Edwardsville Intelligencer, The (Newspaper) - March 8, 1938, Edwardsville, Illinois An of the Nation lithed Speedily n d Madison ome Daily THl Cloudy likely rain Temperature today at 3 P. 73th 56 MARCH 8, 1938. EIGHT PAGES SWEAR MY HAD KILLED GORKY AS PARI OF Two Leading Physicians and Former Head of Police Have Yagoda Accused of Ordering THREATENED THEM IF THEY DISOBEYED In Passion Play Denies Order of Two j Admits Ordering of Three Mar. lending nml the former heiul of the for years the most single man In the Union swore they had killed the tot ot ns part of n plot I IIP 1'icif Lev G. until cit ihe Kremlin anh X of n oiu and Henry On- supreme chief of were the of the 21 defendants In u dramatic mass trial of to The accused Yagoda of the of ns secret police euan V. chief of the state planning ami Maxim They that Yagoda threatened them his unlimited might did not obey denying that lie the killing of und koi that he did the of Goi and Levin was formally the hnl both Dr. nnd uete called to i liniments into the HI lie said that had him to kill son on grounds that was a son who drinks too and was n bad Influence on the Yagoda this Lev by pointing out tint he responsible at police chief foi Bui Lin In ordered him to kill ostensibly of In 1931. Maxim name was vitch died June 18, of grippe and Kins one of 21 defendant in the same Bolshevik opposition was today's first witness us the dramatic rounded out It is the flint ge that Pavel P. riH police D Russia's leading heail Internationally Or N. of a all extract called which was so popular that n special Institute wan built him nnd his pi act Ice to P. and jamin to late V. chiel of the state planning in u by which men in the Stalin weie to be Miss Marguerite Hlles of this a student at Illinois Wesleyan Uni- versity In who will take the part of Mary Magdalene In the Passion Play to be given at the Scottish Rite Auditorium Api II 3 to May 29. Miss is Mary Magdalene in the Passion Play at Miss Marguerite daughter of Allot ney nnd Mrs. P. H. Hiles of this has been chosen to play the part of. Maty Magdalene in the annual production of. The Passion Play to he given at the tish Rile Auditorium on April 3 to May 29. She has one of the four out- standing In the taking the place of a former actress of seats who forced to give it up this sear owing to 111 Miss is a student at the University at She had been selected to have a minor part In The Passion When iL announced that one ot the ing characters could not take Miss Miss Hiles plays the part of the woman of the streets who became ted nnd who remained as ono of the faithful followers to Ihe IL be Miss Hiles at the empty tomb all the others hase gone nnd to be the first to see Christ after the The play will be under the direction of Delmar D. Miss Hiles has lira number of campus matic at and previously studied dramatic are at the School of the Theater In New Yot k She is a member of tho Alpha Gamma Delta and was recently vice president and ing of her FOR PANAMA CANAL Key to American Coastal De- fense in Event of Strikes Back at Criticism of PITTMAN MAKES NO MENTION OF BORAH Proposes Nicaraguan Canal be Argues Ships are Not Made Obsolete by Advances of Aerial INVESTIGATE BEATINGS ALLEGEDLY BY QUICK FEDERAL JURY RETURNS INDICTMENT Mar. 8 A federal giand Ciro i. U of the closed Bank nnd Trust with em- returned In U. S. Div Court heip The S. Ar- tlun ten counts in addition to charging he It alleged tion of funds and falsifying of tho bank's The he voted but held up until lodny to ullow Its return with C7 In other One James E. n candidate for county treasurer at the primary April 12. filed papers Tuesday afternoon at the office of County Clerk Norbert Tuesday the last day for withdrawals to be Kansas Mar. M. B. has put 11 American flags on the grave of her a World War In the past 30 days to have of them torn down and de- by said today that she blamed the depredations on East St. Mar. allegedly administered by Leo W. labor and his henchmen were Investigated today in hope of tracing the identity of the two men who shot him to death in the of his home Police they had learned that Quick had recently been Involved in acts of violence against persons attempting to block his In East St. Louis labor It was known he had made many A for the arrest and conviction of the slayers was of- by William tional secretary of the an American Federation of Labor Quick was business for the His Alden killed by machine Sim fire In 1932. A. P. police said the investigation Into Quick's activities might lead to u It was also conceded that robbery might have been the motive because Quick's diamond stickpin missing as well as about In cash he reportedly was COMMITTEES RECEIVE BIDS FOR SUPPLIES The county home and county jail committees of the County Board of visors met here Monday to receive bids for necessary supplies at the two Institutions for six months beginning on October 1. The com- will make recommendations to the board of supervisors at a meeting to be held Clothing and similar articles will be provided by W. Company of this city and The Dietschy Grocery will be ed for flour and corn meal will be provided by the Grocery The Busy Bee Bakery Is low on the bread Laundry work will clone by the Excelsior March Key of the Senate Foreign Relations warned today that the administration's dollar naval program Is essential to defense of the Panama to America's coastal event ot Striking back at increasing con- gressional criticism of the naval took Issue with the charge of Sen. William E. Dean of the Foreign Relations Hint the expenditures the beginning of a wot Id ments race and possibly another world Without mentioning Pittman 1. The problem of national defense is so vast that the proposed guan Canal costing probably should be built to supplement the Inadequate facilities of the Panama 2. The theory that advances in aerial bombardment have made obsolete is tion and to arguing that improved artillery on land makes In fantry 3. There is no In the view that an Invincible must be used for aggression and the strongest ment to the contrary Is that both people and our are determined to keep out of foreign attack was made as dis- senting members of the House Naval Affairs Committee charged in a mi- that the 20 per cent naval expansion rather than They claimed that Roosevelt's support of the proposed program was based on a desire implement the quarantine policy and the policy of intervention in The minority report was signed by Ralph 0. R. Ralph E. and W. Sterling N. They con tended that the 1. Authorizes three new battleships when the navy has not asked funds to begin three already 2. Limits naval aircraft when Its importance is Increasing with rapidity and other nations are spending 10 times what the United States is for experimentation and de- 3. the navy to be used in the practically unlimited discretion of the President world peace and and to follow American commerce and travellers even though they may wander at their own sweet will Into the heart of a war zone 4. give congressional ex- pression to the almost universal desire for a disarmament LUCAS LEAVES CARAVAN BECAUSE OF ILLNESS Mar. cara vans rolled along their zigzag course through downstate Illinois counties today although one of the slates temporarily lost a who was forced to suspend campaign activities because of Cong. Scott Demo cratic U. S. senatorial candidate en- by the supporters of Governor Henry returned to Springfield on the advice of his physician .to con- from a severe He will rejoin his caravan In two or three campaign Thomas candidate foi and Frank Jen sen. candidate for state school super- will continue the tour this week with Joseph state central replacing Mr Planned Mar. Garbo and Leopold Stokowski planned to flee the villa Sunday night but changed their minds when paper men were discovered on a by a household servant said The seeking a secluded was said to Increasingly irritated by the restrictions forced upon them by curiosity FULL BLAST Warring Democratic Factions and G. 0. P. on Brisk Tours Downstate With Five Motor LATEST LYONS AND G. 0. P. SLATE Republicans Tour in Single 450 Organization teners Hear Lyons Assail National Mar. political two warring Democratic factions and the in the field In full force stumping downstate In five tor on brisk touis embracing 17 cities and Latest addition to the touring seeking nominations to stale and national offices in the April maries was the G. P. slate of six headed by Rep. Richard Lyons who seeks the senatorial opened officially yesterday at Lyons and his gunning mates joined U. S. District Attorney Michael and U. S. Rep. Scotl Cook County and Gov. Hemy Hornei candidates re- for the United States Unlike the Democratic factional the G. O. P. dates will tour in a single Both and Horner groups have split Into two caravans each and will precede on this basis until the final two weeks prior to the when all candidates concentrate on Cook Approximately 450 organization teners heard Lyons assail the national administration Charles president of the County man's Association and Kane County state's pre- sided as chairman of the and that we can't win or make a good showing in this election we hope to win In 1940." Lyons and his running mates will tour the northern section of Illinois this appearing today at and Next week the group will swing down into and southern Igoe and Bruce A. cratic state chairman and candidate for state treasurer on the toured the southwestern tion Igoe leading his caravan to Winchester and bell stopping at and Both parties will appear at Quincy The Horner two avans led by Lucas and State Rep. Louie seeking the state 10 cities FLASHES Leased Wire Bulletins on Latest World News Spot Mny be Mar. Ranger Al Crocker reported today he had received a call from a rancher near who had noticed a spot on Patterson Mountain 30 miles north of that might furnish a clue to disappearance of the TWA airliner carrying nine Crocker said the spot viewed through field glasses showed that the deep snow on the side of the peak had been torn up either by a snow slide or a Undergoes Kansas Mar. Sylvia Eugenia 20-year-old who learned to draw and paint although deprived of the use of her arms and legs since underwent an operation today that she hoped would cure The physicians said they could not tell Immediately whether the operation was a Mt. Mar. self-styled Michigan leader of the Patriotic Legion of America today said the organization's national head was Virgil elusive national commander of the Black hooded order which the middle west In 1936. Adopt Mar. after stormy debate on the need for public Information on large salaries paid today ed a tax amendment calling for publicity of salaries in excess ot Two More Dots Become American Soil h. r. San CANTON t President Roosevelt's recent executive order claims American over two obscure spots in the Central Canton and Enderby shown on the map The development of tion and particularly trans-Pacific air routes has given new Im- portance to scores of neglected Pacific Islands which discovered by American whaling vessels years Mayor Straube One of County Executives to Get Letters About Mayor William C. late Monday afternoon received his copy of i complaint signed by six residents of Edwardsville charging violation of liquor laws relative to gambling in Similar letters were sent to executives of all other cities and lages in the county as well as to Gus chairman of the county liquor control The letters were mailed In envelopes bearing the return address of the National Moderation 201 North Wells The affidavit Is made before Raymond G. a notary for Cook Following U the complaint sent to Mayor The complaint and affidavit of Carl L. of 111.; F. C of 111.; J. W. of 111 J. F of 111.; L. H. of J. of 111., made before Local Liquor Control Commissioner In and for said Edwardsville on this 3rd day of March A. D. 1938 being first duly upon oath that has just and reasonable grounds to and does believe that flagrant violations of the visions of the Illinois Liquor Control Law and rules and regulations Issued pursuant have existed and still to a greater or less degree in and on the premises of almost every retail liquor dealer licensee In In the county and state that the following are the reasons for to wit sonal knowledge through personal In- Wherefore prays for relief as provided in the Liquor Control Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of March A. D. 1938. RAYMOND G. Notary 91 PAID TAX BILLS TOTALING Tax collections Monday at the of- fice of Collector Ben Wood In the community room of the Edwardsville National Bank building were 870.46, making a new first day record of recent Added to this Is received in principally from two who had re- their statements previous to opening the The collections of completed at the end of the first day are approximately of the total who paid last Records show that 91 persons settled their tax bills on the first Many of them paid In Instead of waiting until the second installment Is In 1935 there were 90 who paid In 1936 there were 78 who paid and In 1937 there were 48 paying Second ot The second In this year's Lenten services at Trinity Lutheran church will be conducted by the Rev. W. C. Gesch on Wednesday evening ning at will be the subject of the Rev. Jahn will a Lenten service at dla Lutheran church Granite Fourteen Teams of Workers Seek to Raise Amount to Secure New Twenty-eight working under auspices of the Edwardsville Chamber of began a campaign here Tuesday morning to obtain tions of to secure a factory of the Sherman Inc. The men are working In teams two A meeting will be held day night at the City Hall to tabulate It is expected to have the entire amount by that The cards were distributed Monday night during the monthly meeting of the Chamber of Each team has six to eight Teams were permitted to inspect cards and all announced they were satisfied with the distribution made by chamber The cards were addressed to of business lawyers and T. Z. president of the said Tuesday that donations will be ed from any resident of the city who wishes to make a voluntary They may telephone Mrs. aldine secretary of the and arrangements will be made for one of the teams to Mr. Ladd said that the complete list ot subscribers will be published at the close of the URGE ROAD CONTRACTORS BEGIN WORK EARLIER Mar. state highway division today planned to urge road contractors to begin work earlier this year as a move to combat the business recession and place nearly additional men at work within 30 F. Lynden state director of public works and said that most of the jobs created would be In private He pointed out men could be given jobs by contractors within a month and more within two months with In con- tracts already made by the Basing estimates on findings of the U. S. Bureau of Public Smith said men would be given jobs in production and transportation of road building materials within thirty days to provide for the increased de- mands for the following INFLUENTIAL BROKERAGE HOUSE IS INSOLVENT New March firm of Richard Whitney ft long ed as one of the most influential brokerage houses In Wall was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange today for The exchange simultaneously an- that It was Investigating dence that the firm had engaged In apparently contrary to Just and equitable principles of The New York State Attorney office at once began a separate Richard the partner from whom the firm took Its was president of the New York Stock Ex- change for five yean and bore much of the work of guiding It through the crisis that followed the market crash of 192ft, IRENE FOUR ARE HELD ON William 64-Year-Old Alton Postal Says Paid After Incident at BORROWED MONEY AT BANK FOR PAYMENT Federal Employe Due for Re- Shortly Was Lead to Believe One of Men Was Government Mrs. Irene Alton's slot machine smasher who gamed ional publicity in recent weeks after breaking up mechanical gambling de- was being held at the county jail Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to extort by On the samt warrant her husband Danle Earl Plumb and William Williams are held on similar They were ar- rested on complaint of William 64-year-old Alton postal Plumb and Williams are also held on charges of crime against ture with McNeil as the In another Norman Hall Is held on charges of extortion by Under the law crime against is punishable by an indeterminate term In the Illinois State The extortion charges are punishable by jail terms and Arrest of the five defendants began as early as last Saturday night but authorities did not issue warrants un- til Plumb made a sion as early as Sunday but ties withheld the charges until they obtained further Information before the arrest of the others who were charged by McNeil and ed by Plumb in his State's Attorney M. L. Geers ed to the case as unspeakable crime against Kite and hit wife were questioned the lost to bs interviewed was taken back to Each defendant must provide bond of on each charge against him or McNeil told authorities that he be- came acquainted with Plumb last No- vember in a casual meeting on the He provided his new ance with food and helped pay hU room rent at Lincoln Hotel where the alleged offense McNeil said the two became very good The statutory offense occurred on January 7, according to While he and Plumb were in a com- promising McNeil that Kite and also known as and by the name ot opened the door and walked into the After demanding 51000.00 hush money Williams U to have left the McNeil says It was then suggested by Kite that arrangements be made with liams not to what had ed. Williams was called back to the room and again was McNeil said he could not pay that much and a compromise of 5600 waj McNeil was to pay at onca and the remaining 5300 in McNeil was forced to borrow the money from a bank and his helped him arrange a McNeil says he paid the in cash to who refused to take a McNeil went to the bank and cashed a check and paid Williams the on the street in front of the Plumb in his confession said the money was equally divided between Kite and Mrs. Kite was drawn into the charges principally through her statement to McNeil that then known to McNeil be a federal agent of some sort because he gets lost ot mail from Kite Is also charged with having made similar on Page MRS. EMMA DILLON DIES AT Mrs. Emma 69, formerly Miss Emma Guentz of this died at o'clock Monday from received In an automobile accident in Md. last Mrs. Dillon was well known In thh having served as a stenographer for the law firm of Warnock and She was the wife of the late John H. a former deputy sheriff oC this Upon his death In 1926, she moved back to Belleville where she lived with a The funeral will be held from the family residence at 215 South Charlea St. In Belleville on Thursday morning at Services will follow at St Peter's Cathedral In- terment will be at Walnut Hill
