Herald and Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 3

October 30, 1935. DECATUR HERALD PAGE THREE POLICE ARREST 21 IN AFTERNOON RAIDS ON FIVE GAMBLING ROOMS 14 PLEAS OF NOT GUILTY Minimum Fines Are Handed Six of Men in Pleas Tuesday Night Decatur police Tuesday afternoon raided five of the eight downtown gambling places in The Herald and Review series of articles, and arrested 21 men as keepers and inmates. Minimum fines were assessed by Justice H. F. Paine on guilty pleas to charges in warrants in a busy rambling court session at police headquarters.

No equipment was confiscated by the raiders in their afternoon visits to the five downtown gambling rooms. Raiding officers said some of the rooms were almost bare of furnishings when they arrived. Orders to "Move Out" Orders to "move out" were regiven to the men charged in warrants with being keepers of the gambling houses. State warrants were issued against those charged with being inmates. Both state and city warrants were issued against the men arrested as keepers of gambling houses.

State warrant cases will be heard today before Justice Paine, and the city warrant charges will be taken before the same justice on Thursday. Heeding the warning of the police raids on downtown places in the afternoon, gambling room operators in night clubs along the shores of Lake Decatur darkened their gaming rooms Tuesday night. Five Squads in Raids Acting on orders from Police Chief Jack Cooper, five squads of city policemen drove from headquarters in squads cars at 3 p. m. to gambling on East Wood street, and Lincoln Square.

The raiders, arriving at shortly after 3 p. found only 21 men in the five places. They arrested five men on warrants charging them with beinz keepers; the 16 others were charged with being inmates. The 21 men were hustled back to headquarters where Justice Paine issued the warrants against the defendants. Assistant State's Attorney A.

R. Ivens was called to police headquarters for prosecution of cases in which guilty pleas were entered immediately. Justice Paine. in issuing minimum fines against men charged with being inmates of gambling houses, said that he acted at Ivens' suggestion. Arrested as Keepers Arrested as keepers of gambling houses were the following: Orvil Morgenstern, 47, 117 North street.

Arrested at 138 Monroe, Main street. He pleaded no: guilty and gave bonds to appear on state and city warrants. Ray Hedges, arrested at 105 4 North Main street, pleaded not guilty. Robert Jones. 37.

St. James ho tel, arrestde at 124 East Wood street. Pleaded guilty to charges of keeping a gaming house and paid fines and costs on city and state warrants totaling $106.80. Cecil Matlock. 29.

arrested at North Main street, pleaded not guilty. Oscar Chapman, arrested at North Main street, pleaded not guilty. Plead Guilty as Inmates The following pleaded guilty to charges of being inmates of gam bling houses and each paid fines and costs of $13.40: Emmett Byers. 51, 1736 North Main street. Arrested at 124 East Wood street.

Edward R. Thomas, 48. Springfield. Edward Jacobs, Spangler Heights. John Keeling.

52. 1300 North Water street. Leonard McCarty, 39, St. James hotel. Plead Not Guilty The following pleaded not guilty to charges of being inmates and gave bond to appear for trial today before Justice Paine: Tally A.

Deacon. 48. 142 South Main street. Jack Randall, 22, a newsboy. St.

James hotel. James McDonald. 30. 1421 South Main street. Wallace C.

Smith. 36, Peoria. Joe Hill. 28. 620 East North street.

Richard Ford, 26, 1986 North Unton street. Gordon Smith, 38. 564 West Macon street. Joe Hall, 43, St. James hotel.

Roy Brown, 27. Atwood. Harry 52, Sullivan. Pete Dickerson, 42. Illinois hotel LOCAL NOTICES Three Way Inn-Oct.

30 Grand Opening. Halloween party. Red Craig Lambert entertaining. Favors. Beer, mixed drinks.

726 E. Eldorado. Red McManus' Orch. at Al's Place, 148 S. Main, all this week.

to prize masked Halloween Come dance tonite. Vic Fritz. 15c. Free dance tonite, Empress ballroom. Sat.

Ruth Ross Orch. PAIR SEIZED FOR KIDNAP, AUTO THEFT City, County Officials Reveal Attitude Toward Gambling Room Articles Decatur city officials andmembers of the board of supervisors a Herald reporter what they inTuesdastoned, tend to do about the gambling situation in Macon county as revealed in the Herald and Review's series of gambling stories. The question was: "What shall we say you are going to do about the Decatur gambling situation as revealed in the Herald and Review series of articles? The replies were: MAYOR BARBER I stand police department has taken the situation in hand. The situation will also be discussed in an informal meeting of the city council Wednesday. ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY RALPH IVENS- -I naturally could not tell the newspapers 111 advance what is to be done, if it is to be done effectively.

COMMISSIONER JOHN REHFELTI don't know. We have considered what to do but haven't decided anything yet. It seems there is some interference and I don't know whether we can do anything until things are cleared up on the other side (Mr. Rehfelt explained that by the "other side" he meant the board of fire and police commissioners). COMMISSIONER RALPH LONG -We are going to have a conference of the city council tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon to go in this thing thoroughly.

Until we talk it over, I can't say what we will do. CORPORATION COUNSEL -I don't know whether or not any other action beside that taken Tuesday is planned. I un derstand the police department raided a number 'of the gambling houses this afternoon. G. R.

ACKERSON, rural route 5: "As a former newspaper man and printer I would hesitate to give any answer. I would prefer not to make any statement." A. C. AMMANN, Maroa: "I have not been around enough to know much about the gambling situation. I don't approve of conditions as they are.

I think the liquor commission has the power to revoke liquor licenses in taverns where there is gambling." DR. H. BACHMAN. 1560 West Main street: "I don't think you should have published the evidence, but think you should have taken it to the grand jury. I had heard rumors that gambling was going on in the Wood street bookie (Emmett Byers' Race bookie), but I have never been in one of the places and didn't know there was so many of them." M.

E. BAILEY. Blue Mound: "The stories are a good thing to be published, but I don't think there should be any censorship on the county. The board of supervisors does not have any power in the matter unless it was by intervention of the liquor commission." T. BRINKOETTER, 1005 East Prairie avenue: "I have been out of town for a few days and haven't read the stories." J.

C. CUSSINS, Niantic: "I think the stories were good and think they will do a lot of good. I didn't know such conditions existed in the city and county." RAY DILLINGER, rural route 6. "I'm definitely opposed to gambling, don't know what prompted the but and don't know whether exposure with good or bad intent. I it was have heard lots people say they think someone is after someone else's hide." D.

BLAIR, 352 South NineH. street: "Personally I think teenth it's a of nonsense. Peop.e thought they could stop drinking but it taught lots with prohibition, to drink. It's the more people with gambling. I be same way lieve there should be a licensing law because the more advertising give the gamblers the more they we are going to come out on top." CHARLES E.

DERR, Cerro Gor do: "I have been reading the gambling stories and think they were interesting. I didn't know quite places existed. It that so many seems too bad to me that people in those places when spend money probably are so many other there better places for it. DUNBAR, Blue Mound: "I E. F.

comment whatsoever to have no make." THOMAS GLASS, 1180 Cottage "I am not in favor of Hill avenue: gambling of any kind but would not make any statement rather about the stories." JOHN HARTMAN, 836 North street: "I don't know much Jasper about it. One day you turn one way the next day another I didn't and know so many places were operating. but think the stories in will make a difference in the paper gambling conditions around here." J. R. HUNTER, 2155 East Avery Istreet: "I am glad you are expos- Two Men Captured After Short Chase North of Decatur Tuesday THIRD HUNTED Two men who Tuesday afternoon kidnaped Walter Behrens, of near Lincoln, and stole his car after forcing him out of the machine 10 miles outside of Lincoln, were captured a short distance north of Decatur Tuesday night by Logan county authorities.

Pending completion of a search for a third man, believed to be a Negro, the two men were held late Tuesday night and their names were not learned. They were held in the jail at Clinton at 11:30 p. m. while Logan authorities searched near Weldon for the escaped Negro. Behrens was kidnaped by the two men Tuesday afternoon, was driven away from Lincoln and forced out of the machine.

The captives then drove to Weldon wiere they obtained gasoline and continued on to Decatur. Authorities at Lincoln meanwhile had taken up the trail and spotted the stolen machine north of Decatur about 8 p. m. Tuesday. A short chase and capture of the men followed.

The captives were brought to Decatur, but were not booked at the city jail. They were removed immediately to Clinton and probably will be taken back to Lincoln this morning. The sheriff's office here was notified of the car theft in Lincoln about 7:30 p. m. A half hour later Lloyd Shineman, who operates a filling station near Weldon, said two men in a car had obtained 10 gallons of gasoline, from him and had driven paying for it.

cars watched the north entrances of the city, but it was soon reported that Sheriff B. H. Keck of Logan county had captured the two men at the filling station at the junction of routes 48 and 51. north of Decatur. They were identified by the car owner and admitted the thefts of the automobile and gasoline, officers here reported.

One of the men said that he had served 10 months in Alcatraz, federal prison, and the other said he had been sentenced in Michigan. A gun was found on one of the men. STRIKE HEARING DATE EXPECTED TO BE SET TODAY Notice of the setting for a hearing on complaints registered by Decatur local of the International Ladies Garment Workers union is expected today, Morris Bialis of Chicago, international vice-president of the union, said upon arrival here Tuesday night. Mr. Bialis said he will remain in Decatur today, but if the hearing is further delayed he will return here when it is called.

All strikes this territory except the one in Decatur have been settled, Mr. Bialis said. Several are in progress in the South. Members of the union and their families gave a Halloween party Tuesday evening in Knights of Columbus hall. About 400 were present.

Costume prizes were awarded and refreshments were served. Susanna Neill Dies Following Stroke Mrs. Susanna E. Neill, 421 East Prairie avenue, died in her home at 2 p. m.

Tuesday after an illness of two weeks which followed a stroke Oct. 15. She had been in failing health for several years. Susanna Archer was born in Johnstown, April 24, 1851, and was married May 21, 1868 to Samuel Neill, who preceded her in death in 1888. She leaves a son, John Neill of Decatur.

Four children preceded her in death. She was a member of the Methodist church in Macon and a member of the Womens' Relief Corps in Decatur. The body was taken to the Monson funeral home where services will be held chapel at 3 p. m. Thursday.

Burial will be in Fairlawn cemetery. Friends may call at the Monson funeral home after noon today. Samuel Muir Dies After Long Illness Samuel A. Muir, rural route 7. died in his home at 6:30 p.

m. Tues day. He had been i ill several years. He was born in Minonk Sept. 20, 1873.

He leaves his wife and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ruth Warren, De catur, two sisters, Mrs. H. C. Cameron of Decatur and Miss Grace Muir of Los Angeles, and three brothers, James, Hugh and George, all of Evanston.

He was a veteran of the Spanish American war. The body was taken to the Mo ran Sons' funeral home. WHERE GAMBLERS WORK UNDER PRESSURE SHADY REST 0 Shadyrest, on a busy highway southeast busiest gambling tables of the roadhouses of Decatur, has the largest crowds and the in this vicinity. Shadyrest Attracts Worst Elements of Night Clubbers; Gambling Room Busy three miles southwest of Decatur, presents the community's nearest approach to a full-fledged honkytonk dive. In sharp contrast to other night club resorts, the crowds at Shadyrest are noisy, unruly and often disorderly.

The patrons come early and stay late. Almost 24 hours a day, automobiles stand parked before the roadhouse, where on weekends high school boys and girls rub elbows with the riff-raff of the city. Fist fights are a regular incident of Saturday nights at Shadyrest. A competent bouncer is constantly alert and has work to do. Two men staggering away from this establishment have been killed by automobiles on the busy state highway that passes its door.

The establishment began wide-open operation in the middle of the prohibition regime and has continued without interruption ever since, except for the few days of confusion after one occasion on which it was bombed by a rival operator. Jobs For Politicians. The political immunities that have permitted this boldness never have been successfully traced. Both Democratic and Republican petty politicians have found employment there at times when out of office. trict, there for relaxation late at night with their especial friends.

Ex-convicts, thugs, petty crooks are there with young boys and girls from good homes, seeking a thrill in Macon county's most lurid night spot. "Slumming" Parties. The crowd includes old men sitting at the checked oil cloth covered tables with women young enough to be their daughters. Or tottering old bats attempting to renew the thrill of youth in a painful and ludicrous exhibition on the cracker box dance floor -returning to their seats puffing and heaving, the results of hardened arteries and high blood pressure. Probably as a group, Shadyrest patrons are the gambler's best paying suckers.

Lacking the bankroll to "buck a game to th. finish" they play quarters, fifty cent pieces and dollars on the crap table and roulette wheel until their $10 or $15 pay checks are gone. Sadly needing the money, they play conservatively and timidly, and so are the more easily taken. Naturally, Shadyrest is not operated without disorder which approaches violence at times. "Polly Young, suave and smiling, is patient and diplomatic but knows the art of "bouncing" and doesn't hesitate to practise it.

He doesn't always give his patrons a choice of Shadyrest, roadhouse on route 48, ity. Girls from the red light dis- GAMBLING ROOM IS NOT ABOVE MORROW STORE Location of one of the gambling places described in the fourth article of The Herald and Review's series on gambling in Decatur was erroneously given as being over the Morrow Art store in a building owned by Mrs. Margaret D. Morrow at 112 East Prairie avenue. The gambling room is on the second floor of the building at 108 East Prairie, owned by Goldie Atlass Wallins, subject to a life estate interest reserved by Max Atlass who has also reserved exclusive right of rental of the building.

Mrs. Morrow said yesterday that she has tried several times to have the place closed, calling attention of the police to the gambling place. who occupy every seat and mill about on the open floor. Whoever it was worked out the plan of packing sardines in a little can might get ideas for improving his art by making a line plunge into the interior of Shadyrest on a Saturday night. Dance Floor Jammed.

A short visit is hardly possible there. It may take ten minutes to get in the door. You may be thrown for downs before reaching the bar. Only with brute strength, bull and fog horn couthose voice get near enough to the barkeepers for a drink. Beer flows like a flood through the cooling devices, defying any refrigerating system to keep it colder than luke warm.

Piled on the dance floor so thick that there is opportunity only for rocking, is a mess of smelly human- No. 5 Rewritten from the Tuesday Evening Review Recently an officer of the Young Republicans club has been presiding over a craps table in the joint. Two crap tables and a roulette wheel are maintained in a lean-to to the original building. Shadyrest allows no rest for Charles "Eph" Gammon and Burton Young, the proprietors. No.

rest for the tired-eyed young women who are continually in the scrimmage as they push and squirm through the solid mass of weapons, either. Eph Is Oldtimer. "Eph" Gammon has had vear; of honky tonk experience both during prohibition and after repeal. A little scrap, in which a drunken husband pops his wife in the nose, or two jealous women scratch faces, pull hair and gouge eyes is in the day's work to "Eph." He does draw the line on guests who show signs of starting a general riot which threatens the well-being of his business. Ruth Robertson Leads Poll POLICE ELEVEN ARREST THREE For Halloween Fete Queen EVENING RAIDS Continuing the drive on vice, Ruth Robertson, representing the Johns Hill junior high school district as candidate for queen of Decatur's municipal Halloween festival was far in the lead over her three opponents Tuesday with a total of 1,021 votes.

Voting will end tonight at 9 p. by which time all ballots must be cast in the ballot box located in the lobby of the Lincoln theater. Joan Walraven Second Less than 400 votes behind the leading candidate Tuesday night was Joan Walraven, candidate of the Roosevelt junior high school district, with 655 votes. Evelyn Overly of the Centennial district had 506 votes and Janice Frech had 319. The candidate having largest number of votes when the final count is made tonight will be queen of Decatur's Halloween parade Thursday night.

The other three candidates will act as "ladies-inwaiting." Halloween festivities were getting under way Tuesday night as Heart Ailment Fatal to Walter R. Devore Walter R. Devore, 1818 North Illinois, died in St. Mary's hospital at 1:55 p. Tuesday.

He had been ill four years, suffering heart disease. Mr. Devore was born in Mason Nov. 3, 1877 and was married to Nellie Cody Feb. 17, 1908 in Terre Haute, Ind.

He leaves his wife and three children, Paul, Eugene and Helen, all of Decatur. He also leaves five brothers and sisters: Clarence Devore, William Devore and Mrs. Will Fortner, all of Beecher City. Arthur Devore of Decatur and Mrs. Mary Campbell of Mode.

He came to Decatur from Champaign several years ago. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic church. Thursday! E. 0.

M. Sale 'Better Hats' $1 $2-Stewart's -Miss Slattery's Millinery Section. Two special price groups for this great two-day E. O. M.

sale! (All hats taken from our regular stocks) The $1.00 group includes hats up to $3.98 values! The $2.00 group WAY CLEARED FOR WORK ON RURAL ROADS Approval Received on Six Township High- way Projects NEARLY $750,000 Rep. Johnson Moves Home to Decatur SPRINGFIELD-(Special)-Once more Decatur has two representatives in the Illinois House. Rep. Verne R. Johnson, elected from Logan county in 1932, has of ficially transferred his residence to Decatur.

The other Decatur member is Dan Dinneen. Representative and Mrs. Johnson have one son, now attending junior high school in Decatur. Until the 1932 election, Decatur as the largest city in Dewitt district, customarily hao two of the three district members of the lower house of the legislature. In the last election, however, Representative Johnson and Nicholas L.

Hubbard, the latter of Mt. Pulaski, won election on the Democratic ticket from Logan county. INDICT 2 IN VETS' DEATH Decatur Men Face Charges of Manslaughter in Edwardsville William J. Roper and Elums Stratton, Decatur, were indicted by the Madison county grand, jury Tuesday, charged with manslaughter in the death of Herman M. Wieber, Waukegan World war veteran, who was killed Sept.

25 on route 66 north of Edwardsville. Wieber was on his way home from the American Legion convention and had stepped from his car to repair a flat tire when he was struck by a beer truck allegedly occupied by Roper and Stratton. The two men were arraigned in circuit court at Edwardsville Tuesday and entered pleas of not guilty. Roper said he had employed an attorney, H. J.

Bandy of Granite City, and would ask for a separate trial. Stratton said he had no attorney and Circuit Judge A. D. Riess appointed Bandy to represent him. Both Stratton and Roper previously were given the opportunity to plead guilty to a serious offense.

but both denied driving the beer truck which struck Mr. Wieber. State's Attorney Lester Geers summoned 14 witnesses to testify before the grand jury in the case. ing the gamblers. We have a state law and I think it should be enforced.

The stories were good." LEO KREHER, 2212 East Prairie avenue: "As liquor commissioner. my conscience is clear and I don't care how hard they rap the gamblers. The board could take no action of any kind in the matter unless it were to censor the sheriff. The liquor commission can take no action in revocation of licenses because gambling usually is operated in a different room under a different proprietor." E. A.

LEVY, 2029 North Edward street: "The stories certainly are exposing the gamblers, but I don't think a lot of it because I believe a man should spend his money where he wants to. I think we should have a licensing law for gambling." C. E. MAXWELL, 1546 West Forest avenue: "I think the stories are good. I noticed in the stories that apparently some places are not living up to the midnight closing law for places selling liquor." J.

L. M'NULTY, 1143 East Cleveland avenue: "I don't know that it makes much difference what I think about gambling. My on the board will show how I record on such matters. I don't know that the board can do anything about the situation." JOHN I. PASOLD, 628 West Forrest avenue: "I haven't much to say about the matter.

The board of supervisors does not have power to enforce laws. I would rather not say anything about it." LEE RAGSDALE, Oreana: "The stories are fine. Get right after them. That's just what the people out here want to see the newspapers do." E. M.

SEYFERT, 1520 East Hickory street: "I don't think I care to make any statement." WILLIAM H. WALKER, 2079 North Main street: "All I can say is that I am for law enforcement. I haven't talked with the board members for some time and don't know for sure whether or not the board could do anything about the matter." R. YOUNG, Macon: "The stories are interesting, but I haven't given them a lot of thought, I don't know of any reason why the public shouldn't know of such conditions if they exist." Nearly three quarters of a million dollars will be spent in the improvement of farm-to-market roads in Macon county during the coming year, last of a series of project approvals received Tuesday by Harold A. A A A Pogue, district Works Progress administrator, indicated.

Approval was received projects submitted by six Macon county townships projects, clearing the way for operations on all divisions of a co-ordinated countywide program proposed last spring by Henry H. Bolz, secretary of the Association of Commerce, and designed by County Highway Superintend- ent Alan N. Buck. Includes County Project The program, which includes 8 WPA project submitted by the county highway department and co-ordinated projects submitted individually by each township highway commissioner, calls for a total expenditure of $618.846.45 in federal and and provides for the improvement of 287 miles of county and township highways and the construction of one bridge and four culverts. A total of 642 man-years of work are offered the program, which means that, strung out over a by, year's time it would provide employment for one-third of Macon county's entire load of employable relief clients.

Actually the number of men to be employed at one time will be much larger than 642, it is now thought, as plans for each of the co-ordinated projects call for completion in less than nine months County Work Started Work already is under way on the county's part of ther program, and 60 additional men were assigned to the project Monday, bringing the total force on that project to nearly 200. The county highway department's project is restricted to state-aid roads, and sections of it thus are scattered in townships throughout the county. This program calls for improvement and repairs for miles of state-aid roads, at a total cost of $157,017. Approvals and allocations were received by Mr. Pogue Tuesday for the following township projects: Oakley, Milam, Maroa, South Macon, Blue Mound- and South Wheatland.

Approval was received Monday for the road projects of Austin and Mount Zion townships, and previously approval had been announced for projects submitted by Friends Creek, Harristown, Hickory Point, Illini, Long Creek, Niantic, Pleasant View and Whitmore townships. The various township projects call for expenditures ranging from 000 to $60,000. Allocations at present do not cover these full amounts, and work on the projects therefore is being divided into sections, each section forming a comunit. Should the administration, for some unforeseen cause, decide to halt the program, work could be stopped in a short time without leaving an unfinished job, it was explained by Ted Harris, district engineer. Street Project Approved Other project appro als received Tuesday included an allocation of $2,500 for the painting of street names and numbers, house numbers, traffic lanes, parking spaces, fire hydrants and ornamental light standards in the city of Decatur.

The village of Mt. Zion receives a $5,900 allocation for construction of fire cisterns, drainage, and for sidewalk and street improvements. One half of Decatur district's 20,000 employable relief clients must be transferred to WPA employment by Nov. 15, Maj, A. R.

Lord, assistant state administrator, notified Mr. Pogue Tuesday. Macon county must have 1,200 at work by that date. the date for the celebration drew near. Lewis J.

Burstein, 316 South Westlawn, took 25 children of the neighborhood on their annual truck ride through the city. Planned for the purpose of keeping the youths out of mischief, Mr. Burstein takes as many children as possible on a tour of the city, until bedtime. The tour ended Tuesday night at the police station where Chief of Police Jack Cooper gave a brief talk on Halloween mischief and how to stay out of it. Tonight plans will be made for another entertainment program.

300-Pound Cake Ordered Plans apparently were under way Tuesday for at least one large party. One Decatur baker said he had received an order for a 300- pound cake. Whites of 1,000 eggs will go into the cake which will be 48 inches long, 32 inches wide and 30 inches high. About 135 pounds of flour, 150 pounds of powdered sugar and 50 pounds of butter also will be needed for the cake. Recent Resident of Decatur Dies Katherine Day Bryant, 233 South Fairview avenue, died at 5:50 p.

m. Tuesday in the Decatur and Macon County hospital following an illness of five weeks. She had been in the hospital since Thursday. She was born in West Grove, Iowa and recently moved to Decatur. She leaves five sisters and one brother, Mrs.

Edyth Anderson, Buffalo, N. Mrs. E. J. Foster and Mrs.

Herman Vandine, Decatur: Mrs. Charles L. Smith and Earl R. Bryant, New Concord, Ohio, and Esther Bryant, Lincoln. She was the youngest daughter of Rev.

and Mrs. Henry Bryant who died several years ago. The body was taken to the Dawson and Wikoff funeral home where services will be held in the chapel at 1 p. m. Thursday.

Burial will be in Newman. Despondent Niantic Resident Kills Self Arlie Hall, Niantic, committed suicide by shooting about 11:30 a. m. Tuesday on the rear porch of the Ed Kennedy home in Niantic. Death was instantaneous.

Deputy Coroner C. R. Ridgeway will conduct an inquest in Niantic this morning. He had recently been despondent over ill health and was reported to have been under treatment of a De- three squads of policemen raided three disorderly houses in the 500 block East William street and arrested 11 persons, all of whom paid fines and were released. The raids were made between 9:20 and 10:30 p.

m. The following three women pleaded guilty to charges of keepling a bawdy house and each paid fines and costs of $28.40 to Justice H. F. Paine. Irene Noble, 40, 526 East William street.

Dorothy Richard, 26, 545 East William street. Della Smull, 529 East William street. The following pleaded guilty to charges of being inmates of a bawdy house and each paid fines and costs of $13.40. Boots Baker, 24, seamstress, 545 East William street. Millie Howard, 26, waitress, 526 East William street.

Peggy Lowery, 26, entertainer. 526 East William street. John Doe, salesman, 4048 North Claremont avenue, Chicago. George Smith, 40, 600 Charleston avenue, Mattoon. Frances Mills, 30, houseworker 529 East William street.

Marion Lee, 22, housewife, 929 East William street. Joyce Cook, 24, entertainer, 545 East William street. 'Route Taxi' Drivers Plan to Fight Writ Operators of Decatur's "route taxis" indicated Tuesday that they will fight the injunction suit of the Illinois Power Light which seeks to restrain the taxis from operating in competition with the I. P. street cars and buses.

The operators contend they are not violating any law by following the routes of buses and that they provide protection for their passengers with insurance. In the injunction suit filed in circuit court Monday by the utility firm it is contended that the taxis are illegally operated without authority from the Illinois Commerce Commission. The case was viewed yesterday as case which may be used if successful by the utility firm to eliminate competition of similar carriers in other cities of the state. catur physician for the past few weeks. The body was taken to the Pritchett funeral home in Niantic where efforts were being made Tuesday night to locate relatives.

Mr. Hall's only known relative is a brother, James Hall of Niantic. Work Started on Sidewalk Repair Job Thirty men employed through the Works Progress Administration started work on the city's $76,000 sidewalk repair project Tuesday morning. Work on the project was scheduled to start Monday but was delayed. because of heavy rain.

The project provides for the raising and leveling of approximately 22 miles of sidewalks in various sections of the city. According to plans the work will employ 91 men per month for one year. The total labor cost amount to $64.176 while materials and tools will cost $12,580. The work is being done under the supervision of the city street department, and Commissioner Beecher Hughey said Tuesday that an additional 30 men will probably be added within a week. Bids will be opened Nov.

16 for grading and surfacing six miles of county road between Macon and Blue Mound, Alan Buck, county superintendent of highways announced Tuesday. The bids also will call for construction of culverts. The highway department took bids for this project last summer only to have them thrown out by the state highway department because requirements in the bidding were not given approval The contract awarded at that time to Birt Brothers, was cancelled by the state department, Mattoon on road complaint builder. of E. R.

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