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f ;" w " fJ§P\* *# "*fV, •.".- $300,000,010 IS VOTED U.S. NAVY ?«*>x*>x*:w>>>»>:«»>>»aj5 MAS. SAMUEL GOMVSm CHARLES E Dec. Ji Xatf Day ILLINOIS I Co File for Bonus \>-f& STATE "HEWS Coach Falls Into ley Waters of the Chippewa--Two Boys Rescue Seven. Mount Vernon.--Rev. Lawrence M. ilpHlght. on trial Jointly with Mrs. Elsie Sweetm, nis aiiegeu atrimty, ror tne tnurder of her husband, has been painted In the role of hypocrite In testimony before the Jury that Is trying lilni. Hut even before the death of Sweetin «nd the preacher's wife--also alleged to have been poisoned--the amorous evangelist wasn't "putting any thin# over" on the populace of Ina and • ••vicinity. The village gossips, flappers and sheiks, testifying for the state to establish a motive made that plain to the jury. Molly Jones of Ina pictured Hlght In the hypocrite part. She declared that during a most fervent revival at WhittlnKton, Reverend flight punctuated his exhortations on behalf of virtue with winks at Elsie Sweetin. - Chlcago.-^"Levee builders on the Illinois river In their 'every man for himself scramble to protect Individual "'property have created a situation ;• where a big flood may destroy the He *if8rms along the entire valley," Is the ,• :f' 5- '"warning of Dr. F. II. Newell, president of the Engineering Research company of Washington, D. and former director of the United States reclama- , lion sen-ice, to the Chicago chapter of the American Association of Engineers. "There should be stringent state legislation on the proposition of building levees," he said in an address to the association at the Auditorium hotel. Beardstown.--Possession of a more general knowledge of economics, as applied to business. Is held necessary tor community and national betterment In America. To develop this the educational committee of the Illinois Bankers' association, beaded by F. M. Condit of this city, has arranged for a series of talks on banking. These talks will be given In the schools aim before civic and commercial bodies of every city In the state. More than lialf of the counties hav<- set dates foi *the talks in schoola Waukegan.--Witji the changing of the town's name from Area to Munde- - lein comes the word that the Soo Line is planning to run a double track from the newly named town to Wheeling. This will provide double track from Chicago and will give complete suburban senice to Mundelein. In addition the road will build a depot in keeping f with the seminary buildings. Washington.--The United States Supreme court affirmed the sale of the Clftcago Speedway park property to the government for hospital purposes. The case was before the court on appeal by the minority stockholders of the association which formerly owned the pfoperty, charging fraud In the transaction. Chicago.--Deaths from typhoid fever caused by infected oysters In Chicago and its suburbs have mounted to seven, and the number of cases has grown to B4, according to reports reaching the , office of Health Commissioner Bundesen. Inspectors have found that many raw oysters on the market are Infected. Cariinville.--A tax on gasoline, a SO per cent increase In automobile license fees. Increase of the license rat? on commercial trucks, are on the legislative program of State Representative Otto C. Sonneman of Cariinville. who declares that, although "we all want hard roads, somebody must pay the 'fiddler.'" Rock Island.--H. W. Evans was seriously burned about the face, hands and feet and w.a^ blown out of his garage In an auto explosion which practically wrecked the building. The touring car on which Evans was working at the time was damaged to the extent of $900. Aurora.--Trial of Warren J. Lincoln, forty-six, for the murder of his wife, Lina, and her brother, Byron Shoup, was set for January 15 by Judge John K. Newhall of the Kane county Circuit court. The trial will come almost two yean to the day after the killing. Chicago.--Tired of, evading the law and without a home for the winter, John Novlski, forty-four years old, who escaped from the honor farm at Jollet September 13, surrendered to the Chicago police. Novlski was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder 19 years ago. Sterling--Fifty years ago December 15 the marriage of Miss Marie Landls and Abram R. Rutt and Amos Landlj and Miss Sabina Ebersole took place in Sterling. Their golden wedding anniversary was quietly observed here by both cjuples. Springfield.--Unofficial reports received by the Illinois Mine Workers indicated that Frank Farrington has I been re-elected president, Walter Nesblt, of Belleville, re-elected secretary treasurer, and Hurry Fishwlck, of Springfield, re-elected vice president, Springfield.-- The State Supreme court upheld the medical practice ac of 1923. The case was brought by Dr. Edwin F. Witte. fined $500 and costs in the Chicago Municipal court. Springfield.--Mayor Samuel A. Bui lard has announced the appointment of John Morris as chief of police to succeed John E. George, banker chief, who resigned recently. Mr. George served as chief without salary, but Morris will be a full-time officer at a •alary to be fixed by the city council. Swarthmore, Pa.--Ileubeti A. Borsch St Collinsville, a student at Illinois Wesleyun university, is one of twelve student* awarded a Rhodes scholarship, President Aydelotte of Swarth more college, secretary of the Ameri can Rhodes trustees, announced here. Maywood.--Thomas Dalbinie, thirty, of Maywood, a Chicago & Northwestern: railroad conductor, was killed, and Cornelius McQueen, fireman, was burned and cut, when a stock train crashed into the rear of a trainload of chickens and turkeys at Kinzie and Pine streets, Austin. One of the poultry cars was demolished, killing scores of turkeys and chickens. A second car wa« derailed. Fire followed. Springfield.--The Illinois Traction •yatem trainmen's strike has been settled and train service resumed after a oX a weelu Springfield.--Many former soldiers In Illinois, eligible for the Illinois bonus, will not receive a bonus unless they make their applications immediately, according to Palmer D. Edmunds, chief ui «ti«r vrfVTcCO^huivu board. Under the bonus law, applications will not be received after midnight of December 31. The law is so worded that applications must be within the office at that time. "We will keep the office open until midnight December 31," Mr. Edmunds said, and take every application that comes to us before the clock strikes the new year. Applications so received will be numbered that night and cards informing the apiKicants will be mailed immediately. No veteran who has received a card bearing his claim numlfrr need worry, but those who have not received such a card, or who have not made a formal application should move to do so Immediately. Letters cannot be Interpreted as applications unless the form used by the board has been properly filled out and mailed." Springfield.--Snle of part of the $100,000,000 bond issue authorized by the voters of Illinois at the November election will be the next step toward completion of the state highway system, according to advices from the division of highways. Under the law only enough of the bonds to finance current construction work can be sold at a time. It is the plan of the dlision to award the contracts as early as possible In order that contractors may move material and equipment to the ground during the winter and be *eady to start work a® soon as weather permits in the spring. Chicago.--William L. Sackett. state superintendent of waterways, died In Chicago at St. Luke's hospital, where he has lain seriously ill since December 4. The cause of death was announced as pulmonary embolus. Mr. Sackett's home was at Morris. For many years he took a very active interest in waterways and was appointed head of the harbor division by Governor Lowden in 1917. He was reappointed by Governor Small. For the last 35 years he has been a familiar figure in Illinois politics. He was a native of Holyoke, Mass., where be was born In 1863. Urbann.--Farmers' week at the Illinois Agricultural college, beginning January 12 will include the annual meeting of the Illinois Agricultural association, an extension school for farm advisers and a meeting of executive committees of county farm bureaus. Attractions include the annual Illinois seed grain show and the fifth annual utility corn phow. The Illinois Bunkers' association has posted $500 for cash awards. Corn to be entered must be received not later than December 31. Lincoln. -- Municipal operation of the electric railway system is beginning to pall upon the city council. A deficit threatens each month, as the expenses are greater than the receipts. During October It cost $1,148 to operate the line, while the fares totaled only $1,063. The deficit In November was even greater and no hope of any improvement Is held out. The public is riding in automobiles and not In the trolley cars. Springfield. -- Proposals to modify the prohibition laws, a bill to examine applicants for automobile licenses, a state police bill and a decision us to the proposed twentieth, or child labor amendment to the Constitution of the United States, are among the Important questions that will come before the fifty-fourth general assembly of Illinois, which meets January 7. Urbana.--Illinois apples will be shipped in boxes like apples from Washington and Oregon if plans being considered at a meeting of the Illinois Horticultural society are adopted. Th« barrel now in vogue in this state, is too large for shipment of tlie best quality apples the state is now producing, it is claimed. Galesburg.--What the man in the pew thinks of the preacher, the church service and the preacher's Job as a whole will be thoroughly discussed at the annual convention of the Congre gatlonal church of Illinois, to be held at Knox college December 29-31. A prominent layman, Nolan R. Best, will lead the discussion. Elgin.--Death which has trailed litigants for the last seven years in connection with the famous A. B. Brinkerhoff $1,000,000 estate, took Its tenth victim when Attorney Thomas S. Huntley of Elgin, bankruptcy ref eree for northern Illinois, shot him self to death. Chicago.--Chlcagoans paid $22,89ft 699 income tax for the last quarter about $2,000,000 less than for th« fourth quarter of the preceding yeai the collector of internal revenue an^ nounced. Aledo.--Wolves are still fairly common In Mercer county, bounty records at the county clerk's office Indicate. During the year $310 was paid out in bounties for 16 old wolves and 50 young ones whose scalps were brought in. During the previous year scalps of ten wolves and twenty-two young ones were registered. Elgin.--Bounties of $500 for every bank robber killed In Kane county will be paid from a, $10,000 fund provided by the Kane County Bankers' Federa tion. It was decided at the monthly convention of the body held In Elgin. Wheaton.--Ernest L. Vogel as nounced his resignation as president of the Illinois Gideons, known officially as the Christian Commercial Travelers, a position he has held for years, tie stated lie could no longer give the time and money required, but would have to devote more time to his business as a traveling salesman. Villa Grove.--Lost in a heavy fog, a full-grown eagle flew into a fence oo the furm of John Bozbech, near here. Although unable to get away the eagle fought so fiercely that It had to be Hot beforf .lt was captured. - House Passes Big Supply ^-.j-pJBill--Britten Asks . More Ships.-1 * * ft Washington.--Congress turned Its attention to naval defenses and accomplished these results: Tli« house passed the supply bHl carrying $300,000,000 for activities already authorized. The house received a bill which was Introduced by Fred Britten (Rep., 111.), member of the naval committee, which provides $101,400,000 for additional construction. In the senate the naval committee shelved a resolution by Senator King diem., Utah) proposing au Inquiry into the status of the navy, bat will seek data from the Navy department to learn whether the United States Is maintaining Its 5-5-3 basis. At the White House It was said that the State department hud received a not* from Great Britain setting forth that government's views on gun elevation. The bill offered by Britten Increases the cost of the airplane carriers Lexington and Saratoga, now under construction, from $23,000,000 to $33,000,000 each and authorizes the construction of four scout cruisers costing $11,100,000 each, one additional aircraft carrier to cost $23,000,- 000, and one flouting dry dock to cost $7,500,000, The bill also authorizes the expenditure of $6,500,000 for elevating the guns on the battleships Florida. Utah, Arkansas, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada. New York, Texas, Mississippi, Idaho and New Mexico. "Unless another conference Is called for the limitation of all naval craft," Mr. Britten said, "It will be Jecessary for us to maintain our navy at its very highest efficiency, «•-«! the quicker we do this the better. "If England and .:u;.un supersede us In fust cruisers, submarines, "aircraft carriers, and In naval aviation, congress should immediately take stich steps as are necessary to make or.r navy equal to any o'.her; f j make the nation safe in tlue of an emergency. "I r<?r tiir.lly cannot see a thr«x*nlng *»>eck cn our peaceful horizon, but that is no reason why we should go unp.-opu red." $762,000,000 Supply Bill » tor Treasury, Post Office Washington. -- The largest peace time Supply bill ever presented to congress-- a measure carrying more than three-quarters of a billion dollars for Treasury and Post Office department activities daring the coming fiscal year--was reported by the bouse appropriations committee. The total is $762,180,522, or $11,890,- 614 more than for the current year, hut approximately $12,000,000 less than budget estimates. Of the combined tola! $125,911,107 would go to the Treasury and $636,- 269,415 to the Post Office department. The bill carries $526,373 for mall transmission by pneumatic tubes--the amount available this year--and $89,.- 250.000 for rurul delivery service, the latter a decreuse of $600,000. Mrs. Osborne Wood to Starjt Suit for Divorce New York.--Osborne Wood, son of Gen. Leonard Wood, is about to face suit for divorce. Confirmation of the divorce plans came from Mrs. Wood at Wilmington, Del. I have been separated from him for several months," Mrs. Wood said. "He has lost practically all that he has made. 1 shall start suit for divorce. and I do not care to discuss the grounds." Mrs. Wood scouted reports that her husband, who Is now in France, has scored another long-dlstar.ee market killing. Lie was credited v*ith having cleaned up $2,000,000 In Wall street within the last few weeks. When he was a lieutenant In the army under General Wood In the Philippines he was credited with having mude $800,- 000 in Wall street speculations. William Green Elected President of A. F. of I. New York.--William Green of the miners was elected president of the American Federation of Labor by the executive council. He will sen-e until next convention ten months hence. James H. Noonan, president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, was named eighth vice president to fill the vacancy on the council caused by Green's promotion. Upon Green's election James Duncan, the first vice president, resigned. A close associate of the late Samuel Gompers for forty years, Duncan told his colleagues he felt entitled to the office because of seniority, and ieq| service. Recent portrait of Mrs. Samuel Gompers, widow of the late president of the American Federation of Labor. Before their marriage, early in 1921, Mrs. Gompers was Mrs, Gertrude Gleaves Neuscheler of Zanesville, Ohio, and" New fork citjr. • ;. LANDIS REMAINS ' BASEBALL CHIEF Ban Johnton R*bak*J for Attack on Commitnoner. Chicago.--Kenesaw Mountain Landls, former United States Judge, will remain high commissioner of baseball. After a hectic and epochal day In the history of our national game, the gruy-huire:i boss of the sport decided to remain when seven of the American league club owners adopted a resolution and presented it to him at the Joint meeting of the two major leagues on Wednesday, assuring him thut hereafter eBun B. Johnson, their president, who has a contract which runs for another half dozen yeurs, has been thoroughly bound and gagged Ban Johnson still is president of the American league, though all except Phil Ball, owner of the SL Louis Browns, rebuked him and voted ugalnst him In the adoption of the resolution. It was a victory for Commissioner Landls, who has maintained absolule silence ever since Mr. Johnson gave out an Interview during the world's series in which he proposed to begin a general cleanup of the game, with the Idea of driving Landls out of the game, o' driving the owners of the New York Giants out of the gume and attempting to put the sport under federal control. It was in that interview that he, referred to Landls as a wildeyed. crazy nut. Landls never replied to that story, but there were strong Indications that he would quit baseball rather than continue If it was neeessafy for him to stand for such unwarranted' attacks- Congressman Julius Kahn of California Is Dead San Francisco.--Julius Kahn, for 24 years representative lb congress from the Fourth California district, and chairman of the house military affairs committee, died here after an extended illness. He was sixty-three years old. Washington.--The vacancy tn the chairmanship of the military committee of the house caused by the death of Representative Kahn probably will be filled by Representative Morln (Rep.) of Pennsylvania. Spanish Regiment Shot.to Pieces in Morocco Wear Tetuan, Morocco.--Six hundred inept. All that remain of a regiment of 2,000 which was rushed to Morocco during the critlca* fighting against the rebellious Moor*, embarked to spend Christmas in Spain with their families. Lieut. Col. Temprano, who commanded the reginent. was killed In action. Of the officers, only one remains unhurt, all otltrs having hopn killed or ground*. J. ,i Ridicules Red Outbreak Paris.--Still confined by illness. Premier Herriot, In a statement, denounced alarmist reports concerning Communist activities and minimized the possibility of a "lied" "IV hr?ti4t In France. :' '-• Radio Locate* Lost Train* Kansas City.--Four lost trains. Isolated by a storm In the route to St. Louis, were located by radio by dispatchers when telegraphic messages failed to bring responses to orjexa. Debate Education Bit§ New York.--Creation of a federal department of education will be dehated at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Allied Agencies at Chicago January 6 to 10. Tuskegee Gets $2,000,000 •New York.--The $1,000,000 gift of the general education board to Tuskegee institute, made contingent upon the raising of another million fry tl» institution, has been made. Three Miners Die, 2 Murt in Explosion on Coast Tn coma. Wash.--Three men are dead, two injured and three unaccounted for in an explosion at the Pacific Coast Coal company's mine at the Burnett, near here, according to a report received from If, ^gqre, president of the company. ' 4 7: Rob H. C. Witwer, Atifkor, of $7,000 Worth of Gems Los Angeles, Cai.--The uotue of H. C, Wttwer, author, was entered by thieves and Jewelry valued at $7,000 was atolta, according to a pwihra, report. ' " $5,000,000 for Waterways Washington.--Plans for the expenditure of $;i,000,000 In the Improve" ment of water transportation on the Mississippi and Warrior rivers are recommended in a reptdl . to ft'nr department. • V"l •l.,.11'. ./v1 • Cancer Death* Increase Washington.--In a territory cootalnlng 87 J per cent of the population, deaths totaling 86.754 from cancer tn the United States Increased 5.810 over 1922, says the csnsus'bureau. Chippewa Falls, Wis.--Eight persons were killed aYid seven were Injured when the last coach of an eastbound Minneapolis. St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie passenger train plunged from the trestle over the, Chippewa river here and fell upside down in the icy waters 60 feet below. The terrific cold, 19 below zero, added to the suffering of the survivors. ,Elght dead were Identified as Mrs. Harry Jones, Sioux City, Iowa; Charles M. Pardoe, Minneapolis; Barbara Spencer, six-months-old daughter of M. L. Spencer of Seattle; Kenneth J. Jlenderson of Moose Jaw. Sask.; Mrs. Florence HIgus of Minneapolis, R. W. Sharp »f Toronto, Miss Mary Morrlsey of Stevens Point, Wis., and John S. Dunne, New York city. Seven persons were taken to «8t'. Joseph's hospital where they were given medical or surgical attention. A broken switch bolt apparently was the cause of the accident, which occurred us the train was pulling Into Chippewa Falls over the 700-foot trestle that spans the Chippewa river about a half mile from the railroad station. The presence of mind of two boys, fifteen and seventeen, led to the rescue of seven passengers. The boys, Dayton Gooyea and Ray-, mond Walters, were walking along the trades when they saw the coach crash Into the waters. Then they ran half a mile downstream to a flat-bottomed skiff, rowed back to the scene and with Wesley Cardinal, sixteen, helped seven of the victims from the freezing stream and battered car. The boys worked for a half hour before exhaustion due to the 12-below-zero cold forced them to relinquish their activities to townsmen and members of the fire department, which Gonyea had ordered a chum to call before he ran for the boat. 'Why, anyone would have done that," Gonyea said as he sold a newspaper telling of the wreck. "It was awful, and I did what I could to help." %v Gompers' Widow to Contest Second Will Washington.--With a contest looming over the will of Sumuel Gompers, dead labor leader. It was learned his entire estate is worth only $30,000. Although every other beneficiary of the labor > chieftain's will agreeid to sign a petition for probate, the document wus filed without the signature of the widow. She will sign It "under no circumstances," ber attorney said. The second will of Gompers, signed five weeks before his death, apparently was made without the knowledge of any of those close to him. When it was found iL the safe of the American Federation of Labor building it came as A complete surprise to the widow as well as to the children and grandchildren of the lahtfr leader. In the second will Gompers voided a previous document which willed hLj entire estate to his wife and cut her off with "only the minimum amount required by law." Gompers' estate, representing his entire savings after a lifetime of public service, is composed of the house where iha widow now lives, and personal belongings and cash amounting to $10,000. The real estate la valued at $20,000. I War Finance Board Sees Farming Gains Washington.--In the annual summary of the War Finance corporation, submitted to congress, an encouraging picti re of conditions In United States agricultural regions Is reported. The report declared the. -eater nymber of the Important forming regions are In better condition tlt^^g^ymve !>een for several years. ire being restored an«1 creasing, according to ; >i« N^H|ch says that business ha itnpr t^H^Matly and farrrers are progressing rap* idly in cleaning up their debt burdens. * • -/«• Charles E. JSultzman, son of MiJ. Gen. Charles McK. Saltzman, chief signal officer, has been awarded the first Rhodes scholarship ever given a graduate of West Point Military academy. Saltzman will be graduated from the academy In June. The War department has awarded him a three-year leave of absence so that he may pursue his studies at Oxford without resigning from the army. He has been president of bis class at West Point for two years. V. S. GOVERNMENT MARKET QUOTATIONS Washington.--For The. week ending December IS.--FRUITS AND VKOBTABL. ES--New York sacked round white potatoea, $t.l0&1.2& per 100 pounds in eastern cities, mostly 86c f. o. b. Rochester; northern round whites, $1.06<# 1.15 In consuming centers. 7U@75c at shipping points. New York Rhode Island greenings. $6.00® 7.90 in Middle West. Northern Danish type cabbage, 116.00 f. o. b. Kenosha, Wis. Midwestam yellow onions. 92.5O0t.75 la conturning centers. LIVE STOCK--Chicago hog prices :losed at $lu.0& for top and $8.bO«f».7S for bulk. Medium and good beef steers, 16.50<g> 12.75; butcher cows and heifers, (3.00C<i 11.25; feeder steers, $4.2o@7.00; light and medium weight veal oalvea, f8.60@ 10.60. Fat lambs, $14.UO'u> 16,25; feeding lambs, $XJ.OO® 15.#0; yearlings, tl0.25@glb.50; fat ewes. 96.S50S.OO. HAY--Quoted December It: No. I timothy: Chicago, (S4.00. No. 1 alfalfa: Kansas City. 922-75. No. 1 prairie: Chisago, 917.00. DAIRY PRODUCTS--Closing price of )2-score butter: Chicago, 41c. Closing prices on Wisconsin primary cheese markets December It: Single daisies, ilfcc; longhorns, 21 %e; square prluta. itttc. GRAIN--Quoted December It: No. I lark northern wheat: Minneapolis, (1-63@1.89 No. 2 red winter wheat: St Louis. 91-84 01.86. No. 2 mixed corn; hlcago, 91-26 V& # 1.27 %. No 2 yellow :orn: Chicago, 91-28^4; Minneapolis, M-26@t.27; St. Louis. 91.27. No. S yellow corn: Chicago, 91.2«; Minneapolis, |122@1.25. No. 2 white corn: St. Louis, tl.260l.tt. No. 8 white oata: Chicago, >8Vi05»ttc; Minneapolis, St. Louis, 69 ^ 060 Via Mob Overpowers Sheriff, Hangs and Burns Negro Charleston, Mo.--A mob of more than 200 meq qverpowered Sheriff EL B. Jackson in his office here, dragged Roosevelt Grigsby, twenty-year-old ne- ?ro who had been Identified as the man who attempted to attack a white ;irl two hours previously, across the courtyard and hanged him to a tree. A bullet was fired through the body, which then wfts cut loose from the tree, tied to an automobile and dragged through the streets of the negro section followed by the howling mob. The body eventually was hanged to a poet. Before the mob departed, however, the body was cut down, a huge bonfire was started, and It soup Vas sharred embers. House Votes for Navy Strength of 86,000 Men Washington.--Provisions in the navy ipproprlation bill for maintenance of the navy at Its present strength of 36,000 enlisted men were approved by the house. Frank A. Vanderlip, Noted Financier, III With Typhoid New York.--Frank A. Vunderiip is ill at his home In Scarborou*^ with typhoid fever. *•.' $600,000 Wage tn create New York.--Wage increases totaling $000,000 have been granted to 9.000 Erie railroad shopmen under an iigreement to become effective January 1. The increase amounta to two cents an hour. Builders to Demand $1.50' Chicago.-^Chicago building trade* will start a conee.ted demand early next spring to have the wage scales of all trades placed on a HJ0U per hour rate,«lt was learned. Bandit* Burn Town fort Worth. Texas.--Bank robbers set fire to the town of Valley View, after wrecking a state and national bank and carrying awuy two safes belonging to the Institutions. The amount o- Ibl loot la unknown. .-•"w -wk- Coal Board Member QuSt Huzleton Pa.--Sannici D. Warrlner of Philadelphia, presiden' of Lehigh Coat A Navigation company, has resigned a* a member of the Anthracite Conciliation board. i Harding's Sister Weds* > > r Marlon. Ohio.--Miss Abigail torla Harding, sister of the late President Warren O. Harding, and Ralph T. Lewis. Marlon real estate dealer, were piarrled here. They will go to Bermuda for the winter. $2 Below in Canada ^ Snfrttntoon. Sask. -- The coldest weather In several years was re|»orte«i at Red Deer, Alta., when the temperature dropped tn " sero mark. Miners' Chief Seeks to End Pennsylvania Strike Scranton, Pa.--A break In tbe strike of 12,000 Pennsylvania and Hillside Coal and iron company mine workers Is expected soon. District President Kinaldo Cappellini said. He declared that he would meet with all other locals affected and submit his request for a joll on the ending of the walkers t.£ua to Rest at Tarrytown, N. Y. New York.--The body of Samuel Gompers, late president of the American Federation of Labor, was laid tc rest in Sleepy Hollow cemetery In Tar rytown following services at the Elks' club. Thousands of persons attended the aervtces. Rochefetler Stighfty Tit; Delays T rip to Florida New York.--A slight cold caused John D. Rockefeller to cancel his plans to depart for his winter home at Oiv mond Beach. Fla- Frlday. lt was announced here. Senate Votes Plague Fund Washington.--The senate adopted a Joint resolution authorizing appropriation of $100,000 for control and eradication of the European fowl disease and other contagious diseases ampag poultry. 'f':-'- Vera Crux Officials Deponed Vera Cruz. Mex.--The city government of this place has been deposed by order of the local legislature and a council of municipal adminiatration Ims been installed. William AUiton la Deed New York.--William Outis Allison publisher and hanker, died at his home 115 West Sixtieth street, succumbing to a brief attack of pneumonia, il. was In his seventy-sixth year when h« died. Hull Named Judge Advocate Washington.--Col. John II. Hull wanominated by President Coolidge a Judge advocate general of the arm with tbe rant of Major genera! lb four years. Treaty Clatues Not Yet Car* w A..» a ii* . i r* • vui, ruucu vonii* mission Believes. PJst Paris.--The supreme interallied military commission met, with Marshal Foch presiding, it took note of the latest fortnightly report sent from Berlin by the interallied control commission and then drafted resolutions for transmission to the council of ambassadors. No communication was issued after the session, but Jt is understood that Germany is considered as not yet ha**- ing entirely fulfilled all the clauses for disarmament laid down in tbe treaty of Versailles. • ^ Germany will he informed by the council of ambassadors that the first zone; the Cologne bridgehead, cannot be evaluated because "Germany cannot be considered as having filled Versailles disarmam&nt provisions." ^ Such was the opinion reached "%|r the Interallied military committee^ with Marshal Foch presiding. The committee, in its report to the ambassadors, draws attention particularly to the German police and the reichswehr, whose numbers alone* exceed ^ 100,000, the prescribe military force. •• \ J -- • Moffett Says U. S. Leads V World in Naval Aviation Washington.--Inferiority in number, but superiority in material, design and efficiency distinguishes the American air services compared with those of other countries, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and Rear Admiral Moffett, chief of the bureau of aeronautics, told the speciiil house aircraft Investigate ing committee. "We feel we are not behind," th#se<v retary testified. "As far as' the navy is concerned, the condition is satisfactory except that we need more ships. I believe that no other nation has got/ anything better than we have." Rear Admiral Moffett was of the same opinion, saying: "Nobody is ahead of us; in fact, we are leading." "We are so far ahead of anybody else in naval aviation," he added, "that it will take them a long time to catch up." The superiority existed, Moffett s^ld, despite that only 234 of the 840 planes: of all kinds belonging to the navy could be relied upon for satisfactory operation under war conditions. < ^ Blackmailer Tries to**** ^ Get Vanderbili Cask ^ . .. -57^" New York.--An attempt to blackmall Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., and Philip K. Rhinelander, father of Leonard Kip Rhinelander, who Is seek- "> ing to annul his marriage to Alice S \ Jones, was frustrated by the police. Bern Surro, a young Finn of Fresno* ^ i Cal., sought by means of threatening Vf-jt letters to extort $50,000 from Mrs. Vanderbilt and $20,000 from Rhine- : ^ lander. A trap was set for Surro and when ba appeared to get the money 5 ^ from- a messenger sent by the policeto Battery park in accordance with the young blackmailer's directions, be " i-; was arrested. "i-J - *. .-*w. Air Mail Pilot Killetff -*'•* "Chute" Fails to Opon Kanevtlle, III.--Clarence O. Gilbert* air mall pilot, was kitled near KaneviUe when his airplane and his parachute failed him. Ilia body was found by farmers, who had searched all night. Gilbert' did not know the route welL The snow masked the guiding blinker lights on the ground. When his motor failed, if it did, be couldn't tell where he was or at what altitude. So h& decided to trust to his parachute. He -jumped, but the stabiliser or elevator at the ship's tall cut the "chute's" strings, and he fell approximately 1,500 feet. The ship traveled half a mile farther and fell 150 feet from a farmhouse, a total wreck, {gK though the mall was undamaged.- •'**" & Lester Kahl Executed for Murder of Wiim Cariinville, III.--Lester Kabl, wife murderer, died on the scaffold here. He walked to the noose with firm step and head bended. He said he welcomed death. Kahl paid tlyp penalty for the murder of his second wlfet formerly Margaret Schlauter of Oilman, 18 days after he had married her. This is the second hanging in coupin county in M years. Pope Pius Suffering From Slight Attack of "FbT Rome.--Pope Pius XI is suffering from a slight attack of influenza. His holiness is not In a serious condition, papal physicians say, but ia bsfeff confined to his bed. Whitman Denies Report r 8pringfield, III.--Denial of runtifit that he would become warden of the federal penitentiary at Atlanta was made by John L. Whitman, warden of the Illinois penitentiary at Statevitt^ to friends here. 1 $20,000,000 From Gift Shares New York.--More than $20,000,000 in cash out of the gift of George Eastman to educational institutions was liaised through the sale of Eagtiugja common stock In Wall street ^ ^ " Ford Plant to Civil* Detroit.--The plants of the Ford Motor company in this district, with the exception of a few departments, will be closed from Deceml»er 24 until January 5, for the annual inventory." ... . V '" -•*" Admiral Van Reypen Dies - Washington.--Rear Admiral William K. Van Reypen, retired, former sue geon general of the navy, died here on Monday. He was born at Hergen, N. J., in 1840. He retired in 1U02. •V :'x