The Call-Leader from Elwood, Indiana • Page 1

The EADER "ELWOOD-JiUSINESS IS GOOD" VOLUME XXXXVIII. NO. 305. ELWOOD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1938. FIFTEEN CENTS A WEEK -Ce COPY LWQOB VMLL Dies on Visit Indicted Physicians to Fight Big Christmas FINAL PLEA TODAY FALSE PROFITS OF ml 1 ft FOR 00NAII01I5 OF FOOD FOR DINNERS mm mm -V i German Officials Claim Statements Issued by U.

S. Interior Secretary in Recent Cleveland Address Place Severe Strain on Relations Between Two Nations. U. S. TURNS D0VJI1 C0L1PLAII1T Dr.

William C. Woodward Two of the 21 leading physicians Indicted by a federal grand Jury In Washington on a charge of violating the Sherman anti-trust act are pictured. They are Dr. Morris Fiabbeln, editor of the American Medical Association Journal, and Dr. William C.

Woodward, director of the association's bureau of legal mdldn and legislation. The Indictment also accuses the American Medical association and three affiliated societies of the same charge which grows out of the fight by organized medicine against Group Health Association, a co-operative, set up in Washington to provide medical care for government workers who pay periodical, risk-sharing fees in advance. The medical association announced it would throw all Its energies (ntn the ftg-ht Mfttnut the chars' SCHEDULE rartyriannea By Legion Post The annual Christmas party for children of the members of the American Legion and Am erican Legion Auxiliary will be held at the Legion home in The Citizens Bank building Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Elaborate plans have been made for the occasion. There will be a large Christmas tree end a fine program has been arranged.

There will be gifts for the children. Each year the Christmas party is a big event for the Legion and auxiliary. CONARD BROUGHT HOME. Clifford Conard, res'dinc at South and Twenty-thira streets who has been a patient at Rob ert Long hospital in Indianapolis, was removed home in a Ccpher and Fesler ambulance. Pleasing: Christmas Program Will Be Presented at 8 o'Clock.

Elwood's Community Christmas Song Festival will be presented at the new high school gymnasium tonight at 8 o'clock under the sponsorship of the public schools and the Elwood Ministerial Association. A cordial invitation la extend ed to all music lovers of Elwood and surrounding communitv in attend the festival, which will be directed by Leslie Gilkey, music supervisor in the city schools. me mgn school chorus and bandrntitiiers chorus-ant of the various churches will par-ticiDate in the nroffram. RAhr. sals have been most pleasing.

Festival Program. The program follows: Finale from New World Svm. phony High School band. Carol Come All Ye Faith-" ful." Invocation Rev. Robert Sage, Baptist Church.

Carols "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," "There's a Song in the Air," and "The First Noel." The True Christmas Story To be announced. "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen." and Little Town of Bethlehem" High school chorus. Carols "It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" and "Joy to the World." Jesu Bambino. Carol "Silent Night, Holy Nieht." Holy Night" Hanly Lane and chorus. Halleluiah chorus.

Student Program More than 1.200 vradp nA Junior High School students par- ticipated in the Christmas cor-ol program which was held yes terday afternoon at the New High School Gymnasium. Three hundred: fiftss parents and friends of the pupils were pre sent ror the program. The carol service was under the direction of Leslie Cilkpv. and a Christmas story was told by Miss Esta Filbey. The entire group was led in the scripture reading by Miss Nellie Beecher.

xne Junior High bchool chorus wag directed in several numbers by Mrs. Anita Waymire. Parochial And Public Schools Get Vacations Public and parochial schools in the city will close Friday for the Christmas vacation, it was an nounced today. Classes St- Joseph's school will come to an end Friday noon while the Christmas vacation public school pupils will begin with the dismissal of school Friday afternoon. Classes, at St.

Joseph's will resume Tuesday. January 'i, it classes in the grade, Junio and Senior High Schools of the city svstem. according to Father N. Huemmer and Superinh'rdent William F. Smith, respectively.

The four-way basketball tournament which will be held nere S3t urday, December 31, 'f 1b only scholastic activity which will be held during the vacation. SONG FESTIVAL AT GYM TONIGHT DRUG FIRM TOLD IN MESSAGE "Suicide Letter" Left by Cos ter Exonerates Brothers Of Fraud. SAYS FIRM "BLED" BY MANY PERSONS TTMW4 Fran) New York. Dec. 22 F.

Donald Coster-Musica, in a "suicide letter" made nnhlie today, exonerated his broth ers oi wrong-aoing the McKesson and Robbins swindle and asserted that no millions had been lost in his operation of the mysterious crude Hrinrs department because the huge sums listed as assets of that department had merely been iaise pronts which he put on the books. The letter, made public by Samuel Reich, attorney for the Musicas, charged that the condition of the firm was due to "the bankers, lawyers, an. ditors, appraisers and incom petent high-salaried executors" who. he declared. wfr "bleeding McKesson and Rob- Dins white." He said that the rnmtianv should have been in receiver- ship at the time of the Wall street crash in 1929.

a after he reorganized it. The statement said that "all of a sudden" some romnnnv nffi. rials got "cold feet" and started a "secret investigation to cover their own stona'' and to make Coster their The letter said that no illegal handling of narcotiVa nr aiconoi was involved. New York, Dec. 21 A scheme of F.

Donald Coster-Musicia's to ship between 1.000,000 and 2.000.000 rifles to fighting Spain was described to federal authori ties today by a former crony who knew the dignified presi-(Continued on page three) .1 New City Administration Will Assume Control on Sunday Noon. Mayor-Elect George M. Bonhain and his official family will take over the reins of the city goern-ment at noon on Sunday, January 1, it was announced today. Harry Campbell, who wiil serve as city attorney during th. Eon-ham administration, today received a ruling from Patrick i.

Smith chief deputy in the attorney general's office at Indianapolis. Ruling Requested. On account of January doming on Sunday this year there was some question in regard to the legal date for the new administration to assume charge of. city affairs and an inquiry was sent to the attorney general The ru.ing states that all elective and ac pointive officials begin their duties at noon on January 1 Elmer Heck, retiring city clerk- treasurer, will administer the oath of office to Calvin Sizelove, new clerk-treasurer, Saturday a ter noon and Mr. Sizelove in turn will administer the oath of office to all other members of tho new administration.

DAUGHTER IS PATIENT. Mr. and Mrs. Milton, York; residing at 1902 North A street re ceived word today- that their daughter, Mrs. J.

U. Wilson, of Toledo, submitted to on ap pendicitis operation HOME FROM HOSPITAL. Mrs. Floyd Gross and infant son. residing at 1634 South street, were removed home from the Mercy hospital in the York invalid coach.

LARG BONHAM TO TAKE OFFICE ON JAN f1 Salvation Army Asks Contributions for Christinas Baskets to Needy. PUBLIC IS ASKED TO AID MOVEMENT The Salvation Army today issued a final appeal for contributions of canned goods, other food and toys for Christmas baskets, which will be distributed to deserving families in Elwood Saturday afternoon. "There are a great many homes in Elwood where Christmas will be just another day someone helps to bring cheer to them and it is the desire of th Salvation Army and co-opertting organizations that no family be without a happy Christmas "ay, it was stated by Captain Ray Clifford. Contents of Basket The local corps will distribute between fifty and seventy baskets and each basket (according to size of the family) will contain a three or six-pound roast, one or two cans of peas, two cans of tomatoes, one quart of fruit, one pound of butter, two loaves of bread, one-half peck of potatoes, celery, apples, coffee, catrup and in which there ore small children, will receive toys in their Christmas baskets. Approximately five hundred toys will be distributed.

Farmers, who have chickens, canned goods and othr food, which they desire to contribute in this commendable movement are asked to notify Captain Clifford ana a represujitauvt? tuu, the donation Aids Children. Throuflh the courtesy of Fred VanTine, of the Elwood C'oce-Coln I Bottling a number 01 underprivileged children have been supplied with new shoos, underclothing, stockings, dresses and overshoes, Captain Clifford revealed. More toys are i eded. All persons wishing to help this wcrthv cause should notify Captain Clifford immediately. (Continued on Page Eight) Worry kills more people than work, or at least that's what the statisticians say.

Their records, however, fail to tell the whole truth, namely that more people would rather worry than work. No matter how much like indi-bo your present outlook seems to you, stop for a moment urr1 'ook around you. If you look intently you'll see almost at once lh.it others face even a more dreary fu ture than you ao- remaps mote of us who feel so down in the mouth may find somthing heartening in this simple text from Robert Louis Stevenson: "If you want a thing so much that no work seems hard that brings it nearer; that no sacrifice seems big that makes it possible, if for the sake of getting it you endure heat, cold, or beating rain, without complaining; if those you love are unable to persuade you to change your mind about it, and riiimilA tit giara ia nntiallv powerless to sway then the chances are that you will get what you want. The best thing3 are nearest: the breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the i path of Right before you. Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread sre the sweetest things in life." Is there someone you envy? Perhaps if the truth was known, his burdens are much heavier than your own.

There are at least four things in the world which money cannot buy. No amount of it may purchase a baby's smile, or youth, when it has gone, or the lovt of a good woman, of the door to Heaven. i O. W. COXEN.

Retired city mail carrier and widely known poet, who d'od yesterday afternoon while visiting relatives at Galveston, Tex. The body is being returned to Elwood and funeral services will probrb-ly be held Monday. (Photo by Lewellyn). 0. W.

COXENDIET Poet and Retired Mail Carrier Lxpires Yesterday in Texas. Croer William Coxen, 72. residing at 2307 North A street past Great Sachem of the Ind-icna Red Men, retired city mail carrier and widely known poet ana entertainer, died at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of relatives in Galves ton, Mr. and Coxen left Elwood Jat Jast4aonttu.to.:apend-the winter with, relatives in the South. They visited in Oklahoma and recently went to Galveston where fhey had planned to spend the remainder of the winter.

His reputation as a writer of verse was more than state-wide. Many of his poems were composed while covering his city mail route, A few years ago he published a volume entitled, "A Book of Hoosier Verse," which met with a great demand. No entertainment banquet ot other social affair was quite complete without Mr. Coxen on the program. Born Ohio.

The son of Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel he was born in Preble county. Ohio, June 22. '866, and when three years old his parents came here.

The town was known as Quincy at that time. He caught his first fish from the old West Main 6treet bridge using a bent pin for a hook and twine string for a line. lie attended the local schools and then accepted a positiqn in the post office- When free city delivery wsg estabished here July 16, 1898, he was one of five carriers appointed. He retired on a pension in 1930. Active in Lodge Work.

Mr. Coxen was active in fraternal circles. After serving in all chairs of the local lodge of Improved Order of Red Men he became active in the state organization. He served one year as Great Sachem of Indiana. He was also active In the Haymakers and was affiliated with the Masonic, Knights of Pyth-ias and Odd Fellows lodges- He formerly a member of the Kiwanli Club, On February 14, 1889, he was united in marriage to Miss Har riett McGaffin.

Funeral prbably Monday. Surviving besides the widow are two sons, Howard Coxen, Elwood, and Forest Coxen, Indianapolis one sister. Mrs. Leota Esler. Hammon, and one brother.

O. H- Coxen. Wellston, Okla' The body will be returned to Elwood Saturday afternoon and will be taken to the York Memorial Chapel. Funeral 'services will probably be held Monday. WARD WELL PATIENT- Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Wardwell and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens and daughter, Wilma, spent yesterday in Indianapolis where Mr-Wardwell submitted to an examination at the Robert Long hospital clinic DURING VACATION Dr. Morris Ftshbeln sue aiis Jurors Renew Consideration Of Case this Morning After Brief Halt.

Los Angeles. Dec- 21. The Superior Court Jury deliber-atihg on evidence in the trial of artuu. Bnifjtteiyv-www'g- with shooting the pianist, Myrl Alder man, announced early today that it would discontinue considera tion of the case until tomorrow morning. The defendant who displayed a variety of emotions during his trial, fell victim today to an attack of the "jitters" as he waited fretfully for the verdict of the jury, which can set him free or send him to prison for as long as 90 years.

The once sauve and dapper figure of New York and Chicago night life, deeply moody while his case was being heard and twice even breaking into tears, alternately paced a corridor, wrung his hands and sat staring glumly into space as the six men and six women passed through the first day of deliber- i ation. Jerks Watch Off Wrist. Pent-up emotion broke out fin ally as he jerked a watch from his wrist looked at it briefly and then thrust it into the hand of a friend. "Take it," he growled. "1 should have got rid of it long ago." On the back it bore the inscription: To Moe from Ruth." Ruth is his former wife, song stress, Ruth Etting, now the bride of Alderman.

One of the five felony counts charged against Snyder is that he attempted to murder Miss Etting. He also is accused of kidnaping and wounding Alderman and of attempting to kill his own daughter, Edith Snyder, 21 years old. A fifth allegation is that he carried a gun which identification numbers had been removed. Snyder pins his hopes of exoneration, he disclosed, chiefly on two women on the jury. Hopefully, he said: "I like the looks of a couple of those little ladies on that jury.

I hope they are up there going to bat for me. I hope they will speak a piece for me. They look like little ladies who can speak quite a piece if they want to." BANK CASHIER FILLS. Ray Burns, 511- Main nrcet, cashier of The Citizens Bank, cu tained a dislocated right arm when he siipped and fell in 'be tysrr-armrlionMrlast He was taken to the Mercy hospital and was released this mcrning FIND AUTO BATTERIES. Four automobile atteries cpre found by police in' a barrel iii' alley at the rear of the Elks lodge home.

Authorities have not been able to locate the owners JURYS VERDICT by Secretary of Interior Ickes and at the same time criticized attacks in the German press on President Roosevelt and his cabinet. Welles said he informed Dr. Hans Thomsen, of the German embassy who lodged the protest, verbally that Ickes speech, delivered at Cleveland last Sunday, repre sented the feeling of an over whelming majority of the people in. this country. The United States declared that it was unable to accept the German protest, which it described as having no pro priety and being ill graced.

Welles warned the German charge d'affaires' that this government is of the opinion that public recriminations in any country against another country were not conducive to good relations. He added that so lonor a attn', U. S. i C.f. German govern-' ment could not expect attacks of the same character to cease in the United States.

Christmas Cantata to Be Given at Christian Church Sunday Morning. The choirs of the East plain Street Christian Church will present a Christmas cantata, "The Holy Advent." Sunday mjrninj at o'clock. The cantata will be directed by Hanly Lane and Mrs. Hubert Waymire. Miss Eva Hester will preside at the organ.

Program Announced. The program was today as follows: "Break Forth Into Choir. "Harps of Gold Are Ringing" Women's chorus and choir. "Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding" and tenor solo --Choir and Hanly Lane. "Look Above, Ye Shephnds," and soprano solo Choir and Mrs.

Hubert Waymire. Holy Night" Choir "Where Is He?" and baritone solo Choir nnd John Burton. "Bethlehem" Choir. "Rest Three, Jesus," Caitraha solo. Mrs.

Earl B. Forney and violin obligato, Ernest Snvder. "Unto Us a Child Is Born" Choir. WEATHER FORECAST. Snow, sleet or rain tonight and Firdav.

Not so cold toniirht. Somewhat warmer Friday. TEMPERATURE IN ELWOOD Last 24 bourn. Courtesy India. Oneral Service Co.

2 3 4 5 6 7 p. p. m. .39 p. 2 a.

29 3 a. m. ..29 4 a. m. 29 p.

34 p. 33 p. p. 5 28 8 a. 27 7 8 a.

..27 9 tf. Iff a. a. '32 8 9 p. m.

,31 10 p. 11 ti; 28 Midnight.28 la. 28 CHURCH CHOIRS eic PROGRAM Noon 33 1 p. 33 0nlM4 VruO Berlin, Dec. 22.

Germany has 'most sharply" protested! to the United States State Department against "coarse and insulting" remarks made by Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, in a speech at Cleveland regarding conditions in Germany, it was announced 8emi-officially today. The Nazi press within the last few days had bombarded Ickes, presumably under official orders from the propag anda ministry. In Berlin and other cities, newspapers described the U. S.

Secretary of Interior as seeking to stir up sentiment for war against Germany and said that his remarks and actions were putting a severe strain on relations between the reich and the United States. rUplnnd TWr marks by Secretary1 of Inter- lor rtaroia 1j. Kites, regarding Germany, which were the object of a protest to the United States Department of State today by the reich, were made here Sunday night In a na tion-wide radiocast. Ickes, in a speech before the Cleveland Zionist Society, attacked Americans who accept Nazi medals and referred specially to Henry Ford and Col. Charles Lindbergh.

The cabinet officer added that Germany's persecution of Jews had carried that nation back to a "period of history when man was unlettered and bestial." "Nor are these the only two free citizens of a free country who obsequiously have accepted tokens of con temptuous distinctions at a time when the bestower of them counts that day lost when he can commit no new crime against humanity, Ickes added. Washington, Dec. 22. Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles disclosed today that the United States emphatically rejected German protests against an address Harley Hodson Dies Yesterday At Son's Home Harl3y Hodson, 71, residing at 2701 Main street, died at 9:30 o'clock last evening at the-home of a son, Earl Hodson, near Kemp-ton, of a complication of He was removed to the son's home December 12- Five years ago he was married to Rev. Belle Louks.

Mr. Hodson was a member of the Weiileynn Methodist Church. Surviving besides the widow are four children by. a former marriage, Earl, at whose borne he died; Everett Mrs. Loren Jcssup and Mrs- John Stewart, all of near Sheridan.

There are ssverteen services will be conducted at Baker's Comer Church in Hamilton county Saturday morning at 10 o'clock with the Dastor, Rev. Clifford Hoover, and Rev. Ed Elwood, in charge. Burial will be made in the Sheridan cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church one hour prior to the services.

FOR CATHOLICS Annual Impressive Midnight Mass Will lie Held on Christinas Eve. The schedule of Christmas ser vices at the St Joseph's Church, was announced today by the pas There will be a solemn high midnight mass Christmas Rve with Father Huemmer as the celebrant Father Anthony Letko, assistant pastor, will be deacon and Father Leo Vogt, of St. -Jharles Seminary, Carthagena, 0.. wiil be the sub-deacon. Father Vogt will deliver the sermon.

the boys' choir will sing Carols preceding the mass. The men's choir will sing, "Silent Holy Night and will also sn the mass. The midnight Christinas Eve services are most impressive and a cordial invitation is extended all friends of the church to at tend. Christmas Day Schedule On Christmas Day then will be a mass at 6 a. m.

A second mass will follow immediately. There will be a children's mass at fi o'clock followed by a u.s There will he a high mass it 10 o'clock, followed by benediction. The collection! at the midnight mass and the Christmas Day moss es will follow the annual cnV.om and will be used for the aid of orohans in the diocese- The St. Joesph's schools w'll close at noon Friday for the holi days- They will reopen Tuesday, January 3. TAKEN DAUGHTER'S HOME.

John Laycock, residing three miles northeast of the city, who sustained a broken leg ani other injuries in an automobile accident yesterday, was removed from the Mercy hospital to the home of a daughter. Mrs. David Hoppell, 420 North Nineteenth street, in the York invalid coach today. RETIRES ON PENSION. WB.

Robbing former Elwrsod agent for the Nickel Plate railroad, has retired on pension after forty-eight years of loyal and effi cient service. He Is now a resident of Minneapolis. Minn. is a brother-in-law of C. W.

Baobitt. Mrs. Charles Adair and Dr. Harry Thomas and a cousin, cf H- Robbins. VISITS WITH DAUGHTER.

Mrs. Goldie Wikle. reAmo at 802 South -Anderson treetvls ited yesterday with her stcp- arugnter. miss Dons WiMe, who is a patient at St John's hospital in Anderson following an appendicitis operation. Martha JLaudeman, a students at DePauw University in 11 spending the holidays with her parents, Dr.

and Mrs. W. A. Laudeman. A.