Iola Daily Register (Newspaper) - December 22, 1937, Iola, Kansas 50. to The The loU Daily and loU Daily WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 22, 1937. The Daily 1897. The 1867. EIGHT PAGES In Letter to governor Allen Legislator Points to Almost Desperate Con dition Roy Allen county's representative in the state wrote Governor Walter Huxman today saying that he would favor a special legislature for the of redistributing from the Kansas sales tax such a manner as to make the residue directly available poor funds than distributing it back to the various taxing for general reduction of property Mr. sleeper the governor that he does liot favor any tampering with the Kansas Social Welfare law at He only believes that the sales tax law should be revised in the matter distribution of its T Balance to Units - Under present terms of the has been allocated to Uie i state board social to the aid of blind and ' dent to the school districts of The which will probably be around is to be distributed back to the taxing units of the itate - school and reduce the I general level df property It is Mr. feeling that this should be returned directly to the various counties and he that a special session of the legislature to this end 48 not only desirable but almost Mr. Sleeper came tjj this slon only after a of the conditions here in which he has be almost If Allen poor fund does not get froin some new he is there will a breakdown that will cause untold distress and Bonds Necessary Before Mr. Sleeper out that in 1934, with of ' was raised but i had to 1)6 provided in through bonds in order to meet the demands upon the fundi 1935. the maximum levy of was raising But in bonds also Jmd to be Raised before the year was In 4936, the levy again was made but no were required that The reason for this lay In the fact that employment was at maximum levels most everyone who work at all could and did federal employment of This was election pitted Tsi 1937. federal customary the maximum levy for the poor fund again far short of requirements and additional in had be This made a total of worth of bonds for relief purposes during the four this makes a total bonded ness for the county of verv close to the permitted by Estimate Tear Worst of according to Mr. i is Director Myron estimate that in 1938 it will - be necessary issue at worth of poor fund bonds in addition tQy making the usual maximum At the present according lo the county's case load consists of 325^ nine 50 dependent and 395 general a total of 806 He mated that there will be 525 18 110 dependent - and an of 350 general a total of 1,000 - It is the basis of these case load estimates that Mr. Funk quite certain least a bond issue will be necessary the year is sort of thing cannot go on declared Sleeper federal government may be Indirectly to force bankers ] to buy their bonds whether they want to or but Allen county is not in that After a few more of additions to our bonded there simply wont be any sale I for Allen county bonds and we will i be I Primarily For Security in Beginning was my feeling from the very beginning that the sales tax law was passed with the primary idea in mind of for social in for a reduction of property I believe that the people who pay the taxes still want the revenue to be used that most important of I feel that it must be used that way if Kansas going to avoid complete The school districts are already getting a nice slice or the sales tax Townships by and are getting into no financial difficulties these days but there is scarcely a county poor fund in state that is not building up of proportions every any that is true without any question of doubt in Air len and Allen county is the county that I That is why I favor a special session of the legislature to make this Police Out of Healy Case Investigation Is Dropped After Autopsy Shows Comedian Died of Natural Causes tbe Associated Los Dec. 22.-Police said they would drop further investigation of a mysterious fist fight involving Ted Healy after an autopsy indicated today that the film comedian died of natural Death was originally ascribed to a heart attack but Dr. Wyantt Lament asked for an Cut Over Eye A deep cut over the actor's left a discolored right eye and a bruise on his temple suffered Sunday night gave rise after Healy's death to Inquiry stories of an altercation near the Hollywood night Attendants at the where Healy celebrated the birth of a told police they believed he had clashed with an unidentified man in a nearby parking lot but H. W. cafe said there positively was no rough other Ailments Dr. A. P. Los Angeles county autopsy said Healy's lungs were congested and the 41-yearrold comedian had suffered from a kidney * have found that the cuts and bruises on Mr. Healy's face and said Dr. entirely Coroner Prank Nance said no Inquest will be Homes in Decorating Contest George H. 16 North J. H. 207 North nuu - Pattie 208 North Floyd 602 North Russell 806 North Win H. 848 North Angelo C. 920 North Jefferson i Gene 1120 North Mrs. R. L. 1105 North C. E. 1201 North Mrs. K. B. 807 North 704 East George R. 524 East Mrs. A. G. 518 Leo N. 602 East Mrs. Emma 810 East Otis 310 South Miss Ethel 105 South Miss Alice 211 South T. E. 201 South Dr. A. R. 210 South C. E. 202 South Paul 315 South Barbara Nell 621 South Mrs. B. L. 217 South Mrs. J. O. 207 South Vernon E. 406 Soutli W. G. 408 South D. R. 801 - South John 504 South The Weather fair tonight and Thursday except possibly rain or snow extreme portion colder east for the 24 hours 5 p. 52; lowest last 34; for 32; excess 11; since January 1. 35' this date last 48; 32. Precipitation for 24 hours ending at a. m. total for this year to 3^07; deficiency since 1, 2.34 Sunrise 7:36 a. set 5:06 p. m. Thermograph Ending 7 a. m. 8 8 9 a. m. 10 a. 11 m. 12 noon 1 p 2 p. m. 3 p. m. 4 p. 5 p. m. 1) 7 p. m. Unofficial 9 p. 10 p. 11 12>n..........42 1 a. a. m. 3 a. 4 in. 5^a. 6 a. in. 7 m. Many Valuable NYA Projects In County Past Six Months Nation Mourns Kellogg Former Secretary of Slate in Minnesota on Eve of His 81st Big Brothers Fund Reported Mrs. Julia Mittelbach Eastern Star 10.00 Mary Crawford 1.00 Cash Bruce 1.00 1.00 It costs about to buy the groceries necessary for an average Christmas basket such as is by the Big Which means that the amount of money subscribed to the Big Brothers fund so fur this year would buy only about 110 to the 246 baskets sent out last Mrs. W. E. who has been the chief for many years in helping the Big Brothers prepare their said that she was sending in orders today for groceries sufficient to fill 153 She feels certain that the total fund subscribed will come up to the necessary to pay for that But she can hardly see any justification for stretching her optimism beyond that The Register Is obliged to agree with Mrs. it stUl is able to hope that lola will not fall a full 100 baskets short of its record of last Certainly the need is as pressing this year as it ever So send in your to the Big There is always time at the last minute to make up more baskets money is and this will be done if subscriptions go appreciably above tlie mark before the end of the During the summer and fall of 1937, an impressive total of projects and accomplishments has been marked up to the credit of the local NYA organization under the supervision of Oscar Previous to 1937, when Mr. Ericson was first appointed most NYA projects had been recreational in character and records concerning them were Since that work projects have been carried almost exclusively and there are many tangible evidences about the town and county of the part NYA has played in the public works During the past six NYA has provided part time employment for more than 100 and they have been doing many kinds of 1.200 Garments Made Sewing and knitting projects were established which have resulted in the manufacture of over 1.200-garments. These finished garments are turned over to the noor commissioner If you call 67. 7 Going B to Ear Deci 22. has gone in ' It is their think they must freeze In sheer to be daughters have in for wool flannel night sleeved tod heck cotton and woolen Some the latter are in Knee Length i and the length Variety lii favored by mt for winter r U ms coedS the in where and high neck ICS weight with tiny pajamas Their mothers counters buying 1 h aM lingers has been bv Betty who has la. oi all For they are the same style sister but for evening are in in gay Stocking Caps on Heads and for winter sports they have adopted a version of the which is a trim colorful that ewers To top matters off in the daytime they are tying woolen scarfs around their heads or wearing adaptations of the woolen stocking and Hoods are a lively new evening They are In cloth or Homes Contest Judging Tonight Scores of lolans to Fellow Committee Over the Route lo View Tonight is the night for the winners in the chamber of commerce contest for the best decorated in lola the Mrs. president oi City Federation of Women's is chairman of the and she will be assisted by Mrs. Morrill Mrs. J. P. Roy and Charles They will make a round of all the homes this evening and the winners will be announced in tomorrows Complete List Published The final list of competing names and addresses is printed in today's Register and has arranged according to The Register's best estimate of what would be a convenient route to follow in making a tour of all the homes It is expected that scores it not of lola families will be in their automobiles the judges in an inspection of the entire There Isino question that this will be well woirth Thirty houses have been entered in the and there is scarcely a one of them that is not as well decorated as Uie best lola had to offer last Some of them display remarkable and ingenuity as well as All are worth stopping to get look Just a Part of Beauty Nor do 30 houses comprise the whole It seems as if there is scarcely a residential block in town that does not contain at least one where Christmas lights are sparkling at least through a Every minute of a tour of the competing houses will be a CHRISTMAS On Christmas Eve of Bavaria and girls seek to learn of their future husbands by drawing A long stick meant he would be a short one and a crooked one 2 Shopping who distributes them to the needy people of the leather crocheted sweaters and are among the types of garments that have been Ninety pairs of leather soles have been This work has been done mostly by Girls also predominate in the total of 20 youths working part time in the following public poor commodity farm national reemployment and the preparation of historical Rock from River Among the projects completed by the boys during this same length of the following are Reclaiming 150 yards of rock from the river trucked 76 of dirt for and a trench for and the laying of 650 square yards of and stenciling of 216 blocks of lola streets to show street names and Cleaning and painting 480 square feet of the floor of the city power Reclaiming 1,000 feet of used lumber at the city water Construction of the ice skating rink at the city of Improvements at Humboldt Building 160 feet of double masonry retaining wall at the Catholic church of Setting of two light poles and digging 150 feet of trench for underground wiring at Painting light posts and parking lanes in the city of Construction of cooling plant in the city of Building and reconditioning of nine tennis courts and four croquet Helping build and four parks which provided for 13,202 people during the and fall of 1937. I Many other minor projects have been completed during this period of according to Mr. Payroll in 2 The last NYA covering a period of two was just about as low a payroll as has been made up during the entire six The highest payroll was and the average has been in excess of Mr. Ericson is looking forward to more activity and higher payrolls during the first part of 1938 rather than any Mr. in his official capacity as receives the only executive salary in Allen county in connection with NYA Every other NYA dollar goes to youths who have been certified to NYA for Mrs. Ericson has been almost as active as her husband and has been in charge of the sewing classes ever since were organized here and will probably continue In charge of She does not receive any and is doing the work as an aid to her husband and of her belief in the value of what is being Only Part Time No NYA youth receives full time The maximum is three days every two Seven hours is the standard work Three wage scales are available to NYA All of them start at 28 cents an If they show executive ability and are able to work up to the of handling supervisory work of the pay is raised to 35 cents an A very who are capable of doing the highest type of office work and handling full are paid 41 cents an This is the NYA projects are by governmental just as WPA projects The sponsor furnishes all materials and provides direct St. Dec. 2:>. i the nation mourned today tlie death of B. son ol pioneer parents to thp heights of world former of and world court died on theyve nf his 81st He was with cerebral thrombosis early Dr. J. A. said bronchial pneumonia developed tile immediate cause of With him at the end were Mrs. Dr. household and Jake Dies At Age of 78 Heavyweight Boxer Fought Memorable 7.5-Round Bout With Seaport May Be New Objective Japanese Appear Over and S. Warships Ready to Evacuate 300 Advised to Leave Dec. 22.-Japanese bombers roared today over the seaport of where three United States stood by to evacuate the 300 if States consular authorities to leave as fears that Japanese would attack the city in retaliation for destruction of Japanese cotton mills by The p. S. cruiser the destroyer and the gunboat Sacramento were in the of the which Is 390 miles north of Troops On Move Reports 30.000 Japanese troops liad left Shanghai for an unknown destination that 80 were ready for impetus to that as well other China's coastal would be The Japanese apparently a reconnoitering disappeared shortly and had not returned later in the Tension caused by their appearance remained set fire to dormitories connected with the cotton Authorities repeated that they intended to resist Japanese to utmost in case of an ' ' Capture By Jan. 1 Hoped A spokesman announced that he Japanese would capture seaport south of before New Year's and expressed the wish that Chinese would withdraw from the city to prevent possible destruction of its famous United States authorities at Shanghai and Tokyo notified Japanese that a train carrying 300 foreign some of whom were would leave Hankow for Canton The train was due at Canton from the Interior city on Christmas were Chinese press reports of impending aid for China from Soviet One said 800,000 laborers building a new highway through Chinese Turkestan to permit China to bring in military supplies from Russia despite of old caravan routes through Japanese occupation of North Teruel Byi Loyalists Earlier Reports Confirmed by Announcement From of Franco-Spanish Dec. 22. forces have Insurgent officers said they were advised today by i Official government following an earlier premature announcement that strategic capital has been part of the old quarter known as City of in insurgent Status At Session's Close Neosho Falls Oil News to The Sharpe Oil m well No. 2 on block 69, the A. I. Neosho Falls Monday Bottom of hole was reached at 1200 with about 15 feet of all The well should come in for about a 15 barrel natural The oil is of high gravity because of coming from tbe and not any from C. T. Judd is the drilling aa. this Thomas & 1 oni the south of drilled in Thursday morning at on % CA 1.1 22. - Jake 78, died today alter a long The whose fight was a 75 round bout Joha L. Sullivan in 1889-thfe last bare knuckle lived here lor years liis two He also leaves Several Dec. 22. This was the status oi President Roosevelt's legislative program at the end of the congressional Farm - senate and house and sent to a conference returned it to labor action which leaders described as tantamount to killing the Government - Reorganisation senate Regional under study by senate and committed legislation house and sent to a conference Confidence President Feels Recession Largely Psychological And Will Stick to tHe Dec. 22.-Administration advisers today President Roosevelt would make an aggressive bid for confidence in his message to based on the contention the business recession is largely They said the president would on his legislative but that he would no new The they would contain a broad offer ef cooperation With legitimate but no retreat from present Press Criticized Yesterday The chief executive laid the groundwork for this approach in his press conference yesterday by that a psychology of fear was being fostered by a large percentage of newspapers and a small minority of public His accusation followed a secret conference seven of his most loyal supporters in senate liberal in which he was authoritatively reported to have pledged no slackening of New Deal - The list of those Invited to the secret parley was regarded by observers as It included Senators Norris lA Pollette MInton Pepper Brown and Oreen Data to Prove Point Friends said the chief executive was gathering data to show the slump was psychological rather than This view had been expressed by several of the senators with whom he The attitude of the president was fostered by a large percentage of the Asked what the newspapers had to gain by creation of the president replied he had been about that and so had most of the No Major Legislation In Session Home on 12-Day Vacation Until Opening pf Regular Term January 3; Administration Sees Value Dec. 22.-Members of congress left the administration's session program up in the air today and began a 12-day Christmas vacation that will defer enactment of major legislation until the new The sudden at after the senate passed the housing 66 to 4. found none of President Roosevelt's recommendations actually written into Some Believe It Valuable Administration contend the session had served a valuable purpose in finishing work on housing Out of Congressional Mill Dec. 22. Congress enacted five pieces of legislation during tlie special for each Tlie all minor in. 1. of about for transportation of senators and representatives to and from the 2. Exemption of federal credit from all but property 3. Payment of salaries of and house page boys for the 4. The secretary of agriculture to information elixir of which caused a number of deaths In the south and middle 5. Loan of capitol paints of George and other historic for an art British Garrison to Be strengthened Decs 22 waV office announced today that the British garrison Hongkong would be strengthened government the protest it has made to Japan outbreak of the Par Eastern Sir Robert LesUe British ambassador to was instructed to protest a attack on and seizure of a Chinese customs vessels in waters off the tish colony of December 11. 3 Ckn See Your other administration Final approval of these will be sought the regular session convening January 3. Democratic Leader Barkley asserted the session had clipped from six weeks to two months off the regular 1938 sessioni Republican Senator McNary of predicted the regular session would end In May the president doesn't keep sending new recommendations to McNary Says Failure asserted special session was a failure that it not in any way out the program of the Leaders originally had to wind up the five-week session today that a joint conference committee could adjust differences in the house senate housing bills before Some of the men appointed lo the committee however were among the many members who already had gone sitating postponement of final action until Japan Holding 370 Agitators Police Disclose Arrest of Communist Suspects Believed to Be Plotting Dec. 22. declared today their secret artest of 370 suspected agitators had bared activities for a revolution based on A member of parliament and several former university were held on suspicion of conspiring in and pacific were rounded up In a nationwide series of raids at dawn past main point of their movement apparently was to lead a general revolution based on the metropolitan police board Since the outbreak of the Chinese incident they have used every opportunity to spread propaganda throughout the Therefore the authorities been forced to arrest those who violated the preservation disputed the private property system and sought to change the stato Many citizens appeared by the and there was a widespread belief that they were made to deflect the nation's attention the strained international they such a campaign would have been secret for Police declared three tho Proletarian and the All Japan Council of directed the alleged What a this one is gomg to be for Frank 19, of His the greatest gifts of of restored When the surgeon removed bandages from eyes to test the success of the operation for transplanting a cornea to him John fellOw whose sight was he anything the Then came the instant pictured The his five i you I see your whole exulted whose had been by blindness be- cause of lime dust Methodist Sunday School Program Tonight The Sunday school of the First Methodist church will present a Christmas program m the torium of the church tonight at 7:30. The program will include an Impressive candlelight music by primary and junior and a play entitled Shepherd's by Mary J. Those directing the annual event are Mesdames Roy W. Eari C. A W. Clyde and Miss Thorman and Miss Helen Daughter for Henry New 22. Henry wife Of the today The child was bbm In a i
