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News Notes Of Local Happenings MOVE TO APARTMENT Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Oliver and family moved today from their home, 403 Vine Street, to the Oliver Apartments on Clay Street.

The Oliver home will be closed during the winter. EYLENBURGS RETURN Mr. and Mrs. William A. Eylenburg, who have spent the past two months at points in California where they visited relatives and friends, returned to Chillicothe Wednesday night.

OFFICE REDECORATED Work of redecorating the office of Dr. Donald M. Dowell on North Locust Street, was started Wednesday. The redecoration work includes papering and painting and a rearrangement of the office. ATTENDED FESTIVAL Mr.

and Mrs. Raymond Bucy and daughters and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Babb and son attended the Halloween festival in Brunswick, Wednesday evening. Messrs.

Babb and Bucy took part in the parade and stunts. OPERATION THIS MORNING Mrs. Mary Cooper of Osgood, who, underwent operation at the Chillicothe hospital this morning, is resting as well as can be expected afternoon. Mrs. Cooper has this been at the hospital for medical treatment for the past week.

SPOKE IN KIRKSVILLE Mrs. L. M. Potts returned Wednesday from Kirksville where she was speaker before the meeting of the a state conference of the Women's Home Missionary Society held there Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs.

Potts, former national officer of the socia ety, attended both day's sessions. WILLIAM OREN ARRIVES and Mrs. Oren J. Lamb of Mr. Macon announce the birth of a son, Monday October 29th.

The new on arrival tipped the scales at six and thirteen ounces. He has pounds been given the name of. William Oren. Mrs. Lamb will be remembered as Miss Zelma Zumalt, formerly of this city: HERE FOR HOMECOMING Among those from Kansas City who will come Friday for the Homecoming game at the Chillicothe College are Mr.

and Mrs. Business Charles Ireland, Miss Virginia Klous, Stevens, Miss Violet Miss Mayme Grantham, Miss Ruth Tye, Mrs. Audrey Lohmar, Miss Nelle Arnold, Lavelle Foster, Lawrence Vick Miss and Harlan Rierson. ENROUTE TO VISIT FATHER Lenora Bradford of St. JoMrs.

formerly of this city, was in seph, for a short time today to Chillicothe friends. She was enroute to visit Green where she will be the Bowling of her father, V. F. VanDusen, guest Mrs. E.

E. Lane, for and her sister, days. From there she will several Chicago to. visit another sisgo to ter, Mrs. A.

W. Krieg. RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA Sailor resumed her Miss Dora assistant postmistress at position as the Chillicothe postoffice this mornafter a several weeks' vacation ing with her sister, Mrs. Jack spent and Mr. Ogle at points in CaliOgle Enroute home they also fornia.

visited in the Grand Canyon and western points of interest. Mr. other and Mrs. Ogle will return to their home. in Chicago Saturday.

CAR OVERTURNS A '32 Chevrolet coupe, driven by Charles Crist of Kansas City, turnover a half mile east of the Miled waukee underpass on U. S. highway 36 at 3:45 this morning. Crist No. suffered a cut on his arm.

LionberAuto Salvage towed the car to ger's garage. The windshield was their and the radiator and one broken, wheel was badly damaged. Crist a truck when the acciwas passing occurred. He was enroute to dent Hannibal. RETURN FROM IOWA M.

E. Gibson and her daugh-1 Mrs. Jessie Gibson, returned ter, Miss Wednesday from spending five weeks (Continued to Page 5) THE WEATHER MISSOURI: Generally fair tonight and Friday with rising temperature. Wednesday's Temperature Maximum ..54 Minimum 24 The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune VOLUME XLVI DAILY EDITION CHILLICOTHE A BIG DECREASE IS SHOWN IN CITY TAXES THIS YEAR Assessed Valuation for This Year Is $4,225,430 as Against $4,550,740 Last Year, PERSONAL PROPERTY IS OFF The Valuation on the Assessor's Book for This Year Is In 1933 It Was $964,030. The valuation of the taxable real estate in the city of Chillicothe for the year 1934, shows a decrease of $325,310 as compared with the valuation of 1933 which was $4,550,740.

The 1934 assessment as charged on the books against City Treasurer Joe Warren totals $7,690,703 as against $8,101,207 in 1933. Although the law provides that the tax books must be open to the public for the payment of taxes on October 1, very few property owners pay taxes until the latter part of November and during the month of December, the greater number waiting until the last two weeks in December to take up their receipts. The city real estate taxes for this year is divided as follows: City tax property, City Hall building interest fund, City Hall sinking fund, general school tax, $3,591,764. The 1934 personal city tax is based on a valuation of $680,600 with a charge of $1,240,350 charged on the books. The personal tax.

valuation for last year was $964,030 with a charge of $1,718,978 on. the books. This shows a decrease in the valuation of $283,430 and a decrease of $478,628 be collected on the valuation. Cadet Band to Give a Drill Here Wentworth Military Academy Organization Will Entertain Friday Morning. The Wentworth Military Academy band will make its first appearance in Chillicothe at the Homecoming game Friday.

Composed of more than thirty Cadets, the band this year surpasses even previous efforts and Chillicotheans are promised a real treat, in hearing this organization. The band, like the Chillicothe Business College band, will give an exhibition drill on the west side of the square at 10 o'clock Friday morning, preceding the parade. The Wentworth band also will appear between halves at the afternoon game and probably will march in the parade. Mrs. P.

A. Sheaffer Dies at Home in Hale Mother of 0. W. Sheaffer of This City Passed Away Wednesday Night. Mrs.

P. Sheaffer, mother of O. W. Sheaffer of this city, passed away at her home in Hale Wednesday evening at 10:15 o'clock following ani illness of several months. Mrs.

Sheaffer was born in Hale and has resided there her entire life. She was a member of the Christian Church. She is survived by two children, Orville W. of this city, and Mrs. Ruth De Bolte of Hale.

Mr. Shaeffer died in July, 1931. Funeral services will be held in Hale Friday afternoon at two o'clack from the Christian Church and burial wil lbe made in the family lot of the Hale cemetery. Rev. Vanderpool of the Baptist Church will conduct the services.

Rev. Vanderpool has been a neighbor and friend of Mrs. Shaeffer for many years. Mrs. Shaeffer is well known in Chillicothe, having frequently visited in the home of her son.

Divorced After 44 Yrs. as Wife ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1-(UP)--Fortyfour years after marrying Edward H. Joerding, Mrs.

Amanda Joerding asked for and was granted a divorce. She sued on the grounds of general indignities. The Joerdings had 13 children. CHILLICOTHE, THURSDAY, NOV. 1, 1934 WELCOMES PARADE WLIL BE A REAL FEATURE HERE THIS YEAR Most Elaborate of All Is Prospect, According to Advance Dope Today, IT ATTRACTS K.

U. COACH "Fog" Allen Says He Is Coming Referee So He Can See the Floats. Parade forms at the college to move promptly at 11 o'clock Friday morning: South on Monroe to Polk; east on Polk to Washington; south on Washington to Ann; east on Ann to Locust; north on Locust to Bryan; west on Bryan to Monroe; north to school. J. D.

Rice, who has been marshal of the parade for many years, will again direct its movement tomorrow. Pity the poor Homecoming queen in an organdy gown! All praise to the committee clever enough to work out an idea based upon a fur coat! For the mild days ure over, and snappy weather is on hand for the Homecoming parade of Chillicothe Business College Ducks Friday. Although greatest secrecy is being maintained, and no details are available until the time of the parade itself, it is known that this year the parade will be one of the largest and most elaborate yet seen. Over twenty organizations in the school are taking part in this demonstration, and several are planning more than one float. The parade.

is. well. worth seeing. Dr. Forrest C.

Allen, athletic director of Kansas University, was per. suaded to referee the Homecoming game, by the fact that it would enable him to see the parade, about which he has heard so much. He at first thought he would be unable to come, as he is leaving at Friday to go on a trip with but by leaving immediately after the game, he will be able to make connections, which will allow him not only to referee the game, but to see the parade in the morning. Mrs. Allen is accompanying him on the trip.

Funeral of James Goff at Wheeling Services Will Be Conducted From Methodist Church at Two O'Clock. Funeral services for James E. Goff, a former resident of and a brother of Mrs. James W. HIll of this city, will be conducted from the Methodist Church in Wheeling Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Burial will be made in Wheeling. Mr. Goff's death occurred in Eldorado Springs, Tuesday. The body will arrive here over the Burlington tonight and will be taken to I the Gordon Funeral Home, where lit will be held until the funeral hour Friday. Mr.

Goff is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Walter Mead of Bucklin, Kansas, and a son, Russell Goff of Dodge City, Kansas; also four brothers, Henry Goff of Independence, Kansas; Fred Goff of Maryville, Missouri; Charles and Will Goff of near Wheeling, and three sisters, Mrs. Hill of this city; Mrs. Myra Jones and Mrs. Anna Hill of Wheeling.

Roy McKittrick to Be Here Saturday Will Speak at Democratic Headquarters In the Afternoon and at Mooresville That Night. General Roy McKittrick will speak at Democratic headquarters Saturday afternoon and at Mooresville Saturday night. McKittrick is well and favorably known in Chillicothe and Livingston county. The Democratic County Central Committee is planning for the accommodation of a large crowd Saturday afternoon to hear the attorney general discuss the issues of the campaign. NO.

234 C.B.C. CADET BAND DRILL WEDNESDAY 10 A. M. Citizens of Chillicothe and those attending the Chillicothe Business College Homecoming, will have an opportunity of seeing the Wentworth Military Academy band in one of its famous drills. The drill will take place on 1 the west side of the square at 10 o'clock Friday morning.

This block will be cleared of automobiles, which will give the band ample room for the drill. WINDOW DISPLAYS FOR HOMECOMING Keen Competition Among Business Firms to See Which One Will Receive Approval of Students. Each year business firms in the downtown district vie with one another in the decoration of their windows to do honor to C. B. Homecoming.

This year is no ception. Elaborate displays are being prepared, and there is keen competition among the business firms to see which ones will receive the approval of the students. Homecoming, the displays are voted upon by the students and faculty to determine the most popular windows. In the past the students have voted upon the most beautiful windows, and the best display of color in an upstairs window. This year in addition to the two mentioned, they will give first, second and place for the most original display.

Last year the awards were made as follows: Most beautifully decorated windows 1. Montgomery Ward Co. 2. Shirley's. 3.

Clark's Pharmacy. Color display in upstairs window. 1. H. O.

Gaul Insurance Agency. 2. M. J. Rice Insurance Agency.

3. Brown's Beauty Shop. This is the second successive year for Montgomery Ward to win the award for first in window displays, and the third year for the Gaul Insurance Agency to win first place in fits division. There are always many expressions of appreciation heard among the students and friends of the school for the co-operation of the Chillicothe business men in helping to give the city an attractive apand in making C.B.C. pearance, Homecoming 8 gala event of the year.

Temperature Down to 24 Degrees Here Radiators on Cars Left in the Open Last Night Froze, Not Sufficient, However, to Cause Damage. With the temperature registering 24 degrees this city experienced its first real winter weather this ing. The maximum reading Wednesday was 54 degrees. Some motorists who left their cars parked in the open last night experienced frozen, radiators, although not enough to cause any damage to the motor. Overcoats were very much in demand this morning as WaS capes, especially early in cloaks and the morning.

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1-(UP) -The coldest weather of the season ushered in November today in Missouri, Kansas and the upper Missouri River valley, the weather bureau reported. The mercury dropped to 28 degrees early this morning and some readings were reported from weather bureau stations in this section. Tonight, however, it will not be cold the prediction being temso peratures in the forties. Will Continue Hearing COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov.

-An extradition hearing for Adam Richetti, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd gangster, wanted in Missouri on murder charges, will be continued Friday at the Lisbon, Ohio, jail where Richetti is held. GRADUATES PRELIMINARY NOV. 7 Harry Reece Charged With Burglary and Larceny. The preliminary hearing of Harry Reece, charged with burglary and larceny in connection with the theft of several articles from the home of Cari Troeger, north of Mooresville, on the night of September 21, was set for Wednesday, November 7, following. his arraignment before Justice James J.

Martin this morning. His bond was fixed at $2500 which he had been unable to give at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Reece was arrested by Deputy Sheriff L. W. Mast after a chase of approximately three quarters of a mile northwest of Chillicothe.

BUSY DAYS FOR GOP CANDIDATES Caravan to Polo Tonight; Rally at Court House Saturday; Two Meetings Friday Night. Republicans of Livingston county are winding up their campaign with a full program for this week-end. Today a caravan will drive from Chillicothe through Caldwell county, boosting the candidacy of Judge Ira D. Beals, candidate for re-election. This caravan will wind up at Polo, where a rally will be held.

Republican women will serve tea and coffee at Republican headquarters Saturday afternoon from 2 o'clock to 5 o'clock. Meetings will be held Friday night at the Highview school and the Gravesville (Fourth ward) school. Each meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30. Saturday afternoon will be one of the highlights of the A big meeting will be held in the court house with Elton L. Marshall of Kansas City as one of the principal speakers.

Everyone in Chillicothe is, of course, well acquainted with Mr. Marshall, who practiced law here before going to Washington to serve as solicitor general for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The other main speaker for the Saturday afternoon meeting will be J. G.

Morgan of Unionville, Republican candidate for representative in congress from this (First district). Mr. Morgan is also well known here as he has represented this senatorial district in the state legislature for the past eight years. Mr. Marshall will be the principal speaker at a meeting in Avalon urday night.

This meeting will be attended by. all county candidates, who will make short talks. High School Course For Industrial Home This Added Educational Advantage Made Possible Through FERA The State Industrial Home for Girls, which has had, heretofore, only a grade school including commercial subjects, is to have a two year high school course. These added educational advantages are made possible through an FERA project which provides government paid teachers. Some of the classes were started this week, according to Mrs.

Dorothy Shinn, superintendent of the Home, but the complete high school schedule has not yet been completed and all teachers are not yet here. However, Mds. Shinn said today, that the course would be completed and in running order within the next few days and the list of teachers and their classes will be published. It is thought that there will be at least eight teachers sent here for the high school classes. Mrs.

Pontius, a former Chillicothean, is among those appointed on the high school faculty and she has begun her work. The high school work includes, among other advanced subjects, classes in both French and Spanish. Campaign Expenditure WASHINGTON, Nov. The Democratic National today reported campaign tures of $92,294.45, between ber 1 and October 25. ICHS DRUM CORPS WILL PLAY FOR LEGION MEETING Take Part in District Parade, Brookfield Sunday; Several Corps Will Play There.

STATE OFFICERS TO SPEAK Full Program at High School Planned; Cars Wanted to Get Girls Over For Parade. Chillicothe's junior drum corps corps will take part in the American Legion district meeting in Brookfield Sunday, according to plans being here now. drum corps from Trenton, Brunswick and Macon and the Ladles Auxiliary drum corps from Marceline will share honors in the parade at Brookfield Sunday afternoon with the Milan band, the Brookfield school band, the Chillicothe girls drum corps and perhaps the Trenton school band. The parade is scheduled to start shortly after 1 o'clock. It will form in the south part of the city and will march to the high school where the program of speaking will be held.

Father Wogan of Cameron, department Chaplain for the Legion, is listed to give the invocation for the meeting and Rev. Korn of Brookfield will pronounce the benediction. Speakers on the program will include W. A. Kitchen, Legion state commander; Lloyd King, superintendent of Monroe City schools; Judge Paul Van Osdol; H.

S. Beardsley, Missouri National Committeeman; Clem White, chairman of the state Americanism committee; and Mrs. Walter Drakesmith of St. Louis county, president of the Legion Auxiliary. A.

D. Peterson of Browning, district committeeman, will be in charge of the meeting. Mrs. S. Beardsley of Chillicothe, committeewoman, will have charge of the women's meeting which will follow the joint session.

George Breen, commander of the Brookfield post, will open the meeting. A large number of Chillicothe Legionnaires are expected to attend. Some cars are needed to take the drum corps to Brookfield. Anyone. who can take a car load is asked to communicate with Max Keating, Legion adjutant, at Beardsley's store, phone 411.

Indictments Returnable Here Federal Grand Jury in Kansas City Returned True Bills in Three Cases. The federal grand jury in session at Kansas City. late Wednesday announced the return of three indictment returnable to the December term of the United States District Court which convenes here Dec. 3. Those indicated were Charles Dye, possession of liquor; William L.

Lightfoot, possession of narcotics; Edward Adkins, possession of narcotics. Dye is a resident of Trenton while Lightfoot and Adkins reside at Carrollton. GOP Pleased With Eversonville Meet Report Fine Crowd at Hall Wednesday Night; Judge Beals Made the Principal Address. A large and enthusiastic crowd was reported in attendance at Eversonville Wednesday night for the Republican meeting, held in the fine hall where Eversonville metings are held. John Mills, committeeman for Medicine township, had charge of the meeting.

Judge Ira D. Beals was the principal speaker. All county candidates were present and made short talks. W. IG.

Kent has accepted a position with an electrical company in St. Joseph. He started on his new duties Monday morning, HUNDREDS OF VISITORS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW FOR ANNUAL HOMECOMING Floats for the Big Parade Which Moves From the College Promptly at 11 O'clock Are Being Given the Final Touches for the Big Event A PROMISE OF GOOD WEATHER The Football Game Between the Ducks and Wentworth Military Academy Cadets is the Main Attraction of the Afternoon; Kickoff at 2:15 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP C. B. C.

Wentworth Pearsall RE Davis Clark RT Canning Janke or Elmore RG Leonard or G. Greene Smith Slusher Critchfield or Watson LG Jones Davenport LT Robinson (captain) Hastings LE W. Green Abel or Gotcher Heffelfinger Coppage or Dyer RH Sartoris York (captain) FB Morton Shalhope LH Cubine With bright, crisp weather in prospect, things are stirring at C. B. C.

tonight as final preparations are being made for the annual Homecoming of the Ducks. Floats for the big Homecoming are getting their final touches, the Duck grid team is going through its final practice and the faculty at the college i is getting ready to welcome back the hundreds of graduates who will be here for the occasion. The old-timers will be renewing old acquaintances during the morning until time for the parade at 11 a. M. The parade will then take the limelight for the next hour, after which everyone will get ready for the game.

TRAIN HITS CAR KILLING DRIVER C. Frank McCray of Cowgill Lives Only 11 Hours After Crash Near Polo Wednesday Night C. Frank McCray of Caldwell county died this morning in Trenton where he had been taken after his car was struck by a crack Rock Island passenger train. The accident which caused Mr. McCray's death occurred a short distance north of Polo, at 7:30 Wednesday evening.

Very little information is available regarding it. Apparently no one saw him drive onto the track. The engineer and fireman both state that they saw a few seconds before the crash and that it was too late to do anything to prevent the crash. Mr. McCray was taken to the Wright hospital for treatment.

Death came this morning at E. P. Michaels, undertaker of Braymer, brought the body to Braymer today. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. Mr.

McCray was a native of the community in which he lived, north of Cowgill. He was 57 years old. Little Damage Was Reported Last Night Hallowe'en Merrymakers Resorted to Innocent Fun, According to the Police Reports Little damage was reported last night and according to police ports the Hallowe'en merrymakers engaged only in innocent fun, such as soaping windows of business houses, residences and automobiles. The only damage of a serious ture reported was the theft of a wheel from an automobile parked on Locust street on the opposite side of the postoffice. The theft was reported to the police who failed to find any trace of the missing wheel today.

The youngsters, dressed in costumes, made merry on the streets of the business district. You go through a period in life when you say "Absolutely" instead The game is the main attraction of the day with Wentworth Military Academy offering opposition for the Chillicothe gridsters. Wentworth began the season with six letter men: Wood, McLaughlin, Robinson, Slusher, Griffiths, and W. Green. Two of these men, Wood and McLaughlin have since been lost to the team because of injuries and illness.

The probable starting lineup "in Friday's game will be: The average weight of the men in the starting lineup is about 164 pounds. The ages of the players on team run from 16 to 21, with the average around 18. Robinson, Wentworth captain, is, from Red Oak, Iowa, and was an all-conference tackle last year. Captain W. V.

Cox, Wentworth Coach, is a University of Oklahoma graduate and has been with the Wentworth Military Academy nine years. Previous to that time he was Freshmen coach at Oklahoma U. and also coached at Henrietta and Helena, Oklahoma. Under his leadership the Wentworth Dragons have come through the first of their football season with three big victories and they have had only two defeats. For the first time in over ten years, Wentworth defeated Missouri Valley College in Marshall, October 5, by a score of 7-0.

Last week the Wentworth Dragons defeated Moberly Junior College in a 20-0 score. A score of 20-12 favoring the Dragons ended the game between the Dragons and the Kansas City, Kansas Junior College recently. A slight victory was nosed out by Tarkio in their game with the Wentworth team at the opening of the 1934 season. The final score was 12-13. The Principia, St.

Louis Christian Science College, and one of Wentworth's worst foes, also dethem in a 6-16 score. Coach Bill Slayton hopes that his team will be able to turn back the military hoards from Lexington: He does not have quite such an optimistic outlook for the Homecoming game as does Mr. Lail. He has been drilling his team all this week on forward pass defense, since the strength of the Dragons lies in their forward passing technique. The team is in top-notch condition with the exception of Dyer regular punter, who will be out of the game 1- (UP)Committee 1.