The Belleville News-Democrat from Belleville, Illinois • 1

62id Yur Established 1855 Ksws and Democrat Combined 1883 FRIDAY NOV 30 1917 Published Daily at Belleville III Vol 62 No 287 MEMBER OF THE INTER-ALLIED MILITARY COMMITTEE GREAT DISPLAY OF POULTRY AND PIGEONS AT THE ANNUAL SHOW Bloom Dislocates I Judge Dacians That Birds Are as Good as Any in the Coun-Wife and Child Carrfed I klyU RprMMfed md CamptMisn for Awards List of Exhibitors and Awards Miners Imprisoned on 1000 Foot Level and Little Hop for Their Rescue is Held Out by Workers Who Havo Penetrated to a Depth of 700 Feat By United Christopher III Nov Mining officials held out little hope this after noon for the 18 miners entombed In Mine No 11 of tho Old Ben Corporation here last night when tho min wae wrecked by an explosion Rescuing parties worked further In to the wreckage today clearing away tons of debris which cut off all hope of escape for the entombed miners of the exhibitors could take their birds to the biggest shows in the country and carry off some of the awards" Tills Is how Judge Henry Dippel of Indianapolis ind summed up the matter after completing his work of Judging the poultry at the annual show of the St Clair County Poultry and Pigeon Association which is now being held at 109 West Main street Judge Dippel is one of the fere-most authorities In this country and knows what he is talking about Competitoin was exceedingly keen and high scoring birds are on exhibit A KRAFT Secretary St Clair County Poultry and Pigeon Association claim saws nwia uaaiu new yuan Ocnerul 8lr Henry Wilson of the British Army who has liecn 'appointed to serve on the Inter-Allieil Military CoiuuiUleu along with lien-eral Cadorna and General Koch 0 From Building HONE PARTLYDESTROYED Overcome by smoke while standing on the roof of a porch at his home st 815 Scheel street where he had retreated with his family when the entire lower floor of the building was discovered In flames II Bloom fell a distance of IS feet to the ground suffering a dislocation of one hip His wife and child were rescued from their precarious position by firemen who carried them down ladders to the ground where they were given shelter at the home of a neighbor Bloom his wife and child were asleep on the second floor when they were awakened by smoke which almost filled their room Rushing to the stairway they were confronted by sheets of flames which rut off their escape and caused them to retreat to the porch The alarm was answered by the Jackson street department and the members arrived as Bloom fell The Bux smbulance wss called and he was rushed to SL Hospital for treatment The fire of unknown origin broke out on the lower floor of the building wherpgjjom condurts a dyeing and cleaning establishment A number of gallons of gssollne and oil there wss set on fire and for two hours baffled the efforts of the Bremen to extinguish the flames Several small cans exploded and a number of the firemen were burned none seriously by the flying burning liquid Damage on the building and property was not estimated Friday morning but it Is believed it will be considerable A number of suits of cloth-1 ing were destroyed Insure with The Twenhoefel Co I Neil's Work Shoes 8219 Another shipment of 240 pairs of Brown Mule Scout shoes with whits oak soles and solid heels on sale tomorrow all sixes 6 to 12 Your last chance at this price See them In our window OHMS A JUNG SHOE CO THE CHEERFUL Ive Flies vitk zeb1 tH year Todty one looked me in the Fmce And mtjdb me Feel so guilty cejuse Im simply wiping out its me ATTEMPTS TO E1DENTERS PLEA OF LIFE BY TAKIN8 Local fanciers have made a good display and many from out of town have entered their favorite breed The White Ia-ghorns have the largest number of entries There are 61 birds entered in this one class The Rhode Island Reds are a close second with 58 and the Barred Rocks are third with 53 The highest scoring class at the allow is the White Rock class Albert Behrens of O'Fallon has a bird on exhibition with a score of 96 8-4 Mr Dankleff of Mt Olive is a close second with a score of 96 1-2 In the White Wyandotte class Wiegmann of Nashville is showing a pullet that scored 96 1-2 John Pedigo of Pinrkneyvllle is exhibiting a single comb Rhode Island pullet that scores 96 In the Burred Rock class hen entered by Phillip Walgand scored 93 1-3 The single comb White leghorn class is hesded by a cock belonging I Wsrren of Webster (troves which scored 96 1-2 A rose comb White leghorn pullet the property of JJretera scored 95 3-4 The entire exhibit Is an array of birda which dellghta the eye of the fancier The representation given to each particular breed assures that your favorite la among them The exhibitors having the entries in the most breeds is Them Agne and brother of near Belleville They have four prize winning breeds The attendance on Thursday was fair but the management of the show must have better attendanre in or-(Continued on page 5) OF RACEJOTING Jot Dickerson Acquitted of Conspiracy Fined 850 by Judge Grow INDICTED MAN DISCHARGED Acquitted by a jury In the Circuit Court on a charge of conspiracy Joe Dickerson appeared before Presiding Judge Gwrge Crow Friday morning aud entered a plea of guilty to a count of rioting He was fined fSO and costs and remanded to the County Jail to work under the direction of Sheriff Logan Mellon until Hie fine and rosts are paid Dickerson wan indicted sml Jointly tried with Richard Brockway snd three others on the conspiracy charge In which Brockway was sentenced to five years in the State Penitentiary at Chester snd was fined 11000 Formal sentence has not yet been Imposed pending application for a new trial John Rogers Indicted with Mike Evanhoff snd others on a charge of conspiracy and acquitted by a Jury In a verdict Thursday also was arraigned before Judge Crow Friday morning st which time two counts of assault and one of rioting were noliled He wss discharged from custody Rogers according to the records of tits rase has spent 108 days in tjie County Jail The membership work of the Free-burg Branch promises to take the lead It is reported that st the present time they have 500 members but do not exjiect to stop until they have obtained 800 members ELKS MEMORIAL DAY ISSUNDAY Local Lodge to Honor Departed Members With Special Public Program at Club The local lodge of the will hold memorial services in honor of Elks who have died Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock Raymond Mo Nally of the Mo Lodge No 656 will deliver the addrene of the day McNally is vlra president of the Mississippi Valley Trust Company The public la Invited to attend The program Is as follows: 1 Selection Trio Messrs Carl Kltrich Hugo Neu haua and Ernest Dash 3 Opening exercises Officers Bello-villa lodge 3 Vocal solo -Adieu" Schubert Miaa Eilna Wagner 4 Elks Tribute to Their Departed Brothers Officers and Members 6 Trim 6 Altar exercisea-rOfliccra Belleville lodge 7 Vocal sola Massenet Mias Edna Wagner 8 Memorial Day Address Brother Raymond McNally 9 Trim 10 Closing exercises Officers and metnbera Local Elks have died are: Timothy Di Enright Walter Hartmann Otto EckhardL J- Stan-nus John A Day Theophilus Thompson William HartselL George Reichert Edward Abend Alonso Wllderman Adolph AndeL William IlarnUol Ora Ramsey Julius Baldua Joseph Fuesa Robert Sela-mann Jr Bunker Baldwin Rich ard Wangelln Philip Knapp Walter Wood Albert 8 Goelltz Alexander llilgard Arthur Herr It Helmberger 1L A Cobb Hugo Graf Julius Kohl Jr Ernest 1L Abend Thomas William Glaser Jr Fred BarnlckoL John Ohms A Scheel Philip IL Conrath Fred Obst Wm Fenner Henry Schroeder Attorney Baer In Danville on Southern Traction Case Attorney AH Baerof this city was In Danville III Friday where he appeared before the Master In Chancery in the Federal Court to wind up tho affaire of tho Southern Illinois Traction System which was washed onto the financial rocks several years ago Trautmann at present an assistant to Attorney General Edward Brand age of Illinois Is president of the company controlling the road He will be accorded every opportnnlty to secure additional bail There will he two divisions of the Circuit Court In session again Monday when Judge Crow will preside at hearing Into the Indictments charging Stephen LePsge former treasurer of an East SL Louis school district with embezzlement and Judge Heard of Freeport win resume (he trial of riot cases It was not known Friday morning what case would ho the next one called BROTHER OF LOCAL WOMAN KILLED IN CHRISTOPHER MINK Mrs Malll non of 204 North Jackson street left Friday for Christopher III for news of her brother William Beamer and his 18-year-old son Warren who were Imprisoned in Mine No 11 there by an explosion Thursday Sixteen other men also are entombed Reamer was chief electrician nt the mine and was at work when the explosion occurred Hla non had entered the mine halt an hoar earlier to assist him They have thla far penetrated 700 fccL The entombed men are believed to be 1000 feet down It is doubtful whether tho mine vie time can be reached before night 8 Bean top foreman of tho on tombed men said that ha haa given up hope for the men and that he expects to find that they have all perished He declared that it was Impossible for the men to live in the fumes end gaaea caused by the explosion and with which the mine must most certainly he filled From various sources It was learned today that all coal taken from the wrecked mine for some time peat was exported to France Whether or not this fact haa any bearing on the canoe of the explosion could not be deter mined MEMBERS OP TECUMBEH COUNCIL New SOL' School of instructions will he held In the hall afternoon and evening December 3rd LOOKING FOR A VICTIM The Jolly Ante Agent ia looking for a Victim If yon want a nice long Joy Ride ask him what kind of a Oar ha le selling When yon get bock from the Ride yon will own the Car The Ante Agent Is Public Benefactor been use he Makes people spend their Money show themselves a Good Time 3 MODE WHITE Mike Evanhoff Ed Otto and Daniel Walsh Are Fined $500 Each ONE OTHlir ACQUIT7ED Three more white men were convicted of participation In the race riots in East St I-ouis of July 2 last by a Jury In the Circuit Court In a verdict returned to Presiding Judge George Crow at noon Thursday In the same verdict one man was acquitted Mike Evanhoff Ed Otto and Daniel Walsh each charged with conspiracy were fined $500 each John Rogers charged with a like offense was found not guilty The state had declared these defendants had helped conspire against the negroes and that they had been actively engaaed in some of the assaults that had been made on tho blacks The Jury announced that It was realy to report at 10 Thursday morning and the defendants three of whom were out on bond were called They failed to make an appearance and when their bondsmen likewise failed to appear a citation was issued for the arrest of two of them and their bonds of $2000 each were declared forfeited Ed Otto and John Rogers were In the court room when the verdict was read Later in the day Evanhoff and Walsh were arrested and remanded to the County Jail where they now are awaiting disposition of their cases The order of bond forfeiture will stand until the bondsmen sppear in court snd ask that It be rescinded which may he done at the discretion of the presiding Judge Richard Brockway who recently was convicted of a charge of conspiracy and sentenced by a Jury to five years In Chester Penitentiary and fin Jed $1IH)0 was lodged in the County I Jail late Wednesday night after Dr R' Doyle of East 8L Louis declared his intention to withdraw as surety on his bonds of $7000 Brockway rnnld not be found Wednesday after-J noon but was located that evening i and immediately brought to Belleville i Local Man's Record Good at Ft Commissioned Sscsnd Lieut OBE OF THREE ILLINOISANS Clemens Fischer son of Mr snd Mrs William Fischer of this city snd formerly advertising manager of the Fuess-FIsrher Company who has been in training nt the (Herrs' Reserve School at Fort Sheridan has made an exceptionally good rerotd and has been commissioned a se-ond lieutenant in the Aviation Branch of tho army service Lieutenant Fischer started training for sn Infantry commission hut later asked to be transferred to the more difficult aviation service His request was granted Only 80 out of a class of 150 who tried for commissions in this branch succeeded in realizing their ambition Of these thirty but three were from Illinois from a total of thirty entered from this state Considering the large class and small number of commissions granted Lieutenant Fischer most certainly deserves highest praise and commendation for his ability to land one of these coveted commissions RUMMAGE SALE The married ladies section of the Belleville Turnvereln will have a rummage sale on Saturday Dec 1 at 128 West Main street from 3 to 9 Bov Steps on End of Rope Falls and Breaks Shoulder Jon Butts of Swansea the 5-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Joe Balts suffered a fractured shoulder Wednesday when he tripped himself while at play The boy had a rope tied abont one leg and was running alioiit the room when he stepped on the end of the rope and fell to the floor He in under medical treatment Grand Wnrstmarkt at George saloon West Main street Sunday December 3 1917 His Ella Ebel of South Church Street Drank Poison While Despondent I OUT OF DANGER FRIDAY Apparently in despondent mood Thursday morning Miss Klla Khel or South Church street attempted to enl her own life by drinking the contents of an ounce Imttlc of carbolic acid Friday she was declared out of danger but she declined to give any reason for her attempt st self destruction According to her sister the young woman who Is 23 years old was moody ail of Thursday morning and several times was seen rrylng Shortly after 11 o'clock she went to her room and few minutes tLter her sister heard her and moaning She hurried to the room and found the young woman lying on her bed with an empty vial on the floor nearby She summoned a physician who ad-ihinlstered sn antidote and then had her taken to St Elisabeth Hospital in the Gnndlarh A Co smbttlanre where the poison wss forced from her system Some turkey she had eaten a short time before drinking the poison was the tne-ns of saving her life according to the attending physician who declared this retarded the action of the acid until antidotes were given Attendants st the hospital Friday said she would recover RECREATION FUND CARD PARTY I AT TURNER HALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON 25c THE WITHE! Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday slightly colder tonight THE TEMPERATURE 7 A 37 ABOVE 11 A ABOVE 3 ABOVK Hints Working Mines that will work Saturday are: Little Oak Avery New Baden Glen dale Muren Shiloh Superior Abend Tower Grove Eidnar Oakdale High Unit Lattmann-Reeb Pittsburg fto-neer West End Fullerton White Rose 32 No report: Nigger Hollow.