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ilOl MJJLJK LLL Ji THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR NO. Ill DE KALB, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1937 PRICE THREE CENTS lws. -audi ir 1 Ipy rx rx.nn Tf1 nj)r nn v7 nnm) DDEC3 i I i i i i -UU'LLziLju War Is a Dog's Life TO VOTE ABOUT SPLIT IN LOOP PACKING FIRM OPENS OFFICE ACT FOR RURAL FIRE ENGINES GEORGE MAKES FIRST SPEECH Floyd Bodda Implicated in Auto Mishap It was Floyd Bodda and not Wilbur Bodda who was Implicated in the automobile mishap on the De-Kalb-Sycamore road on Saturday evening and which resulted in the arrest of John DiMagglp of this city on a charge of driving a car while Intoxicated. Bodda was charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace and was fined $25 and costs. DiMaggio was fined $50 and costs and was also sentenced to serve ten days in the county jail.

But Wilbur Bodda, it was learned today, was arrested on Saturday night In connection with another disturbance on Sycamore Road and was charged jw it disturbing the peace. He was fined three dollars and costs. He was arrested by Chief Deputy Sheriff Ralph Hick'ey. Have Started Annual Repair Work on Route The annual task of repairing the Lincoln Highway west from DeKalb, especially that portion, of the route which is paved with brick, has been started by highway maintenance crews. The spring thaw is always very hard on this type of pavement and repair work usually continues over the greater part of the summer.

It is understood that a new tar substance is being used this year in repairing the open spaces where bricks have ben heaved out by the frost. Just what success the crew will have with this type of material is not yet known. Another highway repair crew is working near the Nachusa corner, but a few miles east of Dixon. This portion of the road is paved with bituminous macadam and the spring thaw caused portions of the surface to break up. 4-.

i I ITouse Passes Bill to Give Protection to jthe State Farming Areas. PASS LABOR BILL BULLETIN Springfield, 111., May 11 CP.) Eqnal rights for women to verve on Illinois juries, a privi-, lege now denied them Is pro-I vkicdi In a bill passed by the tSIouso the General Assembly today. The vote wu 91 to t5. The measure. now gees to the Senate, f.

Action wa taken on the measure after a warm debate. Out ef courtesy to the fact that the measure applies to women, flute Speaker IOiile Ivvli (O) Christopher, tep-ped from the rostrum to yield the gavel to Ip. little Ilol-man O'Neill (It) Downers drove, Illinois' first woman legislator. Mr. took over the speaker's post after she had made a vigorous appeal for passage Baying to the House i "It is one bill yon can vote for without hurting yourself." Springfield, 111., May nu.D Illinois farmers, fearful bf flames destroying country homes and property because fire-fighting NEW CRISIS IN ROYAL FAMILY Government Is Opposed-Kin of Windsor Being to at London, May A clash between the royal family and the 'Rut it gives me courage to know government has broken out behind! 'bat I can count on your unfailing the scenes at the height of therein and affection.

coronation festivities over the wed-1 "For my part I shall do my up- ding of Mrs. Wall is Warfield and "most to carry on my fnther's work Somewhere down that bomb-riddled street In Guernica, Basque "Holy City," lies this mongrel's home, maybe his master While destruction roars inexplicably Out of the skies, the forlorn pup waits, lonely, bewildered, desolate while buildings tumble about him. Basques charge that the remorseless air raid over Guernica, with its death toll of hundreds of civilians including women and children, was the work of German bombers aiding Spanish rebels. equipment was unavailable, would be protected under legislation sent to the Senate today following passage by the House of the General Assembly. Representatives meeting last night gave the proposal, sponsored by Rep.

James E. Davis (R Gales-burg, a 78 to 9 vote of approval after rallying pleas by Rep. Richard Lyons (R) Libertyville and Cithers, who pointed out the farm-J" "often, suffered heavy losses because of such conditions." 1 To provide for desired fire-fighting equipment, electors at town meetings, under terms of the bill, rrjay levy a tax for purchase of such equipment and for construction of housing facilities for protection of property outside limits of cities and village In a town-fhip against fire. Following the Banquet Last Night Coronation Bites Are Well Under Way. IGNORES EDWARD London, May 11 (UJ Kin-George VI, in his first speech of coronation week, pledged himself today to carry on his father's work "for the welfare of our gnat empire," and in doing so ignored the ten and a half month reign of his brother, the Duke of Windsor.

Grouped before the kina; at Buckingham Palace were the prime mlnUtots of the dominions and representatives of the colonics and of India. They presented to him thHf loyal nddiTKM-s as king of the Individual dominions, of the colonies, and as 'Emperor of The kin 'was dressed In plain morning clothes initend of the gorgeous robes he will we.ir to morrow at his coronation. He referred to hlmyrlf as head of a great family and said: "Today I stand on the threshold of a new life. Heavy are the responsibilities that have so sudden- 'y art( unexpectedly come upon me. for the welfare of our great empire, "Today the world Is harassed with perplexity and fear.

In this family nations, linked by ties alike and flexible and firm, we have inherited from our fathers a great tradition of liberty and service. "I am confident that whatever life may bring us we shall continue to work together to preserve this noble heritage so we may hand It on unimr.nirfd tn that rnm after. Ignores Windsor The king's speech was eloquent of the attitude at this coronation toward the man who left his throne, his reorl. and his country iicrHhe I I.n. As If he had never beojy, brother-successor passed over th.i Duke of Windsor's brief, troublous reign today and got no nearer to him than his reference to "the responsibilities that have so suddenly and unexpectedly come upon me." The more conservative newspapers contained no line of the life of the duke at Monts, France, and for the moment he seemed forgotten.

The priceless crown jewels were removed secretly in the dark hours of this morning to Westminister Abbey for tomorrow's ceremonj, and Scotland Yard damped down a "crank watch" as buses and airplanes poured rnre thousands of people Into London to join the hordes already jamming thur streets. All known "cranes" and eccentrics generally, Britons and foreignerv listed as having fancied grievances, were put" under surveillance and will be watched until King George and Queen Eli7jjbeth have returned to the safety of Buckingham Pal-Ace after the coronation ceremony. Special bodyguards also watched all the royal personages and the statesmen here to honor King George and his queen. Are on the Side But these precautions were unobtrusive, and the hundreds of thousands of people awaiting the coronation knew nothing of them. They woke to another day of showers, with the threat of a thunder stornv in the oppressive air, and a (Turn to Par Please) ter the wedding the duke and Mrs.

Warfield would leave by automobile for a honeymoon in Austria. Employment Agency to Be Operated by the California Packing Company. EMPLOYS MANY Establishment of an employment office where men and women wishing to work for the California Packing may register was announced today by the firm. One of the company's employment offices will be located in the DeKalb plant, although the local manager has not yet been selected. The employment offices will be under the general supervision of O.

C. Sherwood of P.ochelle, Insofar as this "district is concerned. Atthough Jt will be another month or more before the pocking company will begin hiring men and women to assist the packing of the crops grown on farms in this area the office will begin registering men and women who wish work In a very short time. When the packing iplant is operating at full caphcity approximately 1,200 men and women will be working, operating the various machines and otherwise assisting in the packing of corn, peas and other products. Begin About June 15 Packing operations at the DeKalb plant will begin about June 15, according to present indications, although the weather will have much to do about when work will begin.

The early peas should be" ready for packing at about that time, the farm manag ers think. From then until late fall the plant will be in operation practically all of the time, providing unseasonable weather does not cause any long delays. The DeKalb plant has been devoting much of its work to the packing of peas and corn in past but last year experiments were conducted in the growing and packing of lima beans. It is learned that the acreage devoted to lima beans will be doubled this year. Lima beans are not packed until later in the season, the growing period being longer than that required for peas.

Experiments in the growing and packing of carrots will also be undertaken in the plants in this locality, it is also learned while another form of corn packing, that of packing the corn while on the cob, is also to be continued with. The local plant experimented with packing corn on the cob last year and the practice will be developed to a greater extent this year, it is learned. Former County Treasurer Dies Last Evening: Lorenzo C. Shaffer, 72, a resident of Sycamore for the past DO years, passed away at 6:00 o'clock last evening at his home on South Main street, Sycamore. Mr.

Shaffer had been a resident of DeKalb county since a youth and at the time he became a resident of Sycamore was serving as county treasurer. Well known throughout the community, the death of Mr. Shaffer is mourned by a large number of friends. Loren25 Charles Shaffer was born on April 17, 1S65, in Earlville, the son of Ira and Helen Shaffer, and when a youth accompanied his parents to Kingston. He was married in Kingston on November 26, 1891, to Miss Effie A.

McCollom and for a number of years Mr. Shaffer operated a drug store in Kingston. About 30 years ago he was elected DeKalb county treasurer, at which time Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer moved to Sycamore, where the home has since been made.

He also operated a drug store In Sycamore and at one time had a shoe store in the county seat. Mr. Shaffer was very much interested in the management and supervision of the Sycamore hospital, and for seventeen years served on the hospital board, being a member of the board at the time of his death. He was also a member of the Masonic order, the Elks and of the Methodist church. He leaves to mourn nls death in addition to a large circle of friends, his wife, Mrs.

Effie A. Shaffer. Funeral services for Mr. Shaffer will be held on Thursday after noon at 2:30 o'clock from the home, the service to be Masonic. The Rev.

H. Draper wyi conduct the service and Interment will be in the Genoa cemetery. Suburban Train Kills I Two Section Hands Chicago, 111., May 11. UB En gineer Harry Wright walked into the North Western railroad sta tion In suburban Elmhurst. today to learn that unknowingly he had noted his train into a gang of section men ten miles back and kiHfd Jarws Barbas, 53, and Peter i'Utras, i Freshman Rule Blay Mean Crisis That Will End Little Nineteen.

AFFECTS DEKALB Eloomington, 111., May 11 UPJ Dissolution of the Little Nineteen and creation of a new state college conference, composed oi ten schools, appeared in the- making today following action of representatives of the ten in voting here yesterday to submit their withdrawals from the Little Nineteen. The vote calls for submitting the withdrawals to the Little Nineteen conference meeting at Monmouth on May 21, The decision came over the freshman rule, the ten schools involved wishing to set up a new conference which adheres to the freshman rule. The schools said to have' voted to submit their withdrawals are Illinois Wesleyan (Bioomington); Lake Forest; Wheatori, Monmouth; Knox (Galesburg); Bradley (Peoria); Millikin (Decatur); Illinois College (Jacksonville); North Central (Naperville) and Augustana (Rock Island). Two Conference. Should 'the plan go through it would probably mean that unless the other schools in the conference they include Shurtleff, the five state teachers colleges, McKendree, Elmhurst, Viator and Eureka agree to the freshman- rule, there would pe two college conferences instead ot one, as now.

One of the points reportedly agreed upon at yesterday'scon-ference here was that the freshman rule shall apply to all sports' Under the present setup of the Little Nineteen many of the schools apply the freshman rule only to football and basketball. Representatives of two other Illinois colleges, St. Viator of Bourbonnais and Carthage, were understood to have sought -admission at the meeting after inform ing the group that their Institutions already had placed in force the freshman rule. Under, the new arrangements, the live teacherr colleges would be left out of the conference and it was believed they would form a teachers conference of their own. The teachers' colleges are located at DeKalb, Charleston, Normal, Macomb and Carbondale.

Ia Old Crisis. The Little Nineteen, so-caiUed because IT originally had ybniy nineteen members but lxra now grown to Include 22, has been confronted with the threat of dissolution because of freshman rule and because of its unwield-lness several times in recent years, The suggestion has been made in past years that the conference split in two; one conference ia the northern part of the state and the other in the southern with post season games between football champion winners. The conference has been in existence for 25 years. Among those who attend yesterday's meeting were President Hamilton of Bradley, President Hessler of Millikin; President Mc-Michael of Monmouth, Athletic Director Dean Trevor of Knox and Prof. iConray of Wheaton, Two Children Cut as Board Strikes Auto Two youngsters from the Cortland community received minor forehead cuts this morning when a board on a milk truck was blown off, striking the windshield of the car in which they were riding.

The mishap occurred just east of Cortland, on the Lincoln Highway, near the Carpenter Ross Ilsey, living southeast of Cortland, was driving the car, which contained six on seven youngsters from her neighborhood. She was en route to the Cortland school with the children. She was driving directly to the rear of a truck containing milk cans when a loose board was blown off the truck, striking the windshield of her car and breaking it. Her daughter, Joyce, age fifteen, received a cut on the forehead as did Gene Duncan, age fourteen. Gene's cut was not very severe and he was able to continue to school after receiving first aid treatment.

Joyce was taken to the office of a DeKalb doctor where It was learned that the cut she had received was not of a serious nature. WEATHER Weather for DeKalb: Showeri probable tonight and somewhat warmer tonight; moderate southerly winds, s. i the Duke of Windsor, the United Press was Informed today. The royal family wishes to be officially represented at the wedding but the government has advised against any member being present, officially or otherwise. As soon as Mrs.

Warfield's divorce became final, it was understood, the royal family as a whole decided to be represented at the marriage, and the Duke and Duchess of Kent wj.e designated. But the government was dismayed at the.glare of publicity given to Mrs. Warfield's decree absolute and the reunion at Cande Castle in England and the empire, despite the fact that the press received offic ial hints to play down the romance during the coronation. The government's position against British royalty being present at the wedding would be tantamount to forbidding it, but the situation now is deadlocked. Attitude of Family The royal family Is taking" the attitude that, after all, it is a family affair, while the government points out that turning attention to the wedding by having British royalty present would be likely to harm all the government's efforts to popularize King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Observers foresaw some compromise whereby the Duke of Kent would attend incognito. There was much discussion here, over what Mrs. War-field's, actual rank will be when she marries the duke. She will become her royal highness, the Duchess of Windsor, and-will be entitled to a curtsey from lower ranking woman and also the formal address, "Ma'am." She automatically becomes royal when she marries Edward but she does not be come a princess, because Edward, though a prince by birth, is a duke by rank, and the latter title supersedes that of prince. Simkins Case Is Again Continued by Court The case involving Mac Simkins of this city on a charge of driving while intoxicated, scheduled to come before the DeKalb -county court yesterday, was continued until Juntf 7.

HAVE HOPES OF A COMPROMISE Supreme Court Justices Slay in the Very Near I Future. Washington, May 11 UE Early resignation of one or more supreme court justices and abandonment of President Roosevelt's bill to expand the high bench were advanced today as a possible way out of the judiciary dilemma. Known definitely was that some legislators are counselling delay irWhe hope of resignations. Fairly well established was the fact that two or three associate justices had discussed retirement before Mr. Roosevelt bombshelled his court proposal last Feb.

5. Rumored today without con- firmation was the Imminent resignation of Associate Justice Louis p. Brandeis. One report said Brandeis would resign before the court recesses in the last week of this month or the first week of June. The strategy of delay has Sen ate adherents but is most vigor ously advocated in the House where Mr.

Roosevelt's-bill will go when the Senate gets through with it. Three Phases. The resignation rumors and talk of delay were accompanied by three TJther developments in the court controversy. They were: 1. Close observers of the court predicted that the tribunal would hand i down three decisions on validity of the old age pension provisions of the Social Security program.

The ruling is expected next Monday. 2. Sen. Edward R. Burke, opponent of the administra tion reorganization plan, proposed ment of justices 'at 75 and a 7 to 2 vote to invalidate acts of Con gress.

3. Four senators attacked the president's program at a Phila deiphla mass meeting sponsored by the Citizens' Supreme Court Com mittee of Defenders. Senate leaders, meanwhile, are outwardly confident but private ly anxious over the fate of the judiciary plan. Senate judiciary opposition is raising a mighty hurdle. Any resignation from the bench might become a precedent for others.

Departure of even a sin gle conservative justice probably would retire the Roosevelt court bill to the darkest corner of the most obscure Senate pigeon hole. Associate Justice Brandeis is SO, the oldest member of the court Early in this session Congress en acted retirement legislation per' (Torn to Page 2, Please) site was located by the writer, and a few local historians, abom 30 years ago, when the field was plowed for the first time in a half century. A row of cohble stones, six feet long and two' feet wide were unearthed, positively locating me spoi. it was very near the place where dozens of pioneers had jcfu uie siocKaae. mere was a well defined trail following the Kishwaukee stream from Shab-bona's camp through the DeKalb Normal campus (where Theodore Roosevelt spoke) to Coltonville, the site of Kapas camp grounds.

Pioneers had often pointed out the route of his trail along which this writer has picked up thousands of Indian arrow heads and other Im plements." Is Now History "Shabbona Chief is now history. as the Paul Revere of the Black Hawk War, who lived about sixteen miles from the home of this Pas 7, VUme). Severn! B-il After advancing the Davis pro. posal to the upper chamber, the House passed several other meas ures, meanwhile contemplating a series of introduced during the session, three of which would: 3. License all stores In Illinois, fixing a graduated tax of $25 upward for single stores and $1,000 for each store over 40.

2. Make owners of aircraft 11- RDie ior injuries to persons or property caused by ascent, descent, flight or the dropping of things from such craft. i 3. Appropriate for the state's share of sewage treatment plant and outlet sewer at Kanka-Jcee. The proposal placing liability for damages caused by airplanes upon owners of such craft Is a result of the recent disaster which overtook the German dirigible Hindenburg, and Is sponsored by r- vjraay klj) vjiil- For Aircraft Owners of aircraft would be liable, under the measure, for injuries to persons or property caused by the reasons specified, and this ws termed by O'Grady as a "Problem rapidly becoming of national importance." "What if the" Hindenburg had dropped In flames into such crowded districts as Harlem in New Tbrk City." O'Grady asked.

"Think of the damage to property which might have occurred, (Turn to Page Please) SEEK THE HELP 0F L10IIE FANS Union Technicians Are Trying to Organize Boycott Over Nation. "Honywrvo, May 11. Ui5 motion picture craft unions set out today to enlist in a nation-wide boycott of Hollywood's movies within a week. Charles Lessing, head the strikers' federation, said ,340,000 men and women would form picket lines In front of theaters all over the country today, The support, he said, wjas coming from the Committee for Industrial Organization and the International Painters' Union, whose local organization is one of the ten crafts on Producers served an ultimatum on the strikers last night that they must return to work before their demands for a preferential shop are considered. Pat Casey, labor coordinator and spokesman for producers, said the nine major studios involved are "ready to negotitae whenever the strike Is called off." Is Lessins Reply The call for a boycott and picketing of theaters was reply.

He said the CIO has promised the support of its 2,500,000 members. The boycott will be directed first, he said, in industrial areas where movie goers are union partisans. Cities selected for picketing today were New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis and St Paul. "Within a week we expect to have the active aid of 2,000,000 workers," Lessing said. The strikers are affiliated with the American Federation of Labor but their walk-but failed to win the approval of their own.

nation al body so they turned to the CIO. They also were deserted by the Screen Actor's Guild, whose 5,90 actor members voted Sunday night against joining the strike. Casey said the studios would deal with the striking unions of painters, hairdressers, make-up men and others individually, but not as members of the Federation of Motion Picture Crafts. Has Criticism He criticized the technicians for walking out instead of staying on their jobs during negotiations for a preferential shop, as the actors did. Warner Brothers and Selznlck International Studios agreed last night to the actors demands for a guild shop and wage Increases for extras and "bit" players.

This sealed the peace agreement between actors and producers. War- (Tura to Page 2, Please) AUTOMOBILE SECTION Will be found in this issue of The Chronicle pages 9 to 15. Latest news and features of the 1337 line. RELIEF REPORT HAS MUGiLMTA Contains Information on Costs as Well as WPA and Old Age Assistance. The current issue the monthly bulletin of the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission, covering data for March of this year, con tains some very interesting infor mation pertaining to relief and kindred subjects.

The bulleting shows that there were 339 relief cases in the county in March, a reduction of 3.4 per cent over February, the amount of relief being $7,140.33 for an aver age of $21.06 per case, All other relief in the county cost $1,068.20 while the cost of administration is given as being $104.28, the total relief and administration being for a reduction of 4.3 per cent as compared with February, The report also shows that there were 1.216 persons on relief during March. Another column shows that of the county's total relief obligations of $3,612.80 the sum of $1,109 came from state funds, local funds be ing used to the extent or $4,503.86. Data is also given on rural re habilitation loans and grants from the period February 27 to March 26, showing that four emergency grants, for a total of $97.25 were made in DeKalb county. Three supplementary loans for a total of $1,779.50 were also made. Report on WPA In November of last year a re view of all persons employed on WPA projects was ordered to de termine those eligible to receive WPA work, the order having been issued that only those persons in need of public relief and not eligible for social security benefits should be recertified.

The report shows that 224 cases were re-examined in DeKalb county, of which number 185 were recertified. Thirty-nine cases were cancelled, of which number six had sufficient income, nine failed to re-apply, six-ten were found to be eligible for old age assistance, and eight were released for other reasons than those given above. Another report In the bulletin shows that as of February, 1937, there were 613 persons receiving old age assistance in the county, being 23.6 per cent of all persons 65 or more years of age, the total amount of grants being for an average of $15.25 per person. Families receiving old age assistance totalled 55-1, of which number 133 were on relief at the time they became eligible for old age assistance. Cortland Youngster Is Hurt at School Today Herbert "Kelly Housewert, Jr.

age seven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Housewert of Cortland, was injured during the recess hour this morning while playing on a swing at the school. A chain struck him on the head, cutting a gash which required the attention ct a doctor before he mld return to school, 'j John Spy Recalls One Summer Night of Past Duke and His Fiancee Wait for Wedding Day Do you recall? Gallagher's goat that had free range in the 800 block on the highway? The herd Of cows that roamed on North Sev enth Street, thriving on the wild sweet clover. Frank Stevens pet pigeons? Billy Farnham's ferrets? Ned Munger white rats? Or my dog Frmce that attended the east-side school, sleeping under the Pitch, and for two whole seasons neither absent nor trady un- i was.

ilxcerpts from an interesting article appearing in Week By Week a bpringneid. 111., publication, written by Herbert Wells Fay, Lincoln authority, custodian of Lin-coin's tomb, and formerly editor of the DeKalb Review. Regarding Kapav the Fottawattomi chief who was buried at Coltonville, Mr. Fay says: "Kapas was killed by his own warriors, so tmdition states, for taking liberties with the squaws of the leaders of his tribe and was buried In a sitting position, with a stockado over th grave. The- Monts, France, May 11 (UP Some 300 miles and" a world away, from London and its coronation festivities, the Duke of Windsor and Mrs.

Wallis Warfield awaited today, In -the tree-shaded Chateau de Cande, their wedding day. Information from a trustworthy source is that the wedding Is to be held either June 1 or June 2. It was known that Mrs. Warfield as she now is wanted to be a June bride. It was said' also that she and the duke had decided to be married at the chateau with Dr.

Charles Merrier, mayor of Monts, officiating. Mrs. Wall Is Simpson became Mrs. Wallis Warfield yesterday. It was announced at the chateau that she had changed her name legally, by a British deed poll, and resumed her maiden name with the "Mrs." in deference to her two marriages.

It was sail that immediately af News from the chateau is that the duke still maintains his royal reserve, as he did even at his country home before his abdication. In-formants said that his and Mrs. Charles Bednux; Mr. and Mrs. Herman L.

Rogers and Mrs. Warfield herseljf address him as "your royal highness." The women curtsey. When Mrs. Warfield greets the Duke in the morning, it was said, it Is first as "your royal hlfhness" with a deep curtsey and thereafter as No one; guest or ser vant at the chateau. It was said, has heard Mrs.

Warfield address the duke by any more familiar appellation than lie calls her allls. It was said also that from tha (Tura rs 2, riesse). St.