Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 4

I WEDNC8DAY, DECEMBCR 1, THl MATtOOM OAltV JOURNAt QAZtTTf ANO COMMtRCIALITAH rt.i STORE BUILDING Society. GETTinGFARiM RELIEF BILL II.I0SER MAKES FLEA I FOR AIBICAH FAFJ.1ER, lalortisllonal Nswe Sarvloav 1 Now Tork, Deo. I -A Hh for tha American business man to understand and help solve the problems of the American farmer la order to prevent a political and eoonomlo conflict be tweea agriculture and Industry waa made today through International News Service by C. O. oaer, ot Memphis, president of the American Cotton Growers Exchange.

Through no fault of the cotton grower other than he has efficiency annuah tn nrndura OOO OOO halaa BURNS III ROSE HILL aaoalal a Vka Jsumal.Oaiotta. I Rose Hilt. Ill, Dee. 1. fire which suited la the N.

8. McDanlol building In the north part of town at 10 o'clock oa Taesday night, resulted la the to- destruotlon-of that building, also of tali the Joba Boldrey store, which waa lo cated la the building. Mr. MoDanlsl's garage, the barber shop ot Wallace I led rich, a few rods to the east were also destroyed. Through the heroic, efforts of cltt- sens the L.

D. McNees dwelling and Other buildings nearby. Were Saved. The loss on the McDantel building snd the Boldrey store wss covered by Insurance, it Is ssld. Two sutomoblles belonging to Mr.

MAOanlel, which were In the garage of rnr nf tho, wr rin. 'a more than could be consumed he Is conneel, who Introduced Into evidence facing bankruptcy and the country, as MPt to Harding from the Interior whole has suffered a loss ot department, under data of June 1. 1121. 000,000," declsred Moser. "It Is morel0 Hardlng'a message to the senate than a sectional debacle, being ot JaM uiir Mill isa ooannauTiAL stab 1 faMlshed by KATTOOX JOUKMAL OOMPAJTT JL F.

KUO President Z. TKkar Secretary Entered at the past office it Mst-Uon, Illinois, second class matter. Address eommnnieation to THE JOURNAL-GAZETTE MATTOO. ILLIKOI8. Published every evening- eiecpt Bundsy.

Telephones! Business Of fin. Editorial Rooms. 12 Muting Department 146 Valli Gasstta Established In 1857 Weakly Journal Established In 1865 Bally Journal Established In 1874 Consolidated January 2, 1905. mmm Sally, On Year 7.60 i Daily, By Carrier, Par .15. DsXty.

One Taar by Mail la First and Sacend Zones M-SO For mar than two years Kan as City Judges hsve been sending drunken drivers to the municipal farm -there thry serve their sentences In chains. They serve onre. end they oVrat come back, according to J. J. CRourka, superintendent of the farm.

One lesson Is enough. They tell r. Mil LI1UIUI 111 III HUB IUO H.UUU stroyed. Nearly all of the furnish-j financial and Industrial life. Ings of the Hedrlck barber shop were "The wheat grower of the mlddle-ssved.

howsver. cltltens carrying them west hss suffered a similar economlo to safety. None of the contents of experience within the psst few years, the McDanlel building could be saved. 1 if the agricultural situation Is not the fire having had too much stsrt solved 35.000,000 farmers will be ripe HARDING ADVISED AS TO 01 CONTRACT By International Nows Bervloe. Washington, Dee, Harding waa fully advised or the rev 'son tor making the Pearl Harbor, Hsv wall, oil ttorage oontrect with the Paa American Petroleum and Transport Company, and so Informed the senate formal message la which ha gave hla endorsement to the transaction This fact waa Brought out today la the conspiracy trial of former Secretary of the Interior Albert a Fall and B.

Doheny, millionaire oil operator, by Frank Hogaa. chief of defense DAMAGE SUITS FOLLOW EFFORT TO CLOSE MOVIE By Intarnathtnsl Nowe Borvl. ML Vernon, Ia Dec. The ruckus at the movie house, during which 400 enraged patrons repeatedly bounced deputies seeking to prevent the Sunday performance, had Its aftermath in the courts today. Damage suits for 110,00 were filed against Mayor Freeman Current, Town Marahsl F.

B. Frlck, Evans Colton, councilman, and six deputy marshals by Mrs. Clara Hendrix, proprietor of the theater. AU were acensed of Illegal entry and destroying personal property. Mrs.

Hendrix went on trial today tor alleged violation fit the Sunday closing law. CHICAGO GANGSTER IS WOUNDED BY A WOMAN B' 'n tCS? JfL Chicago. Dec 8smmy JacCbson. wounded In the mschtne gun batUe which cost the lives or Earl "Hymlo Weiss and Patrick Murray, was again wounded tod.y. this time by a woman.

Annette Shaw, during an apartment house ouarrel. j.eobson, former Weiss bodyguard. was able to limn to a drug store. Miss Shaw and Minnie Rulln were arrested. AUTOMOBILES IN CHICAGO KILL 807 PERSONS THIS YEAR 'V -nicago, ut c.

i AuiomoDiies nave 0" I i roouul" 01 lBmu la same ptr- wd ot last year, statistics In the coro- ners omce rwvcwiea loaay. Eight hundred snd seven persons were killed since January 1, as against 70S for that period last'yesr. MINISTER PUT ON BOARD OF BAPTIST SANITARIUM By International Nows Bervloe. C.nvUle, 111. Dec.

1. Rev. John R. Cars tens, pastor of the First Baptist church, has been elected to Jte board ot trustees of the Illinois Baptist sanitarium at Robinson. It was learned today.

Join Our I ON CHARGE QF STEALINQ A COW, By International News Bervlos. i Chicago, Dec, I. The first alleged "cow bandit" captured In Chicago In tha m.mnrf nf the UhI nrniiuir Was enroute today to Green Bay, Wis, tw hoswer of charge of larceny of a oow. Joseph pienbnrg, 10. was arrested on request o( Green Bay authorities.

1 FOUND PEAD tri CAVE. I By International Nows BorvloS. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dee. Bandy I Moore, "40, sought by police) charges of violating tho llqsor waa found la a car oa tha Vol-ga river between Wadena and Lima tooay. Radio and A Vulcaiiizing SKop Stocks aro incomplete and tha vulcanixing equipraont has Dot arrived but our store, ia open, for business and wo invite you to givo ua a calL WE HANDLE THE KING RADIO ANDSUPPLIES J.

F. Mallory 1422 Broadway Phone 342 Oh! If Fd Only INSURED! Hew many men whoee homos Isy In series hsve uttered that ssd eryt A hundred policies signed sftor the fire don't equal the value ef one made ready beforehand. Call for our representative. McNutt-McKamy Agency 113 8. 17th St Phone 1311 New 1927 AutoSupply OTtourke that tbey have made lhatto coopergtve or.BB,MtU,n, enfage(, Blstake for the last time.

Iron, In Mportn- farm products. In the the form of shackles. Is a great clr- origlnn! measure, the $.000.000 sp- when discovered. The origin of the blaxe Is unknown. THOMAS WILL RE-ENTER AVIATION SERVICE "JImmte" Thomas, bsnjo player In the Jones Brothers' "Cslifornlan" orchestra, left today for Miami.

to re-enter the commerclel sviation ser-1 1 ce. Hn save ho la dnno nr. chestra work. When World War broke out, 1 Thomas entered the British army avia-, tlon service, and throughout the per-' lod of the war flew over the fields of i France and Belgium. He ssys he spent five years in that service, then returned to America snd came to tho United States from Canada.

ACCUSED OF FAILING TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILY Deputy Sherirr.Shirley left today for Indianapolis to bring back to Coles county Noble Brumgart. formerly of tab city, to answer to state charges of failure to provide for his wife. Mrs. Olga Brumgart. 1411 Broadway, and their child.

Mrs. Brumgart recently secured a divorce and alimony, but it Is claimed Brumgart has tailed to meet the payments. i DAMAGE TO CAR The fir. department was called at 1:45 o'clock this afternoon to 1001 Smith Elihtnth atrnoh on apcnnnl of the short circuiting of wires In' a rnrrl ear thn nronertv nf H. a- 1 i i fllslng Influence, There are (.000 retarded children In the United States.

The economic vast tcaused by their backwardness Xtounts into millions ot dollars. But Whtt Is mora Important tha terrific human loss re presented there. Poor yet, and poor light are blamed for uit of this, according to Guy A. xv director of the Eyesight gtrratkm Council of America. Neg- lected eycslfbt larjely responal- tie for backward pupils.

The average coat of educating a school child Is U4I year. A conservstlvs estimate the proportion ot retardation due The fire was extinguished after a dam-jer sge of about 15 had been done. I defective rlslon indicates dlrecU loss to the country of 130,000,000 ss anally. Erery home la the country pays tri- knte for gae, electricity, water or some 'fcirm' ot public utility. Perhaps It has Meat Dealers-Get "Pinched" By International News aervlee.

Cleveland, Dee. 1rl hundred members of the Retail Meat Dealers' Association told their wives they were going to meeting to learn new wrinkles about getting nigh prices for the cheaper cult, and oe forth. At the Eagles hall, after the bus-Ineae wae disposed of, two glrle appeared on the platform, and began to dance. It was warm In the hall, and the girls began shedding their sparse drapery. Finally, at the height of fast Charleston, they got down to essentials, and the cheers roae louder and louder.

Then a police captain and ten coppere butted in and pinched the houte. The butchere were detained half an hour, but later permitted to go home, while the two girls and the chairman of the program committee were booked for participating In and promoting an inde- cent exposition. FLEMING FUNERAL IN ARTHUR TUESDAY Special to The Journal. Gaittte. Arthur.

111., Dec. 1. The funeral ot R. Fleming was held In the Metho- ls' Episcopal Church at 11 o'clock Tueda'r 'n. Rev.

J. M. Wllker OUIClBling. Burial W8S la lUe Arthur cemetery. The pall bearers were Ernest.

John and Ray Ilenning. G. E. Moore. J.

Cur us fenncii and rrank van Middles- worm. Funeral hymns were sung by the choir, comprised of Mrs. Maud Stanley, Mrs. E. W.

Boyd, K. D. Seylerand B. H. Drake.

The hymns were. "At the End of the Long. Long Road." "Sometime" and "Lead Mo Gently Home. Father." The flowers wers in charge ot Miss Amy Fleming, Mies Zona Pennell, Miss Gertrude Fleming. Miss Helen Van Mlddlesworth and Miss Mary Pennell.

Mr. Fleming was born in Muskegon county, Ohio, on September 18, 1844, and died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Frsnk Van Mlddlesworth In Arthur, on Saturday. November 27, of hardening of the arteries. Mr.

Fleming lived In Muskegon county and cared for his widowed mother until her death, in 1877. He then came to Arthur, at the age of thirty-six years and made his home iWlth his sister. Mrs. 8miley Smith. but on account qf her III health, he later went to live with his brother.

George W. Fleming, and family. The last ten years of his life were spent with his niece, Mrs. Van Middles-worth. Mr.

Fleming was nerer mar rled. He la survived by his brother, George W. Fleming, six nieces and iureo uepnews. Mr. neming was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

HOME FROM ATTENDING FUNERAL OF MR. SULT Mr. and Mrs. George Troxel are home from Huntington, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Troxel father, Lafayette Suit, who died on Thanksgiving Day at the Troxel home in this city.

The Huntington. News, con tains the following, lu connection with sn account ot the life of Mr, Suit: 1 ror many years Air. suit was a well-known resident of Huntington, having moved away from this city about fifteen years ago. For the last three yesrs he had been living with his daughter In Mattooti, 111. "Mr.

Suit was prominently- con nected with the late George J. Bippus in obtaining the right-of-way ot the Chicago Snd Atlantic railroad, now kuuwu us iue crie system, tie was prominent Republican leader in this county at the time of his residence here." SUDDEN DEATH OF TWO CEDAR RAPIDS CITIZENS By International Nwa Service. Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dec. 1. Friends and relatives today were mourning two prominent persons who dropped dead within two hours of each other.

They were Mrs. William Evans, wife of the Coo College professor, and John Green, wealthy retired Vanllorn farmer. Both were stricken with apoplexy. FUNERAL MRS. MORGAN HELD THIS MORNING The funeral services 'or Mrs.

Mary Morgan were held at 9:30 o'clock this morning from the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Rev. Father Monaghan of Milan, nephew ot Mrs. Morgan, officiated at the requiem mass. Rev.

Father Cussck preached the sermon. Miss Rose Gardner sang, "Come Unto Me" after the requiem mass, which was chanted by the school children. SHERIFF McNUTT REMOVING HIS FAMILY TO MATTOON Special to The Journal-Gaaette. Charleston, Dec. 1.

Sheriff and Mrs. Thomas McNutt and children are moving today to Mattoon. where they will reside at 3316 Prairie ave- i nue. Stanley Moore of Humbolt, the sheriff-elect, who will take office next Monda will move his family Into the apartment vacated by the McNutts. Eighty per cent of the false teeth sold In Liverpool, England, aro estl- mated to be ot American origin.

SUNDAY DINNER Mlsa Mary Shea entertained at a twelve o'clock dinner at her home east'pf Ihe city on Sunday Misses Mary Ussier. Jane Cobb. Sabtna Phlpps. Marietta Marsffall. Ruth Wood-aitl, Elisabeth Armentrout, Anna Bpl-dell and Hsluo Phlpps.

RABBIT SUPPER The members ot Miss Ethel Keys' Sunday school clsss ot the Methodist Episcopal church enjoyed a rabbit supper In the basement of the church on Mondsy evening. After the menu hsd been served, games and other social diversions were Indulged In. Mrs. C. E.

Crookshnnk) Mrs. W. Lefflsr, Mrs. J. IL Young.

Miss tbel Keys and Miss Sybil Vlckrey served. There were about sixty in attendance. LINCOLN ASSOCIATION The Lincoln school Parent-Teacher Association will meet on Thursday afternoon at three o'clock. The committee in charge has prepared this program: Orchestra selection Six clsss. Play, "Conrad, the Ooose-Herd Six A class.

Song Dorothy Grace Robertson. Piano duet Mrs. B. I). Parrleh and Mrs.

J. W. Sanders. Business meeting. Discussion on "Child Training In the Home and In the School" Mrs.

J. H. RexroaL leader. Piano solo Catherine Shores. Sis) CHRISTMAS PARTY The Sunday school classes ef the Methodist Episcopal church, taught by Miss Msry Ellen Sexson and Miss Louise Leftler, enjoyed a Christmas party In the basement ot the church on Tuesday evening.

Each member brought a gift, all ot which were numbered and placed on a prettily decorated Chrlstmss tree. Numbers cor responding to those on the gifts were given to the guests and by this means the presents were distributed. Several readings were given by Wilms Edlngton, Berntce Curry and Bernlce Weber. The remaining time was spent ilh games. Refreshments of sand wiches, pickles, cakes and cocoa were served.

Miss Myrtle Townley as sisted Miss Leffler and Miss Sexson In entertaining the children. Those present were Virginia EUen Ed Katherlne Pence. Marietta Orndorff, Alene Sears, Iva Upton, Berntce Weber, Jane Bombarger, Helen Storm, Jcfyce Evans, Josephine Dunn, Martha Ruster. Mildred Williams, Pauline Bell, Ruth Hlggins, Bernlce Curry, Wilms Edlngton, Virginia Mount, Aha Buss, Margaret Jane Ash ley, Elolse Jennings andVames Jen nings. G3 WITH M18S LINDER The Young People's Branch of the W.

C. T. U. met on Tuesday evening at the home of Miss Nsdiue Under, southwest ot the city. Miss Isabelle Basham gave the scripture lesson, while Miss Ruth Malone gave a leaf let, "Who Was to Blame The secre tary's report was given by Miss Helen Rubart.

Miss Nannie Basham, president, has charge ot the business session. During this time plans were made for a food sale to be given In the near future. This was followed by a talk on the W. C. T.

U. convention by Mrs. P. H. Dornblaser.

During the social hour the following numbers were rendered: Piano solo, Miss Helena Llnder; vocal duet. Miss Thelma Stokes end Miss Florence Walker, accompanied on the piano by Miss Ruth Malone. The remainder of the evening was spent with games and music, followed by refreshments. The members attending were Mrs P. H.

Dornblsser, Misses Ruth Ma lone, Nellie McDonald, Grace Basham, Thelma Stokes, Nsnnle Basham, Flor ence Walker, Nadlne Llnder, Isabelle Basham, Josephine Ashworth, Helena Llnder ''and Helen Rubert; Messrs. Itaybourn Schrock, Kenneth Wilson Roland Wiuhart, Delbert Young, John Sheeks, Howard Waddcll, Roy Snyder and Carl DORCAS CLASS The Dorcas Class ot the. Methodist Episcopal church met on Tuesday af ternoon at the home of Mrs. Henry Baer, 1009 Edgar avenue. There was a large attendance.

Mrs. II. O. Rag- land had of the devotions. The chapter from tho study book was glv en by Mrs.

J. T. Hanley, while Mtb O. T. Paden, president, presided over the business session.

A vocal solo was rendered by Mrs. E. Mundhenk Refreshments were served by Mrs. Charles Record's unit. The members present were Mrs.

J. M. Hail. Mrs. Arthur Kline, Mrs.

Frailer Bell. Mrs. J. U. Cott Ingham.

Mrs. Henry S. Baer. Mrs. A.

W. Noll, Mrs. Walter Igo, Mrs. W. C.

Kline. Mrs. O. J. Gleckter, Mrs, M.

W. Hamilton', Mrs. Ida Mock, Mrs. Joseph Keepes, Mrs. John Cobb, Mrs.

Heber Umsted. Mrs. Harry Rouch, Mrs. Charles Record, Mrs. J.

N. Phelps, Miss Bertha Block, Mrs. John Young, Mrs. Homer Rag-land, Mrs. E.

Bernlnger. Mrs. Robert Roy, Mrs. Walter Torrence, Mrs. William N.

Dalton, Mrs. George Law-son, Mrs. Emery Donley, Mrs. L. R.

Davidson, Mrs. William Crosby, Mrs. J. H. Powell, Mrs.

H. L. Brown. Mrs. Oscar Gano, Mrs.

T. E. Rice. Mrs. J.

T. Hanley, Mrs. II. B. Ewing, Mrs.

Walter Fye, Mrs. A. T. Paden, Mrs. R.

A. Townley, Mrs. Sam Lane, Mrs. Homer Watts, Mrs. Charles Dawson, Mrs.

Que Overwelser, Mrs. J. E. Lelt-zell, Mrs. Charles Pence, Mrs.

E. S. Johnson, Mrs. J. B.

Hawley, Mrs. H. W. Clark, Mrs. Kenneth Clark, Mrs.

E. Mundhenk. Mrs. Eben Noyes. Mrs.

Ed Williams. Mrs. H. G. Beck, Mrs.

J. F. French, Mrs. Charles Beason, Mrs. E.

K. Blauford and Mrs. Charles at INTO SHAPE i Provision Creating Advisory Council Farmers Restored. i By International Newt Service i Washington, Doc 1. The new Mo- Nary IIuurcii bill, Intended to stabli- lz farm priori by the exportation of surplus crops, waa being hammered Into leglslstlve shape todnjr at con-1 fcrsnces hctweeYi congressional farm hlor members end representatives of farm organizations.

Tim principal fi-uturM of (he new MM. Including the creation of a gov- ernment corporation to handle the e- nortation of crops nnd tho levying of an equalization fee. wore approved by, the farmers' spokesmen. I Two chsnges In the draft written by I Senator McNary. Republican, of Ore-.

gon. chairman of the senate agrlcul- tural however, were urged by the farm representatives. Advisory Council. One was the restoration of a provision which would create an advisory council of farmers to advise the pro-1 posed federal board that would be charged with operating the eiport corporation. This provision was In 1 the bill detested last spring.

Th -nn rh.n. wouM Inchidn In the new bill a nrovlslon civlnc the 1 lrr. nnr.llnn to Irian. proprtatlon would be made available only tor tne use ot mo export corpora- tlon. The change) proposed would draft Into the McN'ary bill the theory or the old Fess bllL which President Coolldge recommended last spring.

The conferences will continue until an reemeni is rescneo oeiwe-n me larm oioc mem oars sou uie larmera spokesmen. BELIEVE ANTON SLAIN BY MEMBERS OF CAPONE GANG By International News tervlee. Chicago, Dec. 1. Police today checked hospitals In the belief Theodore Anton, missing Cicero hotel man, had been shot down by4 members of the Al Capone gang, following a falling out Anton Unknown to hare had differ ences with TJcartace" Al which result ed his ordering the gangster chief and hlr aides to leave the Hawthorne hotel, long the- headquarters ot the Cicero Tlce lortL.

Following a recent raid on the hotel by rival gangsters during which It was riddled by, machine gun bullets the property owners were said to have ordered Anton 'to oust Capone and his followers. SITUATION AT HANKOW IS BECOMING WORSE By International News Sorvlce. Shanghai, Dec. 1. The situation at Hankow, 'There a general strike by Chinese servants, police and customs officials Is In progress, Is steadily becoming worse, accord It 3 to messsges from the up-river city today.

The dty was reported placarded with threatening posters and under a reign of terror. London. "ec. 1. The American destroyers Pope and Truxton hare arrived at ITinkow with 400 marines and bluejackets on board, according to a Central News dispatch from Han kow today.

PARIS MAN SENTENCED FOR AIDING JAIL BREAK Paris. 111., Dec. 1 William N. Gllkle. Indicted on a charge ot aiding Prisoners to escape from the county jail, pleaded guilty before Judge Mar shall In circuit court yesterday and was given sixty days In jail and was assessed a fine of $50 and costs.

The charge grew out of a jail delivery May 31, when seven prisoners escaped. A charge of burglary and larceny on which he was being held In the Jail at the time of the break for liberty was nolled by State's Attorney Lain on. PLOT TO KILL DEP08ED MAHARAJAH OF INDORE By International News Service. Los Angeles, Dec. 1.

An Incipient plot to kilt TukaJI Rae Holker, deposed maharajiih of Indore, was believed to have been frustrated today following the arrest of three Hindus and a white man; all heavily armed, near here last uiKht by Immigration officers. The three Hindus are Amber Abdel Hamld, Shamba Ahmed Alley and Sanef Abdpl Kl Lot is. The white man gave the name of Charles Joseph Bowers. CUSHMAN SCHOOL HOUSE NEAR SULLIVAN BURNS Sulllvsn, 111., Dec. 1.

The Cushman school house, three miles north '01 was destroyed by fire Frl- day evening about 8 o'clock with loss estimated at $2,500. There had been no school In the building on Friday alK nils lead to the belluf that the fire probably started from carelessness on ine part of some one who sought sheller there for (he night. RAILROAD MAN SHOT AND BADLY BEATEN BY BANOITS Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec. 1 Jobn Clrkva of Duluth, employed by thev Northwestern railroad, was shot and badly "wounded" and beaten over the head with a revolver In a desperate battle wilh bandits In a railroad ear here today. Police are searching for Troy Smith and Jack white, also employed by the railroad, 1 4 4) 44o4e4404e)4Ol 4) MARRIAGE LICENSE' a Jamp.

Frlmnnann it Pl.r.nn 1 James u. camonson, zi, rierson, 111., and Ruth Low man, 13, Tuscola. CJiurcliGs! Gospsl Tabernscle Rev. Roy Bradley will speak at the Gospel Tabernacle, 1205 Moultrie ave- nue, tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Come and hear him Prflvnr muHnti night at 7:30 at the church the re-1 malndcr of the week, except Saturday.

a Lerna (8 a Bot oocurred to ue that the utilities Otemeetm also must pay reit At present the pnbUb utnitiee of the country; are contributing about 4oO aofllloa dollarf annually toward gon-" i ural taiatio Tlito Is about one-uar-T. -Iter the eaUra 'aoouat paid by all i the Incorporated Industries of the ewuatry. The publlo utility company -alrtdet your dollar Into cost ot fuel, kbor. Interest oa securities and tar- Sou other Item But the most ln-. terestlng Is the great tax burden the a companies hear, pouring into the pub-f llo coffers between 21 and IJ dollars orery second of the day.

Any oonald-S ratioa ot municipal 'or ownership should not be without these facta. -r t. MiAM'a for radicalism MARKETS Chicago Grain Tabls. WHEAT Open High Low. Close Doc 1S4H 136H 133H 138 II 14fl llTli.

1U I IJu 131 133 ifnRN 131133 I Dec. "0ty May 80 73 70 7 03 gj 04 40, May 46 41 47 46 40 45 45 42' 4 4l July 46 Gr.ln Closing. Chi L. r.ralna closed i firmer today with wheat up lc to 1 com 2c to oats lc to I all deliveries immeduteT; wont lower on by local oro- fesMonals. Weakness Jn foreign mar-, sets and larger ollferlee than ex- order.

t0 huy -nd xhm m.rlet led. There waa buying also credited 1 shorts. Trsde wss moderate, ported. Estimated receipts were 13 1 csrs, snd deliveries on December con- tracts were I.0i5,two nusneia I Corn opened to higher snd! fiZ'fJS ZfllW. -r over the belt.

The buying wss by rnrnmlsslnn hnuaoa anrl ahnria with 'the offerings rather llghL Trade was 1 rnrn van rn i mb i iTsriP nn imrmm contracts were 118.000 bushels snd estimated receipts were 54 csrs. i usis started steaay to aown ana 'ter went higher on scattered buy ing, dj commission nouses ana saons. The selling wss mainly on resting or ders. Trade was fairly active. Dellv- erl 00 December contracU were nnn nnn alwi svuiuv uuoiitia ma miwivwnfiia stocks tor four dsys this week were lowered 10,000 bushels.

Esttmsted receipts were 16 cars. Provisions were firmer. New York Stocks and Bonds. BY W. S.

COUSINS. (I. N. 8. Financial Editor.) New York, Dec.

1. Reports of curtailment of steel mills operations about 70 wnt of Mr, with a probable shrinkage to SO per cent of capacity before the next upturn, wcro unwj biibci 10 cucca uuu- ding rally In Industrial stocks today. As a group the oil stocks made a good showing, with Atlantic Refining Company leading the way to higher price levels. Trading tn the railroad stocks wss in comparatively small volume. The Nickel Plate storks were firm bot Inactive and the dividend rails stesdy.

i The better sentiment In the oil list wss due to assurances that the high A Alf I 1 Closing prices: Allls Chalmers 87 American Can 62 American Car Foundry 103 th.ijriA.il I 1 IWI Amarlcan 8tPel 44 American Tel. TeL 14! American Woolen ...31 32 AtcWajm Baldwin Locomotive 157 Baltimore Ohio ..108 Canudiun Pacific 1B4 Chesapeake ft Ohio 10 Chicago Northwestern 78 Chicago, Milwaukee tc. St, Paul Colorado Fuel 42 Columbia Gas A Elec. 90 Consolidated Gas 111 Corn Products 4S Crucible Steel 74 Erie 38 Erie, 1st Prfd. 45 General Motors 140 Great Northern Prfd 80 Illinois Central 121 Lehigh Valley N.

Y. Air Brake 43 N. Y. Central 134 N. N.

H. Hartford 42 Norfolk Western 158 Northern Pacific 78 Pennsylvania 58 Pressed Steel Car 43 Ray Consolidated 18 Reading 89 Si Republic Iron A Steel 55 Southern Pacific ...105 Southern Railway 117 Studebaker 53 Tobacco Products 109 Tlnlnn Pacific 1 AO United Cigar- 6 U. S. Ind. Alcohol 80 U.

S. Steel 147 U. 8. Steel Prfd, 128 Westlnghmise 68 White Motors i 6 Willys Overland 21 Reynolds Tobacco ll Coca Cola 167 Gulf 8tates Steel 68 International Harvester ........137 Louisville Nashvllfe 133 Mack Truck Mulllns Body 8 Remington ....................118 Sears Roebuck is St. Louis San Francisco 100 Stewart -Warner 65 United Drug 161 Vanadium Steel 40 Chrysler Motors 31 DuPont da Nemours (Ex.

Div.J. 163 Hudson Motors .48 Missouri Pacific 38 Missouri Pacific Prfd. 90 Montgomery Ward 86 Nickel Plate isr Packard Motors 84 Wabash 88 Wabash A 74 Allied Chemical ....140 American Water Works 01 Electric Light A Power 17 Hupp Motors 20 RIST1AS a i i 1 1 9 t. from mih whlrn mlKht flS11I Emily Margaret Gordon of Mattoon pear as swiftly ss they have Thursday visited at the home of e(i on the petroleum msps. CLUB MISSOURI WIFE SLAYER in ieTiirn sv onesr By letevnstlensl News Service.

El Mo. Dec 1. Henry Graf, S2, wife slaysr, who waa captured af taraa "all-day pursuit by several posses, was held in Jail here today, v. Oral waa surrounded In a barn about five miles from here late yesterday and finally submitted to peaceful ar-reef after having held a posse at a distance for considerable time with a -1 2 vV-' of "shoot me." Graf, absent for several days, shot and killed bis wife in a fit of Jealous yage, when he returned to his home and found W. A.

Wampler in the kltcb-- U- aa ot his home. He fired a shot at Wampler first, but the bullet mixsed I Ita mark. I PAROLE VIOLATORS TO GO BACK FOR TRIAL Margaret OdeU. i Miss Cleo Kneff of Taylorvllle spent from Wednesday until Sunday at the home of Mrs. Maud Hill.

Elder Verne Greeson preached the Thanksgiving sermon at the Methodist church Thursday evening. Mrs. Ella Newman and daughter Grace, spent Sunday visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vernqn at Toledo.

Frances Catherine Doty of Charleston has returned home from a visit at the home of her uncle and auut, Mr. and Mr8. William Sampson. Mrs. Jane Vanatta, daughter Miss Lizzie.

Mrs. Laura OdeU and daughter Margaret, were entertained at dinner Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. S.

McDonald. Miss Leta Whltacre, a teacher of Ar- cola has returned to her school duties after spending her Thanksgiving vacation at the home of her parents, Mr. snd Mrs. D. I.

Whltacre. Omer Dayle Eyers returned to his home at Charleston Saturday after spending the Thanksgiving vscatlon visiting at the home of his grandpar ents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Overton. Mr.

and Mrs. T. J. Knight, Mr. and Mrs.

Oren Knight, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Gordon and son Donald of Mattoon, were entertained at Thanksgiving dinner at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Knight. Miss Maty Lawyer and brother James, students at Terre Haute, have returned to their school duties after spending their Thanksgiving vacation at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lawyer.

Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Sampson of near Janesrllle, Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Sampson of Greenup. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hedden of near Charleston and Frances Catherine Doty ot Charleston were entertained at dinner Thanksgiving day at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. W. H. Sampson. Mr.

and Mrs. Verne Greeson and family, of Lerna, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse St John and daughter. Mrs.

Chris Whltacre and children ot Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. L. H.

Miller and daughters Of Janes vllle. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Randolph and son, Mrs. Berlin' White and children, Mrs.

Garrison Tate and daughter of Mattoon spent Thanksgiving day in the home ot Elder F. M. Tate. I There are hundreds of milliong of dollars lieintr distributed in the Christmas Cluh this year. Are you one of the lucky onea If so, wtj know you will join again this yenr.

If NOT, comt in and join NOW that money will make a happier Christmas for you next yenr. There is a class here to fit your income. INCREASING PLAN 1- Pla.a. Deposit lc 1st week. 2c 2nd week; In-tPI 7C vwlooo crease 1c each week In 50 14.1 O.

PI 9 a 2c 1st week. 4c 2nd week: in- Off CA VxHWO crease 2c esch week In 50 weeks oGO.JJU Cr Pla Deposit 6c 1st week. 10c 2nd week: In- 7fi VIttoo cresse 5c each week-in 50 UO. 1 A. Deposit 10c 1st 20c 2d week: In.f 0y AUA VIaoS crease 10c each week-ln 60 I I iOv DECREASING PLAN You begin with the LARGEST psyment and DECREASE each week, Ask us about this.

A very popular plan. EVEN AMOUNT PLAN 25C ClaSS Deposit 26c esch week-ln 50 12.50 50C ClaSS Deposit EOc "'elchywert-rpOcsr' 25.00 $1 ClaSS Deposit $1 each week-ln 50 50.00 $2 ClaSS Deposit 12 each week-ln SO weeks 100.00 $5 ClaSS PMlt 15 esch week-n 50 250.00 $10 ClaSS P08it 10 each week-ln 60 500.00. $20 ClaSS DeIoslt 2A wsek-ln 60 We pay interest on Christmas Club Accounts. Men, women and children are cordially invited to come Jn and Everybody Welcome THE NATIONAL BANK OF MATTOON By International News Service. Jollet, 111., Dec.

1. Parole violators will be lent right back to police, for trial on the offense charged In the future. It was announced by i Hlnton G. Clabaugh, head ot the Jnols board of pardons and paroles jjaDgUgjj complained at the attitude of police In shipping alleged vlola- -j ton back to prison, throwing upon the board the task ot determining Whether paroles hsve actually ben Violated. OtVES VP RAILROADING AFTER FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS By International Nows Service.

Chicago, Dec. 1. Thomas Flynn Was taking a well-earned rest at his Jiome at Aurora today after 57 years ot railroading for the C. B. ft Q.

II i- made his final run from Chicago to Aurora yesterday ds conductor. He working In the railroad yards when he only 13 years old. Friends estimate that he hes ri -n more than 4,000,000 nines. ii I i i i i i in DEPUTY MARSHAL RESIGNS. Danville, IE, Peft Bdwlti IT.

Kalvlti, deputy United. States mar-ahal for the oastera district of Illinois, has tendered his resignation to 1 ecome chief deputy sheriff of iun-C county ha stated today. i ir.