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THE DAILY JO JOURNAL-GAZETTE No. Entered as second class mail at Mattoon, Forty-Eighth Year. CHUSE CO. IS INCREASING ITS FORCE: Business Outlook Is.Optimistic, Says H. A.

Chuse. "One of the most encouraging bits of news that the Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company has. been able announce for some time was given out this morning when Harry A. Chuse, speaking for the company, said that the plant is now operating with about sixty-four per cent of its nor. mal force, 110 men now working five.

and a half days a week at the plant. During the height of production at the plant, 170 men are ordinarily employed, but beginning last December, owing to a lack of business, the company began laying off its men in considerable numbers, the plant once getting down to where less than a dozen men were given regular employment. Due to Order Increase. "Increase in orders, first manifested the latter part of March, is responsible for the optimistic outlook at the plant," Mr. Chuse stated this morning.

"We knew that better times were coming, but we couldn't say when. Our orders are daily, and judging from the present indications, we will possibly be able again to get the plant running with its normal force. We will take on the additional men we need them, but we can't say, when that will be. Not very long. we believe, from the present outlook.

"As to the permanency of the new business coming in daily, or as to how long it will last, it is purely problematical. We know that the manufacturers have started securing their new equipment now, some buying for the first time in three years, but how much they will need depends on how much business they in turn have cured. PLAN NEW MOVE ON RAIL BOARD By the International News Service. Chicago, May move further to tie the hands of the United States railway labor board was threatened today. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas served notice on the shopmen that should the board decide against the railroad's rights to contract out work, thus evading paying the wage scales set by the board, it will institute injunction proceedings following the precedent, set by the Pennsylvania in its court action against the board.

The notice was given the shopmen by W. E. Williams, one of the chief operating officers of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. The threat was read into the record in the contract case of this road on hearing today before the board. COMMITTEE MAY PROBE COAL STRIKE By the International News Service.

New York, May Lockwood legislative committee, now ing conditions in the building trades here, strike may to Investigate determine the nation wide coal the truth charges that miners' representatives and operators are conspiring to prolong the strike, it was learned here today. This information came to light just as the operators and representatives of the United Mine Workers resumed their wage scale contarences. Such an investigation, it undertaken, will include distributing agencies, transportation, storage costs, capitalization, organization, labor costs and other items, in addition to the mines themselves, according to Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the committee. CARAWAY HURLS DEFI AT DAUGHERTY By The International News Service. Washington, May challenge was issued in the late yesterday by Senator Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, to Attorney General Daugherty for a joint debate on his charge that Daugherty had accepted a $25,000 tee for obtaining the release of Charles W.

Morse, New York banker, from the Atlanta penitentiary. Caraway declared he "waived all Immunity, personal, legal or otherwise," accorded him as a senator for having made the charges on the floor of the senate Tuesday. Caraway said he would meet Daugherty "anywhere he says, at any place, at any time and under any circumstances" VEEPING PROBE OF WAR CONTRACT FRAUDS By the International News Service. May sweeping congressional investigation of alleged war contract frauds -and settlements was approved yesterday afternoon by the house rules committee. By a vote of 6 to 5 the committee decided to make a favorable report to the house on resolution of Representative Woodruff, Republican, Michigan, providing for such an inguiry.

Ill. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 4, 1922 Published every MATTOON, Betrayed, Betrayer, and Belgian King DODGE GROVE SEXTON MAKES HIS REPORT AND COMM JEANNES, THE TRAITOR, IS 'BURIED ALIVE' Betrayer of Edith Cavell Suffering "Living Death." BY MILTON BRONNER. (Special Cable to N. E. A.

Service; Copyright, 1922, by N. E. A. Service.) Mons, Belgium, May Jeannes is dead!" It was the commandant in charge of the gloomy, brick-towered prison at Mons who told me this, when I inquired for the Belgian arch-traitor who sold his country to Germany for 25 pieces of silver. I had learned positively that this renegade spy- believed by many to have been the betrayer of Edith Cavell, the heroic nurse who was executed in the war by a German squad -had not gone to the guillotine as reported, or committed suicide, or died a natural death.

"Monsieur Commandant," I pressed my inquiries, "has Jeannes said anything since his conviction and death sentence which would clear up the mystery surrounding Edith Cavell's betrayal?" "Dead men tell no tales," said the commandant. "Armand Jeannes is dead." Traitor Is Actually Buried Alive. It is death--a living death--that has befallen Armand Jeannes. He is alive! Though sentenced to the guillotine, he probably will not feel the knife across his precious neck. Only a tidal wave of public sentiment can sweep him to the executioner.

But Jeannes is dead so far as the authorities are concerned. He is hidden away in Mons prison, and in prison he will probably remain the rest of his days, seen by no human being, and always in the shadow of the guillotine. Belgium still has the death penaity in the penal code. But no one, has been guillotined for nearly sixty years. The reason is that back in 1865 two men were guillotined here in Mons and when shortly afterward it was found that they were innocent Belglum was so shocked that since then the king has commuted all death sentences to life imprisonment.

Usually the law authorities sign a petition asking the king to commute death sentences. But in the archtraitor's case they. have refused. Meanwhile all Belgian organizations of ex-soldiers are demanding Jeannes' execution, and the newspapers are carrying on a campaign for his death. No Visitor Allowed to See Him.

It is futile to try to see Jeannes. The prison authorities have reached the point where they not even admit his existence! Thus they save both king and executioner 1 from bearing the brunt of public sentiment. This man of 33 originally sold his for 25 francs. a month. The Germans later increased his pay until be was getting 750 francs a month.

Jeannes disappeared when the German war machine collapsed, but fate played him a trick. When the fleeing Germans destroyed their documents, one heap in a barn near the Belgian frontier in northern France was overlooked. In this mass of papers were found 200 reports made by Jeannes, together with his German, police card, and letters from his German chief, Kirschenheim, in which he boasted of his exploits and asked for more money for his "faithful service." Jeannes claimed he had caused the deaths of 126 Belgians, Frenchmen and British, including Miss Cavell. His trial was a sensation, At first he was contemptuous and defiant, but the evidence against him was so strong that his bravado soon vanished. even though no direct evidence was brought that he personally reported Miss Cavell to the German police.

"HAVEN'T BROKEN OUR TROTH" MATHILDE By the International News Service. Chicago, May haven't broken our engagement-and we never will." Miss Mathilde McCormick, granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, used these words today in denying published reports that she had been jilted by Max Oser, the former riding master of Zurich, Switzerland. "I think I'll have a little sign made: 'All cables notwithstanding, I shall marry Max she said. Miss McCormick was interviewed in the magnificent McCormick home here.

"Furthermore," she went on, "I'm going to marry Max soon. Not when I'm eighteen -that's too old. (She is 17 now.) "I'm going to be married in Basle 84 soon as ever these slow moving people can get me over there." Asked if she was "awfully" in love with Max, she shook her bobbed head affirmatively, "Awfully," she said. GENERAL FU REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION Tien Tsin, China, May confirmation had been received here to; day of the report that General Wu Pie- Fu, commander in chief of the Chibli forces in China's civil warfare, had been killed in action, afternoon except Sunday. Price Five Cents BEVERIDGE'S LEAD IS 18,900 By, the Indianapolis, International News Service.

May official returns in Tuesday's primary for United States senator from 3215 of Indiana's 3384 precincts give Albert J. Beveridge's lead of 18,980 votes over Senator Harry S. New. The vote: Beveridge, 186,483. New, 167,503.

It likely will be several days before the official count is completed. RAINFALL FOR APRIL: 7.64 The total rainfall for the month of April, as kept in the office James Shinn, was 7.64 inches, more than twice as much as the same month a year ago, the fall for April, 1921 being 3.33 inches. The total rainfall for the first four months of the year is 18.07 inches, what is believed to be a record unsurpassed for many years. The records show that 1.32 inches fell in January, .6 of an inch in February, and 9.05 inches in March. The fall for May has SO far been small, less than a fifth of an inch beIng recorded.

The effects of the excessive rainfall have been felt in a number of ways, and the farmers possibly will suffer a greater amount of loss than any other class. The excessive fall of moisture has brought about a condition in the soil that will make it additionally difficult to get the fields in shape for corn planting, the suriace appearing in places as though it bad been packed down. Due to the rain, more broomcorn will be planted this year than many of the farmers had counted on, rome of the acreage that would have been put in. oats being placed in broomcorn. "There ig no Indication that there will a material reduction in corn in fact, there is.

a chance that when all the corn has been planted, it will be seen that the acreage is as high as, it not liger than, the acreage planted last year. This has beer brought about by the rain, and that alone, as a number of farmers expressed themselves as determined to cut on the corn acreage, although not to any considerable extent, their plan being to put the acreage in eithe: oats, or other legume crops. J. Pluvius, however, interrupted the plans. FARMER ADMITS KILLING TEACHER By The International News Service.

Northwood, Iowa, May Bonker, 21, a young farmer of Manly, is in jail here today and has confessed, police say, to the slaying of Miss Rebecca Nelson, his sweetheart. Miss Nelson was shot and the cloak room of the school house four miles west of Manly, where she taught: "I killed her, but booze made me," Bonker is said' to have told the police. Bonker went to the school house to see Miss Nelson about a letter- she had, written him, refusing to accept. his escort to a party. He had at first claimed that the shooting was accidental.

After the shooting, Bonker drove to Manly in his automobile and attempted to hold up the Farmers' Savings Bank. His gun failed to fire, and two employes of the bank overpowered him. TRUCE BETWEEN IRISH FACTIONS By The International News Service. Dublin, May truce was effected today between the Irish Free State. supporters and the rebel faction of the Irish republican army, which has been conducting violent guerilla warfare against each er.

The truce is for the purpose of giving the leaders an opportunity to study army unification. The terms provide that all army operations shall cease except routine training. Both the Free Staters and the republicans are to undertake no reorganizations and both are to co-operate for the protection 'of property. KANSAS LUNATIC RUNS AMUCK; KILLS TWO By the -International News Service. Parsons, May with a piece of pipe, C.

C. Burgan, 60, an inmate of. the hospital for epileptics here, killed two hospital patients and wounded 8 third, probably fatally, yesterday afternoon. All were lying in their beds when Burgan attacked them. John Cole, 60, and Richard M.

Jones, C1, died with their skulls. crushed. W. H. Flesher, 60, was reported dying.

Burgan was captured by hospital attendante Hie will be takea to an insane asylum, it was stated. INTO CHURCH RECTORY. Rev. Richard. Cox, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, and his family have moved from 405 North Twentysecond street te the new 'rectory recently purchased at 2817 Prairie avenue, QUICKENING OF RELIGIOUS LIFE SHOWN Favorable Conditions Shown in Report Congregational Church.

Champaign, May state of mind in America today favorable to religious and benevolent activities and a "readiness to enter into our opportunities." were described by Rev. Charles E. Burton, New York, secretary of the National Council of Congregational Churches of the United States, as the reasons. for advances made by the denomiration in 1921, in an address before the Congregational Conference of Illinois yesterday afternoon. The speaker said that statistics gathered for the forthcoming Year Book showed the year 1921 "was the best in the history of the denomination," the net gain in menbership, the total accessions and the number of Sunday school attendants breaking all previous records: Rev.

Burton gave the following statistics, which will appear in the Year Book: "Total membership, 838,181, or. a net gain in twelve months of 18,556. This net gain compares with 10,959 in 1920 and with 17.232 in 1915, which was the record year until 1921. "The total accessions during the year were 78.365, as compared with 71,857 in 1920, which marked the record previous to 1921; that is, 6508 more persons were received into the churches in 1921 than in any other year. "The number received on confession of faith was 45,875, 29 coma pared with 39,922 the preceding year, which was the record year up to that time, or a breaking of the record by 5953.

Sunday Schools Grow. a "The number in Sunday schools is shown to be 781,195, or a gain of 37,563 over the preceding year. The best previous record was in 1915, showing a membership of 773,023. "The number of young people's societies increased from 2691 to 2808 and the membership from 107- 522 to 120,334, or a net gain of 812. of "The amount of money.

contributed for' home expenses of the churches was $16,035,396, as compared with $15,044,684 for 1920, or an increase of $990,712. "Contributions to the regular at benevolences of the denomination increased from $2,741,594 to $2,890. 894, an increase of $149,300 for the aft- year. This represents holding during a hard financial year the large gain made in the two preceding years. The contributions in 1918 amounted to $1,357.064, as compared with $2.890,984 in 1921, or a gain of that is, 113 per cent increase as compared with three years ago.

in "Undenominational gifts show an increase for the year from $865.630 to $940,093, or a of $74,463. Salaries Increased." "The average salary of pastors increased from $1600 in 1920 to J. $1739 in 1921, exclusive of the value, of parsonages, which, it included, would bring the average to approx: imately per year." NO DECISION YET IN PICKFORD CASE By the International Service. Carson City, News, decision of the state supreme court on the demurrer in the fight of Mary Pickford to prevent the annullment of her divorce from Owen Moore by the state of Nevada was not handed down yesterday, as was expected. Instead.

an order of resubmission! was entered in the case. which means that the court has an additional ninety days in which to band down its docision. The, attorney general of Nevada sought anzullment in the divorce on the ground that Miss Pickford, who later married Douglas Fairbanks, was not. a bonafide resident of the state and that there was evidence of sion with Moore through which service was obtained upon him within the state. PASTOR DEFENDS HIS EULOGY OF JAKE HAMON Oklahoma City.

May 4 -It became known today that Rev. Thom.is Irwin of Lawton. who resigned res terday from his pulpit at Lawton, as well as quitting the Church with the intention of embracing some other. was compelled to defend himself against character charges involving his eulogy of the late Jake Hamon at the last meeting. of the Elreno Presbytery, held at Anadarko, about six months ago.

"The doctrine of my churc'h holds that deathted. repentance is ble and the presbytery cannot deny me the right to advocate 1t." the Lawton pastor told a friend just before leaving Lawton for the Anadarko meeting. "I sincerely believe that Jake Hamon repented of his sins before he died and neither my church nof anybody else can gainsay me." READY FOR BIG ANNUAL FIELD MEET ON MAY6 C. Here are Armand Jeannes, smirking arch-traitor, who boasted had sent 126 Belgians, Frenchmen British to their death during the Edith ('avell, the English among those he is believed to betrayed, and King Albert, who her saved the necessity of passing Jeannes' death sentence by being "buried alive." PEGGY TIRED; NEEDS A REST BY FRANK E. MASON, (I.

N. S. Staff Correspondent.) Paris, Hopkins Joyce, beautiful, four times married. and noted as the Twentieth Century Cleopatra, emphatically denied today that she had taken an overdose of veronal as a result of the suicide of her young South American lover, "Billy" Errazuriz. Peggy said she was very tired and needed a long rest to restore her jaded nerves.

She is not ill, but has been partially prostrated by the tragedy in her life. "It is a disgusting lie!" exclaimed Peggy when told of the report published in the United States that she had taken an overdose of veronal. Peggy showed visible signs of the strain she has been under since the suicide of young Errazurt2 last Sunday. "I am going to leave Paris as soon as arrangements can be completed," she continued. "I am arranging for the purchase of a country house in Normandy.

I cannot bear to think of returning to the scenes which, until last Sunday, represented 80 much happiness for me." Home Brew Is On Skids Washington, May brew is on the skids. That is the conclusion of govern ment authorities drawn from the latest reports of the Department of Agriculture covering the declining demand and price for raisins. How the juicy grape has shrunk, whether desired in its natural state for wines or in its dried condition for putting kick into home brew, is shown by the following figures, which represent the values of grapes and grape products on the farms for the last three years: 1919.... $102,500.000 1920.............. 105,000.000 1921..............

68.500,000 "Cheaper raisins, were an important factor in this drop for 1921." says the departmental announcement. Back of cheaper raisins, prohibition authorities state, is the decline in home-brew activities. "The average. home artist found it was too much fuss for a little firewater," it was explained, "They produced more good headaches than good booze. "To get a good article required too much "time and attention, and it didn't take the aspiring but perspiring brewmaster long to get weary of cleaning up the mess he was sure to make." The result was that the grapes go ing into raisins and grape juice last year were worth $39.000.000 as against more than $60,000,000 in 1920.

Raisin producers are fighting hard to stimulate general use of their product by housewives to offset the loss of demand for home-brew operations. SPECIAL SALE Beautiful China dinnerware' from $12.00 to $200.00 per set at 10 per cent discount. 5 4 HERRON BROS. CALL 373 For battery seryice. The Battery Place, 1921 Broadway.

5-4it Already 200 Contestants Are Entered; 53 in Oratory, Balance on Hand $2584, Which Includes 000 Loan. The annual report of the receipts and disbursements of Dodge Grove cemetery for the fiscal year ending April 30. as given by Ed Haskell, sexton, shows that on April 30, there was a of $255.73, after accounting expenses of the debalance, partment during the year. The operating expense per month was given by Sexton Haskell as approximating $600 a month. During the year it was found possible to reduce the amount of the accounts payable $550, as well as making loans totaling $2,000 on farm land during the year.

The financial report in full follows: Receipts General Fund. Balance May 1, 1920 72.50 For lots 2.337.25 For graves 1,528.50 For single graves 460.50 For vaults 1,557.50 For foundations 280.01 Interest 954.50 Miscellaneous 709.91 Total 87,900.47 Disbursements. Sexton's salary $1,485.00 Labor 4,762.25 Supplies 293.85 Interest 51.154 Miscellaneous 502.49 Accounts payable 400.00 Notes payable 150.00 Balance April 30, 1922 255.73 Total $7,300.47 Perpetual Care Fund. Balance May 1, 1921 867.20 Received $1,717.00 Total in fund $2.584.20 First mortgage farm loan made for $2.000 Balance April 30, 1922 584.20 Total $2,581 20 MRS. SURILA PIERCE DIES EARLY TODAY Mrs.

Surila Pierce, wife of Rufus Pierce, passed away at her home six miles northwest of Mattoon, this morning shortly after six death being attributed to a paralytic stroke she suffered a week ago today. It was the third attack of the nature that she had suffered, the second one occurring last fall. Funeral services will be held at the Smyser Church on Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. Wilbur, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery.

Besides the husband, Mrs. Pierce leaves her father, Archie Chaney of Allenville; a sister. Mrs. Bessie Graham of Coles station; two brothers, Hiram Chaney of Mattoon and Scott Chaney of Allenville Two stepchildren. Mrs.

Lola Trent of California and Donald Pierco of Gays, also survive. Although hav. ing no children of her own, Mrs. Pierce took two nephews. Clarence and Raymond Graham, when little! more than infants, and reared them as her own.

Mrs. Pierce was born on Septem ber 25, 1877, in Warrick county, Indiana, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Chaney. With her parents she came to Illinois.

years ago, since making state twenty her home, residing in the Coles station community continuously. She was married to Rufus Pieree on Deember 31, 1903. She was a member of the Coles Baptist Church, and was known for the zealous and nev er tiring interest that she took in the affairs of the church, although during the last year she had not been able to do as much work in the church as of former times. She was also a member of the Royal Neighbors. Mrs.

William Robbing of Chicago arrived Wednesday night to attend the funeral services of her ather, Patrick O'Connor, who passed away at his home shortly after 900n Wednesday. Aluminum spectacle case--your name hand engraved. Glasses from $5.00 up. 5-4 HERRON BROS. NEOGA ROADS BEING OILED FOR SEASON First Coat Is Being Placed Today; 0ther Notes.

Special to The Journal-Gazette. Neoga, May first shipment of oil ordered for the village has arrived and the work of applying was begun today. The tank now on the track holds 10.000 gallons, and orders have been placed for two more shipments, to arrive the middle of May and the first of June. Bingamon-Buchanan, On Monday evening at eight o'clock at the Presbyterian parsonage Rev. A.

S. Kaye united in marriage Miss Winnifred Buchanan to Clifford Bingamon. The ceremony was performed in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buchanan, brother and sister-in-law of the bride.

Mrs. Bingamon is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Buchanan, and has always resided on farm two miles north of town. She graduated from the Neoga Township High School in the class of 1919, and since that time has been engaged in teaching, having recently closed successful term at the Lambert school.

Mr. Bingamon is the third son of John Bingamon, having always lived in this vicinity, with the exception of one year spent overseas with Twenty-second Engineers during the World War. Mr. and Mrs. Bingamon will reside for the present with the groom's father on a farm five miles northwest Harold Titus Dead.

Harold Charles Titus, fourteen-yearold son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Titus, living near Trilla, passed away ou Wednesday morning at five o'clock the home of his parents. Death was due to inflammatory rheumatism. Funeral services were held this ernoon at two o'clock at the Johnstown United Brethren Church, conducted by Rev.

C. H. Harwood. Harold is survived by the parents and several brothers and sisters. B.

and L. Ejection, The stockholders of the Neoga Building and Loan Association held their annual election of directors the office of the Cumberland County Bank on Monday evening, re-electing F. M. Welshimer, J. E.

Barrett and F. B. Swengel. The directors then elected the following officers: President, C. I.

Spencer; vice president. E. Barrett: treasurer. L. K.

Voris; secretary, F. M. Welshimer. Village Board Meeting. The first meeting of the village board since the last election was held on Monday night.

Those who held over from last year are Mayor R. Shaffer, and J. L. McGinnis, J. Duddlesten and C.

D. Crockett, trustees. Those who were recently re-elected and who qualified on Monday night were H. Short, clerk, and (. Smith and W.

L. Short. trustees. The mayor reappointed the same members on the several committees. The board appointed as village treasurer T.

Higgins; for night watchman, John Kimery: for street commissioner, M. Votaw. To Repair Methodist Church. On Monday night there was a meeting of the committee appointed to look after repairs on the Methodist Churen. It was decided to make extensive provements during the summer, to gin at once by reroofing the building.

The interior will then be redecorated, the wood work and floors gone over. The brickwork, too, will be repointed and other necessary repairs made the exterior of the building. It estimated that the amount needed cover the expense is $1200, Musical Concert. The several musical organizations of the Neoga Township High School, including the girls' glee club, boys' glee club and the high orchestra, gave a music festival cert on Tuesday evening in the sembly room of the high school building. The object of the concert was to raise a sum of money sufficient to defray the expenses of the girls' glee club to the musical festival to held at the Teachers' College Charleston on Friday.

An excellent program was rendered to only a sized audience, it being a disagreeable night. The sum of $22 was ized. which will be applied on the Other News Note's. Mrs. L.

K. Voris was hostess to number of friends on Monday night honor of her sister, Mrs. George Pritchard, of Santa Fe. N. who been a guest of her parents, Mr.

on page seven), the he and war; nurse, have is on Jeanes Special to The Journal-Gazette. Charleston, May twelfth annual invitational interscholastic athletic and oratorical- -meet will be held in Charleston on Saturday, May 6, allder the auspices of the athletic association of the Eastern Mlinois State Teachers' College, with the prospects of having the greatest classic that has "ever been held this city. Charles P. Lantz, the physical direotor of the Teachers' College, has charge of the big meet. Thus far nearly 200 contestants have from the following schools: Atwood, Arcola, Champaign, Charleston.

Chrisman, Danville, Deland, Dieterich, Effingham, Forrest, Kansas, Lerna, Mattoon, Metcalf, Monticello, Neoga, Paris, Springfield, Urbana, Watseka and Westville. With 1 the entries of these schools it means that some of the best high school athletes in Illinois will compete against each other for honors, and it is expected that some of the local records will be broken. The only thing that can mar the success of this great meet will be the weather man. But as much rain has fallen in the past several weeks it is believed that the clear sky and warm weather signs will be displayed on that day. List of Officials.

The list of officials for the afternoon follows: Referee--Charles P. Lantz. Starter-L. A. Moore.

Clerk of course -A. B. Crowe. Assistant clerks of course--Vernon Barnes, Harold Black. Judges of finish-S.

E. Thomas, Ha DeF. Widger, Charles C. Spooner, J. L.

Fisher. Chief field judge--E. H. Hall. Field judges- Walter Nehrling, W.

Anderson, Montelle Hunter, L. F. Ashley, Irl Gobert. Timers--E. H.

Taylor, B. F. Anderi son, Donald Marvin. Scorers--Charles L. Prather, Richard Fawley, Dale Coyle, Albert Crowe, Alfred Announcers--Floyd Wilson, Carroll Dunn.

Inspectors--Arthur Forester, Arthur McCall, Roscoe Stanberry. Oratorical Contest. Fifty-three contestants, representing twenty-three schools, have entered the oratorical contest, also to be held here Saturday. The schools entered are Arcola, Atwood, Bridgeport, Charleston, Chrisman, Danville, Decatur, Dieterich, Elfingham, Georgetown, Harrisburg, Kansas, Mattoon, Metcalf, Monticello, Neoga, Paris, Rankin, Rossville, Sulltvan, Urbana, Watseka and Westville. The contestants are entered as follows: Division one (speeches)-17 Division two (dramatic Division three (humorous readings) --13.

Division four (modern poetry)-9. The preliminaries will be held at the college Saturday morning, beginning at eight o'clock. The best three in each division will be selected to appear in the finals. A first and second prize is given in each division of the finals. The judges for the finals will be members of the faculties of the Illnots State Normal University and the Southern Illinois State Normal Untversity.

H. DeF. Widger, instructor of Eng lish at the college, has been directing the oratorical contests here for some years. WILSON IN FAVOR OF LONG CANDIDACY By the International News Service. St.

Louis, May Woodrow Wit son's interest in the outcome of the Missouri senatorial primary, paign, in which U. S. Senator James came A. Reed and Breckenridge Long are battling for the nomination, was again evidenced with the publication of a letter to Major John Co -attorney, advising -the latter against entering the senatorial race. In his letter to Higdon, Mr.

Witson advised him "not to complicate the contest in Missouri." The former president, in a recent published letter, declared his opposition to Reed's renomination. He is understood to favor Long's candidacy. Weather FREE Springfeld, May 4. Followtog are the weathe er for tilinols. for six hours ending at 1 p.m.

Friday: Generally fair ton night and Feiday. Slightly cooler in north portion tonight..