The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 16

Thnrsday, June 5, 1935, THE DECATUR REVIEW EIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. DIVING TOWER BALKS CITY BEACH WORKERS City, I. C. to Shots Halt Decatur CarlnRenfroHunt; Deputies Accused Irked By Coolness? Last Year You Were Kicking About Heat Say what you will about the weather man, the rain, the cool weather we at least are not being baked to a near brown as we were at this time last year. On June 6, 1934, we were steaming under a temperature of 101 degrees after four other days of 100 degrees or more in the previous six days.

Just now we are having a maximuu temperature that averages 23.2 degrees cooler each day than a year ago. A nine days starting on May 29 last year we had a string of high temperatures daily that read like this 96-98-101-104-104-100-98-96-101 an average high of 99.8 degrees. In these same nine days this year the unofficial high runs like this 78-77-80-83-80-78-75-66-73 or an average high of 76.6 degrees. mi; WatPr was nrovinsr a noor VS1- day in their efforts to right the diving tower which tipped over yesterday when they started to put it in place for the footing- for citv employes to- Council Has Fun Test Toy Pistols; Accede Request To Remove Ban on Sale. Doctor Denies Crash Victim's Charge In Suit S.

L. Stevens, Dalton City, Blames Joye Pembroke for Failure of Broken Arm to Heal Denying that he failed to eiw proper care to Joye Pembroke I whose arm was broken in an auto i mobile accident at Dalton City Nov. i 10, 1934, Dr. S. L.

Stevens of Dai ton City today filed in circuit court his answer to Pembroke's suit for I $2,500 damages. The plaintiff in his suit allegei the broken arm was not property adjusted, bandaged and placed ii splints, and that as a result the bone failed to knit satisfactorily. Dr. Stevens in his reply recalled that five or six passengers, including the plaintiff, were in an automobile which was driven against a dwelling in Dalton City, and that he was called to give first aid. Hard to Handle, Charge.

Pembroke and the other passeng. I ers were complaining of and Dr. Stevens said he exercised i the best care he could of all with I the facilities he had. Pembroke, he claims, was a dif- ficult patient to handle, and the defendant says he found it neces-! sary to call assistance to hold the I plaintiff while his arm was treated and placed in splints. Dr.

Stevens states it was through carelessness of the plaintiff later': which resulted in improper healiig I of the injured arm. Four Divorc Suits. Four new divorce bills were or. file today in circuit court. Pauline Lenover alleges desertion in a sat against Russell Lenover.

William Miller charges Beulah Miller with desertion. They have one child. Mrs. Phonetta Glasco alleges de- sertion in a bill against Charles T. Glasco.

They have three children. Mrs. Etta Pear! Allen, who married to D. Victor Allen in 1905. filed petition for divorce allegirs desertion and asking a property settlement.

Goodman Band To Give Central Park Concert First of Series of Six To Be Held Wednesday Night. "Strike up the band" is the order of Mayor Harry Barber for series of six old-time band concert-for the public to be held weekly tins summer beginning next Wednesday night in Central park. The Goodman regimental hand' will give the first concert on stand to be erected in the north-; east corner of the park. Grover Jenkins, in charge of ar- rangements, said that according to present plans autos may be banned from parking near the park durinf the concert to avoid traffic conges-; tion. George Melhorn, 79, Dies In Home Today George Adam Meihorn, 79, 44! East Condit street, died in his horn-1 at 10:20 a.

m. Thursday. Death wb' due to complications which haflj disabled him for the past year, i Mr. Melhorn was a resident for the past 54 years; bs-was in the restaurant business fc: a ume, and ror tne last iu yean was in the real estate business. was a member of the First BaptiS; church.

-George Melhorn was born in II: Wolf, July 4, 1855, and mova to Illinois when he was about 2 years of age. After living nea: Oreana for two years, he moved tt; Decatur. He married Hattie A. Gordy Decatur Aug. 25, 1SS2.

He al-V leaves his wife; two sons. Earl Mf horn and Roy G. Melhorn, both Decatur;" and one daughter, MR; Viola Poehler of Decatur. i Five brothers and two sisters li" ing are Cazk and John Melhorn Decatur, Albert, of York. of Chicago; Dan, of Eagle Ri: Mrs.

Kate Miller of and Mrs. H. A. Voss of catur. He also leaves 17 pn4-1 children and six great grandefe- dren.

Funeral services will be held the Dawson and Wikoff chapel 2 p. m. 6aturdav; burial will in Graceland. Rev. F.

E. Coo; will conduct the services. Scouts Plan Series of Trips to North Woods Boy Scouts will invade the '0" woods this summer, according; plans now being made by tKi-l scout leaders. Under the direction of Dans Henry, Woodrow Wilson jumoi school coach, a series of trips1 be taken to the North woodsS ing July and August. The will last about two weeks each i--16 boys will be selected for e3 trip.

Requirements for making trip are that the boy must he years of age. a first class scout able to pass certain camping t- Arrangements as to transpfc tion and the location of the cam? the North are yet to be mad' MISSIONARY SOCIETT Woman's missionary societM First Presbyterian church will Friday at 2:30 p. m. in the cha. -parlors.

Devotions will be If Mrs. H. W. Ewart. Mrs Faught will speak on "Our of Work in the Philippine fe west Indies." Members are a 5 to bring their yearly prayer boo and also their dime circles, they cannot bring them.

the' asked to send them to Miss if Chadsey. Sign Subway Contract Soon Carey Expects Signa tures in Two Weeks Sees Delay Pending Request for Funds. Contract between the city and the Illinois Central railroad for construction of the proposed Con- dit street subway probably will be ready to sign within two weeks, Corporation Counsel W. J. Carey said today.

Plans for early construction of the subway, however, probably will be delayed while final approval of the subject is sought from the state commerce commission and the state highway department Seek Second Subway Decision of city officials to seek PWA funds to help finance the sub way and make possible construction of at least, one more subway also will delay plans for early construction, Mr. Carey believes. Mr. Carey, Commissioner Beech-er Kughey and City Engineer E. K.

McDonald were in Chicago Wednesday to confer with PWA offi cials on possible projects for De catur. Mr. Carey said Decatur has not lost a chance for federal funds for work here by not having submitted projects. The setup at this time is so vague that even the PWA officials know little more of the program other than that the President has decreed that men shall be put to work." Mr. Carey said.

Draft County Plan Distribution of funds for work projects will be made strictly on the basis of a community's relief load and projects will be selected by PWA officials from lists which public bodies will be requested to submit, the Decatur city officials learned. Mr. Carey, Mr. McDonald and state highway officials are working on a Macon county plan that will list numerous projects for Decatur and the county and show the financial status of the various taxing bodies. This plan will be submitted to of ficials in charge of the federal works program who will in turn select the projects which they think Decatur and the county should have.

Mr. Carey said. "Make haste slowly is the advice we received," Mr. Carey said. Police Chase, Capture Two for Theft of Car Arrest Comes SO Minutes After Auto Vanishes.

iwo youths are being held in the city jail, arrested for a car theft 20 minutes after the owner reported his loss at 11:20 p. m. Wednesday. The two boys. Merle Arndt, 17.

of 167 East Marion street, and Eugene Reynolds, 14, of 215 East Marion street, were arrested by Lieutenant H. J. Schepper and Officer Glenn Kerwin in a chase along the Moose Country club road south of the lake after a tire on the stolen car was punctured by a bullet and Kerwin covered the driver of the fleeing car with a revolver. George R. Hyde, 146 East Packard street, reported his sedan stolen from the 100 block South Main street.

The police officers, crossing the County bridge, were attracted by the light of a car parked on the Moose club road. As the police car spotlight revealed the license to be that of the missing car, it started up. Though a tire was punctured by a revolver shot from the police car, it did not stop until Kerwin had jumped on the running board and pointed a revolver at the driver. Gas Tax Allotments For May Announced SPRINGFIELD (UP) Motor fuel tax collections alloted to counties for the month of May totaled state Finance Director K. L.

Ames, made public in a list of allotments today. The largest allotment, totaling $392,801 went to Cook county. Of that amount $717,614 was held for appliance on unemployment emergency relief bond issue. Other county allotments were: Bond $1,751, Champaign $9,541, Christian $4,350, Clark $2,159, Clay $1,481, Coles $4,441, Cumberland $914. Dewitt $2,371, Douglas $2,306, Edgar $3,324, Effingham $2,245, Fayette $2,153, Ford $2,738, Jasper Logan $3,555, Madison McLean $10,209, Macon $10,612, Macoupin $5,189, Marion $3,901, Monroe $1,461, Montgomery $3,733, Moultrie $1,553, Piatt $2,033, Richland $1,663, Sangamon $13,716, Shelby $2,867, St.

Clair $17,631. Hikes Are Planned By Three Boys' Groups Ullrich Gray-Y club of the Y. M. C. A.

boys' department will complete its year's program Friday with a hike and picnic in Stevens creek basin. Under the direction of Robert Strongman the group will leave the in the morning. The club is sponsored by the Decatur Optimist's club. Members of Trail Blazers club will hold a picnic and all day outing Saturday at the home of Leslie Blakeney on Lake Decatur. John Bean, club director, will supervise the hike.

Gray-Y Rangers club will take a bicycle hike Saturday under the direction of Robert Strongman. Plans are not comnlete. Everett Dey, Jimmy Hill and Wives Forced Off Road As Bullets Hit Tire; May Prosecute Officers. Bullets intended for Public Enemy Louis Renfro and four other Springfield jail breakers came dangerously close to two Decatur couples. Mr.

and Mrs. Everett M. Dey and Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. (Jimmy) Hill still were jittery this morning when they related how they were fired on, assertedly by two Christian county deputies, about three miles this side of Taylorville on route 48 it last nieht They displayed a hole in the left fender of Dey's car, believed to have been made by a machine gun bullet, and a ruined tire as testimony of their experience. Dey declared that he planned to go to Taylorville to swear out warrants against the to deputies, one of whom he learned was Frank Check. Threatened With Machine Gun. The two couples were on their way home from Morrisonville, where they attended a high school alumni banquet, when they were shot at, run off the highway and threatened with a machine gun and revolver.

Dey and Hill said that as they e-'3red Taylorville a car going at hie'- speed passed them. They said that at the time they were driving between 15 and 20 miles an hour. The car which passed them, apparently that manned by the deputies, was forced to slow down to avoid hitting an automobile which was being backed out of a driveway by John Gunter, who served as a deputy in Decatur for several vears and has worked in Taylorville during mine strike trouble there. Passed Second Time. Dey, who was driving, again took the lead over the auto in which the deputies were believed to be rid ing, but was passed again before getting out of Taylorville.

The Gunter car was fol'owing close be hind. As they approached the near the viaduct just out of Taylorville Dev and Hill noticed the machine which had passed them, stop just past the intersection on the road to Fana. One of the men wig-wagged a flashlight as a signal to stop. This Dey and Hill ignored and turned left toward Decatur instead of going out of their way toward Pana. Become Suspicious.

By that time. Dey and Hill were suspicious that th tre being fol lowed by holdup men. Mrs. Dey and Mrs. Hill, who were in the rear seat, also sensed the danger.

When he saw that the car again had taken up the chase, Dey began to drive faster, finally attaining a speed of between 55 and 60 miles an hour. The other car stayed ap proximately a quarter of a mile behind for approximately three miles. Bullets Hit Car. Suddenly the Deys and Hills heard five or six bullets whiz past them. Then two shots found their mark, one striking the bumper and the other the left fender and tire.

The women dropped to the floor in front of the back seat. Dey's car swerved from side to side, first to one shoulder of the road and then the other. He finally brought it under control and pulled up at the right side of the highway. The car which had been giving chase stopped behind Dey. Two men jumped out, one armed with a flashlight and a revolver and the other with a machine gun.

Dey had locked all the doors on his car, so efforts of the men to get in failed "Who Are You?" "Who are you and what do you want?" Dey asked. "Open up!" was the answer. Dey asked the same question again, and got no answer. Gunter then drove up, slowly. He was ordered to stop and get out, and obeyed.

Dey nd Hill alighted and again asked: "Who are you?" "Why in hell didn't you stop? was the reply. The pair finally referred to the star on their license plate and said that should have been enough to warn Hill and Dey they were offi cers. Hill replied that stars also are placed on automobiles by in surance firms. The men declared that if Dey and Hill had stopped they -wouldn't have had their tire blown out. Attackers Leave Suddenly.

Meantime Gunter had been ordered to move on. Dey asked him to stay, so Gunter drove his car in front of Dey's and returned. As he did, the supposed deputies got in their car and sped toward Taylorville. After changing tires, Dey and Hill returned to Decatur, and reported to police headquarters. A call to Sheriff Ed Man-el of Tay lorville revealed that the ca- which had followed the Decatur party was registered to Deputy Frank Check.

Police told the Decatur men that the sheriff had had a report of the incident and that the two men were deputies hunting Renfro and the other four men who had escaped from the Springfield jail Wednesday night. "They (the Deys and Hills) ought to be in jail." the sherifl was quoted as saying. "They were speeding through Taylorville." It waa nearly 2 a. m. today before Dey and Hill reached Decatur to report to police.

They re-, to tb shfHTs office tb' Beach Contract Given to Beggs on Bid of $300 Boating and Bathing Concessions To -Be! Opened at Once; Gar-ver Head Lifeguard. Lake Decatur boating and bath ing concessions at iseison pam beach were awarded today by the city council to D. W. Beggs, 444 Ewing avenue. Mr.

Beggs bid of $300 for the concessions was $50 more than that of Ralph A. Widick. Mr. Widick operated the beach last season on a percentage agreement. He paid $232 to the city as its share of the profits from the concessions.

Commissioner John 1 1 called for bids on the concessions several davs ago. He requested that the bids be made on a flat rate basis instead of a percentage basis. Life Guard Files Bond Robert E. Garver, city life guard, filed his bond today with the city council. He was appointed several days ago by Commissioner Ralph Long.

Mr. Garver will be in charge of lifesavers who will be hired by Mr. Beggs at the beach and also will serve as lifesaver for the other parts of the lake. Mr. Beggs announced that he would open the beach to the public at once.

The diving tower and other equipment at the beach has been set up by city workmen. The city barge and motorboat are being used' in the work. Delay Rebuilding of Burned Grain Elevator Rebuilding of the A. O. Grain Co.

elevator at Argenta which was destroyed in fire on May 25 will not start for at least 30 days, E. B. Evans, vice-president of the A. O. company, said today.

Plans for rebuilding of the elevator will not be pushed, Mr. Evans said, since it cannot be completed in time for the season's harvest. The elevator and two small buildings nearby were destroyed by the fire at an estimated loss of $40,000. It was covered by insur ance. Two thousand bushels of corn and a similar amount of soybeans were lost in the fire.

Two Divorce Suits Filed in Court Here William Miller filed suit in cir cuit court Wednesday to divorce Beulah Miller, charging desertion. They were married Feb. 11, 1924 and separated July 24, 1929. Pauline Lenover asks a decree from Russell Lenover, also charging desertion. The bill states they were married Sept.

15. 1928 and lived together until September 1931. The plaintiff asks custody of their two children. Debate U. S.

Rail Ownership at J. M. U. Students of Millikin university will stage their, final debate of the year at 7:30 tonight in room 113 of the liberal arts and science building. The debate will be open to the public.

The question, suggested by railroad men, is: Resolved: "That the United States government should own and operate the railways." The affirmative will be upheld by Charles Young, Paul Brown and Gail Olsen. William Beck, Dale Bell and Robert Grissom will represent the negative. CAR SEAT BURNED. Firemen were called at 3:30 p. m.

Wednesday to extinguish a blaze in an automobile in the 300 block East William street. It is supposed a cigaret thrown from a passing car dropped onto a cushion. Virgil Long, rural route 2. owner of the car, said he had not been in it since Wednesday morning. At 9:16 p.

m. firemen were called to the 200 block Central avenue by a false alarm. morning. Later they conferred with Asst. State's Atty.

Frank Goll-ings over what course they should take. They planned to go to Taylorville to take steps toward prosecuting their attackers. just put into condition, saw -Herald and Review Photo. 5,000 Pythians Conoig Sunday State Organization To Celebrate 25th Year of Children's Home. More than 5,000 Knights of Pyth ias and their families from cities throughout Illinois are expected here Sunday for a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the found ing of the Pythian Children's home here.

A special train will bring several hundred, including a number of ra dio performers, from Chicago, ac cording to Col. O. C. Smith, super-: intendent of the home. An automobile caravan starting at Peoria will be joined by another group at Bloomington.

Colonel Smith has invited Decatur people to attend; both the children's home and the old folks home will be open for inspection. Hold Carnival Among leaders in the Illinois Knights of Pythias who are expected are Grand Chancellor Oscar E. Taylor, Chicago; Jake Stump, Mat-toon, grand vice-chancellor; Homer Tice of Greenview. Francis Briggs, Hinsdale; Al Douglas, Springfield; E. T.

Gutherie. Mattoon: A. S. Weeks, Champaign; W. H.

Ste phens, Danville; and George K. Linton, Urbana. A section of the grounds at the children's home will be in carnival style, with corn games, dart games and nail driving contests. Yank Taylor, Chicago Times radio editor, and Hal Totten, NBC sports announcer, will direct a vaudeville program; children of the home here will present a special program; the Macon County Coal band will furnish music. Prizes will be awarded the persons coming the farthest, and for drum corps, band, and drill team contests.

Pappermans to Spend Summer In Europe G. A. Papperman, former pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church, and Mrs. Papperman. now residing in Chicago, will sail July 12 from Montreal with eight other ministers and their wives for a summer in England.

The group will sDend two months lecturing and preaching in England. iney win spend a week each in London and Ireland, later traveling to the continent on further assignments. News of the plans was received in Decatur by friends of Mrs. Papperman who was formerly a member of the local high school faculty. 125 Attend Reception For Mrs.

H. J. Meyer About 125 women attended the reception in St. Johannes young people's hall Tuesday night for Herman J. Meyer, who with her husband is here from the Indian missionary field on a furlouch The reception was given by St Johannes women, with women of St.

Paul's and Trinity Lutheran churches as guests. The program included singing of nymns, and addresses of welcome by Mrs. Helen Kujawa, president of St. Johannes' mission society, Mrs. Helen Lorenz, president St Paul's mission society, and Mrs.

Anna Hahn, president Trinity Dorcas society. A play was given by St Johannes women. Mrs. Meyer displayed articles brought from India, which were explained by Mr. Meyer.

ATWOOD SOCLL CLUB. Atwood social club will meet Friday in the home of Mrs. Lou Clayton, 1140 South Illinois street, for a potluck luncheon at noon. Mrs. Alice Kelley will be assistant summer.

The tug and barge, immediate service on the job. With Cap Guns to Firecracker Dealers' the ordinance was made by a group of fireworks dealers. They said the ordinance prohibiting cap guns was drafted years ago when dynamite caps were used. Inasmuch as the guns can be purchased at stands just outside the city limits where sales are unrestricted, the Decatur fireworks dealers maintained the city ordinance discriminated against them. Powder caps now are used in the guns and are said to be harmless.

The city council passed the amendment by a unanimous vote. Criminal Cases Set For Trial Next Week Five Defendants Due Face Court Monday Setting of criminal cases for trial starting next Monday in circuit court was made public Wednesday afternoon by State's Atty. Arthur O. Frazier. The setting: Monday Leonard Price, malicious destruction of property.

Leonard Price, Francis Gober and Cleo Cavanaugh, grand larceny. William T. DuVall, obtaining money under false pretenses. Willard Gill, the same. Lester Gilman and Wally Tarter, burglary and grand larceny.

Tuesday Elwood Howell and William Hunter, burglary and grand larceny. Elwood Howell and William Brewington, the same. Delbert Venters and Elmer Schol- lenbruch, grand larceny. Fred Tibbs, Elmer Schollenbruch, Theodore Cain, Merle Wilcutt, Jake Auton, Albert Auton, alias Ted Auton, and James Miller, grand larceny. Clinton Underwood, malicious destruction of property.

Wednesday Fred Rostek, petit larceny (two O. C. Foster, false pretenses. Otis Hayes, rape. Robert Campbell, reckless driving.

Charles Wyant, (two indict ments) assault with intent xto rob and assault with gun withlj intent to roo. Monday, June 24 Thomas F. O'Connell, Walter W. Danzeisen, and Walter W. Dan-zeisen, larceny by bailee.

Seek To Throw Out Strike Indictments Motion to quash indictments against nine striking garment factory workers was mad Tuesrtav afternoon by Atty. Emanual Rosen berg when the defendants were arraigned in county court. All of the women were rpleaseri under bonds of $200 each pending disposition of the motion. Judge J. H.

McCoy probably will hear arguments next week. The nine women are accused of breaking a window of a restaurant conrtnftorf by Forrest Bauer, and with assault upon jsiancne Oliver, garment plant worKer. Long Creek Personal Assessments Higher Gain of more than 10 per cent in assessed valuation of personal property in Long Creek township is snown in tne return of G. iMorey, township assessor. Valu ations of land show small de crease, but lot values increased.

Comparative totals for 1935 and 1934 are as follows: Long Creek Personal prop'ty 98,730 87,180 Land 1.247.fifin i 5SSRsn Lots 87.170 82420 Countv Treasurer J. Vvman Warrensburg, who has been ill for several weeks is now in his office for a 'while each day. Schools Make $160,000 Gain Harris Says Teachers To Get Salaries, All Bills To Be Paid. As Decatur public schools near the end of the fiscal year, a financial gain of approximately $160,000 over last year becomes apparent, Supt. William Harris revealed today.

The largest teachers' payroll for the year, approximately $112,000, will "be issued Friday in checks against the schools' salary account, immediately negotiable. Last year because of late tax collections the schools were obliged to anticipation warrants for the final salaries of the year, staggering the payments in three instalments through the summer. Between 000 and $8,000 was anticipated against this year's tax collections. Can Pay All Bills This sum makes up a part of the gain for this year, Mr. Harris pointed out.

As the system closes the year's business, it will be able to meet all its bills and still have a balance of approximately $30,000 above the limit of its anticipatory power. Added to this gain is the retirement this year of $67,756.77 in teachers' vouchers for salaries which the schools were unable to pay in 1932-33. Also retired this year was $54,674.15 carried on the books to represent teachers salaries unpaid in 1933. Janitors' salaries paid Wednes day totaled between $1,800 and The office payrol due June 15 will call for approximately $2,200. It is expected that bills totaling approximately $1,000 will be allowed at the next regular board meeting Tuesday.

292 Seniors To Get Diplomas Tomorrow Honor Students and Contest Win ners to Get Frizes. Diplomas will be awarded to 292 seniors of Decatur high school in commencement exercises at 9 a. m. Friday in Lincoln theater. The graduates will wear caps and gowns.

Honors won by several seniors during their high school careers will be awarded and the gold deltas for high scholastic averages during sophomore, junior and senior years will be presented. Prizes will be given to winners of the Lincoln essay contest, the Ida K. Martin contest and the Mary W. French awards. W.

Lindley Huff, president of the school board will award the diplomas. Rev. Owen W. Pratt, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church, will deliver the invocation. Jessie McKeown, honor student, will de liver the valedictory address and George Walraven is the salutator- ian.

The program will include a vocal solo by Grover Roderick and a piano solo by Ellen Grossman. The winner of the annual schol arship to James Millikin university win be announced. Three-Day Camporee Will Open Tomorrow Rain or shine, 700 Boy Scouts will pitch camp at Kentucky Haven Friday afternoon for the opening of the fourth annual Decatur area camporee. For three days the scouts will demonstrate of their activities for camporee honors. Campfires Friday and Saturday nights will be features of the pro gram.

A boxing show is being ar ranged for Friday night and Rob ert Thompson will play the accor dion on Saturday night. Ed Berry scoutmaster of troop 12, is arranging the boxing show. Scout Executive W. B. Soules is camnoree director.

City hall employes were startled by a cap gun "bombardment" today just before the city council meeting. Investigation disclosed Commissioners Ralph Long and Walter Rugh and Corporation Counsel W. J. Carey testing safety features of a number of the toy pistols before drafting an amendment to the city's "firecracker" ordinance to permit the sale of cap guns within the city limits. Request for the amendment to Two Seriously Hurt In Bement Accident Man Still Unconscious After Car Overturns Wednesday.

Two men are in serious condition in Wabash Employes hospital today as a result of an accident at theroute 10 turn south of Bement Wednesday afternoon, in which three were injured when their car overturned. Dale Hamilton of Blue Mound, with a fractured skull, has been unconscious since the accident, and this noon was reported in a critical condition. Ed Warnick of Boody, injured about the chest and with severe bruises and some slight cuts, may have serious internal injuries. B. E.

Cooper, also of Boody, was able to leave the hospital after treatment of minor cuts and bruises. The car in which the three men were riding turned over when the driver failed to make the turn. Passing motorists brought the three injured men to the Wabash hospital here. Hall Held for Jury On Shooting Charge Elmer W. Hall, Negro transient, was bound over to await the action of the grand jury by Justice Harold F.

Paine Wednesday afternoon, following his hearing on a charge of assaulting Tom Winston with a deadly weapon. Hall is accused of shooting Winston at the carnival which showed here recently. Hall did not deny the shooting. He said Winston came to the house drunk and was abusing the women and when he remonstrated Winston put his hand into his hip pocket as though to draw a gun. Hall then allegedly fired two shots at Winston, one of which hit him in the left shoulder.

Other witnesses said that- after Hall and Winston had had the first argument Hall went home and got the revolver, came back and began shooting. Hall surrendered at police headquarters and gave up the gun. Bicyclists Organize Club, Plan Jaunts A Saddle and Cycle club of Decatur was organized Monday night by 30 cyclists, and its board of directors met Wednesday night to plan next Sunday's ride to the airport. Four board members have been elected: Fritz Young, Anne r.arie Foerster, Harry and Edith Fisher. The club will ride every Sunday morning to some point to be designated by a committee of three.

The directors will appoint a committee for each week, and plans will be posted every Tuesday in a bulletin board in the Ray Hill bowling alley. VETERAN STRICKEN ILL Charles Picard, World war veteran who has been in Decatur visiting his sister, was taken to St Mary's hospital in a Moran and Sons ambulance when he became ill while walking along the Sangamon river near the St Louis bridge..