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THE WEATHER. MISSOURI: Rain prooablc tonight and Thursday, possibly mixed with snow Thursday; colder Thursday. 'I- -J- -I- -J. HOME EDITION 4:00 P. M.

VOLUME FOUR (Member Associated Press.) Full Leased Wire SerVice. BY MOBERLY INDEX PRINTING MOBESLY, MO. WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 192 3. Mo'berly Monitor Established 1869. Moberly Index'Established 1916.

'Number 220 'URSUES INDIANS I POSTAL SERTICE XOX CUT EF.REj Other Tonvjis. iHo-werer, Are (Setting- Only One Delivery a Day While other towns have received; Redskin Killecl. PIUTES FREQUENTLY HAVE MADE TROUBLE M- Stock Fire Insurance Rate Reduction Bill. Recently Passed by ttie Legislature. -Utah of the Moberly postoflice has not been I Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, uuh 3 March posse of white settlers -from San Juan County, Southeastern Utah, early today was reported, hot on the trail of the band of renegade Piutc Indians who staged an outbreak at Blinding Monday afternoon.

The Indians causing the trouble, According to a report received by United States Marshall Ray Ward of Utah, number' upward of twelve. In a clash yesterday between the posse of settlers and the warring; redskins, one young buck.known, as Joe Bishop's 'ooy is reported to have been killed and two other Indians were wounded. As far as can be learned the whites suffered no casualties! The trouble at Blanding started Monday when authorities brought to trial Joe Bishop's boy and mother young Indian, who were charged with the robbery of a sheep herder's camp. Just before the trial got under way, a band of Indians from Allen's canyon, near Blan-ling, entered the town and started making trouble. Joe Bishop's boy and the other young buck were found guilty of the robbery.

They escaped from the cus- changed, according to Postmaster Roy R. Quinn. "We are trying to hold our I said the postmaster this morning. Mexico instrutcions were received, to Curtail the delivery of mail in the residential section of town to one complete delivery a day, to the shortage of appropriation in the'pos- tal department in Washington. EES1DEXT IS DE'AD Mrs.

G. W.JOgg'ctt, Bom In 3Tober1y, at Florence Mrs. Nora Helen Liggett, a former resident of Moberly. died at 1-'13 o'clock last morning the family home in Florence of coniplicat'on, pf diseases. Mrs.

Liggett was old, hav- WOMEN TO SHARE EQUALLY IN POLITICS TWO UNKNOWN BANDITS KILLED Proprietor of Soft Drink Parlor Seizes Revolver and Shoots Would- Be Robbers Dead. Assoriaft! Prpsa Wirol GRANITE CITY, 111., Two armed bandits, who to death late last night by Walter S. Nichols when attempted to hold up his soft drink parlor today were identified as George Peck, 25 years old, and William Emerson, 40, both Venice, 111. Nichols received wound in a hand-to-hand scuffle Peck, and he today his wife clutched the bandit's hair and dragged him away from him, probably saving his life. Nichols was 28 years old yesterday.

Peck was shot three times and Era- erson twice. GRANITE CITY, 111., March a slight, flesh tody of Sheriff W. E. Oliver when he Police today were making efforts to to 'bring them their supper identify two bandits who were shot day night. The sheriff at the point of to death by Walter S.

Nichols, pro- gun attempted to make the Indians eat and by some ruse they succeeded in knocking the weapon from his hands and overpowered Kim. With the escape of the two young- Indians a. posse of settlers was immediately formed and went in pursuit. There is but one telephone line in- to'Blanding'and the warring redskins cut this, thus isolating- the town from communication with neighboring points. Efforts io establish radio com- mumcationV.with Blanding -from Salt prietor of a soft drink parlor, while they were robbing his place of business here late last night.

One of the bandits apparently was 40 years old and the other appeared to be about 25. Nichols was shot in the thumb 'by the younger bandit, wlioV engaged in a hand to hand struggle with him after the elder jobber had been shot dead. The' proprietor, seizing his revolver near the cash register, which the elder bandit overlooked Hie 'register; shot" the while rifling elder bandit over a safe, Lake City last night ended in failure.) -j ea( as wa bendin Old Eosey, an Indian who a fatally wounded the younger bandit, c. leading figure in the outbreaks i snatched the gun from the man and past years, is said to be taking parti at him over the head with it. The in the present.

affair. The Piute Indians San Juan robber dropped dead as he fled. A amount of money, which (Associated Press I.ensoft -WirfO JEFFERSON CITY, March 21. --Governor Hyde today signed the stock fire, insurance reduction bill, which empowers the state "Commissioner, of insurance to investigate the earnings and expenses of all such companies and make reductions in the rates when he deems necessary. A case, brought by.

149 insurance companies to test whether or not the commissioner of insurance power to make such investigations, is now' in the Five other -bills were approved by the governor today. They are: Adding four to the Supreme-Court at salaries of $4,500 a year each and four-year ter.ms. the duplication in the printing of state records and excerpts from Blue official state manual. 'Repealing the law which provides that the names of ail automobile owners and the license nuniibers granted be printed by the state. Adding four commissioners to the Louis Court of Appeals.

Changing the time of holding court in the Eighteenth judicial circuit JEFFERSON CITY, March of bVth houses marked Urnc this morning while the. Senate awaited the eighty-five committee amendments to the general appropriations, bill. The amendments vicre rcceiyecl. noon and the bill is scheduled to come up this afternoon. The and- passing of the amendments, if there was no discussion, would take several hours, and as there, will undoubtedly be opposition to some, if no't all, of the amendments, the Senate 'cannot complete consideration, of the 'oill before late ing been born in Moberly, December 6, 1872, She was marrned to George W.

Liggett June 28, 1S02. The fam-. ily moved tq- Florence twenty-four years ago ancthave resided there ever She is survrved her husband, G- a T. Demgaard Also Pleads G-uil- a I ty to Transporting. Liquor but He Escapes With Payment of Costs.

Spring In Oa Schedule. Spring began in-Moberly at 9:29 o'clock his morning by the official time. south wind blowing, the blizzard of Sunday and Monday was giving way today to warm weather. Last year spring- came in on the.equinox schedule bull was followed by a frost that damaged fruit in Missouri to the extent of $10,000,000.. SHOPMEN HAVE THIRD MEMBER OF TRIO IS RELEASED I i STORES ROBBED AT ELMER.

The bloodhounds were'called to El- W. W. Warren was fined $100 and W. Liggett of the Campbell taking cue son, John T. Liggett, cashier of the First' National Bank; one E.

Dean Wilson; three grandcTjfiiaren; a brother, C. C. Tedford of Paeb-lo, two uncles, Jolm McDaniel of, Florence and Melvin McDanielflpf Cairo; a cousin, F. D. McCorrnicjk of Florence, four Clayton of Independence, 'Mrs.

F. Booking of Grand Junction; Mrs? Kate Dameron of Independence, -'Mrs. William Brown of Escpndidd, Ca'i. Mrs. Liggetif-was a.

member the Christian Church and of the Pythian Sisters. 1 Under- costs tne Justice court of M. ARTISTS' RECITAL DELIGHTS MANY Andlencft Flllf jCo.ites, Street teriau Cliurc)i to Hear -Etel Blti- inps arid Local Favorites Probably Uio largest auclien-ce that ever crowded the Coate.S Street Presbyteriaa Church heard the artists' recital given last night. by Earl Billings of organist 7 pianist, assisted by Miss Clementine Gro- violinist, Mrs. Mayme B.

Love, soprano, and Miss Emilie pianist. After- the main auditorium had -been filled, the Sunday school was thrown open and then the Marshall this afternoon on a charge of transporting liquor. The charges against'T. who was a rested with Warren, were dismissed, but. he was assessed the costs in the case.

Attorney W. -M. Stringer dismissed. the first count against Warren, which was for possessing- liquor. The two men entered pleas of guilty to charges of transporting liquor, but refused to plead guilty on the charge of possessing liquor.

Prosecuting Attorney Stringer and Mr. O'Bryan engaged in a'lively tilt over the question as to whether or not Demgaard should testify in Warren's case. "Hasn't a defendant any rights in this court?" the mer, eighteen miles northwest oi Macon, this, morning.to trail the night robbed the X. I. hardware store and a drug store.

The clogs left Moberly shortly before noon. "HARDING WILL BE UNOPPOSED" Attorney-General Daugherty Says "Country Will Demand" turn of Harding. Re- asked Mr. of room balcony. "Not in- these liquor cases," replied Mr, Marshall Yesterday afternoon Redick O'Bryan, at'torney for T.

Demgaard; W. W. Warren' and C. M. Dunn, prepared application for habeas corpus proceedings asking that the three men 'i'e released from the county jail.

fAssociated Press Leased Wire) MIAMI, March pub- lie today ''is tired of the political talk of the last, few according to Attorney-General Daugherty, and President Harding will be nominated without contest in 1924. Mi erty so stated last night commenting on his previous declaration that Mr. Harding would he the party candidate in 1924. No. change.appears to.

be booked in the platform in the coining race, in the opinion of the Attorney General, who said it would be based on the untangling of complicated war problems, reduction of expenditures and the burden enforcement of law and application of the grand Mr. Daugherty said he took Mbility for the thy.t the The recital was given through the courtesy of the Taylor Music Co. and for the benefits of the Town Club. A silver amounting to about At the same time Dunn was releas- business principles to the affairs of ed from jail and it i.s understood a the government, lie is not being held for the grand' jury. Prosecuting Attorney M.

Stringer immediately filed an information against Demgaard and Walker, charging them with violation of the liquor Jaws' by possessing and transporting liquor. President wyukl again run for the. of- Many Leave Moberly to Accept Good Jobs at Michigan City, and Pitts- burgh, Pa. TELEGRAMS PROMISE STEADY WORK TO ALL Former employes in the Wabash shops here, who came out en strike last July 1, have begun an exodus to take ipositions open to them elsewhere, according to local laoor leaders. William Dirks, chairman of tlie joint 'protective board of the hood of Hailway Carmen yesterday afternoon received a telegram! from an official of the Tollman shops at Michigan City, Ind, ed under lease by Haskeli Earger, saying that the car shops Caere in need of riveters, buckerv and wood car builders and offering jobs to the Wabash.

employes here A who have not returned to work." Mr. Dirks stated today tha't'hVhad also received a telegram fromj tae Baltimore Ohio Railroad at burgh, saying'that they use as many carmen as he fur- They would like to have, 300, the telegram said. The telegram from the Pullman company "Car shops here need riveters, i buckeis, fitters and -wood car builu- ers. Men working average from to $9 a day. Steady work.

For all men that come to work and stay thlis" ty days, railroad fare will be returned. Will you please let the men around know and get as many start- ed as soon as possible." More than thirty of the former Wa- $50, was turned into the club's treas THIETY ROTARIANjS TO ury. The Moberlyj: artists shared honors! ATTEND CONVENTION Tomorrow morning thirty local Ro- fice "without any special authontj'i from him, because I believe the try will demand his return." bash, shopmen have left or will No campaign will be actively launched, however, Mr. Daugherty after the meeting of the Republican committee in December. oun Among those who will work there are Ed Hartgrove, James Painter, John equally with who is na-1 Urj lns anc i fi vc Kotary Annes ,1 i i 5 1 i will section have always resented the com-, thg bandits ined from four cus-l EICHENBERGER NOT IN vonight, or perhaps tomorrow.

tionally recogi3.ed and or- i eave Jloberly Vpr City DIVER. LEAVES The bill will to the House of first rank, as well as a com- ere le district convention will Tbe Robert. Odell, the diver who has for concurrence in the amendments, poser. One of the most popular niun-j in stiss on for twi daj been searching in Forest Park lake The Moberly delegation, will put for three days for the body of E. a model luncheon for the delegates Eichenberger, who disappeared from from other rowns.

A feature the his home here nine daj-s ago, left Mo- cntertamnient will be the nurnbei-s to berly last night for in San- be given by Jerome Hayes, son of sns'City, of the white settlers, time to time there have been out-1 breaks of a more or less serious na- ture. Pursuit of the renegade Indians 'is p. dangerous task as "they are well armed with high powered rifles and, according to reports, have a large amount of ammunition cached away. WILL SQQN CLAMP ODWN ON 1922 AUTO TAGS Auto owners, of Moberly and Ran dolph haven't their 1923 license tags had better, step lively or iPs liable to be, "$25 and more or ess. All ilicehse tags should have been on by February 1, but the state'f department has.

been swamped in sen'ding; out: ice'nses and le'niency has been sh conse- ivri to" the tardy ones. John Mila'm said today lie was expecting a state inspector toniers whom they against the wall, was recovered on their persons. The men drove up to the soft drink parlor in an automobile with a third bandit, who fled in the machine after his companions had been killed. If the Senate is able to get the bill to bers was Old Sweet a vote late tonight the bill can go" to in whicVMrs. Love was accompanied 1hc House tomorrow.

In event the by Mr. Billings. House accepts the amendments with-! Mr. Billings will leave tins alter- out a. conference committee, there is noon for Columbia, where lie a possibility that the bill might be I give a similar concert, tomorrow Lasti program: was ab toi- passed by the House tomorrow.

This would probably permit adjournment lows: 1)11 Thursday, as this and the. ccluca-, (a) iinn-al bill are the or.lv two bills of (Liszt major importance before the Le gie, from Organ Suite They The search was abandoned late terday when no trace of, the man Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Hayes, will return early Friday.

Following is a list of the Rotariansl found in the lake. The divers did not Anstelus (Annes cle Peler.inage) a otary Anncs who will attend search the quarry. (b) Meclitation-Ele- rclril Borowsia PIGGLY-WIGGLY OFF THE BOARD New York Stock Exchange Suspends Trading in Common Stock---Novice Made $80,000 Yesterday. Prosp Wire.) NEW March There- was an active inquiry today in houses in "01 er -the counter" 'sales for Piggly -Wiggly stock, which "wa's barred -from the New York -stock exchange yesterday, after fluctuations. At some of these houses the stock was quoted at 75 bid and 85 asked.

Later other houses' reported 100 bVd. and 150 asked. It was from the commissioner's office to ar- stated that there had been rive here any. time and lie. will proceed to pick up the delinquents.

The sales iib(-ve 85. Several, outside' houses reported state department-has ruled that it. will: sales ranging from 110 to -150. take no acion until after April 1.1 A- settlement pi-ice has not yet been Kansas City, however, has set the determined. time limit" for.

March 2'Q; Fines for the first offense in secure. cense plates run from to $50 and today after price gyrations as pic costs' I turesque as it's name. I Trading, in Class A common stock irLure. Such an adjournment would also 'be contingent upon the governor not vet 'ing any more bills before the final adjournment. Governor Hyde this morning refused to say whether he would use his veto power again before" the legislators leave.

Many of the members think that the sine die adjournment will come aJ- no action has been taken in ie March of the Magi Kings the Jefferson City convention: A. B. Chamier, P. K. Weis, H.

W. Thomas. C. Carpenter, W. S.

bois): (d) Prelude--C Sharp Minor William wigginston. C. W.Morgan, (Rachmaninoff). Euphona Reproduc- yde Reig irr H. V.

Estill, Paul Fiona Solo-Organ accompani- lnther) j. -ft. Jones, A. E. Mar Earl Billings, at the organ, Hoiman, J.

P. Milbarik, Meditation (Thais) (Massenett; Kelly. Louis Klein, this regard by -either house. -Many persons, around the c'apitol are commenting on the fact 1 that although: the legislators have been-serving, i'or one week, at $1 a day, few of them arc manifesting any signs or restiveness ai the delay in ending the Heretofore, it is the members after the seventy day period had been practically, impossible, while at present every member of the Senate is here arid" only a few 'uf the House members have asked to be excused. By a vote of 25 to 9, the Senate 91 in today passed the House "fifty-fifty" a Jf political committee 'oill after spending Wisely stock was off the big boaid the entirc raornhl debat- n.M^.r» :1 TJ1C- 1 (Cui).

tine Groshong. (a) Ballet. from munde (Schubert-Ganz); (b) Impromptu (Chopin). Goetze. Ca) Arabesque--Romalnce 1 CARNAVOisf STILL VERY ILL Ditcovercr of Tutenkhamen's Ham Blood Poisoning.

(Assoclafea- Presa Leaded Wire) March condition' of the Earl Carhain-on, who is suffering from blood poisoning-, as still serious today, although he passed a satisfactory night. Word, has 'oecn received from Marseilles that Lacly Carnarvon lias abandonee! li'er trip and is proceeding to Egypt steamer. IS BECOMING WEAKER Wi-o.) ST. LOUIS, March The Bight Rev. Daniel S.

Turtle, presiding bishop of Church in'Amer- icaf wlio has been ill with grippe foi. more than two weeks, this afternoon actions. of the chain grocery stores was suspended yesterday 'oy the governors of tire New. York 'stock exchange after one of the most violent price 'fluctuations in history of the exchange, during which 'speculators were squeezed-for heavy losses. The shares leaped from 72 to- 124, and closed at 82, which was only ten points up from Monday's close.

The business conduct and governing com- voittee of. the exchange.hastened their investigation, ordered ten days which Resulted in the order barring i the stock. Jesse Liverinore, noted trader, issued-a statement saying he had.been by Clarence Saunders ot Memphis', president of the corporation, to handle" the stock operations and that he had been ordered the measure. This is the bill hich gives women equal representation with men on all political committees and pro vides that each voter shall for one man and, one where they now vote for one person. This, will have'the effect of doubling the-membership of all political committees in the A.

number amendments i would have practically, placed the bill on the same basis as the present law were defeated. Clemen- "Rosa- Fanta- Emilie (Arnold)- -Ob) Spring; Whispers (Billings); Oc) Moon Magic (Billings). Mr. Billings playing of his own record by- hand-- Euphona comparison test. (a) Love's -Old Sweet Song (Mol- 'loy) tt) Kashmiri Song-- Indian Love Lyric No.

3 (Wood'forde-Fin- den); (c-) Thank God. Fjor a Garden (Del 'lEleigo) Mayme Love. Swanee River. Transcription. Played by F.

Himmelreich, Euphona Reproducing. Mr. Billings at piano. (a) Marcel (Gddard) (b) Andantino (Lemare) (c) Intermezzo, or-an and piano, from Cavalleria Rusti- canna (M-ascagni) (d) Toreador Song from "Carmen" (Bizet). Mr.

Billings at the organ. with grippe foil by Mr. Saunders to suspend all trans- was reported as becoming weaker. He has suffered several heart attacks, his physicians but, des- his 86 years, has shown remarkable vitality in rallying. Hope for his was abandoned a week recovery When Livcrmore ceased his operations skTrocker.i.ig began.

Rapid descent began when it became known that the stock exchang-e committees were considering the withdrawal" ot the stock. One report, said a retiree! LICENSE ISSUED A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Orville Riley, 22; and 1 Providence, R. I. grocer, a trading, made a profit of novice at on me Piggly Wiggly! AITOTHER ARREST ON INDICTMENT Mitchell Former Resident of Third to Be Charged With -Sodomy. Mitchell Whitfield, a former resident of Huntsville, was arrested in Columbia yesterday aCternooh on.

a capias issued on a grand jury meut from. Randolph County charging him with sodomy. This leaves but one capias to served on the eight indictments returned-by the grand jury a week ago. It is expected that service be obtained on the last capias within a few Colum Earl Hayes, Allen White, 1 Stevenson, Temple Stephens, A. Weber, R.

McDonald, Oak Relatives of the missing man now are of the opinion that he did not commit suicide by drowning the lake, 'out there are no which mia-ht lead to.his whereabouts. A of $200 was offered seieial days ago for information leading to the finding of the man. DR. CLAPP HEADS George Robirison, Charles COUNTRY CLUB Christen, George 0. Perry, George Will Fleming, Howard Stain-! Lewis Jacoos Made Vice-President and P.

J. O'Leary Re-Elected Sec- Mrs. A. B. Chamier, Mrs.

George retary--31 Associate MembCrs- Robinson, Mrs. Oak Hunter, Mrs. A. J. Weber and.

Mrs. G. 0. Perry. per.

PASSENGER HITS FREIGHT TRAIN "Ihree Trainmen and a Passenger Slightly Injured in Crash at Excelsior Springs Junction. Dr. C. B. president of Wabash passenger Louis to Kansas City, collided head on with freight No.

90 at Excelsior Springs Junction last night at about bruising a number of the passengers on the train and doing considerable damage to the two engines. XI Conductor Biily Bryant and Brake- Road Conditions. i men Elliott trainmen ou i -n giving weather and road- conditions from cities in of Missouri: will he given' under this head. This is especially for tourists' information and will -be based oh bulletin's received over Associated Press at 9:30 o'clock each morning. KANSAS CITY: Party cloudy; roads No.

9, who' Svere sligntly injured, were brought here last night-on train No. 4 and tak'cii to the Wabash hospital. None of the engine crew on either train were injured. Engineer Beck and Coed crew on No. 9, and Engineer Heifner and Fireman Forest on No.

90., The fre'ight was at the beginning cf the double track, and was struck by the passenger. A fair. HANNIBAL: i-'air; roads- muddy. roads MOBERLY: cloudy; roads soft. ST.

Clear; roads good. ST. JOSEPH: Partly cloudy; fair, JOPLIN: Partly cloudy; roads good: Partly cloudy; roads fine. SEDALIA: Partly cloudy; roads JEFFERSON CITY: Partly cloudy; roads soft. Clapp was re-elected Moberly Country.

Club at a meeting of the, board of directors held last night. Lewis Jacobs was elected vice-president, and P. Ji O'Leary was re-elected secretarv and treasurer. Applications, for thirty-one associate memberships were accepted, and the cards -these, members will be available after April 1. No definite date for the formal opening of the club was set, but it was decided to have it about May 1, the arrival of warm weathei.

Dr. S. T. Ragan was appointed cap- lain of the golf-course to. enforce the rules and regulations of the course Lewis Jacobs -was re-appointed chairman of the house committee.

W. L- BBarr will be chairman of the grounds committee and. superintendent of the. grounds, Paul Stevenson made director of entertainment. the completion of the new, hard surfaced highway to the gates of the club, the members look forward to the most successful vear since the club's organization.

Golf Burkeye, W.isner, A. B. Croff, Conroy, Mr. Bass, Mr. Vance and the Kirkendall brothers" All of these men "are carmen.

1 Seme of them Moberly last and the remainder will leave A number of carmen, and also Jtiave where they will work in the'B. O. shops. 96 CASES FOE TELLL EV APRIL IS For Divorce. on llqnor Charges, and 1 Negro 3Enrfler Case Xmety six -cases have been set for trial during the April term of the Randolph County Circuit Court to held in Huntsville beginning on Mori-j day, April 9.

Of this number eighteen are divorce cases, seven are suits on taxes- and theie are eight liquor cases. There is one murder the State against Luther Holtiday, colored. Twenty-one cases are set for "iear- ing the first-day. DINGLE'S COKDITION SERIOUS No Improvement (Since 'He- Entered Hospital, Physicians Say. The condition of Mayor A.

C. Din-- gle, who is in Woodland Hospital, is reported today "be very.serious. Theie has been -no -improvement" since entered the His physicians are undecided as yet conc ermng the amputation of the foot ini -lOnch diabetes gangrene has set in. A. 9 3 "51 39 will, not be the, t.in on a offered year, as entertdinment the clear track, according to Wabash officials at Kansas, City, was sent from Excel- six physicians and three passengers of, the train were brought to Kansas City on another train.

E.C Ryan of Kansas City was taken 'to- Excelsior' Springs sanitarium with several ribs fractured. pool has' been enlarged and deepened, the tennis courts will be put in shape, and arrangements are being made, to accommodate after-theatre luncheon, dinner and Impromptu dances will be "held Part of the grounds will be equipped as a children and their play will be supervised: MUSIC CLtJB 'MEETS. A meeting ot the "Moberly Club was held this -morning in the pubh'c library buEding to fm- -H IP Oitv Littte' for the Kansas City Littte Symphony orchestra conceit in Moherly next month. IS MADE 1 DEPUTY EXAMINER Ernest Bartle, oiie the barbers in the Oak Barber Shop, was, as- pointed deputy state' exatniner "by the state board of "barber examiners yesterday. EESESif Ifc i i TERT IE1" Ernest cla'm for the R'ailroad, is reported to" be seriously" ill in the Wabash STORE BREAKING Police Admitted to-Kot Army COLUMBIA: Partly SSCA3IPS AEE JTER3! The new two-cent posta.se stam-ps cloudy; la ve been placed on sale at the Mob-j erly postoffice, according to "Postmas- ter Roy R.

Quinn. The picture of George Washington still appears, on I Virgie Peters, 23, both of near i 'stock was 'quoted "over counter" Wa this mOTning and will Moberly. at 75 'Bid, and 85 asked. i field back to Moberly. FALSE ALARM THIS MORNING- a The fire department 'was called the stam ps but in" a new ipose.

"Around the 100 block on Clark street at 1 the are the words tmited o'clock this moi-ning by a false alarm. States Postage; 2 A Dangerous Conitmatioii. SOFIA, March combination of quiet.smoke and an alcohol massage may cost Minister of Commerce OBoff his life. the'masseur was at work 'the minister lit a cigarette. The alcohol took fire and he was badly result that his condition is serious.

Glen, Absiire -arrested by lice officers last In connection with the ot the Baird Army Store -on'-Monday nightj According to the, "police, he -cdnfes sed -to' breakfitg Into the store. The man, fs a native iot litex- ico, stated ne saw a shoes the store the day iefofe liked and decided them. gained entrance 1 window "wlthC'a stick. i i "He will beturned over to the "state" rm.