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Page THE EMPORIA DAILY GAZETTE Emporta, Monday, April 1, Reds Vote Huge Defense Budget Conquered Areas Of Finland Taken into Soviet Moscow, April 1 record defense budget totaling 67,000.000,000 rnbles awaited approval today by Russia's parliament, the Supreme Soviet, which Sunday incorporated into the S. S. R. the territory the Rod army won from Finland in bitter, 105-day war. The defense appropriation, announced by Finance Commissar A G.

Zvcrefi to an applauding Sunday session of the legislative body exceeds by 16,115,000,000 rubles the, amount appropriated for the same purpose last year. The item was one of the largesl staple appropriations in the 1940 national budget, which anticipates revenues of 182,600,000,000 rubles for tl! purposes, VALVE DOLLARS UNKNOWN (The nominal value of the ruble is 20 cents, but ths currency is nol Quoted in regular foreign exchange Therefore there is no basts for an accurate conversion of the ruble in terms ot the dollar. 1 Approximately 13.900 square miles Ere included in the territory won from Finland parliament incorporated as the 12th republic in the Soviet union, under tile name of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. The newly annexed lands were described by Deputy Andre Zhdan- off, member of the powerful "polit- bureau" and chairman of the foreign affairs commission, as "a bulwark of pence and security" protectint: Leningrad, the Arctic port of Murmansk, and the vital railway linking those cities. Zhdanoff declared the new republic, which includes the former Finnish cities of Vyborg (Viipuri) Sortnvala.

Suojarvi and Kuolajarvi, was being created in accordance with the desires of the Karellnn Autonomous Soviet Socialist republic. NEW RAILROADS BUILT, He disclosed that Russia already has built a new railway linking the Sortavala-Vyborg line with the railroad between Petrozavodsk, Karel- ian capital, and the Murmansk line. Another line, he said, is under construction further north to link Soviet Karelia with the Klolojarvi region. Describing establishment of the new republic as forward stride in the consolidation of our multinational Soviet state," Zhdanoff told Parliament: MADE "FREE" BV CAPTURE. "In the epoch of imperialist slavery and national colonial oppression which became extremely intense in connection with the imperialist, war.

time when the and interests of small states are but small change In the hands of imperialists, creation of the new union republic, accentuates with especial force the fundamental advantages of the Soviet system which ensures small nations the full possibility of free national development." Announcing the record defense budget, Finance Commissar Zvercff paid tribute to the work of the Red army during the past ymr. drawing applnu.se from the legislators am! from Joseph Stalin, who attended part of the session. Society Girl Wed To W. P. Buckner New York, April I New York Journal and American says Adelaide Moffett, society girl and night club singer, and William P.

Burknch. plnyboy broker recently convicted of mail fraud, were married February 8 in Danville, Vn. Miss Moffett. is a daughter of James A. Moi'fett.

former Federal Housing administrator and Standard Oil company executive. "1 ain't, a-talkln'," Miss Moffett at. first salri smilingly when questioned about the marriage, at dinner party in 52nd Street ciub. She finally admitted sho was married to Buckner. who at the timo of the ceremony was awaiting th' 1 outcome of his appcftl from the "-year prison sentence.

He was cmi- vicU'd in connection with the of Philippine railway bends. After the ceremony in Virginia, the couple continued to Key Wi-st, where they spent their honeymoon. Philadelphia Upset By to End" Stunt on Radio Philadelphia, April 1 announcement that "the world will end at 3 p. E. S.

Monday, April 1," released by the Franklin Institute's publicity director, and broadcast over a local radio station sent thousands of frightened Phila- deiphlans hurrying to their for additional details last night. CALL NEWSPAPERS, POLICE. Newspapers, police stations and the city's information bureau were deluged with calls. The information bureau estimated it handled 4,000 calls itself. The announcement, read after a Jack Benny radio program which featured the of Orson Welles, of Martian invasion fame, and a discussion of the possible end of the world, said: "Your worst fears that the world will end are confirmed by astronomers of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.

"Scientists predict that the world will end at 3 p. E. S. Monday. "This is no April fool Joke.

Confirmation can be obtained from Wagner Schlesinger, director of the Pels Planetarium of this city." Then the radio station checkctl the story and broadcast an explanation. A PUBLICITY STUNT. It said the announcement was a. publicity stunt conceived by William A. A.

Castelllni, publicity director of the institute, to arouse interest in the opening of a show at the planetarium. Castellinl said later he had told "some of the people" al the radio station about the announcement and "thought they would know it was a stunt." CastelHni explained Welles and Benny had no knowledge of the stunt. He said he heard the Benny program and thought it a good chance to get some publicity for the planetarium. Orchestra on Tour Emporia State College orchestra members started at 8 o'clock this morning on their first road trip, one which will take them to Topoka High school for a morning concert and on to Lawrence for a performance tonight, in Hoch auditorium. They will return to Emporia Tuesday.

Only a small audience heard the orchestra Sunday afternoon in Its concert In Albert Taylor hall. Outstanding on the program were the orchestra's rendition of Dvorak's "Symphony No. 5," better known as "The New World." and the Tschal- kowsky "Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra." given with Vornon Sheffield RX soloist. Mr.

Sheffield, a piano instructor at Emporia State, made one appearance a year as soloist with the orchestra for the past several years, but never has ulven more brilliant interpreta- He will be soloist for tonight's concert at Kansas university. Other numbers on the program wero the ballet from "Casanova," composed by Deems Taylor; "Perpetual Motion," Car! Bohm. and Dance Rhnpsody. the Bamboula," the Anglo-African composer, S. Colnridce-Taylor.

The Kansas university orchestra will give a concert in Emporia next Monday nlRht. Theat ers THE MUSIC, SETTING, SERVICE AND COST TO OFFER TEE ULTIMATE IN SERVICE. PHONE 76 A World war which Is fairly authentic and holds interest even for those who aren't war veterans Is "The Fighting 69th," on nt the Ornnndn Sunday, today nnd Tuesday. In It, James CnRiiry returns to his role of the IhorouRh coming through nl the last minute to do his belated part ns a true member of tho Irish "FlRh.lt.nn C9th." The endless training routine, the hardships nnd horrors of war in the worst battles of the first World war and the story of famous persons in that rcRlmcnt are combined with enough humor to prevent it's being completely heavy. Frank McHiiRh Is responsible for much of the humor.

Jeffrey Lynn is cost as Joyce Kilmer, the New York newspaperman and poet remembered chiefly for his "Trees." Pat O'Brlcn plays the role of Father Duffy, the roRl- mcnt's chnplaln, and Georsc Brent is "Wild Bill" Donovan, head of the 69th. GOOD FIGHT. One of the best shots in the show- is the fist fight which develops at training camp when the Fourth Alabama arrives nnd Informs the 69th men that it "licked the pnnts off yon-all once." Major Donovan has to stop the melee result ing from Civil war memories. A newsrecl, a Donald Duck cnr- toon with Donald us riveter, nnd short about the making of "Northwest Passage" are with the S. T.

37 Census Takers To Start on Rounds Tuesday Morning Thirty-seven federal census takers will start Tuesday making their rounds in Lyon county, gathering data on population, housing conditions and agricultural operations. Each of the small incorporated towns has a census taker. Emporia has nine and the rest of the enum- err.lion districts are divided among the rural areas. In Emporia the census takers will gather dato separately for such institutions as Emporia State College College of Emporia, the Newman Memorial county hospital and St Mary's hospital. TO FINISH SOON.

The rural census takers have an additional task of taking a comprehensive agricultural census. This work will require at least 30 days and the census in Emporia is expected to be completed in about two weeks. The census districts for the most part follow city limit lines and and township boundaries. A list ol the census takers and their districts follow: Emporia: First W. L.

Harris. 1715 West Wilman court; Mrs. William A. Suddock, 215 West Twelfth; Mrs. Louis S.

Uht, 925 Chestnut. Second W. Kowalski, 502 Union; Mrs, Charles E. Miller. 19 tution.

Third Bertha M. Grubbs and Robert H. LeGresley, 10 Neosho. Fourth A. Bartholomew, 1406 Highland and Miss Peari C.

Taylor, 316 East Seventh. Lillian M. Lefflcr. Glen Barnhart. Agnes City township, J.

Wingfield. Amanda W. McGowan. Americus part. Mrs.

Owen Hughes; south part, Mrs Frank Matson. F. A. Brinkman. Center side, Mrs.

Mattle Drier; west side, Mrs. Lafe Tli eye. S. McCool. Obituary sidrf, side, Charles Wayne A.

Moose; south French. Emporia side, A. Wyatt; west side, Brodie J. Jones. Fremont side, Pago Nicklin; south side, Mrs.

C. O. Skinner. V. Larkln.

Ivy McKinley. Jackson side, Harvey Walz; south side, Harvey Lawson. Neosho Esther M. Dailey. Pike Olnn Wingert.

Leslie Price. Reading township, rural Paul Borsciorf. Waterloo township William Schultz. Census Takers Start Work Tuesday (Continued rrnm rage or.ei Instructions today from Secretary Hopkins, whose Commerce department conducts the nationwide question and answer quiz. "You will meet people who have icen misinformed, who are confused." Hopkins snld.

"Give them the facts. Be polite and patient. xxx Remember always that in Jircc generations the census rarely las been forced to use any stronger uithorlty than sincere and trnlghlforward appeal to the citizen The public debate over income and earnings questions, considered lie census-taker's hardest "selling" ob. continued up to the "zero hour." TOBEl' CONTINUES FIGHT. Against Hopkins' view that the census was "not an inquisition" but 'a cooperative enterprise of a free icoplc," Senator Tobey tR-NH) irondcast a final criticism of "the imonnl nnd searching nature of nany of these census questions." Tobcy contended that the qucs- ions violate (ho individual's right of jrlvncy.

with "the harsh and arbl- methods used to force this in- ormatlon from citizens," he said, it a "menace to the decent-living men nnd women of this free country." MANV ANSWER TOBEY. Elcvrn lenders in public life ap- wnlcd to the people to cooperate. The group, which Included Pres. Villlam Groen of the American cdcration of Labor. Mayor Fiorello of New York City, Gov.

George A. Aiken of Vermont and iiisincss nncl professional men and TOincn. declared in a statement: "A accurate census for 940 Is vital, xxx This is not a matter but one of deep con- orn to American men nnd women of nil parties." Girl, IS, Dies on EMPOBIAN'S MOTHER DffiS. Mrs, jaelle Gii.iioit, of Kansas City, the mother of William B. Oil- more, of Emporia, died Saturday night in a hospital in Atchison.

She went to Atchison a week ago to visit a son, Bert Gilmore, an electrical contractor. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Stanton funeral home in Atchison. Mrs. Gilmore was born September 29, 1858, near Kennekuk. Atchison county.

Mrs. Gilmore moved to Atchison in 1895 and lived there until 1915, when went to Kansas City to live with her daughter, Mrs. Effie G. Pearson. Mrs.

Gilmore conducted a private Hospital in Atchison. GUS MARSHINSKY DEAD. Gus Marshinsky, a farmer, died at 5:,50 o'clock Sunday afternoon at his home, 10 miles northeast of Emporia. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Roberts-Blue Funeral home, conducted by Rev. Paul Pentz, pastor of the Neosho Rapids Methodist church, Burial will be in Union cemetery.

Mr. Marshinsky was born In Germany May 6, 1862. He came to America he was 21 years old, and came to Lyon county a year later. He married Isabella Smith in Emporia in March, 1890. Mrs.

Marshinsky survives him. Besides his wife, he leaves a son, John Marshinsky, of Emporia; two daughters, Mrs. Edward H. Smith, of Hereford. and Mrs.

Elmer Jacobs, of Reading; three granddaughters and three grandsons. One son and one daughter preceded him in death. MRS. REES M. JONES DEAD.

Mrs. Rees M. Jones, 406 Exchange, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William H. Faeth, in Kansas City.

Mr. end Mrs. Jones have been staying with their daughter and her husba-nd in Kansas City for about iVi years, because of Mrs. Jones' failing health. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Second Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev.

Josiah Daniel, pastor. Burial will be In Evergreen cemetery. Mrs. Jones, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Roberts, was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Humphrey Roberts. She was born in Bureau county, Illinois, May 20, 1857. She came to Emporia in 1867, and was married here in 1874 to Rees M. Jones, who survives her. Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Mrs.

Faeth, of Kansas City; a brother, Evan Roberts, and a sister, Miss Sarah J. Roberts, both of 402 Exchange, Emporia, and two grandchildren, Lloyd J. Faeth, of Kansas City, and Miss Helen Louise Jones, of Tulsa, Okla. A son, John H. Jones, died in Tulsa in July, 1935 Mrs.

Jones was a member of the Second Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Jones; father, the late Rev. John Jones, was the first pastor. DEATH OF A CHILD. News has been received in Em- of the death or Richard Fain Maier, 3-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. C. D. Maier, of Lawrence, formerly of Emporin. The child died at 7 o'clock Sunday evening of myphatlc leucaemia-, after four weeks' Mckness.

He is survived by ils parents and 3-month-old sister, Paula. C. D. Maier, who is nnnagcr of the Palace Clothing company store at Lawrence, fonner- worked in the Palace clothing store here. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Rumsey Funeral home at Lawrence.

W. A. GIVEN DEAD. W. A.

Given, of Manhattan, for- ncrly of Emporia, died in Christ's lospitnl In Topcka Saturday night, after a week's illness. The Given amily lived here for a number of before moving to Manhattan 1920. Mr. Given was in the real business here. Surviving are wo children, Grace and George Given, both of Manhattan.

Mrs. Given died In 1933. Funeral services will be held' in the Methodist church in Manhattan at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. STOCKMAN DIES. Dodge City, April 1 Victor 'arson, 84, western Kansas stock- nan and rancher, died Sunday at ils home.

He was native of Sweden. Survivors include three daughters. A U. S. Ship TWO GOOD I KATUIU.S.

An excellent picture in which Paul Muni departs from his character parts in costume pictures is "We Are Not Alone," on the Strand through Tuesday with the mystery-comedy. "Honeymoon Deferred." Muni this time is a modern English physician who hires stranded Austrian dancer (Jane Bryan), as tutor to his son. Their friendship is misinterpreted by the world when Muni's wife is found dead Just as they are starting to leave. It makes no difference that their flight had been merely to get the Austrian out of England before the war regulations regarding aliens went into force. The picture is from James Hilton's novpj of the same nninp, one In which he pointed out that injustice is widespread.

HONEYMOON WAITS. The second feature has Edmund Lowe the insurance investigator whose honeymoon with Margaret Gov. Ratner Won't Attend State G.O.P. Meeting: Thursday Toprkn, April 1 Payne Rattier said today he would not attend the Republican convention at Wichita Thin-fday. The executive'will take In Linnsay iniift wait until he derides ceremonies nt the premiere fcf the whether a millionaire- client of his i motion picture, "The Dnrk'-Corn- company murdered or commit- I manti," In Lawrence Thursda.vi and t-rri win spenk at a meeting of the Vest roior feature orn Kansas chapter of'the AmrWean Petroleum InMItuic in Great iend Friday.

Detroit. April I iR-hour siloncp, the Federal Bureau of Investigation today a warrant for fine person may be Issued in the case of 18-yrar-olcI Charlotte Crnnston: who died Saturday during nn nll-ntpht. party on the K. S. Dubuquo," anchored in the Detroit river.

John S. BURKS, flRPtif. in chnrfc of tho Detroit office of the FBI. said "the principal suspect alone" would be involved. Two Rirls nncl two of the three younp men hold for questioning since the death of Miss Cranson probably will bo released soon, BiiRa.i said.

The cnuso of her death remained mystery following an autopsy by five physicians Sunday. 35th Division To St. Joseph Kansas City. April 1 'ho executive committee of the 35th Division association decided to have the group's annual reunion at St. Joseph, next October 18 to 20.

Capt. M. E. Weed, Kansas City, first vice president, said 2,500 members wcro expected. Union School, Near Emporia, Is Burned The Union schoolhouse, 7 miles cast and miles north of Emporia, was destroyed by fire about 6 o'clock this morning.

The fire, of an unknown origin, was discovered by William Smith, clerk of the school board, who with several other persons saw a side of the building in flames. Emporia firemen went out to soak the embers with water. Mr. Smith, who reported the fire to Fred Smith, county superintendent, said the Union school board today would confer with the directors of the Earlham district for use the Earlham school, where no school has been held this year. The Earlham building is 3 miles west and mile south of the burned Union school.

Other members of the Union school board are John Marshinsky, director, and H. C. O'Mara, treasurer. Eleven pupils are enrolled In Union school, taught by Mrs. Esther Leetaurg.

EMPORIA FIREMEN BUSY. A flurry oi month-end fires; many of them grass fires In the countiy, kept the Emporia firemen on the jump Saturday and Sunday and business still was rushing today. Of the 23 fire alarms reported in March, eight of them came Saturday and Sunday and forced the firemen to keep much of their equipment outside of town much of the time. A chronological list of the fires follows: At 4:55 o'clock Saturday afternoon, firemen were called to the 1100 block on Lawrence, where grass and trash In vacant lots had caught fire. There was no damage.

Firemen were called to the O. B. Tilford property. 828 Mechanic, at 9:45 o'clock Saturday night to douse a trash fire that caused some damage to a fence. Sunday's activities started with a call to a prairie fire east of Emporia near Dr.

Clyde Wilson's cabin at 2:20 o'clock in the morning. The fire, which had started near Highway 50S, was out when the fire truck arrived. At 11:35 o'clock Sunday morning a trash and fence fire at the N. N. Book home.

615 West, was extin- kuished. At 11:55 o'clock firemen were called back to the Wilson cabin area. Where another prairie was burning. Another trip to the Wilson area was made at 3:40 o'clock in the afternoon, as the big grass fire continued to gain headway. A HOUSE A fire at the A.

E. Lackey home, 1014 State, was reported at 8:15 o'clock Sunday night, but the fire was out by the time firemen arrived. One corner of the Lackey houte was damaged. At 9:30 o'clock Sunday night firemen went to the Thelta Stair home. 627 East, where a rear porch was slightly damaged by a blaze.

A closet, bedroom and part of the roof at the Roy Cox home, 2 miles east, on Logan avenue, were damaged by fire this morning at 10:30 o'clock. Firemen were called and checked the blaze after it had done considerable damage. The fire started in an xtpstairr; closet, firemen said. GIVES A WARNING. Fire Chief Charles Stinson.

commenting on the many fires in the past few days, urged people to be unusually careful during the current dry and windy period. "A disastrous fire could easily get started in this kind of weather," Chief Stinson said, "and everyone should be extremely careful. The firemen do not, object to going to fires outside of Emporia If an emergency really exists, but we have been called unnecessarily several limes recently. When our trucks uro out of town. It lessens the nmount of protection we can give here in Emporl.i." About Town Collections of Newi Paracraptu And Births Mr.

nnd Mrs. John C. Whittington, Reading, have a daughter born Saturday night in the Newman Memorial County hospital. The baby weighs 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Mr.

and Mrs. Virgil Gilbert, Route 3, are the parents of a boy born young people of the second Presbyterian church elected officers Sunday evening in their business session beginning at 5.30 o'clock at the church. Those elected are Kenneth Sill, president; Jeanette Wolfe, vice president; Mary Evans, secretary; Virginia Slurman, treasurer; Robert Humphrey Lewis, pianist. Refreshments were served by Misses Ami and Kathryn Davies. The regular 6:30 o'clock study meeting was in charge ol Denna Jennings.

Hubert Rowlands gave a short account of his recent trip to Louisville, Ky. Years of experience makes Ireland's the reliable shoe, repair shop. Parish of St. Catherine's parish observed an old Spanish custom Sunday night at their parish reunion held following the parish retreat or mission conducted by Rev. David Mayagoitla.

The Easter ceremony was the breaking of "Cascarones," or egg shells saved during Lent and filled with confetti and sealed shut. According to custom, the shells are broken over the heads of fellow guests, rather than crushed directly on the head. upright new console types and granos. McKlnney Music Store, 721 CbmT To Jay H. Thomson, of La Jolla, will arrive In Emporia tonight to spend a few days with her parents-in-law, Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Thomson, and Miss Shirley Thomson. She has been in Topeka visiting.

If you've wrong time, want right, time, C. Mendel this time. Red In Kaosas City visitors from Emporia over the weekend, many of whom attended the Kansas University-Indiana basketball game, included Mr. and Mrs. Jay Sullivan.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Seacat, Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence V. Beck. Miss Innis Johnson. Phil and Dick Lord, Junior Forney, Eugene John Peters. LeRoy Hughes, Clarence Potts, John Williams, Don Stafford.

Earl Guist, Lloyd Morse, Paul Ktitnink, Robert Hudkins, Ted McDaniel and R. M. Roberts. Job in Wichita Jerome Brinkman. 508 Exchange, will go Wichita Tuesday to work for two weeks in an architect's office.

Strawberry Plants. Dunlap, Blakemore Gem and Mactodon. Cabbage, cauliflower, tomato plants now ready. Anderson's Greenhouse, 1202 West Sixth. Livingroom designs, many fabrics, many Dumm's! From and Mrs.

W. F. Alderson, of Olathe, are spending the week-end with Mrs. John McCray and her granddaughter. Miss Betty at 709 Mechanic.

Fire Hail Auto Insurance. Loans. E. C. Ryan, West 6th.

Visits Clough, of Kansas City, spent the weekend in Emporia. visiting his uncle, Frank C. Clough. and Mrs. Clough, 1604 Sherwood Way.

Do You Know Teichgraeber Milling Co. sells a full line of assorted garden seeds. Surgeons committee on applicants for the American College of Surgeons for th: state of Kansas met fundey at the Broadview hotel to interview five applicants, alh from out-of-town. Members of the committee are Dr. L.

F. Barney, of Kansas City; Dr. Howard Snydcr, of Winficld, and Dr. Frank Foncannon, Emporia. Sweden Admits She Denied Allies Troop Passage Stockholm, April 1 Minister Christian Gunther today told Uie Riksdag tparltament) that early in March Premier Daladier of France sent personal message to King Guslaf asking permission to Emporians Out Early for Free Trees at the Grove Persons who either had a love for trees or a desire to get something for nothing turned the city's free tree bargain day into a near-riot early this morning.

Mayor Frank Lostutter had announced that several hundred trees grown in the Soden park nursery would be given away at 8 o'clock this morning, but many persons refused to wait until the set time. I. O. Simmons, park superintendent, who lives at 906 South Commercial, said that between 300 and 400 persons invaded the tree nursery, some as early at 5:30 o'clock. Simmons said he was awakened by the noise the persons made and had to dress hurriedly ano rush to the nursery to.try to restore order.

Many persons had taken their own shovels and many trees were ruined by unskilled diggers, Simmons said. Other trees were broken by the trampling crowds. The approximately 400 trees available for free distribution didn't last long, Simmons said. PWA Confirms Hall Extension Work on Emporia's new civic auditorium continued today with the official approval of the Public Works administration. A telegram confirming the report that a 30- day extension of time had been granted for completion of the building, was received by Mayor Frank Lostutter early Saturday afternoon.

The official notice came froni the regional PWA office in Chicago and said the extension to April 30 was granted on condition that no further extension be considered. Along with the extension of time came a PWA amendatory grant of S478. bringing the government's contribution to the Emporia project to $276.103. The additional grant was made on a S584 contribution to the building fund, raising the owners' amount of money Invested to $337.459. CITY RAISES MONEY.

The additional city money was obtained from the sale of material from a razed building on the auditorium site and from a. fund provided by Brinkman and Hagan, architects, for auditorium ceiling correction. The total amount of money made available for the auditorium use now is $613.562. Of its share of the project, the government already has paid $206.897.25. leaving $69.205.75 still to be received from the federal treasury.

Four Dead in Arizona Shooting Bisbee. April 1 Three nen and a woman were sl.ot and cilled today in what Coroner L. T. Prazier described as a triple slaying and a suicide. The official reported Ho-'nrd H.

Trahern shot his wife, Mrs. Iter Trahern and Roy Sanders while were asleep in the apartment; killed Charles Cloud, who went to investigate the shoot- ngs, and then killed himself. Mrs. Trahern, about 40, a waitress, and Sanders, about 45. a miner, were shot In the head.

Cloud, occu- jant of an apartment next to that of was shot twice in the chest as he grappled with Trahern. Frazler said Trahern had been in poor health. A Motorist Charged Isaac Hatcher, who lives near Emporia, was charged in the court of Justice W. T. Crawford with driving a car while under the in- fluence of intoxicating liquor.

The complaint was signed by State Highway Patrolman Jack Keeley. Hatcher was arrested about 8:15 o'clock Saturday, night by Patrolmen Keeley and Frank on Highway 99, 4 miles south ot Emporia. Hatcher who was driving a Ford car, was accompanied by an Olpe man, the officers said. "We found two pints of liquor Us the car," said Officer Keeley. Justice Crawford said a on the charge against Hatcher had been continued 10 days at the request of Hatcher's lawyer.

Hospital Notes NEWMAN MEMORIAL COUNTY. Carol Dreasher, Madison, underwent a major operation Saturday. New patients in the hospital Martis Cottenmyre, 308 Commercial; Mrs. Bennie Romary, Lebo; Mrs. Elmer Prokop, Fort Scott, Fred Winzler, Lamont.

Mrs. Frank Paffer, Route 2, underwent a major operation thlsi morning. Patients who have left the hospital are: Mrs. C. E.

Gray, 917 State; Leon B. Rhudy, 907 Congress: Mrs. Alfred Moore, Route Mrs. J. E.

Bocook, CottonwoodFalls: Jason Austin, 12S5 Mrs. Frank Golden, 1013 Cottonwood; Alva Prater, Melvern; Mrs. F. E. Maclaskey, Gridley, and Mrs.

Lewis Ludy'and son, Route 1. Mrs. Lewis Olson, Osage City, underwent a minor operation this 9 morning. AKOENA 3-IN-l ASTRINGENT CREAM In Ardena 3-ln-1 Astringent Cream, threa Elizabeth Arden preparations are blended 1o help make your skin more soft, more smooth, more supplo. A wonderful pick-up to bring Spring beauty to winter facei and throats.

Special for April, because this particular container Is being discontinued. transport Allied troops Sweden to help Finland. through The Swedish king's reply was that Sweden's neutrality made such permission Impossible, Gunther de- Sunday morning in Newman hospi- clared in- a long review of Sweden's tal. He weighs 9 pounds and has been named Virgil Duanc. Beat Council Grove The Emporia Y.

M. C. A. ping pong team defeated the Council Grovo Recreation club, 26 to 22 at Council Grove Sunday afternoon. Frank Grlffltts and George Soule, Emporia players, won top honors with 10 points each.

Both players went through the meet without a defeat. Robert Embry, John Robinson and Lee Nelson got. three, ttvo and one points respectively for the winners. Raymond De Hoff, Vincent Pullins and Henry White won high honors (or Council Grove with 6 points. Run your Gazette wantad 3 days and get movie ticket free.

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