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32 PAGES T DECATUR SUNDAY REVIEWAmi 2S-S2Section FourMarkets—Want AdsScenes Fromof The WatersCelebrationTh* opening Episode showing the Indian Setting.Scene of the Lake—Photo by JBljou StudioThi, oioto of the scene of the lake celebration wm tik«n on Thursday afternoon when the Pigwrt wm pre* ■enUd. The plct,« show. the great seating capacity and the few that were there. -Mi*o by Bijou StudioFLIGHT TILLERFirework* Fly from Horchem’i Machine.Decatur was treated to Its first night airplane flight Saturday night. CyH Horchem, aviator who will do stunts today* went up In the face of a wind and lightning and the appearances of a storm about 7:30. He flew southeast across th* lake shooting fireworks from th* rear of the plane. He then crossed the city at terrific speed with fire flying. He kept on. west and landed at the fieldwhere he Is to be today,It was not long after he had passed over the city about 7:45 that some one called The Review and wanted to know tf the airplane had been struckcoin.4 _Abe Lincoln with his rails, giving a speech just befor * the wigwam convention in Decatur. T. W. Samuels was Lii—1*110to by DIJou StticW YORK POLICEfci?!Believe Either Tramp or Negro Killed Governess.Scarsdale, N. T„ July 7.—Suspicion today fastened upon a ragged, penniless tramp and a negro with a bloody purse aa authorities scoured Iho know if tue airpiauu ...... countryside for the murdered of Darby lightning. It was ft spectacular 0xhy Kaufman, governess from thlt;* sight and the first of its kind *vfir I Meniionlte colony In Wcstover, M«l. seen here. ‘who was backed to death in thoPropose I MaconSeveral Suggest Historical Spectacle Should Be Planned For Ahead for Celebration.a thing was not !nWith the recent pageant atUl fresh In our mind* Decatur can look forward to a still bigger and better one ahich has been suggested for 1925.In that year will be the centennial of the establishing of Macon county.In 182$ B. J. Austin, A. W, Smith and Joha Ward went to the state capital, then at Vandal la, pro-curs the passage of fin act dividing ghslby county, of which the present Macon county was then a part. They were successful, and at that session th* act was approved establishing th* county of Macon.ON STEVENS CREEK.Th* third house built In Macon enunty was erected 101 years ago by Fuel Stevens near what is nowSlavens creek, three miles northwest *lt; Decatur. Thl« became the nu-rl«us for th* Steven's Settlement which with the Ward Settlement south of the river, were the only settlements In Macon county untU 112*.In nit years the centennial of the establishing of Macon county will b* celebrated. A wonderful celebration bus lust b**n completed the last week. It was prepared within three months and was ft marked sucres*. With sift years to plan and prepare, a celebration far surpassing this on* would b* possible,SPLENDID IDEA.In sp«aking of the proposed Idea of ft pageftnt In 1*29 Rev, Harry L.If*y«r said:Ths value of th* last pageant was ftot appreciated by the Decatur people, Th* spirit and th* whole Idea of it was new to many and It ^a*. hsrd for them to grasp th* full eig- fe!t overr* ^.a k 1 m9 Waslficant* of It.it it a fin* thing to put on n Iramatln commemoration of an event in th* history of a community. I think It would b* a splendid thing to celebrate th* centennial. Now is lb* ttn»« to atari thinking about the idea. Th* poop!* who took part In Ih* pageant did not realize the value •f th* Spirit of Decatur, It was sew 1n th* live* of the peopl* and the true spirit of th* thing was only felt by a few',MUiT LIVE CHARACTERS.*To make a thing Ilk* that a sttc-*«*s th* peopl* hav* to Uv* th* Uvea If th* characters they ar* representing. They hav* to be abl* to put themseWtj bark Into th* tlm* that ar* portraying and really fe*l (hat they ar* living in that time.By all means a start should be gi«4* In thinking about a much larger pageant and the centennial W*vM b* a good tlm* to have 11Host of th* people interview^was too recent favor.4,I am not at all interested/' he said. ‘T am thoroughly disgusted with th* last performance and do not wish to see it repeated. I am not at all Interested In any kind of another pageant for the centennial celebration. Now don't Quote me/' he added.DOYLE FAVORS FLAN.C. J, Doyle, who had ft prominent part In the Pageant of the Waters.' was heartily In favor of tho ides In speaking about it he said:4T think it would b« a fin* thingtrto give another pageant In 1929 tocelebrate the centennial. I have not been In Macon county that ltfng but I am interested In it anyway. No one can now promise to do much work nrt It but It fa an idea that should be worked up/1TIME TO START NOW.It woulfl b* wonderful idea, exclaimed Mrs. J. D. Moore. The lost pageant was wonderful end a credit to'the community. It is ex act!y th* kind of thing that we should do,'Everything ha* a beginning and now Is a good tim* to start the pageant for the centennial. At another t'lmo better races, better parades, larger decorated boat exhibitions and better everything could be arranged.Now everyone Is interested. Six year* la not too long to think andScans del* home of Magruder Craighead last Tuesday.Tho tramp, riding a bus betweenWhite Plain* and Dobbs Ferry, boasted to the driver that he was a aliaher and recently had cut up a slat* trooper in a knife battle, Tlic driver told the police about it and to them th* wayfarer, giving the name of Anthony (Tom) Amundsen, admitted he was homeless, out of work, and had slept undtr the stars within a mil* of the Craighead home the night of the murder,DENIES GUILT,Led to the little room where the governess was slain, Amundsen, coolly surveyed the place, handled blood atained butcher knife, and stoutly denied ail knowledge of tha crime. Later he broke down and wept but did not reveal anything. Detectives were not satisfied with the tramp's story, saying he contradicted himself several times. He was taken to Jail for further investigation a* n.suspected person. *The negro was hired as handy man by Howard F. R. Mulligan, a New York attorney who lives near the Craighead home. %Yednesday morning Mr. Mulligan said the negro showed him a blood stained purse, txpiainlng it had belonged to a brother killed in th* world war.The negro was grilled for several hours at the Mulligan home but hh» explaining it had belonged to a questioners did not reveal what theyIt was disclosed by an autopsy before the body was taken to the girl's former home for burial, that she had not been assaulted. Nor had he been robbed, for articles of value were scattered about her body undisturbed.and Judge A. A. Tartlow of the cl euit court has ordered the asset* *o and the proceeds divided among t stockholders.The ftsscts of the company tni about $1011.000 of whii h nbout^ 10 00 are government bonds, Th* nr© about 300 stockholder*, t malorit} being residents of V« mil loti county.The company, prior th* I’'1'* did an extensive busings, writ! livestock Insurance, but the L»*t t1 or thrcfl ears the biibin*** had r been prosperous due to chans* 4 «•' dlUon*. on© being the high del rate among the animals Insured.FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY SUSPENDSDanville, July 7—Th* Farmer* andBreeders Insurance company Ver-mlllon Co, has gon* out of business 7ip*wGrcmlnjr Wear*,Kansas rity St«r here*' M]y rhlilvd Constable sUfHVUHPr at lvlnr ■L'vo been ikbfSiU’ri r u *ui for till* « flt;Uos now. mid hftiwl found o *t a thing ngulm-t you‘T^V rcj Mrd lhlt;* *iian(;f r 1 nu\* served you lt;lolng m* ’“Well—Knl*r*m M1 %nir\rthin* pity quick or ban^’l If I ftirrrt yanyhow. I'm jilting lircd of jour fooHCarloadEden ElectricWashing MachinesSale Monday Morningshowing the ecu, cil )ift taT«S3fDr. Will Barnes is on the right. Ban Din Gieskitig. —wwlt;»i.v bijou atuai©next is B. C. Whitsett, then A M. Kenney and A. F. GiesKing.that M«yor Elder and W. M.Bering’, aecretary of th* Water■Bnp-ply Co., ar* members of the committee.SELECT BEACHyear* is not too ion*: i© msnK ana . A a A a.plan and work for a Urge celebra-1EaXpCCtCu tO ACt At vUCC tlon. It could be made a great lm-j Siteprovcmcat over the recent celebm-l wilC*tlon and a oreditable thing for De-i raflJ_„ It 1* expected that the, cQjnmlUetI appointed by Mayor Elmer R. Elder MUCH HISTORICAL MATERIAL. to d€Cjd* on A *tt* for m municipal If all th* interest and enthuslaam bathing beath will get together T*arlycomposed of -William C. Field. George Flint and Gene Wylie. They met with Mayor Eider last Thursday, but nothing definite was decided on atScreen Wirethe1*-vten u«ci tuo present celebration this week and select a site, Th* com-could be turned to the working out jmlitee apolnted by Mayor Elder ultimately of earn* much more elab-orate and extensive plan for the ccn- f*4k*Bltnttennlal celebration a great deal could | 0|| VdllilOLbe accomplished; IISJa Vaii* CatThe county la full of historical mi-1 11108 lOUl lillterial that would be of value. Very If«w peopl. realise that the county | im° ™Ut0TtaBa y°*For your Summer Cottage Porch—Buy it here,Per Square foott •i » •few peopl* realize that th* county i Cft^' nrd. r^ your**!! or rrom ihoa* derived It* nara* from th* Honorable tr(Wnd you. If too ihlu. your dr«**nB.ker Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, or tmllor c*n supply the fleflctcue(m, buI . . pn thPV fwhose tarn* at fh.a founding of th* I Th«.r'om'w“wfy^o1^!Savtanlt;?j4 YhA tifl. I ____i . • .nuts•4 decidedly In favor tf th* On* of th* principal charact-county extended throughout th* nation. He wm a United State* con* gresernan and for twelve year* a member of th* senate. He was one of tho men, who with Patrick Henry opposed th* constitution proposed because ti* thought It “iwiulnted tno much In the direction of monarchy.” He thought It was too Independent of the stats*.Under th* order establishing Macon county, th* town of Decatur was laid out. In Just ninety-four years th* town has grown to Its present sis* and strength. The growth of the place !n one hundred yttfi will b® Interesting to Incorporate with the centennial of theIf |k* last pageant, t* whom it [county.vour weight surely quickly. Yhshartnlest Marmd* Prescription* w,llc“ cU antes the fatty lia*««s and fat; producing foods to solid flesh and ctierty, helps ths s«ner»l health and digestion,permits you to eat substantial fobd# and l«*ves t»hs »kin clear and amoo.th ana requires n* absurd greaves and salves. This famous prescription 1* now -con-denseft lit* tablet farm. E*cb tablet contains an ,sxact doe* of the sams harm-Im ingredient* ihst made ths original prescription capabl* of redoclnr the cvsrfat body steadily and easily without tho sltghtiit III affects. Taks but onstablet at Ur sack meal and at' bedtime until ths normal weight Is reached and tho bodily hsalth completely restored. Aik your druggist for Martnofla Trescrlp-tion Tablets or send on* dollar to the lifermola Company, -WI3 Woodward Avs., Detroit, Mich., th* prlc^ the world oyer, and you will eecelv® enough to'start yen w*u oa th* foid to slimness an* fcappl- ~XXth Century FurnaceWork5 Bird Cagesnbing and HeatingHARDWARESporting GoodsFishing TackleHere is an irresistible bargain for every housewife. A chance to secure the one washer that is preferred by the majority of Decatur women—the Eden—and positively the only time that this greater, improved Eden has ever been sold for less than the regular $155 price. Only while the present carload stock lasts will you be able to save so much and have the wonderful Eden at the low price of $124.75. Husbands and sons, thi« is your opportunity to forever release your wife—your motherfrom washday drudgery.Regular Price $155.00Carload Sale PriceEasyTerms75EasyTermseadquartere for MURES CO PerPkg. .. .....60cFred W. Schlie CoThe factory-has not reduced the price.The Eden is so well built for long service that $155 is a low price. We bought a carload and are selling Edens, while they last, at cost plus freight and drayage for $124.75. Take advantage of this situation, act quick and save $80.25.Absolute, satisfaction is insured by the factory’s written guarantee and you will have assurance of its fulfillment by • the guarantee of' this store. Free service for one year:is included at this sensational price. Ironclad guarantee for one year,See how the Eden's new solid aluminum wringer opens up—book-f ash ion-safe to use and easy to wipe off the big, white rolls. It swings to five positions and locks itself automatically.The new Eden is the most approved type of washer—clothes are gently,dipped up and down in the smooth, lightweight zinc cylinder—sanitary, non-absorbent, non-corrosive. As the dirt is flushed from the clothes it settles in the famous Eden Sediment Zone and stays' there.222 North Main St* 5j* iiiililllllltllHIII lllllll IIII1HIIIIII JIIIHIIIIHim lllllllllllllllll llll Illlili llll IlHllllllllSKrigbauiti Electric Co“Everything Electrical for 147. South Main Street.■ 4Infinite Main 678
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Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, Illinois, US
Sun, Jul 08, 1923
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