Springfield Leader and Press from Springfield, Missouri • Page 12

FART.IER MUST HAVE PROTECTIVE TARIFF, COUNCIL HEAD SAYS Peek Declares Agriculture Must Be on Basis With Industry and Labor. MORRIS. 111.. Jan. (A.

The protective ytem mint extended to Include agriculture. It It to be retained for Industry nd labor, declared Oesorg N. Peek. President of the American Council of Agriculture beTore a mld wet M.rn Am meetlflff todaY. Th farmer ta entitled th benefit of the protective tariff In Aiitnn to all the saving ta may set through better and cheaper method of marketing and transpor tation," he ata.

He mint haVe an American prlc for Amerlran conumptton Independent of the world prlc tor th "Th farmer ha a right to Am mnl throueh lertelatlon, a eon dltlon of economlo quality tn our national atructur, wun maueirr and finance and labor and othr element which Important, yea nn mnr en than agriculture." pointed out that becau of protection afforded other group by legislation "th farmer ha been and buylnir In an American mar ket protected by law enaciea or ur government for the benefit of Industry and labor and selling In a world regulated Djr worm conoi tlona. Id competition with th European peasant and the Argentine Indian." The fundamental trouble can remedied In only two way, peek aald. by repealing all protective menure or by including th farmer In the protective lyiitm. PLANS FOR COUNTY DENTIST CONSIDERED Th employment of a city and enntr dentist, to work In connection with th health department of Springfield and Greene county, will likely be anked by member of the Springfield District Dental lety. according to plan dlacniued during a call meeting of th elety th Chmber of Commerce ia.

i nianv. Many plan for fntor work of the oelety were dlcusjed during last night meellne lon dentin, called by Dr. W. T. Avery, president, and severalcommittee i wer appointed.

It wa stated by dentists todsr Oat th employment of city and ounty dentist will not be asked at th present time, but tht a wide educational program will be Instituted to show tne need of uch a. department to be operated In eonnectlon with hmith work. It was stated by several who spoke at the meeting that practically all dentist of Hnrlngfleld a largo amount of charity work, and th centralisation of tbl work along with that of th health department now tieeoen. v. nliM tr iwaU tot the inKiittitlnn of a cownty wla.

pro gram of education on dentistry and the care of the teeth, and It la 11k 1 that In connection with addr.ea in ne Eiveii uy fore meetings of parent teacher toelntlon and other bodies, mo tion on tho subject will lino be displayed. All of the film to he brought liere for display mi" ure fn story form, and csrry Interesting Information regarding dent al surgery, snd the general ram of the teeth. Plans for this educational program were not completed 'lul night, but a committee com of Irs. It. T.

Peak and Karl Hamcl were ppolned to arrange tho various detail. It was also decided during the meeting of the society to ask the stale board of dental examiners to a nlan to finance a pro out a Plan to unsnr. of education for the public. DAIRY MEETINGS TO BE CONDUCTED NEXT WEEK Meetings to Instruct dairymen In the best Ideas for the feeding of dairy cows will be held throughout the county neit week'by C. C.

Keller, countv farm ngont, the schedule of the meetings Including every dny of the week except Monday. On Monday Keller will be with the murine party from Parsons. which Is to visit number of the leading dairy farm. The party will Arrive here tomorrow and will be led by T. M.

Jeffords, agricultural commissioner of tho M. K. T. rail way company, and will spend Monday visiting several dairy farms near Springfield. taking noon luncheon at the Chamber of Com were.

The dairy fnedlnar meetings for the rest of th week will all be held in the afternoon and the schedule 1 a follows: Tuesday afternoon at the dairy farm of T. W. Hunt, west of Rogers vllle; Wednesday, nt Elwond; Thursday at Frank Wommack's near Fall Orove: Friday at the farmers' ex change at Ash Grove, and Haturdny at the Bird Eye school h. re near Willard. INDICTMENT NEAR IN OSAGE DEATH PROBE OCTHRIR Ok Jan.

fA. P) It "ai Indicated todsy In official quarter that an Indictment wa Immtnervt In connection with th Urand Jury Investigation of the alleged Osag dea'th conspiracy. "The first tangible result," of th Inquiry expected soon, said O. R. Luhrlng, chief of th criminal division of the department of justice who Is assisting In the grand Jury activities.

STEEL ORDERS SHOW MATERIAL. INCREASE NKW TOP.K, Jun. (A .) fnfllled orders of the United State nteel mrnnmllnn on TlttrmmUmm SI made public today, totaled 038,364 tons, an increase of H1.0OO ton compared with the end of the pr ceding months. BY TIPI'lJf. Ernest Wagner and Miss Nettle Morgsn, both of rW.ls IArc, wf married at the court house today.

The marruige was aolemnlzed by MURPHY OUSTER SET FOR CALL IN FEBRUARY Proceedings to ouat Judg Wil liam Murphy from hi of.flc as pre aiding Judg of th Laclede county court, which wer filed on December II In th circuit court of that eoun ty by Prosecuting Attorney Wlnn Myflld and Special Prosecutor Phil K. Donnelly, will be heard dur Ing th next term of th Laclede county circuit eonrt, which convene on Monday, February 1, at Lb Th petition charging Judg Murphy with corruption In offlc and violation of th criminal law of the stat as follows: "Coma now Wlnan I. Mayfleld. th duly elected, qualified and act Ing prosecuting attorney within and for Laclede county. Missouri, and upon hi official oath aa such prosecuting attorney, and upon hi hereunto appended oath and affidavit.

Inform th court that William Murphy I now, and was on th date hereinafter mentioned, th duly ejected, commissioned, qualified and acting presiding judg of th county court of Laclede county, Missouri; and aa suoh presiding Judg waa and I a member of th county court of Laclede oounty, Missouri, that the said William Murphy, a presiding Judg of th county court of Laclede county, Missouri, and as a member of (aid oounty court, ha been guilty of such misconduct In office, and ha been guilty of such willful, corrupt and fraudulent neglect of Ma official duties, and has been guilty of such violation of the criminal law of th state, while acting In his official capacity as presiding Judge of the county court of Lacledo county, Missouri, and as a member of said county court, that th said William Murphy should be removed and ousted from said office, for th reasons hereinafter set forth." This I followed by a charge In proper form, in detail, of th seven Indictment against Judg Murphy a follow: rr Indictment No. 1. Directed against William Murphy and John Es ther, charging conspiracy and em bezzlement from the county. It Is charged that Murphy and Esther received the money from the sale of a road grader belonging to the county, converting money to their own nse. Indictment No.

2. Directed against William Murphy, charging bribery. It Is charged that Murphy caused to be Issued to James D. Coje a road warrant In the tim of recelv ng from Cole $100 aa a bribe for' having caused such warrant to be Issued. Indictment No.

t. Directed against Murphy, charging bribery, it is COMMISSIONS BEING ISSUED TO CITIZENS Because of th numerous rob beries 'and holdups of filling stations, Bherlff Alfred Owen said to day that he would grant commis sion, to vrton known to be responsible and good oltlatns In ord er that they might protect tlvero selves ot thstr business. rernwm says there la te unsual demand for special police commissions, but that he feols that business men have Justification for keening arms at their places of business, and nlno lhat street car motormcn should hsve authority to csrry weapons, mougn iney might lose the gun to stick up men who chanced to get thn drop," he said. The sheriff says he advises any vho call Hi. matter" to his attention to consult with the prosecuting at torney.

and Prosecutor Lincoln keep srm. In hi. home or place" of business, l.e admit, the situation at present Is bad. At th circuit clerk' office It Is learned that the demand for permits to purchase firearms lis the law I. n.n,r Common end nntne on hl, premise has a Bo lmg ies, in near arms on his person.

"A man may du as ho pleases In nia home or place of business: It Is' i nis is the m.N'i ton. Jan. (A. P) though officers of the law would I "elmuth p. Holler, head of Oriental not that the statutes definite I ly provides for this.

it is Known lhat In many filling stations and other plnces of bus! nes arm are being kept recently, and that ture Is a growing ills 1 position to "shoot to kill" If un at lemiueo roDbery is staged. i nere nas been an nliknl. nojaups recently, many robberies having been perpetrated. "Klther be absolutely ready when the pinch come, or do not try to defend yourself, as you may get killed," Is the counsel of one official. "If you can't beut the bandit to It, better stick 'em up," he advises.

MOTION I lUTAl'NKn. Motion to modify a decree In regard tn the custody of child In the divorce esse of Msrtha Buckner against Levi A. Buckner was ustalnd by Judge Klrby of the circuit court today and the defendant was ordered to pny $7 a month toward the child's. sup'port. The Duck tiers were divorced In January, JK2IS.

th plaintiff wife being given custody of a small son. In her motion to modify, she stated that ahe Is no longer able to' earn livelihood for the child, and asked that her husband contribute to th boy' maintenance. The motion wn oppoaed by the husband. rnAKKoni wixs deiiatk. Prof.

IV. Y. Foster, of the Educa tion Department of Southwest souri State Teachers college: Miss Christiana Hyatt, of th expression department of Teacher college, and Dean Carl B. Swift, of the Hibls school of Prury college, were Judges at a debate held at Rogers ville Thursday night. The question wan, "Resolved, that congress ahould ratify the ohlld la bor, amendment to the federal, con stitution." The affirmative was up held by the Strafford high school and th negative was maintained by th Rogeravllle high achool.

The decision wa In favor of the affirm ative. GIIAIIDIAIV ftKLKCTEI), Oma Doran was appointed In pro bat court today as guardian for her minor daughter, Thelma Nlmmu, heir of Elster Nlmmo, deceased. The estate Includes an unadjusted claim for wages said to du the father from the Frisco railway company. MARHIACK I.K'KKNK. Ernest 1 Wagner and Nettle Morgan of Bol D'Arc I i i THE SPRING FIELD LEA HEARING IS charged that Mtorphy' cauaed Issued to Roy McCormlck a road warrant In th sum of JO0, receiving from McCormlck $100 aa a commission, or bribe, for having caused such warrant to Issued.

Indictment No. i. Directed against Murphy, charging bribery. It charged that Murphy received from Harry Hughe $SS In payment for having ecured th appointment of Hughe a road ovrer jn road district No. II.

Indictment Dlrctd against Murphy, charging bribery I charged. In oount No. 1. that Murphy solicited a bribe from Max Lander, a fH. Louis, detective, who had come to Lebanon for'the purpose of Inve tiratlnr and ascertaining whether Judge Murphy was engaged In ques tionable practices In connection wun th county affairs.

Count "Nov I charges that Murpny aocepieu sv brlba of $10 from Lander In connection with th sal of tb'f belonging to the county. Indictment No. Directed against Murphy, charging brioery. ji is charged that Murphy caused to Issued to Lloyd Bryant a road warrant In the um of $100. receiving from Bryant $160 aa a commission.

or bribe, ror naving causea sucn warrant to be Issued. Indictment No. 7. Directed against Murphy, charging th carrying ofi concealed weapon. Th Detltlon conclude with the following tatement and prayer for the removal of Murphy from tne oi flce of county judge.

Complainant says that all or said acts averred and charged, as afore said, and each separately, ana tne chsrgee and allegations In each par agraph hereof, are and constitute willful, corrupt and fraudulent acts and violations and neglect of official duty on th part of ald William Murohy. a presiding Judge or in county court of Lacledo county, Missouri, and as a member officially of said county court: that said acts are violations of the laws of the stat of Missouri pertaining to and gov and a member of a county court, and are contrary th statute of th ernlng th officials art of a Judg state of Missouri msrte and provided In such, case a. and against the plac and dignity of the state. "Wherefore complainant prays th court to hear and determine said charges, and all the premises herein, and for Judgment against the ssld William Murphy, removing him from his office as presiding Judge ad member of the county court of larled rounty, Missouri, and for all other orders. Judgments and decrees as to the court in the premlnes, and according to law, are Just, meet and proper." TWO FISHERMEN WIN IN RACE WITH DEATH SOL'TIIWEST IIAIIBOII, Maine, Jan.

(A Two fishermen won a foot race against Ice cakes that crashed to the of the narnor tocay wnen a tiaai wave crashed or more fishing craft against the shore No on was in jured In the most extraordinary phenomenon aver seen in this The men, Chester Kawyer, and Forrest Albee, were In their dory ancnorea a snort distance of rark er's Wharf. The water wa sucked rrom bi nenth their craft as the "arbor slowly emptledaf ter a deep i i uneu many Inhabitant, to feur an eartliqunk. As the keel of their boat touched I 'apei out aim ran the cnle thnt had tumbled down from the upper A few seconds after the harbor "tle'1 thrown up on the flats nnd wrecked com liletely while those which rode out tne rii Mt wave at nm hm were H'uuis ana badly uuniaKca. niDI nim DIPLOMA MILL HEAD IS GIVEN TWO YEARS nere, and convicted in "dlnlnmn null rase recently ua in supreme court ln I'lstrlri of Columbia to serve In the penitentiary ani ,0 fine of Kaplan and Itohert Adcoz. ouis, wno turned fflte'M "en.

In the rnn I been In Jail hero since December ii were sentenced to spend in more in confinement. SEEK PROFITS DATA ON AMERICAN TRADE WASHINGTON'. Jan. (A 1 A concerted effort will be made by house Democrats to Investigate profits made In the rubber and coffee trades by American Interests. Representative OldfleM; of Ark kansas, acting minority leader, announced today he would ask for Immediate consideration of a resolution to broaden the present Investigation hy the house commerce commission which now has authority tn Inqulro only Into foreign monopolies In rubber, coffee and other raw materials.

POSTOFFICE BUILDING BILL IS INTRODUCED WASHINGTON, Jan. (A. A bill Introduced by Representative Risky, Democrat, Mississippi, yesterday, proposing appropriation of for construction of more than 800 post office building in various parts of the country Includes $290,000 for Sedall. Iioo.ooo for Columbia and fur Tranton. ATTACK RADIO POLICY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, (A. The government radio policy of renewing broadcasting licenses rather than favoring new application will create franchise worth millions of dollars, Senator Howell, Renuhllrnn, Nebraska, told the senate Interstate commerce commission today nt a hearing on hla bill Intended to sssure ownership of the air by th public. GUARDIAN APPOINTED. Mary A.

Gabriel has been appointed guardian for Helen It. Horning, minor heir of Homer Horning, deceased. Ths estate Is said to be worth about Society! Dorca Class Party. Th Dorca Blbl class of th Evangelical Bt. John' church entertained with a party Friday night at tha horn of Mrs.

H. Specht, 1010 North Main. Games, contest, reading ware diversions, after which a two oours luncheon wa served. Twenty six member and on visitor were in attendance at th party. Tom Matron Meet.

The Young Matron a rouo of fit John' Episcopal church held Its regular meeting Friday In the parish house. Th group held It election, or officer which are the following; Mrs. Clark Hall, chairman; Mr, j). Northcutt, secretary: Mrs. Mildred Phillip, treasurer: Mr.

C. C. Boyd, calling commute; Ml Helen Can trail, devotional leader. A social hour followed which wa In charge or th hostesses. Mis Helen Can trell and Mra.

Cecil Boyd. Bausca Parrr. Mr. Mr. Henry McClernon, ot south Jefferson avenue, an tertatned with a bunco nartv Mon.

a ay evening in Donor of their daugh ter Mary lghtnth blrthdav. Prize wer awarded to Elizabeth wyracn. Lou I Btark. Mary Baron, inomaa nauer, ajary Murphy, Fran ces Helen Gorman. Those present war Misses Agnes uaron, tuner Turley, Helen Gorman.

Margaret Bauer. Mary Baron, 'Elizabeth Wyrsch, Mary Murphy', Helen Cunningham. Helen Turley, Agne Gorman and Mary McClernon. ana in Messrs. Thomas Bauer, Loul Btrk.

Tom William. Louis Wyrsch. Pat McClernon. Eugene Rsllly, John Ollllsple, Bill Grace, iveo wyrscn, Cleveland Lamb. Kran cla McClernon.

OranC John Buck leyt Mr. and Mra. Jon Bollinger, Mr. and Mra. Henry McClernon.

The out of to guests war Mia Louis Wilcox of Chicago and John Eagon of Carthage. Announcements The ladles of th American Leelnn auxiliary have postponed their meet ing until Thursday evening. January 21. The meeting will be held In the Armory on McDanlel. The Toung Matron' group of St.

John' church will have chsrge of the "Do As Ton Please" supper to be hejd In the parish house Wednesday night, January 13. CENTRAL HOTEL HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY PATE Robert L. Pate and wife have purchased the Central hotel property at Boonvllle and Mill from th nir or the Echmook estate, th deed being signed by John and Alta Schmook. husband and wlf, Caroline E. Culler and CI.

W. Culler. nusoana. all of Boring, field, and ott. Behmoott .1 IMllu, lexas.

The full consideration Is not mentioned In the deeds. "We bought the nrooertv Investment and have nnt determined to what use It will be' devot ed, Mr. Pate, who Is manager of the Springfield Water said this morning. company 'The building and the: lot It or runles has 100 feet frontage on r.nonvlll and extends west from Roonvllle along Mill street 1 9 feet. As there Is a railway siding along the Mill street side the place Is considered Ideal for a wholesale business of some klr.d.

Pate plan to do considerable remodeling on me building. "While Itoonvllle has been coming to the front rapidly In the last few years, I consider any business property In the city a safe pur chase. ftprlngfleld as well an the entire Ozarks region Is advsnclng rapidly In a commercial way, and there will be further and more de cided advancement In the next five years unless I am much de celved." Pate say. Mr. Pate owns other noo vtiie property and believes In the future of th avenue.

The Centrsl hotel ws at one time the leading hotel of the city. It wa built by John Schmook, fa ther of the present heirs of the Schmook estate, and was later crensed In size by the addition of wings or annexes. S. T. Quick man need the hotel for 16 years, and 'ater took over the management of the Metropolitan for some years, this latter hotel finally becoming more popular than the Central.

The nrrimal owner of th place never operated It himself as a hotel. Judge John u. iewnni nas oau control of the noiei ior some inn on a month to month tenancy. The estate still owns the tot aa lolnlng the hotel on the north, and It is said the heirs plan the erec tion of a two story buiintng on me lot. which Is 40 by $0 feet.

Oi l) BALI.OT BI'RNKn. The ballots of the 192 primary and general election supimva un court house with tuei ior somn hours yesterday afternoon. There were 524 sacks of the old ballots and they were burned by W. P. Kmeraon.

county clerk, on orner of the county clerk. Janitor carted the entire lot to the basement and the furnace wae ten wun in.m for sonis time. "Saved about half ion of coal." aald Emeraon. Under the law election ballot must be kept In the custody of the county clerk one year, after which they may be destroyed. MA PER APPOINTEU.

T. J. Maps, of Ozark ha been appointed field Inapeetor for th marketing department of the tat board of Tha. ment was made by C. P.

Anderson, commissioner of marketing, and wa affirmed by Governor Baker. Mr. Map succeeds V. T. Williams, gtansberry.

Th appointment of Mape wa one of veral change In the mar ket board announced by Anderson yesterday. JOHN'HCV LEAKE OFriCE. William H. Johnson, prominent local realtor, has leased th office at 409 Bt. Louis street, formerly occupied by J.

W. Brown who has moved to th Woodruff building. Mr. Johnson ha moved from former quarter In th Mllllgan building to th nsw location. PATTERSON MAY NAME MRS.

RAfiAN Woman Is Considered for Assistant United States Attorney. The posilble appointment of Mr. Mail Jone Ragan aa assistant United States district attorney under Rosco C. Patterson wa a report tody. It wa considered probable that hould Mr.

Patterson decide on the appointment of a woman aa an assistant, Mrs. Ragan would be selected. Ever sine woman wr gtren the vote and became active In politic there ha been sentiment for a woman attorney on th district attorney staff. Three year ago the Republican national committee requested Mrs. Sylvester Well to designate a woman attorney who would be suitable for the position, Mra Well selected Mrs.

Ragan but her nam did not com up for appoint mnt. Mra, Ragan I a member of the Kansas City city council and defeated for reelection In November. Seventy five name, aubmltted by candidate or by their friend, are befor Mr. Patterson for consideration as hi aaslstants. He (aid he had decided on nene of them.

On of th candidate 1 Chet A. Keys, first assistant to county prosecutor at Kansas City. 8amuel M. Carmean, flrt assistant under C. Madison, th retiring district attorney, will be retained by Mr.

Patterson. He aald yesterday th other assistants would hold over until their auccessors are named. The condition of Mr. Leona Mc Conned, $8 years old, ot Greenfield, who waa Injured yesterday When atruck In the head by a falling tree, was reported Improved today at th Springfield Baptist hopltaL Mr. L.

D. Harcourt Is convalescing at home after a stay at St. John' hospital. A marriage license ha been issued at Monett, Barry county, to Jamea Anderson nd Kllsabth Stuart, both of Springfield. Edgell Beauty Shoppe, log Fast Walnut.

Phone 32S1 Advertisement Mis. Dixie Hobbr, of Cassvllle, who ha been undergoing treatment at a local hospital, wa reported to Improved today. Dr. Rlnehart' offlc, (to Lander Bldg. Diseases of women and chil dren.

Phone 668. Adv. Sanfnrd Harrison, of Tyrone, 1 recovering from an appendlcltl operation at a local hospital. Neutrowound Radio Gibson' Oaark Nuriery, city. Adver tlamnt.

Mlaa France of Seymour. I recovering from an appendl cltl operation a local hospital. Dr. Mini, oentist. moved from aquar to Mllllgan opp.

Colonial hotel, entrance on Jeffer aon. General practice. Personal at tention, rn. is. Advertisement James P.

Davidson and Blanch Stnuthera, both of Fprtngfleld, se cured a marriage license In this Week. Invoice your health, have Dr. Shewmake, Palmer (Iraduate Chlro praetor to make a Neurocalometer examination of your spine. No charge for examinations. All latest equipment used.

Offices 2nd floor McDanlel Building. Phone 2258. Adv. T. R.

Duncan, millwright, Ocark, is installing In the plant of the (tprlngfl tl I Flour Feed company. ARNSWORTH CHAPTER INSTALLS OFFICERS Officers for the flrat quarter of the year were Installed last night hy the Farneworth Chapter of the Order of DeMnlsy, of this city, at a public Installation held at the Masonic temple, on Kast Walnut street. More than 100 visitors were in attendance. The installation was In charge of past niAster co'unrilors of the chapter, who were as follows: Ilsrry Hoffman, Installing officer: Kwlng id. Turner, Installing marshal: Wallace Rlggs.

Installing senior oun cllor: and Harold Groves, installing Junior councilor. Following the Instsllatlon, past master councilor's iea el was presented Wilson Kaldler, the outgoing master councilor. Officers Installed last night for the ensuing quarter hy the local Ie Molay chapter were aa follow: Master councilor, Harlan C. Doehm; senior councilor. Harold Tanner: Junior councilor.

Orvllle Kerr: senior deacon, Don Scoring; Junior deacon, Kobert MrKlnley; chaplain. Illume; senior steward, Kdwln Orr: Junior steward, Heher Van Metre: marshal, Kdward Mc Klnley; almoner, Ralph Compton, standard bearer, Kugene Van Dyke; preceptors, Arthur Burk holts, William Ulbbs. Frank McAfee, Jr. Walter Parks. James A.

Reed, Mabrey Weaver, Allen T. Den ton. Allen Gardner was Inntallsd last nlgitt as acrlbe of the local De Molay chapter for the ensuing yesr, while Cody Anderson was Installed as treasurer for the next year. On, January 3, the local DeMoIays observed national PeMolay "Comfort Day" by presenting 200 roses to varloua "shut Ins" In hospitals and homes. The DeMoIays took the flowers to each room In person and presented a rose, with a card that read thus: "Comfort Day, January Compllmehta nf Chapter, Order of DeMolay." Plans ar being made by tha lo cal DeMolay for a ceremonial to be held early In March.

TO VISIT TEXAS. Twsnty persons residing In this city will leave on Frlsoo passenger train No. I at 6:05 otlock thla afternoon for a "homeseeklng" tour of points near Brownsville, lexas, un der the auspices ot the local real estate firm of J. U. Splvy and F.

B. McCoy. The party will spend about a week touring Texa and alio will make a aid trip to point In Old Mexico, returning here probably next Saturday or Sunday. H0WERT0N HELD FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY Charged with first degree murder In connection with th death of hi on, Pharl Howarton, who died result of a gunshot wound on last Thanksgiving Day, Alexander ttow erton. If year old, waa bound over to th next term of th Barry county circuit court following a preliminary hearing held yesterday In the city hall at Monett, befor Justice of th Pesc John P.

Davis. Bond was fixed at $10,000, which was furnished by tha defendant. Th city hall wa crowded to capacity during th hearing. The preliminary opened yesterday morning, and was finished late In the afternoon. John T.

Burgess, prosecuting attorney, was assisted by Kmory C. Medlln and D. H. Kemp. Alex How erton, the deftndant, wa represented by Jak Davis and Satar.

Th dfendnt howd evidence of being under a great strain. He folv lowed th evidence with deep Interest. Mr. PhrhV Howsrton. widow of Phsris Howerton, wa th first wlt nsss.

She aald there were six member of her family, herself and husband and four children. She aald' that her husband and hi father had planned a hunting trip for Thanksgiving Day. On that morning Alex Howerton had gone to look after some traps he had set Pharia Howerton went to th barn about 9 o'clock, hi wife being busy at some housework. She watched her husband nearly to the barn, then resumed her work. Boon after he reached the barn one of the children ran to th house and told her mother that her father was shot.

Mrs. Howerton ran to the gate and met her husband. She helped him Into the house 'and on the bed. She testified that Tharls Howerton ld: "Hun, Pa hot me." She ald she didn't see anything of Alex Howerton. Mrs.

Howerton pulled back her husband's clothe, and saw that the shot had shattered the Intestines. She testified that her husband said ha couldn't jet well and that hlalrn th would father aimed lo kill him. He told h.r In ret doctor oulck as he WSS The elder Howerton had reached the house by that time, carrying the gun. When he went In where his son waa. lying on the.

bed. Mrs. Howerton ssld that her hushsnd told his father: "Pa, you'have killed ldcommefitlnr" oiihe "Corn the best friend you have Alex Days" lo be held throughout the Howerton then aald: "It was an an corn belt of the Country. A. cldent." Pharl told hi wife to take Davl.

Springfield, national ecre hla father out of the room. Alex trr of the Farmer' t'elon, today Howerton left and atood by a win aald: dow and didn't com bck to th "The movement I eommndhle room and should be given every encour Mrs. Howerton said she told Alex agement, not so much In the hope Howerton to go for a doctor, but he actual consumption may be so was slow and she sent the little girl, Bylvla, to the Rhea home to have them telephone. She ald that Dr. Northcutt arrived flrat and waa there when Dr.

Kelley came, also Dr. Overton and Dr. McCall. i Mra Howerton said ths the father and son had hd trouble) over om land. On th Tueday before Alex Howerton aeked for which he said wa due on the place.

Mra. Howerton said the money wasn't yet due a they had five years In which to pay and that thet had only lived there since September. She said that th men usually had their quarrel at the barn. The eleven year old girl, Sylvia, was running and playing In the yard when the gun wa discharged, and she ran and told her mother ers' Union, will also be In Minneap that her father wa hot. loll next week lo complete the Kd Link, a neighbor, was sum merger of the Producers' Alliance mnned to the house by tho second with the Farmers' l'nlon.

Howerton girl, who ran to his. Providing the mergers of the Pro home. Link's evidence as to the statement made by 'Pharl. was practically the snme as that of Pilaris' Wife, He led Alex Howerton from the room when his son told him to tske him away. Sylvia Howerton, the II year old daughter, gave a clear account of what took place and of how she ran to the Rhea place for help.

Dr. B. B. Kelley. of Purdy.

and Dr. O. it. Mr call, of Purdy, testified as to the condition In which they found I'harls Howerton when they arrived. He had a wound three or four Inchea across on the right side of the abdomen.

The Intestines were protruding and they had been cut In two by the. shot. Dr. Northcutt, who arrived first, had' tried to relieve th man with morphine, but he was suffering very much. Dr.

Kelley admin istered chloroform. Dr. McCall re placed the Intestines and closed the wound. Dr. Kelley, before administering the anesthetic, told the man thst he could not live and told him to nake statement, lie said that he had told hi wife everything.

After the man came out from under the Influence of the chloroform Dr. Kelley again asked him to make a statement and ssked a question to which Phsris answered: "Pa wouldn't have any right to shoot me." Asked If It was an accident, he said: "Yes." He was Very sick and vomiting when he made the statement. Dr. Kelley held two converss tlons with the elder Howerton In regard to the accident. He said thnt Mr.

Howerton told him that he had been hunting and It rained and he came In and wsa ifhucklng corn In the corncrlb. ills son came nnd asked for the gun. He handed It to him and It waa discharged. Alex Howerton said: "If. Is a terrible sccldent huf It can't be helped, It had better have been me." Dr.

O. S. McCall 'told of how the wound waa attended to anil that the wounded man knew that be was dying. When he was asked to make a statement, McCall aald that Pharts aald: "It was on accident. Pa "wouldn't a shot me a Bemls Sanders, a friend of Pharls Howerton, went to the home a soon a ha learned ot the trouble, He said he told Pharl they had been friends a long time and wanted him to tell him whether he thought his father did It on purpose.

Pharls said: "No." Sanders said: "No trouble at all?" The wounded man agsn answered: "No." Mrs. Mnttle Rhea, who had called tha doctor after Bylvla had told her of her father' Injury, went to th home and to Pharls. bedside. She testified that Phsris said: "Oh, Mattle, rve got to die." Sh aked him how It hsppened. He told her that he wa fixing to go hunting ii FOR TRIAL.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1926. and aakad hi father to hand th gun. handed It through the crack and It went off. He ald: "It waa an accident" Mr. Rhea aid perhaps th doctor could helm him but Pharia.

knew thy could not save him for It was a 11 gauga and all of the shot wa In hi tomach and that th gun wa not three feet from him. She said that th little girl wa vry much excited when she came to her house. Bh aked her If thought her grandfather hot her father on purpose. The child said: "I don't think Grandpa did," DONOVAN SAYS ALUMINUM FIRM IS UNDER FIRE (Conlla4 from Pac One) qulry into the condurt the Aluminum Company of America. It hs been charged that aome of the evidence aa alnat the company, In which Secretary Mellon 1 heavy stockholder, has heen locked up In the files of the federal trade commiflaion, which some time ago declared the com puny guilty of improper trade practices.

Yesterday Mr. Sargent told the committee he did not recall any ef fort on the of his department to secure this vldem. He also said he did not recall when first heard of the aluminum cae, but today he said he had ascertained that his attention flrnt was called to the matter on March 2ft, 1925. Today Mr. Sargent was asked directly by Senator democrat.

Moutana, what "your department has dons to sret this Information?" from the trade commission. "This Is still a'preaent matter." was the reply. "It has Just now come to my attention." Senator Borah. Republican. Triahn, then asked If It was the present purpose to demand mnre Informs tlnn from the commission and Mr.

"ain me nerry evi CORN DAYS DISCUSSED BY SECRETARY DAVIS ncreased as toahsorh thn surplus but that such agitation and Publicity will arouse the genernl public to the consciousness that there really Is a pressing need to assist the farmer In relieving agriculture from a system of msrketlng which 1 purely a gamble." 11 U.ul. 111 fnr l'rao. Vnrth n.kni. it intimated today by Mr. Pavl that th Farm.

era' Union will next week absorb the Producers' Alliance of Mlnneap oils, and that the 1'nlon also, will absorb the Kqulty Cooperative Exchange at Fargo, N. Dakota. If this merger Is effected, It will he the largest In several years for the Farmers' L'nlon. Mr. Davis staled.

(' 8. Barrett, hf Atlanta, president of ths Natlonnl Ksrm aur.ru Alliance anu me r.H"". oprrntlve Exchange with the Farm era' l'nlon are effected. Mr. Davis will remain In.

the north several days to perfect plans of organization. The Farmers' Union covers IS different states of the union, It was staled. PLAYGROUND MEETING IS TO BE HELD HERE A pre se.sson meetlna; of members of the Osark Playgrounds asrtncln tlon will he held In Purlnpcfleld In April or Mej. It wss announced thin mornlnn from the aoriftt Ion's headquarters at Joplln. The exact date of the convention has not heen snnoum'ed, hut the meeting wtlt attended by three or more representatives from each town or rsort holding membership In the sssocia tlon.

While th meeting will brlna; to Rether people from all parts of tho entire Ox area, It It to serve other needs than as a "a et toirth meeting. Important discussions will he held as to proper sanitation and cletin un campaigns to he rar rned on It this area; the planting of flowers and the beautifying, of waste spaces in the resorts or towns. Other rhlnajs for discussion will be' the importance of hotels and reaorta trlvlna: proper service and srcommodatlnne commensur atlve with rstea charged, and ways a4 means of helping the visitors and tourlnt every service posslb.e. Th spring meetlna will also as slst those towns and units whtCi have accepted membership In tht sssoolatlon to realise to the fullest extent upon tiielr Investment, and to give them an opportunity of see Ing how difficulties which oycur tn an resort owner or manager may be overcome. It In expected that the mtitln.r will be held at the Chamber ol Commerce, CHAPMAN Pl K.fjL ftl KDAY.

Funeral service will held at 10 o'clock 8undsy morning from fha Paxson Funeral Home, 6 OH 8t. Louis street, for Mrs. Lucy C. Chap man, 81 years old, who died yesterday, niornln at ier liom. two miles east of Turner, Mo.

Interment will be made In Henderson cemetery, near Hogersvllle, under the direc tion of the Paxaon Undertaking company. The daejr.aaed'le survived by Die husband, three daughters and two son. OAKTRKl.I. I AITOINTKO. S.

T. Cnntrell, former superin tendent of the Southwestern division of th Frlco Une, with head. quarter at Sapulpa, Ok ha been appointed a assistant to Vice President J. E. Hutchison, according to an announcement made here today.

Mr. Cantreil will maintain headquarters In St. Louis. He was transferred to Mr. Hutchison' staff on January 1, IKi.

ILAND AND OIL1 MEASURES nil U. S. INTERESTS roatlad from Page Oael that Its operation may have rlous effect on American oil ln fsresta 1: Mextror Article 37 of the constitution. about which the whole controversy centers, provides that reg of tho ownsrshlp of any given tract of land, the oil other mineral deposits beneath the surface belong to the nation. The writing of thi disturbing doctrine Into the ron.

tltutlon took place In 1P17. Itself created much apprehension In WashinRton. During the negotiations of 19H3, howevor. Mexico agreed the article would not so applied as transgress legitimate oil rights acquire 1 by American citizens In good faith before constitution waa adopted. Articles 3, 4 and 7 of the land law.

place similar restrictions on the rights of aliens to ownership of lands snd Interests In Mexleo. What I.a ws Preside. WASHINGTON, Jan. 0 (A Further Indication of the critical nature of diplomatic conversations between Washington and Mexico City relative to Mexico's new land an4 ptroleum Iswa came today with elimination of the text ot the petroleum act as It was promulgated Pe cember 31 and now htands as Mexican statutory law on the subject. In that form the petroleum low contnlns clause which are construed as In plain vlolntlnn of pledges imtde by Mexican memhern of th Mexican American commission In U2S thut no retroactive effect would, be given to Article 27 of the Mexican constitution.

Kecent dlacuseion In Amerban anil Mexican pupers has turned more on the pending alien land law, not as yet officially published no far ia known because rather than on the petroleum act. It now sppenra likely, however, thst the oil law will be the matter Involved If Mpe Iflr rajs of It sttempted enforcement agatnet an AmTlsn interest should arise. Hits I'. S. leflere ta.

The nil act ntlpulafr that It went Into effect with t'lal pul'lfrattott and Hilda that MmlnK regulation, so far as they rnfnriu lo Hie pur pones of the new law, nhal npt'lv In its enforce men pending drawing up if new regul. ttions. All American Invent men! In oil properties pMerf to day to the term of iifw mi, which. In ArtK le 1, vtn tr i rJt i In the natlun of "all mixtures of carbons find which are found In their nn urut dfposlta." Trior to the prt.t.iulKftti"n of tha, of If 1 7, Mexican law recognised that (he owner of title to land surface h.ho owned title to petroleum ileponU heiM a'th thnt surface. The new land deniea recognition to legally acquired rights under tha old law to Suh Mirfac deposits and makes retroactive up plication of Article 27 of the constitution dee plte the contradictory article 14 of the samo whtoM declare law h4t rv en a rMmactle effect toThe detriment of any praon whatsoever." Ths new petroleum law waa pro" mulgnted tn the face the fnct that the Men Iran iniprerne court, In tha neceiianry serlca of five hms to tabllnh Irani Interpretation 'of tv cnnstltuttunn! retention, has held that Article 27 could not he const rud to hsve.

a retrntu Mve ffrrt, The text of psi'HKriiph four. A' cle J7." vt the coiiRlltuttiMi of read In conjunct ton with Art tt 1 of the new petroleum act, shnwi in extent to which not only the pled made In the 192:1 unr' rt ti' which. was the bnlfi of rpi Ion. of tho Mexico Clt government by I'nlted Htnts. hut also the juridical finding of the Mexican government Itself have heen Tho paragraph rends In part "In the nation Is vented dlrr( nwnerahlp of nil minerals or mj In stances which f(ntltut de posits whose no ture Is different roni the co po nenis of the land aitr as minerals, petroleums and all carbon" solid, liquid or gaaeoug." larnorea Cuart It 11 tig.

Another aapect of aerloua roneern to Washington authorities Is lhat the new art Ignores the "positive. act doctrine laid down by the Mexican supreme court mid reaffirmed for the executive power at the 192 conference aa a bnal to eitfnhllnti title to petroleuii deposit. That dort rtne wss thnt where sn ownef of surface title, or of suh surfara rlKhia Ideally ai qulred from a sur. fuel title holder under pre rnnstlta tlon mining Ihws IiikI performed certain sperlfled "iiusltlv arts" of eiplnrntlon within a fixed period of time, he hsd mndn. good hi' legal rights to such deposits.

The next an Ignores also th preferential rights of surfaee owners to exploit oil deposits which have heretofore heen recognised. Under It persons without title either to surface or suhsnll exploration will be given equality In seeking oil soncssslnns on the lnnd Involved with the surface owners. IIAHT Kl NKIIAC IIKI.H. Funeral services wern held at n' lock thla afternoon at Wis HIM cemetery for Mrs. Armanrta Hnrt, who died at her home hera early this week.

Interment was made under the direction of th Kllnyner Undertaking compsnv. Paul C. Jackson TEAC HKB OF VIOLIN Studio; Martin llullding I'hono 0102 WpaxsonW GUARANTEE SUPERIOR SEHVICU Hce teee PAXSON UN a COt Prions 26.