Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1912. THEVDECATTTR DAILY HERALD. 8 PETITION URGES UNIONS STAY HOME of the Wabash, came to Decatur Monday morning in a special train from the South. He left at once in a special train for the East.

Mr. Cotter is making an inspection of the new work on the Wabash. He was accompanied on his trip from the South and to the by some of the Decatur division officials. WILLITS RETURN KXEBEl LECTURE TONIGHT. A.

6. Knebel, international secretary of the R. R. T. M.

C. southwestern territory, with headquarters in St. Louis, will deliver a lecture at o'clock tonight in the library of the Decatur R. R. T.

M. C. A. His! subject will deal with the Chicago conference Df the Railroad department of the Y. M.

C. A. The territory of which Mr. Knebel is general secretary is planning to send at least 500 delegates to the conference. DecatSr, which is a part of this territory.

Is planning to send about 25 delegates. Mr. Knebel's lecture will be illustrated. TO CELEBRATE DAY and they removed the wire from Mr. Shadrick's neck.

The relief was too late. Mr. Shadrick was about 45 years old. He had been in bad health for 10 years. He was employed at the Mueller factory, but contracted blood poisin and rheumatism, and for many years had been unable to work.

Three children, who are old enough to work, have been supporting the family. The family has been living on the barest necessities. Payments have been'maintain-ed on Mr. Shadrick's insurance, which amounts to about $200, which probably will be required to coyer funeral expenses. TWO CARS OFF TRACK.

Two cars of wheat in the second section of Wabash train No. 94 were derailed at Mansfield about 1 o'clock this morning. The -Wabash wreck crew was called at 2 o'clock this morning to pick up the cars. No one was injured. W.

W. Hogle, conductor, has resumed work on the Streator branch on the Wabash. SIXTH ANNUAL DAWSON FAMILY EE-UNION The Dawson family, with 125 members present, held its sixth annual reunion in Fairview Park. Monday. Those present took both dinner ano supper in the Park.

The pavilion was dec-orated with golden rod and flags. Tables were arranged In -the form ol a cross. A There were 25 persons present, wno came from Lovington. The business meeting was held in the afternoon. After supper the party rode aout the city on a specially chartered street car.

The ride ended at the station, where the Lovington visitors left the party. MRS. HOSTETLER TEACHES JESSE NEWUN'S CLASSES iirs. Minnie P. Hostetler.

member of the Board ol Education, will teach Jesse H. Newlon's classes in history this fall while he is acting as principal of tne High school. ts 'li First Methodist Church Also Expresses Appreciation of Mrs. W. F.

Martin. Allied Organizations Turn Down Railroads '''Alleging Unfairness to Labor. Wabash wreck south of Raymond, Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Several cars In freight train No. 93- were derailed by something dragging under the train.

About $400 of damage was done to the cars and $100 to track. No. 1 was delayed one hour and 20 minutes. No. 15 was consolidated with No.

1 at Litchfield and annulled south of Litchfield. Nos. 9, 11 and 10 were detoured via Springfield, and the Illinois Central to Litchfield. The freight train was delayed 10 hours. No one was injured.

RAILROAD BRIEFS. George R. Bicknell, trainmen's timekeeper of the Wabash, is taking Ms vacation, and is passing it visiting in the East. Walter L. Hudson, first secretary of the R.

R. Y. M. C. A.

at Mounds on the Illinois Central, but now secretary of the citv Y. M. C. A. in Pontiac was a visitor at the R.

R. Y. M. C. Monday.

He passed Sunday visiting his parents at Bethany. Frank L. Campbell, superintendent of the Peoria division of the Vandalla, passed Sunday with W. E. Burke, trainmaster of the Michigan division of the Vandalia in Logansport.

E. F. Kilkeary. yard clerk for the Wabash, resigned- his position Saturday. Brakeman W.

H. Fulper of the Decatur division of the Wabash resigned Monday. S. C. Grogg is a new brakeman on the Decatur division of the Wabash.

T. M. Davis. is a new fireman on the Decatur division of the Wabash. A.

C. Coy is a new switchman on the Decatur division of the Wabash. SEABOARD STOCK SPECIAL. The Wabash will again operate the Seaboard Stock Special from Kansas City' to the East, when there are at least 15 cars to be delivered from Kansas City to Detroit or beyond. The train will leave Kansas City at 6:30 o'clock in the evening, arriving in Decatur at o'clock the next afternoon, and will leave Decatur at 12:15 o'clock.

Railroad News CONDITION IS WORSE. An order from the superintendent of the Wabash, calling the attention of trainmen to the fact that more box cars are in bad order this month than the previous month. The Wabash has been unable to make any headway in reducing the number of bad order cars on hand, principally on account of rough handling of trains in the yards and on the road, COMMITTEE MS'. NAMED MAY ARRANGE PROGRAM Movement to Attend Pana Labor New Year Will Open With the Adjournment of Conference Here. Day Pete Dropped After Called Meeting.

WABASH TRAFFIC HEAVY. The Wabash railroad is having much extra- travel on its road at the presi ent -time. The travel out of Decatur is very heavy to all points. Night travel is especially heavy. Sunday all trains, especially the night trains had extra sleepers.

There were -13 extra sleepers on the trains through Decatur, that day, many of these to the East. KEMP PROMOTED. E. L. Kerr.p, formerly freight agent lor the Illinois Central in Decatur, has notified his friends that he has been selected as assistant superintendent of the freight department of the Illinois Central Railroad company with headquarters at Princeton, Ky.

Mr. Kemp was freight agent in Pana during the miners strike of 1897 and '98 and was promoted from Pana to the Decatur office. He has been agent at Louisville, for the last two years, which position he has supplied In a capable manner. STEP FORWARD, The Illinois Central has gone a step forward in the safety campaign if recently started on the railroad. A bulletin posted in the trainmen's room of the Illinois Central station asks all trainmen to make reports relative to the track conditions over which their trains run daily, calling attention to the rough places, and other things, in order, that the track may be improved before any serious accident occurs.

S. E. COTTER An article that has real merit should in time-become popular. That such is the case with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been attested by many dealers. Here is one of them.

H. w. Hendrickson, Ohio Falls. writes, "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the best for coughs, colds and croup, and is my best seller." For sale by all dealars. WRECK ON WABASH.

About $500 damage was done in the S. E. Cotter, general superintendent. Members of labor unions in Decatur in a meeting of the Trades and Labor assembly and the Woman's Union La- bel league Monday night decided that they will not attend the Labor day celebration in Pana as they had planned. The decision was made after it was leaVned that it would be impossible for the trip to be made without patronizing a railroad which they say is unfair to union labor.

The women called the meeting and objected to traveling by the Illinois Central on account of no settlement being made with its striking machinists. Plans to go to Taylorville by the Wabash and then by the B. O. to Pana were dropped because it was alleged that the B. O.

is associated with the Illinois Central and not in sympathy with labor unions. It is probable that a celebration will be arranged for Decatur, as the Pana celebration is the only one in this vicinity. The Last Week of the Hgifi Sale urnuure AtagMstP 11 LABOR DAY HORSE SHOW. Including Carpets, Rugs, Drapery, Linoleum There is nowadays much Furniture made up of poorly seasoned woods, and in a cheap manner for the express purpose of being sold in Special sales--of this the Bachman Bros. Martin Store will have Among the matters of importance before the Fourth Quarterly conference ol the year conducted in First Methodist church last night, with the Rev.

j. W. Van Cleve, district superintendent, presiding; was the election of the official list and standing committee! of the church for the next conference year and the passing of several resolutions. Among the latter were the resolutions setting forth an unanimous request to the Bishop to return their present pastor, the Rev. J.

C. Willits. to the congregation for the next year. The conference also expressed resolutions expressing its appreciation for the services of Mrs. W.

F. Martin, who for eight years, has prepared the sacramental service, but who tendered her resignation. Other business of the evening consisted of the usual routine. Report was made concerning arrangements tor the coming annual conference. Plans are shown to be well under way and everything going on nicely.

The official list and standing committees elected last night for the next ronference year are as follows: -StcivarilN, Stewards W. S. Grubbs (district steward). C. E.

Baldridge, M. Johnson, Husrh Baker, W. H. Davi F. C.

Knorr. B. A. Tmboden (recording steward. H.

B. Wise (treasurer), E. D. Mattes. George Leibv.

D. H. Henshie. J. if.

Flint. H. V. C. M.

Imbo-1on. Itobert Bivans, Smith Munson. E. E. Barber and .1.

A. Scribbins. Trustees of the Church and Parson-sire J. G. Tmboden.

J. F. Roach. T. J.

Prentice. Hiram Johnson. W. C. Outten, A.

(J. Wilson. L. F. Martin, John Armstrong a' J.

F. Mattes. Class Leaders G. T. Tucker, J.

C. Rfatty, J. A. V. Bell, R.VW.

Shull and V. W. Dawson. Delegates to the Laymen's Association W. S.

Grubbs. E. T. Evans and H. B.

Wise. Benevolence Committee Mrs. N. D. Hill.

Mrs. D. S. Priest. Mrs.

J. H. Powers. Mrs. Robert Bivans.

Mrs. J. W. Lambert. Mrs.

M. H. Davis. Mrs. C.

Clendenning. Mrs. T. T. Park.

Mrs. J. T. Lloyd. Mrs.

C. A. Tmboden. Mrs. Smith Munson.

Mrs. C. E. Bennett. Mrs.

E. D. Mattes, Mrs. J. C.

Hight, Mrs. R. W. Dillehunt." Mrs. C.

A. Wilson. Mrs. W. F.

Martin. W. W. Tobey. Mrs.

H. W. Baldridge. Mrs. S.

F. Dc'tz, Miss Elizabeth Towle and Levi Towle and IX H. Henshie. On Snnfl-y Schools. Committee on Sunday Schools J.

F. J. A. Scribbins. R.

C. Augustine. Mrs. Delia P. Gushard and Mrs.

T. .1. Prentice. Committee on Temperance J. G.

Flint D. H. Henshie. Committee cn Church Records C. A.

Inibodcn. Robert Setp and C. J. Pennington. Auditing Accounts C.

E. Bennett and B. A. Imboden. Parsonasre Committee Mrs.

I.evie Towle, Mrs. A. Burks. Mrs. L.

F. Martin. Mrs. K. A.

Morgan and Mrs. W. C. Armstrong. Church Music T.

J. Prentice. H. W. Baldridge and A.

M. Johnson. Estimating Salary The Board of Stewards. Estimating Conference Claimants The Board of Stewards. Trier of Appeals Levi Torrle.

To Prepare the Communion Service Mrs. M. H. Simons. The next conference -year begins with the adjournment of the annual conference which meets in Decatur September in.

A policy peculiar to this store, and one which makes its August Sale of Furniture entirely different from many others in, this country, is that, when purchasing furniture to be sold at special prices, it deals only with its high-grade manufacturers. none. Local Horsemen Support Plan for Annual Program. Amos Wheeler, Dick Elliott and Syke Shields, in connection with C. W.

Is-vvell and I. D. Martin of Chicago, are planning a big horse show and racing program for the afternoon of Monday, Labor day, the program to be staged at the race track for the admission fee of 25 cents. The Decatur men interested are all horsemen and taking hold of the proposition for that reason. The possibility that an annual horse show would be a profitable venture and a source of entertainment appeals to them and they are lending moral as well as personal support to the efforts at staging a program of ten events, including a wrestling match on horse back anda half mile saddle race with women jockeys, and a three cornered freak race between a motorcycle, horse and foot racer- Mr.

Martin, the manager, announced Monday night that arrangements had been made for three Springfield women and one Decatur woman to ride. Miss Cleona Woodbridge, Miss Gertrude Fox and Miss Bessie Martin of Springfield, and Miss Stella Moore of Decatur will ride mounts in the half mile dash, two in three heats of a Labor day derby. This is expected to be one of the features of the program. Another feature is the wrestling match for which the promoters offer a prize of $5 to any person whom J. C.

Costello cannot throw, the match to be pulled off on horseback. There will be five classes for competition in the horse show division of the program a class for light harness horses, heavy harness horses, competition in horsemanship, women and men competing in the same class and a junior event in horsemanship, girls and boys competing. If the program is a success, it is planned to organize a horse show association to promote an annual program. The program starts at 2 o'clock. $22.50 Saxony Axminster Rugs, 9x12 feet, $14.75 One of the most important August offerings that we have ever made.

The rugs are genuine Saxony Axminsters, rich, soft, beautiful. A number of attractive designs. Standard room size, 9x12 feet. The saving is exceptionally large. Worth $22.50, for $14.75.

This nig will wear for many, many years. $50 Hartford Saxony Rugs, 9x12 feet, $39 75 v. The best value in our. Rug Section during this August Sale is this splendid genuine Hartford Saxony. Rug.

Deep soft pile resembling genuine Oriental Rugs and much more durable than many. Made of the best woolen yam and only the best dyes, used, many beautiful patterns to select from. Choose any rug in the 9x12 foot size for $39.75 $26.50. Roxhury Velvet Rugs, 11-3x12 feet, $18.75 11-3x12 ft. Velvet rugs in the well known Roxbury make are offered in this sale in the much desired all-over patterns, soft colors.

These rugs are extra large and noted all over this country for their good wearing qualities. A regular $26.50 value this last week for $18.75 COMMITS SUICIDE' WITH CLOTHESLINE J. J. Shadrick Suffering From Melancholia After Long Illness Family Destitute. BESSEY COMPANY OfJE OF FEATURES Eefore vaudeville entered the field of cheap aniusements.

the engagement 01 a repertoire company to the Powers' theater "as greeted by crowded houses at every performance. Six years ago such companies as the Dick Ferris comedians and the Grace Hay-ward stock companies filled ecatur's need for medium-Driced theatricals. $15 Dining Table $12. Thislstore features for this last week of its August Furniture Sale a genuine oak, round Dining Table, 42 inch top, extends 6 finished Early English. It-is heavily made and of good material and workmanship.

1 This table together with the chair illustrated below, make a very attrac- $7.00 Fumed Rattan Rocker $4 98 This comfortable Rattan Rocker, made by the famous Heywood Wakefield and finished fumed is one of our best inexpensive Rockers. It is' strong and durable, yet light and easily moved around, an agreeable addition to any living room. A $7.00 value, this August Sale. John J. Shadrick, 1043 South Colfax pommitted suicide shortly before 7 o'clock Monday by hanging himself with a wire clothes line.

While supposedly in a temporary fit of insanity resulting from long illness, he climbed to the roof of an outhouse, fastened a piece of wire clothes line about his neck, one end of which was fastened to the roof of the building, and jumped off. The building was so low that his body rested on the ground in a sitting posture, but he strangled to death before he was discovered. About 7:15 o'clock. Mrs. Anna Shadrick went out into the yard and found him apparently dead.

Charles Ayres and J. Logue, neighbors, were called Mr. Bessey has firmly established himself as a favorite with patrons of til powers. The ineater was packed last night, from gallery to parquet, and it was not th usual repertoire crowd. The large audience was composed mostly of regular Powers' pa-Irons, those who willingly pay top prices.

Mr. Bessey was given a reception upon his first entrance that would have pleased even Al. H. Wilson, "the golden voiced "The last night's attraction, probably was selected as a medium of portraying each artist to his or her best advantage. "Joe Tinker's Home Run," a college base-ball Play, will be the offering tonight.

Seats go on sale this morning for Clyde Fitch's posthumous play. "The 'ity." to be presented at the Powers Thursday night. The Jack 'Bessey company will not play that evening, but will resume its engagement Friday night. Hasflmn tiveJMning Room Suite at a big sav ing even during our August oaie. it.

week only $12.00 FOR BRAIN FAG. Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate. Recommended for relief of tired nerves, brain fag and headache following mental strain or overwork. SUGAR Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets. Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets have stood in the lead for many years, as a labor and time saver for the housewife.

They contain all the tools and provisions necessary in the preparation of a meal, have a large extension work table covered with genuine aluminum, are made of oak well finished and will last a lifetime. 'Compare the Hoosier Special with any cabinet made and you will readily see its superior points. $25.00. $2.50 Dining Chair $1.98 This splendid, genuine oak, Box leather seat Dining Chair we offer this last week of our August Sale at an unheard of low price. It is finished Early English and strongly made.

Come early for this at $1.98 CANE SUGAR 25-lb. bag 18 lbs. BARGAINS Special Saves Miles of Steps for Tired Feet. Eagle Milt, can Peerless Evaporated Milk, can 8c Carolina Rice, 1-lb. bag 23c Seeded Kaisins.

pkg Peerless Evapor'ted Milk 4c Japan Rice, 1-lb. bag 60 Japan Rice. 2-lb. bag Carolina Rice, 3 lb. bag Quick Meal Gasoline Stoves We are the Exclusive Agents for.

Tourist Collapsible Go-Carts Are Prize Winners. The Union Pacific Tea Co 116 East Prairie Street, Decatur, EL.