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Decatur Evening Herald from Decatur, Illinois • Page 7

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William, cr LL TUB HILL fcUPTorr, HEREMtN- fEP LEFT Mlitt BACK DECATUR HERALD THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1931 DECATUR HERALD commendations, season entirely niary." He laid conditions are responsible for illon only con- warning that the producing ilm a lot of the eitroyed by dl- ralnage we arc more and more ifortunate situ- vtll go on there tract of wllder- i mountain! el Ikylop next I to the banging bulletin of loclatlon. rs' association, i state Legisla- huntlpg with is secured 3.WO ed that will of shooting on the lone bfw. I- ADD ONE DAY TO ffABASH SHOPS VORKSCHEDULE Two Five Day Weeks and One Three Day Week in August 1)01 CLOSE ON AUG. 19 i aiul locomotive ihof i i oT dny.t 111 uti- ncunccd i wcik. officials In the merh'inli ''I dcp.uttncnt ntnt- l4 Thuisilas An Inert nitti- Brttllcn In i i iionsiuii.

for the add- ti day. The i two flvo day "ml one i day week thh month. The Oinpt will for the month on AUK 1C Working only on needed i OB roillnK the sluipu plenty of work to do, offlclnln Slnco tho Hho)m went on ridllCKt nchcdiiloi nlnioit (wo ago, 11 i work not abiiohi- Bect'smiv lins born dffcried. MOTOR AH OVKIUIAULKn The gii-Hllne-t'loctrlc motor car No. which i In lc( on thn new can- cillid run between Drcutur nnd Mtchdi'ld, lifts been given genct- 11! overhiuillti); in the- iihops i nnd wan t.ikcn out for an "cxercls- morning.

The car l.i to be )ut In nervlci 1 on the Western division. MINOII A XXOl'XCI'lM K'T The only nnnounccment made Ihtti far hy the Ijultimoro A Ohio rieultlng i Its purchase of the Alton rund In that the H. monthly mugnr.lne hct'ieaftnr is to contain devoted to news of the Alton i family. More Important announcements con.sulldatldti of the two loiulM Itt expected, however, complntlon of Insppctlona now helm; made by official), rs'o itnti'montH made following a mcollng of cfflclali of the two roadK In Springfield lant A group of officials were scheduled meet again Thursday In East SI. Lotilx.

Tho rnndi, It Is undemtood, will continue to be separate vmlts for several VAV Tlnlltdad einploypn of all classe.i earned dnlly compensation of during the 1930 compared with during the prc-wnr year, 1018, in-cording to Inlcistntu com- iticrcu commission atntlatlcs. Tho average dully wage In 1016, tho year piecodlng the United States entrance In tho war. 36. Dut ing 19SO tho average pay for executive, officials nnrt staff was $18.11 per day, compared with S12 37 In 1013. The nmjoilty of men In railway employ do not cutn, and have not earned for yearn, wages equal to those paid to men In similar work, loqulrlng equal skill, In private Industries, In the claim made by the Hallway Labor JSxeuutlvos association In a titatemi-nt just filed with the Interstate commcice commission.

The iwsoclatlon'M wa'j filed with the commission In pto- test to the Injection of a discussion of wages In the consideration of the lalhonds' application for a 15 IIPI cent, blanket Increase In freight raton. The state said Im- paitlal boards cf arbitration had icvcatedly found that railway em- ployes aic underpaid, A. K. Helm, hupetlntcndent of thn Wnbnsli division, retuincd to his desk Tuesday morning aftet an absence of two weeks due to 111- ClfT HAII, KATKS Thlitcon western railroads will sell round trip tickets ut one cent mile, with a return limit to Aug, Friday and Saturday. Tickets with pullnian and parlor car pilvlleges will bo about two cents per mile.

The one cent rate on the 10 ilny excursion was first announced by the Illinois Ccntial for all points on Its system. Since t.fee announcement, various other followed null with Mmilnr rates between points where they compete with thn I. C. Tho railroads nelllng the low rate are the Wnbash, Burlington, the Alton, A E. Chicago, Milwaukee, St.

Paul Pacific, Great Western, North Western, Rock Island. S.inte Fe and Soo linen Monticello Church Picnic to Be Today P. Changes Basis of Sale of Gas Here (Continued from page-1) Town Briefs MONTICEI.LO The annuul Preibyterlnn Sunday Bchool picnic will be held In City pork Thursday afternoon. Supervised games 'for the children will begin nt o'clock. Supper will be served at 6.30 o'clock.

In case of rain the supper will be nerved In the church parlors. Tho Mlsslonaty society wlll'held Its August meeting at 3 o'clock in the northwest corner of the park under much lower presume. This one fact to keep In mind." Action Uncertain Neither Mayor Smith nor Hamilton and Smith could Indicate what stops they planned, If uny. Commlsslonei Hugh and Commissioner Moran could not be reached. W.

J. Cnrcy, rorpornlion counaol was absent from his office on account of tho ileuth of hia mother In law. "One thlnjr is sure," Mnyor Smith said, "we certainly will keep this change In mind when new gas lalft hearing cornea up Under the former billing the rale was 2,000 cubic foot, at. $1,86 per 1,000 cubic feet, net, J2.70. Under the new billing on tho "thcim" batla tho rate ia, 11.3 therm's, at 238 centji per therm, ncl, $269.

On Hcntlng I'onldnt By the new billing tho measurement of thn gas In expressed In heating value of the used in- Htend of cubic feet. A therm Is 100000 British theimal unltn (Btu). A Btu IK the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. This change of billing Is due to the fact that natmal RIIS will soon be available. It is explained, und It thru proponed to furnish a mixture of natural nnd manufactured gas for at least a trial pcilod.

The heat content of naltnnl gas is higher than that of artificial gas. Under the therm bnsiH of billing. Iho consumer will pay for the heat units used regardless of tho volume of gas delivered. Thin method of billing has been in effect for mnny years In other countries. Motors Unchanged Tho present gas meters will be read as heretofore, but the gaa consumption will bo stated In therms for billing purposes Instead of cubic If meter shows consumption of 2,000 cubic feet, this will be multiplied by 1505, for there are 565 heat unity In a cubic foot of gas as now distributed.

This shows 1,130,000 Htu or heat units. Them nrc 100,000 Btu In therm, so this consumption will be state as 11.3 therms. It was announced by the company several weeks HRO that a revised schedule of KKU rates was being prepared, to become effective when natural gas Is actually available. This revised schedule will bo on a therm basis, also TODAY'S MEETINGS Starlight council No. 158, of P.

En Ami lodge No. 60S, K. of P. Coeur de Leon lodge No, IT, K. of P.

Ht. Francis court No. 10, 0. E. S.

Thomas G. Johnson circle No. 107, Ladles of A. R. Wubash lodge No.

838, 1. A. M. Progress lodge No. 141, Rebskahs 20th Century division No.

2B2, G. ft A. of B. of E. Local No.

Hod Carriers. Jerome R. Oorln chapter, Dc- aioluy. Decatur Park board. Officers Reserve corp.s Stephen Docatur chapter, A R.

Local No. 161, I. P. V. A A U.

Owen Scott chapter No, 1)84, 13. DEATHS" MBS, MINNIE MAS'JMSKSON Mrs. Minnie Masteraon. wife of W. P.

Maatcrnon, died In tho family recldcncc, 1BOO North Morgan street at 3:15 o'clock Thursday morning of curslmonln, after an illness, beginning' In May. I Mastereon was born In Henderson county, Dec. 2, 1878. She It survived by her husband nnd eight sons. Vernon lives In Galesburg anil Liming In Monmouth.

The other boys are at home. The body taken to the Mon- eon funeial home to bo prepared for burial, The funeral services will be In the Capllngcr funeral home In Maroa Friday iiftcrnoon at i o'clock. The bmlal will be In the Maroa i omelery. PERSONAL Mrs John Ilnpfi- and son, Bodkin, and John Hennebery of Chicago came to Decatur to attend the funeral of Dr. F.

Dudley. MARRIAGE LICENSES Joseph Vasquonzu, 24, Decatui. Ida T. ERlzl, 21, Decntur. will bo In DuwBon Wlkoff funernl home until time of services.

CLOUD, Mrs, services 4 in, Thuradny In Monson chapel. Burial will be In Greenwood cemetery. Tho body In In Monson funernl homo wheic friends may call. BIRTHS EK1S8--Born to Mr. and Mrs.

Qeorgc Eklss, Jjalton City, Aug. 6 In the Decatur nnd Macon County hospital, a daughter. BERNARD-Born, to Mr. and Mrs. S.

R. Bernnid, 1648 East Prnh te avenue, Aug. 2, In St. John's hospital, Springfield, a ton. BRUBECK-norn to Mr.

and Mm. O. Brubeck, Tulsn, July 28, a daughter. She has been named Jiinl.s CHURCH NOTES Antlnoh Grotiji To lH't The home department Sunday school class of Antloch Baptist church will n.ect at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening In the home of Mra. A.

Read, 817 North Calhoun street. All members are Invited. Missionary Society to Meet The Woman's Home mlnslonary iioclely of the I'lrst Methodist church will meet at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Harris G. Beck, B32 Wcht Prnlrle nvenuc.

Assistant hostesses will bo Mrs. Ralph Dalby, Mrs. H. B. Wise, und Mrs.

J. J. Crosi, Mrs. F. Walker will have charge of the devotional service, the subject of which will bo "Christian Stewardship" Mrs.

E. T. Evans will be In charge of the Ic'ison. A loclal hour will follow the buslncsB meeting. DEEDS RECORDED THU'n IJunliT to s'ainui'l i part loin 10 unit H.

REMODELED CANTON TEA GARDEN OPENS The Clinton Ten Curdon, 32S Noith Water street, reopened Thursday morning nftoi a business Ktispcniiion since July 6 for redec- orntlon and remodeling. Will Chlnn, owner, announced he nan signed ti new 10 year lease on the locution. Remodeling Included the addition of new private dinlnc room foi banquets and private parties. New Interior decorations have been add- FORMER 1LLIOPOLIS RESIDENT SUCCUMBS 1L1JOPOLIB MIH. Ellznhrlh Council, 81, ichltlont of thin for K4 died Moniluy In her home In Topvkii, i according to word received here.

The body IH to nirlvo In Illlcipolln cuily Thursday and will bi Inkcn to tho homo or her son in law nnd daughter, Mr. und MTU. 8. V. Klnn- han.

Funernl services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon In the Christian church, Rev. B. Sllno officiating. Burial will be In MpchanlcsburK cemetery. Mra.

Council's husband died In 1921. She was tha mother of 10 children, one son, Gcorse, prcnrdrd her In death. The remaining children iirc: Lena, Irene, Olivo and Benjamin, at home; Mra. S. P.

Kin- ahnn, Illlopolls; Mm. Irving McFaddon of Buffalo Hurt; Robert Cour.cll and Percy Council, Topcka, and Jesse Council of Norton- vllle, Kun. Left ntso nro 10 giand- chlldrcn and three great grandchildren. of Mucoti to ntv of Dimtur. trnrt of Inntl nljnu-nt ID loflrm- nry, to iiMd for Jim kins nn nmr the Son Born to Former Stoninfton Woman STONINGTON Krkndg have n- celved announcements of nirih of a ion to Mr.

and Mn, Charles Tie bout of Champaign, lln. Tin- bout was btfore her marrlafe Irma Francis Rndwcll daughter oi Mm. Jennie Itadwell, former residents of Hlonlntlon. He hen hren named Chnrlei 8, Tleboiil III, Sometime Monday night or tarly TuMdny morning broke Into the office of Dr Bhorl nnd etolo all of narcnllei, 'l'hi theft wan reported to the Federal office. nrc being madp and mltloeit appointed for the annual chicken fry of the Lndlrn aid pod- ety of the Mcthodlxt church to IIP held AuffMt 20.

At a Kpcclnl business meeting: oi the club Hn, l.tven- wns elected vice president ol the club to fill the vacancy rausrrt by the moving of Kobeit Holer to Taylorvllle. The Slonlngton Garden club met nt the homo of Mm. Laura Walley Tuesday afti'rntmn. FUNERALS CTNNIOAN, Mrs. ilartha, services a.

m. Saturday In Holy Oroas Catholic chinch In Cham- palgn. Burial will be In St. Mary's cemetery, Thp body wai removed Thursday nflcrnoon from the Moian Sonu funeral home to the- homo of Mrs. John Gerhel, a daughter, 1008 West Union street, Champaign, where It will remain until time of services.

FLEMING, Mis. Margaret June, services I p. m. Friday In Flndlay Methodist church. Burial will be In Todds Point cemetery.

The body Good Health and a Clear Skin lie in NEW STRENGTH in the Blood Surprise yourself and ba anvy of othen look better feel better I Blood Is Life II Build more red cells in tho Blood--thence Will come Sturdy Countless thousands know this to 'bo a fact. Just take S.S.S. and prow it yourself. You, too, will enjoy your food have firmer flesh cleep sounder your will be calmer your skin will clear up you will possess a greater resistance to infection and disease! 5,5.5. is the loorld'i belt Maoil medicine.

It ii composed of freshly gathered medicinal roots and herbs--u gift from Mother Nature. Successful for over 100 years. It works swiftly I Make a note of your condition today--then compare tho difference six to eight weeks hence. mates you feel like yourself again. blemish is gone--" Purifies audEmiches theBbod What Do Yoi Pay For When you buy furniture? You pay for comfort, home attractiveness and years of latlffM- lory ivrvlce.

You can buy up to date furniture, and ruga at big- laving In money. You can exchange your old furniture on new or wed. repair nlmost any make of stoves, furnish stove repairs for your old making It work tike new. See ux whether you buy or not we are glad to ahaw you. GLOBE FURNITURE STORE Ml N.

StnH H. A. PEABODT, 'Depend On IN For Spoutin, Dul i Ml i Share This! Grand Selling of Women's Novelty SHOES Sport ixfords. Pumps, In line Kids, Dull Kid Suntan Kids, Patents and Satins. $1.99 $1 72 I to choose from A to Slxrit 3 la By All Means Visit This Department During This Housecleaning Event! Children's Straps, Oxfords 79c Women's $1 Boudoir Slippers Men's, Boys' Gym Shoes 39c Famous Doctor Hall's $3.50 Arch Shoes.

Women's Folt House Slippers 39c Patent Straps $1 Raymond's Comfort Slippers $1 final Clearance Men's and Boys' Dress 20 styles to hoose from Vr, Pair Summer Dress! Fall Merchandise is Arriving too Quickly! In Order to make Room for it we've marked EVERY Summer Dress FAR BELOW COST. We Must Sell Them All At Once Frocks With Cape Collars Cape LongSc. Short Sleeve Jachett Floral or Pleat'd Skirts Organdy and Lace Trimming --This is no fun for us! We don't like to practically give away these dresses, but it's all we can do! We like every one of them you'll like ttitm, too, with their smart ityles, their lovely fabrics. But we mutt have room for our new Fall merchandise! We've got to take our louet and like itt In the meantime it'i a "break" for you. You still have weeks in which to wear the light things months in which to wear the darker ones.

Printed and plain flat crepei in dark and light colon, Angorat in paitel colon Sheer Celanese voilet in airy prints Waihable in all colon and Quaint Eyelet Embroidered in all colon Gonamer in cool Sport Shantung in and three-color combinations Dots Pin Dots Bright Colors Pastels Prints SALE STARTS PROMPTLY AT 8:30 FRIDAY! Boys' Swiss Ribbed Shirts, Shorts With a i white shirts and fast xhorts. RcK'ilti'- ly priced at 39c each. Sixes 10 to IS. 25 Full Fashioned Pure Silk Hosiery --Selected Irregulars of stockings. a Ftench heels.

All a shades. Service and service chiffon. Sizes 81 to 10, 54 Children's Pretty Wash Dresses --Sheer materials or prints, All guaranteed a colors. New and attractive styles. Sizes 6 to 14.

For the Quilting Season Domestics -MIXED WOOL BATT. Supreme. One pound. Sizes 72x10. Specially priced each, at -441-INCH MUSLIN, Unbleached, Free from dressing.

Regular 18c values. 1 A--. Yard lUC BASEMENT CHAI.L1KN. For covering quilts nnd comforts. M-ln, wide.

Specially -n, i 16I WJRAl'K. Pretty All fact One pouod I6c Efts Ohi DANCE TONIQHT ZACKIK XOOBR And Powelw River Orctortra AdmlealoB! Me Per Perm II TODAY AMD FBIDAV William Dnrethy Jordaa Cawthorn and "ATJULM MADE MAT ChueMut of Wew TrldH-Dwlt Laugh Riot. AHLMfk OeoMdr A HKAIV love-taint it of thii womui Ruth Qwtttrton erMtw for you A woman who love in lit! RUTH CHATTERTON fn'TA. Mttgnifictnt lUlpk PmUna at MICKET NOVU Traffic Novelty RctratonHaani THK HOCHE THAT BHADOWB BUILT" Paramount HHUIM! Newt NOW "HOWINO Today Thru iNEWSPAFERr iNEWSPAFERr.

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