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a in January 21, 1944. DECATUR HERALD LOCAL 3 Special By Green; Vote June 13 On Successor For Rep. Wheat By OLIVER MILLER Of The Herald Staff R. C. McMillen, Decatur attorney for more than 35 years, and a member of the law firm of McMillen.

-3 McMillen Garman, last night announced his candidacy for United States congressman from the 19th district of Illinois for both the unexpired term left vacant by the death of Congressman William Wheat and the next regular twoyear term beginning next January. Mr. McMillen announced his candidacy on the heels of Gov. Dwight Green's call for a special prinary and election to fill the seat left vacant by Representative Wheat. The governor set the primary date for the special election on the same day -April 11-as the regular primary.

The special election date was set for June 13. In calling the special balloting, Governor Green said that he was acting in response to requests from all sections of the district that it not be 7left without representation in Con- gress. May Win Regular Term The congressman chosen June 13 will serve until next January to fill out Representative Wheat's unexpired term. If there is no unusual shift in voting sentiment in the 19th district between June 13 and the presidential election in Norember. it is probable.

that the election winner may gain election for the regular term of two years which will follow. Mr. McMillen's announcement served to crystalize the fast moving political events following Mr. Wheat's death in Washington, C. last Sunday.

Immediately after the late congressman's burial Wednesday in Rantoul. Republican county chairmen from the eight tounties of the 19th congressional district met in Rantoul and discussed a possible successor to Mr. Wheat. The meeting was distinguished by the failure of Champaign county Republicans to gain an. indorsement for State Senator Everett Peters of St.

Joseph as the congressional candidate. Opportunity for Macon Macon county Republicans saw in that fact that two other strong Republican candidates had announced for Congress an opportunity to push through a Macon county candidate with the help of a possible split in Champaign county in the primary. In a statement to The Herald last night when he announced his candidacy. Attorney McMillen said: "I desire to devote my effort at this particular time to govern-mental service. Training as a lawyer should qualify me for Congress.

Any good I can do would be sufficient reward Mr. McMillen has been an outstanding lawyer during his practise in Decatur and has been a leader in various civic movements. He also has been identified with farming through his personal attention to family farming operations, which include cattle feeding. Active in G. O.

P. He was born on a Piatt county farm and took a general literary course at the University of Illinois. He was graduated from the University of Michigan law school. Since he began his practise in Decatur. Mr.

McMillen has been a member for 20 years of the board of directors of the Decatur and Macon County hospital, of which She is a former president. Although he has, never before sought public office, Mr. McMillen has been active in the Republican party. He was chairman of judiciary campaign committee in Macon county in the successful campaign during 1939 in which W. S.

Bodman of Decatur and Frank Leonard of Champaign were elected as circuit judges, both of them a replacing Democrats. He was co-chairman of the Green for governor campaign committee and was appointed to the state housing board by Governor Green following the latter's election. Mr. McMillen said last night that he now will resign that position. Headed Convention He was permanent chairman two years ago of the Republican judicial convention of 16 counties in Decatur.

when Illinois Supreme Court Justice Walter Gunn was nominated for his present seat. Mr. McMillen was a delegate the national Republican convention in Philadelphia in 1940. Yesterday, following the meeting of 19th district party leaders, Republicans in Macon county put forth the names of four possible candidates from Decatur, one of them being Mr. McMillen.

Others mentioned were Henry H. Bolz. Association of Commerce secretary; Thomas H. Armstrong, attorney. and Edward M.

Woare, president cf the Woare Builders Supply Co. Champaign county Republicans who already have declared their intentions of making the race are Dr. Charles M. Thompson, former of I. dean of the College of Commerce.

and Elbert H. Burns, 2 party worker and leader in vet- Ordered in Race Extra Election Cost Expected To Be $20,000 ical year in national affairs. Same Men for Both Elections Gov. Dwight H. Green's decision to call a special election to fill the late Cong.

William H. Wheat's unexpired term in Congress from the 19th congressional district meant that taxpayers of the eight counties in the district must pay an estimated $20.000 to name a man to serve no more than six months. and probably less, it was pointed out by observers in the county building here yesterday. The governor said that he issued the call in response to requests that the district not be left unrepresented in Congress. Macon county Republicans yesterday followed the same line of thought, stating that every district in the nation should be represented in this crit- However.

the elected congressman faces the unusual situation of continuing to be a candidate after his election, it was pointed out, inasmuch as the winner in June no doubt will be on the ballot for the regular two-year term in the November presidential election. Governor Green set the special primary to coincide with the regular primary on April 11. and the special election to be held June 13. Leaders of both parties here said last night that it was only natural that they will support the same men in both the special and regular elections. The elected representative in June probably will be certified to take his seat in the first part of July, but it was pointed out that recesses in Congress probably will be voted for the national party conventions and for a period before the November election.

This would give the newly-elected congressmen little to do during the unexpired term. except, possibly, to work for his election in November. Test Trend Observers pointed out that Governor Green, who is nominally the Illinois Republican party leader, may have desired to test political trends before November and thought a special election in June would serve that purpose. The winner. from whatever party, would be in a strong position to win in November, and Republicans feel that this is their year.

The basis for estimating the cost of the special election at $20,000 was a yesterday from County Laurence Tangney, statement, who said that expenses, including fees for judges and clerks, rent of polling places, returning charges, printing of ballots, cost of absentee voting, hauling of booths, boxes, tables. to and from polling places, canvassing and delivery of ballots. and miscellaneous supplies will total about $65 for each precinct. In the eight counties of the 19th district. there are 310 precincts.

whose total expense at this rate would be $20,150. In Macon county alone, the cost would be $4.550. and Mr. Tangney said that no item has been set up for this expense in the county appropriation. Thief Steals Purse With $95 Theft of a purse containing $95 in cash.

a diamond ring, and personal property, from the office of Dr. F. M. Anderson. in the Standard office building.

was reported to police Thursday afternoon. Detectives who investigated the theft found the purse on the back stairs of office building, with the $95 in cash missing, but everything else intact. Officers are ing searching in the for building persons about seen 2:15 loiterm. Allen Warns Against Mail Box Thefts Taking mail from other peoples' mailboxes is a federal offense, punishable by heavy fine and imprisonment, Postmaster James M. Allen warned yesterday.

A number of complaints have been received from various sections of Decatur in the past few days that children have been takmaying letters from residential mailboxes, he said. Mr. Allen has asked parents to warn their children against the practise, and to see that the warning is heeded. Sparks Start $250 Roof Fire at R. F.

Jayne Home City firemen were called to the home of R. F. Jayne, 1114 South Jasper street, at 4:05 p. m. Thursday, where sparks from the flue had set fire to the roof.

Damage was estimated at $250. At 12:54 p. m. firemen answered an alarm to the home of Don O. Moss, 2345 North Monroe street, where a flue had become choked, causing the furnace to smoke.

No damage was reported. March of Dimes Booth Opens Today 0 JOIN THE MARCH of DIMES ME FRONT FIGHT JOB" IN THE day, Steve Luster, at the booth set up in front of the GebhartGushard Co. The booth will officially open for contributions at 10 a. and will remain open each week day until 5:30 p. except Saturdays all when the closing hour will be 9 p.

m. Approximately 500 girls will take turns in conducting the booth until the campaign ends Jan. 31. (Herald-Review Photo) A sober war spirit, in tribute to war activities in which the high Class Day Program to Honor High School Boys in Service the 27 members of the Decatur high school mid-year senior class who are in the armed forces and the 20 former students who have died in service, will be the theme of the class day program in the school auditorium at 9:15 this morning. Miss Helen Stapp.

English teacher in charge of the program. said yesterday. Merton Ives will introduce the various tableaus which will include a presentation of a gold star flag produced by the sewing department students. and a gold star ceremony in which 20 girls in white choir gowns bearing gold stars on the front will relate the history of the students who have died in service. When the histories have been related the girls will step down from their positions to form a gold Donald Campbell, a member of the high school orchestra will sound taps.

Another tableau will portray the Police Have Car Ready For Victim of Robbery At 9:10 o'clock last night D. R. Gabriel. of 453 East Decatur street, reported that his car had been stolen from its parking place at the Centennial junior high school. Police knew all about the case and returned the car to Mr.

Gabriel, although it was slightly damaged in a wreck. At 8:12 p. m. Earl Shobe, 920 South Stone street, said his car had been struck by another at Bon Air Court and South Jasper street, and that two boys had abandoned the car and ran away. The car ed to Mr.

Gabriel. Injuries Fatal To Walter Webb Walter Webb. 42. of rural route 5, who was critically injured Wednesday while at work at the Spencer Kellogg Sons. died in the Decatur and Macon County hospital at 10:10 a.

m. Thursday. Coroner Harold Brintlinger said last night that he would hold an inquest soon. Mr. Webb was struck in the face by a power hoist as he was assisting to lift some spouting from the ground into the plant.

He had been an employe there for two years. Prior to that he had been a blacksmith for the Wabash. Funeral services will be held at the Moran Sons' funeral home at 2:30 p. m. Saturday.

Burial will be in North Fork cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1:30 p. m. today. Mr.

Webb was born in Niantic June 12, 1901, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Commodore Webb. On Aug. 28, 1925, he married Lilah Treadway, in Decatur.

He was 42 years old and lived most of his life in and around Decatur. He was a member of the Christian church at Waggoner and of the Masonic lodge and Eagles lodge here. Besides his wife, he leaves his parents, now of Cowden; three children, Marjorie, Dean, and George, all at home; grandfather, I. N. Webb, of Harvel, and two sisters, Mrs.

Lenora Schroll, of Decatur, and Mrs. Ada Parlier, of Canton. Parents Club Will Sponsor Dances A series of weekly dances is being held by the Northside Parents club of Hess park each Friday in the Recreation department building at 243 South Water street. Fred Haines, president of the club, said I yesterday. Three Girls Sent to Penal Institutions Sheriff Emery Thornell: said last night that today would take three women prisoners from the county jail to start serving recently imposed sentences.

Betty Lou Patterson, 17, of Clinton, will be taken to the reformatory for women at Dwight to serve a one-year sentence for petit larceny, to which she pleaded guilty in county Her plea for probation was denied because of a previous similar offense in Clinton. PEE Beverly Cook, 16, of rural route 2, and Virginia Bryant, 15, of 432 South Main street. will be taken to the School for Girls at Geneva, where they were sentenced on delinquency charges. Jap Labor May Be Used Here To Aid Shortage To meet the current labor shortage in this area there is a possibility that some Americans of Japanese ancestry may be resettled in Decatur from re-location centers in western states, Milton C. Geuther of Peoria, re-location officer of the Ware Relocation authority, disclosed here last night.

Emphasizing that it is the policy of the WRL to resettle AmericanJapanese, approximately 100,000 of which were relocated from the Western defense area shortly after outberak of the war, in critical labor areas, Mr. Geuther said that this area has been considered as a resettlement site because of its class II rating by the War Manpower commission. During the past year approximately 25,000 American-Japanese have been resettled throughout the country, of which 5,200 have been relocated through the Chicago WRL office in Illinois. Indiana, Wiscon- sin and Minnesota. Many in Illinois A number have been resettled in Illinois communities including Rockford, Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign and Quincy.

Other groups have been settled in St. Louis, he said. "Wherever they have been resettled, the American-Japanese seem to be getting along well with their fellow workers and seem to have adapted themselves to their new communities," Mr. Geuther said. "The War Relocation authority has been careful in seeing that the community life of the places in which the American-Japanese have been resettled is not disturbed by effecting settlements of large groups.

The policy of the WRL is to scatter them thinly over the country," he added. Good Farm Hands In other communities the American-Japanese have proven to be good farm hands, according to reports, the official said. Farmers who have employed them seem to be well satisfied with them, particularly as handlers of machinery. In industrial plants they have also worked out satisfactorily, he added. Included in the group of 100,000 which is in the process of being resettled are doctors, laboratory, technicians, draftsmen, mechanics, stenographers, dairymen, nurses, beauty operators, poultrymen and other professions and trades, Mr.

Geuther said. Several employers in the area have expressed interest in the sibility of American-Japanese being resettled here, he said. Additional study of all factors involved must be made before any further action can be taken, he said. Miss Hackman Quits Hospital Miss Regina Hackman, superintendent of the City Public hospital, is resigning her position, effective Feb. 4, because of ill health, Joseph Bulger, secretary-treasurer of the hospital board.

announced yesterday. A successor has not been announced. She came to the hospital as superintendent when it was opened Feb. 4, 1931. Mr.

Bulger said: "The superintendent's ability to surround herself with an efficient nursing staff and to maintain a high standard of technique, has done much to keep contagion at a low level in Decatur." Miss Hackman was graduated from Springfield Memorial hospital. She was an army nurse in this country during the last war. After that time she was on private duty here, on the staff of Lakeside hospital in Cleveland, was a supervisor at the Willard Parker hospital in New York City. After a period on the St. Louis Children's hospital staff, she joined the staff of the Washington University School of Nursing, St.

Louis. While superintendent here she was instructor in contagion for the Decatur and Macon County hospital nursing school. She said last night that she plans to resume nursing after a rest. Davis Death Due to Natural Causes A coroner's jury last night determined that the death of Mrs. Jewel Davis, 69, of 449 South Main street, was due to natural causes.

Mrs. Davis was found unconscious in her room Saturday and died Sunday morning in St. Mary's hospital. Coroner Harold Brintlinger held the inquest last night. St.

Teresa Fund To Retire Debt Totals $33,000 CANDIDATE R. C. McMILLEN Bond Sales Hit $300,000 For 4th Loan bond sales hit $300.000 last night. Fourth War Loan drive of ficials reported. Activity among downtown store employes in bond sales continued strong yesterday.

A Block Kuhl Co. store employe collected $1.200 yesterday in bond sales. officials reported. The store has divided its employes into two "armies" which are advancing on Berlin with the sale of each $25 bond. The army which reaches Berlin first will be guests of the other at a dinner.

Sell to Shoppers The Decatur Dry Goods Co. store will have a rally this morning for its employes. Employes in downtown stores are selling bonds to their store customers. among themselves and to their families. The speakers bureau for the war loan drive is adding more names of persons who will speak to gatherings of 25 or more persons about buying bonds during the drive.

Those already in the bureau list are: Speakers Listed W. R. McIntosh, Dr. C. A.

Godcharles. R. C. M. Kraabel.

Frank E. Myer, H. Wayne Hill, J. W. Gaddis.

Alan N. Buck, L. L. Thomas, R. E.

Lee. D. W. Beggs, Robert F. Watt.

Chester Clouse, William Harris. W. E. Callahan, W. O.

Hoogestraat, Arthur Wait, L. M. Filley, R. J. Bromley, Prof L.

M. Cole, W. E. Emch. L.

J. Grant, Rev. Elmer E. Freed, C. L.

Miller, H. Ray Myers, Thomas H. Armstrong, C. K. Houdek.

Rev. R. G. Riechmann, Rev. Owen Pratt: County Judge M.

E. Morthland, D. Pigott. W. A.

Ivey, E. J. Andrews, D. W. Robinson.

Joseph Gauger, Rev. Carrel W. Flewelling. A. F.

Delahunty. R. N. Moore. Julia Bock Harwood.

Hildred Kuhle. Helen Brundage, Freda Combs. Wilmer Lamar. Charles Leas. James Roby.

Wayne Wilson, Bushrod Sattley, Charles Lee, Fred Ziese. Linn Cannon. Eight Macon Farms In Landscaping Group Eight Macon county farms are cooperators in the landscaping program of the University of Illinois. and will be visited the middle of March by H. W.

Gilbert from the university, Farm Adviser John, R. Gilkey announced yesterday. The cooperators are Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Wikoff, Maroa: Mr.

and Mrs. Velma Groves, Argenta: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Braden, Maroa: Mr. and Mrs.

A. P. McIntosh, Oreana: Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison, Decatur; Mr.

and Mrs. Joe Gordon, Blue Mound: Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cole. Dalton City; Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Farrell, Lake City. erans' activities. It was understood that after the failure to gain support for Senator Peters' for Congress, Champaign Republicans de. cided to support him instead in the race for re-election to the state Senate.

That would leave Champaign for the time being to Thompson and Burns, whom Macon county Republicans believe would split that county's primary vote. Will Have Support Macon county Republican leaders last night indicated that Mr. McMillen's candidacy met with party organization favor, and that he get a formal indorsement in the county committee meeting tonight On the other hand. Democrats played a waiting game. Macon county leaders were not in sympathy with Governor Green's decision to call the special election, pointing out that the winner will serve less than six months actual time 1r Washington.

However. the names of Alfrec Huston, now in the armed forces. and the defeated candidate in the 1940 congressional district electior in the 19th district: Walter Mc. Laughlin, former state director of agriculture, and Dean McGaughey president of a Mount Zion bank and chairman of the Macon county war price and ration board, were mentioned last night as congressional possibilities. Final report on the St.

Teresa Academy campaign to lift the debt on the school's buildings has been completed showing the total collected amounted to more than 000, Leo Hays of the executive committee announced night. This sum, substantially all of which was contributed in cash, represents more than was paid in cash in the pre-depression building fund campaign, and will reduce the funded debt to $52,000. With the few sizeable donations which still are expected, and with a number of parish reports still out, Mr. Hays predicted last night that the debt would be reduced to $50,000 by the time the books on the present campaign are closed. Results Gratifying The Ursuline nuns, who founded the school in 1929, and who have been struggling along with an 000 debt to worry about since the depression stopped payments of prebuilding pledges on the original $100,000 debt, are gratified by the donations which have been receiv.

ed from Catholic: and non-Catholics alike, Mr. Hays said. He said one of the encouraging facts about the campaign was that contributions were not made by a few individuals and businessmen, but were made by several thousand individuals and businesses in Decatur. Several contributions were also received from persons outside the city, he said. Persons who have not yet made donations and wish to a do so, may make them at the St.

Teresa Academy, Mr. Hays said. As long as the debt stands contributions will be Mrs. C. E.

Sutherd and R. Wayne Gill, co-chairman of the Macon county participation in the nationwide March of Dimes for prevention and control of infantile paralysis, had a precampaign contributor vester- Youths Held For Attacks Decatur police yesterday were holding three local youths for questioning regarding reported attacks on two women, one of them married. Police Chief H. J. Schepper also said that the youths, all about 16 years of age, were being questioned about the rape of a 13-year-old Decatur girl recently.

One of the attacks. according to police, came to light when a married man reported that his wife had taken a ride with the three youths, and they had taken her to the country. She said that two of them attacked her after tearing off part of her clothing. Officers said that the youths were accused of attacking a single girl who had been lured into their car through the fact that she knew one of them and expected to be taken home. Chief Schepper said that he had conferred Thursday with Assistant State's Attorney Fred Leach and that a decision regarding disposition of the cases would be made today.

No warrants have been issued in the case. Finish Survey For Drainage Preliminary surveys for a drainage system to prevent ponds on six farms south of Elwin in South Wheatland township, were completed yesterday by W. W. Russell. conservationist for the Macon County Soil Conservation district.

assisted by Fred Cunningham from the Monticello district, and Joe Davidson of Monticello, conservationist for this area. Owners of the farms are members of the Macon county district, and they requested the preliminary surveys--a free service district members Mr. Russell said. From the surveys, the conservationists will be able to inform the farmers what measures would need to be taken to drain the land, and what the approximate cost would be. Mr.

Russell emphasized that the work of the conservation service is not in competition with engineers. and that the farmers will need to hire engineers to instal any drainage system that they decide to have. The government sponsored Macon County conservation district urged installation of drainage systems where needed. Mr. Russell added.

because it is a soil conservation measure which results in the most immediate benefit for increased crop production. School Gives 100 Pct. For Gettysburg Speech By depositing $41 yesterday with Robert B. Ernest, Macon county superintendent of schools and county campaign chairman. Johns Hill junior high school became the first Decatur public school to report 100 per cent contributions in the current statewide campaign to raise $60,000 with which to purchase one of the six original copies of the Lincoln Gettysburg Address.

A total of 98 schools in the county, including four parochial schools, have made 100 per cent contributions of five cents per pupil, Mr. Ernest said. adding that $473.55 has been raised of the county's $800 quota. George Moeller Elected President of Realtors The election of George A. Moel- ler.

of J. D. Johnson Son, as president of the Decatur Board of Realtors was announced yesterday. James E. Roby of Roby Roby.

was named vice-president; C. N. Gorham of C. N. Gorham Son.

was elected secretary, and Lyle W. Campbell of Decatur Realty was named treasurer. Other members elected to the executive committee are Joseph D. Burtschi, P. H.

Sproat and Ray Allen. students have engaged. Posters. produced by the art department will illustrate the activiwar bond and savings stamp sales, Christmas sales work, sending of Christmas cheer to service men, Red Cross work, taking of examinations for entrance into the armed forces and war industry em-, ployment. Another feature will be a symbolic presentation of diplomas to members of the class in the armed forces, with representatives of the army, navy and marines corps receiving the diplomas.

Eugene Hale, class orator, will recite "In Flanders Fields, and Cora Roney will reply by reciting Reply to Flander's Alice Bridgewater will revite Spires of Oxford." The program will close with a group singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Selected members of the high school orchestra will provide the music, under the direction of R. L. Reese, director. Donates Blood Fourth Time One of the 200 blood donors who gave a pint of blood to the Red Cross bank yesterday was Russell Bechtel, 1825 North Monroe street, who was contributing for the fourth time.

R. Wayne Gill, chairman, said last night. Mr. Bechtel had contributed three times before in Indiana. However, he'll have to be content with a second silver button for the time being, since no provision for those who were donating for the fourth time was made before this blood bank began, Mr.

Gill said. Yesterday's contributions bring the total for the first four days of the bank to 937 pints. Of the 200 donors, 101 were giving for the second time, he said. Two groups from the medical unit of air corps cadets at Milikin university visited the bank yesterday under the direction of Miss Dorothy McClure, first aid instructor and women's physical education director at the university. The men were brought down to observe how the blood which may serve to save their lives, is extracted.

Thirty men came in each group. Several in the morning group left the center rubbing the bend of their arm meaningfully. About 10 registered nurses from Decatur as well as the usual complement of nurse's aides helped with the bank yesterday. The bank will be run from 10:30 a. m.

to 2:30 0 p. m. today and from 8 a. m. to 12 noon Saturday, Mr.

1. Gill said. Registrations for the reserve list will be open all day tomorrow, and may be made by calling 5421. V. N.

A. Nurses Attend Mental Hygiene Clinic Mrs. Margaret Breeze, supervising nurse of the Macon County Visiting Nurse association, Mrs. Genieve Walle, a member of the V.N. A.

staff, and Mrs. Hazel Dobson O'Neal, district nurse for the health unit here, yesterday attended the second of a series of clinics on mental hygiene which are being conducted in Springfield for public health and welfare workers in Central Illinois. The three-meeting series, which is built around mental hygiene aspects of p'iblic health nursing, is being attended by representatives from the Institute of Juvenile Research, the child welfare division, and the mental hygiene division of the Illinois Department of Public Welfare. Pays Fine Faye McClendon, 30, of 841 North Monroe street, arrested on complaint of Truant Officer E. U.

McDonald, and charged with failure to keep children in school. pleaded guilt; and was fined $11.20 by Justice Rudolph Lorenz. welcome, he added. Plan to Finish Job The executive committee which was set up to handle the drive. including the priests of the three parishes, Rev.

Fr. William Hamilton, the St. Teresa chaplain, and two laymen from each of the parishes, is planning to undertake definite plan for retiring a part of the debt each year, Mr. Hays said. Since incomes are higher now than they have been since the building debt was incurred and more students are able to pay the school tuition, now is the best time to undertake a permanent plan for reducing the funded indebtedness, he said.

The extracurricular activities of the school, which have served to keep interest on the debt paid during the past 14 years, will also be continued to help reduce the remainder, he said. Vail Says Prosperity Is Opposite of War The opposite of war is not peace but prosperity, Robert P. Vail told members of the University club in their meeting in the Association of Commerce last night. "Prosperity is victory in peace, and we must prepare for it in both war and peace. We can gain that prosperity only when every family in the world can make ends meet and a little bit more, for that is what prosperity is, making ends meet.

and a little bit more," he said. War does not preclude men from making ends meet, he emphasized, but usually it lets men do little more than make ends meet. But when the war is over men can do more than make ends meet. In peace they can gain prosperity. This is what we are fighting for, he said.

We are fighting so that no man need be vassal to another man or nation, so that each family and nation may work toward prosperity. I. C. C. Gets Proposal For Midstate Air Route Springfield (AP) W.

T. Kitchin, secretary-treasurer of the Belt Aviation Chicago, said Thursday the company has applied to the Illinois Commerce commission to operate a "belt line air service." Kitchin said the line would operate "pivoting from Chicago, and serving Joliet, Bloomington, Springfield, Galesburg, Peoria, Decatur, Rockford, East St. Louis and Champaign-Urbana." He said there is strong demand now for service between these points," and that at present none exists. Mrs. Nellie Morgret Leaves $12,750 Estate An estate valued at $12,750 was left by the late Nellie M.

Morgret, of Oreana, who died Jan. 7, according to a will filed yesterday for probate in Macon county court. Under terms of the will, the estate is left to Mrs. Morgret's husband for his lifetime, after which it is to be distributed between two sons, Rolla and Clark Morgret. Mrs.

Morgret named her son, Rolla, as executor of the will, and specified that upon the death of her husband, the property should be sold and the proceeds divided by the sons. Charles Reed Injured In Staley Accident Charles Reed, 151 East Packard street, was reported in serious condition in St. Mary's hospital last night with a head injury received about 5:45 p. m. while he was at work at the A.

E. Staley Mfg. Co. The injured man was brought to the hospital in a Moran's ambulance. At the plant last night it was said that Mr.

Reed was head loader in building 49 and that he bumped his head on an iron bar..