The Manhattan Mercury from Manhattan, Kansas • 1

CnrD We don't know whether Harry Woodrtng went to Washington to be Assistant secretary of war or to be Investigated, HE RCURY Moms wu the first reporter, declares Fagan Alder In a feature story on page 3 today. and THE MANHATTAN DAILY NATIONALIST OFFICIAL VOLUME XXVI TEN PAGES NUMBER 24 MANHATTAN, KANSAS, It's a Racket, Mayor Miscellaneous ioSiKau RESIGNATION MADE YESTERDAY AND ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT HIS JOB HERE SOUGHT j-w u-. -xxxk. Nll iirriyfriifiniii hlA "'Wltr Just to show New Yorkers tbat tney can't expect a "break" when they drop nickels in slot machines. Mayor La Guardla himself opened an exhibit of the machines at Rockefeller Center to illustrate tbeti operation.

He called it "mechanical Pictured at right hack ot a sample is Police Commissioner John F. O'Ryan. i CITY PAPER PRINCE TAKES GERMAN BRIDE SIGVARD OF SWEDEN WEDS BEAUTIFUL COMMONER 4 Obviously Happy, Couple Wed by "Marrying" Superintendent of London Registry Office By Frank H. King Associated Press Foreign Staff London, March 8 W) A romance like a tale of fiction came true today with the wedding at noon of Sigvard, prince of 'Sweden, duke of Uppland and grandson of the Swedish king, to the beautiful Fraulein Erika Patzek. 22-year-old daughter of a Berlin industrialist.

In taking his commoner bride at a registry office In the heart of busy London, the 26-year-old prince-like Lennart, his cousin abandoned his princely rights for a romantic union with the girl of his dreams. Instead of a carillon of bells pealing for their wedding in the ancient capital of the prince's royal forefathers, Sigvard and his bride had chattering song birds in a little park outside and a sea of smU-ing faces in a sympathetic throng to welcome them on their wedding day. Brief Ceremony Obviously happy, the two were wed by the "marrying" superintendent cf the registry office, aided by the assistant registrar. The ceremony was of only a few minutes' duration. Each had only two sentences to say.

Both smiled nervously as they drove up to the registry office in a big limousine for the ceremony. Erika was wearing a smart navy blue tailored costume, with a hat to match, and a spray of lovely white orchids on one of the lapels of her coat. The prince wore a long navy blue overcoat. He was bareheaded. There were a number of unexpected developments at tne cere mony.

In the first place, they were married in the large councU chamber cf Caxtoa hall instead of in the small registry office, despite the fact a municipal' election was being held in the building today. The Caxton haU officials obligingly arranged everything so that the polling would not. Interfere with the wedding. Erika's brother, George Patzek, a German lawyer, and George Gordon, Prince Sigvard's attorney, were to have been the only witnesses, but two unexpected guests arrived the inspector-general of registra tion from Somerset house, Scott Cowan, with his wife. Mrs.

Cowan is Swedish and consequently they were invited to attend the cere mony. Break in Calm There was a slight break in the calm Just before the wedding when two Britons insisted on their rights as British subjects to witness the ceremony. Only six persons can avail themselves of this right, however, and they were finally jjersuad-ed to wait at the entrance to the hall. Outside Caxton hall, the street was impassable because of the milling crowd there but its several hundred; members were kept orderly by mounted and foot police. After the ceremony, the couple made a smooth getaway out of the main door of the building.

Tha prince laughed and waved his hand as he helped the bride tato a limousine, closing the door against a smaU shower of rice with which two or three persons had come prepared. The bride's brother rode in the 1 limousine back to the hotel for a private lunch. Tomorrow morning the mewlyweds will, leave for a trip through the Italian Riviera. Prince Sigvard received the congratulations of Prince Lennart but none of his intimates would say whether he had received a message from King Gustaf. They indicated, however, that no message of any kind had been received.

In signing the marriage register, Sigvard used his title of prince for the last time. WIN APOLOGETIC CONTEST Sterling McCollum and Madeline Martin Best at Academy First place among Sacred Heart AMiriemv nunils in an arjoloeetic contest Wednesday night at the Catholic church hall was won by Sterling McCollum, a junior. His subject was "iroMems oi euiier-Ing." Madeline Martin, a sophomore, placed second with "Of What Use Are Nuns?" They wUl compete in a district contest in Salina May 23. Other contestants: Josephine Hoover and George Inskeep, seniors; Mary Ann Weiler, Junior; John Burns, sophomore; Helen FarreH and Joseph Boyle, freshmen. Judges were Mrs.

M. F. Ahearn, Dr. H. H.

Haymaker, E. L. Grantham, chosen because they are not Catholics. TO HIGHWAY MEETING S. A.

BardweU, Kenneth Chappell, C. C. Brewer, R. P. Evans, and C.

J. Burson are expected to go to Be-loit for a meeting of the TJ. S. 40N Highway association tonight. Alconol, glycerine, healers, batteriei 6am Miller Auto Excg.

304 Houston. 03-tl THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1934 Tells New Yorkers JAMES WAGEMAN DIES IN WYOMING Fcrmer Riley County School Teacher With Son in Cheyenne in Recent Years James L. Wageman, a former resident of Riley county, died at Cheyenne. where he had been residing for several years with his sin, Don Wageman, friends learned here today. The "-joay will be brought tomorrow on a 1:20 p.

m. train. Funeral services will be conducted at the Ryan funeral home Saturday at 2 p. with either Dr. C.

E. Holman or Dr. J. M. McClelland in charge.

Interment will be at the Mill Creek cemetery where Mrs. Wageman was interred. of the death were not reported here, Mrs. J. E.

Edgerton, a close acquaintance, said he was 81 or 82 years of age. He came to Riley county in 1871, then homesteaded at Jewell, returning here a year or two later to make his heme until he joined his son. He lived on Deep Creek, at Stockdale, in Ogden and Manhattan, teaching school in various sections of the county. The son, Don, formerly was in the First National bank here, going to Colony before he went to Cheyenne where he is cashier of the American National bank. The late Mrs.

Margaret Conwell of Manhattan was a daughter. Her children are Ivan and Kenneth Conwell of Manhattan, Mrs. Rachel Campbell of Junction City, and Mrs. Mina Buck of Schenectady, N. Y.

VELMA SHARP ASKS DIVORCE Mrs. Velma Sharp of Fort Riley has filed In the district court a suit for a divorce from Charles E. Sharp, charging abandonment and gross neglect of duty, and asking for the restoration of her maiden name, Velma M. Berry. They were married In Junction City June 18, 1926, the petition states.

K. S. C. LIBRARY TO HAVE MURALS Fcur Panels cf Wall Paintings to Be in Main Reading Room CWA Project Four panels of mural paintings wiU decorate the south waU of the main reading room in the coUege library in the near future, Prof. Paul Weigel, head of the of architecture, announced today.

David Overmeier of Topeka, who has been employed under the CWA artists' project, wiU do the wokr, and the cost of materials will be all the expense incurred by the college. Scaffolding is being constructed now, and the artist -wUl begin work no later than Monday, Professor Weigel said. The paintings, being on the south wall, wiU benefit from a fuU r.orth light each panel wUl correspond with a large window across the room and' this was termed by Mr. Weigel as an ideal location. They wUl be done in oU directly on the wall.

Each panel wUl be 11 feet wide and 16 feet high and will be above the book cases. Places for these paintings were left vacant when the library was built in the hope that murals could some day be added. Two sketches of panels prepared by Mr. Overmeier have been approved by the coUege, and two others will be submitted soon. Those approved depict agriculture and the arts.

One of the others wUl depict the home and the other science and Industry. They are of the allegorical type in which symbolism Is used. Edith Ekblad of Walsburg was a guest of Mrs. W. Pfuetze Wednesday afternoon.

Late Wire Briefs TO CALL NEW JURY Crown Point, March 8 Declaring that "this case is, beginning to smeu, Judge William J. Murray of criminal court today made arrangements to call a new grand Jury and appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the escape of John Dillinger from the Lake county JaU. REPORT FATAL BLAST KenvU, N. March 8 OP) Four men were reported1 killed this afternoon in an explosion at the Hercules Powder company which rocked almost the entire northern half, of New Jersey. Police at Dover, about five miles from the Hercules plant, said It had been reported to them that four employes had been killed In the blast, believed to be in the dynamite line, but there was no official verification of the casualties, ARMY.

BILL PASSED Washington, March 8 () The house today passed1 its next-to-last annual appropriation bill that aUowtn for the war department next fiscal year. FDR OBJECTS Washington, March 8 (JPh-President Roosevelt today informed democratic members of the congressional appropriations committees that the increased allowances for veterans and government workers voted by the senate was unaceptable and called! upon them to reduce the amount to meet budget limitations. COUNTY SCHOOL NURSE HERE FOR NEW DUTIES Miss Lola Ten-ass Will Serve Riley Schools Under Civil Works Service Miss Lola Terrass arrived today to assume her new duties as Riley county nurse for the public schools outside of Manhattan, serving under the civil works service. She was sent here by Dr. J.

C. Montgomery cf the state health department. Her tenure is expected to last at least until next February 15. Miss Terrass is a 1932 graduate of Kansas university and of the nursing course at the BeU Memorial Kansas City. She also has been doing private nursing work in Kansas City, and for the past five days has received special training in Topeka for her work here.

J.E. KAMMEYER VIEWS NEW DEAL Economist Praises Roosevelt But Takes Exception to Some of His Policies Praise of President Roosevelt for his versatUity, political acumen, his sterling character and courage but a difference of opinion" on some of his poUcies was expressed by Dr. J. E. Kammeyer, head of the coUege economics department, in addressing the Rotarians this noon in the Wareham hotel.

Dr. Kammeyer suggested that after retiring from the Presidency, Mr. Roosevelt should enter the diplomatic service in which he should equal if not excell the best of foreign diplomats. The speaker briefly reviewed the accomplishments of the administration under Mr. Roosevelt's guidance, citing the purpose of the various alphabetical groupings and acts.

He admitted that in all of them the purpose was to be helpful, to raise and control prices, and to balance production and consumption, but Dr. Kammeyer said in doing so the country has gone far to the left. Dr. Kammeyer doubted the wisdom of going off the gold standard, indicated it would retard recovery, and was a moral shock. He insisted there was still a place for rugged in- Qiviauaiism wmcn nas Duua up uie country.

He questioned the ability to fix prices, which indicate demand. Dr. Kammeyer said he stUl adheres to the law of supply and demand. He insisted some of the acts may do a great deal of harm to some people, discouraging individual initiative and ambition. He did, however, see a beacon light in the accumulation of gold in the hands of Uncle Sam, away from the speculator and other countries.

He regarded the store of gold as a business stimulant. As to the attempt to return prices to the 1926 level, he said the momentum might carry them beyond that level, and retardation might be difficult and painful. The program included two vocal numbers by a college student quartet composed of Dean Swift of Olathe, Wilbur Maddy of TJtica, Dudley Flint of Girard, and Richard Herzig of Sallna, accompanied by their coach, Prof. Charles Strat-ton. HEARING tS CONTINUED Hearings for three local beauty shop operators who were arrested Wednesday were continued today at their request until next Tuesday.

The three women. Miss Alyce Riddle cf 532 North Fourteenth, Mrs. Jessie Cook of 806 Pcyntz, and Mrs. Van Derbur of 317 Osage, were charged with violating the city's zoning ordinance by allegedly operating business in restricted residence areas. PL AN SOUGHT TO GIVE MORE JOBS NRA CHIEF SUMMONS INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEES Does This After Closing Meeting With Sharp Announcement That Blue Eagle Rules Will Be Tightened By James Cope Washington, March 8.

(P) Gen. Hugh S. Johnson took a new step today in his drive for re-employment. The NRA chief, summoned two select industrial committees to help him work out a program for making more Jods. This he did after closing the first code authority assembly with a sharp announcement that enforcement of blue eagle rules will be tightened up.

"I have been too gentle 'you ain't seen nothing yet'," he asserted last nleht. To draft his new plan, Johnson asked the code authorities of the heavy goods industries and of the consumer goods groups to select twelve men each today. He aimed for something concrete to announce to' the public by the weekend if possible. But he promised weeks of continuing effort to round out a complete scheme. Couples Appeal The blue eagle chieftain closed the industrial gathering last night with a soeech which coupiea an energetic aopeal to "play the game" with a declaration that in many industries "there is no excuse" for ducking his ten Der cent hour shortening pian.

Then he paired a disclaimer of dictatorial intentions towards indus try with three earnest warnings: "Under specific orders rrom me President, we are reorganizing to en force the penal sections of the act," he said, first. The other warnings were in sub stance as follows: That the country faces this spring "the worst epidemic of strikes in our history;" that company unions In 99 out of 100 cases involve illegal "interposition" by employers. That with the recent supreme court decision UDholdinK the New York state emergency milk law, the administration has dropped au nes-itatlon, and is ready to use the pow ers of the industrial law to tne limit, if opposition forces it. Present Implications Johnson let Donald Richberg, general counsel of NRA, present the last point In a preliminary speech, which, in non-legal language, presented sweeping implications of the decision. Constitution hall's three thousand or so occupants were hushed and attentive as the counsel, after explaining, drawled: "And that should sink a Lo-ong way home.

I want to submit It to the particular attention of some eminent counsel who come around and say they wlU cancel their codes If they don't get Just what they want. It may be that the act doesn't lie in their power." Johnson backed that warning with a few preliminary snaps at "industrial bourbons" who "forget that the old order changeth." But the keynote of his address was a concUiatory exhortation for industry to rise to the opportunity given it by President Roosevelt. WORK FOUND FOR 1.317 OF COUNTY'S JOBLESS CWA Provides 838 Jobs, PWA and Highway Projects 654, Private Sources 125 In the five month the county reemployment office has been established here, 1,317 persons have been placed in short and long time jobs, C. C. Martin, manager, reported to the county re-employment committee Wednesday, CWA provided 538 Jobs, PWA and highway projects gave 654, and private sources furnished jobs for 125.

Mr. Martin said the committee is eager for persons needing any kind of help to caU the office. There Is no fixed scale of wages. The matter of pay is to be agreed upon by the employer and employee, without interference by the committee. Dr.

A. A. Holtz, county chairman, H. W. Bouck and Mr.

Martin were appointed to a committee to seek permanent headquarters. The agency is housed temporarily in one of the veterans' rooms on the mezzanine floor of the community house. W. N. Carlson, district manager, congratulated the local committee and the office employees for the manner in which they had handled the reemployment problem In the county.

The committee also congratulated Mr. Martin and his assistants, and ordered letters of appreciation sent to agencies who had given cooperation, including the quartermaster's corps at Fort Riley. Members of the committee attending Were Charles Reece, RUey, Frank Schermerhoro, Ogden, and C. C. Brewer, Dr.

Holtz and Mr. Bouck from Manhattan, K. M. Pfuetze, Randolph. Mr.

Carlson was the original county chairman, Mayor Evan Griffith, a former committee member, has become assistant to the state reemployment director, whUe Miss Mary Dlttemore, former clerk in the office, has been made district statistical clerk. M. C. Sargent of Sunnysidd was in town Wednesday afternoon. TELLS OF LOAN TO AIR OFFICIAL MADE TO DEPUTY ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL Paul Henderson, Vice President of United Aircraft, Who Made Loan, Terms President's Proposals impractical Washington, March 8 (iP Paul Henderson, vice president of United Aircraft and Transport corporation testified before the senate airmail investigating committee today that he had loaned $10,000 in 1930 to Chase C.

Gove, deputy second assistant postmaster general under W. Irving Glover. Henderson previously had termed! Impractical President Roosevelt's proposals for return of the airmail to private carriers under new terms. Henderson said in the last year or two he had destroyed the notes evidencing the loans totaUlng Gove, he said, was a close personal friend of long standing. "He told me he had been gambling in the stock market with all the money he had in the world," Henderson explained.

List of Stock Sellers Meanwhile, the New York curb exchange agreed to furnish the senate banking committee a list of sellers of air company stocks prior io cancellation oi tne airmail contracts, and Chairman McKeUar of the senate postoffice committee told newsmen private aviation compan-' les whose mail contracts were cancelled would have to undergo a thorough housecleaning if they expected to receive any contracts under President Roosevelt's pror Asked about the feasibility of a six-months' qualification period for maU bidders, as proposed by the President, Henderson asserted at least a year would be required to build up a smooth running organization, "Even at that, men would have to be employed from old com panies." Illustrating: his contention that aviation companies must plan over a long period; Henderson said a United subsidiary had developed two Planes better than aov now used by the system, but that about i-z years would be required to get them Into service. The postoffice department meanwhile wished an investigation to determine whether airmail carrying companies had been overpaid. Final Payment Not Made Karl Crowley, department solicitor, said final navment had not been made to any of the companies wnose contracts were canceUed. Talking to newsmen in his office with a tentative draft of a bill to carry out the President's plan before him, McKeUar said the legislation would be Introduced in the next few days. Contracts are not exDeeted hv capitol authorities to be let for sev eral months, although some said it was the administration's desire to shorten as far as nossible the armv emergency alrmaU service.

"If any company whose contract was canceUed-keeps its present officers and affiliates, it won't fare so well," McKellar asserted, "but if they reorganize with new officers and without their affUiates and interlocking directorates they wUl be permitted to bid like all other companies. "If they want to stay in the picture they must conform to the, law." KIRKPATRICK HERE TONIGHT R. A. Kirkpatrlck, representing the Union Pacific, wUl give an illustrated lecture on natural parks and the road's new streamlined train tonight at 8 o'clock at a public and Chamber of Commerce meeting in the community house. W.

E. SHEFFER IN ASSEMBLY School Executives' Meeting Topic oil High School Speech W. E. Sheffer, superintendent of city schools, was scheduled to address the assembly of senior high school this afternoon on the meeting of the school executives' department of the National Education association which he attended In Cleveland, Ohio, last week. Kings-ley W.

Given of the pubUc speaking department of the college was to give a sketch of impersonation ot radio stars. RoUand Hammond was to be student chairman, Maxine Underwood to lead devotional exercises, and De-Laura Whipple to give a violin sola R. W. Browning had charge of the program. Wttbur Swenson left the first ot the week for AmarUlo, after visiting here with his brother, C.

A. Swenson and Mrs. Swenson. i The Weather For the 24-hour period ending at 7 a. m.

today, official temperature extremes here were 44 and 16; a year ago, 46 and 33. Kansas Fair tonight and Friday? slightly warmer Friday and in west! and south -c enteral portions tonight. Weather and dirt roads: Salina, Emporia, Ottawa, Coffey ville, Kansas City, Wichita, Pitts burg, Topeka clear; roads good. Dodge City Clear, snow JasH night; roads slick. Early this morning the college had received an application from a would-be successor to Coach A.

N. McMillin at the college. One of the worst habits of C. W. Bachman, a former K.

S. C. head football coach, was pocketing borrowed pencils. James Boyce, the K. S.

C. special student with the big voice and voluminous lungs, is known as Wamego's best warbler. Wamego Reporter: "Manhattan is going to elect a mayor this year. Conditions there are getting so that if anyone suggests a man for mayor he takes It as an Insult or personal injury." Col Chester C. Brewer: "Everything's on the cuff today." An extremely dull scythe in the hands of the grim reaper has put a crimp in the undertaking business locally this year.

Records at the city clerk's office show 19 deaths to date for this year as contrasted with 35 for the corresponding period last year. Chester Guthrie: "I was hungry as a bear." Dr. j. E. Kammeyer: "You see Uncle Sam has gone into business in a big way" and "We hear so much about the poor farmer I'm beginning to resent it." Lloyd Beach: "In only one respect in the wide, wide world am I Uke WUl Rogers, in that all I know is what I read in the papers and hear as I prowl A PROTEST AGAINST 30-HOUR WORK BILL Directors of Retailers' Board and Chamber cf Commerce Write to Capper Directors of the local retailers' board and Chamber of Commerce have adopted a statement protesting against the 30-hour work blU pending In.

congress and have sent it to Senator Arthur Capper. The bUl, providing for a maximum employment of 30 hours a week with no reduction in the weekly wage, is opposed on the ground that it would endanger the NRA program and that the volume of business and the profits of local merchants are insufficient to permit the addi tional overhead. The text of the letter to Senator Capper: On behalf of the boards of directors of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and the Manhattan Retailers' association, we enter a most strenuous protest against the so- called thirty-hour law now before the congress. The adoption of this bUl in its present form would without question seriously endanger the success of the entire NRA program due to the inability of business to comply thereto. Local employers in the main have made an enthusiastic attempt to comply with the NRA regulations, but the general application! of this thirty-hour law would create great disadvantages for the simple reason that the volume of business and the profits therefrom in this community are absolutely Insufficient to permit additional overhead burdens the regulation would impose.

The fact of the matter is that present requirements with reference to wages and hours have created additional overhead burdens sufficient to work hardships upon many of our employers, due to the fact that there has not been a sufficient Increase in the volume of business to Justify any There may be specific Industries where the thirty-hour law could be appUed without creating hardships, and therefore would be enforceable; however, because of the extreme burden that it would place upon business in this community, it would be an. unpopular and practl-caUy unenforceable regulation. Again speaking for the business Interests of this community, we wUl appreciate any effort you can make to discourage the passage of this bill, if you can conscientiously do so. ACID BURNS K. S.

STUDENT Lucy Moss of Coats, Kansas State freshman in home economics, suffered acid burns about the hands and face Wednesday when she poured some concentrated sulphuric acid Into a bottle of concentrated hydrochloric acid whUe working in an organic chemistry laboratory. The reaction of the acids splashed some of the liquid on her face, hands and shoulders, leaving one burned spot on her face and slight traces where the acid dried the skin on her hands. Holes were left in her dress where it was not covered by a rubber apron. NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the registration books of the City of Manhattan, Kansas, are open at all business hours and In addition at the noon hour and in the evenings from 7 p. m.

to 10 p. m. from March 6, 1934, to March 15, 1934, for the registration of the legally qualified electors of said Said books close at 10 P. M. Thursday, March 15, 1934, for the Primary Election to be held March 26.

1934, and the General Election to be held April 3, 1934. All those who did not vote at the General Election held November 8. 1932. or who have moved since that time must register to be eligible to vote at the above elections. Charles H.

Lantz, City Clerk. 24-5 Four Men Had Applied at K. i By 10 o'clock This Morning, Starting Speculation Short Leave to Before college athletic officiate had a chance to recover from the surprise "caused by the resignation of Bo McMUlin as head football coach, applications began coming In for his Job. By 10 o'clock this morning, four persons, whose names were cot divulged, had applied. McMUlin presented his resignation at a meeting of the athletic council yesterday noon but the news was not made public here until dispatches last night from Blooming-ton, said he had accepted the position of head football coach -at the University of Indiana of the Big Ten conference.

No announcement of the terms of the contract has been, made, McMUlin saying simply that he. believed the offer was too good to pass up and that he hoped to be allowed to stay there until "we get things worked out." His resignation here was a surprise to everybody, including Athletic Director M. P. Aheara. Only a few persons knew that the Indiana school desired McMillin's services, and even they, knowing he had turned down several lucrative offers in recent years (some from Big Ten schools), anticipated no resignation here.

Seeks Leave of Absence The resignation will not take effect until June 30, the end of the fiscal year, but McMillin Is seeking a month's leave of absence in order to conduct spring football practice at Indiana university. If this leave is granted, he will begin practice here next Monday. Director Abeam said that Kansas State's spring practice. 2 in a likelihood would be postponed until McMillin returns from Indiana or until his successor is chosen. The training here, scheduled to start last Monday and attracting more than 50 players, had been devoted exclusively' so far to lectures because of poor ground and weather conditions.

Another athletic council meeting probably will be held after President P. D. Fair ell returns from Ames, Iowa, tomorrow afternoon. No action is anticipated other than an instruction to Athletic Director Aheara to receive applications and submit them to the council for approval or rejection. News of McMillin's resignation set up speculation among local enthusiasts, as soon as the surprise had died down somewhat, as to a possible successor.

Athletic department officials refused to divulge the names of the applicants because all of them are quite happily located in coaching positions and merely are anxious to step up. Nor would the officials take part in the speculations which mentioned such men. as: Carl (Swede) Anderson, "who resigned as freshman coach here last winter to become head coach at Western State Teachers college of Bowling Oreen, but who, it is believed might be hired back; Ike Armstrong, Utah; Dutch Witte, Wyoming; Matty Bell, Southern Methodist; Jack Chevigny, Texas university; Moon Mullins, St. Bene-' diet's; Lynn Waldorf, Oklahoma A. and several Kansas college coaches and several assistant coaches in Big Six and other nearby schools; and, not least, Art Stark, Kansas State graduate and former star who recently resigned as head coach at Crelghio.i university and is visiting here at present.

If Stark were selected, he would be the first graduate chosen as head coach here. No Word From "Mike" All Mr. Ahearn would say today about choosing a new coach was that "If we get a coach who makes as good a record as 'Bo', we'll be well satisfied." The former "praying colonel" who led Centre college to victory ever Harvard more tharo a decade ago and coached at Centenary and Geneva colleges before coming to Kansas State, will bethe second new face hi. Big Ten coaching circles this year. Francis A.

Schmidt, formerly of Texas Christian, has been named head coach at Ohio State university. Neither the length of McMUlin'? contract nor the size of his salary was made public, a press dispatch said. A statement by the faculty athletic committee said the salary "is considered in line with that generally paid for the services of Big Ten coaches. E. (BUly) Hayes, Indiana track coach and the man McMUlin succeeds in the footbaU position, hailed the Kansas State coach as "the best possible choice." and said he anticipated "a promising future tor Indiana." Hayes, who was drafted to take (Continued on page four) FATHER OF AMBROSE JOHNSTON IS KILLED Aged Deputy Oil and Gas Inspector Dies at McPherson After Train Hits Auto J.

E. Johnston, 73, who died in a McPherson hospital last night three hours after his motor car was struck by a freight train, was the father of Ambrose M. Johnston, Manhattan attorney. He was dragged nearly 50 yaras in the wreckage of his car before the train was stopped. Mr.

Jchnston was a deputy state oil and gas inspector and was stationed at the Globe refinery in McPherson. Mr. Johnston was a brother of Chief Justice W. A. Johnston of the Kansas supreme court with whom he came to in the early days.

Mr. Johnston, a Scotch- Canadian by birth, engaged in the drygcods business in Minneapolis for 43 years, retiring just before the McPherson continued to be his home where his body was teday. The son and Dr. R. R.

Cave drove to McPherson last night, Dr Cave returning today. widow and a daughter, Miss Bess Johns ton, also of Minneapolis, likewise survive. SCHOOL MONEY TO RILEY County's Share of State Fund is Total $227,359 Riley county's share of the state school fund now being distributed is $2,258. For other neighboring counties the amounts are: Pottawatomie $1533, Wabaunsee $1,343, and Geary county $1,540. The money is derived from the in terest received from municipalities by the state school fund commis sion.

The money is distributed on the basis of 41c a pupil as shown in the last school census. RESIGNS AS ASSESSOR Floyd Condray, Stockdale, has resigned as deputy assessor for Grant township, because of his duties as secretary-treasurer of the Manhattan National Farm Loan association, headquarters of which have been moved here from Stockdale. He wUl continue to be Grant town ship County Clerk E. E. Huse appointed Walter Harris who lives west of Stockdale, to do the assessment work.

B. I. FORBES TO SPEAK IN WORLD FORUM HERE Y. M. C.

A. Worker in China for 13 Years to Be One of Four Speakers The list cf speakers for Christian World Forum here March 22, 23, and 24 was completed today when Dr. A. A. Holtz announced Blair I.

Forbes, who was with the national Y. M. C. A. in Peking, China, for 13 years, would be a member of the group.

He is visiting his father in Topeka. The other speakers who have accepted invitations are Dr. Ray E. Rice of Lincoln. who was engaged in boys' work In Damon, India; for 19 years; Dr.

O. E. Men-denhaU, retiring president of Friends university of Wichita and president-elect of Whlttler coUege in California, who has been promr lnent in college Y. M. C.

A. work; and Dr. A. H. Kelsey, president of Sterling college and world traveler.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. and Mrs. Leslie N. Reed, a son, March 4. Mr.

and Mrs. Raymond H. Padgett, a daughter. Kay Frances, March 1. Mr.

and Mis. Clarence W. Bunny, a daughter, Marlene JeanettS, March -2. MARRIAGE LICENSES Helen Irene Scott and WUliain 8. Sargent, both of Manhattan..