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(THE Morning KANSA'S CITY STAR) The Ransas City Times. TOL. 92. NO. 153.

KANSAS CITY, JUNE 27. 1929-THURSDAY-26 PAGES. PRICE: Elsewhere. ...5 Cent. 2 Centu IRE HIKE SETBACK Action to Stay Rise City's Lowers the Company's Optimism.

RULE ON CONTRACT Order to Be Served straining Public Service Commission on Today. CRT HEARING JULY 13 Officials Say They Will ablic Seek to Enforce Agreement Seeks to Evade. Railways by its unexpected counter the city, yesterday, succeeded in shatlack the optimism of the officials ding Kansas City Public Service the 1 in their movement for a Impany Lent street car fare. obtaining a temporary restrainEr in the circuit court, John T. order counselor, succeeded in rher.

city usting the optimistic "bubble," aporarily if not permanently. Under the order granted by Judge Latshaw the company and lph S. public service commission state from proceeding further enjoined movement for an increase in the Asked to Construe Contract. The court is asked to construe the anchise contract, which Mr. Barker berts is 8 valid contract between Kansas City Public Service Comay and the city.

of the restraining order copy ald be served on the state public Price commission this morning, Mr. tier said last night. The city would go Into court July the date set for the hearing, to ore that the railways company is tempting to repudiate its contract, Barker said. The Court to Role. The city wants the court to conrue the contract before the public mice commission considers the estion of increased fares," Mr.

ker said. "The public service mission is not a court and has authority under the law to either instrue or enforce a contract. "It the contract 16. valid, then the empany is pot entitled. to an inease in fare.

If the contract is inlid, then, perhaps, the company is titled to earn a return upon A eater raluation than that agreed in the contract." move was justifiable, in fact, was the city's only recourse," said avor Beach last night. "I feel that Kansas City Public Service Comay is legally a and morally bound to adequate transportation under tract agreement with the city. It is seeking to avoid the contract appealing to the state public servcommission. 'The city is morally and to force the railways company comply with its franchise agreeants. If the contract means nothto the officials of the railways apany, possibly a court order will.

legally possible, the company should compelled to comply with each prision of the contract." A Contract With City. F. McElroy, city manager, made comment: The Kansas City Public Service Epany entered into a contract with ansas City in which it agreed to rate all efficient transportation stem in return for the privilege of the streets for its street cars busses. The city administration, realizing necessity of street car transpordion, co-operated fully with the new onets of the railways company to it possible for them to give pod service. The city belleved it had granted a asonable contract and the owners of railways company accepted it thout reservations.

They, too, must he believed it was a good contract they would not have agreed to it. Tries to Evade Agreement. Three years later we find the railcompany attempting to repudieIte contract agreements. The city not, believe in repudiation. It fills Its agreements.

It resents the tempt to cast aside the contract and resorting to the proper recourse the courts. It is asking the court to construe contract. We believe that the attact is a valid contract and we going to do everything we can, ally and honorably, to force the cations company provided to in carry the out contract." its ob- ASK MODIFIED ORDER. lay of Audit Cost State 4300 DAy, Stahl Sags. JEFFERSON CITY BUREAU THE KANSAS CITY STAR (Bus Member of The Star's Staff.) ur CITY, June Mispublic service commission rough Its assistant counsel, J.

P. inter, tomorrow will ask the JackCounty circuit court to modify temporary injunction order issued at Kansas City blocking the valuation continuance of its audit of the properties of the The City Public Service Company. ansas Sage Ralph S. Latshaw order, on the issued appli- by restraining of John T. Barker, city counof Kansas City, also enjoined commission from hearing, July 9, application of the railways comBy for temporary emergency fares cents ride or three fares for 10 quarter until such time as the comfranchise with the city had construed by a court of compejurisdiction.

tomorrow afternoon, soon (Continued on Second Page.) NEW KANSAS CAR HEAD. Victor R. King, Atchison, Appointed by Governor Reed. (By the Associated Press.) TOPEKA, June R. King, Atchison, has been appointed state motor vehicle commissioner by Governor Clyde M.

Reed, effective December 1, when the new state motor vehicle registration law becomes effective. The position, it was said today at the governor's office, was offered to Mr. King, a former license inspector, some time ago. NO HIGHER FARES! In: its court action on the street railway case the city administration has made itself the attorney for the car riders. It is seeking to protect them from the imposition of a higher car fare.

The appeal to the courts is per- fectly logical. The purchasers of the street railway needed a franchise to help them finance their deal. They got it on virtually their own terms. In return for the grant they contracted for the present scale of fares. They agreed to make no application for additional income "unless the cost of materials materially advanced or its labor expenditures were substantially increased." In defiance of that contract they have applied to the state public utilities commission for an increased fare as a temporary emergency measure.

But if the increase were to be granted for a limited time the next step would be to ask for an extension. Yet no emergency exists. The company is earning more than enough money to meet its necessary obligations. There is no danger of a receivership. If it is not now enough to pay the dividends it desires, that is a risk the stock owners took.

Besides, the decline in business that was in progress when the lines were purchased is slowing down. The income available to meet fixed charges, depreciation and return on stock, for the first five months of 1929, is somewhat larger than in the similar period last year. The city justly asks that the court construe the contract before the company is permitted to threaten breaking it by an appeal to the state commission. The public is ready to deal fairly with the public service company. But it believes the public service company 1s not dealing fairly with the public in its present maneuvers.

It will be solidly behind the city administration in its move to protect the car riders in their rights. BIG "4TH" FOR GIRL SCOUTS. A Swimming Meet. Chicken Dinner and Fireworks Scheduled, (By The Star's Own Service.) JOPLIN, June going to be a big fourth of July for eightythree Kansas City Girl Scouts who are spending their vacation at Camp Ni-ka-ga-hah, the Joplin Boy Scout camp. There will be a swimming meet directed by Miss Mary Brooks Hill, a chicken dinner will be served, and there will be a fireworks display at night.

Sixty-one Girl Scouts arrived here Monday to replace fifty-seven others who returned to their homes. FREED IN A BOY'S DEATH. Coroner's, JarS Fred R. Exonerates Messer. Slayer Donald E.

O'Hara, a lawyer for the free legal aid bureau, was exonercity ated by a coroner's jury yesterday of criminal liability of the mysterious fatal shooting June 11 of Fred R. Messer, 21 years old, in a vacant lot beside O'Hara's home at 6033 Swope parkway. repeated his confession to O'Hara the killing and explained that he had told police he didn't do it, when questioned in a bedroom at his first home, because he didn't wish to make admission before his wife. He said that for the same reason he had the offered police a 16-gauge shotgun instead of the 12-gauge weapon which fired the fatal shot. He fired, he said, when the youth running away from the house at a distance of about seventy-five yards turned around and made a movement with a hand toward his hip pocket.

Edward Grogger, father-in-law of O'Hara, who murdered a man in 1903, did not explain why he had said he had heard several shots from a passing motor car. He said yesterday that he heard one shot and that he did not know who fired it. BEE'S STING CAUSES WRECK. Motor Car Breaks Pole When Girl, 3, Clings to Mother, Driving. While riding in a motor car on Meyer boulevard sear Troost avenue yesterday afternoon, Jean Delaney, 3.

years, old, was stung by a bee on the thumb. Frightened, she clung to her mother, Mrs. George M. Delaney, 19 East Sixty-ninth street terrace, causing her lose control of the car, which ran into a light pole and broke it. Neither Mrs.

Delaney DOT her daughter was injured. TODAY TO BE UNSETTLED. There la Possibility of Showers. P. Connor Forecasts.

Unsettled weather with 8 possibility of thunder showers is forecast for today. The temperature would be in the lower 80's, P. Connor said. Citizens Loan Inv. 10th-McGee.

Home of small saver; dimes up. int -Adv. A HAVEN FOR CROOKS MANY WITH NATIONAL REPUTATION HANG OUT IN SOUTH SIDE. The List of "Notables" 1n Kansas City Reads Like an Underworld "Who's Who'Few Pickups Made. Kansas City in recent weeks has been a haven for nationally known crooks who have lived in South Side hotels.

Among the more notorious seen in South Side hotels is Leon Felix, nationally known confidence man. It was he who "steered" Northfleet in Texas and swindled him out of 000. Northfleet began a single handed search for the persons who swindled him and finally caught them. J. G.

Davies, another confidence man with a long record and who, under his right name, is the son of a prominent Missouri Republican not lately active in politics, is here. James Morris, alias McCall, notorious prowler and forger, has been here unmolested more than four months. He has a long criminal record. A ST. LOUIS GANGSTER.

Sam Miller, alias Boguslavski, an "Egan Rat" from St. Louis, has been making this headquarters, as have Jimmy Means and "Slaughter House" Murphy, pickpockets. Max Bernstein, a 1-armed crook who plays the confidence game extensively, is a frequent sight about certain apartment hotels. James Bradshaw, prowler and pickpocket, has been here several weeks. A confidence man known to detectives as "The Velvet Collar Kid" is here.

He is remembered by police as having swindled a Philadelphia woman out of jewels valued at $85.000. St. Louis Jimmy, a safe blower with a long record, has been here and has been picked up. Harry Frank, alias Abe Frank, arrested here numerous times for nighway robbery and one of two said to have murdered Charles letfron in a saloon formerly operated by the notorious Solly at Thirteenth street and Baltiniore avenue, has been seen both downtown and out South. Frank was identified also in connection with the murder of a drug store employee in a holdup in Los Angeles on which police here have a circular.

ESCAPED THE POLICE. "Lefty" Abrams, suspected in connection with the recent flood of fake $20 bills circulated in St. Joseph and other towns near here and wanted on other charges, was in town until Tuesday night when police startled him by knocking on the door of his room while searching for bandits. They didn't recognize him and be "blew town." Jimmy Dinty, a pickpocket, has been seen out South. He is well known to police here.

George Remus, liquor racketeer, has been here frequently in recent months. Police have threatened to question him concerning his activities here but never have been able to him. "Little Moll." alias Morris Moll, alias Harry Morley Moll, alias H. Morrison, St. Louis, said to have in the Heffron killing, also has been here.

His police record is a long one. The abundance out of town members of underworld here is attested by the fear which even "hustlers" here admit concerning their valuables. One yesterday reached in his pocket and took out a handfull of diamond rings. TO BANK WIFE'S JEWELS. "I took these away from my wife today," he said.

"The town is getting pretty tough when knowing everybody, have to take my wife's rings away from her. And I'm not going to keep them going to put them in a bank tomorrow." Most of the characters mentioned have been seen in the company of Kansas City police characters known to every members of the department. The old procedure, which has not been extensively followed lately, was to pick up strangers seen with known characters and give the identification department an opportunity to get acquainted with them. A NORTH PASEO LINK HEARING Street Improvements Also Are Scheduled for Action Today. A hearing on the North Paseo extension proposal to connect the Paseo with Cliff drive will be held before the park board at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Declarations of necessity for the following improvements are scheduled for hearing at 2 o'clock before Matthew S. Murray, director of public works: Resurfacing of Brooklyn, Terminal viaduct to Thirty-first. Repaving and resurfacing Twentyseventh. Robert Gillham road to the Paseo. Resurfacing Seventeenth, Summit to Jarboe.

Resurfacing Sixteenth, Locust to Holmes. Pave the widened portions of Broadway, Fourteenth to Fifteenth. Resurface Drury, Fifteenth to Sixteenth. STOWAWAY HOME BY AIR. No One Greets Schreiber at 014 Orchard, Me.

(By the Associated Press.) ORCHARD, June Schreiber, Yellow Bird stowaway, returned to Old Orchard tonight in the manner in which he left two weeks air. Accompanied by his father, Morris R. Schreiber, Portland furrier, who met him today when the Leviathan docked, he flew from New York in a plane piloted by Zeh Bouck. Not even his family was at the beach to greet them. Where buyers, sellers and traders look for complete want ad information--the Want Ad columns of The Start THE WEATHER -UNSETTLED.

Kansas City- -Unsettled with chance for local thundershowers. The thermometer readings vesterday: D. 8 76 81 9 p. m. 73 D.

82 10 81 11 D. D. 80 12 midnight D. 79 1 a. 68 D.

m. 78 2 a. Unofficial. A vear 820 vesterday: High 75. low 59.

Precipitation in 12 hours ending 7 p. 0. Highest wind velocity vesterdav. 16 miles: south. River stage.

7 a. m. vesterday. 17.6 feet: fall of 1.9 feet. 7 a.

m. Noon. 7 p. m. Dry thermometer 67.0 78.9 78.2 Wet thermometer 57.9 62.0 63.6 Relative humidity.

pet. 58 37 46 THE ALMANAC. Sun 4:54 a. m. Sun sets.

..7:48 p. mn. Moon rises. 11:36 p. m.

Moon sets. .9:49 a. m. Moon phase--Last quarter June 29. Morning stars--Mercury.

Jupiter, Venus. Evening -Mars. Saturn. DAWES A FIGURE IN COURT THE AMBASSADOR IS STRIKING IN ORDINARY EVENING DRESS. Other Diplomats Wear Brilliant Uniforms at Buckingham Palace -With Mrs.

Dawes, He Presents Debutantes From U.S. (By the Associated Press.) LONDON, June simple dignity of the ordinary American evening dress worn by Ambassador Charles G. Dawes tonight made him a striking figure at the third royal court of this brilliant social season held at Buckingham palace, The dress he chose instead of the customary silk knee breeches prescribed by court custom and adopted by his two immediate predecessors was accentuated by the brilliant forms and glittering medals of other diplomats representing nearly every country in the world. As he stood in the diplomatic circle with Mrs. Dawes after they had paia their respects to her majesty, Queen Mary, the tall commanding figure of the general was the cynosure of many eyes.

Mrs. Dawes wore a white chiffon gown with soft flowing lines, and a train of silver tissue. A tiny band of brilliants held a feather veil in place. She wore slippers of white satin and an evening cloak of black velvet. PRESENT EIGHT DEBUTANTES.

Eight American young women were presented by Ambassador and Mrs. Dawes. They were the Misses Frances M. Barclay of New York, Rosemary Baur of Chicago, Dorothy Chase of Waterbury, Natalie of New York, Pauline Fenno of Boston, Lillian Sanger of New York and Mrs. Edward F.

Hutton and Mrs. Aymar Johnson, both of New York. Her majesty stood in a beautiful gown of green and gold in the midst of the great ballroom in front of a single golden throne. The king 1s still recuperating from hi: recent illness at Windsor castle. The queen wore a diamond crown and the famous diamonds known as "Lesser Stars of Africa" and also the Order of the Garter.

PRINCE AT QUEEN'S SIDE. As at the first court this year, the prince of Wales walked at his mother's side in the procession from the drawing room to the ballroom and then took his place in the royal circle, while the debutantes were ushered forward one by one to curtsey to her majesty. The prince stood chatting with Princess Ingrid of Sweden and others of the circle. He wore the scarlet uniform' of a colonel of the Welsh guards, while the princess was charming in a dress of soft pastel shade. The gowns of American debutantes, several which were speother cially designed in Paris.

attracted much attention. All wore the regulation headdress with three feathers. U. S. KEEPS HANDS OFF.

No Part to Be Taken in German Debt Collection. (By the Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, June adoption of a hands-off policy by the United States government in the operations the proposed international bank of settlement for German reparations is assured for the present at least. Reiteration of the attitude of the American government on this question was made today by Secretary Stimson. The state department head said there were no recent developments to change the government's position, which he stated was that it does not desire to have any American official participate in the collection of German reparations through the bank or any other agency. LINDBERGH IN INDIANAPOLIS St.

Louis Probably Will Be His Goal Today. (By the Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, June and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at the Mars Hill airport here at 6:20 o'clock tonight after a flight from Columbus, O. They will spend the night here.

Colonel Lindbergh is making an inspection of the airports along the airrail line of the Transcontinental Air Transport Company. He will probably fly to St. Louis tomorrow. Mrs. Lindbergh was greeted at the airport by Mary Ann Ketcham of this city, a classmate at Smith college.

Later Colonel Lindbergh visited Norman A. Perry, brother of James Perry, and expressed his sorrow upon learning of the death of the aviator with whom he had flown several times. RANGE FIRE BEYOND CONTROL With 70.000 Acres Burned, West Const Flames Rage Anew. (By the Associated Press.) RED BLUFF, June which started in range lands twenty miles west of here yesterday morning, and which was believed checked yesterday, broke out anew this morning. and tonight was raging uncontrolled after having blackened an estimated 70.000 acres.

Levit2Lyle See Vesta States Lotz fine used cars at lowest rates -Adv. MAY M'AVOY WEDS BANKER. Maurice Cleary, Los Angeles, Takes Actress for Bride. (By the Associated Press.) BEVERLY HILLS, June McAvoy, film star, and Maurice J. Cleary, Los Angeles banker, were married today in the Church of the Good Shepherd here.

The couple left immediately for a brief honeymoon in Honolulu. Lois Wilson, motion picture actress, was maid of honor, and Arnold Hangar of Richmond, was best man. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Harold Lloyd, Mrs. Lloyd Hughes, Mrs.

Robert Z. Leonard, Helen Ferguson, Edythe Mayer and Irene Mayer, all of the Hollywood film colony. Miss McAvoy arrived at the church fifteen minutes late. DENIES RADIO- FILM PLANS. No Negotiations for Merger, R.

A. Exeentive Says, (By the Associated Press.) NEW YORK, June from Chicago that negotiations for an affiliation of Fox and Zukor interests with Radio Corporation of America had been broken off tonight brought a denial from David Sarnoff, executive vice-president of Radio Corporation, that any such negotiations had been under way. Leon Rubenstein, said to be a representative of the Radio-KeithOrpheum, was quoted in Chicago as saying Radio would enter the motion picture industry competitively, as a result of the collapse of the negotiations. "I do not know who Mr. Rubenstein is," Mr.

Sarnoff said, "and he is not authorized to speak for the Radio Corporatior. of America. There are no negotiations between Radio Corporation of America or RadioKeith-Orpheum and Famous Players or Fox or any picture company for any amalgamation." Mr. Sarnoff of the board of Radio-Keith-Orpheum. CHICAGO, June denial from David Sarnoff that any overtures had been made by R.

C. A. or by Radio-Keith-Orpheum theater circuit seeking to affiliate Fox, Paramount or Zukor motion picture interests with the radio group, Hiram Brown, chairman of the board of R. C. tonight said such negotiations had been in progress but that the principals had failed to reach an agreement.

The same statement was given by Leon Rubenstein who said he was a "liaison officer" of R-K-O. PHONE BUILDING OPEN TODAY Officials Will Greet Be Guided Through Siriterarto The Telephone building will be open to visitors from 2 to 9 o'clock today. The visitors will be divided into groups of twelve and each group will be conducted by a guide. They will go first to the roof and move downward through the building. One hundred guides have been trained.

They will explain the operation of the various units as they go. The reception committee in the lobby will be composed of the following officials of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company: C. A. Ulffers, general manager. Herman W.

Ritterhoff, assistant general manager. J. R. A. Frazier, auditor.

Armstrong, traffic superintendent. J. B. Doolittle, superintendent. E.

T. Mahood, engineer. The flood lights on the building will be turned on at dark the remainder of this week. Thereafter they will be used only Saturday and Sunday nights. FIND 3 BANKERS GUILTY.

Four Others in Springfield, Case Are Freed. (By the Associated Press.) SPRINGFIELD, June C. Peightel, former president of the defunct New First National Bank of Springfield; his vice-president, Sam L. Eslinger, and his cashier, E. L.

Davis, were convicted in federal court here tonight on charges of misapplying funds of the bank and for conspiracy to defraud the bank. They will be sentenced July 22. Four other defendants. all directors of the institution, were acquitted. They are F.

P. Lippman, Richard Liepman, Fred W. Stigman and Dr. L. T.

Noland. The trial lasted six days and the case went to the jury about 4 o'clock this afternoon. The bank, a 5-million-dollar institution, failed in March, 1928. SEWER KING'S SON IS KILLED. Francis Phillips Dies When His Plane Barns After Crash.

(By the Associated Press.) ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. June Francis Phillips, 21, son of the late John M. Phillips, reputed to have made millions in graft as head of the so-called Queens sewer pipe ring, was burned to death late today when his plane overturned in landing and caught fire. Henry Goldsmith, 21, of Freeport, N. whom Phillips had taken up as a passenger, was fatally injured, dying late today.

MAY BE LOST FLIERS' PLANE Wreckage Sighted in Atlantic, Spanish Premter Reports. (By the Associated Press.) LONDON, June Reuters dispatch from Madrid tonight stated that the premier had announced that an airplane from the aircraft carrier Eagle had sighted the wreckage of an airplane. No details were given. DIES WHILE IN PRAYER. Daughter Finds Body of Wichita Woman, Beside Bed.

I By The Star's Own Service. WICHITA, June a lifelong habit of prayer morning and night, Mrs. Virginia Cox, 72, was found dead beside her bed by a daughter, here shortly before noon today. Choice 5 and mortgages for sale. Pioneer Trust 1014 Baltimore.

-Adv, DEATH FOR SLAYER Insanity Plea Fails to Free Ferdinand Brockington, Negro, Who Killed Policeman. VERDICT IN 11 MINUTES Only Two Ballots, One on Guilt and One on Punishment, Are Cast by the Jury. HE SHOT TWO OFFICERS After a Quarrel With Family at 1409 Brooklyn, May 12, He Fired Resisting Arrest. After eleven minutes' deliberation, a jury in Judge Ralph S. Latshaw's division of the criminal court late yesterday assessed the death penalty against Ferdinand Brockington, Negro, for the murder of Ralph Hinds, a patrolman.

Only two ballots were taken by the jury, the first to determine Brockington's guilt and the second to decide his punishment, Robert T. Campbell, foreman, said. Fatal Call May 12. Police were called to the Brockington home, 1409 Brooklyn avenue, shortly after midnight the morning of May 12. Brockington had been quarreling with his family.

Hinds and D. E. Bates, another patrolman, answered the call from the Flora avenue police station. They stepped on the porch of Brockington's home and the Negro opened the door and, without warning, began shooting. Neither of the patrolmen had his revolver drawn.

Hinds fell at the first shot, and Brockington fired three more shots at him. Bates was wounded also. His revolver had jammed. Hinds died May 16. Bates has recovered.

Brockington and several of his family admitted in signed statements that he shot the patrolmen. Pleads Insanity at Trial. The trial began last Monday and Brockington pleaded insanity, and said that he was unconscious at the time he shot the patrolmen. He charged police with brutality in obtaining his confession, which he repudiated. His attorney, Preble Hall, announced he would file a motion for a new trial.

James R. Page, prosecutor, and Michael W. O'Hern, assistant prosecutor, prosecuted Brockington. HEADS TWO VIRGINIA PARTIES G. 0.

as Well Anti-Smiths Nominate Brown for Governor. (By the Associated Press.) RICHMOND, June William Mosely Brown, a Democrat until the presidential election of 1928 tonight was nominated Republican candidate for governor of Virginia. It was the second nomination cepted, the by, Dr. 35-year-old Brown Washington within eight and Lee professor being selected as gubernatorial nominee of the "anti-Smith" convention at Roanoke last week. WOOLF TO BUILD IN DALLAS New Store Will Sacceed One Opened There Last Year.

Woolf Brothers, which last week arranged for a larger store in St. Louis, this week is leasing for 99 years an outstanding Dallas business corner, a lot 75 by 100 feet, upon which it will erect for Christmas occupancy a thoroughly modern 5-story and basement building. Alonzo H. Gentry, Kansas City architect, will design it. The long established business of Dreyfus Son in Dallas was purchased last year by Woolf Brothers.

The business occupied a building about four blocks from where the Kansas City centered house now plans the finest wearing apparel store in the South. The first branch of Woolf Brothers was established in Wichita in 1922. A store in Tulsa was opened the next year. Then college shops in Lawrence, Columbia, and Norman, were opened. The St.

Louis store was opened in 1926. The company entered Memphis and Dallas last year. Max Skeer, Kansas City realtor, negotiated the new lease. LINDBERGH HERE TOMORROW That Is the Information Given by General Manager of T. A.

T. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh would arrive here sometime tomorrow, Col. Paul Henderson, vice-president and general manager of Transcontinental Air Transport, said yesterday at his brief stop at the Municipal airport.

Lindbergh was in Columbus yesterday. Colonel Lindbergh is technical adviser of the T. A. T. and is making an inspection tour of the company lines.

His bride, the former Anne Morrow, is accompanying him on the tour. DR. CROMWELL NO BETTER. Condition ef Rich Hill Mayor Critical After Operation. The condition of Dr.

J. H. Cromwell, mayor of Rich Hill, who is at St. Mary's hospital, was said to be critical last night. He underwent a bladder operation at the hospital yesterday.

Dieting Fatal to Film Actress. VIENNA, June Millner, film actress, who played for the Paramount studios in Hollywood several years ago, died today from tuberculosis at Baden, near here. Doctors declared her death was due to extreme dieting. She was the wife of A well known Klagenfurt business man. (By The Star's Leased Wire Service.) The Jury That Sentenced Patrolman's Slayer to Hang.

Robert T. Campbell, 5619 East Sixteenth street, foreman. Lawson Phillips, 2004 Prospect avenue. Charles Sebastian. 2431 Cypress avenue.

Guy A. Reynolds, 216 East Sea avenue, Independence. George A. Finley, 736 Park avenue. Clyde V.

McCall, 2237 East Sixty-eighth street terrace. Archie Marcus, Eighty-third street and Wayne avenue. John C. Landers, 4710 Woodland avenue. Edgar M.

Liston, 4542 Fairmount avenue. Homer M. Victor, 1822 Wayne avenue. Englewood. Luther C.

Steele. 2509 Bales avenue. Charles F. May, 2622 Cleveland avenue. DEATH DRIVER HITS CHILD DOROTHY LEE KEARNS, 5, IS INJURED BY CAR OF RALPH SMILEY.

The Motorist Who Killed Four In 1916 Speeds Away After the Accident, bat Later renders to Police. A motor car driver with a record of four deaths to his credit, due to his careless driving, last night speeded east on Twelfth street, struck a 5- year-old girl, and drove on without stopping. The driver of the car was Ralph Smiley, who crashed into a group of persons at Fifteenth street and Troost avenue, January 9, 1916, killing two outright and injuring seven others, two of whom died later. Smiley's victim last night was Dorothy Lee Kearns, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Clarence Kearns, 633 Myrtle avenue. The girl was hit in front of her father's restaurant at 1220 East Twelfth street. was not injured dangerously. Smiley, according to a witness, was driving at a high rate of speed when he struck the child. The witness, who gave his name as J.

H. Childers of 2415 Cypress avenue, believed the car was going more than forty miles an hour. Several hours later Smiley went to police headquarters and surrendered. HITS A GROUP OF PERSONS. In the accident thirteen years ago last January, a car driven by Smiley crashed into a group of persons one Sunday morning in front of the New Center building, which at that time was under construction at Fifteenth street and Troost avenue.

Then, as last night, Smiley did not stop. He was captured later, with two companions. He and his companions were crazed with liquor. Miss Sarah Shub and Maurice Drues were killed outright. Peter Feldman and Daniel Daneschewsky died later.

GIVEN A 2-YEAR TERM. A near collision with another motorist caused Smiley's arrest. Smiley was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary on a manslaughter charge and was paroled after serving about a year in jail here. Damage suits that lasted more than ten years against the city and Martin V. Carroll, contractor on the New Center building, resulted from the crash.

The suits were instigated by the estate of Miss Shub. The plaintiffs claimed that negligence was shown in allowing the sidewalks to be blocked. forcing pedestrians to walk in the street. Smiley was booked last night on a charge of careless driving. TAX DISCOUNT OFF SATURDAY The Limit In Set on Real Estate and Personal Levy.

Property owners who have not paid their city real estate and personal taxes have only three more days in which to obtain a 6 per cent discount. Those their taxes before the city treasurer's office closes Saturday will be allowed the 6 per cent discount. No discount is allowed after June 30. SEEKS AIR MARK WITH WIFE Mate With Martin Jensen on Refueling Endorance Attempt. (By the Associated Press.) ROOSEVELT FIELD, N.

June Martin Jensen took off at 7:32:02 o'clock this afternoon (eastern daylight time) in a new attempt to set a refueling endurance flight record in the monoplane Three Musketeers. With Jensen were his wife, Mrs. Margaret Jensen, and William Ulbrich, who accompanied Jensen and H. B. Clarke in two previous attempts to set a new refueling record in the Three Musketeers.

Clarke will operate the refueling device in a Fokker plane piloted by Emil Burgin. The Three Musketeers still was hovering over Roosevelt Field at midnight, nearly four and a half hours after the take-off. Jensen had not used his radio. PASS 90th Hour on Endarance Hop. MINNEAPOLIS, June Swinging monotonously over an 80- mile course, Thorwald Johnson and Owen Haughland, endurance fliers, completed ninety hours of continuous flying late tonight.

They dropped a message saying they were in good condition. SLAYS A FATHER OF 13. Murder Warrant Is Issned for Rolla. Deputy Marshal. (By the Associated Press.) ROLLA, June Loughrige, 64, was shot and killed late today by Amil Salts, deputy city marshal, 28, in a fight which followed Salts's attempt to serve a city warrant -on the man.

A first degree murder warrant was issued but Salts had not been arrested tonight, although he remained in town. Loughrige was the father of thirteen children. $12.50 round trip to Chicago July 3 I to 7 on C. A. fast trains.

-Adv. MARK AIR EPOCH The Ground Is Broken for New Passenger Station at Municipal Port. T.A.T. PLANE CHRISTENED Giant Ship, Carrying Distinguished Guests Becomes the "Kansas City." 1,000 AT THE CELEBRATION City Officials and the of C. Join With Aviation Interests in the Fete.

Kansas City officially gave her name to a huge air liner yesterday afternoon at, the municipal airport. And the ground was broken for Kansas City's airport station. By 2:30 o'clock a crowd of about 1,000 persons was at the field scanning the sky for the first sight of the T. A. T.

plane due to arrive at 2:47 o'clock. Several planes were circling overhead ready to welcome it. All the planes on the ground were drawn up in orderly array, facing the long concrete runway in front of hangars. The crowd had paraded up and down inspecting them. At 2:30 o'clock the crowd was gathering around a bunting-draped stand at the south end of the runway.

Then someone shouted: "There it comes!" It Takes Shape. Off in the east there was idly growing spot in the sky above the horizon. The spot became a dragon fly drifting over a bend the Missouri River. Then it became visible as the giant silver monoplane. It roared close the crowd so the name "Kansas City" could be distinguished on the side.

swept on past into the northwest then suddenly turned directly into the wind for a landing. At 2:33 o'clock the plane's wheels touched the ground without so much as a bump and rolled up with its just over the stand at the end of runway. Boy scouts were keeping crowd back from a roped area. A uniformed attendant opened door of the plane. Its ten passengers got out.

Lou E. Holland, executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Judge H. F. McElroy, manager and other officials of Chamber of Commerce, the city, the airports, and aircraft and line companies greeted them as alighted. Col.

Henderson Out Smiling. Among the first out of the plane was Col. Paul Henderson, vice-president and general manager of the A. T. He was hatless and smiling.

"Why, hello, Lou; hello, judge," greeted Mr. Holland and the manager, He called others by their names. In the greetings and ductions it was almost forgotten only twenty-nine minutes remained for the christening ceremonies before the plane was due to take the again. Roy Godsey, chairman the aeronautics committee of Chamber of Commerce recalled Mr. Holland, as master of monies, introduced several passengers and officials who spoke briefly.

Among the passengers who were Ira F. Schwegel, assistant eral passenger agent of the Louisville Nashville railroad; George E. ring, division passenger agent of same road; Kline L. Roberts, Columbus, Donald Bartlett, assistant Colonel Henderson, and J. G.

Hollenbeck, assistant passenger traffic ager of the Missouri Pacific railroad. An Aviator Is Drafted. Conrad, H. Mann, president of Chamber of Commerce, spoke. Albert F.

Hegenberger, who is airports and happened specting, 2:30 o'clock in another plane. was pushed forward to Philip H. Philbin, assistant the president of the Western Air press, extended to Colonel Henderson the Miss good Eleanor wishes of Beach, his mayor, then ascended the stand Mr. Holland. Mr.

Holland introduced her and handed her a bottle of from the Missouri River. Miss Beach removed the cork poured the water over the propeller of the plane. "I christen thee Kansas City," said. Traces Kansas City's History, Henry McElroy, son of the manager, ascended the stand. voice that carried, despite the that had made other voices indefinite, he told of the progress Kansas City from the covered to the great air liners.

Colonel Henderson was given sheaf of telegrams to which he tated -answers during the brief He was on the way to California. "What will the rate of development of aviation be from now on?" he swered a question. "I have quit ing prophecies. I haven't time more. That should be answer itself.

"Look own field here. at the development in air lines the last six months. What is needy of have prophecies? reservations ahead our line to assure passengers for than two months. And that isn't cause of novelty. The novelty is now." Off at 3:02 o'Clock.

Colonel Henderson was with the local airport and the Judge McElroy described to him its future. At 3 o'clock the three tors of the plane started rapjust of over It and back nose the the the city the the air they T. he city first introthat air of the that. cere- spoke gen- Herthe to manthe Lieut. into speak.

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