Council Grove Republican from Council Grove, Kansas • 1

ouncil Grove republican THE DAILY GUARD, FOUNDED 1915; CONSOLIDATED WITH THE REPUBLICAN, SEPT. 1, 1924 VOLUME 62 NUMBER 138 COUNCIL GROVE, KANSAS, REPUBLICAN SATURDAY JUNE 27, 193G DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY A FLAG TOURNEY ARMY CAPTURES FOE CUT WRIST TENDON AND TWO ARTERIES GRASSHOPPERS BURROW TO EAT GARDEN ONIONS HOPPERS AIDING CHINCH BUGS STILL PROBE LEESON DEATH TWO OKLAHOMA SHERIFFS CONDUCTING Uncertain Yet Whether Former Morris County GiUl Shot in Back Was Accident or Murder Victim. Developments in the suspicious death of Mrs. Opal Dains Lee-son, who was fatally wounded by a bullet as she stepped from the house trailer in which the family was camping in Barberry county, New Mexico, are now awaiting results of two Oklahoma investigations. C.

M. Compton, prosecuting attorney at Portales, N. states today that further action by his office depends upon reports from the sheriff at Paw-huska, and peace officers at Ramona, Okla. Otherwise, the status of the ease is the same as at the time of holding the inquest. A coron-'er's jury, according to Val Dains, 'father of the dead girl, found that she came to her death from a bullet fired by her husband Tom Leeson.

Whether the gun was fired accidentally, is a matter yet to be cleared up he states. Mrs. Leeson was shot in the back as she walked down three steps of the family's trailer-home. She was carried into the trailer by her husband but died while he was seeking a doctor. Morris county relatives who attended the funeral in Oklahoma were not told of the shooting, Mr.

Dains states. FORMER DELAVAN RESIDENT Mrs. Carrie Bowling Manuel, a former resident of Delavan, died at 4 o'clock this morning at the home of a daughter in Gal-va, 111. The body will be brought back to Delavan for burial, arriving there Monday morning. Funeral arrangements have not been made but the service will be conducted from the Methodist church with burial beside Mr.

Bowling in the Delavan cemetery. Mrs. Manuel is survived by a daughter, Mrs. M. R.

Peterson of Delavan, Mrs. Arnold Holt of Garden City, and a four th daughter in Texas. INTO SUPREME COURT An abstract of record has been filed by W. E. Hembrow attorney for the appelant in the case of W.

J. Pirtle vs Richard and Chris Johnson of Latimer. The suit grows out of a note in the Latimer bank when that institution suspended. Johnson who lost his case in district court is taking his appeal to the supreme court. The hearing probably will bs set for HERE OF FAME TO WHOM SHOULD THIS JUBILEE HONOR GO? County Asked To Agree On Its Most Famous Personage For Hall of Fame At Diamond Jubilee.

Who is Morris county's most famous person? A niche in the "hall of fame" at the Kansas Jubilee Exposition awaits that personage. The exposition is being planned in commemoration of 75 years of statehood of the Sunflower state which now has a candidate for the presidency. All other counties hi Kansas are being asked to elect by vote the individual whose portrait will designate him as an outstanding community builder. The selection may be a man or a woman. It may acknowledge a community's obligation for the pioneer carving of civiliza- tion irom a primitive prairie, for some outstanding service in medicine, law, politics or finance.

Morris county history contains many glamorous names. There are those of Seth Hays, first white settler; Sam Woods, militant town builder: John Maloy, Adam Moser and "Billy" Shamleffer, moulders of early day politics; T. S. Huffaker, builder of the Kaw Mission; Frederick Hebrank, a settler of the CO's; General Custer, Indian fighter whose farm is now part of Council Grove; Senator Chas. Curtis, vice president of the United States; Isaac Sharp, Legislator and lawyer; J.

M. Miller, congressman; H. E. Rich-ter, lieutenant governor; R. M.

Armstrong, city clerk for almost half a century; W. H. White, banker and financier. These are only easily recalled names. Selection of "Morns county's most famous Kansan" 13 ballot Nominations majl ma hv ntps be made by postcard and votes will be cast from ballots that are to appear in the.

Republican beginning next week. Send in a postcard nomination. Contribute your opinion to selecting the portrait that merits hanging in this Wichita exposition Oct. 7 to 17. GROCER'S LUCK SAGS Unable To Handle Durland-White Team Last Night A parade of pitchers were sent to the mound by Roberts grocery last night in a desperate but futile effort to stem the vicious assault of the Durland-White team.

Nothing could check the slugging Hardware which won 13 to 2. Heidel, the demon flinger, was the chief obstacle of the Grocers. They could not hurdle his deceptive and smoky serves. In the opening inning Watts, Lowe and Strom whiffed in succession. Heidel fanned one batter in the 2nd.

two in the 3rd, three in the 4th, one each in the 5th and cth and two in the th for a total of 13. The only regulars on the team who didn't lay down their sticks before the" Heidel bombardment were Wilson and Viar. The on ly scoring was done by Strom and C. Conde, aided and abett ed by a couple of singles off the bats of Yadon and Deckard. Heidel allowed only 5 hits.

The "pitchers parade" included Wilson who started for the Grocers and after serving slants to four men in the 3rd, handed his glove to Houston. Allen replaced Houston in the 5th and Boston went in to buck the jinx in the Gth. Every man on the Durland-White team is credited by Score-keeper Cole with a counter. Haas, Carlson and Heidel circled the bases twice. The tally-tokens were secured on a total of 6 hits, only one of which Heidels 2-bagger counted for more than a single.

The factor contributing the runs were 12 walks generously tendered the Hardware by the Grocery tos-sers. The Council Grove Republican's COMPLIMENTARY TICKET This Ticket will Admit W. J. Isaacs and 1, Dwight Olof E. Johnson 1, Skiddy to the STELLA THEATRE To any one of the following shows: Sun.

June 28-29 'Bullets or Ballots" with Edward G. Robinson and Joan Blondell. Tue June 30 "Special Investigator" with Richard Dix and Margaret Callahan. July 2-3 "Under Two Flags" with Ronald Colman and Clau-dette Colbert. Friday, July 3 "It Had To Happen" with George Raft and Rosalind Russell.

Saturday, July 4. "Red River Valley" with Gene Autry. Watch this space each Saturday, your name may be listed for Free Admittance next. PHOTO FROM IN HALL A Call for Scotch Foursome For Fourth of July Play The usual Fourth of July Scotch foursome at the Country Club next Saturday will be followed Sunday with an intriguing "flag Miss Alberta Pullins, who has the double event in charge, explains that regular Scotch foursomes with mixed players are scheduled for the Fourth. On the following day, players pairing with the same foursome will use their total number of strokes as carded on the Fourth.

The location of their ball when the strokes are exhausted will be marked by a flag. The player fartherest advanced when all flags are placed will be the title winner. Miss Pullins is issuing a call today for entrants in the two novel events. Those who file for the Scotch play will be paired sometime next week. LEAGUE WINS AWARD The Epworth League of this city won the award of $5 made to the chapter having the highest number of points based on the number of paid delegates present multiplied by the miles traveled to reach the district convention, at Clay Center Thursday and Friday of this week.

There were sixteen in attendance from here. The distance from Council Grove to Clay Center is 82 miles. Frankfort won second place, and White City got honorable mention. The paid registration at the distrcit convention was 207. SPOT OF RAIN A small area near Wilsey was in the rain area last night according to Chas.

Williams who drove home from Elmo. The automobile dealer reports finding water along the highway near the Gentes farm and about a mile north of Wilsey. Apparently other sections of the county are missed. Chas. Wilks said Dwight had no rain.

Mrs. Reuben Ek reports none at White City, and Delavan had none so Herman Beckenhauer states. FUNERAL HERE SUNDAY The funeral of Ray Reed, which was expected to be held in Topeka, has been changed to Bethel church here. The services will be conducted by Chaplain J. W.

Reed of Ft. Leavenworth at Bethel Church at 3 o'clock, Sunday, June 28. Bethel is eight miles southeast of Council Grove. Interment will be made in the Bethel cemetery. GET CCC CALL A call for a new CCC quota has reached Miss Georgia Smith of the poor commissioners office.

Three white boys will be enrolled at Camp Fremont providing they can pass the phy- sicial examination. Miss Smith has notified five boys of the op portunity. The enlistments will date from July 7. SENT DRIED PEAS More government surplus food has reached the welfare division at the court house for distribution to families on the relief rolls. The allotment which came to Miss Georgia Smith this week consists of 29 cases of canned beef and 240 pounds of dried peas.

UNDERWENT OPERATION Mrs. Geo. Butler of White City was operated upon at a Junction City hospital today. A son, Russell Bear of Denver, with her at the hospital. Mrs.

Butler is the step-mother of Mrs. E. M. Jones or this city. IS CITY MARSHAL Dee Ruble, former sheriff, is serving as temporary city marshal while Cletus Noonan Is on a vacation in Chicago.

Marshal Ruble was named by Mayor W. L. Young and will serve about 2 weeks. WAS WARMEST NIGHT Last night was the warmest of the summer, according to A H. Prater.

The mercury did not drop below 76 degrees at any time. HAYS HAS HAIL; INCH RAIN Hays. June 27 Hall, accom panying one and forty five hundredths inches rain, damaged the wheat south of Qulnter, Kansas last night. Wakeeney reported a half inch of rain from a thunderstorm while Ellis and Hays received less than a quarter of an Inch. More than two Inches of rain reported at Slyvan Grove.

Wll son had half an Inch: Glen El der inch and half and Simpson twenty six hundredths of an Inch. TEAM TO MANHATTAN Council Grove's horseshoe team which was administered Its first defeat of the season recently at Junction City, will go to Manhattan tomorrow for a match. Ambush Set in 1st For Independents Proved Fatal If the Independents could only import an alien diamond for their home games, the de-featest jinx whicn has enveloped them recently might be dispelled. With a single exception, the Independents won all recent games away from home and rung up almost the reverse performance before the local bleachers. Last night Company executed a stelthy 1st inning maneuver which ambushed the Independents and held them prisoners until the end of a 5 to 2 game.

The Independents did the only scoring in the 3rd. With two down, Pullins' walked and White's hit were converted into chalk-marks when Prather lined one into the garden which Carson juggled. Company led off with a hit by Bowman, a fielder's choice by Compton, and a single by Schremmer which were checked into the score keeper as runs when Prather and Patterson failed to field a pair of non-hit blows by Johnson and Fulton. Bowman added a homer in the second and Fulton scored in the 4th with the aid of three forcing waiks. A free ticket is sudd to Buenmng in the 6th was cashed by the Army when Bowman and Compton connect- ed with a pair of vicious singles.

I Bratton allowed 8 hits and struck out 7. Buenning was 1 touched for 5 hits and collected 6 strike outs. JOLTS TOWN PRIDE A letter which, figuratively speaking, should make Council Grove howl with anguish reached Miss Mary McMichael, register of deeds, today. The letter was written by a woman in California and was addressed to the "County Recorder, Perker-ville, There was a time, so pioneer settlers recall when cravines "but those reurcefu cravings, mit tnose resourceiui pioneers of a former generation neglected to round up quite as many votes as did Council Grove with a result that the court house has been in this city, for lo, these many years. NOT SO HOT Humidity which just escaped cooking folks along Main street today and not a new heat record is making the weekend temperatures so sultry.

At 3 o'clock the Prater official thermometer stood only at 102, This is 4 degrees lower than previous peaks tms summer, yet to people not able to keep in the breeze, this is the hottest day of the season. A THRILLING PLAY Dixie Harless, CCC enrollee anl brother of Lefty Harless, tricky pitcher on the ElDorado team is excited over one of the once-in-a-lifetime plays made by Lefty Wednesday night. Playing into the 12th innmg against Winfield with both teams scoreless, Lefty won his own game by crashing out a home run for a 1 to 0 score. PLAN TERRACE LAYOUT Following a grasshopper con trol demonstration at the Alton Haun farm southwest of Parker-ville next Monday, terrace lay out for the farm will be planned so that farmers may see the important points to consider in conserving water and checking erosion on a field. COLVIN DECLARES KANSAS IS WET Prohibition Presidential Candidate Counts "Saloons" in Topeka Fights Both Landon and Roosevelt.

Chicago. June 27 UP) D. Liegh Colvin, candidate of the Prohibition party for president, today asserted that he would attack Gov. Landon as well as President Roosevelt in the campaign on the liquor question. Colvin charged that Landon's home state had become wet during his administration.

"There is a startling amount of liquor Colvin said. "More than at any time since 1880. That was the year Kansas voted its constitutional amendment. I just spent two days in Colvin continued. "There are 244 beer saloons there in a city of 64,000.

Why some sections are as bad as the Bowery six saloons to a Colvin said that It was Landon's associated who blocked the passage In 1935 of a bill forbidding the sale of anything stronger than ltf percent beer In Kansas. COOLER TONIGirr Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Slightly cooler in Kansas tonight except In the ex treme eciutneast and the ex 1 i treme northwest portions of the I state. Grasshoppers in the Burdick community are not satisfied with vegetation above ground but are digging up onions to eat. At least, that is the report brought to the county seat by Franklin Curtis and La Verne Peterson who were at the courc house Friday.

The Hoppers are beginning to do serious damage to many cornfields by cutting around the stalks of corn. Gardens are being ruined in some localities by the hoppers which actually burrow to nibble at juicy onions. D. Z. McCormick, county agent, reports that a grasshopper during his short life span will devour from 2 to 2Vz lbs.

of vegetation. Incidently the small green hoppers which are appearing now are a different variety from the huskies that are eating up crops. HE REMEMBERS WHEN "Uncle Joe" Gillespie doesn't think much of the present grass hopper invasion. Uncle Joe was a Council Grove pioneer back in the days when the Indians still roamed the prairies or spent part of their time at the reser vation along the Neosho. He re members a grasshopper disaster that was riisnst.pr Thp hnnners I were so hungry they ate up the green fence posts and pitted the hard hickory handles of pitchforks or hoes left in the open.

They spread a solid green blanket over plows standing in fields and pitted the metal until it wouldn't scour, so Uncle Joe remembers. He scoffs at the present grasshoppers, which he term sissies, willing to eat only fruit and garden vegetables. WAR IN BURDICK The war on grasshoppers was carried into Burdick township today by the farm bureau which is meeting farmers at the Mel-vin Nelson farm. The county is paying about 25 percent of the cost of liquid poison used in UNIONS TO PARADE Topeka Between 15,000 and 20,000 are expected to join in the tribute of organized labor in the capital tonight to the renomin-ation of President Roosevelt. Delegates are coming from scores of labor centers and 1,500 cars alone are expected in the parade which will reach the capitol grounds in time to hear the Roosevelt acceptance.

NEW SIDEWALK PROJECT Junction City New sidewalk projects calculated to give town residents sidewalks at less than the cost of the cement will bluild a mile of walks here at once. Property owners deposit 35 cents a lineal foot, while the government pays all labor and part of the material cost. Applications close next Monday. STRIP HIS TRUCK Burlington While his truck was parked near a Kansas City cold storage plant, thieves completely stripped the machine belonging to Frank Turvey of this city. The truck was moved five blocks into an alley and everything moveable was taken off.

KEEP LYNN BRODERICK Marysville Lynn Broderick, once seriously discussed as a candidate for governor, will be retained as national committeeman from Kansas. He was nam ed officially at the Philadelphia convention last night along with Georia Neese Clark. CONFESSES A ROBBERY Lawrence George Brooks, 17, yesterday confessed to County Attorney Stevens the robbery of the Granda coffee shop and bus station on May 15. Brooks said that he hid under a bench in the station until the place clos ed. INJURED IN COLLISION Chase The Rev.

J. W. Beer, retired minister, suffered sever al broken ribs and a punctured lung yesterday when a car driven by his daughter. Mrs. West- wood struck a car driven by a Bushton man at an intersect ion.

CALL50 EMPLOYEES Topeka Fifty district WPA executives attended a WPA staff meeting In the office of Evan Griffith yesterday to near dook keeping methods that go Into effect with the new yeas's busi ness that starts July l. A COMMUNITY DOZER Topeka Two community dozers have been built by Preston Hale, Shawnee county agent, who will lend them to farmers for catching grasshoppers. Time for using the dozers must be re served in advance. WILL HOLD RALLY Hutchinson Reno county democrats will hold a nomlna tor's rally at campaign head quarters Saturday night to lis- Vt0 rL.lu V-lJ ten to the President's accep- tance speech over the radio. Grass hoppers are doing double damage for farmers this week, according to word reaching the farm bureau.

In order to keep chinch bugs confined to stubble fields and away from growing corn, scores of farmers are putting oil barricades around crops. Chinch bugs cannot cross the wide strips of sticky oil. (But the co-operative grass hoppers are helping their smaller cousins solve the problems. In hopping across these same barriers, enough dust is flecked onto the oil lines, or an occasional clod rolled into the oil, to make a bridge for the small pests. The hopper cuts off corn stalks which in falling oftimes leave a blade stretched over the oil barrier.

The chinch bugs are quick to find and utilize these leaves, and swarm into fields by thousands. ALUMNI FUND DRIVE A campaign has been launched among alumni members of the high school with the object of securing sufficient contributions to purchase uniforms for the band. Director Everett Brown will have a 65-piece band next September with full symphonic band instrumentation. He has joined with C. 9.

Prater, alumni representative, and Supt Don Lidikay in sending an appeal to all former students asked for voluntary subscriptions to a uniform fund. ROOSEVELT TA LK ON AIR ONIGHT DEMOCRATS ADJOURN NATIONAL CONVENTION AT 1:19 P. M. Garner Nominated As Roosevelt Running Mate at 12:52 Both Will Accept At Franklin Field. Philadelphia, June 27 UP) Franklin D.

Roosevelt and John Garner, twice the national standard bearers of the democratic party, will accept the campaign mandate before a mammoth audience tonight at Franklin field. A din of "ayes" from a crowded convention flood ratified Roosevelt for the leading place on the ticket at 11:42 o'clock. After a rest a subdued and smaller assemblage of delegates formally designed Garner again as his running mate at 12:52 eastern standard time. Chairman Joseph Robinson banged a sine die adjournament with his gavel and a smile of relief at 1:19 and the democratic convention was over. Placed in nomination by Governor Allred of Texas, Garner was given bis demonstration innings in a march led by fellow southwesterners in a 20-minute parade through the aisles.

Six flags under which Texas has been governed in times past fluttered above the broad, white sombreros of their bearers. Many wearied delegates contented themselves with looking on amidst signs of impatience at the continued oratory of second speeches. Senator Bvrns or South Carolina got the floor to move Garner's nomination be by acclamation. Chairman Robinson put the question quickly. Not a single "no" was heard.

Despite threats of rain, of ficials went ahead with plans for accomodating a hundred thousand at notification ceremonies this evening. Unless torrents fall, it was said, no change back to convention hail, which seats 15,000, will be made. There are 30,000 covered seats at the field. ORATORY ON PARADE; ROOSEVELT DEMONSTRATION Philadelphia, June 27 i An eager, cheering, enthusiastic delegation burst all restraint shortly after midnight this morning (10:42 Kansas time) to renominate President Roosevelt by acclamation after nearly 60 seconding speeches to his nomination had been made. The demonstration climaxed a day and night of flood oratory.

Gov. Lehman of New York paid a glowing tribute to the new deal chief. "With each passing year of his executive-ship," Lehman said In referring to Roosevelts tenure as governor of New York, "the people felt stronger confidence in his leadership, his character and his service. They knew him as a real leader, alert, indoml- (Continued on Pftfr Z) FRACTURES A HIP Hutchinson John Hyde, far mer, living east of Pretty Prairie received a fractured no wnen a load of hay he was hauling overturned. He was brought here for treatment.

MAN TO PRISON St. John Forrest Dykes of Macksvllle was sentenced to the state pfenltentlary for a five-year term for beating his wife. Severing two arteries that allowed blood to spurt three or four feet, Edgar Stewart was taken to the local hospital last evening with a badly injured wrist. The accident occurred while he was trying to adjust a headlight on his motor car at the home of his mother, Mrs. Chas.

Leman on Wood street. A wrench slipped and Stewart was thrown against the headlight, ploughing a deep gash across his wrist. He was taken to the local hospital where surgeons administered an anesthetic while the arteries and one large tendon were stitched. Mr. Stewart has been away from Council Grove for 13 years and just arrived this week for a visit.

BOGUS BOND DETECTOR Will Be Installed By J. J. Rhodes in State Treasury J. J. Rhodes, local citizen who modernized the state treasurer's office with efficiency systems within a few weeks after being made custodian of state funds, is soon to install a system to detect bogus bonds and coupons.

The system is nearing completion. The June issue of the Retail Lumberman, has this to say a-bout the Council Grove lumberman: "When August rolls a- round and the ballots for the primaries are passed out to the voters in Kansas, they will find there the name of one of Kan sas' best known lumbermen, J. J. Rhodes, Council Grove, present state treasurer, who is seeking the nomination on the Republican ticket. "In the two years Mr.

Rhodes has been on the job, the office (Continued on Page 2) BUSINESS IS BETTER New York, June 27 (JP) Tramping steadily upward, the legions of industry scored the ninth new peak for the year in the last eleven weeks today. The index of industrial activities as compiled by the Associated Press stood at 91.3 the highest since the middle of 1930. On a seasonally adjusted basis only one component of the index declined. That was automobile production which was booming in early spring. DAKOTA CROPS ARE BURNED TO CRISP Jamestown, North June 27 (JP) As far as eyes could see today were blackened and yellow fields, many without rain for a year.

Wheat burned, and brittle, was heading four to eight inches from sun-seared soilif at all. Cattle wandered among parched crops and along roads, foraging sparse vegetation. A WATER SHORTAGE Cottonwood Falls Faced with a water shortage at almost the beginning of summer, county commissioners have again asked the state to provide pumps for cattlemen. Last year Gov. Lan-d requisitioned pumping equipment from oil fields and kept stock cattle in water taken from hurriedly dug wells and from creek pools.

YIELDS 45 BUSHELS Junction City The top yield for wheat reported to date is irom the Kenneth Collins small 11 acre patch near the Ross hatchery. It harvested 45 bushels a nacre of 62 lb. grain. Few fields are producing under 20 bushels in Geary. A PARK PAGEANT Emporia The first perform ance of "A Mfasummer Night's Dream" as staged with a cast of 110 will be presented In Peter Pan park tonight.

The audience win sit on the grass around a slope that edged down to the stage. CANDIDATE IN HOSPITAL Lebo Bob George, democratic-Town send candidate for senator, has been released from St. Mary's hospital in Emporia wnere ne was taken ror a sto mach ailment. He will be unable to fill any speaking dates for days. WON NIGHT RIDE Ft.

Riley Lieut. Wm. E. Chandler, riding Metallic, won first place In the annual "night ride" competition of the cevalry division at the fort. He covered the 50 miles of a blind course In 6 hours and 7 minutes with a score of 500 points.

CLOSE STORES 4TII Burlieton This town will Join Its neighbors In declaring a complete holiday on July 4th, All stores will remain open Fri day night but stay closed on Saturday. TIER ARM BROKEN Ogden Mrs. Sarah Futch received a broken arm thla week when her car overturned near here. Bhe lives In Junction City. TO INSTITUTE BOARD Robert B.

Kendall of this city was elected at the district convention in Clay Center this week to represent Manhattan district Epworth Leaguers on the Baldwin institute board. The board constitutes the power back of the great summer meet for young people held at Baldwin each summer, when 700 or 80O enroll for a week recreation and study. A HOPPER DEMONSTRATION A demonstration in grasshopper control will be given by the jfarm bureau at the Alton Haun form milo-c cmifVma cf. nf White City next Monday at 1 p. m.

County Agent McCor-mick will show a simple method or mixing ana laying mash bar-riors. Liquid poison will be distributed to farmers who want to battle the crop pests. A JAIL SENTENCE WAS UNENFORCEABLE A commitment Issued yesterday requiring Frank Stillman to serve "a year's sentence or until such time as $400 child support was paid into proved unenforceable as far as the 12-months sentence was concerned. The defendant showed a settlement out of court with his divorced wife and adjusted the entire matter by payment of the agreed amount to J. A.

Bruton, clerk of the district court. The court cleric issued the commitment at the expiration of a ten days grace period stipulated by Judge C. M. Clark, unaware that money was ready to be paid into court in accord ance with the settlement. AT WASHINGTON U.

Miss Louise Wilks, who teach es at Hurlno next year, is attending summer school in Washington university at St, Louis this term. She Is enrolled for special courses In art and botany. FILES A DEED The Peoples Trust Company of St. Albans, Va, has filed a deed from Sheriff Ralph Knott covering the southeast quarter or section 23-14-6. The consider ation 13 given.