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FREEPORT JOURNAL-STANDARD 89th Pages MBMBBtt ASSOCIAffflO PHB9J UNITED PRESS, N. B. A. SERVICE FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1937 MBMBBR AUDIT BUJlBAO OP CIRCULATIONS Price Three Cents BUYING ORDERS FLOOD STOCK MARKET Give Colonies to Declares Mussolini AI SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND PERSONS MASS AROUND HIM ON ANNIVERSARY ASSERTS BOLSHEVISM MUST BE DRIVEN OUT OF EUROPE Coupled with Grant of Colonies To Germany Only Way to Preserve Peace, He Says BY STEWART BROWN -United Press Staff Correspondent Rome, Oct. Benito Mussolini, addressing a gigantic gathering of his fascist blackshlrts, said today that bolshevism must be driven out of Europe Germany must be given colonies If peace is to be saved.

The occasion of the speech was the 15th anniversary of the fascist march on Rome, which marked the accession to power of the first "20th century government." Has Enormous Audience Two hundred thousand men, jammed into the Olympic stadium, arid, 500,000 persons massed on Monte Atar'io overlooking it, heard the speech. So also did delegations from nationalist Spain and Nazi Germany, first official delegations ever invit- to this essentially fascist observance. Mussolini, his voice ringing, spoke to and for both delegations. By stamping bolshevism from Europe, he meant that the nationalists must win the Spanish civil war. In his reference to colonies, he supported th'e growing cry that Nazi Germany "must expand peacefully or otherwise.

on this solemn fascist anniversary. Mussolini made it a sort of "Rome-Berlin-Salamanca" axis, on the joint program of anti-bolshevism and expansion of th'e "have nations. "Fascist Motto Is Peace" "The motto of the 16th fascist year is peace," shouted Mussolini. "There has been much use and abuse of this word by the bleating of the so-called reactionary democracies. But when it comes from our lips of those who have fought and who are ready to fight word attains its real, solemn, original, human definition.

Because to obtain a durable, lasting peace it is necessary to eliminate bolshevism from Europe. It is necessary that some absurd clauses of the treaties of peace be revised. It is necessary that great peoples like the German people have again the place to which they are entitled, and Heads Divisional Teachers' Association SAYS mm, THRIFT, NEEDED BV YOUTH TODAY MUST BE TRAINED IN LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, DR. SCHUTZ TELLS TEACHERS SUPT, SHAFER EXPLAINS LEGISLATION PROGRAM Tells of Flan for Improving Schools Miss Kacklcy Speaks On Dramatics Prof. L.

A. Fulwlder (above), principal of Freeport high school is president of the Northwestern Division, Illinois Educational association, which is to hold its annual meeting tomorrow at Freeport high school. ANNUAL CONVENTION AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM FRIDAY which they once African sun." had, under the The presence of the official Nazi delegation, led by Rudolph Hess deputy leader of the party, demonstrated "the ever closer political bond uniting the two people," Mussolini said. Having talked of peace and its price, Mussolini said that the fascist regime had become completely identified with the Italian people during, its 15 years of power. "It would be extremely perilous," he said then, "for anyone to cross arms with this new, powerful nation." Nationwide Celebration Every city, town, village and hamlet in the Italian peninsula joined in the celebration and heard Mussolini's speech by radio loud speakers.

It was a celebration on the colossal scale possible only in totalitarian countries. This was the central event, and for it 100,000 picked fascists, many who as boys were in the march 15 years ago, were brought here. The strong delegations from Nazi Germany and nationalist Spain had places of honor. Besides Hess, Viktor Luetze, leader of the Nazi storm troops, and Hans Frank, minister without portfolio in the Nazi cabinet, were in the German dejegation. Nationalist officers comprised the nationalist delegation.

One of the largest gatherings of teachers to assemble in northern Illinois in recent years will be present at Freeport senior high school tomorrow for the annual meeting of Uie Northwestern Division of the Illinois Education association. Both morning and afternoon sessions will be held and a 'program of exceptional merit has been arranged. Among the salient features will be a lecture by Dr. Agnes Samuelson, DCS Moines, former president of the National Education association, and a concert to be followed by the Heidelberg male quartet. Teachers from all sections of northern Illinois will be here for the program.

Among other speakers listed are Dr. Henry Lester Smith, dean of the school of education, Indiana university; Fred L. Blester, president of the Illinois Education association; Rabbi Louis L. Mann, Sinai temple, Chicago. L.

A. Fulwider, Freeport high school principal, is president of the northwestern association. New Feature The concerts by the Heidelberg singers will be a new feature and are expected to add much interest to the program. Cathryn Bennett, accompanist for the singers, is also a soprano soloist and will'be heard on the program here. Miss Samuelson is a master of arts from the University of Iowa and is a Phi Beta Kappa.

Her teaching experience began in the rural schools of Iowa. Later she advanced to high school principal, city superintendent, county superintendent and is now state superintendent of education. She will speak on the theme of "Streamlining Education." BY GRACE W. ZEIDERS The problems of "Youth in Changing World" were considered by Dr. J.

Raymond Schutz, professor of sociology at Manchester college, North Manchester, as he addressed the general session the annual Teachers' institute yesterday afternoon in Junior high auditorium. "Where are the old-fashioned virtues of industry, thrift and integrity?" he youth today? asked. "What ails One conclusion is BECOMES GRANDFATHER TWICE IN ONE DAY Moorland, Oct. Coady, grain elevator manager, became a grandfather twice in one day, and his grandsons aren't twins. His two daughters, Mrs.

Josh Dawson of Otho, and Mrs. F. J. McCarvillc of Moorland, gave birth to on the day in the same hospital room. Illinois Farmer Is Planting Corn In Late October Instead of May, the Usual Time BY PAUL D.

SHOEMAKER Associated Press Farm Editor Pundee, 111., Oct. John Nepermann planted several acres of corn contrary to accepted agricultural but early next August he expects to harvest a fully matured crop, more than a month in advance of his neighbors. Nepermann was doing work in late October that farmers usually do in May. The only difference was that he planted seed that was chemically treated by Howard D. Salins.

Chicago, inventor of a process which he claims reacts on the seed germ and produces exceptionally hardy plant life growth and yields above the average. Salins declared that aH seeds that are ripe and have germ life may be planted in the fall, will withstand the rigors of winter and germinate in the spring at the time nature decrees. Salins said the chemically created bacteria would become more active in the spring. He predicted the corn planted would be resistant to spring cold snaps, thus gaining growth advantage. Corn planted now, he asserted, should start coming up the latter part of April, about the time when Illinois farmers start plowing and about a month in advance of spring planted corn.

Salins said that among advantages of fall planting is the ability of the plant to resist pest attacks because of sufficient growth by the time they appear in June Mid July. what ails our youth is only that which ails their elders. What is wrong with us? We must' adapl and adjust ourselves to the age of technology. You as teachers are responsible for teaching youth today, training them in new tasks ir this world. "Boys and girls of today are not faced with the long, tedious, toilsome days some of you may have known and that were necessary to pioneers.

The virtue of industry is in danger of passing from us. Vast Amount of Leisure "Youth needs guidance today in proper use of the vast amount of leisure; we must find new avenues for constructive use of leisure Teachers are facing the most stupendous task of their for we do not want our children to become loafers. Youth must be trained, today in leisure time activities; or shall we stop all Inventions, scrap labor-saving machinery? Education must find new avenues for the old virtues to express themselves. "Drudgery is gone; we have more music in our life today, and may serenade our souls with music. Our will never need to suffer if we are alert to their needs.

"Thrift was outstanding yesterday, taut this generation does not know its value. Many of the benefits enjoyed today come from the thrift of yesterday. If thrift does pass, we might just as well write 'finis' to human civilization. Youngsters have no sense of responsibility. Wise Spending Urged "Wise spending is a new definition of thrift, using money and not merely accumulating it; but you cannot spend unless you have saved.

Integrity, another old-fashioned virtue, may be on the way out on account of new attitudes of youth. "Integrity is not only the right use of money, but genuineness and sincerity of purpose that knows no deviations. Do finer schools make more crime? Crime must not be charged up to public schools; the home is not doing much, the church is not functioning; the movies are packed, making it hard for us. Youth is clever today, but we want youth with integrity." Vocational Guidance Needed Dr. Schutz spoke before the high school section this morning on "Vocational saying the individual should be given tasks he likes most of all to do to be successful.

"It is your he told the teachers, "to find out what he can do better than anything else. "Aptitude tests have proved to be sufficiently trustworthy so one can determine pretty closely what an individual is fitted for. Every boy and girl should know what he or she should be and avoid getting into the wrong life situations. "Tlie teaching profession must help our youth by vocational guidance, and must know what society needs most of all to have done," Progress Through Patience At the special meeting last night, attended by about 100 directors of rural schools, and some teachers, Dr. Schutz gave an interesting talk on "Progress Through Youth, 24, Weds Grandmother, 75 JAPANESE SAID TO PLAN INTENSIVE ASSAULT ON EDGE OF TIlEIIt LINE BOTH FOREIGN FORGES STRENGTHEN BARRICADES Japanese Tank Turns Gunfire on Party of British Soldiers Led By Commander In Chief Screen Star's Brother Denies "Shakedown" BULLETIN Shanghai, Oct.

United States marines and British troops offered tonight to aid withdrawal of a Chinese battalion trapped by Japanese, to end tho menace of stray bullets falling Into Shanghai's International settlement with Its thousands of foreigners, Including Americans. The offer was refused. Mrs. W. Ouvall, 75, chuckled "I've got two grandchildren older than him" after her marriage to her 24-year-old farmer-groom.

Duvall and his wife live on a CO-acre rented farm near Baltimore. Survey Says Ducks Down From North Urbana, 111.. Oct. Illinois natural history survey reported today that lack of freezing veather in the north delayed the outhward movement of migratory waterfowl, on which the 30-day hunting season opens Monday. Dr.

H. Frison, chief of the urvey, and Dr. R. E. Yeatter, game pecialist, said a field trip up the llinois river above Havana showed ewer ducks present than at the ame time last year.

They added, however, that a few days of frecz- ng weather in the north would add the fowl population. The survey party reported that ucks were making good use of the Chautauqua lake migratory wild- owl refuge, where several wood ucks, at one time almost extinct, were sighted. Opposite Sections of RELATIVES OF WIEGAND VICTIMS OF CHICAGO YEGGS Ir. and Mrs. John Tunison Robbed Of Jewelry and Cash By Bandits (Continued on Page 8) MARKETS AT A GLANCE New York Stocks: Strong; margin rallies list.

ruling Bonds: Improved; industrial convertibles lead rise. Curb: Higher; and utilities in demand. Foreign Exchange: Bteadyj franc and sterling higher. Cotton! Higher-j local and trade buying. Sugas: firm spot market.

Lower; Brazilian selling. Chicago Wheat! Higher; good export business. Corn; Firm; liberal European purchases. Cattle: Strong to 25 cents higher. Hogs-: to 15 slow.

Chicago, Oct. and Mrs. John Tunison, Chicago, were obbed of jewelry valued at $250 and $20 in cash early today as they were returning home from making uneral arrangements for a relative, Mrs. Alvah Miller, 58, Hettinger. N.

who dropped dead at the unipn tation last night. Mrs. Miller had belen visiting the Tunisons and was en route home when stricken with a heart attack. Her nephew, Kenneth Wiegand, 21, 'reeport, 111., had gone to the train vith her. Wiegand notified the Tunisons who came to the station ml made the necessary arrange- nents.

On their way home, their taxicab was curbed by another automobile containing four men who robbed them. Wiegand is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Wiegand, 403 North West avenue, while Mrs.

Miller, who diod at the Union station, was a sister to Mrs. Wiegand The latter went to Chicago today to assist in making funeral arrangements. CAPT, EYSTON BREAKS SPEED RECORD BUT MT OFFICIALLY Mechanical Trouble Forces Him to Cancel Return Mile Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, Oct. George E. T.

Eyston roared down this saline straightway at a 309.6 mile an hour pace today, but mechanical trouble forced him to cancel an official assault on ihe world land speed record of 301.1263 m. p. h. Official requirements call for runs each way over the course and since the Englishman was unable to make the return trip his fastest ever achieved In an automobile nullified. Despite handicaps, his mechanical powerhouse flashed through a glaring sun at 309.

m. p. exceeding Sir Malcolm Campbell's speed over the same course, in the same direction, when he established the present mart in 1935. By Swollen Rivers By the Associated Press Rivers swollen from heavy rains surged near flood stage today in parts of the cast and on the Olympic peninsula, Washington, where a GO-mlle gale caused one death and disrupted communications. At Johnstown, the Stonycreek river climbed toward a predicted crest of 10 feet tonight, which would be within two feet of flood stage.

Weather experts predicted the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Pittsburgh would be within three feet of the 25-foot flood stage tomorrow. Potomac river backwater rose even with the streets in storm sewers in the business section of Cumberland, half of Rldgely, W. across the river was under water. Many of West Virginia's smaller streams wore out of their banks and some lowland residents moved to higher ground, On the coast of the state of Washington, torrential rains sent rivers climbing toward flood stage. Wind ripped down several power lines.

THUMBNAIL OBSERVATIONS Speaks His Mind on Child Labor; Itv.llgious Bigotry Is Scored Chicago, Oct. A bishop looked at American life today and made some sharp thumbnail observations. The bishop was Adna Leonard, Methodist Episcopal resident blshoi. of the Pittsburgh area, and his audience was the church's council of cities' meeting Of child labor he said: "If child labor Is to continue and 2,000,000 children in their tender and growing years are to be on an altar of commercial greed, what ground have wo for complaint if Mussolini takes the children of Italy and trains them to be mere targets for the exploding bombs of airplanes?" Of religious and racial bigotry and public office he "Religious bigotry or racial rancor should disqualify any men from holding any position in the gift of the people. If a tint is a taint, and the slant of the fiycbrows an indication of a man's superiority or inferiority, then democracy is nothing but a rotten carcass." Generally Fain Warmer Tomorrow I low, The weather forecast for 1'reeport and vicinityi Generally fair tonight and Friday; not so cold tonight; warmer Krittty.

rose at sets at 5:2. Local temperature at 7 a. 33; at I p. fil. High temperature yesterday, 90, at Phoenix; other points.

WARM 8, at Uuluth BULLETIN Paris. Oct. Japan Js disposed to accept friendly conversations with Interested powers, Including particularly the United States, looking toward eventual restoration of peace between Japan and China, a high Japanese authority said tonight, As the American delegation entrained for Brussels, en route to the nine-power conference which Japan has declined to attend, this Japanese authority suggested the Brussels conference might give a mandate to Interested powers to open peace negotiations at Toyko and Nanking. The idea broached was that Ambassador Joseph C. Grew, American ambassador to Japan, and Sir Robert Oralgie, British ambassador, would talk with Foreign Minister Koki Hirota in Tokyo.

The American and British ambassadors to Nanking then could sound out the Chinese government. BY JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent Shanghai, Oct. to American and British troops guarding the International settlement grew hourly tonight after Japanese forces mopping up northern Shanghai fired on one British detachment from a tank. American and British commanders stiffened their barricades.

It was understood that the Japanese had given warning that they planned an intensive assault along the Soochow creek front, on the edge of tho positions manned by the foreign defenders of the settlement, The Japanese warned that planned to attempt to cross tho Soochow creek near tho western boundary of the foreign concessions, where Chinese' from Chapel had withdrawn to the Chiang Kai-Shek second line of defense. Authorized to Open I'lre Both British and American troops have been authorized to 'open fire in self-defense If attacked by either side. Tension was brought near tho breaking point by the Japanese tank attack on a party of British, led by Brigadier A. D. Tolfer- Smollctle, British army commander in chief.

That the situation was becoming menacing was indicated by a "request" by the British consulate to a number of residents In tho zone along the great western road to evacuate. It was understood they were complying. British troops in the western area were erecting barbed wire concentration camps in the event it became necessary to confine disarmed Chinese troops. There wa.s no sign, however, that the troops would attempt to enter the settlement. Chinese officials contended that despite tho withdrawal along the northern front thuy had scored a tactical victory.

They estimated Japanese casualties in the Shanghai area at 73,000 men. Was Inspecting Defense Lines Brigadier General Telfer-Smollett was inspecting the British defense lines on the west side of Shanghai, just outside the international settlement, this morning. A Japanese tank nosed cautiously half way across the highway bridge over Soochow creek in order to attack Chinese "dare to die" men fortified inside a factory. The tank crew saw men of the British Eoyal Ulster rifles helping half a dozen terrorized Chinese refugees to cross the Jesslield railroad bridge 100 yards away. Suddenly the tank's gun was turned abruptly from the factory on the British infantrymen, and fired.

A Chinese woman of the refugee party, holding an infant at her breast, fell with a machine gun bullet in her body. Tho baby dropped to the ground and lay tiiere, crying. Bullets Spray Ground Bullets sprayed, the ground all around the bridge. Brigadier Tel- fer-Smollett and Eric Mayell, San Francisco of the Movietone company were standing at an outpost 50 yards away, and dived tor cpver Leopold MoLnfflcn (above), 40-year- old brother of the screen star, Victor MoLiiRlon denied nt Los Angeles thai hn tried to "shakedown" Phillip Chancellor for a salary bonus of $8,000, He was booked on suspicion of solicitation of the commission of a crime. NEW ORDINANCE IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED BY COMMITTEE Recent suggestions offered to the city council by'Freeport chapter of the Retail Liquor Dealers' Protective association, relative to liquor control In Frceport, will be embodied in an ordinance which will be, presented to the council, probably at next Monday night's meeting.

Final action on tho law Is not expected, however, until tho first meeting In December as It Is customary to give councllmon a few weeks to study proposed ordinances before asking them to ballot, The ordinance may not bo ready next Monday although the ordinance committee Is making an effort to have it drafted for this meeting. A meeting of the license and ordinance and Mayor Luke Stuart was held last night at which time suggestions offered by tho liquor dealers were discussed. In a communication from the association, read at the last meeting of the council, It was suggested that the city either adopt a uew liquor control ordinance or amend the existing law no as to provide for only two forms of licenses, the number of licenses issued be limited, that license fees be and that closing for city taverns bo tho same as those prevailing throughout other suctions of Stephenson county. 1'rovlniom Of Ordinnnco It is understood the proposed new ordinance will provide the two forms of licenses asked by the liquor dealers with a fee of $350 annually for those selling beer and liquor and a $200 annual fee for selling beer only. It would also provide that city closing laws coincide with those of the county.

At present the closing hour in the city i.s 12 o'clock midnight while rural taverns remain open until 1 a. in. Another provision would be the limiting of the number of licenses to 40 while the liquor dealers had asked for a limit of 30. However, those holding licenses will be permitted, to retain their permits but no new licenses will be issued unless the number of licenses falls below the 40 mark. Likewise there would be no new licenses issued at (Continued on Page 13) VIOLENCE TO RULE OPENING OP SOME MARKET LEADERS GREATLY DELAYED BY GLUT OF ORDERS I), STEEL OPlNG DELAYED 22 MINUTES AND CHRYSLER 20 Advances of $4 Share and More Common; Extreme Gains Do Not Hold, However New York, Oct.

orders flooded tho stock market today as and sought to get aboard a market advance set off by the federal reserve action in lowering margin requirements. The new margin requirements, that buyers put up 40 per cent of tho cost of the stock compared with 65 per cent now prevailing, do not go Into effect until Monday. But the psychological effect of the overnight announcement stirred buying fever. There was short covering to add to tho initial buying demand. Tho federal reserve ordered the margin for short sales should be 60 per cent of the valuo of the stock.

Long before tho opening buying orders poured Into brokerage houses. They came in odd-lots, those under 300 shares and generally represented the public, and in big lots. Late In Opening The consequence was a clogged ticker from the outset and floor brokers had extreme difficulty In opening some of the pivotal shores, U. S. Steel not apeparlng on the tape until 22 minute's' after the opening and then in a block of 15,000 shares" at up $4,25 a share.

The ticker fell four minutes behind in tho first few minutes and InltlaV igalnser.ang,^ to, $0 a Somes'bf eluded: Chrysler, shares at. $74.76 up $5.25 on art opening that was delayed until DuPont $129 up Can $06 up Paramount, 16,000 shares at $14,60 up $1,60 on an opening delayed until 10:25 a. Radio Corporation, 10,000 shares at $8 up 87 cents and General Motors, 5,000 shares at up $2,75. Advances Reduced Later The trading at a rate of more than 5,000,000 shares for a fijll session, Profit-taking reduced the gains and volume lightened before noon. In most Instances best advances were made at the operiing.

TWO WOMEN ENDANGERED WHEN FIRE ATTACKS HOME OF EJFERT LAST NIGHT Narrowly Escape Suffocation Before They Aro Aroused from Sleep A fire which originated In a closet at midnight last night in the home of S. E. Ifert, 1207 South Oak avenue, resulted In damage to the dwelling and contents of $1,200, and caused Mrs, Ifert and her daughter, Bertha Ifert, to have a narrow escape from suffocation by smoke while asleep in a bedroom above the blaze. The fire, which destroyed the contents of the closet including many books stored there, spread to a bath room and also damaged a living room. It is believed that oil mops and other combustible materials, was responsible for spontaneous combustion, as Inspection by firemen, of the wiring and other possible sources of the fire revealed nothing wrong.

Smoke, which was so dense that Mrs. Ifert and her daughter had difficulty in groping their wav down a front stairway which led away from the flames, blackened the bod- ding in the room, and there was much other damage from smoke throughout the entire dwelling. Firemen were on duty at the fire scene one and one-half hours. The loss was covered by insurance. Earlier during the evening firemen were culled to the John Bott homu.

847 West Cottonwoocl street, where a furnace was the cau.se of the alarm. No damage resulted. Former Governor of Illinois Pleads for Peace on Ninety-Seventh Birthday Bloomlngton. 111., Oct. Joseph W.

Filer, former governor of Illinois, observed his 97th birthday anniversary today by sounding a plea for world peace. "I am so di.stre.vsed wii.li the warlike conditions in Europe," he said in an interview. "Nations there seem, to be arming lor I hate war more than anything in the world." Filer, who was elected governor in 1888 as "Private held open house today and showered with congratulations from members of the bar and other friends. The venerable Civil war veteran, retired lawyer and former state senator keeps in clo.se touch with world affairs even though his eyesight js failing. Members of his family and close friends read the newspapers to him daily.

Referring to war's "unspeakable miseries," Filer said: "In China, Japan seems bent on waging ruthless war on irmoeet.it and defenseless people. I trust, our government may direct our course to keep us out of war and help in restoring pace in the world." Fifer was graduated from Illinois Wesleyan university law school, and launched his public career by serving as city attorney of Bloomington. Later he was state's attorney ot McLean county. Duiing the Civil war, Fifer was wounded in the battle ai Jackson, on July 13, 18fi3. He lay near death in a hospital for several months, declined a discharge and returned to light duty ai'ter a furlough..