Council Grove Republican from Council Grove, Kansas • 1

State 04294 Historical COUNCIL GROVE REPUBLICAN THE DAILY GUARD, FOUNDED 1915; CONSOLI DATED WITH THE REPUBLICAN SEPT. 1, 1924 VOLUME 60 NUMBER 14 COUNCIL GROVE, (KANSAS) REPUBLICAN WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17, 1934 DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY FLIRTS WITH DEATH WINDSHIELD SHOT OUT NEAR FLEEING THIEF'S HEAD Car in Offers, RecovercaStlen as ed Into a Ditch Death missed an unknown car thief iby a scant six inches morning when Deputy Lawrence Parker shooting left handed sent a 45-calibre, bullet thru the open window the drivers seat and out the windshield of the speeding sedan. The shot was fired as the thief piloted the stolen car around first curve near the Furney farm on the slab west of town. Parker caught the car broadside and except for the fact that the driver was crouching low because of previous shots, he would doubtless have been fatally wounded.

Officer Jas. Fisher was notified by Emporia at 4:30 that a new Ford sedan stolen at Ottawa had been lost loy Lyon county officers Bushong. Fisher notified Deputy Parker and the two waited near the Cities Service. As the stolen car swept over the bridge, the officers verified the license tag and started in pursuit. At Maple camp the fleeing car was doing 85 miles an hour and raining on the officers.

Fisher sprayed the rear end with buck shot and beyond the cemetery shot into a tire. Either the down tire or Parker's bullet caused the thief to lose control of the sedan near Furney's barn. The machine and cut between two highway posts dropped into a ditch. The thief unloaded on the west side. Officers heard him crash into a wire fence near the Furney barn but were unable ito overtake him.

His cap and one glove were recovered. HAD PERILOUS RIDE LA 3-year old Council Grove youngster rode two or three miles the bumper of a car traveling miles an hour yesterday and met no accident. The daring ride was taken by Virgil, the 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vertner Hastings.

He climbed on the rear bumper while his father was starting the motor. Mrs. Hastings saw him setting on the narrow bumper car left the yard but was unable to warn her husband. As the car passed the White Eagle filling station, Wm. Foster saw the hazardous position the child was in and sent his son to overtake and warn Mr.

Hastings, The latter had reached the poor farm and was speeding at 45 miles when finally overtaken. The youngster was still sitting jauntily on the bumper, both hands locked firmly across the top of the bar. HER HIP BROKEN Mrs. John Thomason is suffering from a fractured hip which was broken Monday at almost the identical spot where the bone was cracked about two years ago. Mrs.

Thomason tried Ito leave her chair while her daughter, Mrs. Kate Walgren was out of the room. She was not steady enough to walk and fell. The injury is to her left hip. HAS PAID $360,325 teen years CounSince its organization, fourty Savings Loan Association has paid out in dividends and earnings to local investors more than one third of a million dollars.

At the annual meeting last night Morris Dowell. assistant secretary, quoted the total earnings paid as $360,325.33. PLAQUE ON LIBRARY The bronze plaque presented this community by the Women's Kansas Day club in memory of Mrs. Eliza Huffaker was formally located yesterday. It will be placed on the wall at the entrance of the library and just outside the main door.

FUNERAL ON TUESDAY Funeral services were held yesterday at Dunlap for Mrs. Maude M. Coleman, The services were conducted from the Methodist church by Rev. Ira Nicklin. Mrs.

Coleman was 52 years old and is survived by her husband and one daughter. CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS Nola Darling of White City will receive today a gold medal for her ranking as county canning champion last fall. A similar medal will be presented to Wayne Pickett for outpointing other rivals in the corn championship. WHOOPING COUGH FATAL ancho Mrs. 7-months Wilbert old son Carson of died Mr.

last night about 9:30 o'clock. It had been ill with whooping cough, and lacked strength to throw off the disease. TO K. C. HOSPITAL Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Veltman have gone to Kansas City where the latter will enter a hospital. She was taken to Salina several days ago for examination at St. Francis hospital. TO PHILLIPS MEETING G.

G. Goms and Bill McMichael went to Wichita today where they will attend a conference and dinner for Phillips dealers. HOLD A CONVICT Torn Clothes Mark Him as Ottawa Car Suspect George Abels, who admits being a paroled convict from 1 Missouri penitentiary, is held in the county jail this afternoon as the suspected driver of the sedan stolen in Ottawa last night and wrecked on the slab just west of town at 5 o'clock this morning. Abels confesses that he was paroled sentenced Jan. 15, from after Huntsville, having been.

for car theft, but claims he was hitch-hiking when arrested near Delavan. Sheriff Ralph Knott is holding him because his prison suit and overcoat are torn and snagged. The thief who unceremoniously abandoned the Ottawa car just before is known to have run into barbed wire fence in making his escape. One glove was left hanging on the fence, together with his cap. Abels was, picked up after he stopped the Bert Mewhinney filling station.

Bert noticed the snagged clothing and telephone Sheriff Knott. BOYD JUROR ILL Woman May Be Taken From Panel or the Bond Scandal Case Heard with Eleven opening statements Topeka, Jan. trial of Boyd were delayed today one juror, Mrs. Clarence Smith, reported she was ill. Mrs.

Smith was present in court, however, as Judge Hungate sudied precedents to determine his course of action. Attorneys said that there were three courses open to the judge in the event the woman failed to recup erate sufficiently to assume a seat in the jury box. Inasmuch as the jury has heard no evidence or statements in the case, some attorneys said the court could, perhaps, fill her place and continue with the case, or it might continue with eleven members of the jury by agreement, although the approval of such a procedure was doubtful. Another possibility, tho remote. was that an entire new jury be selected.

Judge Hungate conferred with (Continued on Page Two) ISSUING LICENSES This is the season for renewing, Miss municipal Louise Brown, licenses. city clerk, reported to the commission last evening she had collected $90 for 6-months beer taxes from S. M. Nelson and Jas. Houseman.

Also $30 from Nelson and $5 from Houseman for pool licenses. The city shared in the profits of utility and state gasoline taxation. From the Kansas electric it received $202.17 as its share of 6-months franchise earnings. The quarterly gas tax division from the state amounted to $211.37. BURIAL IN NEBRASKA Mrs.

J. A. Lippold, mother of Mrs. R. A.

Tobyne of this city, who died in Okmulgee, Okla, is being taken to Falls City, Neb. today for burial. She was 72 years old and had visited here often. Mr. and Mrs.

R. A. Tobyne and Mrs. R. J.

DeHoff and son left for Falls City this afternoon to attend the funeral services Thursday. TO LEAGUE CONVENTION Rev. M. M. Thorne of the Methodist church will leave Friday for Frankfort where he is to spend two days lecturing before a training school of Epworth League members conducted for four counties north central Kansas.

The Council Grove pastor is on the faculty which offers Leaguers training for advanced church activities. WOLFE AS REFEREE Billy Wolfe will act as the third man in the ring at the wrestling matches in the Armory Thursday night. Billy makes quick decisions and backs them up. He never disqualifies a grappler for arguing about his decisions or disregarding his orders he disables 'em. SCOUTS SOLD TICKETS Jackie Powell talked briefly to the Rotary club today in behalf of the Boy Scout play to be given Thursday.

He thanked thee lub for its donation to the Scoutmaster's uniform and, with other Scouts, conducted a ticket sale among rotarians at the luncheon. EXPECT GOSPEL TEAM Rev. W. H. Glaze, Methodist minister at Delavan, expects Nye J.

Langmade and his gospel staff from Salina to hold evangelistic services in the church there. It will be an evening meeting. RECEIVES A RIBBON Because she ranked 7th among all home economic judges at the international congress in Chicago last fall, Miss Norma houser is receiving a ribbon from the 4-H club congress. Scenes and Persons in the Current News 3 1-View of the river at Graiton, W. where the War department will build a flood control dam costing nearly $12,000,000.

2-Dairy farm pickets destroying milk on the highway during the milk strike in the Chicago area. 3-Mrs. Franklin D. Itoosevelt talking in behalf of old-age pensions in the Chamber of Commerce building in Washington. BURN MAIL FILES Washington, Jan.

John, former personal secretary to Second Assistant Postmaster Glover, in the Hoover administration, told the senate investigators that all Glover's air mail files were destroyed in January 1933, on Glover's orders. HORDE FOR OFFICES Hutchinson, Jan. 17-The horde of federal employes who appear almost daily in Reno county seeking office space is taxing the new Reno county court house which was believed big enough 100 years. Hard work is experienced in finding offices for federal men who appear on one project or another. When Harry Welty appeared as certifying officer for federal setups, the only available office space left was in the kitchen.

COLLEGE NEEDS FUNDS McPherson, Jan. 17-Central College will launch a drive shortly Ito obtain $2,500 with which to meet current indebtedness. There is a deficit of $4,000 in teachers salaries but this will be met from outside sources if funds can be raised locally Ito meet taxes and small fixed charges. STUDY STUDENT AID Lawrence, Jan. 17-Chancellor Lindley who has returned from Washington where he asked that a portion of the CWA funds be placed at the disposal of students working, their way through colleges.

has also held a conference with Gov. A. M. Landon relative to aiding the 150 students so listed at K. U.

LOST FREE BOARD Salina, Jan. Snyder, the Denver gent who sacrificed 60 days free board by walking out of the court house instead of into jail last week, is rumored to have escaped searching officers by hiding in a local gamblin house all day. That night he again walked out and vamoosed. GAME WARDEN SPEAKS Lawrence, Jan, 17-Sportsmen of the community, will have an opportunity hear W. G.

Strong, state game warden, speak tonight at Eldridge hotel. He will tell sportsmen about the state game and fish program, followed by an open forum and discussion. RE-ELECTED EDITOR Harold Dendurent of Goodland, who acted as citv editor for the Kansas State Press team which published two issues of this paper last week, has been re-elected editor the Collegian, campus paper at Manhattan. HAS FRACTURED SKULL Clay Center, Jan. Riek received a fractured skull yesterday when he was kicked on the head by his pony.

He was brought to the hospital here. BOYS ARE MISSING Louis Templeton, who ran away from home yesterday are being sought by police for their father, Frank Templeton. The boys left a note saying they intended to see the world. Great Bend, Jan. and CONVICT EXTORTIONIST Hutchinson, Jan.

17- J. L. Chandler, 21 years old, has been committed to the state reformatory after pleading guilty to extortion. He obtained money from a local girl by threats. REVIVE ASSOCIATE FEE Country Club Retains Both Barber and Sharp The remittance of any entrance fee for associate members into the Country Club was abolished at the annual stockholders meeting last night.

On motion of J. G. McCrabb the club restored the old regulations that provide for a $10 entrance fee to golfers desiring to pay summer dues only. A provision for installment payment of dues in arrears was also approved. The membership unanimously re-elected the present efficient president and secretary, making the new officers: President W.

J. Barber Vice Pres Lea Pierson Sec-Treas -Elwood Sharp C. S. Prater and R. R.

Cross were selected from field of half a dozen nominations as the new directors. Elwood Sharp reported $500 paid on the grounds indebtedness during the year and an additional $200 on hand for application on the mortgage in February. These two payments will cut the total indebtedness against the club grounds down Ito $2,000. Revenue last year was $1,758 and expenditures slightly more than $1,600, CONDEMNED PLANES Witness Swears Airmail Contracts Were Then Awarded to Same Type of Craft Washington, Jan. Paul Braniff of Oklahoma City, an independent air line operator, told the senate, investigating committee that Walter Brown, former postmaster general, awarded a mail contract to the Transcontinental Western Air after telling him his planes-of the same type used by the Transcontinentalwere not satisfactory.

Braniff said that he offered to carry mail on the ChicagoOklahoma City route at half the amount now paid. He said Brown told him at a House of Representatives committee hearing that his mind was "not open" for single-motored planes such as Braniff lines used. Later, he testified, the Transthee continental got the contract with the same identical type plane. OSAGE CITY WON Exhibiting an excellent brand of basket ball combined with smooth, elusive handling of the leather, Osage City cage stars won handily from Council Grove last night 33 to 13. Extraordinary height gave the visitors a tremendous advantage.

The 'Bryant proteges fought all the day but were unable to penetrate the mass of arms and legs presented by the elongated visitors to hamper their progress. Orendorf was high for the opponents with 9 points. Pattison garnered 5 points for the locals. EQUAL LUNCHEON RECORD When Bruce Creary, a real estate man of Herington, was introduced to Rotarians today noon as a Herington member who had not missed a meeting since that club was organized, President E. R.

Sonnenberg came right back with the record of Mayor A. L. Pullins. The latter also has a perfect attendance record since the founding of the local club. GARFIELD WON GAME Garfield basketeers doubled the score on Washington grades last night on the high school court.

final count was 14 to 7, with Leon Young garnering almost the entire total for Garfield. Leon shot 10 points, eight of them from the field. Virtually all the scoring was done on field throws. Henry Vice was high for Washington with 4 points. STOCKHOLDERS PRESENT A number of stockholders attended the annual meeting of the Savings Loan association last night in addition to directors present.

Among them were Roman Goss of Dwight. Dr. W. York M. Droll of Alta Vista, Edgar of Dunlap, Mrs.

Emma Smith and Herbert Smith of Allen, G. W. Cleek, Ben Osborn and John Ohm. STAMP SALES GROW Postage stamp sales at the local office show an increase during the year just closed. E.

M. Jones, postmaster, reports that patrons bought 5 per cent more stamps in the last 12 months than in 1932. CORN-HOG CONFERENCE J. A. Lindgren, F.

H. Manning and J. B. Pritchard drove to Manhattan this morning to attend a conference on corn-hog regulations for county committees handling the allotment projects in Kansas. COLDER ON THURSDAY Generally fair tonight and Thursday.

Somewhat colder on Thursday in the extreme north portion, URGE DISMISSAL 'DEFENSE IN BOYNTON CASE A DEMURRER A State Has Presented All Its Evidence in Bond Case Against Attorney General Topeka, Jan. regarding the market value of the various bond issues purchased by the state school fund commission was given today at the impeachment trial of Attorney Bovnton. W. McKinney, a Wichita bond man, gave his opinion as to the value of many bonds purchased from Finney by the He said that the values ranged from $70 on Satanta bonds to $95 or $97 on the Eureka bonds. Glenn Milburn, of Kansas City, told of selling two tissues of bonds to Robert Booth, Finney associate, for $86.

These bonds were sold Finney by Booth. Finney then disposed of them to the commission at par. The presentation of evidence and testimony by the prosecution was virtually completed this morning and preparations were made by the defense to demur. At the noon adjournment, Chairman Bloss of the Board of Managers, prosecuting the impeachment, said that the Board had virtually finished its case and would meet during the noon hour to determine what, if any, additional testimony would be presented this afternoon. W.

Cunningham, defense attorney, has said that Boytnon's counsel would demur to the prosecution's testimony and move for a dismissal because of the lack of sufficient evidence. KATY ADS PAID F. E. Staley, local Katy, agent, has been advised experimental advertising campaign was a potent factor in that railroad's success last year in checking a disasterous revenue slump. The aggressive campaign kept the railroad's cash position almost the same as the preceding year and makes it unnecessary to borrow from the government to meet fixed charges or interest.

The Katy advertising campaign consisted of a series of full page messages over the signature of President M. H. Cahill appealing to the public of the southwest for patronage. The series was widely commented 1 upon it was first time a railroad ever resorted so extensively to printers' ink to sell transportation. The campaign largely offset early season losses from a wheat failure in two states, unsettled conditions in the mid-continent oil field and to retarded cotton movements.

As a result of this pubilicity there was an increase in tonnage of 2,000,000 pounds a month for the last six months of 1933, making a total gain of 19,000,000 for the year. BANQUETS AND SPEECHES Topeka, Jan. Day meetings of republicans January 29 offer a continual round of dinners, speeches and banquets. The Ex-Service Men's Republican club opens the sessions at noon on Kansan roof garden. The Kansas Women's Republican club and the Women's Kansas Day club meet at the same time.

The Kansas Club business session is Day, afternoon in Memorial hall. The banquet is scheduled for the Masonic temple at 6 o'clock with Ogden L. Mills of New York and Sybil Holmes of Boston, and Gov. A. M.

Landon as the principal speakers. Spanish American War Veterans will be addressed in the afternoon by Al Williams and Frank Carlson. Following the banquet there will be a dance in the Masonic ball room. DENIES BEING DRUNK Hutchinson, Jan. blows.

on the head following a motor car accident last September caused Leonard Brown, Sylvia mail carrier, to act irrationally after the smash up. This was the defense contention to a jury trying the carrier for driving while intoxicated. PRESBYTERIANS MEET McPherson, Jan, Walter D. Howell, noted Presbyterian leader of Philadelphia will hold two conference and one public meeting at the Presbyterian church here Jan. 22.

He will speak in Herington on January 21, RAILROAD PAYS $100 Hutchinson, Jan, fire bells which clanged at street intersections when fireapparatus Presbyterian was approaching are being replaced this week by sirens which and make considerable more noise. MEANS MORE JOBS Washington, Jan. A house to house canvass by treasury agents to make certain that income tax returns were filed by all who should file them was suggested to internal revenue collectors today by Secretary Morgenthau. BRINKLEY CASE ENDS Junction City, Jan. time having expired which Judge C.

M. Clark granted Dr. J. R. Brinkley to post more than $15 costs for the $700 unpaid costs that have accumulated in the $600,000 libel suit of the Milford gland specialist, defense attorneys have asked that the case be stricken off the docket and thrown out of court.

Brinkley was given a month by Judge Clark to post a bond that would guarantee payment of accumulated costs. GOVERNOR A HOST Topeka, Jan. 17-Gov. and Mrs. A.

M. Landon will open the executive mansion Sunday evening, Jan. 28 fronT until 10 o'clock in a reception for members of the Women's Kansas Day club. At the club luncheon the following day a pageant will be staged by 25 Indians from Haskell institute, OUST MARRIED WOMEN Gypsum City, Jan. married women will lose their positions on the switchboard here and two unmarried women will go to work as a result of the United Telephone policy of discontinuing the services of women having other sources of support.

One of the women has been on the switchboard for 22 years. WAS VALUABLE COW Marysville, Jan. was a valuable cow the Union Pacific killed on its right-of-way near here. J. C.

Nolan is asking $353 for the animal. True, the bill for the cow is only $50 but the farmer wants $3 for two days lost time looking for her and $300 for attorney fees. COURT ROOM CHARGE McPherson, Jan. 17-So many organizations have been making free use of the court room that a fee will be exacted in the future. The rate has been fixed at $1 for day meetings and $2 for night gatherings.

REPLACE FIRE BELLS JOBS FOR 125 Hutchinson, Jan. construction put 125 men with many teams at work this week. The work will continue until the middle of February and will be paid for by the government. butter which arrived here last Monday is being distributed. Sacounty will receive 3,000 pounds from the shipment.

BUTTER FOR NEEDY Salina, Jan. carload of SENIOR HONOR GROUP Manhattan, Jan. The Frairs will organize a new honorary society for senior men. It is the "Blue Key" a national organization. LANDON TO SCOUTS Abilene, Jan.

17-Gov. A. M. Landon will address the Jayhawk area council of Boy Scouts here January 22. TO DOCK FIREMEN Salina, Jan.

17-Full time wages for city firemen during illness are to be discontinued. PROGRAM IS LEGAL Washington. Jan. President Roosevelt was represented today as being well satisfied on the constitutionality of his monetary program. He has an opinion from Attorney General Cummings supporting it.

RE-ELECT SNYDER H. E. Snyder was re-elected to head the Morris County Savings Loan association ait the annual directors meeting last night. Stockholders had previously named him for another 5- year term as director. The other officers chosen are A.

L. Pullins, vice president; Morris Dowell, assistant secretary. The latter's report showed that 47 loans had been paid in full by borrowers last year and 20 new loans had been made. Seventy four persons having Savings Loan obligations on their property have applied for federal Home loans and 33 of the applications are already approved. Receipt of this federal money will enable the association either to begin making many new loans or to pay off withdrawal claims.

The present reserve 1 is $24,000, a higher amount than the association has ever had on hand at an annual meeting. Building and Loan associations, including the local one, are gradually, improving their reaching a tion and rapidly soundly stable basis. HEARD HATCHERY TALK C. S. Prater was in charge of the Rotary program today and introduced Duke Brown, who discussed commercial hatcheries.

The speaker said commercial hatching on a comprehensive scale did not begin until 1915. Hatcheries are checked regularly by the state to insure high standards and are constantly striving to raise the quality of chickens in their communities. Mr. Brown said he located his plant here because Mor ris county has flocks containing 175,000 hens noted for high egg records. CAR WELL RIDDLED Hutchinson, Jan.

Juanita Arnett has been awarded $100 paid damages against the Santa Fe in payment of injuries received when a car in which she was riding was struck on a grade corssing by a train. line SAND 83 MILES Lyons, Jan. CWA project for sanding 83 miles of roads in this county has just been approved at a cost of 230.. Labor for which the government will pay totals $17,500. LOCAL MARKETS Cream 15c Eggs, dozen 15c Wheat, bushel 73c Cane 85c Kafir 30c Corn, bushel 36c Hens and Fry The new sedan which local officers stopped after a thief had -driven this far from Ottawa, is well riddled with bulets.

The spare tire has two bullet marks. There is a shot through a fender, the windshield is punctured by a heavy bullet and the side bears a mark where the car sideswiped a highway post. MUST BAND TREES D. Z. McCormick, county agent issued musta warning today that elm trees be banded at once if damage from canker worms is to be avoided.

Jas. Sharpe was named orchard administrator for this county and it may be possible to obtain CWA labor for banding trees if property owners will pay for material. WILL ERECT SIGN A petition to erect an electric sign in the parking before the G. Karney service station was granted. Reports of progress on the Sampletown hill and fairground projects were made by Commissioner.

L. Fredenburg. The city will soon undertake repairs on the standpipe and the Neosho dam. KANSAS STORY APPEARS The novel, which a Baldwin woman sold last fall fo $5,000. begins current issue of the Review.

It is entitled and will be of local interest because the author is known to a number of Baker university students..