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in Wednesday, March 12, 1913. THE DECATUR DAILY HERALD. 3 City News. WEDNESDAY'S EVENTS. Meeting of Macon County Odd Felws' Picnic association, evening.

County supervisors' meeting, all day. Lenten service in St. Johannes' German Lutheran church, First English Lutheran church, and St. John's Episcopal church. Young People's society of St.

Paul's German Lutheran church meets, evening. dat- wedding, night. Entertainment committee of the general conference meets in First United Brethren church, evening. Ladies' society meets in East Baptist church, afternoon. Pattie Mrs.

Baptist Zoellner, district 416 East No. 10 Waggon- meets er street, afternoon. Ladies aid society meets in Sargent Methodist chapel, afternoon. Christian Reapers of East Side Christian church meet with Mrs. Berghold, 1400 block East North street, afternoon.

Fraternal. Easterly camp No. 1626, M. W. 257 North Main street.

Decatur Aerie No. 507. F. O. Denz building.

Stella division L. A. to O. R. C.

No. 153, K. P. Powers' building. Sangamon tribe No.

146, I. O. R. 154 South Water street. En Ami lodge No.

593, K. Powers' building. Faithful Endeavor lodge No. 177. L.

A. B. R. T. Main and William streets.

Decatur star Fountain No. 1961, G. U. o. 124 East Wood street.

Decatur council No. 121, Yeomen of America, 316 North Main street. Ladies of the Modern Maccabees, Macon Hive, No. 910, regular meeting Thursday afternoon at 2:30 in K. P.

hall, Main and William street. FIRST ACCIDENT OF HARMLESS NATURE The first accident in the construction of the upper two stories of the Wait building occurred Tuesday after100n about 2:30 when an employe, handling a guy line on the hoisting, pulled too hard on the line, tipping the lumber in the grab hook the hoist line, allowing three two by 12 the hook and fall to the sidewalk, from inch joists 14 feet long to slip a through the height of the fifth floor. The three heavy timbers struck with A crash, but a few feet in front of the hoisting engine house, and were shattered into kindling wood. Few pieces of the timbers would have had to be cut up much before they could be used for stove wood. The sidewalk, strangely enough, was not damaged.

The employe holding the guy line felt it fall, and was in the middle of the street almost before the timbers struck. Three men, who were in the engine house with the hoisting engineer, did not know what was happening until the timbers struck. Had the timbers hit the engine house they could not have escaped injury. MRS. ROBLEE STARTS D.

H. S. GIRLS' CLUB The club girls. which Mrs. H.

S. Roblee recently organized, will meet Saturday for a sociol afternoon in First Congregational church. This is who a club of girls of the congregation are high school age. The purpose of the organization is largely social, although there will be some Intellectual studies. The club has been named Phi Epsilon Delta Alpha Pheda.

It will meet every two weeks for an afternoon together. PLAN TO SPEND THEIR HONEYMOON IN LONDON Mrs. Mary Glessner. 403 East Garfield avenue, is entertaining her daughter, Mrs. Belle Daniels, and Miss Ethel McMullen, both of Chicago.

Last Friday evening Mrs. Glessner gave a reception to a large number of friends of the young people, and the engagement of Miss McMullen was R. an- G. Thompson of Toronto, Canada, nounced. Mr.

Thompson is an attorney. They will married about the middle of June in Chicago, and will spend their honeymoon in New York and London. Sunday night Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Swager, 149 East Garfield of avenue, Mrs. entertained in honor Daniels and Miss McMullen. who will leave the last of this week for New York. and will then return to their home in Chicago.

Statistical BIRTHS. Born. to Mr. and Mrs. C.

C. Crawley, East William street. March 10, a daughter. Born. to Mr.

and Mrs. F. H. Rush, 905 East Main street, March 10, a son. DEEDS RECORDED.

W. H. Black to Wilbur A. Hill, master's deed to the west half of the northquarter of 11, 14, 3 east, $16,222. east.

Robert M. Shelton to Wilbur A. Hill, the east half of the northeast quarter of 11, 14. 3 east, 16.222. A.

Marie McPherson to John C. May, the north 30 acres of the north 40 acres of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of 12, 16, 1 east, $1. William H. Hurtz of Joseph R. Likins.

lot 15, and part of lot 14, block 3, Simpson's second addition to Decatur, $800. William H. Carmean William R. Gustin, lot 16, block 1. to, A.

Maffit's addition to Decatur, $2,500. William H. Price to John L. Drake, lots 2 and 3, block 3, Kanan's addition to Decatur, $1. J.

F. Roach to A. E. Staley Mfg. company, a tract between the C.

H. D. railroad and Eldorado street, $1,00. Ben Ehrhardt to Walter Shaw, lot 28. block 9.

Walnut Grove addition to Decatur. $950. Charles A. Rude to Mary E. Dempsex, a tract 40x48 feet in lot 6, block 1, Yates' and King's addition to Decatur.

$3.300. Charles A. Lawley to Fred G. Lawley, quarter interest in lots 11 and 12. block 26, Railroad addition to Macon, $1.

Abe Martin. CARS STOP HER Th' feller that's goin' t' the dogs knows where his real friends are. Some fellers have greatness thrust upon 'em an' others have long whiskera. "NIX" SIGN ON PROPOSED BILL Macon County Supervisors Agin' State Audit Scheme Outlined. AFFECTS "HOME RULE" Local Representatives Instructed to Vote Against Senate Measure No.

38. Members of county board of supervisors put the "nix" sign on a bill pending in the general assembly providing that all money collected by county officers shall be paid to the treasurer every Saturday night, that auditors appointed by the state shall audit the county accounts, and so on. All of these provisions lessened the extent of "home and that never fails to arouse a protest from those who are being relegated. In this instance, the author of the bill, senate bill No. 38, evidently knew little about the administration of county affairs or he would not have offered such a tion offered by Supervisor W.

A. Holmeasure for consideration. to A resoluman. one of the retiring members, inI structed the representatves from this district to oppose the passage of the bill. Petty Jury List.

The work of replenishing the petty list was made a special order for Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A large number of claims were read all of which were referred to various committees, for approval. The report of the January grand jury on the condition of the county jail, approving the conditions, was read and ordered placed on file. 0. B.

Cross overseer of the poor, presented his report for the quarter, ending March 1, showing a total expended of $1,764.11. Of that total the big items were $996 for groceries, $411 for fuel, and $300 for burials. D. A. Moore, chairman of the relief committee, of the G.

A. reported for the year 1912 he had issued orders against the county totaling $628. Both of these reports were ordered spread and filed. The detail, of separate claims, come before the various committees for consideration. Election Booths.

The question of purchasing election booths was referred to Chairman Moomey and Clerk Peniwell. Some of the booths used in Decatur township are worn out. The original proposition was that twenty-five new booths should be purchased for Decatur township, on the theory that the municipality of Decatur would pay half the cost. The business of making the purchase was referred to the clerk and the chairman instructions to learn if new booths are needed in any other township. The original suggestion that twenty-five, be purchased for Decatur was on a bid of $450.

The booths are a patent, collapsible affair, and are regarded as a material improvement on the heavy sheet iron affairs SO long used here. $3,000 SPENT ON STEAM DYE WORKS Remodeled Quarters of North Water Street Plant Finished This Week. The City Steam Dyeing and Cleaning Works. 733 North Water street. when completed this week, will be one of the most up to date plants of its kind In Central Illinois.

Until recently it was located at 735 North Water, but owing to the increase in business was forced to move to larger quarters and to make some changes to comply with the new fire ordinance. The new plant now consists of two separate buildings, one for the cleaning and dyeing and the other for pressing and display room. The office and display room have been refurnished throughout with dark oak counters and display cases. The pressing room is equipped with new tables and pressing machines. Directly back of the pressing room and separated by a brick wall and fire proof door, is the dyeing and engine room.

This room is equipped with four large vates for dyeing. two boilers tnd a large duster. The duster consists of drum 8 feet in diameter and three feet wide, on the inside, of which are a number of brushes. The clothes are placed inside and the duster run for fifteen or thirty minutes, owing to the condition of the clothes. The cleaning room is in a building to itself, this room being of wholly brick and concrete and equ.pped with a sprinkler and suction system, thus making it as nearly fire proof as it is possible for a cleaning plant to be.

In the cleaning room are four washers, a dry room. an extractor, separator to take the dirt from the gasoline so it can be used again. The first machine is a small one used only for kia gloves, the second only for white goods and the other two for other I garments. At the floor near each washer is a suction pipe to draw the gas from the room and at the top is the sprinkler to be used in case of fire. An underground system has been installed to convey the gasoline from the tanks in the alley 80 feet away, to the washers.

The total cost of the improvement will amount to $3000. MRS. M. L. CONNARD HOSTESS TUESDAY Nine women went to the home of Mrs.

M. L. Conard, 2120 East Cantrell street, Tuesday, to attend the all-day meeting of Mrs. Conards Bible class of First United Brethren church. This was the time of the regular monthly meeting.

Little business was done, except 'for a brief session in the afternoon, just before the women left for home. The day was passed socially and in quilting. The work on a quilt resulted in getting it more than half completed. A picnic lunch was served at noon. The next regular monthly meeting will be held in the church parlors with Mrs.

Wire and Mrs. Wilkins as hostesses. GUEST FROM CLAYTON. R. L.

Banton of Clayton, came Tuesday to visit his cousin, H. J. Banton and family in Mt Zion. He expects to visit in that vicinity for several days. The guest from Clayton and Banton of Mt.

Zion will go to Clinton this week to visit a cousin, Dr. Myers. RETURNS TO INDIANA. Mrs. John Clark, after a week's visit with her husband's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Clark in Mt. Zion, left Monday morning for Dugger, where she will make her future home. Her husband is telegraph operator in Dugger, and has been short located there for a month. Until a time ago Mr.

and Mrs. Clark had been living in Indianapolis, since last September. THREE INTERURBANS MAY APPLY FOR FRANCHISES Mayor Dinneen Believes They Should Pay for Rights, But Says Charges Should be Less Than for a Public Utility Company Doing Business in Decatur. With expectation that three urban a companies will apply to the city for franchises and entrance into Dethe catur, In view question the of main of "how interest much?" that centers has an about the policy been followed in demanding of public utilIty companies reimbursement to the city for, franchises, which in years past were given freely and without much thought the city's welfare, this is the question of greatest moment. the granting of a franchise.

"We would hardly expect to ask of an interurban company so large a sum a8 we wouid ask of a public utility that gets all of its business from 10- cal people," said Mayor Dan Dinneen Tuesday. "An interurban company is a public utility, but not so local as a street railway or a lighting company, and instead -of getting its heaviest bustness from Decatur, it is bringing business into Decatur. That is why would not ask of an interurban that it pay as much as some others, but I would ask something. "I believe, and I think that all of the commissioners believe the same way, that no company should get a franchise free. The privilege of using the streets is not wholly the city's to give, and first a company would have secure the frontage signatures before he could consider a franchise request." Less Difficult.

Mayor Dinneen believes, as do others, that it would not be nearly so difficult now to secure frontage petitions for an interurban as it would have been two ago. J. M. Ordeers talking with Mayor Dinneen a days ago, said that the Decatur, Sullivan Mattoon company is expecting to begin construction work as soon as the weather became settled, where rain thaws would not hinder grading, and as soon a8 work is underway, the company would be ready to a submit frontage petitions, asking for a a franchise and right of way into the city. It is expected that this right of way will be up Prairie street and it is an interesting angle to this request that track elevation of the Illinois Central through Decatur is not such a dream of the future that a subway at Prairie street will not be realized, when the company is ready to build this line Social and Personal.

Mrs. R. A. Leathers and Mrs. James McElroy of Morrisonville were shopping in Decatur, Saturday.

G. E. Moeller returned to Decatur Monday after spending a week in Hinsdale. Mrs. Frank Trainer of Blue Mound was brought to the St.

Mary's hospital for treatment, Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. C. S.

Vail of Lincoln, spent Sunday with their son, C. J. Vail, 408 West Main street. Ecret, 345 West King street up after several weeks' illness. Dr.

and Mrs. Arthur F. Wilhelmy, 906 West Main street, entertained Mr. and Mra. Roy Tohill of LaPlace Sunday.

The condition of Miss Olive Harpell, 740 West Decatur street, remains unchanged. Mrs. I. W. Maxey, 853 West Marietta street, is quite ill of stomach trouble.

Mr. and Mrs. George Steele, who have been visiting in Chicago for the last ten days, returned home, Tuesday. Miss Belle Ferguson of Bloomington, is visiting Mrs. George D.

Steele for a few days. MISS MABEL DUNLOP WILL GIVE LECTURE Jasper street school will have its next Mothers' club meeting Friday afternoon at o'clock. Although the program has not been definitely announced, one interesting selection will be the address on which will be given by Miss Mable Dunlop, of Millikin university. The school's contribution to the program will be a dramatization by the Sixth grade. LECTURES ON SOCIAT: PROBLEMS PLANNED Next Thursday evening the first of a series of illustrated lectures on 'Social Problems" will be given at Grace church, under the auspices of the Young Men's Sunday school class.

These lectures will each be illustrated by 50 stereopticon views which will be up to date and right to the point. There will be a lecture on each of the remaining Monday and Thursday evenings during this month. 26c ticket will enable one to attend all six lectures. MAUDE ADAMS SEATS ARE SELLING RAPIDLY At 6 o'clock last night 258 seat reservations for "Peter Pan," the vehicle in which Maude Adams will appear at the Powers theater, next Tuesday night, had been made, by mail, at the theater box -office. That number represents something more than $900 in cash.

Inasmuch as the regular line sale will not open until Thursday morning at 8 o'clock the indications are that the mail orders will gobble up every seat in the theater. Manager Ronan desires Decatur patrons of the theater to understand that they may reserve their seats by mail the same as out of town persons are doing. the only requirement being that the cash must accompany the order. Also there must be a stamped addressed envelop, for the return of the tickets, or the cash. in case there are not enough seats to supply all of the orders.

The orders are filed away in the order in which they are received, and numbered. The first order in gets the best seats, and so on. The seat sale for 'The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" will open this morning at 8 o'clock. ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS NOW BEING PLACED Work has started on the placing of six ornamental lights about the court house. These were provided for last fall.

They probably will be set and in running order by the last of this week. EFFORT TO SHIFT RESPONSIBILITY C. H. D. Attorneys Contend Clover Leaf Is to Blame for Accident.

CASE TO JURY TODAY Intimation By Defense That H. A. Fishleigh Is Only The hearing of the suit of H. A. Fishleigh against the Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton railroad company occupied the entire time of circuit court, Tuesday.

The plaintiff was on the stand, but not after the usual fashion. Instead of seating himself in the witness chair, as is customary for witnesses, he reclined in a wicker couch, at full length, the couch being placed on a table, where he could face the jury. The defense may be that the defendant company was not at fault, on the theory that the cars which came into collision with the passerger train were last handled by Clover Leaf employes. At Metcalt the passing tracks of these two companies are connected by a track. Some freight cars were not wholly in the clear, when the C.

H. passenger train came to that place. Although they were on the passing track of the C. H. the defense contends that the employes of the Clover Leaf last handled the cars and that company therefore is the offender.

At the same time there is an effort, aparently, to prove that the plaintiff was not really injured, as much as he would have it appear, that he is "shamming." Dr. Linn Barnes testified among other things that while the plaintiff had apparently suffered some injury to his back he (the witness) was of opinion that soon, within a month or two he would be fully recovered. The prosecution in the examination of the last witness, Engineer Neumeyer, who was pulling the C. H. D.

train at the time of the accident, was able to make it appear that if the witness had made proper effort the train might have been stopped, before coming in contact with the cars, which had "run through" the switch from the passing track to the main track. On cross examination, however, this witness was asked only one the rules of the company require you to stop?" The answer was in the negative. expectation that the case will go to the jury at noon today. MISS HELEN BURKS AN APRIL BRIDE Engagement to Rev. Harry F.

Phillippi of Flora, Announced Last Night. Announcement of the engagement and wedding date of Miss Helen W. Burks, daughter of Mr. and M.is. H.

C. Burks, 555 South Monroe street, and Rev. Harry F. Phillippi, of Flora, was made last evening at a gathering Lue Pnileathea Bible class of young women of First Baptist church on which Miss Burks is a member. The wedding will be April 8.

The gathering was announced to be only one of the regular monthly meetings Bible class, taking place in Miss Burks' home, but it developed be a far more interesting social event. About 25 guests were present. A two course luncheon was the refreshment feature of the evening, and just at its close the guests received slips of paper, each directing the guest on an itinerary of search at various places throughout the rooms. The table was adorned with a center of a bowl of white roses in which was contained "the hidden message." Each guest was directed as the culmiLauon 01 ner search to look in the rose bowl and the first one reaching there found the card bearing the names of Miss Burks and of Mr. Phillippi and the date, of the Phillippi wedding.

is now pastor of First Christian church in Flora, Ind. Only last October he returned from an eight months' evangelistic tour through Augtralia, accompanying the party of Dr. Charles R. On his return he took the pastorate at Flora, which place will be the couple's home son after wedding. Mr.

Phillippi was graduated from the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Miss Burks was graduated from the Decatur high school in the class of 1910, and later was a student in the Millikin university for one onehalf years. studied in the Moody Bible institute in Chicago, being there last until just before Christmas. DOUBLE CELEBRATION IN W. F.

JACOBS' HOME About 30 persons passed a pleasant social time Tuesday evening the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Jacobs, 1064 West Macon street.

The occasion was a sort of double celebration. It was Mr. Jacobs' fifty-seventh birthday anniversary, and on the day preceding Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs had celebrated their thirtieth wedding anniversary.

The guests for last night were largely close neighbors, Ives and friends. A two-course luncheon was served. Mr. Jacobs has been ill since sometime in January and is just now able to be up and around a little. The friends left many gifts for him, among them being a mission rocker, the joint gift of the close neighbors, a set of gold collar buttons from his granddaughter, a signet ring from his wife, beautiful potted plants in blossom, and money from his mother.

W. L. POWERS RESIGNS; NO SUCCESSOR LIKELY W. L. Powers, industrial engineer of the McKinley system, has resigned, his action to take effect April 1, and has accepted a similar position with the Central Indiana Lighting company with headquarters in Muncie, Ind.

Mr. Powers is an experienced man in his line of work. He superintended the work of rebuilding the gas plants in Decatur and in Cairo, which was done without interrupting the service. It is said that no one will be appointed to succeed Mr. Powers.

MARRIAGE LICENSES. Hubert B. Turley of Buffalo, and Jessie L. Hahn of Mt. Pulaski, both of legal age.

MARCH 16 WILL BE PALM SUNDAY Next Sunday is Palm Sunday and will be celebrated in the Catholic churches with appropriate ceremonies. In St. Patrick's the palms will be blessed just before the 10:30 o'clock mass and then distributed. There will be devotional services at 7:30 in the evening, Father Murphy's theme being "God's Greatest Attribute." FUNERAL YESTERDAY PETER KARCH. Funeral service for Peter Karch was conducted at 11 o'clock Tuesday morn ing in the Presbyterian church in Mt Zion, Rev.

J. N. McDonald, pastor of Maroa Presbyterian church, officiating, assisted by Rev. Abner Clark of Mt. Zion.

Music was furnished by Mrs. Clark, Miss Falkner, Mr. Pierce and Mr. Beaddles. The flowers were in charge of Miss Lou Lane, MIss Edna Cochran, Miss Reatha Fair and Miss Velma Lane.

The bearers were Charles Durning, William Bonds, Robert Grindol, Chris Kruse, Charles Cochran ant Charles Farnur. Burial was in Mt. Zion cemetery. N. BOLIN DIES; PTOMAINE POISON In Grocery Business Here and In DeWitt County for Many Years.

I. N. Bolin, 64 years old, died at 2:45 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon in, his home, 1158 West Wood street of ptomaine poisoning after an illness since Sunday evening. He has been in the meat and grocery business in Decatur since 1898 and before that was in business Clinton, being well known throughout DeWitt county. He was born near Wapella in DeWitt county, April 29, 1849, being the youngest son of Morris and Rebecca Bolin.

He was married to Miss Ella Craven, who died March 7, 1901. To theta were born five children, four of whom are living; Mrs. J. B. Rhinehart, Mrs.

W. Hull, Mrs. Burns, all of Decatur and John O. Bolin of Bloomington. He was married in 1909 to Miss Grace Walters and to them one daughter was born.

He leaves besides the cther children named a widow and a Mrs. M. E. Turner in Wapella and two daughter, Mary at home, I also a sister, brothers, C. E.

Bolin of Milton, and W. H. Bolin of Wapella. Funeral arrangements have not been made. MRS.

JAMES TO 'VNEND, SR. Funeral service for Mrs. James Townend, was conducted at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning in St. Patrick's Catholic church. Solemn requiem mass was celebrated with Rev.

Father Murphy as celebrant, Rev. Father Day of Iliopolis as deacon and Rev. Father Smith of Decatur as subdeacon. Music was furnished by the regular choir. The bearers were Mack Cain of Giford, Thomas Cain of Chicago, John Cain.

of Champaign, Thomas Cain of Wenond, Jerry and Edward Cain of Rantoul and William Dillon of Wenond, all nephews. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. FRANKLIN V. EARLY Funeral service for Franklin V. Early was conducted at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Monson Wilcox chapel, Rev.

J. C. Willits, pastor of First Methodist church officiating. old friends of the family were present. Music was furnished by Miss Aileen Tobey and Miss Pauline Millikin.

The bearers were John Armstrong, H. T. Ward, S. L. Payne, H.

B. Wise. George Leiby and D. H. Henshie.

Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. ANNABEL MARIE KINKADE. Short funeral service for Annabel Marie Kinkade was conducted at 12:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the grave in Greenwood cemetery, Rev. J. W.

McDonald, pastor of Second Presbyterian church officiating. Music was furnished by Miss May Croy and Miss Lilly Ashby. GEORGE W. SMITH. Funeral service for George W.

Smitl will be conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon in Moran's chopel, Rev. E. M. Smith, pastor of First Christian officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery.

WALTER J. REDMOND. Funeral service for Walter J. Redmond was conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the residence, 1151 East Cerro Gordo street, Rey. J.

A. Crockett officiating. Burial was in Greenwood cemetery. MEETING, DATE CHANGED. Because of the continuance of the revival meetings in First Methodist church, the meeting of the Young Women's Foreign Missionary society will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 instead of Friday night.

REVIVAL CLOSES TONIGHT. Special revival meetings which have been in progress in St. Peter's A. M. E.

church for a few weeks will come to a close with tonight's service. At this time the hand of fellowship will be extended to those who have been received into the church since the meetings began. SOCIAL MEETING. Mrs. William Westervelt, 1130 West North street, entertained Tuesday afternoon Group 1 of Second Presbyterian church.

About 25 women attended, and did a few hours' group sewing, which was followed by an hour passed socially. Guests outside of Second Presbyterian church circles who were present included Mrs. C. M. Kimball, Mrs.

Harold Yoder. Mrs. Cobal and Mrs. L. M.

Cole. The group will meet next time on Thursday, March 27, at which time Mrs. E. S. Pelton, 1390 West Wood street, will be hostess.

Town Talk. -Positively no free list will be sued for Maude Adams' performance. Notice -Mail orders for Maude Adams received now from both city and outside towns. Mail orders will be taken care of first. Make all checks payable to Thomas P.

Ronan. MAIENTHAL TAILORS -For Sale -Digester Tankage for hogs and chickens. Special price $1.50 per hundred pounds. Danzeisen Packing Decatur, Ill. PAY EVERY TWO WEEKS, PROPOSED Measure Now Before State Legislature Affects Railroad Men.

HARDER FOR OFFICERS Discharged Employes Must Be Paid Within Three Days. into the city. One of the conditions of a franchise to this company, of course, would be the paying of the city's half of the cost of an underpass at Prairie street. This always has been one of the ditions. and will not be left out in the final deal with the company.

Alive Once More. The Decatur Southern Traction company. which began construction work at Pana on its line north from Pana to Decatur also is taking life again, with the action brought in the circuit court, to have a receiver appointed for the company. Not much is there to "receive," perhaps, except something less than a mile of construction fill and cut just north of Pana, some grading tools, the stock certificates, right of way, Surveys and so on, but it is said by men on the inside that word has been ceived from New York in the last two weeks that the financial backing will be forthcoming and when all things are ready. the suit to appoint 8 receiver either will be rushed through and active work on the "re-construction" of the company begun, or it will be squashed completely and without a sound.

A new company would be formed taking over the effects of the old one and starting anew. Then there is the proposed interurban line which B. F. Darneille is promoting. news of which was published in The Herald, Tuesday.

All in One Election. getting into shape franchises With all three of these, companies will be asked for, it is possible all will be timed so that one election next fall will cover them all. Mayor Dinneen is in favor of all of the interurbans that want to, coming In to Decatur, but he is not in favor of "giving" them franchises. Mr. Darnellle in his conference with the mayor, Monday.

did not ask that the franchise be given, nor did he leave the impression that Decatur people would be asked for anything, not even to buy stock. What he wanted to know. was the price that be asked and conditions that would have to be met by his company to secure the granting of a franchise. should the electors vote in favor of council granting It. The council members seem to favor it, if the price and recompense to the city can 1 be arranged satisfactorily.

In High School Severina Nelson was chosen to represent the Decatur high school in Chicago April 1 in the girls' declamatory contest. There were eight contestants in the high school contest, Tuesday. All of the readings were well given and showed careful preparation. Although program continued over an hour, the closest attention was given by the students, and all seemed to enjoy the contest. The winning reading, "The Cup and the Falcon," by Tennyson, as read by Miss Nelson, was the best interpreted of any of the readings.

Her listeners were never doubt as to which character was speaking, and the voice changes were exceptionally good. Hortense Bailey, and Louise Cooper received second and third places, respectively. Following is the list of contestants and the order in which they appeared: Lorena Wehrly-Love scene from "The Courtship of Miles Standish," (Longfellow). Hortense Bailey-'King Robert of Sicily" (Longfellow). Eleanor Ferris Trial scene from "The Merchant of Venice," peare).

Naki Walls -Queen Guinivere (Tennyson). Severina Cup and the Falcon," (Tennyson.) Louise Exile of the Arcadians" (Longfellow). Ada Rose- (Tennyson). Lucile Hitchcock- "Launcelot and Elaine" (Tennyson). Miss Della Wilson is preparing an exhibit of the craft work done by the pupils in her classes.

It will be ready by Thursday or Friday. A board of athletic control meeting will be held the latter part of the week for the purpose of awarding "D's" to the basketball and to consider debating team awards. The Agora secret program, which has been brewing for a week, was "pulled" before an audience of dignified seniors, Tuesday afternoon. To say that the senior girls were astounded is puting it lightly, for the underclassmen staged a mock graduation. The seniors' pins and colors were itated successfully, the colors being green, and the pine being sprigs of evergreen.

Diplomas were presented after the exercises. Following is a list of the "seniors" who participated and the program: Mrs. H. B. Wilson, Introductory speech- -Grace Boyd.

Venus Graybill, Salutatory-Marguerite Shafer. M. Valeska Tucker, Essay on Cheese -Helen Wasson. F. Minerva Willits, F.

Adeline East, piano duet- Grace Claire, Evalyn Cole. L. Georgiana Whitsel, Composer and Leader of Class Song-Freda Smith. Orchestra number on mouth organ and jews harp -Miss Hall and M. Maryanne Hays, Mary Redmon and Dorcas Kirk.

Miss English, address to the classGertrude Martin. P. Susana Mosbarger, vocal soloMarie Bell. Awarding of the Diplomas Mrs. R.

R. Montgomery, Irene The junior art league of the departmental met Tuesday and organized. A picture for the school will be purchased, and the members will help improve the looks of the building. Following is a list of the officers elected: President- George Parrish. Vice-President- Joe Means.

Secretary--Louise Gushard. Treasurer- John Rainey. A piano is much needed by the departmental. At present two are being rented from local music stores, but I the need for a piano which the school owns is felt. Last semester a committee was appointed to arrange for a program to be given for the public.

The committee met after school, Tuesday. A's a result a program may be arranged soon. Superintendent H. B. Wilson talked to departmental teachers Monday co about the differentiation of school courses.

The plan is to modify the courses somewhat, so as to more nearly fit the need of students. DISTRICT MEETING. First Baptist women of District No. 2 held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Jackson, 844 North Mercer street, with about fifteen women present.

After the short business session devoted entirely to routine business items. the time was passed socially. The women took, their needle work. Mrs. E.

B. Jenison and Airs. Jackson, hostesses, served refreshments. The district will meet again in a month, but the place is not determined yet. The bill known as House bill No.

41, now up before the Illinois state legislature no doubt will be welcomed by all railroad employes in Decatur, but which when passed, will not be welcomed by officials, who have to do with the keeping of time of the men. This measure provides that all railroad employes shall be paid semithe monthly, service and that employes who leave of the company shall be paid in full within three days after resignation or dismissal. It also prohibits exemption special contract and other means, and fallure to pay wages after three days' demand by the employe makes the company liable for double the amount due. The first requirement--that of establishing two pay days in one monthwould be a hardship because it would require double or more than double the labor now necessary to it Would take double the regular rolls and pay a them. In addition to this prepare payamount of stationary and add much expense in other ways.

The idea of paying in full immediately after resignation or dismissal would seriously break into the plans which some roads now have in effect in order to hold men who are classed as These men will apply for work with the positive promise that they expect to remain on the job, but just as 800n 25 their pay amounts to a few dollars they quit and do the same thing again with other lines. All of the railroads through Decatur pay their employes monthly. The Wabash which is the largest employe of men of any railroad through here, nation usually or pays its men soon after resigdismissal. Many railroads do not do this, but have the employes who are dismissed or who resign walt until the end of the month for their pay. In this way these railroads miss the employment of "boomers" many times.

ARRANGE MOTTOES. Engineer J. C. Judge WIll Reproduce Them in Slides. A number of mottoes have been made up by J.

C. Judge, president of the Wabash Enginemen's School of Instruction, which have been reproduced on slides and are now being shown in the car. All of the mottoes are for the good the "safety always" ment of the road, with which department the school is co-operating. Among them are the following: "The safety movement is an economical policy, it 1s the shortest cut, the safest road, the quickest route to anywhere." "Only the Almighty is perfect, He is not on the payroll." "It 1s the consistent, persistent, insistent "Speed plugger that gets along." 18 the watchword. The rest of us are racing after you.

If you slow down, you'll be run down." "Stop believing that you are a failure. Give tomorrow a chance. "The man who does not make a mistake is so abnormal that he draws attention upon himself." "Because you've been hurt, you think the whole universe is marked with the bruises of your downfall." The school is now having a number of con pictures slides, which reproduced into stereoptiwill be shown 88 500n as they arrive. These slides will be similar to those shown by C. W.

Egan in Decatur on January 25, showing how many accidents can be avoided. HANLEY APPOINTED NEW TRAINMASTER for P. K. Hanley chlef train dispatcher the Dubuque division of the Illinois Central with headquarters in Dubuque, has been appointed trainmaster of the Decatur. Clinton and Havana districts headquarters in Clinton.

It was announced in The Herald several days ago that Mr. Hanley was most prominenly mentioned for the position, and this rumor was officially verified by Illinois Central officials Tuesday morning. Mr. Hanley has been with the Illinois Central for only two years. He worked as a dispatcher on the Dubuque divilsion for about a year, and for the last year he has been chief train dispatcher.

His rise in the railroad service of this company. is has brother been exceptionally rapid. He a in law of T. J. Foley, general manager of the Illinois Central.

Mr. Hanley takes up his duties, Saturday. He succeeds William Lamb 85 trainmaster on this division, the latter having left about a week ago to take the position of trainmaster on the Albert Lee districts of the Dubuque divi. sion from which Mr. Hanley comes.

DIDN'T FORGET LUKER. Officials and clerks division offices of the Wabash railroad did not forget William Luker, the latest addition to the married men of the division offices. Tuesday, the men. in the dispatcher's office, where Luker 1s employed as a clerk, got up "a beautiful resolution" offering their sympathy and wishing him happiness. signed by a number of clerks, and was then presented to Luker by Neal Sine, co-worker in the dispatcher's officer, who made a formal presentation speech.

Luker did not forget the employes of the station, for he had a box of cigars, which he did not distribute, but gave to one of clerks to distribute. It is said that Mr. and Mrs. Luker are planning an informal reception to be given next Sunday in the home of the bride's parents. NEW MAIL SERVICE.

The post office department has authorized a new service on trains Nos. 123 and 102 between Clinton and Centralia. The date when this new service goes Into effect has not been announced, but it will be in the near future. Offers already are being extended to clerks who wish appointments to these new runs. Train No.

123 leaves Decatur at 4:35 every afternoon for Centralia, and No. 102 leaves at 7:48 every evening for Clinton. The only mail service on these trains at present is carrying a few express pouches to some of the larger towns along the route, which has been found to be inconvenient. FIRST MEETING. The first meeting of the districts of the Railroad Y.

M. C. A. Boys' club was held Monday evening in the Pentwell store, in the eastern part of the city. A number of the boys were present and an enthusiastic meeting was held.

The next meeting will be held Tuesday evening in the home of Harry Rigaby in East Main street. BACK ON THE JOB. F. W. Vincent, passenger conductor on the northend of the Decatur division of the Wabash who has been in Fiorida has returned, and resumed work..