The Daily Capital News from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 1

PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK DAY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY DAILY CAPITAL NEWS Jefferson City's Leading Leased Wire of the Associated Press and United Press TODAY'S NEWS TODAY XXIII JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1933 NO. 13 UNRESTRICTED RAY AND BRUNER ASSURED OF PARTY NOMINATIONS CITY CONVENTION TONIGHT Democratic Aspirants for Mayor and Chief of Police Receive Pledged Support of Majority of Delegations Selected Last Night PROBABLE DEMOCRATIC TICKET On the basis of instructions given delegates at the Democratic ward meetings last night, the following candidates likely will be nominated for the city election at the city convention tonight. Ray. Chief of Bruner. City Rose.

Sturm. race between Carney Stone and John Schroeder. Cobble. Police G. Leslie.

Councilmen: First Ward, Chester Stewart; Second Ward, Chet Platt; Third Ward, Leo Weiler; Fourth Ward, Carl Walz; Fifth Ward, Jack Noble. PERPETRATOR ISARRESTED JJ. W. Miles Held in Burlington, for Part in $18,000 Fraud PREPARE TO OPEN BANKS U. S.

BANKS mum State Banks Also Will Reopen Upon the Approval of the Proper State Authorities i GOLD OITM)F HIDING! i Into Federal Reserve Banks by the Promises Sound Banking (By Associated Press) S(ie gradual but permanent refining of the nation's banks is to start next week. President Roosevelt Friday revealed that solvent banks will start to do unrestricted business probably on Monday. The twelve Federal Reserve Banks were ordered open today for limited business as part of the program for reviving banking and business by expanding currency and increasing the nation's gold reserves. The twelve Federal Reserve Banks sent telegrams' advising their mem- ber banks they might make appli- cation to reopen. The applications i would be forwarded to the treasury department for decision.

1 The treasury department began Friday to rush to banks the i RtlSSeliVJIle Man Paid $850i clint Davis 55 to tne tnird Means Ray and John Bruner will be the Democratic candidates for the offices of mayor and chief of police respectively in the approaching city election, it appeared certain last night. At Democratic mass meetings held in the five different wards last night 95 delegates to the city convention to be held tonight were selected and four of the five ward delegations were pledged to support Colonel Bay for the mayoralty place. Three of the delegations were instructed to vote for Bruner atj the convention tonight. They are the second, third and fourth. The first will send its delegation to the convention uninstructed excepting on their own ward candidates.

These include Arthur Scruggs for chief of police, Carney Stone for assessor, John G. Leslie for reelection as police judge and Roy Cobble as treasurer. No serious opposition developed to June Rose for re-election as city attorney, John Sturm for re-election as city treasurer and John G. Leslie for re-election as police judge. John Schroeder and Carney Stone are engaged in a close race for the nomination as city assessor.

Stone has the first and second ward delegations, Schroeder has the fourth ward and claims several Commissioner MobeHy Orders Six Examiners to Headquarters delegates from the fifth ward are CHEATED THE PISTELS i expected to vote for him and Thomas Hatting won the support of the third ward delegation for the nomination to that office. The race for the chief of police nomination was the hardest fought. Bruner won the second, beating for Fake Operation on His Sister 000,000 in new currency authorized by the emergency banking bill passed by congress and giving President Hoosevelt regulatory powers over banks. Authority to reopen the banks- most of them closed a full liott M. Dampf yesterday re- was to the secretary of the i ed word from by President Roos evelt to the effect that J.

edging out Arthur Scruggs 66 to 44 and the fourth by again defeating Davis 97 to 56. The first ward is TO PROBE STATEMENTS Means That 150 Bank Reports Must Be Perused in Quick Time Gov. Guy B. Park last night approved the plan of 0. H.

Moberly, state finance commissioner, to examine state banks which will file applications for reopening next week. The finance commissioner ordered six state bank examiners to report to his office today to begin examination of statements in an effort to make possible the opening of some of the state banks when the federal banking holiday is ended. Banks Notified All state banks last night were notified by the finance commissioner to make a detailed confidential statement of their condition at the close of business March 4. This statement will be checked against the last called statement made December 10, Moberly said. It was at first thought yesterday afternoon that the statements could be supplied by telegraph but owing to the complete information Moberly expects to have his examiners check, the full statement must be filed.

This can only be done by mail and personal delivery. Finance officials said they expect many bankers to bring their statements to Jefferson City personally today for checking. State officials said that while examination of the approximately 750 80 KNOWN DEAD; 2,500 HURT AS ELEVEN QUAKES CAUSE HAVOC IN S. CALIFORNIA TOLL MOUNTS AS REPORTS CONTINUED MAY NAME DELINQUENT TAX BILL PERFECTED IN STATE SENATE Is Designed to Relieve Taxpayers of Accrued Penalties The Shotwell-Haymes-Crouse delinquent tax bill, designed to relieve delinquent tax payers of all or part of penalties accrued during the past five yenrs, depending uoon the time of payment of the baMc tax, was I perfected yesterday by the senate. Senator M.

E. Casey (D) Kansas City, wns the only opponent of the bill. The bill, as amended in committee, provides for abatement; of tax penalties as follows: full amount, If basic tax is paid by June 30; 75 pel- cent if pnid by Aug. per cent if paid by Oct. 31; 25 per cent if paid by Dec.

31. After Dec. 31, the full penalties would be restored. Senators James C. McDowell of Charleston, Clarence Shotwell of Ballwin and Jerome M.

Joffee of movement It was said last night. Opposition to College May Force Regular Candidates to State Position BUSHMAN IS FOR IT jThose Who Declare It Is Too Expensive Would Say So at Polls Growing opposition to continuation of Junior College may result in the nomination of independent candidates foi the school board in the Apri election. Nomination of Sam Bushman by the Republicans Thursday night gave impetus to the Independent ANXIETY EXPRESSED BY RELATIVES HERE I WAS estimated that from 250 to 300 former. Cole Coun- tians now reside in Los Angeles and vicinity and there were hundreds of calls at the Capital News offices when news of the first qunke became known. There were eleven quakes during the night.

Several Jefferson City people tried to reach Los Angeles by telephone last night but were unsuccessful. LAST RITES FOR JUDGE ROBINSON THIS AFTERNOON Services for Former Supreme Court Justice at Baptist Church Kansas City led the fight for perfection of the bill. Senator Casey, who was presiding over the senate in the absence of Lieut. Gov. Frank G.

Han-is and president's order informed had been arrested Secretary of the Treasury Woodin he might permit Federal Reserve j-- member banks to resume all or any there connection With ail eye-treatment swindle. 'Miles is the same man who swindled Andy Pistel of near Russell- pledged to support Arthur Scruggs and the fifth ward delegation was Prosecuting Attorney El- umnstructed on a choice for poxice Tonight at 7:30 o'clock the city convention will be called to order in the circuit courtroom by C. B. Cor(Continued on Page 2) Connor, alias H. L.

Miles and of their usual functions. State banks might reopen upon the approval of the proper state authorities. The treasury department was re- ville of £850 in October, 1931. ported granting numeous requests It was not regarded as probable for reopening, subject to President that Cole County will have an op- HOUSE PASSES 6 PARK MEASURES Roosevelt's order that they allow no withdrawals of gold nor gold certificates. The order also banned exportation of gold.

portunity to deal with Miles for some years to come. Kansas has four charges against him in Burlington alone and the prosecuting attorney Roosevelt let it bS known that he there said he intended to deal with i expected immediate reopening of him there. He said Miles was a' banks on a gradual basis beginning member of a ring opeiating in Mis- Monday. He asked especially that I souri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Now Go to Governor; Lower Chamber Adjourns; Senate Remains the public not become worried if a bank failed to open Monday. Reopening of some, he said, would occur later.

Woodin summed up the situation Ca ifornia. He said in Burlington alone swindles of $18,000 were uncovered. Sure of Identification Prosecuting Attorney Dampf said by saying: "Immediate action hold order had been placed on been taken which will make possible the man. "He has been identified as While the senate worked all day' and prepared for a Saturday session, the house adjourned at noon yesterday until Monday afternoon. Tech- nically however, the house remained in session to permit the filing of committee reports and possible introduction of appropriation meas- i ures.

state bank reports would require considerable work they believed that some banks could be approved for opening Monday. were of the opinion that as rapidly as the re- pdrts were received they would be checked and as soon as approved the department would be required to permit them to open. Examiners ordered to report here today to start the examinations include the following: Fern Willard, Lebanon; W. A. Chapman, Hannibal; Truman Richards, Lamar; George U.

Preund, Warsaw; Fred Heyde, St. Joseph; U. P. Moody. Mount Vernon.

The Governor's approval of the finance commissioner's plan followed a forty-five minute conference between Governor Park, Moberly Bushman is an advocate of continuation of the college. He declared it would be a distinct backward step to abolish the college as long as finances are available to conduct it. the president pro tern, Senator i Bushman said eventually all cities Michael Kinncy. called Senator Phil M. Donnelly to preside while he took the floor in opposition to the bill.

Proponents of the bill contended it would furnish substantial relief to the farm and small home owner. DICKMANN AND NEUN NOMINATED St. Louis Democrat and Republican Respectively Win Overwhelmingly ST. LOUIS, March Bernard F. Dickmann, Democrat, and Walter J.

G. Neun, Republican, appeared assured of the nominations for mayor of St. Louis when returns had been received tonight from 259 of the C69 precincts in the city. Dickmann had 37,057 votes while Jerome F. Duggan, his nearest op- and D.

R. Harrison, deputy finance I pO nent, had 6,707. Ueun had 24,174 commissioner, in the executive of- votes and his opponent. John Neu, fices at the capitol. 650 Banks There are approximately 650 Mis- souri banks operating under state charters which are nc: members of the Federal Reserve system.

Any bank capitalized at $25,000 or more Funeral services for Waltour Robinson, 82, former Chief Justie of the Missouri Supreme Court wh died at his home in St. Louis yes tcrday from the effect of a paraly tic. stroke, will be held at 2 o'clocl this afternoon from the Baptist Church here. Rev. Paul Weber will conduct the services and burial will be in Riverview Cemetery.

Active pallbearers will include Ira W. C. Irwin, D. F. Calfee, F.

E. Luckett, Judge N. G. Scvier nnd T. H.

Antrobus. Judges and commissioners of the Missouri Su- p'-emc Court and members of the Cole County Bar Association will act ns honorary pallbearers. Jucfje Robinson was one of the first Republicans elected to a Mls- Long Beach Appears to Have Been Hardest Hit; Tall Buildings Sway Under Recurrent Tremors HOSPITALsliRE JAMMED Doctors Try to Operate in Crumbling Buildings; Reports of Tidal Waves Not Verified BULLETIN LOS ANGELES, March earthquake shook Los Angelas at 10:12 p. m. (12:10 C.

S. souri Supreme Court judgcship. He had only 812. ERY CITY DOCTOR IS DEAD resumption of banking operation in the same man defrauded Pis- substantial volume at a very early tel," Dampf said. During a short morning session may te members of tne fcderal i MONT GOMERY CITY banking system but less than 10 per March Dr.

G. E. Muns, date." jja-illlJi oaiU. i j. ivjLO i i iii 3 w.

Miles, according to the story told jministrauon measures transferring I cgnt of the Missouri institutions 1 77- physician here for forty-five The president contemplated open-i Prosecuting Attorney Sevier at the Duties ot severa. nor Doaias jhave availed themselves of this, the vcars and a former member of the ito otner departments, iney now finance commissioner explained. board of curators of the University The rapidity with which thei Missouri, died at his home to- of" sound banks for complete time, came to the Pistel home near banking operations in every part of Russelhille and said he could re- the country. Woodin announced the store the sight of Pistel's sister. He Federal Reserve Banks would 1 performed some sort of operation to the governor.

Federal Saturday. performed and then demanded that Fiftel pay still were operat-jhim at once. He drove siel to the Missouri. The measure will make itj of i ans as announced from the ii- ing'on a restricted basis bark at Russellville and virtually possible for the state to receive ad- nance bffice and the of With but two dissenting votes, the Oan king situation was changing in house passed a bill to appropriate, tne finance department late yester- $250,000 for unemployment relief in day as snown i the quick night. i Dr.

Muns once was postmaster of City. He IK survived by his vidcry and Uvr lvf children. of this size would Junior colleges because the universities will not carry the first years. Bushman returned late yesterday from a business visit to Kansas City to learn he had been nominated for the school board. He is a law partner of former State Senator W.

C. Irwin. Senator wife, Mrs. Sue Irwin. also is a member oi' thu board.

Oscar W. Raithel who has been a member of the board for nine and who had consistently opposed sacrificing the welfare of ward schools so that a college might be continued, was no: placed in nomination. Raithel said he was not a candidate for the place but it was learned yesterday he did not say he would not accept; the place if the mass meeting nominated him. Those who favored the candidacy of Mr. Bushman put it up to Raithel in such a manner that he could not well say he was a candidate.

Raithel lias championed the cause of the ward schools even to the sacrifice of the college on thu theory that it is most important to serve the 3,000 children who depend upon the grade schools and perhaps the junior high school for their education and never reach the college. His retirement from the board therefore caused a genera" protest. Those who favored nominating independents said it would afford the voters an opportunity to pass on the college and upon Prof. W. F.lof Lonnie Affronti, wanted here for the murder of Mrs.

Tom Ross. The Oregon sheriff, Fan-is said, believed he hud located a man who might be Affronti. Since the receipt of the request and the forwarding of the description, several days ago, no further word has received from Dallas, the prosecutor ex- He related that he had sent doz- LOS BULLETIN ANGELES, March Eighty dead and 2,500 injured was the earthquake toll tonight in Southern California on basis of reports compiled at 9:55 p. m. (11:55 p.

m. C. The Long Beach rolls was reported at 22 dead, 1,000 injured; Los Angeles, 12 dead, 1,500 injured; Watts, 4 dead; Compton, 13; Santa, Ana, Hunting-ton Park, 12; San chief justice the last two years Of his term. He was resident of Webb City, mid a circuit judge at the time of his election. After retiring from the supremo court he lived in Jefferson City until 1915.

Judge Robinson was married to Miss Jennie Reynolds who survives him, nt Bloomlngton, 111., Oct. 12. 1881. Two children were bora to the union, Ralph Robinson who survives and Mrs. Atwood Robinson McVoy who died in 1930.

Two grandchildren also survive. TO BE IN OREGd RICHMOND, Feb. A. Farris, county prosecutor said here today he had received a request from Sheriff T. B.

Hooker of Dallas, for a full description Knox who is opposed for superintendent because ho is an advocate of the college. The college costs about $13,000 for teachers. ernor Park. CONFIRMS TWO APPOINT: ens of Rep. R.

P. Weeks Is a member oi.maiiy points since Mrs. Ross was shot and killed and her bus band .3 Aricsia, 4: ftcrmosa Beach, Garden Grove, Walnut Park, Nonvalk, 1. BULLETIN LONG BEACH, Maroh (AP) police department at 10:15 p. announced 25 to 50 were dead here, and the injured reached a toll of between 500 and l.tOO..

An appeal was made for tents and rolling: kitchens. LOS ANGELES, March Violent earthquakes continuing three hours after the first shock of death and destruction added confusion to the scene of increasing damage and terror to all of Southern California. At 9:15 o'clock (P. S. (11:15 Central Standard Time) the toll as reported from most authentic sources available reached 64 dead and more than 2,500 injured.

The isolation of Long Beach continued almost complete at this hour, but reports from persons arriving from that beach area indicated that radio flashes and terror-inspired rumors of hundreds or even scores being dead in that city were without foundation. The path of death stretched from Santa Ana to Long Beach and Los Angeles. At; these lines are being written the building of the Los Angeles of- WASHINGTON, March for legal manufacture of 3.02 per cent beer and wines to be taxed So per barrel was asked in a bill introduced today by Senator Bennett Champ Clark. Democrat, of Missouri. The bil 1 also provides a flat tax of 51,000 on brewers.

again. changed anytime." Prosecuting Attorney Dampf said The senate perfected an adminis- Thg statement the fi: they inc. been close on Miles' trail. trat i on measure making virtually all nance department examiners several but were uname to: fces collected by the various slate termine the tank5 to mect him. and mstiuUons sub-; the requirement Boom.ll ijeci to appropnauon and transier banks mav be opens is more com- i unexpended balances in many funds the legislature a.s representative' from Douglas County but he is a-and Homer I native of Montgomery County when: I motoring on a highway.

The Senate yesterday confirmed his relative; have similar descriptions to as press swaying, with accentuated jolts from time to time and at intervals to of ten to twenty minutes extremely oss was a government witness in were successful farmers and slock a narcotic case against Affronti. raisers. The greatest claim OKLAHOMA BANKS bank conditions but also for LE" -wicnt OIOCKS OKLAHOMA March reach to some support as in a swaying small craft at sea. Hospitals are crowded to overflowing at emergency centers of the city and urgent calls have been sent out for all emergency hospitals. Surgeons found extreme difficulty 10-1 in handling cases of the injured as GOVERNMENT CLOSES KANSAS CITY.

March I fU S. Villmoare. today i prepared to go to secretary to Bennett C. Clark, ju- 'nior senator from Missouri. i Announcement of Vilimoare's ap- ARE USING SCRIP information FTT TRIAI olntment nailed reporu Eiil lIUftLijine OI a te superintendent of Schedules show the liabilities of of- DEVELOPED "GOD-SEND" "My tmO just laughed at the of- ncere.

and directors annual salaries ST. PAUL. March 10-(AP)- fer." Weeks rewivly in teJhnr; OKLAHOMA CITY, March anfi snares owned bv officials, over- When the college of agriculture of the animal, "he was pretty well University of Minnesota devel- i fixed snyway and had a lot of rat- passed a bill to legalize racing in Oklahoma on the pari- xt surance. LOS ANGELES, March It WHS understood the insurance; Anna Laura Lowe n-cst probably would gc to Barneit wife of the aged another Kansas C.tyan. lionaire Creek Indian.

Jackson Barof a "monumental conspiracy her husband and his heirs of a large estate." federal prosecutor H. V. Davis today closed bunks Tent for-; due paperi ioans excee ding the lim- 'he nf tonight preparations lor interest defaulted bonds, stocks, opod two new varieties of Minne- i isf action exhibiting the anrnia! reopening at the earliest possible: al money due from sola com, it proved "god-send" to himself." farmers-tar the manufacture The nicer died while on exhibition moonshine whisky-Dean W. Philadelphia Centennial lev. said todav at a hearing of 1376.

all real estate, money due moment while the public made the ban: oo th approved and not ap- PRESIDENT OF situation with scrip, miscellaneous cash iterm. credit ana addiuonal cash loosened bii; pa yable and all deposit, on by livestock and federal check pay- ich more tnan our po cent cd the patients. The wide area affected by the de- "tractive convulsions of the earth's made it extremely difficult to make a survey of the toll in lives and property. Recurrent shocks added new damage as attempts were made to at tlr hour through slate senate finance committee DIW, PRICE FOR I COMMODITIES IN K. C.

ments. Oklahoma City packers announc- nett more than half toB: KANSAS CIT March million dol- The first report of dual pnces lars he has given his wife. i commodities, one for cash and the ed late today they would begin im- 300 items. It must be signed by f.he mediately paying cash for all live- president and. cashier of the bank stock.

Transactions during the and before a notary week just ending have been by Moberly said the statement check. for today was not required to Numerous banks were known to published. made formal application It-rest is paid. university appropriations. The statement coverr more than Dean Coffey was citing the importance to the farmers of in agriculture by the college.

LIBERTY, March John F. Herget of Wil- IN HIS AUTOMOBILE liam Jewell College today was no- than 1,500 injured. The most reliable reports from. Stifled of the death in Santa a dead nr Priest Greene, Long Beacn of Dr. John Priest Greene.

HARHISONVILLE, March Death was due to heart disease, WEATHER butter, eggs and poultry, said he; was making cash purchasess of at cent a dozen under the check i BONNOTS MILL WOMAN IS IN ANNOUNCEMENT TOPEKA, March Mri. K. B. Kuper, 71. mother-tn- of Councilman Carl of or credit basis Several large fruit Alf M.

Landon announced late to- the moment sound na- '--T rep-rted to be iiorr.2 in Bonnois Mill nnd vegetable commisftion com- cay that MISSOURI: Mostly cloudy and have started to make a ciis- tional banks are to open. Saturday: Sunday general- (cum oi 10 to 15 per cent for cash svund state banks vill be openly fair. ied lor business at the old stand." fjr.r Mricken with a early yesterday. FILES UNUSUAL SUIT Beem, 45, salesman SAN FRANCISCO, March 10- for a Kansas City firm, was found in circles. attempt by Fen wick shot to death in his automobile near Smith to deposit a pair of eyeglasses here today.

instrument board Hte billfold a on the seat of i rnenr, of Mrs. Elizabeth H. Metcalf's car and his pockets had been turned ILL "jctor car last November resultod in 'inside out, filinif of a S35.315.75 damsw: suit Beem's automobile was found cornfield where it hafl careened nnd a piengcd he had beeniCOQ.OOO. Dr. Greene advocated the teacn-, Police said bnndits npparently hart in.

oaa in the compartment which ox-followed Ecem from town, shoot- in waa a burning him. i ing him as they passed his machine, among students. there and perhaps 1,000 injured, Compton reported 12 dead. 3 Santa Ana 3. Huntington Park 5, San Pedro 2, Hermosa 1, and Garden Grove 1.

the society woman today. Metcalf failed to through head, presence of of caring for the injured and the 11! widely separated reports of the students deaths confined their estimates to generalities. The' coroner's office ported custody of two bodies. Fires in widely separated areas, KM (Continued on Page J) favorite.