Jefferson City Post-Tribune from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 1

Full Leased Wire of the Associated Press VOL. 70, NO. 60 FINAL EDITION Full Leased Wire of the United Press NOTED SOUTHS! IKUT I FILL Hy Schmidt Born and Reared and Gained Prominence in Jefferson City CONDUCTED STORE AT DUNKLIN AND MADISON Retired Several Years Ago; Was Prominent in Athletics In His Time JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI, THURSDAY. JULY 2, 1936 State Revenues Increase Because of Sales Tax Hike First Six Months of 1936 Yielded $17,396,331 as Compared With $12,284,568 In Same Period A Year Ago Hy Schmidt, 74, prominent grocer and lifelong rcsi- fKcnt of Jefferson City, died at his 710 Madison streel, at 1:30 o'clock- 'today, rle nad suffered fall at his home on February 17, and had been confined lo his bed since then. Born December 28, 1862, in the 700 block on Madison street, he had never left Jefferson City for any length of He first engaged in the harness business in the southside and later opened the grocery slore at Madison and High street, which was lo become one of the best known in that part of the state.

Retiring from the grocery business he has been in Virtual retirement for years. He was in his day one of the well known athletes of the com- munity and was a member of the baseball team that met the pennant winning St. Louis Browns of fifty years ago. Few men had a wider acquaintance than Hy Schmidt. He is survived by his wife and one son, Paul.

He was a member of the Odd Fellows, and held numerous offices in the lodge. He-was also member the Macabees. An increase of 41 per cent in the general revenue fund receipts during the first half of 1936 over Ihe corresponding period a year ago was announced loday by the state auditor's 1 department. During the first six months of this year, 817,396,331 was paid into the general revenue fund, as compared with $12,284,568 received for the same period in 1935. Doubling of the sales tax rate to 1 per cent since the first half of last year was the principal reason for the increase in general revenue.

Sales tax revenue, for the first six months of 1935, totaled $2,132,569, as compared with 565,805 paid into the treasury during the same period this year. JS( also were in inheritance tax, income tax and liquor revenue collections. Income tax receipts increased from during the first half of 1935 to during the same period this year. For the corresponding periods, the inheritance lax receipts jumped from $655,506 to $963,926, Liquor Revenues Up Liquor revenue increased from $1,697,536 for the first half of 1935 to Sl.869,391 for the corresponding period this year. There was a decrease, however the 5-cent property lax receipts which go into the general revenue fund.

In the first half of 1935 these receipts were $1,123 930, as compared with $1,085 '58 paid in during same period this year. Officials attributed this to a decrease in valuations. With most of the income taxes paid during the first half of the year, revenue during this period exceeds the amount received in the general reraiu fund during th last six months. During the last six months of 1935 only was paid into the general revenue fund. The general revenue fund receipts represent about a third of the total collections made by the SleJlC.

RETIRED ENGINEER DIES! CALIFORNIA Awarding of Contracts to Be Announced Late This Afternoon PROTESTS I But There Is Nothing the Board Can Do Under Terms of Amendment The bi-partisan advisorv ooard to the stale building commission today received bids for the cpn- -Eugene-Speidel, retired Jcf- fersph City railroad engineer, died in San: while visit- ng i learned widow, A. Jpeider and a son, Earl Speidel -both of Jefferson City, cl j. that additional thir The bids', submitted projects at uiVder FIRST SCOUT PERIOD TO CLOSE construction would intolerable conditions" at the penitentiary, were opened at 10 -Edgar The first period of the Boy- Scout summer camp at Camp Maries will close following the public court of honor Saturday evening. The second period of camp will start Sunday afternoon. executive secre- of the board, said, however, that because of the large number of proposals received the award- made until late this afternoon, which Old Sol Undoing Much of Benefit Derived From Recent Rains A HOT FOURTH LIKELY Western Half of State to Get Torrid Temperatures By Tomorrow The sun; boiled'down on Jeffer- EXPECTED FOR CITIZENS Sessions Will Be Held In Capitol Theatre Building on July 7 TO DISCUSS FUTURE HIGHWAY BUILDING Dinner for Association, of Highway Officials at the Country Club The highway committee of the Chamber of Commerce met today and laid plans for entertaining the Citizens Road Association when it meets here July 7.

The future road program of the state which will be discussed during the business sessions, which will be held at the Capitol Thea- were tor. Expect at Least 500 The sessions originally scheduled for the house chamber of the capitol, but were moved to the theater building when it became apparent a huge crowd would attend. At least 500 are expected to attend. Preparing to receive visiting road officials from 25 states, the Chamber completed plans for a luncheon it will give July 9 lo a visiting delegation of the American Association of Highway Officials. The luncheon will be held Country Club, with Hugh Stephens presiding and F.

Say- ors charge of the arrangements. The group will come here from St. Louis at the conclusion of their annual convention there. Interested mainly in roadside improvement, they will tour the state going from here to the Lake of the Ozarks region, and the Bennett Springs state park. Price In Charge Officials pf tiie Missouri slate, highway department and local the highway invited to al-l JOS.

MEYER flSSISTIT .1 It IMG DIES Had Been III of Pernicious Anemia and Complications Several Months ENTERED THE POSTAL SERVICE AS CLERK Worked More Than Thirty Years; Widely Known In Lodge, Political Circles Joseph G. Kolkmcycr, CfJ, for 18 years assistant postmaster of Jefferson City before his retirement in 1933, died at noon today following an illness of two years with kidney trouble and pernic- son City today, undoing to a great I leaders interested in Tuesdays )rogl am tend the The mercury travefed to 92 by The arc members of noon, with'indications pointing io le committee in charge a 95-dcgree high later in the day. 4' Lawsan Price, chairman; J. L. The night's minimum was 66 Over the state, crop-saving rains left with ious anemia.

Mr. Kolkmeyer entered the postal service here as a dispatching clerk in 1903 and worked his way to the highest non-appointive position in the local service. He obtained his first position the office in 1903 and served several years as a clerk under Postmaster George J. Vaughn. Named Assistant Appointed assistant postmaster by J.

Thomas Fisher, a Democrat he continued to hold that responsible position under Ben Linhardt, Republican, who succeeded Fisher! During his long connection with the postofficc Mi: Kolkmeyer was not absent a day because of illness. He was born September 23, 1370, the son of Mr. and Mrs Henry W. Kolkmeyer. He spent his early youth in Jefferson City and attended the local schools.

He was married October 31, 1U04, to Miss Susie A. Coulter. Mr. Kolkmeyer was a life-long Republican but he refrained from political activities i his service in the Jefferson City Preparing to Celebrate the Fourth Most of the Stores Will Be Closed and Fishing Parties and Outings Are Planned; Many Picnics; Police to Suppress Vandalism PRICE THREE' CENTS NOTED RESIDENT DIES Jus. Kolkmeyer For many years Assistant Postmaster of Jefferson 'City and member of one of oldest Cole county families died today.

measurably more hopeful look for agriculture. With a few scattered sections still unrelieved, the two-day rains, ranging from virtual deluges to I lie barest of showers, generally broke Jos. McDonald III Victim of Carbon Monoxide BOISE, IDAHO. July 2--(AP) --James McDonald III--heir to a fortune accumulated by his father, who was a partner of John D. Rockfeller in the oil business--was found dead today in his automobile.

Dr. H. N. Chaloupka examined the body. He said death was caused by carbon-monoxide poisoning.

Corner J. T. Me Cann called an inquest for 4 p. loday. "There is no evidence of foil! olay," he snid.

"However we arc a coroner's jury to establish whether death was suicidal or accidental. He was apparently in good health. Earlier, a fire station crew worked vainly over the body for more than an hour. McDonald, Jfj years of age, was found at Ihe wheel of his motor car in the garage at the home. His widow, Mrs.

B. McDonald, discovered Ihe body. BLOWN TO BITS IN BLAST NOWATA. July 2--(AP) --G. C.

Games, superintendent of a highway project, said today three men were blown lo bits al 9-30 a m. in the accidental discharge of dynamite on a highway bridge Iwo ana one-half miles south of here. Games said the dead were: I 1 rank Rountrcc. highway project foreman. Two i i i laborers, cm- ployed only this morning.

Fair and Cooler Tonight: Saturday, Fair, Warmer MISSOURI: tonight and Frirfav portion i (r wesl poruon Friday. Saturday contracts will be let include the construction of administration and garage building, a new kitchen new cell blocks, and two factory units to replace others which have been razed. -ppposilion to the program was voiced by several organizations, including Ihe Missouri League. The prison aclerizccl as "an already i crowded site" and the protesters declared further construction "perpetuate the intolerably a conditions of overcrowding on inadequate tract of land taken a destructive hold on the state's crops. The beneficial rains were enhanced yesterday by somewhat moderate tempera- lures, although Kansas City recorded a high of 94 degrees and The night was mger, C.

J. Means Ra V. Zuber; an out- RE JoJ Welfare i St Jose 92 was char- cooL over- OPERIITE TO SIAMESE Warmer weather was predicted to move back inlo Ihe slate, reaching the western half tomorrow and the eastern half Saturday. SEEK SISTER OF MAN He time; hWcveiv lo actively for liis religious and fraternal affiliations. A member of (he Presbyterian Beck, Hal Burnett, W.

A. pall- dun ch ne WHS prominently nicyer, F. F. Games, Julius if I identified with religious circles o'f I Elmer L'ity. Ac-live In K.

of P. For many years.lie was a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge and once was named Chancellor Commander in recognition of his work in behalf of the organization. He also was prominent in Odd Fellows circles and was widely known as a civic worker. In addition lo his widow, lie is survived by two sisters, Miss Minnie Kolkmeyer and Mrs. Kathryn Bolton, both of Jefferson City and a brother, A.

A. Kolkmcycr Jophn. Another brother. i Kolkmeyer, died two months ago FUSSES SHIPS Physician Testifies In Alienation Suit IvTACON, July 2--(AP)-Dr. F.

L. Trippeere, family physician for Charles Gipson, 57, for JllOl'G tlian i i .1 -H-Hi at letual of Funcral $20,000 suit against his brother, Homer 48 for alienation of affections, that he attended Mrs Charles Gipson at tlm birth of her six children and no-! IN QT 1 i lly occas fusses a in I i commotions" in the home. I Mrs. Gipson, now the wife of! ppealed! mei lcst 'ficd yesterday lo fro- i i been made Ihis afternoon. had no St.

Louis police today local officers for aid in locating' uenl sister of Herbert Chapin 66, ncl On DRIVE FOR SLUB FROM MM TO THE Dragging Operations Failed to Recover Body of 12- Year-Olcl Boy WAS WALKING TKE.BOOM Picking Up'Fish Stunned By Passing Through Machinery of Dam The swirling Osagc river just below Uic Bagncll Dam was watched today in the hope il would yield the body of Alfred Strange, 12-ycar-olcl Miller coun- ly farm boy who was drowned Tuesday afternoon. Dragging operations which started soon after the tragedy became known were abandoned a 1 yesterday, but several persons re-; Jefferson City prepared today for its observance of the Fourth Nearby fishing streams beckoned strongest but hundreds planned lo remain al home for a day in lhc city. Capitol worker prepared lo desert their desks for a double holiday visit to their homes. Officials made ready to receive the big crowds which come here a a lo inspect the capitol i i C. p.

Mimes, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, announced Capital City stores will remain open late lomorrow i and close all day Saturday. Only drug stores and restaurants will remain open on the holiday. No celebration was planned in Iho city, but nearby towns offered picnics which were expected lo big crowds from Jefferson City. Police announced they would maintain a strict watch agyinst vandalism on the holiday. Anyone caught i firecrackers into passing motor cars or at pedestrians will face serious charges they said.

A majority ot lakes and streams were reported at a low stage but in fair fishing condition by the Missouri Game and Fish Department. The Lake of the Ozarks in Miller and Camdcn counties was far below normal stage, but, the water was reported clear. CharJcs Fleetwood, warden at Ihe Bagncll Dam, reported large catches of croppic are being taken. The Osngc, Maries and Gasconade rivers in Maries and Osagc counties were reported at normal stage and in excellent fishing condition. The Aux Vassc creek Callaway county remained at a low stage at Portland but was in fail- condition for live bail.

NOTED KANSAS CITY BANKER DIES AT 66 KANSAS CITY, July 2--(AP) --Alexander Jleiger, 66, banter uncr Czecho-Slbvakiau-consul here, died, of a heart aUack late yesterday. He was chairman of the board of the Mercantile Home Bank and Trust Company, president of the Community Stale Bank and; a stockholder inUhe Bank of North Kansas City HUD UPS ELUSIVE LEGflL PHRflSE', HIT Iff COURT Judge Holds That Contracts Should Be Stated In Plain Language THREE OTHER CASES FINALLY DETERMINED Sears, Roebuck Wins, Phillips Pipeline Co. Is In Intra-State Business That elusive Icgiil phrase, i- 01 came for a judicial thresh- ms today at hands of lhc s- s-oun supreme court. "1 confess 1 do not know what is incaiit by the use of d-o wrote Judge i i a F. Prank opnnon upholding a restrai, ae st Ulroe st uiuiil judges which the ex- picssion had been used as, John against James M.

Joym and a reciprocal 'aucc asso- nation's To col cc laments of them. Hie petition had sol out "ilie federal aulomobilc insurance as! sociii ion and-or federal mob.lu insurant underwriters was an association of subscribers engaged- in exchanging reciprocal insurance ance contracts." "There is no reason slntutc, conlract why a document of any kind or oilier lega stntecl vunnat be in plain English," Judge Frank said, "the use" of the term laiul-or) has been condemned by some courts and should be condemned by every agreed PremC COlU Ull a imo Optical Departments court also held that Sears, Roebuck. had authority to operate optical departments in Us ht. -Louis stores 'Attorney' General Ttoy McKil- tnck had filed a ouster suit against the company and the Gate City Optical Company, operator of its optical departments, charging they were 'engaging in the 'practice of optomclry" without a Jiccnse and in violation of the slate laws. the body woulud come to the surface.

OIive Uniforms at Jefferson Barracks The river was dragged thor-j yp. oughly from the point of the drowning lo Bagncll, about, four miles downstream. 2 A About youths from Illinois and Missouri discarded civilian apparel for the olive drab i Prosecuting Attorney ftoy Un ted Slau lat Starling said today an inquest would be conducted as soon as the body is recovered. Starling said conflicting reports! Barracks. were current over the di owning.

For Jour twelfth a a encampment of the Citizens' i i a Training; i Corps opened today al Jefferson I who drowned June 28 in the Mis-1 One In Medford, lsj Sippi rivcr ncar Hercu) Dead, the Other Living chapin, whose body (held at Festus, pending a MEDFORD, July scarch fO1 hia relatives, was --Suregons prepared today' Io drowned while swimming in Ihe separate Siamese twins one living nvor He was reported to havf the other dead. The girl twins a sisler livin were born last night to Mr. a Mrs. Diego Florenzo on Everett i Dr. John D.

Vcrmaglia, who de- i in Jefferson jlivcred the babies, said the larg-1 weighing 7 pounds, died about hours after birth. The other i weighing five pounds, he said was much Dr. Vormaglia said success of the operation depended on whelh- ncia iV- brain tissue. I a Miss Annabclle Blake, 35, in hith. n-J: cii.

I STAGES Kcokuk rise (M Kansas City 8. 9 fa! 0 Wavcrly A Boonville 7 7 St. Tho.iias Fcvry i a 0 2 Jefferson City 9,5 Hermann 2 0 0 0.4- oio LHKC of lilt Orsrks, 7 a. lea below full reservoir. tor yesterday.

HUS NEW VlfSTEBy NOW I1CU1 CHICAGO, July 2-- (AP)-A er or not bone tissue connectin" minutes after an attractive Ihe infants by the facts of their brunel lc woman visitor was seen heads held inter-communicating TM 0 Ul of by her former hus-j JeffersOll City to Send Del- cross-examination, waidoi 9ation to Camdenton Is of defense counsel ask-1 beon Ul Pe eflif llad cver i A lo obtain concrete pavc- lo h-ont Mr r- lhe GlfPSm 'ncnt fo1 Highway 54 from Bafi- 1 'Pson for wounds, ncll a Nevada will be ie, i CyCS lhcl launched July 15 in a mass mcct- Th bv Charles at Camdehlon. Ihe doc or said he did not i Chamber of Commerce officials lie ever had. As well as the official could cs-j through intensive driH abhbh, however young Strange activities, interspersed with walkina a boom conslmclcd 1 ncriods of LnHi weeks, (hey will j-o in mili- I tl 1T1 Charles T. Hays upheld the company's contention a by employing registered optometrists Ihcy were violating the law. A writ of prohibition to prevent Circuit Judge Nike Sevier from enjoining E.

J. Becker, stale liquor contro; supervisor, from enforcing a revocation order against the (Hamilton' Wholesale Drug Company of Kansas City was denied. Becker, last November 12 revoked the wholesale liquor license issued the Hamilton Company for al eged violations, and four days later lhc company filed lhc injunction suit in the Cole county circuit court. Judge William F. hY a 0 wrote the opinion, held lhc circuit court had jurisdiction to determine whether there was a cause of action for mjunctivc rc- of I I I I I 1 expected a all of to- llcf thai, if ihis question lhc youth apparently pick-J day would be required to inspect was decided "incoircclly Becker appeal Ihe case.

Apainst Pipeline Co. companies which blend mcnts. rf I I IU i i i 1 mg i fish which had ht-en stun-! Ihe applicants, equip them i appeal ncd by their passage through i i and the ncccs- Agrains dam m.chmcry. lent and company Sn- feline cc I occurred about Thc ro i Lmp i "'sir I underway tomorrow i lnl(J a alllt arc engaged in intra- instruclions in i i i i stale business and. iand other business leaders from o'clock cnts a brothers and sis-! mililary LUND SUITS IN II.

S. COUBTRISTPONED GIRARDEAU, July 2--(AP--Suits filed federal court at St. Louis to acquire tiUe to 78 112 of acres of Ozarks land in the St. Francis Fnsloe, Wappapello and Clark forestry unils, have been Some of the land the government is acquiring for forestry purposes as been purchased Condemnation of the remainder is proposed in the suits A Trash Blaze The fire departments this morning were called to extinguish trash blaze which had out in the back of the slate er house on West There wu oe near north side hotel. Miss Blake was found shot to death in her bed.

She was found by Harold Knox Ihe hotel manager, who heard a woman cry over the telephone' "Help! I've been shot." Knox said Miss Blake formerly a cosmetics saleswoman but recently had been living on the income from a cosmetics business. A SECOND DOLLAR TAX MONTH hi her with her a towns along the highway have 1, Ia ck cn and evidences of i been invited to attend the mcct- havmg been beaten or having ing. a ckcd with i I Camdcnlon Chamber of Thn SH no i Commerce is taking the lead in Uic The witness said he had never fight for the new pavement scon anything of lc kind soughl sincc construction of the ihe remainder of the morning i Bagncll Dam. in erson City will send a large W. Ed a Of FultOll Is I The camp is the com- business and, as such, arc subject to pay corporation fran- chwc taxes, the court held.

maud of Col. i i Fo.v, Chicago, rllls was made by the a reserve i who is the reversing a circuit court director Adlcr 1 which suit serve officers of the two slalcsi tllc Pl'i'lips Pipeline Company lo assist him. some of, c-- wilic tJl i i.u whom told of troubles in the 'r Ihe campaign. to aid in laying plans Gipson home rndications were and mcnts begun this afternoon. Xames Gardner Morgan M.

Moulder of Camdcn- chairman of the committee in a of the drive, said in a letter addressed to highway leaders that the gap with concrete was of the most important pro- Again President JOSEPH TALL MUST PAY COSTS OF CASE Governor Guy B. Park loday T- i Hill pro- a ri m' Ga ldner of Kansas Cit.y,;posals now before the highway a Democrat, was reappointed as commission a member of the Missouri Board An organization lo perfect at Ihe session. People of State to Learn of Advantages of Highway 50 A second million-dollar sales tax month was reported today by State Auditor Forrest Smith. Receipts for May, Smith an- a i arlcry in the slatej nounced, lolaled 81,003,509, as compared with $961,326 collected under the 1 per cent act for April. The only other million-dollar Taking advantage ot Ihe clo the Chamber of Commerce high- mg of a long gap on Highway 40! comittce to take charge of the for repairs, Chamber of Commerce --------officials today 3aid plans to pub- day.

llu yfi -'car-old attorney Fulton, as president of the six- man board. Other rcappointmcnts were rion C. Early of -St. Louis, James! instituted W. Davis of Chillicolhe and Bcr-j i ryman Hcmvond of Jefferson City.

Thc terms of the four will expire i Juno H), 1040. Other members of the board i are Stephen K. Owen of St. Joseph and Dr. C.

McGraw of Bolivar. case by the court lo- armcnt proceedings "the best broken I month since'the 1 per cent law into effect last Aiisusl wws ijast December when collections $1,934,5.76. Pointing out that Highway 50 now offers a more direct route between Kansas City and St. Louis than No. 40 since the de- lour was opened, officials said his information would be placed before (he traveling public.

program. Vacation-bound tourists will be informed of the advantages of i i i No. 50 in passing through the state. The beauty of (lie countrvside along Ihe highway and its proximity to the Ozarks playground region also will be pointed out. An increase in lhc number of visitors to Jefferson Cilv i a Julius Ho of MAURICE SMITH IN ANSWER TO O'MALLEY Sister-ln-Law of Jas.

Frazier Visited Here Often KANSAS CITY, July 2 A Mrs. Dave G. Frazier, 62, died --Thc controversy between Wednesday afternoon in Company (collect i 117 in taxes for 1834 was dismissed, on the pipeline's contention it was engaged in in- lerstatc business. I Judge J. C.

Collet pointed out that the Phillips Company piped Joseph Tall Kahoka Mo r' 1 US Jcf SOn terminal 1 lvall five commodities--none of which i1 sl spcnclccl for a satisfactory motor A i i 1 i I ic wuW bo properly low adv blended in several grades of gaso- own ds a divorce ii nc iin so fj i i product in Missouri cities and "The disputed facts," said Judge Collet, "show, lhal the interstate movement ceased when the gasoline was delivered lo consignee at Uic Jefferson 'City terminal prior to lhc blending operation; and that blending and storage of i Dished products constituted the transaction of intrastatc business." The Phillips company operates a pipeline between Borgcr, and East St. Louis, 111. Us only Missouri terminal is in Jefferson City. Restrain Scvicr Thc court granted a writ of prohibition today lo restrain Circuil Judge Nike Sevier from proceed- stale bar mm IN si, Kmmcll O'Mallcy. superin-: St.

Louis. The cause of her death ing in the Alchison Bridge tcndcnl of insurance, and the Modern Woodmen of America, fraternal insurance society, brought a reply today from Mauvice R. Smith, national commander of M. W. A.

drill to consequent inert-use in business O'Mallcy's charges of Ihe result of the lies in Kansas City I U-ansaction last year. Was believed to be heart attack. The sisler-m-law of James Frazier, 312 Jackson slrcet, she was known here. She visited at the Frazier home two weeks ago. Mrs.

Frazier is survived by her husband and two stop sons. The i injunction -at-c. and gave both parlies 30 days in which lo file arguments. Judge Sevier, on May 9, ten- porarily enjoined the state highway commission from awarding to the Bushman Construction Coni- funci-al will be in St. Louis Fri- of St.

Joseph a contract for (CoBtinued on page 2).