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THE EM POR IA BKILY GAZETTE Emporia, Kansas, Monday, March Today's Markets GRAIN PRICES SLUMP IVhral as Much as Cent Down to M. Chicago, March 5 the absence anything in President Roosevelt's NRA address today that to apply directly to grain markets, wheat and other cereals underwent down: A decrease 2,575,000 bushels in ttie United States wheat visible supply total was some effect toward imparting comparative firmness to prices toward the last. Today's duettos of the visible supply left the total supply at the lowest level since July 1929. Washington announcement the court's refusal to review the court's decision against suspension of the Chicago board of irade carne too late to be a market factor. Wheat closed easy, at the same as Saturday's finish to cent lower, com down, oats down, s.nd provisions unchanged to 7 cents decline.

Close: Wheat: May July Sept. Com: May 51 3 July Sept. Oats: May July 35; Sept. Rye: May July Sept. 62 s.

Barley: May 47 3S July 48vs. Lard: May S6.82; July Sept. S7.10. Bellies: May July $8.62. HAY.

City, March 5 Receipt: 38 cars. Alfalfa No. 1 extra Italy (14.90318: No. NV I S12.50I&13; No. 2 :1 Prairie No.

1 SSSiS.50: No. 2 S7(S8. Timothy No No. i FEGDCCK. Kar.sts City, March 5 Esss 13'jc.

Suiter, creamery 29c: butterfst 17G22c; packing butter 12c. Poultry. roosters 4ii5c: springs and broilers 23c. March 5 live. 17 trucks, lirm: hens over 5 pounds 14c; 5 pounds and under Leghorn "hens Rocfc broilers 23U25C, colored 23c.

barebacki ISc: Rock springs 17(gl9c. colored 17c: Leghorn chlckeni 13c: roosters 9c; hen turkey: I8c: young toras 17c, old terns J2c, No. a lie: ducks 154il7c: peefe dressed llrm: bens 19c, tonu '-Ir. Iflc. No.

2 14c. Potatoes J5S. on track 319: old stock dell, supplies liberal, demand and tradinp ficv: sacked per cu-t: Idaho $2.10 Minnesota Early Ohlos new stuck steady: supplies moderate, demind nrd trading moderate: Florida bushel cratt-: Triumphs S3.70ÍU 75. Butter S.761. steady: creamery specials.

93 re-ore. "6 extras. 92. I'fic: extra firsts. 90-81.

firsts. 88-89, 24 3 seconds. 86-87. 23c; standards, 80 centralized farioti, 25 3 BBSS firm: extras firsts traded tlrsts IS'bStlSiic; current receipts 15c. LIVESTOCK.

Kar.bUS March Hogs 500 direct; slow, uneven; opened steady to higher Friday's 'average on 240 pounds down: "tiulU steady to lOc lott-cr: top An challe 180 to "40 goud and choice 140 to 160 pounds S3.2JSU.20; 160 to ISO pounds S3.75ii4.40. IPO fj 200 pininds Si.10tH.40; 250 to 291) 230 to 350 pounds 53.90 packing 60X7S 275 to 550 pounds Cattle 10.000: calves heavy led scarce, noout steady: otherwise Kill- clasccs MOW with bids 25c or more and feeders strong-; steels, coed and choice 550 to 1.100 pounds $5.50 1.100 10 1,300 pounds 1,300 1,500 pounds J4.75ii6.50; common and radium 550 pounds up i3.60ijj5 60; ticlfcrs, pooe and choice 550 to BOO pounds S4.50 "16.15; cowj, good vealers, ir.liK-icd. medium to cholee cocker sud feeder steers, good and choice S4.25ej5.75, Sheep 10,000: 600 direct and through: practically no early sales: best fed lambs held above lambs, good and choice 1X1 80 pounds down good and choice 1X1 BO to 98 pounds JS.25ttB.39; yearling wethers, medium to choice 80 to HO pounds t-A'cs. good and choice 10 to I5g pounds Quotations based on cue; und wethers. Chicago.

March 5 UPi 22,000, In- 4.000 direct: slow, few sales steady to lOc lower than Friday: 180 to 230 J4.65Tl4.8a; top 54.85: 240 to 280 pounds iS.SOma.'JS; packing tows Cattle 14,000, calves meager supply strictly good And chotee yearlings steady, but rank and file fed steers and vcariir.Bti weak to 25c lower: market very null, early top S7.40 on yearlings: other killing classes lending unevenly lower In wltv. very sluggish dressed bee! trade: slaunhUT cnlllt and vealers: steers cood and choice 550 to 1,100 pounds 56'ji 7.50: 1,100 to 1.300 pounds 1.300 to 1.500 pounds common and medium 550 to 1,300 pound! heifers, cood and choice 550 7jO pounds $5 cowt, good S3.50Ü4; bulls, yearlings excluded, goad beef veal- rrt. good and choice S66J7.50: medium S5ii stocfcrr and feeder steers, good and choice 500 to 1,050 pounds Sheep opening slow, 'ndlcatlons around 25c Icwer on deilraole fat Iambs; itcacy on ased sheep: early lamb bids rather sharply unusually under $9.50 vith sellers generally asking SP.75 up vard; po pounds down, pood nnd chelee f8.856l9.75; 90 to 98 pounds, good tnd choice J8.50Q990; ewes. 9 to 150 pauso, good and choice $435.75. WALL STREtT.

Nnv Voric, March traders spvn: their lime studying NRA address Jt Washing- ten iir.d f.c.!;lties milled about in a trend- 'K-SS range throughout the dullest session early last Junuary. A lew of the ictacco; and metals Improved. the was Irregular appro.tt- ir.a'-'c; t'rtres. While a number leading Issues tagged 1 offerings were relatively rctrcc. many operators held to the sWe- l.ir'-s to awa" develcpments, Oratrs eai.ed.

as did silver and some commodities. Cotton fairly seody Foreign exchanges showed little 1 Boadr were quirt and mixed. The American Iron and Steel institute eitl- ztecl current steel ingot production at per cent of capacity agalntt 457 last v. Mining jumped FOlatE few salea, U. S.

Smelting pained 2, Dome. Noranda, Kennecott i-nd were up sllghtlv to around LiKgets Myers rallied 3, America: 1 Tobacco 2 and Reyncidfi wer'j Auburn motors vu up i. a point or more were reduced ic ieeble recovery, but u. f. American Telephone.

Union Pa- N. 7. Central. American Can. Con- On others flnls-hefi a little Tork Central "rlghri" were rashtr active at 2 upon their first appearance o.i "big board." GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Nrtr York. KilCh 5 ToKowins it the or fi today: Liberty 3 2l. 3 6 4'V. Tt'asar; 43 JuM 110036 Treasury 3 a rl, '4S Mar'h Si, MOVrV york. Utarrt.

1 money per al: day; time loans 60 4 monthi 6-C 'y per c-vnt: prime commer- 1' un" 'i moctht EMPORIA MARKETS LIVESTOCK 180 to pOUQdl $385 HOgs. ISO to 180 pounttl jo Sows Stock to tl.60 Catni Mixed steers and hellers ts.Sn w- 50 Plain tteers and $1.75 to (2 Bull; (2.00 to 32 50 Fai ccws 12.00 to $2.50 Calves to S4.SO Springs Heavy hens Light hens suss Cocks Sc to BUTTER AMD COCW (Wcoltiale) le Ib 9c ib 7c Ib 80 Ib 4c Ib Butter Eggs, No. 1 Eggs. No. 3 330 to 38C Ib iJq dot lOc dot CREAM AND BUTTBirAT (Wholesale) Cheese factors milk, per Ib.

butterlat 28c Ib Butterlat S3e ib Sweet cream J5c Ib No. 1 wheat Corn Kafir oats C-HA1N 4ic bu 30e bu 32c bu ARMY BILL TO HOUSE War Department Appropriation Bill Submitted. Washington, March 5 language almost as hardboiled as that used by a grizzled drill sergeant, a $279,541,000 war department appropriation bill today was reported to the house. It would provide for an army of 12,000 officers and 118.750 enlisted men during the fiscal year 1935. As the outgrowth of a controversy over army airplane.

buying, It provided $15,000 to fill the vacant post of assistant secretary tor air. The report, accompanying the bill, drafted by an appropriation subcommittee headed by Representative Collins directly questioned whether the S93.000.000 allotted for military purposes by the PWA and the 822,000,000 from the CWA were expended on projects "most needful from a national defense standpoint. The bill carries $22,591,000 for the air sen-ice in the coming fiscal year, in addition to the PWA nl- lotment of $7,500,000 for new ait- craft. Attacking the allotments the PWA and CWA for the army, the report, said that because of the emergency legislation making them possible "much of the normal -appropriative functions, of was transferred to the executive branch of the The bill, it added, was intended to return these powers to congress. As reported, the mmsure is 090,000 less than thePbudget estimates Of $282.863,000.

Of the total, however, $31,565,000 is for non-military activities. About $121,473,000 is included for army pay. The $279,541,000 total is 000 below the appropriations for the current year, which amounted to $349.523,000. MAN IS SLAIN" IN JAIL. Fellow Prisoner Is Accused of a Texas Killing.

Springfield, March 5 coroner's jury today sought to clear up the slaying Orville O. Reed, 33. in the Dallas county jail at Buffalo yesterday a few hours after he and a companion, Kenneth McCall, 37, were arrested on a complaint of pence disturbance. Sheriff J. E.

Cox said Reed had been brutally clubbed to death by McCall. Returning to the jail from another call, the sheriff and a deputy said they found Reed dead and McCall covered with blood. Both men, who were members ol a civilian conservation corp camp at Bcnnet Spring state park, had been using intoxicants, the officers said, ui celebration of a week-end holiday. Sullen and uncommunicative, McCall remarked only that he was glad his companion was dead. WILLIAM PEET IS DEAD.

Kansas City, March 5 liain Pcet, founder of the Peet Brothers Son)) company here, now a part of Colgate-Palmolive-Peet company, died last night at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. Eighty- seven years old at his death, Peet came to the United States from his native England when 15. and shortly afterward settled here. In 1872 the Peet company was established. It developed into the huge plant now operated by the Colgatc-Pulmollve- Peet firm in Kansas City, Kan.

For a short tlmt we shjwmg some beautiful samples of engraved for sheets and 50 envelopes for 100 sheets and 100 envelopes for $4.25 Call and see them. The Gazette. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WE WISH to thank our many friends for their kindness and sympathy shown us during the ill- nthi and death of our loved one. Mr. and Mrs.

Moore. Albert Johnson and Family and Relatives. FOR near Teachers College, large garden; phone 26S3 Black. or five-room furnished apartment, close in: phone 592 Black, FOR work harness; 213 Commercial. The FOR for 4-room house: 506 South Congress.

gold Bulova wrlit watch; phone daytimo 786, eve- nine 1530 Black, reward. metal headed purse; call C39 between 9 a m. and 5 p. reward. bargsy.

in 14 ton truck, no dealers; address 1 care Gazette. Makes Bond Statement iConuuoM iraa ami should carry. The first. thine would do would be t. employ competent electrical engineer to make a survey and determine our ixisslble load, what slie units we will need and what we can sell-the current for.

Would Provide for Vmimre. 'My plan would be to out in this way and build our power house large enough -to care for future units, but to start out by installing two small unite to care for the business we expect to have at the present and add other units as our load picks up. It is my plan for the present to install' unite large enough to care -for our water pumping and white ways and the Commercial load, that is the business section. We would gradually extend our lines to take In bur street lighting and domestic consumers. To start with we would expect to spend about $120,000 to $130,000 dollars.

It would be my idea to build the building and our distributing system out of funds we would have on hand, and lease'our machinery with the intention of buying and paying for it out of the earnings of the plant. The engine companies are willing to Install this machinery and take their pay out of the profits. "It would be my intention befors the plant is built to have a contract from three to five years With all our proposed users stating that they will take all their current from the city at a fair and reasonable rate which will be set out in our 1 schedule. It is my opinion that if these policies ar followed out and the town will setback of the commission, that, in a few years you will have a complete plant that will be bringing you in a net revenue that will save the city a lot in taxes, or a.much lower rate than a private company wlli give. His Term Expires Soon.

"Of course you must keep this in mind: It will depend a great deal on how this plant is managed. can be made a success or a failure. You must have some one in charge who has just good horse sense, and not inclined to spend the funds for things not needed. I have no pout-leal interest- in this matter. My term will soon be out." WVNEKOOP TESTIMONY ENDS.

Clcsin; Arguments Begin in Chi' cago Murder Case. Criminal Courts Building, Crica- go, March 5 The state rested today in the trial of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop. accused of the operating table murder of her raugh- ter-ln-law. Rheta Gardenr Wynekoop.

Stanley Young was the last witness upon the stand. Called as a rebuttal witness by the state, hi testified that Earle Wynekoop had left Chicago with him at 10 on November 21. the day Rheta was slain, and had been in his constant company ail that day. They arrived in Kansas Clt-y at midnight. "Was Earle ever out of your sight that day," asked prosecutor Charles S.

Dougherty. "No, sir, he wasn't." answered Ycung. Four motions by W. W. Smith were overruled by Judge Harry B.

Miller before Dougherty began his argument. The first was for a di reeled verdict of not guilty: two others were to out from the record the "confession," or statement in which Dr. Wynekoop admitted firing a bullet into Rheta's body: The fourth was to compei the state to elect which of the 11 counts It intended to proceed. OBTAINS A MORATORIUM. Convicted Man Given 90 in Which to File Appeal.

Topeka, March 5 moratorium business is spreading. The Kansas legislature last week enacted a new farm mortgage moratorium and today Alpha vnn Gilder, through his attorney, asked for and was granted a "moratorium" on filing his appeal 'ibstract with the supreme court. Van Gilder, clnvicted in Mitchell county district court on a burglary charge, told the court he was a poor laboring man and only recently had secured sufficient funds to cover cost of filing his appeal. He asked for more time in which to file his abstract and brief. Supporting his request, Van Glider said he thought "he is entitled to a moratorium as fully and rightfully as is being granted to mortgagors and other groups and individuals, as has been and for which a special session of the Kansas legislature was called." The court granted him 90 days and reassigned his case for hearing in June.

It was to have been heard today. His attorney is Harold Jordan of Topeka. BANK ROBBER IS SLAIN. Texas Banker Kills One Man, Wounds Another. Rusk, Texas, March 5 Ous Rounsaville, president of the Continental State bank of Alto, shot and killed one man and wounded another as the pair attempted to rob the bank shortly after opening hour today.

The wounded man was captured in his automobile before he could get out of town. Rounsa- vlllfe's suspicions were aroused when one of the men entered the bank and sought to cash a check. Roun- savelle stepped Into the vault with his pistol. The man went outside and returned a moment later with his companion, who has been waiting In an automobile. The two ordered the cashier and three customers into the vault.

emerged from the vault and fired- One of the men dropped, mortally wounded. The other ran out, jumped in the car and attempted to flee, but was captured. Identity of the men, both young, was not known. The sheriff of Rusk county rushed to Alto. New Supply ot jr two sizes, and 4x6; lOc per Ik, NEWS ABOUT TOWN Collection of NMM Pmncraplu aM AdTtrtlaoMHU.

Marvin Kipling, who has worked several yean In the Palace Clothing atore in Emporia, haa gone to Topeka to work in the Palace store there. Hot bread and butter rolls at 9 P. M. every day at liner's. The condition Mn.

Leon A. Ambler, of Cheney, who suffered a severe concussion in a motorcar crash February 34 near Admire, Is improving slowly, reportes this Mn. Ambler ban not yet fully consciousness but she is conscious at times. She is in St. hospital.

Mr. Ambler was injured fatally in the accident In which Ambler was hurt. Monday for three days a representative of the National Silk company will conduct special classes for knitters showing made from Tioga Newvah's newly Installed line of Yam Department, let floor, Newman's. Dr. C.

H. Munger, county health officer, was in Hartford today conducting physical for school children. Faperhanging, decorating, painting. M. R.

Hammer, phone 1520. Misses Martha Nell Poole and Marjorle Kraum, of Emporia, and Misses Mary Jane Jones, of Olathe, Laura McFadden, of Fredoniaj Margaret Shaefer. of Parsons, and Mary Warden, of Topeka, all students at Washburn college, came to Emporia Friday evening to see "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," and to spend the week-end. Nate Link, 1217 State, has returned from Wichita where she was called last week because of the illness and death of her sister, Mrs. Edward Miller.

Now is the time to plant grass seed. Seu Haynes Hardware Co. Miss Violet McRoberts, of Topeka, spent the week-end in Emporia with Miss Clara Straeter. When you think of printing, think the phone number of The Gazette. City firemen made a run at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon to 1213 Neosho where they put out a roof fire at the Victor Elsey home.

damage was not heavy. Modernize the kitchen by cover- your cabinets and tables ivith linoleum. Convenient, economical, sanitary. Samuels Furn. Co.

Miss Leona Lewis of the Young People's Christian Endeavor society of the Second Presbyterian church led a special consecration service Sunday evening on "Loyalty" from the book. "Youth's Way to Life" by William Hiram Foulkes. Miss Catharine Williams sang "Is Your All On the Altar?" accompanied by Miss Lewis. Miss Margaret Griffith sang a solo, accompanied by Miss Mary E. Lewis.

Singer sewing machines, repairs and supplies. Complete stock, lowest prices. Button's, Court phone 565. Mr. and Mrs.

Ray E. Collins and their 6-year-old daughter, Lena May, of Grand Junction, are in Emporia for a short visit with the F. M. Dunham, Fred Morfitt and R. O.

Collins families, realtives of the Coloradoans. Mr. and Mrs. Collins are on their way to Topeka and Shenandoah. Iowa for a truck load of nursery stock for their 3S-acre fruit and truck ranch.

The soil in the Grand Junction vicinity is highly productive. According to Mr. Collins about the only thing they can't raise out there is cocoanuts and bananas. Mr. Collins raised and sold 2,000 bushels of apples last year.

The country is thickly settled, averaging about 60 families to the quarter section. Easter toys now ondlsplay. umbrellas repaired and recovered. Shaw's Toy Sport Shop, Granada Bldg. Try Betty Crocker's latest cake creation "Gold-N-Sno." Egner's, phone 2427.

Carlton Ewbank, 11-year-old son of Mrs. W. L. Ewbank. 13 Congress, is recovering from a fall Friday night in which he suffered a severe gash on his head.

Eight stitches were required to close the wound. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Rees, who live 3 miles east Emporia, entertained the following guests at dlnnev Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Rickerd Miss Evelyn RIckerd and Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Rickerd, of Lawrence. The advisory board of the Salvation Army will meet at 7:30 o'clock Tuesday evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to discuss the work of the Salvation Army and its relation with other relief organizations In Emporia. The board Is composed of 20 members, with Fred J. Brown as chairman.

Several Emporians reported today that a sedan bearing a Saline county license turned over Sunday on Highway 11 near Olpe. County officers received no report of the accident. No injured were brought to Emporia hospitals. The Jackson township corn-hog organization meeting will be held in the Neosho Rapids City hall Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Instead of at 8 o'clock in the evening, It was announced today. Lawrence, March 6 The body of Charles "Chuck" Deardorff, K.

U. senior from Pomooa, was round in the Kaw river at noon today by men who had been searching the stream near a bridge where hii abandoned auto had been found wrly this morning. The father, Q. A. Deardorff, wu enroute here.

A pawing motorist saw tne oar with one door open and the motor running. He reported to police. Dwrdorfi's father ii -superintendent of schools at Pomona. Young Deardorff was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, Owl society, pen and Scroll, was editor of the Jayhawker 1933, and was active in campus Police and friends of Deardorff were unable to find a motive for suicide. The lut person he talked with before hli car 'crashed with 'another -driven by Elmer Pine, 30.

of 'North Lawrence, was Miss Nadlne Lois Weber, a K. u. senior trom Osawatomie. He told Miss Weber at' the time he was leaving lor Topekai Kansas City or Chicago. Pine said Deardorff's car collided with his to avoid running into a passing freight tram on the Union Pacific tracks.

Pine walked over, he said, to the Kansas student and asked him if he was injured. Deardorff wu bleeding at the mouth, and said he needed medical attention. He told Pine he would to to a doctor's office and meet him it the police station later. While Pine was driving over the river bridge he saw Deardorff's car, the door open and the motor running. He immediately reported to W.

J. Commings. Lawrence chief of police. FUNERAL AT NEOSHO RAPIDS. to The Neosho Rapids, March services for James Beaie.

who died Friday morning, were held Sunday afternoon in the Methodist Protestant church here. Rev. Mr. HodKU conducted the services. A quartet composed of Mrs.

Clara Richmond Mrs. Harold Hancock, Mrs. John Bellinger and Miss Beryle Carle, sans, accompanied by Lena Lynn. The pallbearers were Harry Cleveland, Bert Hancock, Fred Walkup, Alison Lane, Mth Pwnon and OUs Doty, Interment was to Ntotho cemitery. FlnMI It Coate.

Ernest Drew pleadtd guilty to a charge of dlrturblng pwce before Judge B. to Justice court WM fined 15 and was Sat utday Dy Bounty upon com plaint of Drew, STUDENTS BOOT FOUND. Charle. D-rdorff, Jr. K.

U. Diet la KMT mint. A MOVIE PETITION TANGLE tCcmtlBucd'ttom paga only the rough estimate of Mayor Frank Lostutter that the qualified signers ran about 50 per cent in the north half of town and that the percentage was not more than 40 in the south half. If these estimates are correct, it would indicate that the petitions are insufficient. Mr Mendel said that several questionable signatures had not been passed on.

It was. found, he said, that apparently one member of a family had signed for other members the family. It also was found, he said, that in some cases the person who passed the petition did not sign that particular copy of the petition. Mr. Mendel held that this procedure is necessary.

Whether this will result in ruling out those petitions was an unsettled question this morning. Mr. Garth's Statement. Mr. Garth's communication regarding the petition in which his name appeared, follows: "List afternoon cillcfl by and asked if I had signed a petition atktng the of the ordinance against Sunday movies.

1 assured' him 1 had not nor had even seen such a petition. On hi: assuring me that my name was on such a petition on file in the office ot the city clerk, made a personal investigation of the matter and found it to be represented to me. 1 therefore feel. It my duty maie public thu dastardly and criminal act iv.at others may be Informed and warned of the extremities to which the proponents of the Sunday moviei are willing to go, "There may be those who are disposed to treat the matter as a Joke and that at no financial Injury has been done me, 1 ought to pay but little or no attention to the matter beyond having my name expunged Trcm the petition. However, in view of my stand and activity on thii same issue in former days.

1 think my name on such a petition would stand as a reflection upon the consistency and stability of my CMrinian character. To quote In substance the aentl- even If r.ot In exact language of the great English IMF. Shakespeare are: 'He who steals my purse teals trash, but he who besmirks my reputation me at my "And you. voter, do you know thit your name is not on the petition against your will and Theater Management Is Sorry. Mr.

McLain's statement concerning the alleged signature fraud follows: "When I read Mr. Garth's statement to Gazette, I wu shocked to find this had happened. "Wi certainly Mr. name appeared on a petition he dlci not put it there. No member of the Fox theaters staff signed Mr.

Garth's name and we will make every effort to find out bow his name got on the petition Pox theaters would be glad to have any Emporians who did not sign the pe- tltlonn go to the city clerk's office and the city clerk. E. T. Mendel. If their nnrr.es are on the petitions.

We do not want to make it appear that any one it for Sunday shows. If he is not." CROP LOAN BILL PASSES. Washington, March 5 house today adopted a special resolution appropriating $40,000.000 for crop production loans. The measure now goes to the senate, where similar approval is expected soon, DEATHS AND FUNERALS 'Dwth Brty. Ellen Doutherty, II- month-old daughter of I.

M. Doufherty, 1034 Cotifreat, died 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon In the Newman Memorial County hospital, after a brief She was born In Waverly January 11, 1913. She la survived by her a brother, Duane Elroy IXiugherty. and a Melba Darlene Dougherty, of the home, and-her Mr. find Mrs.

Ben Proctoi und Mr. and Mrs. William Dougherty, of Halls Summit. Funeral services were to be' held at o'clock this afternoon at the Roberts-Blue Funeral chapel, conducted by Rev. Claude Large, pastor of the First Christian church Interment was to be in Lincoln cemetery at Lcbo.

Former Emporian News has been received in Emporia of the death Saturday night of Alvin Moon, of N. M-, a brother of Frank Moon, who'lives west of Emporia. Alvin Moan lived In Emporia many years ago. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Asa Moon, early settlers on Moon creek. He was about 65 years old. Funeral services aand interment will be at Gallup Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. S.

E. Menefee Dead. Word has been recoived of the death of Mrs. S. E.

Menefee, mother of Mrs. J. A. Lawrence, 1737 Rural. Mrs.

Menefee died early Sunday morning at her home in Blackwell, Okla. J. A. Lawrence left Emporia Sunday for Blackwell. Mrs.

Lawrence has been there for some time. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Blackwell. Funeral of Mrt. Friday. Funeral services of Mrs.

Lizetta Friday, who died at her home on Sunnyslope avenue Friday afternoon, were held Sunday afternoon in St. Marks Lutheran Rev William J. Boldt, pastor of the jchurch, conducted the services. Miss Catherine Davies sang, accompanied by Miss Anne Davies. The pallbearers were Thomas paylors, William Marsh.

Frank Merrifield, John Morris, George Tacket and Charles Kester. interment was in Reading cemetery. Uiv from Kmporta to LOB Angeles He Is survived by his Mrs. Ricker, ad two children and by three sisters, besides his brother In Florida. A niece, Mrs.

Warren Macurdy, lives at 610 Arundel. Aa Idea) BlrttKUy Gift. Printed stationery; n-Mne and address on paper and envelope, bifold or note siae. 12.50 per bo2 The Kmporia Gazette. HoU CalvUUo FmneraL Funeral services were held this morning 'at 10 o'clock in 8t.

Cath- irioe's Catholic church for Santiago Calvillo, Emporia Mexican who ras found shot to death in 131 8. West, the morning of February. 33. Rev Father Felix WM charge of the The church choir sang. The pallbearers were Carmen Valdez, of Hilltop; Julian Ceaanto and Jose Jlm- enez, of Kansas City, and Jesus Murillo, Simon Rodriguez and francisco Rangel, Emporia.

In- erment was In the Sacred Heart cemetery. Out-of-town persona at the funeral, besides the out-of- town pallbearers, were Maria Cuanto and Amelia Jimenez, both ol Kansas City. The funeral had been delayed 'or several days because friends of Calvillo had hoped to be able to bring Mrs. Calvillo back to Emporia from Mexico to attend the lervices. James R.

Cooper Dead. James Reynolds Cooper, a retired died at 10 o'clock this morning at his 'lome. 2 miles cast of Emporia on Route 1. He had been sick for a year. Mr.

Cooper was born in Illinois April id, 1852, and came to Lyon county in 1912. He was man-led in 1891 at Tecumseh to Grace Baird. Mi's. Cooper died February 10, 1921, at Emporia Mr. Cooper -is survived by live sons, Theodore Cooper.

Turlock. Alexander. Fort Myres, Paul Cooper, ol Miller; Robert Cooper, Emporia. and Harold Cooper. Los Angeles, and tive daughters, "rs.

A. E. Escondido, Miss Catherine Cooper, Fredonia, and Mrs. Boughton'and Misses Helen and Lois Cooper, Emporia. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church.

Funeral arrangements nave not been made. Jesse A. Ricker Dear 1 News has been received by Emporia relatives and friends of the death of Jesse A. Ricker, formerly of Emporia, at his home in Los Angeles. Calif.

Jesse Allen Ricker was born and brought up in Emporia. was educated in the Emporiu schools, and was associated here in business with his brother. Carl Ricker, now of Orlando. in the Ricker and Son Jewelry store. He STRXRD Shows ADDED "Comedy" CLASS RECiONALS NEXT Seventy-ilx Tewm to Compete te Cage Meets This Week-end.

PRINCESS WINS LIBEL SUIT. Jury Awards Her $115,000 in Aralnst Film Company. London, March jury in the libel suit of Princess Irena Youssoupoff today awarded her 25,000 pounds $125.000 against of the film "Rasputin and the Empress." The award was made after a dramatic trial in which Prince Yous- scupoff testified that he was one of the group who killed the "Mad Monk" of Russia, the slaying pictured in film. Princess Irena testified that the character Natasha, in the picture, was a libel on herself. The attorneys representing Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer contended the character Natasha was purely fictional.

In the course of the trial Princess Irena said she intended to sue every ndividual theatre which had shown picture, widely used throughout united States as well as Ens- and. The jury's verdict came after only a short deliberation. TO REBUILD HIGH SCHOOL. Kansas City, March 5 3 were being rushed today for the erection of a new high school building to replace the Wyandotte school damaged by fire of unde- errnined origin Saturday night. W.

J. Honnell, vice-president of tho fcoard of education, said a federal oan of $300.000 may be sought. The board expects to receive at east $300.000 from insurance and it has $425.000 in revolving fund set aside for the new build- Ing. Board members hope to have the building completed by Christmas. WOULD REPEAL GAS TAX.

Washington, March of the one cent a gallon federa' gasoline tax was sought in an amendment to the house revenue bill today by Senator Capper Kan). Gasoline taxes, he said should be left to the states. Topeka, March six Class 'B high school basketball today had won their right to compete in regional tournaments for the privilege of participating in the state meet Sterling, March 15, 16, and 17. The teams to the by taking first and second ilaces In the eliminations held in 38 towns over the week-end They survivors of approximately 480 contestants. Regional tournaments are to be held Friday and Saturday in Holton, Leavenworth, Emporia, Ohanute, Coffeyville Winfield, McPherwn, Salina, Concordia, Hays, Pratt, und Scott City.

Class A teams will Iwvo their regional meets at the same time and places except no Class A teams will compete at. Scott City. No eliminations were necessary for this group because of the smaller number of schools in this class. The Class A state tournament will be held here March 15, 16. and 17.

Pairings for the regional tournaments were to be made either late today or Tuesday, E. A. Thomas, secretary of the state high school athletic association who is In charge of arrangements, said. of the regionals will be eligible to enter the finals with enough invited teams to make brackets of 10. Wyandotte high school of Kansas City which carried off the championship last year, and which has a string of 43 consecutive victories is a favorite to repeat this year.

Other teams considered as possible winners include Parsons, Newton and Emporia. Winners of the Class eliminations which will compete in the reV gionals: First place winners: Udall, Erie, Levant, Havana, Holyrood', Mullinville, Blue Mound, Flor, ence, Eskriage, Menlo, Buhler, Norway, Manicato, Latin, Oarfield, Stanley, Sawyer, Glaseo, Merrill, Lenora, Osage City, Cherokee, Alexander, Leonardville, Sacred Heart of Salina, Sedgwick, Woodston, Sublette, Woodbine, Midian, Healy, Piper, Pretty Prairie, Mayetta, Quincy, Blue Rapids, Onaga, and Lane. Second place winners: Belle Plaine, Benedict, Brewster, Molino. Dorrance, Greensburg, Mildred, Roosevelt of Emporia, White City, Qrlnnell, Windom, Simpson, Randall, Johnson. Bclpre, Pleasanton, Coats, Atwood.

Allen. Edna, Pawnee Ransom, Westmoreland, Smolan, Goddard, Palco, Satanta, Hope, Towanda. Leoti, Tongonaxie. Nortonvllle, Virgil, Washington, Corning, and Vinland. FEAK 200 ABE DROWNED.

Hong Kong. March 5 More than 200 persons were feared drowned today when a small overcrowded Chinese motor vessel, the "Szehal." capsized in the Canton river near Canton. Impatience of the passengers to disembark caused the tragedy, it was reported. Many of the victims were trapped in the cabins. Officials estimated 370 persons were on board.

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