Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 7 January 1931 — Page 3

Railroad I ITER BRINGS K ATE RICHES ■ Central Pays K Annual Sum ||For Favor L in.. Jan 7—(U.R)-Ai K ISSI. whereby the Stale El issued a I barter to the final Railroad, granting lands through to operate trains, has an annual average than 11.00 ain counties and munlcl)ulvn benefited by milje then. chartered the road in agreed to waive taxes the road paid the state cent of its gross operatlie on its 705.5 miles of between Chicago and id between Centralia and First Levy year the charter tax M,|. from December 1. 1855, and tn 1857, the first |M; th,, railroad was in full J ■ the chatter tax amountlltfi.U'i Since then the tax ] K.iv increased until in rei '• ' ! “ s '' v eede< * $3,000,I ally. I I five years. 1925-29. the I jerage was $11,214,752. Tills ['tax was $2,545,414. From eri ming of operations to Oc- "| ilii'.o. the railroad paid sta e $80,792,000 in charter [state Gains Most Biteresting to note that the | I,’fives more benefit from! B,r lines than do the rail»|ers themselves Last year e received seven cents lh dollar of gross revenue charter lines, whereas lers received only 5,76 I of each dollar. lition to the charter tax, ois Central System pays local government tax of more than a year on its non-charter Illinois, bringing the aystaxes in the state up JMmi 1 $4.600,000 a year. Dur-five-year period, 1925-28, s non-charter tax in ■Havnaur-d $1,535,104. In Bvas $1,472,582. Owing to -Bin tigatnms. the figures for not yet available. — o Bai. HA NEWS" ♦ I Mrs Milton Scherry and ■k’ 1 ’ a "d ,rs - John Petera. Milliner of Decatur evening with .Mr. Lewis Worth man and faMfey‘ Mrs. Edward .laberg and Donna Ruth, and Mrs. Edspeti: Friday in Fort Mrs. Fred Bloemker. Mr Lewis Conrad. Mr. and II- ppert and two chiludinner guests of Mr. and

tag* quick [repairs/ ■ Vour road ro anywhere Ou re likely to need your tire ■*’ Are they readv? Will they I Myour car against a skid-pull ■>ut of the mud? Not unless cross chain does its work, C - f ? s ' 1 . c hain can’t grip the ■< K’s broken. El n * ’ , °“ r <ire chains for repairs. We’ll replace worn «A dlnS new ones > make ■l i,J ?B er or shorten ’em asrs . * ! ? “ * ew minutes. If you Tji make a pair b-* j*‘re Chains to fit your EL * acd >- Just a few minutes you re safe on your way. H I I Ijgg gp|j ' rSI ’ Sir n [kirsch & SON

Mrs. Elmer Peter* on New Year’’: Day. Mt;s. Edna Liby of Decatur, mid Frank Rooker of Pittsburg. Ohio, I were dinner guests of Mr. mid Mrs' hosier Eckrote and Daniel Scherry and daughters, Tuesday. Rev. a.id Mrs. John Conrad und family of Herne, Rev, and Mrs. David Cu ther und family, and Mr l mil Mrs. Arthur Erudite of Fori Wayne were dinner guests of Mt. and Mrs. Flankllu Frm hie mid laoily mid Edward Scherry, Thun lay. Frank Hooker visited George Mil- | .er and daughters Wednesday after I aeon. Mrs. Lena Liby spent Wednesday 1 with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frucht - and daughter Amanda. Miss Mabel Parmer of Decatur. | ipent the week-end with Mr. mid Mrs. Edward Kolter and son Rob■rt. Mr. and Mrs. William Worthman entertained for dinner Sunday, Mi : md Mis. Edward Kolter and son Robert. Mr. and Mrs. William Worthmmi entertained lor dinner Sunday, Mr. md Mrs. Fred Bloemker, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Manns, and family, and leorge Manns. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kolter and eon Robert, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ilarve Ginter and family of Craigville, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hettinger■ attended church services at the r. 3. church Sunday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yager. Billy Woods. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Ford Worthman md baby were guests of Mr. and' Mrs. Losier Eckrote and Daniel Scerry and daughters, Marie and Marcella, Sunday. Vernon Bracht, Marie, Helen and ■ Carl Hildebrand, and Miss Marv Scherry, who was a guest of Mr I mid Mrs Otto Hildebrand and fa -niiy a few days, motored to New ■ Bavaria, Ohio to the home of Rev. and Mrs Otto Scherry and family.: Saturday. Walter Hildebrand, who i was visiting with Rev. and Mrs. Otto Scherry a few days, returned home with them Sunday. Mr. and Mrs Lewis Conrad and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Conrad and son Richard entertained for dinner Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Hildebrand. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bloem ker. Mrs. Mina Hildebrand and Henry Hildebrand. Mrs. John Ila: ger of Craigville spent Monday evening with Mrs. Charles Dettinger while Mr. Barger and Mr. Dettinger attended lodge. Mr. ard Mrs. Walter Kruetzmar and son Richard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Kruetzman, anti son Laren and Otto Kruetzman Sunlav afternoon. Mrs. Lena Liby, formerly of Maglev. will leave this week for Florida where she will spe’Rd the winter with her son and wife. 0 Three Leaps in One A'ameda. Cal. —(UP) — Ixits of' per ons have ma le single parachute , leaps, but Frank Brooks, 47 has the distinction of making three all in one jump. Brooks went 4 000 feet above San Francisco bav and leaped. Three parachutes were attached to liis body. He floated down a whi’e one one. ent loose, and after falling farther pulled the release cord of another one, doing this until three pnrachntes had aided in slowing up his downward drop. Old Caoital in Miniature Williamsburg. Va.. —(UP> —After three years’ research for authentic data in America and Europe, the historic colonial capital of Virginia is Williamsburg, Completed in 1705, has been restored in miniature s< :ii“-model form and will bo restored by the Rockefeller intel--»sts. The canitol stood at the eastern end of Duk of Gloucester Street •hree-onarters of a mile from William and Mary College. County Named for Trader Lancaster. Wis., —(VP) —A trad er who roamed among Indian tribe", of this region wearing his brass booking kettle as a helmet gaie Grant county its name. Although bordering on the Illinois county I where Ulysses S. Grant resided the i Wisconsin subdivision liore the I name Grant before the former general and president was born. Grant, 'he trader, followed the trails of Marquette and LaSalle into this country, where he arrived about 1800. o Noisy Headlight San Francisco, —(UP)— Some day the captain may turn to the "irst mate and ask; “Hear that headlight?” Sounds funny but John C. Rohlfs marine expert declares 'hat a new type of headlight with n modified radio beam, combining light and sound will soon make navigating in fog safe. o Nut Plant Business Big Stockton, Cal — <U.R) — Residents of this section of California will never believe there is anything funny or insignificant about ths lowly nut. The Linden plant of the Joaonin Walnut Growers’ Associat'on hand'ed $500,000 worth of nuts during the past season. o • Chorus Girls Lose Stockings San Francisco. —<U.R> —A gasp of surprise sounded through• police headquarters here when a theater reported that a sneak thief had stolen SSO worth of silk stockings which were a part of chorus girls costumes. “I thought chorus girls! abandoned stocking in 1878,’’ a veteran detective exclaimed.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1931.

S' \ <ommun h as had one sale after another, but we honestly believe that this is the outstanding / ' / event of the year. We\e taken our entire stock and slashed the original markings with such de- / I x. I \ termination that it is a certainty that here are values that no one can possibly ignore, r j\ \ ' OV M Overcoat and Suit Reductions MO O’COATS $29,50 $25 O’coats $16.501 \4 w $35 Q’COATS $23,50 $21.50 O’COATS $14.50 /\H n S3O O’COATS 519.50 1 $W O’COATs $12.50 MEN’S SUITS Students Suits $29,501 >25.00 Suits $17.50 $22.50 Suits $15,951 16.50 Suits $11.95 $35.00 Suits $24.50 $21.50 Suits $14.50 $20.00 Suits $14.95 $15.00 Suits $10.95 $30.00 Suits $20.50 SIB.OO Suits $12.50 | SIB.OO Suits $12,951 10.00 Suits $7.95 men’s sweaters TtTiriV? T HGIT Ores® Shirts I n , ar c< i 1. M JC/1 M a B A. P\ Jr BLk All fancy patterns, collar Coat or Slip-on Style —attached, fast colors. Thestf All colorsand styles ~ , „ . . . must co Sizes 14 to 17 I W* Mens Corduroy. Moleskin, and Leatherette j, • . Ticw QPv Sheep-lined Coats — Sheep-skin collar. (UO QQ MO and sl2 Sweaters $3.00 Shirts .... 1730 Heavy Sweaters $5.9i) Q 42.50 Shirts .... $1.89 S.-.. 00 sweaters $3.95 VV “ fU.W Shirls .... $1.39 $3.50 Heavy Sweaters . . $2.95 — Z —Z 1.50 Shirts .... $1.191 X/mo •2.50 Heavy Sweaters $1.95 fOf bOyS X.OO Shirts 89 C Boy’s Corduroy, Leatherette, i c. g Lav in a su PP*y now * / ■A , '■'? Sheepskin Lined, large collar at these prices. / Men’s Part Wool J I IIP f (FA QE CCQK Winter” Pair IVW [IQ New Styles sJ' V EXTIiA S ' ,ECIAL Boys’ Sweaters Mett’S Suits OSf LTO si iI O are heavi, y overstocked on Boy’s Sweaters and One Lot of Men’s Suits, mOS'ly Small SIZCS, UVtnMLLO mast Yaueaanol afford ..pass UP a real value for the small man | 2nd Rl fiIKFC ysweaters... $3.75 4 A QDI O F oil Li DImUUwLiW $3.50 Heavy Sweaters $2.95 g j> 8 $4 4 A uon S'"*" $2.39 4250 Heavy Sweaters $1.95 Men’s Buckskin «O 7’ HE B Special! A small ot of Slip-over JAVtVLIo Boys Special Prices on all Men’s Underwear C’lAl Men’s POATQ Boy’s Lumber-jack Ribbed or Fleece Lined vvn 1 d style blouses 79c to $1.29 Sin£ aH size .... 10c COATS Bov’s Moleskin Duck Leatherette Coats Men s W ork ( oats. Cor- _ _ _ MANY OTHER ITEMS AT SIMILAR SAVINGS SrT’ Ky""linV- — * values to $5.00 Mtiu VANCE & LINN $135 Nil I I ,j

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