Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 4

THE FREEPORT JQtJRNAkSTANIURD of Society- Clubs Churches PHONE i Nit fct Win Mrs. Henry W. Hamilton The regular W-monthly meeting ef the P. E. will be held day evening at the Rome of Mrs.

Henry Hamilton, 644 West Lincoln boulevard. Dancing Party, St. Mary'" Hall, Tuesday Bvettlng The young people of St. Mary's parish are giving a dancing party Tuesday evening in St. Mary's hall, and are expecting a large crowd.

Quln Bowen's orchestra, of Rockford, will provide the music. Mrs. Boyd HlTl Entertains, informally, For Mrs. Reginald P. Ray Mrs.

Boyd P. Hill, South West avenue, Is receiving, Informally, afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock, giving her friends an opportunity of meeting her sister. Mrs. Reginald P. Ray, of White Plains, N.

Y. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac P. Gassman Entertain At Sunday Night Supper Friends were entertained Sunday evening by Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac P. Gassman, West Stephenson street. at a buffet supper And sing, one of those informal gatherings that this group of enjoy so often. Mrs.

Reginald of White, Plains, N. was out of town guest, Mrs. Archie Guest Of Honor At Post-Nuptial Party The primary department of Zlon Reformed Sunday school gave a post-nuptial party for Mrs. Archie Stebbins, one of the teachers, Frl- day night at her home on South Adams avenue, "Pick-up-sticks" was played, the winner being the Misses Jeanette Deemer and Esther Dahl- rner, Mrs. Stebbins was presented with a handsome remembrance.

Mrs. Maude Jacobs Guest Speaker Garden Club Meeting The first meeting of 1938 of the FreepoH Garden club will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. William L. Karcher, 1011 West Stephenson street. Mrs.

Maude Jacobs, of South Carrol ton, will be the guest speaker, her subject being "The Garden of Greatest Charm." Active, honorary and summer members are invited to attend. Mr. and MM. John C. MoKlnatra.

Surprised on Twelfth Weddlnf Anniversary Without any advance notice, a group, of twenty friends surprised Mr. 'and Mrs. John C. Bast Jefferson Saturday night and assisted them In the proper celebration of their twelfth wedding anniversary. After congratulations the guests played five hundred, favors being awarded to Prank Smith, J.

jQrant Harrington and Mrs, Eugene M. Smith. The host and hostess were presented with bunch of handsome flowers. Supper was not overlooked, the guests bringing an elaborate layout which was served at midnight. Mrs.

Clifford Billlg, of Porreston, was an, but" of guest. DanielVlnkVEIghty-Flfth Birthday Celebrated Saturday and Sunday Daniel Pink, who his home with his son-in-law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. John Weber Bruca, North Whistler avenue, celebrated his eighty-fifth birthday Saturday and he was the recipient of, many cards and gifts as well as congratulations from many friends. In the evening, there was a dinner In his honor at the Bruce home, his sister, Mrs.

John B. Clingman, of Cedarville, being an out or town guest. His eldest granddaughter, Mrs. William O'Malia, and her husband, gave a family dinner for Mr. Pink Sunday at their home 712 East Pleasant street.

Mr. Pink enjoys the best of health and takes a keen interest in the affairs of the day. Charming; Pre-Nuptlal Party Given Saturday For Miu Clarice Byeri A charming bridge luncheon was given Saturday by the Misses Evelyn Seeker and Lucile Schlelch for Miss Clarice Byers, whose wedding to Andrew Reitlnger has been announced for the 5th of February. The affair was held in the English Hunt room at Hotel Preeport and the table was decorated with spring flowers, yellow Jonquils being arranged in a blue bowl, tapers of the same blue shedding light from several Individual corsages of sweet peas, with a Sweetheart rose in the center, were found at the plates of the sixteen guests. Bridge followed the delicious menu, favors going to the Misses Belva Molter.

Dorothy Dupee, Mrs. Boyd Nye and Mrs. Jack Byers. The bride-to-be was presented with a mahogany metal card table and chairs by the hostesses and guests, will fit very nicely into her attractively-furnished new home on West Evelyn street. Relatives Celebrate Two Wedding Anniversaries Twenty relatives met at the country home of Mr.

and Mrs. August Kortfimeier, Pearl City, on Saturday to celebrate the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brandt, Shannon.

Mr. and Mrs. William Kortemeicr, 1335 South Oak avenue, and Mr. and Mrs. August Kortemeier were hosts of the occasion.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kuhlemeier, of Pearl City, were also present to celebrate their 36th wed. ding anniversary. All the children of the principals were present with the exception of Mr.

and Mrs. Leland Kortemeier. Woodstock, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Kortemeier, and Mr.

and Mrs. Weldon Brandt, Pittsburgh, the former a son of the W. H. Brandts. A delicious dinner was enjoyed by the guests at noon and the afternoon was spent in viewing moving pictures of various family affairs i whiph were of particular interest to guasU.

The event that was celebrated Saturday was unusual in the fact that it was a triple affair, two brothers and a sister beijif among the principals of wedding that took place thirty years ago. WEDDINGS Andrews-toon Miss Virgin Loos, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Damlan Loos, South Chicago avenue, became the bride of Loyal Andrews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Andrews, of Rock City, the single ring ceremony taking place Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at Calvary Evangelical church, Davis, Rev.

O. Zimmerman, pastor of the church officiating. The marriage vows were repeated before the church altar. Mr, and Mrs. Wendell Walter were the only attendants, The bride wore a Mayan blue, street-length dress, with accessories to match, and carried a bouquet of white roses.

Mrs, Walter was attired In a dubonnet dress with black accessories. Mrs, Andrews attended Preeport high school and has been employed in Preeport, The groom is a graduate of Freeport high school, class of 1027, and since his graduation has been assisting his father on the farm. Following the ceremony the groom's mother served dinner to the immediate families, after which the bridal couple left for a short trip to Peoria and' other places of Interest. They will be home to their friends after Feb. 1 at the groom's father's farm, five miles north of Rock City.

Stork-Wcdlernwn The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Westerman and Fred Stork, III, was solemnized Thursday, Jan. 20 at the parsonage of the First English Lutheran church at Rev. W. Rex, former pastor of the Freeport First English Lutheran church, and an Intimate friend of the bride and The bride a royal blue lace dress and carried white sweet peas. There were no attendants.

The bride, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mlnkie, of''-Balley- vllle, has been employed at the B. C. Trueblood home for tho past twelve years.

The groom is a son of Mrs. Frederlcka Stork. They will be at home to their friends after the 10th of March at Morning Side Gardens, South Adams avenue. Dulin-Boeoen Prom Waterloo, comes tho announcement of the wedding 'of Miss Mary Agnes Boesen, who for the past year has been employed as assistant technician at St. Francis hospital, and John J.

Dulin, of Crystal Lake, 111. The wedding ceremony took place at St. Robert's church at Shorewood, Aug. 3, 1937, Rev. A.

A. Wissink, officiating, and was attended by the bride's and Mrs. D. N. Boesen of Waterloo.

t. After being graduated from the Waterloo East high'school, Mrs. Dulin entered Mercy Hospital at Dubuque, where she.was graduated from tho nurses' training school. Mr. Dulln is a graduate of Columbia college, at Dubuque, and is in business at Crystal Lako, the future homo of the young couple.

Notes of the Day Mr. and Mrs. Fred Winders of Maywood, were week-end guests at the E. L. Schwarze home, 533 Hardin avenue.

'Alfred Koester, 621 East Pleasant street, left Sunday for a two weeks' business trip to Seattle and Tacomn, Wash. Albert Dltman, South Liberty avenue, fell Saturday night about 9:30 as he steped off the; bus and fractured his left arm at the wrist. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Paul Qnss- man, West Stephenson street, are leaving tomorrow on a southern trip, their gdal being New Orleans.

Mr. Gassman is combining pleasure with business. They will be gone two weeks or longer. Mrs. Luther G.

Younglove, Miss Mae Stewart, North Wise avenue, and Mrs. Charles M. Pish, West Lincoln boulevard, left today for Delray Beach, Fla. Thoy were Joined in Chicago by Mrs. Thomas P.

Olson, of DeKalb. Mrs. Pish is remaining for two weeks, but her mother and aunts will not return until April. Mr. and Mrs.

Lloyd W. Ruble, 888 West Douglas street, and Mr. and Mrs. John Martini, of Silver Creek, are leaving Tuesday morning by automobile for St. Petersburg.

Fla. where they will be guests of Mr. and Mrs, George Ruble, of Chicago for a while. They will visit Cuba and other place of Interest in the south and are not expecting to return until spring. Announcements of soils: the wayside soil, strong soil, thorny soil, and good soil.

Each dividual in the world must find place in one of these classes," for the week; Today and conference. p. ni, correspondence class meeting, followed by prayer service. p. choir practice.

The meeting of the Girl Scout council, announced for tomorrow evening, has been postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 1. Home Bureau News Florence Unit Meets Wednesday The Florence Home Bureau meets Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. John Aspenwall. on the Pearl City road.

News of the Churches First UnlUsd Brethren Church The parable of the sower, recorded in the 13th chapter of Matthew, was the subject of the message delivered by Rev. H. L. Newell, pastor Sunday morning. He said: "The parable is made up of three elements: the (a type of ChrUt), the seed ithe word of God.

the soil ithe world'. ''In the world there are four kinds HOSPITAL NEWS Evangelical Deaconess Hospital A son was born this morning at Evangelical Deaconess hospital to Mr, and MI'S, Carl Merchant, of Lanark. Mr. and Mrs, Fred Schlueter, of Rock City, welcomed a daughter last night. Emergency appendectomies were performed on Mrs.

Herman Soddy, of Browntown, SUnday night; on Miss Betty Henry, North Powell avenue, last evening and Miss Ruby Rlchart, North Henderson road, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Emily Sharp, of Stockton, was admitted to the hospital last Friday for medical care. Glen Elchonberger, West Douglas street, submitted to a minor operation Saturday. St. Francis Hospital Mr.

and Mrs, Melvin Straub, of Chadwick, welcomed a son yesterday, born at St. Francis hospital. Mr, and Mrs, Elwood Michael, of Lena, are the parents of a girl, born this morning. Miss Elizabeth Moran, West Pleasant street, fell Sunday and fractured her left hip. She is receiving care at iha hospital.

The following patients have undergone major surgery today: Vincent Polcy, of Elgin; Mrs. Otto Smith, of Mt, Carroll, and Miss Bernadette Phlll, of Hanover, who underwent an emergency appedectomy. A minor operation was performed this morning on Milford Stout, Freeport, route 4, Karl William Fuss, West Elk street, and William Bast, of Ohadwlck, had tonsllectomies this morning, Mrs. Clarence Holbert, North Henderson road, Adelbert Plshcr, West Broadway, Arthur Turner, of Rldott, Mrs. Ellen Zugschwerdt, of Chadwick, and Merrill Huber, Freeport, route 6, are receiving medical care at the hospital.

Lcatrlce Stock, West Jackson street, was admitted to the hospital Saturday with a touch of pneumonia. BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARIES OF CHARLES DEMETER AND GRANDDAUGHTER CELEBRATED Birthday anniversaries of Charles Demoter and of his granddaughter, Gale Schlenbein, aged 5, were observed Sunday at a family dinner for ten given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gunkel, nt Krape the birth anniversary dates were during the past week and the present, Sunday was day selected for the gather- Ing. Mi'Demeter, who is president of park board resides at''107 East Pershing street.

His granddaughter is a daughter of Mr. and A. L. Schlenbein, 1003 South Saxby avenue, ROTARYlNTERNAfiONAL HEAD SAYS POSSIBILITY OF WAR IN EUROPE REMOTE Springfield, 111., Jan. Maurice Duperrey, of Paris, president of Rotary International, placed a wreath on the tomb of Abraham Lincoln today and told Springfield Rotarlans that the possibility of war In Europe is remote.

70TH BiRfHDAYlllVERSARY OF CHARLES J(ENYON OBSERVED Sunday afternoon open house was observed at the home of Charles Kenyon, 817 West Homer street the occasion being his seventieth birthday anniversary, and In the evening a group of relatives arrived to offer congratulations to Mr. Kenyon, at the home where he resides with his daughter, Miss Mildred Kenyon. A resident of the city since his birth, Mr. Kenyon spent a pleasant day meeting old friends and acquaintances and was well remembered with gifts, CONSISTORY AUDITORIUM BOX OFFICETO BE OPEN FROM 7:30 UNTIL 9 TONIGHT For Rftttrvalfon of for flay, "Roy Meets Girl" The box office of consistory audi- will be open this evening between the hours of and 6 o'clock, for the exchange of tickets for reserved seats for the performance of "Boy Meets Girl," which will be given tomorrow evenfng at Consistory auditorium under sponsorship of Preeport Commandery, Templar, It is announced that only a few seats are available. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO HOLD NEXT MEETING FEB.

8 The Stephenson county board of supervisors will hold their next regular meeting Feb. 8. The board will select grand Jurors for the March term of circuit court and will also arrange a bond for W. Graham, county treasurer, as tax collector. The bond will be in the sum of $140,000 it being necessary under the law for the treasurer to give bond each year as collector of taxes for the county, TWO DISTRICT COMMANDERS TO LEGION The regular monthly meeting of Stephenson county council of the American Legion will be held at Legion home on Wednesday evening, at winch time several speakers will 3e heard.

Oscar Berga, Amboy, 13th district lommander, will speak, and William Seymour, North Chicago, 111., 10th district comamnder, also will address the meeting. Another speaker will be selected by the Stephenson County Medical society to speak on subject of "Social''Hygiene," and nurses engaged in all branches of public welfare work: have been invited to be present at the meeting, at which M. V. Peasi'ey, county commander, will preside. APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES At Kit.

Carrofl Robert Schubert, Mt, Carroll 82 Mayme L. Law 36 GRACE CHURCH RECTOR TALKS ON OSEOKEISURE TIME Rev. Eugene R. Shannon.Speaker At Today's Meeting Of Rotary Club Rev. Eugene R.

Shannon, rector of Grace Episcopal church was the speaker at the Rotary meeting held today at Hotel 'Preeport. His subject was "Do You Know How to Loaf?" His talk In part was as follows: "Sometimes It is extremely good for you to forget that 'there is anything In the world that has to be done, and to do some particular thing that you want to do. Every human being needs a certain amount of time In which he can be peaceful. Peace, may take the form of exercise, reading, or any congenial occupation; but the one thing which must not be connected with It is a sense of obligation to do some particular thing at some particular time. "The crisis In the present employment situation is bringing us a reduction of business hours which may be devoted profitably to the good of the whole social organism, for It, we are having thrust upon us.

more leisure time; In fact we are being by some economists that our very existence depends upon our acceptance and use of this new privilege and leisure. Should Use Leisure Time Intelligently "Just as we must be as intelligent as possible about our business, our profession, and our Industrial relationships, we must likewise be Intelligent about the use of our leisure time. Some people do nothing when they have nothing to do, but not so with the intelligent man. However, neither is a man considered intelligent in this respect who searches for a hobby and then does little more than bounce up and down In the saddle once he has mounted the steed. It's a tell-tale accusation when a man says he has some time to kill.

"The American people have 13 million hours per week beyond the time required for working, eating and sleeping. One can hardly, go so far as to say that the use made of this time is as vital to society's good as the use one makes of his business hour. Yet good nature Is of all the moral qualities, perhaps the one needed most in the world today. Good nature is a product of the use, the intelligent use of leisure, the thing which develops when we are at ease, having released ourselves from, or at least having let up a bit from the struggle for existence, "In developing our leisure, making it a creative thing, there Is one objective which we must keep ever clearly before us, in order that we may not be time-killers, and that objective is to put distracting irre- levances out of. our way.

We cannot do everything; we cannot respond to every solicitation. Hence, if we are to bo even moderately successful in using our leisure time, we must compel ourselves to be on the watch for Intruders. On this basis can you reply in the affirmative that you do know how to loaf?" BIBLE CONFERENCE IS OPENED TODAY The Freeport Bible conference (interdenominational) is holding sessions today and tomorrow, in the First Baptist church at 2:30 and 7:30 p. with Dr. Robert Moyer, of Minneapolis, as speaker.

His subjects for Tuesday will be: Afternoon, "The Two Genealogies of evening, "The Man at Rest." He will give a Bible study, entitled "Worms," this evening. The public is invited. FREEPORT AMUSEMENT CO, HOLDSMJAL MEETING The Preeport Amusement company, holding its annual meeting to. day, re-elected the following officers for the ensuing year; Fred Kuehner. Vice P.

Guenther. O. Kaney. P. Kuehner, O.

H. Green. 0. P. Guenther, O.

Kaney, C. Franz. The company owns the Patio theatre property. CROP LEGISLATION, TARIFFS, UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF TO BE CONSIDERED BY Springfield, 111., Jan. 34.

definite stand upon crop legislation now before congress and other national issues, including unemployment relief, monopolies and tariffs, is expected to be taken by the Illinois Agricultural association at its annual meeting here this week. The convention proper will not open until Thursday but organizations affiliated with the I. A. A. will start their sessions tomorrow.

The committee on arrangements estimated today that upwards of 4,000 persons would attend The declaration of the 72.000 membership is exported to take shape tomorrow at the meeting of the resolutions committee. "DRAMA RELIGION" IS THEMfi OP Mscotmse BY GRACE W. That "the play's the thing" and "all the world Is a stage and is the teaching us the way to go, pointing a path for our feet to tread, giving us purpose for existence," was the ment by Prof. Harold ger, of Northwestern university, Saturday afternoon in hW address to the Preeport Woman's club on "Drama In glance backward and a prediction. "You and I are enacting a play, called on this world stage," he said.

"No one can give you any other part. May every moment in your life and In my life be a 'conscience-catching for whatever you and I do will Influence other people. It is really character In action; the drama, on this stage in which you and I find ourselves and play our parts." Achievement of Success Mr. Ehrensperger said everyone has a desire to make a success In life and to attain success worth the achievement, but "there Is 'no sly way to success, no primrose path, no easy method. Eventually the only way In which you will be happy Is to follow tho thing that nags at you, which is under your skin, and which after 'all you simply cannot leave.

Have faith in your own best self. "Drama today Is speaking to this generation In terms not simply of entertainment; by going to the theatre one can be stirred In mind. No other art has quite the capacity to pull a man out of himself and make him think, We dream of life as we would like to have it, or perhaps of starting life over again, for drama Is 'character In action. 1 The theatre achieves success when It has something to say about life, when it stirs people profoundly, when It is a life drama in action, not found in pages of a book or any other art." Pageantry of Bible Scenes The moving scenes and stirring dramatic episodes in the life of Christ were mentioned by the speaker In the "glance backward" as he described the many performances of plays in churches at Easter time and at Christmas, which, he said, attracted many people who otherwise might not have come, and who "would not have been stirred deeply by the speaking of lines without action and scenery, whether in great cathedral or small church. The thousands of people witnessed compelling because there 'was' 'character in.action,' the story came'to 'life before their eyes," the speaker said.

"What will it be like when we have television, hear the voice of someone speaking, watch the action? Coming generations will be doing that 50 to 100 years from now. When life becomes real before your eyes it is infinitely more effective than when you listen to the radio or watch it on the screen." Conscience Catching Plays Choosing Shakespeare's quotation from "Hamlet," "The play's the thing wherein to catch the conscience of the king," as a sort of text, Mr. Ehrensperger said that was what he meant by religious drama, that "It Is the religious efforts of tho church, the conscience catch- Ing business of the church that I am Interested in. When the theatre catches the conscience of people it is doing something more than entertaining, if it points the way to young people to success by a path that leads deeply and increasingly iiito being and doing something greater and better, which after all is the business of religion. "As players on the world stage, to attain our goals we must have the right director; with religion as a guide, may we say our lines intelligently and make our actions meaningful.

Great characters are not evolved overnight. We must study ourselves thoroughly, know more than just the meaning of our lines, bo guided by something tremendous and great. The World As a Slage "On this world stage every part is important; there is no small part; your life, above everything else, is very important to you. Time is necessary in perfecting our parts. Helen Hayes has always wanted to play Portia in Shakespeare's 'Merchant of and long ago started learning her part, even if for only a few' performances.

Edgar Bergen did not attain radio success quickly; He spent 15 years in reaching his present position. "Others help us on our way, those with whom we associate and come in contact on the world stage, our fathers and mothers, and those gone before, who make life possible for us. When our parts are properly acted, then we, too, will be able to catch the conscience of people around us." In introducing Mr. Ehrejisperger, Mrs. Harvey B.

Zartman, chairman of the drama department of the club, said it was always "an exciting occasion" when such an eloquent and distinguished lecturer as he was scheduled to appear. The lounge was filled by club members, visitors from the Stockton Woman's club, and a number of Preeport men. The Business Necessary business was quickly handled by the club president, Mrs. Prank M. Keck, the minutes being read by the secretary, Mrs, Dayton S.

Burr. Mention was made of the motion picture, "Victoria, the Great," sponsored by the club, to be given in Preeport Feb. 16, 17 and 18. and Mrs, Keck appointed as the committee in charge: Mrs. Otto E.

Landgraf, chairman, Mrs. Kenneth Nagel, Mrs. H. L. McCool, Mrs.

L. A. Jayne, Miss Crystal Bongye, Mrs. Chailcs C. Gill.

Mrs. John P. Mrs. P. X.

Graff, Mrs, Thomas J. Marshall, and Miss Ruth A Wmn. The penny art fund lor Illi- nott atiott of Wflfnin's Clubs ba in the of the federation Mff. 9, Sdhfsgv chairman, Mrs, Mist Solan Diefenthalef, Mable Kennedy and MLM Agnes O'Connor, iff Show tellowitone Pictures "Yellowstone 1ft Oolot" will be brought to ths club next Saturday when Edgar Hoff, of the Freeport high school faculty, shows moving pictured in colors that he made of the national park scenes at Yellow- tone and in Colorado, according: to an announcement made by Mrs. Arthur S.

Patrick, chairman of the education department. Frosted cupcakes and coffee" were ehjoyed during the social hour, and Mrs. Otto Wagner, Mrs. William A. Held, Mrs.

Harry Meyers'and Miss Lilian Spratier poured. CONSTRUCTED FOR BUILDING IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER WILL BEAR NAME OF ASSOCIATED PRESS New York, Jan future home of the Associated Press will be erected In Rockefeller Center, -where general headquarters and the New York office of the world's largst co-operative news and picture gathering organization will be located in a building bearing its own name. Construction of the Associated Press, building will begin shortly, as the first of the units included in the program recently announced by Rockefeller Center. The Associated Press news, news photo, feature and 15-story structure, which will be completed In the autumn. The quarters selected provide for the immediate needs of steadily-increasing scope of the Associated Prss news, news photo, feature and supplemental services to more than 1,400 newspaper members, The character of the press association's work, together with the requirements of its mechanical, laboratory and transmission facilities involved engineering problems that necessitated far-reaching solutions.

Accommodations have been made for the installation of every phase of the organization's activities, including printing and other equipment used in the production of some departments of the service. The building site is the north block of the Center, Fiftieth and Fifty-First streets, overlooking the plaza between the music hall and the International building. NEGRO THIEF STEALS PURSE; THROWS IT AWAY AFTER HE TAKES SIX DOLLARS FROM IT A who gained entrance to the ''residence of Best, 1545 West Stephenson street, at 9:45 o'clock this morning, stole a pocketbook containing $6 which belonged to Miss Wanda Miller, maid at the home. He threw the purse in the yard when he made his escape, and it was found by City Motorcycle Officer Wendell Wolf and Police Officer John Peld, who were called by Miss Miller and Helen Yoeman, also employed in the home, to investigate the theft. Miss Miller, whose home is in Pearl saw the negro with the purse in his hand as she started down the stairway to the lower floor of the house.

She telephoned the police. The officers were unable to ascertain what direction the negro had taken In leaving the yard, and the hasty glance which Miss Miller obtained of the thief was Insufficient to furnish the officers with a clue to his description. HOLDUP MAN MURDERS STREET CAR CONDUCTOR Chicago. Jan. hat was the only clue police had today to a young robber who shot and killed Truman H.

Hanmer, 55, a street car conductor, on the rear platform of Hanmer's car. The gunman lost his hat in a scuffle with the conductor prior to the shooting, and jumped off the car without retrieving it or taking any money. REV, WILLIAM BEUSCHER TO ADDRESS KIWANIANS Rev. William Beuscher, pastor of Oak Avenue Evangelical church, will be the speaker at the Wednesday meeting of the Klwanis club to be held at Hotel Preeport. His subject will be "Evolution of the Hymn." OlgBtfRgGMEN? FEB.

Witt BRING TOTAL, fO OP 63 PER CENT Edward 3. fiarrett, auditor public accounts, has authorized tilt payment of a ten per. cent dividend to the depositors of the tJnlOn Se Trust company of Freeport, Deputy Receiver J. 0, Harrington announced today, Six per cent is derived from general liquidation and four per cent from the stockholders' assessment collected by Graydon Powell, Mr, Harrington explained. This disbursement amounts to $59,469,77, and brings the total dividend paid thus far to sixty-three per cent.

Checks wilt be mailed to depositors by Feb. 16. SONJA HENIE UNSPOILED BY FAME AND FORTUNE She Has Won Plenty of Both But Remains the Same BY ORLO ROBERTSON New York, Jan. Movie fame and riches have not changed Sonja Henie one bit. She's still the vivacious little Norwegian who won three Olympic figure titles, retired unbeaten two years ago and then sky rocketed to new fame and fortune on a pair of skates.

When she completes a five-night stand in Madison Square opening tonight, she will have played before 26 capacity crowds In Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and New York since Christmas. Boston and Miami remain, and then she will return to Hollywood some $200,000 richer, to get ready for her fourth picture. Not once has Sonja, 25, very blonde and very pretty, yearned for the return of the olden days. She doesn't even think of the 1940 Olympics, the first she will have missed since, as a chubby little girl of 15, she beat the world's best for the first time in 1928. "Yes, those were great days," said Sonja, "but I get so much more enjoyment out of the movies and giving shows today.

I love the cheers of the crowd. It sends a tingle through my whole body and just makes we want to do better." On this tour Sonja still is a.girl of all work and little play, unless you call skating play. The program calls for six five-minute apeparances, exclusive of encores, within two hours. To keep in shape Sanja gets close to 12 hours sleep nightly and rests an additional four hours. lit One nice thing about workin' in newspapers and actin' in pictures is that the minute people see your work, somebody is almost sure to like it.

It's kinda like my Uncle Skinny Flint who ran a restaurant down home. He had been gettin' so many kicks about his steaks but finally one day he saw a sitting at a table look- in 1 at the steak with an admiring look. Uncle Skinny ran over to him and says "What do you think of the steak?" The man says, "Well, as a tradesman, I would say it's first class." Uncle Skinny says "Oh, then you're in the meat business?" And the man says "No, Brother, I'm a bootmaker." NELSON AND MARKHAM WILL RECEIVE SENTENCES LATER When arraigned before Justice of the Peace Albert Lindsey Saturday on charges of vagrancy. Herbert Nelson, alias Wuiisch, 21, Peoria and John Markham, 23, Salt Lake City, Utah, pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred ten days, pending a further Investigation of the records of the pair.

The two young men were taken into custody last week after their car had crashed into a tree near Dakota. As they were leaving the scene they threw a rifle into a nearby field, the gun later being recovered by Deputy Sheriffs Harry Yde and Walter Engels. Reports from Springfield on Nelson's fingerprints Indicate he served 30 days at Provo, Utah on a vagrancy charge and that he was at one time held there on a burglarly charge but was later released. Markham had served in Utah state prison, it was indicated Sheriff Lee Aurand has been advised that a representative of a Peoria insurance company would come here to claim the wrecked car. SHOWER GIVEN AT DAKOTA FOR MARGARET SCHRADER Dakota, 111., Jan.

Ralph Moss gave a variety shower at her home Friday evening for Miss Margaret Schrader, bride-elect of Ray Schmerse. Those present were Mrs. Carl Borchers, of German Valley; Mrs. Walter Schmerse, of Orangeville; and Mrs, Seward Lincoln, Mrs. Harold Schmerse, Mrs Lester Moss, Mrs.

Clarence Breese and Miss Marian Myers, of Dakota The evening was spent in playing five hundred, the favors going to Mrs. Borchers, Mrs. Breese and Miss Schrader. a lunch was served at 10:30. Following this Miss Schrader opened her many gifts.

FRED ROSENSTIEL ESTATE BEQUEAJTHEDTO CHILDREN The estate of the late Fred Rosenstiel. Waddams township, is to be divided among his children according to the will filed for probate in county court. The testator directs that his real estate and chattel property located in Lena be given to a daughter and a son, Helen and Donald Rosenstiel. The balance of the property is to be sold and divided among the following children, dreci Polhill, Kenneth, Donald and Helen Rosenstiel. The will is dated Nov.

4, 1937, and was witnessed by Robert J. Cricldle and Lily C. Shafer. Helen and Donald Rosenstiel are named executors. EAGLES TO INITIATE LARGE CLASS TONIGHT Members of the local Fraternal Order of Eagles and their ladies en-r joyed a dancing party and entertainment Saturday evening at the club house, which proved to be a very enjoyable affair.

The social committee lias planned many other events for the coming month. Tonight a large class of candidates honoring Conrad H. Mann, prominent as an Eagles organizer, will be received into membership. The next party at the club rooms will be held Wednesday eveninf of ihis week. IMUTOMOIILE ACCIDENT NORTH OF CEOARVILLE In ftutomabite accident took evening in the deenf cut on state routs 30, just north trf Jewel Or6M, 11, ft! McConnell, suffered alight Injury id her back and Mrs, teuil ,90, dUfl of McConnell, HUttMP liMffttidfii And bruises When ft etf driven by Rabe's husband skidded 68 the driver made an effort to fcvdid collision with another Automobile.

The machine turned and Went into ft Mr. RaW, aMMf, and Mrs. er Cross, parents of the injured girt, Were Sergt, Harry Strode attd Officer Leo Hill were called to investigate the accident. The two injured were taken to Evangelical Deaconesi. hospital, where Mrs.

Rabe was dismissed after receiving treatment. ni nnr bLtKKbUI STATEMENT OP STRANGE AFFAIR AS BEST IT CAN BE ASCERTAINED BY PRESTON GROVER Washington, Jan. made a name for herself by setting up a dummy A Jn Manchuria, but It remained for an enterprisiny civil service the in-- Interior'department 'to set Up a dummy, COG vpayrpll'-and collect on three before finally he was caught aricl pleaded guilty to a string of forgery charges. Interior department officials were fightfully upset and spent much effort passing the buck to the wary department, which was tangled iii'the affair. Witnesses testifying before a sen ate-committee were considerably at variance on dates, but evidently it was some time in the spring of 1934 that Reno E.

Stiteley, age about 30., began his little game that escaped detection by Secretary Ickes' detectives through -all the Intervening months until last March. How It worked The evidence came out meal and a bit but this is a dough pattern of the business as told to the XN Stiteley, chief of the voucher unit of the national parks service, supervised preparation of vouchers and payrolls for several CCC camps. He made out vpucherr, only for salaries of foremen and 15 for each camp. For months these lists had been coursing through Stiteley's unit. Several clerks and chiefs cf section initialed It was purely tine.

NoJbodjtuRaid. much attention to So one day Stiteley inserted a voucher for an entirely fictitious group of employes In Shenandoah national park in Virginia. Everybody initialed it along with the rest. There was conflicting testimony. Interior department witnesses said Stiteley sent in a dummy voucher for supervisory employes of a whole CCC camp.

War department officials denied they had let a whole camp slip by, insisting instead it was only a fictitious payroll. But at any rate the voucher went through the department of the interior. The next hurdle was higher; The war department handled all the CCC money. So Stiteley wrote a letter to the war department disbursing agent asking that the checks for his fictitious foremen be delivered to Stiteley. It bore the forged name of the park superintendent.

The war department- disbursing clerk handed him the 15 checks and the party was on. Stitely cashed them at local banks, counter-indorsing them with his own name. Ultimately he openeTd brokerage account -and lost about $9,000 in the market, Got Nearly $100,000 His salary was only $2,300 a' year, but he bought a home and paid about $6,000 on it in 13 months. He threw parties at local hotels, one costing $275 and another $100. Ho bought a car and last spring paid freight to have it shipped to Florida and back.

The scheme brought him about $78,000 in the three pay than the vice president gets. The loss never showed up because Stiteley kept the phoney vouchers out of the regular file, Ultimately, Stiteley sought to extend his activities to a CCC camp which was outside the park service. He got $6,000 from that and another $13,000 from the bureau of public roads in the department of agriculture, witnesses testified, all through manipulation of CCC payrolls. Just who caught up with him is not clear. But when Stiteley suspected he was caught, he left the office and went home.

That was April 8. A few days ago he pleaded guilty to charges of forgery. JOHNNY CAPONE AND NEPHEW QYERCOME BY GAS FUMES Johnny Capone, custodian of the concession stand in the court house lobby, and his young nephew, James (Fibber) Capone, had a narrow escape from possible death at the Capone home, 455 South Benton a venue, this morning when both were overcome by gas fumes escaping from a gas stove. Both recovered sufficiently, however, to indicate they would suffer no ill effects from their unusual experience. Arising early Johnny placed a pail of water on the gas stove to heat and in some manner the flame was snuffed out with the result'fchat the gas escaped for some time before being discovered.

James Capone. 13. a school boy, discovered Johnny lying on the floor of the kit-chen and awakened other members of the family who soon revived him. Later James showed effects of the gas but also revived..