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6 Pages Jo'day WATCH THE CLASSY ADS UNITED PRESS MJEWS SERVICE BY WIRB 6 Pages Today MOBKHLTO VOLUME 49 MOBERLY, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1919 NUMBBS39 TO ENFORCE THE PROHIBITION LID Attorney to Prosecutions in Xc.vt, Days. Washington, Got. atonal prohibition lid was being down today with the governuT-nt to use all the drastic power- the enforcement bill which law lain yesterday Thf work of enforcing war-time prohibition accn- fling to the wilh the Bureau internal HUG. Evidence: will be roUfcte.l i he- Bureau to be turned over to the Department of for tion, Evidence concern violati jus has been collected and the Attorney 'inncral is oxpeetod to start whole- lu the next few GARFIELD IS CALLED TO THE WHITE HOUSE IVii-inor fuel Xutinn-vviilft Con I Strike Can Avoided. Washington, Oct.

i-'D. Harry A Garl'iCfld, former United States fue administrator, visited the Whit House today at the request of J. Tumulty, secretary" to the president. Garfield said he was in-teiich the coal and. expressed 'confidence I avoided.

llf! that the strike, would be administrator, Garfield Commissioner Roper, of the IriU-r nitl Revenue Bureau, made it plain tUat he plans to make the nation, Roper appealed to law-abiding citizen" to support him. in the administration of the tion law. The immediate effect of the probably will be stopping of the of 2.75 per cent beer i-ince the 1'orcement bill prohibits any bo-'e age containing one-halt' one cent or more alcohol. Funds for clamping down -the lid will be made available today. houS'i leaders said.

The deficiency bill agreed to by the senate provides $300.000 a month for enforcing prohibition. The house was planning to taky similar action today. Dry leaders today denied reports that any effort would." be made to pass a bill makirig the nation dry between the time the president war-time prohibition ended and iho beginning of constitutional tion. January IS. At the same time dry leaders iie.ro believe that war-time and constitutional win merge since President Wilson I.as let it be known 'hat he will not lift tbo war-time ban until ratification of the peace treaty.

Interest here is centering in the efforts of liquor dealers to force the government to allow them to dispose of the supplies now on hand. -Congress today gave final approval of.the bill appropriating money necessary to carry out the provisions of the prohibition measure which became law over the president's veto yesterday. The measure in which the appropriation was carried was a deficiency bill. The houso passed conference report on the measure following similar action by the senate yesterday. The bill gives the department ol' justice $2.400.000 which congress wants to be used for prohibition enforcement as well as to finance campaigns to bring down prices.

worked out, with the miners and op- eraiors the so-called Washington agreement, itnder which the miners are now working. Significance was attached to Garfield's coming hero in light of the fact that. President Will's cabinet has determined to employ provisions of the Lever Food and Fuel Act if necessary to prevent a stoppage of coal production. This action would allow the government to seize mines and responsible for halting production of necessities. OUR SCHOOLS PRAISED BY STATE SUPT.

BAKER from oniclal AVoi-lc Only One Iiiiprovcinent. The following letter of commendation. which is ot personal- interest to every parent and patron of the Moberly schools has been received by Dr. C. B.

Clapp, president of the board or. the Moberly schools from the state superiutend- "The teacher 'training inspector's report of his recent visit to your school leads me to beltave that your school is in a' good condition. The report. indicates' that special attention was given the. teacher Uaining' department and that this department ranks with the best in the state.

I desire to commend your superintendent and board of education for the effort- made procuring strong teachers for your schools. Your high school is being continued on oiir first-class list. I have but one recommendation, and that is. that you consider, the advisability of introducing vocational home economics and vocational agriculture. Yours truly, Samuel A.

Baker." REPUBLICAN'SMELLERS- DESERVE A VACATION Al'for Months of TTni-d Work They Fail to Find -Wrong Wild Ailntinistvalion. Washington, D. Oct. There is one branch of the republican majority the house 0T repre ser.tatiyes that has done some hard work and needs a vacation. the Democrats admit this assertion to be true.

Those deserving of this relief from care are the members of the select committee on war expenditures, 'termed the "sellers" by the. administration forces. After five months determined "smelling" they have failed to uncover a. single one of those steals, scandals or examples of; "frightful inefficiency" that they promised the nation would disclose. "Xo wonder the republican leaders, senate and house, want to ndh jouru," comment the democratic chieftains.

"Having failed to -pass hardly a bit of important legislation then only because the president held them in line and stopped their are now holding -back their reports on the war expenditures because they have failed to uncover the promised dynamite. So, by postponing their revelations, until the regular session of congress, they hope to give the public the impression that, they have made lorrendous discoveries that cannot je reveule'd at this time." Representatives Royal C. Johnson ind Oscin- E. Bland, were the repub- icaii members of the went to France and cabled attacks General Pershiug because IB would not unload all his papers 'roni the steamer iefore he sailed they had ACPTIED OF MURDER CHARGE IN DIVELBISS KILLING Riclunoml, -Who Sta.uT»C<l Following Political S. editor the Hich'mond Conservator, was acquitted last night of the mui'der of Judge Frank Divelbiss by a' jury in the -Ray county circuit court on the- first ballot.

The jury deliberated" only min- RAILROADS CONFISCATE ALL COAL IN COLORADO Holilcn, Director, Sh'ilcc, Or- Denver. railroad administration today commandeered all lignite coal in transit Colorado in preparation 1 for a possible coal strike. All. lignite coal to- be mined in northern, coal fields of AN ALL NIGHT CRAP TO MME AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT, 4:30 GAMEATFORESTPARK Enm-I'-fiff Cars Brought; in. Mten Who ilninlJotl $25,000 in Throwing Cubes: One JLost night from out.

of an unknown somewhere two big sized and high-powered touring cars rolled iiito Moberly carrying a heavy cargo of men and- "wet" goods; Colorado the The names of the party were not the week will be taken for, the' Wlien.it was announced at 6:1.0 that the jury was ready to report, Lyon and many" of his relatives and friends we're; in the courtroom. When the clerk reached the words "not guilty" in the verdict, Mrs. Quintus, F. Tickle, the editor's mother-in-law, tbr.ew her arms around Lyon's neck and shoulder. -The small crowd remaining in the courtroom- begnn to applaud, but were stopped by 'Judge Ralph Hughes.

when the -jury had been discharged the" crowd rush-, ed up and shook hands with Lyon. "When the jury returned its verdict Mrs, -Frank P. IMvelbiss, wife of the railroad, lines under received from Hale Holden, regional director. Chicago, Oct. intention, of the commandeering of coal for railroad use in states other than Colorado -is contemplated, according to a statement issued at the office of Hale regional director for the western district, today.

learned, but there were possibly some fifteen members; even that, Strike Orrtev Hiul Xot Boon JRocind- cd at 3 Ses- I sioii at 4: SO. Indianapolis, October coal strike order still stands, was an- nounced this afternoon at a of the executive board of United Mine Workers of America which. met in 1 1 iil tilJ i't-1, i3 ti I.JAWI and the store of liquids notwothstaud conjunction with district presidents. 'ing, there" the -proverb-1 wage scale committees and interna ial one more. dona rtfficials to consider the This extra and local product was a request'that the strike order- well knoSvn colored "genmin" of thi flity.

The cars were then driven tt Forest Pai-k, where the men engagec Washington, rail- a crap shooting last- road aduiinistartion is waiting to I-ed virtually all night whether the threatened' soft coal strike will be settled; the assisant to Director General Hines, said in denying- that the railroad-administration had ordered seizure; of coal in oa the day or America, al- fortnight which to examine hhii. General Per.sb.ine ias been in America more than a circuit judge, whose cler Lyon was acquitted, had left the courtroom. Judge "Hughes requested that no one shake the jurors' 'hands, as "they merely had per- Tormed a which the law had iniposecl on them." But at Lyon's special request judge permitted the defendant to do so. "I know that you will find that confidence in me has not been misplaced," Lyon told the jurors in.turn as he grasped them by the hand. One o'f the jurors they took only sufficient time the jury room to the'court's instructions, Oliver K.

a farmer ias been 111 America mints mtui it month- a nearly £ar- he same time, yet no move has been oavL ont 1 ui MISSOURI OPERATORS SEEK ARBITRATION OHVr in -to Gov. Giird- From President Southwestern Interstate Coal Jefferson City, October The Soothwestern Interstate Coal Da- arrested here this 'SffeVnoon on charge of violation ot 'jj nuors association representing Mis- the new federal prohibition law. It' was the first arrest made under the- act reported here. Mrs. MacKae.

tias been tne gueat of her twin sister, Mrs. Edwin Wileox. left this afternoon for her home at. Chicago. souri today sought arbitration 'of the coal strike.

The made iu telegram to Governor Gardner from S. F. Lti- kins, president of the association, and was submitted to the United Mine Workers conference in Indianapolis by Gardner. Pointing out that there is a state' 'law'empowering the governor to ap- NO MORE BULLETlNb "arbitration bdaid of three ON WILSON'S srx- 1 made to examine him in Washington though he professed his willingness appear at any time. William J.

Graham of he "smelling" committee is now leading the ordinance in and around Chicago' to find out about, contracts settlements in that locality some the part of underofficers, not the administration, having been alleged. The camps and cantonments subcommittee is about to 1 Inspect some of'the training encampments in the south and middlewest, although the military affairs committee the same thing. The subcommittee did on aviation, beaded-by James'A. Frear; whose methods of handling witnesses were termed by the press, of the Pacific Coast as "those of a thick-necked police court has been reawakened and will journey to New York, presumably to take back some of the things the chairman said about John D. Ryan, head of the aircraft division for the last six months of the war.

Mr. Ryan demanded the right to appear before the committee and add further refutation that, he had nothing to do with the construction of a railroad extension Tor the hauling "'of spruce, one reason being that at that time he was not in the gov eminent 'service. Col. Brice P. Disqua, who the job of getting out.

the spruce planes in northwest, will also appear to try and get into the record some of the answers to questions that Mr. Frear barred out 'during-'the Pacific Coast junket. -AH of which apparently will the presentation of the nearly deceased reports till abbut the end-of tire congress winter ried men. The ellsor.s announced the jury had reached as Judge Hughes was preparing 1 to order the jurors' 1 taken out for their-, supper. returned -to the at 6:10 o'clock but were ordered 1 back 'to the jury room when- the judge found the-verdict'had not bleeu-pre- pared in proper form.

AD' acquittal was 1 expected. From the day the stabbing occurred, April traii-sit. He a.iso denied that T-lines authorized to confiscate lignite conl in transit in Colorado. WILL CONTEST CASE BEING TRIED HERE Mary H. Burton Sues to Break of Which -T.

Is Cliicf Bt-nc- I'iciavy. The duties of the colored "gen- miin" was to pull; keep the players refreshed with Schlitz and other-liquids that cheer and- sometimes queer. During the night it is said thai $25,000 changed hands and one man quit the loser by The cork-puller was giver. for his services. The back to town about 5 o'clock this morning; LHc UtlY ojic oi.ct 1 3 in" the Ray county courthouse, a Thomas Reid, all of my undivided conviction, not All that one-half interest in and to the coal the prosecution hoped for was hung jury.

The statement frequently has been made that SO per cent of the residents of did believe Lyon' "guilty of murder. I-l'is Story that Djvelbiss -attacked him, that the-jiidge's knife dropped to the -floor -the scuffle and-'that Lyon picked it up stabbed the former circuit judge in generally was believed throughout the. county. THE LASIOMREATY AMENDMENTS BEATEN MYwos and -Shields Bills Turned Aim to Votinp, 1 Washington, IX. October 23 The senate today rejected thei last of the amendments to 'the'peace treaty proposed by the foreign relations committee''when' it defeated the Shields a.nd Moses amendments.

The. Shields was" first voted on and to 49. The. Mos- es'amendnient beaten 3fi to 4" The announced aim of Isociation ready to arbitrate the wage IN improvement. Progressed soa le and even the question' or ter- a Point Where TlifV Arc Not -Necessary.

nt the associations. uiLtij. UUUUL LUC 'telegram declared his ns- session, and in fine time for use in amendments was equ.xl,« connection with we republican na- and Amt.ncan voting strength the AVashirngion. Oct. improvement said a statement issued; by Drs.

Cruyson, Ruff in and' i.tftt. is eating, sleeping and digest-, ing and assimilating well. His cut, improvement has now reached a' point where it is not considered uec-; ussary to issue daily bulletins. The people of the country will be prompt- ly advised of any change in his con-, dition." I niination of all contracts. make this offer in the hope of averting a terrible calamity," Lukins' message declaml, asking that minoa be continued in operation final, adjustment.

pending Mrs. A. Max-well and Miss Virginia, wha have been guests of Mrs. B. Eldendge and Mrs.

Leon-, ord Grioies, left this for in er. liotliwi-ll Brothers Strike Oil in Texas The Rothwell-Manu Oil Company, which Hamp Hothwell is president "'has brought in a. 1500 barrel oil well on its holdings in the Dcsdemona oil This company is cap- 550,000. Fount Roth- of thp directors, and Allen Kothwell of this city, is one of the shareholders-. The Rothwell brothers are also interested in the oil holdings of the- holdings.

Hamp Rothweii Is als opresident of tins Tribune. for is one tional there are any facts worth using. They Girls. "Monday morning." 1 October 27. the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Tom- linsou. 1309 Myra street, was made bright by the arrival of twin girls. They hsPve been given the names of Maxine and Roxine. put in her appearance at 10:00 o'clock, weighing four pounds and -Kosine at 10:35, weighing -1 1-2 proud -father is wearing a smile that will never come off.

Mother and babies are doing nicely. The mother was formerly Miss Erla Barneu, and her many friends are glad to hear of her line gift. The Weather. Rain probably and tomorrow; rising temperature. league.

Immediately after the defeat of the Moses amendment individual amendments were taken up-. Announcement Lee Burton today received an announcement card; of the marriage of William- Thielen, and Miss Ada Florence Martin, which was celebrated October IS, at Pierce City, Mr. Thielen, who was called "Billy- by his Moberly friends, formerly resided here and was salesman in' rr B. GilfiHan's store. He we from here to Springfield', and now a knight "of the grip.

A suit of great interest to the people of a-Iigbeo and vicinity has been before circuit-court since yesterday afternoon. Tlie plaintiff is Mrs. Mary Higbee, who seeks to prove that' the will OL her mother. Mrs. Martha 1 Harlow, which Dinwicldie chief'benefici- ary, was made under undue influence of the defendant.

The will provided after funeral expenses 'and' all just debts were paid legacies as ''v i "To Harlow $1000. To daughter of my grandson, Burton. To Walter Burton -Shiltlett, son my. granddaughter. To Barry.

-Washington, D. October 2.9— Major General Robert L. Billiard, who commanded' the second- in France, iias been to command'the department of the with headquarters at New Baker has He will succeed -Major General -Barry, retired; and. other inin-eral underlying home place, now owned by my Mary Burton, To my, daughter, Mary Burton, $500, and all of household goods and Icitchen To J. "Din- lots 9-'and 10 in block.

1, Owens to.city of Higbee, to have and to hold in fee Dimple forever, and also the, sum of residue 1 devise and bequeath to James E. Rucker and Botts as trustees of the Baptist church.at Higbee. The will was, witnessed' and signed by W. F. Jones and J.

Wayne. George Rennolds was made executor. He refused to serve and H. Frank Holm an as public administrator assumed- that office. Mrs, Harlow died in April 10IS at the-age'of A-large number of witnesses and depositions have been heard in the case.

It was shown the death of Mr. 'Harlow twenty-one years ago. Dr. Dinwiddie had been physician took care of her property. The relations between.

Mrs. 'Harlow and her ter were shown to be friendly. She and family were also acquainted with the terms of the will. Testimony was given that. the.

will was regarded by them as a whim of an. old lady, and it'was understood Dr. Dinwiddie would not claim his legacy. Plaintiff seeks to establish the facts that on account of' Or. Dinwiddie's and the infirmities of old a.ge.

Airs. was not men-" tally capable of transacting legal business. The defendant's witnesses claimed Mrs. Harlow-was o'f a sound mind and told them the property to because of his continued kindness to her. The case had not been concluded at press time.

DEATH HAS SUMMONED WM. RAY M'lANttO Fum-ruf Will lieHekl Tomorrow in Church at. Cairo. William Ray. McDaniels at Death's silent call passed from earthly ties and loved ones- at afternoon from his 1 home at Cairo.

He was the victim of lingering illness causer) by tubercular trouble, which cut his life off at the of tw'enty-eight years. In the home bereft of his presence there left ni's wife and seven months old daughter," Sylvia 'May, and his. mother. Mrs. Martha McDaniels.

Other surviving relatives are his sister, Miss Ora Lee McUaniels, Greeley. and a brother. G-uy Mc- Dani'els, Fruica, Colo. Mr. McDaniels was'a member of a family held in high esteem, and was himself a sentleman- of high character and lovable traits.

He walked'the ways of. righteousness as a follower of the Christ and was a member of the Christian church. The funeral service will be held in the Christian church at Cairo Thursday afternoon at 2 :::0 o'clock, "conducted by Rev. B. L.

Smith. Interment in Grand Prairie ceine- veschide'd. There -will-he another "meeting: this afternoon and an "important statement will be issued," it was announced'. The district presidents assured J. L.

acting president," of their support, according to the oluoid.1 spokesman for the'miners. To explain the position of. the miners a committee will draft a. report to the conference which will Jnade public at 4:30 o'clock this aft-" ernoon. 'Leaders-of-the United Mine Workers went into conferejice shortly before 110011 today to consider the general situation surrounding the "call for a strike of half a million coal miners in the United States next- Saturdya.

It was one'- of. the international officers that thu meeting will "gn-e thorough consideration, to the statement of. President Wilson, declaring the proposed strike unlawful. A reply is -expected to be cH-afted. The call, for a strike wilf not be rescinded was ihe opinion of leaders who mot todny, to draft a reply to President Wiilson, It was believed, the would ii'ot''close the door entirely to -further negotiations.

The session will be attended by he district presidents, members of wage scale co'mmittees the executive board. John L. Lewis, acting president, before the" meeting were no violations of agre-einent by. the miners in calling the strike. tery.

Mrs. Osbome of Los Angeles, who has been the guest of Mrs. A. Waller, left for her'home today. She accompanied of Paris.

by Mrs. M. F. DYNAMITERS PLAN WHOLESALE MURDER GERMANY CHARGED OF VIOLATING ARMISTICE Military, Xa.val Financial; Vio- lations'Are Claimed by ami Otlici-s. Paris, Oct.

1 was definitely charged with violations various provisions of the armistice in an official report of the supreme, council today. Following submission -of the report the council went into conference to decide on the nature of the penalties to be rnflicted 'upon -Ger-- A full report of violations of the military clauses was presented by Marshal' Fo'ch. Naval violations weye reported by Commander Fuller or the'British navy and financial violations by Paymaster Cclles. AS OP BATE; To Sue Pulhniin Company OOO for Porter's Assault. Xewland Conklmg of Carrollton, while here today on- legal stated that he intends a dam-.

ils'in'Cleveland Scheme to suit in the Carroll" county circttlt, Oitv tJcn-ormiiciit'-nWl i-Wate court thib week against The Pullman Palace Car Co'mpany for $200,000 in favor of Mrs. Catherine Hill, of. Los Roiffn. of Terror. Cleveland, Oct.

23 Seizure of the government in Cleveland through a reign of terror by wholesale dynamiting and murders was the principal aim of the six men and one woman under arrest here in connection. with a plot to blow up the central, po- Angeles, a T3.ed Cross nurse, who' was the victim of a criniiiial'as- sault while on her Angeles to Chicago, by William Wardlow, a negro porter on.th-e sleeper in whRh she had reservations. The 'as- sault occurred the 4, on a Burlington of October twin, while- Jt cials. on H. lice according to police om- nty Tlie negro was arrested andemereda plea of guilty In the circuit court and is now serving a Police said they found enough, ex plosives concealed in the liomes of the prisoners to blow up dozen rhe prisoners to b.ow up a ao.en huge buildings.

Jn add.tion- ers, knives and other weapons were found, they said. tiary. The victim of the crime is Married by Rev. Joseph P. Boardman.

well-known XVabash fireman of this city, and "Miss. Slaughter of Huntsville, were at 3 o'clock this afternoon by S. B. Hoover, at his home, 1116 happy couple will reside.in Moberly. Ofl'icial BtMM-d Meeting.

The official board of Weal mother is with her. i Tribune. Park' i church will meet after prayer meetr ing tonight. Every member urged to present. DemocMtfs joli-work military airplane here Tuesday, ment equipped tor first-clan previous record was a little October FJem- a French aviator.

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