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SEEK TO RUN DOWN SLAYER By International News Service. Canton, July the belief that Don R. Mellett, 36, was assassinated in the first move of general conspiracy to kill all newspaper publishers and editors whose crusades hurt the activities of organized gangs of violators, the Fourth Estate, one of the leading newspaper trade Journals, through its publisher, H. M. Newman, has engaged the William J.

Burns international detective agency to track down the slayers of Canton's crusading publisher. According to a telegram received today by the editors of the Canton Daily "News, the Burns agency has been instructed to investigate the different ramifications of "what appears, to be concerted attempt to throttle the press of the United States by thug violence on certain newspaper editors and publishers who are prominent for their activities against organized crime." RUDY'S CHALLENGE TO GO UNANSWERED By International News Service. Chicago, July -The challenge of Rudolph Valentino, movie "sheik." to tight a Chicago editor, because the edItor editorially blamed the actor for pink-powder-puff-dispensing machines in a masculine restroom, was to go unanswered, it was indicated here today. Recently an exclusive Chicago daneing establishment installed such machines, labeled "the last In masculine toilet accessories. Rudy was to blame for all this, the editor opined.

Enter Mr. Valentino on locationChicago. In a towering rage, he chai-! lenged the editor to mortal or otherwise combat. The editor was reliably reported to be John Herrick, husband of Genevieve Forbes Herrick, well known Chicago writer. Rudy yesterday in a high dudgeon boarded the Twentieth Century 1 Limited for Gotham.

Mr. Herrick, approached on the affair, had nothing, nothing whatever, to say. Herrick is almost six feet tall, but slender, weighing only about 150 pounds. Rudy's description, is of course, needless. MATTOON MAN GETS SHELBY CONTRACT, Shelbyville, July a joint meeting of the city council and' board of local improvements held Monday night in the city hall, a contract for the construction of the North Morgan street paving was awarded to A.

C. Loomis of Mattoon for $23,200,90, less the sum of $1,242.48. The actual cost of the construction work will be 958.42, or $62.32 over the city engineer's estimate. The city council accepted the bid made by Mr. Loomis and will take steps to make up the difference in cost between the estimate and the actual cost.

The contractor announced that work would be started at once on the improvement. All the old curbing will be used in the new work. It will be taken out and reset. "GREY EYE" EPILEPTIC; IS UNFIT FOR ANY WORK The three murderers of William Funkhouser are regular for roll call in the southern Illinois penitentiary, S. E.

Hoftenstine, a guard at the penttentiary, said today when questioned about the men. "I have been working Smith for two years; he is working in the rock quarry," said Mr. Hortenstine. "Davis is employed in the knitting mill. 'Grey Eyes' does nothing.

He is in the gang' as he is an epileptic and is not fit for any kind of work." Mr. Hortenstine is spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Martha Hortenstine, at Cooks Mills. Mrs. tenstine is with him.

DOUGLAS MAN REFUSES $50 ACRE FOR HIS WHEAT Tuscola, IlL, July Robert L. Hackett of the Orinoka farm, north of town, states that he has just put into the shock, forty acres of wheat for which he has refused an offer of $50 per acre for the grain when threshed. The offer, he says, is based on an estimate of forty bushels per acre at $1.25 per bushel, which is slightly under the price that has been offered for wheat by local grain men for the last few days. The crop is on what was formerly known as the R. C.

Macy place. Local people will watch with interest for the threshing of this piece of wheat, to learn just what the yield is. S. W. SEARLE DIES! Rock Island, Ill, July 21.

-Sherman W. Searle, assistant director of public welfare in Illinois, died at St. Luke's hospital, in Davenport, today, after an illness of four days from pneumonia. ANOTHER HOMER BY BABE. New York, July 21.

-Babe Ruth, Yankee slugger, hit his 20th homer of the season in the first inning of today's game against the White Sox. Two men were on base. Blankenship was the vietim. GOLDEN BANTAM CORN Wholesale and retail. Fruits and vegetables in season.

Huston's grotery, phone 533. 7-22 CHICAGO HEAT RECORDS GO By International News Service. heat records for 1926 In Chicago were broken today when a temperature of 96 was registered at 3 with a higher mark probable, the weather bureau predicted. Rain and cooler weather were promised for tonight. Four persons died today, making total of thirty one deaths since the heat wave began three days ago.

Milwaukee, July 21-Apparently crazed by the heat, an unidentified man plunged to death from the eighth floor of the Hotel Pfister here today. From letters found In his pocket, the man was identified as Henry F. Kaselu of Milwaukee. Mrs. Victoria Hounoscka, 68, died from heat prostration on the way to a hospital.

Yuma, July deaths were traced directly to the heat wave in this district when two men, an identified Mexican and Greek, lying unconscious upon the tracks of the Southern Pacific railroad, were killed by the Ilyer "Argonaut," six miles west of here today. PICNIC DINNER- A picnic dinner was enjoyed by the Mattoon and Negotion, Bible students on Sunday at Peterson park. There were about forty from the two congregations in attendance for the dinner and to enjoy the talk after. wards by J. B.

Lake of Negotion. DINNER AT CLUBMiss Norma Richardson entertained informally at a six o'clock dinner at the Country club on Tuesday evening, honoring her house guest, Miss Geneva Bushey of Toledo, 0. Other guests were Mrs. Herbert Carnright of Oak Park, Miss Halleen Elliott, Miss Zelda Pape, Miss Beatrice Crimmins and Miss Mildred Bell. -000 p.

'OF I. PICNICA picnic supper was enjoyed by the Daughters of Isabella on Tuesday evening at Peterson park, the mem-1 bers of the social committee for the month of July being the hostesses. There was an unusually large attendance of the members who enjoyed period of visiting before and after the supper while the children enjoyed games and the park play equipment. -000 MEETING AND PROGRAMThe members of Pleiades. Shrine No.

57 held their regular meeting on Tuesday evening at the Masonic Temple. After the business session and delightful program of readings and musical numbers was The program consisted of a vocal solo by Mrs. A. Mundhenk; a reading by Mrs. Eben Noyes; a vocal solo by Mrs.

Daisy Berry; a reading by Mrs. Charles Beason; a vocal solo by Miss Juanita Knight and a piano solo by Miss Lorraine Anderson. -000 FAMILY REUNION The Easton family held a reunion on Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Easton, near Humbolt.

combination -dinner was served at noon, while the remainder of the day was spent with music and visiting. In the afternoon ice cream and cake were served. Those present were and Mrs. John Easton of Mattoon, and Mrs. Mr.

0. R. Clark and children of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fifer and children of Champaign, Mr.

and Mrs. Len Hoots and children of Humbolt, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Easton, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Easton and Mr. and Mrs. ClarEaston. PICNIC SUPPERThe members of the Good Tyme club of the Bower Schulhoff Co. store enjoyed a picnic at Paradise lake park on Tuesday evening, with a picnic supper being served at six o'clock.

Dancing and bathing were the chief diversions of the evening. Those present were Mrs. H. H. Newman of New York, Mrs.

Harry Kaplan and son Charles of Oklahoma City, Okla. Gene Stern of Champaign, Mr. and Mrs. E. Cook, Mr.

and Mrs. George Lorenzen, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ball, Mr. and Mrs.

Carl Nichols, Mrs. F. M. Schulhoff, Mrs. Nelle McCandlish, Mrs.

J. M. King, Mrs. So. phia Traeger, Mrs.

Lora Bone, Miss Alice Rickleman, Miss Lucile Bone, Miss Nadine Cook and Miss Juanita Bone. 000- REMEMBRANCE CLUB- The members of the Remembrance club held a picnic in Peterson park on Tuesday evening. After partaking of a picnic supper, the time was spent in visiting and enjoying the park 1 amusements. Those present were Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Berry, Mr. and. Mrs. H. B.

Trout, Mr. and Mrs. John Trott, Mr. and Mrs. E.

R. Sayler, Mr. and Mrs. G. R.

Capen, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Brown, Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Gehl. Mr. and Mrs. F.

S. Vandagrift. Mr. and Mrs. R.

M. Frisbey, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rider. Mr.

and Mrs. Owen Hougland children, Mrs. W. J. Carins.

Mrs. J. S. Hall, Mrs. N.

B. Allison and Mrs. J. Elsea. The out of town guests were Mrs.

L. Trowbridge of Los An. geles, Miss Emily Mockenhaupt and Bobby Mockenhaupt of Chicago. DEATH OF SISTER. Mrs.

Emma Cole received word on Tuesday that her only sister, Mrs. Margaret Jane Robertson, 77, passed away at her home in Paris, following a stroke of paralysis. 000 000 000 0 000 00 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 0 000 00 000.000 0 000 000 000 000 000 000 0000 000 0 0 0 000 00 000 000 0 000 00 0 000 000 00 0 000 THE MATTOON DAILY JOURNAL GAZETTE AND COMMERCIAL STAR WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1926 If You Want Sport, Just Try This Riding bucking bronchos usual photographs, taken at in the upper picture, was badly of seconds after the picture Bobble Bourie is shown in the too, is in a hospital. 5 is a dangerous occupation, as these two unthe Winnepeg rodeo, show. Power Kid, shown injured when the horse fell on him a couple was taken, and is now in a hospital.

Below, air after being thrown by Tumbleweed. He, Whew! 150 120 100 A Wow. 80 70 60 40 30 20 10 With the mercury rising to the 106 mark this afternoon, all heat records for Mattoon went to smash, this being the highest mark ever recorded in the city's history. NORRIS MURDER CASE BEING INVESTIGATED By International News Service. Fort Worth, July Twenty-one witnesses had been heard by the Tarrant county grand jury investigating circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting last Saturday of D.

E. Chipps, wealthy lumberman, by Rev. J. Frank Norris, nationally known Fundamentalist Baptist pastor, as the Inquisitorial body adjourned for lunch today. Several are to appear this afternoon, following which an indictment or "no bill" is expected to be returned late today or early tomorrow.

Baseball American League. Chicago at New YorkChicago 200 010 100-4 12 1 New York 3.0.0 000--3 8 1 Batteries: Blankenship and Crouse; Hoyt and Bengough. Ruth hit a homer in the last half of the first inning. St. Louis at BostonSt.

Louis 100 130 141-11 15 1 Boston 0 010 000- 1 4 3 Batteries: Vangilder and Hargreaves: Zahniser, Weizer and Clover and Stokes. National League. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh (first game)- Brooklyn: 000.000 0 00-0 5 Pittsburgh 010 0.000 01 0 Batteries--Petty and Hargreaves: Songer and Gooch. 1 Personal Crystal Ice, Phone: 2800. 5-11tl Miss Bertha York of Strasburg visited friends in the city Tuesday, W.

L. Gammill of Lerna was a bust: ness visitor in the city Monday, Noble Coy of Paris spent the weekend with his mother, Mra. Lula, Coy. Artie White and son of Toledo spent Tuesday in the city, transacting business. Miss: Marjorie Riggin of Sullivan, was a guest of Mattoon friends Monday.

Mrs. Newell Paige of St. Louis '1s a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.

C. Bray. The Leitzell Studio will develop and print your vacation films 08 they should be. 7-24 Stern of Champaign was Monday guest of Mr. and Mrs.

F. M. Schulhoff. Miss Lucile Left of Springfield was week-end guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Max Leti. Mrs. John. Gerbing 1s taking month's vacation 1 from her duties at the Orenstein store. Mrs.

Sam Anton and two daughters of St. Louis are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Sutter.

Mrs. J. E. Waddington and Mrs. Claud Hoel of Tuscola spent Tuesday in the city shopping.

Mrs. M. M. Adrian is spending several days in Indianapolis with her sister, Mrs. Robert.

Bland. Mrs. Zed Brooks left Tuesday for Indianapolis, where she will spend A week visiting relatives. Mrs. Isadore Wolfe has returned home after a few days' visit with 1 relatives in Evansville, Ind.

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gover and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gardner were visitors in Sullivan Tuesday evening.

Joseph V. Fitch has been called to Poplar Bluff, by the death of his brotiter-in-law, Charles M. Ducker. Mts. Anna Crews has returned to her home in Effingham after a few days' visit with Mrs.

Rose Jackson. Miss Bertha Hamilton has returned home from a ten days' visit with relatives and friends in Chicago and Detroit. Miss Clara Arterburn of Grant, is a guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Arterburn.

Mrs. Anthony Gorman and Mrs. Kenneth Cavins and sons were guests of relatives and friends in Champaign today. Mrs. Alva Lawson and daughter, Miss Leah, of near Neoga are guests of Mr.

and Mrs. J. J. Pennington and family. Mrs.

C. V. Woods is spending several days with 1 her son and daughterin-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Woods, fn Toledo.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Carrell have as their guest this week Miss Mary Stephens of Indianapolis, sister of Mrs.

Carrell. Soap shots add to the 'pleasure of your trip. We give you quality and service in our kodak department. The Leitzell Studio. 7-24 Miss Catherine Lambert of Arthur was a guest on Tuesday evening of her sister, Miss Margaret Lambert, and other relatives.

Mrs. C. A. Buescher has returned from a visit in St. Louis with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. L. Cook. They accompanied her home. Mrs.

Charles Converse has departed for her home in Los Angeles, after spending several weeks with Mrs. Katherine Rogers. Miss Delores Shedelbower returned today to her home in Indianapolis after a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. Shook. Miss Anne Lautenslager has returned to her home in Shumway after spending a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Morris E.

Kemper. Mrs. R. W. Noll has arrived home from a two weeks' stay with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. Leo Loveless, in Decatur. Miss Mary Margaret Adams is spending several days in Chicago with her father, L. W. Adams, and with Mr.

and Mrs. W. R. Wilson. Mrs.

H. B. Black left today for Chicago to spend several weeks with her mother, Mrs. J. L.

Albritton. Mr. Black will join her next Tuesday. Dr. I.

A. Lumpkin, Harry Clark, Misses Thelma Woodfall, Betty Littleton and Pauline Williams were visitors in Sullivan Tuesday evening. Mrs. W. Ernest Orndorf and her sister, Mrs.

Glenn Corley of Neoga, have gone to Springfield for a visit with their sister, Mrs. S. S. Duhamel. Sam Goldstein spent Sunday and Monday in St.

Louis with Mr. and Mrs. A. Davis. Mrs.

Goldstein has been visiting there for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. G. S.

Bonnell and daughter, Miss Ellen, have arrived home after spending a week with relatives in points in the southern part of the state. Miss Hazel Scaggs and Miss Helen Switzer have gone to Chicago, where they have accepted positions as stenographers in the Harris Trust and Savings Bank. Mrs. Frances E. Moran and daughters, Misses Dorothy and Cecelia, spent Sunday in St.

Louis with her daughter, Sister Mary Patricia, In St? John's hospital. Mr. and Mrs. E. F.

Hayes and daughter, Miss Josephine, of Springfield, have arrived for a visit with the former's mother, Mrs. Mary Hayes, and other relatives. Mrs. Harry Kaplan and daughter, Theda Gale, and son Charles of Oklahoma City, Okla. have arrived for a visit with Dr.

and Mrs. C. 8. Hayward and other relatives.Clarence Beem has departed for Belen, N. for an extended visit with his uncle, James Hardy.

He was accompanied as far as St. Louis by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Beem. Mrs.

Ralph Frizzell of New York, who has been visiting her brother, Jesse Green, and family, has gone to Terre Haute to visit her parents, Mr. In this issue of The Journal-Gazette, the Mattoon Dry Goods Co. uses the biggest space that was ever used by one firm in one issue of a Mattoon newspaper--four full pages. B. P.

Thurber, manager of the Mattoon Dry Goods is announcing "A Whale of a Sale" and he believes in using a whale of an advertisement to do it. Mr. Thurber's iden is that the size of the advertisement should indicate to some extent the Importance and size of the sale that he is putting on, that the size of the advertisement should attract the atten tion of the public and cause people to read carefully the text of the advertising matter. The Journal- Gazette takes considerable pride in the fact that it has the equipment that makes, possible the preparation and. probentation of an advertisement of such magnitude in record breaking time, especially under such climatic condltions as prevail at this time.

COMMUNITY NURSE IS DISCUSSED AT MEETING Big Spread The subject of a community nurse for Mattoon was discussed at a meeting today when the Coles county chapter of the American Red Cross, the board of health and the city of Mattoon were represented. It was cided that the matter will be taken up at a meeting of the board of directors of the chapter of the Red Cross next Monday or Tuesday. Those present at the meeting were F. M. Schulhoff, Henry S.

Newgent, Rev. J. M. Lively and W. T.

Osborne, of the Red Cross chapter: Dr. T. o. Freeman of the Mattoon board of health, and Mayor Hughart. What I Saw 1 saw a man place some bitter root in his mouth, to break himself of the tobacco habit, then absent mindedly draw a cigaret from his pack, light it and smoke without any seeming realization that he was taking medicine to stop him from smoking.

L. B. H. The other day I saw a dog which in some manner had caught a nearly grown sparrow, and two other sparrows attacked the dog so furiously that it was forced to drop the bird, apparently unhurt. A cat, which had been intently watching, quickly pounced upon the bird before it could recover its senses, and ran down an alley with it.

J. B. M. HOSPITAL NOTES Miss Eloise Smith, 1300 Lafayette avenue, underwent a major operation this morning. The condition of Mrs.

R. M. Bufta, who has been ill in the hospital for two weeks, remained about the same today. She is in a serious condition. Miss Hazel Thompson of Windsor is in the hospital for a course of treatment Tollowing an operation for appendicitis.

The condition of Thomas V. Wright, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Tuesday, was much 1m- proved today. James Woods of Sullivan, who is in serious condition from a complication of remained little unchanged today. Births To Mr. and Mrs.

Charles F. Stout, 2920 Prairie avenue, a son, Charles F. and Mrs. Charles Green, before returning home. Mr.

and Mrs. C. C. Bullock and daughter, Miss Ethel, and Albert Bullock departed today for a two weeks' trip to the "Dells" in Wisconsin. They will also visit in Detroit, and Windsor, Canada.

Mrs. C. S. Hayward, Mrs. Harry Ball, Harold Hayward and their guest, Miss Della Cook of Monrovia, have arrived home from a three weeks' automobile trip to points in Oklahoma and Missouri.

Rev. and Mrs. Claud Temple departed today for their home in Boston, after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Temple and Mr.

and Mrs. E. D. Champion. Miss Eunice Trott accompanied them home for a visit.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Veal and children, Raymond and Ruth, departed on Monday for theeir home in Seymour, after a two days' visit with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rust.

They had been visiting relatives and friends in St. Louis, stopping off in this city on their way home. Rev. and Mrs. L.

J. Kindig have gone to Youngstown, 0., where, they will have charge of the music during a revival campaign. From there they will to Winona Lake, to attend for three weeks an evangelist Bible conference. CABINET OF HERRIOT FALLS BY HARRY R. FLORY.

(1. N. S. Staff Paris, July -The government of M. Edouard Herriot met defeat in the chamber of deputies this evening, shortly after it had made its debut.

Th chamber voted non-confidence by a vote of 290 to 237. The resignation of the Herriot ministry, which was formed less than forty -eight hours ago, is expected to be presented to President Doumergue worthwith. Country Club The Wildflower Tea Party given Tuesday at the club was vattended by fifty women, the attractive program, arranged by the committee in charge, being the drawing card for the large number present. Ten Urbana women came down and played golf with ten Mattoon women, while the others attending spent their time with bridge, sewing and visiting on the screened porch. The name was given! to the affair because of the use of wild flowers in decorating the club house and porch.

At 4:30 o'clock ice tea, sandwiches and fancy cakes were served. by the committee, the members of which were Mrs. H. F. Kendall, chairman; Mrs.

H. P. McNair, Mrs. R. Coultas, Mrs.

J. A. Morris, Mrs. C. N.

Lenhart and Mrs. H. B. Black. xxx A delegation of women golfers from the Urbana Country club visited the Mattoon club Tuesday and in the afternoon played a match with Mattoon women.

Despite the fact that Old Sol was doing his best to beat par, the women braved the heat and played eighteen holes. The Nassau tem of scoring was followed. The Urbana women won by the score of 15 to 14. Points were scored as follows: Players Urbana Mattoon Burgess 2 Fisher 2 Jones Grant Danley 2 Rhodes 2 Mason Baughman Ricketts 0 Hess Laughlin 3 Reynolds 2 Stoolman 0 Carson cu Milligan 3 Hurst Kirby 3 Stephens 2 Cantion 0 Tivnen Totals 15 14 The officers of the Mattoon Country club have received from Shelbyville the following communication which is selt explanatory: To The Members of The Country Club: There is a movement on foot to organize a golf association composed of cities and towns along or close to Route 16 between Paris on the east and Hillsboro on the west, and in the near future invitations will be extended to the country clubs of Paris, Charleston, Mattoon, Elfingham. Sullivan, Pana.

Moweaqua, Taylorville and Hillsboro to send delegates to Shelbyville to attend a meeting at the Shelby Country club to make plans pertaining. to the organization of such an association. You will probably be asked to send, three delegates to Shelbyville to attend the preliminary meeting. Pick out a good business head to attend to and assist in the orgapization work, two of your best golfers to represent your town in a golf match at 18 holes Scotch foursome, while the business meeting is in progress. It is quite probable that handsome prizes will be offered for low medal score for the individual and also for the team shooting the low stroke score.

We would like to have an expression from your club upon the matter of the proposed organization as well as the sending of two golfers and a business representative to the meeting. Yours very truly, SHELBY COUNTRY CLUB. Walker, Beetle, Shoaff, committee. 1 L. C.

Westervelt, secretary. XXX At 5 o'clock Tuesday morning there were twelve persons playing on the golf course. Members of the Taylorville Country club will be guests of the Mattoon club Thursday. A club match will be played in the afternoon. LEARNS OF DEATH OF HIS BROTHER Harry E.

King of Memphis, stopped off in Mattoon this morning to spend a day with his brother, A. D. King, and as he came to the latter's flower store on Broadway saw the funeral wreath on the door. He inquired the reason for the wreath. and learned of the death of his brother, Len J.

King. Relatives had been trying the telegraph ever since Tuesday morning, trying to locate Mr. King, to no avail. He had gone from Memphis to Detroit and other places on business, not knowing of his brother's illness, and on his home decided to stop off at Mattoon. It was by this circumstance that he learned of his brother's death.

I HEAT RECORDS FOR CITY BROKEN All heat records for Mattoon, were broken today when at 3 o'clock this afternoon the the mometer registered 106 degfees. This, 80 far as can be ascertained, is the hottest weather ever recorded in the history of this city. Old residents said, this alternoon that they had no recollection of temperature in the past as high that of today. A brisk breeze was blowing all day from the south, which made the terrifle heat bearable. The highest temperature previously recorded this year was shown Tuesday afternoon, when the thermometer showed 104 degrees from to o'clock in the afternoon.

The lowest point reached by the temperature in the twenty-four hours ending at 3 o'clock this afternoon was at 6 o'clock this morning. 85 degrees. At 9 a. m. it was 94, at 11:30 a.

m. 190, at 12:30 p. m. 102, at 1:30 p. m.

104 and at 3 p. m. 106, CHUSE COMPANY HAS EASTERN SALES OFFICE NEA The Chuse Engine and ManufacturIng Company has established a direct eastern sales office, located at 50 East Forty second street, New York City, which is in charge of C. L. Clary, who was formerly manager of the pany's office at St.

Louis. This office was established after -investigations had shown that the eastern territory, with its export possibilities, is a large consumer of products manufactured: by the company. This New York office has already sent in contracts for a 640 horse power Corliss engine for the Edwards Sons department store at Rochester, N. Y. a 20 horse power single valve engine for an institution in Baltimore, and a 1600 cubic feet air compressor for export to Japan.

The company has just received an order for a 100 horse power Corliss engine for a coal mine in Colorado. The amount of orders on the pany's books 18 now increasing at satisfactory rate, totaling a little over $152,000 at the present time. The foundry, which is first affected by the increase in orders, has been put on a five day a week schedule, and it is hoped, that this will soon be increased to full time. The personnel of the sales department has been changed by the appointment of Joseph R. Brumleve as assistant sales manager.

MRS. HARVE NEELEY OF NEAR GREENUP DIES Special to The Journal Gazette. Greenup, July Emma Neeley, wife of Harve Neeley, passed away at her home five miles northeast of Greenup Saturday morning. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Mitchell Umbarger and was born at Marshall, being at the time of her death 54 years old. Besides the husband several children survive. Funeral services were conducted Monday at the Pleasant Valley church, Rev. Stubblefield officiating. Interment was in the Greenup FEDERAL DRY AGENTS HOLD MEETING IN CITY A party of six federal prohibition enforcement officers arrived in Mattoon Tuesday night, and spent the day principally in a private session in the recruiting headquarters of the army, on the second floor of the post office building.

The nature of the inquisition was- not known, as Mattoon peace officers did not appear to have any cognizance of the hearing. The officers present came from Springfield, Danville and Chicago, it was said, but the names of the men were not learned. NINE MINERS KILLED. By International News Service. Birmingham, July -Nine miners were killed in a gas explosion today in the Dixie mine of the Motfatt Coal company, located near Blocton, Bibb.

county, about fifty miles southeast of Birmingham. Five of the dead are white and tour negroes. HERE FOR FUNERAL. Brothers and sisters of Len J. King, who have arrived to attend his fuuneral are Harry E.

King, Mr. and Mrs. Claude King and Miss Ruth King Memphis, Tenn, Ralph King of JoHet Mrs. Blaine Hildreth of Indianola. PLAYING SAFE "Why do you carry your cigars with you it you've sworn off smoking? Don't you know it's just a temptation to smoke?" "Not at all.

I left my matches home so I wouldn't be tempted." The Bishop of Urgel is the only cleric in Europe having temporal power. He is the joint ruler of Eutrope's least known republic, Andorra. Try a Want ad. CARD OF THANKS. We extend sincere thanks to the Association of Carmen, apprentices and helpers, machinist helpers and apprentices and all 1.

C. employes for, the beautiful flowers sent to Casey for the funeral of our mother. Mrs. Anna Bre. J.

C. KNECHT AND FAMILY. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. MAN to book orders for nursery stock and hire agents; big pay; exclusive territory; free outfit. Emmons Newark, N.

Y. 7-21 LOST-In Mattoon about May 1 black fox terrier dog; answers to name of Fritzy; is real old and a pet; liberal reward will be given for information 48 to his whereabouts; please write. Mrs. Myrtle Price, 7th and Van Buren Charleston. Phone 1397, Mattoon.

7-22 USED CARS FOR SALE- New Ford prices have reduced; so have used car prices: we have what you want in guaranteed used Fords: several gear shift cars cheap. Miller Motor Car Co. Phone 518 or 581, FOR SALE- Refrigerator and heating stove. Phone 3060. 7-21 AUTO LAUNDRY- Car washing and greasing and top dressing work; cars called for and delivered.

Haskell Tire and Accessory Shop, 1909 Broadway. Phone 1100. 7-21tt FOR SALE- Floor lamp and 60-Inch mahogany library table, both for $16. Inquife 612 N. 23d St.

Phone 662. 7-23 FOR RENT Two large rooms furnished for light housekeeping at -2524 Charleston Ave. Phone 3399. 7-24 FOR SALE -Second hand bath tub with hot and cold water tanks; two wash basins with 25 or 30 feet of pine: all for $30. Phone 2001.

7-22 FOR RENT Rooms furnished for light housekeeping, modern. Inquire 2305 Charleston Ave. 7-24 FOR SALE Building 12x18, suitable for garage. Phone 1331. ence SALES MANAGER -Permanent rest.

dent sales manager wanted in Mattoon for a large high class bond house to sell and employ men to sell -ponds by a new easy method; this is a real opportunity; write at once. M. A. Selson, 1030 Monon Bldg. Chicago, Ill.

7-21 WANTED -Gasoline station operators; must have sales experience and own car; write fully; confidential. Address zette. Box 559, care of Journal 7-21 FOR RENT- -One of the best located business rooms on Broadway; also furnished apartment. Inquire of Gano Tucker. x7-24 FOUND- Jersey cow.

Owner please phone 1509. 7-21 WANTED GIrl for general housework: permanent position for right party. Address P. O. Box 28.

GUARANTEED USED CARS 1925 Dodge sedan: 1924 Dodge sedan: 1925 Studebaker phaeton: 1924 Light-Six touring: 1923 -Dodge touring; 1922 Buick touring. Gano Bleakley. Phone 366. FOR SALE a bargain, a new 24x40 separator. Gano Bleakley.

Phone 366. FOR SALE OR TRADE Real bargain in strictly modern 9-room house, close. In, on south side: can be used as one family dwelling or can be used as house double house; has heated garage; J. has beautiful hardwood floors. 0.

Stevens, Phone 1543 or 2921. FOR RENT- Store room 20x40, 1909 Broadway. Inquire Haskell Tire Shop. Phone 1100. OPEN FOR BUSINESS- Murphy 6 Murphy grocery, 209 N.

22d fresh meats, boiled ham, bacon and full tine of groceries; milk 10c quart; bread 9c; more. free Phone delivery on orders of $1 or 1916..

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