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Chronicle 11 HE Mail' Edition MEMBER, 0 A SS PC 1 AT PRESS VOLUME XXI OFFICIAL CITT fATER MANHATTAN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1941 SIX PAGES NUMBER 176 4 i British and American Delegates in Russians 1 r-nv- v- a 4 3 Support To Russia Germans Execute 24 Czechs Three Former Officers Among Those Killed (Br Tb AocUUd Pr) Personal BlacfeoutV, Is Experience By Theatre Manager! "I had a complete blaokoat," Otis Cowan, 27-year-old manage of the downtown theaters, said Monday as he told of an accidem.Sunday evening when he was" cold" by an electric Cowan was handling; gone wiring near a transformer on thereof of the Carlton thentre About ttf-clock Sunday ntsht when tht electricity caught him oil the wrist. He suffered a severe shock, from, he electricity and was knock) After, medical attention Cewan was able to resume hi The fire department was. es lied but there, was no blaze. Ccwan i able to work Monday at his cfflce. In th; State theatre.

Meter Committer Good Morning The annual cub scout bean feed, to be known this year as the "Feast of will toe Mid Tuesday. October 7, at the city, park pavilion, according to Orvllle Beatty, cub head. Dads, mothers, cub leaders and the cubs themselves wul be mvited to down the beans and other good things to eat. The three city packs, Woodrow Wilson, Blue-mont and Roosevelt, will take part. Edward Verbeke.

a magician from Junction City, will be on the program. Dr. E. C. Miller, reminiscing in the Kiwanis club Dinner recalls that when he arrived In Manhattan with a freshly earned PhD degree he was the third person on the college campus with such a a degree.

Now there are over 80 faculty members with them. He also recalls that the college has grown from 1,500 to 4,000 students and the faculty has been Increased from 180 to 700. Drive A Inflict Large Losses On Nazis In Victories (Bf Tk Aiuciatcd PrMi) Red armies, on the offensive from the Arctic to the 'Black Sea, have deepened a wedge into the German lines on the central front and in Wedge 1 MMIHHMIMnMnRMSjMBaMHHMIHaBWHIMRIIMIHMIIM American delegations are shown with Soviet official noon their arrival In three government. Left to right are: Lord Beaverbrook, British supply 8. delegation head; Konstantln Oumanaky, 8oviet ambassador to the V.

deputy council of Commissars and Foreign Affair. (NEA Radio-TelephoU) Molotov Telk Tri-Power Meet Time Precious' MOSCOW, Sept. 29 (ff W. Avere.ll Harriman. head of the United States delegation to the American-British-Russian aid conference-pledged at the opening session of the three power meeting today that theT United States would gire Russia "the fullest support" for her war against Germany.

Soviet foreign commissar1. Molotov, who presided, told the delegates "I hope theT conference will be guided by the high Ideals expressed by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Church(lL August IS when they proposed meeting In a message to Premier Joseph Stalin." At Molotov's proposal, separate committees were formed on army, navy, aviation transport, raw ma- terlals and medical supplies. 'Time is precious," the foreign commissar declared. "Let us get. to work." TO CONQUER COMMON ENEMY Lord Beaverbrook.

head of the British told the conference, "We are In partnership with the Russians. We are here tndav to. show them we are ready to make every 1 sacrifice to help conquer our common enemy. wlQ give to those who make war. We 'will do'everrtMmr flicted big losses upon Nazis in two sectors of the Leningrad area, the Russians declared today.

One Russian tank force alone was declared to have killed and wounded 1,500 Germans and put 12 Nazi tanks out of action in a northwestern sector, while In the other a Bo vlet unit killed 600 Germans and recaptured an important point Identified only as Furthermore today's early morning Moscow communique said 2S3 planes were destroyed in two days, representing the widest swath yet cut In the Nazi alrforce in a 48-hour period. 8INK A DESTROYER Still another Russian success was reported at sea, the sinking of a second destroyer In a Baltic battle in which a cruiser and a destroyer previously were reported sent to the bottom. Meanwhile the Qerman southern armies were reported advancing close to the Donets basin in the Ukraine, while Nazi warplanes beat heavily at that industrial area In an effort to knock out one more reservoir of the war materials so urgently needed by Russia to replace vast1 Postpone Action On Limitation Act Morgenthau Announces Plan to Limit Profits Not To Apply to 1941 Business WASHINGTON, Sept. 39 Secretary Morgenthau announced today that his plan to limit corporation profits to 6 per cent pt Invested capital would not be sent to Congress until next year and would not apply to 1941 business. The treasury secretary told a press conference that drafting, of the proposal was not completed and thit department experts had advised him that it would take several months.

"'it will be after the first of January before we-can get ready and then it will apply on 194? business. If enacted." Jorgenthau Lo cnnu ment on the adverse reaction the proposal received In some congressional quarters except' to say, "I can't help but be amused at the crocodile tears about small business." Some legislators had suggested that the proposal would be injurious to small business enterprises, "We always have given special attention to little business and always will." he said, He declined to say whether the White House was supporting his proposal. lnueii on the eastern front. GERMANS CAPTURE BATTERIES t3emannew3l8PtchW toW of ccuntcnubacu ox sbrcugui scmewhere In the southern i We can. tq" bring; 'JST Hrrimti itM1arri lho -nriL ence Of the" American deleaaUarc A but It was asserted that the OermansTaamaged.

It was delayed for a short German firing squads in; Bohemia-Moravia have exe- cuted at least 24 Czechs, in- eluding three former high ranking generals, accused of plotting to overthrow the Nazi conquerors, Berlin announced today (Tuesday). The generals who died at dawn, Josef Bily, Hugo Vptja and Franz Horacek, were described as leaders of an "opposition group which had as its goal the reestabllshment of an independent Czech state." Execution followed soon after proclamation of a state of civil emergency in that country, which fell to the Germans bloodlessly after the Munich conference. Czecho-Slovakla thus was added to the long list of territories giving the German army trcuble while It Is engaged in the gigantic task of beating Russia. Berlin already had announced tne execution of six Czechs and It was net clear whether thte 24 Included them. The fate of the Czech premier general, Alois Elies, who was arrested on a charge of premeditated treason.

still was undisclosed today. He faces a trial bv Qerman court. a 10 pjn. curfew was reported to hflve been imposed on restaurants. hclela- theaters and other places of amu8ement tne districts placed under a state of emergency.

Wants Neutrality Hull Discusses Proposal With Press; Roosevelt Request Expected Soon WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 WV-Secretary of State Hull told his press conf rence today he favored modification rather than repeal of the neutrality act. In answer to a question as to whether the administration proposed to seek outright repeal or merely oi certain iea-tures he referred to a statement he made last week that the moment was ripe to lift the restrictions of th? act. Hull said he had tried to indicate at that time that he favored modification, but that the matter was something which had to be dealti with in conferences with ssnatcrs and representstlvjs. FDR REQUESTS THIS WEEK Dispatches from Hyde Park, N.

where President Roosevelt is spending a weekend. Indicated, meanwhile the chief executive's request for modification or repeal would not reach Congress until the latter part of this week. Chairman May (D-Ky.) of the House military committee said he believed the United States' entire munitions production for the next three months should be diverted to Britain and Russia, to help maintain their resistance to Germany. Russia goes down." May told newsmen, "it will remov? the last on 1 acle to Hitler's invasion of The committee chairman said. however, he had no official in formation that would indicate such a diversion was under considera tion and Hull advised reporters that particular Vdia.

had not been brought to his attention. PHILLIPS BACK FROM ROME Replying to another question, Hull said American Ambassador William Phillips was returning to the United States from Rome to take a vacation and to obtain In formation on developments here. The secretary also was asked if he saw any significance in the recent Increase of rebellious activities' In German-occupied He replied that reliable reports indicated that enough people in these territories were bellg starved, shot and Imprisoned without cause to make, htm hesitate to risk adding to their number by any comment might make, Penn Thompson spent Sunday night with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. C. F.

Thompson, Mr. Thompson, secretary of the Chamber of Commercs in Watertown, 8. with several others from Water town and Madison, came dowrf for I foad meeting In Salina Monday, 26 To Advise Officials f'Y Recommend The.y Not Be Placed At Every Curb Space Members of the recently appointed parking meter obrnmiU tee met Monday at the cty hall and agreed on several recommendations which will be mads to six month's trial of parking meter. The committee decided it wise to leave one out of every parking places free in $ve 100 and 400 blocks on Peyafcs One hour parking would be' permitted In each of the free stalls', according to their recommendations. The meters on the other two-third of the parking places, along the curb, It was decided, should be of Ithe combination penny, nickellrariety.

A nickel dropped into the machine would permit the motorist to park for two hours. A penny would be good for 15 minutes. ALTERNATE STALLS ON ATH The committee will recommend that on South Fourth the meters be placed at alternate parking stalls, one free then one paid. It was also determined as probably the most satisfactory arrangement to have two straight IS-mlnute penny meters at the ends of each block for short-time shoppers. Hours during which, the, park tnr meters wlir be In use Lill Jm Tram tdr oWock'eaefK week day except when th time will be extended to 10 p.

nx, if the advice of the committee is followed. Tf ro. ffc. mwin that a sounding out of the senU ment in the 200 block on Poynts is heinff rarrlPd out to determine whether merchants desire a meter trial in that block. MAT REMOVE CROSS WALKS The committee also went on record as deeming It wise to remove the cross walks In the center of the 200, 300 and 400 blocks on Poynts, thus making more parking space and doing away with a jaywalking hazard.

Members of the parking meter committee are Carl Floersch, Paul Dalton, Ed Wilson, Frank Crooke and Millard Moore. It is expected the committee will report to the city commission today. Six BuHding Permits Issued For Houses The city engineer's office had a spurt In business as permits for six new residences were issued. Mr. and Mrs.

Kenneth! Phelps obtained a permit for a duplex to be constructed at 115 North Juliette. The house will be of brick construction and will be 44 by 44 feet In size. It will have 10 rocms and will be two stories In height. Estimated date cf completion of the work is February 1. L.

O. Cofleld, lumber yard opera tor, obtained permits for five new houses to be const tucted In Manhattan. Estimated date of completion cf the houses is All win be of frame construction. The houses Include 730 Thurston, 26 by 30 feet In size, five rocms: 1325 Houston, 25 by 30 feet in slse, four rooms; 1231 Pierre; 25 by 26 rt. )ni feet in size, four rooms; 1227 Pierre, by 28 feet In size, four rooms; and 1223 Pierre, 26 by 28 set in size, four rcoms.

Manhattan Girl Curt When Auto Overturns Miss Genevieve Georges, 18, 922 North Manhattan. Is In the Saint Mary hcspital suffering from injuries received when the car In which she was riding overturned on high way 40 near the O. OV F. home Sunday evening about 11:30 o'clock. Miss Georges, the daughter cf Mrs.

Pauline Georges, Ogden. suffered a concussion of the brain and a neck Injury. condition Monday night was reported by the attending physician as "very satisfactory." Driver of the ear was Paul ClbolskL Manhattan1, who was not Injured. Riding hi the back seat, were Miss Lillian Garner, Manhattan, who suf fred a cut on her knee; aad Charles Engerton, Manhattan, who had a bump oo the head, 4 Slippery pavement and a tire blowout were blamed for the accident. OriParkiriiSl Two Negroes Die As TVain Strikes Car On Crossing Men Killed Instantly In Crash At Eighth, Riley Street Monday Murt Hanks, 53, of 917 Riley, and Ernest Baker, 42, of 727 Riley, both colored, were killed Instantly at 8:19 Union Pacific Streamliner struck th car in which they were riding at Eighth and Riley.

Both men had been employed at the college quarry and because the weather was too wet to work this morning they were returning In Mr. Baker's car to their homes. They had stopped at a lumber yard and obtained a sack of coaL Mr. Baker was driver of the ear was driver ot the car. CAR CARRIED TWO BLOCKS The car, a Ford tudor, was a mass of steel and tin after It had been dragged along the track by the speeding train.

The vehicle was jie a itobof. twe.Modutafi car- I Sixth! micjr- The train. No. 100. was not badly time after the accident.

Fred Lilly. KnsaS Ctfy. was engineer of the train and W. E. Mayer, Salina.

was conductor. Bodies of the twe men were badly cut and mangled. The scene of the accident drew a lanre crowd in spite of a steady rain which was falling. Dr. W.

H. Clarkson. coroner, said he was told by a witness that the car In which the two men were rid mg was driven on the tracks and stopped. The driver apparently became confused when he saw the train coming, the witness told Dr. Clark- Dr.

Clarkson said he believed the windows of the car were up because of the rain and the men did net hear the train coming In time to stop the car before it reached the tracks. BEADS OF LARGE FAMILIES The two men were heads of large families. There are eight children In the Hanks family and 10 in the Bak er family. Survivors of Mr. Hanks Include the widow, Monette, and these children: Margaret, Aaron, Mildred, Murt, Jr Robert, Phyllis, Patty Sue and Richard.

Two brothers, Ernest and Hugh Hanks, both of Manhattan, also survive. Mr. Hanks had been a resident here for many years. He was born June 4, 1880 at Osage City. Mr.

Baker, a stone cutter for many years, had been a resident here since 1917. The survlvcrs Include the widow. Helen, and 10 children: Jean Frances, Ernest, Helen Christine, Marian, Randall, William, Lucy Belle, Lloyd, Amelia, and Oeraldine. A brother, Jesse Baker, Manhattan, also survives. Mr.

Baker was born March 1, 1899 at Topeka. The two men had been employed on WPA projects for a number of years. The bodies were taken to the Courser-Mast Funeral home where plans are being made for the services. 'Royal Purple' Given AD American Rating i Royal Purole. Kansaw dtate col-' lege yearbook, recsived All-Amer lean rating lor tne eixui consecutive year with the highest, pos sible rating of P70 points, C.

J. Medlln. graduate manager announced Monday. The book was rated by the Na- tional scnoiasuc rrsss association In an annual judging of college yearbooks. The Royal Purple was one of 230 entered in the contest.

Don Maklns of Abilene was editor of last year's yearbook and Byron White of n- Neodssha -t was business manager. Maklns is now in the United States Naval Reserve and White is employed by General Electric I 1 a Man ben of the British Moscow for a conference of the minister: W. Averetl Harriman, and A. Y. Vyahlnsky, Soviet Italians Suspend Sale Of Textiles Nation Wide Rationing System to Be Placed Into Use by Italians ROME, Sept.

30 (Tuesday) (Ph- The Italian government suspended effective today, all trade in textiles and clothing of every Kind Including furs, shoes and boots preliminary to a nation wide stock-taking and rationing of these goods. The halt in sales began Just a day ahead of bread rationing which begins tomorrow because of an inadequate grain crop. Factories and wholesalers were directed to prepare inventories of their stocks and place them at the disposal of the corporations ministry "for distribution according to rules to be issued." The communique said despite re cent -distribution of identification cards for purchase Of clcthfng and textile the public has been buying more than usual. This system will be replaced, It added, by "a system of rationing which will assure the popula an Indispensable minimum and vojd hoarding, The sale suspension will last obout a fortnight, the announcement said. Jew Privileges Are Further Restricted Forbid Them Entering Public Conveyances; Say Question Serious BERLIN, Sept.

29 The priv ilenea of Jews were further re Irtricted today by a decree of the transport ministry, which th? Berlin newspaper Boersen Zeitung I predicted would be followed by more stringent measures possioiy Including creation of a Ghetto. The new decree forbids the Jews to enter public conveyances of any sort until all other passengers have been accommodated, or to sit down if insufficient seats for non- Jews are available. Only recently all Jews were ordered to wear a large yellow star of David on their clothing as a badee of identification, and the Boersen Zeitung said this measure had re-opened the eyes of Germs ns to "the Jewish question," which It asserted "roust be solved without sentimentality." The paprr. said it was "a disagreeable surprise to see how many of these unwanted contempora ries still live among us, namely in certain quarters of large cities: XT. tTrn lf with what a free and how many good housrs are cc- epsv way they about the streets as thou7h they were alone there.

Weather-Qoudy KANSAS WEATHSU. REPORT Cloudy becomtne fa by after noon. Occasional light rain extreme north in mcrnlug. Much warmer Tuesday. Weduesday fair and continued warm; The maximum temperature for the 24-hour psriod ending at 7 p.

m. Monday was S3 degrees. The temperature for the same period was 43 degrees. A year ago today the maximum was 80 degree and the minimum wat J. 24 hours to 7 p.

m. September to date v. Same period, 1940 ..1 Normal for September Year's normal to Oct. 1 1941 to date .38 3.27 3.17 3.45 .2655 19.1? 22.8ft Same period, 1940 Harv.ny Rcbekahs, mixer and benefit tonight, lodge hall, 7 :30. 76-1 U.

had subsequently captured a string of Soviet batteries and turned them around to fire on the Red forces. Generals Laud Work Of Army Maneuver Troops Head For Home With Promise Mistakes to Be Corrected WITH SECOND ARMY, Sept Second and Third armies headed for their home stations today with praise from the 'army's two top-ranking generals ringing In their ears and assurance that "deficiencies in material will be made good." kGen. George C. Marshall, chief of staff, In a congratulatory message to the troops for "a grand Job," said, "the zeal and energy and the endurance and spirit of the troops have been a model of excellence." He said, "There Is much more to jearn," but promised that "the mistakes of the past two weeks Will lye corrected." Lesley 3. McNalr, maneuver director and chief of the ettieral armv headauarters.

ex- pressed equal satisfaction in call ing the war games toa nait mie yesterday. Wire Briefs BOMBING RAIDS BERLIN. (Tuesday), Sept. 30, Hamburg and Stettin apparently were the main objectives of British bombing raids on Germany last n'ght, It was announced officially today. A number of explosive bombs were dropped, causing what was described as "limited civilian" casualties and property damage.

Earlier reports said six of the attacking planes were shot down. DNB REPORTS BERLIN. (Tuesday), Sept. 30, DNB reported today, that German planes sank a British destroyer last n'ght off the English east coast FDR LEAVES HYDE PARK, 'N. Sept.

29, President Roosevelt "left special irala tonight or WahJngoHwhere he will confer tomorrow with -Secretary Hull and Wednesday with Congressional leaders on revision or repeal of the neutrality law to permit the arming of American merchant ships. Adult Night School Will Start Tonight Everything is ready for the fall term of the adult night school which will start tonight and extend to December 9. The spring term convenes January 13 and lasts to March 19. The evening school will open at the high School this evening at enrollment will take place in the various classrooms from 8 o'clock to 9:30 The classes will be in session Tuesday and Thursday evenings every week from 7:30 to 9:30. The courses offered are provided to serve the needs of a maximum number of persons.

Officers of the night school Include Dr. W. E. Sheffer, superintendent of schools, and F. E.

Mordy, director of eve ning school, i The classes offered and their Instructors include agricultural problems, H. L. Kugler; book re views. Roy Durham; clothing, Mrs. R.

B. Courser; consumers' prob lems. D. Parrish; family life prob lems and home nursing laboratory, Mrs. E.

R. Frank; forum, W. R. Purkaple; group piano. Miss Marian Pel ton; home making for colored women, Mrs.

M. H. Champe; knitting and crocheting, Mrs. W. Glenn; ladles' recreational class, Miss Mildred Garrett; men's recreational class, Frank Woolf; plan reading, estimating and blueprint reading, C.

O. pottery, Mrs. W. L. French; shorthand (beginning), Mrs.

Frances Morgan Stephens; shorthand (ad vanced), Miss Bessie Snyder; typing (beginning and advanced), Oscar Gellein; vocal music, E. M. Fly; Spanish, Mrs. Ouv Byrd: welding. C.

B. Morgan; woodwork ana furniture repairing, G. 8. Rorschach; machine shop and eheet.metal. F.

F. Anderson; Inter-lor decoration, Mrs. C. W. Saale.

Other courses may be offered If there Is enough demand. HOWE ON FAIR PROGRAM Dr. Harold Howe, professor to the Milage department of economics and wclo'ogy will deliver an address Oc-'ober 2 at Wakefield on the program of the Cly county Ins'ltute and fair. Dr. Howe's tcplc will be "Kansas Tax Problems." TO 8 PEAK ON BEEF OUTLOOK Pealrs Wilson, associate professor in the college department of economics and sociology, will discuss The Outlook for the Seef Business in 1942," October 1 at Burlington, Professor will appear on ths program of the Coffey xounty beef tour.

at the war conference was historic tin that' the United states la non belligerent. OBJECT THE 8AME "But we come with your the British," he told the "with the same object-to give) you every assistance igalnst the violent and uncalled for attack upon you by Hitler and his co- horti." "Your success meant every- thing to the people of America. I am Instructed to pledge you the i very fullest possible support today. tomorrow and as Iongv- as -the struggle lasts until ultimate tor comes." Committees were instructed to work day and night in order to (have a full report on Russia's war needs ready by Friday. WILL DISCUSS BRAZIL Miss Anna M.

Stunner of the -college department of English will discuss "Brazil" over station KSAC this morning at 9:45 o'clock. She will tell of the gold, diamonds and orchids of the country and point out a few phases of untver aity life In Brazil. Dear Boss: come to the conclu- slon that Little Jimmy and v-Sugarplum like magazines With serials. They get to zlnes first at our, place and 1 1 have yet to go from start to finish of a serial without hav ing to fill In with my own Jimmy has a leaning for horses and it appears that in each magazine there is a picture of a horse on the reverse side of a page of my serial. So he, yanks the horse out by the roots; to later stuff it behind the where he a complete stable, Only horses from the latest magazinrwul do.

Sugarplum Hkea the pic- turn, of little girls for cutout purposes. What serial Jim- ay's horses don't ruin, her girls do." i' They often, miss a horse or a girl, to they wait until I sit-down to read and then banc expectantly at my elbow. They watch every turn cf the page with eagle eye. Turning up a. horse or girl at that moment to asking for trouble.

Well, so long. CU2. Allot Funds For Colored Center Public Works Officials Offer $45,000 for New Building in Manhattan Official notification was recelv ed by wire from the Department of Public Works in Washington by city officials Monday afternoon that 145.000 will be allotted to Manhattan for the construction of a Negro recreation center. Mayor J. David Arnold said the brief wire was from Blair Boyle, an official la that department, and asked that the city reply whether the proposed allotment will be acceptable.

An im mediate acceptance was sent. The $45,000 is $20,000 more than the. city had asked for. Early this summer the city sent an application to the federal government for $25,000 in funds for a colored cen ter. Officials had not expected that the Department OT Public Works would boost the ante by nearly double that sum.

"Apparently they felt that It would takj $45,000 to put up a suitable Arnold said in commenting on the telegram. Manhattan's only obligation in reference to the center will be the furnishing of the site. Mayor Ar nold said that several an under consideration, but that likely the structure will be built somewhere near the Douglas school Will Ask Formation Of Defeeft TOPEKA. Sept VP)TtM State Defense Council decided today to ask the 105 counties and 589 incorporated cities in Kansas to form local coun cils at ence. Vx- The decision came after Cclonel EJward L.

Wilbur of Omaha, acting civilian defense director for the Seventh Corps army area, had explained that numerous defense programs were being launched In whlchr all citizens could Governor Payne Ratner, chairman I of the state council, saidihe governing bodies cf the counties and cities will be asked to name the council. Musical Program Given At Junior High Assembly The Junior high assembly Monday, morning consisted of a musi-. cal program given by Mrs. W. L.

French's room. Announcing the 1 program was Joe Noll; devotional vera read bv Charles Davis. F. E. Mord, sponsor of ithe home room federation, introduced the temporary "citizenship and safety committee" to the student body, The program consisted of $he following musical numbers: vocal 1 solo, Doris Scritchfisld; piano solo, Marianne Olstt vocal duet, Mary Alice Boren and Jeaninne Clem- ens, who were accompanied by Betty 8ue Wilson.

Others who appeared on tin program werj Mrs. D. E. Bux, who played the cello, accompanied by R. H.

Brown; and JUbert M. Fly. who sang folk songs. The assembly was closed with a community sing led by Miss Helen Jerard and accompanied by Jo Harriet KEEN -J INDIANA, PA. Two-year-old Gerald Wetzel nas 1 a sharp ap--x petite for sharp things.

His mother, investigating what In was chewing with relish, found It was a double-edged razor blade. The youngster had chewed- lpie I razor blade into little pieces, buft "This mouth-was not cut, r. Just arrived, fresh bitter sweet Manhattan Floral, phone 3321. "r.yv,!if:;:,: jivfyu, 1.