The Emporia Gazette from Emporia, Kansas • Page 1

Russians Shoot a Woman as Spy MSSMW, Sept. 10 A firing squaci hr.s endPri the career of dangerous woman spy, according to Me Soviet Russian army newspaper Star. It told this storr today of how 'Oienta suecwiled. In getting a Joli in the Rpti army military In- sUivite find cibir.inPd military information for foreign pow CALLED "XEN1A "Xtnls WHS The daughter of a gold field operator and was msjripd to tm officer of tho fmti- cornmv.nist white euixrrt, with whom shr escaped to Mnnr.hwla after the Hie white forces. became a waitress and danc- tr and, finally, nn agent for a for- rljn military service.

Shf married a Soviet worker on the Chinese Ens tern railway In or- to rc-rntpr the Soviet Union he was ordered home. She vas permission to re tura to ivussia, however, nnci was smuggled In in 1S32. HAT) WAR OFFICE JOB. After her husband's death In 1934. siif.

found employment as telephone operator in the military Institute and later was given an office where she had access to military Information. The Red Star did not name the power it accused her of serving. It her espionage was discovered by the seem police. She wns tried anc' sentenced io death here. THE EMPORIA DAILY GAZETTE Charge Two With Stealing Corn Harry Reynolds, 32G Cottomvood, is in the county jail nnd his wife Dorothy Reynolds is in the Emporia City jail facing charges of stealing corn from Sam Wingert.

a farmer lives miles west of Emporia. County Attorney Jny Sullivan said he filed charges of potty larceny against Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds this morning. Friday afternoon Mr.

Wingert reported to county officers ears had been taken from his corn field and he reported the license number of the car of the alleged thieves. Deputy Sheriff Warren Hobbs and Undersherlff Walter Keehn checked the car number and went to the Reynolds home nnd arrested them after finding two gunny sacks full of corn In the back yard of the Reynolds home, Deputy Sheriff Hobbs said. Davis Speaks for Transactions Tax Wichita, Sept. 10 Jonathan M. Davis, independent candidate for governor, outlined his proposal for guaranteed, incomes of $400 annually lor all Kansans 60 years or over last night in opening his campaign here.

Davis, former Democratic governor, said he favored a 1 per cent transactions tax "to be paid by the seller, and without exceptions" nnd repeal of the income and clgaret tax Jaws. FOR MAXr TAX CUTS. He favored reduction of the state gasoline tax to -one cent gallon; reduction of automobile license fees to 50 cents year; free text books, with aid for common Rnd grade schools; a $2,500 homestead tax exemption, and a 50 per cent cut in property taxes. All these changes could be made, he said, by use of the transactions tax, which also would provide $30,000 annually for old age pensions. Asserting he had "not split with the Democratic party" nor "joined the Republican party," Davis said his candidacy was an attempt to "get some things done for Kansas that seem to have been overlooked by both the Democratic and Republican parties." Accountants Meet Salina, Sept.

10 J. Kennedy of Salina was elected president and Joseph Acre of Independence secretary-treasurer of the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants Friday. The 1939 meeting was awarded to Wichita. Births Mr. and Oscar Shaefer, Route 4.

have a son born Friday evening in the Newman Memorial County hospital. The baby weighs 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Policeman Bill Thompson and Mrs. Thompson have a son born Friday morning at their home, 110 Congress. The boy weighs 7 pounds, ounces.

His father he probably will be called "Junior." Florida leads the states In car- lot shipments of tomatoes. Texas is second and California, third. RUSSIA ARMIES MIOIXK) mmmmmm ITALY SfGUlAI AtMr mruo 4 jeo oco moou OKCANIZiO HSCIVU MOOD MiClOttJO 6 0011 f.FRkX ANY" 'INCLUDING All rOUCt NAZI MITr UNITS WOOD 000 GREAT BRITAIN ItC.UlAt Aiur FOKCt IS 000 i 'MO INCIUDINC AII rotci STATES NATIONAL GUAIt) JACH IQUAIS TOO icouw NAVIES INCIUPINC HINC AOTHOIIZfO GREAT BRITAIN 'INCLUDING 20 rONNACf I 75B.47S UNITED STATES 17 lATTLESHIJ-V 1 407.91Í JAPAN 'INCLUDING 10 198.691 FRANCE (INCLUDING 9 699.14? ITALY UNCLUOIHC 661668 GERMANY 'INCLUDING 10 IATTUSHIPV 4)8 164 AIRPLANES RUSSIA 7.000 GERMANY 6,500 GREAT BRITAIN 5,000 5,000 UNITED STATES 3,850 FRANCE 3,400 MRS, H. H. MOORE DEAD, Mrs.

Harriett Harte Moore, 715 Merchant, died Friday afternoon at 5 30 o'clock at her home She had been sick five years. Death resulted from heart disease, body will be Uken to Kansas City, where funeral services and burial will be held. The body'Will be 5n the Robert Plue chapel until 8 Mrs, Moore was the former Harriett She was born July 27 1867, In Danville, She was the daughter of the late Levl and Adeline Harte. Mrs, Moore formerly taught school in Indiana and Texas. She was married to Ernmett Banta Moore on September 10, 1888, in Danville, Ind.

Mr. Moore died February 29, Kansas City. Mrs. Moore went to Newton in May 4889. She had lived in Kansas City, for many years and came to Emporia in 1934." Mrs.

Moore was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Kansas City. She also was a member of the Sherman "'chapter, O. E. of Kansas City. Mrs.

Moore is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Carl Thoren, of Paola, and Misa Lois.Emmett Moore, of" Ernporia, and a son, Horace Moore, Oklahoma City, Okla. IAPAN 3.000 EACH SYMBOL EQUALS I 000 PLAUSS HOW UNCLE SAM'S FIGHTING FORCES STACK UP WITH chart, based on statistics released by Washington sources, how the nations of the world compare lo fifhtlng strength. HITLER AND HENDERSON exclusive picture of Nevllc Henderson (left), British dor to Germany, shows him at Nurnbtrf, Germany, as be met Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler at a diplomatic recepifon September 7 during the congress and chatted Press radiophoto). About Town Collections of News And G.

A. M. Round, ifter, if- Y-, elected of the Grand ihe Republic at the 72nd Dot Changes Button, who hns worked for the Litwln department store, 417 Commercial, for the past six years, now is working for the Metropolitan Life Insurance company here. Dr. Geo.

P. Pierson, phone 355. All foot troubles carefully treated. Club Dow Valley social club had a meeting Thursday Mrs. Willnrd Phillips at her one, II miles north of Emporia.

Mrs. Phillips conducted several contests. The next meeting will be all-day quilting at Mrs. George Mc- ELresh's home, 11 miles north of Emporia. "They Put Pep in Every Step." Red Shoes at Allen's.

Masons To Have Lodge No. 12 will have work In the second degree Monday evening, September 12, the District Deputy Grana Master will also make his official visit. Refreshments after the work. Look! Next week only, one dozen postcard photos, any member of the family, for one dollar. Come early Alvord's Photo Studio, 715 Commercial, upstairs.

More Jurors The names of several jurors for che October term of the Lyon county district court were omitted from the list in Friday's Gazette. The names of these persons with Emporia addresses follow: Lola Davis, Route Mary Mautz, Route Wallace Patch, 417 Constitution; Ralph B. Mitchell, 417 Exchange; Mrs. Clyde Brown, Route E. J.

Roberts, Route Call Osborn's Dairy for Dacro protected milk, phone 797. Join Badger Creek sewing club met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Bert Davis, with 10 members present. Mrs. Henry and Mrs.

Charles Hammond are new club members. Prizes in contests were won by Mrs. Bill Smith and Mrs. Davis. The next meeting will be September 22 with Mrs.

Charles Waterman. Make your building Improvements now before prices advance. On accredited ratings we finance your project ovar period 1 one to three years at McKee-Pieming Lbr. Co. It's about the -time" to C.

Mendel, Pharmacy. C. of E. town girls who are students at the College of Emporia, two alumnae, and a former student were overnight guests at Dunlap hall, women's dormitory, Friday night. Quests were: Laura Lunsford, Jane Wallls, Helen Timmerman, Doris Sharp, Prances Bishop, Mary Jane Groh, Lenore Fletcher, Virginia Endley, Nina Jewell, Dorothy Ebright, Trula Carol Johns, Vera Browning, Charlotte Rees, Helen Owens, Jane Cambie, Mary Ann Qtt, Helen Kent, Lova Price, Vivian Reed, Catherine Jones, Betty Davis, Joy Smith, Esther Spencer, Wanda Louise Fleming, Mernie Bynum, Imogene Rees, Esther Vandervelde Vera Bible, Genevleve Wyman, Dorothy Davis, Jean Young, Dorothy Tracy, of Bushong, Katherlne Webb, and Ann Taylor of Wellington.

See our rack of $1.49 women's shoes for real bargains. Leon's Shoe Store. Correction Mrs. Virginia Mae Yearout Wednesday was granted a divorce in district court from James L. Yearout, of Emporia, instead of the divorce being granted on Mr.

Yearout's petition as incorrectly stated In Thursday's Gazette. The divorce was granted on Mrs. Yearout's answer and cross petition. Mr. Yearout did not appear for the according to the district court journal entry.

Mrs. Yearout was given the custody of a minor child, Jessie Electa Yearout. Special 4-piece Berkey-Gay bedroom suite at close-out price. See our east window. The J.

C. Dumm Furniture Co. To Cole, who has been working as assistant to Conrad J. Hansen, secretary of the Emporia Y. C.

A. since January, left this evening for Rochester, N. where he will enter Colgate- Rochester Theological Seminary. Enroute he will visit relatives at Lawrence. Doughnuts, fresh every 3 hours, free delivery, phone 1241.

breaks fl. Frank Taylor, 117 Slat-, who fell off the front porch of her home early Wednesday, has ai badly fractured left arm. She did at first she was hurt, and did not go to a doctor until more than a day later. Teachers members of the high school division of the Lyon county teachers association held a meeting this morning at the Emporia Senior High school. Guaranteed cleaning our Knit Blocking Machine, an entirely new and scientific method of measuring and re- blocking both hand and machine- knit garments.

Bon Ton Cleaners- just north of Granada Phone 130. From Lambert, of Santa Fe, N. arrived in Emporia this afternoon for a day's visit with his brother, Calvin Lambert, and Lambert. Dr. R.

L. Hanchett, chiropodist, foot specialist. ph. 616. Frank Carter and Mrs.

Frank Rich entertained Friday evening at Mrs. Carter's home, 128 Mechanic, with a miscellaneous shower for Mrs, Paul Carter. The house was decorated with garden flowers. Quests wrote advice to the bride, and had. other entertainment.

Those present, in addition to the guest of honor, were Mrs. Betty Ge- i-ardy, Mrs. Alva McCray, Mrs. Homer Oreen, Mrs. Nellie Fellows, Mr.

and Mrs. George SpeiOomn, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schweers, Mr. and Mrs.

F. W. Mr. and Rich, Miss Mildred Snider, Miss Ruth Allrldge, Miss Lois Rhudy, Miss Treva Carter, Miss Lucile Green and Miss Mary Alice Gasche. Make Noble Grands members spent their first meeting time Friday afternoon starting a quilt to be finished this fall.

Mm. O. L. Price had charge of the meeting, and Mrs. A.

B. Whipple and Mrs. Clarence Bell were hostesses. The club voted to buy 50 silver knives and forks for the Odd Fellows hall. Mrs.

Mary Vaughn and Mrs. H. R. Jones will be hostesses for the club's meeting September 23. Masonic Supper Royal Arch Masons of Emporia held their first supper meeting of the fall and winter -season Friday night at the Masonic temple.

A Dutch was served at 6:30 o'clock. Emporia chapter has been invited to exemplify the most excellent degree of the order in its full form at uuawa September 29, and has accepted. Sixty men will be needed to put on 1 the work. Injures Case, 11, son of. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Case, 2 West, is in the Newman Memorjal County" hospital for treatment of a foot he cut Friday when he stepped on a broken milk bottle. Hospital Notes NEWMAN MEMORIAL William Sandels, of Emporia half. College of Emporia campus, is a new student. Patients who have left the hospital are Miss Ada Miller, 906 State; Mrs.

George Edwards and son, of Hamilton; and L. J. Jones, and son, 113 Mechanic, Theaters "lay Francis nnd Dickie Moore are co-stars in "My BUI," a thoroughly likeable story playing last times tonight at the Granada. Only Miss Francis' long standing as a star keeps her from losing the show to little Dickie, who has the title role, but no one, except possibly Miss Francis, will mind that. And she gives no 'indication of being of "My BUI." It's a wholesome family story and the best thing Miss Francis has done in months.

Anita Louise, Bonita Granville and Bobby Jordan are the precocious children in the family, the 'ones who spurn their mother ior her lack of financial judgment. second feature is 'Give Me a Sailor," advertised as Martha Raye's entrance into the glamour girl ranks. Maybe it's that, but Martha certainly 'goes about being a glamour girl in a peculiar way. -However, the show has several bright spots if one hunting nonsense. Bob Hope, Betty Qrftble and Jack Whiting are In the cast.

A color cartoon and a nwsreer complete the a T. Scout Troop 153 Holds a Picnic Boy Scout troop 153, of the First Presbyterian church, had its fall family picnic Friday evening at Dryer park. Over 75 scouts and their families were present for the covered dish supper organized by Mesdames George Becker, Wayne Granger, W. S. Keifer, C.

N. Riggs, W. S. Ruggles, H. L.

Shafer, Roger Triplett, C. F. Baldwin and R. IVMajor. Following the.

supper, a campfire program was put on by the scouts for their, parents and other guests. After songs and stunts by the scouts, C. F. Baldwin, Lyon district chairman, extended greetings from the district, and Rev. Orlo Chogulll spoke for the church.

PLAN SCOUT DENS. He announced that the troop committee, with the approval of the church session, is planning to help Scouts build some sort of patrol dens. The annual affair closed with the Scouts singing" their campfire "Softly Falls the Light of y- Th ose present a Icnic, 1 is tea by families with the parents, Scout members and other guests in that Mr. and Mrs. George Becker; Bob Becker and Versal Lee Ermey; Mr.

and Mrs: R. H. Brewer and Bob Brewer; Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Granger, Calvin Granger and Ruth and Margaret Mr.

and Mrs. Jack and Jack Mr. and Mrs. G. J.

McCoy and Jack McCoy; Mrs. C. N. Riggs and grandson, Paul Miller; Norman Ozenberger and Bob Foster; Mr. and Mrs.

H. Pearson and son. Homer; Mrs. Munson G. Phillips and Ralph Phillips; James W.

Putnam, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ruggles and Bill Ruggles, Oliver Samuels, Mr.

and Mrs. F. L. Seagon- dollar, Worth Seagondollar, Kenneth Truxel and William Smith; Ivan Shadwick, Mr. and Mrs.

H. M. Swope and Hal Swope. Mrs. Charles Taylor and Charles Taylor, Mrs.

John Utter and sons, Bobby, Gene and Jack; Wayne Wells, Mr. and Mi's. Max Williamson, Max Williamson, and Ruth Helen Williamson; Phillip Woodbury, Mr. and Mrs. C.

F. Baldwin, Eberle Baldwin and Susan Baldwin; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Porter, Neil and Harold Porter; Mr.

arid Mrs. Ed Hutton and Junior Hutton; Rodney Holdredge, Jack Walker, Mrs. R. F. Kramm and Morgan Kramm: Rev.

arid Mrs. Orlo and daughters, Mary Alice and Kather- lne; Mr. and Mrs. R. F.

Major, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Graham and Jimmy Graham, and Sam Estep. Obituary STRAWN RESIDENT DIES. Specim (o Strawn, Sept.

Klmble, 92, died at: hU home west of Strawn Friday Mr. Klmble is survived by two sons, Frank Fay Kimble, of Idaho, and Reina Kimble, of the home, and one daughter, Pearl Kimble of the home. The funeral services be held at the home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, with burial in the Strawn cemetery. Make Moisture-Proof Paper Containers Miami, Fia. Miami chemist reports a irols'ture-'proof solution he has Invented will enable paper containers to retain liquids for months without any leakage.

He says he believes paper containers thus treated may become keen competitors to glass and tin- ware products. Wholesale Weddings Builds Railroad City, W. B. Sapp, justice the peace, believes hi: set something of a record last year by marrying couples. Sapp says he's performed 5,000 marriage ceremonies since 1931.

Peak Not Race Track Pikes Peakj Colo. race drivers may race once a year up Pikes Peak, on Labor day, but in between times amateurs will have to watch their speed on the famous mountain highway, state police have announced. Imitating the professional speedf, became? such a popular sport the announced a rigid patrol will'be established and all offenders will be taken to traffic court. Read Gazette Want Adal Turner Faces Liquor Charges 'George Turner, 120 East. Is in the Lyon county jail facing charges of possession and transportation of intoxicating liquors.

Turner was arrested about 2 o'clock this morning by Sheriff Roy E. Davis and Under- sheriff Walter Keehn. Sheriff Davis said the arrest was made after he and Keehn chased Turner's 1937 Chevrolet conch from a point west of the county line to a short distance west of the Neosho river bridge where Turner was stopped. "Turner broke two bottles but we got four bottles of whiskey," Sheriff Davis said. CAR IN CUSTODY.

The officers took Turner's car into County Attorney Sullivan steps this morning to confiscate and sell Turner's car, which Sullivan charges was used in the transportation of The' county attorney also filed criarges against Turner. NAMED BY COMMITTEE iVtauita Toulson (above), postmistress at Salisbury, was the subject of formal statement 'by the senate campaign expenditures committee which expressed, the opinion that she had violated the'federal law bj assisting Rep. David Lewis (D-Md.) in his campaign. He opposing the re-nomination of Sen. MilUrd Typings.

Odorless Cleaning and Pressing MEN'S SUITS Cleaned and Pressed LADIES' TAILORED SUITS Cleaned and Pressed LADIES' PLAIN SILK DRESSES Cleaned and Pressed SATISFACTION J. Taylor, Mxfe-To-MeMure RITZ CLEANERS EMPORIA BUSINESS COLLEGE FALL TERM OPENING Enroll tonight until 9 p. or Monday Morning Reatonable Tuition and Inquiry Obligation. EMPORIA BUSINESS COLLEGE 7t4'4 Commercial Phone 11M Emporfa, Kansas, Saturday, September 10, 1938 WINE WOOL makes this tallored.two-piece, fall frock for those first cool days in town. The top Is blouse-backed and trimmed in wine corduroy.

A casual felt hat and beige suede floves with hand- whipped seams are worn with it. A farmer century ago could grow five acres of corn can today, by the use modern machinery and equipment plant, cultivate and harvest 20 times that much. Germany gave notice of withdrawal from the League rf Nations on October ,14, 1933, and ceased to be a member October 21, 1935. There are approximately 500 theaters in Greater New York. For Early Monday Shoppers AT PENNEY'S! Early Bird Values BEST SELECTION popular demand Rayon Taffeta And Panne Satin SLIPS 0 Taped Scams Adjustable Shoulder Straps! JUS'I ARRIVED Young Men's Press SLACKS Hard Finish, Slack Models Perfect School Pants.

Our Share, Just 12 Doz. Men's Colorfast Dress Shirts Non-wilt Collars Fall Patterns Buy for school, save SPECIAL MONDAY TISSUES Penco Linen Finish SHEETS 81x99 tha exceeds U. Government spec- itlcattons, BOW $1.00 1 Quilted Mattress 54x76 Felted Cotton Linter (1.25 1 Hand Blocked, Pure Linen LUNCH CLOTHS $1.00 52x52 1 500 Cleansing For Semi-Fashion Pure Silk Hose Full lenrth, fall colon thmt long wearing hose been (or. 22 36 inch Fast Color Broadcloth Good color assortment, save at yd. 9 All Feathe'r 20x26 PILLOWS Fancy Art Tickinr Covered 8073' Fall DRESS Caps Boys' Chambray School SHIRTS Balcony Short Length PERCALES 3 to 10 yd- pieces, colorfafct, a quality thli price Now, When you need Women's all white GYM SHOES Shes from Z'A to 8 Pair 49' Mark-down Special Soiled better grade House Frocks Good Patterns All Sizes to 52 to Closeout 65' ENNEY'.