The Daily Capital News from Jefferson City, Missouri • 1

EEERSOgTy MOMltg MAY 21 1920 I War Veteran Was Held Without Warnst or JN MATEAWANITWO Ticket Office Theft 7 1 1 Subscribe for the NEWS Morrow secretary of the was by the Breaking 92 per cent of the birds Hy Lartonoix and Sam Eve Do You Know and'our most I of the Democratic state Committee six cus candidates for minor were plentiful during RISCO DELEGATES WILL NAME SUCCESSOR their own after from 5 at the PARTY LEADERS ARE PLEASED WITH CHANCE OR SUCCESS Sues Missouri Pacific for HumiL iation He Suffered After alse Arrest in Sedalia Joseph Davis Lawrence Daly I St Louis Elmer 0 Jones LaPlata Henry Potosi Harry Alex ander Cape Girardeau Senator McClintic Moproe City Judge A Leedy and Heisserer Ben ton Taylor and Dr Evans ulton others MILLER CO OICERS HERE Harry Donnelly Get busy! Thetimeis short and your letter is needed Write! At once! To Day! Jefferson City needs jjonr help Although Aggravated Citizens Do Not Expect urther Trouble Although they possessed no war rant for his arrest detectives of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company took him in custody on the assump tion that he had been implicated in the robbery of the ticketoffice of the company here according to charges made by Virgil Tyree "a former resi dent of Jefferson City in a suit filed against the railway company yes terday Tyree according to his petition secured employment in a restaurant at Sedalia shortly after his discharge from the army last year Detectives of the Missouri Pacific accosted him while he was at his work he says SITUATION IS QUIETING DOWN OICERS DECLARI Celebrities rom All Sections of the State Attend the Com mittee Meeting Score Was 92 Per Cent Medal Will Be Awarded Every Week do (Bv Associated! MATEAWAN Va May 20 The shooting from ambush of one man by unidentified persons and two arrests were the chief development in this region today following the 'battle here yesterday when ten or Police Believe They Have the Goods on Man and Woman Who Left ord WILLIAM DIX WINS WEEKLY TRAP SHOOT for consent state Committee for the granting of I the privileges of equal representa Democratic tion and a choice in party affairs to was repre the Democratic Women of Missouri said Mr Candidates Join in Movement for Organization to Assure Party Supremacy ILES OR DIVORCE That her husband Thomas Reed failed consistently to her and that he finally deserved her are the charges made by Lottie Reed in her petition for divorce filed Cir cuit Court yesterday The parties to the suit were mar ired in April 1905 npd have children Mrs Reed asks their tody Court They appeared Oh T'Shi I'i MISSOURI PACIIC NAMED AS ROUTE TO CONVENTION I Special Train Will Leave Kansas Train and Pullman are is $10746 I street corners and officers reported that while the people anpeamd over Wednes battle thev said they did not expect any further trouble 4 MRS GEORGE HERE YESTERDAY Mrs? George Hammann who died Wednesday at her home: 712 East Millerstreet? was buried yesterday afternoon jn Riverview Cemetery following zfuneraL'" services at the Chprch Mrs Hammann stricken with paralysis Satrns day afternoon and double pneufrionia set in Monday She was 64 years Mrs' is mourned by her (By Associated Press) The decision of the Democratic State Committee to begin organiza tion for general election campaign and have everything in readiness for the new committee met with the approval of all naity lead ers and candidates here for yester meeting While all candidates were not rep resented thejr friends were here for the gathering and predictions from every quarter were of a united party squarely back of the administrations of President Wood row Wilson and Governor rederick Gardner But two gubernatorial candidates John Atkinson and Wallace Cross attended the meeting but rank arris Charles Mayer and Ruby Garrett were represented by friends who were pleased with the developments theraneeting and ex pressed pleasure at the determina tion of the Democracy to prepare to carry the message of accomplish ments tothe people of the state Breckinridge Long Third Assist Secretary of State and candidate the Democratic nomination for United States Senate attended meeting and members of the A unds To Be Devoted to Educational und for Ex Soldiers OR have to hurry! May 25 is theXdpsingp date for answering that importaiji question everyone' is What' does Jeffersoq'City need most of all? Think carefully Thoughts are worth money in this contest or the best answer the Daily Capital News will pay a cash award of $10 and fori the second best answer it wilL pqy $5 Real hard cold cash is what you will get Your suggestions are? needed for the making of a better Jefferson City and if you don't need the money civic pride shoulcj cause you to answer shooting occurred at Lynn a small minirig village miles from Matewan Accord ng to reports received from Lynn 'tv men said to be Baldwin eltz devoctivcs were walking along a road nca a dense wood when a volley of hot was fired upon them One of the men McCoy was shot in the thigh but escaped from the ill igo and went to a hospital at The man who accompanied him was As soon as the word of Loot BURESMEYER BEGINS AT LOCAL BANK MONDAY Tiirlrm 1VT Piivncmmrm xirlirt oun A AV UHV OMV ceeds Edward Holtschneider at the first National Bank will begin his I new duties next Monday Judge I Bursemeyer will continue to live in! St Thomas until his term as County His Judge expires and at that time he will move to Jefferson City pWas Wife of ormer Sheriff and Well Known Here Where She Long Resided MEMBERLOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS gTHEWEATHER 1 air riday andi Saturday warmer Saturday'' MRSB GOODIN I DIED At 2 The localpolice believe they pave definite proof now that the ord sedan wrecked several weeks ago near the John Vander eltz farm was stolen by the parties who occupied it at the time of the smash up An air of mys Surrounded the incidents follow ing the wreck irst offering to sell the car to Vander Jgeltz for $100 the man and Oman who drove changed minds when asked to establish ership left town shortly this sand have not been heard since Information has been received Ly aiithorities here that a car bearing the number of the sedan was stolen at Independence The license number was sold for a Dort car and of the State Automobile De partment says the engine number of the "ord has been tampered with The mixed up affair will awajt set'le rient for a few days longer while the car is held by the officers here ANOTHER COMMIHEE ISiWELLPLEASEfrAT glJlpGlVEN Cite Contrast With Tactics of Republican Machine Bosses of the State prosecuting at sprung from his trap at the gun clul torney of Miller County was here yesterday afternoon William Dix Won yesterday with the Miller County1 tle gold medal awarded weekly at the yesterday meets afternoon before the State Board ofitr tied for second Tpl ace with 90 per Equalization cent each George ifer was third ith 72 per cent and Charles Clark ranked fourth with 71 per cent The meets are just getting tailed for the season and this combined the threatening weather yesterday prevented a large attendance Anoth 1 er will be held next week ane the' medal again awarded to the winner at that time Detective Wounded irea irom Ainousn in wense Wood Near" Lynn? xnernscnieiaj ieag juomesuc Science Class in Sewing creed off altruism has 'been preached up and down the land' sincethe time of' the old Greek 'philisoph ferslitwas'the main themof message arid as'4 true and as worthy ofour tfollow irig aA 1 it' was in those'1 days? xJThis was'the substance' of the ex' cellent1 remarks tnade to the gradu matingclass of the 'High School by EL Hendricks president of the entjal Missouri tf State deliver ed theCbmpiencemept address the i high school auditbritiin last night'z feature of' the sj exercises awaited" with great inter the" presentation of schplar for the entire 'four c' years' high school to Jerpme'Wollman whose average over that period was 91 Lopis Stine was second jth an aver agepf 90 2 3 VtvThe Hough Medal awarded A Hough to the' studentwiththeibeqj averagegradg through 'heyear won by Miss 'i a member of the gradu (atipg? class whose grade was 96 VCipseThe p5 '3 Ws isMalHeWCpWitif nember ofytjie senior class gold pierids are given "annually by Mrs Ernst Simonsen to jthe students ranking highest in the jseying rooking qnd manual train jfj ihg departments The" best grades' these classes were as follows: I Sewing Miss Ruth Wagner 97 I Tracy Kneinschield '961 4 I Miss Mary Helen Carson 93 Miss Audrey Alexander 90 I manual training Thomas Kallenbach I 1 i'8 3 4 Benson Cprtis 88A I The high orchestra and the I Sy chorus gave af pleasing pro I grain of music City has a rapidly growing saddlery factory kindred fields to such an extent that it1 now high place among the industries of Central JIisuri 7 and accused him of patricipation in more persons were killed and a num or at least of knowledge of a rob jber of others a fight hc bery of the ticket office here He de tween Baldwin eltz detectives and' nied the charges and although the citizens officers were unable to produce a warranthe was taken to the Sedalia police station and held for two days Handcuffed Tyree charges he was next marched through the crowds attending the State air then in session to the station and brought to Jefferson CitJ: After he had been held bv authorities here for a short time the plaintiff says the prosecuting attorney of Cole County demanded either that charges be brought against him or that he be not injured released Deatherage one ol the'detectivifs named in the petition ing reached headquarters of the State then charged him with the theft of Constabulary a detail of trooper clothing from another inmate of theLvas rushedto Lynn The pom jail and for this he was held until ary upon reaching the village could released on bond His father annot verify reports of the shooting AqTo farmAr nrnvictafl iV A xi 1 so iney scuueu aruuuu vue viunm bond moriey I Not far front the village they 1 a vw iw iui me hvau Lrui )UDOn two men one ot them xsoununu of court It was dismissed as soon ThPV we arrested as it was reached on the docket I The officers declared thev had no Tyree now charges that the Mis 1 details of the shooting at Lvnn souri Pacific Railway Company) The situation in Matewan tonight through its officers arrested him waa aujet with trooners and deputy without the proper warrant and on sheriffs patrolling the streets insufficient evidence and he asks number of citizens gathered on the damages of $20000 His petition was filed yesterday by Irwin and Haley HENDRICKS DELIVERS CLASfe ADDRESS ant for the the State Committee as well as party leaders expressed themselves as pleased that he is likely to have no opposition as the choice for the place Mr Long said before leaving he is pleased with the outlook for suc cess and declared he would continue the campaign as though he had an opponent expect to help the State Committee in every possible man ner in the organization plan and ifI am to have no opposition the staff in my headquarters will be devoted entirely to preparation for the gen eral election Long Democratic state offices the day Meredith of Poplar Bluff and Senator Mark A Mc Gruder of Sedalia candidates for attorney general George Middel kamp Troy and Robert Maras of i Carthage candidates for auditor Johi Stone of Butler and Besserer of Scott County who filed his declaration yesterday were urg ing their claims for State Treasurer 1 One of the political developmigjts of the day was the probable entrance of Senator Walter Goodson' of Macon into the contest for the Demo cratic nomination for lieutenant governor Senator Goodson would not say definitely yesterday what his attitude will be but friends were of the opinion he Will become a candi date Among those here were: Mrs MeKnight King City Mrs Oldfather Mrs ORutledge ahd Mrs Kearney St Louis Mrs Bums A Jenkins Kan sas' City Mi's? Herbert Owen St Joseph Mrs C'Cumtnins Joplin Mrs' Katherine Halterman Joplin Mrs' Jemima Hughes Keytesville TA7 ri A 'Morrow arid 'Mrs CuttenDr Burris A Jenkins Ruff Wjlson and rank Armstrong' fcansas City Ben' MNeale Greenfield Adolph Musser Holden Ben Morgan Bolivar JohnS arrington McDavid and Randall Springfield rank Hs Lee and Harry aenaror iviixe Kinney foenawr joseon Brogan Mestres' Byrnes Democratic of Missouri ex pressed appreciati on for the equal privileges which Hhave beenaccord (d' them" by the men of the party in i resolution adopted at a joint meet ng of the two committees yesterday I This action is quite in contrast with chat of he Republican women of the state who have been forced to fight for every possible concession from the organization of that party and now appear to be probable victims of a deep laid plot organized by the machine politicians of the Republican party Democratic women who had equal repersentation in the Democratic state convention and were given' one half of the delegates at large to the San rancisco convention are well pleased and reports were made here yesterday that many vjomen of the state who expected ta affiliate with the Republicans have expressed themeslves as being opposed to be coming active for any party which is sn hnss ridden that the newly franchised voters are not given the Shepherd secretary and Mrs consideration to which they are en 1 McKnight chairman and Mrs Kate titled In addition to the resolution plans for the coming general election cam It was decided by the committee paign were considered by the com the vacancy caused by the rejection mittee and Chairman Ben Neale of Senator Reed as a delegate by the was authorized by the committee to Joplin convention should be filled by name executive finance organiza the Missouri delegation anduto effort tion and committee to pre 1 was made to fill thepface part for the coming campaign The meeting was quite well Mrs Kate Morrow secretary of tended and party harmony the Committee was asked key note during the day to seek a leave of abserice from her Theresolutions adopted work at the Public Service Comrnis women follow: sion which will permit her to spend ve the members of the the next few months in Kansas City Democratic State Committee andNissist inAhe organization of the hereby acknowledge our debt of women of the state Mrs Morrow gratitude to the Democratic will ask the commission to do this work Edward Goltra National committeeman sented by Joseph Davis who an an( f0 the State Chairman Honor nounced a to the San able Ben Neale for the fearless rancisco convention has been ar 1 and unfailing support he has given ranged for Railroad fare to thereon the women of the party and their vention from Kansas City and return I organization will be $10746 including Pullman fare We hereby declare our appreciation both ways The train will leave Kan 1 and unqualified approval of his ac sas City some time Tuesday June 22 tions and pledge our support in arriving in San rancisco riday carrying to a successful conclusion June 25 the campaign that is to bring vic The official route will be via the tory to the Democratic Banner in Missouri Pacific to Pueblo thence (the election of 1820 over the Denver and Rio Grande to We rejoice that our first entry into Salt Lake City and over the Western politics was under the auspices of a Pacific to San rancisco Stops will be State Committee witha Chairman made of several hours at Glenwoodso just and unprejudiced and with Springs Colo and Salt Lake City such high ideals that the Democratic The train wjll be scheduled so thay Women of Missouri were not forced daylight runs will be through the to take the stand that was necessary Royal Gorge and Eagle River Canyon recently in the Republican state on the and and through the convention wonderful eather River gorge in We further rejoice that we have California on the Western Pacific the opportunity tq be supporters of Davis aid hotel reservations had the nian who more than any other been made at the Plaza Hotel fol the is responsible forhe right ofrepre Missouri delegates apd that rates will I sentatidn having been confererd upon be $10 per day for a room with two Democratic women in time on them persons When three occupy one I to take part in party mass meetings room the charge wilbe" $12 for Ahe I and conventions1 We commend him room I for his loyalty to the President and At the meeting of the committee to the principles of World Peace and the following telegram was ofdered I for his conspicuous 'arid able service sent jto President" Woodrow Wilson: I rendered to his Country hisState members of the Democratic I and his party during his terin of Joint' State Committee present avail service as chairman of the state thnmselvpqnf the "nnnortunitv to send! committee I areetincs from the Derhocrats of Resolved that we do hereby de rrt aimnci lPntte nf fl'hd Mika Vinita Miflrarkto exnressour regrets at clare our allegiance 1 to the Honor twenty feet in "the last day and Hammann and a'" brother Henryyour long illness ur extreme grati ableBen'M Neale arid jheartilyj'bn rain indicate that the low lands are who knew her" regrets to hear of ring toward I in for a set back IMrs death! en wen rsen dvi iNeaiej vnmiuiciii it AD teZocak New8 AD the That Jefferson branching out info assumes a I The Ruwart Saddlery Company was established in 1905 hv Edward A and William Ruwart and Joseph Ruwartis mjw a member of the firm l' They manufacture saddles in large quantities and their harj4 ness has a big sale over all the South and Southwest Their automobile department handles the distribution of tude baker Cadillac and White cars through this and surrounding counties ''i A horse collar plant to have a capacity of twenty dozen is being equipped now arid it will be in operation August 1 This w'ill provide a close market for quantities of straw' from Colc County fangs 1 The RuSvart factories employ 100 persons 4 Their" business is thoroughlyrepresentative of Jefferson' City? Mrs Goodin one of JeffersonjjCitys oldestand highly respected citizens passed away at 2 this morning at the age of 72 years Goodin had suffered for the last with high pressure terminated into pneumonia "several days ago causing her death S' Mrs Goodin is survived by her husband former Sheriff Goodin three daughters and one s6n It they are: Mrs Sheely Mrs £B4JG Gilbert Mrs Clark and ri Wm Goodin funera! arrangements rfmade last night The Capital News 'I'jqins with the friends 'in ex rGftehding sympathyto the bereaved REAU OVERLOWS BOTTOM CORN LAND Missouri and Osage Rivers Begin Rise Prove It xSWhu 7 Serious SoomVW' LU nlnmt fliA niirqp rtf "the Moreau already 'under watei in many places' the has begun 'a slow rise that promises to" be great iyincreasbd today and a season of wntorri the Missouri river is predicted the mear future! Only husband George Hammann five the crops'on the banks or tne Moreau aaugnters airs mciiwiun 1 have yet suffered 'from the Wadley' of St JL ouisMrs MJ A 'IT The nas risen almost vows or I lacl rlov nnzf fiTTammnirn A' hrnthfiP 1 night the 'of more Wolf ruin of this li 'Everyone'fication 'at the you are mak 1 dorse liim for re election as chairman Ratcliff'Joplin Breckinridge Long I 411 11 I i I I An lA'nw4 wnnAirn nwkzlYiA AHW 1 lYinaf I ft 4 Vkn noiVIAAVnH1 data x'XnWlWlltt ftamatAv Ml IO limoU1 Rrt1! fl frrtV board of twenty three ex service men who are cations fand make recommendations for aWhrds of the JL scholarships'! sdori to be'4dirtriute iwasunnouncea 'yesteruayKWiaui snip uik in voie uounty 1 owing men were named! Jay Bar ton Wade' Condit Howard Cook Curtis Duhn Harry Rob ert Ijlnloe Clifford ischer James Hancock Mark Kilby JMqClure Joseph Nacy Jess William Ottman Lester Parker Jr (Alfred Peasner Cliffbrci Porth Charles Raithel William Sappenfiejd rederick Schroer Guy Sone rancis Young and Paul Hunt Col Hunt will be chairman of the committee Some applications have already been received by the County chair man and inquiries made concerning the scholarships indicate that the money allotted here will soon be ex hausted About $650 has been given the Cole County board The correspondence scholarships offering? practical training in many lines are thought by Col Hunt to be the best opportunity for men now engaged in other work to help them selves along They can be taken during spare time and the advant ages to be secured from them are al most aS great as more intensive training in school The board appointed yesterday is to pass oh the fitness to enroll in the course he choses and Jtheir decision will be final Applica will be considered in the order they are received and those in charge all men who are eligible which means all men who can produce hon orable discharges from the service that "their names should be filed im mediately if they hope to receive scholarships Col Hunt will be glad to give any one Who wishes it additional infor mation' regarding the proposition WRECKED CAR MAY HAVE BEEN STOLEN inc nju Appointed To Choose Men IM Jubilant in State a "1'" "A £0 Li? ri It 'Ji di fl J' 41 vft llr I Alfj i LL i $4 rll i I 5 I r' I I 1 7 4 fl "Wi Wffi where all of the members of the firm were born and reared St 2 1 a Lr I rinrrkVA WVAix will PAAn Kft nv4 italx? 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