Sterling Daily Gazette from Sterling, Illinois • Page 1

SEVENTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 106 Thnrsdat' pjf'it; EOCK STERLING, ILLINOIS, 5, 1926 PRICE FIVE-CENTS Watson Won Easily Despite Opposition of Sanders, New And Beveridge Indianapolis, Mny United Inrumhnt United Mies senators, both republicans, ore endorsed by their party and relectcd ar, republican candidates for return to the senate at yesterday's ntntewido primary. Senator James E. Watson, seelc- his party's nomination acainst combined ntrfnc-fVi nf "o- litlcnl ns PoRtrnaster General Harry s. New, former Senator Albert J.

Rcveridge, and Everett Sanders, secretary to President wan victorious at the po'la by a majority that In expected to reach 150,000. Returns from 1,656 of tho state's ".551 precincts pavo Watson votes asainst 45.U5 for his opponent, Claris Adams. R. nobinson, appointed by Governor FM Jackson to occupy the senate seat of the late Samuel Ralston until nn election could be held, defeated four other candidates for the short two-year term. His vote surpassed tho total vote of hin four opponents and his managers) claimed tho majority would reach SO.nyo when nil voles counted.

Returnr; from 1,058 preclncta nobinson 50,006. A. O. Graham ZK.3IO. Oswald Ryan 16.864.

Ward B. Hiner ll.rc: 1 J. R. Norrell 6,032. Democrats Close.

Four of tho nix candidates for the democratic Ions term nomination wero so closely Krouped to- Kother that a majority for ono candidate appeared impossible and the nomination will be decided In a party convention. Evans Woolcna had no opponent for the democratic nomination for the short two year term. All of tho state's 13 incumbent representatives wero renornlnated on the face ot returns today. Victory for Wataon and Robinson. In the belief of political pertn, showed continued strength of the Ku Klux Both carried klnn endorsements and Roblnson'0 Appointment last year by a governor- elected on out and out Ulan platform gave him a distinct klan a rn p.

tha fnct Wiitron wan opposed by Sanders and linked to the national ad- lilo victory- wan re- in no neusp nn a rebuke to- IVr-iident CoolIdRp. The lines drawn merely between old f.ic- of the republican party in In- and Robinson both voted ru-alnst i ho world court nnd this left out of tint campalprnB aa nn ENGLAND TRIES A i. i prem Great Britain, who holds powers almost equivalent to those of -i tor by virtue of the kin 's emergency proclamation. Baldwin, premier of AMONTILT WILL BE WITH THE PREMIER Government And Public Increases Pressure Against The Strikers And Disturbances Flare Up, Twenty Being Injured In Poplar London. May Baldwin today in the house of commons stated tbo terms upon winch the government would resume peace negotiations with the Trades Union Council.

The premier said he was prepared to resume negotia- 1lncnt strikc was unconditionally called oh. x.iis indicutt-h the government's intention to smash the strike with the force at its command if the labor leaders persist keeping the general strike order effective Baldwin's statement followed an appeal by Arthur Henderson, Tonner member of the labor cabinet for resumption of formal negotiations. Henderson pleaded that the government reconsider its earlier decision not to negotiate until the strike orders were rescinded. reply effect said that the government position had not changed and would not change and that any time labor wanted to resume negotiations, the terms would be the same. Henderson's appeal in the commons confirmed earlier Jiuted Press Imports that labor was seeking resumption of negotiations.

Neither did prohibition cult the campaigns. Farm relief-was somewhat of an Issue and most of ho anti-Watson votes carno from tho agricultural arc-as. LAST STEPS AEE TAKEN TO HELP TORNADO DIST, Chicago, Mny Press) and soy beans today were shipped to Franklin, White Jackson and Hamilton counties in southern Illinois us ono of the last rttt-pH in rehabilitating the farms In that section which were damaged by tho toronado of March, 1925 Distribution of the pea a "and" beans is bcIiiK conducted under the nun, ervlsion of tho Illinois farm relief committee, which has been on the constantly in an effort to re- Kstoro the value of farm land In that auction. A survey Is to be conducted noon to learn If thu committee Is further needed to givo farm relief In Franklin, White and Jacksoii counties the work of distribution la being handled through the local farm bureau offices and in Hamilton county it is being done by-Charles N. Burnott and C.

C. Wright, acting us agents at McLi-ansboro. Morin Bill, Providing For Air Building Service, Taken Up la House By William J. MeEvoy (United Sto.it Correspondent) Washington, May Tho aviation controversy, which resulted In tho resignation of 'Colonel 'William Mitchell, came directly before tho houae today. Farm relief legislation was laid aside for, the day and tho providing for a flve Morlu years' building program for the army air service was called up.

Tho Morin bill la almost identical with the. Butler bill proposing a flvo year program for the navy. Tho Uutlcr bill has already passed the house. The English Impeachment Trial Will Go Over To Nest November The Trades Union Council informed the United Press regarding J. II.

Thomas' feelers preliminary to a desired conference with Premier Baldwin that: ''We have no official knowledge of Thomas' action but consider it entirely possible." This official statement supports the belief that the Irades Union Council is aware that Thomas seeks to arrange a conference, but that the council does not as responsibility for the conference or anv of its works Mrs. Golden Brady ancTNanyk, her favorlto husky Gunnar Kasaon's daeh for "Angel of the haa just written another ca of northern Alaska, She Is th By Clifford L. Day. (United Press Staff Correspondent) London, May 5 (3:30 The airlka situation today ana more serious 10 6 mc RS Inc lsC(5 dications of tho peace Washington. United Tllson, republican floor leader and virtual dictator of the told President i today that tho house and I rP srajua but senate would adjourn about Juno Kovcrnmont and 1.

Ho said tho English impeachment trial would. KO over to November. when the BO tin to would meet two weeks earlier than tho house, In Balllxvl for a confer- the ers by powerful atriko breaking op- posillon to the of work. J. H.

Thomas, one of Labor's half dozen foremost Is signs of panic; that an attempt ha.J been made to Interfere with the bus service in Nottingham. but, that tho Approximately 300,009 copies of tha British Gazette, ofHcla! government newspaper, had been distributed throughout England and additional copies were being- printed. Twelve to fifteen provincial newspapers wero belnjf published, including two afternoon papers. The others arc weekly papero. In the north midlands thirty special Tho decision for postponement of! the Impeachment hearing waa reached at a conference with sen-' ato leaders and counsel for Judge English.

ajumnni 1VJI (4. lei- I 1 eVW1 fc back at Xotzobue after a 400-milo dash, alone with her doga. to influenza Eskimo settlement at Point Hope. AJ YELLOW KID WEIL AHB PALS Expects To Hop Off From There Next Week On Its Trip To The Pole what Bi negotiations. a basis of the running-, nnd Several members planned to givej KnKlish has agreed not to sit on UNCL1 JOE CANNON INVITED TO May (By United Pre.fS.)— "L'nclc Joe" Cannon, former speaker of the houuo, waa invited to visit hKs old hitunts Thura- uiul Hpi-ak in a cclc-bration by the house of his 00th birthday their views on tho controversy which Mitchell stirred up.

Representative James, republican, Michigan, staunch supporter of a department of national defense, waa expected to muko a vigorous assault on tho administration's air service program as embodied in the Morin and Butler bills. Under the Morin bill tho officer personnel of tho air service will total 1,650, while the enlisted strength will aggregate 15,000 men. At the end of the five year building program the air service will have 2,200 planes. Tho meaauro creates a now assistant secretary ot war to handle ull aviation problems and establishes en air section In tho general Btaff. At least 80 per cent of tho officer personnel ot the air service under the rank of brigadier general must be niying officers, under tfaia bill.

Moot of the reommendatlono in the bill were proposed by the presi- dent'B air board, while some few were endorsed by the house aircraft committee. PEOEIA MAH PLEADED GUILTY, PAID $3,000 Des Molnes. May (United Splevln. ot Peoria, 111., Indicted by the May term of federal court here for connection with the Peoria-Dts Moinea liquor caso which landed a number of prominent men from both cities In tho penitentiary today has paid a fins of $3,000 Splovin's Indictment was 'a aur- the bench of the eastern federal dla-i trlct court of Illinois until he has i been vindicated, Tllaon said. TUson was at the House only a few minutes, lie naid he did not dlacuss farm legislation or any of tho other important legislative questions now before Recommendation that tho be held November 15, 191:6.

was made In the senate today by Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa, chairman of the Judiciary committee. The replication adopted by the houae In answer to the not guilty plea of Judge English was presented In tho senate today by Kepre- sentaHve JDominiek. democrat, South Carolina, in behalf of tho house managers. The replication denied English's answer to tho charges, adding that, "The house stands ready to provo Judge English guilty of misbehavior and misdemeanors," as charged. Senator Johnson moved that tho trial date be June 21.

immediately to ask King George to Intervene for peace, pleading that he is tho only individual capable of finding a common ground. Sporadic disorders Indicate that era arc a y. may he. disheartened by the vigorous i opposition of the government. Britain Is tottering and may fall either in the direction of peace and safety or of war and danger.

Can't Bind Strikers. If the conference takes Thomas must be considered have Perhaps even more important wan by i the action of a strong section ot the I clergy headed by the Bishop ot Tho clergymen plan six minute service unteer workers, can -train. tomorrow. The received 3,000 vol- as many as they place, GOV. LEN SMALL PICKS TRIO TO GOVEBN BOXING Springfield, 111., May (United 'ress) Gov.

Len Small today named tho members of tho commission thut will administer and supervise boxing- In this state. wero: Paul Prchn, boxing and wrestling Instructor at the University of Illinois; John C. Kishehuer of Chicago, retired business man; volunteer mediator whose influence in labor circles is tremendous, but who cannot bind the strikers nor their leaders by his action. As Thomas moved for peace, Britain slowly but surely, and at the cost of tremendous effort, wns emerging triumphant from the clutch of tho Btilke octopus. At first tho country had been powerless.

The government's all-embracing System of alleviation, and the hearty response to the cali for volunteers, wus reflected primarily in the hourly enlargement of train eervlco and the extension of food distribution. The threat of disorder however, continued to menace the nation. Crowds were thickening hourly At Rotherham, near Manchester, there was an ineffective attempt to stop, the buses. Street ir service Tvas resumed In Portsmouth this morning when 50 per cent of tho striking employees returned. Several North London street car lines are resuming this afternoon.

But tho municipal electrical power station employes arc threatening to strike unless all Industrial power Ig shut off. Two Northampton shoe factories and several Welling shoe factorlca have been closed. The stock exchange remained cautious today, but waa taking fair interest In some special Blocks while the undertone was fairly good. aWr loan fives wero receiving buyers at 7-16. Homo rails were neglected and somewhat easier.

GEEMAN LABOR WILL HELP THE STRIKERS Berlin, May Press). labor today laid ita plana to the British general An executive of the German Trade Leningrad. May 5. (By United dirigible Norge, which OF CONSPIEAOT Chicago, May BartoriaJly perfect "Teliow R. the roan who has talked himself out of more courtrooms than any other Chlca- soan.

In federal court today and listened whllo a Jury reported him Kullty on seven counts of an Indictment charging conspiracy to alttr government bonds and savings stamps. The "KJd" waa rendered speech- Tcrarists In Losdoa Only Inconvenience Is la Transportation By A. Bradford (Totted Press Staff Corr London. Mny American towr- istu. of which thpre are hundreds now here, jrenerally seamed andls- turbetl today by the ntritco which has paralyzed most of the country's activities.

Most of the Americans have ma.Se up their minds th.it if become acute they can appeal to thn Arncricaxi Ambassador for Distance In leaving- the country. Sex-. eral American (seamen are strand- pd. unable to secure return bertha, and they have sought refuge at the American consulate. Tho American Express Company, through the imperial airways operating- fleets of airplanes commercially, is providing additional planes for transportation to the continent, to which there IB an.

ccdentetl rush of tourists. An official of the U. S. Lines, told tha United Press hln corapany was securing heavy bookings due to tha possible suappn.ilon of wrvlcea not under the American flag. "It la the quietest strike I have ever experienced." C.

G. Littell, of Chicago, told the United Press. "I have yet to find Inconvenience in tho matter of transports." I'm remaining here to S. Y. Bali.

a. jeweler, also of CM- cago, said the strllca had not. disturbed any of his plans. Major General James McRae, IT, S. who la ecrouta Ippinas to San Francisco, to assume command of the nlnUi corps army area, la the Americans here, An official of the White Star eald that the Majestic cleared New Tosk -with Bomo passenger acw ice, the official said, troalfl A.IU i i 4 ttj WiJUJtl 1 will carry tho Amundsen-Ellsworth- aa the verd of the few Noble expedition on its projected flight to the north pole, left here at 9:38 a.

m. today for King's Bay, Spitsbergen. King's Bay is to be "jumplns off place" for the flight Into the polar wastes. The IS'orge had been delayed hero for neveral doys by a heavy foe: which mude air navigation Impossible. FLIERS OVER FINLAND.

Tromsoe. Norway, May (United Press). Tho Amundsen -Ellsworth- Noble polar expedition's dirigible Norge. which left Leningrad for Spltzbergen thla mornlngr. was reported flying across Finland with light southeast winds this afternoon.

"At 1:10 m. tho Norgo was reported heading for Vadaoe. In the extreme northeastern section uf Norway." The Norse, however, la racing a storm due to low presBure in tho region of Greenland. If it passes VadBoa soon, however, it la expected that It can reach King's Bay ahead ot the storm. TO START NEXT WEEK.

Oslo, Norway. May S. (By United The Atlantic Transport Company today Buapondetl certain New Tori? services because of Inability to load the vessels. POLICE TO PREVENT COMMUNIST PABASWE London. May Press).

and others or- tlmes he has been that way in Kanizing a massed parado through court, but seemingly the verdict not a surprise. As ho walked into the court central London and the police have taken measures to prevent the demonstration. Sir William Joyaaon- room und took one look at the jury i Hicks, home secretary, waiting to read Us verdict ho "Tho way that bunch of facts look, those guys have mo cooked up." Thomas Kcrwln was alao in the house of. commons thla af ternoon. This alleged labor plan to rado through the streets in forca Presents tho first major menace to vlctcd on seven counts and J.

B. I peaca aa the forco of the strikers Watson was found guilty on four counts aa accomplices of Well. I'art of the property alleged to htivo been found In the ownership of the defendants la thought to have been some of the loot of the ouf. mall robbery. Prens).

T- conferred with thai Noblta Tho Amundseti-K. ancS rallwayrnen. and tho around tho gates of the East India I conf firenca decided unanimously on case. Ho pleaded guilty before Federal Judge Martin J. Wade late yesterday.

The case Involved shipment CJoa a an to bo present whtti birthday ill be corn- with a trio of aptechcs. "t'nclo Jo.i" nt hla Sioins In Ill but It in that he will to the trip hrre of ill', METHODISTS TOLD 'WHAT TO BBLI1VE following their np- mot und U'Biien of Chicago, UNABLE TO ui ,) i ATTEND s' man. Immediately pointment tho secretary. Members of reive 11 a $3500. Offices be tiinim.ilnr-d in Chicago and Id but the aion re- seirrctary docka and troops In Canning Town, nearby, were held In readiness.

There already been disorders In Canning Town but no details of the happenings known aa the police closed the affected area to vehicles and pedestrians. Disturbances flared up Jn Poplar lust night the result that twenty strikers are in Poplar hospitals, their, heads broken by the swinging batons ot the police. But Driver Mobbed. Strikebreaking bus drivers were mobbed at the Forest Gate ot the General Omnibus executives of the miners, transport I Norge will Klng'n i i bsrgen, early next week in its attempt to reach tho north according to Information here. Thena advices say that the dirigible, which left Leningrad today for Kios'B Bay, should reach SpHzbergc-n, Friday.

steps to prevent German labor from giving unintended assistance to the efforts to break the British strike. decided upon were: will prevent coaling British vessels at German ports. seamen will be directed not to make a second enlistment for servlcs on a British ship. labor will do Ha utmost to thwart any efforta to ship German coal to England. RESCUE SPANISH FLYER.

Canton, China, May (United THE ARREST OF AL CAPONE NOW N1XT BIG MOVE Chicago, May Press). of the Chicago crime Kltuatlon today centered on arrsst of "Scarface" Al Capo no. beer war UJJ unautcossiuuy lord, for whom a warrant is aaM to, to halt strike-breaking bua have would undoubtedly be met by force of the police, ami if necessary of British troops. Seven or eight thousand strikers were already drifting back ant3 forth la the rain in front of Poplar hospital, ana 10,000 traipsing the wet sidewalks of Cora- merclal Road. Poplar, and High Street, Cannlngtown.

POLICE 7,000 OF STEIKEBS Stoke-On-Trent, England, May thousand strikers today unsuccessfully sought have been Issued in connection with jlces which were operating under the last gang of lice guard. Billy McSwlggin, Jimmy Doherty nnd Torn Duffy. serv- Capone hea.dcd tho Italian faction of beer runners who attempting to oust the Irish from control and police eay he waa directly re- The strikers hurled to nee, lag bus windows, but were i gara.Kc: i VowtJNTEERS BEOISTER FOR DUTY of buainci pro trans- noon to tail-- ST1LLMAN AND WIFE END 2D HONEYMOON today. An attempt to bring out Hy K. Mu; i few buses had to abamloneJ.

Pre-an Despite the- menace of disorder.) Wako. May tho government and public ulllitii to provide hope of grvil amelioration of the situation wh! todity causetl millions of l.or,- to walk to work, aome far as ten tnlits. AiliiUlgiial engine me -n avalla.tji.-j' for railways of rcgistcrci service in wh fch the re generally re danger spot far a-i -Thous- for "1 ii y. rila as (its In missing for several daya, was takon on board the Portuguese gunboat Piitriu. north of Kwung W.tn Bay today, ur.J, with his is enrouto to tho Portuguese pc-ndcncy of Macao.

Tho French a frnn.i tho v. lilch i tho rescue. Tho (I the pUtio down -ivltit glria a.n-.l asked for ai.l. it is unJersiood tliut Lorijj.i i Ua abla to the fiiirht. and coinjianion.

Cal- Jlvrr.i. hoiiped off it urn for Neither the opecial nor the coroner'w jury will meet' today, both having been continued until later. At tho nest session of tho grand jury it la expected that tho stato pardon which many havu been released from bo made th? subject of ii searching InveatigatlorJ DEBATES STRIKE JV rounded by police, who drew cJulia. striken arrested. A crowd followed ful of police to the station -without attempting to rescue the grand jury live.

The deputy mayor issued aa appeal for t-i d.iy to DISORDERS REPORTED IN Leeds. EneJanJ, Mny (United Preiss.1.—y;riU« disorders Invaded thla industrial center today. attacked breaking cars, hurlirn- lumps of coal rcsj- veio ajfio by through wi dence shop v. The imllc'j Ir.jj the crowd los herd-. ge.

ot tha cut tins (u tt thm re. tho OP BALD WIN ('' FIRST PEOSEOUTIOK KKSUI.T OF Ma.