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Pa sre 2 JEFFERSON CITY POST-TRIBUNE 5 STflTE BEOS-11 Moisture Spotty in State; Pastures Brown, Much Early Corn Damaged Beyond Recovery. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9--(AP)--While the week's moderate temperatures favorable to crops in -Missouri, lack of rainfall was still the most important factor in the crop situation, Roscoe Nunn, U. S.

meteorologist said today in tfie weekly weather and crop bulletin. Rainfall was irregular in amount and distribution, and while the average for the state was slightly more than normal, only about 30 per cent of the area received enough to benefit crops. "The rainfall varied from none, or very little, in the more eastern and northeastern counties, to heavy, and even excessive amounts, in small areas, principally in central and western areas," Nunn said. "Much early corn is poor, damaged beyond recovery, and a large percentage of late plantings has been stunted by drought and heat. About 20 per cent of the crop remains good to very good.

"In better fields about 60 per cent of early corn has reached roasting ear stage, and in poorest fields some corn is only two feet high." Alfalfa is being cut the time in favored spots, but third much has not yielded a second cutting. are generally brown. Tomatoes improved where rain fell, but are scarce in many localities. Cotton continues good. The apple crop is fair to good.

(Continued from Page 1) plete and thorough examination of the state treasurer's office." Followed Bond Forgeries The governor's action today followed yesterday's swift developments which included the arrest of Ronald Finney, Emporia and Topeka bond broker and the closing of three State Banks in which state by forged bonds, secured were deposited. Win New Dollar had i i i new i a i one sketched abov boon i by the new a i a of i a a proiest wont that i i was i a a a I lie lookc'I too i i a i fleet of a i a So Hie issue was and Robert .1 a rizlit head. U. S. i in a i now i tor of the i nt a a i is reported i on new die to overcome the Chinese i Roscoe Enloe Post Also Elected Delegates and Committee Heads Roscoe Enloc post of the American Legion last night discussed plans for the coming state convention, elected delegates and designated heads of committees who have the big job of arranging for the entertainment of upward of 5,000 visitors.

Members of the committees said yesterday estimates vary on the number who will attend the convention. Some place the figure is as high as 15,000 and others as low as 5,000. The convention will convene Sept. 3 and continue for three clays. Labor PRESIDENT KEEPS IN TOUffl (Continued from Page 1) dem was reportelflisTfaving Liberal party leaders that he would Wednesday, August 9, 1933 Missouri Is Spending $600,000 To Unite Pleasure Spots With Main-Travel- led Arteries of Traffic.

All-weather roads, connecting state parks with the state highway system are being constructed by the highway department at a cost of approximately $600,000. The park- connection program includes the construction of 46.8 miles of grading, bridges and gravel, costing $606,498. The following park connections have been completed, or are under construction: Roaring River Park, Barry county, 7.3o4 miles of grading, drainage and gravel at a completed cost of $64 158.59. Montauk State Park, Dent county, 9.016 miles grading, gravel and bridge at a completed cost of 3L I Meramec State Park, Franklin county, 5.033 miles grading and Named Head of Utility Combine Dubinsky Bros. Theatres Beauty's Visit organizations night assured representatives last, members of the le- Finney was charged with having 520,000 worth of forged municipal bonds.

It was found that eight issues of Kansas municipal bonds purchased by the- state school fund, "were found 'to have- forged in duplicate. The bonds I in the vault of the state totaled $329.000. Finney was released on a $25,000 bond signed by his father, Finney, an Emporia banker. Governor Landon said he would ask the legislative council, which meets next Tuesday, to investigate thoroughly the connection of every state official and every state department involved in the issuance and disposal of the forged bonds. "I don't know how far thu scandal is going to reach," th governor continued.

"That is no the point. We have gone far enough to indicate that a housecleanmg i necessary." Inspect Emporia Banks H. W. Koeneke, state bank com and John G. Egan, as sistant state's attorney general, wer in Emporia today examining th Fidelity State and.

Savings Bank one of three state banks close when it was learned state, funds de posited in the institutions were se cured by forged bonds. Boyd said Finney asked him som time ago to deposit $150,000 in stat funds in the Eureka Bank, one those closed. Boyd said Finney ex plained the bank then would lent the bond broker the $150,000. Boyd let the bank have the mon ey, he said, accepting bonds as se curity. Later, he related, Finne 1 asked to close the transaction, sel ling the bonds in Chicago and re turning the money through tlu bank.

The treasurer said he had been under the impression the matte was straightened out. Bank Ordered Closed EMPORIA, Aug. 9--AP)-The Fidelity State and Saving Bank, closed by the state bank com missioner, will not reopen in th immediate future, it was announcec today by its president, W. W. Fin heq, whose son, Roger Finney, charged with bond forgery.

Finney had declared yesterdaj that the bank would reopen immed lately, expressing belief the institu tion's securities contained less thai $100,000 of forged bonds which hi could replace with his extensive per sonal fortune. However, last night's examination by H. W. Koeneke, state bank commissioner, disclosed that the forged securities would amount to a tola unsuspected by Finney. gion no celebration will be started here which might in any way interfere with the convention and offered their services.

The following delegates were elected: Thorpe J. Gordon, G. Holstrum, Phil A. Dallmeyer and C. H.

Engelbrecht. Alternates: W. F. Sappenfield, E. J.

Arnett, Alfred Peasner and Dr. J. R. McDonald. Heads of the various committees now functioning are: W.

F. Sappenfield, registration; C. H. Engelbrecht, housing; G. G.

Holstrum. entertainment; D. J. Colyer, parade; Roy Cobble, decorations; J. R.

McDonald, facilities; John Dele- hey, reception. INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO MAN GORED BY BULL CHESTER, Aug. Nelson, 86, superintendent of the Randolph county farm, died from internal injuries a few hours after he was attacked by a bull Nelson was attempting to drive the bull into a pen when ins IGOO-lb animal charged him. MORE DEPUTIES CALLED TO BREAK MILK STRIKE ALBANY, N. Aug.

9--(AP)-- Oovernor Herbert H. Lehman to- Say ordered the summoning of special grand juries: and the appointment of unlimited number of leputy sheriffs to quell milk strike Holing in New York State C0IMK CUT SELECTS JUDGES J0R ELECTION (Continued from Page 1) don, G. E. Jones, Lon Duncan; May Scott, Cora Jones, R. Duncan R.

Reed. St. Thomas--H. B. Schell, Luebbering.

Jos. Bushjost, Peter Weber; Mrs. Mathilda Muehlenkamp, Rosa Loethen, Joseph Hoecker, Emil Walther. Osage Bend--Henry Bode, Henry Sommerers, Clarence Veil, J. Lehman; Mrs.

Henry Blsges, Mrs Theo Adrian, Joe Schmidt, Otto Hofer. Osage Bluff--Henry Cassmeyer Emil Mertens, Arthur Jacobs L' Wekenborg; Mrs. Theo. Mertens Mrs. E.

Bremmer, S. Lauf, John Ortmeyer. Wardsville--Chas. Clark, Prank Wankum, John Engelbrecht, Meyer; Mrs. A.

Kolb, Mrs. J. Bush- jost, Leo Otke, Chas. Schrimpf. Wolken--Prank Heislein, Herman Wilbers, Christ.

Raithel, Ben Wolters; Cletus Bode, Rosina Wilbers Ben Hagener, Wm. Thessen Taos--P. G. Dirckx, Frank De- Broeck, Henry Prc'nger, Henry Weckenborg; Carl Looten, August Porck, Mrs. Clarence Schneiders, Mrs.

Joe Leigers. Osage City--John DeBrine, Lawrence Packers, John Kremer, Albert Thompson; Mrs. Anna Gensert, Mrs. Arlie Green, V. Schubert, Mrs Geo.

Case. First Ward--Andy Knernschield, Frank Turner, C. E. Amos, C. C.

Carson; Mrs. Arthur Lane, Mrs. Bess Clardy, Hilda Brummer, Tillie Hoefer. Second Ward--J. H.

Poison, Adam Koecher, Wm. Melin, John Cooper; Mrs. Henry Ells, Miss Naomi Menteer. Miss Irene Slate, Mrs. Henrv Ross.

Third Ward--Carl Mace, P. Ross. Dave Witcher, William Turbit; Mrs. W. C.

Irwin, Mrs. Harry Ruether, Mrs. Ira Pare, Mrs. Albert Jobe. Fourth Ward-Carl Walz.

John Kiely, Arthur Nail, Harry Holliway Miss Alma Meyer, Miss Marcella Porth, Mrs. Chas. Mrs B. Nichols. Fifth Ward--Fred Hunziker Ed Pavier, J.

H. Nolen, Ed. Hampton Mrs. Gladys Musick, Mrs. sence, deemed necessary by the mediators for re-establshing peace.

Chaotic Conditions. In the face of a chaotic condition induced by a general strike and the resulting food shortage, the house of representatives was scheduled to meet at 6 p. m. to consider a resolution by Salvador Garcia Ramos, a Liberal, condemning Welles' cons'ul- tations about peace with government and opposition representing as prejudicial to Cuban autonomy and asking Latin American nations to support Cuba's ideal of independence. Many Liberal leaders were frank in saying Machado's rejection of the peace plan might invite American intervention.

Meanwhile, the government announced it had granted labor's demands and the backbone of the widespread strike which for days has tied up transportation and many other industries would be broken today. It was learned on reliable authority, however, that the centra! strike committee was informed by delegates from various unions they would not consent to return to work while constitutional guarantees of freedom remained suspended. Death Toll Mounts. Patrols o' policemen and guards were continued today, after the withdrawal of soldiers, as the death toll from violent acts continued to mount. Two policement were killed and two others were wounded here last night in gunfire from an unidentified automobile.

In Manzanillo, a workman and a policeman were killed and several were injured when authorities broke up a not. Monday night 21 persons were killed and at least 145 wounded a demonstration here after a false report was issued saying Machado had quit. In Havana many properties of small shops were clubbed as authorities forced them to open their stores against their will. Police stopped all automobile drivers at the point of guns. The military supervisor in Cama- guey notified the newspaper Cama- gueyano that he would henceforth inspect news dispatches--an indication that censorship would be renewed under the martial law decree Great importance was attached to the arrival by airplane of Secretary of State Orestes Ferrara, who has attended the world economic conference in London.

He was expected to confer with Machado's immedi- 3-tdy, The strikes, meanwhile grew Government employes issued an ultimatum they would join the walkouts today. Members of the medical federation decided to postpone entrance into the movement, because of the necessity of treating the wounded. Welles Submits Plan. The formula the American ambassador submitted to the president includes these points: That Machado immediately name a secretary of state acceptable to all political factions. The constitution provides that the secretary succeeds the president.

That the president subsequently ask congress for an indefinite leave of absence. Thereafter the new sec- presi- acceptable Then constitutional reforms, such as the restoration of the vice presidency, would be submitted to con- gTess The program was worked out by Welles and delegates from opposition groups and the three political parties. Acceptance bv congress would be followed by a. stitutional convention. In a statement Machado confident that the Wunderlich, Mrs.

Chas. Miss Francis Clark. Tweedie, HELMET FAILS, and anarchy the independence, the sovereignty and the institutions of a Republic that this United us to form con- said he con- gravel and bridge at a contract price of This project is still active with a completion date of August 28, 1933. Big Springs Park, Carter county 4.973 miles grading gravel and bridges at a contract price of $42 013.19. The original contractor has finished his contract on June 19 1333, which was 4.006 miles of grading, gravel and drainage, contract cost of but the maintenance department is doing some work to be completed in the near future Deer Run Park, Reynolds county' 4,132 miles of grading at a contract price of $31,208.99, anticipated completion date of November 4 1933 0M ark 1 valn Park Monroe county, 8.863 miles grading, gravel and bridges at a completed cost of State Park, Saline 1-128 miles grading and a completed cost of $6 858.89.

Arrow county, gravel at 017.87. Alley Springs Parks, Shannon county, 3.8S2 miles of a an anticipated cost of $22,309.40 This road does not reach the park but begins on route 60 near Bartlett and goes north toward the park Bennett Springs Park Dallas and Laclede counties, 22.463 miles grading, bridge and gravel at a completed cost of $264,774.90. Other park-connecting roadways are under consideration, the most important of which is a connecting highway to Big Lake State Park off state highway NO. ill, west of Billow, in Holt county. ISJIS S9LONS MEET ROCK Ark A 9--The third special Arkansas legislative session in less than two years is to convene here Monday to consider legalization of beer and 15 other subjects named by Governor Futrell in his call.

Precipitated by the election results on the Eighteenth Amendment, the session is considered by Governor Futrell justified alone by one of the 16 items--that of coordination of state laws with the National Recovery Act which is designed to place the state and its subdivisions in a position to reap all possible benefit from the recovery r.iogram. The legislators were pledged to a whirlwind session that will entail i-'ot, more than $10,000 expenses to taxpayers. RED LODGE, Aug 9 (AP)--Cricekts, large and carnivorous, are swarming i increasing hordes in the Pryor region of southeastern Montana. Dave Good, a ranch foreman, tells of crickets descending on the carcasses of two head of cattle and devouring all but the hides and bones. Other relate they have witnessed attacks by the large snapping insects on live rattlesnakes, the fatter having been kiled and eaten piecemeal.

Geologists of the Princeton expedition said there were no crickets to be found in this region outside the Pryor Gap seven years ago. This year the insects can be seen moving on the benchlands of the Pryof- mountains. Msllorca, Spanish isle where A i a recently got. into 1'or fighting police and i i things the natives i like, be glad to have "Miss Europe." above, i i tliorc. But, says the mayor of a a Mallorcan capital, they won't pay her to come.

So lie rejected an offer of a visit by "Miss Europe" who is Tapiana, Mai-loft oE Russia. SALEM, Aug. (AP)-Assistant District Attorney John J. Ryan, 30, in his first important case, paced the floor before Dr. Goettler, a noted Brooklyn, N.

toxicologist, today and shot question after, question at the man who had been called as the most important medico- legal witness in the defense of Jessie B. Costello, charged with poisoning her husband. Ryan described the condition under which Costello died, as told by witnesses for both the prosecution and defense, and then asked, "would it be possible for a man to mix hydro-cyanic acid at 2:30 a. m. and then go to bed with another person get up and walk the floor, most of the night and then be seen alive at 6:50 a.

m. and die thereafter from the fumes he inhaled at Goettler answered, "it would be possible but improbable." He then rephrased his answer and said, "if this persons inhaled no more of the gas after he mixed it at 2:30 and went to a. room where there was fresh air I am sure he would not die from the gas." WILL PUSH WHEEL CHAIR TO CHICAGO EXPOSITION INDEPENDENCE, Aug 9 (UP)--Glen Carter, 21 year-old farm youth of Cedavvale, is not only going to walk to the Century of Progress but will push a friend in a wheel chair. Carter and his friend, Otis Marshall, 40, a cripple of Newins, were traveling east of here today on their 800-mile journey. TO REST IN EPSOM, N.

Aug. body of Henry F. Sanborn, slain railroad executive, today was brought back for burial to the hills of New Hampshire where his ancestors played an important part in the development of this little town. Interment took place in the family lot. Eanborn's body, pierced by two bullet wounds, was found in a shallow grave on Long Island, last Saturday.

So far, New York police have made little progress on the case in solving the slaying of the 44-year-old general eastern agent of the St. Louis, San Francisco Railroad. Members' of the family present here today included Sanborn's mother, Mrs. Emily Bruce Sanborn of St. Louis, a brother, Bruce Sanborn, of St.

Paul, and two sisters, Mrs. Grant Van Sant, of St Paul, and Mrs. Grace Harpin of St. Louis. INTENT OF (Continued from Page 1.) MARIANA, Aug.

9--(AP)-Failure of a homemade diving helmet which he had used several before caused the death of wilham Lawrence, 26, as he was gathering mussel shells on the bottom of the St. Francis River near here yesterday. His brother, Edward, received a distress signal on the rope tied around William's waist, but when he attempted to pull his brother the surface, the rope became un- astened. The two brothers came here three ago from Vernon, Texas. Aug.

'ent leaders President WUh an suit from relatively low re- nouncernents of Bilue and individuals. "This is an absurdity. "The NRA wants all publicity given to the use of the emblem and obviously, there are no strings on the newspapers as to the form shape, size, or character of their ads so long as the advertisers are bona fide members of the Blue Battle fraternity." DIXIE PROSECUTOR GETS SLAYING CONFESSION MERIDIAN, Aug. 9--(AP) --District Attorney Aubert Dunn said today that John J. Henkle, 20 of Cincinnati, had confessed slaving Oliver S.

Bailey, 27 year old socialite, in Cincinnati last Sunday and claimed the killing followed "a quarrel at a wild party." POLISH PLANE COMES BACK TO N. Y. IN PIECES HARBOR GRACE, N. Aug. 9 --(AP)--The big white monoplane in which Benjamin and Joseph Ad- imowicz of Brooklyn, N.

had hoped to fly to their native Poland before it crashed in landing here yesterday, will be dismantled and shipped back to the United States, the brothers announced today. HOLD AS MURDER SUSPECT MERIDIAN, 9--(AP) --Police here today held incommunicado a shabbily dressed young man about 20 years old as a suspect in the slaying of Oliver S. Baily, 27 at Cincinnati, after the youth had attempted to pose as the slain man. LIFE GUARDS SEEK 6 LOST AT ROCKAWAY NEW YORK, Aug. 9-(AP)--Lifeguards and police patrolled the Rockaway shore, today, seeking the bodies of six orphan children, missing since a comber struck the Edgemere beach yesterday.

One other child was drowned outright in the tragedy. Scale of Wages and Hours for Filling Station Employees Is Approved by Johnson; 40-Hour Week, WASHINGTON, Aug. (AP)-Temporary effectiveness for a scale of wages and hours for the oil industry pending settlement of the controversial code now under consideration was approved today by Hugh S. Johnson, NRA chief. Under the temporary agreement, which has been approved by the industry, producers, refiners and dealers will be permitted to sign a modified presidential agreement and receive the blue eagle.

Th temporary code provides a 40- hour maximum week for marketing operations, and a 36-hour week for aU other branches of the industry. For employees in ruling. stations and garages selling gasoline and oil direct to the motorist the agreement proposed a 40 hour week with a pay scale graduated from $12 per week to $15 according to the population of the city. The announcement also provides for a 40-hour week for employes in the wholesale marketing division including clerical employes but excluding executives, supervisors and their immediate staffs, with minimum wage rates ranging from 40 to 47 cents an hour as follows: East south central and west south central 40 cents; west north central 42 cents. In accord with the proposal of the petroleum industry to bring em- ployes of retail' ouifcis under the blanket code the agreement provides a 40-hour week with minimum wages for filling and service station or garage employes.

engaged in selling gasoline to the public consumer as follows: Not less than $15 weekly in cities of over 500,000 population. Cities between 250,000 and 500,000, Cities between 2,500 and 250,000 $14. Cities of less than 2 500 an Jn- of 2 61 cent in wa fi Pro- vided the increase does not involve wages exceeding $12 a week. INNSBRUCK, Austria, Aug. 9-p j-- Auxiliary police patrolled the German frontier' today with orders to shoot to kill anyone who threatened t' mand.

They were ordered to reply ened them or failed to halt at corn- to any attack even if it came from Oeiman soil The' orders, emphasized the gravity of a situation that, because' of German Nazi activities, is more tr.iise than.at any-time since the Austrian-German break occurred. The order came as the result of the murder from ambush of Auxiliary Policeman Michael Schwan- allegedly by uniformed German Nazis. MILLER LAST TWO DAYS! Matinee at 2:30, lOc, 25e Night, 10c, 25c, 35c SHE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE USED A SHOTGUN! She ltd him to the altar with a. trick Wives -will team something from ANN HARDING WILLIAM POW I Daniel C. Green, above, former Tics president of the Electric Bond a.nd Share Company, is new president of the Middle West UtiJities Company, one of the Ingull companies plunged into receivership in the collapse ol the Insull utility empire.

1161 DENIED SANFORD BATES PUTS PRISON HEAD ON CARPET WASHINGTON, Aug. 9--(AP)-R. H. Hudspeth, warden of the Leavenworth federal penitentiary annex, was questioned -todav by Sanford Bates, federal prison at the justice department, regarding unearned privileges granted Terrence Druggan, Chicago beer baron serving a sentence for i come tax evasion. Bates said he would have no statement on the cause of Hudspeth's visit until' his Inquiry wa; ended.

ARE INJURED A dog can hear notes which are so high in pitch that they are be- FORT MORGAN, Cola, Aug. 9-(AP)--Nine were injured one seriously, when the "Aristocrat," crack Burlington passenger train, ran through a partly-opened switch about two miles east of here at 11:10 o'clock this morning, wrecking eight cars. R. Rice Hopkins of St. Joseph, suffered shoulder lacerations.

Miss Alma Stockton, of Fort CoT- lins, who has a deep scalp wound, was said, after the first check of the injured, to be the most seriously hurt. Three of the eight cars that were derailed, two chair cars and one pullman, turned over the nine reported injured in the first check were in the overturned cars. The locomotive and one baggage car were not derailed. John Lehman, Fort Morgan agent for the railroad, said he believed a switch had been left partly open and that the train, traveling at about 0 miles an hour, ran through it. yond the range of the human ear, since POLICE HOLD BROTHER OF KIDNAP SUSPECT KANSAS CITY, 9-(UP)-- Lawrence ft.

Stevens, brother of Clarence Stevens, sought as participant in the kidnaping of Miss Mary McElroy, was under arrest today. Detectives automobile possibly used In the abduction had been kept in the Stevens garage since a few days after the kidnap- ing. The car was said to disappeared. Stevens, employe of a transportation company, had maintained, he had not seen his brother Clarence HYDE PARK, N. Aug.

9--(UP) --Reports of the Impending resignation, of Secretary of the Treasury William H. Woodin were revived today as President Roosevelt prepared to receive him for their fist conference his illness two months ago. While sources, close to the chief executive emphatically declared there' would be no changes in the cabinet, reports persisted that Wcodin, because of his physical condition, would ask to be relieved of duty in the near future. The treasury secretary's visit was of no great significance, it was said. WITNESS IN SANBORN CASE LOCATED IN ITALY FLORENCE, ITALY, Aug.

9-(AP)--Bancroft Mitchell, New York investment counsellor and friend of Henry F. Sanborn, who was found slain Saturday, in Queens borough New York, is staying at the leading hotel here. Mitchell was sightseeing in the outskirts of the 'city today and could not be reached immediately. BASEBALL SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 000 012 7 At New York 010 000 000--1 7 1 Batteries: Weaver, L. Sewell.

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