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AID Maggie Will Investigate See Bringing Up Father Feature Page 46TH YEAR 1 6 Pages FAIR AND COOLER Decatur, Illinois SATURDAY MORNING May 22, 1 926. THREE CENTS oiro) UJUVJ DECATUR HER II mil mmi re JlQ HAUGEN FARM BILL DEFEATED Governor Before Will Appear Joliet Body New Order Will Permit FIND MACHINE GUNS IN LIBRARY Local Police to Act House Action Leaves Clear for Report on Compromise Measure as Fedeaal Dry Agents SLAYER DIES IN GASCHAMBER Nevada Death House Takes Its Second Victim (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 22. An order, nounce to what extent they would Souveniers of American Legion Get Marion Excited at Session Tuesday Will Colvin Gives Investigators Little Information; Admits Owning Major Engineering Stock; Federal Men Quiz Cicero Officials; Gangster Is Slain By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 22. In an attempt to untangle the snarl of charges, counter charges, reports, and rumors uncovered in connection with an investigation of conditions at the state prison, the Will county grand jury at Joliet Friday sum- by President Coolidge authorizing the appointment of state, county, and municipal police as Federal prohibition officers, was made public Fri avail themselves of the authority to almost quadruple the strength of the enforcement army. It was Indicated that this would be left In large measure to local administrators.

States which have laws prohibiting No Agriculture Proposals Before House; Tincher and Curtis Plans Withdrawn; Vote Follows Uproar Over Parliamentary Procedure day at the Treasury. It aroused Immediate and bitter opposition In the Senate. Its constitutionality was attacked by both Republican and Democratic senators, and the order Itself was made the subject of a fiery assault on (By Associated Press) STATES PRISON, CARSON CITY, May 22 Nevada forfeited the life of a murderer Friday by lethal gas this commonwealth's form of their officers from serving the Government, would be exempt from the order and It was explained that In the others local officers would be employed only by mutual consent and that the "nominal compensation" (By Associated Press) MARION. May 22 Finding by state militia men of nine machine guns in the Marion Carnegie library Wednesday furnished considerable excitement for a short time in Williamson (By Associated Jrfss WASHINGTON, May 22. Farm relief legislation received a revealed President by Senator Bruce, Dem FARM COMMITTEE HEAD WROTE BILL THAT MET DEFEAT county, but investigation capital punishment.

Stanko Jukich. 2S, copper miner of Ruth. was the man who paid the extreme penalty. The law demanded his death for the slaying last their presence had no connection with the county's klan and anti-klan moned Gov. Len bmall to testify before it.

The machine guns were purchased provided probably would be only $1 a year, a Government salary which name into vogue with the AVorld War. Commissioner Jones explained that one purpose of the order would be to permit local officers to Ignore city, county, and state lines in pursuing dry law violators. Another, he said, was to bring about a partnership between the Federal and local forces. by the local American Legion post ocrat, The order was dated at the W7hite House on May 8, and was issued In the absence of Assistant Secretary Andrews, in charge of prohibition enforcement upon whose recommendation it was drawn. While ready to take prompt advantage of the order, prohibition officers were not prepared to an- year of Jennie Madek, his 16-year old sweetheart.

She had refused to carry out a marriage pact arangedl between Jukich, herself and her parents, several years ago from the govern in Jurv Quiz ment for souveniers and are all obsolete models. The post met in the library at that time and having no room to display them at their present The spark of life vanished quickly from the body of the condemned man. Four nods of the head, stretched over a periodof two and one half minutes, told a graphic story of The ogvernor, who was called to appear next Tuesday expressed his willingness to give every possible aid to the investigators. Decision to ask the governor to testify came after Will Colvin, supervisor of the division of pardons and paroles was reported to have testified that he had taken rumors cf YiaA nrijinn condition to th Gover quarters, did not move them Irom tne storage place until the guardsmen made the discovery. Russell Scott the effectiveness of the hydrocyanic The guns now are locked in a stor 17 HURT WHEN TRAINS GOLLIDE age case in the Legion's rooms at the city hall.

Quincy Company to nor. The grand jury waa reported to have gained little invormation from letback in the House hriday with the defeat. 212 to 1 67 of the! i Haugen price stablization bill. This action cleared the calendar of all farm proposals, as the tT3 other Mils, the Tincher credit and the Curtls-Aswell commodity marketing measure, were withdrawn by their authors. Aftr the adverse vote on the E'Jgn BUI, Representative Tllson.

the Republican leader, announced that th? ceit move was up to the agriculture committee. ill Seek ConpronlM Kepresentative Aswell ot Louisiana 'unking Democrat on the committee tni co-author of the Curtls-Aswell ji-iposal, said he would attempt to "Stain a favorable report on a tcir.promlse measure containing the rrmcipal provisions and the Tincher toils. The vote on the Haugen Bill, which the relief plan of farm organizations from the corn belt, and nas not in accord with recommendations of Secretary Jardine. came aft-r a scries of motions that tied the House In a parliamentary knot, and kept It In an uproar. Congressman Charles Adklns of the 15-h Illinois district voted for the Kaugen measure.

Relieve Paris Unit Again to Face Gallows Death Prosecutor Will Ask That Date for Execution Be Set; Expect Fight (Bv Associated Press) SPRINGFIELD, May 22 Company acid sprayed Into the concrete death vault in which Jukich sat strapped to a chair. No torture of the body marked hi passing, in the opinion of spectators. If there was any pain, Jukich did not be'ray it His face remained calm, a faint smile playing around his lips. It seemed as though he was simply lulled Into a deep and restful sleep. Jukich walked unfalteringly to his doom.

As he neared the death house, lie sang out cheerily "goodby, boys. I haven't lost my nerve. I'll save a place for you there." 130th r-linols National guard of Quincy has been ordered to Herrin Saturday to relieve company M. of Colvin. who referred them repeatedly to pardon and parole records for lnf or- matlon they requested.

He Is said i to have made a general denial of knowing anything about an alleged mill" operating In Chicago. Small Invitation Surprise The proposal to Invite Email to p-! pear before the Jury came as a sur-I prise even to State's Attorney HJal- Chicago Northwestern Flyer Piles Into Rear of Freight Paris. The order was announced Friday (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. May 22 Russell Scott, by Adjutant General Carlos E. Black.

Company is commanded by Major Lawrence D. Smith. Company roar Rehn, it was apparent A grand Chicago murderer, who three times escaped the noose by a margin of FRCTrUT ATF ROOST tivn hour, nrobahlv will stand wit bin IVEilUn 1 IA I i DJJJ I i juror proposed it and the talesmen were said to have voted unanimously in favor of the suggestion. Colvin's testimony Friday afternoon. It was indicated, dealt prin the shadow of the gallows a fourth WOULD HIT ILLINOIS! (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 22.

Seventeen per-so snjweeiednrur nn nana naseBdab'r sons were injured, none of them fatally, when a through passenger train on the Chicago and Northwestern on duty at Herrin for the last fortnight, is commanded by Captain Carl McKinney. FOUR ARE INDICTED IN FUMIGATION DEATHS time within a few days, it was In dicated Friday night I Oscar Carlstrom. Attorney. General I Vltne Tell Interstate Commerce Commission State Get Wort of Deal Friday announced that three ailen-1 ists who examined Scott In the Chester insane asylum had agreed cipally with parole of prisoners at the penitentiary and commutations of sentences. Handle 2,000 Case The parole chief was said to have told the jury that 2,000 parole cases have been before the board In the (Continued on page S) APPROVE SENTENCE OF BUTLER'S HOST Hold Quartet RexponKlble for Two "Who Vlrtl in Hotel Kooiu 1 "LI 1: GOV.

LEN SMALL Rep. Gilbert Haugen of Iowa Railroad shortly afternoon Friday piled Into the rear of a freight which had failed to clear on a siding at Wil-mette, a suburb. The engine and five coaches of the passenger train, carying more than 200 persons, were hurled from the rails by the impact. Passengers were burlsed and cut by flying glass. Rill Be Placed Down Four Numbers i on Promotion (Bit Associated Press) ST LOUIS.

May 22 Indictments "CANDY KID" IS Lists (By Associated press) WASHINGTON. May 22 Opposition to an increase in freight rates in the West was expressed by seven western state authorities and representatives of state utilities commissions in oral arguments Friday before the Interstate Commerce commission, which is inquiring into the general rate structure In that territory. The six-hour session was taken up in arguments that the roads. have been returned by the grand jury charging the proprietor and the day clerk of the Ambassador hotel here with manslaughter in connection with the death. May 7, of Miss Nellie Capone Rules Village Dedicated to War Dead FOUND GUILTY that he is sane.

Scott, sentenced to death for killing a drug clerk in a holdup, finally was found insane, and sent to Chester under a stipulation that If he ever became sane he would be returned to Chicago, where the death sentence would be carried out. The Attorney General Friday night notified Chauncey Jenkins, director of the Department of Public Welfare, to direct the superintendent at the Chester asylum to turn Scott over to Sheriff Peter Hoffman of Cook county on demand. Assistant State's attorneys said they would ask the chief justice of the Criminal court to set a date for execution when Scott is returned here, but anticipated that his attorneys would demand a new sanity trial. when compared with the farm Indus- MDC PALMER TO trv. were substantially better off.

and iMAJ. JUtMUO. I The most painfully hurt were W1I-iam R. Kennedy, Chicago, and 15. C.

Mack, Milwaukee, engineer and fireman, respectively, of the passenger train. Kennedy was scalded by steam and bruised, while Mack was hurled through a window of the engine cab. Two passengers, Mrs. Florence Sit-man. Zlon City, and Mrs.

Anna Reed Jennings. Chicago, received hospital treatment, while first aid remedies sufficed for the other injured. P. J. Campbell, division superlnt-tendent of the road, ascribed the accident to a "disregard or misinterpretation of orders, while Harry Dally.

ATTEND ATLANTIC Slayer Turns Savage as Verdict Is Read; May Be Hanged By -Associate Pres) CHICAGO. May 22 Forest View, a little suburD incorporated IS months ago, and dedicated to the memory of World war dead, is now called "'Ca-poneville" by Chicago police, who believe control of the village was held by "Scarfaca Al" Capone, sought for the slaying: of Assistant State's At 5v Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 22 The case of Col. Alexander Williams, Marine Corps, convicted by a Navy court martial at San Diego on charges of drunkenness, became a closed incident Friday when Secretary Wilbur approved the findings of the court and the sentence cf the loss of four EJnibers on the promotion list Col. Williams will drop from 18 on the list of 35 Marine Corps colonels to No. 22.

The sentence carries with It no other penalty but In view of the fact that the Marine Corp selection board will meet here Bsit month to prepare a list of colonIi eligible for promotion to the rank of brigadier generals vacancies ocour, the effect of the tence may prove severe. CITY MEETING Pensoneau. 27. and Christopher Rohm, 57, both of East St. Louis, in a room at the hotel, to which they had been assigned two hours after It had been fumigated with hydrocyanic poison gas.

Two officers of the company, which fumigated the room, were also indicted by the grand jury on charges of manslaughter. Those indicted are Joseph N. Chiswell and Leonard Day. proprietor and day clerk, respectively, of the hotel, and William G. Fender and William P.

Barrita, partners in the Guarantee Insect Exterminator company of St. Louis. that no increase in rates was warranted at this time. Neill Garrett, assistant attorney general of Iowa, declared that the railroads claim that they were entitled to an earning of T3 per cent was a fallacy. -vf Slater of the Illinois com OWNER OF MOVIE DOG torney McSwlggin.

increase in mission, argued that an Springfield Woman Is Vin-dicated of Charges Against Her CLEARED OF CHARGES TX (Fn Associated Press) BALTIMORE. May 22. Richard Reese Whittemore was found guilty of murder In tTTe first degree late trrlrtnv bv a Jury that deliberated one towerman at the scene of the wreck indicated that a temporoary shift of track schedules during repairs to the roadbed may have confused the train crews. Girl Denies Representations Made In states, since that state was in tnree rate groups, and "always received the highest increase and lowest decrease" whenever rates were readjusted. a Previous Sworn INSANE FUGITIVE IS KILLED BY BOY, 11 EDWARDSVILLE MAN RAISES "TOMPEPS" (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 22.

Mrs. Thomas Palmer, retiring president, of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs, passed the fravel to her successor Friday and with a complete vindication of charges against her, prepared Clears Conscience by Paying Ancient Debt The Tlllaga chief of police, authorities found. Is Frank (Porky) Dillon, pardoned cnovlct, and the president of the village board of trustees lives in Chicago, Subpenas have been Issued for them to appear bsfors the erima grand Jury lmpanaled after the McSwlggin slaylng- The lnevstlgatlon followed complaint by a group of residents who declared that the recent election was controlled by Capone. J. W.

Nosek, a leader In the Incorporating of Forest View, and who was first police magistrate there, Fridav was Quoted as saying he was HEAD OF SALVATION ARMY SERIOUSLY ILL T.ad Accidentally Shoot Man Who Escaped From Anna Hospital hour and five minutes. The penalty, death by hanging or life imprisonment, rests with Criminal Court Judge Eugene CDunne. The Candv Kid" turned suddenly savage as he heard his life turned over to the discretion of Judge O'Dunne. As he was led from the room he spat viclouslly in the face of State's Attorney Herbert R. Conor O'Conor is only two years older Associated Press) (Bv At! 1 to go to the Federal federation con train CAIRO.

May 22. A free (Bv Associated Press) MURPHYSBORO. May 22 John Kvonccllne TJooth's Condition Is -Pronounced by Physicians Very Low' i vention at Atlantic city next week. In that federation she will take hor place as genera ldlrector for Illinois, for which she was elected Frl- (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, May 22 The 17-year old former Kansas City school girl, whose mother charges Lee Duncan, owner of "Rin Tin Tin" the movie dog, with contributing to her daughter's delinquency, Friday denied on the witness stand representations previously made in her sworn statement. The caso was continued.

GETS rOLO CONTRACT Bv Associated Press) EDWARDSVILLE, May 22. A cross between a tomato and a pepper is growing on vines in the garden of Justice of the Peace D. H. Berberich here. He has been working for four years to develop a spiced tomato and hopes to have his new vegetable "tompeps" perfected In another season.

than the convicted Slayer. fr Margaret Whittemore fainted orinfrd PrrvO i day by a vote of 405 to She car- I NEW 22 Miss Evan-jried her entire ticket with her. She threatened with death and forced to quit the village after he had ordered Police Chief Dillon to clean out undesirable elements who began their H. Bauer, i t-ha nrv fnremman. Eanifl, fugitive from the state insane asylum at Anna, was shot and instantly killed at Alto Pass, near here, by Bonuie Newberry, 11, Thursday night The Newberry youth was standing in the yard in the rear of the family home firing a 22-callber rifle at random.

One of the shots struck Eanis, who was standing near Big Cliff, a renounced the verdict without add Celine Booth, commander of the sal- answered in- cuarut lu. vation Army in the United States forjnligned with the wets by pledging HI Tnn lhA words niuiyut ing who is seriously 111 wmi uiai nut one 22 years. have hment" which wouia anu.ii Vinr hnme In line I rom ins convi-nuoil iiuw, rMs obtained In by R. H. TU5han now a minister, was paid for Friday, Vntighan turning over 77 to a conductor on the Cotton Blt railroad.

He said his conscience troubled him. 1 SEEK MN'S BODT PEORIA. May 22. While the Illi-Ofvs river at Lancaster landing near ar In being dragged for the body of Matthew Rrannaha, 67. miner, the herlffs office is questioning WolPko, 50.

and William Sutliff. his two companions, to learn the Unner of his dath. Walsko told offers that Sutltff pushed Brannaha Into the river during a drunken annonrlicltis KILLED IN WRECK VINCENNES, May 22 Wil invasion last summer, "Others also were forced to move." I Nosek declared. "Eighteen or twenty iof the respectable men of the village i were slugged, beaten and driven awav. Of course at the election, only Plains, N.

sunerea a seveio nanann Vridnv nicrht and her DANVILLE, May 22 Scott Ingle, of liam Earl, 55 of Mt Carmel, 111., was called for a vote to prove It She declared she Is, and always has been "bone dry Mrs. Walter Seymour of Chicago huge rock near the Newberry borne. ikilled Fri(iay lloopeston. has been awarded contract I ronounced by physi- when a southbound lor sodding the polo field at Montery. i low." A nervous to bo "very was elected to succeed her.

where world's trouble has com- were eiectea. i i i a i'v 1 collapse and kidney held In pHratPd her illness. Mrs. Mary A pool matches will be wans oi murpnysooro th- town. passenger train on the Big Four railroad crashed into the rear end of a freight train near St Franeisville.

The passenger train was derailed but no passengers were injured. was elected secend vice president, and Ingle is developer of vegetable bent She was stricken with appendicitis saved her husband from the rope. Earlier she had for the first tim broken into tears as O'Conor demanded her man's life. Judge O'Punne announced he would impose sentence next week. Edgar Allen Foe.

Whittemore's counsel, did not indicate whether he would ap- PTt was the second time in a. month that Whitemore had gone on trial for his lire. At Buffalo, where he was tried April 13. last, for murder, in connection with a $25,000 robbery the The boy did not see Lanis unui a cry was heard and upon investigation, the youth and several others, whom ho had summoned, discovered the body of Eanis. The fugitive made his escape from the asvlum several days ago.

A coroner's "jury Friday exonerated young Newberrv. holding that the shooting tho shooting grass seed. i "There's No Place Like Home" i Reporter Says Carroll was purely accidental. while attending a Salvation Army oi-ficers' congress In Chicago, April 24. General W.

Bramwell Booth, her brother, who was in this country when she became ill. recently returned to England, believing sh was well on the way to recovery. POSTPONE CALLING POLISH ASSEMBLY THE WEATHER I bury could not agree upon his guilt. 1 Sought Publicity for i Mrs. John Calvin Hanna of Springfield was elected third vice president Official delegates from the Illinois Federation to the national federation at Atlantic city next week, elected Friday, include: Mrs.

Josephine Chandler. Havana: Mrs. S. M. McKil-vie.

Carmi: Mrs. Joseph Major. Eureka; Mrs. Mary A. Walls.

Murphys-boro; Mrs. Frank A. Schnleder, Piano, Mrs. C. B.

Scott. AVinona: Mrs. E. L. Vaile, Rochelle; Mrs.

Clara Schmidt, Nashville: Mrs. Emma Dixon. Avon: Mr.s W. B. Combs, TInley Park; Mrs.

George B. Watts, Elgin: Mrs. C. E. Caldwell, Chicaco, and Mrs.

Roy F. Hoadiey, Torkville. IMASSIE IS FOUND I GUILTY OF. MURDER i WANT TO SEE ARMS His Bathtub Festival ILLINOIS Fair Saturday; cmewhat cooler in east por- hon; Sunday increasing with probably warmer and showers in north portion. PARLEY SUCCESSFUL Bu Associated Press) rrir.HTnX.

May 22. Mrgil Cnlllng A. Massie. Friday night was found (Bl Press) I i Washington Cannot onsmcr Imltntion lty by a jury of the muraer oi gui NEW TOHK. May 22 The inti LOCAL WEATHER fntrtorlne Kosenuoom Conference I wife.

62 Just a Cozy Bungalow But It Is "His Castle" to the happy HOME OWNER and his contented family. In this safe retreat, surrounded by tender associations and home influences, he Is master of his own and his family's futures. Home ownership has given him Self-Rellance, Independence and Selt-Respact Homes like this are not hard to acquire. They may be bought, as this man bought bis, with a small down payment from his savings and the balance in easy monthly nd sentenced to life imprisonment. Massie was charged wTth having (Brj Ass.iciated Press) WARSAW, Poland.

May 22 At a conference Friday between Provisional President Rataj. Premier Bartel, and Marshal Pilsudski, it was decided to postpone the summons for the national assembly to choose a new Polish president No decision has yet been reached as to the meeting place of the assembly. "oon P. The kii xi-ifft last KeDruary. RIVER FREIGHT IS AIDING MID WEST 7S Highest Precipitation Sun rises .10 A3 AO case went to the jury early Friday night with instructions from Judge Johnson either to acquit the defendant or to find him guilty with a life sentence in the penitentiary.

POLICEMAN DETHRONED CHICAGO. May 22. Policeman John J. Mahoney. of excellent record, has been sent to the "sticks He mate details of Earl Carroll's bathtub party went into offtcial court records Friday, and with them went comment by attorney and witnesses, which drew several rebukes from Federal Judge Goddard.

The two witnesses Friday were Philip A. Payne and Arthur F. Irwin, newspapermen, both of whom attended the party as guests, and reported it for their paper, the Daily Mirror. They ivere questioned by defense counsel as to whether they considered it the gentlemenly thing to expose the party after having accepted Carroll's hospitality. Payne said Carroll wanted publicity, and told him to "go as far as I fense, asked.

"Tes sir," replied Payne. called bim on the phone and asked him why he was denying the Mirror's story. He said it was because it was making trouble for him. I told him I objected to his telling newspapermen that I had violated his confidence, when I was a guest when the truth was that I had published the story at his request" Irwin had testified at the morning session that a bathtub was placed in the center of the stage containing champagne. He said he had two drinks before Joyce Haw-ley, a show girl, stepped into it entirely unclothed, after which about 20 men drank frojn the tub.

"Didn't you get word from Mr. Hearst to stop printing that stuff. TEMPERATURES 4 CHILDREN BUY WHISKY HORRISON, N. May 22 Whisky is being sold to children in "Hell Holes" for 50 cents a pint, it is asserted by the Rev. George Fitzpat- (By Asxnrintrii Press WASHINGTON.

May 22 The A ash-ington administration feels that possible should be done to make the preparatory armament limitation conference at Geneve a success and that it cannot at this time consider any suggestions looking to ativ other disarmament conference President Coolidge was said to Fridav. at the White house, to a.lherc to his' view that both naval and land armaments should be dealt with at Geneva, and that nothing should be done that might impair the prospects of a successful outcome of that con-f erence It was asserted that Mr. Coolidge 7 (Bv Associated Press) PEORTA. May 22 Freight rates of the Mississippi-Warrior Federal Barge line are counteracting to some extent the handicap under which the Middle-West has been laboring ever since the Panama canal has been operating. Theodore Brent general manager of the Government barge line, said here Friday night He was speaking before the 100 Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Association of Commerce business men and farmers who arrived here on the Government steamer Comanche after an Inspection ot the upper end of the Great Lakes to the gulf waterway.

Boston ''w York Jacksonville -Jew Orleans Chicago Cincinnati I Detroit to For TOUR home, turn Estate for Sale In m. High Low Fri. Thurs. 55 76 4S 62 54 76 SO 62 76 S2 66 62 7S 55 76 SO 50 64 71 52 66 70 64 44 56 4S fifi 6S 4S 63 72 56 56 60 62 riclc Some of the sales are in grocery stores. SELL 600 HORSES GALESBURG.

May 22 Nearly 600 horses broke for city use were sold Thursday at weekly auction here. Eastern buyers took the whole lot at cheap prices. Horses sold were brought in from Jllinois. Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri. points out that ne arraii.

violation the wife of "Big Tim Murphv, recent convict. FAVOR JACOBS' COATS CHICAGO. May 22 Balloon trousers are becoming passe and coats of many hues are becoming fashionable for men. international garmen. makers were told at their style and not discuss at this time, th ll IIP LUUIU ie proposal in official Japanese dries at Geneve that a naval limita- your run- you Payne then had painted a word picture of the party in his paper.

"Did you talk to Carroll about publicity after the Herbert C. Smyth, chief counsel for the de rilE HERALD'S WANT ADS It's the EAST way to chose! Omaha Minneapolis Helena San Francisco innippg after Mr. Carroll bad wired boss about stories you were Smyth asked Payne. did not," he replied. i itioti conference ne nem mi with the United States.

Great i Britain, and Japan participating. design meetin. ing. ft.