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December 8, 1936. THE DECATUR REVIEW' PAGE TWENTY-ONE Egg Prices On Local Markets Drop Two Cents Hog Quotations Unchanged; No. 2 White Oats Up to 42 Cents Egg quotations to farmers, which had in recent weeks reached the highest point this year, gave their first sign of weakening Tuesday when local buyers dropped the price offered two cents. This brought the offer on No. 1 eggs down to 31 cents and on No.

2 eggs to 25 cents. Helping to offset this for the farmer's wife, however, was boost of one cent in butterfat prices, bringing the quotation back 31 cents. Poultry prices were unchanged. Local hog quotations were. unchanged Tuesday, the first day with in more than a week.

Local shipping stations reported a continued light run from the farmers Tuesday morning. In the grain markets, there was but one change the offers to farmers. Oats were raised one cent to 42 for 2 white, the No. highest price yet quoted on the last crop. Cash Grain CHICAGO GRAIN--Wheat, No.

I hard 1.29½: No. 2 mixed 1.27½; corn. No. 5 mixed 1.02; No. 3 low 1.07-108¼: No.

4 yellow 1.04- 1.07%: No. 5 yellow 1.00½-1.04½; No. 3 white 1.09-1.0914: No. 4 white 1.08%: No. 5 white 1.05½; oats No.

1 white 501-51; No. 2 white, 50; No. 4 white sample grade 47: soybeans, No. 1 yellow No. yellow 1.41½2-1.41¾: No.

3 yellow 1.40%-1.41; No. 4 yellow 1.36½-1.39; barley feed 60 88 nom; malting 1.00-1.40; timothy seed 5.85-6.70 cwt; new 5.65 5.85 cut; clover seed 24.00-31.00 cwt. ST. LOUIS GRAIN-WheatNone. Corn -No.

3, yellow 1.09; No. 4, Oats--None. There was no futures market on the merchants exchange here Cash red wheat closed highPr: receipts, 6 cars. Cash yellow corn closed 1c higher to 1c lower. Receipts, 20 cars.

Cash white oats closed unchanged. Receipts, 1 car. Livestock Markets CHICAGO LIVESTOCK -Hogs 33.000, including 7,000 direct; slow, steady to weak: spots 5-10 lower than Monday's average; top early bulk good and choice 190-300 best sows choice strongweight pigs Cattle 12,000, calves general market steady to 25 lower: mostly steady to weak on both steers and she stock: latter class in fairly liberal supply, however, and with quality plain promises to sell off more than steers; all interests after cattle despite enlarged run, mostly of shortfeds; bulls and vealers steady, scarce; stocker and feeder demand narrow: best medium weight steers some held around sprinkling yearlings and weighty steers $11.50 but bulk of crop cutter cows choice to prime mixed steers and heifers around weighty sausage bulls mostly vealers on light kinds; shippers paying $11.00. Sheep 12,000, including direct; fat lambs opening slow; indications around steady or $8.50 to $8.75 on good to choice native and western lambs; best held around sheep opening steady; scattered native ewes $3.00 4.25; feeding lambs scarce. OFFICIAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS-Cattle.

hogs, 000; sheep, 11.000. EAST ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK- Hogs, 13.500: none through; direct: 200 lbs. up, steady to 10 lower: 160 lbs. down, 10-25 lower; in-between weights not established; bulk 200-270 lbs, 10.25-30; practical top 10.30; part load 10.35; 140-160 lbs, 9.00-60: 100-130 lbs, 7.00 8.75; 30WS steady early at Cattle.

5,000, calves, fairly liberal run of steers on sale, with better kinds well represented; opening sales steady; vealers 25 higher; other classes opening generally steady; two of choice 1311 lb. steers 12.00. one load cars, 1211 lb. steers 11.00; other steers 8.00-9.25: some prime steers held above 12.00; mixed yearlings and heifers largely 5.50-8.00; sev ral loads heifers unsold; beef cows 4.25-5.25: cutters and low cutters 3.25-4.00; top sausage bulls 5.25. top vealers 11.00; nominal range slaughter steers 5.50-12.00, slaughter heifers 4.50-11.00.

Sheep. 2500: no early action; Decatur Markets Grain. No. 2 hard wheat. $1.15 No.

3 white corn. 10 days .96 No. 3 yellow corn, 10 days .95 2 white oats .42 No. 2 new soybeans 1.25 Butterfat Cream .31 Poultry Springs, 5 lbs. up .11 Springs, under 5 lbs.

.09 2 springs .07 Leghorn springs .07 Hens, 41 lbs. and up .11 Hens, under lbs. .09 No. 2 hens .07 Leghorn hens, No. 1 .07 Leghorn hens, No.

2 .05 Coarse young roosters .09 Stags .07 Cocks .08 Leghorn cocks .07 white .09 Ducks, colored .07 Geese .06 No. 1 eggs .31 No. 2 eggs .25 Hogs 200-250 180-200 39.50 9.70 250-300 $9.75 0 9.90 $9.00 9.50 300-400 $9.10 9.75 140-160: $8.35 Roughs $8.25 09.00 Chicago Board of Trade Quotations. (Bu The Associated Press) High Low Close Today Today Today WHEAT- Dec. 127 May July 109 CORNDec.

110 NewMay, Old- May 108 NewJuly 99 99 OldJuly OATSDec. 48 May July SOYBEANSDec. 139 May 140 July 140 139 RYEDec. 99 May 9623 July BARLEYDec. May LARDDec.

13.00 12.85 12.95-..... Jan. 13.12 12.95 13.00-13.02 Mch. 13.40 13.20 13.27-..... May 13.67 13.52 13.55-13.57 July 13.90 13.72 13.80-.....

asking stronger ror lambs or 8.75 upward, but no early bids; indications steady on sheep. INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK- Hogs, holdovers 102; steady; 160-180 lbs. 180-200 Ibs. 200-225 lbs. 225-275 lbs.

top $10.40 for strictly choice 235-250 lbs. 275-300 lbs. 300-325 lbs. $10.20: 325-350 lbs. $10.10: 350-400 lbs.

150- 160 lbs. 140-150 130- 140 lbs. 120-130 lbs. 110- 120 lbs. 100-110 lbs.

sows $8.90 $9.60, top $9.75. Cattle, calves, 600; slow but generally steady; steer top bulk steers and yearlings heifer top most heifers $5.00 beef cows weighty sausage bulls vealers, steady, 3.000; bulk native $11.00 lambs $11.50. steady to 25c hgiher; bulk heavies $8.00 slaughter sheep steady, fat ewes mostly top $3.50. PEORIA LIVESTOCK -Hogs, steady; top bulk $9.75 cattle 500; calves, 300; steady to strong; top $10.75. Produce Markets.

CHICAGO PRODUCE--Poultry, live, 56 trucks, steady at decline; hens lbs, up 16, less than lbs. leghorn hens 11; springs, 4 lbs, up, colored plymouth rock white rock 15, less than 4 lbs. colored plymouth and white rock colored broilers 17, plymouth and white rock 18; leghorn chickens 12; roosters 12, leghorn roosters 11; turkeys, hens 17, young toms old 13; No. 2 turkeys 12; ducks, white lbs, up 14, colored 13, small white and colored 11; geese 7 lbs, up 19, less than capons. Dressed turkeys, steady; hens young 21, old 18; toms, young, more than 16 lbs, and 16 lbs, and less 21, old 18; No.

2 turkeys 15. Southwestern turkeys, young toms and hens Butter, 8,271, steady; creameryspecials (93 score) extras (92) 33; extra firsts (90-91) firsts (88-89) standards (90 centralized carlots) Eggs, 5,063, steady; extra firsts cars and local fresh graded firsts cars and local 31; current receipts refrigerator standards 29, refrigerator extras Apples, per bu; lemons, per box; oranges, 3.50 per box; pears, per box. Potatoes, 60, on track 262, total U. S. shipments 484; steady, supplies moderate, demand light; sacked per cwt.

Idaho russet Burbanks U. S. No. 1 $2.45 U. S.

No. 2 Colorado red Clures U. S. No. 1 2.65; Nebraska Bliss triumphs U.

S. No. 1, and partly Wisconsin round whites U. S. No.

1 U. S. commercial U. S. No.

2 95c; Michigan russet rurals U. S. No. 1 $1.90. CHICAGO FUTURES Butter, storage standards Dec.

32c; Jan. Feb. Egg futures: Refrigerator standards Dec. Jan. Feb.

Potato futures: Idaho russets, Jan. $2.83. NEW YORK PRODUCE Eggs, 12.877. irregular. Mixed colors: specials packs 36; standards 35- refrigerators, firsts 30: other mixed colors unchanged.

Butter, 19,034, easier. Creamery, higher than extra extra (92 score) firsts (88-91 scores) other prices unchanged. Cheese, 310,182, steady and unchanged. Live poultry steady to firm. By freight, fowls: colored 15-20; leghorn 10-14: roosters 12; ducks 16- 17; other freight prices unchanged.

By express, chickens and broilers: reds 12-15; leghorn unquoted; fowls: colored 17-20; leghorn 13-16; roosters 12; turkeys 17-21; ducks 15-18; other express prices unchanged. Dressed poultry about steady. Fresh turkeys: Western 14-21; southwestern nearby 23-25; frozen, ducks 18- (youngs) 19: other fresh and frozen prices unchanged. ST. LOUIS PRODUCE--EggsMissouri standards Missouri No.

1, 29c; undergrades -Creamery extras standards firsts seconds Butterfat-No. 1, 31c; No. 2, 29c. -Northern twins hens heavy hens scrubby 10c; legPoultry--Light 8c; springs: leghorns 8c; turkeys: young hens 15c; young toms 14c; undersized 13c; old 12c; No. 2, 9c; ducks: white small or dark 9c; geese 11c.

Stocks Score Slight Gains Trading Mostly Sluggish; Bonds and Commodities Are Quiet By Associated Press NEW YORK-Rallying intervals were enjoyed by today's stock market but the list as a whole moved sluggishly the recovery. With volume one exceptionally. light, gains of fractions to a point or so were shown by favored rails, steels, motors and specialties near the fourth hour. Numerous issues, however, were unable to get ahead to any noticeable extent. The market had the benefit of continued hopeful industrial news, but traders were inclined to step softly pending clarification of new rules expected to be imposed by governmental authorities on stock exchange dealings; settlement of labor controversies; further assurance of forward spring business trends, and a little more light on the foreign scene.

Bonds and commodities were quiet and somewhat mixed. The dollar was a shade lower in terms of other currencies. Among the better performing shares were Santa Fe, N. Y. Central, Southern Railway Preferred, Bethlehem, U.

S. Steel, Chrysler, United Aircraft, Douglas Aircraft, American Telephone. New York Stock List Tues. Mon. Noon Close Allied Mills Am Can Am Smelt Ref 96 95 Stl Fdrs Am Sugar Ref 56 56 Am Tel Tel 187 Am Tob Anaconda Atch SF Auburn Auto 33- Balt Ohio 21 Barnsdall 20 Bendix Aviat 28 28 Bethlehem Steel 72 Borg Warner 83 Canadian Pac Cerro de Pas 67 Ches Ohio 68 68 Chi Chrysler 121 Colum El Corn Prod 70 Curtiss Wright Du Pont Den 182 Gen Elec Gen Mot Goodyear Gt.

No Ry pf Houston Oil Hudson Mot Ill Central Int Harvest Int Pap A Int Tel Tel 12 12 Kennecott 57 57 Groc 23 Kroger Mack Trucks 43 Mo-Kant-T 7 Montgom Ward Nash Mot Nat Biscuit Central 43 NYN 5 No Am Aviat Northern Pac Packard Mot 11 11 Phillips Pet Pub Ser NJ Pullman Radio Rem Rand Repub Stl Sears Roeb Shell Un 26 Sou 41 Std Brands Std Oil Cal Std Oil Ind Std Oil Stew-Warner Corp 49 Texas Gulf Sul 41 Un Carbide Pac 127 Un Air Corp Rubber 45 Steel Warner Pict 17 17 West El 145 Woolworth NEW YORK BAR SILVEREasy, lower at Eugene Debs' Widow Dies Quietly At 79 By Associated Press TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Death brought to a quiet ending tothe life of Mrs. Katherine Debs, 79, widow of Eugene Debs, four-time candidate for President on the Socialist ticket. Since the death of her husband ten years ago Mrs.

Debs had been in seclusion. Her health began to fail several months ago. Although her husband became a national figure in 1900, when he founded the Socialist party, Mrs. Debs shunned public, life as much as possible, staying at her home here while her husband conducted his campaigns. Springfield Electric Firm to Pay Dividend By Associated Press CHICAGO Sangamo Electric Springfield, declared today an extra of 25 cents a share on the common stock in addition to the regular payment of 50 cents.

Directors also voted a Christmas bonus of $41,000 to employes, bringing the total amount paid employes this year above regular compensation to $115,000. During the food shortage of World war days, a zoo elephant in Berlin, Germany, lost 2000 pounds. CHICAGO Private Wires NEW YORK James E. Bennett Co. STOCK AND BROKERS COMMODITY MEMBERS ALL PRINCIPAL EXCHANGES DECATUR 368 Citizens Building Phone 4423 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX SOURCE RESERVE BOARD -ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION INDEX 1923-1925 100 INDEX 130- 130 120- -120 110 pro -110 100- -100 90 90 80 80 70 70 60 60 50 1928 1929 1933 50 1930 1931 1932 1934 1935 1936 JD ELSOL Escape Plot of Six Ohio Convicts Foiled Guarda Overpowered By Group Armed with Dummy Guns, Knives By Associated Press COLUMBUS, O.

An escape plot's abrupt failure, as predicted by a doomed killer who refused to go along, led to solitary cells today for six Ohio penitentiary convicts. Armed with dummy pistols, a coil of line, wire cutters, files and razor-edged "shivs," or knives, the six overpowered two guards and attempted late yesterday to cut their way out of the prison's "idle house," dormitory for dangerous men. They might have won at least to the outer wall had not a non-participating convict set fire to his bedding to attract tower guards' attention. Vandalia Man Held On Larceny Charge Pair Charged With Theft of Livestock; One Admits By Staff Correspondent VANDALIA Harry McConiga, 26, Vandalia, remained in the Fayette county jail Tuesday in default of $2,000 bond after having waived preliminary hearing on charges of grand larceny in the justice court of George A. Brown.

McConiga is charged jointly with Thurman Sexton, 22, Vandalia, with the theft of three cows and one calf belonging to John Lynn, Fred Leisher, Albert Boaz and Herman Stolte on the night of July 6. McConiga's arrest last Thursday came after Sexton, who had been charged with the theft of a cow belonging to L. E. Yanny and a buck sheep belonging to Glenn McInturff on Nov. 25.

Sexton has confessed. Deputy Sheriff C. F. Cheshier and State's Atty. W.

F. Sonnemann said, to being implicated in both transactions. He maintained that he acted alone in the latter thefts. He told officers he loaded the cow and the buck into a truck and disposed of them at the National stockyards in East St. Louis.

Both Yanny and McInturff are farmers residing west of Vandalia. Officers say that McConiga confessed to being implicated only in the July 6th transaction and said they had no reason to believe that he was in any way connected with the Nov. 25 thefts. NAMED ADMINISTRATRIX. LINCOLN-Mrs.

Pearl Waddell, Mt. Pulaski, was appointed administratrix of the estate of her husband, T. P. Waddell, in Logan county court Saturday. The estate includes real estate valued at $15,750 and $2,800 in personal property.

Mr. Waddell, who was employed by the federal internal revenue department, died Nov. 21 in Mt. Pulaski. ROYSE WILL ADMITTED MONTICELLO The will of Harvey Royse, of near Weldon, was admitted to probate, and Elbert Doss, Monticello, was ed executor of the estate Monday in the Piatt county court.

Bond for Doss was fixed at $22,000. INJURED IN FALL. William Rickets, 86 years old resident of Effingham, and father of Mrs. George Toothaker, with whom he made his home, is suffering with bruises and a gash on his face received he slipped and fell on the sidewalk near the Toothaker home. He was returning from the store, with an armload of groceries when the accident occurred.

ALL WORKS OUT! SETTLEMENT of France's World War debt in 20 annual installments now. seems imminent. That's great! Now they can start to make arrangements for financing the next war! MAKE ARRANGEMENTS NOW to have insure you COMPLETELY against fire, if we haven't already done so. This protection costs you so little-and gives such genuine protection-t hat you can't afford to be without it! Visit our office immediately! DURFEE, CLARK NICHOLSON ESTABLISHED 1851 INSURANCE Increasing Demand Aids Farm Outlook Open Close Close Today Monday Year Ago 96 121 89 109 104 140 139 43 12.80-..... 12.50-...

12.87-..... 12.37-.... 13.20-.... 13.17-..... 13.52-13.55 13.47-.....

12.32-..... 13.72-13.75 13.70-..... Late Reaction Lowers Wheat Heavy Profit-taking Hits Chicago Pit; Corn Down, Oats Up By Associated Press -Late reactions because of heavy selling to realize profits carried wheat prices down today at some stages to well below yesterday's finish. July wheat, which represents the 1937 domestic crop, was inclined to drag on price bulges, and rather easily led reactions. Very little was heard regarding new export business in Canadian wheat, Receipts were: Wheat 13 cars, corn 135, oats 12.

Wheat closed unsettled, at the same as yesterday's finish 'to lower, Dec. May corn down, Dec. May new oats up, and provisions unchanged to 15 cents advance. Financial Markets. NEW YORK CALL MONEY- Steady 1 per cent all day; prime commercial paper per cent; time loans steady; 60 days-6 months per cent offered; bankers acceptances unchanged; rediscount rate, N.

Y. reserve bank, per cent offered. CHICAGO STOCKS Gains ing from fractions to 2 points were scored in early stock trading today. The market was unsettled, however, and there were numerous declines. Price changes were mostly fractional.

NEW YORK CURB The curb market lacked decision today and most of the trading leaders remained in an extremely narrow range during the early dealings. FOREIGN EXCHANGE- Firm; demand: (Great Britain in dollars, others in cents) Great Britain 4.90¾; France 4.66¾; Italy 5.26½; Belgium 16.93; Germany free 40.24, registered 20.60; travel 21.70; Holland, 54.45; Norway, 24.66; Sweden, 25.31; Denmark, 21.92; Finland, 2.17; Switzerland, 22.99: Spain unquoted; Portugal, 4.46½; Greece, Austria, 18.73; Tokyo, 28.62; Montreal in New York, 100.09⅜; New York in Montreal 99.90⅝. Miscellaneous Markets ST. LOUIS HAY -Timothy, No. 1, $20, No.

2 $17; clovermixed, No. 1 No. 2 clover, No. 1 18. No.

2 prairie, No. 1 western No. 2 do native alfalfa western leafy NEW YORK COPPERelectrolytic spot and future 10.50. NEW YORK RAW refined 4.80. Decision Delayed in Fayette Assault Case, By Staff Correspondent VANDALIA Decision as to whether or not John Pummill of Vera will be bound over to the action of the grand jury on charges of assault with a deadly weapon was reserved until 2 p.

m. Wednesday by Justice Fred A. Meyers, who presided at the preliminary hearing held here Monday." The complaining witness was Dr. A. R.

Stanbery of Vandalia who testified that Pummill assaulted him with a knife when he charged Pummill with carrying stories to his wife regarding his moral conduct. Pummill did not deny the attack but said he was forced to use his knife to protect himself after Dr. Stanbery had struck him in the back with a blackjack. In rebuttal Dr. Stanbery denied striking Pummill with a blackjack, declaring he didn't "even know what a blackjack looks like." Mrs.

Mamie Paul, who was talking to Pummill at the time the altercation started, testified that Stansbery was the aggressor. She said Stansbery told Pummill, "I'm going to kill you if you ever speak to my wife again." POULTRY CLINIC SLATED. TAYLORVILLE The farm bureau will sponsor a poultry clinic for Christian county- hatcherymen to be held Wednesday morning in the Gilbert Large garage here, Farm Adviser C. S. Love announced Saturday.

In charge of the clinic will be Dr. G. L. Dunlap, animal pathology specialist of the UniI versity of Illinois. Series Of Ag Meetings Starts Today; Schedule Announced URBANA- -The college of agriculture, University of Illinois, reported today that improved demand for farm products brightened the outlook for agriculture next year.

out The prediction, issued in pamphlet form, was prepared from data compiled by the U. S. department of agriculture and was designed to aid farmers in planning their operation in 1937. The farm outlook also will be discussed at series of meetings throughout the state, opening today in Peoria, Olney and Morris. Others have been scheduled for Geneva, Monmouth and Harrisburg, tomorrow: Camp Point and Mt.

Vernon, Dec. 10: Cambridge, Lincoln and Belleville, Dec. 11; Champaign, 'Dec. 15; Effingham, Dec. 16; Hillsboro, Dec.

17 and Jacksonville Dec. 18. Farm and home advisers and farmer delegates will attend. Plan Lincoln Clinic for Crippled Children Weather U. S.

Weather Bureau. Illinois: More or less cloudiness; not quite so cold in south portion tonight. Indiana: More or less cloudiness; not quite so cold tonight. Missouri: Generally fair; no decided change in temperature. GENERAL CONDITIONS.

The field of high pressure eontinues to dominate the Eastern half of the country, being crested over the St. Lawrence valley this morning, Montreal, 30.80 inches. Temperatures have risen somewhat over the Plains states and in the Missouri and Ohio valleys under the influence of southerly winds, while colder weather prevails over New England and the Atlantic Coast states. An area of moderately low pressure overlies Western Canada, extending southward in a narrow trough formation to Wyoming. Prehas been generally modcipitation quantity, for the area as a whole.

U.S. WEATHER AT 7 A.M. TODAY. Highest last 24 hours, lowest last night and precipitation: Atlanta 54. 34 Cairo Boston Chicago Calgary Buffalo 32 22 20 32 50 26 20 12 16 10 000000000.

Cincinnati 26 20 Cleveland 20 18 Corpus Christi 58 52 Dallas 50 34 Davenport 24 16 Denver 60 30 Des Moines 20 10 Detroit 20 16 Duluth 2 4 .08 Edmonton 10 .01 Hatteras 68 42 .30 Indianapolis 24 22 0 Jacksonville 78 52 .10 Kamloops 20 16 .30 Kansas City 36 32 Keokuk 24 22 Los Memphis Angeles 38 70 50 28 -00000 Miami 82 68 Minneapolis 6 .10 Montreal 24 2 New Orleans 54 42 New York 46 18 North Platte 42 22 Oklahoma City 50 36 Omaha 22 16 Peoria 24 18 Phoenix 66 36 Pittsburgh 22 16 Prince Albert 2 -18 Rapid City 30 10 St. Louis 28 24 Salt Lake City 52 34 San Francisco 60 52 Sault St. Marie 14 Seattle 48 44 Sioux City 18 14 Springfield 23 22 Terre Haute 26 22 Walla Walla 54 44 Washington 44 22 Winnipeg 6 -14 Yellowstone 34 28 .04 Meetings Oren L. Davis auxiliary 1245, V. F.

W. will meet Wednesday night in the K. C. hall. Christmas party plans will be made.

Faithful Endeavor lodge No. 177, ladies' auxiliary to Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, regular business meeting at 2 p. m. Wednesday in Vic Fritz hall. RAISE OFFICIAL'S PAY TUSCOLA-The Douglas county board of supervisors Monday raised the salary of Horton Bradbury, deputy circuit clerk, from $1,200 to 500 per year.

RETURNING! Wednesday Night Only! WESLEY LONG Well-known Night Club and Radio Entertainer at KYW. WBBM. W9XAO (Television) from Chicago. Also BYRON HART'S Orchestra, at Sally's Rendezvous 405 Nelson Park Boulevard Federal Agents Hold Man for Splitting Bills By Associated Press ROCKFORD Robert Lewis Gardner, 20. an Anamosa, tap dancer, was in jail today on a federal charge because of a free performance hen allegedly gave.

Federal investigators charged that Gardner, en route home from a dancing engagement at Elkhorn, demonstrated to watchers in a bus station here that he could split a dollar bill into halves with his finger nails. The youth was ordered held for arraignment before U. S. Commissioner Robert Eckner on a charge of mutilating currency. Town's Two Churches Merge to Cut Costs By Associated Press YORK.

necessity for trimming expenses melted the denominational differences between York's First Congregational and First Baptist churches. Under their merger agreement the Congregationalists will furnish a building and 60 per cent of the funds, while the Baptists will provide 40 per cent, the parsonage and a preacher. SKIFF FUNERAL. SKIFF FUNERAL. MOWEAQUA -Funeral services for Mrs.

Carrie Skiff, 77, died Friday in her home in Westerveit near here, were held at 2 p. m. Sunday in Westervelt, Burial was in Antioch cemetery. Notice of 16th Consecutive Quarterly Distribution of QUARTERLY INCOME SHARES, Inc. The Board of Directors has authorized payment of the regular quarterly distribution of 30 cents per share plus an extra of 30 cents per share (equivalent to a total of 6 cents per share on old stock) for the period ended January 15, 1937.

Checks will be mailed to shareholders February 1, 1937. EDWIN J. REIMANN Secretary December 7. 1936 Ha Dees LOWEST; PRICES IN HISTORY DOUBLE HEAT QUICK 6 MODELS $995 Now you can have AND UP a genuine HaDees for only $9.95 the newest, neatest car heater you ever saw. Every HaDees has universal mounting can be transferred from car to car.

The heart of a HaDees is ALL copper larger heating surface brings more and quicker heat direction and amount of heat fully controlled. Don't be fooled--get HaDees-get heat. The beautiful 1936 models are on display now. Drive in to see them. DECATUR BATTERY SERVICE INCORPORATED East Main Phone 7034 Ha WATER THE MODERN SYSTEM OF CAR HEATING LINCOLN-A clinic for crippled children sponsored will be by the held in Lincoln St.

lodge Clara's hospital Thursday. Dec. 17, with Dr. Hugh D. Cooper, Peoria, in charge.

Morning and afternoon sessions will be held, starting at 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. CITY ADVERTISING truck for the remainder of said calendar year.

At the time of issuance of license for any truck the City Clerk shall deliver a metal seal or tag, approximately three inches in diameter, containing on its face the words "Garbage the year said license expires, and the number of the garbage license issued for said truck, which seal or tag shall be attached and maintained on the left outside of said truck so licensed just below the driver's seat during the life of said license. The color of said seal or tag shall be changed each year. SECTION II. Whereas. this Ordinance is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, and an emergency exists.

this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force ten days after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. PRESENTED this 7th day of December, A. D. 1936. PASSED this 7th day of December, A.

D. 1936. APPROVED this 7th day of December, A. D. 1936.

RECORDED this 8th day of December, A. D. 1936. PUBLISHED this 8th day of December, A. D.

1936. CHARLES E. LEE, (SEAL) Mayor. Attest: JEROME J. HEGER, City Clerk.

City of Decatur, County of Macon, State of Illinois. ss. I. Jerome J. Heger, City Clerk in and for the City of Decatur, Illinois, do hereby certify that the foregoing a true and correct copy of ordinance No.

1343, passed and approved by the Council Dec. 7th, 1936. I do hereby further certify that the original ordinance, of which the foregoing is an accurate copy, is entrusted to me for safekeeping and that I am the lawful custodian of the records of the said City. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature as City Clerk over the Corporate seal of the City this 8th day of December, A. D.

1936. JEROME J. HEGER, City Clerk of Decatur, Illinois. (SEAL). ORDINANCE NO.

1343. An Ordinance Amending an Ordinance Known as Ordinance and entitled: "An Ordinance Regulating the Collection, Keeping, Storing. Handling and Licensing the Removal of Kitchen and Household Garbage, Night Soil and Other Refuse Matter, Whether Animal or Vegetable, and the Removal the Same, by Contract. the Licensing of Garbage Collectors, Providing a Penalty for Violation of this and Repealing an Ordinance therein mentioned. Be It Ordained by the Council of the City of Decatur, Illinois: SECTION I.

That Ordinance No. 519, entitled: Ordinance Regulating the Collection, Keeping. Storing, Handling and Licensing the Removal of Kitchen and Household Garbage, Night Soil and Other Refuse Matter, Whether Animal or Vegetable, and moval of the same by contract, the Licensing of Garbage Collections, Providing a Penalty for Violation -of this Ordinance' and repealing an Ordinance therein mentioned, be amended by substituting the following to be known as Section 6 in lieu of the existing Section 6 in said Ordinance: Section 6. No person, persons, firm or corporation, shall be granted a license to haul, convey, or transport garbage, as aforesaid, unless such person, persons, firm or corporation shall have first provided himself, themselves or itself, with the equipment therefor, as described in this Ordinance. Nor shall any perscn, persons, firm or corporation be granted a license hereunder who may be in default.

on any city contract, or shall have been guilty of a wilful violation of any health, or sanitary provision ordinance of said City of Decatur, Illinois. Application for license as provided herein, shall be addressed to the City Council of the City of Decatur, Illinois. The matter of investigating whether such applicant complied with this ordinance shall be under the Department of Public Health and Safety. Such Department shall make a full investigation thereof, and report its findings in a report to the City Council for its action. No person shall use any truck for the collection of garbage in this city that has not been duly licensed to be used in said business.

The license fee shall be $25.00 per truck, for the term of one year expiring on the last day in December of every year, for all trucks to be used in the business of collecting garbage. The applicant shall show satisfactory proof of ownership of each truck sought to be licensed and no license shall be issued for any truck not owned by applicant and no license shall be assigned. If the applicant applies for license of any truck after six months have expired in any calendar year, his license fee shall be one-half of the annual fee for truck for the remainder of said calendar year..

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