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I a Eight THE EMPORIA DAILY GAZETTE Emporia, Kansas, Tuesday, February 21, 1939 NEWMAN'SOne of NEW the THINGS SPRING. Be TO WEAR run TEEN: plaid jacket: -No. Misses' Tub Blouse in tice the: shoulders and DIAGONAL, rayon crepe, the smart; emphasized Japonica, citron, cyclawaistline. Sizes 12 10 18. men, others.

34 to 40. 5.95 1.95 "World's. SKIRT Misses' PLAID wool -popular, style! Fan skirt. One of the new pleated. Many colors.

flare tynes. Slide Wool flannel: Teens' 24 er. Others 24 to 32 in 32. group. 2.95 2.95 Bright News for Schoolgirls Luscious Pastel SWEATERS In a brand new group 1.95 Elephant, Maybe Santa Monica, Feb.

31 (A) Police blame someone's long memory for the looting the corner stone of the Chamber of Commerce bullding, bullt In 1929. metal box was pried 'out, and. a dollar bill and some coins were missing. More, than 7,000 familles are looking for your Gazette ad today. Such eye-brightening shades as dusty rose, powder blue, maize, aquamarine and beige, in soft, wool sweaters.

They're short-sleeved, with lots of va. riety in necklines, cute pockets, fancy stitching! Sizes'32 to :40: For Spring Dressmaking Spun Rayons yd. You'll get costume ideas galore the minute you see these fresh, crisp prints, their grand, clear colors, their clever designs. Tropi-. cal and Madrigal geometrics, and dots on frosting fresh pastel and white grounds.

VENETIAN German Feet Flat from Marching Boston, Feb. 21. -More than 37 per cent nazt youths 'In Germany today are flatfooted, Erica Mann, daughter of Thomas Mann, German novelist, told the New Century club here last night. The flat. feet, she asserted, were caused by excessive marching, BLINDS Phone for.

Free Estimute -TERMS IF DESIRED EMPORIA TENT AWNING CO. Phone 559 St. E. H. S.

Debaters To Lawrence Two Teams To Be In State Tourney This Week-end Debaters from Emporia High school will compete Friday Saturday in the state debate tournament at Lawrence. Members of the tesms are: Philip French and Heler. Holdredge. affirmative: Jack Richert and George Groh, negative. Floyd ei the Senior High aralty, as coach of thr debate squad whirl: won 11s WAY 10 the state tournev ty winning second place in district meet at Salina Saturday.

Hich: 15 one of eight schools competing in the Fort state nex. Others are Topeka, Scott, Wichita East. Russell, Newton, Lawrence and Wellington. 11 Is the first lime in two vears that Emporia is eligible for the state tourney, WINS IN DISTRICT MEET. At Salina last Saturday Emporia won four of six debates to finish 513 second place while Russell won live of six to win the meet.

Russell's only defeat was at the hands of Emporsa. Teams defeated by Emporia included Salina and Manhattan. Coach. McCune will accompany the Emporia tesm Lo Lawrence this week -end. Society TOPERANS GIVE LUNCHEON.

Birs. Fred Retschlag and Mrs. Charles Hulac. of Topeka. honored Kathsrine Morbourg Monday with a o'clock luncheon at the Polka -Dot.

cate. They also presented her 812 orcasional chinir. Those present. were Miss Marbourg, Mrs. W.

Marbourg. Miss Jane Deans, of Adma: Mrs. J. K. Marbourg.

Mrs. Warren Jones, Mrs. Bill Brogan, Mrs. Ralph Workman. Mrs.

True Retschlag, Mrs. Willis Shaffer and Mrs. Sadie Funck. SANTON Miss Gladys Saxton, of Garnett, daughter of L. E.

Saxion. of Waverly, and Mr. Harold Gumino, son of Airs. Hallle Gummo, of Waverly, were married Saturday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Evan Roberts, 131 Lawrence. Rev. Josiah Daniel read the service. Guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs.

Prentis Saxton, of Yates Center, and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Nelon. The couple left Sunday for A week's trip. Mrs.

Gummo was employed several years ago at the Kinter henuty shop, here. She has been in Garnett since leaving here. Mr. and Mrs. Gummo will live in Waverly, where he operates a filling station.

TEACHERS GIVE PARTY. Teachers in the senior department of the First Christian church Sunday school entertained the department Monday night at the church with George Washington party. Teachers who were hostesses are Mrs. H. E.

Hanneman, Mrs. E. W. Madison, Mrs. R.

A. Davis, C. T. Stover and Miss Mildred Peterson. Games provided entertainment for the evening.

Those present were Nadean Kramm, Betty Peterson, Bonnie Stanley, Carleton Ewbank, Bob Sharrai, Lawrence Simpson, Norma Jones, Dora Mae Addington, Elcanor Brunt, Madge Leonard, Betty Messick, Doris Henderson, Marjorie Horton, Mary Jane Andrews, Bert Stover, Elizabeth Shirley, Bert Smith, Marjorie Davis, Eugene Hickey, Esther and Jack Wood worth, Billy Bob Stack, Dorothy Lou Phillips, Ciene Leonard, Bob Timmerman, Lorna Wagner and Marjorie Turner. GIVE OYSTER SUPPER. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Jacobs and family, Route 4, entertained Sunday night with an oyster supper honoring Mrs.

Ernest Scovel and Orville Owen, both of whom had birthday anniversaries in the last week. Cards provided entertainment for the evening. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Scovel, Orville Owen, Mrs.

Rosa Young. Eugene Young, Mildred Jacobs, Ernest Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. ley Jacobs, Doris Jacobs, Frances! and Mrs. Walter Bauchman, of Jacobs.

Ada Jane Jacobs and Mr. Council Grove. GIVES SURPRISE PARTY. Mrs. Arthur Morgan entertained with a birthday Anniversary surprise party Sunday crening for Mr.

Morgan, The party was at their home, 1229 Walnut. The evening was spent playing pinochle. A red, white and blue color scheme was carried out in the refreshments. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.

B. J. Crowel. Mr. and Mrs.

M. F. Nelson, Mr. and and Mrs. Mrs.

Charles Chester Morgan, Lumpkins, Mr. and Mrs. George Sulz, Dr. and Mrs. F.

N. Turney and family, Miss Ruth McCall, Thomas Evans and Mrs. Clara Sulz. Prizes were won by Crippled Cripple Shoes Feet 1t pays to keep the families' shoes in good condition. Let us take core of them for you, They won't look repaired! We'll use "Steerhead" Leather for the soles to assure wear.

ROBERTS LEATHER GOODS 114 Com1 Phone 638 New York Nazis. In Stormy Meeting (Continued from Page One) shouted "nonsense" during a by G. W. Kunze, the Bund's: notional publicity director. Amid shouts of "sit down" and "throw her out," f1 gray-shirted storm trooper two policemen started to hustle her from the building.

Heywood Broun, another columnist, ran to her rescue. tell- ing the police her identity. She W86 allowed to remain upon her insistence that "American free speech" gave her the right to express disagreement with any The most extraordinary police precautions -in years had been made for the meeting and as it went on, for more than three hours, with playing, the epithets from platparading. nazi-saluting and. band form against Jews thundered ever harsher.

HISS SOME NEW DEALEES. Mention of the names of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin of Detroit; Rep, Martin Dies (D-Texas). chairman of the house committee inSenntors vestigating Borah and Nye, brought un-American activities: applause, while hisses arose in great roars.

when speakers called the of Secretaries Perkins, Hopkins, Morgenthan, Supreme Court Justice Felis Frankfurter, and Attorney General Murphy. There wAS much criticism of Roosevelt administration activities, but the most direct reference to the President himself was made by Kunze. who called the executive "Rosenfeld." There were boos and derisive shouts from the crowd. "International Marxist Jews" and 'international Jewish financlers," were blamed by various speakers for America's entrance Into the World war, and for the depression. A speakers described out the program as the Rev, S.

G. Van Bosse of Philadelphia crled out, as A onstration arose from the NEED WASHINGTON PRINCIPLE "What America needs Is a return from Democratic misrule to the Republican principles for which George Washington fought." The rally was held for the nounced purpose of honoring WashIngton. Upon the stage there wats a vest painting up the first flanked by American flags and by swastikas. In the first parade of the storm troop color guard the swastika was bing on behind: squadron carried first, American, flags hobreached the stage, a blue spotlight played from high overhead and the troopers were given sharp orders in German. They stood stiffly against the stage backdrop during all the hours of speaking.

MARCH AND SALUTE. Again and 'again there WO.S marching white storm blouses, troopers and and the speech-making was interrupted periodically by blasts from a brass band. Kuhn, bulky in his full uniform regalla, with a black Sam Brown belt across his chest, was the last speaker. Ie asserted that Jewish communists were "slimy conspirators." and denounced particularly the sale of American airplanes: to France. This.

he shouted, was "secretly maneuvered through the departthent Treasury) presided over by Morgenthau." (Secretary of At the end, some-but not all-of the audience stood at the nazi salute, arms upthrust, palms extended, As the last parade of storm troopers wound down, the alsles of the Garden. Injurles and possible death Thursday evening while combining kafir corn. A picce of his clothing caught in the machine and nearly all his clothes were torn from his body. He was badly bruised. on Valentine's day.

Mrs. Wilcox has been confined to her home because of rheumatism. Neighbors of Mrs. Addle Wilcox sent her a large box of presents Glick Fockele, editor of the LeRoy Reporter, has been named as 3 member of the legislative committee of the Kansas Press association. He is past president of the organization.

Mrs. Glick Fockele was hostess to the Aid society the M. E. church Monday afternoon. An election of officers was held and.

refreshments were served. Mr. And Mrs. William Bland are the parents of a girl born. Friday, Thirty-six students from Coffey county are attending Emporia State Coilege.

Those. attending from LeRoy are. Misses Ruth Gilmore and Ruth Miller and. Lonnie Bidwell. Henry Musselman, 84, Is seriously sick at his home here.

HUMPHREYS THE BEST BREAD fire here from Numan's An Emporia China Store 44 Years Old Forty- four years ago Monday, A. F. Myser's china, glass and silver store opened for business on Commerical street. "AS far as I know," Mr. Myser sald, is the only store in Kansas carrying china, glass and silver exclusively.

I wish there were more of them because enchi store would help the. others in disabusing the iden that stores dealing exclusively in one are high In their prices. Instead, many them are reasonable 'and 'able to give customers the extra service and knowledge in their line that. stores. carrying many products are unable to supply.

Men who owners of exclusive stores and high in prices are standing are in their own light." NEW IN BUSINESS. In 1895, when Mr. Myser and his L. J. Myser, went Into the china business, they never had sold a nickel's worth of merchandise.

A. F. Myser, who Is now sole owner of the store, was principal of Kansas Avenue school and his brother was night telegraph operator at the Santa Fe. On a bright spring-like morning, February 20, 1895, on his way home from work L. J.

Myser saw the sign. "Sheriff's Sale" on the door of H. 'G. Fitzer's "racket" store c1 621 Commerical, where Litwin's new store 1s now moving. A few hours later, A.

Nicholas, friend or the Mysers who was in the clothing store business, got him out of bed that morning and took him to the sole. At noon, the brother rode his bicycle to the Kansas Avenue school to ask A. F. Myser if he would be interested In Investing in the store. DEAL IS COMPLETE.

"If you want to put your money into it I will," A. F. Myser told his brother. So that same afternoon, the brother bought the store from the secretary-treasurer of a wholesale china firm. in St.

Joseph, who had bid in at the sale, took the keys and opened for busIness. He. resigned that day from the Santa Fe, but A. F. Myser kept on teaching until school was out in June.

They put everything out of the store but: the china, glass and silver. Occupying half the building was the Bowers Plumbing company. In September the Bowers company moved and the Mysers took the whole building. In 1903 they moved to the L. W.

Lewls building. Twenty years later in 1923, they moved to the present location at 616-commerical. Myser said, "predicted the la wishing friends," failure of our venture in 90 days." JIAD $700 EACH. The brothers had only $700 each and had: to learn the business by experince. L.

Myser left the firm in 1906 and Mr. Myser bought his interest In.191D. "Nothing Is more gratifying to me," Mr. Myser said, "than the confidence customers have In the store. They come from all over the state." Mr.

Myser will speak this week on china and glass to club 111 Cottonwood Falls, speaks to at the Teachers College and. the College of Emporia several times a year. Says He Had Right To Burn His Home San Jose, Feb. 21 -Edward F. Murphy, San Jose janitor held on an arson charge, sald, today through his attorney "a man has as much right to burn his home down as he has to tear it down." Moore Murphy that he admitted burned to his Justice home C.

Feb- W. ruary 1, but claimed he had the right to do so as it was not covered by insurance. Justice Moore ordered Murphy held for trial. C. of E.

vs. Sterling, Tuesday, 7:30, adm. 40c. (Last home game.) Probe a Strange Murder Story Two Convicts Admit Killing Father, Two Sons CROWNS AND FLOWERS were given ID the College of Emporia's "King and Queen of Hearts" at the annual Valentine party in Memorial chapel Saturday night. Howard Sell, student body president, is shown here crowning the "queen," Miss Harriet Small, of Argonia, and Miss Vivian Marley is slipping a posy into the button hole of the "king." Steve Sharpe, of Chase.

Mrs. Turney, Mrs. Morgan, Mr. Sulz. Mr.

Morgan and Mr. Crowel. The guests presented a gift to the guest of honor. Clubs WEDNESDAY'S CALENDAR. Cieneral mecting of the Women's society of the First Methodist church, District in chnrge, 3:30 o'clock.

Women's Council of the First Christian church, at the church. Baptist Women's society. with Mrs. l. LoP 907 Markel.

3 o'clock. Arundel Avenue Presbyterian Women's Anciety. cl the church. 2:30 o'clock. Social Order of the Masonic tempir.

1:30 o'clock. Willing Workers society, group meetings 23 follows: Group 2, with ASts, J. Doles, 326 Rural; Group 3. with Mrs. Cheries Evans, 507 State.

and Group with Mrs. J. A. Allan, 1 South Social Service Club Is Busier This Year Social Service club will begin 11s meeting March 6 at 1:30 o'clock instead of 2:30 o'clock, because demands for the layettes this year have been extremely heavy and the club must spend more time So far this year, the Social Service club has given out 12 layettes. That Is more than has been given out in an entire year sometimes, and the most ever given away in 12 months 1s 18 Inyettes.

Mrs. S. B. Warren and Mrs. R.

P. Warren will be hostesses for that mecting. Mrs. Everett Barr and Mrs. Ralph Hahn were hostesses for the 32 members at Monday's meeting.

TO ATTEND CONVENTION. Mrs. Fred Ruggly and Mrs. Kathryn Hill left this morning for Wichita to attend a state meeting of the auxiliary of the 50115 of Union Mrs. Anne Lockyer, of Girard, Veterans.

The national president. will be present at the meeting. They will return tonight. DISCUSS "HOMEMAKERS." The Walnut Mothers' Study club. which met Monday at the school building, had AS Its topic Mrs.

Enrl Welmer talked on "The Changed Homemaker;" Mrs. J. M. Hughes talked on "What IS Required of an Efficient Homemaker;" Mrs. Roy Bassett discussed "Can Mothers Find for Play and to EnJoy the Children?" and Mrs.

Roc Collins completed the topic discussion with an Illustrated talk about "Fashions for Homemakers." HEAR OF KANSAS BIRDS. The Women's club of the College of Emporia met Monday afternoon in a lecture room of the science hall, where the members heard A talk given by Dr. R. F. Miller on "The Species, Characteristics and Habitation of Common Kansas Birds." He emphasized the fact that Kansas is the crossroads for migratory birds.

Hostesses were Miss Margaret Lindsay, Mrs. Conrad Vandervelde, Mrs. R. F. Miller and Mrs.

J. H. Lawrence. Nineteen members were present. The March meeting will be held at the home of Mrs.

Martin Burton, 1001 Chestnut. Miss ALUMNI Dorothy CLUB Weigand MEETS. was hostcas for the February meeting of the Delta Sigma Epsilon Alumnae club nt her home, 907 Merchant. Miss Catherine Austin WAS assistant hostess. Following a short business meeting with Mrs.

Carl Berg, president, In charge, the group played Mrs. F. Jay South and Mrs. Russell Seacat won favors. Members present were Mesdames Carl Berg, Russell Seacat, F.

Jay South, Wilford Riegle, Walter Axcell, Joe Lutz and Weldon Hanna and Misses Willa Daniels, Ruth Otterstrom, Ida Franz and Geraldine Foster. Guests were Miss Louna Marsh and Mrs. J. J. Weigand.

HAVE VISITED HERE. Mrs. W. S. McDonald and Mrs.

Ralph Richards, both of Fort Scott. recently were named to membership 11. the lay-participation committee of the Kansas Conference of Social Workers. Both women have visited in Emporia, and Mrs McDonald, who 15 a11 aunt of Mrs. K.

Calhoun, has been here frequently. Mrs. McDonald is president of the Goodlander Home board at Fort Scott, and Mrs. Richards is corresponding secretary for the home. Both women will be here April 13, 14 and 15 to attend 8 meeting regarding their new work.

PLAN BIRTHDAY PARTY. Final plans for the annual birthday dinner of the J.U.G. club were made Monday in the meeting with Mrs. Dan Swaln. 640 Washington.

Members will have their birthday anniversary gift exchange at that time, as both the club's and the members' anniversaries are celebrated AL once. The dinner will be March 6. Seven members and three guests, Mrs. C. E.

Cross, Mrs. L. B. Mallary and Mrs. Peggy Murphy, attended the mecting.

Prizes in Bridge-bingo were won by Mrs. Mallary and Mrs. R. Keating, GUILD HAS MEETING. Forty'-six members and guests the Wesleyan gulld met, Monday night at the First Methodist church, with Mrs.

L. W. Walrafen's group In charge. A patriotic theme was carried out in the Mrs. H.

G. Arnold gave the devotionals and the program wos n5 follows: accordion solo by Jane Drum: readings by Virginia Smith, and a review of "The City of Bells," given by Miss Dorothy Drury, Emporia State stuident. Miss Evelyn Moyer and Mrs. L. S.

Warner were guests. New members of the guild are Mrs. O. R. Bales, president: Mrs.

Roy Barger, vice president; Mrs. D. B. Starling. secretary, and Mrs.

Roy Robe, treasurer. The next meeting will be March 20. CHASE COUNTY. School Directors Resigned The Gazette: Cottonwood Falls, Feb. 21-County Superintendent Mrs.

Ida Vinson has announced the resignation of school directors 1n two districts during the past week. In District 4 at Hymer. Jim Brown who has been treasurer of the district for many years has signed as he and leis family will move about March to a farm north of Emporia. Mr. Brown has been tenant on the of Dean Harry Umberger of Manhattan for about 10 years.

Other directors of the district are Mrs. Had Whitney and L. C. Buchman. In District 51.

the Baker school, Clarence McCracken who hos been director has resigned as the McCracken family has moved out of the cilstrict. COFFEY COUNTY Attends School For Reserve Officers Spectal Waverly, to The 21-Mr. and Mrs Orvil Abel drove to Topeka Friday Mr. Abel attended A school of instruction for reserve army officers. in preparation for the training camp held each summer in Fort Leavenworth.

The schools are held every two weeks in different cities. The chapel program given by the freshmen Friday consisted of 8 play, a talk on George Washingtan and songs. The Entre Nous club was entertained at the home of Mrs. Fred Saxton Friday, Mrs. R.

E. Gunn reviewed the "Forty Years in the White House," by Ite Hoover. Mrs. Claude Richardson A guest. Refreshments were served.

Child Is Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Special to The Gazetle: LeRoy. Feb. 21 The 3-year-old son of George French, of LeRoy. narrowly escaped death as the result of carbon monoxide gas Saturday morning. The child was left in a car with the motor running while his brother, George French, went to 8 house on AD errand.

When the boy returned from the errand. he found his brother lying limp and unconscious on the floor of the car. A doctor was called and the child was revived. Ira Saferite, who lives near Le, Roy, wAS badly burned Friday while he was burning brush end trash in an orchard. His clothing caught fire.

Mrs. Everett Hezen was hostess to her bridge club Friday afternoon. Mrs. Junior Moore received high score and Mrs. L.

V. Watson was second. Mrs. Raymond Glaser recelved the guest prize, and Mrs. Van Watson received consolation prize.

Refreshments were served. Mrs. Dessie Godkin entertained with an anagram party Thursday evening. Those present were Mrs. Ida Zeller, Mrs.

Luella Gunlock, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Rowe and Miss Flora Shields.

Luther Mealrs, who lives north of LeRoy, narrowly escaped serious Salem, Feb. 21 (A)-Spurred by discovery of a. child's bones a Texas ranch, authorities checked anew today the bizarre story of two convicts that they had killed 'a father and his two sons seven years ago. More than two gears ago Claud and Elmer Tenison, brothers servIng 18 years each in Oregon penttentiary for bank told prison authorities they had killed J. M.

Cone near Perryton, Texas, because he failed to pay $1,000 he had promised them for slaying his two sons M. Cone, 10, and Vernon Cone, 6. DIDN'T BELIEVE STORY. Authorities discounted the story at that time. Sheriff J.

8, of Perryton wrote Oregon officials that the Tenisons prison. only trying. get moved from there with the hope of getting a chance to escape." Saturday, however, the bones: of 8 child were found 25 miles southeast of Perryton.at about. the place ties, Cone children had been where, rein the Tenisons. authoriburied.

Discovery of the bones caused Perryton officials to reopen the Investigation. State Parole Board Members Gerald Mason and Cecil Edwards questioned Claud, 40, and Elmer, 42. Monday and said they repeated their story of the triple killings. HIRED TO KILL. The brothers told the parole board members that Cone agreed to pay them $1,000 to kill his two sons because he didn't want to be encumbered with them when.

he "ran off. with another woman." Mason and Edwards said the convicts told them the' father pald them only $250 so Claud shot him. They said each shot' one child and buried them 20 or 25 miles southeast of Perryton. Elmer told Mason and Edwards, "I tried to forget it and couldn't, SO I told the story and feel better. I'll have to go back to Texas 'to face It sooner or later, so it might AS well be now." BELIEVE STORY NOW.

Edwards and Mason sald they were Inclined to belfeve the men. satd "I think At Perryton, Sheriff S. Talley bones of one of the Cone children; but I don't know." He sent the bones to police headquarters at Austin for analy: ris. Peru Regime to "Purge" Foes Lima, Peru, (P) -The government ordered court martial for all those connected with Sunday's uprising against President, Oscar Benavides In a decree' at the end of a cabinet meeting early this morning. Interior Minister General Antonio Rodriguez led the attempt to seize the government and was slain.

No Dinner Seattle, Feb. 21 (P)-H. B. Gritfith went for walk without putting out the fire under 8 pan. of beans.

When he returned, tour engine companies, two truck compan. les and a couple of fire department battalion chiefs were doing it for him. The only damage was from smoke, Alaska Sends Fossils Fairbanks, Alaska -Eight tons of fossils, 8,008 specimens in were shipped from the University of Alaska campus recently to the American Museum of Natural It was the largest shipment ever sent from interior Alaska. This area is rich in such fossils, spectmens frequently being uncovered by gold dredges. Who Am "I save time and work for you every day "I'll see you soon" R-4 R-4 of.