Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 1

FULL LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT BY THE INTERNATIONAL' NEWS SERVICE fl ITYA-TTT" TATTO1S -GAZE it wm no royal toad to the throne lor Carol he took an airplane. East St Louis, IUlnoli, tUo first Illlnoli elty to im Jhatural gas piped from the south, AND QOMMERCIAL-STAR FiftjSixth Year. No. 63 Entered ae eecond olau mail inatter at Mattoon. IUlnoli MATTOON, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY EYENING, JUNE.

17, 1930 Published evsry afternoc-o, except Price 5 Ceota An TTE JL JL1U 1 1 MARKET GROANS New Tariff Measure Is Signed by President Hoover What Most Every Husband TARIFF ACT TARIFF DILL IS TO RE DEFENDED DY PRESIDENT Administration Preparing Some "Prosperity Statements." BY GEORGE E. DURNO. (I. N. 8.

Staff Correspondent.) IS fL set a few Noessme CbSfyvh Wk -WHILE I W45 AT IT 1 UlVY 'lis I PICKED UP A FEW LATER 1 TV0 DIVISIONS WITH SHARES OF BULLISH FORCES Motors Display Weak ness, Due to Decline in Buying. BY W. 8. COUSINS. UN.

I. Financial Editor.) New York, Jane 17. The tarn in the tide to higher price levels in the stock market came shortly after the reactionary opening today, stocks, forced out by the wiping out of margins and other canses, were taken over wholesale by power ful bullish forces or by profes sionals who for the last week or two have been -pounding market to shreds. Groan Under Volume. The market staggered under the weight of the enormous outpouring of stocks of all grades, which In the forenoon ran up a total of nearly 5,000,000 shares.

Only one full session of the year to date exceeded this volume record and on that day more than 000 shares changed hands. After the first heavy dose of selling had been swallowed, the market showed signs of recovery, though all sections of the list did not participate The motors displayed fresh weakness as the result of the decline in the volume of public buying of cars, even with the Inducement of lower prices Steel Slightly Calns. United States Steel started the day at a slightly higher price level and under line support lorgea aneaa 101 for a gain of 3 points In the third hour. In that period General Electric was up 3tt points from the opening price and measured by the seme standard Consolidated Gas was up 314 points at Ultt; Atchison tRall-way up 64 at 2l -Westtnghouso up 4tt at 141; Warner Brothers up 4 at 45; Vanadium up Stt at 78; Radio-Keith up 2 at 30. The ticker trailed forty minutes and contact with the market was maintained by bulletins over the bond tickers.

starTnewsuit 111 MA, CASE Springfield, HL, -June 17. (INS) A mandamus suit seeking to compel head officers of the Modern Woodmen- of America to submit their increased Insurance rates plan to a referendum of the membership was filed In circuit court here today. The suit is said to be the first test of the Illinois law which the petitioners claim authorizes a referendum. The petition was filed by Attorney Leslie O. Pefferle in behalf of group opposing the boost in rates.

The new rates were adopted at a bead camp meeting of the order in Chicago In June, 1929, and are applicable to all members Joining the society prior to July, 1919. The state supreme court recently sustained the head camp In litigation which was appealed from lower court! seeking by Injunction and other methods to prevent the new rates being put In effect. DRIVE LAUNCHED ON "SANITARY" LAWYERS Springfield, Ul June Chicago Bar Association today launched a drive on lifty-slx Cook county attorneys, alleged to receive salaries from the Chicago Sanitary District for which they do little or no work. The Bar Association asks the state supreme court to permit Information In the -case to be filed and then take whatever action the court may see fit. The Information offered the court sets forth the manner In 'which the district is organized and points out that It derives its Income from taxation.

It states that since organization of the district residents of the Illinois rlveT valley have filed numerous suits for damages from overflow, Lawyers were employed In the various counties involved to look after the district? Interests, the Information states. In Cook' county, the information charges, many attorneys have been on the payroll from '1928 at salaries ranging from $3.000 to 17,500 annually. PARADISE LAKE LEVEL GRADUALLY DROPPING Dropping at the rate of a half Inch dally, water In Paradise Lake stood this morning thirteen tod a half inches below the top of the spillway, it was announced today by Claude L. James, water superintendent. The rain of Sunday evening, which was light In the lake vicinity, had no effect, Mr.

'James said, on the continuous drop In the water Mel' YOUTII LOSES LIFE III CREEK II Joseph Trueblood Gets Into Deep Hole and Drowns. Spaclal to Tha Journal-Qantt. Oakland, 111., June 17. -Jos eph H. Trueblood, aged twenty years, a resident of Westfield, drowned in Brush creek, about one and a half miles southeast of this city, on Monday afternoon.

Wades Into Deep Hole. Young. Trueblood, who was visiting at the home of his brother. Perry Trueblood, In that vicinity, had gbne to the creek in the company of Joseph White and Floyd White. On arriving at the creek, the three started to wade In the water.

Before going very far, Trueblood, who was slightly in ad vance of the other boys, suddenly walked into a hole, containing about eight feet of water. As he could not swim, he began struggling and called to the other two to grab him by the hand and pull him out. His compan ions, however, fearful lest the struggling youth would also drag them into the, water, did not go to his rescue, and be soon sank. Realizing that their companion was drowning, the other two hurried to a barn near by and secured a ladder. This they placed in the hole, but their efforts at rescue were unavailing.

The two, Whites called for help, and T. E.OgIe and Harry Rows, Kansas wen who chanced to be passing in their automobile -at the time, rushed to the scene, and in a short time took the body' from the water. When taken out, it was sold that young Trueblood had been In the water about twenty minutes, and all efforts to resuscitate him met with failure. Deputy Coroner Lewis of Charleston conducted an Inquest late Monday afternoon. Born In Charleston.

The drowned youth was born in this city on December 21, 1909, a son of Mr and Mrs. William L. Trueblood. He has been living in Westfleld for some time. The father died some years ago.

The mother, Mrs. Ella Trueblood, now resides In Balina, Colo. There' are also four brothers, Raymond Trueblood and Prank Trueblood, both of Charleston; Perry near Oakland, and Wayne Trueblood of Rocky Ford, Colo. Mo plans for the funeral were' made today, but it is probable that burial wHI be In Mound cemetery, this city, where the father lies buried. Covered Wagon Centennial Is to Be Observed The Covered Wagon Centennial and the National Boy Scout Rendezvous will be held at Independence Rock, near Casper, Wyo, on July 3, 4 and 5.

Among the noteworthy organizations taking part in the observance of these events are the Oregon Trail Memorial Association and the Boy Scouts of America. President Hoover has designated the "Covered Wagon Centennial" for nation-wide observance. Independence Rock is to be formally dedicated to the pioneers of the West-era Trails. More than 5,000 names Of early explorers, trappers, adventurers, scientists, missionaries and soldiers are carved in this huge granite rock rising out of the plains. These names are now being recorded and compiled so that It will be possible for every visitor to secure the list of legible names Inscribed by the pioneers.

The names of twenty-two former Illinois citizens are found upon Independence Rock, one of them being that of W. Cather-lngton of Coles county, which bears the date of July 4, 1859. Locally, no information has been obtained so far as to the identity of W. Catherington. The Journal-Gazette would appreciate any information concerning him.

1 The Oregon -Trail Memorial Association has selected Independence Rock, the most historic natural land mark on any of the western pioneer trails, which Is located about fifty miles southeast of Casper, Wyo, as the location for the second outstanding event commem-orating the anniversary of Tfcra Meeker and celebrating the 100th anniversary 'of the first covered wagon train to cross the Continental Divide This train left St. Louis April 10, 1830, blazing a trail through the Rocky mountains to Oregon territory la wjiat is now the state of Wyoming, EAR OAKLAND BRIEF HISTORY OF TWO OUSTED POLICE MEADS How ''Iron-Handed Cop Rose to Position of Commissioner. Chicago, June 17. Two officials of widely dissimilar tastes who have been as fast friends as Damon and Pythias for years are the first public officials to resign as a result of the storm of public protest swirling about Chicago'! police department following unsuccessful attempts to round up the underworld clique responsible tor the murder of Alfred Llngle, reporter for the Chicago Tribune. These two are William F.

Russell and John Stege, who have handed in their resignations as police commissioner and chief of detectives, respectivelyboth with records of many years of service to the police department. In physical appearance the two are not dissimilar. Each Is more than sin feet tall, powerful and athletic. They like police work because it is "exciting," and they have long records in the department. But there the similarity ends, for they are men of greatly contrasting types.

RusseU- was born in Ireland fifty-four years ago. At sixteen he came to New York, a husky lad who had never been Inside of a schoolroom, but who was ready to tight at the drop of a hat. He did odd jobs in New York for two years, picking up what schooling he could; then he came to Chicago. He was quite an athlete In those days an especial star at soccer. He played for several professional teams, helping to support himself in that way.

Joined Force in 1900. In 1898 came the Spanish war and Russell promptly Joined up. He served under Colonel Marcus Kavanaugh, now a superior court Judge. After the war. casting about for excitement, he Joined the police force In 1900 and was assigned a beat at the stockyards station.

He still recalls the pride he took in his first arrest the arrest of a man he caught stealing a suitcase off a street car. During the next thirty years Russell held about every sort of position the police department afforded. For years he served as desk sergeant In the old South Clark street station, then called ''the Armory." In 1911 he became a lieutenant, and four years later he was promoted to captain. He commanded various important stations while holding this rank, and later was made deputy commissioner In charge of the South Side. Once, in 1927, he was prominently mentioned for chief of police.

During his entire career he was only once Involved In a police shakeup. That cams while he was In command of the East Chicago avenue district, in 1917, when State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne charged that graft and corruption were countenanced in that district. Russell was transferred to another part Of the city. Named Police Commissioner. In August, 1928, he was named police commissioner by Mayor William Hale Thompson.

He accepted reluctantly, refusing to do so until assured that he could have a free hand In the department and that Stege, ousted a year before, could be reinstated. "Ill do my best to clean up Chicago," he said. "I make no promises. They are worthless. Actions speak louder than words." Stege, meanwhile, was approaching his career in a different manner.

Born in Elmlra, N. forty-six years ago, Stege was brought to Chicago when he was little more than a baby, Land was raised in the "back of the yards" district, now a breeding place for gangsters. His parents wanted him to be a musician and made him take violin lessons regularly. One day, when he was on his way to take a lesson, he got Into a His fiddle was broken, and his parent couldn't afford to (Continued on page five.) COUNTY FAIRS MUST FILE THEIR PREMIUM OFFERINGS Springfield, June Department of Agriculture has notified county fair officials to file with the department before July 1 their ari nual statement of proposed premium offerings. Available appropriations for county fair 'aid this year are $32,000 less than in 1929 and department officials expect to us the proposed pre.

mium offerings of county, fairs as a guide 'in determining the proportion eachparticipating fair may expect from the state this year; Knows! "SECRET SIX" IN HOWJIXTEEN Citizens to Smash Gang Anarchy at All Costs. Chicago, June 17. INS) An aroused and critical citizenry, bent on smashing gang anarchy at all costs, today focused Its attention on Chicago's revamped police force and awaited the new regime's first move In the "fight to a finish" on organized crime. Alcock at the Helm. The new police administration was at the helm following the resignations of Commissioner William Russell and Deputy Commissioner John Stege.

John H. Alcock, "Iron man" of the World war days, was called to temporary leadership of the forces that are to wage the battle against organized crime. Taking charge last night, Alcock vetoed the last orders of Commissioner Russell In whlch.Russell granted himself a month's furlough and transferred both himself and Stege to captaincies In outlying districts. Coincident with the police department shakeup was a special charge Issued by Chief Justice Normoyle of the criminal court ordering the grand Jury to open a complete Investigation of the murder of Alfred J. Llngle, a Chicago Tribune reporter.

Lingle's murder climaxed a week of gang killing and bloodshed which brought public opinion to a fever pitch. "Secret Six" Increased. Other developments included an increase in the membership of Its "secret six" crime suppression committee to sixteen. This committee, it was pledged, will begin at once to function vigorously in the drive to restore law and order. The Chicago Church Federation, representing -more than 500,000 persons, was placed in the fight.

Its political action commission voted to appoint a committee of five clergymen and five laymen to demand a showdown from public officials. DOVE NEST BRINGS HALT TO CORN CROP Princeton, June 17. Lawrence Lute, former corn king of Gibson county, has a heart. When he was ready to plant this year's corn crop he went to get out his planter and found that a dove had made a nest In it and therein laid two eggs. Luti held up we corn planting for three weeks until the eggs were hatched.

HEW FISH MARKET Fresh today, catfish, halibut, filet, bluefins, pike, bullheads, and spring chickens. 10th and Western; Phone 70. FISH AND POULTRY MARKET. 8 as CHICAGO GROWS CONGRESS GETS READYTOllT Washington, June 17. (INS) Administration leaders were looking forward today' to an adjournment of congress next week even though the $136,000,000 rivers and harbors bill has struck a sng In a senate dispute over the Illinois waterway.

Every item in the bill was agreed to by the senate, except one providing $7,500,000 for developing the Illinois waterway. Over this question, senators from the upper lake states battled the Illinois delegation on the amount of water to be diverted Into the channel. In the background, friends of the World war veterans awaited an opportunity to pass a new compensation bill. This bill threatened to develop controversy but its advocates claimed sufficient votes to enact it. With both bills passed, and senate amendments agreed by the house, congress will be ready to adjourn.

Friends of both bills, however, have agreed to hold congress In session until President Hoover has acted on them, since he might pocket-veto both measures if congress were not in session. This program would keep congress here for ten days after passage of the pension hill, unless the President signed It sooner. INCREASE IN TYPHOID CASES IS NOW FEARED Springfield, 111., June 17. (INS) Although only ten cases of typhoid fever were reported to the State Health Department last week, officials' characterized it as the worst fortnight of the year and a definite indication that the typhoid fever has arrived. Officials said a gradual Increase in this disease can be looked for until autumn, point ing out that an Increased degree of tu' to ewuiuiicie aim peupjc wuo use uxi- sterlllzed water from contaminated streams.

Smallpox and diphtheria cases show a stubborn tendency to remain above normal for this season of the year. The detailed weekly report of contagious diseases includes: Measles, 404; scarlet fever, 325; tuberculosis, $08; diphtheria, 153; smallpox, 90. BUCKLED PAVEMENT ON ROUTE 18 REPAIRED Spoolal to Th Journal-Oautu. Charleston, HL, June 17. ins-A ridge six Inches high, clear across Route 18 west of here about three miles, caused by buckling of the pavement last Saturday under Intense heat, was repaired Monday by the state highway department.

State jollce found the ridge a short tune after the pavement "blew up" and summoned members of the maintenance department, who temporarily smoothed it over until Monday when new concrete was laid. IS IN EFFECT AT 11 Bill Becomes Law After Long and Bitter Struggle. By International Nawa serviea. Washington, June 17. President Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill at 12:59 o'clock this afternoon before an imposing gathering in the executive offices.

His signature automatically made the billion-dollar tariff measure, over which party factions in congress have struggled so bitterly ever since congress was called Into special session last sum mer to revise tariff rates to aid agriculture, the law of the land at midnight tonight. The biU is designed to protect American business from foreign competition and has been described as establishing one of the highest protectlonate tariffs In history. President Hoover made no comment as he affixed his signature. Immediately after the bill was signed Ogden L. Mills, under secretary of the treasury, was notified and signed new regulations which were transmitted by telegraph to all customs offices in the country.

The new law applies to all cargoes arriving In the United States after midnight tonight Ship masters who can get their papers into the custom house before midnight will have their car goes assessed under the old tariff rates. There was no applause or posing for the cameramen. In fact, even the newspapermen were barred from the room. Mr. Hoover wrote: "Approved June 17, 1930, at 12:59 p.

m. Herbert Hoover." Inspection of his signature disclosed he merely traced with his pen the faint writing of a lead pencil. Perhaps he wrote the words In pencil himself or had one of his secretaries do it for him. LEGISLATORS AGAIN CONVENE Springfield, 111., June 17. Hopeful of completing Its work before the present month Is ended so that legislation it enacts can become effective July 1, the special session of the Illinois general assembly reconvened today after a two weeks' recess.

Priority of Chicago financial relief bills or the amendment to the revenue section of the constitution Is expected to be settled at a conference of members today, and whatever opposition to the Chicago bills may develop will be Ironed out if possible. Numerous amendments are expected 1 to be offered. Various tables submitted to thei members by the committee show the comparative Increases of the last few years as compared with the proposed Increases. The house session got under way. this morning, while the senate did not1 convene until this afternoon.

CAPONE OUT ON BOND. Chicago. June 17. (INS)-Ralph 9. Capone, elder brother of "Scar Face Al, was at liberty again today under a new bond of $35,000, pending appeal from the sentence of three years In federal prison pronounced following conviction on charges of Income tax frauds.

Chicago, June 17. Following art the weather indlcationaj for minol for thir-1 tor-six hourt end ing ai seven p. raj Wednesday; Fair tonight an Wednesday; sllghtlyl warmer in north west portion Wed-1 noday. LOCAL WEATHER TEMPERATURE. I p.

3 p. 8 p. 9 p. 3 av ...63 a. ..78 11 p.

I Pv m. 79 Weather eonditlona at noon; west wind. Barometer reading at noon 29.70. Sun rises at 4:28 and aets at 7:33 Moon Uses at midnight MIDNIGHT Washington, June 17. Into the face of the stock market break, the Hoover administration is planning to throw a series of "prosperity statements' each one In defense of the Hawley-Smoot- Ofundy "billion-dollar" tariff bill which the President signed today.

The strategy to stem the tide and "educate" the public into a feeling of confidence in the tariff will Involve is suance, piecemeal, of the reports of the various Interested departments analyz ing the measure. Thus, there will be statements by the Treasury Depart ment, the tariff commission, etc. This Out of Ordinary. In the ordinary course of events, bills coming to the White House for signature are "sent out for report" to each agency affected by the legisla tion embodied. Upon return of these reports, the President studies them, and If they are favorable, he signs the measure In question.

The guiding reports are not made public. In the case of the tariff bill, how ever, President Hoover anticipated its receipt and had his departments work ing on their reports in advance. possibility that his statement announcing- he would sign it was responsible for yesterday's market break is believed to have influenced him In the decision to make the additional re ports public by way of further defense of his action. This system of public education parallels roughly the action the administration took last November when the first great break of the market occurred. At that time.

Mr. Hoover had the Industrial leaders into conference In groups, each one being followed by a statement of reassurance and promise of stability in the future. Not Cause of Stock Crash. At the White House there is every disposition to dispute the charge that the President's tariff statement started stocks on their downward tumble. Had he announced he would veto It, his secretaries say, there would have been Just as much likelihood of a drop.

They pointed out there was a downward movement even greater (our weeks ago at a tlm when no statements were forthcoming on the tariff. RESORT CARETAKER MAY HAVE REEN SLAIN Havana, 111., June 17. (INS) Wheth er iunn oilman, lorty-one, caretaker at the Blmlnl Club at Quiver beach on the Illinois river here, who was found dead yesterday in four feet of water with a bullet through his right temple, was murdered or ended his own life Is to be Investigated at a coroner's Inquest today. The body, according to Coroner E. H.

Neldcrer, had been In the water about thirty-six hours when found. A small calmer revolver was found near the body. Absence of powder marks about the wound and the fact that while two shots had been fired from the gun only one bullet mark was found on the body, led authorities to believe that death probably was not self-inflicted coroner Nclderer refused to make any statement except that "Suman's death may have been suicide, accident al death or murder." UNFAVORABLE REPORT AS TO EMPLOYMENT Springfield, 111., June 17. (INS) A generally unfavorable report as to manufacturing activity and employment in the state was Issued today by the Illinois Department of Labor. Factory employment dropped 1.7 per cent in all Illinois cities during the period from April 15 to May 15, the report states, the slump continuing from last September with only a negligible Increase of 3 per cent in February since that time.

The Index of factory employment In May was lower than for any preceding May since 1922. The decrease In employment was Intensified by an Increase In part time work, which was indicated by a drop of 3.9 per cent in payroll totals. Average weekly earnings lor men dropped from $31.18 in April tq $30.78 in May and. the average earnings for women during the same period from $17.82 to $17.23. OF DIG FOUR NOW MERGED General Shift in Personnel Has Been Announced as Result.

Terre Haute, June 17. with the consolidation of the Terre Haute and Cairo divisions of the Big Four railroad becoming effective today, a considerable shuffling about of the officials of the two divisions will result. P. L. McManus, formerly superintendent of the Terre Haute division, has been appointed to the position of assistant to P.

T. White, general superintendent. At his own request Mr. McManus will remain in Terre Haute with offices located In the Beasley building. The request was made because of his desire to rppialn in Terre Haute permanently, he having already been located here for more than eleven years.

Former superintendent of the Cairo division, E. M. Kelly, has been appointed superintendent of the consolidated divisions with offices located at Cairo. The new division created by the consolidation will be known as the Catro-Terre Haute division. W.

H. Carter, trainmaster, and O. Culbreth, road foreman of engines, will be retained in their respective positions and their offices will remain in the Beasley building. Workers Are Shifted. The former Terre Haute division dispatchers with their chief, C.

M. Mull, will be moved to Mt. Carmel, 111., and O. C. McCabe, former chief clerk to the superintendent, will be moved to Indianapolis, where he will hold a similar position.

L. E. Zumpe, former chief tlma tVi Tarn TTn a vision, has "been moved to Mt. Carmel, In a similar capacity. capacity, Today the annual election of the board of directors for the E.

I. Sc T. H. railroad will be held in the offices of John T. Beasley, district attorney for the road.

The present board of directors will be elected and will later meet in New York City to elect officers. The treasurer's annual report, will also be read at this meeting. Member, of the present board are: Patrick E. Crowley, president of the New York Central lines; Albert H. Harris of New York, chairman of the finance committee of the New York Central; H.

A. Worcester, vice president of the Big Four road; Norman L. Crowley, son of the president, and John T. Beasley. GROWS MUCH WEAKER.

Samuel B. has been near death at Memorial Hospital a week and who has been slowly (inking, wae reported this morning to have grown considerably weaker during the night and his condition is "not as good" as it has been the past few days,.