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6 Pages Today DAILY MEWSPAPJIB MOBERLY EVENING DEMOCRAT UNITED NEWS SBRVICB BY WIRB 6 Pages Today READ THE DEMOCRAT'S CLASSIFIKD AIM VOLUME 49 MISSOURI, TUESDAY, APRIL 27,1920 NUMBER 254 AN UPRISING OF BOLSHEVIKI IN JUGO-SLAVIA XEWS AGKXCV iOISI'ATPH FTJO.M. KOMI5 SAYS HAVK BTCE-V KIJjLKU 15 Kl) OFKKXH- IV IX SI UK I MA OX. London, April bolshevik revolution has broken out in Slavia, a Xews Agency dispatch from quoting the Trieste correspondent of the Rome newspaper Messaggero, said today. Hundreds have been killfd. the dispatch said.

In Belgrade the government was reported protecting itself with machine guns. The dispatch unconfirmed. Twenty persons were reported killed in Agram. Reports of grave internal trouble in JuKO-Slavia have been current for several days. Telegraph and telephone service have been interrupted.

The delegation js asking postponement of settlement ot the Adriatic controversy by the council of premiers at San Remo? gave Internal unrest as one of the reasons why they wished the delay. GEN. LEONARD WOOD AGAINST THE FIELD IN THREE STATES TOD A General Wood Delegates Running Behind in Early Returns From "Fireworks" in Democratic Primaries. Tokio, April 22 Strong bolslievik forces are ing Havarosk. according to a communication issued by the Japanese war office today.

Bombardment from airplarres flying over the city has badly damaged railroad lines north of Nikolosk. the official report said. The bolslievik bombardment evidently is directed at the city of Kha- barovsk. (Havarosk is not listed in Siberian Recent reports of fighting in Kha- barovsk have made no mention or the use of airplanes. The latest report is taken to mean the opening of the bolshevik spring offensive.

receive manv "written votes. MEXICAN REBELS TAKE TWO TOWNS TO-DAY Cnrrnnjui Forces Pliin Offensive Before Hainy Season In. El Paso, April 27. Formation of a complete CarraiiKista division to start an offensive against the Sonorn-Sinaloa rebels before the rainy season opened was reported here today, took the towns ot Mier and Guerrero in Tamaulipas; according to Alvarado they are on the United States border, east of Xuevo Lareda. Washington, D.

April Americans who desired to left Mazat- Jan, on the west coast of (April 23rd on the steamer, Senator, which is due at San Pedro, Califoi 1 tomorrow, the state department was advised today. A clash between the rebels and federal forces for possession of Ma- is now iminent. Some Wood delegates openly declared for Hoover as their second choice while Harding delegates made similar declarations regarding Johnson. Republicans also were to select fourteen delegates of the state con- vnrion in Washington today. Senator Miles Polndexter was expected be endorsed though Wood, Johnson and Hoovtr supporters had hopes of splitting the delegates.

Eleven republican primaries have been held to date. Johnson 'won in Michigan, Montana, North Dakota and Nebraska. Wood was victor in South Dakota. New Hampshire and Minnesota and Lowden carried I1K- nois and Oklahoma. In New and Wisconsin there no preferential vote, the ballot being uninstructed delegates.

No "fire works" was anticipated New York, i'7 (By Harold republicans oL roe states started to the polls today to vote in the presidential primary i was a-case of Major General Leonard Wood -'against the field. The situation sized up thus: versus Senator Hiram Johnson. versus Senator Warren Harding. versus un'instructed delegates expected to sup- Governor Calvin CooMdge. The Johnson organization has made a particularly hard fight to carry New Jersey in an effort to obtain a foothold in the east.

Political observers believe the California senator has about an even chance to obtain the preferential vote but held that even in that event Wood probably woutd win he majority of the delegates. Tn Ohio, Wood was entering another "favorite sou" state. Tre situation comparable to that in Illinois where Wood fought with Lowden for control of the latter's home state. Only the names of Wood and Harding were on the republican ballot. It was believed however that Johnson and Herbert Hoover might CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN IS GOING ALONG FINE Rlvtilry in Various Wards Develops First Day Which Pres- iiR'cs WhiHwIntl Finish.

L. Baker, chairman of the survey committee of the Clean-up campaign, and Secretary Lamson made a tour of the city yesterday'to note the progress being made in the various They found several 'blocks where the gutters in front of residence lots, had been thoroughly Letter Calls Us To Task 4-2G, '20. Moberly Democrat, Dear Editor: 1 ask you to change the damaging statement; in your paper concerning our little daughter. Site didn't give any bogus checks nor forge any. Shf and all my family had permission to sign checks for me and I never made the change till she left here for a visit with her sister and friends at Nevada.

So I ask you to brand it ns a malicious lie or there will ba a damage suit, for I have as good legal talent as Moberly can afford. Joe Grimsley. signed by his wife. P. S.

Now this statement you put out is a lie very damaging to her signed neighbors and I have money to pay for all my family buys. Your statement said 1 had no funds to jack those cheeky. If lUr. Levy or LaRue liarf notified vie they would have got every cent of the amount. If you don't believe ne just call up any business place in Salisbury and Kansas City or any ilace my family ever was.

But some one was giving checks that wasn't ny family, that is why stopped the hecks, signed Joe Grimsley. The above letter was received in oday's mail. It refers to an article the Sunday Democrat of two veeks ago. The daughter came to loberly on Friday and spent Friday SCAR W. UNDERWOOD, senator from Alabama, elected Democratic leader of the senate today by unanimous vote of the minority.

cleaned and learned that it was used I night ac the Merchants hotel. On Frito fertilize flower beds and gardens, and Saturday she made purchas- Jn the first and second wards, trucks' htve been donated to haul rubbish. Mrs. Geo. Hepple, of the fourth ward, who has been active ii previous clean-up Campaigns 1 reports she has never observec such keen interest on the of the residents as exists this year.

She at tributes this to the activiy of tin in the public schools. Price Packwood contends that he has best assistants in the city ir the first ward organization and is congratulating himself on the assured success of the campaign. The success of the first ward in carrying off the honors in the essay contest has made'the hoys and girls ot the Korth Park and East Park schools I'eel real peppy ami they are determ- in the three democratic primaries. ined to score in the lour-mimile tai'k Governor Edwards WBS practicably contest. conceded the endorsement in New! A.

J. Weber says this is poor Jersey and Governor Cox that of Ohio. Followers of William G. McAdoo professed to see a strong sentiment for their candidate in Massachusetts. Boston, April returns from the Massachusetts presidential primaries today showed delegates to republican national convention pledged to support General Wood running behind.

The town of Carver reported the following vote: Senator Lodge, head of the "regular slate," 17; Samuel McCall pledged to support Herbert Hoover 1C; Murray Crane 14; Frederick Gillett 12; and Edward Thnrs- ton 11. The last three were running with Lodge on the regular slate. 3 KILLED IN DES MOINES EXPLOSION Des Moines, April workman was killed here early today in an explosion at Moines Observed Hirilwlny Anniversary. fifty-fifth birthday anniversary of B. M.

Avery, living four miles east of Higbee, was fittingly celebrated Sunday, His eight children and their families and other relatives were present. A big noonday dinner was enjoyed and Mr. Avery was pre- weather for ice cream and he will be able to spare one of his trucks to help advance the Mean-up work in the second ward. He has been counting very largely on the organizing ability of the ladies of hs committee nncl the youngsters in S. E.

Park school, but, beginning with Wednesday, lie will be "Johnny on the Spot" and give his active cooperation to the committee in the finish- successful Beaming touches to paign. M. J. Ted ford is giving 'his at- Gas Company plant. ''One man wasj'sented with a percolator and a genu- fatally injured and three are missing ine seal 8ki bln in the debris which was swept by This family gathering is an annual fij-e following the explosion.

'The! event. Those present Sunday were: explosion of unknown origin "left the! Mrs. Frances Shockley and two chil- entire city without gas. Several fire- i tlren Mr. and Mrs.

Ben men were injured in searching the! three children, Moberly; Mr. and wreckage Mrs John Ha ar Renick: Opal Av- Three men were killed today when ery. Moberly; Mr. and Mrs. Henry an explosion swept the plant of the! Avery.

Howard Raymond and -Des Moines Gas Company here. One! Benl Avery, who still reside at. man was believed fatally Injured i Mr. and Mrs. Cash Avery and and another was missing in the children, Mr.

and Mrs. Romie bris. Fire swept the plant following 1 Avery and three children, Mr. and the explosion. Phil Devine, three chfl- plant Isaac Griggs and superintecdeut.

was one of the- clren, Mr. and Mrs. Walter White and tims. Firemen searching the ruins two childern. Miss Annie Avery, Wil- found the body of two workmen at He and Chester Avery, Mrs.

Hagar noon. I and Norva Kerr. i Fenton, Fayette. Moberly; Henry tention to the work of the campaign and contends that the organization in-his ward is'made up of just as ifine a bunch of workers as can be found anywhere in the city. He expectsjthe pupils of the Central -school jwill have a mighty pleasing story to tell' at the oratorical banquet May 10.

M. J. Lilly is earnestly interested in the fourth -ward campaign and calls attention to the fact that his ward was the first to perfect a complete organization. He is proud of the work being done by the children of the West Park school. We should not be surprised to hear that he was coaching his four-minute talkers in the oratorical contest.

Xo one win dispute his ability as a 1 The third ward organization, Mrs. George Robinson's division: Ree'd street, from park to Mrs. H. Sims. Rollins street, from Williams to D.

T. Cunningham, Mrs. 'es at the LaRue shop and at Levy's store. Because of conflicting stories told by the girl and because she gave checks with differing signatures, suspicion was directed to her actions. She had been in Levy's store some time previously and had bought a cnpe for which she gave a check.

While investigation being; made the first check, niacle-on'a Salisbury bank, was returned unhonoretl. This led to the call of the police, As she had signed her name to one check as Juanita Mott and claimed to be Lizzie Grimsley. the adopted daughter of Joe Grimsley. to establish her identity a 'phone message was seut to Mr. Grimsley.

The brother came to Moberly and cape was returned to Levy's and such goods as not, -returnable was paid for by the brother. The Democrat stated the facts as learned through the police in charge of the affair. Nowhere wns it said that checks were forged. It did say the first check was unhonored, which it u'ns, and gave the main facts in the case as they were alleged to have been made by the young fly. WOULD IMPEACH SECRETARYPOST THAT KESULT WAS.

STARTED IX TUB MOUSE, Washington, April 27. gation looking toward, impeachment or dismissal of Lewis F. Post, ant secretary of Labor, on a of blocking deportation of many seeking to overthrow of; government by force violelli was started today by the -bouse committee. Representative of that of radical alien deportations-orders were cancelled by Post and'eh'arged that Post ordered release ot at least thirty- eight radical 'aliens even before ings were held. Members of the committee attacks ed Secretary -of Labor Wilson, tor lowing decisions of Post to stand.

Representative Johnson, of South! Dakota, declared that failure of Wilson to overrule Post In any cage dica.tee he must be lield responsible for failure to deport the radicals. Bound Over to Circuit Court. George Hines, who was placed under arrest on a charge of taking from "the local express office. was given a preliminary hearing before Justice M. M.

Marshall this norning. He was bound over to the circuit court and gave a bond of $1000 for ils appearance. Washington. D. April Oscar W.

Underwood, today was elected democratic leader in the senate by-unanimous vote of the'minority. The caucus at which Senator Underwood was elected lasted five" minutes. Underwood said he bad no statement ou policies to make at ihis time and that he did not contemplate -an immediate visit to the white house. He intimated that another caucus nvight be held to discuss party plans. He said lie had no plans regarding the -treaty of the peace resolution except that he expects to oppose the resolution.

Underwood's election, however, revived treaty talk in the senate today because many republicans feel that with him as leader it w-oul'd be possible to reach au on re-sei'vations. Senator Lodge and other republican leaders apparently find easier to deal with than Senator Hitchcock, who was acting leader in charge of the treaty. Mild reservationists republicans are expected initiate a movement for agreement on treaty reservations. It is they will suggest to Underwood that he take up the matter with the democrats and that they work together to obtain signatures to an agreement to be submitted to President Wilson. 'Mild reservationists believe, they said, that if sixty-four senators would agree on a set of reservations, the president would the treaty.

Moberly Country Club. There wiM be 'air informal, Wednesday, April 2S, 8 p. m. at clubjiouse. Dancing, forty-two, cards '-and committee.

Home From Oklahoma. E. J. Howard, P. W.

Walker, P. A. Lougarre and JVf. S. Potter returned AVewther.

Generally fair tonight and tomor- yesterday from Tulsa, row; rising temperature tomor- they went to look over the proper-1 row, in west portion tonight; prob- ties of the Johntell Gasoline frost tonight, now being much talked of in financial and investment circles. Mr. Mrs. Beulah Hawkins of Huntsville Potter gays they were very favorably spent the afternoon here Impressed with the Tulsa property, i friends and shopping. visiting J.

Jennings. Rollins street, from park to Mrs, Henderson, Mrs. Marvin Rowland. Fisk avenue, from Fifth to Kirby W. F.

Moore, Mrs. Virgil Packwood. Fisk avenue, from Kirby to Addie White. Logan street, from Williams to. Belle Mahan, Mrs.

Ijl. G. Ten-ill. South Williams, from Rollins to T. J.

Jones, Mrs. Van Blythe. Fourth O. H. McGee, Mrs.

Win. Eckard. Mrs, Oscar Golden, of 512 Johnson street, returned from Des Moines Sunday night. STRIKE IS EASIER IN ST. LOUIS TO-DAY SUGAR FAMINE IMINENT (Continued on noxt R.

R. Officials Say -Men Are Rapidly Beinn' Pliiced in Left by Switch in en. St. Louis, April movement in St. Louis railroad yards was 30 per cent normal today.

Henry Miller, president of the Terminal Company declared. Railroad officials said men were rapidly being placed in jobs left by striking switchmen. Following a conference between strike leaders and officials of the Chamber of Commerce today, strikers will meet to. vote on returning to work or remain but for a finish fight, J. E.

Eubanks, president of the Yardmen's association said. The federal reserve atock bank today declared business brisk despite the strike and other labor unrest. new pla.n in sug-r a.r is now being written by department of justice attorneys aud several members of congress and- will be submitted within a few learned today. Such a measure is being planned by Representative Howard, Oklahoma, to be presented as soon as results of the department of justice conference with sugar 'refiners become known. Howard said sugar speculators were charging as.

much as 10 cents a pound more price. "There isu't enough sugar to go around and something must be done to prevent the disappearance of sugar altogether," said B. Thomas, buyer for a large wholesale grocery here. Sugar was retailing today in Chicago as high as 32 cents a. pound.

U.S. WILL NOT ACCEPT ARMENIAN MANDATE 'C; Senators Will Permit Poor of World" to Be TWO FACTIONS; EACH ELECT 2 DELEGATES Only at 32O Delegates Are- XoC in Contest mid Factional Fight Results in Two Conventions. Wishcrt Us. April tion of the allied proposal that the United Stages accept the mandate fo-r Kansas City, April fifth congressional district of Missouri to-. day had two sets of delegates to the republican national convention.

la separate conventions beginning yesterday and continuing last night and today "anti-boss" delegates andv delegates were named- They are; anti-boss, David M. Proctor and T. Hedrick; boss, Robert J. Flick a.nd Jesse Martin. Today while tbe "boss was still in session anti-boss republicans of Jacksou county called It' separate Jackson county c6nve3 1 and elected one hundred-and thirty- two delegates to the republican statA convention which meets here May 5.

The "boss" convention also -elected' one hundred and thirty-two delegates to the state meeting. The same fight for recognition as was staged during the congressional district and county convention will be carried out before the credentials committee at the state convention republican declared Kansas City, April epublican convention of the Fifth. istrict, after a stormy session and uixch wrangling, split into two fac- ions last night and each elected two eiegates aad two alternates 'to epublican national convention at Chicago. The Thomas R. Marks faction, which was backed -by the Jackson ounty republican committee, elected Robert J.

Plyck of Kamsas City; and esse Martin of Independence as' del- gates and Miss Jennie Fisher and lira. A. L. Reaves as alternates. These are Lowden delegates The so-called "anti-boss" faction which had control of the recent city- convention'of Kansas City and nominated the recently defeated city tick-" et.

elected David Proctor and" Thomas Hedrick delegates. Thejr are Wood candidates. Of the 329 delegates to the convention only 124 were not in. con- -jt -Armenia was.forecast Senator Hitchcock. today w'leri test, and the fight between the factions over the seating of the contest- administration ing ae i at ions resulted in two can- Session of Court.

An adjourned session of the February term of circuit court was held today. This morning a decree of divorce was granted 'Maude McKinney from Claude McKinney. This afternoon, the case Oscar Brown et al vs. P. M.

Brown, administrator, was being heard. Democrat will bring rwulta, spokesman, declared he did not b'e-n ventioos. lieve "the Armenian people would sanction' such a proceeding. Added to the republican comment which declared the lilan was an attempt to us! the poor house of the '-Hitchcock's attitude was believed -to" indicate definitely that Congress will never give its con- se'nt project. The senator takes the position that the allied statesmen, having stripped the near east of everything they want are now offering to the United States the mandate for Armenia.

The mandate would iuvolve- The regular organizations had, vention hall rented and during the night put up gates. When tbe delegates began arriving this morning; no one was allowed to enter the arena floor except upon credentials by Fred- W. Coon, secretary of the congressional committee. This acr tion barred all the "anti- boss" delegates, except twenty-four from the fourth ward and two from. Fort Osage township.

The 212 delegates, which-were contested by the regular America in large expenditures and took seats as'spectators in the possible.war, it was held. conies. Alber L. Reeves was temporary chairman of the regular Buried tri Oakland. convention, Milford Rider secretary.

Mrs. James who died in'and S. f. Reed sergeant at arms. The Madison Jast Saturday was brought organization was- made permanent to Moberly yesterday.

afternoon and laid to rest by the side of her husband in Oakland cemetery. later. Domocrat wffll.