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Page 2 JEFFERSON CITY POST-TRIBUNE Wedsesday, September 3,1930, Renew Friendship Formed at Spelling Bee 17 years ago GREEN PROTESTS TEH president of Frisco Discusses His Conclusions Regarding Wreck. BLAMES VANDALS FOR THE DISASTER Engine Crew Instinctively Set Air Had No Chance To Jump. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3--(AP)--Testimony by executives of the Frisco Railroad and St.

Louis county offi cials opened the inquest at Kirk wood today in the wreck of the St Louis-San Francisco "Texas Spec! al" Sunday night in which six persons were killed and a score or more injured. James A. Rutledge, roadmaster and P. W. Conley, superintendent of terminals for the Frisco, told of finding powdered rock at the point where the locomotive left the rails.

Rutledge said he had inspected the roadway seven hours before the wreck and everything was in satisfactory condition. Since August 20, inspection of the roadbed has been done by two men, instead of three, he said. A third man was laid off as an economy measure. Andrew McDonnell, chief of police of Webster Groves, said he found powdered rock on the rail two hours after the wreck, and W. J.

Ficke, Frisco shop foreman, told the coroner's jury he could find no mechanical defects in the wrecked engine. Fifty to sixty percent of the ties torn up by the heavy locomotive when it left the rails were rotted or in bad condition, chief of police George Schroeder, of Kirkwood testified. Frisco officials maintain the derailment was caused by a pile of rocks placed on the tracks either 'deliberately or as a childish prank Seventeen years ago Miss Luvena Moore won the state spelling con- at the Capitol here. Her vic- xry drew a letter of congratula- from a girl of her age in the state of Texas. Last week these two now married, met in Jefferson 3ity for the first time, after a steady correspondence during the seventeen years.

Mrs. H. O. Duty, of Benavides, Texas, and Mr. Duty were guests of Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Wehmeyer, 406 Cherry Street, for the week and during the time Mrs. Duty and Mrs. Wehmeyer discussed things they might have missed during the years of writing. they were on fishing and other outing parties most of the time.

Miss Moore, now Mrs. Wehmeyer, was awarded $50 in gold when she downed 59 contestants in the spelling contest in 1913. Her picture was carried in the metropolitan papers, and it was in one of these papers that Miss Loise Moore read of the Missouri winner down in Texas. The two Miss Moores, both 14, were not related. Taking the money she won, Miss Moore bought a calf, and from that time engaged in cattle business on a small scale to pay her way through high school in California, Missouri.

She later taught in Moniteau county for four years. While still in high school she was winner in several declamatory contests over the state. She has been living In Jefferson City for the past four years, her husband being a guard Meet After 17 Years INANCIAL News BE TURNS Says Talk of Advance In Labor Rates Is Not Justified. CITES FIGURES TO PROVE CASE Declares Federal Farm Board Chairman Has Been Ill-Advised. an instructor in Benavides High at the prison.

Mrs. Duty is English In the School and has had special train- Ing in music and expression during tier college work. She received her A. B. degree in the Texas College of Arts and Industries.

She stated Mrs. Prank Wehmeyer Mrs. H. O. Duty while here that she contemplated working on her Masters degree at the University of Missouri soon.

The friendship of these two women has been so strong that Mrs. Wehmeyer has named her daughter, Loise, for Mrs. Duty. The little girl Is somewhat of a prize winner herself. She carried off honors at the Moniteau County Fair Thursday as the prettiest baby entered in the contest.

Mr. and Mrs. Duty were accompanied on their visit to Jefferson City by Miss Marian Momeny, daughetr of the superintendent of the Benavides High School. WASHINGTON, Sept. -William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, called upon Chairman Alexander Legge, of the Farm Board to correct a statement in his address at Syracuse today charging that "The advance in labor rates" largely is responsible for agriculture's ills.

BY CLAUDE A. JAGGEB Associated Press Financial Editor NEW YORK, Sept. 3--(AP) -Bears found the stock market ripe for a technical reaction today, but by early afternoon, the adjustment appeared to have been completed, and bulls once more gained the upper hand. The indecisive action of the market yesterday indicated to the bear crowd that many traders long of stocks were anxious to take profits after the rise of last week, and the continued lack of public buying was evidently somewhat'discouraging to operators for the rise. The selling movement failed to gain any velocity, however, and few pivotal shares sold off more than a point, although a few were depressed 2 to 4.

Publication of Iron Age's Weekly Review of the. steel situation apparently helped to turn the tide in tne early afternoon. Firm features were Allied Chemical, Union Carbide, and Bethlehem Steel, up about 2 to 4 points, a new development of the day's trading was an upturn in the banking Counter Attacks While Ruth's Friends Dig Into the Records. WOULD SELL would have to issue a subpoena for the records and asked- to be given time to study the powers of the committee. was then given until September 15, to produce the data.

Wilson testified that David Groh, described by the witness as a committee investigator, paid him $109 or $110 for information about Mrs. McCormdcki's investigation of the investigation and told him he would be taken care of regardless of what happened. When States Marshals served subponeas on Dannenberg and other detectivs, Wilson said was not served. He judged this to be part of the bargain with Groh, he testified. INFORMATION Charge Is Made That An Investigator Offered a Bribe.

I News of the Community ST. LOUIS, Sept. 3--(AP)--J. M. Kurn, president of the St.

Louis- Ban Francisco Railroad today discussed the conclusion he had drawn as the result of his investigation of the wreck of the "Texas Special" Sunday night in which six persons killed, and nearly a score Injured. Like other Frisco officials Tturn holds to the theory the locomotive was derailed by a stone or stones placed on the westbound track by yandals. "I have talked" to practically ev- CALIFORNIA Mrs. Harry F. Heck and children visited Mrs.

Heck's sister, Mrs. Charles Osborn at Otterville Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Miss Geraldine Lawson left Thursday for Los Angeles, where she will attend the University this year. Mr. and Mrs.

Jack Bisco, who have been spending their honeymoon in Fort Worth, Texas, arrived here Wednesday night to visit Mrs. Bisco's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Fulks.

Mr. and Mrs. Bisco left Thursday evening for Hastings, Mr. Bisco Is the managing editor of the Hastings, Tribune. Mr.

and Mrs. A. Cole had as their dinner guests Thursday night, Mr. and Mrs. W.

F. Enloe of New Bloomfield, Mrs. Thomas McKee of Jefferson City and Miss Amy Neu- komm of Fulton. Mrs. J.

B. Dlckson Mr. Melton is the Republican candidate for Congress, of the Eighth District of Missouri. Miss Florence Alice left Sunday for the University of Missouri where she will assist in "Rush Week" of the Alpha Phi sorority. Mrs.

Cornelia C. Hodges and Miss Hortense Crawford left Tuesday morning for Keosauqua, Iowa, after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. "I observe in copy of the address you will deliver at'the New York State Grange meeting given to the press in advance for publication, statement that much of the ills from which agriculture is suffering is largely due to the advance In labor rates," telegraphed the labor leader. "This statement is neither justifiable nor accurate.

For that reason I trust as a matter of fairness and justice to the wage earning class and the farmers of our country will correct your "Since 1914, the cost of wages to employers has changed 5 to 10 of 1 per cent only. In 1914 employers in the United States paid 16.8 per cent of the wholesale price of their products to workers in wages. In 1927 they paid 17.3 per cent. Obviously your statement that 80 per cent of the wholesale price of many manufactured articles can be directly traced to somebody's pay envelope is incorrect. "Since 1919 shares, particularly the ward Issues, practically inactive of late.

The class stock above the last traded 12 points transaction. The wages paid workers ery railroad man that was on the train," Kurn said. "The train was traveling ahead of time, and was moving between 35 and 40 miles an Te tbetfe3, were the guests of Mr. and Man'in H. Crawford.

Leonard Barry, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Barry of Kansas City, and his wife and baby of Memphis, are visiting here.

Dr. Carl Baasett, of Texas, a noted Evangelist, trombonist and chalk artist began, a series of Evangelistic services afc the California Baptist Church Sunday morning. Frank Peck left Thursda ymorn- ing on a business trip to Chicago. Mrs. L.

L. Latham was hostess to employed in manufacture have increased 11.4 per cent only while output has increase 46.5 per cent, as 2,9 per cent fewer workers were employed productivity has Increased 53.5 per cent. It is apparent wage earners are not responsible for the farmers trouble. Their wages have not increased in proportion to wna.t they produce." Continental Baking shares also gained a couple of points. United Aircraft, U.

S. Pipe, International Telephone, Electric Autolite, were also firm. Shares selling off 2 to 4 during the morning included Radio, Air Reduction, Loews, Standard Gas, American Power and Light, American Tobacco Johns Manville and Case. The situation in the Steel industry was somewhat obscured by the Labor Day holiday, but "Iron Age" regarded the situation optimistically, stating that ingot production had increased one per cent for the third successive week, reaching 55 per cent of theoretical capacity. The Review pointed out that sheet makers were taking the most determined price stand of the year.

Call money still remained plentiful at 2 per cent. This, however, was probably due primarily to lack of demand. CHICAGO, Sept. counter attack uppn private detectives employed by Ruth Hanna McCormick to shadow him was started today by Senator Gerald P. Nye, chairman of the Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee.

While operatives of the committee wer charged yesterday and today with using all manner of means to reach the "biographical information" collected about Senator Nye, he turned the guns upon them and their methods. Lloyd E. Bemis, accountant for the Senate Committee, testified that tockholder and vice president of" IB club. "Under baseball law, even if he eslgned as manager he could not with another club until he dis- osed of his stock in the Giants. If wished to sell his holdings cer- ainly he would offer them to me.

He has never even suggested such: an idea, "Because he has been detained at home on personal business which is not of personal interest or concern, while the team was away, some people seem to have decided that he about to quit us. Nothing could be farther from the truth." GIRL WANTED For General Housework. Phone 1935J BENEFITED LOSE one of Mrs. McCormick's agents ha offered to sell him information about himself and his movements and tell him how he might fore stall further surveillance because his association with Senator Nye. Bemis' identification of the detec tive, Kenneth Wilson followe further testimony by Wilson, him self, in which he alleged he wa bribed by an investigator of the committee to divulge Information.

Wilson has testified he turned the money over to his employer, W. C. Dannenbsrg. The latter offered to return this money to the committee yesterday. H.

N. Maxon, of the Bemis Company, also identified Wilson as a man who posed under the name of Dennis, and came to Bemis' office. In view of what we have run into in the Dannanberg hearing I am not a bit surprised to run into a frame like this," declared Nye, chairman of the committee. Dannenberg was asked today to produce telegrams and records relating to his work of shadowing Senator Nye. His attorney, Charles Rundell, pleaded the committee NEW YORK, Sept.

3--CAP)--Pe- ennial rumors of the impending eslgnation of John J. McGraw a manager of the Giants revived is absence from the club's lates rip, today brought an emphatic de nial from Charles A. Stoneham, president of the New York National Club. Published reports today suggested he "Little Napoleon would leave he Giants at the end of the season to manage another club, and that Dave Bancroft might succeed him. "Not a word of truth in It," said Stoneham.

"Mr. McGraw is not only manager of the Giants, he is a Try the Central Cafe Z5c Breakfast One-half Cantaloupe 1 Egg, 1 Rasher Bacon, Toast and Coffee Under New Management, the Central Cafe will not be run as a Hotel Dining Room, but as a Restaurant. 100 WEST HIGH and sister of WASHINGTON, Sept. 3--(AP)-Severe drought conditions continue in many sections of the country, the weather bureau reported today, with large areas that received tem- one table of contract bridge Friday porary relief in recent weeks again afternoon. The guests were Mrs.

becoming dry. Heck, Mrs. E. R. Cole and The latter Includes Oklahoma, I Mrs.

Frank Peck. much of Texas, about three-fourths Mr. Sid Lindley of Jefferson Cityjof Iowa, practically all of Missouri, hour. The train had climbed the Mrs Byra amlin Wednesday. brow of a hill and was on a slight and Mrs Procter, re- curve when the front wheels of the turned Wednesday evening from.

i engine left the track. In spite of hUUcothe, where Mr. Procter at- vlEltSn home of his dau- Southern Indiana, and Southern statements to the contrary numer- tended a meeting ol the American Tht and son Mr and Mrs Illinois, Kentucky, parts of Ohio ous derailments are caused by rocks region. especially on curves. Mr.

and Mrs. E. C. Nischwitz and Harvey. and the middle Atlantic states.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Smith left "Rain is also now generally need- COLUMBIA, Sept. 3--(AP)-The crops benefited during the early part of August by rains lost ground during the past week; which had a few good but widely separated showers watering very limited territory, said the Weekly Weather and Crop summary issued here today by the U.

S. Weather Bureau. Some disking and harrowing of recently plowed ground was done but plowing as a rule has stopped because of the hard ground, the report continued. Newly sown wheat and rye pasturage has withered in the hot sun and for lack of moisture, especially in the eastern and southern sections. New Fall Promenade Brown Leaf Acajou Bahama Twilight Squirrel Muvie Beige Never before have ALLEN-A's put out such extra sheer, transparent weaves as the hosiery which arrived at our store yesterday.

Dainty picot tops, run-stops, the new dull-tones and generous lengths. Every pair first and highest quality possible. Of course the shades for Fall are smart, correct and perfectly blended. Weatherby's "Frequently a heavy locomotive aughter Helen, left last week for Saturday for Jefferson City where ed badly in some places in the such as this one will crush a stone C(fl for a three weeks va they will live this winter Mr Smith southeastern states not heretofore and go on its way. But at times ev- catlon en a small stone may create a con- Earl- Bowlin Jefferson city Is is principal at the Falrview School, seriously dry." the report said Mlss Brooks Ann Cole was hostess while the droughfc is in- dition which causes a derailment I vSsiUne here (Wednesday night at an informal creasingly severe in most of Penn- particularly when a train is moving I and Mrs.

Charles Clark and supper 6 and a TMards to the and rather generally in at a comparatively low rate of family Kansas City visited Mr. horse show Guests wereT Mlss speed. Clarkl sister, Miss Elizabeth Clark Elizabeth Alle5 TL here hadT been "The rails and road bed were In last week Eldon, Miss Anne Russell Hoefer, substantial rams in the Lower of Springfield, Jefferson City, Mr. Sumter Inglish, Mississippi Valley as far north as vandalia, Mr. Harold Ziebold, St.

Louis and Miss Marcia Roth and slderable good condition, having been laid in i Mrs. 1927 when the double-track was wno has bgen visiting in S. Williams home, left said he did not believe the Mr Walt Monroe, who has Ivlr Richard Fulks. engineer and fireman had an op- teen visiting Mrs. Charlotte Moore Mrs Henr Kuhlman and daugh- portunity to jump.

He believes they of California and Mr. and Mrs. ter Mildred, left Saturday for St. instinctively set the air brakes and WaUer Monroe Tipton left 01 3 Mildred will be a student at shut off the fuel supply Tuesday for his home in Helena, UndenwwdCoUeje, He estimated the railroads prop- Ar k. Mrs.

Monroe will remain here erty damage at about $40,000, in- or weeks visit. i and ateo mcon- of the northeast, It. eluding $15,000 to repair the locomotive, but declined to make an estimate of the amount of personal injury claims which might be made. An inquest was started at Kirk- Iwoood by Coroner John O'Connell of St. Louis county.

Among witnesses were employes and officials. The inquest is into the deaths of Engineer Charles E. Kay, fireman Ernest White, both of Maplewood, Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.

Newton of Washington, D. Miss Louise Davis of Fordland, and Melchoir rambula of St. Louis. Nine persons seriously Injured, are still In St. Louis hospitals.

andi Mrs. the sections Eastern Nebraska. The bureau reported "actual and improvement in the Much corn has been cut lor fodder but not much for silage, report claimed. The part of the corn crop likely to make grain had passed the roasting ear stage. Cotton is holding on fairly well and bolls are opening rapidly.

The commercial tomato crop of the Ozarks, however, averages below normal but the new top crop is more promising. Apples and grapes are inferior. Yesterday, with temperatures ranging from 96 to 100 degrees, was since local crop" after the middle of August in limited areas. The crop Illinois, to visit Mrs. Kate Wood and to attend the Moniteau County Fair.

the hottest day in Missouri August 9. Showers of some benefit occurred in the counties of Nodaway, Macon, Clark and Adair. jland Interests there. Professor and Mrs. Will Hert and Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar Jones were family of Sedalia spent Thursday guests of the latter's mother, Mrs. Simon Groin Friday. Their daughter, Elizabeth, will stay with her ST. LOTOS, Sept.

3-- (AP)--Kld- iiapers who have held John T. Soy, gambler in hiding since his fcbduction last Friday night, have become Insistent In their demands for money, although negotiations Joward the release of Soy apparent' jfy have been in progress since Saturday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Said today. i It was learned man who de- himself as a representative "of the: kidnap gang telephoned the home here last night and said: "You'd better get busy pretty quick on the money angle of this fcase." The paper said it was definitely with Mr. and Mrs.

L. B. Meyer. Dr. and Mrs.

Harry Moore of St. Louis, were guests of Mrs. Charlotte Moore last week The home of Leonard Crum, colored, was destroyed by fire Thursday night while Mr. Crum and his family were at the Horse Show. Practically all of the furnishings were destroyed.

The origin of the fire was unknown. Mr. arid Mrs. P. E.

Inglish, who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Cole returned to their home in Vandaiia Friday.

Congressman W. L. Nelson of Columbia, visited the Moniteau County Fair and Horse Show Thursday. Mr. W.

S. Cook and family have moved to California from Jefferson City. Mr. Cook recently purchased the home of Mrs. Elsie Hickam, south of California, Senator and Mrs.

J. H. Gunn of Otterville, were in California Thursday attending the Fair and Horse Show. Mrs. Mary Kiely and Miss Dell Blakeman entertained at the home of their parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. J. Blakeman, Wednesday evening after the Horse Show. The guests were Dr.

and Mrs. W. L. Alice and Mr. arid Mrs.

H. F. Anthony of Eldon, Mrs. Harry Kruse of Tampa, Florida, Dr. and Mrs.

L. L. Latham, Mr. and Mrs. E.

R. Cole and Mr. grandmother this winter and attend the Junior High School here The Golf Tournament lor the Loving Cup has opened and the pairing has been made as follows: Wm. Carter vs F. H.

Hert. R. W. Heck vs Thomas Kldd. Gene Dritt vs E.

R. McCollester A. G. Lafley vs Ned Newton. E.

R. Cole vs Harry Alice. H. Miller vs Geo. Peck.

G. C. McCollester vs S. 8. Williams.

H. Neiderjohn vs Frank Peck. Some of the games have been played. The Cup Is held now by iene Dritt. known that the kidnapers, who represent themselves as a Chicago gang, have demanded $50,000 for and Mrs.

T. G. Erhardt. the release of the elderly gambling Mr. and Mrs.

Elston J. Melton of HOLTSCHNEIDER IS BACK FROM COAST Edward druggist, Holtschneider, has returned Fairview from a month's visit to California and Arizona. He was accompanied by his two children. They visited all the pomts of interest in the proprietor. attended the Fair Thurs- PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL All young men interested in the organization of a Jefferson City professional gridiron team to play night football at Reed's Whiteway Park here are asked to attend a meeting tonight in the Fleischman offices in the Jefferson Street.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 3--(AP)--A 16-year-old boy, Kennard Thompson, admitted today, according to police, that he had known lor weeks of the death of Herbert G. Welters, a chemist, whose body was found last night in the rear of his small establishment In the western section of the city. The body was found after the boy had been arrested fqr forging Wetter's name to a $597 check with which he bought a new car. He had been employed by the chemist.

Four youthful companions of Thompson, arrested in the car with him, were questioned today. Wetters had been missing lor weeks but relatives said they thought he was on a vacation. He lived alone. The boy told police, they said, that a man he did not know killed Weters with a long wrench. He said he lound the body after the murder, which police estimated occurred prior to Aug.

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