Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 2

LIST OF DEAD IN S. A. WORKERS HELP AT PEKIN Today's Radio Programs FIRE DESTROYS ATWOOD GARAGE WHN New Tork, Midnight i. SMALL ASKS FOR CONTINUANCE OF CIVIL HEARINGS State Charges Political Designs in New Plea for Delay to p. m.

WHAS Louisville, Walnut theater orchestra. 7 p. m. WJAZ Chicago, Wide Awake club program. 7:30 p.

m. KDKA Pittsburgh, Music WHAS Heading. WW Detroit, Orchestra; Singers. 7:30 p. m.

to 8:30 p. m. WBAP Ft. Worth, Texas Christian university concert, 7:45 p. m.

KFI Los Angeles, Ballroom orchestra. 8 p. m. WGR Buffalo, Semper Fidelis. orchestra.

WHK Cleveland, Concert, orchestra. WOS Jefferson City, choir and orchestra. 8:30 p. m. KFAE Pullman Wash.

Lectures. CROSSING DELAYS SHOW 4 HOUR GAIN Permit Granted Modern "Wood men to Conduct Public Dances In New Hall Street car delays at railroad crossings In December were 17 hours, as compared with 13 hours in December, 1922 acording to the report submitted to the city council by M. L. Harry Thursday morning. Permission to Modern Woodmen ti conduct dances in the new hall on West Main street was given uy th council.

Commissioner Toji P'ti. -r said that fire escapes were not required on two story buildings but he thought it was worth while to suggest to the owners of the building that such device be added, because of the crowds which would attend the dance. In the absence of Mayor Elder, Commissioner A. O. McXabb prcsid smtmmM A Always on the Job, the Salvation Army began erring ho coffee and dontrhnuta at 4 o'clock: Thursday mornlnc but I got out alive.

It was a mlr- i It Is estimated that something like acle." 16.500.000 different books have been Callico, although seriously burned, issued since the invention of move-will recover, physicians said. able typo in the fifteenth century. Cloves are the unopened flower buds of a tree growing In the tropics. An elephant's legs are nearly perpendicular. 3PS tin 1 1 rn 'i i Ml I Si, I i WeVe certainly suceeded in DYNAMITE PUTTING INTO THE CLOTHING USINESS 3 WITNESSES HEARD Kji Associated Press.) CHICAGTT.

Jan. 3. Three former employes ot the Old Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago, appeared today beiore Master In Chancery Harry A. P-fley to testify in the civil action instituted by Attorney- General Brundage seeking to recover Interest funds, alleged to have been withheld from the, state treasury by Gov. Small.

A motion by Attorney Thomas X. Piasters, of Springfield, counsel lor the governor, requesting a continue ar.ce of the chancery hearings until January 14 to permit his appearance In court in other actions, was taken under advisement by Commissioner Riley after representatives of the attorney general had charged that the defense sought to delay the progress of the case "for political purposes." The charge was denied by Attorney Masters. Idcntifiex Draft William W. Legos, former cashier of the Fort Dearborn National bank, in which was deposited large amounts of state funds during the governor's term as treasurer, identified today a number of drafts against the state's account in favor of E. C.

Curtis. Approximately 50 such drafts and cashiers checks drawn In favor of Curtis between April, 1917, and June 1918, renresented transactions involving upwards of the witness said. On cross-examination, he declared he could not testify from his own personal knowledge that the instruments represented actual financial transactions, or that they "were exchanged in the regular course of lie had never seen Gov. Small, he added, until he- appeared ct the Waukegan trial in 1022. and did not know either E.

C. or V. Curtis, to whom most of the drafts were payable. Asked if he could testify from his own knowledge If the exhibits ever had been In the vaults or records of the Fort Dearborn bank the witness replied he had "no direct personal knowledge on the sub- ject." The Day in WASHINGTON by the Associated Press Congress convened after the holiday recess and adjourned until Monday. Lower anthracite prices were demanded in an address by Representative Treadway, Republican, Massachusetts.

Consideration of the administration tax bill was resumed by the House ways and means committee. Louis Marshall of New Tork, at-, tacked proposed further immigration restrictions before the House immigration committee. Another failure marked the Senate's efforts to elect a chairman of the Interstate Commerce committee. Pedro Guevara, resident commissioner for the Philippines, advocated Philippine independence in an address in the House. Representative Upshaw, Georgia, and Blanton, Texas, Democrats, introduced resolutions to stop liquor drinking in official life.

A resolution authorizing investiRa-jratlon of the election of Senator Mayfield. Democrat. Texas, was adopted by the Senate. Harry Payne Whitney. New Tork banker and sportsman, testified before the Senate committee investigating naval oil leases.

President Coolidge called the Shipping Board and others to the White House for a conference on the merchant marine problem. The Shipping Board was asked by the Senate, what efforts had been taken to forestal delenates of the American Bar association from traveling on foreign ships. DEEDS RECORDED. M. A.

Nickey to C. E. Rodpers. lot 10 in Shore Acres addition to Decatur: $1. E.

F. Drobisch to J. E. Kennedy, the south half of the west half of lot E. Smith addition to Decatur: J1.

PEKIN DISASTER IS UNDETERMINED (Continued from Page 1) Products company arrived from Chicago, following which an order was issued excluding all reporters from the grounds. However, it was ascertained that the wrecking crew, had lifted the boxcars and had searched some of them without finding the nine men-it was expected were imprisoned. Only one body -nras found, it was re ported unofficially. Others, however, may be found under the debris where the cars lay. Many Rumors.

During the night there were various rumors among the workers that bodies had been struck, but none of them yielded anything definite. It was reported that a severed hand and the hat of Otto Lohens, aged 43, sack stenciller In the factory, had been found, but the report could not be traced. Walter Stewart, another surviver, gasped out his story of the explosion tonight. Smacked On Floor. He said he was at work loading sacks, "'suddenly I was smacked on my back on the floor.

Then I kntw huge pieces and little particles of starch were flying about me through the air. I don't know how I got up nor how I got out. I found i y-self wondering down the aisle between the building to "first Now I'm here. I don't know a thing more." Stories of all survivors were as Stewart's expressing wonderment at the phenomena, and greater wonder that they had escaped. Virden Glazebrook, 18, Fekin, one of those fatally Injured, told a story from a bed from which physicians say he will never rise.

He di heroic pluck and even jested. "I wouldn't have cared," he said, "if some one hadn't stepped on me in the hospital." It was learned afterward that a doctor had stepper on him in trying to get the bodies placed on the floor in the Fekin hospital receiving room. U. S. SHIPPING TO BE DIRECTED BY EMERGENCY FLEET (Continued from Pag-e One.) Mr.

Farley In such an event, would act merely as a member of the shipping board. Under the plan a9 finally worked out tonight, the shipping board will become more of a regulatory and advisory agency. The vacancy on the board caused by the resignation of Chairman Farley probably will be filled by the appointment of a man from the middle west. tArtlibtKLK LHAffir A PERFORMS SATURDAY Alfred Jordan to Play 13 Opponents At Once and Do HI Stuff Blindfolded Alfred Jordan, former checker champion of the world, will give an exhibition Saturday afternoon in No. 1 fire house, it was announced Thursday by Oscar F.

Van Hall, who is in receipt of a card for the expert accepting the invitation to play here. In addition to playing 13 or more local players at once, he will play blindfolded and perform other stunts over the checker board. A large crowd of fans is expected for the exhibition. RED MEX IXSTAI Officers were installed by Sangamon trlble, No. 145, I.

O. R. Wednesday evening as follows: Sachem N. P. Egnor.

Senior Sagamore R. Trolia. Prophet Chris Walser. Chief of Records G. N.

Egnor. Keeper of Wampum William Long. The social committee has been appointed as follows: J. W. Carver, G.

Jf. Egnor, S. A. Kirkendal and J. H.

Redding. Deaths and Funerals MRS. ELIZABETH HERRING Mrs. Elizabeth Herring, wife of Charles Herring of Macon, died at 4 o'clock yesterday morning in the Decatur and Macon County hospital where she had been a patient for the past two weeks. She had not enjoyed good health for several years.

She was 73 years of age. Mrs. Herring's maiden name was Elizabeth McMillen. She was born in Hardin county, Ohio, in 1S50, ana came to this state when a young girl. Previous to her marriage to Charles Herring In September.

1910, she had made her home for several years with' her sister, Mrs. Susan Elgin, of Oakley. She is survived by her husband, who lives at Macon and by her sister. The body has been taken to the Moran and Sons undertaking establishment. The arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed.

0 In England two centuries ago it was possible to get "drunk" for the sum of 1 penny. A London firm has four workmen named Dove. Wren, Duck and Bird and interview, phone A. R. I of I I I in I Beaty and Sons Suffer $20,000 Loss in Early Blaze ATWOOD, Jan.

3. Fire believed to have been started by the over-heated motor of a machine driven into the place at 2 o'clock Thursday morning completely destroyed the Beaty and Sons" garage here three hours later with an estimated loss in excess of $20,000. Thirty two cars stored in the garage were total losses, as was me DUliains ana lis ineutianiciti equipment. Only the books in the office were saved. The blaze was discovered about 5 o'clock and an alarm sounded immediately.

Before effectual means of combatting the flames could be summoned, however, the interior of the building was ablaze. While the loss will be heavy. It is understood that all but four of the cars burned were insured. The garage has been in operation here for about a year. It was located in central portion of town and for a time it was feared that the flames might "spread to adjoining structures.

This was averted. 35 LOST AS CORN PRODUCTS PLANTS AT PEKIN BURN Terrific Explosion Shakes Mills; Ice Shrouds Ruins and Hampers Rescuers (Con tinned from Pace One.) could have produced explosive dust, sufficent to cause the extreme damage done the plant, was a thing, he added, that he could not explain. Wrecker nt Work As darkness closed about the workers, a train wrecker was still pulling cautiously at the wreckage of the five boxcars, in which nine loaders went to their death screaming prayers to God for help. Full force of the derrick was not exerted for fear that the pull would bring down upon the score of wreckers, the remaining walls of the ruins. From before daylight till after dark a Salvation lassie worked among the workers, climbimr over ice-covered debris, carrying a steam- mi one nana, and a basket of hot doughnuts in the oth- bne was the wife of Captain E.

Ticrnan of the Pekin corps, who with her husband, was on the ground first among the outsiders wfco brought first aid. A score of other Salvationists of Peoria headquarters were also found where need and the chance for work, was thickest. Scouting the idea that any of the workmen in the ill-fated the Corn Products plant, had vlolat- ea ineir oatn of honor, and had attempted to light a cigaret while at work, R. S. Sherman, chief chemist, tonight said the most probable explanation of the explosion, was that the belt drives In the building had created a spark or static electricitv.

Sherman relied In expressing this possibility upon his experience In the explosion of the plant at waukegan In 1912, where fourteen workmen were killed under similar circumstances. More Wreckers Called -Wreckers continued working under the glare of searchlight, and arrangements were made for two large cranes to commence work tomorrow, supplementing the one which started uncovering the five boxcars late today. U. S. to Take Hand in Probe at Pekin WASHINGTON, Jan.

3 The department of agriculture, it was announced tonight, will Investigate the explosion at the plant of the Corn Products Refining company at III. The explosion, was' said, appears to have been the most disas trous of its type that ever has occurred in an industrial plant in this country. At the department it was stated that David J. Price, engineer charge of dust explosion investiga tions in the bureau of chemistry, had been authorized to comply with a request of officials of the Corn Products company and assist in determining the cause of the explosion. Mr.

Price will leave for Pekin tomorrow, and will be accompanied by Hylton R. Brown, associate engineer CHEMISTRY BUREAU TO LAUNCH PROBE WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 The bureau. of chemistry of the department of agriculture will conduct an investigation of the explosion at Pekin. 111., it was explained today.

The bureau, it was explained, inquires into all such explosions in connection with its study of dust explosions. P.4XA MAN ESCAPES BLAST PAXA, Jan. 3. Homer Mitchell of Pana, employed at the Corn Products company in Pekin, is believed to have escaped, according to his mother. Mitchell left Pana Wednesday evening and did not reach Pekin until after 6:30 or too late to join the night shift, it is believed.

No direct word has been received from him. ONE MORE DEAD, THREE TO DIE AS BLAST RESULT. PEORIA, Jan. 3. Emmanual Hicks, aged 24.

of Delavan, died at St. Francis hospital at 7:30 o'clock tonight, addjng another to the list of certain dead. Three others at the i same hospital will die before morning. the doctors opined. They are virden Glazebrook, 18, of Pekin; Jacob Sturm, Peoria, and William Martin, 24, of Pekin.

SURVIVOR TELLS HOW HE MANAGED TO LIVE. PEKIN, Jan. 3. Almost smothered by bandages, William Callico, one of I the survivors, tonieht told of the "miracle" by which he had come out(jj the starch powder building at the Corn Products Co. plant alive.

"I was workiingg on the second 3 ig a Atlanta. Ga, Am. can Legion band. mtrt" 9:30 p. m.

WGT Schenectedv C.A in.ir Worth. First Presbyterian chnS orchestra. 10 p. m. KTW Chicago.

Midniru Revue. 3 WBZ Springfield. Music program. 11 p. m.

WMC Memphis, Hid night frolic. 11:30 p. m. KGW Portland Or Hoot Owls. 11:45 p.

m. to 1 a. m. WDAp rva iio --MgninawK frolic. e.

The session was adjourned aa. til this morning. 15 TABLES OF CARDS AT K. OF C. PARTY In Epite of the cold wcatbe-, large crowd attended tho K.

of card party at the K. of club rooa Wednesday evening, ten tables of fn hundred and five tables of pinochle being at play. Prizes were awarded In the follow, ing order- In five hundred First prize for ladies, Mrs. McGinty; second prize for ladies. Mrs.

Kraft; first prize for men, B. H. Vollmer; secor.J prize for men, Gus Kuhle. I3 piE-nochle First prize for ladies, ilyrtlt D. O'Brien; second prize for ladiet, Mrs.

L. W. Schultz; first prize for men, Dan DInneen: second prize for men, Lawrence Deianey. Refreshments were served. The next K.

of C. card party be given on Jan. 21 at 8 o'clock, ia the K. of hail. Clothing Store This wonderful clearance sale of overcoats and 2-PANTS suits started off with a bang.

And the interest has been growing ever since. Here's the reason they keep coming We simply exploded prices made them so low, considering the fine qualities offered, that they couldn't pass up the chance. You know the been against us all season. Our stocks didn't sell as they should. We had to have cash.

We decided to cut loose these stocks at prices that couldn't be Resisted thereby giving our customers the advantage of the conditions rather than to borrow from our banks. It took nerve. But the results have more than gratified us. Men do want good clothes. Now they.

can have them at prices so low that "dynamite" sounds only too mild. They are: finer overcoats and 2-PANTS suits Decatur's best in apparel at unheard of feature prices. These They tall Our these and other equally compelling prices Every Suit a 2-PANTS Suit Exclusive Distributor Wanted qualities at these heroically reduced prices will get you going, too. for action. Come in today.

Manufacturer of the latest non-competitive automotive products for garages, wlding shops, auto display rooms and motorists', wants a distributor for Central Illinois. A virgin field in which a square shooter and go-getter can merchandise the biggest seller since the inception of the Ford car. To responsible party we offer a meritorious product, exclusive territory, support of national advertising, and the backing of a sound organization. III Decaturs 'S. "if JKi I E1TSTAI)1 greatest, floor," he said, "when I felt the floor sink out from under me.

It Just dropped, first a little and then all a heap. The building seemed to! drop out of its wall3 and settle In II 1 1 1 ri WIN HIM one heap. Before I knew it, I For more information I Stocker, Orlando Hotel, Thursday and Friday. walking and stumbling through i wreckage. It seemed to me as if I walking alongside of the ex-i plosion.

I thought I passed all kinds If I of flying things and men and rna-ichlnery, and when I landed I was I still or my feet. I don't know how,.