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MUSCATINE JOURNAL AND NEWS-TRIBUNE MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 Conference for Dec. 1 Planned Committees Named to Arrange Details for Church School Meeting Here. Plans for the eleventh annual conference for church school young people of Muscatine county Dec. 1, at the First Congregational church in Muscatine were outlined Sunday. Leaders in the organization and others held a mete- ing Sunday afternoon at the home of Mis sAletha McCullough, president, 505 West Fourth street.

Committees were named to work out preliminary plans. This group will meet in conference at 2 p. m. Sunday Oct. 22 to present its plans.

The committees are: Rigistration: Jack Merifield, Smith, Hildegard Maeglin, Jeanne Stelzner, Kenneth Hetzler, Arlene Eichelcerger. Felolwship supper, Mabel Nash, Una Kent, Alice Lindee, Marie Borchardt, Marian and Jeanette Smalley. Badge committee, Ruth Stelzner, Mildred Snider, Raymond Ziedler, Lyle McCullough. Recreation hour, Ruth Snider, Leon Hankins, Kenneth Snavely, Jean Moore and Robert Worrell. Toast program committee, Lester Bill, Catherine Greer, Lillian Killer, Richard Krell.

Music committee, Rita St. Denis, Floyd Scott, Betty Brown. Program committee, Alethea McCullough, the Rev. Tom Foglesong, the Rev. R.

W. Merrifield, Flora Husen, Dale Smith and. F. G. McCullough.

Baptists of Iowa to Convene in City (Continued From Page 1.) suffocated by collapse of cave roof in which, he was playing; Marie Palmer of Sioux City, auto accident near Le Mars; Paul Redman, 50, Everly, auto collision; Harold Schwartz, 19, of Davenport, struck by car; James H. Macumber, 81, of Waterloo, struck by car. In Chicago more than a score of Woodbine, high school boys injured Friday night when their truck overturned, killing two companions, remained at Westlake hospital. One of the youths, John Guyette, was to leave the hospital today. An inquest was continued until Oct.

18. At Dubuque, five were injured when cars driven by Jad Schrup and Harvey Vanderbilt crashed neai Nutwood Sunday morning. Walter Furlong and Pete Yokom, severely cut, were to a hospital. At Council Bluffs, J. P.

McSor- 35, attending the biennial convention of the 109th engineers, fell 15 feet from a window and sustained a skull fracture. John Fletcher, former attorney jeneral of Iowa and Oral Swift, former assistant attorney general, were cut and bruised in a three- car crash near Oelwein. W. F. Cook of De Witt, driver of one of the cars, was taken to a hospital at Independence in a serious condition.

J. L. Swift of Marengo drove the car in which rode Fletcher and Oral Swift. C. A.

lorkelson, of Elgin, driver of the third car, was not injured, but his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Lichenstein, riding with him, were cut and bruised. Jones was killed near New Market when he fell from the rear end of a pickup truck as it rounded a curve. His head struck the road, fracturing his skull.

The Straight boy was fatally injured in a fal Ifrom a hay bailer. He was with his foster father, Ray Mercer, at the time. The boy was rushed to a St. Joseph, hospital and died a few houra later. Moor is president of the Women's American Baptist Home Mission society.

She will be heard at the women's sessions and also at the joint banquet. The closing address of the convention proper and the principal message on. the young people's program will be given by Dr. George D. Allison of Wilmette, 111.

He is pastor of the First Baptist church of Wilmette. Missionary messages will be brought by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard who are home on furlough after extensive service in foreign fields. W.

G. Boyle will have a leading part in the men's programs. His headquarters are in New York and he is official representative of the National Council of Northern Baptist men. Business Meeting Thursday. Ministers of the state, lay leaders and women workers will also participate in the various sessions of the convention.

The most important business meeting will be held Thursday afternoon when convention reports be given and election of officers for the new year held. All phases of Baptist work, from a national standpoint and particularly for the churches of Iowa will be discussed and work for the new year planned as the convention progresses. Buying Drive Appeal Issued to Housewife (Continued From Page 1.) less than wholesale cost plus 10 per cent. Johnson was expected to send this master charter to President Roosevelt Tuesday. Today the farm administration opens hearings on a grocery store code with a similar price-regulating provision.

But while Johnson favors such price regulation, farm administrators have declared their opposition. Iowa Week-End Brings Death to 22 (Continued From Page 1.) in her left foot. Molesworth was killed at Washington Sunday evening when his car struck the cement signal block at North Iowa avenue approaching the Milwaukee tracks. Marcus Dittman, age 5, suffered a skull fracture and facial cuts in a collision of his parents' automobile with that of C. W.

Ki- Bcr of Lockridge, near Moline, III. Saturday deaths included: John Riddle, 12, of Des Moines, County NRA Unit Meeting Called County Complaints Body to Be Augmented in Compliance With Orders. Gus Winkler, Gangster, Slain (Continued From Page 1.) connection between the assassination of Winkler and the death of Lebensberger. Officials have hinted Lebensberger likewise may have been slain, although a coroner's jury returned a verdict of suicide. Other sources have expressed a belief the cafe owner was driven to suicide by gangland threats.

He was Involved, federal agents said, in disposing of bonds taken in a $250,000 mail robbery here a year ago. More than a score of persons have been arrested in the case and both federal and city police officers were searching for Winkler. Winkler was arrested some time ago with his wife in his apartment on suspicion of kidnap- ing at the same time a nation wide search was made for George "Machine Gun" Kelly, on trial for the Urschel kidnaping at Oklahoma City. Authorities were unable to obtain any evidence against Wiukler, they said, and he was released. The vagrancy trial a week ago took place after Winkler bad been questioned for a week by federal officials about the mail robbery, kidnapings, bank robberies, and other offenses.

The jury acquitted him in 45 minutes, and Judge Thomas A. Green promptly dismissed the jurors from further service in his court. About $600,000 of the loot was returned to the Lincoln National Bank and Trust company nearly two years ago after the "biggest bank robbery in history." Winkler had been accused of it, but offered an alibi that he had been in Buffalo, N. on the day of the robbery. He later arranged return part of the loot, purportedly on an agreement that he would not be placed on trial.

The charges against him were dropped because of lack of evidence, the prosecutor said. A meeting of the county NRA complaints board at which tb.e two new members ordered by the national administration will be selected has been called for tonight in the city hall by Mayor Herman Lord, county chairman. The board, now operating with a membership of five, has been ordered augmented immediately by two more members. Under the new set-up, representativs of an employer in industry, an employer in retail or wholesale trade, a employe in Industry, an employe in retail oor wholesale trade, a consumer, a lawyer, and a permanent chairman, are to be on the board. The new organization will not mean a shake-up within the present membership, Mayor Lord said, but rather each man will probably be appointed a representative of the various units.

To be considered also at the meeting tonight are any complaints which may have come up in the county since the board's last meeting. Alimony Not Paid, Wife Files Charge An order citing George McCartney to appear in district court at 10 a. m. Saturday to show why he should not be held for contempt of court, for failure to make alimony payments, was signed by Judge D. V.

Jackson in district court Saturday. An application, asking for the citation filed by his former wife, Edith H. McCartney, who obtained a decree of divorce and custody of two minor children March 31, 1933. The application claims that Mrs. McCartney was awarded alimony in the amount of $20 per month, making $120 due.

Of this amount, only $13 has been paid, she claims. Mrs. McCartney states she believes her former husband has remarried and is working as a barber. Hogs Sold by Boys for $13.50 Average Forty-five head of hogs, owned by members of the Muscatiae hign school Future Farmer chapter, were sold at auction at the annual pig club sale held Saturday at the old Hershey barn on West Front street. A crowd of nearly 200 attended.

The top price received was $24 The average price was $13.50 on the entire 45 head. Auctioneering was done by Col. Guy Pettit of Bloomfield, la. Hunter and Harold Van Zandt, Future Farmer club members, served as clerks. CITY NEWS All from local sources, hog receipts totaled 125 head at the stockyards here today.

Lester McMormack, engineer from Rock Island, addressed the Muscatine Rotary club on the Mississippi river dam project at a luncheon meeting this noon at the Hotel Muscatine. The mixed chorus and the Forensic club of Muscatine junior college will hold meetings tonigut at Jeffersco. school. Ten members of the ladies' Bible class of the United Brethren church motored to the Muscatine County Home Sunday afternoon where they conducted a service of singing, Bible reading, and prayer for the inmates. The class is taught by Mrs.

Anna Awbrey. Fred M. Ziegler will talk at a meeting-'of the Grafil club at the Y. tonight. A film on liquid air was tfliown to chemistry classes at the high school today.

The rank of knight team of Wyoming lodge No. 76, Knights' of Pythias, and a delegation of Muscatine members will go to Brighton Tuesday night to cci.ifer tin degree on. a class of candidates. Those going are to meet at the Pythian hall here at 6:30 Tuesday night. Mrs.

Martin Smith and son, Harry Frack, 1014 East Fourth street, Don Downey, West Seventh street, and Mr. and Mrs 1 Otto Herron, Park Place, have returned from visiting Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hartgraves at Chicago and attending the world's fair. Gwendolyn Blakely, 221 East Second street, is in Columbus, where she was called by the illness of a sister.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richardson of Chicago spent Sunday with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Richardson of 319 West Sixth street. Mrs. William Brady, 982 Lucas street, and Mrs. William Maasey, New Hampshire street, returned Sunday afternoon from Chicago where they spent several dayj visiting friends and relatives and attending a century of progress.

Tho Misses Ruth Ashton, 512 East Second street, aod Helen and Florence Ashton, 412 Iowa avenue, are spending a week at the world's fair in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wiese of Chicago announce the birth of a 10-pound son Oct. 2 at Franklin Boulevard hospital.

Mrs. Wieae was formerly Miss Margaret Timm and prior to her marriage five years ago lived here. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tomfeld and children, Madison and Marian, Stewart road, Mrs.

Tomfeld's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Darrow, 200 Maple Grove road, and Miss Flossie Morrison, New Hampshire street, left Saturday to spend a few days at a century of progress in Chicago. Prayer meeting will be held Thursday night this week at the United Brethren church, the Rev. F. C.

Scoti, pastor, announces. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and daughter, Harriett, are residing at the U. B.

parsonage, 507 East Sixth street. They also have two other children, a son, Floyd, who is expected here by the first of November, and another son, Vernon, who is attending Cornell college at Mount Vernon, la. C. C. Hagennann, former state head of the Redmen lodge, and Charles Opel, former great chief of the Muscatine lodge, are in Burliagton today tending a.

Redmen convention which opened today for a three day session, rtie convention is of Redmen and the Degree of Pocahontas. Officers of John Harold Kemble post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will be elected for the coming year at a business meeting scheduled Tuesday night at the city hall. The Rev. George Weix and parents, Mr. and Mrs.

M. Weix of GU- lett, came Sunday for a visit with Mrs. Kathryn Chayka, 901 Cypress street, and Mra. Otto Hoffman, 917 Cypress. Mrs.

Weix is a sister of Mrs. Chayka. A mariago license was issued Saturday to William G. Beach, 22, and Mabel Howard, 21. Mr.

and Mrs. Orron Bowser and son, Delbert, and Miss Ruth of Illinois City, have returned from a week's visit at the world's fair in Chicago. Mrs. Lizzie Williamson, 805 East Fifth street, and Mrs. Augusta B.

Rumsey, 804 East Ninth street, returned Sunday from Chicago, where they spent the past week attending the world's fair. Dr. B. F. Schwartz of the First Methodist Episcopal church, reported to police Saturday afternoon that his car, parked in the 300 block on Cedar street, suffered slight damage when it was nicked by a Mrs.

Schoquist of Lone Tree as she was attempting to drive out of a parking space. H. Arthur Dill, 936 Lucas street, held a perfect cribbage hand in a game played at the home of Arthur Bancroft, 412 Sycamore street, Sunday. Mr. Dill held three fives and the jack of diamonds in his hand with the five of diamonds turned up, making; a total score of 29, the perfect hand.

New automobile registrations include: C. A. Bloomer, 111 West Seventh street, Plymouth sedan; Hatfield Commission company, Fruitland, Chevrolet truck; Clarence E. Dilley, 423 Mulberry avenue, Ford pickup. The regular monthly meeting of the board of the Muscatine Welfare association will be held at 7:30 p.

m. Tuesday at the courthouse, Mrs. M. Opal Fore announces. Lutheran Home Holds Festival Annual Event at Orphans' Home Attracts Group of 500 Sunday.

More than 500 were in attendance when the annual orphans' festival was Held at the Lutheran Orphans' and Old People's home on the Burlington road Sunday. The attendance was unusually large considering weather conditions. Addresses dealing with the work of the institution, programs in which the orphaned children had a part and a memorial service at the grave of Miss Louise Wittig, for many years an active worker in the home, were of especial Interest on the day's program. Part of the services were in German and the remainder in English. Guest speakers included the Rev.

Conrad Becker of Ft. Collins, the Rev. Louis Krebs of Davenport and the Rev. Fred Henke of Ashton, 111. Officials in charge of the management of the home remained th'ere for business sessions today.

Annual reports were up for consideration and plans for the new vear were made. Eagles Lottery Convictions Stand Washington C. McGuire and Frank E. Hering, convicted in New York City of violating the lottery law in connection with the shipment by express of tickets used by the Fraternal Order of Eagles in raising funds in 1931 were denied a today by the supreme court. McGuire was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and was fined 5,12.000.

Hering received four months In prison and a 54,000 fine. The court also denied a review asked in a separate petition filed Conrad H. Mann, who was convicted along with McGuire and Hering. and sentenced to five months imprisonment and fined Late Flashes Ojrdensburg, N. if.

(IP) Two men and a woman were reported by state police to have kidnaped eight-year-old Raymond Jacqulth from a village school at nearby Hammond today. Washington Trade association men claiming to represent 75 per cent of the wholesale grocers today asked approval of the proposed master code lor the food and grocery industry calling for the elimination ot "loss lenders" and for minimum mark-ups in prices to retailers and consumers. M. L. Toulme, New York, executive secretary of the National American Wholesale Grocers association, at a farm administration hearing, advocated the code and said a majority of non-members of his organization also approve of It.

Chicago William R. (Billy) Skidmore, junk deoler and gambling boss, was sought today In connection with the $250,000 mail robbery last December 6, postal inspectors said. Seven others, Including two brothers, James and Joseph Degrassi, also were sought to add to the list of nine already arrested here in connection with tfie robbery. In addition, 15 others in five cities faced removal proceedings to bring them to Chicago for trial. Holly Springs, Iowa (fl 3 Mrs.

Daisy McFarland of Marshalltown was killed today in a collision between an auto and a truck here. F.aur other persons riding in the same car with Mrs. McFarland were injured. They were Wilma McFarland and Mr. and Mrs.

Miller McFarland, all ol Marshalltown, and Amanda White of Charlton. Baxter Springs, Kas. (I?) Five men armed with a submachine gun and sawed off shotguns robbed the American National bank there of approximately $3,000 this afternoon. The correct plural of teaspoonful is teaspoonfuls. Illinois Loses in Water Case Supreme Court Denies Rehearing Sanitary District Decision.

Washington (IP) Illinois today was denied a rehearing by the supreme court of its decision last term requiring state to provide funds for the Chicago sanitary district which might be necessary to enable the latter to complete sewage disposal plants and otherwise comply with its order in the Lake Michigan diversion case. Illinois urged a rehearing to enable it to advance a claim to a diversion of 5,000 cubic feet of water per second for use in the lake to gulf waterway, instead of the 1,500 cubic feet per second allowed by the court after Jan. 1, It contended this would be an equitable distribution of the water of the great lakes among- the states bordering on them, Evangelism Comes Before Ministers A program, of evangelism for the churches of Muscatine was considered, when the Muscatine Ministerial association held a called meeting at the Y. W. C.

A. today. A committee to plan the program was named, including the Rev. V. L.

Shontz, Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, Dr. J. B. Rendall, the Rev.

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