The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 24

PAGE TWENTY-FOUR. Secretary Of LaborCpming James J. Davis to Attend Moose Conclave. THREE DAY MEETING Expect 2,000 Persons Here Next Fall. Jamas Dtivls, United States secretary of labor and dictator general of the Royal Order of Moose, has tentatively promised to visit Decatur next full on the occasion of the fall conclave of Illinois Legion No.

II, the higher order of tho Moose, R. R. KnllcnKer, secretary of Decatur lodge No. G34, L. O.

O. announced Monday night. The conclave will bring between nnd 2,000 delegates nnd visitors to tho city nnd most interesting pro- Kram already is being planned for the three day meeting. FOOTBALL GAME. One of (he fcntui-cs will be a football Ktune between the team from Mooseheart, the Moose home for children, and the Decatur high school trnm.

Another will bo a joint meeting, with the Decatur Kiwanis c-ub, one of wlutte chief alms is welfare children, (he Mime us the Moose order. The dato hns not been definitely net. but It win be either in late September or early October. Secretary has accepted the invitation to THE A I PIGEONS FLOCK TO STALEY ELEVATOR Hundreds Gather To Pick Up Stray Grain. Hundreds of pigeons are congregated around the Staley elevators northeast of town, eating the corn and other grains which fall from the cars as they are unloaded.

They gather here in the winter when other food is scarce and when disturbed at their feeding circle about in the air in great numbers. Tuesday, December tfl, 1027. Good Fellows Contribute $700 Kiwanis Members $176.50. Give The Good Fellows are getting better and better every day, in fact they really are Fine is still coming Fellows. in from Money them, and the fund for Christmas cheer is growing daily.

By- Tuesday noon the fund had reached S700. Of this amount $176.50 came from Kiwanis club members. The money is to be used to provide goods for the community Christmas store. be present, dependent circumstances. upon future ARE YOU A GOOD FELLOW? This Is the week to show it: 1 Farm Outlook Is Brighter Bad Weather Can't Last Forever Bankers Say.

"With a mra'ked improvement in agricultural circles already noticeable Jn the west and northwest and the wave optimism apparently moving eastward, a strengthening of farm and unable to work most of the time. land prices nnd more numerous in-1 Next day came a call from J. B. for farm lands have been' Greenwood, offering a temporary noted Dccutur nnd central Illinois I home to the little girl of the fam- In recent past, according to one The Good Fellows are providing not only money, but other things as well. It was stated several days ago that there was other work for the Good Fellows besides writing checks.

Another of the good contributions just made to the fund was $25 from the Men's Sunday schoqj class of the Grace Methodist church. QUICK RESULTS. The Review told of a man out of work who desired employment. That evening shortly after the paper was out came a call from E. J.

Kilborn, who offered at least a day's work, and maybe more. The man was sent out to the job. Another day was told the story of little children who often have to go hungry because Father had been ill 40cJJuart So Witnesses Testify in Shook Case. SEVERAL ON STAND Fail to Headed Woman." The trial of Richard" Shook, charged with possessing and selling liquor and keeping a place at 121 North Church street where liquor was sold, got under way in the county court Tuesday. It took until 4 o'clock Monday afternoon to secure a jury.

The jury is composed of O. Wade, John Miller, Howard Keister, Prank Gray, C. W. Crump, Wayne Hoover, Wilbur Craycroft, Marion Morrow, James Powell, Ross Wheeler, William Sheets and Frank Odell. TESTIFIED TO PURCHASES.

John Ritter was the first witness called. Kis testimony was not finished Monday and he was placed on the stand again Tuesday morning Mr. Ritter testified that he had bought both whisky and beer from Richard Shook at the place on Church pense. LAYING TILE TO WABASH OFFICE Will Drain Low Spots North of Shops. Workmen are putting in a twelve- inch tile from the sewer laid last sum- Marietta street to the new Wabash shops offices, across the Wabash yards to Condit street, to drain the low place just north of the Wabash shops, where water collects after every Mileage Fees Are Adjusted Sheriff Turns Over Two Cars and Cash.

TO ACT WEDNESDAY Patterson Memorial Friday --Public Invited. Hereafter the sheriff of Macon county will operate county-owned autos to perform the duties of his department and the county treasurer will set aside the mileage fees accruing from the use of the cars as a fund to pay their upkeep and expense. i That was the gist of a resolution Homer Harley testified that he-met of the finance committee of the board Richard Shook at the Church street of supervisors presented to the board house three months ago; that he went Tuesday. The report was signed by there with John Ritter to get a i Sheriff Thrift, also, since it was the drink abeut 5 o'clock on the evening of Sept. 27.

He said he had been I Next-Sunday Few Changes on Trains Through Here. A new Illinois Central time card goes into effect this next Sunday and while the changes in time of train running into-or through Decatur are few, still, the changes that are made are of considerable importance. To begin with there are no changes in any of the trains except two of those running from Decatur to Mattoorf The morning train which now leaves here for Mattoon at 10:15 o'clock, will start leaving here at 9:50 street 'Be Tolerant" Rahbi Pleads Garry J. August Speaks, to Wiwanis. ELOQUENT SPEAKER Club Adds $200 to mas Fund.

Members of the Kiwanis contributed $200 in merchandise and money to the Community Christmas store win start, leaving nere at 9:50 LU ulc score a. m. next Sunday morning. By this a their meeting Tuesday noon at the change and moving up in time, con- A annex, and Rabbi Garry nection will be made with the Big August, Gary, Ind the speaker of Four's Southwestern Limited for i da would not accept the expense eastern points and giving Decatur' money for nis tr 'P- adding this another fast service to the east am to the fund also. Speaking on The Southwestern Limited to the New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited in speed and luxuriousness.

It carries nothing but parlor cars. It arrives in Indianapolis at 2 p. m. and goes on to Cleveland and Buffalo and also carries Cincinnati, New York and Boston cars. The Cincinnati car arrives at its destination at a very early evening hour and the New York car arrives in New York in twentv-thrae hoofs.

"America and the Three Graces," Rabbi August urged cor- that this country forget old hatreds Willie's glad do the cherts About this timt of yccr. Of course ho (mows that Santa Will very soon be here. Shrinkage In Tax Mousy Cnusaa Cut, there before in July, and got some whisky. On Sept. 27 he and John Ritter each bought two beers and two drinks of corn whisky, paying forty cents each for the beer and twenty- five cents each for the whisky.

The result of a conference between him and the committee held Monday. Action of the board will be taken Wednesday. As TURNS OVER CARS, an adjustment on the charges made by him on mileage fees, up to September, Sheriff Thrift 4 A U1V CU tJUplCUlUCl OUeiliJ. AIlTIlt beer was served in big tin cups. John i day agreed to turn over to the coun- R.lfrpr ncnH a Kill i Ritter paid the bill.

WENT BACK AGAIN. Decalur banker. This Indication of greater con- Iltloiico in tho future of farming is in spite of the fact that this season has hold little, if any. more for the farm- or.s In this vicinity that last year, wns an extraordinarily poor yenr. ARE OPTIMISTIC.

"Fnrmers and those not now cn- piiftcd In farming but interested in BRricuKuro apparently nre convinced that unfavorable weather cannot last forever and thnt. there is bound to be break soon." the banker said. "The So it goes. When the need arises, some Good Fellow comes to the front. If you are a Good Fellow, this is the to make it known.

Those in charge then will know how much they have to depend on when they make the purchases which will bring Christmas cheer to many who otherwise might not have any. they went back to the house later in the evening and bought two more beers, forty- cents each for them, and that he himself paid that bill. At 10 o'clock next morning-they again visited the house and bought two beers from Shook. Elmer Eoff testified that he had bought beer at 121 North Church at a young woman took his that Richard Shook brought him the beer. Owen McManus testified that he visited the Shook house one evening the latter part of September and saw a young woman there, but did not remember ever having seen Mr.

Shook there. He said there was always a ty the Peerless sedan, costing and prejudices of race and creed. Freedom of the spirit, independence of the mind, and the dignity of the human race, of which the three graces of Greek mythology were symbolic were advocated by the speaker as a solution for many of the ills of humanity. The speaker traced the different philosophies and interpretations of life, the beauty of the Greeks, the religions of the Hebrews and the rt o- i i illiu. 1.1 IV J-ocai business and professional law and order of the Romans, show- v-- i Alienee on modern men have for some time been urging i ing the I.

C. to make the connection with thought. this train at Mattoon and the company has had it under consideration for some time. The only other change being made to affect Decatur in the time card is that the tram which now leaves for Mattoon at 1:15 p. m.

will leave at 1:10 p. five minutes earlier and will make connection at Mattoon with the Floridan, the Illinois TURN TO IDEALS. WOODMEN TO MARCH All people having tickets out lor the venison dinner which (he Modern PRQ.RATE REDUCTION Department Funds Lose .037 Per Cent. Shrlnk.w In li'i i cripUi wrhpil from tli" founty i i below ihi mmmn! tit (lii Appropriation imir.i be Ixmw i 1 cr by the Jimtj i which It in i 1 I in i v.Ith Ihr i i on cilvV- total prlnllott. A.

i fimuue. niiriomiri'K PuntlB liv f.drlnf.ftf!" will itii't of jwiiii' i i i i jiPMMim i nnl pollcf jxwliin Intnl. $17,0110 flimiNKAfiS' 1 nr rr tofr (1 lw .,.,.,.11 i.ii.- avjuLin II will hold Wednesday i i Vi i in the First Baptist church are nslc-r" 1 I ed to meet at the of A li'il! nvdu West Main street, and march to church in a body. CANDY SALE. I 1 it'" 1 Hm n(, i a i i i i i i i i i In tliri't 1 I i i i i 1i t.

jstul ceiiu H.L. UK' ucontur This country needs to look on life Dr Goods store all day Wcdnesciny as a rounded out thins, the speaker Dec 14 A i stated and he mentioned the growing tolerance among the different' races and religions in America He m--" i mentioned that during the pioneers. A has been postponed ii I a. IfitYir oi.tn,. i i i i i i i i i 1 i i i i i H.

of Loriij Creole on MIM i tilr! U7 )rr i in fniiii Hin i i i i i I i i i i i i i i Home Bureau will hold a. candy and sandwich sale at the Dc'ontur i $1 ninoisnl. council In It CENTRAL A. The meeting of thsfccntrni Junior ly me reeness sedan, costing IC tne lllinbls and the Chevrolet, costing $631.50. In Centrals famous and fast train from addition he agreed to turn over $324.83 cl ca eo to Florida.

The Floridan is "E7 turn more to ideals. in cash. I on for the winter months only I whitten, Chicago, manager makes its first trip next Sun-' tne State High School Ath- letic association, was t-hp days the lives of the people were devoted to securing the necessities, but declared that now with more leisure they should turn more to ideals. Bills for milage up to September had been $4,324.80 on the basis of fifteen cents a mile charged by the sheriff. This, it had been decided, was an overcharge and the plan suggested Monday was a remedy for this condition.

Sheriff Thrift has not made an application for mileage fees since September. SET SCHEDULE. The board set its. schedule for the week Tuesday. On Wednesday the list of grand day.

Decatur division of the Wabash is not much of a stock-shipping division but the movement from the country towns on this division in the last couple of weeks or more has been very good. Monday, nine cars of stock came from the one station of Mor- nsonville on the south end. The Missouri Pacific has taken a ten-year lease on the bankrupt railroad known as the Wabash, Chester and Western between Mt. Veraon and letic association, was the only other guest at the meeting. un Wednesday tne list or grand tci uetween Mt.

vernon and jurors will be submitted and the petit, Cne ster. New ties and rail will be laid dtrv over the entire sixf.v-fiv» jury replenished. On Wednesday evening the board crowd i1 1 be the et ts unty lc around there, but would notS ea at mncheon the Canton Tea Card- Trade Brisk.In Spite of Kain last, two years have been as Inclement, i from a fnnner's standpoint, as any in Lite-Size tumiture for the my recollection, nnd I guess they think conditions can only improve ropuiar. Merchants all over the business dis- 1 armors who foci livestock this year rr.ndc- money, taut those- who depended tnct express themselves Phased with upon their Kraln acreage probably i fare but little better than last year, it Is apparently the concensus of Decaiur bankers. Inlonnittont wet of lie Intu fall Is lowering the a i of corn in the- fields nnd here h.

no cumir.cnsuir.tc creaic In prlco to nmke up for the lo.sf.cs in that that man was the defendant. BOTTLE "THROWN OUT." Chief E. F. Wills Identified a bottle of liquor that was brought to him by John Ritter as having been purchased from Richard Shook and a I bottle that he got from Ritter and which Ratter is said to have received from a redheaded woman. The identity of the woman was not established and a motion to not admit that bottle was sustained.

Chief Wills also identified a bottle of liquor he received from Hugh Turpin as having been bought at the Shook house. This was admitted as supporting the last count of the indictment, which charges Shook with keeping a place where liquor was sold. ens. On Thursday the county physician, steward of the county home and the the entire sixty-five miles of road, which will feed the M. main line at Chester.

Patients entering the Wabash hospital since Friday noon are: Adams, Sam J. Rawhngs, M. William Walmsley, James Boy siewara 01 ine couniy nome ana tne waimsiey, James Boyer, county mine inspector will be named, i William Besalke, Roy Hart, Arthur The Patterson memorial will be Williams, Glenn Davison, HURO held on Friday afternoon in the cir- 'Hiekisch, all of Decatur; Margaret cuit court rooms. The public is in- Westman, St. Louis; Cor.de Bishon vited to attend.

Danville. Those le J. F. Yoder, Here On Visit, Dies BrotEer of Laban Yoder Heart Attack Victim. home.

Indeed it is so popular that John FnuiKlIn Yoder oicd at 11:40 ordcrs nave been up ii catec three the way the Christmas trade kept up in the face of very bad weather. Jumping, or perhaps sliding from severe cold to rain and cloudy days, shoppers, have, nevertheless, kept the stores well filled. Shopping was brisk, Tuesday morn- in? even with the rain falling and! available parking spaces were It began earlier than usual, a hour before the clerks begin usually i more than they can handle; Rise One to Three Cents-Others Silent. 'rices with comfort REAL FURNITURE. Among the new things this year which are having heavy sales and deserving popularity is some almost life- size furniture for the little girl in the o'clock Tucsdny forenoon at the hornn of his brother.

Laban Yoder, 1305 West Wood street. He was eighty-five yrnrs old last August. Mr. Yoder and his wife came here from Gnrvclton, Nov. 10, to spend the winter with hln brother nnd was tak- mi ill with heart trouble soon after his arrival.

Mr. Yoder was born in Lincoln county, N. Aug. 17. 1R42.

Most of li(e wr.r. dovotrd to larming. He duplicated three times. This furniture is by no means a toy. and ye; it is small enough that you would have no place for it in your home unless you have a little girl there.

But if you do have a little girl! There are delightful tables, a dressing table for the little lady, chairs, drop leaf tables, a real kitchen cabinet with a porcelain top, but the thing which will delight the little Tontine. Ho twenty-two years old lost January. His death wns caus- od by stomach trouble lifter an illness of two months. Mr. Stcvcnr, was bom in Mode.

Ill Jan, 4, 1005. Ho had lived in Decatur 111.1 me wr.r, urvoiru 10 larmmg. He ininsj wnicn win aeugnt tne little hruS resided nt Garvclton for forty- girls is the sewing basket, of a size heven years. He nnd Miss Snrah to be really serviceable. There are Havener wen; irwrncd in Lincoln of course doll beds and carriages, county, Dec.

31, inG7. He was a mem- these being almost big enough for a ber of the Lutheran -Ho survived by his wife, a sister nnd a brother. Mrs. Mary A. DilliiiRcr of Lincoln county.

nnd Lnbnn Yoder of Decatur. The body V.TIS (nken to Dnvvson Wikoff. funeral directors, nnd prepared for burial. RALPH STEVENS. Ralph Stevens of Decatur died Monday nlpht at the -hospital in Gasoline went up three cent and a "not yet" at the various filling stations Tuesday morning.

While all the companies have not yet. broken away from the war-time Protect Slopes At Nelson Park Danville. Those leaving the sinca Friday noon were: Mrs. Freight Claim Meet, Thursday B. O.

Invites Public, Shippers, to Attend. A freight-claim prevention meeting will be held by the officials of the B. o. in the rooms of the Association of Commerce Thursday morning of this week, to which the general public, and especially the shippers, have an invitation. The B.

O. has held a number of these meetings in various parts of the country. The idea-is to devise ways and means of insuring that a ship' will reach its destina- lr until a later date owing to the denth tvi of Mrs. C. P.

Kennedy, librarian i i a former president of nnd enlt'M'tl wru, rtso-UArr thn i i -nil" A. SCOUT COUNCIL Tuesday evening in the county court room. Robert Borchcrs and John I Clausen -who passed the for i Eagle scout at the last court will be given their badges at this time. Judge J. H.

McCoy will preside. ST. THOMAS ALTAR SOCIETY. Women of the Altar society of the St. Thomas' church will sew all dny Thursday at Gushard's for the Community Christmas store.

All members are urged to be present. ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CIRCLE The Sewing circle of St Paul'y Lutheran church will meet all duv bnnv by I In- i i i i i i i i i i rsjilnhiod in i ifif tiui'- hi i i i ito filmri" (iff nf Mil 11" i i i i)lt to i to tti" i i i i of ilifc-c i i i i i i i THE JIKmjO'noiW On tho bail! of if (m per IcUmUnt; year: I 'Ml, But Thursday at the Nelson park com muni ty house. Mrs. L.

Wallcnbrock jtliat and Miss Minnie Wedel wiil be the be received hostesses. HOSPITAL Members of the II D'U I 11 ri'n! Dm total amount la b'' iivi-lvni hv i dividual i itrnwn i i tif.v ronm In. i i IIISVP mUlfii'd iilin, Commls.slotifr i MitiJ, i i t.lon vnrriinlH ran tic imiiniril only i i i i i i l') Hospital Aid so- Ir eet Wednesday aftornoon Payne, Ted Fowier Charles Garland Edgar Priest, Joseph McManama; tion in good order and in good time, ciety so as to eliminate as nearly as pos-, at 1:45 at the Flrs'tTBap'tis 1 siwe all claims against the railroad i to attend the funeral of company and the shipper for Kennedy delay i church 'J'nx money will not mtulo i i I In I if urvr your, thai i i i i i i i i i i (Itiilni; I ci'm. of their icvcniii 1 j-, i Bra 2hurst, Kunkie, John Covering Pegged Down to Friend, Chicago: Miss Bertha Wey-. Save Grass.

All along the hill sides of the Nelson park are large areas covered with hay, and in many places wooden pegs protrude through tills covering. The park department men have been busy for many weeks getting in readiness for the coming out-of-door season, the summer of 1928. On the hillsides, rick, St. Seth Windsor, Ontario. W.

Wabash Misses Anniversary. i The Decatur issue of the Wabash News just received calls attention to the nintieth birthday anniversary of the road passing unnoticed and unobserved last Nov. Rather it was the beginning of the ninetieth year for it was on Nov. 8, 1838, that and prompt delivery of shipments. DONAKER, SWATZ WILLS ARE FILED tcr jwrt, ot i i I A TO I Tho public Uiii'urv Members 1 i t-toff i i I particularly I i nt, I 11 one bin i i i i tiu.ttuii_i vi.

i J.UL 1L iVcl'J VJil J.N QV i 1 1 1 1 1 fl where the grass was thin and had strange looking locomotive pii'fed and not thrived new sod was laid and in 'strained to pull two cars over a twcln other places not quite so barren grass mile run between Meredosia and Mo-seed was sown. On the steep slopes gan City in two hours It was the the new sod was fastened down to the first train ever operated in the Mis-'--' earth with wooden pegs to keep it place. Over all these places a heavy mulch of hay and manure was spread, to urusen away irom tne war-tune -prices of the last few weeks, yet i Protect the tiny blades of grass and begins to appear that the local gaso-! enrl the S0l! new grass line consumers who have been enjov- on the reens was also covered in the ing the low prices can soon sing, a mantl trie stoves. What might not a little girl be able to learn about housekeeping with such an equipment. PAINTING SETS.

Another thing which is causing real delight is the large painting set. It contains both crayons and water colors which are non-poisonous and which are so carefully chosen as to color and tint as to be really serviceable. Along with them come delightful suggestions as to their use. The schools have been so Active with their art instructions that the children know something of the use of these i CliC UJC lor Inlitcen years. He is survived things even at an early age.

by hto parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Lee "It seems," said one merchant Tues- Btevcns, two brothers and two sis- day, "that the people are coming in uuliJatl ile a raisea its immg ters. Vtrgll Stevens of Chicago. Gil- this year from a greater distance than station prices was answered with mcr Stevens.

Jessie Wombachcr ever before, to do their Christmas "wot yet" but it was intimated that and Miss Mildred Stephens of Decatur. Tho body will be brought to Decatur and taken to the Moran Bonn chnpcl to await the completion of funernl urrnngcments. one are the days." The various oil companies now seem to have their armies moving "in the same direction and about the only trouble that remains is to get them step. The Macon, Shaffer and Sinclair companies, all of which raised two cents per gallon from war time prices one day last week, announced another one-cent raise Tuesday morning, bringing the price on the common grades up to cents plus tax, or three cents' higher than the war-time price of 10Vi cents plus tax. SOME "NOT YET." Roxanna or Shell, which was one of the companies that had held back and not raised last week, announced a three cent increase Tuesday morning-, bringing its prices up to 13.5 and 16.5 plus tax for common and high- test grades respectively and putting their prices on the level with most of the other companies.

The National Refining Co. announced it had not- yet made any change and was still selling at 13.5 cents plus tax. This is for the high- test gas of that company. At the Standard Oil offices Tuesday noon, the question as to whether that company had raised its filling Predict Record Shopping Season Bankers Expect It to Equal Last Year's. 1 6 I I UiiiJtk A Christmas shopping season equal i if 0171 a motor car to a steam train.

vninmo tn fVmh nf tact voor Eng ne er Hl gg'ns, who had the motor sissippi Valley and was on the old The will of Bruce Donaker was filed for probate Tuesday morning. The property at 559 South Webster street is left to his sister, Mrs. Carrie Bullard. To the nephew and nieces. the nieces.

Florence and Hnttie Channey, is left $1 each, and to the nephew, John Donaker, is left $100. The niece, Tona Donaker, also gets the dishes, phonograph, bedding and r- 1 Mle5 pnonograpn, Deeming and a Which was other er sonal property. The balance of Road Jobs Reassigned. Tuesday morning saw a general reassignment of all road jobs for en- gmemen on the Decatur division of the Wabash due to the new train on the north end and other changes Prom Forrest, it was reported Engineers Spence Lucas "were assigned the new motor car run between Decatur and Chicago. On the 9feh and 13th district, E.

J. Wilkins went back on spark plug, the LitcKheld accom- Imodation, since it is changed back Wabash system of the estate is left to the sister, Mr Bullard, and her two children. J. J. SWATZ WILL.

The will of Jacob J. Swatz war filed for probate Tuesday morning in volume to that of last year, which set a new high water mark, is in prospect for Decatur if the last ten days before Christmas come up to expectations, in the opinion of local bankers. "Some merchants report business behind last year's volume at this time, while others find it ahead," one banker said. "It looks like the -last ten days will tell the story, but it doesn't look, to me as if last year's volume will be exceeded, if it is reached." This was the observation of other bankers who have kept in touch with the shopping trend. 'ins, who had the motor car is laying off and did not put in a oid.

Engineer P. L. Nichols took the new third day coal jag and Burgner caught, the east local, Nos. 70-71 Tom Mottisey got the Litchfield local and J. R.

Adams, an east pool turn. No one bid in the extra passenger job or the Champaign branch run. Sues For Divorce. Dorothy May Brooks has filed a BUI for divorce from Homer E. Brooks They were married April 22, 1917 and lived together until Feb.

3. 1927. She charges him with extreme nnd repented cruelty and asks for the custody of their four children. tori. Coupe Stolen.

C. O. Highland, 804 North Warren. reported to the police Monday Ihal, his Ford coupe was stolen Jrom Merchant street, but it was intimated that shopping. Practically every surround- orders for a rise in price were ex- ing town Is represented in the stores pected at any minute, each day, and many of them go home Tne Larkin company, which is no with their automobiles piled high with bundles." M.

W. A. No. 144. Decatur Camp No.

144, M. W. of elected the following officers in its meeting Monday Consul--L. E. Stephenson.

Advisor--Hugh Kerwood. Banker--Harry Koontz. Clerk--C. H. Curry.

Escort--E. H. Thompson. Sentry--Paul Haupt. Trustees George Mahon, three years and W.

Earl Stultz, who-fills uncxpired term of L. E. Stephen- doubt one of the main causes of the two gas wars Decatur has had, in reply to the question as to whether it had raised its prices, said "not yet--not until all the other companies raise, and then we will continue to sell two- cents under them." LOREN MURCHISON SLGHTLY BETTER for Recovery. 'world-famous sprinter, ill in St. Mary's hospital was slightly improved Tuesday afternoon.

His temperature was better, he was more conscious and he seemed to be Game Fight Xoren Murchison, SesO. Sale Near R00G Mark $84 Banked Tuesday. Less than S84 to go and the Tuberculosis and Vifciting Nurses' associa- Railroad Briefs. The Ladies' Auxiliary to the nj Lilt; Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, organized last September, will hold its annual election of officers for a period of three years, at a meeting in the Moose tiall Thursday night. Following the business session, the women will serve a the" Viremenas thSr i annual meeting as a dinner nt o'clock Tuesday evening Sanders, president of the staff will lirl preside and beside the election of 1 1 ul i i officers a very interesting scientific! "'f" 1 I- program has been arranged.

PHI. into cf.ivt nt UK- i in i i i i thf ni'vv tas LOCKS BROKEN'. hncnt.s finil thf IMH The destructive small boy is (tcttlnR I ot i i i i i in his work at Nelson park again. Ucductlon i i In I The padlocks on the booth just i i tllli! i i llm of the main 1 drive and opposite th'! will rut thf Islirni 'another Jl'ti IMS! i abln i i I i i FATii i i I "Till! 1 p.lt I i i illielr in i i i i i i plalnrd mil "I In I i it. l.n only I i i i otlirr their of ht Ititini.i' BS i Tho I I nuuie tip fioiii thr- NEED ONE COLD NIGHT.

One cold night would be all that Is required to make excellent sJctitlnc at the Fairview park. The old ire ir. still there, covered with nn Inch or more of water, which would frrw.p very quickly and make a smooth surface on which to skate. CINDERS UNDER VIADUCT. Holes around the viaduct pier footings are all filled in with cinders now making a free passage for a i but it would be a brave, or rather a To the sister-in-law, Mary Bnggs, is given $1,500, and to Mary McCartv $1,000.

The balance of the estate is but Jt would be a brave or ratl TMr a left to the wife, Helen Swatz, and slio i careless driver, who would venture; is named as executrix. in there as the ground under Jt nmy wftn structure is literally sown with of all kinds and descriptions taken from the forms and scaffolding which supported the new 'concrete. The RED CROSS BUSY. Red Cross office hns been Farmers Bank Creditors io Get $119,000. Checks to depositors of the defunct Farmers State bank, representing a ten per cent dividend on claims approved, will be placed in the mail next Monday, Dec.

19, John F. Schroll receiver, announced definitely Tuesday. The checks are expected back from Spnngheld Tuesday, bearing the countersignature of Oscar Nelson, state auditor of public accounts. Other detail work necessary before they can go out will require several days of hard but Mr. Schroll is certain that it can all be com-' uea (Jross onice hns been especially busy recently and Monclav mt was one of the heaviest days in many a day.

No less than forty interviews were held in the office during Utc oi Homier I-. working oti the Chriii.ma.ji i i tj boys in UIP United M.nt«»i i receive next jvnr Khc in i i i the ChrlMnift'i rr.rd'i for MK Iclt'i nti- i i i i i i 1 Scurf i i i i I i I ti! on nlncl.v and ntjovi- t. cl in 4 I I 1 Cross work. GEBHARTS RETURN. Mr.

and Mrs. H. S. Gobhnrt have returned from Hot Springs, a where they spent several weeks. pleted Monday.

enable the checks to reach the creditors in time for use" in was lni UI 'y last minute Christmas shopping. two carloads, mostly dressed tui'keys I constituted the day's poultry business. ihere was a -special movement Hour eastward Monday too, a total cuiosis and viilting Nurses' associa- cac iwonaay too, a total tion will have rolled nearly $4,000 of aboul; thirty carloads, most of it the needed into the bank. eme to two trains from the west. The money banked Tuesday was $154.50.

This money is used for prevention work and it is conceded that there is plenty of this to be" done in Decatur and Macon Coiznty. comfortably. He is suffering from cerebral-spinal meningitis, "He a wonderful patient," his physician said Tuesday. "He is wag- ng a game fight and 'pulls hard' to get Miss McKinley Coming. Miss Florence McKinley, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Elwood McKinley will arrive Saturday from Winona where she is' head of the Physical Education department of the Teachers' College. She will pass the holidays with her parents. Miss McKinley has accepted a position at the University of Illinois as teacher in physical education for this summer, day-- heavy work for Mrs. Homier nnrt 1110 i Miss Bertha Bnrnwell.

These were i rr interviews of every nature which ft come under the head of the Red lv (l 1 i axttn i cauls a i i (ll'UM'Cf hi i i 1 Gebhart is again in his office nfter r. long absence. CONDUIT Illmois Commerce commission Tuesday handed down an order authorizing the sale by the Illinois Bell Telephone to the Western Union underground conduit facilities in Decatur for $15,000. OprniiiK In i Inv inornltic. il prlseti find st O'l i cut the nt Pot Luck Supper.

Members of the Everready society of the First Methodist church will hold a pot luck supper Thursday eve- returned to TWO Ol' 1 It ftrrnm ID br ice, ho pctijilo (o thf tulx-rculorls tin 1 dmilil" burm! Thr- formr-r dlfrotrr'- W. Ingvoldstad. FIREMEN NEED PILLOWS, DOLLS Appeal for Bed Brings Quick ROSENBERG URGES Response. i 2 pp ea Na firemen for HABIT OF READING aoll-bed clothes for the 209 doll beds made by them for poor children for Christmas, has had the desired results. everyone that has promised us bed clothes, wilt do so, we will have enough to equip all of the beds" said Fireman Bert Smith who has been looking after the working.

"We do however, need a few more pillows and a few more dolls." iin" il hv rim? own rniblorti. Tlir- (imiltle i siiit on tin- i A tolr.S of IM tiifmbrT'i linv rr In their dupH UK- pjo-i, ITi lvltl lll Address PYM Club at Tucsflay Meet- ln f- Young men should develop a regular habit of reading books and mas- azines, in addition to the newspapers, members of the. Progressive Young Men's club were told Tuesday noon their meeting in the Y. M. C.

A. by secondary Emanuel Rosenberg. The value of im by tli! sible, The nntlniml fifty cent)4 of ptirh naa requested KK iaitjo erirciliiii tili.l year ns reiillv In for twenty JK-ICMU of th" i Uiii'lnu the" yrnr i i Red OHM'S of icvcntv national dlr.iiMi'r.-,. Im iu.jftt one in New in Waxhintrtou D. pleted tho iMilbiin! fiinrf.

uini C. hn, er. but ruiUltlotwt ITBtlliW -A-fts education was a tressed by the club were present (U mnmto Of INFAVSPAPERf Si EW SPA PERI.