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WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday; er Friday. 4 THE CfflLLICOTHE CONSTITUTION UNITED PRESS NEWS SERVICE BY WIRE VOLUME XXXIII REFUSEDTO APPEAR AGAINST HER HUSBAND MES. MAURICE HARRISON IGNORED PREVIOUS STATEMENTS MADE BY HER According to Sheriff Mont L. Dowell, in the Presence of Her Mother and Officers She Wanted to Return Home MISSOURI, THURSDAY, OCT. 20,1927.

14 PAGES. 2 SECTIONS. LOCAL NEWS NOTES TESTIFIES THE OIL LEASE MOVE WAS A SECRET Young Boy Near Death Roy, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lightner.

is near death at) the family home on Church street from i spinal meningitis. Little hope is held for his recovery. EVERYTHING IN READINESS FOR DUCK SPECIAL Visiting Local Factory C. R. Spore general superintendent of the Menzies shoe factories and Leo Kinny, sales manager for the company, both of St.

Louis are spending a few- days in Chillicothe visiting the local plant and looking over conditions ini Chillicothe. The Constitution acknow- E. C. FINNEY, ASSISTANT SECRE-j TARY, GIVES TESTIMONY BE- FORE JURY TODAY. "A Round Peg In a Square Hole" Subject Rev.

Harmon's Sermon Round peg in a Square Hole" was the subject of Evangelistic Services last night The First Methodist church. Rev. JHarmon preached the ENTHUSIASM IS RUNNING AT sermon to as it was young people's night as a special feature. There were almost two hundred young HIGH PITCH AT THE CHILLICOTHE BUSINESS COLLEGE. The Government Drew This Statement people present, the entire center section Coach Little Feels He Has Made From Finney in the Second Day of the Teapot Dome Oil Conspiracy Case.

WASHINGTON. Oct. Mrs. Hazel Harrison, wife of Mau- ledged a call from Messrs. Spore and Qf Interior Albert Fally early in 1922 the was filled with young -men 1 and young women.

The! service started with a rousing song; service led by Mrs. Vinaroff, the song! i eac jer of the special series of meetings. rice Harrison, for whom a warrant was Kinney. issued in Judge S. D.

Rohrer's court charging Harrison with kidnaping his wife in this city last Sunday morning In preaching sermon last evening I told his assistant secretary, E. C. Fin-j Rev Harmon in part said: "There are according to Sheriff Mont L. Dowell, ignored previous statements made by her that she would appear against her Like to Trade Here A party of five people drove up from Carrollton or the vicinity of that town to trade in Chillicothe yesterday. It was their fall-trade trip.

"Last year ney, not to give out information on the prospective lease of Teapot Dome. Finney told the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy jury today. husband in court on charge. the kidnaping went to Kansas City to do our fall "but According to the sheriff the warrant for the arrest of Harrison was issued on Information furnished by an eye witness to the alleged kidnaping and to too many lives who do nothing worth while, they aim at nothing and they Real Find in Sunday Swimmer, the Big Cherokee Indian Who Will Play Tomorrow. Everything is in readiness for the big trip to Boonville on the Ducks' Special Friday morning for the C.

B. game and interest and enthusiasm Song Program has a real pepy selection of college songs that will keep the old spirit stirring. Yell leaders, too, will lead the enthusiasm characterizing all real football fans. Pompom and badge chairmen. Miss Seidel and Mrs.

Hawkins, have completed their work, and each Duck will be provided with one of each. It was no little task to make these decorations out. The committees finished then- work this morning. The student body leaders gave a demonstration at 3:15 Wednesday afternoon. Announcement was made at this meeting that everything was inv readiness, and the slogan at C.

B. C. this afternoon is "On To Kemper." The squad is looking tip top this afternoon. Tex Neill who has been out of practice since the Trenton game will DAILY EDITION DWIGHTMORROC NEW AMBASSADOR TO BE GUARDED was different and in the words of hisi The government drew this statement! from John To this from Finney to support its charge that the Fall-Sinclair negotiation leading up to the Teapot Dome lease were con- ducted in secrecy designed to protect trading" one of the ladies said this year we saw by the papers, Chillicothe prices were better than those an illegal conspiracy to defraud the ance not onjy young people but TO for this cause came mto tne world The choice of a th( of a life pul pose is a of treme ndous interest and 1m- quoted in Kansas City, so we just thought we would come up here this a itatement alleged to have been made yea r. then too, it is so much nearer by Mrs.

Harrison to her mother, Mrs. than Kansas City, and Middough, that she was afraid she would be kidnaped by her husband if she left her mother's home, and that if she was kidnaped her mother. Mrs. Middough, should notify the officers and do everything she could to find her. After receiving the warrant, Sheriff Dowell, by City Attorney Robert Frith and Mrs.

Middough, drove to St. Joseph Tuesday afternoon. The party went direct to the office of the chief of detectives where sheriff Dowell snowed his warrant for the arrest of Harrison and asked the chief or detectives if he would furnish him a couple of detectives to locate Harrison. This was done and the Chillicotheans, accompanied by the detectives, drove to a metal works where Harrison was uorJdng. He was arrested and taken to police headquarters where he was booked and locked up.

Sheriff Dowell and his party, accompanied by the two detectives, drove to the home of Harrison's aunt, Mrs. we can get around in Chillicothe so much better." "We all have made our purchases, and we find its cheaper to trade here, we like Chillicothe and its merchants. They all seem to be so accomodating, and then too, they keep a fine assortment to select from." leaving, another of the party said, "when you get all your highways completed to ChilUcothe, we will be up oftener." Car Stolen Last Night A Ford coupe belonging to Elmer Rader of Carlow was stolen on East Clay street last night while Mr. Rader was attending the picture show. The theft was reported to the police.

No trace of the missing car had been found late today. Telephone Chiefs Meet A district" meeting of the plant department. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, was held in the Trenton of- F. O. government of the naval oil reserve.

to their parentB and friends who have to lease Teapot Dome which Finney The government also produced let-i ters to the interior deportment from men seeking naval reserve, to the answer, saying no information! was available. This was in accordance with word from Fall, he said. In regard to onej such reply written by him March 9. running at high pitch about the be in the starting lineup. Elders has re- Chillicothe Business College.

Coach covered from shoulder bruises and will also be in tomorrow's lineup. The probable lineup: Neil, Elders, Fann, Williams, Warren, Russell, West, Edmonston, Ih; Gillespie, rh; Whittlesey, f. Sunday Swimmer, the big Cherokee Indian who enrolled a week ago. Swimmer was oh the Haskell reserves and saw action in three of the varsity games. He is being used at full and proved a real ball lugger against the reserves in final scrimmage on C.

B. C. field last night. Extra attention has the great opportunity and responsibil-j alsQ been giyen the Une during tne ity of wisely influencing their decisions, week practicej wnile the enthusiasm Oliver Goldsmith, President Elliot of Harvard, Phillips Brooks whose lives were influenced just at the time when they Kemper game has spread to the team and the "do or die spirit" is more in evidence than ever. Both Captain Weston and Coach Little are most optim- were going to change to other profes-j a ut their first conference tilt.

Penney's Quarter Million Dollar Show Herd to Memphis WILL CROSS THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AT LAREDO, TEX, SATURDAY. The Mexican Military Headquarters at Nuevo, Laredo, Across the Border, Today Made Flans for Escort. LAREDO, Oct. 20. Unusual military precautions will be taken Isf Mexican Federal forces Saturday when Dwight Morrow, ambassador from the United States to Mexico, is expected to cross the border at this point.

The military headquarters at Nuevo Laredo, across the border, today made plans for a heavy military escort to accompany Morrow's train to Mexico City as a result of the dynamiting Tuesday of th Meexico City-Laredo train. Morrow is expected to arrive here Sat urday morning and leave that afternoon for Mexico City. Representatives of the Calles admininstration will come here to meet the train. In addition, troops from the Nuevo Laredo garrison The second car of Mr. J.

C. Pe'ver'sj will accompany the train. Eight passengers of them worn- show cattle, from the Emmadine Fa-ins of Hopewell Junction, N. arrived at Memphis today for exhibition at the Tri-States Fair and the National Dairy JuT -a month before "the Teapot lease) sions, or just at the time when every Just before -wstm was trvine to discourage them. signed), Finney said he knew the leases were then being negotiated with Sinclair.

was trying to discourage them. are two foundation stones we Show now being held in that city. Fir several years Kemper has been the most formidable obstacle in the Ducks' at the Memphis Fair thirty-one of the pathway to a conference title and the finest pedigreed Guernsey cattle valued en were killed when the train was dynamited Tuesday by bandits, believed to be sympathizers with General Arnulfo Knight, in South St. Joseph where flees of the company Tuesday Mrs Maurice Harrison and her daugh- McKinney, district plant superinten- staying. Mrs.

Middough, ac- dent, of Kansas City, was in charge and bHhe officers, went to the Miss L. McBride, Chillicothe. was clerk 4.: nrpspnt were Wire chiefs present Parole Papers for Earl Carroll Failed to Arrive Today ATLANTA, Oct. papers for Earl Can-oil failed to arrive in the afternoon mail delivery at the federal penitentiary here, indicating he may have to spend another night in prison. Warden John W.

Snook said he would not request "wire" release for the Broadway producer whose actual prison term will end when the papers arrive. Atlanta postoffice officials said the packet containing the parole had not reached Atlanta and was probably de. layed in transit. would do well to lay when we are in the I game Friday is being viewed as the dark. The one is to be sure that our most important on the C.

B. C. sched- 1 supreme desire is to do what God i wants us to do, the other is to see to house and, according to Sheriff Dowell of the meeting. when Mrs. Harrison saw her she ran included: L.

T. Brumle a ol ton COOLER WEATHER HALTS ule. The large banners which are to dec- it that we are making the most of! orate the eight-coach special are ready. the opportunities of today." Committees have also made pom-poms At the close when the invitation was; and arm bands in purple and gold given for those who want to link their which will be distributed on the special. Extra practice has put the C.

B. C. lives with Christ and to accept Him as their Saviour, six persons came forward and publicly confessed Christ. Tonight's service at 7:30 will be known as "Mothers and Daughters Night." Gifts will Be presented to the oldest and youngest mothers that will be present in the service. the house and threw her arms! cover.

Richmond; H. Ross, 4 li from about her mother and wept. Mrs. Middough asked her daughter if she wanted to return to Chillicothe. "If you do not care to go we will return without you," she said, explaining that Sheriff Dowell would protect her.

According to the sheriff Mrs. Harrison readily consented to return, saying, "I want to take my baby and return to Chillicothe." The party then drove to the chief Brookfield; W. E. Wade, Marceline; G. A.

Chamblin, Chillicothe; Bert Treon and H. E. Smiley, Trenton. Wives of the officials accompanied them to Trenton and the entire group was entertained at a dinner party in the Mission Cafe. To Visit New Granddaughter Mrs.

C. H. Mast went to Burlington, Iowa this morning to make the acquaintance of her new granddaughter, INFANTILE PARALYSIS SPREAD Mrs. Harrison made a verbal state raent to the detective chief that she, bert. the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Fre- Mrs. Frebert will be remembered was dragged into a car MOBERLY, Oct. are but two cases of infantile paralysis in Moberly, according to city officials, and these cases are in a light form and will be released from quarantine soon. With the advent of cool weather, physicians believe it has checked.

The same situation is true in other North Missouri towns where the disease prevailed. Only two deaths from 11 cases of the disease occurred in Moberly, and a majority of the cases were children under Spanking Girl, 19, Costs Mother SI, In Whiting, Ind. WHITING, Oct. legal right of a mother to spank her daughter when she has reached her majority was denied by Judge Sullivan in police court today. Angered over a spanking which her mother, Mrs.

Catherine Latzko, gave her, 19-year-old daughter, -Emma Lat- band in fine shape for the parades and for its part in the rooting section. The yell leaders had a good practice with the entire student body in the new auditorium afternoon. And most important of all, the big duck has been clothed in a new dress of fresh live colors. The program for Friday about the business college is breakfast at 7:00 and a parade to the Wabash station at 8:00 o'clock, entrain immedi- i mond ately upon reaching the special, depar- Mr enney ture at 8:30, arrival at Moberly at 10:30 Gomez, the revolutionary leader. Pass- Mr Penney has now on "exhibition engers of the train arriving here after many hours' delay in repairing the wrecked right of way estimated that 30,000 pesos were taken by the rebels.

at a quarter of a million dollars. The show herd traveling in two private cars, is extensively touring the country, from coast to coast, in the interest of better breeding, an object to which Mr. Penney has Cc cted his wealth and personal attention. These thirty-one animals will travel between eight and nine thousand miles before they return to their farm in New York State this fall. The cattle have already been awarded many prizes at the Eastern States Exposition, New England States Fair and others.

Within the past two weeks one of the herds on lanta Fair won the other, during the same, week, was awarded twenty-four prize ribbons at Virginia State Fair held in Rich- The passengers quoted the bandits as saying they were risappointed at dynamiting the train because they had believed it carried Federal troops. Insull Interests Take Over Fitkin Gas Plant Here V. L. Triplett, manager of the Missouri Public Service Company ot this city; or possibly known more generally as the Gas company, announced exWbiUorTat "the" day the Insull interests had pur- twenty-five prizes while! chased the local holdings from Fitkin Co. The purchase also included all other holdings of the Fitkin company in Mis- and lunch for the football boys, departure Moberly 11:10, arrival Boonville 12:00 followed by parade to business section of Boonville.

Dinner 12:30, souri, Kansas, Arkansas and Michigan, well as Mr. Jimmy giving the InsuU interests probably the largest utility holdings of any company in the country. The local plant will continue to be operated as the Missouri Public Serv- Dodge, Manager of the Emmadine Farm, join the herd at Memphis. Mr. Penney will accompany the herd on its trip from Memphis to Portland, Oregon, thence back to a ice Company, at least temporaruy.

Mr. Dinner 5:00 p. m. 6:00, arrival Chillicothe 10:30 zko swore out a warrant and caused Coach number eignt is being reserved her arrest. exclusively for the football boys on the The mother insisted she still had the by two men and taken to St.

Joseph and detained there against her will; that she would appear in court against her husband on the charge of kidnap- ing. Sheriff Dowell told the chief of detectives that the St. Joseph officers had done all they could do and that they would return to Chillicothe with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison and fight it out in the courts.

having been associated with the Triangle Auto Wrecking Company for several months. Inspecting New Turbine E. R. Harper, Consulting Engineer of Kansas City, is in the city today inspecting the new turbine, which lias recently been installed at the city light and power plant. The new turbine which was put into operation Tuesday i the age of 6 years.

Two adults contracted the disease, one death occurring from a form of infantile paralysis. Other North Missouri towns report that the disease is dying out, and schools that were closed in September when the disease was at its height, have been reopened. Boonville and wi be in charge legal right to spank her daughter, but Cosich UMe The balance of the Judge Sullivan ruled against her, im- train wil carry the rooters posing a fine of $1 and costs on a charge and a Uve enthus i as tic peppy crowd it will be. Various stunts will be put on I by the different state clubs while Dadi dy Warren, song leader, and Jack Clayton leader, will lead the dif- of assault and battery. Royal States.

Prayed Beside the Body of Husband Whom She Shot Another Member of St. Louis Cookoo Gang is Killed No Trace of Nurse Clayton leaner, wm icou WhO Disappeared in ferent coaches in songs and ye iis. whom she admitted she had shot, KANSAS CITY, Oct. Clayton Reams, 36, is after police found her last night pray ing beside the body of her husband ST. LOUIS, Oct.

Selvaggi. 23-year-old member of the no- i torious Cuckoo gang here was shot and in jail here today instantly killed last night in a revolver duel with Ben Gf eensberg, a bookmaker Avalon Presbyterian Church I hope all are making preparations for our services next Sabbath. We will Buying Chickens, Ducks and Geese for The Holiday Trade In this issue is found the opening of the holiday market on Geese and Ducks furnished by the Henderson Produce Co. of Chillicothe and Ludlow. This company is th leratqbuwmasegETAE company is the largest operator in geese and ducks in North Missouri.

having recently completed a new modern plant at Laclede. also feeding station for geese at Monroe City, which will hold 10.000 geese The station at Monroe City, being used exclusively for fattening geese. Their heaviest buying for Thanksgiving will be this week and next. We will drain your Ford Crank Case and refill with high grade oil for only Larger cars in proportion. Sat- nrday only.

Burt V. Gill Motor Co. 20-21 wm the bulk of have communion service at the morn- te load at tl plant, taking the place ing hour and all the members should tne io ake it a point to be present. The of the old one which will be overhauled. Men's Club Will Meet Friday After a several months' vacation the Men's Club of the First Prsebyterian church will begin their winter's activities Friday evening.

The club will be St. LOUIS Recently Quite a number of citizens are mak- i the trip with the students. A gen- ST LOUIS Oct. for Miss: eral invitation by the faculty and stu- Elsie' Farnsworth. war-time nurse of.

dent body has been given all support- Spruvfield. who disappeared fromjers of the team to board the Ducks here "last week, has thus far proved Special. futile, county authorities said here to- i day Miss Farnsworth disappeared The Chillicothe Business College stu- sr-ortly after her discharge from the dent bodyj a goodly number of football veterans hospital here where she had fans who nev er miss a game, and the undergone treatment following a ner-1 conege faculty are completing arrange- breakdown. Later a handbag con- ents toda to take the special train Mrs. said that her husband had been drinking for several days who told police Selvaggt attempted to hold him up.

The shooting occurred at Greenberg's cigar store while Veiled Prophet fete and that last night a quarrel started crowd, after she had told him that she intended to wash some quilts for a brother. She said her husband struck her sev- was dead when picked up after fleeing from the store, through the heart, chest and leg. Greanberg was not vous Sunday school lesson is full of interest taining her personal belonging was UUUUUJ fnimd on and should attract all.classes to the the banks of the Mississippi Bible school at 10 o'clock. We have a very good school. The pastor endeavors to have messages of interest and there is a cordial welcome for every-j Come next Sunday.

Mark R.j served a dinner in the dining room Dougherty. the church at 6:15 o'clock, this to be' followed by a business meeting FARMERS AND POULTRYMEN programs. Rev. Pegues of the Elm I Street Methodist church will be the principal speaker of the evening. The big free show at the high school Friday night is given especially for you.

We want you to be sure to be there and On Motor Trip to Chicago bring aU your ne i hbors. The purpose Paul Rupp, Reed Moss and Mrs. Edi Qf show is to encou rage better and Moss left overland today for Chicago morg profitable poultry raising. The for a visit. Mr.

Rupp and Mr. Moss ghow ig full of come dy and is a real will attend a meeting of the Goodrich evening entertainment. We also)' Rubber Company while there. They: want you to hear the gir Cn0 rus under She was 40 years old. Her mother resides in Springfield, Mo.

CARD OF THANKS eel that the great kindness mani- to us during our recent affiction merits more than passing notice. We wish to thank the physicians and sur- the Wabash to Boonville at 8:30 tomorrow morning. The College band practiced their regular marches over a. m. in front of the campus last night, and Roy Moore and Len Rutherford, man.

ager and director have an excellent band of forty pieces to keep up the! eral times and that their daughter, wounded. Thelma, 13, was knocked to the floor Joplin Man Heads A T. A. frighten her husband she had taken a pistol from the bed where it was hidden. She had no intention of shoot- W.

Cornue of this city and W. B. Flowers of Meadville returned last night from Carl Junction, -where they ing, IIU said. The bullet penetrated attended the state A A. I that place the first of the week.

F. M. the heart. Thelma was the only one of five child- at the time of the shooting. Weeks of Joplin was elected president; George L.

Schwanz, Tipton, vice-presi- reputation of this organization this year The band is reorganized each fall after the opening and while all members are band has "7ns" who gave the best of their skill; experienced musicians, the the undertakers, who so courteously almost an entirely new personnel each served us; the neighbors and friends year. who shared our sorrows and so kindly The co iiege mascot, the big mechani- assisted us, and lastly the people of cal uck, has been given a thorough MARKET The Ladies of the Busy Bee Farm secretary 5 treasurer; A. L. Pogue, Windsor, marshal; Mont L. Dowel, Chillicothe, chief of detectives and Z.

B. My- ers a member of the executive commit- The 1928 meeting will be held to Club will hold a market Saturday at ch lcothe day following the Nathe Ryan and Carnaham office. 20-2t Arnold's Electric Vaporized mineral fume baths is Natures marvelous aid tional convention convention, which i will also be held here. The meeting at Junction was largely attende and assisted frfld WhOSC i JA i h-ve been so great a comfort to us wilson. Clyta Mae Anderson, Leona, Geo Yeomans and Family, chapman and Virginia Clayton assisted by Ted Gillespie, have spent two days recovering the bird in college colors, 1 the Chillicotheans will have a good re- yield.

Dr. Dye. 20-6t der. The Duck is one of BIG FREE SHOW High School, Friday Oct. 21st.

"The', purple and gold. -parmers and Poultry-; the features of the college tnps, and will return the latter part of next week, the direction of Miss Meirhoffer and Lay of a Hen. conference games. composed of the following girls: Betty men be sure to be there. All oi being Grove Booth.

Edith Mammer, Elizabeth j.Hold the lucky number and it always valiant ly de- and shearer, Mildred Inman, Lucille Moss-j mash feedei. safelv The club We will drain your Ford Crank Case Mother, darning, the children ers wonders why they don't nv.ie Oak Grove Interesting Program at Oak Grove Mr. and Mrs. A. C.

Nichols I Fred Peters meeting attended the Parent Teach- barger. Mary Williams, Mildred Steele, Wednesday evening at the Mary Draper, Florence Walker, Mattie- 1 safely. and siery. copper-toed socks. (Continued to page 6) 1 Dell Hoyt.

20-lt i system is separate from our! sponsors and committees have the club of treatments and places you stunts in readiness for the I Warren, director OI tne Our bath other line under no obligation. Dr. Dye. 20-6t' grams. J.

H. Warren, director Will Fire Your Furnace 80c. Larger cars in proportion. Sat- Young man attending schoolI wUl Hurt V. Gill Motor Co.

fire and care for your furnace at rea- wage. Call this office. and refill with high grade oil for only urday only. 20-2t Condemnation before investigation keeps a man in ignorance. Investigate our mineral, bath system without obligation.

Dr. Dye. 20-6t Some marvelous results have beea obtained in old chronic cases after the case had been given up as incurable. Dr. Dye..

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