The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 4

I of of of of 4 THE KANSAS "BIG GUNS" OF MISSOURI REPUBLICANISM BOOM FOR HYDE. PHOTO. These three Missourians, ranked Governor Hyde. Left to right, they are conference at the Hotel Hollenden, in the in week tor Selden P. Spencer and Dr.

national committeeman among leaders of the Republican, party Conrad H. Mann of Kansas City, Sena- Cleveland. Dr. Clements will for be Athel putting start, all their efforts to obtain Clements, chairman of the state central sourl, succeeding J. L.

Babler of St. the sidential nomination for the AUTHOR ENDS VAIN FIGHT ILL HEALTH CAUSES SUICIDE OF PETER CLARK MACFARLANE. Born in St. Clair, Part of Novelist's Life Was Spent in Kansas City aN Secretary of Church Organization. SAN FRANCISCO, June a losing battle with ill health, Peter Clark MacFarlane, noted author and former actor and preacher, accepted defeat with stoic philosophy and shot and killed himself here last night.

The final chapter of his. long and brilliant career was written with 8.11 artistry as consummate as any played in the tragic termination of one of his novels. Walking to the steps of the San Francisco morgue, he pulled a pistol from his pocket, and with coolness and deliberation, fired a buNet into his brain. Two notes, one addressd to an inti- PETER CLARK MACFARLANE. mate friend and the other, "to whom it may concern," recounted the story of his long battle with a disease of the kidneys, his physical, exhaustion and mental turmoil eventful surrender to death.

"BROKEN ON THE WHEEL." "I have been broken on the wheel of the soul's effort to express itself," said one of the notes which was found beside the body. "Nothing remains but to dynamite the ruins." Samuel Alden, a special policeman, was the only witness of the dramatic act which terminated the career of the noted author. "Mr. MacFarlane stopped at the entrance to the coroner's office and hung his walking stick over his arm," Alden said. "I thought he was going to light a cigar or cigarette in the shelter of the window there, but the next instant out came the pistol.

He put a shot into his left temple and just slid down wall and crumpled to the sidewalk." STARTED AS RAILROAD CLERK. Mr. MacFarlane was 53 years old. His career reached from his first position 28 a railroad clerk to that of a successful author, flickering for a brief before the footlights when he was an actor, and including seven years as a pastor. Within the past fifteen years he had written many volumes of fiction and was a frequent contributor to popular publications.

His best known works include "Held to Answer," "Those Who Have Come Back." "The Quest of the Yellow Peril." "The Crack in the Beil" and the "Hell Pavers." He was a resident of Pine Dunes, Cal, where he wrote the long and somber notes which form the closing chapter of his life. His first wife was Emma D. Garffeld of Santa Barbara. She died In 1908. Hie present wife, who was Florence 10.

Judson of San Francisco, he married in 1909. NATIVE OF MISSOURI. Mr. MacFarlane was born in St. Clair, March 8, 1871.

He was educated in Florida Agricultural college, and later attended Berkeley Bible seminary, from which he was graduated in 1905. In 1909, pursuing his religious work, Mr. MacFarlane became general secretary of the Men's Brotherhood of Disciples Christ of Kansas City, and in that occupation traveled fifty thousand miles a year, accumulating the knowledge and experience which later became the basis of the entertaining tales which brought him a fame and a comfortable fortune. He continued his literary work an1 lecturing throughout the rest of his life. In 1918 he was sent to Europe by the Saturday Evening Post and traveled over the westerh with the American army in the months that followed.

With the second division he went into CITY STAR. TUESDAY, SAVING FORCED BY BUDGET NOT ONE OF 24 CITY DEPARTMENTS GETS WHAT IT ASKS FOR. 'The Expense Total Approved by Mayor Beach and the Joint FL Committee After Carenance ful Stody IN 85,100,000. committee. They are shown here 1 in Germany, contributing to popular magazines and other publications in the United States.

In 1921 and 1922 he was a chautauqua lecturer. A CHURCH OFFICIAL HERE. Men's Organization Chose Mr. Mae Farlane as Its Secretary in 1909. The tragic death of Peter Clark MacFarlane yesterday in San Francisco brings to mind his residence in Kansas City from 1909 to 1911, when he was general secretary of the Brotherhood of Disciples of Christ, a national men's society of the Christian church, and editor of Christian Men's Magazine.

The offices of the society were in the R. A. Long building. Mr. Long was its president.

When the earthquake in San Francisco injured or destroyed several Christian churches Mr. MacFarlane was sent East to assemble funds for rebuilding and repairs. On this trip he met Mr. Long here. The men's society, formed shortly before at the international convention of the Christian church at New Orleans, was searching for a general secretary.

Mr. MacFarlane was available, being at that time pastor of the First Christian church at Alameda, Cal. Other members of the executive committee of the men's society, Thomas S. Ridge, Dr. B.

A. Jenkins, Fletcher Cowherd and F. J. Bannister, were impressed with Mr. MacFarlane, and he was employed, coming here in March, 1909.

He entered immediately into the Christian church life of the city, taking membership with the Independence Boulevard congregation at Independence and Gladstone boulevards, While active in the work of the society, he found time to devote to writing for Pearson's, the American, and other magazines, a notable series of stories, among them "Sergeant McCarty," a San Francisco police character, whom MacFarlane depicted as a reformer in police circles. His first wife died just as the family was removing here, and he was married in December, 1909, to Judson of San Francisco, ceremony being performed in the Independence Boulevard church by Dr. George Hamilton Combs. Mr. MacFarlane from the society here in 1911 and returned to California, but has been back times, once speaking at the City Club.

DENMARK SEES BOOZE MENACE. Nation Takes Steps to Carb Bootlexging Activities. COPENITAGEN, June recently the Danish government refused to take bootlegging seriously. Now the authorities have altered their views in conse quence of the impudence of rum runners, who are tempted to take greater risks in order to reap greater profits in Denmark. Recently it was found that former German war vessels were engaged in running on a large scale, smug gling booze into Denmark and Norway.

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14.250 Charter board. 0,000 None of the twenty-four city departments is allotted what it asked for in the expense budget which has been approved by Mayor Beach and the joint finance committee. The expense budget total is $5.100.000. All of that sum has been apportioned in the budget of the various depart ments. It is probable that the revenues will exceed the anticipated revenue, as the mayor and joint finance committee were very careful in arriving at the ticipated revenue.

The budget does not include the water department, however, as that is selfsustaining and gets no revenue from the general fund. The budget includes $5,000 for use of the board of freeholders in writing a new charter. BURNED BY AMMONIA GAS. W. F.

Brinkman Has Narrow Escape at Reliance Building. Engulfed by ammonia gas in the basement of the Reliance building, Tenth and McGee streets, today, W. F. Brinkman was burned slightly and nearly overcome. However, he was able to shut off the gas and run to fresh air.

The gas escaped through a defective gasket in an ammonia machine used to cool water for the building. Passers-by could smell ammonia. Brinkman was helping H. F. W.

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TRIAL OF SAILORS HALTED. Demand Girl, Fourteen Are Accused of Smuggling on Ship, Be Produced. BREMERTON, June defense demand that the prosecution produce the "woman in the case" halted the general court martial yesterday of fourteen bluejackets of the United States battleship Arizona, charged with smuggling a 19-year-old girl, dressed as a sailor, on board the ship at New York last April before the vessel sailed for San Diego, The request was taken under advisement. The girl's last name is unknown to prosecuting officers. She was discovered Panama, Canal Zone, and put ashore May 12.

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