8 to 15 miles per hour. For the 24 hours ending at a. m. maximum ago SS and 661: Dart cloud' sun at -j at S.24." EXTENDED FORECAST Illinois: Temperature will a near normal norma! urn Si north to 81 south, normal mimum nortn to 66 south I. oier north Wednesday and a iit-; cooler south Thursday, warmer Saturday and Sunday: Prestation occurring as scattered iral ar.d southern Illinois tonight continuing southern sectins Wednesday ranging from little or none Memphis Milwaukee Des Moines Duluth Kansas City Minneapolis.

Wichita'5. York Fort Worth New Orleans Phoenuix Sait Lake City Los Angeles one inch, widely scattered on showers indicated at TODAY'S WEATHER STORY Chicago. July (AP) An 11-ay heat wave in parts of the mid-rest was broken today. But warm nd humid weather continued over wide area from the Rocky moun-Jins to the eastren seaboard. Cool air spread over the Dako- Miinef Great across Milwaukee to near Chicago ending the 90-degrA heat.

In the upper Mississippi valley, temperatures dunng the night dropped to as low as 56 in northern Minneso- Xo immediate relief was forecast for the remainder of the heat belt. Fair and dry weather prevailed over the western states. Temperatures vesterdav in- i eluded P6 at Boston. "95 at Madi-! sen. Wis and 93 at St Louis.

ILLINOIS TEMPERATURES Springfield Scott Field Mt. Vernon tor Use of Terminal Pact to Run Six Months; Bus Line Still Looks of New Location reached an hound lines has city for continued use of the Chamber of Commerce building as a bus terminal for six months or until the company finds new quarters. Commissioner CeorKe Lindquist announced this morning. The agreement, effective Julv 1. provides for $75 per month rent, and stipulates that the bus line will provide rest 'room and other' miscellaneous janitor supplies for' the building.

Cnder terms agreed upon by Lindquist and J. T. Vigus. Ch assistant traffic ntan-iger line, last week and confirmed to day, the agreement will cover months period, during whi bus company will contin its search for terminal faciliti here. Asked to Vacate The bus company was asked to vacate the building by March 1.

but had obtained monthly extensions because of inability to obtain suitable facilities elsewhere in Dixon. Lindquist said. The firm in past years was reported to have paid $45 per month in rent for its quarters in the building. The council for the past several months has exhibited a desire to move the company from its quarters at Galena and River street. Council members have pointed out that it would allow the city to use building facilities to better advantage and also aid in clearing congested traffic conditions at the Oalena avenue bridge approaches.

Fire Continues To Burn in Isle Royale Woods Houghton. July AP) in the forest of Isle Royale continued to burn out of coi today but was being confined largely to an 1.100-acrc araea be tween Lakes Desore and Siskiwit The National: Park service of fice here said the flames were not spreading unduly. Weather conditions were favorable to the fire fighters. 125 of whom were on There was no wind today, air was humid and the ski- partly overcast. The park service hopes to have the blaze under control in a day $45 Airplane Fare Pays Speeder's Fine Chicago.

July 13 AP) Stuart Becker. 19. hurried home from a acation in Canada by plane to appear in Traffic court yesterday a charge of speeding. Judge Gibson Gorman told Becker it was refreshing to find defendant who made an effort to appear in Traffic court. He also told Becker that his $45 tirplane ride was considered ample fine and he dismissed the speeding charges.

City Will Enforce Anti-Swimmingr Law Anyone found swimming in Rock River within the city limits of Dixon will be arrested and prosecuted, according to a statement issued today by Commission er Forrest Shawer. The commissioner pointed out that the practice has become quite common during recent days and ivill unquestionably lead to a jrowning unless stem measures ire taken to prevent swimming vhere lifeguards are not in at-endance. He added that a compete staff of guards is maintained it Lowell Park and there ii vithin the city limits. The arrests will be made in with that forbids city er. Repeated violations have been noted at the foot of Jefferson avenue on the nonrth side and in the vicinity of Page Drive.

an the free ice cream they could A Superior court decision at msted yesterday ordered the toration the physician's license pending the outcome of his peal against its revocation by the puouc neaith council. When the news reached Dr. Adam, he called the three drug in the village and told them he was standing treat" to Canaan 10 PAGES Two Children Hurt in Unusual Mishap on Blacktop Road Two small children of Mrs. Pauline Steder of Rockford suffered injuries in a peculiar accident front of the Everett Barnes' farm on the Amboy-Waltoii black top load at about 9:30 o'clock Monday night. but fortunately neither was seriously hurt.

The accident followed Mrs. Slcder viifoiced stop of her pick- escaped. nd and the a phyf The front end of Edw; as badly damaged bul Jacobsen. 2S. of Molinc v- escaped being killed thi: at 6:30 when the heavilj loaded truck he was driving, left the U.

S. route 30 highway, about three miles east of its juncti with V. S. route 52. hurdled concrete culvert, and proceeded about 300 feet along the before it turned over in the ditch with the wheels in the air.

Jacob-' sen escaped with only minor bruises and lacerations. State Officers Russell Gentry of Amboy and Harold Hardesty of Oregon, who investigated the cident. reported that Jacobsen fell asleep while driving from Mil' kee. to Moline with a truck loaded with 1.200 easels of bottled beer. The truck swerved across the highway, continued on the shoulder and after hurdhnj the culvert continued along the embankment before turning over.

Damage to the tractor and semi trailer was estimated at about $6,000 state police reported. The tractor obstructed late this afternoon be fore another tractor and trailer ar- Davenport. Iowa, to transfer the load. The truck was the property of the Thurwanger of Davenport and tne cargo said to have been insured. registered Holstein-Friesian cow-in the dairy herd owned by George M.

Getzdaner. Mt. Morris, has recently completed 365-day production record of 630 pounds of but-terfat and 18.323 pounds of milk in Herd Improvement registry test the Holstein-Friesian Association of America announces. Her official name is Getzendan-Inka Snibble Bess. She- was Iked two times daily and was years 11 months of age when sh" began the test period.

Testing was supervised by the University of TIHinois in coopera- tion with the Holstein-Friesian as- i Serious broadcast Philadelphia last night when a stream of water struck him in the ear. The sputtering Xelsnn called police and accused neighbor. Miss A. C. Madscn.

of thrusting her garden hose through his window and letting fly. Moreover, he said, her radio kept him awake dunng the Republican convention. After talking it over. said. Xeison decided'not to press charges.

Miss Madsens only comment: 'Tm a good Republi- Canaan Kids Will Remember Day Doc Got License Back Canaan. July (API i Word Canaan kids-long will remember si 74 th" day that Dr. Forbes S. Adam got back his medical license. 57 That was the dav thev rece ead like wildfire on the warmest day and swarms of youngsters lined up at the soda fountains.

Owners of the three stores reported they sold a total of 2,000 10-cent portions before the supper hour brought a temporary lull in the rush. The i state register and manual savsi 1903. The 51-year-old phvsician fighting charges of negligence and malpractice filed against him by the state medical examining board. His appeal is scheduled for hear-iaf at ted. PRICE FIVE CENTS Board of Education Reveals Purchase of Distill Property Playground Planned for New North Central School Building Amioi tending the propose-Central elementary the plan to later pre Miss of the purchase it ran out of half acres of known as the ppeal to the Barnes Distm property, facing on Acad- n.v i.iou-ni aid the person of -my street the northeast names, who was pouring of Dixon, was made at the the fuel tank of the regular July meeting of the board ick when a actor driven by education held last evening at rnon Wasson approached.

Was- the high school. M. M. Memler. i stopped the 1 1 actor and turned 1 chairman of the committee on headlights onto the truck to i buildings and grounds, toid the ililale refueling.

board that the deal which had pre- to "the gro. i. lief had beer Edwards of ii a Bmek sedai the right around the truck the rear of the mg James Steder. 5. Steder.

aged six i left by their mother nd. James suffered by th. lated an- the board ft KeMiMix ath- Superintendent A. H. Lancaster nformed the board of the resig-lation of Miss Jacquelyn Silcrott.

tpeech correctionist. from the teaching staff, who plans to return to her home in Chicago and become associated with her father in the printing He also stated that the list of vacancies in the teaching staff was largely filled with a few additional instructors to be interviewed signing contracts. Some of the board membert en gaged in a lengthy discussion re lating to the purchasing of athletic equipment by high school students reportine- for fonrhaii ketball and track. It was estimated that a budget of $3,720 would be required for the purchase of athletic equipment, this amount lude the rentals by the athletic department. inanees the discussion of the sim- ject the status of the high school athletic fund and the system of di- iding the proceeds to various stu dent activities departments was in quired into.

Superintendent Lancaster informed the board that Principal B. J. Frazer possessed this information and would present ooara. ne stated that football receipts last vear amounted to $2,641. This sum showed a deficit over the expenses he ad ded.

This sum was realized from gate receipts of teams that have Production Record is Complete at Mt. Morris, The board was notified that Brattleboro. VL Special) so and 100 candidates expected to report for foot- ball this fall, necessitating the purchase of additional equipment in this department. Paul Potts presented a motion, requesting the board to include in its budget the sum of S2.200 to be expended in the athletic department to provide supplies ana new equipment for the purpose of counteracting disease among the students. This sum was to include the purchase of white jersevs and her motion Potts presented.

provided for the budgeting of a i of 51.425 for the laundering as a disease preven- the 194S- board by Superintendent i the icr and after discussion was adopted, together with the salary schedule. The budget will be presented to the board for adoption, following the public hearing at the September meeting. The budget in cluded for the purchase of ten new for the band, a meeting of the board mem bers held Vfore o'clock, salary-increases were reooried to have been discussed. Today it was revealed that the salary of A. H.

Lancaster, superintendent of (Continued Military Rites for Pfc. Leslie Bremer The remains of Pfc. Leslie E. Bremer. who was killed in action in France July 9.

1944. will arrive in Dixon at 12:25 p.m. tomorrow. Services will be held at 2 p.rr Thursday at the Preston tuner home, the Rev. A.

C. Xesmcr pastor of the Methodist officiating, and burial will bJ Oakwood cemetery. ill conduct military- ntes. Pfc Bremer was bom Harmon, and atf there are no more than 500 chil- Dixon schools. He was in dren in the entire town of North into the army Oct.

IS, 19' Canaan of which this village is- a went overseas in Februar He ir. survived bv his Mr. and Mrs. E. J.

Brer sisters. Mrs. J. M. Pres' risen, and Mrs.

Gavin Di one brother, Eiisworth. three nephews, Joe Pj ward Dick, and Donald IRCHi' N. EWSPAPER! EWSPAFER.