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The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 13

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PAflE FOTTTTTN THE REVIEW Wnrsaay Evening, November IS, 1919. Pay $30,000 for 3-Story Structure. NEXT CONFECTIONARY Plans But May Occupy Room Eventually. Sarr confectionerv has practli-allv completed a deal i a sy of Peorla for the purchase i i at 118 street for 530 00 This 13 the firs' of the ton tfectlonery la now locited and Is at occ pled bv the Bil Jld a It Is a storj br ex structure JO by so feet ltd i i rooms on floors i i there is destroyed the big ten vears ago and It was Tu It a ore of best to be re built In the burned district HAS NO "We a an Imrredlat plan for a ild ng said a cons le-ed It a good i at the price It is i howe er that new i i i occupv that room i i business Sam Kid Tom a are reallv thf purchasers two 1 ert came a In and at firs wonted In i onerv ID 1" he star td -am i in the on Lin col" -Mjire Place rned oc a i the a oth er bus ho qes In a i "ul the i ng is re placed a repp ned a 1 It has con to be one cf thf 'eadlns c- ec onenes of the tv a er sir ACTIM; CITIZEN' In a rro a become and a i cltl eens kee ei i ests and in i i the war hey ed i to all th Ame Icar ca al the Red Cross at ot dri es an I the loan sales and was also men 1 er of Co-incil of i a Defens" i th a Gre of i kept at i per cert a ng th war LOCAL MINERS AWAITING WORD Notice That Strike Rescinded Up to noon Thursday no word had been received by Decatur miners regarding the strike situation As no bulletin of any kind had beer ra ceKed the tuition remilned un changed and how soon the miners would go back to the local miners coi Id nc say seems to be waiting for the i i a statement from the state heiaqinrters regarding the action taken at IndiinapoHg Tuesday The coal i a i in Decatur re mains unchanged and as far as known no i i are i down because of ack of fuel IW1 Says Decatur is Against Race Suicide. At the ne of the city council Thursday morn 15 Commissioner a P-aag ca led at en on to ar llcles i the siapers a people a i for re'js "ng to le to es i th 13 ren Fe 1 i a person who ho aic5 wou a- a fa "ails i cnl drei is not a K3c 1 It 3 a cli grice 10 he tor to act This com Tnun lTMs 01 su'ciOe a to I The and ke the If any In wh CT h's 1 "a 1 pu np to a i do It I a a ealls 'o- a pn be rf' will 'f i 5 Is to r'n'Pd 1 i COTJNC'Ii Corporation 1 to 1 him natter was ot ts'de -l Jurlsdlctlo" o' the c' but there Is a law on th aiatter and At'oi-iej already sa' wo id 'ook a case of that broi.ght to his at 'entloi He that this law 31 not ari to pe who have "oom o- ti In ow" homes to Thev haie a rlsht to 'efuso to famli with d'en Into their own homes The trarsa bv the council noTlip was to confirm the appolptme-it of Mirk-- ell as a member o' th? police deiartmeit pnprove hi" bond approve the rp mtes of the ast meeting and nllow current bills Enslneer Warren sue-ge that the council m-ip out Its paving pro yram for neTt vear is poon as i that preliminary stepi can be this winter and the members to so the streets In question at rlock A.

E. Staley Defends Coach of Team. i accusation of Coach Wann Mr Brannan coach for the Stai a team coat-h at 11 1 In Induced Gepford and A to pi i the Staley team at Tayl i I i founda sa A Stalev a his a i a cille' 1 to the i i i has arisen out of the a of the two foot- a stars i professional teirn a i suspension from Ml i athletics cdneb div i MEN 'On the a Mr i who t) rough his ection i the uni a i last ear a a college a mean took I a i a i to tell bo A i and Cepford what this a i Stalev professional a me to i college a i Mr Brinrun had i to do i I these men to ilai OT the team of the a Mr a sta Ig wrong and I i he an to Mr i who blaneless in the a lo a a ch I I In a a I the i of clean sport at Per of course a i to i the de all" of the iporto car nod o- tl a cltibi That Is a 1 to a i director am a we do not a to I sport" anv ac of i or our club members Mr then said a A was a of the force at the stil-'i fa tori, a he works at the -unc 1 and a to ea his a throi gh college and a he at ted to see the Staler tpam win tl at game Tuestlai Mr 5 tells facts not a jus i a but as a an exolana on of the ac on of these men 1 member of the Stalei force He a the spirit of a i to see the ales team win and he led to the a i to 11 inder the of his college sport he sho ild not ha-ie done so Put the i and the Stalej epin for Ml i just as we ire for anv Decatur Inst tutlon don 'orfret that and we regret the I i has caused GO much i In a circles In the college i the blame should not be rut on Mr Erannan--he Is not Mame NEW A A READY IN MONTH 'Will Hare Spr.ce fo- lofl According to Superintendent thft new street car barp on Ts.st TCood 1 st eet should be complet ed a-d 'eady fo- use i i thirty ('ays They are now i en the roof a the tracks There are e'ght tracks in the barn since tha structure i feet deep there Is storage capacitv 0 a cars There Is also a a of yard space which gives a total storage ca- pacl i i fo- ona cars The entrance to the barn Instead of being dlrec iy from the street as it in c-se of the old barn on East North street from the east There is one track from the main In Wood street Into the car a ard from this branches the var lous barn tracks This does away i the switchln- of cars In the street and the resulting Interference with traffic DR. IDA KAHN TO SPEAK AT Y. W.

C. A. CUntft TV Oman Come Tuesday, OT rel'gious work committee of A. met Wednesday afternoon and arranged for a meeting of the members of the religious work committee and officers of the women missionary organizations of the Decatur churches for the purpose of I i Decatur women on the work of women In foreign countries Dr Ida Kahn a Chinese woman ind a graduate of the Michigan uil- will speak at the A. on Tuesda Nov 25 MUCH INTEREST IN INDOOR BASEBALL nan! for Lea CT to Vert Nicht Interest Is kepn at the city A.

In the plans tor Indoor baseball games which win start the first of the year This will Eh9 the teams time to organire and craln Man of the ball teams ex pect to enter the league for Indoor baseball Mil er phjslcal rector of the has ca led a meeting tor Tuesdaj nlrtt at 7 4 clock at i tlms he wishes that all representatives of concerns i.ho expert to enter i Commercial In loor Baseball league to attend Plans i a over and activities toward ore Ttlon of teams a ne following concerns have expressed sire to eiter the league "catur Malleable Iron Works a a Shops tatev Starch orks reader Iror. Works Decatur Lumber Company 37 East North has returned from two months srert in a a and Maryland visit friends and rela'nes Mrs Opllicer is the n' Mrs AugLstlne, 1336 North street SPAPFRf To Mr and M's Waller BOS South New street Wednesday I2 a ion Born to Mr and Jeff Glhbs HI rast CPI Corrio street on Thursday Nov a ten nouna son He has been mmed Ei cone HIT Mr ind Hunt 1042 re th Decat and Macon county i Th son To Mr a Fred 03T th i i nt Tnd Ma county hospital, Thursday, Nov. 13, a ion. Will Receive More Next Saturday. Thursday was s.

sort of Christmas or clerks and carriers at the De- ta.tur postoffice and Saturday 1 be another Ml were called into the office and handed checks ranging from $31 up to $50 as back pay for the quarter of the year ending Septem ber 30 This Is under the new reso lutlon just passed a couple of weeks ago by congress giving all the clerks and city carriers a raioe dating back to July 1 These men still have back pay "omlng at the new rate from October 1 up to the present date but that i come to them Saturday morning which Is the regular pay dav At that time they will get the regular pay check at the new rate and the rest of the back pav This was especlallv pleasing to the em as most of them had tho ight that there would be some delays that keep them from getting this back pay money until after the first of next ear i clerks and carriers do not get an of this back pay but do set a raise to cents an hour In their pav INVITE ALUMNI TQ. CHAPEL SATURDAY Service for Home CoralnB Pre- pnrrd AU the a i of t' who are ccrnlng back for the homecoming a i are I i to attend the hctnecoming chapel service Saturdav i i i be held before the i a On the procram Is to be a solo Professor Olds of the Co a a A song service i be led by Swarthout The i address wll be i bv Rev Fdjrnr smith who Is a a i Mr Smith Is a member of Tfiu Kappa rpsilon a i I a following service the will don i co and a a a will be given through the bi ness section The uslness houses have been requested to decorate their stores Saturdav i Fridav i a program will be i at chapel hall by the Dn matlc Art CI ib which present a series of sketches for the entertain ment nf the i crowd ''at a nlehr will be given over to the various campus organizations PHILIP TO ENTER NAVY i LenTe Monday for Poorln BTnmlnntlon Phillip Bruso third year student In the high school will leave school nt the end of this week and report at Peorn Mondai afternoon for service in the na-vv The preliminaries have a beer arranged and It Is now up to the pfnsical a i a i and his formal He Is seventeen old and of course goes Into the a with the consent of his parents Tie is a son of Mr and Mrs Pruso Mr Bruso was formerly ag ent for the American Express comp a and now with the, Decatur Bridge company Philip has a thirst for a and the navy Is the route that he has selected to reach It He has enlisted for two years and will come nut of the service enough to finish his school work MAKE SURVEY OF RETAIL PRICES of rommerce TVork Tie Decatur Association of Commerce has been assisting In a survey of retail prices In Decatur and other towns In central Illinois to find out what the relative retail prices on commodities are In the different cities Each city made its own survey through Its association and then each association sent to every other tho pr ces which It had found existed in its own city The figures have been gotten together but have not yet been tabulated although a glance over them Indicates that while one co nmunity Is better off in some commodities others have advantages on other lines which make the general average of prices about the same in each city As soon as the lists are tabulated they will be published EXPECT REPLY SOON FROM F. G. BLAIR Hal Been Invited to Speak at Cor- nerTM tone Laying of Junior Hljch. Word from the office of State Superintendent Blair who has been Invited to deliver the principal address at the laying of the corner stone for the Junior high school on Thanksgiving afternoon stated that Mr Blair has been away from his office since the invitation was received The letter was from his secretary who said that the superintendent will be back In a short time and will reply to the Invitation Other arrangemen's for the corner stone are being made Mlsa L.

Louise Bear will provide a chorus from the high school and Junior high to Bine at the cornerstone laying: There Is no high school band this year or It would have taken part In the exercises Officers. The following officers were at meeting afternoon of the Foreign Missionary society of the Sargent Methodist ch irch President--Mrs Charlet Butter President--''Irs Henry Durnin Treasi re--Vrs Pfleter Corresponding secretary lers 1 Ite box rharlei Ancene OrEan st--M as Ftta "orenn riurlnt: nnst venr has been liken In hy th" xncletjr. Fifty dollm of tbli wu donation. More Workers Are Needed to Finish Canvass. outlook Is discouraging: and wo need workers said Harry I Spayd, chairman of the Red Cros drive for Macor county, Thurs day Many of our workers have qu't and some have refused to help Some of tne loyal workers are having too much of this to do and we need more volunteers If only for a short i With 114 new members from storef and factories reported Thursday thr total number to date was 8 233 Thi" lacks 1,767 of 10000 The committer expected that 101000 members wouk 1 have been secured by Friday evening The county should turn In at leas 3 000 more members, and that wll leave 7 000 more to be secured In De catur In order that the quota of 20000 can be readied art (jolng to start all over again anr" keep at them until they sign salt one of the workers Women workers In the stores o' afternoons report that they have not had much success in getting womei to Join Most o' them pass th workers by i a glance and somr a i been reported as being discourt eous D.

H. S. NOTES. Give Tiny The Mask and ig club under the direction of Miss Thomas gave a de i i i comedy Thursday morning at a high school a i i The i of play Is Suppressed Oesfres The students a i part In It were Georgians Clar ence Rav and Mary A i The comedy Is largely a plav upon words and It was charmingly given Mult Tnrm One of the classes In agriculture In charge of Mr Leukel the Instructor Thursday afternoon visited the Vi II- son farm, northeast of the city to make a practical study of farm man agement SCHOOL NOTES The Jnnper Mothers club will meet Bt 30 FrUav afternoon Mlas Ctara i of i Library will talk to the mothers Ch Idren SI ould rtead 1 Ine i 9n Mark Imhoden UsltPd Jasper school and had lun with teachero Wednesday noon Holmes of tha Decatur Chamber or rommerce spoke to the and cev enth grade pupils Wednesday Mnrv French school will a him burner fry at the school Fridt A i picture i will ftt nnrt 7 clorx Tt is orpected tho picture i be The Wizard of Oz The Ret lew Junior trophov cup wns prnsentM to the Lllrich vhnol bnseTinll toim i of the nor conference Hqt par Thursday afternoon by a Review 1 pp-esentathe The LllHch school Mothersf club will meet nt 10 Friday afternoon Miss Lt in a i a first prnde pupils will furnish the i Mible i nf the Public i will talk to the mothers on Books for Children particular! 1 nn bonks suitable for Christmas gifts refreshments nil! be served The Ullrich nchool bnikptball team won from the Jisper team 1C In a game play ed Wednrsd night Pi crh school cr ir pr are MIST nellinp tickets for ch si ppor and i to be held Fr rtfu "Sin 21 Miis Milf're 1 will start coaching the basketball team this week Lincoln Mother's club irlll meet at 3 Friday afternoon Armistice Day wan observed at school Tuesday with an and special program of patriotic congi and reading 1 The Oplesby school basketball team defeated the team i a. score of S4-0 In A game pHye-fl Wftdnepfl-w nipM ThN la their thl-d succeeshe victory i vcar basketball team of the Jackson school Boy Scouts will plav the major Gastmin school team Th irsdav nlqht The seventh punlls of the Warren ichool ha'iB A winner roast at The rims about half mile from the school houqe Thursday afternoon Fo ir of the Honeh, school teacheri are 0 it of ftrhool becT itft of Illness They are Woodion 3ta Smith Ml is Opal Brown and Miss Eleanor NIffhswon ger ATtsi Ruth Bradley's room recehefl the plant for the largest number of present at the meeting last Frl diy Superlntcndent J.

Engleman visited the Junior high icheol Wednesday There be a parent teachers meetj ing at the Oakland school at 7 43 Frlda? night The committees on the recent homo coming will give reports and blllt, will be settled Schudel will preside and will charge of the program Eldon Golger i lead a community eing nt the close of the program It Is hoped thit the pir enti will turn out for this meeting i the gime community spirit which domln ated the home coming last week MEETINGS. will a itated meeting the Order of the Eastern Star chapter 11 at 7 30 Thurtday nlsht In the Teropje for Initiation Scott Wilson Camp No 85 ana Ladles' Auxiliary Meeting Friday night at 8 clock In Ryan Hlgglnt' hall Jasper and Eldorado itreeti DEEDS RECORDED. M. A Riney to Bnrtschl lott ind 20 block 7 Elson HelghU--II Dan Macknet to Hart lota 9 and block 8 Elson Heights--JST 1 Kile to Henry part of lot 1 Miller 4 Packard addition--Jl A Smssor to Tulle 9 lot RKervlew Shi ling to Lucy Bhtlllnr lot 10 block 1 Durfee and Kins'" addition-J i Sanruel Thornton to A Hill part of lot 1 E. Warren Co tilth addition --SI 00 Toseph Blair to I Burtscht lot lock Riverside 050 PETERSON-LIND Peterson and Miss Anna Llnd both of Decatur, were married Wednesday evening by Judge H.

McCoy at the court house MARRIAGE LICENSES. Peter Peterson Decatur Llnd Decatur 20 Tames How Jonvr Decatur IP BUaclw Decaiur 181 Dr. Jack and Miss Becker to Annual Session. Dr Jack Mlsa Stella Becker, visiting nurse and Mrs Inez Ben der, will attend the tenth annual meeting of the Illinois Tuberculosis association In Springfield next Wed nesday ov 19 Sessions jre to be held in the Christ Church parish house with general headquarters at the association offices second floor of the Hooth building 516 East Mon roe Addresses will be given by Dr Taylor, president the Springfield Tuberculosis association Dr George Thomas Palmer A Strawson regional secretary for the national as soclation and Dr St Clalr Drake In the evening theie i an Informal dinner for the nurses Meeting in Aurora on Nov. 28-30.

Boys from the city A and the Railroad A and from several of the churches i attend the State Older bojs conference un der auspices of the A and I i i Sunday school association In on Nov 2S 30 i the schools Thanksgiving vacation will take six boys of the east side assoc atlon and Geo I roctor i be In charge of the from the city association and the churches The conference Is for school or bojs from i to twenty years of age GOOD SPEAKFRS Raymond Robins who was In charge of Red Cross work In Russia i the war will be one of the speakers James Taylo" intimate i Mr Douglas i and General A and for thirty yeirs In India i the Rntlsh army and In the Boer war will be another He served overseas as a A secretary and was with the a i at Chateau Thlerrj at the time of their first drive RED CROSS WILL WORK FOR HOSPITAL To Make Surgical Twice Each As a part of Its peace time pro- giam the loci! Red Cress chapter 11 ita surgical workers surgical dressings for the Do- catur and Macon county hospital this winter The women will work at the hospital tw afternoons each week ind probably will I egln next week ilthough the days for work a not yet been decided upon POLICE NOTES. Charies Cunningham a farmer refilling near Macon has been arrested and brought to the county jail here on a charge of non support of hlr wife and family May Workman and Anna Guynn residents of the Syndicate block or North Main street, appeared in Jus tlce Dickinsons court Wednes day afternoon to answer etatr charges assault and battery and city charges of disturbing the peace Thf case lasted until about 8 30 Wednesday night when they nere found noi guilty on the state charge and guiltv on the city charge A fine of $3 and costs was assessed agrainst each of them John Simpson, a NIantic me' chant p-obably felt the pinch of winter and the effects of the miners strike He is now under J400 bon' to appear before Justice Nobl next Monday afternoon on a chargr of receiving stolen property The. story told by the other side 1 that Simpson told two boys thej could make 25 cents each by takinp their cart and golrg to an I caj loaded with coal on a siding, and hauling him a half ton of coal from the car The boys hauled coal until it was thought about a half ton had been hauled Then it is said, aev oral men went along when the boyp made the last trip Including an I special agent and they sau Slmpsor pay the boyj COURT NEWS The ease of Mrs Minnie McCormick vs The Decatur Pallway and Light company was taken up in the circuit court Thursday morning It Is a suit for damages on account of personal Injuries alleged to have been sustained when two street ca-s collided, Mrs McCormick being a passenger on one of the cars SPECIAL ROTARY CAR LEAVES AT 10:55 ren In Party to Cnnmpalirn on Saturday. The special Rotary car over the interurban to Champaign Saturday morning: will leave the Interurban station at 10 65 It will go directly through on time on a special schedule that has been worked out by the I Fifty-seven will be in the party including a former member cf the Decatur qlub A Bergsehnelder who will come over from Springfield to go with the Decatur crowd Mr Bergsohnelder was promoted to a better position In Springfield than he had with the traction company In Decatuiv Issued Early to Expedite the Work. 3 L.

Pickering, Internal revenue collector sends word from Springfield that plans are being made for the issuance early In December of form' for filing income and excess tax returns Taxpayers will thus be given the opportunity of making out their returns immediately on the closing of their books for the year 1919, when accurate knowledge oi their accounts is fresh in their mindo To expedite the work of the govern ment taxpayers are urged to avail themselves of this opportunity The period for filing Is from Jan 1 tc March 15, 1920 If the tax Is paid In quarterly In stallments one of tho amount must accompany the i i of the re turn RATE 4 AND PER CENT The normal rate of tax for 1919 ia 4 per cent on the first $4 000 above the exemption and 8 per cent on th remaining net Income The tax for 1918 was 8 and 12 per cent respect Ively The surtax rales i rargt from 1 per cent on the a of nel Income between i I i and (6 COO tc 65 per cent of the a by which the net income exceeds $1 000 OOfl are the same as for the year 1918 Tho exemptions of 51 000 for single per sons and $2 000 for married perbonp and heads of families remain un changed On Street Railway More Than 20 Years. Robert Davis for more than 20 an employe of Decatur Railway and Light Co, as a motorman died In St Mary 3 hospital at 1 4 0 clock Th irsdav afternoon He was 64 years old and had been In the hospital more than a week He und an operation for his prostrate gland and never recov pred Mr Davis was one of the best men on the street railway he a i worked on 'he depot line for years He was alwavs kind and courteous and travf ling men especially knew of his easantnesa He leaves three sons Charles of Decatur Walter of Ind and Jess of Delphi I id He also leaves four daughters Airs Kohl of Springfield Mrs L. Ramsey of Decatur Mrs Andrew Anderson of Minnesota and Mrs Dollie Davis of Dan- i lie. leaves the following brothers and sifters Noah of Decatur Charles of Decatur John of Indiana Lyman of Ohio Mrs Barnheiser Mrs Miller Mrs Weatherhold and Mrs Richardson all of I i a a The bodv i taken to the Moran Undertaking parlors No funeral arrangements have been made MASONS TO TAKE SILVER TROWEL i Visit Three and Confer Degrees A good sized crowd of Decatur Mas ons will leave on a silver-trowel trip Trlday night going from here to Clinton from there to Rockford and thence to Chicago They w'll taice the silver trowel along and It i be used In the work of the third degree In each of the cities mentioned The silver trowel Is now In the custody of Stephen Decatur lodge which will retain It i some other lodge asks for it The trowel is expected, eventually, to visit everv Masonic lodge in the United States RAPID HEADWAY IN CORN SHUCKING Corn Yleldlnc Prom 80 to 38 to (lie Acre, Corn sacking has been making astonishing rapid headway considering the of rainy days since this work started Many fields have been finished and there Is scarcely a field tu be seer In which the shucking Is not well under way Now and then is soen a field i has not been attacked but It is rare Need any more help?" a farmer was asked yesterdaj No I have plenty of help All I need Is corn shuckine was the reply Light corn the explanation which one farmer gives for the rapid headway Corn Is yielding from thirty to thirty five bushels to the acre and It does not take long to clean up the crop REV. FRANK FOX AT LION CLUB Will gnenk Friday Noon on "We Are We Are Americans the phrase made famous by the head of the United Mine Workers when he announced the acceptance bv that organization of the government's order to recall the strike order will be the subject of a talk which Rev Frank Fox will deliver before the Lion club at Its regular luncheon the St Nicholas hotel Friday noon Afllc DlTorre.

Hazel McCool has filed a bill for divorce from Bert McCool They were married July 26, 1917 and lived together till Oct 18, 1517 She charges him with desertion. Contagion. A case of dtphthTla Is reported Ir the Trancisco family. 788 East Deca tar Scraps of News TROOP TEN All members ot Boy Scout troop 10 of the First Baptist church are order, ed to report at the First Baptist church Sunday morning In full uniform A place will be reserved for the members of troop 10 the main auditorium of the cl urch ho member will be excused The order la issued by the Scout Master, Whitney BANK CLEARINGS Bank clearings for the week end. Ing Thursday Nov are $146s 980 28 Last week they were $1 233 o7515 One year ago they were $1 002165 55 FAUCETS FROZE A good manv people were surprised Ihursday to find that faucets had frozen during the night There was no frost In the ground yesterday morning but when the sun set at nlsht there was a half Inch Alcohol wes very generalrv being put In radiators 3 esterdaj and tcda ARMY STORE MOVFS The A Quartermaster Retail Store now i In Chicago will close on Nov 13 and will reopen In i a Wis on or about Dec 1 mall orders mil be accepted at the Chicago store CELEBRATION Chapter No 111 Order of tha Eastern Star has i i members of ten chapte 3 near DecatJr to be their guests at a meeting tonight In the Masonic temple corner Water and i streets This Is In celehra- tion of the fact that the Decatur chapter now has 100 members There i be I i i a i and a short program has been prepared for the visiting members CLrVMNG STREETS Commissioner Alex Van Praag started the street cleaners at work again early Thursday morning Thev first cleaned up around the Transfer house and are now i on Nor Main and North a streets The men a been busv for the two weeks unloading coal for the citv MIXERS TO MEET There i be a me ting: of Local 26' 2 United Mine Workers of Amer lea at 2 clock Trid afternoon In the hall on Merchant street.

CLAIMS SI 500 DFE Ida Watkins has filed a bill in the circuit court against James rf Donaldson for $1 aOO to recover money which she claims he owes her ENTERPRISE SOCIAL A social will be held at the Enter prise school four miles southwest of Decatur Friday night There 111 he a short program at 7 45 Ice-cream wieners buns and pie will be sold ROOF FIRE The fire department answered call to the residence of Charles Fesler North Church street shortly after 1 clock Thursday at ternoon Sparks from the flue se fire to the roof doing about $lo damage Practicallj no damage a done to the Interior of the home Th house belongs to Mrs Kate Fulton DOWN TO It There was a zip In the air Thurs day morning that told citizens whr were out early that the mercury had dropped several degrees from thf previous da In 'act 16 above wa registered as the coldest With thr coal strike still on and the weithei man In low i i some homes arc not well protected I Vews from the Sick Augustine, who has been at St Marv hospital for the last ten dajs recovering from three minor operat'ons, was taken to his home Thursday afternoon AUTO DEALERS TO FORM ORGANIZATION TwontT-flTe nt Lnnchtxm Thuradny, Appoint Commit (ecu Twenty-fKe Decatur automobile dealers met at the St Nicholas Thursday noon for luncheon for the purpose of forming a local branch of the National organisation of automo bile dealers Burns acted as chairman and Ralph Tennev as secretary A committee on rules and constitution was appointed The association will meet again weci: from Wednesday Revival McetlnK. Her Grater will conduct revival services in the Church of the Irethren 404 East Grand avenue a' 7 30 every night for two weeks beginning Sundav, NOT 16 Rev Mr Grater has had considerable experi ence and Is an able evangelist Miss Mary Hoots will assist in the services by leading the singing FIRE DAMAGE CASE TRIAL DUE Sullivan 111 Nov 13 --The Soptem. ber term of the Moultrie Counts Circuit court will be in session again Mondav when the damage case of Tesse Tohar against Fduard Mor- Hs Is set for trial This case -was started at the time the grand Jury Indicted Morris In ronnectlon i the i of the Allenville elevator and the damage case is over the same fire Charles Shanholtzer of Monticeilo and Mav Beck of Stransburg were married here Wednesday shortly afternoon by Judge Oscar Cochran The wedding took place In the Judges offl and countv treasurer Dolan and deputy county clerk Poy Fltrgerrell were witnesse 1 Both the bride and groom had been married before PEHSONALS Charles Kompst transacted business In Decatur Thursday Dr Walter Bateman went to Clinton to attend a federal i ary meeting in session there today Y. W. C.

A. Directors Favor New Work. At the regular meeting of Women 5 Christian tion board at 10 clock Thursday morning the reports tu-ned in shovvej growth In all departments Health Center tvas reported on In connection with the report of phjsical department The phsica! department was given authority to purchase the nece'saty equipment to establish a Health Center in Decat r. Inanimations i be given in the local A free of charge to any Decat ir women The purpose of tho Health Center 1 to make women more efficient ORGAM7E RrSERIFS It -'ai reported that the Girl Reserve had been organized in churches ard that the Pur i a ms co operating i A In the Gi'l Reserve wnrK, The committee on the Boardi-s reported on the Inveetleat ns made In cities a i st-cces'Cul boarding homes for girls The work of the recentlj organirea Forum was presented to the boTi members The board merrbers are i a with the i a i ol a Flue Triangle a to be llshod the auspices of the i committee of the A Forum. Comnclom Dlncnnrii.

A case of ainhtherla was reported in the fan ily of Delmar Chupp K21 North Clinton WIRE CONTROL COST U. S. Washington Nov 13--V, ar me operation of the telephone telegi and cable svsiem of the countrv the federal government 1 4 1 8 according to a report of Postmaster- General Purleson a i to co i. grrss today bv President Wilson This im represents the het the earnings of the m- panics taken over a the comp tion guaranteed bv the government. TOO MANY OR? MARRY CHINEE Paris NOT 14 The Incrnas number of marriages between Fre-eh g'rli and Chinese laborers In Francs has resulted In nlster of the Interior a i Frencn women a a most of the Coolies alreadv wives In China upor irr il with their a thev regarded merely as secondarv wivvs 125 PER CENT LUXURY GAIN Now York 13--Lnprecedentel prosperity Is Indicated In stalls' cs from the collector of the port of York which an increase In mpo-ts of 125 per cent over a.

year ago Duties 27 articles on the luxun list ranging from tovs 10 ostrich feathers totalled $57 for the three months ending Sept 20 LONG FLIGHT WITH PASSENGERS Washington Nov 13--Piloted or Lieutenant Commander Read naval seaplane NC 4 i the first trans Atlantic re- centlj established a new non stop record of tj pe of craft when, a i fwelve passengers It flew Pensacola Fla to Memphis Tenn a distance of 535 naucncal les the) secretary of the announced 'o- day The total tme was hours pnd minutes Officials Scout Story of Early Work. in a telegram to a Chicago a declared the mine workers v. il! Springfield. Ill, ov of the Springfield sub district, tod Mine Workers of America, todav in stand pat for a i i wake six a day and i day week and expressed the opinion that Feredal Judge Anderson ordered the strike off should be immediately deported to Germany and be presented i the dethroned kaiser'f crown The telegram i was a protest against a newspaper story suggesting that Illinois miners were disposed to go back to work In response to the direction of officials was signed by Freeman Thompson, president and John att, secretary-treasurer of the Sirlngfield sub district, stronghold of the insurgent element LATE MARKETS York II MBEIiTY BOVDg --Prices it 2 5 today were Vi, I IflO OS first 4 04 second 4 82 SH rst 4' 0) SO second ill 20 third 1 II 71 fourth 4', "3 25 Victory Victory 4H 00 li New York Nov 13 Cot on futuret closed Blrons December J37 4' Tanuary 1 3S March IV 02 Mav 03 Inly. 533 45 Cotton spot steady middling 1 per cent CM' strong hlirh ww.

W4 C-J. Winers Go to Washington With Optimistic Feelings --Few Miuers at Work. BINOLBJ twavt TBKR COPIES tSPlMJAY CI5KW and the I. W. w.

had established lo cals at Granttown, Martlon county and Wendell, Taylor county. Washington, Nov. plans for the of coal operators eid miners in a i in in lo reach an a cAer i i were i Inaue today by Secretary of Labor "Wilson, who holds a hopeful outlook on ihe i a i John L. Lewis, acting president of th- i i A i a a expected hPre today to a for the. a i of the i of the controversy.

Operators also were a i a a i the conference. A I LOOSENED. idence a i i a were i that the i soon to was seen 'n the a i made by Assistant Fuel A i i a Garnsey to A i i a a i at his home In Massachusetts a all i i imposed i i be called off as soon as the a i i reaches 70 per of normal. In an order issued by A i a A a Garnsey. i a val of Dr a i i prices i ef- i a a i i i a were entered I i to October trict No.

L', President John Brophy said he expected a return to work by the i as soon as the local i i i a could explain the situ a i In i i 5, It was said the i remained at Ind i a a i and had sent no order to his i a to to work and It was not when that be done. From West Virginia, Arkansas, Missouri, a a Colorado, New -Mexico, came i i i reports. In the a i of i In those states it was believed a production be by Monday. In i i 21, A a a Missouri and a a It was said that i the men a return to today, a new wage scale must me wtl nad ARREST ARMS CONSIGNEE. Charleston, W.

NOT. L. Duff, a Cabin Creek coal miner to whom had been shipped the arms and ammunition seized yesterday a- Dawes, W. by order of Governor Cornwell, was arrested at Miami, today. Duff, who was taken on an executive warrant, Is charged i "conspiring against the state, it was said at the governor's office.

Mine Tenders Quit Jobs Dtiquoln, 111., Nov. with an order Issued by local union miners, following a mass meeting here late yesterday, all hoisting engineers, firemen, pumpmen, mule feeders and other union men who have been i to keep the mines at In the district In working order, left their posts last night. The mine superintendents, managers, top foremen, assistant bosses and office clerks were Immediately called upon to fill the places of the he i before the i a i i men would be A I I TO ATTEND. a i Nov. 1 3 A i a a i today acc-ep'ed an i i a i of i to a tend the 1-ere tomorrow coal i a a i a a TKW i scale.

It is understood a prlncin.il rvsor Jor I i i r- a i was to obtain his advice 'o bow of any wage increase should be passed on to consumer. The ccope of the cnrriner cor i i a 1 "id. will be broader a tin i a i of a new scale, anc the Interest of th? i IB the future prices of coal w'll be a into consideration. More a "fifl operators and 100 miners' a i are ox- to arrive i and row i for the conference. will be called at 11 o'clock at I i a EXPECTS RESUMPTION.

Chicago, Nov. canvass of 20 coal operators in I i a a and I i i i i a an a resumption of work by the i i soft coal i ers. Dr. secretary of the I i i coal operators' association here a He said he believed the i be a i at a a i a by the first, of the week Few if any mines had resumed oper- at on today. A large of miners had sign i i i i i work, the i-perators told Mr.

Hennold and it was expected most of them would do so Some a said they expected larpe of the men Friday or Saturday. LEADERS OPTIMISTIC. Indianapolis, Xov. 13. 1 --Repre- a i of the i i ers of America, who will a i i a in the conference in a i tomorrow i the operators and Secretary of Labor Wilson, today are on their way to the capital in an opti- Bnistlo frame of i The one possible obstruction ipeedy agreement is the i of when a new wage a wil 1 become effective Tne i will Shslst that this be at an early date.

In most i i coa! fields the diners apparently were a a i i thr results of the Washington before deciding to return to the Biines. ORDERED TO WORK. Pueblo, Xov. miners in district 15. i i Colorado Xew Mevico and a last night were ordered back to work upon receipt of a i advices from Indianapolis.

Georse O. Johnson, district i telegraphed local unions a the strike was ended. OPERATOR? ACCEPT. Bismarck, N. Xov.

merit was made at the state capitol last i that North Dakota lignite operators, i the exception of those at Willlston, have agreed to reopen i i tomorrow and to permit ge i of organiza- the i i Workers 1 tion are adjusted." TO WORK. TODAY TEST IX ILLINOIS. Sprir.gfield, 111., Nov. 13--Today R-as expected to be a test as to soft coal i in I i i i to work in obedience, tc the order of A i Pres.dent John and his associates of thr I a i a Miners' union, a i on the federal co'irt mandate i a a i the i workers' i a reports failed to show any flu-position on the a of i to Bismarck, N. a Nov.

Frazler, of Dakota an- i i that he had received assurance from i miners Dakota that they to work- today after bei on i since last Saturday. They will said Governor Frazler. at the same wage scale that l'is been in effect since last January. The proposed increase of sixty per rent, rejected by the operators, about the strike order. "NASTY" SITUATION.

Washington, Nov. of radicals a serious In the i i coal i fields of West Virginia, according to reports received today by the a of lastlce. The i a i in Monongalia and Taylor i was described by a of justice i i a as "particularly nasty." Meetings, dl- this Is a violation of the I i granted the government by Federal Judge Anderson at Indianapolis, was not generally known among either operatorse or miners, owing to the fact that the call was made at a mass meeting and nin directly by officials of miners. WHY THEY QUIT The decision to i work was made at a mass meeting. The men a i the meeting which was held last Monday after noon, adopted resolutions statin that "we, the members of all loca i In Duquoln and vicinity, de clare that the i i Issued Anderson to be a i and one sided: that it Is plainly proven i actions that he knew one week ahead as to what he was going to do "Therefore, be It resolved, that we the i of Duquoin and vicinity are good law-abiding citizens an i i almost to do a i for ou government that Is fair, but we are not i i to abide by the decision of Judge Anderson "And be it resolved tha we, the i of and vici- i refuse to abide by the decision of Judge Anderson and that every member of our union stay at home on and after Tuesday November 11, 1919 until we have an agreement to work by.

"Unanimously endorsed at mass meeting. (Signed) COMMITTEE." hlle i leaders admit that the mass i was held and the re adopted, none would assume responsibility for resolutions todav Several of the miners' leaders when Interviewed today said they did no feel that they were violating the injunction Issued by Judge Anderson Inasmuch as they understood the in- i applied to the officers of the national association. Shortly afterward these leaders announced a movement was on fool to call another mass meeting to take action necessary to permit those em- ployes who were necessary to keer the mines in working order, to sume work. Centralia, Nov. Informations against 26 alleged members of the Industrial Workers of the World have been prepared for filing with the county clerk at Che- halls, county seat of Lewis county, today by County Attorney Herman Allen.

All Information, It was said, would allege either participation In or criminal knowledge of the killing here last Tuesday of four members of the American Legion during an Armistice day parade. The man who was taken by a mob from the Jail Tuesday night and hanged as one of the men Implicated in the shooting was identified last i as Ernest Everetts. Earlier reports had given the man's name as "Brick" Smith. FIRE ON FORMER SOLDIER. Centralia, Nov.

Paxton, Centralia, former soldier, i. as fired upon early today while pa- rolling a road near the Sveretts was lynched Tuesday night. Police searched vainly for the man who fired the raxton was npi hit. po back to their jobs i adjust- reeled and a largely by Pus of scale d.fterences at Uians, have i i a some vio t0m0rr 8t W3Sh 10nCe amo miners the Ir.ston, D. C.

Tor the most part, miners were Ba.d to be in possession of the i i a order signed by A i Presi- Lewis and Secretary Walter Greer. and dispatched from I i a a pohs Tuesday President Frank a i antl o'her state i i a of the Illinois i i were on i way to the a i i a capitol today to take a In the wage scale i a i called by Secretary of Labor Wilson. I SOME WAIT, Chicago, Xov. 3 3 i i coal i today were expected to to work in I a ns In a of the lesser fields, but what wo iltl do in the great a i a and Iftir.ois areas anj the I i a a and Kar.sas tnained a i i The erally showed a dis-osition formal a i i a i by i late i i of the i re- Ports said. Washington, Xov.

details were a i the department's messages. i i a assumed that the leaders were representatives of the Union of Russian Workers a a i whom the a is i a vigorous campaign. The reports Indicated that work of the i a was directed at I a i who sought to return to work i the i a a of the coal i order. Government agents have been sent to the i i where the wae reported. call message sent out by John L.

Lewis, ac.mg i of the United i Workers of America, In response ta a federal court order. i the recall order had been received in I i i Frank Farrington district president, said he did not believe the men would to work. Alexander Howat, i of the Kansas miners, i approxi- a 10,000. also was quoted as he looked for no general re- of production In that i for the present. In I i a a it was Indicated i i on an extensive scale could not be resumed before next Week at the earliest.

tha two Pennsylvania districts, outlooks prevailed. In DIs- GOVERXOR SAYS NOTHING. Charleston, W. Nov. Wncn I of the announcement the a of justice that rad- threatened In the West Corn- con said he had no He said he mines gen- Virginia coal to a a i i i a Immed- for i a i would probably make a statement regarding the situation 'ate today.

Governor Cornwell did not give out the full text of his telegram, but indicated the belief that "If half a dozen of these aliens can be arrested I i a and deported prompt, ly the situation will be smoothed out." He said he was ready to deal with any attempt at violence pending action by the federal authorities. HEADQUARTERS NOT ADVISED. Springfield, 111., Nov. 13. a a of the Illinois i workers professed today to be without I mation of the reported desertion by engineers, pumpmen, mule tenders, and other union men at coal mines In Benton and Duquoin.

In the absence of officials, attaches of the office expressed the opinion that such action would be a violation of the lettf-r and spirit of the strike order of Nov. 1, later rescinded, at the behest of the federal court in Indianapolis, which provided that enough union men be left In the mines to protect compar, property. No one In the offices wouM comment on the probable violation of the strike Injunction. AT BENTON, ALSO Springfield 111., Nov. i received here by operators this i said union men, left In two mines at Benton to care for company property, under the terms of the strike order, had deserted their posts today, following similar action at The walkout was said to be a protest against obedience of I national officials to the federal court mandate to call off the strike.

HUNTING I. W. W. T'ni Associatti Priss.1 Centralia, Nov. of western Washington have Joined Cen- ralla In arresting members of the i a Workers of the World and raiding their headquarters i the firing on an armistice day parade here Tuesday.

Twenty-two men one woman, reported to have radical beliefs were placed In Jail here and later four of prisoners I i the woman, were removed to the Lewis county Jail at Chehalls by national guardsmen, who patrolled Centralia. Raids were conducted in Seattle, Tacoma and Aberdeen on the Industrial Workers headquarters. SIXTEEN FOOND. Former service men last night entered a pool room here, lined about 100 patrons against the wall and searched them. Industrial Workers of the World cards were found on 16, They were arrested.

OFFICIALS CONCERNED. Washington, Nov. officials are greatly concerned over the attack on discharged soldiers by Industrial Workers of the World at Centralia, resulting In the death of four men and the probable fatal wounding of another. Many officials privately and others in public statements condemned In strongest language the attack. Gen.

Pershlng in a statement in which he characterized the attack serious outrage," said "too drastic measures cannot be taken to rid our country of the class of criminal who inspires or commits such crimes." Members of bjth houses of congress were i to recommend that all possible steps be taken against the repetition of such outrages through deportation or criminal prosecution of all radicals. Palmer announced that as soon as deportation proceedings could be held, the radicals In custody as a result of the recent raids wouM be compelled to leave the country. ITS EXPECT TO SEE LID LIFTED Chicago, Nov. and wholesale dealers expressed hope today that the war-time prohibition lid would aoon be lifted In Chicago Presentation of evidence and ora arguments In the injunction suit brought by Chicago and Peorla liquor dealers to test the constitutionality of the war-time prohibition Jaw was concluded yesterday and today the case was closed by the filing of briefs by both Bides. Federal Judges Carpenter and FItz- henry have taken the cases under advisement and announce they will render a decision Saturday.

i ruling: follows the decision of Federal judges In Rhode Island and Kentucky yesterday, an Injunction wll be Issued restraining the government officials from enforcing the war-time prohibition measure In tht Chicago and Peoria districts. Attorney Levy Mayer, who represented the liquor Interests In thesr cases, expressed the view that if decision Is favorable to the wetr there will be no appeal from the cour' i which will delay the i i of the ban. CLAIM RIDICULOUS. Assistant District Attorney Dickinson argued that the laws are constitutional, that I is a suit for which government consent should have been and was not obtained; that the injunction suit seeks to enjoin federal officials from doing their duty, and that It was ridiculous to assume President Wilson a proclaimed dem i i a i of the army In his veto message on the act Attorney Levy Mayer said today that the Illinois search and seizure law will not prevent a resumption of business by i dealers If th'! courts holds the war-time prohibition law unconstitutional. In the briefs filed by counsel for the Chicago and Peorla i Interests it Is set that more than $1,000,000,000 worth of property Is Involved in the suits and that 70,000,000 gallons of whiskey i taxes have been paid Is at present stored In the bonded warehouses of the country.

Publishers Further Urged to Reduce Size and Raise Rates. New York, Nov. Increases in advertising and tlon rates, limitation of the of newspapers and provisions In advertising contracts whereby rates can be adjusted or quarterly, were among the recommendations made by a special convention of Ihe American Newspaper Publisher's Association, called to consider the news print USING MORE THAN PRODUCED, Washington, Nov. Prince of Wales, one of the last of hit, official visit In Washington, will see President Wilson late today. He expects to call at the White House for an Informal visit with th? president and Mrs.

Wilson at 6:30 o'clock. During his visit at the White he will take tea i Mrs Wilson. A trip to by motor at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon was another event on the day's piogram. The only formal function arranged was the confeirlng of decorations on eighty officers and i men of the American army and navy and seven nurses at the Belmont home, the prince's residence here, at 11:30 o'clock this morning'. JOINS RED CROSS The prince also was enrolled formally as a member of the American The report of the resolutions com-1 Red Croas during his visit to Red DEALERS JUBILANT.

Providence, R. Nov. 13 Rhode Island liquor dealers were Jubilant today over the i i a Injunction Issued by United States District Judge Brown forbidding government officers from enforcing the provisions of the war i prohibition act affecting the sale of beer. They are, however, undecided as to when they cart place per cent beer on draught. SEEK SALE OP MILLIONS, Louisville, Nov.

war i i i and i i i enforcement acts were attacked again In Judge Walter Evans' federal court here today, the second day of arguments In a suit to test their constitu. tlonality. The suit was brought by W. Marshall i Louisville, on behalf of the Wright and Taylor and the Brown-Formnn i i i companies of this city, and seek to prevent government interference with sale of nearly a i i gallons of a a i whiskey owned by the companies. mittee, adopted a i follows: "Paper manufacturers have told us that there is a world-wide shortage of paper.

At the present rate of consumption the newspapers are us Ing about 10 per cent more paper than is being produced. This means an annual shortage on the present basis of approximately 200,000 tons. Your committee, therefore, recommends: "That the regulations of the war ndustrles board for the conservation of news print be strictly adhered to. ind that the full text of all these be sent to all the (Sally and Sunday newspapers of the United States, or not they are members of the A. N.

P. A. URGE INCREASED RATES. "That publishers everywhere be urged to materially Increase advertising and subscription rates and at the same time limit the size of their issues. "That no newspaper enter into a yearly contract for advertising at a Crosi headquarters.

The badge of membership was pinned among the war decorations on his breast by Mrs. Parrand, wife of Dr. Livingston Farrand, chairman of the Red Cross central committee. "May I in return present you with a dollar, which I think, Is the proper thing," the prince said as he received the badge. The dollar and his autograph were placed beside those of i Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium In the society's museum.

Chlcago, Nov. 13. Four men, one of them a graduate chemist, today were arrest in connection i Democratic Petition Laid on Table. Washington, Nov. attempt by Democratic senators to Invoke the cloture rule so as to limit debate -m the foreign relations committee reservations to the peace treaty failed today in the senate.

By a vote of 44 to 36 with all of the Republicans present and Senators Heed, Missouri ami Shields, Tennessee Democrats i In the affirmative, the senate adopted a motion by Senator Lodge to table an appeal from a ruling that the Democratic move wae out of order. The Democratic petition for cloture had been held out of order by the chair because It sought to i i do- hate only on the reservations and not on the whole treaty. It was for this reason, Senator Lodge said, that the Republicans opposed the move, Senator McCumbcr of North Dakota, i among the "mild re- servationlsts," on the Republican side, announced that in a very short time a cloture rule covering the entire treaty would be presented. The petition to i i debate on the peace treaty by I i the senatui cloture rule was presented to the sen. ate today by Democratic Leader HltchcocK It bore the i a of 22 Democratic senators who favor ratification i reservations.

The move followed a i con- i fcrcnce of the a i i a i forces i it was derided to tnke aggressive measures against what wng feared i develop I a stub- "orn i i against the treaty. After ft long discussion as to thi probable effect of the cloture Senator i the president pro i rate, but make rates a a what the police said was a scheme i nore ruled the i i out of order, or quarterly. that had resulted In the sail, of more I 0 Hilrhror-k I i a ap- "That the A. N. standard form of P.

A. send out a adjustable contracts for advertising. DISCOURAGE HOARDING. "That the paper committee strongly discourage the a i of print paper. "That the white paper committee and the legislative committee of the A.

N. P. A. urge such legislation the enactment of will permit the RADICALS ACTIVE. Charleston, W.

Nov. Cornwell In a telegram to Attorney General Palmer at Washington this afternoon declared that "alien radicals" were active In the northers counties of Wwt Virginia, counties Indicate. RUPTURE STORY IS POLITICAL Thi AaatvatA Fnss.l Paris, Wednesday, Nov. reports of high tension and possible of diplomatic relation's between Belgium and Holland, which hav been current recently in Brussels and In i a i and peace conference circles have their Source In the Interior politics of Belgium, according to a member of the Celg'an peace delegation in Paris. "The i a i is neither more strained nor better than It has been since the opening of negotiations dealing with the Scheldt and Limbourg questions," th delegate added.

COOK SAVED PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONS Springfield. Nov. county's big majority In favor of the public policy questions, voted on Novemb" fourth, saved them from defeat, returns received from all but five Chicago, Nov. to make its strength felt in national politics the year-old Labor party will nominate at a convention In Chlcastf. Nov.

22 a candidate for president to run in the coming election. That In- entlon, with the statement hat war would be waged on the Jemocrat and Republican parties, in order named, with the idea of entering them Impotent, was announced last night by John Fltzpat- Ick, president of th Chicago Fed- ration of Labor. TO ATTACK DEMOCRATS FIRST The Democratic party will be at- acked first, Fltzpatrick said, because "Wilson's party had by Its anarchistic attitude toward union labor and the working classes," forced compilation of a "workingman's Under the call Issued yesterday between 1.500 and 2000 delegates are expected to attend the convention Fltzpatrlck added. They would be representative of the Non-Partisan League, Farmers' organizations Grange societies and state and loca' unions. Fltzpatrlck Is chairman of the national committee directing the two months' old strike of steel mill em- ployes.

OHIO VOTES WET BY 542 MAJORITY Columbus, Nov. federal prohibition amendment was defeated by Ohio voters by a wet majority of 543, according to i a official figures by the secretary of state. The 2.75 beer proposal was defeated by a dry majority of 29,667: the proposal to repeal state prohibition defeated a dry majority of 41,849 and the Crabbe etate prohlbltlc-n enforcement ict defeated by a wet majoritr cf Chicago, Nov. organization work occupied today's session of about 500 delegates from farmers' bureaus and associations here to perfect a national body to "protect the business, economic, social and educational Interests of agriculture." The American Farm Bureau Federation was the name for the organization tentatively chosen at a i inary i yesterday. Thirty-two states are represented "An honest day's work for an honest day's pay" was the slogan adopted by the organlzi'lon.

Radicalism must be stamped out, speakers asserted, and Americanism made triumphant. GRANGE DOORS CLOSED. Grand Rapids, Nov. routine occupied both sessions of the a a convention fif the National Grange here today. Both i snrt afternooi.

meetings were behind closed doors. Reports of the state granges were to be heard and new members a i preparatory to the degree work scheduled for tomorrow. The national Grange will form no alliance with organized labor, in the opinion of National Master Oliver Wilson; If his prediction Is fulfilled, the Grange, In convention here, will vote to decline an Invitation extended by Samuel Gompers. for such a i development of water power so that our timber landa may be made fully available for the manufacture of wood pulp, lumber, and paper, and we also recommend that congress be urged to take steps that will Induce the Cannadlan government to repeal tha order in coir, oil prohibiting the export of wood cut from crown landp. "We recommend that the president appoint a committee on conciliation for the purpose of a i i ences between publishers In compel tlve territories.

That the member of this committee b9 selected wit the i to governing the entlr country. That this committee for mulate- such plans and recommenda tlons as will assist In adjusting ex Istlng i so far as possible. "It Is recommended this committee keep the print pape committee of the A. N. P.

A. I aa to Its problems and accomplish ments, that the i membership the A. N. P. A.

co-operate with thl committee." CANNOT INCREASE PRODUCTION R. S. Kellogg, secretary of th news print service bureau, told th convention that the mills were un able to Increase production as thej were i at 100 per cent capac Ity. lore than J100.000 worth of chemically compounded grain alcohol, matter and water, called "whiskey," to Chicago cabaret and saioon ers since the prohibition law became effective. The arrests followed a raid on the St.

Lawrence a a i pany, makers of a i tonic and a medicine, organized, police said, last spring by Reuben Rotkln, chemist, graduate, he said, of Columbia i versity and member of a promlne.it New York family. "You should have seen them at the swell cafes and gardens," Con'iors said, "when the proprietors passed th, word a we were giln-? to deliver a barrel. i i and automobiles would be i up in of the place i the oppn'ng; i of the opera." Washington, Nov. IS. Denial cf accusations contained In a telegram sent to Secretary Baker by Representatives Frear, Wisconsin, and Magee, New York, majority members of the house sub-committee investlgat ing aircraft expenditures was made today by John D.

Ryan, of New York, former second assistant secretary of war, who had charge of aircraft ductlon i the war. The Frear-Magee telegram charged that a railroad from Lake Pleasant to Crescent Lake In the state of Washington cost the government $115,000 per mile and represented a total i of London, Nov. Reds captured four regiments of Admiral Kolchak's troops and two divisional between Nov. 3 and Nov. 10 according to a Bolshevikl wlrelest message received here.

The message says officers who refused to surrender shot by their owa ioldieri. Chicago, Nov. 13 --Jack Denlson, head of the internal revenue department's narcotic squad, narrowly escaped death today in a revolver battle with a dozen residents of Chicago's Chinatown. He arrested a Chinaman, who was charged with bringing a quantity of opium from Kansas City, The prisoner anted to be permitted to visit a house in the vicinity and when the federal agent and his assistants reached the building they were greeted with a fusillade of bullets. Throwing the Chinaman In front of him as a shield Denlson entered the building and searched the premises, but no opium was found, Seven Chinamen pealed from the decision and Senator Lodge moved to lay appeal on table.

A disposal of the cloture petit i the senate on i of 1 Lodge dispensed i other business and resumed consideration of the i reservation to article ten of I he league of nations. Senator Lenroot, Republican. Wisconsin, Introduced a reservation designed as a substitvite for the defeated a of Fona'or Johnson, Republican, a i i a regard- Ing I a i of voting power In the league. It would permit empires and sclf-governinp colonies to cast one vote and have no voice In ff i with the States. A i by Thonv.s Democrat of i a to so amend th reserva'loh as to a i ten i i for pr i yen: 1 was to "2 licans presenting solid i against it.

London, Xov. R. Douglas of the A a i a i corps and i a J. S. L.

In navigator, who started from low today for a i to wore killed shortly after they began their journey. Their airplane crashed near Subiton. Lieutenants Douglas and Ross were entrants In the i a i i i from England to Australia for the Australian government's prize of 150,000. The conditions of the i are that the distance of 11,500 miles must be covered i i i days. London, Nov.

13--Premier Lloyd corge declared in the House of Commons today that no person at any on his behalf, or i his edge, had Interviewed Bolshevik! representatives In order to learn whether negotiations for peace i opened and upon what terms. The premier announced that It was proposed to call at an early date an ntcrnational conference at which the ministers of the allied and associated powert might consider the various problems which the peace conference as yet had found itself unable to Belle, amonp which was the problem of Russia. London, Nov. settlement of he Russian problem, said the premier, was most essential to the re- onstructlon of the world. The con- Itlons In that he declared were a i i cause to the pre- alling high prices.

Likewise he said he German reactionaries were al- eady using the present i In Rus- la to strength their Influence. WONT I I A a i Xov. 13--The senate i'uu'd to 4, the proposal bv a Walsh, democrat, a a a i lh a i to article of the league of a i covenant a a i be un' i a i aid rr.ited lies In preserving Its territorial I c-grlty. The Omsk, Thursday, Nov. town Ishim, 80 norn of Petropav- lovsk.

has been occupied by They have the Ishlm river and advanced from 25 to JO miles on an i a to the town of Tokushl. Kurbar. a i a (Toknshi is miles flu'. cast of Omsk). UNCLE JOE IS GREAT GRANDFATHER Washington, Nov.

13--Formtr "peaker Cannon of Illinois, hccj.m* yesterday. In the Houne of P.opresentatlve Madden, was precfd with from the members. great-grandfather a made Representatives The Weather V. S. WILL NOT COMPROMISE Washington, Nov.

Is to no compromise with the Bolshe- Iki government In Russia by the "nlted States, it was learned today at the department. Officials said there had been no exchange of notes between this government and the British or any other government concerning suggestions that a conference with the Bolshevik! be undertaken. This country's a i Is the Bam" now, it was said, as It was last a when Secretary Lansing appealed to the civilized a i or 'be world to Ite BolBh.ef.lkl Chicago, Nov. 1J. Following art the weather dicitlons for Illinois for i six hours i at 7 p.

m. Friday: Knlr tin I nnd Friday; lag IXMWI Following la the ranpe of temperature recorded by Prof. 3. 11. Coonririt, Unltrt weather observ 7 p.

m. nVflntftilay 7 it. m. Thursday Noon Thnrsilay lllfthcKt Wrdnfulaj' Thursday Him (Standard time) San Ml 90 46 THE WEATHER MAP. map ii; below r-ulcago.

Nov. in. today Rhou-r-ri- li pi 1 1: I'; to It 24. fSPAPEJRI.

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