The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 5

Saturday Evening, December 23,1922. DECATUR I PAGE FIVE. Buster Woodworth Has Chance With Chicago B. Foster Says Yank-Sox Trade Would Give Decatur Boy a Big Opportunity. BY JOHN D.

FOSTER. 7ew York. Dec. 23 --The powers that In baseball circles have de- to record George Sisler's 1922 batting average In the official archives as .420. It was recently shown in this column that Sisler's actual figures were .41979 plus, and that by all the precedents the St.

Louis American star should be credited with that rare average of 420. That thing has been done formally and of- floially and with all the usual pomp, or whatever It is they use that the league statisticians employ REVISION OF FIGURES It gives Slsler the official lead over Ty Cobb, who heretofore has been the king pin of American league bat wielders for all time In making out the averages, Sisler's correct standing was not obtained from the first computation He have been second to Cobb had It not been for a revision of the figures SIGNIFICANT DEALS Two deals have been made for second basemen in the major leagues neither of which has attracted much attention. But both of which have quite a bit of significance. The Chicago White a taken on Woodworth of the Bloomington. I club The Pittsburghs have acquired themselves Adams, of the Seattle Xelthe'- Woodworth nor Adams has possibilities of the entire world at second base but both are unquestionable" baseball plavers irno have been quietly discussed as real comers by some of the mouthed old chaps TV ho do not al- tell all they know but who have of long standing in i i the good ones from the bushes BUSTER'S CHANCE.

Woodnorth batted .291 ir his Three Eve league and fielded 979 last summer He got ground like a flea turned loose in a dog ken- rtel and he is said to have a able pair of hands. If the finally do put through the deal that send Collins to the Tanks and that would send Ward to Chicago In Return, Mr Ward will have to hustle to play second regularly. PIRATES SUFFER Pittsburgh's lack of a puncTi two years succession when a championship was in sight, was almost rolely due to cave-in at second base Therefore Pittsbu-gh was mighty glad to get Adams In the hope tliat he will drive away some of the gloom tJiat haa started out on that sack A3-ims batted 256 ancl he i 95' test summer for Seattle He is raid to be a climber, and has a pair of leg? that can be worked Iito considerab'e (Speed Omaha is going out after a championship nert year in the western ieague The owner of the club be- lievew It is hn time to show his heels and he Is after material that will the fans un to his wav qf i ing 1 Signing Konetchv as rnanagT a a part of his cVep laid plans. MT. PULASKI MUST HAVE HAD CAT EYES Bat of Course It TV'as Poor Light That Beat Home Team.

WilliamsVille, Dec In a semi-darkness that is lovelv for danomg or other social events, but most annoying In basketball, and the services oi their captain and star forward, Young, Williams- high school fell before Mt. Pulaski bv a 24 to 6 score was injured in an automobile accident Thursday night. He was able to witness tie fray, but was not in condition to participate in the hostilities Witt and Tomlinson the shining lights for Mt Pulaski the former counting three times from the field while his i mate shot a pair of field ones and eight free tickets. Harwood performed best for Williams- Mile Just what happened to the gym- nas.um hgnts is a mvstery. They out, fickered on again and managed to give the plavers a meagre glow in which to play their game SUMMARY Willlamsville.

FG. FT. TP. Jtountz, 0 0 0 llamood, 0 4 4 fitettle 1 0 2 Council, 0 0 Uush, 0 0 0 Cunningham, 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 4 6 Mt Pulaski. FG.

FT TP Witt, 3 0 6 Tomlmson, 2 8 12 0 0 0 Lane, 0 0 0 Ward, 0 0 0 Keck, 0 0 0 Morris, 3 0 6 Totals 8 8 24 Referee--J. Power, Springfield. TAYLORVILLE WINS FROM PANA QUINT Taylorvllle, Dec 23--The Tavlor- xille Boy Scouts defeated the Pana Phantoms 15 to 10 on the local court Friday evening in a brilliant game featured by the careful defensive work of each quintet During the second quarter the Tay- lorvllle boys ran the score from 3 to 13 At the end of the first quarter the score stood 3 to 1 at the end of the second, 13 to 3, at the end of tho third, 15 tu 5, and the final 15 to 10 Next Friday night the Taylorvllle Lions will meet the Decatur Sport Shon five on the local floor Three weeks ago the Decatur aggregation defeated the locals who ae out for go re. SUMiLSRY. Taylorvllle FB FT TP Taylor, forward 3 0 6 Turner 1 1 3 Hord, center 3 0 6 Mulberry, guard 0 0 0 Mitchelscn 0 0 0 Droverman, forward 0 0 0 Totals Pana: 1 15 FB FT TP Gieen, forward 1 0 2 McAdams, forwa 1 0 2 Folks, center 2 2 6 Brown, guard 0 0 0 Morton, guard 0 0 0 Bui 4 2 10 Illinois Educator Believes in Varsity Program.

Chicago, Dec 23. Declaring his belief in Inter-collegiate games, David Klnley, president of the University of Illinois, said In a message read the i of the Chicago Illim' club to the Illinois footbal team and coaches Friday night, they should be con idered as legitimate paits of educ tlonal programs, with physical educat on and the intramural sports and fostered to the extent that they are a helpful division of the fields of education THEIR PLACE. 'Intercollegiate contests may be aided as the third division of a phjslcal education program," he said 'Necessarily education can bo nur- ohased by relatlv-ly few. Member ship on teams should be a prize looked a to as a result of distinction in intramural contests, anc regulated v-arefully by members the faculty in charge of phssical education There is, therefore, a place In a well organized, complete program of education for inter-col legiats teams. They become objectionable only when they displace Intramural sports or are out of proportion -pith the rest of the program Bernard Kirk, AH-American End, Fails to Rally.

Tpsilanti, Mich, Dec 23 --Bernard Kirk, star university ot MWhigan football plaver and chosen as an all- Amencan end this jear, died this morning at a hospital here from injuries received in an automobile acci- last week Kirk whoso ho-ne was In this city, injured the automobile In which he was riding crashed into a telephone pole The i to his skull resulted In meningitis, which caused death Kirk, in addition to being chosen for all-American teams this year, selected as an end on the mytM- cil al 1 -conference and aH-western elevens He was regarded as one of the best flankers in the country during recent years, being especially adept jn receiving forward passes. Ho have been graduated the university nett spring He was twenty-two years old and the son of John P. Kirk of Tpsilanti. The Juat Boys won two out ot tihree from the Hasbeens Friday alerht In the Handicap League After dropjylnir t3ie opening game the Just Boys caine back with fine counts to capture the next two Ra.y Hill with a 221 game and a 193 average showed the best -work Mclntyre was next in line HASBEENS. 1st 2nd 3ril 152 14S 107 100 173 100 Iff! 103 131 IBS 140 Player- Thomas Poitr DombrofskI Kowaskl To Ave 407 150 5Si 437 152 176 155 UC 523 Player-Rushing 159 BermaB 133 185 Hill 153 May 173 Handicap 20 830 SOT 820 2470 JUST BOYS 2nd 203 221 100 28 185 190 153 26 To Ave 544 181 400 4S4 57R 4SO 3M 914 Playe- Doyle Rethinger Habcnstrelt SPEED GTK13 1st 2nd Srd To Ave 91 82 84 32S (V7 87 96 271 98 244 BO 241 68 220 00 Rl 80 307 102 73 Totals 4 4 0 428 435 1253 JOLLY BOWLERS Pi arer Isit 2nd 3rd To Ave Myer 67 73 103 243 81 as 41 173 58 0.7 110 298 100 42 7- 17" Crollings 87 Shultz 66 80 104 81 278 93 Total 371 381 1168 individua.1 score--Mrs Shaugrhnesw.

individual average-- Mrs 8haush- lessj, 102 RED BALLS TM 1.5* 2nd Vd To Ave 320 120 127 t73 124 Larrlck 1T1 Bean 167 IH4 171 200 101 VR 1M tW CO 130 Gardner I 108 ISO 147 3SS 128 Playe-Head Lowary McCar'liy Kesl McKinley Totals 59S W3 COO 1031 MANIFESTS iqt apd rd To ve IW) 100 100 123 14S 108 SS T44 123 111 1ST MS 123 125 1M 11 111 107 121 62 B)5 I01S score-Keyl 1ST. individual average-Larricle. 3 i Plas er-- Clarit Yoder Ca-nnon Dodson Totals Piajer-- a-riso-n Brock Hill Hells- Jacobs GREEN BALLS 1st 2nd Vd To Ave ico in 1-0 150 13-i 400 130 ns 106 06 320 100 07 S5 117 68 S2 85 220 75 Ml MS 1G37 DRAGS 1st 2nd To Ave 1-5 110 108 860 120 in 1S1 30 13 130 112 123 880 122 147 118 151 410 140 155 101 3M H8 Totals 0 2 3 033 (531 1890 Individual score-- 1S6. Bigh individual average--Better, 140. 11 Men Used in 30 to 14 Victory Friday.

Shelbyvllle, 111., Dec. Sparks Business College quintet was no match for Mllllktn here Friday night the Decatur team putting ovej a 30 to 14 victory. After his regulars had piled up a 20 to 6 lead In the first 18 minutes of play Coach Wann jerked his entire varsity and sent In five reserves continued the game. Miller, the little forward from Mt Vernon, went into the contest for the last ten minutes of play, making a total of eleven men used by blue and white team. WALLEY CONNECTS Walley at center with four field goals and Bowman at forward with three led the attack while other J.

M. U. athletes broke into the scoring column. The game was the fifth consecutive victory for Millikln this geason. Upon the return to Decatur the squad broke up for the holidays, practice being resumed January 2nd.

Beem and Warren did all the scojlng for Sparks from the field the former securing three field goals and the latter two. Coach Runkle announced after the game that the next contest to be played by his team was with Eastern State Normal of Charleston on January 9th. MILLIKIN Bowman, Carl, Douglas, Lindley, -Miller, Walley. JIcGhee, JD Arrington, Sweet. Millikin, THE SUMMARY.

FG ...3 ,..1 ...1 ...0 Welcome, Totals 13 SPARKS FG Fleming, Beam, McLain, Warren, Eads, Hudson, tiurland, Hudson Pierce, FT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 FT 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 5 4 Referee Prebble (Arthur) SHELBYVILLE WINS. TP 0 4 4 0 2 0 30 TP 3 7 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 In the curtain raiser between the Shelbyvllle ana Bethany high school teams the locals staged a little SO to 7 party for the visitors. Bethanv was outclassed all the way and was only able to iecure three field goals Archie was the star of the local team THE SUMMARY Bhelbyville- Ffi FT TP Archie, forward i Beem, forward Lloyd, forward i Parks, forward Tuoker, center 3 Huff, guard Jlllligan, guard Phillips, guard 0 Totals 12 6 30 22 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 Bethany: Ray, forward i Stables, forward Travis, forward fl Reuss, forward a Davla, center Coombs, center Moore, guard Wilkinson, guard Saylor, guard 2 FG FT TP HERE IS SOME GOOD FOOD FOR THOUGHT New York, Dec. John J. MoGraw ot the New York Giants, who opposed to the proposed baseball union, suggested Saturday that If the union wants- to do something worth while, It raise a fund for Impoverished players.

"Some very pathetic cases have been brought to my attention," he said. "Many old time stars have been discovered without a penny to their names. Let the union take its dues and devote the money for this cause Instead of spending it for high salaries for the organizers and delegates state man, is a Junior and has played tackle the past three seasons. William Fitzgerald ot Gary, Ind, was named Academy captain by his mates succeeding Bernard Clancy of Chicago. Athletic Manager T.

Marvel announced the awarding of sixteen varsity and fifteen Academy honor sweaters. BENCH'S LONE ONE DEFEATS FINDLAY Windsor Forward Loops One From Center In Final Mlnnte. Flndlay, 111, Dec. 23 Forward Bence of Windsor scored but one field goal here Friday night in the Wlndsor-Flndlay contest but it proved to be the biggest one he ever came through with. With but 40 seconds remaining of the game and the count tied at 13 all he looped one from the center ot the floor that gave Windsor a 15 to 13 triumph.

The contest was full of great defensive play and none of the star basket shots of either team had chance to come through with many i ingers Duncan for Windsor and Watklns for Windsor were the chief Bcorers from the field. Mauzey produced Uve free tosses for Windsor. At half time the score stood 7 to 4 in favor of Coach Dunlcomb's Windsor tossers. THE 6UMMART. Totals Referee--Prebble (Arthur).

SPRINGFIELD HIGH DEFEATS LINCOLN Connty TtMsera Given a 88 to 20 Beating Frldnr. Springfield, 111, Dec. 23--The red and black basketball team won a fast game from Lincoln high here Friday ilsht before one thousand fans Al- the locals missed many shots, Hyndman, K. Schnepp and Parkinson 'ang up some beautiful baskets. THE-SUMMARY.

Springfield-- O. F. T. rlyndman, f. 7 4 3on Schnepp, f.

0 0 tenrreth Schnepp, f. 5 Parkinson, c. 4 0 tfadden, 1 Schaffner, 0 0 Totals 17 4 Lincoln-- G. 2 0 1 0 Spatz, o. 2 4 Furrer, 1 0 Mitchell, gr, 0 9 Qulssenberry, 2 0 Totals 4 Referee--F.

Easterbrook P. 18 0 10 8 2 0 38 T. P. 4 8 2 0 4 20 FOOTBALL PRACTICE IN BATHING SUITS San Diego, Dec. practice In bathing suits on a beach was the novel sight afforded to San Jlego gridiron fans Friday when the Gonsaga university squad, here to meet West Virginia at the city stadium Christmas day, took a workout under the direction of Assistant Seach Bill HIgglns.

The G-onzaga squad had ocme from the northwest and a temperature lovering around the zero mark, and Hlggins did not want his men to feel much the balmy 74 degrees prevailing at Coronado, where the team quartered So he got a lot of large bathing suits from the hotel manager and ordered his charges into them. The Gonzaga gridiron warriors went down to the hard sand and were put through a brisk workout of an hour and a half. MURPHY WILL LEAD ST. VIATOR ELEVEN Bourbonnaia, I I I Dec 23--Emmett tfurphy Durand was named varsity grid captann the 1923 St Viator eleven at the annual banquet staged Wednesday niglit The new captain who succeeds Vincent McCarthy of Rock Island and all WINDSOR Duncan, Bence, Webb, Jones, GE. Jones, G- 0 Hamilton, 0 FG 3 1 fl Totals 6 FINDLAY FG Watklns, 2 Makepeace, 1 Splcer, 0 Mauzey, 1 Parks, 0 Courtright, G- 0 Totals 4 Referee Hubner i i FT 0 0 0 0 3 FT 0 0 0 0 0 TP 6 2 3 4 0 0 IB TP 4 2 0 7 0 13 GOSSIP I SPLI1 WESTS First Loses to Stron 1 Hammond Aggregation.

Coach Beclc'a Central Junior. Big school basketball teams split even their double header at'the C. A Gym Friday night. The first team after battling Hammond on the first mot ab to keep pace with their heavier ponents In the final stanza and wi 1 Mock caging baskets from all angles the -visitors finished with a. 30 to 1 score.

Captain Mitihell proved to be th Central aoe with five field goal Bodamer and Bandy also played nic ball for Hammond. HESBRVES WIN. The Reserves found Maoon to the liking in the curtain raiser and cam off with a 17 to 6 verdict. Roach an Thompson were the scoring aces fo Central while Macon registered onl tw.o field goals during, the game, on by White and the other by Meyer They did not scare in the last half the contest. THE SUMMARIES.

HAMMOND. FG. FT. TP Bodamer, 4 Bandy, 7 MUler, 0 South, 0 Smdth, 0 New York, Dec C.i About the only real sportsmanlike thing for Bantam Champion Joe Lynch to do Is g'lve Midget Smith another whack at the title within a week or two Smith deserves it after his showing against Lynch Friday night when he was plainly still weakened from that battle with Johnny Curtain over in Jersey Monday night As It was. Lynch retained his crown by the narrowest of margins and after a thoroughly satisfactory battle from the viewpoint of the scattering of fans that saw it.

SMALLEST CROWD. Incidentally, the crowd at the Oirden was the smallest that ever witnessed a championship fight here Despite great disapproval by the fans of the decision Lynch had a slight edge In ten of the fifteen rounds--a very slight edge, but nevertheless a margin. It was a case of everyone pulling for the Tin der-dog. represented bv the Midget, whose bodv was sore from the pounding Knuckle' of Curtain. EX-CHAMP WINS Another scrap between the two should draw well and produce a grand battle, with both men in good shape.

It was too bad that Battling Leonard lost to the ancient Kid Williams on a plainlv unintentional foul In the second round of the semi-final, for It has been the plan of the promoters to announce shortly that the wflnner of that fight would be matched with winner of the title scrap that followed As It is, Kid Williams will have to show In another appearance whether he has the right to a match with the champion. VILLA MAY BE NEXT Now It thnueli punching Pancho Villa, the Philippine flyweight who weart the crown In that division, might be the next to meet Toe Lynch Villa Is to battle Terry Martin at bantamweight In the Garden Frldsy night, and if he wins as Is expected he will trail Lynch for a chance at tttachlng another diadem Villa will have no easy meet against Martin Mthough the latter has not the innate science that the little Oriental has. he has every bit as much ex- nerlence, and is a more rugged scrapper Villa must put into play everv bit of Ms skill and have his socking wallops working overtime to win decisively Not So Well. Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 23--Two Harvard-Yale football games, to be played on the same day, one at New Ha en, and the other here are advocated In a letter written by Robert Hale, Harvard graduate in '91 whldh appeared In the Harvard Alumni Bulletin Friday.

The letter declares that the two colleges, have sufficient a i to develop two varsity teams each. Totals 13 CENTRAL. FG FT TP Huff, i 1 0 Reeves, 1 fl Roach, 0 Mitchell, 5 4 Tolly, 0 0 C. White, 0 B. White, 0 Totals 7 4 Referee--Rloe (Indiana Normal).

CENTRAL. FG. FT. TP Thompson, 2 i Tippett, 0 0 Ferris, Roach, 4 Roy, 0 fl Edgecomb, 1 Cunniinffham, Casey( 0 Everette, 1 Totals 8 1 1 MACON. pG.

FT TP White, 1 Gehm, 0 0 Lancaster, 2 Copple, Meyers, 1 Cole, 0 9 H. Oole, 0 0 Totals 2 2 Referee--Rice (Indiana Normal). ASSUMPTION WINS FROM MAROA FIVE Assumption, Deo. 28--With Obourn and Morton putting up a grood offen sive game and the entire team show ing a high-class defense, Coach Lav ender's Assumption high school five gave Maroa. a 21 to 7 defeat here Fr! day night.

Chandler was only able to secure two field goals THE SUMMARY. Assumption-- F. F. T. T.

Campbell, f. 0 0 0 Johnson, 0 0 0 Obourn, f. 4 0 8 Morton, 4 0 8 iupton, 1 0 2 Gllbridge, 0 3 i Totals 21 Maroa-- F. G. F.

T. T. Baldwin, 0 0 0 Smart, f. 0 0 0 Butler, 0 0 Eaton, 1 0 2 Chandler, 2 1 Cade, 0 0 Rammel, 0 0 0 Bowen, 9 0 0 Totals Weaton Loses Night Game in League Play. STANDINGS.

Vf PCX indtanapoim 19 11 5 Decntnr 8 6 ...14 1 1 800 dmmp.ifn. Term Hunt 11 Charlie Wcston doesn't leem able to stand the night work. After winning at Indianapolis Thursday attar- noon he ran into a defeat at nig'at. Friday he pulled the same performance at Terre Haute and the strategy board promises to go in session at the St. Nick when the veteran cue star returns from the Indiana jaunt.

Friday he wa'loped president Martin of the Illinois-Indiana three whom he bested here in two games who he bested here in two games came back with a 60 to 32 victory over Weston. AFTERNOON GAME. SC HR IN Weston (Dec. BO 4 101 Martin (T 41 100 EVENING GAME. Flneran (T.

60 78 Weston (Dec) 32 77 Detroit Signs Couch. Detroit, Dec. 3 Schultz, formerly University of Michigan football star, Friday signed a one year contract to coach football at the University of Detroit Sohultz succeeds Jimmy Duffy, whose contract terminated with the season just closed, Viator Star Arthur Long, who la playing a star game with Jack Crangle's St. Viator Academy basketball team, has returned home to spend the vacation period at the home of his Mr. and Mrs.

George J. Long, 846 Eajit William street. Long Is playing right forward on the Academy team and In the two games with Dundee and Kankakee have come off victorious. The Crangle toasers will meet Bement, Champaign and other In this section of the state Francis Meyers and James Meira other Deoatur boys at St Viator, bare returned for the holidays. Mike Brody of Peoria Is no Match for Local Boy.

Emmett Byers and his bantamweight boxer, Jimmy Dale, returned from Pjoria Saturday morning, where the local scrapper met Mike Brody at Tom Jones' show Friday night According to press dispatches out of Peoria the fight was stopped on the grounds that Brody was hurt by a fall. According to Byers he was walloped -on the Jaw when he ran into one of Dale's swings as he came off fhe ropes. Dale had all the best of the argument and would certainly have finished his man had the bout continued. The Decatur scrapper looked mighty good and has been promised bout with a higher class opponent In the near future. VERY GOOD SHOW.

Byers says that Jones put on a very good show and that both the other bouts were high class. Stanley Dar- cay, former U. of I. athlete, ard Jim Gill ot Rock Island, went eight rounde to a draw, both boys taking many wallops. Kid Russo of Grand Rapids, Mich and Don Allison of Kewanee went eight rounds to a draw.

Manager Byers is after some other bouts for Dale and expects to put him on at Rantowl within the next few weeks. Indoor Team Travels. Manager Tom Nevlns and his Illinois Traction System indoor baseball team will leave Sunday morning for St. Louis where they are scheduled to play the South St, Louis Concordia Turners Sunday afternoon Last year the local tpam defeated Mound City stars by a 2 to I count. Reynolds and Behrna will form the Nevlns battery.

Practice Content). Madison, Dee 23-- University of Wisconsin will play Coe i college and the Michigan Aggies for their preliminary games on the 1923 football schedule, T. E. Jones, director of athletics, announced Friday The Badgers meet the Iowa team on Got and the Michigan Aggies on Oot. 13, both at Madison.

Quite a Record. Cambridge, Mass Dec 23 ---A new varsity record will be hung uip at Harvard next June when George Owen of Newton fends his cellege career In possession of nine varsity for prowess in football, baseball and hockey, the Alumni Bulletin announced today The near previous approach to this figure was made by George D. Gardner, olasx of lUt, who won three letters In track, two in hockey, one In basiball, "and one In tertnls. MISS ALLIE CURRY HONORED BY PARTY Assumption, Dec. John Bilyeu and Mrs.

Clarence Curry were hostesses to a party of friends at the home of the former Thursday evening, honoring Miss Allle Curry, who is to wed John Scribner of Moweaq.ua Jan 1. Tha evening- was spent in dancing and music and a luncheon was served. The bride to be received many useful and beautiful gifts INTERESTING PB.OGRAM. The Lincolnian Literary society of the township high school gave an interesting program at the high school auditorium Friday afternoon Santa Glaus was there and brought a gift for each of the members of the Shakespearean society at the request the Lincolnian Society. David Hadwin gave a piano solo.

Myrtle Kelley read a letter to Santa Claus: Bessie Robinson gave a voice number and then Santa arrived and Prof. R. Finley extended the season's greetings to the students and the guests who attended All the schools In the city closed Friday afternoon for the holidays Santa Claus was present In each room xnd brought presents for the youngsters. Christmas trees and treats In each room filled the little ones' hearts with pleasure and at the close of the day every indication pointed to a merry Christmas for all the kiddies in Assumption SAYS CHICAGO KLAN THREATENS LIVES Chicago, Dec. Mulchy, Louis B.

Anderson and u. S. Schwartz, c'ty aldermen, who are members of a committee investigating alleged activities of the Kn Klux Klan In city affairs, announced Friday they had received letters threatening their lives. SUNDAY ONLY GREAT MUSICAL BILL JOHN ALDEN --and-SANDEL SISTERS In a Bower of MELODY and DANCE "THE VOLUNTEERS" A Musical Novelty with Four Great Comedians and Singers. MURPHY LOCKMAR In "The Rehearsal" KENO, JtEYES A MELROSE "Here Come the Boys" FAGG WHITE "Africanology" With Surprise Finish MELNOTTE DUO "A Night Out" PATHE NEWS AESOP COMEDY CARTOONS Matinee, 2:45 p.

m. Night, p. m. BOX OFFICE OPEN TONIGHT UNTIL 9:30 P. M.

CHRISTMAS DAY IPAR1S THEATRE 1234 E. Eldorado --TONIGHT-- WM. S. HART LURE" And Two Reel Comedy TREASURY NOTES TOTAL 848 MILLION Washington, Dec. subscriptions to the recent issue of treasuijy notes and certificates of Indebtedness were Secretary Mellon has announced.

AVON LAST TIMES TODAY WILLIAM FARNUM COMPROMISE" Tomorrow Brings "ONE WEEK OF LOVE" filHAMBRA "TONIGHT "FRANK MAYO "OUT OF THE SILENT NORTH" COMEDY of Robinson Crusoe" Pauline Garon cut for Ml important role in "You Can't Fool Wife," King Vidor has started to film "The Woman of Bronze," starring Clara Kimball Young. Lillian Rich is Tom Mix's leading lady in "Catch My Smoke," directed by William Eeaudme. Willard Mack will appear in "Your Friend and Mine" as a. playwright. He really wrote that play.

Clarence 1 Badger will direct. UNION MUSICIANS' TREASURER DIES St Louis, Dec. 23--Otto Osen- dorff, sixty-seven, for twenty-seven years international treasurer of the American Federation of Musicians, dead CAMEL BITES MOVIE STAR-MAY LOSE ARM Indio, Cal, Dec 23--Miss Eleanoi Boardman, leading woman of a motion picture company working hero, was severely bitten by one of the camels being used in the production Physicians Friday said the loss 01 her right arm was probable. WALLACE REID IS SLOWLY GAINING Los Angeles, Dec 23--The condition of Wallace Reid, motion picture actor, recuperating from a breakdown which almost caused his death, day Indicated continued after a night of good rest. BIJOU LAST TIMES TODAY MAYO SYLV! f.A "i rj' in a oM-i-M 3-d rp mountains by -JOH WOLF LAW tWECTECBYSTUA.RTPATO/ UNIVERSAL PtCTVtii' ilso BUFFALO BILL Starting Tomorrow Wallace Reid in "The Ghosi Breaker" --DON'T Sunday Only--Iflc SQUARE Matinee and Night XMAS DEC.

JOS. M. GAITES' ORIGINAL PRODUCTION KCOUDS LAST TIMES TODAY Anna Stewart SEATS NOW SELLING NIGHT--Lower Floor, and $2.00 Balcony $1.50 and $1.00 "The Woman He Married" Lower Floor: $2.00 and $1.50 TOMORROW JACKIE C006AN Balcony: $1.00, 75c, 50c "OLIVER TWIST" NEWSPAPER! SiaUcfl, Margaret Train Bonelc at eKimber )arty home on Second dbrcftt, evening, MM. Dan Hochsimier, fell on nwth porch ait thftr on Lincoln br'eaklnlr arm. Attorney Xarlon oaouplod pulpit the BtupUM ohiirch in mount in the absence of regular pastor.

John J. tuna Tuesday for to tholr Mr. and Mra A. O. Collins attended tho funeral of Jatnei Dob3011 in Mttweftq.ua., "Wednesday.

Itr. tob-nn fcara In AqTtihur, father Dr. J. W. hujv- insr ror fk number ot Mr, Wldkfrrsoa, inaator of tho Metih- oditft ohuroh, wan In AttwooA Wfcdnetr- to ortlaliwtfl at mtirrlaco ot M-lw Ruth Ktranwl and HalpH Bmon Quick.

Mrs. Wtflkerffon ther ihutfbaiHl. A aon of EH mut In town Snl- urday drlviix younc ox toun up with a just two yeara old Dui perfectly broke. They attracted a greni deal ot on ohtMrtfl Diavlnc men of oxen BRIDAL COUPLB H8BE. Waitklot and bride, who tamtxty JIIss Rutjj Naby of FlndJay Bpftnt end irtth Mr.

Waltkln's and Witt, and other The wore onrouta to tihegr In Flndlay a ahort wedOhig tdt St. They ware nuunrled Tuc-sSay, the UetbodlM -psnonats In weM by Parry Torh. Kopf of lilnixxln, vlaiitlinsr rtihur WEDDING BANS The mnrrla.se bans of John a well mown ftwnwr ana J. Kauf- of Mr. and Jacob M.

Kaufftman, ware (mbUahed In the AnUsh ohuroh Hat Sunday. The wedding will ake place Thursday, Deo. 28. 13,000 RECEIPTS Blliy Mttrplhy'a farnn sale Wedneiday to nearly $3,000. One brought (307.50.

A wit ot team townex mafls by J. D. Wnnren ftf elty, wm uwd tonty yearn, by Mr. Mmrphy, wJio (paid for thorn, Or $20.00. Mr.

Robinson wil! go for an vlalt wish Mid Mrs. Mark Bamrtim a.nd Heltn Ban-urn, returned 4ay from tbe llioon WILL IS FILED AT TAYLORVILLE TajlorvUlu, Doc 23-- Ttoo w1U 'ol A. Krioter, deceased, was Uled Thursday Vt the 9ffice of the county clerk. It that all the real estate shall be sold and divided equally between tho 1 sons' and daughters. fl lie estate 13 valued at several Hhousand uoUairs.

Tlie West sphool Paj-eirt-Teaoherj flocifutJon met I'Vlday afternoon. A Christmas proffraum was ffl-vcm, consisting of a group of eones by the third grade and a play an-tiKcd, "Santa's Tho cast: E-'awta Ola-Ufl-- Bobert Seller, 5 Mrs. Sanita-- poroUiy Workjiwji-- Willard Auff- Charles Floyd Ramftock. Assistaal.1 Rosemary Roberts, Lillian Woodrug, "Evelyn Smith. Alice Cox, Anna Mjnra Mansttcld and Huehci.

Jaones Tuinw, Charles BaKtr, PLEI1 Will Accept His Sentence Penitentiary. Taylorville, Doc. Lock ard withdrew his petition for a ne trial in the circuit court Friday aft ernoon and will go to the penitentiar to serve a sentence of, from ono 1 five years for conspiracy to rob th Klncaid mine pay roll Ausr. 13, 182 All other indictments against Lock ard are to be dismissed. ONE OP SEVERAL.

A Lockaid is one of scvera who have been tried, convicted nn sentenced to the penitentiary with! the year for complicity in tho sensa Uonal robbery. LOSES FINGERS. 'White, a miner, employed a No. 8, had his right hand BO badl mashed Thursday in the mine that was noces'safy to amputate a coupl o( his finpers. He Is a -machinist at the mine an accidejitaljy got his hand caught 1 the machinery.

MINSTRELS. The black and white minstrel sho given" by the American 'Legion at tli Elks lionia Thursday night was on of tha best home talent shows eve staged, in this city. GABWOOD FUNE'HAL. The funeral services for the lat Sarah A. Qarwood, who died Frida morning at her home in Old Stoning ton.

at five o'cloclc, will bo held Sun day afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Buria will follow in the Baptist church Old Stoninsrton cemetery. The deceased was seventy-eigh years olfl and had lived In Christia county most all her lite. She was born March 16, 1854. Sh is survived by four sons--Harry Frank, Herman and Wilham.

Her bus band preceded her In daath. abou seven year THE QUAKER DRUG CO. DR.G. F.HARVEY DECATUR. ILL.

Phone Main 604 Practice limited to Diseases of the RECTUM. Sncceitfnl Non-Surgical Treatment for PILES Bbd Other Rectal Dlieaier. 429 Standard Life Building. Messenger--Bj ron Turner. CHURCH OFFICERS.

Tills church' eleotid the following offers Wednesday Boair4 or -trustees--Leslie Taylor, ir. M-Baniels, Jainea Slwp, JJarney Mills, C. D. Waddell, A Fnllowefl, Boya Danpert, George Sunday bchool Superintendent-- Haney MtDanleli Clerk--Mrs McDanicls rolleotor--Mrs. A George crtleolcr--MrB.

Geoige iim- MlBslonary treasurer--Miss Pcan HAS ENGLISH PENNY COINED IN 1771' Hnrry Roaenberg Valuable Trinket. Harry 754 West Eldorado street, owns an English penny coined in 17tl which is probably one of the most interesting it noo one of tho oldest coins in the city. The circumstances surrounding its discovery lend a touch to the trinket that makes it ail the note valuable. FOUND IN LONDON. Mr.

Rosenberg in-1905 was peddling various wares the neighborhood of London, England, and one day while In the shadow of Windsor 1 CaUe ho saw the glint oC metal in tho sand and picked up coin. He has kept it ever since and 'has refused many large offers for it A theater manager in London offered Mi. Kosenbeig a fabulous sura for it soon after it was found, hut was refused. The coin bears on one face a head of George III and bears the inscription "Georgivus III, Rex." The othei face bears a figure of Brlttania. the encircling inscription "Brit' tama." John roth- WATKINS FUNERAL HELD AT NEWMAN Newman.

Dec. 2d--The funeral of II Wdtkins was held Friday afternoon at o'cloclc In tho Methodist Episcopal church, conducted bv Kev. A A. Hclnlcln, etl by Rev. Harris Beck of Hoopeaton A quartet, composed of Mitt Halleon Mrs.

C. GWo 8. Smith and TM White and Miss We Albln, who rendered "A Perfect Day." sang Short sei vices JheW the home pie ccedlnc the church service, for the benefit of Mrs. Walking, who Is an invalid. 'JChe $ainearers were porter Pinnej, A AlbiJl, Scott Burgelt, Burgctt, Dr.

B. Adams and J. W. Ellington, members ol the Maonic lodffd which had charge of the service at tho crave flowers were in charge of the tcarh- ers the grade Hdiool i Miss norata "VV at kins Is teacher ol the sevcntli J3urial was in the a cemetery, Mr Walking leaves his i ono JauRh- tei MiM Oenorale a i two iyroth- 01 John of St. Louis ajid oC Tuucola, and several iialf br crs and sisters, CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS The three churches will Christmas progiams Christinas Eve About fiftv persons iMU take part in a pageant.

"The riilld of Prophecy," at the Christian church. A pantomime, Birth of and a cantata, "Christmas Oarols In Ail Nations," i be given at this Prcsbj tcrlan church The program at tho Methodist church i be u'vcn by the cWMren and an oC- fet ing, for i envelopes have been dis- Mibutcd i be taken for the "World Is reds' Children The primary department of the bvterian church have a party at the church Saturday afternoon. The men of the Prr-sbyteiian church give a dinner to the entire congregation Thursday evening, Dec. 26, at 5 30 o'clock. Tli9 Woman's club will hold a comm i sinjr at the Methodist church Christmas night Dr, J.

R. Wagne" of Palacions, Tex. i tlip guest of Mr anij Mrs Henley Evcrsoli Mr and Mrs Jay BurgeU and pau Burffett V.QK Decatui Msitors Friday, RABBIT HUNT The American had a a hunt nut! on Thursday evening- enjoyed a labbit supper in tlie legion hall. Carlos Bruner prepared the supper which served by the Domestic Science class of Ihe high school T7ATHERhad plannedabrilliant future for him. Mother's high hopes for his success were supported ably by her everlasting faith in him.

But the boy was a bitter disappointment He was being outdistanced steadily by his schoolmates, was dull, listless all time, "felt sick" most of the time, never had "pep" for play nor ambition for- his future. Father had about given him up. Poor mother's heartstrings were nearing the breaking point. Evidently, it was not to be. Then an old friend of the family --a man successful in every sense --came to the boy's rescue.

Today, the father is proud of the boy who is indeed a joy to his mother. It was simply a case of poor di gestion, sluggish liver and constipation gradually dulling the lenses and poisoning the system. Knowing from experience that Beecham's Pills, were harmless as well as efficient, the old friend suggested them. They made the boy well--as theylhave hosts of other children, and grown-ups, too, who suffered from like dis orders. At All Druggists'-25c and 50e Why Your Light Bills are Higher In January Than in July These are tbe days when the sun is taking a rest.

December nights are the longest of the year. There are three times more artificial lighting hours in December than in June. This is the reason the light bill you pay in January is larger than other months. The fbllowwing table is of interest to users of gas and electricity: ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING HOURS Month Per Day January 6.53 Hours 5.38 Hours March 4.10 Hours April 3.48 Hours May 2.15 Hours 2.15 Hours July ...2.60 Hours August 3.15 Hours September 4.00 Hours October 4.90 Hours November 6.18 Hours .......6.85 Hours Decatnr Railway and Light Co. NEWSPAPER! NFWSFAPF.R!.