Moberly Monitor-Index and Moberly Evening Democrat from Moberly, Missouri • Page 1

MONITOR INDEX VOLUME 2 Member AflHoelnk'd BYMOBEBLY INDEX PRINTING MOBERLY, MISSOURI, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1921 "FARMERS WEEK" AT COLUMBIA IS DRAWING CROWDS All Attendance Records Expected to Bo Broken. RELIGION AND EDUCATION GREATEST NEEDS These Two Thihgft, Speaker Says, Necesnary to Check Movement of People to the Cities. HJ.S FEET TOO BIG Got Caught and Couldn't Acconi- pnny When Thrown from Kmmett miyjj that bent lite, tif be COLUMBIA, Jan, attendance records for Far mem' todtiy. ere expected to be Fifteen hundred had until thin another thuiiHand were expected today. The of the rural communities, especially the educational and work, were dlscu.sfied at the Week program I ant night in Ihe University auditorium.

Dr. Kdmund K. Brunner, of New YoYU City, in hm nddrcHH on rural advancement Ihe great need of Hocial nnd religloUH altrac- tiona in the rural eoinmunilieH in order to wtop tin: great luovemenl from the country to the city. Tin: step in rural advancement, lie fcaid, was to be educated to the rural problems of today. i)r.

MOHC.M of Columbus, outlined a program for Ihe country church In bin disdUHHJon of church an a community center, WOMKN STIR MEN Kcimtrk Thnl Former Conduct ti'M ChrUtlnn Church Ac- lion from tho On. ean bo Br Hcvlng thftt neeompUHhod by WorUlng IbuH HtimulatiiiK Interefif. and ereat- rivalry, thn men of. the Cenlnd CliriNtliin Church had a nmetiiiK their own irifit nlKhl. An extensive program of ehureb work WHH planned which will laKvn on tbo form of a conteat between lite Indkti and Ihe men of the.

church. Homo of the recently overheard it remark made by ISlrw. Fred T'holan to the effect thtil, Iho Central Chrln- thtn Church IH belnjc conducted by the women, and thin rebuke from Mi-H. Phelan lo a htirrliiK effect. Tlie immediate to be, staged will be an vndeuvor lo )jel morn men to the Bible wcbool thnn women, and the men "of the ehltreh ylwrted early thin mornbiK lalklnK for tho itehodl in order that they aebleve their victory next unable to accompany his wife, and daughter, Neoma when they Were thrown through thft top nt bin Ford recently in tin The Ford turned over, but.

Mr. Ourlright'u feel, became entangled in the. clutch and brake HO thai he piruicii beneath the car. from jibak- liiK up, none of the family injuries. COUNTY'S EXHIBIT NEARSCOMPLET10N Leilio Burklund Will Go to Si.

LunU to Soo About ArraiiKomonU for K'roducU. Moberly Monitor Established 1809 Moberly Veto TocUvy Approves Retaining 1 Pras'idont Number 435 Scats. ELEVEN STATES WILL LOSE REPRESENTATIVES j. Ton Will Have Their Number Reduced One Each. Eight Will Gain By Reap- portionmont.

Lejilh', Burklund, chairman of the publicity committee of C'liamber of Commerce, will to Koiila Within Ihe nexl j'cW to jn't information from the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce an to Ihe of the di.splny room net tinhle for tin; exhibitn of Kandnlph County pro- lilM'tH to he nent there. Tile exhibit rapidly nearinfc com- pleiion. 'J'he work oj viewn of mamifticlurcd prodtlelii, Hlreet. public build and resideneeti whh-h, bi-en in of Dr.

jMnrLln of the Junior Chamber of in completed. County Anent John Uowat in it h-ller to the neereinry of Ihe Chamber he hua local ed Kiiwimll in the of the county I'j-nm which lie ban obtained Mpeeimen.s of all the native woodti of UK; county. The noil immplcH cannot be ohhiined, adds, until weather mid roatl permit. Homer Jainijion, In charge of the fndiiHlrial diiiptny, luut nearly "oTWu" worlc, 'Fred Barnei) the Uniia Chamber in Moberly thin morn- injc and eoiiKratulated the Chamber of Commerce, on the apeed witii which the dii.play in arranged and ijaid e.xeellenl would be j.jivcn to il in Lou I'M. FLOOD IN MEXICO MMXICO CITY, Jan.

ID. -Moro limp 100 were and iiOO othera injured in a dimeter yesterday at I'ltchuea when two damn iibovi; the city broke mid Hen I tor- of Water through the lower lion.M of thin bijv mining eentei 1 Thousands of people are homeless. KANSAS RAIDS ON (The ASM I NCITON, -Ian. 1 of Ileprmenl uliven today vnted inci'eafiinK its niember.ship, lit now hTln action wttn taken by UK; rc-jeelion of the, amendment to Ihe hill which is now 'IH5. Thin notion war.

ta 4KJ1. Tho vote to keep the. present membership wan 1)8 to 77 in favor of it. Under the new apportionment thai will be made necessary thin action will take 12 from ami I bom other H. Ifmler the provistonn of the bill which leaders exepcl.

to be ndopleil tile InereascM will be. mi follown: C'alifornia, Ohio 2 and Oonneetlcutt, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tex mi and Washington each. To make up tblii dumber vith- ou I. ehailfcinK '11)5 tolal, 'Mlrtrinuri would loj.e. I wo seals nnd tlui follow, Inff staleM one each; Indiana, Iowa, Kenlurky, Louisiana, Manv.

Khodu Inland and Vermonl. RAILROAD LAYOFFS nay I von iu to Quil Work Quo Ony a No ftndttfnf' in Chicago. 'riTTSlUJHCII, Kmployeea of the 1'ennHyhania way have airrei-d to lay off one day weekly. A rrduetlon of 1-10 per cen I. will be made in the working force, to of II in also Htati-d Dial tin- official personnel will be cut fifty cent.

Thin claw from hij'li paid exi-elitiveji to private secretaries. I-IGMT. NIOW YORK, Jan. Tex Hick nrd, one of the promoters of the DempM-y-Curjienlier fight, denied to day that Ibe bout been called off as wan announced by the New York Times. All the principal have ed depohitK in required under the contract, Mnyor of Ltmvonwoeth May From Of -Si ill I''otind CK), Jan.

ID. Working foreeii of lie i-ailroadji Chi- eajco will not be I'atlieally redurcd in number in the near future. Thin became known today when Ihe officials offeivd their employees li-rnnt-ive of a one day week lay off, or a 50 cent reduction in working HlAff. The i', Illinois Centra! olbi-r railroncl.s here declared there would be no radical reduction of ir forec.s. GEHMAN REPAKATION PAIUS, Jan.

of the plan of fixing the foiul ninuiuil- of rcpuratloiiM to lx paid by (It 1 1 ninny and tlu- wibsttluUon of annunl puynuMtls bnn burn agreed upon by the 1'Yeneh, Urlttah and (Jcrman (b-b- ifnU-H, nays a Ijrrlin dlspalrh lo Journal. RACEHORSE MAN DRUGGED-D1ES LKAVKNWOKTII, Jan, 10, are in jail here today awnitiuK arraignment on eliarK 1 jrn twinjv out of wholesale li(juor earrietl on here nml in nearby lownn lasit niKhl olfieer.H under tb(? direction of U. torney general, and Col. Munnon, commnnder of Fort Leavenworlb. In nddilitin lo quantities of liquor ami Kiiful)linK paraphernalia, tfie author ities forty gallon sUill within wo blockfi of the penitentiary tl HOKINC; Win, Sloninffiir I 'our Marion Stoyc, American, Was Victim of Clique of Confidonco Men in Cuba, nnd Will oimnri Cio at Mnr Lafil Ntjjhl A four round 'noxint; ejtbibiiion istayKed by Ihe.

LKayetlc No b'Y, LA. of lasil. at chuti of ihi It. wan tin first of a series of ill have hern planned by (In: ma H'IU), Jan. It).

Marion JHoyr, fifty yours old, thy owner of rmie hor.ne.s died from Ihe. effeeU of drug ndmlni tercel by Home men in Havana, C'u ha iu'Vornl ago, Thr weal I by horseman was by a cliqu of ronfhknce men In Havana, ami robbed of thousand and a number of bin IMM-WM, Ho wan- dorotl around tins country hi a wml- c.oiiftcloiiH condition finally reaching the-home of his BiHleir in LOB he onmo hero for ftpechil trout- TOI'KKA, oci'ediugM will be started agaimtt Mayor "Jim" Dnvis rif cnworlh nnd prnbubiy f.onn- other city off! it' lite evidence ohUunahlc in MH as its by ready received of bi.sl nJKht'H raid nn allejjed joinl-i nnd gambling bou.Mcti, haul Altorney (Ion- era! Hopkins. 7 Divoucir. suns Woman, UnkiiccoAoful CJ TIDIOA, I in CflU nnd Alimony. Then THE BROADDUS BABV Who Eacnpcd willt Child Clml- IOIIKOS Family lo Irind Them if They Can.

A note brought la the Monitor- Index office today by member of tho Broaddtltf family chfdlentfcfl the Howden family to find Hurley Broad- dun and liiii baby If they can, Mr. Broaddua dlsappcuved wilh his baby after a court proceeding la.sl sveek in whicli Philip Bowden 'was held for trial for an alleged feloniu.s assaull on CirtUdy "llroaddUH during a family fight for tho pomictbion of Ihe baby. The bad obtained a writ of iwbimfl for the baby but Iho fniftier got aviruy with tlic child before writ could be fiervrd. Tim iioti! snj'fl in 'a letter written lo UrOaddun, liurb-y BU.VH: tho they were cle.v er bunch, 1C lliey want, to dinar, me, the, fun. I'm the ba- come ahead, I'm in for not afraid of law by to MM motluif but I don't want tin; sheriff to the baby until l.he court decides tto case." DEATH FOIl ROBBERS Bill Pmmhrnent for Ci'iitiinnlijl'jii DcHiftncd to Knd IB Harry in iho I'Y, Jan.

i'V representative from Buchanan meaNiirc Ijiat if enacted burglary with iomvcH crime piln- ii term of twenty penitentiary. The. introduced and 1 reading in the, Inhabit- by dcj yciu-H in Iho bill already It passed to KM 10UHC, hi; I bat tho crime wavo I in? the that, muvder.V (lie befit way Jenall.y HO w.V if it, McPlicr- tfinlcndcd to curb Iflt been HWCCM- burglary and nunibci 1 said, "and to NO FREE SEEDS FROM CONGRESS House Ktiftisea to allow Appropriation for Agricultural Bill IH Cut $10,511,025. MINER ALLEGED TO HAVE FORGED 10 CHECKS FOR $177 W. L.

Medlin lITBeing Hold For a Preliminary "I WANTED MONEY TO GAMBLE HE SAYS Ho TollB a Story of Shooting Craps for 3 Days, Losing Buying; Whiskey Here. "The ivmum .1 am here IB I wanted money with which gamble," wild W. L. Mcdiin at city jail today in the presence to the 'of Countable VVHIinms, Mr, W. Prey, and a reporter for the- Medlin ui being held pending a pre- of the liminary bearing before Jiiniicft the Warwick McCanne on charge of obtaining "money by Ing alleged worthlcflH checks.

Within the pa.st four days he ban earthed ten of these checks amounting to $177.00. Gnntbhul Tlirco Drtyn. "'For the three days," be MM Id, "I have been going to a roOm over Peck A damn drink liHliment cm North Fourth utreet to I crupH and in all I ex- I lost $200 within the hint three days. 1 bought whinkey willi the money, and got a half pint there ycalerday." Mr. who miner, and wlio haw been employed by ibe Marriott Coal Company natd that ho had not been to work since last Thu ruddy.

Tfe stated thai; artide from a hill be owed Mr. Frcy, he had no other debiH In 'Moberly and JUK only object in nttompting to secure money by writing worlhlcgB checka to gamble. Tho signed Medlin were all written on the Bank of Moberly check, blaiikn and were written between the 15th and the 1 8th of January. The li.st an folIOWH: Smith Kelly, $100; Burton Ogle, lOhiemitein William was v.il] Will DcsHcrl. Ihe.

"Ml.ssonrl Henr both of whom are, of the or iOd 1 J't-lera JH I ed an fieeond for ISt.clni^cr tuul liar ney KnKh 1 I'aui Konl Wast referee and fJe-nc. Jtupp time kej'p cr. prrlijninai'ic'i were iichl. SAW Wli-'K JN MOVIKS WASHINCTON, Jan. Agricultural nppropritiljon bill reported the, 'JIouno today Tijiw fu $1,104,075 lew than last year'tt appropriation ami $10,511,02:1 )UKH than iiwUrd by the Depfirlmenl.

of thl.s year. While the reduction in the e.stimale was general tjnj most sweeping wan in connection with the fund for the national fore Hi. rcHcrval.lon commlHHion which asked for $10,000,000 and Was allowed $,100,000. The apj-ro- prialion for free, needs wan eliminated. "IMPURE" IIUTTER GovcrmnniU Sayr, 500,000,000 Poundc from Rancid ClVani Ench Cbiflftod Adultorntinl.

WASHINGTON, Jan. -Kive hundred million j)oumhi of butter arc nohl annuidly to Amcrhtan comunnet.H that, 'IK made from impure and rancid cream ami is catetforenlly clawed tin "adulteralod" butler, and as taxable, by the Kovcrnmcnt accordim; lo ruling tflven Internal nuc, loday by Attorney (iuneral Palmer, ASSESSED VALUATION Mini otiri $12; Peck AdaniH, Joe Mullen, $11; Short Shearer, Fred PrlcHmeycr, two checks for each dated Ihe 16ih and 17th of January; Ten-ill $12; JT. Jones, Bank of Moberly officials Male Mcdiin ban carried an account in their bank, but haa no money there now. Joe Mullen firnt made the complaint before Judge McCannc, nhd the, other noon began to bring in their checkrt and dopofiit them witlr Ihe Medlin wan arrenled bust night, will be held unlit the Prosecuting Attorney can make. to give, him a preliminary bearing.

Medlin in the father of three children and his home is on South Williams GEORGE KROWN DEAD Quincy lormftr Bnt'bor, ftt Center, Drought to Moborly. bare I tin I Cupid won another victory over divorce- court- today when i're Hector and hta wife, Amanda, remarried after it forty-two Mi-w. Keclor had filed KV.V for divorce, the Hcvcnlh one Pir.hms of Now Woman In Anolhor Mrin'n -I Itinhnitd 3unn for KANSAS CITY, I IK A picture rt'produetion of a "parly" ttl a uhiclj i his wile willi man wa-i day of a filiciinlio by (). W. rnilrotul master, afjain-it llai'ley.

Wealthy vrfil estate operator, charged he I-MW hl i wife with arnin around her on the reproduction, A week after (he uniM In unit ill train George Brown of Quincy, III. suddenly last at Center, Mo. Mr. -Brown WHS former Moberly man and owner of a barbershop nero, Corpornl Tucker CKargo of Locni Stntion, Expects Order lo. Clone Office Any Time.

Corporal James Tucker, in charge of tlie local Army recruiting station in momentarily expecting an order from Wftfihlnglon to difjcontlnxic re-. ttruIUnjff. and nholltth office. Con- KresH haa ankcd the Secretary of Wiir to reduce the Army immediately, and to slop all recruiting, Corporal Tucker Bnys that recruiting has been exceptionally heavy the Just Uircu Three Moborly hoys, Raymond" H. Bnkcr, John Cleclon and CliarlcB B.

Smith have cnlifitcd nlnco Jununvy 5lh, MAYORlNMllrS CHIEF OF POIICE Wnnta to Know What Officers Art; on Duly When -Vilationf Reported. Mayor J. T. CroKH in law Today nnd continues to hear complaints of gnm- and In nn effort to place Hits rcttponflibillty for proper public action he written a letter to Chief of Police Marshall directing him to make a record of the complaints made and the policemen on duty nt the time. "I hear a tfreiit deal of gambling IH going on," he Knid.

"It in one of (hc'hardetit things we have to 'deut with for the men can movo around HO. I told recently that Home men mnko their bets at, one place nnd then go Into the open and play what nppnreiUly IK fun game. They pny up afterward. Who can tell when gambling IH going on under such circumstances," "Whenever the city against gambling nnd speeding violated plcnse call t)ds violation to the attention of the police officer 10 on duty and responsible at that he Vf Ho tlicn cites fn ct that Police- mcn Fleminpr and are on duly days until January U-i rmd that the former (H cspcclftlly aecountable for Humbling, the latter for speeding, Jerry Mixe and John Carroll nre on nightu, Mixo handling pramblinjr, Carroll speeding. After date they change hourw.

NUMBER 168 IS FOUND ASKS FOR A NEW TRIAL Sentenced to Life for Murder of Hte Former Sweetheart. WHY DIDN'T THEY HANG ME?" HE ASKS Dcbonnair Throughout Trial, St. Louis Youth to Pieces in Cell After Be is Convicted. new ST. LOUIS, Jan.

A trial will be mnighfc for -'Albert 21 years old, convicted ol tle- grei; murder and sentenced to irfe impriBonment for Ihe killing of hid former Nweetheurt and dancing partner, Kclnti Kills, William Maffitt Bates, countej for declared today he Heek new tirnl on the ground the confessions of Ellie, the principal evidence of the, prosecution, had been obtained under duress. Jf a re-trial IB refused, the cane will be taken to the Supreme Court. Would iUtiier Hunt. Although -he heard Uie verdict of tho jury ectlmly, Ellis broke down completely being taken buck to the cell. "Why didn't they hang me if they thought me guilty?" he criwi bclwcon sobs.

"I'd rather hang thfiiitmml titnca than, be convicted an innocent man. etund before God and before the -dim EHif und tell the world thai I am not guilty. "The jury's verdict moans to me. I know God knows, and soul of Edna knows that I not commit tlwt wiutdcr. I 3 tnh icent of the crime as any Mfttbcr of the jury, 09 any bwt ma i that did ftv ROLLINS STREET FIRE.

A fh-e occurred at 333 Enst Hoi- ling ul 0:40 Ibis morning nt an npnrt- inrnt houKc owned by Mr. Wilson. was caused to Ihe by a flpurk setting but fi by tho (b'purtmcnl before it luut gained much headway. BILL WOULD STOP STORIES OF CRIME Kills, who the trial ihvj debontmlr manner which made him A faVorSto in the daftee hulls of St. Louiit, broke down completely in his cell nnd swore violently curbing UK: police and vowing that they had forced him into making a false confession, The jury, after- being out more than four hours, a verdict last night fixing life imprisonment as a penalty for due of the moat brutal in he lory of the St.

Louia poHco. Kdnn ah 18-year-oM tteno- wsg killed OM the night of Hc fliirvlvcd iHH Onic by widow CliiHon, who Mr. and George Chilton of Mo- Measure Leguiatnro Saio of oBoki, Axinct Devoted to Tulea About Criininula, JKFKKH.SON CITY, Jnn. JO, Code hiH.s Kovirrnirifr the treatmenl and correction of children and providing: that juvenile offenders S4hall be to tbv Missouri Training School at Boonville, and older youths to the Boonville. Huformatory, were introduced today by Representative of St.

Louis, of tho Children Code Cummit- November 4th last on vacant lot while on her Home from Her throat wus slushed, and her hamlrf cut lo the bone. Albert Kills, former finncc of "Ihe girl, wiis arrested two days laUV, and the police produced signed by KM hi Hinting Hint he had killed the tfM in fit of frenzy. ll IIIIH been contended throUghovl the trial Unit Kills had been to make the coafetjaionu by "third decree" metbous of the police. The Slate wtia unable to prottvce ftt.y evidence, except of a clrcumstnnUftl nature, other than the" tee. en htiits proving Hbe Imd par- 1'HKft hlH wife divorced him, owner of a AflsociMion of Au- Adoptn ftuDolution Calling for Vnltinlion.

CITY, IS). Uy nearly unanimous vote loday the Minnow! AM.sociation of nrlopled a resolution cali- I'IIK I'oi 1 valuation of property, and calling on the CJc-neral to reduce the ntalc tax levy of fifteen A NEW EXPKHS3 COMPANY ATLANTA, Jan. Kxprrwi Company, orKanix; ed lo cumpeti! with Amo'lran Hallway (Company covering; territory between iialUmore, New Or leaiiK, Cincinnati mid HI. i.ouln, IneltidlnK ihene citieh, will commence Mnreb accordbiK to nn announeeinent toilay. John Iloca- day, of lln; old (SouI hern KxprcHs ('ompfiiiy, prfHident of the.

new concirrn, and headquarters-him; been eulublbibed in AllanUi, Tint company will operate, on Uu? Houthern unci iu JJncw, bcrly. He. VV. Noel. The will "be brought here tonight and taken to Ihe.

home of F. J. Chiilon, 407 Farrot- at reel. GETS DAMAGES Virgil Avory SocurcH Judgment J. Wultft for Timbvr Cul From Ilia Land.

A bill prohibiting the sale or difi- brolltcr of Mrs. J. Iribution of any book, newspaper, or story paper devoted principally to A very ycwtcrdjiy nfternoon judgmtjnt from of tho. or sloricH of the indcccnaiug or a Avery M. M.

Marshall for $00 WntU, colored, nnd Watts live, on adjoining farmw about. (JirtM; mlle.s wrmth- i-uHl. of Moberly, A. depute be- them mi to I bo dividing line between their fnniifc, and A very contended Hint Wat lit had crowd over tin 1 line. cut ntimft timber, wan brought for $100 damatfeft.

WEATHKR, tODlgbt, JVobably ruin in I Hi portion, Warmer in cast nnd tsouih portion, Tomorrow generally CoUloi' criminal news and j)olice reports and containing pictures deeds of i introduced in the HOUKA today by UepreHentativc Stokard of Greene, and Ferguson of Uiple.y counties. A fine of $500 nnd imprisonment not to exceed. montha to provided, MAIL LOOT WORTH $413,000 NJOW YORK CITY, Jan. Se- euriticj! from the United Slates mail truck in Chicago yesterday by bandits wen; valued $413,000, it reveabMl here loday. Blair Companyi brokers, advertiBcd tlie value of tho h'tok'ii' bomln, and warning against any attempt to negotiate them.

A $2,000,000 FIRt. WOKCflKSTEll, Mass. Jan, wo bunlncHit buildings on Main were destroyed, twenty tene- REST ROOM DONATIOHS Years' Supply of ToiUt Given. Owt of In Library un. Under the direction of com- mittcic of the library board'in charge of the work of moving the library supplies out of the room to be rtada into the public rest room wiif begun today.

New donations for the were received from Burton and who gave the fcupplics necrtsarjr to fit up the wash room for a year lattice screens fofr tho kitdieneUf from W. W. Cook of the Hold fish aquarium, W. 3. Wanner $J5 from the Southwestern Bell Cainjiany, 10 from the Laundry.

O'CALLAXSHAN MUST DER TO ment liouisKui and a theiilrn were dam- iigcd, and the city was thrown confusion by today which ra etl a loss QHttmntcd at two million OFFICIALS. WASJiiNGtON, Jan. Do parlmisut of tabor today 61 retted Judge counsel lor Pdhfcld Lord Hsyor of Cork, to Mirrendcr O'Caliakhsin to. the imm! grallon ftulhorlties at Norfotk. The order sciit to Judge LfcwMl by JMAfl.

Mrs, Will of New visiting At the home of hrr.