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Greatest Paid Circulation of Kansas Weeklies VOL. 63 No. 2 Belleville Telescope and.Republif^N?^^^ wty Seven Other Republic County Newspapers Pir TfANTSAH TUTTPOnAV IOQO 8 PAGES RACE DRIVER DIES MONDAYFOLLOWING CRASH LAST FRIDAY Farm "Salute" Skull Fracture Received in! Wreck on Fair Track Fatal to Dresselhuys. TWO OTHERS INJURED Driver from Wagner, S. Locked Wheels with Second Car at Grandstand.

Striking farmers in the niid-, Murray, who hitch-hiked his west farm strike zone have adopt-; officp fSVla. A Rnilpv ed the empty as their form Ke "salute 'and here campdiRn in his i niiembcr of the "Kencra of candidate the Nationa Holiday, Republitan gubernatorial Association demonstrating The i a large farm picture was taken at a strikers says he pre- camp on a highway near SiouK Hiker a Candidate BELLEVILLE, REPUBLTf uNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1932 I STUDENTS (SCrriNG READY FOR SCHOOL TO OPEN MONDAY Senior High School Students Are Enrolling for Term This Week. Emulating Governor "Alfalfa Fred C. Dresselhuys, race from Wagper, S. who was injured when another machine crashed with his in front of the grandstands at the NoTth Central Kansas Free Fair Friday, died from his injuries at 2:15 Monday afternoon.

His skull was fractured at its base. No other bones were broken. Lew Irwin of lola, drivinc George X3, received a fractured arm when his machine turned over in the first race Thursday, and "Spec" Henninger of Lincoln, was burned by hot oil when his car overturned in another race Thursday. Both of them were taken to morial 'hospital and were released Monday to be taken to their homes. Was Terrible Wreck Di'osselhyys' crash was the most hori'ible ever to occur on the North Central Kansas Free Fair track.

He was driving his Circle 2 car down the stretch in front of the grandstands on the fifth lap of the first racing event when another car driven by the income tax and tax' Republic county school boards West of Dallas, locked, limitation amendments as his sub-are requested by the county com- whccls with Dresselhuys' machine ject Governor Harry II. Woodring mittee of the Reconstruction Fin- and it tui'ned end over end in full spoke to a good crowd at the ance corporation to take advant- view of 5,000 pooi)le. The driver'North Cenxral Kansas Free Faii-'age of the unemployment relief was tbrowia from his car and run Friday evening, explaining the im- i funds which will be allotted to 4 1 1 i A i GOVERNOR EXPLAINS i OFFER FREE LABOR TAX AMENDMENTSi FOR PUBUC WORKS Speaks at Fair on the Income! School and Street Improve- Tax and Tax Limitation Proposals. ment May Be Done With R. F.

C. Labor. over by the macihine. People in the stands at first thought he had been killed outright, hut he was taken to Pat- pbrtaiice ments, which ho submitted to the i property owners may petition for legislature and which will come. street improvement at surpris- before the voters in the Novem-, ingly low cost, because the labor torson hospital and lived until! ber election.

will be paid for by the federal ap- Monday in a semi-conscious con-, "The income tax aniondment dition. West escaped injury and n6t just'another tax," Governor' The committee, after a pro- his machiiic was damaged little, Woodring explained. "Kansas has longed session Tuesday, asked The but the Circle 2 car was a twisted had power to levy an income tax' Telescope to appeal to the" boards mas9 of wreckage. i since the state was organized, but: of the county to make application Fred C. Dresselhuys was born June 5, 1895 at Orange City, vil- and recently- has owned and oper- ated a garage at AVagner, S.

racing being a hobby he "followed during the summer months. He is survived by his. two daughters, 15 and 12 years this amendment proposes that the for this labor, which may be used legislature be given power'- to in painting, construction or other- make the income tax wise in improving schools, which according to one's ability to pay. Under the state's statutes now the legislature could levy a blanket income tax, but I believe an income tax should be graduated ac- old. His wife was notified cording to one's abiljty to diately following the accident, and she, together with Dresselhuys' FACULTY IS COMPLETE Teachers Are Here, Ready for Opening of School Term Next Monday.

The Youngsters Are Learning Summer vacation days are nearly over for students who attend the BelleviUq city schools, with high school students enrolling this week and all classes in the city scHopl system scheduled to begin next Monday. Other schools in the county opened this week, Seniors in the Belleville high school enrolled Tuesday and the class this year will have approxi-' mately 50 members. Juniors were enrolling yesterday, sophomores will get their assignments today and Iveshmen tomorrow. Junior high school and the grades will enroll next Monday, opening day school, when class grouping and elective subject arrangements will also be made. The wusic, department will give music lessons free of charge on any instrument except piano, pupils to furnish their own Lessons will be given in the music room to both beginners and more experienced E.

D. Randall, instructor, will set aside time each afternoon for such ijistriiction. A Book Exchange School text book cost this year is an important item in the family budget. No changes have been made in the text books used last year, making it possible for last oi: are public property. The labor will be furnished free.

The school districts will be required only to furnish the materials and a supervisor. Two districts plan to construct cyclone cellars on the parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. F.

Dres- ernor stated, solhuys of Armour, S. a sister, Mrs. Stien, and an aunt, Mrs. Barklc, arrived Saturday. The body was taken to Wagner it must be made to rake the' place school- grounds.

Such improve- I of some now existing," the gov- ment would cost vei'y little. In seeking projects for" employ- Under the present tax system ment, the county committee is en- of Kansas, only a of the; jeavoring to establish Republic state's wealth is paying all of the county's claim as a qualified one taxes. The income tax would for the unemployment relief being tvihnrp r.hp rn-ir hiimnn mnvp -tall'-' ii 3 i. in a Bachelor-Faulkner funeral i tribute the tax burden more fair-1 parceled out by the Reconstruc- rniic 1 FlnancG CorporatioH. Grading and Curb for 30c coach Tuesday and funeral ser-lly.

placing on the tax rolls much vices were to be held there today. TENNIS CLUB NOTICE No one except members of the explained. Belleville Tennis Club, is allowed! support the unemployment relief movement and at the same time receive sbme benefit for them- on the courts. Others will be The governor talked at length i geives erenow offered the oppor- Law to Limit Taxes wealth that is not taxable now because it is in the form of earn- In general-propcTtyr sidored trespassers. Belleville Ten-, on the two per cent limitation iiis Adv.

amendment, which also will be tunity. Such, property owners submitting petitions signed by other This Week By Arthur Briibane Salisfactliry Show licliiiso, the Yak Conditions Arc Better Shall We Finance Him? In New York city, where this is wriLlon, overlooking the'East river, Brooklyn bridge and some eclipse did its best against clouds and haze, and orrice boys, reporters and odds and ends of editors on the roof looking through glasses wore satisfied with the performance. They appreciate health when sickness comes. Many appreciated the sunlight when it suddenly departed, leaving darkness that made it difficult to payroll. Human beings, thanks to the power of advertising, knew what was coming.

Some looked, some did not; all went about their business cjjlmly in the brief comparative darkness. submitted to the voters in Novem-1 o.vners in the same "block or ber. Under this amendment, municipal taxing units would be lim- A baby yak, born while the eclipse was on, will go through life called Eclipse. In Thibet, home of his mother, where yak butter, mixed with may 1 )0 found in every cup of tea, such an eclipse would cause wild excitement, and ihimen.sely generous contributions to the thousands of Buddhist monastaries. The latter would get all the credit for bring.

-ing back Atlanta, reports more cheerful days in the South, with, cotton and tobacco recently. I 'ais-, -ing in value "on by five hundred million dollars. President Hoover.is told by im- that in the steel incluslry "Is iustrr blocks may have their streets up to grade, curb and I ited to two per cent in their put in place at" actual cost while rural would be material, the" labor being fur- iited to one and three-fourths per, niched by the R. F. C.

committee. This 4imitst j. established, should the amendment The purpose of the amend- ment is to people a. rein on-tax levying.bodies,-.by a limit on the amount of tax that i can be levied, the governor piaineci. -Belleville, not later than'Saturday, A special box had been con-, September 10.

D. Bramwell, structed in the grandstand for the-( jr and F. V. B. Weeks are the governor and he remained members of the county corn- guest of honor for the evening i This federal aid money for un- iMM-T imirtj a Joan to the GAS SLRVICIii LINES i state df Kansas, not to be actual- Available to Those Who Will Use jy paul back by the state, but to Gas for Any Purpose The Kansas Power and Light I five years, to 1940.

Repub- company is making free gas lines ijc county should qualify for its to every home unemployment relief as in the Republic county towns it; the fund "wn serves. If natural gas is to. be i road-building all used, for any purpose, service -whether this county gets its share lines will be run free of charge 1 relief or not, to the foundation wall of the cus- tomer's residence. LIONS MEET Previous offers of free service lines have been only for those I Reconvene. at Regular Luncheons who would use it for maior After Summer Rpcess.

ing. The new plan includes rang-j- The Belleville Lions Club 'will es. water heaters and similar ap-1 resuine its Friday luncheons to- not 1 morrow, the two used for heating. The offer of i months recess during th'(B-hottest free lines is for a limited time, i summer months. Luncheons will 4- be held every other Friday, JENSEN TEACHES FLYING er than each weJ3k, as in previous I years.

Famous Aviator Has a Class at. Plans for increased activity Evansville, Ind. this year were made at the final meeting before-the summer re- W. D. Vance, new presl- changed; As an economy measure there 'wilV be two used book exchanges in the school this week.

The junior high school books (seventh and eighth grades) and the fifth and sixth grade books, may be exchanged or in the junior high school building on Friday, September 9, from 9 to 4 o'clock. Harold Johnson-, principal of the junior high, will have charge of the exchange for these four grades. The Girl Reserves will opei'ate the high school book exchange in room three in the senior high school, building Thursday a'nd Friday from 9 to 4 o'clock this week and anyone having used books should come to these exchanges at the time scheduled, according to the request of F. L. Miller, superintendent.

All books must be paid for at the time they are purchased, and unsold books should be collected by the owners on or before Wednesday of next week. Following is the faculty line-up for the city school system this to be taught by each member: The Faculty Line-Up Senior high 0. Hainline, principal, science, athletics; Esther Balch, head of English department; Paul B. manual arts, coaching; Martin Jensen, famous Kan.sas pi tfee the chair' tomorrow, around the corner. It seems cer-; tain that conditions are, getting internjitionally known aviator, better, perhaps because they is now engaged in teaching a class! could not get much worse.

in fl.ving at Evan acr SLOPANSKY-IS CHAIRMAN unusual Rev Harold cording to C. Jen- rft (mop-'i This IS unusual. Kev. farmer near Jantestown. He W.

M. Slopansky was elected oralitv-' savV he wircome last spring, coming from Penh- ty central, committee at the meet- 'li Bellevme of a large flying company. Mrs. Jensoti, Martin's flying wifcj jured some years ago in an automobile accident; i.s rstill troubled coasjiJorablY. from back, injurjes ixn a rcsiilt oTiti hrihging one or two young ladies in the case with.him.

"to raise money for his appeal" from the decision condemning him. You need not vvonder at. revbrarid gentleman's 'decision. He FAIRWAS GREAT SHOW BUT WILl HAVE A DEFICIT Rain Cul.s Deeply Into Attendance at Show First Three Days. QUALITY OF vSIIOVV im UP TO OTHER YI'iAFtS i Crowd Halls and Competition for Awards Keen This Year.

reprinted IhrouBVi rnnvipsv iviiiv lii-nvors KINDERGARTEN BACK LINE-ilP Board Re-instates It for First Semester Without Additional Expense. The Belleville city schools will offer kindergarten for the first semesrenyf saver, normal training; Edna Lee Gutsch, social science; Wilda Hay, home economics; Eva Jane Meil- 4er -T JReser. mathematics, and H. Sims, biology and agriculture, Junior high school (seventh and eighth gradei5 )--HaroldJ. Johnson, principal, 'mathematics, history, science, and athletics; Elizabeth Bunton, geography, physiology, art, penmanship, and L.

M. Engl is.h, citizenship, and-athletics 1. Elementary-school (grades one to Gregg, first grade; Carrie first and second grade combination; Florence Lowe, second grade; Bernice Shaw, kindergarten; Mrs. N. BoW- ersox, thii-d grade; Coy Edith Close, third and fourth combinar Zola grade'; Vclna Haliock, Dona Lower, and Ellen Roseitguist, fifth and sixth grades, Elsie Wall will teach grade and high school vocal music and t).

Randall, instrumental. music, or- K. The Knights of Columbus band journeyed to Clyde last Saturday to furnish music for a trade day program which wa.s given by the merchants of the town." The band several concerts tjhru- out the day, pleasing the large crowA of people which attended the program. Mon. Mon.

Tues. Tues. P- night p. m. night 1931 m.

237 ,00 rain 548.00 3i .25 1,422 .50 625.50 Thurs. p. m. 3,710 .00 Thurs. night 796.50 Pri.

p. 1 ,631 .96 Fri, night a43 .25 Wed. m. Wed. night 1932 173.00 44,50 302.50 rain .50 272.00 345.75 3,067.55 590,75 1,571,30 307,50 Blakslee, commerce; FamTIeinP "close of the first half-year.

This opens Monday, was the decision of the Board of Education at their meeting Monday night. Pupils! who become five years of age by' January 1 will be eligible to re-j ceive this pre-school instruction, Kindergarten work will be held only in the mornings, under thel instruction of Miss Bernice Shaw. In previous years a kindergarten class has been held in the morning, with another group coming in the afternoon. Miss Shaw will assist in the supervised study in the fifth and sixth grades each after- nooh. Parents of pupils of kindergarten age volunteered to buy the necessary supplies for that instruction, as is done in the other grades, and this will sS the district additional expense from reinstating the kindergarten.

It was decided at a meeting last spring to discontinue that department. With reductions in school expense to more than equal the decrease in valuations, and a reductioiv in to reinstate the andi 1 ni'lTlLini still stay within the lowered budget. Whether kindergarten will be offered the second semester willj be decided by the board at the Receipts at Fair Grandstand Less Receipts at the grandstand and concessions, at the North Central Kansas Free Fair totaled $4,723.96 less this year than at th'e" 1931 fair. Most of the slump was during the first three days when nearly three and one-half inches rain fell. Following is the statement showing a comparison of the receipts for the 1931 and 1932 shows: $9,701.86 $0,795.35 Concos'ns 1,346.85 Commissions, shows, rides 745.10 198.70 Electric "drops" 35.75 34.75 $8,375.65 The North Central Kanyas i-'rco Fair amusement division will poricncc a deficit foi- Iho time in many years this rain having (lut 'deeply inlo tlu; attendance the first three days of the show.

And yet the bills- aio all being paid, there being siiCri- cient balance in the rcsorve fund to take care of the deficit wiiich will run probably Ijetwccd and $4,000, after all expuMscs are met. In the agricuH.ui-al divisi'iii, supported by county lax. tin- tary, W. R. Barnard, opuraU'd tlu; expo.sition on a vor.v crcdilalilo basis, ill spite of the fact that, it.

was necessary to reduce ttii! bud- got more than 25 per cent, to ((inform with the tax and reduced valuation of this year ovn- last. Nearly a third ol' an "1" rain fell Monday, oj' 1 exposition and owr (liroc Trophy Given m- Livestock inches was recorded niuht; Judging Contest at the tmd Wednesday morning. I MOH- i Fair Last Weelt. tlie compavative taluilatinn nl" rc- in the adjoining I story, the effect of the rain upon Norway 4-n club won the Lions attendance will notrrl. trophy at the North Central Concessions slumped s-vcivly the i most points in ing contest.

The club received a 'H'OP- handsome silver loving cup. So far as rpiulily nl" t'lo Republic's club was second, the con -ncd it- may 'Cross-Roads club third and the tha tho iTalmo-Wavnc club fourth in the Kansas M'OO I'air as. 'contest: Visiting county judging great a show as ever. I a.ni,-.'- i teams were present from Jewell. program was as I county, Kan.

and Thayer county, "PPfo.x.matel.y sanK- as 1 boon tho past two or llni'o UONS 4-H IS WON BY NORWAY Horse races were tho lust public, a tie; Joe Belle- and by a dolav in the Tliur 'lav LOCAL LEGION POST depend on whether the teacher is needed-in other grades of the school at the beginning of the sec- for she- is to be transferred to ahbther gi-aue if necessary, in preference to hiring an additional teacher, 4. IN POLICE COURT Frank Klabzuba fined $2,50 aind $2 costs for reckless driving, Davis Jones fined $5 and $4,50 costs for non-playment of poll tax. Boone-fined $5- costs for non-payment of poll tax. CUBA SECTION TO STAY Kw Tht Tctescopir's Wayside Cnrr.) The to abolish the Cuba Rock Lsland railroad section has been countermanded, according- to Belleville Legionnaires Take Part in Debate at State Convention Tuesday. The Repilblic county delegation at the state American.

Leg day voted for immediate payment of the bonus, the principal resolution coming before the convention. entire.con ventiojvL ity of the stock c.vhitiitc<l was a (Im-iea number of 7(1 bciiiu- cnlcr-' Economy Measures Will Close oil this vear wliilo a yeai- a Office Saturday Afternoons Hotal ol" 1-20 were (in 'exliiMlTMH. The new federal economy law! cattle having gone into effect and cans-: I ing a curtailment in the postal service, the Belleville pn.st office will be closed each Saturday at 12 o'clock noon until further notice, (Continued nn I' K'- 7) convpnti'01-1 of tlioiW. T. Perry, postmaster, announc- Tues Outgoing mail will pat ing mail will be distributed to the lock boxes as usual.

Patrons on the ruval routes Will Rosers The Japs Win V.ill Over; I 'olilics (Jets (o lioilio on the subject was four to one in! sliou.W,.avail themselves ol T-' favor of the bonus payment, after I carriers' service tor mailmg par- all I considerable debate on the floor, purchasing money orders, know is what 1 read in .111. PULLING CONTEST RESULTS Teams of Harry Hunt and Mil- following majority and minority I said, reports on the subject by the reso-' lutions committee, Dr. Bobbins of Belleville was one of five debaters whoi ford Gray M'in Events spoke before the convention in fa- i notkc from the. W.iW» fl hGRAVEt-SP-KEAD-jlt-CUB (tiy The Tplescopc'n Wausiiic Con.) The city of Cuba has just finished graveling the street from the business section to connect with the county road leading 'to town from US 36 highway, Fifr teen hundred feet of street was included in the prdject. STOflE Hallaridsworth's: Recent Improvements Remodeling at department store has now- been, completed and the store is much improved in appearance, show cases and shelving having been rebuilt to conform with modern noon, Dr, R.

Barnard was chosen and John Ramr sev treasurer. Resolutions adobted indorsing the entire Re- puhjieah ticket. Qpunty and dis- ti-ict cahdidatea were pve-sent and standarBs. The Tnent of tho store'was entirely rebuilt. Many visitors -to the.

store the past -week havec.commented on the remodeling makes for better Bervice to (BijTiht-Xchteopt'iW'ativiti Cnrr,) Mr. and Mrs, Archie Richards recently sailed for 'China to re- their 'miBsionary work after a year-'aJEiiriQugh spent "with ojd- tlme friends in Liberty township ot parts 'Of. the county. They left TroJn Kansas, division of com-j Blades, Topeka, pany to the section, foreman, Snyder, of Cuba, Glenn Lahodny has-been appointed custodian at the Cuba Rock Island depot, Vincent Griffin, who returned to, his home in Topeka, jiapers, or what see liei-e ae e. kiiiiw its li.

i-r weeks sine the li- nisheii, luit Uiv a I'fU pi II three weeks it was over it J'l'lf. elil luce like a kiiul of an nil! Town. had gottl'tl sn -eil to to ilie 'S cla.ss, pulling pounds. The fight against Beneda of Cuba won second payment of the bonus was'waged and Wm. Blazek of Cuba third in by Congressman Harold McGugin.tho heavy class, while Floyd Sco- Earl Todd of Coffeyville, Thomas field, Ee'lleville, and Pete Wilson, dav, and we bad A.

Lee of Topeka, and Douglas Clifton, won second and third re- seen the Athletes so often, ami Hudson of Fort Scott. spectively in the light class. the thing kinder got tn yuu. Local delegates to tho conven-i' I-IXT Well of the last in tion were H. A.

Calkins, Luther! oTOLbN CAK was some of the and ainoiig tlieni was NMeld H. Munford, Huntington Rice of Russell, was recov- orn K'lchi, in- is the iiiVe (lial win'. serving as alternate for Dr, Munford when he was unable to attend, A total of 25 from the local post attended the convention and the "fuir drum corps of 16 members marched in the parade, Tho corps, assisted by Dr, W. A. Shaw FIRE DESTROYS A HOUSE and AlmonH" ered on streets of Belleville tho high jumps with his hmse.

Saturday by' City Marshal Sam was just about the must pni)iilar Amis, The car, a Chevrolet little rascaL here. They say lie coupe, was returned to Russell by tremendously rich in own Sheriff Charles Funk Sunday. Country, but no one know that, iiii- WTVT 1Q nniype Kames wore lie "Another" Jananese -Mr, and Mrs, Bohman I'cncil, ovcrvbodv. ofticcr to everytiocly. (RvTbcTcUicopc'sCoanhndCortcipandcnt) i "Snirit "of '70" feature whjch! between Morrowvillc They made a lot of friends Iho The vacant house on the Gust! ni considerable attention, and Haddam, won 18 in Japanese did over here.

That was destroyed by fire of unknown origin Wednesday evening of last week. DISTRICT Z. C. B. J.

MEETING I'ht 'J Corr, The Kansas djjstrict meeting of the C. Bohemian Lodges was at Munden thjfnrm deiiartment at c.i,.„,j,,,ai and Miuuhuriiin thing elected commander of the sixth had, abinit pi.teiiTin the dog district, Dr, H. Bobbins, of their big groun of far a.s we were eoneern- Belleville chairman of the state sTl7" 1 legislative committee and Calkins of Belleville chairman TEAR GAS CLEARS BARN Mftny- niomhorH and their families froin all, parts of the district Were present for the-program. Weather Report The Telescope's Certified instru ments: the district steering comjnittieef 1 were such good sjiovts that they went away in the good graces ol! everyone. Course they Ijiidcnt any LEGION ELECTION FRIDAY i Legloii Police at Fair Control the more got on the boat till wo read Crowd East of Fence the-Amerienn-Legior held in the, papers that Japan was tak- a m-h) in nnual election of officers otj "'K a UOM.K Friday nigftt.

following the fair last. Friday were subdued- It hu" between Mai. Date Hluh Sept, Sept. Bbpt. Bipti Low 84 85 B4 48 58- BETTS GROCERY Betts Produce and Grocery was closed Monday night under an ex- eciition by 'wholesale creditors, cioS? served by the shei-iff.

No qieSr -1 Planfs for': dispoaitiipn of the stock Char, Pre, of day Pt Clear- Clear by the weight of the load to They are the fixfpnt wViPVP fniv nffininls OnVC .1 lot o.t bUen over, th.re. but its a long Fridav the Ueion nol ce armVd Deporlment 'was as.