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FULE LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT BY. THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE Til DAILY IOUBNM-(MZETTE. Wu there ever a man who willingly admitted having ihown poor Judgment? Mori than fifteen million rotes art grown and told In UllnoU daring the winter season. Fifty-Fi'f tit Year. 'No.

57 Entered at second class mall matter at Mattoon, Illinois MATTOON, ILLINOIS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1929 Published every afternoon except 'Sunday Price) 5 CcnU Shot in Riot Swedish Flyers Forced Down aczimuiB U.OFI.DEGREES F01ER STARS liwllp Wsv 1 2jv i tsi vsmmBw v. JNi FLYERS ARE F01CED NBI Engine Trouble Balks Ahrenberg and Com-panions in Plans. Stockholm, Jane' 10 INS) The leelandlo fishing cruisers, Odin and Tor, nave arrived at Skaptaros, ea the coast' of Iceland, and have fond the Swedish flyers, Captain Albin Ahrenberg and two eom--' panions, safe and well, a message from Reykjavik stated today. A broken gas feed tube which aeeeaaitated the forced landing while the flyers were enronte from Bergen, Norway, to Reykjavik, has 1 been repaired and the flight will be the message adds. -fc mi li Tin mmjimmmmmmjm A IV Pictured above are three Swedish aviators and the big special-built Junkers hydroplane In which they started to fly from Stockholm to New York, with brief stops at Bergen, Norway, and Reykjavik, Iceland.

The men, however, were forced down by engine trouble soon after they started. They hope to get under way again after repairs are made. Left to right are Lieutenant Floden, reserve pilot; Capt. Albin Ahrenberg, chief pilot, and Robert LJung-land, radio operator and mechanic. NX T011US FROM COLES CO.

Graduating Class Rep resents Every Corner of State. Special to The Journal-Qantta, Urbana, June 10. Approximately 2,300 degrees will be conferred by the' University of Illinois this week. The recipients come from practically every nook and corner of the state. A few, of course, are from other states, but the percentage of these outsiders is small.

President Klnley started the process of conferring the degrees, at Chicago on Saturday, when about 400 sheep skins were awarded to those who had completed the required work in the Chicago departments of the university the college of medicine, the college of dentistry, and the school of phar macy, ine i.wuu oaa omer aegrees wui be conferred here on Wednesday, June 12, at the fifty-eighth annual com-mtneement. President Klnley will, as usual, confer these degrees also. The twin cities of Urbana-Cham-palgn were thronged Sunday and there will be another crdwd on Wednesday to see the most inspiring sight which the state affords the slow procession of the hundreds of young sons and daughters In caps and gowns wending their way to the baccalaureate and the commencement exercises. Headed by the university's famous concert band, the candidates for degrees march In a column four abreast from the library building to the men's new gymnasium where the exercises are held. The baccalaureate address was given by President Klnley, while the commencement address will be given by H.

M. Bcardsley, a prominent Kansas City attorney and a graduate of the university. The commencement exercises will be broadcast over station WILL on 337 meters. The members of the graduating class of this part of the state Include: Coles County. Charleston Charles Condon Ball, B.

Leonora Adelaide Cofer. B. Palmer Sargent Cox. B. Nelle Field.

B. 8-; Leon Sylvester Harlan. B. Vernon Leroy Replogle. B.

Virginia Marion rnomas, a. b. Mattoon Olivia Gould Brennan. A. Robert Rolla Hamilton, J.

Mildred Dole Morgan, B. Harriet Rutherford, M. S. Cumberland County. Greenup Mary Helen Carson, B.

Lewis Ray Cook, B. Marshall Holt, M. S. Casey Theodore Oliver Cutrlght, A. Francis Raymond Lawson.

A. B. Douglas County. Areola Paul Christian Ludolph, M. Nelson Phllln Roberts, B.

S. Hlndsboro Oliver Kehneth Bower, Ph. D. Tuscola Ruth Irene Gates, A. Ben Wilson Howk, B.

Mildred Van Voorhls Jones, A. Mary Ruth Lar- more, A. Estella Agnes Roy. B. 8.

Villa Orove Harold Preston Sand ers, B. 8. Effingham County. Effingham Harold Emerson Hutch lngs, B. 8.

Melrose Russell Howard Anderson. Ph. D. Shumway Bertha Emily Laue. A B.

Jasper County. Newton Ralph Alexander Connor, B. Murl Euln Gardner, B. 8.: Robert Robb. A.

Emma Kathryn Train-or, B. 8. Willow Hill Paul Herman Ferguson, J. Zona Audrey Klbler, A. B.

Moultrie County. Bethany Robert Lee Scott, B. 8. Sullivan Dorothy Hall. B.

Dorothy Hall. B. Olive Rosalie Lilly B. 8 Hal Jay Sona, B. S.

Shelby County. Assumption Norman Bernardus Mc- Clure, B. S. Flndlay Walter Frederick Crowder, M. 8.

Mqweaqua James Martin Nalbach, B. 8. Shelbyvllle IsabelkCorlne Foster, B. Karl King Hoagland. LL.

Samuel George Jenkins, A. Luther Edward Martz, B. 8. Tower Hill Dorothy Louise Dart, A Howard Kenneth Story, A. B.

SERIFS OF HflLUDPS STAGED BY YOUTHS Springfield. 111., June 10. (IWV-Fln is has been written today, authorities believe, on the epidemic of holdups on the hard roads near Springfield, with the arrest last night of eight youths by deputy 'Sheriffs. Three of the youths, officers said, admitted that they have been active as bandits for the last three months. Shooting of a Chatham, 111., youth Saturday brought on the intensive search which landed the eight behind the bars.

William Hohimer, 23, of this city, believed to be the ringleader of the gang which for weeks terrorized oc cupants of cars on the publlo highway. FREE! FREE! Moth proof bags with each fur trim med or fur coat, at Myers Clesners. OF STAGE LIE COLD III DEATH Bullets End Careers Margaret Lawrence and Louis Bennison. BV DAVID P. 6ENTNER.

(I. N. S. Staff Correspondent.) New York, June 10, Two desperate lovers lay side by side on icy stone slabs today in the city morgue. They were Margaret Lawrence, actress beautiful, once a magic name along Broadway, and Louts Bennison, not without former fame as a two-gun cowboy on stage and screen.

Both had slipped from the heights, the actress from the very top. In her luxurious penthouse apartment atop 34 East Fifty-flrst street. In the shadow of the Park avenue of which she was once a part, they brooded and drank. Bullets Through Hearts. Bennison played his last melodrama.

He fired a bullet straight through the heart of his beloved as she slept. Then he knelt beside her body and sent a bullet through his own heart. The ex-cowboy had left a wife and child in California to live with the blonde beauty. He was given a chance to "come back" by obtaining a lead part in "This Thing Called Love," which was to open tonight. An autopsy will be performed today on the bodies of the two lovers, and officials will decide whether the tragedy was a suicide pact or motivated by Jealousy.

A note in a scrawling hand was found pinned to the door. It read: The sunset will take care of both of us. Tlanna." Mrs. Gertrude Chalalre of Long Isl and City, life-long friend of Miss Lawrence, said that the note was writ ten Dy tne actress. Evidence of Booze.

Empty liquor bottles and glasses lit tered the fashionably furnished spart- ment. The revolver used by Bennison bore his Initials. His friends reported that he carried it around with him and that on several occasions he had talked Of suicide "as a way out." Mrs. Chalalre discovered the tragedy; She had been given a pass key to the apartment by Miss Lawrence. "Bennison killed her because she was through with him," she said.

She wanted to get rtd of him. Mar garet had for him the affection she might feel for a worshipful, stray dog no more." CITY RAIDED DY VENEZUELANS Amsterdam, June 10. (INS) The Dutch cruiser Kortcnaer has been ordered to leave Nleuwdiep tonight for Curacao with troops, it was learned today, owing to the serious disturbance reported torn Wllhelmstadt, capital of the island- Government officials have been noti fied that a group of Venezuelan nationals raided the town, took the governor and commander-in-chief of the local troops aboard an American steamer and carried them out to sea, later returning them unharmed. The Kortcnaer was hastily prepared for the Journey and leaves under urgent orders. The Hague, Netherlands, June 10.

(INS The Dutch government today rushed preparations to send two cruis ers to Wllhelmstadt, Dutch West Indies, where a band of men, alleged to be Venezuelan citizens, raided thA seized the water front and carried the Dutch governor and the commander of the garrison to sea in an American steamer. The foreign minister denies there Is any possibility of conflict with Venezuela. He declared that the Vene-. zuelan government Was In no way responsible for the raid. mm Chicago, June 10.

Following are tho weather Indications for Illinois for thirty-six hours end lng at seven p. Tuesday: Partly cloudy In oath, prebably thunder shawers in north portion tonight and Tuesday: slightly wanner tonight, except In extreme northwest portion; warmer Tves day In extreme south portion. LOCAL WEATHER TEMPERATURE. (Temperature from 1 p. m.

Sunday to 1 p. today.) -1 p. 3 a. 3 p. a a.

p. .85 11 av tt P. 'T 1 Weather conditions: Clear.1 etr reading 39.90. Sun rises at and seta at 7:30. Moon sets at 11:35 PUT Oil BOOKS BY More Important Pieces of liegislation of the Session.

f1-r'i-ir, hit BY HOWARD M. FULLER. (L N. S. Staff Correspondent.) Springfield, HI, June 10.

The regular session of the fifty-sixth general assembly, which came to an end Saturday, was probably less colorful than any session in recent years. It also closed in a more orderly manner than any session for many years. It ended in a love feast between Republicans and Democrats, despite the bitter debates that have at times characterized the session. cannot be called a constructive session Probably the nearest approach to a really constructive measure was passage of the amendments to the bal lot act to permit proposed constitution al amendments to be submitted on the main ballot Instead of the little ballot, thus enhancing the chances of carry ing at the hands of the electorate. But the amendment is- useless at the pres ent time, for no constitutional amend ment was submitted, despite the fact that a number were offered, and Governor Emmerson even urged submitting an amendment to the revenue act.

Most of the 350 laws enacted were either of minor importance or were appropriation bills, which are more or less of routine matter. More Important Bills Passed. Some of the more important legislation enacted may be summed up in the following brief resume: The levying of a three cent gasoline tax for furthering the. construction of hard roads. The Tice tuberculin testing measure requiring that all dairy and breeding herds be tested.

Appropriating $500,000 to assist the several counties of the state In the payment of mothers' pensions. Appropriating $1,000,000 for flood relief along the Illinois river valley. Appropriating for flood relief in other sections, of the. state. Amendment of the election laws to permit mor time for filing and withdrawing or candidacies.

Increase of the appropriation for the state school distributive fund from' totI0.000,000 per annum. An appropriation of $12,500,000 to the University of Illinois. This is a larger appropriation than ever before made to this popular educational Institution. Requiring all boy and girl students to go to school until they are sixteen years of age even though they have finished the grade school. Important amendments to the work ing men's compensation act.

Making the cardinal the state bird In accordance with a vote of the school children of the state. Appropriations $82,000,000. Appropriation bills which will total in excess of $82,000,000. The exact sum has not yet been figured out. The Chicago traction bills which are to have a public hearing before the governor next Wednesday.

Increasing the Chicago city tax for a period of three years. Increasing the Cook county tax rate. Increasing the Chicago schools tax rate. Permitting the Chicago sanitary district to issue bonds to the extent of $27,000,000 for the construction of sewage reduction works. Many downstate tax rates boosted but few of them can be effective except on a referendum.

Exempting all downstate cities from scaling under the Juui law. Increasing the speed of automobiles to miles per hour. Several changes In the Illinois motor laws. Regulation of aircraft. Providing for state gasoline inspection.

Permitting women to act as Jurors (subject to referendum). Appointment of a commission to Investigate state employes' pension. Appointment of a commission to consider revenue amendment to constitu tion. An unusually large amount of proposed legislation went into the discard. Among measures "scrapped" were: All liquor bills and resolutions.

Proposed revenue article arcrndment. Senatorial and congressional reapportionment. Proposals for enlargement of facilities at state charitable institutions. Motor drivers' license law. State police bill.

Lakes to the gulf waterway legislation. Repeal of the amended quo warranto act forced through the legislature In the small regime. Old age pension. Bug light bill. Beauty culturtsts measures.

City manager bills. Convicts working on hard roads. Raise of salary of members of the general assembly from $3,500 to $5,000. Conditional sales. Women's eight-hour law.

Gas Tax Measure. Probably the most Important piece of legislation wu passage of bin levy lng three cent gasoline tax effective August '1. This is expected to raise several million dollars annually for completion of the, roads under the bond Issue bills and, the con strucllon of econdarjr ioads, Police Chief O. F. Alderholt, above, is dead as a result of a bullet wound received 1n a riot, of cotton mill strikers and sympathizers at Qastonla, N.

C. Alderholt and other officers were on duty at a mass meet ing when disorder broke out and four officers were wounded In the shooting that followed. HOT GUILTY" SAYS ROWLAND Paris, HI, June 10. Clyle Rowland, accused "money slayer," pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in connee Uon with the death of James Chapman, 48, wealthy Kansas, farm hand and land dealer, when he appeared in circuit court before Judge George W. Brlstow late Saturday.

Judge Brlstow selected Attorney Burnie McCIaln as chief defense coun sel after it was learned that the Kansas farm hand was unable, financially, to retain a lawyer. Rowland is scheduled to stand trial June 24. Edward Rowland, a brother, arrived from his home in Ashmore shortly after the farm hand was locked -op again. He was not allowed to see the prisoner. It was rumored during the day that it was Rowland's brother who Is a secret drive for funds to fight the forthcoming murder teaee.

He is the onry -known relative who so far has even inquired about the man. who is alleged to have killed Chapman for his money. Save for admitting he was here to visit" Rowland, be refused to- make a statement. "I'm letting the other peo ple do the talking Just now," he said. HAROLD J.SIEMEROF SIGEL PASSES AWAY Special to Th Journal-GttU.

Blgel, ui, June 10. Harold J. Ste rner, Junior member of the Blgel Review Publishing Company, passed away at 4:30 o'clock this morning at the home of his parents here after an illness of several months from heart trouble. The funeral will' be held at St. Michael's church on Wednesday morning and burial will be In the Catholic cemetery.

Rev. Father Faller will have charge of the rites. Mr. Sterner was a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Siemer of SlgeL He was born here twenty-three years ago and was a lifelong resident of this com munity. He was the linotype operator for the Blgel Review. Besides his parents he leaves a brother, L. C. Siemer, editor of the Blgel Review.

SEEKING SLAYER OF CHICAGO MOTOR COT Chicago, June 10. Seeking the slayer of Motorcycle Policeman Earl Leonard, 32, shot and killed last night, Capt. Charles McGurn today was questioning two young women and a youth, held as suspects. Before dying, Leonard said he over took and arrested two young men and two girls in an automobile who had disregarded his command to halt As the group stood at a police telephone box, one of the men whipped out a revolver and shot Leonard in the head. Later four men and four girls were taken into custody by police after they claimed they had witnessed the shooting and could identify the slayer.

They named Patrick Joyce, well known to police, as the slayer. MN PICNIC AT LYTLE PARK WEDH'DAY If you are a shut-in you are Invited to the annual picnic to be given by the Mattoon W. C. T. in Lytle Park Wednesday, Juna 13, from 2:30 to 4 o'clock p.

m. Transportation will be furnished, where it is necessary If you will phone 1411. MRS. E. V.

ROBERTSON, MO President W.O.T.TJ. HARROW WIDTH SHOES AAA to EES widths In Enna Jetticks, ny. color, any toe, in slues 3 to -all arch supports, combination welts, 15 and 16. BROWN SHOE BpOfgE, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 10, n-Balked by engine trouble In their at. tempt to blase a new aerial trail across the Atlantic ocean from east to west, the Swedish flyers, Captain Ahrenberg and two companions, were encamped today at Skaptaros, on the southeast coast of Iceland, awaiting the arrival of a relief boat.

The airmen, according to wireless messages received here, are safe fol lowing an emergency landing neces sitated by fighting for hours against severe headwinds and storms after crossing the Faroe islands while on the second leg of the flight. One From Bergen, Captain Ahrenberg, accompanied by Lieut. Axel Floden and Mechanic Bans LJunglund, was due to arrive here this morning from Bergen, Norway, their first stop after leaving Stockholm, Sweden, at six o'clock Sunday morning. The flight from Stockholm to Bergen wu made without mishap, and after a two passengers were landed and the i plana thoroughly examined, the airmen took off again for Reykjavik. I Not long after departure wireless messages were received stating that considerable trouble was being encountered, and fears were felt for their I safety'.

These were not alleviated tin-t til definite word came through that a landing had been made. Captain Ahrenberg first ad yised the radio station here -that he. was plan-stag to descend at Ingolfshoefdl, on the "southwest past, and the patrol boat Odia was Immediately dispatch-, to his assistance. Later, however, It was learned that the plane had come down at Skaptaros, and a fast gunboat was sent out from Reykjavik, equipped with spare parts, fuel and competent mechanics. Hay ResaaM Flight i Captain Ahrenberg haa advised the Iceland authorities that he needs gaso-' line and spare oil pipes to replace those xrocenv while fighting the storms.

It Is not definitely known whether he plans to continue the flight, but anxiety to obtain spare parts and re-fuel the plane immediately Indicates that he i may get under way again as soon as possible. Ahrenberg and his companions plan-l ned to fly to the United States by way of Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Belle Isle, their destination being New York. So confident was Ahrenberg of success that he carried presents for Mayor James J. Walker of New York and for Scandinavian consular officials in that city. Dae te Bad Weather.

Few details of the trouble which made the landing necessary have been received thus far, but indications are that Ahrenberg and his companions encountered exceptionally severe weath-i er, which put a tremendous strain on the plane's engines, and that their plight was aggravated by extreme cold, which caused- the oil pipes to freeze. From the start' of his venture, Cap tain Ahrenberg has been emphatic in describing the flight as a piece of scientific pioneering instead of a "flying stunt," and he believes that the logical route across the ocean lies over the path he planned to take. London, June 10. (INS) Nothing further has been heard from the trans Atlantic monoplane Bervlge since word was received that a forced landing was made at Skaptaros, on the coast of an Exchange Telegraph mes sage from Copenhagen stated today. It is not known, the dispatch continues, whether the plane alighted at the mouth of the Skaptaros river or off the coast, where there are danger' strong currents.

Several ships are proceeding to the plane's relief. M'DONALD'8 CABINET HOLD? FIK8T MEETING London, June 10. (ms-Premler Ramsay MacDonald's new'Labor cabinet held Its first meeting at 10 Down ing street today to confer upon nolicifs. Before the conference It had been reported that the cabinet would make decision upon' the advisability of premier MacDonald going to Washing ton, D. to discuss Anglo-American naval disarmament with President Hoover, but it was not disclosed wheth- er thik matter was taken up.

The cabinet posed for a "talkie movie," Premier MacDonald Introduc lng each member In a few, Words. FARM LOANS. Home money. Inquiries cf borrowers and investors strictly confidential and without charge. Phone 181.

Htt. TTiMB! CO. STILL IS FOUND BY OFFICERS Oil ZELLERS FARM R. A. Zellers and Henry Cathcart Arrested; Hotel Raided.

Alleged liquor law violations kept the Mattoon police force and Sheriff Moore's office busy over the week-end. Alter a chase that lasted till the "wee ema' Iwars-of Sunday- morning. Sheriff Moore and Deputy Sheriff Howard arrested Henry Cathcart of this city and Roscoe A. Zellers of near Paradise Lake, and took them to the county Jail In Charleston, where they await arraignment before Judge Lane In county court! The sheriff was tipped off Saturday evening that a still was In operation In the Paradise lake neighborhood, and he, along with Deputy Howard, went to the Zellers home about a mile west of Paradise lake, to investigate. Still and Mash Found.

Searching the premises, the officers found a small still, nine gallons of raw whisky, three pints of "corn whisky" and some empty bottles. Zellers, when questioned by the officers, said the still was the property of Cathcart, and he was allowed to remain at home while the officers came to Mattoon to get Cathcart. After searching the city for about two hours, Zellers was seen in the city looking for Cathcart to warn him. He ran from the officers and hid. Cathcart was found a few minutes later and taken to Jail In Charleston.

The officers, returning to Mattoon, saw Zellers enroute, capturing him after a mile long automobile chase. In jail, each man denies ownership of the still and seeks to lay the blame on the other one. The two men probably will be arraigned some time today. "Bud" Andres In Toils. Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock Chief of Police Outright led a raiding party of police officers in a visit to the New American Hotel, 1410 Broadway, where "Bud" Andres and Charles Butler were taken into tow, along with two and one-half pints of liquor.

Chief Outright was accompanied on the raid by Officers Bence, Maxedon and Ingle. Andres and Butler were arraigned before Police Judge Branan this morning and held 'under bond of $300 each for their appearance for trial at nine o'clock Tuesday morning. Andres and the wife of Butler were arrested a few days ago In a raid on the same hotel, but they went free when Judge Branan ruled that the complaint on which the search warrant was issued was illegally drawn. WIFE OF JOHN RINGLING, CIRCUS OWNER, IS DEAD New York, June 10. Mrs.

John Rlngllng, 63, art collector and wife of the circus owner, died Saturday at a sanitarium of acute diabetes, Mrs. Rlngllng was a native of Ohio and had been married twenty-five years. There are no children. Funeral services were held at the Rlngllng home in Alpine, N. today.

FELTS, PANAMAS, LEGHORNS Cleaned and blocked by an expert hatter. New trimmings Inside and out If wanted, Call 3300, I BADLY HURT IN AUTO CRASH Ten persons were trapped on Sunday afternoon about 3:30 o'clock in two automobiles which overturned in crash at Sixteenth street and Marshall avenue, and were held prisoners until released by persons rushing to the scene. Two of them were seriously injured. Miss Madeline Sexson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

N. A. Sexson, of 724 North Twentieth street, sustained a bad cut on the fleshy part of one leg. Her body was, 'scTahdt: and bruised. In several placei Wayne Richardson of Ramsey, who is a guest at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Omer Jeffries, 2122 Charleston avenue, sustained serious lacerations on the left hand. His body, arms and legs were bruised, several' cuts being sustained. Miss Sexson and Richardson were taken to Memorial Hospital for first aid treatment. Miss Sexson returned to her home on Sunday afternoon, Richardson remaining in the hospital over night.

Both are reported havlfTg rested well Sunday night. No one else In the two cars was hurt. The wrecked automobiles were the property of F. Mock, of 1009 8helby avenue, and Omer Jeffries, both being llffht. furfan Tn thA MnrV par wr Mnrir Mr nH Mr.

m.i, and Mrs. Mary Roetker. In the Jef fries car were Wayne Richardson, driy er; Miss Madeline Sexson, llss Helen Leeds. 1805 Oklahoma aveiue; Miss Juanlta Lanter, 2204 Charleston ave- nue; Miss Oeraldlne Law, 2217 Lafay ette avenue, and Miss Thelma Bodlne, 1705 DeWltt avenue. The Mock car was being driven west In Marshall avenue and the Jeffries car north In Sixteenth street.

Mock's car 1 turned over on its side in the street intersection and the Jeffries car was; overturned on its side in the west side of Sixteenth street, having been turned completely around. Although badly battered the Mock car, after being righted, rolled away under Its own power, and the Jeffries car was hauled in by a wrecker. Gasoline and oil spilled from both, automobiles and broken glass covered the pavement. A large crowd quickly gathered. OFFICERS ARE HELD FOR SHOOTING MAN International Falls, June 10 (iHSMBtate and federal authorities today opened an inquiry into the killing yesterday of Henry Vlrkula, forty-one, confectioner, as he motored with his wife and two daughters.

The officers In custody are Inspector Emmett J. White, who admitted he did the shooting, and Patrolman B. V. Servlne. Vlrkula was shot through the neck.

Several other slugs from a sawed-off shotgun penetrated the automobile top, narrowly missing the who were curled up asleep on the back seat. Prosecuting Attorney Davis Hurlburt declared today the state would seek to prosecute the border patrolmen If the coroner recommended that the pair be held for murder. Federal officials, however, said they would attempt to take the cases into the United States district court If the men were Indicted. The Vlrkula were returning from Chicago, where the girls have been attending school, to their home at Big Fork, forty-nine miles south of International Falls, when Vlrkula wu killed. White, told his superiors he tired at the car with the Intention of hitting the tires in order to force' the occu- i I 1 I I i GUNMAN SHOT AND SLAIN BY Quick Use of Gun on the Part of This Franklin Deputy Sheriff.

Greencastle, June 10. INS) An unidentified gunman believed to be from Chicago was shot and killed, and Earl Spencer, thirty, of Franklin, IntL, an alleged' escaped convict trom the state reformatory at Pendleton, was shot in tho mouth and seriously wounded in a gun fight with Harold "Nubbin" Cobb, straight-shooting, deputy sheriff of Franklin, near here today. The shooting occurred at the intersection of state roads No. 43 and 36 about nine miles north of here, when Deputy Sheriff Cobb enrrute with a companion, Harry McMUler, also of Franklin, to Decatur, 111., stopped at a filling station to get some matches. Fugitive Recognized.

Spencer and his pal were getting gasoline, for their car at the filling station. Cobb recognized the fugitive. "You're Spencer," Cobb told the al leged convict. "I am going to take you ba to Franklin with me Spencer was standing on the ground 'hlle his companion was in the car. "By you'll not take him along," Spencer's unidentified companion snapped back at the deputy sheriff and reached for a gun.

Cobb grabbed a revolver from the pocket of his car and fired twice at the gunman. Both bullets took effect. One struck the man in the temn-le 'and the other In the chest. He fell dead. As the shooting started Spencer Jumped toward his car to get a gun that lay In the front seat Cobb shot at him once, hitting him in the mouth, and the gun fight was over.

The Johnson county deputy sheriff had fired only three shot altogether. The two men he hit failed to get in a single shot. MRS. ROBERT IRWIN OF BEASON CITY IS DEAD Mrs. Robert Irwin, a former resident of Mattoon, died last Friday night at her home at Beason City after a long Illness from a complication of ailments.

The funeral was held on Sunday af ternoon at Harmony church, near Beason City and burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Mrs. Irwin was fifty-nine years old. Before her marriage she was Miss Sydney Johnson. Her girlhood days were passed In this city.

Mrs. Irwin Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ray Qtaaps of Beason City. Mrs. Robert D.

Miller of this city Is a sister, and Arthur Johnson of Humbolt Is a brother, STANDARD OIL OFFICIAL'S WIFE BURNED TO DEATH South Orange, N. June 10MIW) Mrs. Margaret Casterton, 23-year-old wife of John W. Casterton, general purchasing agent of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, was burned to death, when fire destroyed the interior of the Casterton home In the exclusive residential section here. "HOLE IN THE WALL" See and hear the spirit world Through ths Hole In the Wall, the greatest mystery play at the Mattoon 52tf liowiifw HQ IND IS 1 ii.

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