Des Moines Tribune from Des Moines, Iowa • 21

MOINES TRIBUNE. PAGE TWENTY-ONE ONE PROPOSAL DISCUSSED AT PRIVATE MEETINGS City Couimcil Expects to 'rave Utilities Rates Cut Soom OlT OF THE PAST Cool to Rider 'TWAS BEGGAR'S NIGHT 'SOAP OR EATS' WAS THE WATCHWORD Asking Study By Robert V. Root. The city council next week, or: shortly thereafter, will probably grip-with, and approve, an ordinance fixing lower gas and electric, rates for Des Moines, city council-men said Friday. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1011.

App City officials said the countllmcn, meeting privately, have discussed a measure reducing the rates. Because of coolness towards a rider which would have invited the federal power commission to study the rates here, this draft has not been brought to a public however, they added. week ago last Wednesday, the Til i fl I fAPl rJ A I fill A vl i r' 1 1 'I I til I ul These youngsters were only a few who presented a simple Moines knew what to expect. Many homes had fortified the cookie jar many callers. If the supplies ran short, some mothers went into the of fudge.

Others gave up in despair, made promises demand: "Soap or Eats." Des and well it might be with so kitchen to make a quick batch to furnish treats a little later. In all, it was a good deal. No soaping of windows was done if demands were met. Rabbits (above) eat candy, too, this Halloween-clad delegation explained. Armed with a big supply of treats and a camera Paul Caster of 2729 ray ne.

road sat back Thursday night "Beggar's Night" and waited for the vanguard of witches, goblins and ghosts More Statistics in New Red Book, Just Off Press This old-fashioned desk chest high and nearly six feet long-Is similar to one used at the first Des Moines public library 75 years ago. It stands in the main lobby of the present library and will be used in connection with the diamond jubilee celebration from Sunday through Dec 17. Joyce Saville, 19, of 2815 Grand library employe, shows how the desk should be used. An Old Desk SYMBOLIC Library Jubilee Des Moines Electric Light Co. offered reductions which would mean a total cut of 4148,000 a year in gas and light bills.

At that time, it was said the rates would not go into effect until the middle or end of Novem ber, depending on how fast the council acted and when meter readings on old rates could be closed. -The councilmen then ex pressed themselves in favor of "immediate" approval of such an ordinance. None Presented Publicly, However, though three regular council meetings have passed since then, no such has yet been presented at a public meet ing. Mayor Mark L. Conkllng Fri day said the electric company has not yet completed work on the new schedule.

The company will soon draw an ordinance for presentation to the council, after approval by the city legal department, as in the past, he said. Though some of the other councilmen were under the Impression City Solicitor Fred T. Van Liew Is preparing this ordinance, Van Llew said the rate matter has not been brought to his attention. Meanwhile, officials revealed that the mayor had presented at a private meeting of the council-men a proposed ordinance to accept the rate reduction and ash the power commission to study the rate structure here. Committee of Five.

Van Liew said he had not drawn this or any other rate measure. The guess of the officials was that it had been prepared by the committee of five men recently authorized to investigate and nego tiate possible sale terms for pur chase of the gas and electric util ities here. These committeemen, on the day after the reduction offer was made, had criticized It as too small, suggested that It be accepted anyway, hut urged that the power commission be Invited to study rates here. The mayor and Finance Com missioner T. Harry Vicker have previously expressed themselves in favor: of having the federal study made.

However, Friday the mayor said he knew nothing of any such discussion this week. But Vicker reiterated his belief that such a commission study would bring the proper information to the council for rate-fixing. Ordered to 'Duty. OMAHA, NEB. (P) Orders to a year's active duty were issued Fri day to these Iowa reserve officers: First Lieut.

George M. Cowan, medical, Knoxville, to Fort Leavenworth, First Lieut. James Nelson, infantry, Sigourney, to Fort Snelling, Second Lieut William C. Dennis, infantry, Du buque, to Fort Lewis, Wash. CHOSEN RUTH JOHNSON.

Elected Queen of 1,725 Students. Ruth Johnson, 18 NAMED Miss Ruth Johnson, 18, daughter of 'Mrs. Malcolm Johnson, 700 Miller Friday was proclaimed queen for the second annual homecoming celebration of Lincoln High school. Miss Johnson, a senior, was one of five girls nominated by the Lincoln High football team which will battle Winterset High at 2:30 p. m.

Saturday. Her election, by vote of the students, was announced Friday afternoon at a school assem- 3 1 by the state printing board, which elected Shaw, the new state printer. Moorhead subsequently was paid $500 for his work on the book. Moorhead Friday examined a copy of the veto volume and said most of the feature material he had written wax included. Moorhead, however, pointed out that an analysis of Iowa's taxes and tax structure written for last year's book by Ed.

R. Brown tvas not in this year's volume. Alto eliminated this year was the Iowa road map and a tribute to the work of Fred R. White, lontj-time chief engineer of the Iowa state highway Legislators. Largest new section of the 1041-42 "book is that listing all members of the Iowa legislature back to 1846.

The 1939-40 book had carried the names of legislators back to only 1915. Another added section Is a list of "other Iowan of nole" directly following the customary reference to Iowans who have served in presidents' cabinets. Among eliminated features is the one which gave a survey of the PWA, WPA, CCC and emergency relief programs in Iowa. Shaw said 25,000 cloth bound copies and 15,000 paper bound copies of the new book have been printed. Stutzman Refuses Testimony at Trial OSKALOOSA IA Paul Stutzman," former deputy auditor for Mahaska county, refused to testify for the state Friday in the embezzlement trial of Bryan E.

Evans, former auditor. Called to the stand, Stutzman, who also is facing trial on an embezzlement charge, refused to testify "on the advice of counsel," on the grounds he might incriminate himself." machine with which you can view facsimilies of entire books and newspapers recorded on 35-milli- mcter film. These two objects are symbolic of 75 years of progress by the Des Moines public library which Sunday, the first day of National Book week, begins a six-week, diamond jubilee celebration. A The desk was don ted for the celebration, opening with a public reception from 4 to 7 p. m.

to which librarians from nearby cities have been invited. It is owned by Ben Standring, Des Moines real estate man, who has had it in his offices for the last 40 years. With its high stool, is identical with one used by the first librarian, Charles Dudley (later a municipal court Judge) 75 years ago. First Library. The first library had its rooms in the old B.

F. Allen bank build ing at Fourth st. and Court ave In order to borrow books, you had to pay $5 a year, Books could be kept two weeks. There were fewer than 1,000 books on the library shelves the first vftar. Twentv of these, includ ing the first two purchased, will be on exhibit, atop the old-fash ioned desk, when the celebration opens Sunday.

Signatures. Included in the display of old books will be the visitors' register, with signatures of persons from many states who borrowed books during the opening years. The first library was founded here 'Dec. 17, 1866. On that day this year, the celebration will reach its climax with an open house.

i Igou Given Life Sentence (The Tribunt'a Iowa Nwi Service.) LE MARS. IA. Griff Igou, confessed shotgun slayer of Mrs. Bessie Stauffer of Kingsley. Ia, was sentenced to life imprison ment in Fort Madison penitentiary by Judge W.

C. Garberson in Plymouth county district court Friday. Igou, 53-year-old Kingsley carpenter, showed little emotion as he received the penalty for killing early on the morning of Oct. 8 the woman he had courted for two years. When Mrs.

Stauffer came home that morning from a party with another man she found Igou In her apartment with the shotgun. Officers charged that he shot her as she fled from the house. Igou fled on foot later and was arrested the following day in nearby Washta, la. He pleaded guilty a few days later. He Pleads Innocent Of Drunken Driving: Thomas P.

Lamb. 23, said he lived at 418 S. Leland ave, Friday pleaded innocent before Judge Ralph L. Powers to a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. Police said Lamb was arrested at 2:15 a.

m. Friday after the automobile he was driving collided at-E. Fourteenth st. and Aurora ave. with one driven by Mrs.

Florence Evans, 27, of Rock Island, 111. Judge Powers ordered Lamb released under $600 bond pending hearing Nov. 13. Chest Figures Following is the team captains' report in the Community Chest drive made Friday noon at Hotel Savery. Story on Page 1.

Amount Reported Friday Captain. Theodor Kllsaard 194 Chuck Bachrach 2.T92 Sum Ilorowlti 14 MHvllle Lumbard 1.6AI Rodney flavin 55 Mtlton Radkr 3i William K. Dalllnger S. D. Major 1.72S Alfred Boldei No report A.

B. Chambers 1.338 A. B. Southworth 2fiS Dr. Emory L.

Maurltl 90 Fred Huebner 373 Sllaa Bayncs 7.619 nr. William Lanphere report Bernard D. Kurt 80 Chaae Hunter 1.216 Harry Goldman report Floyd Campbell ,33 Frank Dillon 1.32S A. Cook 554 Grady V. Fort 4.R40 OwtrKC C.

Koiia 452 Rolfc O. Wacnrr fl.17 George L. Tone 21 OroviT C. Hubhell 2.101 Charle D. Rped Edith Johnaon No report W.

O. C. Bngiey 725 Mr. Jrne lUmmlll 549 Mark Conkllng S5t Harry W. Warren 575 Mllea Milla 522 Women's dlvlalon.

Mrs. Gardner Cowle. Jr. 7.154 Total Total reported to date S349.C27 Rain Forces 3,000 to Quit More than 3,000 construction workers at the Des Moines ordnance plant were forced to suspend work Friday because of rain and mud. The men worked about two hours home.

and then were sent Plant officials said it was the first time this week that the weather forced suspension of outdoor work at the -plant. Because of the increased number of workmen now at the plant, the total unable to work Friday is one of the greatest since construe tlon began. Those unable to continue work included steel workers, ditch dig gets, road workers, brick layers and carpenters. Work continued on jobs able to be done under cover, such as cement pouring and some carpentry. 3 Clubs to Hear John C.

Metcalfe jonn -j. Aietcaife, newspaper man who investigated the Ger man American Bund and later worked for the Dies committee, will address three luncheon meetings in Des Moines, starting Tuesday. He will address the Des Moines Ad club Tuesday noon. Wedn a noon he will appear before the Kiwanis club and on Thursday at a Rotary club metcalfe. meeting to which Des Moines school directors have been invited.

The three meetings all are in Hotel Fort Des Moines. when reconstruction takes place, particularly where works will be constructed over bombed centers," the letter explained. The bulletin, which was published by Dn Holl in May, 1041, has also been requested by four other foreign countries, the war and navy departments of the United States, and the Tennessee Valley authority. Iowa's new 1941-42 official reg ister, or Red Book, the compilation of which was indirectly responsible for the firing of a former state printer and Red Book editor, came off the presses Friday. 'The 1941-42.

version closely follows that of 1939-40, but contains considerably less feature and somewhat more statistical material. The new book contains 675 pages, 78 more than the last one. Statistical Book. "This is a statistical book and not a compilation of features," L. M.

Shaw, state printer said. Shaw's name is the only one on the title page. The name of Frank G. Moorhead, "writer of feature articles," which appeared in the former book has been Moorhead was employed in 1040 by David K. Brown, former state printer.

The hiring of Moorhead, a former publicity man for the Democratic state central committee, rauscd protest in Republican ranks. Brown was dicharged QUEEN At Lincoln High bly the opening event homecoming program. of the A student parade through the South Des Moines business district will precede the Lin-coIn-Wlntersct game. The climax of the celebration will come at 7:30 p. m.

Saturday in the school gymnasium where alumni, friends and students will gather for the crowning of the queen, a motion picture show, en tertainment and dance. Woman Dies After Crash ATLANTIC, I A. Mrs. Norman C. Tock, 47, of Grand Rapids, Mich, injured when an automobile overturned on 1 highway east of la, last Monday, died in a hospital here.

Friday. Raymond W. Lcffingwtll and Mrs. Mary Grieve, also of Grand Rapids, also are in the hospital. Leffingwell suffered several broken ribs and Mrs.

Grieve's back was injured. The automobile overturned and crashed through a guard rail after leaving the pavement. Unitarian Pastor Dies in Sioux City (The Tribune' Iowa News Service.) SIOUX CITY, IA. Services probably will be Monday for the Rev. Henry 73, pastor of the first Unitarian church here.

He died Thursday night. Bern in England, the Rev Mr. Clark came to the United States in hi3 youth, was ordained a Baptist minister and served pastorates at Creston and Maquoketa, He was a Chautauqua speaker several years. His son and daughter survive. $2,000 Fire.

(The Tribune' Iowa Newa Service.) KEOKUK, IA Fire Chief J. C. Dobson estimated damages at $2,000 in a fire early Friday which destroyed a 1941 Cadillac automobile belonging to James Matless and badly damaged the garage in which the car was housed at his home here. In the main lobby of the Des Moines public library stands an old-fashioned desk chest high and nearly six feet long. It's a duplicate of one in use at the library when it was first founded, long before the present building was erected.

Not 20 feet away In the same rooms stands an ultra-modern Tells Drivers: Fill Out Form Karl Fischer, state commissioner of public safety, Friday urged Iowa truck owners who have not done so to complete the defense questionnaire sent them through WPA channels. He declared it Is to the truckers' own interests to do so. Fischer said approximately 53 per cent of the 120,000 Iowa truck and bus owners have returned their questionnaires, but urged that the remainder "hurry tip with theirs." The commissioner declared that John 1 Rogers, chairman of the central motor transportation committee, has informed him that when the committee makes recommendations to the office of pro duction management regarding production of trucks and truck parts "the committee cannot be expected to take into account truck needs on which it is not fully informed." "It therefore is important that truck and bus owners send us the information requested in order that it may be used in guiding OPM officials in making up truck and truck parts priority Fischer said. Court Hears Block Case Hearing opened Friday before District Judge Loy Ladd on the motion of Mrs. Leah Block for S2.500 temporary support and suit money in her divorce action against Harry Block, Des Moines restaurant man.

The court is also considering at the hearing the application of Block to set aside a temporary court order placing his business 4 properties in the possession of Mrs. Block. Owner. Block testified he was the sole owner of the beverage and sand wich shops at Sixth ave. and Center st.

and at 1809 Avenue Frederick M. Hubbell, while his wife owned a like establishment at 1830 Sixth ave. He said he closed up his res taurants Oct. 4 to go on a much needed vacation. He alleges that the shops are now not being operated properly by Mrs.

Block Profits. In business since 1935, he said he turned over the profits from his two establishments to his wife until 1938 when he learned that she was spending the money on her two grown sons by prior marriage. Married in 1919, Mrs. Block has charged that her husband struck and abused her and was keeping company with another woman. BIRTHDAY ON HALLOWEEN Official of Coventry Asks I.S.C.

for Advice (The Tribune' lova New Service.) AMES, IA. The city engineer of Coventry, bomb-riddled English city, has appealed to the Iowa State college bulletin office for a copy of a recent bulletin on soil mechanics published at Iowa State by Dr. D. L. Holl, of the mathematics department.

"The question of soil mechanics will no doubt arise in thi3 city Mj -4 111 III I VtI SPEAK IN CHEST DRIVE -mWa. i. Hi I When little John Howard of 2312 Forty-seven tlf has a birthday, pumpkins and Halloween decorations are always going to be appropriate. That's because his birthday is Oct. 31 Halloween.

John, who was 2 Friday, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Howard. Des Moines high school and parachial school students heard Community Chest drive speeches by these attractive speakers, from left, Jackie Kennedy of St.

Joseph academy: Louise Sullivan of North, and Bonnie Gladstone of.