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Wuit Ads 105 THE CONSTITUTION TRIBUNE NEA Feature Service United Press. Full Leased Wire Service VOLUME xxxvi DAILY EDITION CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI SATURDAY, NOV. 2, 192, EIGHT PAGES MO. 170 FUGITIVE HESE IS TEXAS MURDER CONVICT WITNESSED FOOTBALL GAME FLAYED AT ATCHISON LAST NIGHT FIRST GOVERNMENT AID Checks Totalling $150,900 Are Mailed A. Fatcaey, Alias J.

A. mHs He Escaped fTnwt State tentiary Texas out of Kansas City. Ed Saale, Lawrence Gatson, Joe JDoetaei, Paul Pfaft and Adam Saale KANSAS CITY, Nov. motored to Atchison, Kansas, yester- totalling $150,000 were mailed day afternoon and attended the nrght i'today to members of the Southwest game between Bethel college i Cc-Operative Wheat Growers asso- a and St. Benedict's ciation, accord ng to an announcement The Weather tonight and Sunday.

Warmer in north and west portions. The highest temperature yesterday coltegeo7Atebison! StT Benedicts col- president of the or- was 54 the low temperature tege won 34-6. John Gatson son of ganization. The sum represents pro- wa 31 degrees. I of AN EXPBCSS MESSENGER Mr and Ms iaarreDXX Gatson, is a i ceeds from associations first loan from Was Serving 99 Tear Seafteace When The man arrested near Junction City Wednesday afternoon by the police cf this city a short time after he had member of the St.

Benedict's team. the federal farm board. the halves, boys fom Maur- jhill school at Atchison, entertained 'with a burlesque football game. Bob Saale, a student at Maurhill took part. He is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ed Saale. i WILL SUPPORT PLOT TO KIDNAP PANTAGES GIRL IS FRUSTRATED 21 Year Old Daughter of Convicted 1 Showman Was Told She Could Get Important Information. FORBIDDEN BY HER PARENT WEATHER NEXT WEEK For the upper Mississippi and lower Pantages Refuses to Comment on Pos sibility of His Daughter Being (MSUR MOTION Missouri Valley and the northern and central great plains: Mostly fair in southern portions, but with one or two periods of precipitation Kidnapped. LOS ANGELES, Nov.

service station at Mooresvule, has been identified as C. A. Puteney. an escaped convict from the Texas to a statement made today SMALL FIRE AT DORMITORY bunch of papers at for toys at by Chief of Police Maurice Dorney Sheriff Ross Diehl. Puteney was questioned Friday af ter- foliowing a tip received from noon Senate Republicans Ready to Support Move to "Verbally Spank" Sen- caused! ator Bingham.

to make a run this after nine o'clock i Kansas City police Oiat Proctor aa fiwered the description of Puteney and prisoner admitted his cording to toe officers FOR CHECK L. M. Bishop, who was arrested in Kansas City for Livingston county of, charged with passing a worthless check at the First National bank, set- the check and was released cording to ocers the check and was released from murdering an express messenger custody yesterday. The check was Fort Worth, Texas seven years ago and corn- WASHINGTON Nov. jate Republican colleagues of Sen.

Hiram Bingham, have generally decided to support the Norris resolution censuring the Senator's tariff activities if the word "condemn" in the resolution is changed to "disapprove." An amendment proposing to soften tone of the censure probably in northern portions at beginning and Details Qf plot to Bdnap near close of week; seasonable temper- daughter Qf MeK3indeT Pantages, the- atures for the most part. man 0(mvlcted of assaulting a young girl, were revealed here today. A letter asking the daughter, Carmen, 21, to visit a certain address "where information concerning your father's case will be available" was received at the Pantages home. An investigation revealed that there was no address such as that contained in the message. Members of the Pantages family said This Collie Dog Knew His Jurist CHICAGO, Nov.

Prince, a collie with a sense of humor, handled his own case in Judge Elliott's court. Jerry Sere- kick claimed Prince had been stolen by Frank Nordi. Nordi said it was a different Prince. "Call him," suggested, Judge Elliott. "Hi, Prince," shouted Serckick from one corner of the courtroom.

"Here, Prince; come old fellow," urged Nordi from another. Prince leaped up to the bench and licked the judge's hand. "Continued," announced the court. FEAR FOR HK OWN LIFE WAS IN HIS MM) Texas Jurist, Charged Witt Scn-in-Law, Says It Life KILLING FOLLOWED STBUGGLE -I Sorely Tboaghft Be KJD Me When I Drew My PUBLIC APPEAL Not Guilty of the "Damnable Crime" for Which He Was Convicted, The Westerner Asserts. JEALOUSY LEADS TO TWO DEATHS Bishop paid POSITION IN CHICAGO Worth, Texas seven years ago was sentenced to 99 years in the state- penitentiary.

He told the officers he; escaped from prison last January andi bad been successful in eluding the officers until his arrest Wednesday. Sheriff Diehl, who was in Kansas Jw Account- the Ayer and Lord Tie com. prwtwell received his training he LaSalle Extsnsion Uni- Chicago. Mr. Boutwell was cnnerly employed by the N.

B. Scruby Grocery. He will live in Chicago at 936 South Sawyer street. Mr. Boutwell is the son of F.

W. Boutwell, 1021 Cherry WASHINGTON, Nov. Interior Secretary Albert B. Fall, after making public for the first time 'his story of the $100,000 loan he received from E. L.

Doheny, prepared to leave with his family for the southwest to regain strength to fight the one- year jail sentence and $100,000 fine imposed on him by Justice William cago, Ullnols, about on the Democratic side.con- 1 he will be offered Monday by Senator Simeon D. Fees, Ohio, and then the resolution probably will be passed by an overwhelming majority," according to present plans. Many senators on both sides of the Harrison Boutwell who went to Chi- chamDerf including Binghams strong Kansas Husband Kills Wife and Commits Suicide in Fit of Frenzy KANSAS CITY, Nov. A quarrel over who should go to thej lowed to make any visits such as that grocery store to buy a pound of butter. that while no direct information of a kidnap plot had been received, Carmen, under no circumstances would be WEATHERFORD, Nov.

I born out of threats from em- bittered love letters of his daughter's forbidden, lover caused former Judge Robert H. Hamilton to kill Tom Walton when the youth walked into Ham- I ilton's office last May 4. the Judge told a jury deliberating his fate on a murder charge today. "All the threats I had heard passed through my mind," Judge Hamttton paid. "I surely thought he was going to kill me when I drew my Hamilton climaxed more than four hours of personal testimony, which in- and suggested in the letter.

and a husband's jealousy were blamed A number of similar notes have been! toSay for a murder and suicide here last prints to Capt. Billy Gordon of Sdentification bureau of tne CHy police department where rdon tnK)Ugh oompared them with the finger prin police following his escape from the Texas penitentiary at HuntsviUe. Puteney, ottwr than confessing to tae officers be was tne man wanted Texas for tne murder of tne express BWgaenger, would not give any further Information regarding the case. Chief Police Dorney at once (street. ed with the warden of the Texas state prison who requested that Puteney be held awaiting the arrival of an officer from the state prison with requisitton A.

T. A. MOTICE The Sampeel A. T. A.

No. 441 will papers for his return to that state J. J. Shy, prosecuting attorney, stated today he would turn Puteney over Texas officers, relinquishing meet session Tuesday night Nov. 5th at 8 o'clock.

Initiation of several candidates and other important business to come tip for consideration and a good attend is desired. WITH FNEUMONIA. sider their job extremely distasteful. They privately say they do not like to spank each other in public and they would like to avoid the issue if some way out could be found. Chairman Norris of the senate judiciary committee who introduced the resolution terming Bingham's actions as "contrary to good morals and senatorial ethics and tending to bring the senate into dishonor and disrepute" has agreed he will withdraw the resolution anytime Bingham will apologize for his charges that the senate lobby investigating committee was packed against him, and for his employment of Charles L.

Eyanson of the Connecticut Manufacturers' association as his tariff adviser on the government payroll. sent to the Pantages home, it was said. Pantages, himself, would not comment on the possibility of an attempt being made to abduct his daughter. He was held in county jail here pending the arguments be made under obligation, and in trying to hide I Nov. 9 for a new trial.

In event his the obligation by an untruth, referring to the money he received from Doheny jand his statement to the senate oil I committee that E. B. McLean, Washington publisher, loaned it to him. night. Benjamin Gilbert, 27, shot and killed his wife, Mrs.

Alta Gilbert, 25, and then committed suicide. Miss Cleva Snelson and Miss Delpha Snelson, sisters of Mrs. Gilbert, witnessed the shooting. Mrs. Gilbert, it was said, wanted to motion is denied he intends to appeal, go for tne tter, while Gilbert asked If both of these measures are unsuc- ner to wait unta he cessful he must go to San Quentin to' begin serving-a term of from one to 50 years, passed on him whe he was ajone faad Jacobs fe about a week claim here on the prisoner as the forgery charge would bring cnly a small prison term while in Texas there is a 90 vear sentence awaiting Puteney.

Mrs. Puteney or Proctor, as she was known to the officers who arrested her with her husband, was released from custody late yesterday and departed for To Start Marathon Dance Monday Night in St. Joseph, has contracted pneumonia and is in a serious condition at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alice Howard, at whose home he was visiting. Mr.

Jacobs is the father of F. E. and Elmer Jacobs and Mrs. Arthur Huggett of Chillieothe. He was 80 Stears old his birthday, October 23.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Jacobs will drive to St.

Joseph tomorrow to visit him. sequences of my act I could depart in peace," he said. "In the meantime, I ask the American people to judge me by the acts I confess and not to believe me guilty of the damnable crime of which I am innocent." Fall's appeal will be perfected in the next 19 days, after which his lawyers will have three months to prepare and file the transcript with the District of Columbia court of appeals. Thereafter, briefs will be filed and the case will be ready for argument probably in When he was ready, go his wife her. had the con- convicted of assaulting Eunice Pringle, an amateur dancer.

Pantages' wife, Louise, found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Juro Hokumoto, Japanese, will appear in the court November 8 seeking probation on a one to ten year prison sentence which the jury recommended. Mrs. Pantages has been critically illi since her collapse immediately after the jury convicted her. Bingham has taken the position Aprfl May Fall will not be requ ired there is nothing to apologize for, so a jto rgturn from New MexiCQ for majority of the senators seem to be- lieve there is nothing for them to do, Sftid thc statement was prompt- keep the record of the senate ed by a desire to "vindicate the faith straight, but to adopt the Norris reso- Qf those who naye loyed honored lution. DAUGHTER FOR LOVES.

Dr. and Mrs. Walter S. Love of Nevada, announce the birth of a daugh- Worths Champion, Contest at Garden 'ter, this morning, Saturday, November A dance Marathon starts Monday. November 6th, at the Winter Garden under the promotion of J.

P- Nevins St. Luke's hospital in Kansas They have named her Suzanne, and Mrs. Love have one other Rosemary, who is 3 1-2 years was formerly Miss Mary Claybrook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Claybrook.

312 Jackson street. 1AMES BANKS TO MARSHALL. James Banks, of Kahoka, who is local promoter, and Dick Williams, bolder of the world's marathon record. This is the same type of dance that met with such hearty approval atj a the Complete Course De- Broofcneid recently. Only nine couples: vutiaeat a the Chillieothe Business will be entered in the contest.

Among CoUe i ft last night for Marshall, the local couples already entered are Mo to accept a Civil Service appoint- jimmy Bench and Pauline HubbelT mej to War Department at a sal- Ernie Butler and Beatrice Schooler, Jimmy King and Georgia Curtis. Kins was Is formerly cf Moberiy, Mo. tin Harris Convicted of First Degree Murder Sentence Is Left to Discretion of Court Appeal the Decision. CHANDLER, Nov. A jury in district court today found Jeff Harris, veteran peace officer, guilty of manslaughter in the first degree.

Sentence was left to the discretion of the court. Harris was charged with the murder of Oscar Lowery in an Independence Day liquor raid in which Lowery and his brother-in-law, James Harris, were slain. A. S. Wells, chief defense counsel, gave notice of appeal.

The maximum sentence is from four to 99 years in the penitentiary. Judge Johnson announced he would pass trusted me." untruth as to the source of the loan which he made to buy New Mexico ranch properties was prompted by a fear that it would be Used against the Republican administration, he said. "I knew perfectly well Brokers Used Holiday To Get Caught Upi Clerks Busy Straightening Out Transactions Made During Past Few Days Turmoil NEW YORK, Nov. stock exchange was closed for trading again today, but brokers were on hand to straighten out transactions delayed by the tremendous makets of the past week. Curb brokers also 'were present and changed her mind and told him to alone.

Angered, Gilbert demanded why she had suddenly been "so inattentive." "You don't look so big to me," Mrs.) Gilbert said. Gilbert then shot her twice. "Let the furniture and the car go back to the. people we bought 'them )from," Gilbert instructed his wife's sisters. He then went into another room and killed himself.

Gilbert was said to have accused his wife of having affairs with other men. volved the reading of impe embittered letters from young Walton to his secret wife, Theresa by detailing the fatal scene in his office. After the shooting, Hamilton revealed he telegraphed his wife: "About three minutes ago I had to shoot Tom Walton. This is awful Had to do it to save my own Me. Dont worry.

I had to do it." Judge Hamilton said he came down town on the of May 4, and was seated at a desk in his office, talking to J. W. Burks, real estate man, when the 'phone rang. The man on the Tfomftfton was in town and hung up, he said. It was only a few minutes later when W21S CJallCCl, to ftCtjQfluDff fifllCC to meet his son-in-law face to face.

"We were only 12 or feet he said. "He was staring directly at me, uneasy feeling- came aver me. I stopped and said good morning. He stiH stared and didnt say a His face took on a most serious He had his right hand in his pocket, lifted up his coat as if to take out his hand, and I grabbed for my ptetoL "When I grabbed it he made a dash for me. He sejzed the gun and took it from me.

I seized it again in both hands and it fired over our heads. From that time on there was a mortal struggle between Tom Walton and I for control of the pistol. I was stronger than he, as the results show, ami he was killed instead of me. "All the threats I had heard passed attorney for Mary Harris, through my mind. I surely thought he i brokerage clerks were busy catching up of at that time that the Democratic lead- i January term 01 Assault Victim Sues Nickols and Hilton Asks $10,000 Damages From Each of the Youths Charged With Attacking Her.

Suits were filed in the Livingston county circuit court today by Scott Miller, against Carl Nickols and Clarence Hilton, the two young men from Caldwell county who were held to trial at the court on a ers were preparing to wage war on the Republican administration by making charges of general dishonesty," the statement said. Linn County Wins In Beautification i with their back work. Much of this work, it was expected, would have tc carry over into next week. Meanwhile additional notes of optimism were being circulated regarding the business situation. The tone of brokerage letters and market observers, however, was cautious.

charge against the Hams was going to kill me when I drew my pistol. When he feU to the floor I walked into my office from the stenographer's room." Tangled domestic affairs in the Hamilton "home which led up to the killing The suits were brought by the Harris I of Walton were revealed when Judge girl through her next best friend, Les-j Hamilton resumed the witness stand lie Singleton, he is asking $10,000 damages from each of the young men. The cases will be docketed for trial at the January term of the Livingston The general opinion was that the. county circuit court. market has seen its worst break, but! Highway Beautification Contest Wasj many war ned that the recovery was ggimism GiVCS The anointment tence November 12 A City.

A large group after de- tendered offers will be arshalL each hour and are given one hour'sjthe Kansas 5 and 6 o'clock in the partment and a large number have been rest between anu (tendered offers of appointments at morning. Special entertainment each evening and special dancing classes will be conducted by Dick WlU-j jams from 6 to 8 during the where the latest steps will be taught, i Music will be furnished by severalj local orchestras and the marathon: dancing will be free to spectators the crowd permits. Harris and only three or four spec- wide highway beautification contest, tators were in the courtroom when the sponsored by the Missouri State Highway Department. The award was made here at a meet- slumped in his chair and ing in charge of highway officials. closed his eyes when the veriUct was! Other county organizations awarded Conducted by the Highway Department.

LOUISIANA, Nov. The highway beautification organization of Linn County, located at Brookfield was awarded first prize in a state per cent the New york rediscount too rapid and might draw out profit taking. Overhanging the market for the opening Monday were two items that were considered especially bullish. The first To Renewed Ambition 8:30 a. m.

this morning. The course of examination again turned to letters written to Judge Hamilton by his wife and daughter, Helen. during the weeks just preceding the killing, and the first he produced today was from Mrs. Hamilton, dated April 12. KAN8AS -Pessmnsm and NO, are was the reduction to 5 per cent from giving way to hero worship and re-j the character read by foreman George Kimball.

He had to be escorted from the room RETURNS TO KANSAS. Charles Moll returned to his home in FTunsas after a ten-days' Baand The verdict: prizes were St. Francis, Chariton, Green, Cole and Lewis. rate, and the second a decline of more than a billion dollars in brokerage loans. f- i I newed ambition, E.

H. Lindley, chance-'; rumed an lor of the University of Kansas told the convention of the Kansas State teach- Fate of Missouri Merchant With The following counties were given defendant meention in the order nam- HILLSBORO, Nov. yea are also Jeff Harris, guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and leave sentencs to the discretion of the court." LaFayette, and Johnson. and Mrs. Wm.

Pauli in uawn, i uie urarcuuu ui wie cuuiv. in nis apartment with a bullet noie ability to represent large wrn Wilson in Hate, Friday. Mr. Jurors reported that at no time KANgAg CITY STAB RADIO i her head, was expected to reach the tion chifficothe. Port.

i XnnntV. thro mnsirtor tha Hoafh nenaltV 85 tie- I inutuuuu The trial of Sol Hohenthal, DeSoto Atchison, Phelps i merchant charged with the murder of I Pearl Potoskey, whose body was found tin his apartment with a bullet hole in said further that the mother was anxious to her poor child." ers association here last night. Hamilton then plunged into the story The pessimism that followed of threats which had come to Ins ears world war has been changed to first producing a letter from Helea tion. Hero worship which instills am-1 dated bition was cording to and biographies published in the last remarks: responsible) -He told her," the read "that for the of thought, he added. he was going to kffl you and that there are men in Amarillo watching you.

Tom WANTED Sale of Registered Jerseys The F. E. Slater sale of 40 head of Registered Jerseys will be held Thursday, November 7th, at Twin Elms Farnv MO. This sale was advertised for 2-lt Oct. 28th, but had to be of bad weather.

Catalogue seat on request. Moll formerly resided in this county. His sister, Mrs. Ella Sneary of Mont Eagle, Kansas, also joined him here for a visit. Mrs.

Sneary will remain for a longer visit. HEBE VISIT Mr. and Mrs. George Weatherby of they consider the death penalty as demanded by the state. NOW ON FULL TIME WASHINGTON, Nov.

jury late today. The defense rested its case is a vicious when he mad. For goodness sakes, watch your Helen suggested that Theresa be with- id tion permanent. Address, giving fnD drawn from school. i name, residence, ace and Hamilton turned HOUSE FOR SALE The radio commission increased the day.

Old Sipple residence at Second and time of station WOQ, Kansas City, The defense was to consume after the prosecution had closed Thurs. Ceosti Hamilton turned to the jury, gestictt- his story as he was pleading a two tntion-Tribune. Washington. Ground must be one-seventh to two-seventh on hours today in offering rebuttal argu- as Shell wants to build Filling 1300 kilocycle channels. It will di- ments, after which arguments to the bids for house time with station KFH.

Men's suits cleaned /tl.00; delivery service. Unique and pressed, Phone 839. oJO-3Cf Chicago, Ulinois, arrived in Chillieothe Johnson, Shell Petroleum Cor-j station WDAF, Kansas City, was this morning for a short visit witb porattonj gt Mo friends. They will be at the Leeperi hotel during their stay here. The Con- Etttution-Tribune in its Friday, Novem- (Goatmaea to page Men's suits cleaned and given permission to operate full time on the 610 kilocycle channel, delivery service.

Phone 889.1 Makes every breakfast a success- Unique Cleaners. PICKWICK perfectly blended coffee. (jury will be started. NOTICE Carl Bauer, collector for Rich Hill township will be at Farmers and Mer- Miscellaneous Supper and Program at Willard School, Friday, November 8. Everybody invited.

tf. Helen Pennington, Teacher Car load of potatoes on Burlington tracks Sat, chants Bank on Saturdays. M. A. Beever.

$1.75 per case as an attorney before the jury box. as he related how Harry Bishop. Amarillo attorney, had tdd him of Walton's threats. "I surely did believe that Bishop was in earnest," the witness said. "I had been receiving letters about threats and when Bishop told me Walton said be fVMM tTMMn.