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Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service Dixon Evening elegraph Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service SEVENTIETH Number 222 DIXON, ILLINOIS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1020 FIRE DESTROYS HflMF organizing new rmc ucwinuia numt AND NEARLY TRAPPED lN thissection Effort Being Made to Organize New Militia Company in Dixon. FREEL WADE FAMILY Nine-Year-Old Boy Carried from Burning House Unconscious. Tho Free! Wade farnilv residing on tho Edward Dyuirt farm one-lmlf mile south of tin Chirago Northwestern passenger station, narrowly escaped death or injury in a flro which completely destroyed thir home at an early hour Sunday morning. Lyle, aged 9, being carried out of the burning building unconscious after he had been overcome by the smoke. Mr.

and Mrs, Wade and their son, Harry, aged escaped uninjured, clad only in their night clothing. Origin Is Mystery. The origin of the fire, which Mr Wade says appeared to have started in the northwest corner of the seven- room frame dwelling, is unknown The family were awakened by smoke, shortly before 4 o'clock, and the density of the smoko prevented any investigation, i he occupants of the building not having time to gather any their clothing, and ten minutes after they got out of the house the roof fell in. None of the other farm uildings wr it- damaged. The farm is owned by Edward Hyson of this city, who valued the house at partially insured.

Mr, and Mrs. Wade carried a nominal amount of insurance on their household goods. VI SUN 'S. The Dixon tire department was given a busy night by another blaze at the Dixon Pure Ice ice house on East River street, which was badly damaged by Are a few weeks ago, and Fire Marshal Coffey is of the opinion that yesterday's blaze was of incindiaiy origin During the afternoon the chief called to the ice house to extinguish a small blaze in the saw dust at the south side of the building, and at 10 o'clock last night the department was ammoned, the trestle work at the east end of the house, thirty feet away from the where the fire was discovered in the afternoon, having burst into flames. It is this cir- unistance that leads the firemen in I lirae the blazes were of inmndiury igin.

When the firemen arrived at the one last night the extensive trestles were engulfed in fir and from that hour until about 2:30 o'clock this morning they were busy lighting the flames. 2,000 feet of hose were laid to get waiter onto the fire. RUSSIANS PLAN NEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST POLES Eastern Galicia Has Been Cleared of Bolshevik roops. By Associated Press Leased Wire Warsaw, eSpt, 10. The Russians are concentrating heavy forces along the Niemen river beyond the Polish northeastern front preparatory to an offensive which is expected to hr bo- vun within a few days, according to military attaches who have been at front for several days past.

The Soviet commander have brought tip all the available artillery airplanes and tanks. Dixon militiamen have been advised by Adjutant General F. Dickson that Col. Charks H. Greene of Aurora, former commander of the Third regiment, i.

N. has been designated to organize a regiment oi infantry in northern part of the state to supplant I lie serve Militia organization which will automatically pass out of existence the first of next month. Word is also received that Col. Greene plans to call on the Dixon members of the Reserve Militia to determine whether a company in thp new organization can be organized here and kepi up to full military strength of Gi men. Cooperation Necessarj With the cooperation of all the Dixon people who favor the reten, tlon of a rnilit try unit something Dixon has not been without in manj is safe to expect that the city will be represented in the new military organization of the slate.

But to insure the desited result it is it is necessary that all young men who wish to join make know i their intention to Capt. Decker of Co at once. An appeal by the friends of the com pan. i made to all young men who desire to avail themselves of the benefits of such an organization, and to parents, teachers, factory heads and employers of all kind to lend a boosting hand in quickly making up this quota of 85 men. The Chamber of Commerce is lit favor of such an organization and it is desired that the fully equipped state armory here be retained and kept in service.

Vacation Strikers Wait for All Men to Be Taken Back By Associated Press 'ire Hazelton, Sept. 20, End of strike in the anthracite coal region today depends upon the attitude of tlie mine operators toward reinstating monthly men who quit in sympathy with the miners. This was indicated by reports received here by officials of the nited Mine Workers, which showed that were returning in all districts except in the Schuylkill fields, where the hard coal diggers have voted to re- mam until the operators have re-employed tho sympathy strikers. Lehigh Valley railroad officers announced that an ample car supply was on hand to take care of the collieries and that the prospects appealed brighter for a near normal output in this district. AC ONTIM ES Shamokin, Pa Sept.

with the orefer of the general com- rn.ttee issued Saturday, the miners in the Shamokin district continued the.r vacation today and will not resume their work until after another meeting Wednesday night. Videos all men are reinstated by that tune, the general committee do-lares the suspensiotf will he continued. Official Canvass of State Vote Next Week t. I RLE OI RI DS. By Associated Warsaw, Sept 10.

-Russian Bolshevik forces have beep driven out of Galicia, by a general Polish advance along the uthorn front. TRl LFFLl TED. Bu Associated Press Ijeused Paris. Sept. 20 Poland and Lithuania have agreed to suspend all hostilities pending an inquiry and decision of the issues at stake by the eouncll of the League of Nations, it was here this morning.

BELGIAN RULERS ARE WELCOMED IN RIO JANE RIO By Associated Press fVirw Springfield, Sept. 20 Official canvass of the state primary will he delayed until some time next week, it was announced by the Secretary of State today. This delay will he occasioned by the anticipated slowness of some counties in certifying their official totals. The primary canvassing board is composed of the Governor, the Secretary of State and the State Treasure! WILLIAM H. EDWARDS DIED VERY SUDDENLY FROM HEART ATTACK Well Known Dixon Man Funeral Will Be Tuesday Morning at 9:30.

THE CANNING SEASON OF THE FUTURE. illiam II. Edwards, former supervisor from township, and fathci of Judge Harr.v Edwards, of this city, and Frank Edwards, of north of town, died suddenly at his home, 510 South Hennepin avenue, at about 1 Saturday night, after having nt the evening motoring with his n. Harry, during which ride he appeared to be more cheerful and in better spirits than for Weeks past. Heart trouble-, from which he suffered intensely last winter, taused Ids demise.

Mr. Edwards was born near Paw aw, August 26, 1855, and spent his life in that vicinity until ho retired from the merchantile business which tic in Paw Paw and moved to Dixon in 1892. Since that time his home had been in tins city. was married to Miss Eva A. L.iPorte, of Paw Paw, in she and in i two sons survive to mourn his pass ing.

The deceased was a man ling qualities and his abundant cheerfulness surrounded him with a host of friends. He took a tine inton st in civic affairs and during his two terms as supervisor from Dixon township, from 1903 to 1907, he vvu- a valuable member of the county board. Funeral will be hold at the home at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, Rev. E. V.

Lumsden, pastor oi the Methodist church, officiating and burial will take place at the Paw Paw cemetery, to which place the funeral party will motor. Seizure of Coal Pits and Soviet Control Feared in Scotland By Associated Press Leased irer London, 20 Extra ordinary rumors are in circulation throughout Lanarkshire to the effect that the leaders of the Scottish Communist movement have planned a sensational coup to be sprung near Glasgow, says a. dispatch to the West Minster Gazette born Hamilton, "It is asserted that the cashiers and officials have been bluntly told that seizure of the coal pits is imminent and that it. is to establish a soviet system of mining the dispatch adds, "the authorities are not skeptical uf the, rumors A dispatch almost similar in tone has been received by tho Exchange legraph. HAS MESSAGE TO ALL IRISH IN WORLD Says England is Conducting Cold Blooded Murder in Prison.

Reopen Investigation of Campaign Expenses Washington Wed. Rio Janmio, Sept. It4 Gay crowds of merry makers marched through the streets of the Brazilian ealptal tonight in honor of King Albert and Quern Elizabeth of Belgium, who landed cere this afternoon. All the thoroughfares were br.iiantly illuminated, and conspicuous among the decorations along the streets wet-- the colors of the allied and associated rations An elaborate program of enthusiasm for the royal visitors, who are the first king and queen ever to visit South America, began soon after their arrival. Polo Man Died in Hospital Saturday Claude Nahum Krebb, Polo electric- lan, died at the P.xon hospital at 7 30 o'clock Saturday evening, death re- suiting from militant for trefitment of which was taken to the institution several weeks ago.

The remains were taken to Sunday and funeral services will be held af his home there tern err rnoon, with burial in the Fairmont eenc The deceased was born Sept, 14, 1883 and was married Did You Get Your Nine Gallons? No Then You re Stung Washington, Kept. Consumption of wines and liquors the Gnitod States in 1919 was less per capita than during any year since 1 870, according estimates today of the department of commerce in 1 the amount vva- 7 70 gallons per capita, rifting to 22.79 gallons in both 1907 and 1911 an-r to 9.17 gallons last year. It UtY GIRL. Mr ar-d Mrs Pr are proud parents of an eight-pound baby girl which arrived Sunday morning at the Dixon Hospital. in By Associated Pi eat Leased Washington.

Sept. 20. Investiga turn ef campaign will be re-opened here Wednesday by the Senate elections sub-committee, it was i.nnounc« 1 tori ay at the office Senator Kenyon, chairman of the committee. Dodged Friend Girl Met Death Instead By Associated Press 1.eased tVPs Janesville, Sept. 20.

Marie Hart, aged 29, ran w.th her eompan- nn, Jack Lynn, into a building under construction and both fell into a email concrete coal shaft 20 feet deep Miss Hart died at noon Saturday at Merry Hospital Lynn whose condition is not dangerous says tiny went into the i dodge friends of the girl's whom she did not ran- to meet. NKKD MORE PH ISTS By Associated Press I.eased IVn a St. Kept. 20, The shortage of registered pharmacists in this country constitutes a serious problem accord Ing to delegates here today for tin opening of tbe twenty second annual convention of National iation of Retail Druggists. Delegate-' expect to discuss methods of making fhe profession more a a live.

By 4 ssorintcd London, Kept. 20. Terence Mac- Swiney, bud mayor of Cork, hada bad night and vva very weak this morning, according to a bulletin issued by Irish Self Determination League. MacKwiney last night wrote it mes tage to Irishmen throughout the world on behalf of himself and the hunger ntrikers in Cork jail. The Lord Mayor aid in part: Calls it Murder "if this cold blooded murder is pushed through it will leave a stain on name of England which bas no parallel (even in her history) and which nothing will efface fee! singularly privileged at being made instruments of God for ovo king such world wide of admiration and support fm the cause of Irish independence and recognition of republic." DeKalb Has 2 Close Totals in Election LABOR STAND ON AMERICANISM IS CHEERED BY HARDING Cox Is Using Loud Pedal on League Issue in Southern California.

FATHER AND SON REUNITED AFTER 21 YEARS APART BALLOT CANVASS WILL DETERMINE GOVERNOR FIGHT Official Count On in Chicago Small Margin is Narrow. By Associated Press I Chicago, Kept. 20. The officiali of the votes lau day's pi unary election vva-. started here today by James E.

Sullivan 1 and a large staff of The Republican nomination fur senator and for Governai de pend on oiitenttu of the I nofficial returns eompltcd by Glu eugo newspapers freni the majority of the Chivago still miss mg put Small, ot Kankakee in the lend toi Republican nomina lion for governor over Lieut. Gov John Oglesby, but with cimrs to tailing seviial thousand already dis covered the rare still so close that i he Ogl.sbv are not illing to admit, defeat. Lead 10,000. Unofficial from many of the minding Indiente man tillum lb Mt Kinlev a tinaI piai iilily over Gong i1 -man I rank Smith In the Republican senatorial i ace will be a ppmx mia tel 10,000. Watchers of virtually all Ho- candi dates vv et on hand when official eanv a alai ted.

I I Xpeeled hat attvasH on al! olile, except congre nu n. slate and representatives will be finished Thursdav ot Friday. Judge Stransky in First Session on Bench Here Today Circuit Judge Franklin Htranskv of Savanna eiiavem-d term of court here at I 30 this of Iernoun when ile called the September term of the Leo county circuit tribun at to order, and appointed Jo pit Ayiea of Amboy foreman of the grand jurv Acting Attorney VV Gee, addressed the Juroi their dui and after their retirement to their Eoom they elected Earl of Franklin Grove clerk It 1 believed the grand jurors will not be able to complete their inquininoli before Wednesday docket will be called VVedmsduy morning which time the trial list for the term will be 1 made up. PRICE FIVE CENTS GRAND JURY PROBING NEW YORK EXPLOSION STARTS WORK TODAY Ed Fischer, Who arned Friends of Outrage, Arrives in New York. By A as Presa Wirt New York, Kept.

20 A post card warning that an attempt would hi made tomorrow to blow up the house, niter tho Wail street x- ploaion last Tmituffov, received in the mail today by William R. Ivi- of internal revenue for riet. Tilts post card signed vas turned over I tin custodian of the budding by Mr Edwards who also notified Rostnuister Thomas G. Hatten. The department of Justice, too, was informed ef teeoipt of the post card Mr Edwarde said he was hm tu card th warning a a hoax.

I Off (is of till Department of Justice regarded warning as the work of a crank. Tin iv Hint a person Intending tu ause an xplosion would hardly wain the about it In advtine To Determine auso The regular September grand im -ligating the Wall street expln- vv II not question either Fischer or Brailovsky unless foderai or local police examination of tho men moka action necessary a statement from office of acting District Ati ternev Alfred .1 Talley The jurv will confi ih 11 a efforts for tho present to finding out Whether the i explosion was the i exult of a plot or whether was due to criminal gerne. among today's witnesses several who are said to have viewed the explosion at short range and examination of them will be conducted along Intended to slu'd all possibile light on the identity of the death wagon or its driver G. B. Rinehart of Rock- Clinton Sociability ford Comes Here Run Due in Dixon on After Son.

Wednesday Evening WEATHER. ft Associated. Press Leased (imago and be mostly tail tonight and Tin sday nor much in -mpcrature moderate variable winds, fair and Tuesday except somewhat unsettled extreme north portion: not much change in temperature. Wisconsin Somv-v. hat to night and Tuesday', sdghtiy warmer in northeast and southwest portions.

Iowa f'art A cm ir.set tomgnt and i ufsday. w. in northwest part tonight. LO( I 1 MI LK Rl "hi Harold Blass, Sunday in Dixon. aw -pf in oi er during the 48 hours ending morning was between 88 and 54 grees above VI TO I I IM Bern hurt Dogweiller fined $.5 and costs by Justice Hill Saturday afternoon for driving hi a past a street ear which was discharging ngers.

The complain1 vv.is bv Wint rs I.KWK OR K( Lawrence, Glady ar 1 rt rude McGrath of Woo-ang ft indav morning for I rbar.a where they will attend the 1'niv of Illinois Law rente McGrath is a -emu in the School Of foreign common ll CORN. Don. K. Hayden ha. corn growing at Grand Detour, of stalks of which are 14 in i x.

and of which are Is! I I'RIM I TON LI Mr. and Mrs. VV. .1 Mr and Bradford am! M- RALDVV IN 1 LI VRV The Baldwin Auxiliary will A. hall, lay 1 Harry Hintz, of this city, tcrling Km da: rr s-Jgted the military band in -rt.

One election eontc-t hs assured in DeKalb county, anil a is a probability, as a result of closeness oi the vote e.i-t there in the? Ite publican primary last Wednesday. Dr. Edward .1 Ihevv, DeKalb, defeat on the hu of the official returns by fm the nomination for Goroncr. has he will contest the which gave the nomination to Dr ('ari WiL-dnson, of official count Wilkinson and Rn vvM It also considered probable by county that Lowell Smith, present wdl contint p. mint Rous1, an iv service man, nine majority over Smith for the nomination for the tot a being Rous! 4250 and 4341 Wounded Mt.

Morris Lassie Improving Jessie, nine-year-old daughter of Mr and Mi- of Mt. Mor who is at the Dixon hospital erit.g from a wound cd when she shot In Hu abdomen r- cmuly. now thought to out danger No of mi. ctjori in noted and the attending surgi-on I (MRS I MIDDV (.1 I I KIM MID BV Dt.l Py 1 acia on Chica (to Kent Municipal Judge By Associated Press Marion, ti Kept. 29 Senator ing wan deliver a front porch today to a delegai ion about -UM) iif Army the Republic who are on their way to attend the national encampment at Indianapolis They i ame from nor th ern fihlo elticR.

and Mrs. Harding shook hand with a del egation if from Akron, who stopped off enroute to tin eri camprin rit. He no speech. Senator has four front porch on In schedule for the week. I Jin 1 Stand.

Harding a todfiv made public letter candidato has addressed to Michael .) Haitlnan Brockton, Mas In ansavi to a letter from Mr Haitlnan and signed by a number of kfon Inbor "I I lett.r declared the to "Armrl i 1 it and members of organized labor and opponen' of League of I Rons tor reply Hold in part I his has ring of a I Am. m- and I am delighted with the 11 mon that organized lias or tly estimateli the Mlgnifleanee of this issue," IN (ALII OHM By Attociaitl Poi Teased Wirt Kan go, Gillf, 29 A oon re today south ern California campaign of ox of Ohio Arriving to from Kan Fi a rid Oakland, I a tac candi'kGe tie figure of j'rrig entertainment pr gram only with at 3 where speaks tmiight and tomorrow igue of Nations i gov i tonr.e for m- south as sentiment for the unuftuahy jn Hf-ctlon. largest theater in was engaged for th- candidate In prefer erier- an because of R.e gov throat Aft-r add tomorrow at Angi-leg, Long Jk ar.d Bernardo, lie Will fuir vi it nine states, Arizona. Dak Kar a ad Missouri He visded ven and 13! on the IH RII IN RRMKU.V ILI I the Bra it of ft mains The fun Hinchar Went t. Rockford, and 22- yeiU old luiidoie this city, who bad not seni other pattuiti 21 va.n ago, were reunited in Sunday and the lad to to future with his fattier.

Many ago, long his marriage, tie Rinehart lived in Dixon, being employ of Hajib sty. wnt from Inx Beloit and there was Two ri boi Oiipk- p. i a the rriothei Tti.it wuh ago. mother left with I mi bable and tor many tiusbarnt and fatta i heard nothing hem. Both Remarried.

remarried, i tbrig in and tntitlu mal tai Mceinal hunhand linally rn to Jtakota manhood In lids vicinity, with very faint reeol- of tb- was an in- lustnoijH, i young, mal vvta the nation for toi in the World VVm was of from serving vvi'ii the Divistoti lb- i with and ha since tiis homo in ttdH ity, Kunda morning the his wifi arid daughter to I is i In and to for aa) in hoy. Ail Ifillg Ita- fi)! tdUl, the faltar waiting anxiously, uri will irig ta tui ti without Ing Ins son. youth out'l not found, mal i vva wait ing, du mu in the about to give up quest when the had tx Ci.a-f Van Bibber vva, locking for hint, s'atlmt to iiat vv a wa Ibippv Reunion. latta i i ton knew HO It wa up to tie- to iroduce ita rn arai which tta 1 otta wa fit that has pirn in office to many years. tail arai boy u-ldcd io of tu and and tornei to I with to livra Race Car Driver is Fatally Hurt Today P.

A'so'tn Pr T.eased i jng Kept Bank-, ar No In Times' I Pueblo ma which maried from af 9.30 o'clock this morning wa- I at a point on tta- about south of Springs alai filo-. Ita dr.v i ingn which may prove fatal. a hinken 'tintori Ghmriber Commerce hMM out if itinerary for the two- day jaunt Clinton na plan for Wed and Thursday nf this week. The trip, inch will made by about 30 automobiles, will finish up at IMxon the first night The Iowa party in to In about 8 39 on even I ng Tb. will tiring i vv I min with Ram and will parado 1 1M tnjMlnifis heir uniform linen and wtnte huts.

Street aunts me on the progi'iiin. British-American Maritime Rivalry Creates Problem lly Associateli Press eased H'o Madrid, Kept 20 Maritime rivalry 1 bet vv England and Staten is the "greatest factor In in i national politics with which fihal) have to ea tta- EL hale, in tin edltoiial today dm ing i the world's Hiruggte for comtnercial siipi tmu'y of i la- a-tm "Thin rivalry Is 1 a no of xi ding the Cmteii Kt and Japan wha'h well a British lnP a editorial continues. But lab und arc united to and designa foi dominion over I hO Premier Millerand Will Be Candidate for the Presidency fly Aero idt ed press I.rased Rai ls, pt 29 Rra-mier xsn land today to be a tor the of tta- Republic to nt chiiia-i, who his dyi a. Montevideo Captive Not Trunk Murderer By Associated press 1 Mono. 19 Mon.

Fox, young man detained on the ha i might be l.eroy alleg' of Detroit "trunk murder," is r.ot Leroy, ofTndals of this tomg I Finger print tiroof of Fox's inno- COPULATION Ity .4 ssoci'i ed Wt-s K' jit. 19 13,829, ca.se 2,309 or 22.7 per Grafton, W. 8,1,17. increase 954 4 foi "Voi siati the Ku-rhrg ft. I1 I lari is, of ran K.

WILL MI LI i )H A Mated of Dixon 'Oisi-I las, 210,551, i or 55.1 rnundery No. 21, Templar, wilt I at i 11 urn a 7 39 o' West aj vv Aork, i'1'ck i eg. mg con raining Yonkers inert aae and ork. 61,031, or 21.6 per cent. Associated Pvcst Leased II ms vv York.

Kept 29. The bo.ty nf victim of the Wall ploaam whic hud remained unideriti- 9 I uadi at morgue tud.iv by Mrs. Kehrer of Brooklyn, son Wallace 21 ar old chauffucr. jvtwm R. cher, the former Mm- rnpnllN tennis Mur who was fa in Hamilton, Ontario, in with his pnsieard warnings of tho Wall atreet cxptmdon, arrivecf lure this morning fodv of York and Hamilton detectives He was taken to poln at "Nut" Alright Fischer, after laughing with a svvarm of reportera ami phutograph- ih poatrtg news shoved his wav with ctivru a la trig ton Itiruh room where breakfasted on href stevv and eoffee, the when ho washed Ids with a water.

into his poekets that he picket from Gi and utnil floor, chuckling as he did so xplainlng that nut Dut ids friends did Whui for a men ho was to his hat. This bfmigiit an "Have a cried. to tall said: talk I'm the hands of my friends here." to detectives all I know pen to invoke combined aid tin- slniifT. aBotrnv, hief of po- Gnited consul and authorities of both ti at Hamilton to In away, in: V. If it for rn still up lu thn! Fischer Muck to his th it was A that warn'd him in of Wad Mn-ct explos adding "More wall happen in the future.

pov that through me," A i gulling at i a i a a it was aiinounced that new in inv st ion of had from in ing and brow Well in- stiga or agreed that men versed in all mutters brought up the rtdng intelligently, I). that the Wall xpiouon no appeal to his iti- a i was tim of Wa 11 und could not so -1 for at v. ho suffered through the disaster Release Russ The P' i I today release of Mexand Russian Journalist after he had admitted was ar tho no of tho xploMoi soon after it occurpsl Tho department of justice denied report4 rluB Brailovsky hiuf been turned over to them. Both local and foderai had found th, vvr- no on which to hold Um Russian. VRD KLI I I LKR (iKOlNPS p.y ss -ci Press T.

eased Wti 'i'a i pt. wdvo xtra gua arrned with rifles, pa- the roads adjoining esta to Of John D. Rockefeller here during the mght, it became known today. Two boys reported that they had met two strange me no asked where Mr. fcib lived and taking from their pockets and tr on, ir.qnuvd if they ou Fai1 a Two.).