The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 1

0 nwW16 wmpOnounnimmeosimeommtssaalstassaVelMallbONIONISM11MIONORMINMOONOMetosoc ---j IMEPNIMINNIMIIMIMPM 1 eWIlm M00MAMIOwmM00M THE KANSAS CITY STAR0 NIAIN EDITION '1! i VIElMMFMEN0 Ob NO 10S nt KANSAS CITY JANUARY 3 1929-111URSDAY-26 PAGES VOL NO 10S KANSAS CITY JANUARY 3 1929-111URSDAY-26 PAGES Tyt I fil1 In tlir 2 fent Itilkdi-d Ltsewhere 5 Laute A RULER SCORNS PALACES A BIG HOTEL SALE HERE THE A SUICIDE IN LOOSE PARK DTI FIGHT 15 ON "HALL SET ON FIRE" 12 16 1 In 34 2 In 35 3 36 4 in 36 7 a 29 8 ii in '29 9 a 30 10 a in 32 11 a 34 Unotticia1 DEAL INVOLVES VILLA SERENA VILLA LOCARNO CASA LOMA HARRY BISBEE LIVESTOCK MAN VICTIM OF STLDIED PLAN Scnate plunges Into Battle er the Kellogg Multi lateral Pact Austrian President With 1 I Chili drello Seeks Flat Near Ilia (By tho Associated Press VIENNA Jan 3 Wflhelin Miklas schoolmaster who became president Is having a hard time finding a suitable home for himself and eleven children He will have none of palaces and mansions offered him but wants a flat near his office Inspector Scanlan and Chief Dono Nan Sure of Incendiarism at 331725 Troost Avenue 'w The Pleherielt Lumber Iniereutit Are Negotiating With the Me Conieu Building Company in llMillion-Dolhar Traneaction Coupe Heater Dimeonneeteillu Suck a Um' a to Permit Exhanut Gass to Pour Into Hy la In Part The Hoover Ship Is Nearing flame Waters IDy the Associated Press) Moan UTAH Jan Still clipping off fifteen and a half knots an hour this battleship bearing Herbert Hcover home after his good will tour of Latin America was -pproaching home waters today It was approximately 900 miles clue east of Florida and only a little more than 1000 miles from the Virginia Capes Weather conditions continue good but the trade winds are still kicking up sufficient sea to give the ship a long easy roll with some pitch The ForeeaW KELIISDF City and cloudy tonight and Friday probably some bilOW Friday: slight ly colder tonight minimum temperature abotit 20 degrees Wind velocity noon 8 miles: from north Relative hunliditv noon 86 Der cent River stage today 18 feet: tall ot 14 feet Prectottation lit 12 hours ending 7 a none 10overnmerit forecast for grain area on market page) ATTACK ON BRITAIN ONE TENANT EXPECTED IT A CHANCE FOR MORE SNOW ne of Wisconsin Would Ask London to Waive All Reservations Stock Removed From Green Shop Alter lie Saw Gasoline Taken Into Building TRAGEDY AT THE TRIGGER 01 OF OLD LEAGUE ROW MEMORIAL ONE OF GREATEST Only Nehrusika Capitol flunked Ahead of It tat Nominations to Jury Kansas City's Liberty Memorial bus been nominated to second place among ten "greatest examples of American architecture" in the list submitted to the Palos Verdes Art Jury now sitting at Palos Verdes Cal The nomination 13 made by Henry Philip Staats architect and author of a book on California architecture The new Nebraska state capitol building at Lincoln is given first place by Mr Stains The art Jury will determine from architects sculptors painters and other artists the greatest examples of American architecture painting sculpture and landscape architecture Date of construction will have no bearing on the findings of the Jury Everything that comes before it dating front the first settlements in America will be given consideration The list of architectural achievements Placed before the Jury in the order named is as follows: Nebraska state capitol Lincoln Liberty Memorial KtinbaS City Los Angeles public library Los Angeles Woolworth building New York City Medical Center group New York City Bt Bartholomew's church New York City 8helton hotel New York City American Telephone and Telegraph York City Telephone building San Francisco American Radiator building New York City STARTED IS RITZ BALLROOM WHEN BOYS PLAY WITH GUN DEATH STALKS ALONGSIDE SMITH ON EASY STREET Ciondg Tomorrow Might Cause Flurries Connor suyn There is a possibility that snow flurries will appear tomorrow al: though no heavy snowfall is expected by Connor forecaster A general cloudy condition will pre vall tonight and tomorrow After rising above the freezing point today the mercury was expected to drop be low the freezing point again tonight according to Mr Connor The low reading tonight will be about 22 degrees Last night's minimum was 26 degrees New "Article 10" Is Seen by Senator as Presaging an Attempt to Dodge 1 Water has Effect Due to the TIPS OF FRIENDS ARE SAID TO! Ciasoline but Firemen Curb HAVE MADE HIM WEALTHY Flames With Chemicals Judge E' Porterfield Tuday letvls the iteaults (If a Itoutit'os Cure In Handling a Weapon 014" HEIR lh SOU rl he Cwsolt TED' ND the ()reale king Space PER" The Hero of New 1 orh's Loot Side Says Going to Heat for a hilt NEW NEBRASKA GOVERNOR IN Arthur A raver Takes Rein Front Adults GLTS IUS Si3O00 By the Associated Press LINCOLN NEB Jan Adam McMullen today turned the reins of office over to Arthur Weaver Both men are Republicans Temporarily Mr McMullen will retire from public life and devote his time to his extensive farming interests in the state A Me) er Flogs Lender of Elle Years Ago NEWS A 1 A transaction involving three buildings which rank among the largest and best known apartment hotels in Kansas City has reached the stage of a definite purchase contract between the Pickering lumber interests and the McCanles Building Company The Pickering interests will be the buyer and the McCanies company developer of the three properties the seller The buildings now held under purchase contract are the Villa Serena southeast corner of Wornall road and Ward parkway the Villa Locarno Immediately east of the Serena and the Casa Loma also on Ward parkway but farther to the east where it occupies a site just west of Main street All are fireproof structures two being nine stories In height The Villa Locarno is a 10-story building The valuation of the three Ward parkway buildings in the transaction now approaching consummation is in excess of 3 million dollars The contract provides the McCanies company will accept cutover timber lands as part of the purchase price All the buildings are new Their erection on Ward parkway in the few blocks between Main street and Wornall road has been an almost sensational development for that sector of the boulevard Excavation for the Villa Serena began less than thirteen months ago and this building came into use July 1 The Casa Loma started before the Villa Serena was completed followed in the early fall Only a few months ago the Villa Locarno also under construction before the first of the group was finished and the largest of them had its formal opening The McCanles Building Company owned by Guy MeCanles and George Miller erected all the buildings The three apartment hotels contain in all quarters for 288 families or individuals The Villa Serena and Casa Loma are structures of the kitchenette type and the Villa Locarno contains a predominance of larger suites The Pickering Lumber Company of which A Pickering is president formerly a large operator in the southern forests for some time has been acquiring Paciic Coast lumber Interests where its activities are becoming even more extensive The company owns the building at the southwest corner of Eleventh and Central streets which houses its executive offices The lumber company erected the structure for its own occupancy about two years ago CONNIE'S MOTHEII IN DLNIAL CAULFIELD IN HE CAPITAL Operations ot Various Departments Studied by Governor-Elect -NOV ELT! STRA 1 1 4i 13 'SIN 113w The Star's Own Servieti CHICAGO ILL Jan A Casey a salesman had a 2-way grand morning today at the Evanston police station He walked out of there $1000 better off A loan of $1000 made five years ago came back to roost Mr Casey was run to earth by A Meyer of Kansas City who had been looking for him for five years Five years ago Mr Meyer told he was well nigh broke and Casey came to his rescue with a $1000 loan Meyer's affairs prospered and he set about to repay the loan He could find the cash but not the Casey The search led him on a number of bum steers through several states and finally to Chicago Business affairs prevented Meyer from repaying the loan in person He had to go to Michigan and entrusted the pleasant duty to a friend The check changed hands in the presence of Chief Freeman "I had forgotten about that almost" Casey said "But I'd like to have seen my old friend Meyer" Mr Hopkins assured him that Mr Meyer would be back In town 1londay and they'd have ample time to renew old times together wASITINGTON BUREAU TVS KANSAS CITY STAR DIU ALDEE DUILDIND 1 Iternber ol The Stats Stall) k)stitttcTori Jan 3-Congress got I vtork today alter its Christ-recess and the senate immediateItingeci into the long threatened le OVer the Kellogg anti-war plc fight was opened when Senator 1ne of Wisconsin Republican prod a reservation which would make loriCall ratification conditional on atiequivocal acceptance by Great WOULD PERMIT NO "RESERVE" he Wisconsin senator referred to at British correspondence regard the treaty and suggested that the don government should not be any "reserve" in its adher'e new "Article 10" such as that cli prevented American adherence the League of Nations protocol seen by Blaine in the British in which it was that "interference with these ons (considered as of vital imuince to Britain) cannot be toted Their protection against at-is to the British empire a measof self-defense" WHAT RESERVATION PROVIDES nator Blaine's reservation would that "in advising and consenting The multilateral treaty this govern-A does so with the understanding said paragraph 10 of the British shall not imply any admission of reserve in cennection therewith" If America adheres to the peace ity" he charged "that we legalize at Britain's dominion in all the ild and we acknowledge that less i) 50 million subjects of Great Brit shall have the right to rule over millionlmople without their con-and against their protest I cannot consent to a treaty that America to recognize and )ect the claim of any nation to right to regulate the indepaidence other nations" LLYT OORE EN The glorification of gun-toting by fathers to their sons who would be straight shooting heroes was part of a lecture in the episode of tears tragedy and helpless regrets before Judge Porterfield in the juve nile court today There were tears bigger than bullets in Louis George's 15-year-old eyes today Two days after Christmas he felt quite "cocky" with his father's 45-caliber revolver in his belt and it took the death of Austin Caldwell 11 years old 3412 Smart avenue from one of the bullets to take the false heroism out of the toter By today Louis was realizing he was really a coweird not a hero with a revolver In his belt DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS LOADED ''I didn't mean to do it" Louis could blurt at the judge today "I thought it was an empty cartridge" A lot of comfort that was to Mrs' Lottie Smith mother of young Caldwell But she swallowed her griet and said she believed the shooting was an accident and perhaps Louis shouldn't be punished Several neighbors as well as Louis's father and aunt were on hand to tell of what a good boy Louis usually was "My opinion is it was an accident" George Charno the assistant prosecutor who investigated told the judge "but I believe this boy is a smart aleck and ought to be told something We learned he was deceiving his father as to his whereabcats and had been flaunting this revolver for several days" NOT CERTAIN HOW IT HAPPENED The shooting was in an alley behind Louis's home 2008 Broadway No one was quite certain as to just how Caldwell happened to be shot "That's it carrying guns" Judge Porterfield exploded "How many 'times have boys come before me like this? It's not the boy that carries them who is killed but some other boy usually "It ought to be a felony by law to sell a gun to anyone except a policeman or a soldier Any father who tells his boys Its smart to tote a gun or allows him to have one should be prosecuted" The judge put Louis on parole until April 6 ordering him to report every week to the Detention Home An 11-year-old boy Leonard Lafloon 7530 Oak street was killed yesterday by a playmate Lawrence Williams when a gift 410-gauge shotgun in Lawrence's hands went off as the boys were examining it at Lawrenee's home at 7600 Oak street WILTS RELIEF TO COUNTESS A motorist who had made plans in considerable detail to commit suicide including the connection of the heater In his closed car to release fumes 1 from the exhaust was found dead today Inside his coupe parked near the shelter house in the Jacob Loose Memorial Park The dead man was identified as Harry Bisbee 45 years old former buyer for Morris it Co packers and until recently a traveling solicitor for the Kansas City Stbckyards Company and the Kansas City Livestock Exchange Bisbee had been employed as a livestock solicitor about two years BYSTANDER MAKES THE DISCOVERY John Lund caretaker at the park was called to the ear by Mrs Osgood 410 I West Forty-seventh street who waswalICng with her pet Pekinese in the park Mrs Osgood was attracted to the closed car by the position of the man Inside When the car door was opened the fumes of carbon monoxide gas caused the eyes of the caretaker and Mrs Osgood to smart Roy Casey deputy coroner removed the body and Paul A Desser a patrolman from the Country Club police station examined the car Ho found the heater in the Hupmobile coupe parked about fifty yards inside the entrance to the park from Wornall road had been disconnected The motor was running and fumes from the exhaust were pouring from the disconnected heater TIIREE trrrEas WRITTEN YESTERDAY A traveling bag a portfolio a sheepskin lined coat and a raincoat were in the car In Bisbee's pockets together with personal papers including a Shrine membership card were thre letters written yestetday by Bisbee He had registered Tuesday at the Stats hotel Two of the letters which will be forwarded as addressed by Dr Glenn Carbaugh coroner were to Norris Broaddus president of the Stock Yards National Bank and James Green president of Green Brothers Mercantile Company who lives at the Kansas City Athletic Club Another marked: "To Whom it may concern" read: Please notify my sister Mrs George Mason 18466 Parkside Detroit and my father Bisbee 18466 Parkside Detroit Norris Broaddus president of the Stock Yards National Bank James Green president of Green Brothers Mercantile Company and Hornsby of the Central Foundry Company Joplin Some of my personal effects are in the back of the car and others are in my room I authorize they be delivered to anyone mentioned to care for my wife One of these can advise my wife Mrs Harry Bisbee care of the American Express Paris Prance Use American code if by cable I hope to be put away before my family returns I request that the addressed letters in my pocket be mailed and those in my room reach the ones Intended I am registered at the Stats hotel where I have left travelers' checks made out to Broaddus and a personal check made to him and I have money in my pocket sufficient to care for My hotel bill and other incidental expenses News of Bisbee's death shocked personal friends Among them was Dr Carbatigh Bisbee's father Fred Bisbee formerly was manager of the Morris Packing plait here and later a vice-president and traffic manager of the Morris plant in Chicago Many of Harry Bisbee's friends were unaware that Mrs Bisbee and their three children Zella Marie 8 years old: Harry 12 and Alexander 2 were in Paris France None knew how long the wife and children had been away Until early last fall the family had lived at 5600 Trocst Ni3 oriciAn RINESt arant Int )icture ctiOn (Cu The Stars teased Wire Service NEIN YORK Jan 3--The man in the brown derby has come home in a silk hat and today everybody in town began to wonder when Al Smith would get to work He is known to have received several offers ranging all the way from political posts to a job in a bank but the employment question isn't worrying Mr Smith thesedays He has rented an office on Madison avenue and "take it from Al Smith private citizen" he is just "gonna sit and rest while" He is going to decide whether he shall devote the rest of his IlleAo golf or business He is a tip-top business man and a second rate golfer so business probably will win the decision Either way the decision goes Smith is fixed for life He can have his choice of jobs or he can rest for the rest of his days for he has powerful business friends and If Wall street reports are true he has a fat bank account A WINDFALL FINALLY COMES Pictured as a poor man throughout the twenty-five years of political service to his state fortune is reported finally to have smiled on Al His windfall did not come until recent years and then it came through his influential friends Al Smith as governor presidential candidate or private citizen will not talk about his personal fortune nor will his friends either confirm or deny that the one time East Side boy is a two-time millionaire This is the story of his personal fortune and no one has either confirmed or denied it: About a year ago Smith's good friend John Raskob came to him and said: "Al put you spare money in General Motors" Smith took the advice of the man who was directing General Motors at that time and made a bit of money A PROFIT IN RADIO The governor's old friend Mike Meehan the man who was making Radio Corporation turn flips in the stock market tipped him off to a good thing in Radio and the Smith fortune grew over night Then Gerald Swope so the story goes induced Governor Smith to put his profits into General Electric This too proved profitable and the governor's bank account waxed lat Supporting the Wall Street report is the fact that Governor Smith is going to Florida for several weeks and then plans a two or three months' visit to Europe where he will visit the home of his forefathers in Ireland "I ain't putting out nothing and not worrying about a job" was Al's comment ITARWCK PLIN 20 COUNCIL JEFFERSON crry BUREAU THE KANSAS CITY STAR 41JI a Member of The Ster's Slat fo JEFFERSON Car Jan 3--First-hand information is being obtained todaY by Governor-elect Henry Caul-1 field as to operations of the various departments of the state and their paramount needs for the benefit of his inaugural message January 14 The governor-elect particularly is looking into the public school system Its problems and interviewing various heads Late today he will visit the penitentiary While here the incoming governor has let it be known there would be no haste in making changes It is apparent he desires to get a better picture of conditions and departments in general and also know something more about some of the present heads of departments The governor-elect in a general conversation mentioned he had received many indorsements for the reappointment of Cantley state finance commissioner "I cannot imagine a more generous recommendation from bankers than have been made in behalf of Mr Cantley All speak highly of him" said Judge Caulfield The governor-elect will return late today to his home in St Louis With members of his family Judge Caulfield will return here January 12 to prepare for the ceremonies January 14 when he will be inaugurated the states chief executive 1gs 1 XL IV :31111 PLANE RECORD Emmett A Scanlan city fire in Spector and Chief Daniel Donovan of the fire department were outspoken today in their belief in the incendiary origin of the fire and explosion early this morning in the Priestly building 3517-25 Troost avenue "There is every evidence the fire was planned deliberately" Scanlan said It appears the blaze was started in the northeast comer of the Ritz dance hall which forms the rear of the building and there apparently were tour powder and gasoline 'plants' in the ballroom" GREEN FEARED FIRE OR BLAST! Green proprietor of Green's Fada Radio Shop 35211-'1 Troost avenue told Scanlan he moved his stock out of the building late yesterday because he "feared a fire or explosion I last night" "Yesterday afternoon I saw a truck driven into the alley at the north end of the building" Green told Scanlan and Chief Donovan "Two men carried cans from the truck up the stairway into the Ritz dance hall Immediately I moved my radial to my home and the office furniture to the front of the shop where it could be removed quickly if there was a fire" The office furniture today remained in a pile just withia the door of the shop Asked why he didn't advise police of what he suspected Green answered: A "HUNCH" sur zio PROOF "It's no crime to carry gasoline into a building I couldn't have proved anything I just had a lucky hunch nd aced on it" Pressed as to the background of that "hunch" Green said about two weeks ago he had seen gasoline being carried into the dance hall and had remained in his shop all night with The lights on This he believed prevented a fire then Scanlan today found two small gunpowder cans in the debris The lodor of gasoline still hung heavily about the dance hall hours after the fire Firemen last night were forced to i use chemicals to extinguisti the blaze "Water seemed to have no effect at all" Chief Donovan asserted The damage of $25000 estimated to have been done to the building chiefly I was to the Ritz dance hall DANCE IIALL CLOSED RECCTILY I The Priestly building in reality is two structures The 1-story ballroom 1150 feet long and 75 feet wide is at the rear of the office building which fronts the sidewalk A stairway through the office building leads to the dance hall The Ritz was operated as a public dance hall until about a month ago I by Mrs Charles Priestly 4042 Ham-son street The building is owned by Mrs Frankie Westbrook also of 4042 Harrison street the mother of Priestly The building is named for Mrs Priestly Mrs Westbrook is now in Waco Tex and Mrs Priestly is in Chicago The front part of the building was damaged little the chemicals having confined the flames to the dance hall Only four of the shops in the building are occupied They are: Famous Makers Factory Outlet 3517 Troost avenue Ritz Lingerie Shop 3521 Troost avenue Green's Fada Radio Shop 35211i Troost avenue Frances's Beauty Shop 352314 Troost avenue A barbecue stand known as the Rainbo with Harry Allen as a proprietor was operated partly in connection with the dance hall until the of the Ritz picture Comedy Review 0 INE' And 311s Talmadge Herself Says She's Aot Engaged an's hPirt4 grips rot NT" HER iv Dollas-Chleogo Roo lo Covered to 0 Douro 13 Minutes Air mail pilots on the Dallas-toChicago run now consider the two cities only slightly more than six hours apart even if the distanCe is 997 miles Two National Air Transport Inc pilots Richard Dobie and Paul Johnson flew the distance last night and early today in 6 hours and 13 minutes to better the record set nine days ago by George Grogan and Edmund Matucha fellow pilots of 6 hours and 43 minutes Dobie flew from Love Field Dallas to Kansas City in 3 hours and 30 minutes a distance of 540 miles At the airport here Johnson climbed into another plane and landed in Chicago in 2 hours and 43 minutes a distance of 456 miles Officials of A said today pilots were not making the record flights to alter the existing mall schedules butwere taking advantage of following Nyinds to establish new marks VER igh nr Our 2vEw STREET CAR DRY DEBATE IN SENATE Business Men Guests of lintissnys in Test Bun OPER VIE" ROI La nd extriting NEW YORK Jan stray man who decides to get a divorce is tacked onto my daughter by the busybodies" Thus Mrs Margaret Osborne mother of the Talmadge sisters disposed today of Townsend Netcher Chicago department store owner whom these same "busybodies" have been ballyhooing as Connie's next husband Connie and her mother returned today aboard the Cunard liner Berengaria and according to the ships news men Joseph was a third member of the party But Norma was not in evidence when the' Vessel docked Netcher accompanied by a broker friend Arthur Decodova waited on the pier for the Berengaria to dock and the friendliness of the greeting accorded him was somewhat surprising in view of mother's statements Connie's own disclaimer of an engagement The westerner refused to confirm or deny the report himself voicing the formula "You'll have to ask the lady" "Of course there's no truth in the report that I'm engaged" Connie said "You may depend on constant as the northern star" she laughed 1IRL" and Re tel SUES OVER EXCHANGE SEAT Jude liorney Gronitt Alternathe Writ to Smith Executrix The latest in street cars made its bow on Kansas City tracks this afternoon when a test run was made of a new Fageol car that closely resembles a motor bus The car has virtually all the latest accepted improvements It presents a rakish appearance in green black gold and yellow There are forty two places for passengers Besides being in many details original the ear 1183 a slight "shimmy" all its own This however will be remedied it was said The car starts and stops quickly The passengers today were officials of the Kansas City Public Service Company and business men who were taken on the test after luncheon at the Ninth and Brighton offices of the company 4 11011 MEXICO MO BANK 9 Esentoe in Cur Villa fie twee' 1195 and $10000 Two Comedj Cartoork Revtew ROUBLES 'ED NA) MYSTIC MARVEL kT 9 N1 qe chola ion for Enforcemen I inquiry Stirs a lion VASITINGTON Jan sweeping es4ation of prohibition enforce-by a special committee of five ators was proposed in the senate today by Senator Wesley los of Washington R2publican he resolution would require Vicesident Dawes to name five senato conduct the proposed investiion It drew immediate criticism al Senator King of Utah Demo-it a dry and Senator Bruce of iryland Democrat a wet Bruce nged the Jones resolution would restall" an impartial investigation prohibition enforcement which sident-elect Herbert Hoover promd in the last campaign Ung simultaneously introduced a I transferring the enforcement prohibition from the treasury de-intent to the department of juse King said it was an "absurdity" have prohibition enforced by the 13 collecting agency of the govrnent" He decried the Jones pro-al saying there as no need for a tiller investigation of enforcement violations were so numerous every 17en was aware of them rile Jones resolution was referred the senate judiciary committee 4 Sti U1 OF RLPOltr Plaintiff Min Hearing for Item toration of Pier Clothes The Countess De Taurines must Wait another two weeks to prove to a court's satisfaction that she should have her clothes back Because the plaintiff Grosvenor Barron of Kingina- Kas did not return to Kansas City in time for to-days hearing in the court of It Toliver justice of the peace 5426 Troost avenue the suit against the countesstormerly Mrs Pearl Hussey Flanagan of Wichita and Charles Faye her partner in a promotion scheme was continued The case probably will be heard January 17 Neither of the defendants app2ared in court today Fletcher Douglass Earron's lawyer app2ared for him "ENDLESS FLIGHT" GOES ON boll Daring tirdinanee Widening Street to He Heard Tonight Widening of Warwick boulevard from Thirty-fifth street to Armour boulevard to remove a "bottleneck" will be before the city council Monday night as an ordinance on third reading Warwick boulevard both north and south of that block is sufficiently wide to permit a 36-foot roadway and the widening proposed will make that width continuous At present the street in that block is fifty feet wide with a roadway of twenty-six feet Seven and one-half feet of private property will be condemned on each side of the street in the one block but no buildings will be 1 NO PAROLE FOR MILLER In an effort to compel the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange to purchase the certificate of membership of the late Smlth who died February 10 1927 Miss Go Idle Brandom 1318 Commerce building executrix of the estate was granted an alternative writ today In her application Miss Brand said the exchange had refused to purchase the membership certificate unless bhe agreed to sell also Mr Smith's stock in the Crider Brothers Commission Company This she refused to do The membership she valued at $2500 The alternative writ issued by Judge Clarence A Burney of the circuit court was made returnable January 11 when a hearing will bc held SHOOTS BOY WHILE Al' PLAY A C1I 111C1I ALUOST WRECKED oil IASH" THE 15-9: 10eID' VARRO Ponslog 2-11hay Period itoexiloo 'lurk Still Is II) II) CAR' 00! ION1INLES A PROBE Attorney Genera! Sargent Rules Against Freedom Pica (BY the Associated Press WASHINGTON Jan 3 Attorney General Sargent today disapproved a recommendation by the parole board that Thomas Miller former alien property custodian be paroled from the Atlanta prison The attorney general did not explain his reasons for disapproving the recommendation Miller was sentenced to eighteen months after his conviction in March 1927 in New York on charges of defrauding the government of his honest and unbiased services in connection with his handling of funds as alien property custodian PA VIO 1011 By rhe Stars Own Serrice) MEXICO Mo Jan 3--Three bandit's today robbed the First National Bank here of between $5000 and $10000 in currency and escamd in a Buick coupe driving south on highway No 54 Ross Cauthorn cashier Blattner assistant cashier two bookkeepers and several customers were locked In the bank's vault Col White president of the Mexico Savings Bank immediately offered the First National all the cash it needed to continue business wi WOULD-BE HELPED AIDED Liutertoe and Harold Sweeney den Fined for Theft of Bottle I Intruilersi Foie Ai to Break Equipment or Fairmount BaptiaE Someone broke into the Fairmount Baptist church near the entrance of Fairmount Park on Independeme road last night and virtually wrecked the equipment of the building An ax was used to hack a piano Lc pieces the piano stool was broken the pulpit was torn loose and thrown to the floor seats were overturned and broken banners were torn down and an attempt was made to burn hymn books Edison Watson constable of Blue Township obtained bloodhounds to trace the wreckers but the scent was lost No motive was established The Rev Arthur Coleman 40 South Kensington avenue is pastor of the church which Is now bolding services in what will be the basement of the completed church 7th Troost lows 7 and i in 1310010ms 4 Mon: not (Mari iH" MrnioPotrrAN Aurora Los ANGELES Jan experiencing some difficulty refueling early today the Question Mark continued its "endless flight" today over the airport here The refueling plane was forced to hover over the giant tri-motored army plane two hours betore the contact was completed The flight is scheduled to continue until the motors fail The third day of the endurance flight began at 7:26 a In just after the Question Mark had taken on a new supply of fuel from refueling plane NO The three motors were reported working perfectly after forty-eight hours of duty rIlittio Must Be thisty Expert Stirs of Criticism (4 the Associated Press NEW YORK Jan 3--S Parker Gil-agent general for reparations 'lying today on the Berengavia tor annual holiday visit smilingly )Lested German criticism of his re)rt on reparation payments must be L41 on a hasty and incomplete acting of the text 1011111A FAVORS PROTOCOL i ME AGE GIVEN DIVOIICI Munioc Kai Pupil is Wounded Dangerously In Accident WV the Associated Press) SALINA KAS Jan 3--Whilc playing with a pistol on a school grounds at Munjor Ellis County yesterday Henry Strecklein accidentally shot and danger3us1y wounded Ralph Schumacher another pupil Schumacher am taken to a hospital at Rays where the bullet was removed Warrants were issued for Stecklein and his father one charging the boy with possession of a deadly weapon and the other charging the father Carl Steck lein with furnishing a minor with a deadly weapon FORM REGIONAL PLAN GROUP 4 i Harold and Laverne Sweeney two brothers who have made the acquain tance of the authorities through sev eral hold-ups were fined $15 each in the North Side court today for steal ing a bottle of perfume The brothers well dressed young men of leisure live in a downtown hotel Laverne has been shot twice In hold-up attempts and police once found a machine gun in his hotel room Neither however ever has served a prison sentence The brothers were arrested December 22 outside a department store and a S4 bottle of perfume was taken from Laverne They attempted to resist arrest by Charles Siegfried a detective Siegfried testified today The brothers paid the fines but denied the theft FILL FAUST'S PLACE FEB 5 The t102 Mein Street Come Is He-sullied by the Group The Jackson County grand jury resumed its deliberations today when witnesses were called in the investigation belag made of the alleged zale of poison liquor at 602 Main street which is said to have resulted in several deaths Twenty witnesses have been called before the Jury Four police officers will testily concerning sale of liquor in the vicinity of Thirty-first and Holmes streets Mrs Maud Wilson who recently "axed" a saloon at 3106 Holmes street today complained to James Page county prosecutor of the letters of intimidation she had rec4ved and she said she feared police would attempt to "plant" liquor in her restaurant at 615 East Thirty-first street and then raid the place Special investigators from the prosecutor's office were the first witnesses examined today by the Jury Police officers followed the investigators Into the jury room Several persons residing in the vicinity of Thirty-iirst and Holmes streets also were to tiestily late today 10a Proowt 1) icturo Girl are" '40 at S9tn St -15c 715-3 Caron ATE NEWS 3 procie0 'TH WF11 PICTIM! Judge MD Gran Ds Decrees ito dependence Circuit court These divorces were granted today In the Independence division of the circuit court by 'Judge Willard Hall: James A from Mabel Glider desertion Ethel from Albert A Brewer desertion Barry from Blanche Smith desertion George A from Thelma Saltzman indignities Katherine from Samuel Pollard indignities In This Come mull Cur Wriggles Free ma Drift More Easily Man trying to push Ford coupe downhill out of snowdrift Pleasant-appearing woman driving large motor car uphill stops and calls out: Can I give you a boost?" "No thank you" the man replies The woman's car skids as she tries to go on Meanwhile the man's car starts downhill At the bottom of the hill be turns around and goes back up to the other car shoves on the rear bumper the larger car's wheels take hold and the two cars disappear over the top of the hill Governor linker Call Speeini Election In Fourth District rymsoN CITY BURLAU THE KANSAS CITY STAR (Sy a Member of The Sfor's Staff I JEFFERSON Crne Jan special election in the fourth congressional district to choose a representative In congress to succeed the late Charles Faust was called today by Governor Baker for February 5 A FATHER L4 I'S TWO SONS FLU IDES 1y THE WEST Uut the El lining Ii th Uost and South I By the Associated Press1 WASHINGTON Jan 3--The influenza epidemic is receding west of the Mississippi but is slowly increasing in the East and parts of the South according to official reports from forty states the District of Columbia and New York City tabulated by the public health service today FA101: PACT 101: AMERICAS TO REVIEW' SINCLAIR CASE Slight Change Are Sought In Conciliation Nan the Associated Press) WAstrilicTON Jan with some slight changes the draft protocol of conciliation the Bolivia-paraguay dispute was In'ammicated to Washington today lict a meeting of the special Pahmerican conference committee it was called at once Bolivian Ilnister De Medina was informed by IS government the protocal should revised in some degree but he dened to discuss the proposed change 1 31 sholicy In Recovering George Shelley 80 years old rmer mayor and former postmaster Kansas city Ilijured Monday when 'fell down the front steps of ills lice at 818 Wyandotte street has re-Ailed consciousness and is Improved his home 3524 Terrace street Mr suffered brain concussion a actUred right shoulder and bruises 4 il cendition is not believed danger- 16 hiNG IM SAME Do) Are Victims' Viten Parent anti Another Man Argue Oilers! le on Genrue Pl Metes ahem George McLanahan 8601 Holmes road Eecretary of the Ivanhoe Masonic lodge underwent a major operation todayat St Marys hospital His condition wes reported as fair Treaty tor flextrrn Hemisphere is Aeeeoird by Committee WAsunstoToN Jan agreetnent on a treaty binding twenty Part American countries to obligatory arbitration of disputes was reached today by the arbitration committee of the Pan-American conference The treaty will be submitted for approval to a plenary sestlon of the conference probably tomonow Organisation Is living Perfected Here This Afternoon Organization of the Kansas City Regional Plan Association was being perfected this afternoon at a meeting of representatives from the six counties in the association at the Hotel Baltimore About thirt persons attended The constitution being prepared provides for a board of directors of thirty-six members Fix front each county in the association and for a 'smaller committee consisting of one representative from each of the six counties An executive officer to be appointed Nill receive a salary to manage the affairs of the association Prompt delivery Bernice and other coals Gray-Bryan-Sweeney VI 3250 Conviction for Contempt lit Taken ILP 10' Supreme Court tity the Associated Press) WASIIINGTON Jan supreme court decided today to review the entire proceedings which resulted In the conviction here of Harry Sinclair for refusing to answer certain questions Wore a senate committee The court set the date for argument February 18 Little thistome Toils ay In Ilse Nio ttrelem Con I By the 4seuelated Press LONDON Jan was announced today there was little change in King Georges condition LOVER arm of Lift HOLt mt 7:15 a 9 9 it 15' ARCH" WRAYL Oli Cvw and Trar 7 I s-Osiv AN" )N Van Tinal rkth a Lit Herr Irk IN "Iluele Improt est CLEVELAND Jail condition ot Myron Tlienick United States ambassador to France who is Ill with asthmatic intluen7L was described as "much improved" today by Dr John Phillips Last night Mr Herrick was be to sit up in bed to read and listen to the radio By the Assoetated Press BELLEVILLE ONTARIO Jan father was in jail today charged with slaying his two small sons Kenneth 11 and Colin 9 sons ot Charles Twells were killed in their farm home near Consecon Ontario in an argument between their father and his brother-in-law Arthur Corfield who was wounded How the boys were killed was not explained Original "Mother Rintloree' NEW YORK Jail Nannie Bail the original "Mother ot her bon's famous song by that name died last night at her home in Beeehurst I She was 71 years old The son Ernest Ball cited in May 1927 Mrs Fred Diiaartt Critically Ilk Mrs Fred Doggett of the Brook sido hotel is critically ill at the home of her daughter Mrs Justin Bow ersock 641 East Forty-filth Attest 41 Simplicity itself Call HArrison experienced clerk Will take your want ad and fite that it is properly classified The Homer Institute is a commercial artistic asset Adv I Approved Coffee Abk your I.