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Decatur Heraldi
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DECATUR HERALD WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1929 DECATUR HERALD CHANGE PLAN OF COUNTY OFFICES Alterations Being Made in Treasurer's Office in Court House News of the Town in Brief Work was started Tuesday in rc- ei ranging the interior of the county titssurer's office. Tho north room of the offices will be devoted eu- th-flj to the collection of and other cash business. All of the book- Veeping, and the treasurer's piivate iffioe, will be in the south ivnni. Under the new arrangement, a lobby will extend along the entire north side of the office, allowing natural light for the tax collection windows. The efficiency of the office will be increased through bringing all of the departments more closely together.

No new fixtures arc required, although a long steel table is to be transferred from the record- sr's office to the treasurer's office. SEWER TRENCH NEW. GOLF HAZARD FOR NELSON PARK PLAYERS A new golf hazard is strung across part of the Nelson park golf course. It is a row of 36-inch pre- cast concrete sewer pipe, to be laid across the northeast section of the course by W. G.

Traver, contractor. Crews of workmen employed by Mr. Traver are approaching the park land from the Intersection of Nelson park Boulevard and East Hendricks I street. The row of 36-Inch pipe will pasa the Nelson park club house a abort distance west. R'.

GOLDEN IN BUS ACCIDENT Rev. John R. Golden, former pastor of the Central Church of Christ, Decatur, was slightly shaken and bruised In a bus accident in New York recently. The driver of the bus crashed into an elevated pillar in an attempt to avoid the' collision with a taxi cab. A picture of the bus after the crash was printed on the picture page of The Herald a week ago.

TODAYS MEETINGS Stephen Decatur lodge No. 979, A. F. and A. Doric hall 7 o'clock second degree.

Decatur Canton No. 19, I. O. O. 7:45.

Commodore camp No. 1349. W. A. Auxiliary No 14, S.

of V. Local No. 892, Machinists' Helpers. Patriarch Militant No. 19.

Inmi tribe No. 580, I. O. R. M.

Mary I. Hamshev tent No. 70, D. U. V.

Daughters of Moksnna. Decatur aerio No. 507, F. O. Zohak grotto No.

6S. catur. She leaves her husband, William B. Smith, and six children, Cecil Merle, Mildred Marie, Evelyn Eileen, Arthur Elwood, Gladsy and Everett Dale, all at home. She leaves her father Galliver Dively, Brownstown, and a sister, Laura Henry, Decatur.

The body was removed to the J. J. Moran Sons funeral home and prepared for burial. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. JAMES ISAACS James Isaacs, 77, died at the Knights of Pythias Home for the I Aged at 1.30 Wednesday morning.

where he had lived for the last four years. He was born Oct. 14. 1851. The body was to the Monson funeral home and prepared for POLICE NOTES Elden Lovcll, 460 West Packard street, was arrested for speeding Tuesday evening and fined $13 40.

burial. It will be taken to Greenfield, Harry Langlier of Clinton, 111., was I I Wednesday afternoon for fa- held for speeding Tuesday evening nernl services later, and fined $1340. Carl M. Hertzog of Fairbury was held for speeding Tuesday evening FALL PROGRAM AT Y. M.

C. A. ANNOUNCED The fall program for the Y. M. C.

A. boys' department has been an, nounced by Paul Mitchell, secretary. i The dally schedule Includes gym and swim periods for the various divisions'of the boys. The detailed program is aa Monday--4 o'clock, Builders' club. 4 15--Intermediate sunn, 7.00--George Williams club.

Tuesday--I o'clock. Beginners swim 1 15--Junior sni L'lnss. Pioneer" o'clock, filers club 15--Prep gym 7 Ou--AtUancort swim. 7 15--Y's Comrades Thursdas-- 4.13 o'clock. Intermediate pryni.

4 30--Y's Pioneers Friday--4 o'clock. I i a Kvm and beginners Kym. 1 -v'--Y's Frleiullv Indians. "('--Hi-Y meeting Si'turda--9 30--(first and third Satur- uaj contests 10.3C--(second, fourth, and firth Satui- Hikes anrt educational tours. (Mmles In Jioosevelt Jun- lo" Hlfih school on Thursday nuonaj.

and fined $13.40. Don Witts, 1545 Gulick avenue, was arrested Tuesday evening for speeding and pled not guilty. Trial will be held Oct. 4. The theft of four chickens Monday night from the coop belonging to Mrs.

Turley, 1159 Roger avenue, was reported to police Tuesday. A Ford coupe owned by Clarence Moore, 555 East Condit street, stolen Monday evening, was found stripped Tuesday in a cornfield east of Forsyth. MBS WILLIAM SPANN Mrs. William Spann died Tuesday night at 5:30 o'clock in the family home 516 South Haworth avenue, She had been in failing health for several months and had been confined to her bed for the last six weeks. The body was taken to the undertaking rooms of J.

J. Moran Sons to await funeral arrangements. Ida Monroe was born in 1883 in Mississippi and was married in Decatur to William Spann in 1907. She leaves her husband two sons, Herman and Jesse; she was a mem- her of Antioch Baptist church. It is not his first visit to that resort, but he declares that he is surprised to note the wide range of country represented, by the visitors.

One day in a short walk he counted auto licenses from 17 widely separated states. FORMER MINISTER BROADCASTS PROGRAM WOULD SERIES The railroads offer low rate round trip tickets, Decatur to Chicago, during tho world series games in Chicago--Oct. 7, 8 and 9, return limit Oct. 10. The rate, $9, is offered by both Illinois Central and Wabash Inquirers seemingly care little about the railroad fare.

What they wane to know "Is there any chance to see the games?" Since the rates were announced there has not been one query when the prospect did not ask something about the possibility of getting tickets to the baseball games. RAILROAD NOTES DOWNEY'S VACATION Station Master John Downey is absent from the station to enjoy his annual vacation. During that period William Smith, night man, is doing day duty, and L. H. Hopkins serves at night.

BIRTHS Born--To Mr. and Mrs. Guy Purdue, rural route six, Tuesday in St. Mary's hospital, a daughter. BORN --To Mr.

and Mrs. Carl Baughman, Blue Mound, Tuesday in St. Mary's hospital, a daughter. DEATHS MBS EDNA SMITH Edna Smith, 1104 South Jackson street, died at 11:50 o'clock Wednesday morning in the family residence. She has been ill for a year and a half.

She was born July 1, 1897, in Fayett'e county, Illinois, and for the past six years has resided In De- COLDS A generation ago, when Vkks the idea of treating colds without "dosing" was almost unheard of. Today, the whole trend of medical practice is away from needless "dosing." As more and more people turn to this modern external method of treating colds, the demand for Vicks increases year after year. To keep pace with this evef- growing demand, the famous "17 Million Jars Used Yearly," was raised time ago. This figure too has been outgrown, as there are now "Over 06 Million Jars Used for every family in the WICKS VAPORUB OVER MILLION A USED A MBS. ALASKA GADDIS Mrs.

Alaska Gaddis died Tuesday night at 10:30 o'clock in the family home in 1904 North Church street; she had been In failing health du 1 ing the last four years. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Wolf; she was born March 11, 1857 in Schuylkill, and had been a resident of Decatur for the last 4 years. She leaves her husband the following named children: Mrs Charles Kemplin, Mrs. Clark Whit aker. Mrs.

Earl Reeves and son Pan' Gaddis, all of Decatur; her sist-r, Mrs. E. Stack of Dowagiac, and her brother. Theodore Wolf el Battle Ground, Ind. The bod was taken to th'e undertaking rooms of Brintlinger Sons to await funeral arrangements.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Alfred Cheney, legal, Decatur. Gertrude Green, legal, Decatur, Ira Hadden, 41, Xenia. -Stella Sefton, 40, Xenia. Alfred Cheney, legal, Decatur. Gertmda Green, legal, Decatur.

FUNERALS SPANN, Mrs. William, 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Moran Sons chapel. Burial in Greenwood cemetery. 'The body will remain in the Moran Funeral home until Thursday, where friends may call. WITH THE SICK Emil Eschelieldt, 74, is in the Decatur and Macon County hospital, where he will undergo an operation within the next two weeks.

Wednesday morning It was reported that he was doing nicely. Mr. Eschelfeldt makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. Henry Kleinschmldt, 1413 East Clay street. NOTES Class Wiener Roast The Golden Rule Sunday school class of the Trueblood Memorial church will hold a wiener roast in Fairvlew park Thursday night, Oct.

3, at 6 o'clock. Everyone is requested to bring wieners and marshmallowE enough for his own family. Chicken Fry Women of the Argenta United Brethren church will serve a chicken fr in the building formerly occupied by the Dr. Lutz drug store Thursday evening. Rummage Sale The T.

T. Bible class of the Third United Brethren church will have a rummage sale Thursday, Friday, and Saturday in a store room on Merchant street. On Saturday they also will have a bakery sale. All Day Sewing The St. Paul's Lutheran Sewing circle will meet all day Thursday in the parish hal! to sew.

Southwest Circle Meets Sixteen members were present in the meeting of the Southwest circle of the ladies' aid of Grace Methodist church with Mrs. A. A. Hill, 1349 West Macon street, -Tuesday. Dues paid in amounted to $4.60.

Mrs. E. O. Clark had charge of the devotion. Refreshments were served by Mrs.

Hill, assisted by Mrs. B. A. Kinnamon and Mrs. J.

F. Keith. The next meeting of the circle will be with Mrs. E. O.

Clark on the first Tuesday in Nevember. The Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Decatur district will meet In the Grace Methodist church Oct. 16. Dinner and supper will be served by the ladies of Grace church, Mrs. A.

A. Hill and Mrs. Conrad Glatz having charge. EXTINGUISH FLTJE FIRE A flue fire ir. the rsidence of Trenary, 1242 Willard street, at 8:05 Tuesday morning caused no damage and was soon extinguished by the fire department.

SAFAR AT SPRINGS Writing from Excelsior Springs, Despatcher F. J. Safar tells his friends that he is enjoying his visit chiefly because he believes that the water and the baths are beneficial. MORE ELECTRICS The New York Central has placed an order for an additional 42 electric locomotives for use in terminal work in the metropolitan area. The machines are to be constructed in the plant of the American Locomotive company, General Electric company supplying the electrical equipment.

This order involves the expenditure of $5,000,000 and is in addition to 35 electric engines now used in the terminal area. Boston Maine railroad company has placed in service the first of the largest locomotives ever used on that system. They were designed to make nonstop runs from the Hudson river to (Boston with the heaviest freight trains. Formerly three stops for fuel and water were made on that run. Not only have the locomotives much larger space for fuel, and water, but they have greater capacity in steam power and easily handle much larger trains.

Kev. John R. Golden, former pastor of the Central Church of Christ, is conducting morning devotional exercises over station WKBF, ths Indianapolis Power and Light company, according to word received by friends here. Kev. Mr, Golden will be on the air from 7:18 to 7:45 o'clock every morning this week.

Rev. Mr. Golden Is now secretary of the United Christian Missionary board and Is located in Indianapolis. DEEDS RECORDED Theodore M. Fahnestock to Cecil A.

Buchanan, interest under will of Theodore Schafer in lot 16, Bloomington road addition to Maroa. Charlotte and Eugene B. Clark to Cloyde H. and Audr.i M. Moore, lot 5 and part, lot 6, J.

Seiberling subdivision of lot 2, northeast quarter section 0-14-1 east. R. S. and Sue C. Bohon to Leonard A.

Steger, lot 6, block 1, Dunham addition. Maude H. and Scott H. Wallace to Walter L. Hughes, lot 60, Hemln- ger Heights.

Fred W. and A. Mary Bllckle to Floyd and Clara E. Lukey, lot 10, block 2, Whitchel addition. John and Jerusha Toolcy to Berryhill Cassell, lots 6 and 7 block 1 Fairview suburb.

Emilte Denz to Pat N. and Mella M. Clark lot 8 block 18 Johns' second addition. Fannie A. Pettibone to Samuel F.

Pistorius lot 17 Assessors' subdivision. Helene B. and Forest O. Belden to Charles F. Smith lot 6 block 5 Woods West Park addition.

Letta and Victor O. Bryan to Ona Vav Dye part lots 9 and JO George S. Simpson's resurvey. John H. Rentschier to Thomas and Mary E.

Goodwin lot 8 block 2 Powers' sixth addition. William Wllberforce and Anna W. P. Smith to Ray S. and Ruth L.

Bass lot 41 Park View addition. Fred N. and Leona Cain to Pauline Bazley lot 195 Lakeside Club addition. Ralph and Mabel C. Avars to William A.

Vaughn part lot 4 block 2 Rolling Mill addition. William A. and Lute Vaughn to Wilmet G. Hawkins, part lot 4 blocK 2 Rolling Mill addition. William B.

and Cecelia I. Cherri to Emma Keck, lots 55 and 56 block 16 Decatur Greenwood cemetery. Charles F. and Josle L. Smith to Helene B.

Belden, lot 16 block 4 Woods' West Park addition. Sallie E. and Archie A. Lawson to John M. Slmonfn, lot" 13 Gulick Subdivision block 5 Gullck's addition.

Harry H. and Mae Watson to Ed ward W. and Hazel A. Brisman, part lot 9 block Terrace Gardens addition. PASTOR'S FAMILY HEBE Rev.

A. R. Grummon, new pastor of the First Methodist church, moved his family to 860 West Wood street, Tuesday. The Grummons, who come here from Paris, have been in Decatur since last Thursday but did not receive their household goods until Tuesday. TWENTV IN JUNIOR BAND SHELBYVILLE, Oct 2--There are 20 members in the Shelbyville Junior band recently organized under the direction of Prof.

R. G. Newell for "feeders" to the SKelbyville Municipal barid. SPEEDER IS FINED Frank HIser, 869 North street, was arrested Monday charged with speeding. He pleaded guilty before Justice Charles Arman and was fined $13.40.

HAVE WIENER BOAST Phi Omega Psl sorority had wiener roast in Fairview park MOB, day night. Fifteen members of tht sorority were present. Miss Wehner in charge. inhtywg KG Baking Powder Same Price for over 38 years You save in using it. UseleMChanof hitfhpricedlmukb.

MILLIONS or POUNDS USED BY OUR COVHNMBNT! PSORIASIS IT IS INNEC'EJsS FOR VBAKS. Women Are Free! AN ANCIENT PREJUDICE A Legally, politically and tociatly woman hat been emancipated from thote which bound her. AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE hat exploded the ridiculous theory that forced the etigma of inferiority upon a ifif HI! a "i "toasting did it Cone is that ancient prejudice against cigarettes--Progress has been made. We removed the prejudice against cigarettes when we removed harmful corrosive ACRIDS (pungent irritants) from the tobaccos. ago, when cigarettes were made without the aid of J.

modern science, there originated that ancient prejudice against all cigarettes. That criticism is no longer justified. LUCKY STRIKE, the finest cigarette you ever smoked, made of the choicest' tobacco, properly aged and skillfully Toasted." "TOASTING." the most modern step in cigarette manufacture, removes from LUCKY STRIKE harmful irritants which are present in cigarettes manufactured in the old-fashioned way. Everyone knows that heat purifies, and so STRIKE'S extra secret process--removes harmful, corrosive ACRIDS (pungent irritants) from LUCKIES which in the old-fashioned manufacture of cigarettes cause throat irritation and coughing. Thus "TOASTING" has destroyed that ancient prejudice against cigarette smoking by men and by women.

It's toasted No Throat TUNE IN-Th. Lucky Sttik. Dane. Orchestra, every Saturdsy night, ovr of th. N.

The American Tobacco Mfrs. STRIKE RE.TTE5 "Ift phrase that describes the extra "toasting" process applied in the manufacture of Lucky 1 Strike Cigarettes. 'The 6nest tobaccos--the Cream of the Crop --are scientifically subjected to penetrating heat at SCO 9 Fahrenheit The exact; expert regulation of such high temperatures removes impurities. More than a slogan, 'It's Toasted" it recognized by millions-as the most modem Step in cigarette manufacture. LABOR GETS SH OF AD Solicitor Gives for" Use of Na ing Dir ESTIMATE A deal that town advertisir.i tome discomfitu catur bly.

The salesman, Terre Haute, bougl Assembly's name Decatur merchant to go on a poster tory. The posters in Union label ha Bess places of the Mr. Pruitt and 1 sold the i concerns and indlv of $2,616, aa nearly mated. He paid $200 for the use ol $200 for running i poster advertisers space once a montl and approximately the posters. Came Out I 1 The remainder cured for the mdv salaries of his crew profit.

The Assen came out on the i deal. In addition to hi a low figure, the with the complain friends among tht feel that they were These are concern! consider fair to la fused to buy the ad they could see no did not care to scheme worked town man. Absence of their list leaves the lnf are grouped as their amoni claim. On the other ban considered unfair did take the adve listed on the poster agreed between 111 Assembly, offlclals not be' approached Pollen Thn Merchants who i advertising, It is ss the posters though posed to have paid to get them to ban of business. -Some, said ythrew ifa tories the waste they got them.

Unfair means of verUsing by threat piled, were not rei of the advertisers 1 was offered to the proposition. A majority of two meeting of the the organisation though It had beer nounced In the din ceded the vote. getting $200 for Uu Assembly looked gi the members. Another advertlsl also introduced hei has been disclosed. A man showing representative of th Pal league, hsa-bw catur merchants to In the Leag Illinois Municipal I the recommendation Smith, but was not advertising soltdtat the Association of Pruitt also lacked the Association.

Mayor Smith gavi of Introduction or had shown him 1 lar nature from Central Illinois Smith could not man's name, and di Ms scheme was, ezi to sell advertising Municipal Review. Asks Monday afternoon E. J. Kilborn. I with the may Mr.

Kilborn terest in the adverl Rested that often merely made contrl was then that 1 if the man had ol from the Assodatte to do his work. "No," was the bothering with the bunch of dead ones. Interesting Mr. Kilborn expk an interesting i TM himself Is a men regularly for i When as that I "Oh, from other They've told me thi of Coma we're a 1 you know." Upon being told tl himself a director won and believed tli much good for himself and SKTEB SEB P. 502 No was called to ruesday on account Utoe of bis sister, 1 lEWSPAPERr VSPAPERI.

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