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For fair tonight and Saturday, preceded by cloudy tonight. Extreme east portion tonight. THE CfflLLICOTHE CONSTITUTION UNITED PRESS MEWS SERVICE BY WIRE VOLUME XXXIII CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1927. DAILY EDITION MRS. SNYDER TO TAKE STAND IN OWN BEHALF MUST TRY COXVIXCE JURY THAT SHE SHOULD "NOT DIE FOR MURDER OF HUS- BAXD.

LOCAL NEWS NOTES Will Close for Election Day. The four banks of the city will be closed all day, Monday, May 2 on account of the city election. The city and county offices will also be closed the entire day. Hughes Will Filed. The will of the late David J.

well known in the been a student here at the Western Union Manager's Training School. Mr. Bowman will spend his vacation in Smithville, Carrollton and Kansas City. Mrs. Starkey Here on Visit.

Mrs. Emily Starkey, former resident- of this city, arrived Thursday for an extended visit. Mrs. Starkey since leaving Chillicothe several Hughes was filled for probate late yesterday. H.

J. Hughes was named IJuckeyc Tree in Bloom. A buckeye tree on a vacant lot or North Locust street belonging to C. F. Adams is out in full bloom today.

The tree attracts a great deal The Prosecution Closed Us Case Yes- Against Mrs. Snyder and Henry Judd Gray for the Death of Albert Snyder. LONG ISLAND CITY, N. April Brown Snyder reached i attention. The buckeye bloom is the dramatic crisis of her life today.

a heaven to the honey bee, and She must face a. jury and try lo. varins them infest the tree. convince it that she should not be sent to the electric chair for the mur-j off for Maryvillc. der of her husband, Albert Snyder, Esther Osborn, Nadine Gates, Lee Bowman and Harold Diego and Long Beach.

En here she visited in Seattle, and in Bremerton, Washington. In Bremerton she was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Sampel K. Byrd and Lieut. Byrd.

Mrs. Byrd will be remembered here as Miss Marjorie Starkey. she plotted with Henry Judd Gray, her lover. Klee are leaving today for Maryville The trial of Mrs. Snyder and Gray, with tUe ir instructor, Mrs.

Barton, fm eyeut If the charged jointly with the murder, was. where lhey wU enter the shorthand weather is goodi a large number Clullicotheans are planning on mo- i toring to Liberty to attend the meeting. resumed with only the opening state-J typewriting contests. ment-s of counsel for each to be gone i through before Mrs. Snyder goes onj School Levy Won.

the stand. The peop ic of Trenton have awak- The prosecution closed c)ied lo lhe fact that it impossible putlinlng a case that presented Mrs. run a school wUhout a tax levy. Leadej gtore hag a Snyder as an unfaithful wife At gellera i spr i election held I plotted to get rid of her husband that city the tax levy for school and persuaded Gray to kill him while poses was defeated. Yesterday she stood by and helped.

In the special election held for that background was $100,000 insurance I jrpose 1S20 votes were cast for the on life as an added motive. ovy anfl 14g against it Her confession, which she claimed was obtained under duress, accused Gray of being the moving spirit behind the murder. He, in turn, blamed her and said she coerced him by LEVEE IS DYNAMITED TO SAVE CITIES AN Ol'KXIXG 15OO FKET WIDE MADE AT POIXT 14 MILES S. OF OULFAXS. Houses in the Path of the Torrent Trembled and Then Toppled Into a Scene of Utter Dis- olation.

(Copywrighted by United Press.) POYDRAS, April a mighty blast which sent dirt flying a hundred feet into the air accompanied by a roar as the Mississi- leaped to freedom, engineers blew the levee 14 miles south of New Oi leans today in a desperate effort to tave the city and other parts of the state fromthe worst flood threat in History. Houses in the path of the torrent tiMinbled and then toppled into a scene of utter desolation. Garden spots were quickly covered Ironi the back water of the main flow and peaceful farming communities ivere inundated. A break was made which widened out to about 1500 feet as the relief I'loort waters swirled and twisted i ware direct from Japan and they are lth of destruction across st- Ber displaying this ware, together Annual Home Coming. The annual homecoming of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Missouri will be held at the I.

O. O. F. Home at Liberty on Sunday, May 15. A fine program has been pre- A Unique Winduw.

very at- tiactive window which has caused The store of china- considerable comment. COMPLETE TRAFFIC PLANS FOR DETOUR 'FUNERAL OF JUDGE GATES HELD TODAY COXFKRKXCK OK HIGHWAY EX- GIXEERS HELD IX CHILLICOTHE THURSDAY APT- ERXOOX. County Highway Engineer Roberts Has Inspected All Grand River Bridges and Kound Them Safe For Light Traffiic SERVICES HELD AT HALE, THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:80 O'CLOCK. Served One Term as Member of the Livingston Count Circuit Born in the East 48 Years Ago. At a conference of A.

R. Towse, State Division Highway Engnieer, and R. Warren Roberts, with Raymond Brooks, resident State Highway Engineer of the Highway De-j a partment, and the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce held in this yesterday to consider traffic conditions for the next three months, the following plans were worked out: From now until the first of the week, all traffic will travel the reg- alur highways as now, without any change. The plank on the new trestle south of the city will be left until detours are made ready traffic. As soon as the detours are ready, detour signs will be on Highway No.

65 and No. her extraordinary influence over him. The whole trend of Mrs. Snyder's defense has been an attempt to show that she was an unwilling accomplice of Gray, with a hint that he hoped to profit from the insurance by coercing her to share it. The arguments today will present the spectacle of counsel for the former lovers trying desperately to shift the blamp from one to other.

When they have concluded, Mrs. Sny- will be called as the first witness for the defense. Baptist Flood Relief Offering. The Baptist Sunday school will give the whole offering Sunday morning to the flood sufferers. This' school gives the entire offering every first Sunday to missions in the interest of humanity so this special ottering Sunday will be given for the relief of the flood sufferers.

It is hoped that the offering may be made large, as the conditions are so very serious and the needs are great. so WEIGHT MAY DEPRIVE ACOSTA OF OCEAN TRIP TRE NOTED AIRMAIL PILOT IS SIXTY POUNDS OVER THE AVA1T REQUIRED. Acosta's Withdrawal Definitely Determines that Clarence Chamberlain Will Make the Ocean Flight. NEW YORK. April 29 Sixty pounds of fat today stood between Bert Acosta, veteran air mail pilot and a chance to fly from New York to Paris.

The extra sixty pounds, the difference in weight between Acosta and Clarence Chamberlain, his competitor for the pilot's seat, might name the, difference between success ure in flight. "jvnow Thy Self," Says Rev. Harmon Rev. Lloyd W. Harm-on of the Methodist Episcopal church close 'The Why of Education" as the subject of an address to C.

B. C. students in chapel assembly this morn- $311 Subscribed to Fund. Education is the realization of our to(Jay a tQM of lir-st self and our ability, Rev. Har-j 8nbscribed to the Red Cross inon said.

Students should discover Qf flood suffe ers with the original packing material, in the window. The Japanese use rice straw for packing purposes, the straw being braided or weaved to suit the requirements. The straw is even woven into strands and used instead of twine or rope for tieing These articles are all displayed in the window, including the contain- which are distinctly foreign. Daughters Are Missionaries. Mrs.

Cora M. Gibson returned to her home in St. Louis Friday after attending the annual of Disciples of Christ, just closed liere. While here Mrs. Gibson was a guest at the home of her brother- in-law, S.

L. Gibson and wife. The Tanious Gibson twins, daughters of Mrs. Gibson, are missionaries, one in I India and the other in Japan. their capabilities early and develop iihc-ir talents by taking advantage of overy opportunity to specialize 'in a chosen line of study.

All problems oi our civilization too often originate in communities of illiterate people, he showed by satistics. Rev. Harmon made his talk interesting effective by the humorous stories used to emphasize the points he made, forceful. Supt. C.

E. Dille of the high school also made a short talk, afterwards announcing a May Day fete given by the school children at Junior-Senior high school Monday. To P. E. O.

Convention. The P. E. O. Sisterhood of Missouri will meet in annual session May 3.

4, and 5 in St. Louis. Chilli- cotn win be represented at the convention by Mrs. Alvin Cole, Buel Wigley and Mrs. A.

M. Shelton. Mrs. Shelton, a member of the Executive Board, will leave Sunday to be present- at a board meeting Monday. Mrs.

Cole and Mrs. Wigley, who are delegates from Chapter will leave Monday to be present at the opening ses- FORMER KANSAS CITY GIRL glon Tu sday OOMIXG TO STIJAXD TOMORROW Acosta's withdrawal definitely determines that Chamberlain and Lloyd Bertud, naviator, will be in the plane when it takes off in a few days for Paris. nard Parish which has been sacrificed to appease the Mississippi's wrath against New Orleans and other parts of the VICKSBURG, Miss. April Two more ramparts have given away before the assault of flood wafers, it was announced here this afternoon at the office of United States government engineers. VICKSBURG, April The levee at Deer Park, 23 miles below Natchez, was awash early today and in momentary danger of crumblin, Major Robert .1.

Montgomery reported to the Mississippi national guard headquarters here. Collapse of the levee would send Hie unleashed river over a vast stretch of Louisiana extending southward as far as the Red River. Part of the region was reported already under water. Another star, and an exceptionally bright one, is rapidly climbing over the horizon in the person of Miss Joan Crawford, one of the most- per- Mrs. Hewitt Writes Playlet.

At the State P. E. O. convention to be held in St-. Louis next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, a playlet "A E.

O. Convention," in The quota for this county is $500. A benefit picture show is being given at the Empire theater this afternoon and special appeals will be made in ali the churches Sunday for subscriptions to this fund. The following are the contributions since the publication of the list yesterday: mth Rich Hill branch of the Red Cross $10; Rotary Club, $25; Springhill branch of the Red Cross, J2G; Dr. A.

J. Simpson. $10; B. F. Clark, C.

E. Watkins, Roy Moore, Henry Boehner, Ray Brooks, SI; Clay Clark, R. D. Ward and wife, Alva Mast, .1. R.

Blackman, $1. Case Rci-esscs. The case of the Home Exchange Bank of Jamesport against the Aetna Accident and Liability Insurance Company of Hartford, surety for George B. Koch president of the df.funct People's Exchange Bank of Jamesport for $10,000, which has been on trial in the Livingston county circuit court for the past ten days was recessed today by Judge Ira D. Heals until May 1C.

This action was necessary because of Judge Beal being in Gallatin Monday to open the regular May term of the Davies cx-unty circuit court. MEMPHIS, April all workers in the Mississippi Hood area watched with anxiety the attempt today to save New Orleans by dynamiting the levee. Red Cross officials saw a mor-i serious problem most serious public health situation of peace in time of his- On account of the concrete work starting next week, between Bear Luke and Utica, all traffic from the west-will be detoured over the old Utica road, coming into the city on Third street. On account of continuation of the steel workers and concrte men working on No. 65 south of town, all traffic from the south will be re- toured east at the Milbank corner via the Jimtown bridge into the city.

However, these detours will not so into effct until the detour signs ure erected, and then all traffic is directed to travel the highways "as Mr. Roberts stated yesterday that he has investigated very bridge in this county over Grand River, and they are all safe for traffic of the ordinary weight, but he does not advise trucks with heavy tonnage to pass over them. When trucks have capacity of three tons, reduce the load, would be the safe plan over any of the county bridges. These detours, when opened, will be in use for from three to four months, or until the concret is laid aud remains for thirty days to cure, before being turned open for the public to travel over. After that the traffic will come in over the new concrete road via the "Air Line" Funeral services for Judge Chas.

K. Gates, whose death occurred at home in Hale Wednesday morn- were held from that place this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. Services the grave were in chargg of the sonic lodge, of which he was an honored member. Judge Gates was born in an Eastern state S4 years ago. He moved to the southern part of Livingston county in 1S66, whera he purchased a farm and became actively engaged in the agriculture pursuit.

He had since made his home in that section, his holdings became lucrative only by activities he exerted in his line of endeavor and he was recognized from his qualities not only as a farmer, but as a citizen. He retired from active life several years ago and and has since made his home among people who he early learned to love and respect. Mr. Gates was a highly citizen and ranked among the leading citizens of his community. Mr.

Gates served one term as judge ofthe Livingston county court from the Eastern district. Early in life he became a member of the Masonic lodge. His church faith was with the Baptists. Besides the window this venerable citizens is survived by his widow, one daughter, one brother, two sisters andtwo grand children. Delegates in a Resolution Were Pleased With Meeting The young people's banquet and program last night terminated the rineteentli annual state -convention of the Disciples of Christ which convened 'acre Monday for a four-day YOUNG PEOPLE'S MEETING WAS A GREAT SUCCESS PROGRAM AT FIRST CHRISTIAN' CHURCH LAST NIGHT.

The Bamjuet Served at the First Baptist Church Was Also largely Attended Many Interesting Talks. The high school promises to be one ci the most frequented spots in town from present indications. Around seven o'clock in the morning, one may find a number of boys out trying out the jumping pits. During ilie day, one gym class of the high school follows another until school is out. In thirty minutes after the close of school, the new field looks a beehive.

Three jumping pits aro kept busy by girls and boys as is the track. Out on the field, the javelin, discus and shot are seen going every way. Out in another section of the field the girls are practicing the May Pole dance for the celebration Monday. The public schools are not alone in using Die field. The Business Collge Ducks drop out to limber up sore muscles brought against Trenton.

The Business College boys are more than welcome because of the co- operative spirit shown by the Moores and Lail and the many favors, shown ths high school in the past. This congregation of ambitious youth has quite a significance now for every one of them are out to win some laurels in the May Day Held meet next Monday or Saturday in the county meet. How ambitious these students must be and how loy- ai they must be to show the spirit they do in their work, loyal to their schools or classes and ambitious to win a ribbon. Turning from the field to the auditorium, there are the Ward schools practicing their playlets and foi-LUv, Jlualth amf- high school practicing for 'Springtime," a pageant to be given at the same time. The Strand Theater has secured a Child Welfare picture from the State sonable young women come who has yet thre scenes, will be staged by the to motion This young Kansas City chapters on May 4th.

lady, one of Kansas City's formost I Mrs. H. B. Hewitt, a member of contributions to the movie industry. JKassas City Chapter D.

who wrote literally walks away with "The Un-Uhe playlet, is author of Flifkin mou. derstanding Heart." the Metro-Gold- the Lellow Roses and more wyn production of Peter B. Kyne's than fifty other sketches which have famous story that ran as a Cosmo-! been used in chautauqua and vaude- politan serial recently. The picture ville work. The Kansas City Post of Is a film epic of the Forest Rangers Thursday carried a photograph of of the Redwood Forests of Northern Mrs.

Hewitt. Mrs. Hewitt. form- California Francis X. Bushman.

3r reisident of this city, was a mem- Carmel Myers and Rockliffe Fellowes ber of the local P. E. O. Chapter he- support Miss Crawford. "The Un- fore going to Kansas City.

derstanding Heart" comes to the Strand tomorrow for showing one day only. LITTLE ROCK, April r.leven more of a mother and her 2-hour old baby and nine been reported to jkt-c! Cross headquarters as added toll oi the high waters sweeping sections of the state. Thcdeath list for Arkansas was brought to 1133 by these latest fatalities. Mrs. Kent Harrison and her baby girl died on a levee where the child was born near Deming yesterday.

Ihree negroes drowned near Pine j'liiff, three at Lake Village when a boat overturned and three more south of England. Several other deaths were reported but none could lie verified. Red Cross workers express the beliefthat at least 150 persons have lost their lives since the floods and storms first started last month, but through imbility to get an accurate check of the death list, it will not be possible lo find definitely the -number dead. Additional reports of mumps, some typhoid and measles for the most in today further concentration of serum changes be made, the aress and the public will be advised, Mr. Towse state, "the public can (Ir.pend upon it, that provision will be made for traffic first and always, before any road is closed for any of road construction." PREPARING FOR TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT SOON The delegates, many of whom represented the largest churches in the state and were prominent business and professional men and women, huve returned to their homes.

The banquet was served at the First Baptist church, Emmett presiding. Harold G. Barr, pastor of the First Christian church at Liberty, made a very enthusiastic sons and pep leader. 1 he speakers on the program represented characters from Mother Gorse Rhymes. "I Jack Spaulding.

Mr. Spaulding spoke on the boys' work of the church, which he handled very capably. "Little Kennedy. Ruth Miss Kennedy in her re- of the girls' work stressed the point of the girl's training starting in the home then being carried on in the bundav School and Christian En- I deavor Societies. CHARLES LIXDBERH TOJ Barneyback.

OFF FROM XEW YORK subject. Will XEXT WEEK. From San On 'Fourfold Life," Miss liarneyback stressed the point that 1 i r-e had to be developd mentally. to Elected New Supervisor. At the annual mi eting of the land owners of the Grand River Drainage for inocculation will be made at tQ aat( mpt a night from New York Louis Friday Xight Where His Ryan Monoplane Will Be Christened.

SAN DIEGO. April 29. Capt. Charles Lindberh, St. Louis aviator, will hop off in the giant- Ryan mono- tor the East tomorrow ready i plane in the county court strategic places to prevent epidern- Thursday afternoon, John A.

ics. District room Yeomans was elected supervisor for live years, succeeding D. Eicher, who was not a candidate for reelection. Wcnlworth-Dncks Game On. Owing to the slippery roads from Mexico, $100,000 Fire Early Friday Morning MEXICO.

April eS- to Paris. His plane, built during the last two months, amazed even its designers in test- flights here yesterday. From here Lindsberh plans to fly to St. Louis, remaining in the air spiritually and socially to of life. "The Old Woman Who Lived in The G.

Barr. The Rev 3arr likened the troubles of a leader of young people to the troubles of the old woman who lived in he shoe owing to its responsibilitis. Dr. Fern, president of the Mis souri Christian College, Camden Point, with Mrs. Fern and six young women students from the college at tended the banquet.

Several young women appeared on the evening at the church. Sacred hymns by the choir direct-! ed by Rev. Barr, interspersed each; Hoard of Health. "Our Child," a wo-reel picture, which it is showing as a part of the health program being put on now by the public The Strand has kindly consented to do this and is showing the picture extra, along with its regular program. The pastors of the various mental and Because churches have planned to give one service to the idea of the full life a chiled, the spiritual, physical and social.

this, it is hoped that every student in Chillicothe will attend the service set aside for this purpose in some or churches. Let us fill the churches and get good from the go- The May Day Health Parade will assemble on Calhoun in front of the high school and east, meeting at 12:45 sharp, as tho parade must start at 1 o'clock. The line of march and order of the parade will be published in. the papers Saturday. This will save much confusion in get- li-ig the parade started.

Following the parade, the high school girls will give a May Pole dance at the athletic. This will bo-soon as" the parade will end at the athletic field. After the May Pole dance comes the field meut. There will be a ten-cent admission for the field meet. Girls will be around to tag you.

The evening program will start at y. 00 and an admission of 35 cents for acludts and 25 cents for students will be charged. Viola Carman, M. C. over night ami arriving there Sunday, number on th program.

Relief Manager Hero. Marion Bowman, manager of the Western Union office, is taking a two Mid-Summer weeks' vacation. W. C. Campbell of the rain last night tin Wentworth tinuited at nearly was caus- team did not reach by fire of undetermined origin i cothe until 2.:30 this which broke out early today in the The game, the first conference Grand Theatre, test nf the season on the The theatre was completely de- frounds, was called at 3 o'clock.

istroyed. The Mexico Ledger build- After christening ceremonies for his plane in St. Louis, he plans to take 'off for New York on Tuesday. At New York the engine will be tuned up and by the end of the week Lindberh believes he will be heady tto take off on the trans-Atlantic hop. and Sam Morris furniture Company Patrick's Church.

Leopolis, Something new will assist at the office during hats are now arrived Thursday Stephens, 607 E. Jackson street. 29-3t and Mr. Bowman's absence. Mr.

Campbell is Something new in "Mother-Day Candies" at the Gray Drug Store, i Leave your order early. 29-2 AVm. IVun- building were destroyed. Mass Sunday, May 1, at o'clock 5 Good Cigar. FATHER O'SHEA.

Presiding Officers Mrs. Leroy lege. him. 603 Webster street. BKOOKFIKLD Churned Fresh Daily.

A Cliillicothc-produccd but- C. Hymnic Response "My Faith People's Choir. Statement of Nature of Program --Chairman. People in a Country Louise Bailey, M. 0.

C. People in a City Tren, St. Mont L. England will make your i on I Joseph. a Christian at Coll Lois Wollenman, M.

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