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DECATUR HERALD PAGE 'HIRES. Friday, August 10, 1934. ONE OF THE FEW COOL SPOTS IT'S HOT, BUT CHIEF ORDERS HIS "HEAVIES" STATE G. 0. P.

ATTACK LED SMITH TO ASK EARLY TRIAL if CITY HELD IN GRIP OF 103 DEGREE HEAT More Than 2,000 Bathers Seek Relief at Nelson Beach i 1 'Jr- ON INDICTMENT INDICTED 0 mMmm Children living near Fairview park found youngsters found the water cooling while relief from 103 degree heat Thursday by the rest of the city sweltered in the intense splashing around in the park pool. Scores of heat. Pfile Photo. Township Is Asked for Ice Fund Contribution; 0 Meet Monday Sunervisor "Harrv Barber said Thursday that Decatur township has been asked to mane a contri bution to the Salvation Army's pen nv ice fund. Mr.

Barber says he personally favors such a contribution, and the matter Drobablv will be discussed in a meeting of the town board Monday night. "Wp rjaid bills totalintr $95.30 Thursday," Major W. R. Conway of the Salvation Arm said. "The bank statement shows we have raised $733.57 to date.

We obtained $76.57 Thursday, including $38 in pennies which families contnDutea tnem-selves." The fund's balance now is $31.20, but distribution of approximately 8,000 pounds of ice daily win soon wipe out the balance unless new contributions are made. "We need large contributions enfh as ramp from benefits." the Major said. "Contributions should be left with the newspapers." The fund has given 24 tons of ice a week, a total of 480,000 pounds in six weeks to approximately 2-500 persons on the 500-family route. Not one cent has gone for overhead expenses. Since June 11 the fund has distributed enough ice to 500 families to reach from here through Taylorville, 32 miles away, if it were placed end to end in 300-pound cakes.

SALVATION ARMY SHOWER ROOMS OPEN TO PUBLIC Major W. R. Conway, Salvation Army head, announced Thursday that the citadel's three shower baths will be open to the public during the extreme hot weather. The shower rooms will be open from 9 a. m.

to 10 p. m. daily. Several men employed on city streets made use of the showers Thursday. "We have accommodations for women," the major said.

"All we ask' is that persons bring their own towels. We'll furnish soap." Between 10 and 12 thousand baths for transient men are furnished, by the citadel every year. Community Center Has Spelling Bee Durfee community center had an old fashioned spelling bee Thursday evening under the direction of the CWES. The young people gave a play, "In the Queen's directed by Mrs. A.

S. Kazmark. Music vas furnished by Marceline White and Forest Trowbridge, and was. followed by community singing. It was announced that in spite of the heat, the attendance of the classes at Durfee center.

has been good. On Tuesdays Miss Olive Young has classes in cooking and Mrs. Kazmark classes in dramatics. Wednesdays Miss Mary Sawyer teaches art and every Thurs-rfov ovpnin? is communitv night Lyle Woodcock has classes in pub lic speaking rnursaay evenings. Friday there is another cooking class.

Every morning there is a nursery school under the direction of Mrs. Aubrey Campbell. The old part of Durfee school that is not in use now is used for the community center. KITES SATURDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Nona Trout who died Wednesday will be held at 10:30 a.

m. Saturday at the Powers Baptist church in Xenia. Burial will be in Powers cemetery. The body will be taken to Xenia by J. J.

Moran Sons' funeral honie. 1 of Police Ed Wills is an optimist, an opportunist, a believer in preparedness and a wearer of winter underwear. "No, there is nothing new," he said when the current hot spell started. "It's too hot' to arrest anyone; it's too hot for anyone to do anything to be arrested for. "But I just ordered three suits of winter underwear maybe that's news," the Chief said.

And so he had, for the sales-. man was walking out with the Chiefs; "Don't send them C. O. ringing in his ears. ATTACK NRA IN PLATFORM Republicans Criticize Administration Expenditures (Continued from page 1) and the syndicated and commercialized gambling, vice and liquoi privileges." One per cent tax rate limitation, rejected by the governor, also was espoused by the Republicans as a campaign issue.

Among other planks, the platform: Asked that the gasoline tax revenues be used on highways only. Proposed that automobile license fees be cut in half. Requested a "trustworthy stale accounting and auditing system." Favored civil service laws, which the Democrats are charged with violating. Demanded adequate suport of the school system "from revenues that now go to political waste and with out additional tax burdens. Proposed reorganization of tho Illinois commerce commission.

Approves Home Rule Approved home rule for 'munici palities. Demanded that the federal gov ernment stop financial support of power enterprises competing witn the coal industry. Charged waste in the administra tion of closed state banks. Favored the sale of the sanitary district drainage canal to the fed eral government. Advocated a corrupt practises act to limit political campaign expenditures.

SuDDorted the $30,000,000 bond is sue referendum to avoid a property tax. Asked an accounting of the 500,000 relief funds borrowed from the RFC. BOYS MAKE ST. LOUIS TRIP Fivp Decatur bovs who placed highest in rating in the Y. M.

C. A. summer recreational school were aVen to St. Louis for a day's sight seeing trip Thursday by Noel Hud son, director of the boys aepart-ment. They returned to the city Thursday night.

The boys select ed the St. Louis trip preierence to an all-day outing at Turkey Run state park in Indiana. Boys who went on tne trip were Robert Young, Irvin Hickman, Ben Greenberg, Jed Tucker, and Judd Gustin. TEN TOWNSHIPS WILL SIGN CORN, HOG CONTRACTS leave Macon county with annrnximatelv 1.700 corn and hog reduction contracts signed up to receive more tnan nan a minimi dollars, double sign-up dates for 10 tnwnshins were announced Thurs day by Homer Hiser and Ralph Beckett, president ana secretary ui the production control board. The dates are: Monday Oakley and Niantic.

Tuesday Harristown and Decatur. wprfnKriflv tjne Creek and Blue Mound. Thursday South Wheatland and Ml. ZiFriday Pleasant View and South Ma con. Saturday Muam.

"We hope to finish up by Aug. 18," Mr. Hiser said Thursday. About 200 contracts are in Wash-in Kfnn now. and the next' block is ready to go when assignment sheets are returned from Springtieia.

Thnrsdav onlv 10 of Illini town ship's 77 contracts remained un signed. FDLE PARTITION SUIT A nartition suit in the estate of Perry B. Vance who died Jan. 7 filed in circuit court Thurs day by Claude E. Vance, executor and one of the heirs.

The suit is brought against Mrs. Elvira Vance, widow of the deceased and Guy P. and Clark Vance, other heirs. The estate was admitted to probate Feb. 6.

all material needed; relief men are doing the work and it won't cost taxpayers a cent." Joe Frazier, park superintendent, is co-operating with Commissioner Smith. Several interested persons representing Decatur home talent have come forward with plans for programs when and if the project is completed. Permanent architectural improvements to the bowl may be made if the project is a success. Plans are to have the seats installed by Labor day, Sept. 3 BY FLETCHER 5,000 Attend Conven tion; Wrangle Over U.

of I. Trustees MINORITY WINS (Continued from page 1) that what has been done with the blue eagle the badge of industrial servitude." He told his shirt-sleeved convention audience, many of them farm ers, that agriculture has suffered rather than benefited from the Democratic farm policies. Charges Conflict "The new deal's NRA has strangled its AAA," he declared. Admitting that farm prices have increased since May, 199, 'when the agricultural adjustment act became effective, he declared the rise has been more than offset by gains in prices of manufactured products. The speaker called the crop re duction program "thinly veiled government control" that is "alien in principle." "Secretary Wallace in his cam paign ior destruction ot iarm pro ducts reminds me of the farmer in Macbeth who hanged himself in the expectation of plenty," Fletcher shouted.

And then condemn ing the whole Democratic program. he charged: "There is absolutely no difference between the New Deal phil osophy and the philosophy of the Soviet government. Declaring the federal govern ment has spent seven billions of dollars since Roosevelt was in augurated, Fletcher said the administration described this as "priming the pump" of industry. Millions "Lured" "There might be some excuse for this unprecedented profligacy if there were some indication that the pump was going to be gin operating on its own, but there is no such indication." Saying one out of every six persons is re ceiving government financial help in some form, Fletcher contended that millions of people are being "lured and seduced" into depend ing upon the government for their livelihood. Unlike most of the other speak ers, Mr.

Fletcher did not refrain from directly attacking President Roosevelt. He denounced the brain trust, saying these advisers of the President were acting without "commissions" from the people. He charged the Democratic party and the President (speaking of him as "the of failing to carry out various campaign promises. Rejected at Polls Referring to the Roosevelt charge that the Republicans have no better substitute for New Deal policies, Fletcher argued: "The Republican party is not a party of substitutes. Up to the time it came into power last year, the Democratic party had no opportunity to try out any political nostrums They could not be tried because the people rejected them at the polls.

But in the last campaign this procedure was reversed. The Democrats advocated some sound policies in their platform but adopted substitutes after they came into power." Although his listeners were speech-weary, they lustily applauded Fletcher's most pointed thrusts at the opposition. The speech was well received. Horner Rapped Other speakers, including C. Wayland Brooks who served as temporary convention chairman, attacked various phases of the Democratic program.

Governor Horner, the state NRA law, and the sales tax all had a rough afternoon. The squabble over the university trustee disrupted the program and Charles H. Fletcher of Mattoon, 19th district congressional nominee who was scheduled to talk on relief administration, sacrificed his allotted time. Fletcher's prepared address charged that too many relief case workers are on the public payroll and that relief is being disbursed on a scale in excess of the need in Illinois. Body of Crash' Victim Is Taken to Joliet The body of Emil Englemann, 30, who was killed in an accident near Decatur Wednesday night was taken to Joliet Thursday for burial.

Mrs. George Moise of Decatur and J. H. Schmitt of Joliet who were injured in the accident were reported improved at St. Mary's hos pital Thursday night.

1 ICE CREAM SOCIAL Sylvia missionary society of First English Lutheran church will have an ice cream social from 10:30 to 4 Saturday for the public. Pie, cake, ice cream and coffee will be available to refresh Saturday shoppers. Three plans for changes in the county liquor laws are said to be in preparation for presentation to the county board when it is to meet Sept. 11. Members of the county board.

Sheriff E. C. Wilson and representatives of State's Attorney Arthur O. Frazier are reported to be pondering elimination of trial licenses, discontinuance of beer only licenses and a special high-fee license for nightclubs allowed to do business until 2 a. m.

MISCONDUCT IS CHARGED Commissioner lo Appear Saturday to Arrange Bond Commissioner Earl V. Smith, indicted Thursday by the Macon countv grand jury for assessing city employes for funds to support his weekly newspaper, will go before Circuit Judpe C. Y. Miller Saturday to arrance bond and to ask for an tarlv trial. The indictment against Commissioner Smith resulted chiefly from the complaint of C.

Durbin. former waterworks employe, that he had been dismissed from his city job because he had refused to buy stock ja the Decatur Sentinel, the commissioner's newspaper. Twenty-five other names, including former waterworks employes, appeared on the indictment as witnesses. I'stial Trocedure Assistant State's Attorney Ralph Ivens said Thursday that Mr. Smith's case would be treated in the same manner as any other, that the commissioner would be arrested and bond would be fixed in the usual procedure.

"I ll be glad when the trial comes up." Commissioner Smiith said in revealing his plans to ask for an early hearing. "There are always two sides to everything. I'll tell my side then. I want it cleared up because I am a public official. I'm mentioning no names nor will my newspaper carry any broadsides.

An indictment, you know, is not a sign of guilt. It merely brings one into court." Sheriff E. C. Wilson had received no warrant for Mr. Smith's arrest Thursday night.

If the commissioner is convicted, he will be liable to a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine, thS assistant state's attorney said. Employes Testify All of the present employes of the water department and all known former employes were called before the grand jury. First knowledge that persons holding positions in the water department under Mr. Smith had invested in the newspaper stock came with a suit by a former employe of the paper for unpaid wages. The department employes freoly admitted that they had bought stock in the paper but held that the purchases were voluntary- The indictment charges that: "Earl V.

Smith unlawfully, wilfully, and corruptly did oppress employes against their will to contribute sums of money from their earnings for establishing and maintaining a private enterprise of the said Earl Smith, to wit, a newspaper." The indictment of the commissioner came somewhat as a surprise although the grand jury was known to have been investigating the case. It was indicated Wednesday that no indictment would be returned because of inadequacy of the evidence. The Smith case dates back to the late summer of 1932 when Mr. Smith called a meeting of all his employes and opened stock subscriptions to The Sentinel. Each of the employes was reported to have signed an agreement to buy a certain amount of stock to be paid for on a monthly basis.

The Sentinel Publishing company was not incorporated and technically the stockholders are co-partners. Editor Resiens The Sentinel began publication Oct. 22. 1932. with Waverley Eastern editor and professional newspaper promoter, as editor.

Hugh L. Maxwell, former Decatur newspaper man, succeeded Mr. Keeling as editor in the latter part 01 the year. Mr. Maxwell resigned la October.

1933. later bringing mit for $100.50 back salary. He a judgment from Justice of the Peace Perry O. Liming. All The Sentinel stockholders were nade defendants in the suit.

Commissioner Smith then appealed his office girl as editor. The Sentinel suspended" publication twice but resumed shortly Kch time. The commissioner the job of advertising man-? himself and began personal W'icitation of advertisements. Wife Assists Although the city employes who subscribed to the stock claim that action was voluntary and ftat their jobs did not rest on the Payment of assessments, it was re-J'-'d at times that there were tewions between Mr. Smith and Wme of his employes over the tt0clt payments.

This led to the jracd jury investigations. ne commissioner's wife is him in conducting The pnunel. She is cashier and collector of advertising accounts. -ss Dorothy Arnold is the present "tor and Thomas Hays, is filiation manager. Commissioner is publisher, editor-in-chief.

ud advertising manager. 36 Indictments Returned by Jury six indictments were re ined 'inty grand jury as it concluded1 "ssion. Eight bills were return- "not true." Th. se indicted who are under are Jam. es Harper, FORECAST 'WAR3IER' With the mercury registering 103 degrees, Decatur sweltered through the second day of the heat wave Thursday facing a weather forecast of.

"warmer" for today. No heat prostration cases were reported here Thursday. Five cases reported Wednesday when the mercury reached 102 degrees are recovering. Moonlight flooded Lake Decatur Thursday night and beaches were crowded. More than 2.000 bathers were reported at the municipal beach Thursday and the demand for row boats, canoes and outboard motor boats was on the increase.

Desert Bedrooms A cooling breeze did not- spring up at the lake until about 9:30 p. m. It continued throughout the night, caressing the toes of sleepers who in great numbers deserted bedrooms for improvised cots on the grass, roof or bench. Decatur's official thermometer did not register below 77.5 Wednesday night Thursday was the third successive day of the current heat spell that temperatures soared past the century mark, making 22 days of 100 degrees tallied this summer. Thursday noon's official reading' here was 96.5, the same as Wednesday noon.

Longer nights and shorter days caused by the earth's tilting in its orbit around the sun bring the only comparative relief. August nights are a trifle cooler than they were in July in spite of equal heat during the day. MRS. MARY DORAN DIES THURSDAY; ILL 7 MONTHS Mrs. Mary Agnes Doran, 73, of 1691 North Edward street, died Thursday night after a seven months' illness.

Death was attributed to neuritis. Mrs. Doran was born in Litchfield April 14, 1861, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Welsh.

She was married in 1887 to Peter R. Doran of Morrisonville who died in 1910. A son, Harold, died in 1903. She leaves one son, Joseph of Decatur, four daughters, Mrs. John Hawley, Miss Margaret Doran, Miss Stella Doran and Miss Mary Doran, all of Decatur; two brothers, James J.

and William Welsh of Litchfield, and six grandchildren. Mrs. Doran lived in Decatur 27 years, coming here from Morrisonville. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m.

Saturday at St. Thomas Catholic church. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. COUNTY LEGION AUXILIARY MEETS Macon county American Legion auxiliary had its first meeting since its installation of officers Thursday evening in the armory, 23 women coming from units throughout the county. By-laws corrected by the department were read and accepted, and the next meeting was set for Sept, 3 in Macon Legion hall.

The secretary was instructed to jsend council sympathy to Mrs. Lena Creekmur of Maroa, whose father, George Duncan, was killed Wednesday in the subway accident. The group voted to send cards to two boys in the Opportunity home who are sponsored by the council. Mrs. Ralph Sparks acted as musician, and Mrs.

Florence Cox and Mrs. Homer Lyman served as color bearers. The coin drill netted $1.27. Punch and wafers were served, and the women sent a supply of punch to the reporters of The Herald to refresh them on an extremely wirm night. Drop Piatt County From Dairy Group Since the beginning of the new testing year last month, Piatt county has been dropped from the dairy herd improvement association, now known as the Dewitt-Macon county association.

Before the name was changed, there were no members from Piatt. One member of the association reports good results from sudan grass and one member saved three months in testing fees by culling out two low producing cows and feeding according to production. The association average last month was 721 pounds of milk and 31.9 pounds of butterfat Goodwill Industries Aid 141 Last Month Jobs were provided for 141 persons in July by the Decatur Goodwill Industries. More than 7.200 contributions of discarded articles were received. Receipts for the month totalled $557, compared with $322 last year.

The payroll for the organization for the month was $350 and $200 was spent for materials. "Our friends all over the city were exceedingly helpful in saving July from being the jinx of the unemployed," Louis Fabre, supervisor of the industries said. BIRTHS HEISLER To Mr. and Mrs. J.

S23 East Whltmer street, tea. Aue. t. EARL V. SMITH STORE ROOF DESTROYED Fire Breaks Out in Bur-stein Home Above Clo tiling Firm Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the roof of the Louis Bur-stein clothing store, 451 North Water street, at 11:30 p.

m. Thursday. Flooding the ground floor, water damaged the stock. Mr. and Mrs.

Burstein and their two sons, who live over the store where the fire started, were not at home. Under direction of Fire Chief Will Piatt, firemen from three stations soon had the blaze under control. Fireman Byrd L. Davis, received minor head cuts and bruises when a part of the roof caved in on him. The city fire inspector will conduct an, investigation into the origin of the blaze Friday.

"I was looking right toward the place and did not see any smoke or blaze until the fireme.i arrived," Thomas Hayes, 556 North Water street, said. Policeman Harry Henry, who lives at 615 Nelson Park boulevard, declared there was no blaze inside the store building. "I was passing by, saw and smelled the smoke," Officer Henry said. "Bradshaw of Jack and Brad's across the corner called the fire department." SECOND PLAY TO BE PRESENTED IN PARK ON AUG. 17 The second play of the season to be given by the Decatur municipal players will be held Aug.

17 at Fair-view park. A four-number performance is scheduled for the evening including a short musical program, an athletic demonstration, a one-act play, and a vaudeville sk-it. The name of the play and details of the program are not ready for announcement by the committee. Complete plans for the show will be disclosed later in the week. Entertainment on the program is being furnished entirely by Decatur talent.

A temporary stage has been erected for the plays in the park. Special lighting and sound amplification have been provided. FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN CHICAGO Lois Caroline Adams, niece of Charles Dunkel. Decatur business man, died Thursday afternoon in Chicago. Miss Adams was the 11th daughter of Mrs.

Grace Dunkel Adams, former Macon county resident. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. rri. Saturday at the Dawson Wikoff funeral home. The body will arrive from Chicago Saturday morning.

Burial will be in Maroa cemetery. sault with intent to kill. Jerry Colligan, forgery. Taft Chappie and John Reed, assault with intent to kill. Earl Brown, held on two indictments, assault with intent to rape, and larceny by bailee.

The state's attorney's office indicated that indictments had been drawn in the Pumpkin Center stabbing early Sunday in which Elmer Goller was assaulted, apparently by Oscar Weikle. The grand jury spent Thursday morning investigating the case, the state's attorney's office said. G. OP. PLANS RALLYHERE Brooks and Jones to Be Seakers in Armory 3Ieeting Aug.

30 C. Wayland Brooks, Chicago, and Milton Jones, Williamsville, Republican candidates for congress-men-at-large, will open campaign speaking tours in the 19th and 21st districts this month. The two will be in Decatur at 8 p. m. Aug.

30, when William Walker, county Republican central committee chair man, is planning a Republican rally in the armory. Mr. Walker gave out the follow ing itinerary for the two candi dates: Taylorville 1:30 p. m. Aus.

20. Shelbyville 4 p. m. Aup. 20.

Effingham 8 p. m. Aur. 20. Paris 10 a.

m. Aug. 25. Tuscola 2 p. m.

Aus. 25. Sullivan 4 p. m. Aus.

25. Mattcon 8 p. m. Aus. 25.

Champaign 2 p. m. Aug. 30. Monticello 4 m.

Aug. 30. Decatur 8 p. m. Auk.

30. Old Timers Missing at Convention (Continued from page 1) Soft drink venders did a whale of a business. Keynoter Fletcher re marked he was happy to see such a "warmly enthusiastic" audience. Judge James S. Baldwin, state bar president, and W.

N. Hodge, national G. A. R. commander, both liad seats on the platform and were introduced by Tefnporary Chairman "Curly" Brooks as prominent visitors.

Seated near the platform entrance, Mr. Hodge was the first to shake hands with Chairman Fletcher upon the lat- lers arrival. Central Illinoisans displaying 'Guest of Honor" ribbons included: Charles Adkins, A. G. Webber, James S.

Baldwin, E. W. Jokisch and W. N. Hodge, all of Decatur; P'rank Frampton, Walter Provine, and Col.

George G. Seaman, Taylorville; Frank K. Dunn and Charles Shuey, Charleston; L. R. 1'allman and J.

J. Baker, Shelby- ville; Harry S. Parker, Effingham; Glenn A. Shafer, Pana; David Da vis and John G. Millhouse, Litch field; Henry I.

Green, Urbana. Abraham Lincoln wasn't forgot ten by the party orators. In fact his Republican leanings were rer ferred to no fewer than 20 times during the afternoon, a press table survey showed. Prominently displayed in the front of the convention hall was a nige cartoon depicting a smiling Governor Horner seated and hold- ng in his lap an oversized pie la beled "Tax pie." Below was the ine: "Little Henry Horner sat in corner Mayor Kapp of Springfield was lie only Democrat (excluding Thomas Jefferson) about whom a kind word was uttered. The mayor.

at the convention as the capital's official greeter, was made the convention sergeant at arms. Curly Brooks referred to him as one of the "outstanding citizens of Illinois." And he was cheered! Political gossip at the convention mostly concerned who might be candidates for governor in 1936. Here are a few of those considered as prospects: William Stratton, if he's elected treasurer this fall. Otis F. Glenn, Col.

Seaman of Taylor ville. Oscar Carlstrom and Paul Kuhn of Batavia. The gossips were running Wayland Brooks and Charles Deneen for U. S. senator.

Mrs. Anna Bruce, 84, Dies in Niantic Home By Staff Correspondent. NIANTIC Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Bruce, 84, who died Thursday in her home here, will be1 conducted at 2:30 p. m.

Saturday in the Smith Sons' funeral home in Springfield. Burial will be-in Oak Ridge cemetery, Springfield. Mrs. Bruce was born in Schleswig, Germany, but had spent the last 50 years of her life in the United States, most of that time being spent in or near Niantic. Her husband, Louis Bruce, preceded her in She leaves one son, Burch-ard, of Niantic, and a brother in Germany.

She was a member of the German Lutheran church. The body will remain at the home until 7:30 p. m. Friday, when it will be removed to Springfield. Board to WOMAN TURNS NUDIST; POLICE TURN "MAIDS" Turning nudist Wednesday when police appeared at her home, 925 East Main street, did not save Mrs.

Hurleda McClaren, 23, the incon venience of jail. Retaining their dignity, officers arrested her, dressed her and book- ed her on a drunkenness charge preferred in Justice Harold Paine's court as the result of an auto accident Wednesday. Mrs. McClaren remained in jail Thursday, laying out a fine of $15 and costs. Hershel Sapp, 26, of 314 East Wood street, driver of the Perfect Cleaners' laundry truck which smashed Miss Lucille Hoffman's se dan, also remained in the county jail Thursday as the result of a state warrant charging him with driving a car while intoxicated.

DINNER-DANCE CLOSES ANNUAL TRAFFIC OUTING Nearly 200 persons attended the dinner-dance at the South Side country club which closed the annual outing of the Decatur Transportation club Thursday night. A chicken dinner was served and Lee Homebrook's orchestra played for the dance. Mrs. Ted Robbins won the attendance prize for women in a general drawing while L. F.

Boss won the men's prize. The closing of the two-day golf tournament and a pinochle contest were the other features of the final day of the outing which was attended by more than 200 Midwest railroad and steamship officials and their wives. A. K. Conkwright of Chicago, general manager of the Western Union Telegraph company will be the principal speaker at the first fall meeting of the club which will be held Sept.

12 at the Hotel Orlando. W. C. Hurst, senior vice-president of the C. and M.

railroad, will be toastmaster for the occasion which will be designated as "Western Union night." A. J. Du-Quaine, Decatur Western Union manager, will be chairman of the meeting. Motion pictures of the outing taken Thursday by the Pfile studio will be shown at the October meeting. Mrs.

Clara Morgan of Maroa Succumbs Mrs. Clara Mae Morgan, 47, of Maroa died Thursday afternoon at her home after an illness of nine days. Mrs. Morgan was born Jan. 5, 1887, near Kenney, the daughter of Bivins T.

and Rebecca Jump. She was a lifetime resident of Dewitt and Macon counties. She attended the Maroa public schools and Mil-likin She leaves her husband, H. A. Morgan; three sons, Harry, Arthur and Paul; two daughters, Myrna and Harriet, all of Maroa; three brothers, Maurice and Emanuel Jump of Maroa, and Samuel C.

Jump of Clinton; three sisters, Mrs. Lydia M. Shaw, and Mrs. Alice Rybolt of Decatur, and Mrs. Minnie B.

Nowlin of Maroa; and one grandson, Ronald Glenn Morgan of Maroa. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. 50 Attend Reunion of Class of 1930 Fifty members of the 1930 class of Decatur high school attended the class reunion dinner in Sunny-side Golf club Thursday evening, and 100 young men and women were present for the dance. Lawrence Rot was honored guest. He recited two of his well known original poems, the one on baseball and the one on the golf player.

Maroon and silver, the class colors, were used in decorations for the tables, where a chicken dinner wag served. REUNION SUNDAY The annual Ward family reunion will be held Sunday in Fairview park. LOCAL NOTICES Faries Park dance tonight, John Moreland'a Orchestra, 25c. New Outdoor Theater to Be Finished in 18 Days Taverns Nothing to Fear At Present, Sadler Says City employes in city trucks under supervision of Maury G. Groet-ing are busy hauling Wabash railroad ties to the site of the waterworks park amphitheater.

Cuts from the ties will be sunk into the grond to support boards which will provide seats for 6,500 persons. "We should have the job done in 18 days," Commissioner Earl V. Smith, sponsor of the project, said Thursday. have promises for That Macon county tavern keepers have nothing to fear from the county liquor commission at present as a result of a series of after closing-hour disturbances reported this week was indicated Thursday by Earl Sadler, chairman of the county liquor commission. "We have done nothing since Pumpkin Center was closed following a stabbing affray there early Sunday." Mr.

Sadler said. "No new meetings of the commission are planned." charged with as-.