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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
1
The United States department of commerce shows DeKalb county farms rising from 2400 in 1920 to 2416 in 1925. The 1925 census figures are preliminary and subject to correction.
Installation of the new switch board for the police department telephone system was completed yesterday and placed in operation today. A minor circuit trouble was found and repaired this morning. the system is now in first class working order. The police department has ten telephones in various city sections for exclusive use, directly connected and calls do not go through the city exchange.
Mrs. Fred Ballou of 414 North Third Street broke a leg chasing a bus to Sycamore early this morning. She was taken to the city hospital by ambulance and is expected to be confined for some time due to a severe fracture. Friends regret the misfortune.
A recent DeKalb theatre program drew a packed house with three Chicago headliner acts and the film Lights of Old Broadway starring Marion Davies. Ten year old Tommy Wonders wowed the audience as a Charleston dancer while Henry Dixon from KYM Chicago impressed with ukulele banjo and steel guitar. The Hickville Frolics offered harmony from four country singers drawing strong notice.
Detroit, Dec 11. Dr Charles Stelze of New York says prohibition cannot be effective until the public is educated to accept it. He warns the issue is critical and critics are driven by bootleggers, stressing that many supporters see it as moral and that working men resent what they view as restrictive legislation. He notes the rich may still obtain liquor freely.
Nels Swanson of this city placed a Chronicle classified ad saying he found forty one dollars. Soon after, a man named Joseph Swanson called the paper to claim the money, and the Chronicle's ad department facilitated the return.
Miss Addams head of Hull House rejects running for the United States Senate saying she is too busy with her own people. The denial follows Perley Christensen’s Rockford speech proposing her as a 1926 Farmer Labor presidential candidate.
Miss Rosalie Muster, once set to star in the high school operetta Captain Crossbones, is confined at home with mumps. Her absence disappoints many friends who hoped to see her performance.
Local Forty & Eight members and several Sycamore Forty-Eighters will travel to Sterling tonight to attend a public initiation event. A Santa Claus will appear at Leslie's Saturday with gift options and a Holiday sale featuring chocolates and linens, including Maple and Walnut Centers and Five-pound assortments.
Birmingham reporters note the death list grows as rescue crews search the Overton No 2 mine for missing miners after a gas blast. Seven white bodies recovered by morning. officials fear others remain underground. Explosion cause undetermined.
Chinese artillery fired on a train carrying American and European passengers en route from Peking to Dein Tsin. The attack damaged a window and caused commotion as the train backed up after the shot. Passengers included the widow of former American minister Calhoun and Tiffany Blake of a Chicago newspaper.
Major J W Strom of the Army General Staff outlined foreign ownership schemes over air routes and the Panama Canal. He noted a French company gaining exclusive concessions in Central America and a large concern securing the main Central America to United States airway with bases in Key West Cuba Mexico and Colombia.
Report notes fascism faced calls for attack by socialist factions led by Pietro Nev editor of the official socialist paper. Message urges party branches to unite as fascism stands to erase remaining socialist influence.
John Terry Moran, who escaped custody, was sentenced in federal court in St. Paul for complicity in a December 20, 1921 depot robbery in St. Val. About $89,000 in cash was stolen from a shipment to St. Tut. Moran was recaptured in Denver after a long pursuit and remanded to face trial in Chicago.
The Dekalb Township High School operetta Catte in Crachones drew a mixed audience yet showcased the Girls and Boys Glee Club, under Miss Winifred Smith. Evelyn Blomquist and Frank Smith lead a cast with notable solo work and a standout Nancy Embree dance encore, with Miss Rosalie Poster replaced by Miss Balinn Isabella.
Miss Winfred Sherman daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Sherman of DeKalb will star in the Orston B C B Club production of Ming Toy at Evanston December 21 She studies at Columbia Conservatory of Dramatic Arts and will also read excerpts during the performance This local note highlights her rising stage career and community support.
Officials announced the DeKalb Trust and Savings bank will be located in its new building and ready for business tomorrow morning though the official opening remains Friday and Saturday of next week. The move aims to give employees time to adjust while minor finishing work is completed.
S. E. Bradt vice-president of the First National Bank returns from Washington D C where he attended a National Rivers and Harbors Congress meeting. He represented Illinois and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and also joined a taxation committee meeting of the American Bankers Association in New York to discuss state taxation of national banks.
In an exclusive interview British Colonial Secretary L. C. M. Amery says England will preserve its rights if war is forced. He discusses the League of Nations debates over Mosul and insists Britain does not pursue aggression or new territorial duties.
L Shaul, formerly manager of the Atlantic and Pacific company store in this city, is transferred to the Morrison store with Mrs Shaul. They leave for Morrison early this week. Friends regret their departure. A Daughters of America meeting is set for Friday at 7 30 pm at K C Hall with Catholic ladies and girls invited. Temporary officers will be elected. Leslie's advertises a full store of Toys and Christmas Gifts.
A Rockford hospital reports a patient with smallpox prompting quarantine of staff and patients. Two local hotels with potential exposure are also under quarantine. About 300 people may be affected. unvaccinated individuals will be vaccinated at once.
Scouts from area troops contest sales of Red or Tuberculosis Christmas stamps to win a cup offered by First Lutheran Congregational and Methodist churches. Schools and the DeKalb TB association have already sold many seals, with buyers aiding troops and the health cause.
The city night school began last evening at Ellwood school with 26 students. Tonight and future sessions will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings. More students are expected to enroll in the coming weeks after Christmas, with average annual attendance around 40.
Governor Len Small told Chicago physicians that Illinois will cover its proportion of the tuberculosis cattle eradication costs. He noted a $2,000,000 appropriation by the last General Assembly and warned the program cannot continue without the state meeting its share.
The Tribune recalls a DeKalb Indignant farmers meeting to protest railway freight rates and rail monopolies. It notes farmers faced extortionate charges pushing trade toward the Mississippi to St Louis and New Orleans.
The Looney murder case reconvenes in West Galesburg Illinois with Judge Graham presiding after yesterday's adjournment due to illness. State's star witness Helen Van Dale is expected to testify before the session ends.
The DeKalb County circuit court found for defendant Charles Weddell on the damages suit filed by Cynthia Case seeking 25000. Verdict came on the 27th ballot after a lengthy trial costing substantial sums, with appeals already exhausted.
Chicago December 11 17 a complete shakeup in the personnel of the American Farm Bureau Federation was forecast after Sam Thompson Quincy Illinois was elected president of the national body. Observers expect Aaron Shapiro to be brought back and allies to be reinstated as the federation aligns with Farmers Cooperative Marketing Association of Washington D C where Shapiro is tied. Frank Lowden former governor of Illinois is listed as an official of the co operative body.
Announcement that Mrs. James Scott Owens opened a gift shop at her home on South Fourth Street. She sought a business district location without success and began the home enterprise. Rebekahs Attention Lodge met at seven o clock tonight with Emma Muzzey as Noble Grand. 100 per cent filled candies advertised for sale tomorrow at Leslie's, 35e a pound.
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