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FRGE INCREASE PR DE WITT co, SCHOOL CASH nparison 1907 and 1929 Shows How Fund Gets Larger APPOINT TEACHERS INTCW. April 24-How distributive school fCl scs from year to year i report recently made Weather Winds HERALD Telephone 4161 Decatur, Illinois. A I April 25, (929. THREE CENTS TREASURY SURPLUS TOO MILLION to the ipler who served, the city In 1907. March, 1907 Mr.

Wampler which, ty ha of 8C1 Mrs. Porter received month this year an Increase of in 22 years time. Is comparison of ap. made to the in county- Debenture Relief Bill Is Defeated in House J205.40 9 SW.20 1196,70 S139.W 1141 53 H74.33 tm.3o S12T.S3 83.80 lesvllle 9M.7A 90.10 if A a 1236.83 ClMing of the rural, schools of ounty will complete their term the next two weeks. are being arranged fft oslng day in many of them, ools to close thia week are thi which closes Thursday, Harold Point and the Reed school Satw May Porter, county super of schools, reported Tuesday rls more rural teachers hava Urcd for next year as follows: Jacobl.

at Bowles school; Harold Turner of Wapelta at Irkbeck school; G. Armor Clinton at the- Stouten: th school; Maurlne Woodward roa at the Union school In dto- (t Helen Martin of Wapella Alexander school and Ruby of Clinton at the iretta 1 I Board ibcrs cf the board of cduca- district held a ttualmn' ig In the office F. Gray, Monday nljtnt, meat- is called for the purpose of about repairs for the various buildings and to go over the for next year, ilrttmenta of the several com-. for the school dlatrlct mine year were ings and grounds. C.

H. Hay, trmg and Roy Warrlck; con- on and repair, Carol Parker, frtng, John L. Coatlay; Uaeh- I schools. John L. CoatUr.

W. y. Asa Phelpa and Ray War- supplies, Asa C. H- Carol Parker; finance, Asa Phelpa and Caret health and truancy, H. iia Phelpa and C.

H. tfvf- Vl.ltlng intendenta of grada lade honorary membera thi above commltteaa. VWt. mmittee--Washington ichool, Kring. P.

Gray; Lincoln J. L. Costley, AM Plwtpa; school, Carol Parker, C. H. school, Boy lay.

JITY HOUSE IEWS OPERETTA IN BEMENT FRIDAY 5NT, April 23--The onawtU alace ot CarleaaneM" the grade school Friday drew a capacity house ceipts were slightly 00, foft, music Instructor, in producing the Luelta, Woott, art director; Gertrude Pierfon, who it the costuming. Bower won first oster contest advertising Eugene Doty iron second and third places. TAMMANY WITH AN DISTRICT PARTY iBy Vnitti Prt33.1 LGO, April 3 drawn Into tha grand Jury of the Chicago Wednesday. ing up reports that strict staged rlotoiw Astoria hotel ith public funds, tty. Frank J.

rned that prominent also took part In tba these were named 1 mmany Hall James J. TVatkert handcr." SELL GRILLROOM. NT. April 23--Howard Monticello haa pure Mill Grill of Wayne and Robert, possession- Body will again the Kaufman Ulr. Jl.0i4.01 M.39MJ ia.O«.8J 732.W flan Opposed By President Hoover Loses on Point of Order BULLETIN WASHINGTON, April W-The plan of farm relief by President Hoover wu defeated on a point of 01- fcr In the House Thundny.

Utllttlt WASHINGTON, Apnl 25-- JmiM Republicans and Derno-j atb officially organized in today for a right i 'ever ibe debenture plan of farm! nntf while the House was work- up to a vote on that and Mftw features of the farm bill nfatatory to passing the admin- Written measure by nightfall. Sit Republican leaders represent- hf various groups decided in con- with Senator James E. Wat- II DM new flor leader, to stand I illh President Hoover and fight I kt debenture tariff bounty plan. ill made In the meeting totted debenture plan In prefer Met to the equalization Put Vp Ficki A atmultaneoua conference and NkMquent reopening of debate on flor left no doubt that the de- feature Intend to solidify Mr ranks and put up a stronger la Uia Mnats tbm the admln- kbtUoa anticipated. Administrate bowaver, con- that can defeat the plan Lindbergh Says He Will Keep Flying 'tfflHeVTooOld NEW YORK, AJpra 26-Cot Charles Lindbergh Is going to continue flying until he is too oid.

"I can't recognize that there is any uge limit," Col. Lindbergh auid in a newspaper interview. "I look on flying as being no different from traveling by train or by automobile." said safe night i passenger traffic on tegu- lar lines in the UniUd Stutea would have to wait until sound, fcur-englned is de- eloped. PROBE PURCHASE OF NEWSPAPERS Declare Deal Part of Utilities Effort to Control Press GAPONE DENTIST USED AS "COVER" SHOT TO DEATH Had Been Questioned After Famous St. Valentine's Day Massacre LED DUAL LIFE Hoover.

Engineer, Is TWO DRY AGENTS Given Highest Award (By Vnilfd.l'rts, -i CHICAGO, April A) Capone's dentist, Dr. Frank L. Brady, -was murdered in his office Wednesday night, presumably because he betrayed the safeblowers or drug addicts with whom he had dealt as a sideline to his legitimate profession. Dr. Brady's connection witb the notorlov Capon band of beer runners and vice proitiotere was revealed by Capt, William Schoemaker.

former chief of detectives. Shoemaker laid that he had ques- tioned Dr. Brady after the st. vnen- A i a Department tine's day massacre of the seven "Bugs" Mors-n gangsters, which was laid at Capone's door, and that he had hoped to question the dentist again this week. Wk the alogan "Hoover will veto t.aod you will get nothing." JNOW AND SLEET COVER WYOMING Battered Down By Storms in Rocky Mountain States WASHINGTON.

April 25-- Purchase of two Boston newspapers by International Paper company be investigated by the federal trade commission at a public hear ing to be held April 30, the commission announced Thursday, Witnesses summoned for the hear- Ing 'were: Robert Lincoln O'Brien, former president, Boston Publishing com- W. N. Hurlburt, vice president, International Paper and Power company; James Garfleld, secretary. Boston Publishing company; John R. Xacornber, director, Inter- Paper amd Power company.

Newspapers Involved in the purchase were the Boston Herald and the Boston Traveler. The commission -will inquire to the Interest tl Trttt.) WASHINGTON, April dent Hqpver Thursday received the highest award of the engineering world, the John Fritz gold medal conferred Jointly by the four principal technical societies of the nation. The- award in previous years has been conferred upon Alexander Graham Bel), Thomas Edison, General George W. GoethaU, Orvllle Wright, Gugllelmo Marconi, and others. The presentation ceremonies were at the While House, under the joint auspices of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.

"On the testimony of his record," said the formal citation, "Hoover's engineer colleagues have awarded him their highest honer for notable scientific and industrial achievements, ELS engineer, scholar, orgin- iier and relief to war-stricken peoples, public servant." One of the conspicuous items in the list of scientific contributions made by the chief executive during his long career as mining engineer was his translation from medieval' HELD FOR DEATH OF BOOTLEGGER Los Angeles Men. Discharged 18 Months jigo. Were i'Spottinjf Still NO AUTHORITY Income Tax Payments Indicate Increase Far Ahead of Expectations Individuals' Gains From Stock Market Speculation Believed By Treasury Officials to Be Responsible For Large Increase latui of Agrlcola's classical treatise LOS ANGELES. Cal. April originally purv 25--Two former prohibition llshed in 155fl and never before trans, lated Into English, It was perhaps the first printed treatise on mining and metallugy.

FORBID FLORIDA Twister Hits Nine Killed Asks $4,250,000 to Fight Fruit Fly "There deeded Doctor is' no question about DENVER. Cot, April and sleet storms that ripped turn telephone and telegraph wires cltlee and towns In most of Wy- wlag cut off from communication Hth ths rest of the world Thursday. two the radio failed to get messages nquir tilitie of public utilities in the two publications part of its nation-wide Investigation of power propaganda. Demand for an Investigation of the purchase of the papers framj O'Brten's company was lodged with Jl Brady's Capon connections." said the detective captain. "A big organization like Capone's needs a.

professional man to serve as a 'coyer up' agent In some of its enterprises and also for bis professional serv- leej. "Doctors can get and they know a great deal about tbe i chemistry of explosives. Yon will re; call that the Moran'i doctor in their organization (Dr. Schwlm- mer, an oculist) and that he was one of tbe massacre This Is a common practise among for Life Dr. Brady, -who police charged, obtained wealth through dealings with safe blowers and drug addicts, was murdered In his denial office as he pleaded for his life.

A man with a jumping looth- ache was In the dentist's chair in an adjacent, room. A woman patient, recovering from ft locit anesthesia. and Dr. R. H.

Best, a professional associate, stood by In Dr. WASHINGTON. April 25-Giow- Ing concern over appearance of the Mediterranian fruit fly la Florida caused the agriculture department Thursday to announce a quarantine restricting movement of fruit and vegetables from the entire a tats, An order making the quarantine effective wilt be signed by Secretary Hyde within the next few days. Announcing It the pest a serious destructive menace to the entire fruit and vegetable industry of the United States, the department asked Congreaa to approve use of a fund to. fly.

That amount Is-the 'unexpended balance of a special appropriation to; combat the pink boll worm. iVy Ij-mttd PALESTINE. April 25 --The town of Slocum. 18 miles south of here, lay in ruins Thurs- prohibition wer; held here Thursday in connection with the slaying of Chulla, alleged bootlegger. Tbe former agents were Chenoweth and Jack F.

Ormsby, both of Los Angeles. Federal authortlcs said Chenoweth wat discharged 18 months ago for cause a that Ormsby had been dropped! from the prohibition enforcement staff for failure to pass a civil sei'v- ice examination, "Spotting" a sill Chenowetb and Ormsby at-i Icged to have hilled Chuila during a) sun battle near Taylor ranch Wed' nesday. In statements to Constable E. E. Cummlnge of Lancaster, who arrested them, the two men said Chulia and a companion had fired day, every dwelling and store on them while they were' searching for still- leveled by a cyclone which Although Federal authorties 'de- shortly clarcd the former had no au thorlty of search, and Ormsby claimed they were "spot.

back on the Job." struck froro the south after noon Wednesday. Seven bodies have been recovered.j 1 from the wreckage of homes, stores fM and a ichoolbouse. Several persons still were missing and it waa possible the number ot dead might reach nine, More than 100 were in- Jurtd. Palestine hospitals repeated tlon. critical condi- they French Mam'selle to Have Try for Flapper's Record lS Pratt PARIS, April 25-Mile.

Maryse Baatie, French avlatrlx, announced Thursday she would mafce an attempt at the next full moon on May S3 to better the world's endurance flight record for -women set Wednesday by Mies Elinor Smith, of New York Mile. Battle Aid she expected tn remain aloft 30 hours, which Smith's record by more than three and one- half hours. GERALD flE KING TELLS OF RAID Son -of Woman Killed By Deputy Sheriff Gives Testimony Teacher, a Hero Among the critically Injured In DENY ENVOYS ARE RECALLED private office while two Italian and Belgium flVPrl wn two from Cheyenne. special train carrying 100 line- was dispatched from Denver Pacific tracks for the HU4 area. of Uie Union' Pacific nforttd their wires had been batter.

4 dewn alt over Colorado and Wy- Train service was maintained ot tftt crews were given slow or- because of the demoralized tele- and telegraph system. Tbt storms forced auspenaion of flying on the Rocky Moun- Wn l(( of the transcontinental lines, ttPPELJFPASSENGEBS ENJOY RIVIERA SCENERY SERUN, flew over Monte.Carlo at m. Thursday, Commander Eehener reported by wireless. Htwld the passengers were able to the whole panorama of the the commission by Senator George W. Norrls.

who declared the deal appeared to be part of utilities elfort to control the press. BritishPlane Completes Half 5,009 Mile Trip 1 tty fV(3O LONDON. April 21--The huge royal air force monoplane which is attempting to set a world non-stop distance record passed Bagdad at 1:50 I'm Thursday, British sum- April 25- The Graf mer lima M. E. S.

the air ministry was advised. The plane, piloted by Squadron? Leader Arthur Jones-Will lams and FtigM U. N. H. Jenkins, Cranwell Alvdrorne Wednesday tor India, intending to fly 5.000 milts and beat the record of 4,850 miles from Rome to Brazil held by Italy.

When the plane passed Bagdad, it liitd flown about 2,500 miles, halt of its objective. the Interstate Commerce Corn- Thursday to Issue W4.OCffl.000 MEMBERS OF CREW cent refunding and im-. RESCUED FRO SEA BONDS fc tVu Vniltd Prcj.O WASHINGTON, Apni as The WveJind, Cincinnati. Chicago A Railway asked authority through the heart of the dentist. Amazing, Story Within two hours nfler the murder, detectives claimed they had uncovered an amailng story ol the dual lite 'Of a reputable dentist whose criminal associations led back through nearly ten years' deal-" ings with safe-blowers, dope peddlers and gangsters.

Dr. Brady, they said, had compounded an acid which erased characters on stolen He was the son ot Mrs. Anna Beauehamp. an alleged tlecoy of a notorious bank robber, Henry J. "Midget" Fern ekes, and had dealt with Femekes after bis mother had committed suicide when her associations with the robber were revealed at his trial.

22 injured as Motor Bus and Freight Collide Ambassadors Reported Leaving mortgage bonds. THE WEATHER and oicept wn- tonight north portion, onl ht to Kmlitnt itiy NEW YORK, April 25--Nine members of the crew of the American schooner James E. Coburn have been rescued at sea in an open lifeboat by the yacht Amida. it was reported early Thursday in wireless messages from the Amida received by Ihe Marine Radio Corp. The 'messages said tint the lifeboat also, contained lhs if one 1 deatl member of Ihe grew.

Thn position given would be ap- ipro-tlnialely 600 miles off Cape Hatteras, about 100 milts nortluvest ot Bermuda. EGYPTIANS DISCUSS MOTOR CLUB DUTIES (By I'nllcil MICHIGAN. CITY, A i 2t- Twcnly-two persons were Injured in a head-on collision between a loaded pony express motor bua and a South Shore Eleclrlc freight train here Thursday, The bus, boun'cl from Chicago for IJetrolt, wae-tlcmoiiahed. A number of the passengers were Imprisoned In the wreckage but were rescued by motorists and pedestrians, 7CQUFfTED, ORDERED OUT OF TOWN -Vititttt WASHINGTON, 1 April 25 Published reports here that dors of Italy, France and Belgium soon would be recalled, -were denied at the embassies The reports had said that political developments in the three countries would result in Ambassadors Paul Claudel of Prance, Noblle Glacomo de M.artlno. of Italy, and Albert Ut Llgne or Belgium, leaving Washington soon.

At the Italian embassy it was said Ambassador De Martlno end his wife were spending two months' vacation In Italy and were expected back here the latter part; of next month. It had been report- Dino Grand), vice minister of I i Palestine hospital was Thomas J. Gattln, crippled principal of Slocuro village schools It wae. Gat tin's cool- headedncas and heroism which probably aaved the lives of many of h'9 ISO pupils who were trapped In two wooden buildings. Gattln saw the storm approaching and ordered his pupils to Me on the floor under their desks.

The upper structures were swept away by the wind. Only one pupil was hilled. Several Injured when caught In the wreckage. The crippled principal climbed frpm the debris, work lor three hours extricating some of his pupils and then collapsed of. serious Internal Injuries.

DOUBLE POVVERlfT VILLAGES (By United Frcu I April 25--Improve- men Is designed to double the electric power output here In nearby villages were begun by Illinois Power and light corporation Wednesday, A seven miles power line to" Sonlthtan, also serving farmers along tbe roule, will be available July 1. officials announced. CATS SATE LIFE (Bv JVB.O JERSEYVILIJ2, April 26--Awak- They said Chulla and a companion followed them In an automobile as left Taylor ranch and as the automobiles drew together began, firing. Chulla's body fell from the automcblli a return volley. The slain man's companion Constable Curomings located the still and arrested Dewey.

G. Holden. The i-llil was of 500 gallon capacity. CRISWSTND FEDERALSBATTLE Ranch Employes Forced to Dig Own Graves, Then Executed GENEVA, April 26--Twelve years old De King's story of the slaying of his mother and clubbing of his rftry'' raM on tha De King home In Aurora a month ago was in the hands of the county special grand jury Thursday, (By VuiltJ frits.) MEXICO CITY, April 25-Severe fighting between federal troops and Crlsteroe. religious rebels.

hM raged the three days at Tepatttlan, state of Jailstio, "with numerous casualties," dispatches from Guadalajara to La Prensa said. The dispatches gave the ston the battle still -was being fought. A thousand Crlsteros were engaged against the federals commanded by Gen. Saturnlno Cedlllo. Bloody fighting occurred tn the of the town when federal troops rushed In with bayonets and engaged In hand to hand combat.

Mutt Dlf Own GMves Pour ranch employes were execut The straightforward story of the youth, who wounded Ine deputy sheriff who killed, his mother, augmented by testimony of virtually major witneMee in the De King case. The jury, charged with the case of Deputy Sheriff Roy who killed Mrs. Lillian De King, and aides, was expected to complete Its Investigation and prepare its report during the day. Gerald was understood to have admitted that the gun with which he defended his wan one his father, Joe De King, had bad in his pocket when he was clubbed by the Investigators with a gunaUiClt. Tha grand jurors were reported to have attempted unsuccessfully to elicit from the My ad- mlatlon that liquor had been sold In the De King home.

Dancer Describes Hot Party Attended ByYwngGovetnor (Bu fulled Frts WASHINGTON. April 25-A turplus in Government finances in excess of 000 on June 30 assured Thursday by announcement that collections (or the' fiscal year are $73,799,937 ahead of a yea? ago. Par exceeding treasury income lax returns in lUrch total t595.98T.410 and brought the" total collected during: the currant fiscal year to figures of the Internal revenue bureau Treasury statisticians ravls- ed their estimates In the light of the new figures and now predict a' surplus more than 1100,000,000 Previously deficit of waa considered likely, though this was turned Into an Indefinite eurptuc by earlier reports. Level of Prosperity tncomv tax payments In March showed Increases of by corporations and W8.SST.9T6 by Individuals more than for March a year ago. Additional Income tax payments will be received In June and are expected aleb to rite- able Increase over amounts return- In.1938.

A high level of Industrial perlty coupled with Individual gains from stock market speculation believed by treasury to be behind- the large In tax -payments by both' elanaai ot' taxpayers. TWheh the original matea were made, the treasury anticipated no such continued high levels of speculation maintained In recent months. foreign affairs of Italy would sue- Ened by the cries of two kittens. BATON ROUGE. Apiil 25- ceed Ce Marti no here.

The French and Belgium embas- denied the reports and said no orders of any proposed changes personnel had' been received from tttcir governments. Mrs. Julia Forrest escaped Injury here Wednesday when flames consumed her home. The two tabbies scampered to safety on the heels of their mistress. Origin of (he fire is unknown.

ed near Dolors Hidalgo, state tMW nklrted "hula hula" by a. parly of 30 bandits A pwly Political Observers Think Democratic Leadership Has Passed From Raskob who first made the victims die their own graves, a dispatch to the paper Grilled said. The employes were captured as they were riding on a f.ruck and were court mrtlalled Immediately "stealing grain from By RAYMOND CIAPPBR United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON; April 26-- Realign mcnt of control over the Democratic most of whom were intimately associated with Wood row Wilson. Smith Eliminated Governor Smith's loss of prestige I on a charge of small farms." NOT GUILTY VERDICT ORDERED IN LASALLE PERU LIQUOR CASES (ty L'nlltt Prr.u.) CHICAGO, April 25 Federal Judge Wham Thursday directed verdicts of not guilty 'for three of the partv's national affairs appeared' In New York regard, likely iS here as a ed here as definitely result of Tammany's rejection of Al Smith's' leadership and the election of his bitter enemy, John F. Curry, da leader of the hall.

BAST ST. LOUIS, i) 25--Acquitted of a cliargc of murder. Timothy P. McCarthy, former newspaper reporter, was under police Belief here is that the here Thursday to leave this city iin- kob control established in the lost mediately. A jury lix Judge Silas: ca wiit'be supplanted by the him as a future Presidential His influence.

In national I.OCAI. WKATIUBK yesterday yesterday m. today today l0 63 58 GG Sun Cook's city court Wednesday return nd a. verdict ot not guilty in the fatal- shooting ot Horace Haislip at the Otark Hotel January 9. I I McCarthy was real-rested after 4 I A i ii-Reorguniia- case against him collapsed, taken to Motci cluh atfairs in south- police headquarters, and told to stay ern Illinois was the purpose of of East scntativcs ol civic clubs from 17 counties who met here Thursday at the Marion Elks club.

Many prominent Egyptians were ihoau who met to participate in a conclave that expected to develop warm discusnionr of traffic demands. The central nature ol the meetinc; was harmonious, however. self-defense In the trial. He pleaded SAVING return of survivors of the old Woodrow Wilson group, chiefly southern leaders who Smith-Tam- rnany leadership. New Leadership Leadership ot national parly affairs Is expected here to lie for the next few years largely In the hands of uch men as Senator Joseph defendants In tha Salle-Peru liquor conspiracy cases, leaving only four men on trial.

Those whom the court ordered exonerated were A. Comyns, tt ahd New York exerts in Democratic national affairs hereafter will be from The defense attorneys began presenting' three evidence tn fnvot of the organization in control of Tam-rthe remaining four defendants. many as it is upon this organization the party must depend carry New York state. Looking to 1930 The Democratic party Is now concerned with establishing a record for the congressional elections next year. This ot necessity throws the direction of that work upon leaders here in Congress, ST LOUIS.

Mo, April 2S--Every ator Simmons person Urtthc list ot registered Representative Cordell Hull of Ten- voteis Th'ursd'fr was asked to vote'nessee, Maj, S. Cohen of Atlanta, his preference about daylight aav-iScnntor Walsh of Montana and Rep- time St. ls rcsentatlve Jack Garner of Texas. Robinson of Arkansas, Senators' The party still has a deficit ot Glass and Swanson of Virginia, Sen- more ifian a million dollars left over of North Carolina, from the campaign and It is expect PAVED NON EXISTENT CORNER in ryndMi PI-MI.) ST. LOUIS, April 25--Investigators examining Ihe paving records dancer and her story Trench quarter party or a where wild Gov.

APPROVE LIMIT OF AERIAL ARMS Limitation Would Be, on Basis of Horsepower and Volume Huey P. Long "got very frisky" held the tenter in Interest Thursday in the Impeachment proceedings against the youthful state executive. The Helen Clifford, testified Wednesday ntgbt before the House Representatives, which has voted several charges against the governqr. She said the party was In New Orleans during the Hardl when the carnival spirit prevails the Louisiana capital which still retains a French atmosphere. Clad In a straw shirt, she said, she lounged In the arms of the governor while his arms entwined waist.

iKs Vi.ftcil I'l-csi GENEVA, April 3--clauses limiting aerial armaments were adopted Thursday by the Preparatory Disarmament Commission of the League of Nations in considering Its draft disarmament project. Limitation would be on a basts of fixing both number of airplanes and' the maximum toUl horsepower of planes allowed each country, as well as the total volume In cubic meters' capacity of dirigibles. Upon the insistence of Hugh Gibson, American delegate, that all actual limitation figures be left hi a final disarmament conference, the commission rejected a proposal of Maxim Lltvlnoff, of Rueaia, that the number of airplanes and, dirigibles allowed should be. appreciably the number existing on Jan. 1, IKS LIBERAL PREMIER RESIGNS Bn Uplttit rrett.) COPENHAGEN! April as Madsen-Mxgdal, premier Norway, resigned' Thursday mftar tbe general, election at which; the combined social democratic and liberal parties won a majority In the lower house: Myidal a liberal.

QtJINCY LEVEES HOLD Expected Today with ed and Wind Weather Prediction fSu Prrts.t QUINCY, April levees along the 60-mile Water front, guild- Ing thousands of acres of rich farm- Ing land, still held Thursday against the Incessant pounding of the waters of the Mississippi river, but the crisis was expected to be reached found the concern had been credited with paving a corner which does not cjtlst, the. streets never meot, being parallel. GERMANY RAISES KATE iBv VnilciFr. ed that Raskob will stay na; BERLIN. April 35--The discount tional chairman until 1932 aid endeavor to wipe out as much of this possible.

rate of the Relchsbank was raised from 61 per cent, to 71 per cent. Thursday predicted in the area. After remaining stationary since midnight, the Mississippi was slowly rising at several points along the front. At Warsaw a rise of one foot since Wednesday's reading was recorded. At'Keokuk, a' rise of two I feet was recorded.

The rise was due to a two-Inch rain which fell over this section of Illinois, and parts of Iowa and Missouri Thursday, accord- Ing to Thinking Of Moving? Read The Herald's Rental Ada Housekeeping Rooms, Sleeping -and Every. Part.of the City, are listed there Daily. When YOU have something ta Rent, remember The Herald's. Rental Ads Will Help Ton to Find a Tenant. Call them, 4161.