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mail matter at Mattoon, Illinois MATTOON, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1933 Published every afternoon except Sunday Price 5 Cents NAB DILLINGER PAL AT PARIS GUNMAN APPREHENDED IS. Jesse Livermore, Wall Street Broker, Missing "I See the Lindberghs Got Back All Right" AGREEMENT OF PRE EXTENDED Washington, Dec. -President Roosevelt today signed an executive order continuing the blanket agreement under the NRA, otherwise known as the President's ReEmployment Agreement, for four months. The original blanket order expires on Jan. 1.

The effect of today's order is to extend until May 1, the time for getting industry under permanent codes. Accompanying the order was a statement from the President pointing out that since last July approximately 70 per cent of the workers who eventually will come under the codes have already been brought in. The four months' extension was decided upon because the President did not want any let-down in the steady progress toward codification. In issuing the order, Mr. Roosevelt slashed through red tape by providing that exhibits of the Blue Eagle of the NRA in any window will of itself constitute the employers' compliance with the blanket code extension.

This, Mr. Roosevelt explained would apply not only to those already under the blanket code and who agree to the extension. but also to those who are not under the blanket code but wish to go under it as of the beginning of the new year. VACATION PERIOD STARTS THURSDAY DAILY HERE Mattoon's public schools will close for the Christmas holiday vacation on Thursday afternoon at the termination of the scheduled classes. They will not reopen until Wednesday, 3..

The parochial school will close on Thursday evening and will re-open Jan. 2, a day earlier than the public schools. Students of the Senior High School will formally say good-bye to school activities on Thursday evening at a party and dance to be given in the gymnasium. A full entertainment program has been arranged, including an exchange of gifts. Football letters and numerals will be presented to members of the football squad who earned such honors.

UNIMPROVED LAND NEAR ARTHUR SOLD BY MASTER Arthur, Dec. acres of unimproved land belonging to the Benjamin Ellars estate sold at master in chancery sale Saturday for $1,290. The land is located two miles north of Arthur. The purchaser was Samuel J. Helmuth.

at at at at at at at at GAZETTE QUESTION OF RUM BEFORE CITY COUNCIL Mayor Tells Aldermen Liquor Law Can't Be Enforced Now. Alderman Smith of the Second ward brought the liquor question before the City Council at Tuesday night's session by asking, "Is there not some way to collect revenue on sales prior to the passage of liquor control legislation by the state of Illinois?" "Best to wait until the state acts." said City Attorney Berkowitz. "The council could take action, but any action taken would be ineffective." Alderman Gorman asked. "Is it against the law to sell liquor now?" The city attorney replied, "There is no state law to legalize the sale of liquor, but there is a state beer, ordinance limiting the sale of malt and vinous beverages to 3.2 per cent alcohol; also a city ordinance making it illegal to sell liquor in Mattocn." When the city attorney imparted this knowledge, Mr. Gorman moved that "the chief of police be ordered to enforce the ordinance." Alderman Walker seconded this motion.

Some of the aldermen, doubting the statement cf the city attorney, demanded reading of the liquor ordinance, and Police Judge Swank. who was in the chamber, produced a copy of the ordinances which were printed in book form in 1929. The ordinance in question was read. Can't Enforce Ordinance. "All the proprietors of the beer parlors have been instructed twice not to sell any liquor," the mayor informed the council, adding that "the liquor ordinance cannot be enforced." "Can we enforce the liquor ordinance?" Mr.

Gorman asked the city attorney. The attorney's reply was, "All that will be necessary to enforce the ordinance is to employ someone to go in and buy liquor and then file a charge against the one who sells it. We have no search and seizure law now" Alderman Bell wanted to postpene the matter until the next session of the council, and then Chief of Police Brimberry was called upon. "Judge Douglas of the City Court informed me," said Chief Brimberry, "that the police can arrest persons selling liquor, but that he does not believe a jury of 12 men could be cbtained in Mattoon who would 'stick' anybody for selling liquor under the present circumstances." The matter was dropped through the next move of Alderman Gorman, who said, "Having been informed by the mayor and the police that the ordinance cannot be enforced, I withdraw my mction." Alderman Smith stated he had had a talk with the city health relative to a complaint made by C. C.

Redding against Henry Barger and the latter's place of business at 1900 Western avenue, (Continued on page five.) WEATHER Chicago, 20. -Following are the weather indications for Illinois for thirty-six hours ending at seven p. m. Thursday: Generally fair tonight Thursday; colde: in central and north portions tonight. LOCAL WEATHER AND TEMPERATURE.

(Temperature from noon Tuesday to noon today.) Noon .46 3 a. 3 p. 6 a. 6 p. 9 a.

9 p. 42 11 a. 11 1 p. .40 Noon 37 Weather conditions noon: Rainy. Barometer reading at noon, 29.88.

Sun rose today at 7:20 and sets at. 4:35. Moon sets at 8:56 p. m. Minimum temperature today.

37 at 3 a. m. Maximum temperature yesterday, 51 at 3 p. m. Rainfall last 24 hours, .42 of an.

inch. Prevailing wind today, west. Editorial In this issue of The Journal-Gazette appears an announcement by the Mattoon Committee for Co-operation with the National Recovery Act to the effect that "This committee XXX will take no further part in attempting to organize the proposed sanitary district and suggests that the proposed election to organize the district be abandoned." The Journal Gazette is heartily in accord with the decision of the committee and believes that under the circumstances and following the announcement of the federal government that the CWA program would be tinued indefinitely, the committee has acted wisely. It must be remembered that when the sanitary district idea was taken up several weeks ago, there was no CWA. The federal government at that time was not only urging but demanding municipalities to get into public works projects under the PWA.

The federal gov'ernment offered not only to supply the necessary funds at a low rate of interest but to make an outright grant of 30 per cent of the project, in order that employment could be given to the unemployed. It occurred to the men, who afterwards formed the Mattoon Committee for Co-Operation with the National Recovery Act that the construction of a sewerage system in this city would give employment to a large number of unemployed for an extended period and would in a large measure relieve the distressing condition which was going from bad to worse in this city. The necessary preliminary legal steps. were taken to call an election to organize a sanitary district. Right about this time the CWA (Civil Works Administration) was organized by the federal government.

At that time it was also announced that the CWA program was simply a temporary program to provide employment made necessary because of the delays in getting the public works projects under way and that the dead line for the CWA would be 15, that is that the CWA program would be concluded on that date: The members of the Mattoon Committee still believed that the sanitary district idea, if favorably acted on by the voters, would prove to be of great benefit to this community as it would provide employment for the unemployed at the conclusion of the CWA program, on February 15. The announcement was made by the federal government in dispatches from Washington Yesterday that the CWA will be equipped with an additional $300.000,000 with which to continue operations beyond February 15, to insure carrying some persons on the federal work rolls through the winter. This action by the federal government removed the most vital reason, supplying labor to a large number of men for a considerable period of time, that the Mattoon Committee had for promoting the sanitary district idea. With that reason removed, the Mattoon Committee decided that further consideration of the sanitary district at this time should be abandoned. The Journal Gazette has co-operated with the Mattoon THE CONGRESS TO BE ASKED FOR SIX BILLION Amount Is Needed to Carry Out Plans of New Deal.

BY GEORGE R. HOLMES. (I. N. S.

Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Dec. The congress that meets two weeks from today will be asked to provide a sum approximating $6,000,000,000 to finance the government for the next fiscal year. It will be a six billion dollar congress. This enormous amount will provide for the ordinary running penses timated of at the about government, $2,600,000,000, now and esinsure the various recovery phases of the "new deal" being continued well into 1935. Plan Is to Advance.

There is to be no retreat on any of the fronts, from which the administration has been directing the recovery drive. Instead of retreating, the plan is to advance. And with more ammunition in the form of federal dollars to press the attack. A White House conference which lasted far into last night evolved the estimates of what congress is to be called upon to provide. The Reconstruction Finance poration is to be given another billion, as it now has just about enough cash to carry it until congress meets.

The Public Works Administration is to be granted between a billion and a half and two billions to carry on. Its funds, too, are almost exhausted, or soon will be, and there are some three billions of dollars' worth of projects still pending. $250,000,000 More for CWA. The Civil Works Administration, which has taken 4,000,000 people off charity and put them on federal payrolls in the past six weeks, is to be given $250,000,000 more. Another quarter of a billion will be asked for continuation of direct federal relief.

Odds and ends of the recovery program, such as the administrative expenses of the NRA, the Home Owners Loan Corporation, and others, will take care of some other millions. It all toots up to an estimated six billion dollars, give or take a hundred million or so either way. A highly significant indication of the administration's trend in this direction was furnished today in the creation of a new member of alphabetical recovery organizations- -the -Electrical Home and Farm Authority. ONLY 22 MEN ON CWA HIGHWAY JOBS Only 22 of the more than 700 men assigned to state highway CWA projects were employed today, due unfavorable weather. Those allowed to work today comprise a group which has been making repairs in the Dole road, northwest of Mattoon.

They are expected to complete their work today. None of the highway workers, it was stated, will be employed tomorrow, but will resume work on Friday, weather being favorable. Those who worked on state highway projects this week did not receive their full 30 hours work, most of them being sent home after two or three hours' work on Tuesday. This made them "short" in time four to five hours each. STORES OPEN NIGHTS Mattoon retail stores will remain open Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings to accommodate Christmas shoppers.

12-21 RETAIL COMMITTEE. SERVICE MEN IMPERSONATED. Our radio service men are being impersonated by other persons. Demand identification letter which our men carry. 12-20 WOLFE AUTO SUPPLY.

SHOPPING 7 DAYS until CHRISTMAS Mounts Rainier and Shasta, volcanoes in the United States, emit heated vapors giving evidence that their interiors are still hot. AFTER BATTLE Man Captured Is Edward Shouse; State Cop Is Wounded. By International News Service. Paris, Dec. Shouse, escaped Indiana convict and member of the notorious John Dillinger gang, was trapped here this morning, in company with two women companions, by a combined force of Indiana state policemen and local authorities.

Eugene Teague, 25, Indiana state trooper, was wounded seriously in the back of the head in the gunplay which attended the capture. Shouse and the two young women were hustled into a police car and. under an escort headed by Capt. Mat Leach of the Indiana state poNice, were rushed off to Indianapolis. Officer Seriously Wounded.

According to Lieut. Ray Hinkle, of the Indiana state police. Teague was wounded in the cross fire which resulted when Shouse attempted to make a getaway. Teague was taken to the local hospital, where his condition was pronounced critical Teague was believed to have been shot by one of his fellow officers who were under orders to start shooting as soon as the desperado's automobile came to a stop in front of the Hotel France here. He was in the back head, the bullet passing through the base of the brain and coming out through the roof of the mouth.

He was still alive at noon today, but physicians doubted whether he would live till night. More than 20 heavily armed officers swarmed all over the bandit's car and he had no chance of successful resistance. The women captured with Shouse were identified as Frances Stevens, alias Collins, of Fort Wayne, and Ruth Spencer, 24, of Chicago. Lay in Wait for Gunman. Sixteen Indiana state troopers headed by Capt.

Matt Leach and Lieut. Chester Butler arrived here early today, joined forces with local police and the sheriff, and lay an ambush for the desperado, who 1s one of the ten convicts who shot their way out of the Indiana state prison at Michigan City on Sept. 26. The officers had orders to open fire on the gunman as soon as he drew up to the curb. Shouse finally showed up in a car bearing Illinois, license plates.

He had come from Chicago. One of the officers had been stationed on the hotel porch with orders to start shooting. Trooper Teague was sitting in his car and when he spied Shouse he maneuvered his machine so as to force Shouse to the curb. At 'that moment several officers, becoming excited, opened fire. Teague got caught in the cross fire.

State policemen and local officers were waiting for Shouse when he drove up in front of the Hotel France, in company with his two girl companions. Member of Desperate Band. Shouse was a member of a' band of desperate convicts who shot their way out of the Indiana state penitentiary at Michigan City on Sept. 26, wounding one man. Later the convicts kidnaped Sheriff Charles Neel of Corydon, and held him captive for three days.

Shouse also was accused of being one of the men who participated in the holdup of the jail at Lima, Oct. 12, in which Sheriff Jess L. Sarber was killed. Six gunmen invaded the jail, murdered the sheriff, and freed a prisoner -John Dillinger, alleged bank robber. FORMER BANKER ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER Sullivan, Dec.

A. Webb, former president of the closed Merchants and Farmers State Bank, was arrested yesterday on a warrant charging attempted murder, sworn out by Mert Carpenter, custodian of Greenhill cemetery. The warrant was said to be the aftermath of a fistic encounter in which Webb was alleged to have thrown Carpenter down a flight cf stairs leading from his second story office in a business building here. Webb appeared before Justice of the Peace Lambrecht and waived preliminary hearing. His bond was set at $10,000.

Carpenter's injuries in the reputed encounter were not serious, although, he sustained broken collar bone and severe bruises. OPERA Broker Missing Jesse Livermore, one of the most prominent brokers of Wall street, who is reported mysteriously missing, and it, is feared he has been kidnaped. MIL WEEKLY CWA PAY ROLL Washington, Dec. -Civil Works pay-rolls have jumped to $50,000,000 per week, as figures were announced today by Harry L. Hopkins, federal relief administrator, showing the rapid shift from relief rolls to civil works jobs.

Of 1,569,335 cases receiving unemployment relief in 119 cities in November, when the Civil Works program was launched, 28 per cent of' 447,210 cases were transferred to Civil Works employment during that month. There are 4,000,000 on the CWA pay-rolls now, but Hopkins pointed to the rise in relief activities just prior to this development. In cities representing 65 per cent of the 1 total urban population, relief cases increased 8 per cent between October and November, and 7 per cent excluding New York and Chicago, Due to the increased demand in every community, on banks. to cash checks, resulting from CWA paydays, arrangements are under way to "stagger" pay day during the week. 1934 PLYMOUTHS here now.

12-20 STIVERS. GROBELNY 00. Will soon be here, and boy what a car-what a value. Advance dope FEARED MAN KIDNAPED; NO CLUES FOUND Broker Last Seen at 3 O'Clock Tuesday Afternoon. CHILD EATS TABLETS; DIES Special to The Journal- -Gazette.

Charleston, Dec. Katherine Kraus, two and a halfyear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kraus of Charleston, died about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Charleston Hospital from the effects of eating some tablets, believed to have contained strychnine, about an hour before. The child, it is said, found the tablets in an envelope while playing in the Kraus home.

Her parents were in another room, but ran to her side when they heard her go into convulsions. A physician vas summoned and she was ordered removed to the hospital, where she passed away shortly afterward. Funeral services will be conducted at 8:30 o'clock Thursday morning at the Catholic church. Burial will be in Mound cemetery. Mr.

and Mrs. Kraus have two other daughters, Barbara and Betty. Mrs. Krause before her marriage was Virginia Gingery, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Clyde Gingery of Charleston. MRS. J. STONER, NEAR CHARLESTON, IS DEAD Special to The Journal- -Gazette. Charleston, Joseph Stoner, 40, a bride" of less than three weeks, died about 6:30 o'clock this morning at the Stoner home, three and a quarter miles east of Charleston.

Death was due to a short illness from heart trouble. The funeral will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon from the Harper funeral home, with Rev. H. L. Hayes officiatipg.

Burial will follow in the Stoner cemetery, six miles southeast of Charleston. Mrs. Stoner, formerly Mrs. Mildred Bawker, came here from Chicago on Dec. 3 and was married to Mr.

Stoner. Mr. Stoner had a new home under construction and they were to have moved in soon. PRACTICAL GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS For the whole family. A nice fresh or smoked ham, shoulder or loin, a quarter of veal, beef or lamb, 50-pound of lard, or a side of bacon.

Choice meats of all kinris. HARRISBURG PACKING CO. North End 13th St. 12-20 FOR CHRISTMAS. Gifts of furniture may be selected quickly and economically at the Union House Furnishing Co.

Open evenings beginning Thursday. 12-22 BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN. (I. N.

S. Staff Correspondent.) New York, Dec. L. Livermore, noted Wall street plunger, was reported mysteriously missing today, and the object of a wide spread police hunt. And im-' mediately the United States government stepped into the investigation on the theory Livermore may have been kidnaped.

Mysteriously Missing. Livermore, who began his market operations with a $5 bill and ran it up into the millions, vanished as mysteriously as did Justice Joseph Force Crater a year or so ago. There are no clues. It was his bride of nine months, the former Mrs. Harriet Noble, who informed police she believed her husband had been kidnaped.

He was last seen at 3 p. m. yesterday. Previous kidnaping threats had alarmed both the Livermores. At one time the famous market speculator had had a police guard to sure his safety.

Police Seeking Clues. In groping, for a clue, the police and federal agents studied the activities of the missing broker immediately preceding his disappearance. Livermore spent several hours yesterday at his offices, 120 Broadway. He then returned to the Live ermore's triplex apartment at 1100 Park avenue. He spent several minutes in versation with his young and tractive wife.

Then, without saying where he was going, he arose to leave. Mrs. Livermore accompanied him downstairs as was her custom. She noticed the limousine parked in front of the door with the chauffeur waiting. She said goodbye to her husband in the foyer and didnot wait to see him leave the building.

That was at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Livermore has not been seen since. Once "Boy Plunger." Livermore's age was given as 56, in the terse alarm sent out by the police. He was once known as "the boy plunger," who made and lost more than $3,000,000 in a single day in audacious Wall street operations. It was disclosed that Livermore had an appointment at 7.

o'clock last night at the Hotel WaldorfAstoria with a man whose identity was not learned. The stock plunger did not keep it. Neither did he telephone his wife, as she had anticipated. She waited until midnight. Then, overcome by her fears, she called police headquarters.

BACK PAY IS SENT OUT TO TEACHERS Chicago, Dec. for $2,000,000 in back pay were hurriedly. dispatched- today to 14,000 public school teachers and 4,000 other school employes as a Christmas "present." The pay day, made possible after five downtown banks had agreed to warrants buy enough tax anticipation' to meet the payroll, covers the salaries for the first two weeks of last April. Clerks were working at top speed to hurry the salary checks to the school employes in time to do their Christmas shopping. Committee, and the most vital reason that the members of the Mattoon Committee, and this newspaper had for promoting the Sanitary District plan was to supply work, work to the unemployed, as is stated above, which the members of the committee and this newspaper believe was an honorable motire..