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Newspaper
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Location
Dekalb, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1925
Page
1
A cement road linking the city with Genoa is under construction with heavy equipment and trains delivering sand gravel and cement. Two workers were killed in an accident as crews resumed late Sunday. Officials expect completion and opening to traffic by July 4 with plans for a public celebration.
DeKalb Lodge Knights of Pythias will share in the three day showing of The Great Divide at DeKalb theatre. Half of proceeds from ticket sales go to the fraternal organization. tickets are held by Holderness and other committee members.
May is ideal for stocking window and porch boxes. Seek advice on suitable plants and exposure for each box. Call Mr Balthis at 628 ring 4 for guidance from The DeKalb Greenhouses.
The Chronicle provides advance printed radio programs to country subscribers and city readers. The best features appear in a boxed head entry as an extra service from the newspaper.
Officer Dana Gray was hurt Sunday after a high speed chase when a stolen motorcycle was spotted near town. He lost control east of town, overturned off the pavement, suffering a severe leg cut requiring six or seven stitches and bruises but faces only a short layoff.
On National Hospital Day two city hospitals Glidden Memorial and St Marys will open to the public Tuesday from 2 to 5 PM. Nurses serve as guides for a full inspection tour of rooms and equipment with light refreshments offered to visitors.
Springfield Ind May 11 With the house convening tomorrow the house will debate Mrs Lottie Hollman O Neill eight hour bill for women and opponents question the earlier 76 vote total Vets hope to add amendments on the repeal of search and seizure and prohibition acts while works target the Cuth bertson gasoline tax bill Senator Mason Lowell plans to reopen health funding cuts A Mc Cluggage sanitary district bonding increase may face a veto override by Governor Smail.
Members of the Odd Fellows will hold a meeting this evening with hopes of strong attendance. The session will include one or two important business matters and a short ritual demonstration by the degree team for initiatory work.
Taylor Long reports his bicycle parked at the west end was struck by a passing auto, breaking the front wheel. The auto owner may not have known or cared to repair it. license number was obtained and police will investigate immediately.
Debt negotiations between France and the United States resumed after informal talks on refunding the massive French debt. The State Department instructed Herrick to tell France it would welcome a definite refunding offer but would not tie the settlement to German reparations.
A reading and speaking contest at DeKalb High School will choose students to represent the school in future interscholastic meets. Many students plan to participate, with few entering extemporaneous speaking and many in the reading contest reading a three minute passage from Evangeline.
London May 11 Central News dispatch reports a mob of about 700 natives stoned dry agents searching for liquor in a Johannesburg suburb. One detective was fatally injured and the others badly hurt, in an incident resembling a Bloemfontein riot.
An appeal is made for an old bookcase to store over 100 books used by visitors. Mrs. David Carter, the room’s caretaker, has no place to keep them. Call the rest room if you have a spare case to lend or donate.
DeKalb lodge No. 144 A F and A M will hold a meeting Tuesday night at seven o clock. The session will include several business matters and work in the third degree with a large attendance desired by the officers.
An express train collided with an auto truck in Berlin today, killing two occupants and injuring four others. Police report at the scene but details remain sparse as investigators begin.
Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg arrived in Berlin to a massive crowd as authorities paraded 10 000 police and detectives to guard the route from Neerstrasse to Wilhelmstrasse. Two Reichsbanner members were shot dead and five others injured during a confrontation with republicans near the capitol.
Carl Koivenen an employee of the Creamery Package company has obtained passports for himself his wife and four children for a three months trip to Finland He plans to visit France England and other cities stopping in Finland to see his mother The trip which may cost over 2000 dollars will begin with a June 2 sail from New York
Dixon police received word last Saturday night of a four door Ford sedan theft. Officers were given a full description and expect the vehicle, if found on DeKalb streets, will be handled by their department.
A top vaudeville act led by Egbert Van Alstyne with four performers headlines at DeKalb theatre alongside the film Sally. Crowd crowds filled both shows with long lines and many turned away as the act draws strong local praise and the feature film attracts fans.
The Lutheran Church Scouts plan to expand their troop in the city. All boys ages 2 to 18 are invited to attend a meeting at the First Lutheran Church at seven tonight to learn about the charter and join. The group is proceeding with second class tests and recruitment, following a hike led by Congregational church officials.
Henry Groves has purchased Sam Sharp’s interest in the cattle buying business. Groves will run the enterprise as he did before the partnership. Weather notes indicate a load of registered Holsteins in Illinois with fair conditions tonight and slight frost in the north.
Houston May 11 Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover welcomed foreign and U S delegates to the first annual convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World stating that advertising is vital to civilization and boosts production and lower costs. He praised automobile advertising and noted its role in magazine and newspaper growth.
A funeral for Mother Drury, known as the angel of the barrel houses, draws gaunt street figures and former regulars to her casket on the Windy City street. Tears, wilted flowers, and lingering memories mark the service.
Police Chief Fred Bull and Officer Sidney Rowe led a Saturday action ordering storeowners to remove punch boards and similar amusements. Proprietors were told to stop operations by last evening and clear current stock by that deadline.
Testimony will be presented in St. Louis for coroner inquest into the murder of Dr. William A. Dillon. Preddy Dillon 19 was reported in the city the day of the killing after George A. Barth a news dealer said he saw the youth on April 10. Barth said he talked with him briefly and that Dillon has not disclosed his whereabouts the night of the crime. He was not in Lawrence Kansas where he lived. Also notes on Apple Trees and a Mother's Club Bake Sale at Smith's Third Street Market May 13.
Police Chief Fred W Bull issued an ordinance enforcement order after a city hall notice. Cars parked on streets after 11 pm must show a parking or rear light burning to protect other drivers. No fines were assessed as owners brought logs to city hall and many hotels informed guests.
Hinckley pastor Rev Roy Crocker addressed Kiwanis at the Innovation airs room on The New World stressing postwar changes and urged cleaner thinking and stronger patriotism. Singer John Griffin of the DeKalb theatre gave several selections and charmed the audience. Kiwanis planned an evening Ladies night and a visit to North Lee Lutheran church with members meeting near the post office.
A May report on Illinois industry by J. D. Cahn shows April unemployment rising by 14 000 as 1 126 manufacturers cut payrolls. The state’s industrial level runs 10 percent below 1924 and 15 percent below 1922, marking a renewed slowdown after March.
United Press reports a May 11 study by the children's bureau of the Department of Labor on the first year mortality of 23,000 babies in eight cities. Babies born in June have higher death rates, while those born in August have the best survival prospects. Boys die more than girls in the first year by about twenty five per cent more, and first year mortality varies inversely with a father's earning capacity.
The body of Join Dahl, 4, a laborer, was found with knife wounds in his Chicago rooming house. Roommate Thomas Glavin and another man are held as authorities believe a moonshine dispute sparked the fatal fight.
E D Artes aged 40 and Miss Aoy Wilson aged about 55 both of Lombard Illinois were killed when their 1915 Ford touring car overturned and plunged into a ditch on Route 23 three miles north of Genoa. A son and two other occupants survived with minor injuries. The inquest by Coroner Dr C H Wilkerson attributed the deaths to a crushed chest and a broken neck after a windshield vision was impaired by a light shower. The accident occurred around three o'clock in the afternoon as the car slipped toward an embankment and rolled over twice pinning the occupants under the wreckage.
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