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of of THE DES MOINES REGISTER--Monday Morning, June 11, 1928-THE NEWSPAPER IOWA DEPENDS UPON. FOREIGN WAR VETERANS NAME DODDS AS HEAD Select New Officers As Meeting Ends. Arthur E. Dodds of Des Moines was named commanders of the Iowa and department of Veterans lie Foreign Wars yesterday morning, shortly before the department convention of the organization was concluded at Hote Savery, John J. Behan 0 1 Davenport was named genfor vice commander and D.

Carr of Yankton. S. junior vice commander. Other officers selected Fred W. Haller of Davenport, quartermaster: Dr.

E. ARTHUR DODDS, E. Frank of Des ARTHUR DODDS, Moines, department surgeon; A. E. Burr of Des Moines, chaplain, and Alex Miller, judge advocate.

H. Dittmer of Davenport was named a member of the council of administration for a five year term. Yankton, S. was selected as the site of the 1929 department convention. During the session morning a resolution indorsing Dr.

Herbert B. Sayior, of Des Moines for the post of national Surgeon general was approved by the assembly and it was agreed to support his candidacy, at the national encampment held In September. Yesterday afternoon a class of twenty-three was initiated by the veterans during a ceremony held at the Moose hall. About fifty former soldiers were in attendance the convention, according to Sat. Dodds.

ORDER OF ELKS TO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION New York, June 10 (AP)---Plans for the establishment of an Elks' national foundation to aid worthy charities and education will be submitted the Elks convention in Miami, beginning July 9. said a statement authorized by John F. Malley, grand exalted ruler of the order. A special committee, he said. had been provided by action taken at the convention in Cincinnati a year ago, for the purpose of preparing a report on the project.

The report will probably take the of survey recommending methods for administering the fund and making it permanent. The purpose of the fund was said to be the co-ordination of the various philanthropic and humanitarian activities of Elks lodges throughout the country. The projected endowment, it is emphasized, will not displace present activities but supplement them. "The Elks national said Mr. Malley, "will offor the firet opportunity to all Elks to one effort in behalf of humanity." Three Killed When Car Overturns in Ditch Luverne, June 10 (AP) Three men were killed near here today when the automobile in which they were returning from a dance left the grade and turned over Carl in W.

a Matson ditch. The dead are of Westbrook, Roy L. Miller of Lamberton, and George N. Halverson of Struble, all employes of a road gradIng crew Ellsworth. Minn.

It de believed that the driver tell asleep and that the car swerved off the grade into the ditch. BACK TO FACE THE CAMERA! Adolphe Menjou and his Paris bride, Katherine Carver, returned from Europe the other to renew their film work in Hollywood. They were snapped they disembarked. day, llews Bricks from all Cret Sour EVERY A CORRESPONDENT I Wyoming-New Factory A. J.

Smith Son, contractors on the Sterling factory at Anamosa, began active last week. When the building is completed, 200 people will be given employment. The company operates plants in nine cities and their best known is the Happy Home house dresses. -School Damaged During an electrical storm last week a twenty foot chimney of the Lohrville Consolidated school building was demolished. Falling bricks tore several holes in the roof and the high school auditorium and two grade rooms were damaged by water.

A Grading With the last mile of A final rive mile stretch of new grading completed, the entire short cut between here and Underwood has been opened for traffic on highway No. 7. Wyoming--Bridge Contracts The Mannes Construction company of Minneapolis was awarded the contract for the construction Get to this Sale today! MART SCHAPENER MARK Again we've gotten together with Hart Schaffner Marx and made another special purchase of 2-Trousers Suits 2 Low Prices for Such High Quality 33.50 43.50 Newest colors, patterns, weaves! Frankels Iowa's Largest Ontfitters To Men and Boys Exclusively MASONS OF IOWA WILL CONVENE IN CEDAR RAPIDS 1,500 Expected to Attend Sessions. (Register's Special lowa News Service. Cedar Rapids, June 1,500 Masons of Iowa ids Tuesday, Wednesday and are expected to be in Cedar RapThursday for the eighty-fifth nual communication of the Grand Lodge of lowa, A.

F. and A. M. Registration for the convention, which will present a program of entertainment and instruction, will begin at 8 a. m.

tomorrow. The sessions of the convention will begin Tuesday morning with an address of welcome by John Grimm of the Cedar Rapids Masonic groups. Among those who will be present for the gathering are: David R. Tripp of Colfax, grand master; Dr. T.

B. Throckmorton of Des Moines, deputy grand master: Thomas Beaumont of Creston, senior grand warden; Fred Hansen of Clinton, junior grand warden; James Low of Fort Mad. ison, grand treasurer, and C. C. Hunt of Cedar Rapids, grand secretary.

Grand Master Tripp will give his annual address of the convention in the afternoon of the first day and Grand Secretary Hunt will give his annual report. In the evening visiting Masons and their guests will be entertained with the presentation of the play, "Square Crooks." staged hv the Cedar Rapids chapter, Order of DeMolay. The majority of Wednesday's activities will concern business matters of the grand lodge. A1 5 p. m.

the annual meeting of the Masonic Veterans association will be held and will be followed by dinner. In the evening an address. "King Solomon's Temple." by Henry S. Nollen, chairman 01 the Masonic service committee. which will be open to Masons only, will be given.

The sessions of the grand lodge will close Thursday morning. All sessions will be held in the new Shrine temple here and headquarters will be in the new Roosevelt hotel. One of the features of the convention will be the use of the first altar used by a Masonic lodge in Iowa, that used by the first museum here and will be carted to the Shrine temple to be displayed and used. Arrangements for the meeting are in charge of Dr. T.

F. Suchomel of this city, with whom several committees are working. Features for the entertainment of the women, who will accompany their husbands to this city will be arranged. Glorene Humphrey Wins 'Alexander Award Glorene Humphrey, a member of this year's graduating class at North High school, was awarded the A. A.

Alexander scholastic award at a meeting at the Corinthian Baptist church yesterday afternoon. Mr. Alexander, a contractor, each year presents the Negro boy or girl graduating with the highest grade average with $25 in gold. THE DAY'S RECORD The Weather LOCAL- by tonight and morrow: little change Monday in temperature, IOW by Tuesday; warmer in east portion Monday, MINNESOTA Increasing cloudiness Monday: Tuesday showers; not much change temperature. SOUTH -Showers Monday Tuesday; not much change in perature.

and thunderstorms. Monday and Tuesday; warmer in west portion Monday, Showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday: warmer day, a cloudiness with probably showers Tuesday and In treme south portion Monday; rising WISCONSIN- Fair Monday, warmer In temperatures. southeast portion; Tuesday probably showers. MISSOURI-Showers Monday and Tuesday; rising temperature. Hourly (Furnished by U.

temperatures S. for Weather Des Bureau.) Moines 5 a. m. 491 p. m.

70 veaterday: 6 m. p. m. D. m.

m. 61 D. 111. 64 p. m.

m. 66 D. 11. 68 D. m.

12 noon 661 Highest at 5 4 a. D. Lowest at m. Mean 61 Normal 69 Deficiency Accumulated excess since Jan. 480 Accumulated deficiency since June 52 PRECIPITATION.

Amount. 24 hours ending a. m. yesterday Total this to date 83 Normal this month to date 1.73 Total. Jan.

to date Normal Jan. 1 to date Accumulated deficiency, since a Jan. MISCELLANEOUS 2.88 DATA. 7 a. m.

7 D. m. Relative' humidity (per cent) 35 Wind afrection SW SW Wind velocity (mi. per Clear Clear Weather Sunrise 38 m. Sunset 7:49 111.

The Moonrise following 1:02 m. table of Moonset a selected list 12:31 of American and Canadian cities shows (A) the temperature at 1 p. m. day, (B) the maximum temperature yesterday. and (C) the rainfall in Inches for the twenty -four hours ending at D.

m. EASTERN STATES. Buffalo 52 52 Albany .02 N. York 64 68 Atlanta ton 68 74 .08 Boston 62 70 GULF STATES. El Paso 90 92 Miami 78 Galv'on 18 S.

Anton 80 Ja'ville 80 90 EAST CENTRAL STATES. Alpena 64 68 IGn. Bay 66 70 60.67 Ind' polis 64 68 Chicago Cine'nati 62 68 Madison 66 Clevel'd 60 64 Marq'tte 50 64 63 66 Memphis kee 70 .06 Detroit Milw 56 68 Escan'ba 52 86 Marie 50 62 .01 Gr. Rap. WESTERN CENTRAL STATES.

Bism'ck 72 Omaha 70 70 Duluth St. Louis 66 68 Huron 76 18 polis 70 72 Kan. Cy. .01 Wichita 62 64 76 Williston 68 68 M'thend MOUNTAIN STATES. Chey'ne 54 50 66 30 .03 .03 S'It Helena 1.

C. 70 32 78 62 .04 Denver Havre 70 72 PACIFIC STATES. 64 68 San Fran. 58 60 Porti'nd 58 60 Seattle Los Ang. 62 66 I Spokane 76 S.

Diego .14 Montreal 54 60 CANADIAN. Md. Calgary Hat 68 70 The Pas 70 56 Min dosa 60 64 .02 Win'ipeg 64 68 Fire Record M. -1905 Grand avenue. 3 story brick building Seventeenth No street.

estimate atory frame house $10 -813 School street. story frame house 3:44 3134 Wright story frame house 10 Fourth street. story frame house 10 Douglas avenue. 1 story frame house Stolen Automobiles Stolen Automobiles McClary. Winterset.

1926 Ford roadster License 33-350. R. I. Brady, Kirkwood avenue. Essex coach.

license A -28063. Charon Sinick. Fast Eleventh street. 1924 Ford coupe license A-18309, Births Dauchter Walter 1325 Seneca Avenue, Mercy hospital Dale Derrick will be one of the local Boy Scouts at Camp Mitigwa near Madrid during the first camping period. He's all packed and ready to go.

Blue Law Enforcement Halts Traffic, Closes Shows in N. J. Town READY FOR SCOUT CAMP MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES HELD BY ODD FELLOWS Nine Des Moines Odd Fellows lodges, with affiliated Rebekah lodges, united yesterday in the annual memorial day program. The parade of members, headed by the lodge band, marched west on Locust street and then to Woodland cemetery, where services were held. The Rev.

Frank Mutchler, pastor of the Union Park Church of Christ. gave the address. Lodges taking part were: Fort Des Moines. No. 25: Sevastapol.

No. 65; Capitol, No. 106; University, No. 356; Sherman. No.

576; Center Star, No. 588; Chesterfield. No. 608: Highland Park. No.

612 and Montifiore, No. 604. Jacob Hoffman of Elm Spring lodge, No. 318, at Greene, was the oldest member present. He is 95 years old and has been an Odd Fellow for many years.

CARL H. SCHANE RITES PLANNED FOR TOMORROW Funeral services for Carl Henry Schane, 65 years old, who died yesterday, will be held at the home, Park avenue and Indianola road, service tomorrow will at be 1:45 held p. m. at A second p. m.

at the Zion Lutheran church, Third street and Keosauqua way. Mr. Schane was born in Germany, but came to Des Moines with his parents when was 6 years old. founded the Evergreen fruit farm on Evergreen avenue. He is survived by his widow.

one son, George C. Schane, one daughter, Mrs. S. Herman Nelson, brother. Julius Schoen, all of Des Moines.

Interment will be in Glendale cemetery. Two Die in Auto Fire. Fond Du Lac, June Ernest Hanson and Ed Killberg of Racine, were burned to death last night when their automobile caught fire after running into a ditch at Van Dyne, north of here. For Summertime The Larger Figure Wears a Dotted Frock of Chiffon 69.50 Styled along the lines that give a slenderizing appearance to the woman of larger figure, these new summer frocks are just as cool and modish as they can be! Small coin dotted crepes and plain colored georgettes, challis patterned printed crepes scarfed, tucked and pleated to give the youthful slender line. Others 29.75.

-Second Floor: 8th St. Younker Brothers ry's SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES START TODAY AT S. U. I. More Than 800 Courses Are Offered.

(Register's Special lowa News Service.) Iowa City, June approximately 300 instructors offering more than 800 courses. the State University of Iowa's 1928 summer session will open tomorrow meraing. Early figures for afternoon, registration, indicated one of the which began Friday largest attendances in many years. Thirty-seven educators from fourteen states, the District of Columbia, and two foreign countries have been added to the regular university staff for the summer session. Tending toward a policy of year round education, practically complete courses in most departments of the liberal arts college are offered.

Professional colleges of law, medicine and engineering are offering partial work during the summer. Additions to the summer session staff from abroad are: Dr. Victor Bohet, University of Liege, Belgium: John H. Nicholson, University of Bristol, England; Miss English, London, England, and R. L.

Hewitt, University of Nottingham, England. Institutions in the' states of Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana. California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Kansas, New Jersey, New York. Pennsylvania and Kentucky have sent educators to the lowa university. Josef John Wiehr, E.

Princeton; chusetts: Rose Carr, Los Angeles, Helen Judy, Columbia university, and Earle U. Rugg, Colorado State Teachers college, are some of the professors from more distant universities who will teach here. Last year the University, of lowa ranked sixth in the large schools of the country with a total of 4,095 students. The first session ends July 20 and the second period begins July 23, continuing until Aug. 24.

SOUTHERN CROSS FINISHES SYDNEY TRIP IN 5 HOURS Sydney, Australia, June 10 -Half a million Australians gave a tremendous ovation to Captain Kingsford-Smith and his three companions when they arrived this afternoon at the end of their 7.800 mile flight from San Francisco in the monoplane Southern Cross. The last lap of 500 miles from Brisbane to Sydney was completled at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and was completed in five hours, making a total flying time of approximately eighty-eight, hours for the journey. At the last minute Captain Kingsford-Smith prevailed on the American members of the crew. Harry Lyon, navigator, and James Warner, radio operator, to accompany him and Charles T. P.

to they end of the route. So Lyon and Warner had planned to remain in Brisbane and take the first ship back to the United States. With Captain Kingsford-Smith at the controls, the Southern Cross hopped off from the flying field at Brisbane shortly before 10 a. m. After circling the city they set out the coast for Sydney, the goal of the 7,800 mile flight.

Warner declared in an interview that he was not anxious to fly again soon. "I certainly have 110 hankering to, repeat the flight," he said. had no idea what I was getting into when I signed up, but I decided that if Lyon was willing to take a chance then so was I. Soon after we left Oakland decided I had been a darned fool. But now that we are here I'm glad I picked a Rites for Julia Porter Will Be Held Today Funeral services for Julia A.

Porter, mother of Mrs. W. H. Cotton, 1420 Twenty-ninth street, will be held at Dunn's Funeral home at 2 p. m.

today. The Rev. R. W. Mutchler will officiate.

Interment will be at Woodland cemetery. Borrows Car, Plans to Wed; Has a Crash and Awakens in Bed 50 of the new bridge across the Wapsipinicon river at Anamosa. Contract for the new bridge across the Maquoketa river at Monticello on road No. 161 was also let to the same company with a total cost for the two bridges of $70,500. Primghar-Let Contracts Baker township in O'Brien county, has let contracts for the building of three school house basements in sub-districts 2, 3 and to J.

C. Waits of Paullina for $2,785. Spirit Lake--Form Club R. R. Boas, a representative of the American Automobile association, is in Spirit Lake perfecting a local organization.

A Fatal William Kays, 17 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kays, died Friday night as a result of injuries received when A partly loaded wagon passed over his body at the hips, while he was working with a grading crew. Clarion--Boy Recovers Harold Senick, 12-year-old Dows boy who was shot in the neck and arm with a shotgun in the hands of Dwight Boulden, 12 years old, is now recovering. No action has been taken yet against young Boulden.

Nevada -Convention Odd Fellows and Rebekahs gathered in Nevada Friday for the annual convention of the Story County I. 0. 0. F. association.

Adair--Honor Student Coella Correll, who graduated from the Adair High school this spring, attained an average of 95.7 per cent for her four years of high school work. Logan-New Schools Boyer township school district. at, a special election voted to issue bonds the sum of $6,000 for the construction of two new school buildings. There was but one vote against the bonds. Spencer- -Assistant Cashier J.

Prechel, who was with the First National bank here for ten years, and who has since then acted as assistant to F. P. Corrick 88 receiver, has taken a position A.K assistant cashier in the Farmers Trust and Savings bank here. Ames--Absence Granted A leave of absence has been granted to Prof. L.

B. Schmidt. of the history and government department at Iowa State college, during the first session of school to conduct courses in history at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. Wyoming-New Faring The first highway paving in Jones county was thrown open to the public last week between Monticello and Langworthy. The paving crew has moved east and will begin work at Cascade.

Spirit Lake--New Councilman C. E. Yeutter was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the failure of Dr. D. J.

Reinke to qualify, as a new councilman. Yeutter accepted the appointment. USE FLY-TOX Mosquitoes Easily Killed With Fly-Tox In one minute all the mosquitoes in a room can be killed. Simply take a FLY-TOX Hand Sprayer, fill with FLY-TOX and fill the upper half of the room with the fine atomized spray. It will slowly settle to the floor, killing all insects in the room.

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This little yarn has a moral. John Boyd. a stereotyper for The Register, loaned a friend his new car Saturday for a drive to Missouri, where the friend, Jimmy Brookins. was to get married. Brookins and his bride-to-be, Rose Quinn, 2115 Saylor road, and two other girls left Des Moines for the trip.

Yesterday, Boyd received a telephone call from Lamoni telling him that his car was wrecked and that Brookins had suffered two broken ribs. Boyd has owned the car about two months. He and Brooking live at the Albany hotel. Two thousand years ago, perhaps Aesop said: "Never loan a friend your car for a wedding trip." TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT NEAR MARSHALLTOWN (Register's Special Iowa News Service.) Marshalltown, June and Reuben Chollett. 18 and 22 years old, both of Marshalltown.

were seriously injured ly last night when the motorcycle they were riding collided with a car driven by Lee H. Strathmon of Cedar Rapids. The accident occurred four miles west of Marshalltown. According to police, the boys attempted to pass a bus and were struck by Mr. Strathmon's which was traveling in the oppose site direction.

They were rushed to the Deaconess hospital at Marshalltown and examination disclosed that both the younger boy's legs are broken. Cab Driver's Leg Broken in Crash With Engine Jessie M. Hollenbeck, 1500 Royer street, suffered a broken left ankle and injuries to his right leg early yesterday morning when the cab which he was driving collided with a Des Moines Union switch engine on Third street where it crosses the Des Moines Union railway tracks. Hollenbeck was first taken to Broadlawns General hospital for treatment and then removed to his home. Westwood, N.

June 10 (P)- Busses private cars were and stores and garages were shut down today in a wave of Sunday blue law enforcement which passed over the borough. The movement started when local police closed the motion picture theater of Alan Meyer, and took the proprietor and his operator to headquarters, where each Was fined $16. Meyer, who is justice of the peace, retaliated by swearing in a number of deputies, who went out and closed every store, restaurant and garage in the borough and stopped all motor traffic. all of which was operating. Meyer claimed, in violation of the state vice and immorality act of 1854.

At this point. Mayor Louis Ruckmer returned from a baseball game and took charge. He communicated with Prosecutor A. C. Hart of Hackensack, general activity in the borough was resumed and the fend between the local nolice and Meyer was patched up.

MRS. HUEBNER. 71 YEARS OLD, DIES AT HOME Mrs. Unity Amanda Huebner, 71 years old, a past president of Crocker post of the Women's Relief corps, died at 5 p. m.

yesterat her home, 917 Nineteenth street. Mrs. Huebner was born at Mount Pleasant, and moved from there to Burlington, where she was married. With the exception of eight years spent in Denver. Mrs.

Huebner had lived all her life in Iowa. At Denver she was a charter member of the Washington post. W. R. Her husband.

Louis A. Huebner, three sons, Fred Warren L. and Walter J. Huebner, and three grandchildren survive her. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.

m. tomorrow at the E. Carl White funeral home. The Crocker post, W. R.

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