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i PAGES TODAY. THE DECATUR REVIEW Thursday, October 12, 1939, 1 Dispute Settled, Mine Here Will Open Tomorrow Contract Drawn on Old Basis, Union Chiefs Announce Mining operations are scheduled to be resumed at the Macon County Coal Co. mine tomorrow under a union contract agreement reached at 1 a. m. today in Springfield after a long conference between representatives of the United Mine Workers of America and officials of the coal company.

The contract. which will become effective at midnight tonight, will be the same as that in force here during the last two years, local union officials said. Announcement of the settlement was made by Ray Edmundson. president of district 12. U.

M. W. A. Neither W. S.

Ridgly, president of the Macon County Coal nor David W. Beggs. general manager. could be reached today for a statement. President Edmundson's announcement said that the contract.

effective immediately and extending to April 1, 1941, called for the same wages and working conditions provided in the union's state contract with the Illinois Coal Operators' association. Miners Are Elated The Decatur mine reopened without a union contract on Sept. 21 and was operated with a crew of about 30 during the last few days. Members of the local union. No.

443. U. M. W. A.

gathered each morning near the mine and watched the crew go to work. They said today that eight members of their union were included in the group. After expiration of a union contract last March 31, the mine closed down and officials negotiated with the union miners for a special contract. specifying a reduced scale for the mining of "thin veined The miners repeatedly refused to sign such a contract. A meeting of the local union was to be held this afternoon at which time the contract would be read to the membership.

Elated over signing of the contract. several union men. who peared at the usual gathering place near the mine today, said they could "hardly believe it," but were "anxious to get back to work." Return at 8 a. m. Tomorrow Engineers are expected to return to their jobs shortly after midnight, to be followed by the regular miners about 8 a.

m. tomorrow. The old contract, which was said to be the same as the new one. stipulated wages as follows: cutting machine men, $8.40: conveyor loaders. track layers and mule drivers.

rock shovelers. top men. blacksmith. $6.89, and motormen, $6.40. Attending the conference in Springfield last night.

according to Mr. Edmundson, were members of the coal company's board of directors: officers of the Decatur U. M. W. Jack Glasgow, U.

M. W. A. district board member, and Curtis Mundell, member of the union's international executive board. Charges Against Sims Dismissed A charge of assault made against John Sims.

president of the Decatur miners' union, was dismissed today for want of prosecution in the court of Justice Rudolph Lorenz. The charge grew out of an alleged dispute on Sept. 28 in connection with the labor difficulty at the mine. Negro's Arrest Revives Murder Investigation Investigation of the murder of Major Omer E. Davenport, which occurred four years ago.

was revived last night as police authorities questioned a transient Negro arrested in a Negro home on Orchard street. Four other Negroes and one white person. also arrested. were held under disorderly conduct warrants. Major Davenport.

employed as a special railway agent. was shot and fatally wounded when he attempted to question two Negroes found on the right-of-way of the Wabash railroad. A bundle dropped by one of the Negroes, as they boarded an outbound freight train. immediately following the shooting. was found to contain articles stolen earlier the same night in a Decatur house burglary.

The suspect arrested last night was questioned at length about the murder and investigation will be made to determine whether the suspect was in Decatur at the time of the crime. New South Edward Paving Open Today The first automobile drove over South Edward street's new and widened pavement between West Main and West Wood streets early today. The street was opened to traffic this morning after workmen yesterday afternoon finished rolling a new asphalt top. Route 36 traftic is diverted from Main to Wood along the one block. Closed since Sept.

1. the block was widened six feet and repaved at a cost of $6.525 in motor fuel tax funds. COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE GETS UNDERWAY Lee D. Pigott, principal of junior high school (left), B. Ernest, county superintendent (right), talk informally Woodrow James Shelby and Rob- at the Teachers' of auditorium this with Dr.

the principal Thomas at an intermission institute in the D. H. S. morning. Dr.

Thomas was speaker today. Looking over a book store exhibit in Dorothy Wilhelmy, Katheryn Gourley, the corridors between sessions are, left Charlotte Romanus and Ruth Troutman, to right, Ann McCampbell, Ida Shapiro, all teachers in the city school system. Export Heavy For Soybeans 15 Pct. of Crop Already Sold Abroad So much of this year's record soybean crop is being bought for shipment abroad that the export trade has become an unusually important factor in the market for the crop. L.

J. Norton. of the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. expressed the view today that if exports continue and business conditions in the United States continue to improve, the usual seasonal increase in soybean prices after the harvest time low can be anticipated. At least 15 per cent of this year's crop already has been sold for export, he said.

From Springfield comes a report today by the state and federal departments of agriculture that Illinois' prospective corn yield of 50 bushels per acre is the highest in 74 years of official bookkeeping. The previous high was a 48-bushel average. in 1938 for the period from 1928 to 1937 the average was 33.8 bushels. "Quality of the crop in general ranks above average with unusually low moisture tests," the report said in part. On top of the Illinois production estimate of 404.650.000 bushels for 1939 is a carryover of old corn amounting to 119.795.000 DO bushels.

"by far the largest October carryover on record." 35 Walther Leaguers To Attend Convention Thirty-five members of Decatur's three Walther leagues, St. John's. St. Paul's and Trinity, will leave Friday morning for Rock Island to attend the annual Central Illinois district convention Oct. 14 and 15.

Rev. Walter Obermeyer, pastor of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church here. will conduct one of the convention services. President Walter Gross of St.

John's Walther league said Clarence Salogga of Decatur has been nominated for the district presidency. Grant Store Will Mark Firm's 33d Anniversary The 33d anniversary of the founding of the W. T. Grant Co. will be marked by the local Grant store a 1337 North Water street from Oct.

14 to 21. it was announced today by W. B. Whitman, manager. Starting in 1906 with a small store in Lynn.

the organization has expanded until at present there are 495 stores throughout the country. Mr. Whitman said. The anniversary program will include a week-long sale. Worried About Siamese Cats Consul to Bombay on Visit to Home Town of Windsor and Friends in Decatur By JOHN DOHM Of The Review Staff The United States consul in Bombay isn't so much worried about India's new prohibition as he is about his Siamese cats.

The cats and the consul, Mr. Howard Donovan of Windsor, are on their way Bombay from Hong Kong. China--the cats via Singapore, the consul via Decatur. where he is knocking about for the duration of a 60-day leave of absence. Last night at the Hotel Orlando Mr.

Donovan was chatting with some cronies from Windsor, a Mr. and Mrs. John Smysor and Mrs. C. C.

Firebaugh. Mr. Donovan, a short, pleasant, youngish man who wears un-consullike tweeds and striped shirts, wanted to talk about the cats. Two months ago, after serving in the consular service all over the Orient, Mr. Donovan asked to be transferred to Bombay and the state department was amenable.

He got a leave and came home for the first time since 1935. Mrs. Donovan is already on her way to India. Cats Are Crated The consul's sensitive cats could not be dragged three-fourths of the way around the world so they were crated up and shipped from China to Bombay at a cost of $120. Mr.

Smysor said he learned more about cats than Japan when he visited his pal Mr. Donovan there last year. India has gone dry but the new consul in Bombay will depend upon Great Britain's territorial generosity for a consignment of Scotch which all members of the foreign diplomatic corps are now issued before entering India. For the three years that Japan has been "waging peace" on China. Mr.

Donovan has been here and there in the Orient, seeing to it that Americans have all their papers straight, evacuating refugees and getting them safely aboard ships for home. He was sent to Kobe. Japan, in 1929 after working in the state department in Washington for 10 months. Six years in Japan and then arranged to come home on leave. Married in Tientsin In 1930 he married an American girl in Tientsin.

China, and in 1936 the state department sent him to Hong Kong. He landed there just as the war flared up. and from then until last month he was never more than 100 miles away from the lines where the Japanese were bringing peace, progress and friendship to China with bombs and guns. For U. S.

Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson's work in evacuating Americans from China, particularly from the temporary embassy in inland Chunk-king. Donovan has nothing but admiration. When he left Chunk-king things were quiet but three weeks later the city was under fire. the consulate was bombed and the staff moved again.

this time to Chang-shan. Will Fight to Finish "The Sino-Japanese war isn't over yet by a long shot." Donovan said. "The Chinese'll fight to the Northside Parents Club Adopts Program of Tours Visits to Industrial Plants Planned by Organization The Northside parents' club. the only group of its kind to meet the year round. has adopted "See and Appreciate Decatur" as its motto for a winter activities program.

Tours of leading industries and other attractions in the city will be sponsored by the club. These tours will be held evenings sO fathers and school children may participate. Wallace Belton has been named chairman in charge of the tour program. Other committees were appointed by Harry Marshall, president of the club. Chairmen of the standing committees are Melville Potts.

finance and promotion; Mrs. Herbert entertain- Mundy Mrs. Roy Weiser, ment and recreation: Mrs. Charles Heinz. publicity and printing: Mrs.

Oral McClure, flowers: and Mrs. Rose Marshall. chairman of standing committees. A committee has been named to present to the park board a plan for covering the outdoor pavilion sc that meetings may be held in it during the winter months. The club has indicated its willingness to pay for labor and materials used in protecting the structure with 2 substantial covering against cold and rain.

Victim of Nervous Ailment to Hospital Kenneth Wilkins. 21, of 761 North Monroe street. said to be suffering a nervous ailment. was reported by police to have jumped out of a second story window at his home today. He was uninjured.

but was taken to St. Mary's hospital in a Moran Sons' ambulance after some difficulty at about 11 a m. TEACHER'S SISTER HURT Miss Ethel Parkinson. Decatur high school instructor. is in Stroudsburg, with her sister, Miss Helen Parkinson of Asbury, who was injured Friday in an automobile accident and is in a Stroudsburg hospital.

The of the accident received in Decatur did not state how seriously Miss Parkinson is injured. Tell Students Truth on War, Feinberg Asks Rabbi Talks to Teachers: Dr. Thomas Speaks Tais Afternoon 24 Non-Jury Cases Set On Circuit Court Docket Twenty -four non-jury circuit court cases are set for trial starting Monday before Judge C. Y. Miller.

Included are three employe compensation cases in which the Macon County Coal Co. and the Frede Chevrolet Co. are appealing from awards of the Illinois Industrial commission. The Frede company is appealing from a an award of $7.50 per week for 388 weeks to Mrs. Matilda E.

Pauschert. whose husband, Gustav A. Pauschert, an employe of the company, was killed in an automobile accident in August, 1938. Appeals of the Macon County Coal Co. are from awards made to Rebecca Smith, widow of Bart Smith, and to John Sobieski.

Hint Violence Caused Death Daniel Kelley Suddenly Dies in Home On the theory that violence may have brought the death of Daniel Kelley, 65, in his home at 1141 East Curtis avenue at 7 p. m. yesterday, Dr. I. V.

Grissom, county coroner, said investigation is being made in preparations for an inquest at 7 p. m. today. Dr. Grissom said today that Mr.

Kelley had massive bruises and blood clots on one side of his face and on his throat, apparently caused by some kind of violence immediately prior to his death. On his head there was a cut about three inches in length, but this wound apparently was received two or three days before Mr. Kelley died. Mr. Kelley had been in failing health for several months, but, Dr.

Grissom said, his ailment was not of a character likely to result in sudden death. Since a physician was not present at the time of death. an inquest was necessary because of unexplained circumstances. the coroner said. He declined to give any information about evidence secured in advance of the inquest.

Funeral services for Mr. Kelley are to be held at 10 a. m. Saturday in Moran Sons' chapel. with burial in Greenwood cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p. m. today. Born April 21. 1874 near Taylorville.

Mr. Kelley lived in Christian county most of his life; he moved to Decatur in 1924. He leaves his wife, whom he married in 1895; three sons, Orville. Owen, and William Kelley, all of Decatur: a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Smallwood of Decatur: and a Mrs.

Elizabeth Beaman of Nokomis. Trucker's Death Found Accidental in Vandalia A verdict of accidental death was returned by a coroner's jury yesterday after an investigation of a crossing accident in Vandalia in which John Lewis. 33. of Shobonier, formerly of Decatur, was killed. Mr.

Lewis died instantly when his truck was hit by the fast Spirit of St. Louis passenger train as he started to cross the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. At the inquest. conducted by Coroner Ross Carson, it was said that Lewis apparently did not hear the approaching train, which was traveling between 60 and 65 miles per hour. Receipts from the Art Shields garage, found in his pocket.

first led officials to believe that Lewis was from Decatur. He had been here earlier in the day. Besides his mother. Mrs. Simon Lewis, he leaves four brothers.

Edof Decatur: Claude and George. of Smithsboro. and Levi of Villa Grove. and four sisters. Mrs.

Loren Carrico. Bluff City: Mrs. Floyd Elifritz. Mrs. Barney Beckler, and Mrs.

William Parker. of Patoka. He was born near Vernon. May 6. 1906 and had never married.

Funeral services will be held at the Shobonier Baptist church at 1 p. Friday. with burial in the Taylor cemetery in Seminary township. Leaving Accident Scene Charge Is Dismissed William Scroggins of 1326 North Railroad avenue won release yesterday from a charge of leaving the scene of an accident without giving his name after convincing authorities that his car was being driven by a cousin when the accident occurred. The cousin, Elmer Scroggins, borrowed the car and was involved in minor collision with a car driven by Robert Guym, who made complaint for the arrest.

William Scroggins paid court costs of $3.40 and paid for repairs to the Guym car. SUPPLEMENTARY GRANT A supplementary grant of $6.162 10 continue improvements at Litchfield high school was received at the district WPA office here today. Wilson ert schools HOWARD DONOVAN finish and in the long run the vastness of the country may swallow up any Japanese who aren't yet discouraged." Mr. Donovan thinks he is going to like Bombay. He'll be in charge of the American consulate there and have three vice consuls and a staff of 14 under him.

In Egypt he will change ships, make a short stopover at Port Said and then meet U. S. Consul General John C. White in Calcutta. The night before Adventurer Richard Halliburton sailed out of Hong Kong harbor March 4 on his ill-fated voyage U.

Donovan had dinner him. They touthe sat in a bright little cafe. eating rice. joking and laughing. They had a fine talk about the States and Halliburton was very gay.

The next day his Chinese junk plowed out of the harbor and nobody is known to have seen him alive since then. Sure Halliburton Is Dead Donovan is sure Halliburton is dead--drowned probably or maybe a heap of charred bones on some lost Pacific island. The new consul in Bombay was born and went to public school in Windsor, 40 miles southeast of Decatur. His father, Dr. J.

H. Donovan, is still in Windsor. Young Donovan went to Smith Academy in St. Louis and later to Yale. His first job with the state department was a vice consularship in London.

After that he was sent to Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, Brazil. "Everything was pretty tropical and remote in Bahia." he said. Taverns Face Closing Threat State Investigators to Visit Periodically State investigation of Macon county taverns, followed by revocation of state licenses for taverns in which law violations are discovered. was threatened last night by Arthur S. Smith, chairman of the state liquor commission.

Two investigators, unknown to tavern operators, will make periodical seinspections, Mr. Smith said. Warning of the investigation came after the state commission heard evidence yesterday afternoon on an appeal brought by Mrs. Elizabeth Prell from an order of the Macon county liquor commission revoking a license for her tavern on East William street. Decision in the Prell appeal was taken under advisement.

Before the state commission. Mrs. Prell admitted her tavern remained open after midnight in violation of county regulations, but said she believed other rural taverns also were staying open. Edward Swift, county liquor commission chairman, testified that a license issued to Mrs. Prell upon her assurance that Frank Bush, former proprietor, would not "be allowed to work or remain in the tavern." Bush admitted he helped Mrs.

Prell during rush business periods, but received no pay for his work. Revocation of the Prell license came soon after a disturbance in which it was charged that Mrs. Prell struck a patron with a beer bottle. A justice court charge against Mrs. Prell on that charge was dismissed.

She denied the assault in her testimony before the state commission. MOVIES FOR STUDENTS Dr. Frederick Charles Hottes. biology professor at Millikin univercity, at the Thursday student assembly this morning showed colored and black-and-white motion pictures which he took during last summer's vacation in the Yellowstone and Mesa Verde national parks. Rabbi Adolph J.

B'Nai Feinberg of called Temple Abraham today. teachers. upon 1,000 Macon county remodeled gathered in the newly Decatur high school aud. itorium for the first session of their annual two-day institute, to tell their pupils the truth about World war No. 2.

"Like World war No. 1," he said "this is not a conflict to save democracy, but merely a war 10 determine whether the imperialism of Germany or the imperialism of France and England will prevail. "The first war," he continued. "did not make the world safe fo: democracy, but rather for 19 dictatorships." Were it not for France and England. Nazi Germany would be unable to carry on a war.

Rabbi Fein. berg told the teachers. He pointed out that for the last several years, in violation of the Versailles treaty. manufacturers of the two countries have been selling implements of war to the Nazis. Selling to Japan Also He added that the United States has acted likewise, citing the Panay incident in which all the equipment, arms and even the clothes worn by the Jap assailants were manufactured in this country.

In calling upon the teachers to speak out in protest against war, Rabbi Feinberg observed that it broke every one of the Ten Commandments. Dr. James Shelby Thomas, president of the Chrysler Institute of Engineering. to speak this afternoon on "This Thing Called Culture." A speaker last winter on the Community Lecture series. Dr.

Thomas addressed the teachers this morning. philosophizing on a variety of subjects in a humorous vein, after announcing that "I'm saving my serious side for this afternoon." "Disagreement is a fine thing." Dr. Thomas told his audience, "but it should be done good-naturedly." Explains Pensions Plan O. M. Karraker, Springfield, secretary of the Illinois Teachers' retirement system, explained the various phases of the new teachers' pension.

and then answered question asked by the teachers. The session opened with group singing. led by Morris Noland with Margaret Lancaster at the piano. Organ music was supplied by William Caldwell. A health exhibit is being maintained at the institute by Miss Beulah Crites and Mrs.

Viola ton of the Macon County Tuberculosis and Visiting Uurse association in cooperation with the public school health department. Literature dealing with the prevention of tuberculosis and other materials on dental hygiene, nutrition. posture and various diseases are being distributed to the teachers. Exhibits also are being con- U. of I.

Man to Address University Club Tonight Prof. William C. Robb of the economics department, University of Illinois, will be the speaker at 8 p. m. today, when the University Club of Decatur opens its winter series of discussions.

Tonight's meeting will be held at the Mueller lodge. Professor Robb will speak on "Labor Relations in a Capitalistic. Democratic Government." Dr. R. Zink Sanders is president of the club.

Church School To Open Today Rev. Flewelling to Teach Finance at Institute Under the sponsorship of the Decatur church council. a training, institute for church workers and Sunday school teachers will open at 7:30 p. m. today in the First Methodist church About 200 persons are expected to attend the Thursday night classes, which will continue for six weeks.

"Church Finance." a featured course of the institute, will be taught for adult church workers by Rev. Carrel W. Flewelling. pastor of the Central Christian church. Tonight's assembly will feature a "sing" of religious music in charge of Rev.

Harold T. Whitlock. assistant pastor of the First Methodist church. RESERVE OFFICERS' DINNER Webber Borchers of 422 South Monroe street will be host tonight to 40 reserve officers of the Decatur district of the Illinois military area at a dinner meeting in his home. Two Lectures By Scientist Dr.

P. Thomas to Give Matinee Show For the benefit of high school pupils and Millikin university students and as many of the general public as can be accommodated. a second. matinee performance has been arranged of the demonstrationlecture by Dr. Phillips Thomas.

of the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing which is to be held in the Millikin auditorium Oct. 16. under the sponsorship of the Central Illinois chapter of the Illinois Society of Engineers. All tickets for the evening lecture at 8 p. m.

have been distributed. but a limited number for the 3 p. m. matinee are available for persons interested. They can be obtained from the committee in charge of the event.

Members of the committee are A. Campbell of the Illinois Terminal system: R. E. Greenfield and J. C.

Kuhns, both of the A. E. Staley Mfg. Co. E.

E. Cooper of Chambers Bering Quinlan and Charles Robinson of the Wabash. Dr. J. C.

Ellis Again Head of Negro Masons Dr. John C. Ellis. Decatur physician, was re-elected yesterday to ter of Prince Hall grand lodge serve 15th term as grand mashis. of Negro Masons.

The entire slate of other officers was also reelected. Representing 15.000 members of 68 lodges in Illinois. 350 delegates have attended the four-day 73d annual session of the grand lodge which is being held here. As Mama Window Shopped Tot Loses Interest in Big Folks' Things, Capers Bring Accident to Her Shoe She was just a little girl. She hardly came up to her father's knee as they walked along Market street last night, the three of them--the mother, the father.

and the little girl. The mother and the father were looking into the brightly lighted store windows. window shopping. The mother, like all women, was intently curious about the wares on display. There were dresses and stockings and rugs and children's clothes.

The father was only partly attentive, more out of courtesy to his wife than because of any real personal interest. The little girl had looked at the things for grown-ups in the first window or two, but she soon lost interest. There wasn't anything in those windows she understood. So ducted by two book stores. McGibeny Here Tomorrow The featured speaker at tomorrow's closing session will be Donald McGibeny, NBC commentator, who recently returned from Europe.

At 10 a. m. he will discuss "The World Today." and at 1:20 p. m. "The News Whirl." Emery Winfield Balduf.

former resident director of the Des Moines Public Forums. also will make two addresses tomorrow. speaking at 9:10 a. m. on "Intellectual Chinese Walls" and at 11 a.

m. on "The Teacher's Role in a Democratic Society." At 2:10 p. m. Friday, Eleanor Sikes Peters. comedy-satirist, will talk on "The American Way." after which the Decatur high school: capella choir, directed by Miss Alice Doll, will sing.

Four Persons Injured In Snake Hill Collision Copeland of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Harristown received treatment last night in St. Mary's hospital followcollision at 7:30 p. m.

01 on ing a route 36 at the top of Snake Hill. E. M. Shirley, Indianapolis, and H. A.

McBride. St. Louis. received minor injuries. Mr.

Copeland has an injured knee and Mrs. Copeland has cuts on her face and head. They were taken to the hospital by A. R. Musick of Peoria.

the report of the According to accident to Sheriff A. C. Ammann, Mr. and Mrs. Copeland were ing west, following a car driven by R.

G. Madeker, rural route 7. When car to Mr. Madeker stopped his make a left turn. Mr.

Copeland the halted car swerved to pass and came into the path of a machine which Mr. McBride was driving east. she skipped along. now ahead of her parents, now behind them. She looked at the other pedestrians going up and down the street.

That is, she looked at their legs. They were all SO tall that she had to peer way up in the air to see their faces. She had fallen a little behind her mother and father when the accident happened. Her shoe was only a little shoe. but then her foot was only a little foot, and when the button came off she walked right out of the shoe.

"Oh. my shoe!" she said in a little squeal that scarcely any of the passersby heard. She almost had it back on by the time her mother and father had missed her and turned around to see where she was. Last Southside Dance Scheduled for Tonight The last of the outdoor dances this season on the Southside tennis 7:30 p. m.

courts will be held at today, it was announced by Ernest Furrow, director of the playground. if The final square dance, held at weather permits, will be Thursday. The 1:30 p. m. next Southside Swingopators, under the play for direction of Sally Martin, the dances.

The indoor dance schedule will be announced soon, Mr. Furrow said..