The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 8

Saturday, May 6, 1923, THE DECATUR REVIEW EIGHT PAGES TODAY. POLICE HAVE A OFFICERS HOLD INSPECTION OF GUARDS ENGINEER DIES Fire Rate Advance Is Threatened A. .1.. tjnmimmmm Back row: Capt. J.

R. Pifer, supply officer; Capt. H. Wirt Butler, assistant plans training, Capt. Francis S.

Mazir, regimental chaplain. Frojit row: Capt. H. E. Potter, Regular Army Instructor, Peoria Col.

Robert W. Davis, Regimental Comm. of Carbon-dale; Major L. D. Smith, Regimental Plans and Training officer.

ParentsPay GetChiia Coast Guard Finds Youngster and Father on Friend's Boat. $60,000 IN BILLS (Continued from Page One) Harwichport home. As the craft turned seaward to make the run to the Woods Hole Coast Guard hi. General Needham shouted to new papermen on the wharf; "The child is aboard and so is her father." Secret Negotiation. At the Woods Hole base.

Mrs. to. Math greeted her daughter for second time. It was learned that she had visited the "Bob" in Wych- mere naroor Deiore aawn Friday, spent a few happy moments with her child and then returned to her home. It was from the "Bob" th.

Margaret and her father we taken. The McMath family had agreed to keep all negotiations secret and to stay aboard the Lee's boat, for 48 hours before letting anyone know of their whereabouts. In some manner news that the child was aboard the "Bob leaked out and Coast Guards and General Needham investigated. Needham public the girl's story of her kidnaping Saturday She told of being blindfolded and tied and taken to a shack "near a cranberry bog." Of being taken Tuesday night to another shack and being locked in a tool-storage room beneath the structure. Thursday night, she told Needham, she was taken to her father and they boarded the where police, and Coast Guards found them Friday.

Money In Home. Thursday night an automobile bearing the money from the Boston Bank arrived at the McMath home and the ransom money was supposedly turned over to the family. A short time later, in the early hours of Friday morning, two men, believed to be the kidnapers or their emissaries, arrived at the McMath home. They left some time later apparently bearing the money. The girl was turned over to Mo-Math a short time later.

Prairie Paving Open For Traffic Concrete Withstands Engineer's Tests. New pavement on East Prairie T7- 1.1 T-l a'cuuc Hum x-icumiiu to croaa- way was opened to traffic Saturday noon. The pavement, of seven inch, reinforced concrete, was finished a week ago, but tests taken Saturday morning showed the concrete had hardened more quickly than wj expected. Specifications provide that bars of the concrete support a load cf 650 pounds after 14 days; tests Saturday showed that the concrete already supports a load of 690 pounds. Moweaqua Tablet Dedicated Friday High School Filled for Service Honoring Dead.

Parchment bearing the painted names of the 54 victims of Mowea-qua's Christmas eve mine disaster, mounted on an inlaid wood frame, was dedicated in the Moweaqua High school gymnasium before a capacity audience Friday night. Relatives of the men memoraliz-ed in the service occupied the center section of seats in the gymnasium. The scroll, the gift of the Moweaqua Parent-Teacher association, was presented to the school by Mrs. R. McGee, president, with the recitation of Kipling's "Lest We Forget." On the honor roll of the' dead were stars beside the names of the 33 men who attended school in Moweaqua.

In the sacred service of the ded ication. Rev. Fr. Donahue of Ma con made the address. Rev.

S. Wakefield of the Methodist churcn gave the invocation, and Rev: Mr- Scroggs of the Presbyterian churen gave the benediction. Music furnished by the high school bani and'glee club and the men's quar tet, of the Decatur Free Methoaw church. 1 Greek Church Bishop Will Preside Today Bishop Callistos. head of the Chi cago area of the Greek Orthodox church, will conduct special srv ices Sunday morning in the Decatur Greek church.

Union and Cerrt Gordo street. He will be on his arrival Saturday night a delegation of church memoe headed by the pastor. Rev. loan Damaskou, and later given a recP-tion in the Hotel Orlando. HOME DESTROYED ta)ii Farmer City Mr.

ana Walden who recently moved P81 this place to Bellflower where most of their furniture and closing when the house they occup'W was burned to the ground Thurs Ransom To Continue Beer Law Hearing County Board Commit- tee to Determine Fees Monday. RAP STRADDLING Members of the county board beer committee listened Friday night to a debate between Rev. Verne F. Oglesby and Carl N. Wei-lepp on the merits cf restricting beer sales in rural communities of the county.

The committee met to secure expressions of the public regarding a proper license fee for beer dealers, and whether sales should be limited to certain hours. "Speaks for 8,700. Rev. Mr. Oglesby, claiming to represent moral views of 8,700 Decatur persons opposed to Sunday beer sales, urged the county board members against straddling the issue of Sunday sales.

"I'd prefer to see the county board either permit sales all of the time, or prohibit them all day on Sundays," he said. Mr. Weilepp, appearing as a representative of wholesale beer dealers, suggested reasonable license fees and liberal rules regarding sales. He said county authorities should assure themselves that beer licenses were not secured by dealers handling strong liquors. Meet on Monday.

The committee will meet again Monday to consider the amount which should be fixed as the license fee. Report of the committee is to be made to the county board in the June meeting. -e- Drug Store, Gas Station Held Up Same Man Believed to Have Done Both Jobs. Two hold-ups were reported to the police Friday night. The first occurred at 11 p.

m. when Donald O'Malley, clerk at the McDaniel's Pharmacy, Water and Marietta streets, found himself covered by a nickel-plated revolver in the hands of a determined looking man. Mr. O'Malley was alone in the store. The bandit secured about $8 and left.

He is described as being about 30 years old, wearing a gray cap and light overcoat. About two hours later R. M. Scott, attendant at the Standard Oil sta tion at the corner of Franklin and Wood streets, reported that he had just been held up and robbed by a bandit who seemed to be about half drunk. This fellow was also about 30 years old, light complexioned, 5 feet, 8 inches, tall, and weighed about 175 pounds.

He wore a light suit, light gray cap and a dark green slicker. He did not try to force Mr. Scott to open the safe, but took what money there was available and ordered Mr. Scott into another room. Then the bandit jumped into a blue-green Chevrolet coach and drove east on Wood street.

The amount taken was not stated. Mr. and Mrs. E. V.

Nichol 2036 East Roosevelt avenue, drove into the station just as the bandit was leaving, but at that time did not know of the hold up. The po lice were unable to get trace of either of the bandits. It is believed the second bandit had a woman in the car with him. Disturbance Case Hearing Continued Defendant's Bond Is "Almost" Forfeited. The case of Frank Gormley, charged with disturbing the peace at the Salvation Army citidel last Saturday noon, was continued one week by Justice Gray Friday, and will be heard at 9 a.

m. next Friday. Justice Gray was about to declare Gormley's bond forfeited when it developed that the defendant had misunderstood the time set for his appearance. The witnesses for the state were on hand, but the defendant failed to appear and an attachment was issued for him. The explanation followed.

The case of Claude Copas, charged with driving while intoxicated, was dismissed in Justice Gray's court Friday afternoon and information was tiled against mm in-the county. court. The case of Charles and Rosa Kay. charged with making threats, was continued by Justice Gray until May 12. In Justice Rentfro's court the case of Carl Forehand, charged with larceny by bailee, was continued until 2 p.

m. next Thursday. Man Severely Beaten in Fight Improving Lee Minnix, who was taken to the Decatur and Macon County hospital Thursday following a severe beating at the hands of some persons unknown, was reportea as Saturday mcrning. He improving "has not yet been able to ten now he received his injuries. RUNAWAY PICKED CP.

William Phillips, 14, Negro lad. who said he had run away from his home in Argo last Monday and had aot eaten anytning tn. picked up by tne po.ic night He was givC place to sleep ana a sent to his reiawve. MYSTERY CASE; AMPLE CLUES About 5 a. m.

Saturday the police were notified that a man was disrobing on the front porch at the corner of College and North streets. The police made a run in a cruising car to the corner, but the man had disappeared, leaving his coat, cap and shoes on the porch. The police made certain the man had not entered the house where his clothes were found. They were also certain he did not have time to go very far. 1 They searched every clump of shrubbery in the entire neighborhood, but could get no trace of the man.

George Noll Hit By Car Mt. Zion Man Seriously Injured on Pavement. George 53, a resident of Mt Zion, was taken to St. Mary's hospital about 9:30 a. m.

Saturday suffering from injuries received when hit by a car driven by W. E. Miller, 444 East Main street, Decatur. He was reported at the hospital as being in serious condition, thought to be due mostly to shock. X-rays were to be taken Saturday afternoon.

Mr. Noll was walking on the pavement south of the intersection of routes 132 and 121, on the same side as Mr. Miller was driving. As Mr. Miller swerved to go around Mr.

Noll, he started to cross the highway, walking directly in the path of the car. Mr. Miller ran off the road in an attempt to avoid hitting him, but was unsuccessful. Postoffice Plans Still in Abeyance Progress of plans for Decatur's new postoffice continue to be at a standstill and opinion of those con cerned is that it will remain so until some definite decisions are made by President Roosevelt on the expenditure of emergency relief funds. All of the buildings on the site selected for the new office have been vacated for some time by the tenants.

In fact there were only about two tenants remaining in recent months. Judge Candidates Will Tour District Republicans Plan to Visit Entire Area. Republican candidates for supreme court and circuit judgeships will make a get acquainted tour of the sixth judicial circuit late this month, it was announced Friday night by E. W. Joskisch, Macon county party chairman.

Every city and village in Macon, Dewitt, Piatt, Douglas, Champaign and Moultrie county will be visited. Judge James S. Baldwin of De catur, nominee for the supreme court; W. E. Redmon of Decatur, Judge F.

B. Leonard of Champaign and Judge D. H. Wamsley of Tus cola, circuit court nominees, will join in the tour. 1 Transient Care To End For Year First Part of Week Shows Increase.

Decatur's dormitory for tran sients in the Salvation Army cita del will be closed May 15, it has been announced. Ncrmallv. the weather after this time will be warm enough that the wanderers will suffer little hirdship by sleeping out doors. Although the number of transients was on the increase the first of the week when 50 registered for one night, a decrease was reported for Friday night when only 18 were taken in. It is expected that the number will be on the decline from new through the summer months.

Men who leave the citadel in the morning are fortified against their journey by a breakfast of hot oatmeal, rolls and coffee. During the month of April meals were served to 2,500 men, Adjutant Mabel Neal of the Salvation Army, repcrted. 1 Temple Players. Elect Cast for Sullivan Plav Miss Frances Dawson, Miss Miriam Montgomery, Frank Benson and Harold Sanks were named by the Temple Players in their regular meeting Friday night as the cast which will present "Teddy's Tux." The play is to be given in Sullivan June 6 as the entertainment feature of the Daughsls club's annual visit to the Mascnic Home. Miss Marion Suleeba was elected coach for this play, and for another which the Players are to present later.

Miss Anna Litts, as chairman, Merwin G. Hartman and Frank Benson were chosen as a commit tee to make plans for an "unusual" party. Mrs. Ellsworth Hill, a charter member of the Temple Players, now living in Peoria, was present, and Miss Ruth Cecil and Harold Sankg were admitted to member ship. A social hour in the card room of the Masonic temple fol lowed the business meeting.

Underwriters to De mand Aerial Truck, Increase in Force. SURVEY NEXT WEEK Improvements to Decatur's fire protection system will forestall insurance rate increases for a while, but nine firemen and an aerial ladder truck must be added. This situation, presented by representatives of the national board of fire underwriters and the Illi nois inspection bureau Friday, leaves to the city the problem of providing an additional $26,800 in its new budget. To Make Survey. Discussion of fire insurance rates was arranged by the Association of Commerce committee headed by O.

C. Keil, and was attended by Commissioner T. A. Moran and Corporation Counsel W. J.

Carey. Present were Clarence Goldsmith, assistant chief engineer of the board of fire underwriters, C. W. Soderstrom, manager of the Illinois Inspection bureau, and A. G.

Reine- back, manager of the Springfield division of the bureau. As a result of Friday's meeting, two engineers will come to Deca- lur next week to inspect the im provements which have been made ajjd to help Commissioner Moran select locations for additional fire alarm boxes which he is prepared to mstal. Following the meeting with representatives of the two insurance Doaras, me Association ot Com merce committee proposed that the city follow the recommendations. With figures secured from the insurance men and city officials, it was pointed out that the saving would be $10,000 or more a year. Rated Too Low.

Decatur's present fire insurance rates are in class 5, but they should be in class 6, bureau representatives said. Change from class 5 to class 6 would mean an increase of about 8 per cent, in fire insurance premiums. This would increase the city's annual fire insurance premium bill a total of or more. At present salaries for firemen, addition of nine men to the de partment would cost $10,800 a year, and It is estimated an aerial truck would cost $16,000. The added fire protection and the lower cost of fire insurance would outweigh the added expense, the committee be lieves.

Whether (Jt.not the city can provide the funds for the nine additional men and the fire truck is a question, Commissioner Moran told the committee and insurance men. With city employes already two months behind on pay, and less revenue in sight than last year, there has been little hope increasing the expense of the fire department. Methodist Missionary Group Hears Reports First Methodist W. H. M.

S. met Friday in the home of Mrs. R. C. Augustine, who was assisted as hostess by Mrs.

Harry Lesher and Mrs. W. C. Chynoweth. Forty women attended.

Mrs. J. J. Kraiger was devotional leader. Mrs.

Frank Auth reported on the district meeting in Clinton. Mrs. C. E. Bennett, Mrs.

Henry Wencke, Mrs. A. R. Grummon were named on the nominating committee. Mrs.

John Sampson gave information concerning Navajo land to which the society is devoting much interest. Mrs. W. E. Maguire spoke on "Spiritual Life" and Mrs.

H. W. Marxmiller on "Economic Conditions and Mrs. L. C.

Trow spoke on "Music in the Home for Teen Age" and sang. A playlet, "Christina Columbus Discovers America" was presented by Mrs. K. T. Livesey, who was assisted in the cast by Ruth and Barbara Murray, Doris Sayre and Mrs.

J. J. Cross. Washington P-T. A.

Has Annual Spring Festival Washington Parent-Teacher association cora'ucted its annual spring festival Friday evening with a supper at the school, a bazaar, and a concert by the Decatur High school Redcoats, the latter conducted in the Johns Hill High school. There was good attendance at the supper and articles for sale in the booths in the bazaar were all sold. A fair crowd attended the concert, which was directed by Rex Rees. Exact amount "of the proceeds from the festival could -not be determined Friday night. Open house was conducted by the school in the afternoon for parents and friends of the pupils.

Displays of work by the pupils were set up in many of the rooms and showed evidence of painstaking efforts. 1 First Baptist Young Men to Hear F. Eakin F. Eakin. comptroller of the A.

E. Staley Mfg. company, will discuss "Courage-' in a meeting of the Sunday Morning club of First Baptist church at 9:30 a. m. Sunday in the church balcony.

V. Gt Talbott will be in charge of the program, and Carl L. Anderson will give the scripture. The Sunday Morning club is composed of younger men from all lines of business. John Bartholomew Veteran Of Road Dies John W.

Bartholomew, Wabash Engineer, Pneumonia Victim. John.W. Bartholomew, 90, retired Wabash engineer, 531 East King street, died at 2:30 p. m. Friday in the Decatur and Macon County hospital.

His death was caused by pneumonia. Mr. Bartholomew was born in Columbus, 111., Dec. 7, 1842. He had been a resident of Decatur for 61 years.

He came to Decatur in 1872. John W. Knowlton's father was master mechanic of the Wa bash at that time and he gave Mr. Bartholomew his first job on the Wabash, running a engine. He continued in the service until 1894.

Six years later he returned to the Wabash and ran an engine for two years. Then he quit the road and for a number of years worked as night watchman at the Gushard store until old age forced his retirement. Ranking Veteran. About two years ago Mr. and Mrs.

John W. Knowlton gave an oyster supper at their home in honor of Mr. Bartholomew. There were 10 men in the group and their combined ages amounted to 762 years, Mr. Bartholomew being the oldest.

Every one of the other nine men had fired an engine for Mr. Bartholomew on the Wabash. He was known all over the Wa bash system. Mr. Bartholomew was a member of Grace Methodist church and of Macon lodge No.

8, A. F. and A. and Division No. 155, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.

Mrs. Bartholomew died several years ago. He leaves only a son, Charles B. Bartholomew, Denver, Colo. The son arrived from Denver Thursday and was with his father when death came.

He is now at the Hotel Orlando. The body of Mr. Bartholomew was taken to the Dawson Wikoff funeral home, where friends may call. The funeral will be at 4 p. Sunday at the Dawson Wikoff chapel.

Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Members of the B. of L. E. and auxiliary will attend the services.

Bement Student Is Fifth Ul IL-ite Final Selection for Year Announced Friday. Dan Siders cf Bement was announced Friday as the fifth and last Millikin senior to be named as J. M. by the Decaturian, university newspaper. Mr.

Siders received the honor as the result of scholarship and participation in student affairs during his four years on the campus. Mr. Siders became a member of the university band in his freshman year and student basketball manager and. vice-president of Kappa Delta Chi fraternity in his sophomore year. He has been student football manager since 1931 and was also elected president of the fraternity in that year.

He became vice-president of Sigma Alpha Ep-silon fraternity after the merger last June, and was elected president this semester. He is also president cf Alpha Omega, men's honorary fraternity. He has served on committees for both sophomore cotillion and junior prom in the past two years. Other J. M.

named by the newspaper this semester are Roy Rollins, Henry Merriam, Marion Trow and Mrs. Marian Miller Faw-ley. The seniors were selected by a junior committee composed of Revarose Wallins, chairman, Walter Griswold, Barbara Clippinger and Frank Henrv. Former Resident of Decatur Dies in West Mrs. Mina C.

Manecke, widow of Harmon Manecke, one time prominent farmer and politician of Macon county, died Friday in Monte Vista, where she had resided for quite a number of years. The body will be brought, to Argenta for burial and funeral services will be held there at 2:30 p. m. next Tuesday. Mrs.

Manecke was about 74 years old. Her husband preceded here in death several years. She leaves her son Melvin in business at Argenta no a daughter. Mrs. Paul Harris Monte Vista.

The family lived a great many years in the Oak-neighborhood and later moved to northeast of Argenta. Decatur Mine May Operate In Summer Two Days Work a Week in Prospect. If users of steam coal continue to buy Decatur coal, the mine of the Macon County Coal company will keep on running, giving employment to 250 miners during the summer, according to General Manager D. W. Beggs.

Th mine has been kept running a month longer than usual, this year, the men being given two or three days work each week. "We will keep open for what business we can secure," said Mr. Beggs, "hoping that the. people of Decatur will give us their orders for nut and egg coal for the summer. This business, with the water works contract and business from the users of steam coal will, we hope, enable us to give the men something better than half time employment.

This will be expensive for us, but it will keep the men off the relief rolls and save thousands of dollars for the relief agencies. Since the men started work last October they have had the best season's work in a long, long time." 1 Bloomington Man To Direct Theater Paul Witte Transferred to Empress, Bijou. Paul Witte, city manager for Publix theaters in Decatur, has been temporarily transferred to general manager of the Empress and Bijou theaters as the result of a new management policy effect ed Saturday. Thomas J. Finin and John Wendcl will remain as managers of the Empress and Bijou under Mr.

Witte's supervision. Don Hoogler of Bloomington. who was formerly with the New York advertising offices of the 1 i x-Paramount corporation, came to Decatur Saturday as temporary manager of the Lincoln. Mr. Hoogler was with the Bloomington Pantagraph and later became advertising manager for the Irvin theaters in that city.

When these theaters were merged with the Great States, later the Publix chain, he was sent to Streator as manager of a theater there. Tom Ronan- Danville, district manager for Publix theaters- was in Saturday afternoon to complete details of the effected change. 1 Rural School Pupils Papers Being Marked Mrs. Cora B. Ryman, county superintendent, and her assistants, are still grading the papers in the last bi-monthly examination held in the rural schools last week.

It is a huge The papers are being graded in the order in which they were received so that the number graduating from a school will be known before the date set for that school's graduating exercises. The total number of graduates cannot be stated until all the papers have been graded. $61,500 Distributed to Decatur Schools School districts outside of Decatur received $61,500 in tax money Friday when distribution was made by County Treasurer W. O. Matthew.

The distribution was the first the districts received out of tax collections this year. Approximately 120 school taxing bodies, including rural districts, share in the distribution. Further distribution may be made to' Decatur taxing bodies next week. TO GIVE PROGRAM. Dr.

C. Elliott Bell will give a musical program before the High school department members of the First Methodist church Sunday at 9:30 a. m. Scouts to Hold Picnic at Camp New Buildings to Be Dedicated on June 3. Parents, brothers and sisters of Boy Scouts of the Decatur area will be invited to attend a "family picnic" in Camp Robert Faries June 3 to dedicate the camp's new buildings, ball diamond and other equipment, troop chairmen of the dis trict decided in a meeting in Scout headquarters Friday night.

The meeting was the first in some time in which committeemen representing the entire area were together. Paul Lyon, chairman of Troop 3, was chosen general chairman of the picnic; his committee will prepare a program for the affair to con tinue from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.

Al ready contemplated are a ball game between teams representing troop committees and the scoutmasters; srames for men, women, brothers and sisters, band music, and ceremonies dedicating the new facilities. The purpose of the affair is to acquaint parents of the area with the camp before the opening of its summer season. First period of the camp will open June 12 and con tinue through Juno 21. The second period will be June 23 to July 2 the third period July 5 to July 14 and the final Scout period July 16 to July 26. Present in Friday's meeting were the following troop committeemen E.

E. Waddell and H. C. Lyman of Niantic, E. O.

Wood and William Landgrebe of Atwood, J. J. Cooley of Forsyth, and the following from Decatur: Paul B. Lyon, Troop Earl Cooper, P. M.

Fletcher, 7 W. G. Reynolds, R. O. Campbell 11; O.

F. Coppenbarger, 13; Ralph Dalbey, 14; L. E. Zumsteg, 19; H. H.

Watson, 20; W. H. Hayes, 22; R. I. McDaniels, 25.

Baptist Women Have Breakfast Mrs. J. E. Willis Pre- sents Surprise Program. One hundred and twenty mem bers of the First Baptist church women's society attended the an nual May breakfast Friday "morn ing in the church and heard a surprise program led by Mrs.

J. E. Willis. May baskets of flowers decorated the tables and group chairmen served as hostesses. One number on the program was furnished by each group of the society.

The opening chorus was furnished by group and Mrs. W. D. Ward played a piano solo. Miss Marian Suleeba, reader, was presented by group and Mrs.

Lee Pigott, soloist, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Paul E. Carson of Og-don, was presented by group A. Mrs. Florence Williams gave a reading for group and Mrs.

A. Reynolds a song for group C. A guessing contest on books read this year, was furnished by group G. Mrs. Pigott, Mrs.

E. M. Gillespie and Mrs. W. C.

Gilmore gave trio songs for group E. Group presented Mrs. F. E. Cooper, who appeared in -costume as "Missions" and remarks on missions were made by each member.

Milk Plant Directors to Check Stock Pledges Directors of the Decatur Milk association will meet Monday night at the farm bureau to check over subscriptions to the organization's preferred stock sale to whether or not the required 525.000 has been subscribed for establishment of a milk plant. Officers of the association were confident that this week's efforts in selling the stock would see the goal reached and permit action towards purchase of an established milk plant or erection of a new one. Invite Decatur Boys to Plane Model Meet Model airplane builders of Decatur will be accepted as entries in the seconcl annual indoor model plane contest and exhibition to be held in Danville May 27, it was announced Saturday. The contest is to be sponsored by the Pylon Model Plane club of Danville and will start at 2 p. in a place yet to be announced.

i Prizes are being donated by Danville merchants and national supply houses. Entries are expected from throughout Central Illinois. As there was at one time considerable interest in Decatur in the construction and flying of model planes, especially in the Airplane Model League of America conducted by the Y. M. C.

a number of-entries are expected from Decatur. Decatur Girl Wins State Typing Title Doris Young Taps 86.63 Words a Minute. Doris Young of Decatur High school won first place in both typing events in which she competed Saturday in the state commercial contest in Champaign. She becomes state champion in individual open typing and individual amateur Class A typing. Miss Young typed with a sustained speed of 86.63 words a minute and wrote with the highest speed of all entries in the entire contest.

She is a second year commercial student and ranks highest in her class. Although second year High school students do not usually enter the open competition she was encouraged to do so by her instructor, Elmer V. Nickel, who was confident that she could win. Edna Scott of Effingham placed first in the Class novice division and first place in Class cf the amateur division was awarded to Virginia Gere of Areola High school. Decatur High school's shorthand team and individuals are competing in the shorthand events Saturday.

1 Infirmary Attendant Suffers Stroke, Dies John Lccke. 61, who had made his home at the Macon county infirmary since he was a boy, died at the institution at 4 p. m. Friday. His death followed a stroke of paralysis.

He was born in Oakley township in 1872. He went to the infirmary to live when a boy. Small in stature, he always had more the appearance of a boy than that of a grown' man. He had a sort of mania for music, and though untrained he was able to play on a number of instruments. He would run away from the institution and come into town to listen to the Goodman band.

He did such tasks about the farm as he was able to do and seemed to try to make himself useful. He is survived by his foster-mother, Mrs. Locke, in Dal-ton City, and an aunt, Sadie Locke, in Decatur. The body was taken to the Dawson Wikoff funeral home. Hammond Singer Wins in State Competition Mary Elizabeth Bilby of Hammond, a pupil of Miss Glea Bell of this city, won first award in the soprano solo Friday night at the State Music Contest for High school students conducted in Macomb.

She also won a scholarship at Millikin conservatory last week, is a senior UK the Hammond High school and is valedictorian of her class. She is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. L.

Bilby of Hammond. A chorus of 1000 voices took part in the pro gram i-nday evening. TO ATTEND FUNERAL. Members of Herbert D. Ryman Post, V.

F. will meet at Mo ran at 1:30 p. m. Sunday to at tend the funeral services for Phillip Uallon, to be held at 2 p. m.

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