The Kansas City Times from Kansas City, Missouri • 3

OPPOSED TO DAM 'i t- BLOOD STAINS IN CAR 2 Hours Fres Parking for Customers Commercs Garage 10th Between Main and Walnut POLICE LABORATORY SUPERVISOR IS A WITNESS. Protest on Tuttle Creek Project Appropriation Is Made by Three Kansans. Vehicle Into Which Malt Jones Allegedly Was Lured Before He Was Slain Is Described. THE KANSAS CITY TIMES. WEDNESDAY.

FEBRUARY 27. 1952. IT'S JUST FDR KANSAS CITY Structure Would Have Done Little In the July Flood, Some Witnesses Say. We Hither Have Tuttle Creek p. ir-v I WJ-c A it' X': vd l'sr 1 A police laboratory supervisor said yesterday in the circuit court that numerous stains of human blood were found in a motor car into which Matt Jones allegedly was lured on the eve of his disappearance.

The witness, Herman Davi, testified in the first-degree murder trial of Floyd Caesar Smith, Negro, 34, one of four men indicted in the Jones death. Jones, a Negro janitor at the courthouse who was to have testified in a crimnal contempt proceed ing, disappeared July 22. His body was found three days later in the Missouri river near Wav-erly. Mo. Say Car Wa Smith's.

Smith and Ervin Curtis (Poor Boy) Jones and Ivory (Seldom Seen) Johnson, Negroes, are accused of slugging the janitor and throwing his body into the river. Police identified the car in which blood stains were found as belonging to Smith. The fourth person indicted is Alfred H. Osborne, a former lawyer, against whom Jones was to have testified in the contempt matter. Davis said in direct examination by J.

Martin Anderson, an assistant prosecutor, that human blood was found on the underside of the trunk lid, in an accumulation of dirt under the front floor 'mat and on the right side of the front seat cover. The supervisor said that the amount of blood found was insufficient to group, or classify. A leather glove also was found in the trunk of the car, he said. Joseph W. Harrington, defense attorney, pointed out in cross-examination that the blood stains were opposite the driver.

Smith sas which would be i taken over for the Tuttle Creek reservoir protested today congressional approval of funds for the work. Thp opposing delegation, smaller than in previous years, was in contrast with the record group of proponents from Kansas and Missouri who earlier in day urged Congress to vote a 15'2-million-dollar fund to start construction. Condemn Missouri Witnesses. Figures and estimates of the! army engineers justifying thei project were disputed by the opposing group. They con- riemned Missouri witnesses for the project, which they charged would damage Kansas farmers.

Tuttle creek reservoir, if it bad been constructed last July, would have had an imperceptible effect. said Glenn D. Stock-well. Randolph farmer and stockman. The heaviest rains fell below the damsite.

THE PATH FOLLOWED BY THE VICTIM of a gunshot wound after a playmate shot him is traced by the dotted line. Lawrence Patrick McNellis, 13. of 2824 East Sixtieth street, entered the back door of the kitchen (in the background! in the home of Lawrence Lee Thompson, 14, of 6003 South Benton. Thompson, believing McNellis was a prowler, stationed himself in the bathroom (at the point marked by a white Maltese cross! with a shotgun. McNellis crossed the kitchen and reached the point in the hall marked by a black Maltese cross when he was shot-(Kansas City Star Father and Two Patrolmen Stale Patrol Says That Before IN FAMILY CAR! SEARCH FOLLOWS BLAST low.

farmer-stockman, and Fred: W. Pfuetze, hardware merchant Mqs ALBERT LEWIS DOESNT at Randolph. Randolph is the MAKE T0 HOSPITAL, largest of seven which would be depopulated. The witnesses bitterly c6n-demned the dam as a project just for Kansas City. Witnesses at The morning hearing; had testified'Tuttle creek would! provide flood protection from: Manhattan to Kansas City and down the Missouri river' make 11 to the Kansas City.

(room. With the residents to add theirj -pound daughter, her third ELMER KESSLER, 42, STILL IS Mrs. Jean Lewis, 34. did not: search was continuing 'night for the man who is lieved to be responsible for a dynamite blast which ished a motor car and ripped said in statements obtained by police that he drove the car and that Matt Jones rode in the back seat with Seldom Seen. Two Women Testify.

Mrs. Juanita Bird, Negro, 2013 Prospect avenue, and Mrs. Bea-. trice Nicholson, Negro, 2312 avenue, said that they be-' saw vv0 men transfer to another car jbe night Jones disappeared, demol-j Mrs Bird said 1hat two cars stopped in front of her home and open a grave in the Lees Sum-fhat two men in the jirst vehicle child, was horn yesterday morn- protests were: I.P Gnttsch. Manhattan motor ear in a rar hlcksmit cemetery early yesterday.

jnto the second car. The dealer: Dwight Payton, editor of from the Trinity Lutheran hos-. Tbe man. Elmer Kessler, 42jirt rar iapr identified as that the Overbrook Citizen and chairman pital. Assisting at the birth were js heinsr soueht for Questioning 1 Jater a of the Kansas Watershed association: u.iehand Alhort 34 questioning OWned by Matt Jolies, was left Dirk Rogera.

Manhattan lawyer and, Pr muhand, Al ert Le 34. about the explosion and also and; with the engine run- ei'v commissioner: a. w. Toriueriike. and Patrolmen Francis Tye and abmt a fire which occurred a -if.

-aid Manhattan merchant; Irving Boone. -Eric Johnson Ichnrt tirrw earlier In the hasp. nln me wuiicos sniu. Eureka, vice-president of the Kansas! Hnit.i short time earlier the base-, Was 1here anythinjj unusual Farm Bureau federation, and Frank; tart to Ho. pital.

ment of St. Mar Catholic transfer from one car to J. Muikem, Washington, representa-i The Lewises live at Lees Summit. other? asked. Were Quoting from Harper Hnznnr Again 2 TBno Weil Spent DDellsir: The Scasenlcss Silk Shantung Dress Dresses a thousand days nr nights as much at home in July as February in Rome as in tvansas City ailk shantung has texture to give it variety, has crispness for the fresh look, yet has a look of elegance unique unto itself.

Fashions 3rd Floor the Harrington five of the Iraak Walton league. street and James A. Reed It was Kesslers car, a 3950 "Not a thing as I saw it, Mrs. Bird said. The two men in the in a The opposing group learned Jackson County.

They left home upon reaching Washington the in a hurry, heading for the hos-represenrative in Congress from pital, with Mr. Lewis driving, their district. Albert Cole, had At U. S. highway No.

50 and decided to throw his support the city limits they saw thelabout thrpe years ago. The ex-1 llspd Vtarrinmonskod. to the project as a result of the patrol car occupied-bv Tye blasted a large hole in aid Not damaging July floods. Johnson. They asked the police- the grave.

witness saia. lnoi To Support Appropriation. men to act as escort. The patrol-j Highway patrolmen, assisted! vicholsftn said that the I saw the horrible, tragic de- tmen turned on lhe and the! several eSummi tOWnS'driver' of the first car, believed smietion of homes, farms and a Pace. men yesterday allernoon, Jones, got into the businesses? Cole said.

Itismyi at Thirty-first street and searched fields, wooded areas, ifeack of the secnd vehicle. dutv as a rpnresentative to 1 avenue fbe hospital barns and other buildings in thei what I can to prevent future at Thirtieth and Wyandottej vicinitj of Kesslers home, on ai Found Hat and Glove, loss of life and property in mv Mrs. Lewis announced; farm near the northeast section Sterling Ford, a detective as-distrirt. I have decided, there- time was at hand- carslof the town. jsigned to the homicide bureau, fore, to support the The baby was borni City workmen at Lees Sum- said he found a hat and a glove tion for Tuttle Creek.

'without complications. mit filled the hole over the grave'tiorth of the Lexington, "Realizing that all official gov-1 by Radio. jn the afternoon and collected bridge while investigating the ernment opinion favors Tuttle ne the patrolmen called the strewn parts of the slaying. The hat was Creek. I have come to the eon-lthe Plice dispatcher by radio i car.

They found a denim jacket traced to Smith through clean-elusion that we either have fnd dispatcher called the which was identified as onej'bK marks. Tuttle Creek or nothing. hospital by telephone. The ob- Stockwell insisted Kansas -ec cas was to have a cannot stand the economic and i pb-' s'c'an waiting at the front social impact of condemning farm land for reservoirs. He -till the family car, mother Kessler had been wearing.

Harrington objected when An-The state patrol said Kessler; derson introduced in evidence had been taken into custody sev- te second leather glove found eral times because of his mentalnear. the Lexington bridge. condition, but that he had Paul A. Buzard later per- rontended the job could be and babV ntade the last little; eonsiderecl harmless. He has! mitted the jury to examine done better by placing smaller lbe journey.

The physi- spenttbree periods in the state, the two gloves. dams in the headwaters of thecan 'Yas standing out front, on hospital at Nevada Mo. Conflicting testimony about streams. sidewalk, ready to assist, I tHe cause of Joness death was ELIZABETH HOME TOD.4V' given by Dr. George C.

Keal- llie hofer, a pathologist for the Jackson County coroner, and John B. Gage, who summar-nto be hospital- ized the objectives of the project The report from the hospital before the House subcommittee, lasj waa bat mother Unescorted Trip Around World for Ctrl. Will End. f-e i Our Brunch Coat Companion to Our Successful Duster xi You took the duster straight to your heart youre sure to love this version slimming, wrap-style brunch coat of cotton plisse in blue, red, navy, green, with dotted trim, 10-20 Llogerle 3ri Floor' Elizabeth Bean, 9-year-old Kansas City, North, school girl. compared the opposition of a and child were excellent con- few of the residents to Th bab' had not Jet against the Southwest traffic- exil rhllHren are The other Lewis children are way in Kansas Cit.

He 4 and Eric 2. Mr. many persons opposed the Lewis is employed at the Spring firuay but after it was built It. V.llpv r0mnanv. 2S.T1 Valiev Butter company, Dr.

VV. E. Martin, Odessa, Lafayette County coroner. Dr. Kealhofer said that it was his will complete the last part oflopinion death by drowning her trjp around the world today while the victim was ilncon- scious from blows on' the head Dr.

Martin said that Jones died of blows on the head. Further testimony will be heard at 9:30 oclock this i was realized that benefits rjWest Pennway. outweighed the objections raised. 1 IATO TRANSIT STRIKE THREAT ARN APPROVAL ON TORONTO. Action Is Taken by North when her plane from Los Angeles arrives this afternoon a the Municipal Air Terminal.

Her itinerary called for her to leave Honolulu -at 30:30 Vclock last night, Kansas City Kansas City Aldermen. itime, and arrive in Los Angeles House Group Hears Pleas for Dam Const net ioil Funds. So easy! So faatt Just dial BA. 5500. Direct to Star Want Ad Taker.

That's BA. 5500. Adv new colors here now in The North Kansas City board of aldermen decided last night to take no official action now to fFroHiThstnriHahtgtoBHrraH.I fft- th- threatened Feb 26 The of car and buS ope proval by Gov. Edward r. Arn- of the Toronto dam project in The cjf has an Kansas today was added to that of nearly 20.000, most of a group of citizens from 0j wjGrn jive elsewrhere.

Board Southeast Kansas who appeared members agreed that any prob-hefore a House appropriations lems caused by tbe strike would subcommittee. solved best by individual The group appealed for a 3-j companies. The only thing the million-dollar appropriation to city could do is attempt to move start construction there. It was traffic as quickly as possible, not included in the President's they said, budget for this year, Last year The board voted to adjust the by Old Maine Trotters Grey. lied, Black', Rust, Carmel, Breen, Brown, White, Blonde (all in fine mellow uniined leathers $12.95 AAAA lo sizes to 10 President Truman asked that the fund be included in a supplemental budget but it was not approved by Congress.

Other itnesses asked for 2 million dollars for the Strawn dam admittance charge at the city swimming pool next summer so that tickets will cost 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children under 32 to facilitate change making. The previous price was this morning at 8:30 oclock, Kansas City time. Elizabeths parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle II.

Bean, 4323 Holmes street. North, talked to her by telephone Sunday. She spent the last four days in Honolulu with Mrs. Beans cousin, Mrs. Robert Killam, the former Miss Mary Jane Winn, whose father developed the Winnwood, addition.

Elizabeth left December 18 on the unescorted trip around the world. Nine weeks was spent with former neighbors of the Beans, Mr. and Mrs. O. A Bauman and their son, Don, 9, in Bareilly, India.

JO STAFFORD IS A BRIDE. Paul Wesion, Her' Arranger, Weds the Singer. Los Angeles, Jo Stafford, singer, was married today to Paul Weston, composer and her music arranger for the last six years. Father Joseph Kearney performed the ceremony in St. Gregorys Catholic church Miss Stafford, 30, and Weston.

39, planned to leave immediately for a honeymoon in Europe, it was the second marriage for the singer, the first for Weston. Miss Stafford was divorced In 1944 from John Huddleston, with whom she sang in the Pied Piper singing group. Miss Stafford and Weston applied almost a year ago for permission to marry in the Catholic church. After investigation, the church held that Miss Staffords first marriage was invalid in the eyes of the church. She since has been ba ptized and converted to Catholicism.

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ARENA FLOOR SMOOTH ACAlS. Blocks Which Swelled ATter Ice Show Are Removed. PACKAGING TO RE A TOPIC Miinri-KiinsAs Engineering Group to Meet Tonight. The Missouri-Kansas division of; the Society of Industrial Packaging and Materials Handling Engineers will have a dinner meeting at 6:30 oclock tonight at 4455 Main street. The The floor of the Arena of the Municipal Auditorium is smooth again, but the removal of the bulge was at the expense of a 12-foot strip of floor blocks.

The swelling was discovered after the weight of ice and pipes in the Sona Henie ice show speaker will be A. V. Blatz, pack- was removed two weeks ago. A aging materials engineer for the bill for the work will be sent to Softest thing on feet for every walking, working, standing hour! Limber as a kitten, its even foam cushioned underfoot, like her pads, to pillow your every step. Try a pair on.

No shoes evef felt like this before! And theyre handsewn, toot Shops -4lh Floor exclusive with fojoolf Jfr-ofiierff the skater, but the amount has not been computed. Clarence B. Hoff, auditorium director, said he had removed the blocks as a last resort after weights 'and heat tailed to return the floor to its normal level. A. O.

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