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Friday, January 10, 1936. DECATUR HERALD PAGE THREE PRESIDENT VISITS I. T. S. SHOPS CITY BEGINS White House Reception an Experience for Decatur Man RURAL NIGHT CLUBS WILL CLOSE DOORS MEMORIAL TODAY REPUBLICANS MEET TODAY ON CANDIDATE Mattoon Parley Called to Seek Agreement on Congress Choice OFFICER CALLS SQUAD CAR TO PUT OUT BLAZE Policemen became firemen Thursday evening and extinguished a blaze In a trash barrel at-the rear of the Dawson Breeden grocery, 300 block North Main street.

Patrolman Gus Hendrian discovered the flames on the loading platform of the store. Realizing that the small, blaze did not warrant a call to the fire department he called a police squad car which brought a small hand extinguisher to the scene. There was no damage. DISAGREEON ALIBTCLAIM Steady work lies ahead for employes of the I.linois Terminal Railway shops in Decatur, A. P.

Titus, St. Louis, president of the railway, said Thursday on an inspectionv trip through the shops. He is shown with Roy M. Black, chairman of the Association of Commerce industrial committee. (Herald-Review photo.) Terminal Line President Inspects Decatur Shops; Denies Closing Planned busy, officials have mapped a program of equipment improvements for several months ahead.

Increased freight traffic, and the REMOVAL OF WPA Workmen Start on Project Contracts Are Awarded 70 MEN AT WORK Removal of four miles of unused street car rails from Decatur streets was started Thursday by 70 WPA workers, City Engineer E. K. McDonald announced last night. The project sponsored by the city through the WPA will cost approximately $50,000. Work was started at Jasper and Locust streets and at Grand avenue and Edward street.

Contracts Awarded Contracts for materials to be used in repairing the streets after the removal of the rails were awarded to five Decatur firms by the city council Thursday. The materials are being purchased by the city at a cost of $12,533.50. Members of the council also ordered advertisement for bids for the salvaged rails, the bids to be enter- cd with the city by 10 a. m. Jan.

20. Divide Contracts Contracts for sand and cement mix were each divided between two firms because identical bids were submitted. The contracts were awarded by the city as follows: Birt Driscoll 1,931 square yards of three-inch asphalt surfacing, $4,827.50. Birt Driscoll and the W. G.

Traver Supply Co. were each awarded a contract to furnish 177 cubic yards of concrete mix on identical bids of nine dollars a cubic yard, total $3,186. Decatur Hydraulic Sand and Gravel Co. and Richard Kissell were each awarded a contract for furnishing 490 cubic yards of sand on identical bids of one dollar a yard, total $980. Decatur Brick Manufacturing Co.

177,000 No. 2 brick, $3,540. One dollar per thousand discount is to be given the city if payment is made on the 10th of the month following delivery. Job Quota Expansion Seen in New Ruling Slight expansion of Macon coun ty's WPA job quota was made pos-1 siDle Thursday by receipt of a ruling admitting additional families to certification. Families whose names were not on emergency relief rolls of the county between May 1 and Nov.

1 this year because of a member having CCC employment may now be certified for WPA employment if present income is insufficient, FJet-cher C. Kettle, county relief administrator, was notified. The number of families made eligible for jobs under this ruling has not been determined. Many families who have returned to relief rolls since Nov. 1, after the expiration of seasonal employment, remain ineligible for WPA jobs, but efforts are being made to obtain permission to certify such families if they were on relief rolls shortly prior to last May 1.

Distribute Pay Checks Distribution of the semi-monthly payroll of the county's 2,600 WPA employes was scheduled for completion Thursday evening, the total payroll for the county amounting to $74,000. Because the district paymaster operates independently of the administrative office, WPA officials were unable to. say Thursday evening whether or not payment had been compteted. Preparation of payrolls for the Decatur district in a district treasury office here is expected to be inaugurated by the end of the present employment period, Jan. 15, but WPA officials said Thursday they have received no further information about the plan.

Transfer Quarters Headquarters for all Macon county professional and service projects, except those directly connected -with the community recreation program, were transferred Thursday to the old post office building. The recreation project is to be directed from the central com munity center in the former Py thian hall at West William and North Edward streets. 4 Peoria Woman Dies on Visit to Daughter Here Mrs. Mary Newcome, 70, of Peoria, died suddenly while visiting in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Tippit, 939 West Center street, about 1:20 p.m.

Thursday. Death was due to acute indigestion. Mrs. Newcome was born in Ten nessee Aug. 6, 1865.

Her husband, Allen Newcome, preceded her in death. She leaves six children, Elmer Newcome, Mattoon; Mrs. Gertrude Lawler, Clinton; Mrs. Tippit, Deca tur; Mrs. Marie Law, Clifford New-come and Clyde Newcome.

all of Peoria, and five brothers and sis ters, Mrs. Nettie Dickerson, Idaho; Mrs. Nancy Nisleu, North Dakota; Mrs. Sauders, Kentucky; Mrs. Ellen Idleman, Oklahoma, and Jack Allan, Decatur.

The body was taken to the Moran and Sons' funeral home. Transients Increase at Citadel Shelter A marked increase in the num ber of transients seeking shelter in the Salvation Army citadel was reported in December, Major W. R. Conway said Thursday. A total of 1,261 persons stayed overnight at the citadel and 2,340 meals were served.

Other cities are reporting increases in the number of transients cared for. Fifty new iron beds were instated at the building last month. By SAM TUCKER. Of The Herald Review WASHINGTON President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained Thursday night in honor of the justices of the supreme court, inviting as other guests some 200 newspaper' men and other oddly assorted persons.

Very much to my surprise, a uniformed messenger came to my hotel room early in the day bringing a large square envelope with the White House return address on a corner. Three cards were in the envelope, one to pass the bearer through the gates of the White House grounds, one to present at the door, and a third, relating in handsome engraving that President and Mrs. Roosevelt requested our presence at the hour of nine. Streets Guarded White House affairs demand tailed coats and I had come to Washington without tails. No matter, for a boy from the country an invitation to that famous mansion is a matter so unusual, mere de tail of dress could be allowed to stand in the way.

I rushed out cm the moment and negotiated with a gentleman in a back street for the rental of a suitable costume. Before nine o'clock regiments of policemen commanded every street approaching the White House. A taxi could get through only when the occupants had a card to show. One after another the cars whirled up to the east entrance where guests unloaded in the shelter of a canvas awning put up for the occasion. A rear admiral examined credentials at the door and then we went through a block long cloak room in which battalions of black attendants took charge of the wraps.

A Fortune in Braid Navy officers resplendent in gold braid bowed the guests around every turn. The procession led through the main hall into the famous east room hung with its gigantic crystal chandeliers and the Stuart portrait of George Washington which Dolly Madison saved from the British in 1814. Two veteran sergeants of the marines all spangled with medals indicated the turn into the historic blue room where the President and Eleanor Roosevelt waited to receive their guests. One took their hands, received a swift smile of recognition, and then passed on to the state dining room where waiters were serving punch and fruit cake in walnut panelled elegance. Around the walls sat good old daughters of the confederacy, frizzed and corseted within an inch of their lives.

The animated young wives of newspaper correspondents were easier to look at. A number of great dames from Nebraska and Iowa, brought to the capital by their husbands to attend the Jackson Day dinner, were obvi ously having the social experience of their lives. President Leaves At ten thirty the President, tired by so long a period of standing on his feeble legs, threaded a way through the throng to take the elevator to the private rooms above. Lady Eleanor accompanied him as far as the elevator, where she waved a cheery good-night as he ascended, and then returned to mix with the crowd just as though she enjoyed it. It was a strange sort of party, mixed as no sort of social gathering outside a political capital can be mixed.

Nearly every stage along the political ladder was represented, from cabinet members to reporters and with the possible exception of supreme court justices. By 11 o'clock the crowd had thinned out and those of us who were left had a grand time dancing in the magnificent east room until at last we received a polite hint to go home. Methodist Laymen in District Conference Group meetings of the laymen's association of Decatur district, Illi nois conference of Methodist churches, were conducted Thursday in Tuscola and Decatur, and will be conducted next Thursday in Marshall and Mattoon. Preparations are being made for a district meeting in Mattoon Feb. 20, and the groups are organizing for evangelistic work and financial problems in the churches.

Harry Cooch of Tuscola was named secretary of the evangelistic committee, and Earl Stevens of Camargo of the financial committee, in Tus cola. Day Dillinger, J. W. Cloyd, Will McKee of Decatur, W. A.

B. Crowder of Bethany, B. L. Pistori-us of Boody were placed on the evangelistic committee; Ralph Beckett of Blue Mound, C. A.

lm boden of Decatur, Glen Durbin of Bement on the finance committee, for the Decatur group, which met Thursday night in the Y. M. C. A. Sarah Ellen Rice Dies in Hospital Mrs.

Sarah Ellen Rice 73, died in the Decatur Macon County hos-nital at 10:30 n. m. Thursday fol lowing an illness of two months. She was born in the SOU diock East Main street, Jan. 27, 1863, and has lived in Decatur all her life except for a few years in Mt Pulaski.

She was married to W. S. Rice in Decatur 55 years ago. Besides her husband she leaves three children, Mrs. Mary Hugen-berger, Sunnyside road, with whom she made her home, Mrs.

Stella Abraham, and Logan Rice, former city electrician, both of Decatur. The body was taken to Moran Sons funeral home. 4 FIND HUNTING DOGS Two hunting dogs, setters, were found by employes of the Good rich Tire and Battery 317 West Wood street, Thursday. The does were found chained toeeth er. William Foster took them to his home at 1156 Lincoln avenue to await the owner.

FOR LOUIS BRITTON Millikin Students Join in Special Chapel Rites For the first time in the school's history, Millikin university chapel services at 9:30 a. m. today will be devoted to a student, when memo rial services are conducted for Louis Britton, senior student who was fatally injured in an automo bile accident near Bloomington dur ing the Christmas holidays. Prayer and scripture reading will be offered by Dr. E.

S. Boyer; Miss Louise Bredehoft will sing Roma's God Shall Wipe All Tears Away, and a memorial address will be given by Dr. James A. Melrose. Mo zart's "Ave Verum" will be played by the university string quartet.

Prof. J. L. McNabb will read from Stephenson's "Aes Triplex," and special music will be presented by the university choir. The university administration has invited members of Mr.

Britton's family, living in Mt. Zion, and members of his fraternity. Delta Sigma Phi, to occupy reserved sections in the auditorium. The service may be attended by all friends of the fam ily. Mr.

Britton was business mana ger of The Decaturian, and was active in many university affairs. Frazier III, Foster Takes Over Duties R. B. Foster, former Moultrie county state's attorney and now a practising lawyer here, has been added temporarily to the staff of State's Attorney Arthur O. Frazier who is ill in his home at 825 West Decatur street Temporary Post Mr.

Foster has not been formally appointed as an assistant state's attorney and will be connected with the office only until Mr. Frazier is able to return to his duties, it was explained Thursday. Mr. Frazier is bedfast with an illness at first believed to be scarlet fever but diagnosed Thursday as influenza. His condition was said last night to be not serious.

Ivan J. Hutchens, first assistant state's attorney, is in charge of the office during Mr. Frazier's illness. Appointment Delayed Appointment of a second assistant prosecutor has been delayed several weeks and no information has come from Attorney Frazier as to when the appointment will be made. Joseph L.

Rosenberg has been frequently mentioned as likely to be offered the place. Mr. Frazier will leave this morning for Hines hospital, Chicago, for treatment. Mrs. Frazier said last night that his condition became worse in the last few days and that a throat operation may be necessary.

Mr. Frazier was treated at the Chicago hospital three months ago but it was believed he was recovering. HIDUSKY NAMED U. M. W.

DELEGATE TO ANNUAL MEET Elected delegate to the 34th annual national convention of the United Mine Workers of America Wednesday, Mike Hidusky of Blue Mound will represent 400 Macon county coal miners in the convention at Washington, D. during the last week of January. Many Central Illinois miners are expected to go to the convention on a special train which will be run by the Baltimore Ohio railroad from Springfield on Saturday, Jan. 25. Mr.

Hidusky will join the group at Decatur. Because of expansion of membership in the union under the encouragement of the national recovery act and the Wagner labor disputes act, the convention, to be held in Constitution hall, Washington, is expected to be the largest attended in U. M. W. A.

history. Epworth League Opens Midwinter Institute Seventv-five persons attended the opening session of the annual midwinter institute of the Epworth league of Decatur Methodist churches Thursday night in St. Paul's Methodist church. Four courses are being' offered under the direction of Fred Hale, Miss Frieda Klopfenstein, Rev. C.

C. Nordlino- and Rev. W. W. Cut- lip.

Four more meetings will be held. On the next two Thursdays the institute will meet in the Grace Methodist church and on Feb. 6 the institute will end with a session in the First Methodist church. Decatur Couple Hurt in Route 36 Crash Mr. and Mrs.

Jacob Kiick, 372 Burtschi court, were taken to St. John's hospital, Springfield, last night, after a headon collision with a truck on the sharp curve at Camp Butler national cemetery, four miles east of Springfield, on U. S. route 36. Both were reported at the hospital in Springfield as suffering from chest injuries and severe bruises.

Mrs. Kiick may have a fractured arm, it was said. The Kiicks were driving toward Decatur when their automobile collided with the truck driven by Jesse Seeley, route 1, Springfield. Seeley was uninjured. LOCAL NOTICES Fish fry Fri.

A Sat Brown's Place, -E. EHorado at 19th. 20 TAVERNS PLANTO QUIT Kreher Orders Unlicensed Places to Halt Liquor Sales Thursday Twenty of the 31 taverns and night clubs in Macon county were ordered to stop all liquor and beer sales last night by County Liquor Commissioner Leo Kreher. because licenses have not been obtained. Included in the order for- closing were the Lakeside tavern, Lakeshore Country club and the Shady Rest tavern.

Most of the places are quitting business, Mr. Kreher said, and the few to remain open without liquor licenses will operate as cafes. Only 11 Licenses Only 11 county licenses were sold for the first quarter of 1936 beginning Jan. 1. This is believed to be the lowest number of taverns taking licenses in the county since the repeal of prohibition, the commissioner reported.

The only night club to get a license was Caroline's. Lack of business and the rigid enforcement of the county's midnight closing on liquor and beer sales was reported as the reason for the numerous closings. Lakeside in Foreclosure The Lakeside tavern, one of the most popular night clubs in the county, will be sold in a master in chancery foreclosure sale Jan. 18, it iras learned Thursday. The tavern built by Conrad Blenz and operated more recently by Harry Freshwater through a lease from Blenz, was placed on sale when the Builder's Lumber company brought court action.

The tavern was erected by Francis M. Newell, contractor, with the materials being furnished by the Builder's company. The place is to be sold in Newell's name, it having been turned over to him by Eienz in default of payment. Mr. Kreher said Thursday that William Goodwin, operator of the Lakeshore Country club, formerly the Hi-Hat club, owned by the Decatur Elks, notified the county that he is leaving the night club business.

It is understood that business conditions are responsible for the closing. Officials of the Elks' club said last night that no plans have been made for the future operation of the big country club. Shady Rest "Quits" The Shady Rest tavern, operated by Orville "Eph" Gammon, who recently was indicted by the grand jury on a gaming charge, and Polly Young, has also failed -to obtain a license and will end its sale of beer and liquor. Proprietors of the tavern said last night that future plans for the place are "indefinite." They indicated it may be closed or re-opened under different "arrangements." Passing of these three places will leave the county without its most popular night spots. Commissioner Kreher has announced that the county's closing regulations will continue to be strictly enforced and special watch will be kept on any taverns making an attempt to operate without a license.

The places not obtaining licenses can continue to operate as cafes, but can not sell beer or liquor. Licensed Taverns The only places now licensed to sell beer and liquor in Macon county outside of city or village limits are: Caroline's night club. Harbor Inn, Walter Gibson, R. M. Muzzy, Lewis Stroh, E.

A. La Boyteau, Dell Carroll, Macon; Otto Grebe, Argen-ta; W. H. McDaniels, Mary Pellnick and Frank Bush. Differing Versions of Threats Win Dismissal What Junior King said to George Arris, 1164 East Eldorado street, became important Thursday in Justice R.

C. Rentfro's court, where King was on trial charged with threatening to kill Arris. Arris, himself, testified that King had not threatened to kill him (Arris), but some other man. He as a bit hazy about the identity of the other man. Another witness told the court that he couldn't remember whether King said he was going to cut Arris' throat, or whether he ha.l merely said Arris "ought to have his throat cut." Since Justice Rentfro was unable to clear up this important point, he dismissed the charges.

In the case against George Prust, Harristown, charged with reckless driving and speeding, a continuance was granted until next week. Begin Excavating for Wilson School Addition Moved from the site of the new addition to Decatur high school the large mechanical shovel of W. t. Traver company began excavat ng for the $100,000 addition to Woodrow Wilson junior high school addition Thursday. The Traver company was awarded the subcontract for both excavations.

Preparations for pouring concrete foundations for the high school addition were begun Thursday. Both additions are expected to be completed in August, in time be put in use at the beginning of next school year. B. Y. P.

V. RALLY Decatur district B. Y. P. U.

members will attend a rally meeting Friday at 7:30 p. m. in First Baptist church. Rev. Francis E.

Coop-fir will address the young people. HILL MENTIONED Republican party leaders of the 19th congressional district will meet today in Mattoon, ostensibly in an effort to agree upon a candidate for congressman in the April primary. The meeting, in the home town of Judge C. H. Douglas, the G.

O. P. state central committeeman for the district, will be attended by county chairmen and other prominent party figures from each of the eight counties in the district. Hill Mentioned That the meeting is scheduled was disclosed first by Champaign county Republicans." Coincident with the announcement, new reports began circulating here that J. H.

Hill former Decatur postmaster, is interested in being the organization congressional candidate. Previous reports that Mr. Hill had his eye on the seat now occupied by D. C. Dobbins, Champaign Democrat, have been denied by Mr.

Hill and have been regarded with skepticism by other party leaders. The latest reports, however, are taken more seriously. Mr. Hill is reported to be one of the Macon county group invited to today's Mattoon conference. In addition to consideration of congressional candidates, the meeting probably will discuss candidates for state central committeemen and the district's two delegates to the Republican national convention at Cleveland.

The committeeman and delegates will be elected at the April primary. Chairman William H. Walker of the Republican county committee; Secretary L. E. Stephenson, Webber Borchers, Melvin P.

Bailey, Blue Mound, and Cily Commissioner Beecher Hughey are among the Decatur group invited to the Mattoon meeting in addition to Mr. Hill. It also was reported James S. Baldwin, former circuit judge who during the last two years has not been actively identified with party affairs here, has been asked to attend. The congressional picture appears unusually confused in both Republican and Democratic camps.

Since Congressman D. C. Dobbins announced he will not run for reelection. Democratic leaders have rested to await So far no aspirant has come forward. Last September Republicans held a district conference here, but apparently reached nothing approaching an agreement as to a candidate.

To date no public announcement has been made by any Republican aspirant, although petitions for Webber Borchers, Decatur, have been circulated and there have been reports out of Champaign that TJ. A. Teets may run on a Townsend platform. Await Kelly-Xash Slate Democrats here and elsewhere in the state are waiting for the Kelly-Nash Chicago organization to pick its candidate for the governorship before doing anything toward starting the campaign. Upon the Chicago organization's choice will hinge Democratic alignments throughout- the state.

Party workers will, if there is a Kelly-Nash ticket, split Into Kelly-Nash and Horner factions. Seas oned politicians aspiring to office are waiting to see these allign-ments develop before jumping into the April primary arena. The hesitancy has extended to the county tickets here. Only two candidates, Louis Mason, Republican, for state's attorney, and Dr. V.

T. Turley, Democrat, for coroner, have made announcements of their candidacies. Decatur to Send Eight to State Y. M. C.

A. Meet Decatur Y. M. C. A.

will send at least eight delegates to the annual state Y. M. C. A. young mens' con ference in Chicago Feb.

8 and 9, it was announced Thursday night in the regular monthly meeting of the Y. M. C. A. junior board.

The theme of the conference will be "Young Men in Commerce and Industry." The conference will be attended by representatives of Y. M. C. A. organizations throughout the state.

Announcement also was made that the Decatur association has submitted to the state headquarters an invitation to bring to Decatur the annual state Y. M. C. A. tennis and table tennis tournaments.

The table tennis tournament will be held early in the spring and the tennis match will be played in the summer. Regular monthly reports were read in the board meeting and announcements were made of the national basketball tournament in Peoria, March 26, the national volleyball tournament in Davenport, May 6 and 7- and the state weight-lifting tournament which will be held in Anglewood May 3. Salvation Army Gym Team to Chicago Meet Twenty girls of the Decatur Salvation Army tumbling team will go to Chicago Feb. 3 to appear in a character building demonstration sponsored by the 23 Salvation Army corps in Chicago. Nearly 2,000 young persons of Chicago will participate.

The tumbling team, under the direction of Lieut. Grace Green and Dewey Parks will give a 0-minut performance. Steady' and possibly increased employment is in prospect for workers in the Illinois Terminal Railway shops here. P. Titus, president of the railway company, said Thursday while making an inspection of the shops.

Two Illinois Terminal trains in service between Danville and St. Louis are to be air-conditioned, Mr. Titus announced. The improve ment is to be made in the Decatur shops. No Thought of Closing "I can say positively that there is no thought of closing the Decatur shops," Mr.

Titus said, when asked if there was any truth to recent rumors that curtailment of operations here was planned. The company's wish is provide steady work for its employes, and as the volume of business justifies employment conditions of the com pany are destined to improve, he said. To keep present shop forces Auto Thief Wrecks Car, Gets Another Central Illinois authorities Thurs day night were searching for a man who stole an automobile be longing to Homer Osgood, 44 Fair-view place, wrecked it near Be- ment, and escaped in another car which he stole in Bement. Found In Ditch Mr. Osgood's car was taken from the 300 block North Jackson street early Wednesday evening and found overturned on route 10, about a mile south of Bement about 8 p.

m. The car which was stolen in Bement was reported found a few miles north of there Thursday night, and the thief was believed to have boarded a freight train for Decatur. Sheriff's deputies searched railroad yards here late last night but failed to find anyone. According to George Varner of the Bement police department the man who was driving the car went to the home of Guy Rittenhouse, near the scene of the wreck. Mr.

Rittenhouse offered to call a garage for assistance but the man declined help and walked into Bement Steals Second Car A few minutes later, a car belonging to Officer Varner's son, Charles Varner, was reported missing. The car had been parked in the west part of the village and the key was in it. The car was last seen going north out of Be ment and is believed to have been driven by the same man who stole Mr. Osgood's car. He was described as tall and slender.

The theft of Mr. Varner's car was reported to Macon county authorities. It was a 1926 Chevrolet, license No. 664-961. Mr.

Osgood said damages to his car would amount to about $50. Man Held as Vagrant on Family's Complaint Perry Weldy, 518 North Stone street, is held in the county jail on a charge of vagrancy. He was ar rested by police in his home Thursday afternoon after his family had turned in a complaint. Police Lieut. H.

R. Bridges swore out a warrant before Justice H. F. Paine and hearing was set for next Wednesday. Police records show- that Weldy, a barber, has been ar rested 22 times in the last nine years and served a term at the state penal farm last year.

Montana Officials. Give Conflicting Reports on Kennedy By Staff Correspondent TUSCOLA Conflicting reports from officials at Miles City, as to whether Robert Kennedy, Iowa convict, was employed in a federal transient camp there last July, will make necessary further investigation of Kennedy's alibi in the killing of Ed and John Bur-meister. State's Attorney Harry Pate said Thursday. Kennedy declared to Pate and Sheriff Clark Edwards last Sunday that he was treated by a Denver, physician last June 17, and immediately went to Miles City, where he entered a transient camp. He said he worked in the camp until some days after July 13, the day the Burmeister brothers were slain on U.

S. route 36. three and one-half miles west of here, Pate disclosed Thursday. Deny Kennedy There Queries sent to officials at Miles City resulted in declaration by the chief of police that no person who might be identified as Kennedy was in the camp there on July 13 or 14. A Miles City deputy sheriff, however, asserted that Kennedy entered the camp there sometime in June, but as to whether or not he remained there through July 14 the deputy was unable to say.

No record was kept of dates on which occupants left the camp, the deputy said. Difficult To Check Because the. camp was discontinued last fall, and its occupants have scattered to various parts of the country, it may be difficult to find any who can testify in support of Kennedy's alibi, it was pointed out. Inquiry made to the Denver doctor, whose name Pate withheld, brought similarly unsatisfactory results. The doctor answered that he treated many transients, but that his records were not complete enough to show whether or not Kennedy's claim of being treated by him on July 17 was true.

The physician thought he might be able to remember Kennedy if he should see him. Fullerton Denies Identification Conviction that Kennedy is not the man who about 8:30 p. m. last July 13 telephoned the Parkway garage from C. C.

Romine's tavern here, and believed the slayer of the Burmeisters, was expressed Thursday by George Fullerton. Fullerton, who reported being in the Romine tavern at the time the call was made, said that he remembers distinctly that the stranger had brown eyes and was at least five feet 10 inches tall. Kennedy. Pate said, has blue-gray eyes and is five feet eight inches tall. Edmund William Burke Mail Carrier, Dies Edmund William Burke, 206 North Taylor avenue, mail carrier died in St.

Mary's hospital at 9:15 rr, Thursriav after two weeks' illness with bronchial pneumonia. Mr. BurKe naa Deen empiuyeu iu the post office department for many years and was looking forward to retirement within the present year. He was born in Decatur Sept. 29, 1875.

He was married to Miss Sada Beadles, Decatur. July 24, 1907. He leaves his wife ad two sons, Paul, Boston, and William Decatur. He also leaves his mother, Mrs. L.

L- Burke, St. Charles, and two sisters, Mrs. J. A. Brandt, Aurora and Mrs.

Austin S. Fox, St. Charles, Mo. He was a deacon in Westminster Presbyterian church and a member of the National Association of Mail Carriers. The body was taken to the Mon-son funeral home.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Organization of New M. Club Announced Organization of a new club which will be known as "Y-Aces," has been completed and will meet each Tuesday night, A. R. Krapp, membership secretary of the Y.

M. C. A. announced Thursday. The club will conduct regular athletic and social Mr.

Krapp said. Russell Sunderland has been chosen -chairman of the group and Verle Rusk has been elected president. Members are Mr. Rusk, Mr. Sunderland, Ralph Dilly.

Stanley B. James, Moreland Mills and Don Laveck. increase in passenger traffic ex pected to be inspired by the improvement of trains is expected to cause additions to this program. Lunching with Roy M. Black, industrial chairman of the Decatur Association of Commerce, and officers of the association, Mr.

Titus said that he was pleased to see that substantial progress toward industrial revival has been made in Decatur through the opening of the Oakes Products Manufacturing company plant and preparations for reopening the plant of the former Decatur Malleable Iron company. Industrial recovery here and elsewhere along the route of the Illinois Terminal company has meant increased freight revenues for the railroad during the last six months, Mr. Titus said. FARM GRAIN VALUES UP Increased Production in Central Illinois Boosts Income Total Farm value of grain crops raised in Central Illinois during 1935 was approximately 25 per cent greater than the valuation of crops raised in the same area in 1934, farm officials estimated Thursday. The increase in value was attributed partially to an increase in the planted acreage, which farm leaders believe was about 12 per cent larger this year than last, although it still was five per cent below the average acreage harvested in the five-year period, 1929-1933.

Corn Production Doubled Production of corn in the Central Illinois area was nearly double that of last year and production of oats was estimated as three times larger than that of 1934, due to increased acreage and yield. Barley production was nearly double that of last year. The season favored heavy produc tion of all kinds of tame hay, re sulting in a crop 42 per cent larger than the 1934 crop and the largest crop since 1927, although early cut tings were damaged by rain. A yield per acre of one and one-half tons was the largest in 50 years. Record Soybean Yield The Central Illinois area pro duced the largest soybean crop on record, nearly doubling the record crop of 1934.

Illinois led all other statesj in production of soybeans this year, producing 55 per cent of the total output in the United States. Approximately 26 per cent more pigs were produced in Central Illi nois during the year than in the fall of 1934. Free Five Youths Held for Beer Bottle Theft Investigation of five boys believed to have stolen five cases of empty beer bottles was dropped by police Thursday after the owner refused to prosecute. A police squad car sighted five boys in the east part of town Wednesday nignt, each, carrying a case of empties. One of the boys was captured and the others were located.

A tavern owner appeared at police head quarters Thursday morning and claimed the bottles but declined to sign warrants against the youths up to $5.00 values! In the $2.00 group are hats up to $10.00 values: They won't last long at these sensational reductions so shop early! Adv. January Clearance Winter Hats 50c! $L00! Stewart's! Miss Slattery's Millinery Section A drastic clearance of over 500 hats in three great price groups Friday and Saturday! In the 50c group are hats up to $3.98 values! In the $1.00 group are hats.