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PAGE FOUR STRONG CHARGE TO JURY ON FRAUDS IN THE EECTION Judge Reeves Says Ballot Boxes Be Available If Needed KANSAS CITY, Dpc. Albert h. Reeves instruclea the grand jury today to Investigate Kansas part in the November election and report its findings to him. a man casts a dishonest ballot he cocks and fires a gun at the heart of Judge Reeves told the jurors from the bench. If the Kansas City ballot boxes and their contpnts are nep-ded, he said they would be available.

The Democratic ticket won a sweeping victory in the election here. surrender the bsllot boxea to thugs, gangsters and plug- Judge Reeves continued. reach for he said, if you find them in high ruthority. Move on Move on Unnaturaliied After outlining the federal corrupt practices act, the law on crimes against civil rights, and the naturalization law, Judge Reeves said: registration and voting of persons who are not naturalized citizens is a crime. In your investigation it will be your duty to move upon such persons.

I am informed the names of such persons will be presented to you and I want to call attention to the fact that if you find, by the evidence presented you, that a person unnaturalized cast a ballot It is your duty to move upon The Jurist said he regarded this grand jury as one of the most important in years. Referring to unnaturalized citizens, continued: I am informed that somebody induced such persons to vote in the last congressional election. It is the duty of this grand Jury to investigate that matter. These unnaturalized men might be Ignorant of the law, but that does not excuse them. somebody, knowing a man was not a citizen when he cast his ballot, persuaded him to do so, or consented to his doing so, then that man is as guilty as he who cast the Turning to the subject of corrupt practices, Judge Reeves told the jury you find in any precinct that any person or persons gave money or made a promise to influence a vote It will be your duty tmder oath to move on that person or those The 20 men In the jury box were W.

T. Grant. Kansas City; Cecil B. Campbell, Trenton; William E. Dcemer, Carthage; Ed Goodwin, Webb City; H.

F. Holland, Sheridan; Ralph A. Huscher, Higginsville; J. K. Miller, Ash Grove; Donald Robey, Maryville; Emmett Thornburgh, Plains.

Millard Thurston, Fulton; Wood Arnold, Kansas City; Harry B. Collins, Kansas City; Harry Lett, Hopkins; BJlmer Thomason, Kansas City; C. Lester Hall, Kansas City; Crawford M. James, Kansas City; George V. Horton, Springfield; J.

T. English, Kansas City; Edward I W. Appleby. Springfield, and J. Memmell, Boonvllle.

THE SEDALIA. DEMOCRAT MONDAY. PECEMBER 14, 1936 OBITUARIES Funeral cf J. A. C.

Houk ThA funeral services for James A. C. Houk, who passed away Satur(Jay afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Flo Evans, wife of C. M.

Evans, Twenty-second street and Marvin avenue, were conducted at 2 this afternoon at the Gillespie Funeral Home. 'Fhe A. W. Kokendoffer. pastor of the First Christian church, officiated.

Pall hearers were friends of the family. Burial was In Crown Hill tery. ceme- Funersl of A. McKlttick Funeral for Archibald McKlssick, 73 years old, who passed away at his home, 801 East Fourth Saturday morning, were con- at 2:30 this after- hoon at the McLaughlin Funeral with the Rev. Dwight H.

Willett, pastor of the First Baptist (hurch, officiating. Pall bearers friends'of the family. Burial wa.s in Crown Hill cemetery. His sister, Mrs. Alice Suter of Cincinnati, and a brother, James McKi.ssick of McKittrick and another brother.

Arthur McKlssick, of New Franklin, arrived to attend the funeral. Riviera Refuge for Wallis Funeral of E. P. Burnett The funeral of Elias Patrick Burnett. 6.a years old, who died suddenly Saturday morning, was held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Mt.

Herman chureh, with the Rev. J. Lon Hale, pastor of the Assembly of God church, officiating. Pall bearers were the following friends: Ed Dirck, Henry Thomas, Fred Beard, Edward Williams, W. R.

Ditton and George Bryan. Music was in charge of Mrs. J. Lon Hale, and the following liymns were sung: We'll and Down the Interment was in the church cemetery. GUARDS ON DUTY FOR PROTECTION TO MRS.

SIMPSON Musical Mystery Stars Two New Screen Finds Household Not Worried' Over The Receipt of Abusive Letters This radiophoto from London shows the Mrs. Herman Roger.s villa at Clannes, France, Mrs. AVallis Simp.iion i.s reported hiding as she awaits the outcome of the present crisis in England. (Central Press) PERSONALS of Hugheiville visit with rela- Rbed and Miss Sunday and Mrs. Ed PAID $8,568.50 IN OLD AGE PENSIONS Seven hundred and forty-five Pettis countlans received $8,568.50 in old age assistance in Ko- Tember, according to a report fiom the state office to Emmett Sullivan, chairman of the Old Age Assistance Board.

The' average amount was gor $11.50 per person, the report ilated. Pettis county is the seventh In ihe state In the number of persons receiving pensions, those having a greater number being Jackson county. St. Louis City, St. Louis county, Greene county, Buchanan county Jasper county.

Mrs. Ed Whitmire has returned from a lives In St. Louis. Mr. and Mrs.

Elsie Harms, spent their parents, Mr. Harms and family. C. A. Thomas has returned from two month.s visit with relatives in Cincinnati, Ohio, Covington, Ington and Versailles, Ky.

He will leave soon for a few days visit In Coffeyville, Kas. Mr. and Mrs. T. C.

Bush and son, Don, of Kansas City, and Miss Luclle Bush, of that place, also Mrs. Mrs. Levina Rirkheimer, of Jefferson City, spent the week end at the home of B. W. Bush and family, 1510 South Kentucky avenue.

Mrs. S. L. Fair and sons, and Frank, of R. F.

D. No. 5, are home from an automobile trip to North Carolina where they visited relatives among them Mrs. mother, who is 88 years old, and also her sister. In their trip there they ran in to a severe snowstorm in the Cumberland mountains in Tennessee and were forced to take another route.

LITIGATION OVER PWA GRANTS TO LOWER COURTS High Tribunal Holds They Failed To Take Proper Procedure CHRISTMAS PROGRAM FOR A. MEETING A Christmss program by the pupils of the fourth and fifth grades, taugh by Miss Estelle Jenkins, wdll be presented at the monthly meeting of the Whittier P. T. A. Thursday evening, Dec.

17, at 7:30 in the school auditorium. The speaker for the evening wdll be Mary Stevenson who taugh three years at an American mission for girls in Cairo, Egypt and who now' is teaching at Smithton. By The Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Dec. supreme court today sent back- to lower courts for further action ligi- gation challenging the constitutionality of Public Works administration i loans and grants for publicly owned hydro-electric projects.

A seven-page order by the court said that express no opinion on the relevancy or effect of tho evidence, or otherwise upon the The (piestion was raised in a case filed by the Duke Company opposing a loan and to Greenwood South Caio- lina, for an electric plant at Buzzard Roost. The circuit court of appeals at Charlotte, X. upheld the government loan. Review Litigation Explaining its action, the supreme court reviewed the history of the litigation and said that have a situation in wlilch both courts below (the circuit court and the western South Carolina federal district court) have failed to act in accordance with the standards of proper ernment and Greenwood rminty had hfMUi amended. interests of haste should not permitted to obscure substantial retinireim iits of orderly the couit said.

is no xigency here which demands that the.se re(niirements should not he enforced. was heard in the riicuit court of appeals upon a record improperly made up. That jjogcrs and the cause may be properly heard and determined, we reverse the decree of the circuit court of appeals and remand the clause with direction that the decrees entered by the district court be vacated, that the parties be permitted to amend their pleadings in the light of the existing facts, and that the cause be retried upon the issues thus pre- CANNER. France, Dec. guards watched Mrs.

Wallis Warfield Simpson today as the result of abusive letters criticising her relations with Edward, former King of England. A detective from the Surete fionale was designated as a special guard for the American woman on all trips from the Villa Lou Viel, her haven since sTie England. The other French guards on duty at the estate will remain, but detectives from Scotland Yard. London, who accompanied her here, have been ordered home. A chauffeur also was engaged to assist the detective In guarding Mrs.

Simpson on trips away from home. He replaced George Ladbrock, royal chauffeur who was ordered to return to London. Houifhold Not Worried Members of the hotiaehold they were not worried by which they regarded as a natural consequence of the stilling day.s which saw Edward, now the Duke of Windsor, give up hi.s throne because of his love for Wallis. As far as could be ascertained, tliere had been no "from Ed- w'ard since he reached Austria last night. All evidence indicated Mrs.

Simpson settling dow'ii to remain in the villa until after Chrl.stmas In r.ccoidance with her original pans. Mrs. Simpson abandoned her voluntary seclusion inside the today and spent some time In the brilliant sunshine in the garden. Dressed In a dark blue suit with a bright collar, she about the grounds with Mr. and Mrs.

a detective. said the Tw'o of ea- tertainers, Martha Rave and Shirley Ross, are together again in a i musical picture of the type that has i raised both to stardom within the past few' months. The picture is' the it to fame almost on rocketed her night. In both actresses have roles similar to those they played in Big Broadcast of TWO BIG HITS ROMANCI UN IHt MISSISSIPPI ,133.. Miss Rave as a singing co- Hideaway (lirl, a musical mystery, Miss which comes Wednesday for three mantic days to the Liberty Theatre.

It was only a few months ago that Miss Raye discovered in a Hollywood cafe by Norman Taiirog, Paramount director, who was then working on the Bing Cro.shy hit, on the Taurog made a place for Have in the picture, playing a eomic role opposite Bob Burns. Miss Have scored such a hit that she wa.s immediately cast ill Big Broadcast of as Jack secr et a ry. Again was acclaimed. In Big Broadcast of also played with Shirley Ross, who had the leading feminine romantic role in the picture. This was Miss first important assign- Ross as the ro- lead opposite Robert Cummings.

She also sings. is a mystery story HR well as a gay and tuneful comedy. A jewel burglary is perpneuated during a marriage ceremony by a female thief dressed as the bride. Miss Ross Is discovered in the opening sequences of the picture fleeing in the car in which the burglar made her She takes refuge from the police on yacht, where she has to pose as his wife. Tn a mile-a-mlnute Climax the real thief is discovered, and the romance worked out amid a barrage of laughs and tunes.

Others in are Monroe Owsley, Ivouis DaPron. Ed Brophy, and a score of other skilled Shown at day mat. Starts at 2:00 9:04 Eve. 7:10 36c, Kids 10c Coming Wednesday TWO MAJOR HITS Martha Raye Shirley Ross in and CLAIRE TREVOR In TROUBADOUR I ment and like Martha's debut in performers and entertainers. King George VI In Pledge To Uphold Honor Of Realm (Continued From Page One) WASHINGTON A.

MEETS DEC. 16 FIRE DOES SLIGHT TO AN DAMAGE APARTMENT The western South Carolina federal district court declared the program was an iincnnstitutioiial delegation of legislative power to the president. It enjoined the nient the money. Fifty eases involving similar issues are ponding in lower courts. 'Fhey Involve i.lO.OSfi.ROl of loans and grants for in 23 states, on XoA'emher 1 had made 2s7 allotments fer powei- luojects.

Eighty-iive were completed, 37 were under and (13 were volved in iiiigation in fmleral state courts. sociates at home and abroad was the strongest ever voiced publicly trom the English pulpit or platform. those who belong to this circle know that today they stand rebuked by the judgment of a nation which had loved King he added. have shrunk from saying these words, hut I have felt compelled for the sake of sincerity and truth to say Two weeks hence, the archbi.shop disclosed, he again will broadcast, irying then, God will help me, to make to the nation a somewhat sol- in-! emn recall to or Suit An equity Hodges and L. P.

Was Dismissed suit filed by Clat'encp Janie Hodges against F. Brooks, Etliel L. Brooks, J. Green. Elmer E.

Sterling, Q. A. Morgan, V'. P. Hurley and Donna- hiie Loan and Investment Company, was di.smissed in the circuit court today because of want of prosecu- The supreme court added that circuit court iifit leave in SEDALIA DEBA1ER8 IN NO-DECISION DEBATE OLD LANDMARK AT LA MONTE BURNS A about ten landmarkt long term Littlefield frame dwelling house of rooms, one of the old in LaMonte.

and for a of years known as the place at the north limits town w'as destroyed by fire after 1 this after- of that shortly noon. The property was occupied by A. A. Y'ost and family and they saved a good portion of their furniture and household effects, were carried out hy neighbors and friends. The blase, supposedly originating in the kitchen from a defective flue had gained euch headway that volunteer fire fighters were unable to check its deetructlon.

The Donnohue Loan and Investment Company, representing an eastern firm and local clients having an in the property, under loans, was in charge and had if rented to Mr. Vo.st. Insurance on the house to the mount of $2,500 was carried. Saturday, nine members of the National Forensic League of Smlth- Cotton high school went to Lexington where they took part in a non-decision debate sponsored by Lexington and Carrollton. Two debates w'ere held in the morning and in the afternoon.

The nine who went are: Ella Mae Vance, Harold Barrick, John Sneed, Bob Mathes. Jerry Waite, Jack Devine, Billy Ross, Jimmy Durley, and Arline Dowms. They accompanied by their coach Miss Anna L. Sawford and Kenneth Raab of the high school faculty. The Wafll A6 eorumns of the Democrat aro the get-togethor placs or SedaBa people effective operation the final decree of the district court and at the same time revest that court with jurisdiction to retry the This language referred to action by the circuit court in turning the litigation hack to the district court for a re-examination of the issue after a contract between the gov- Willian M.

Wills Dies M'illiam M. Willis died November 22, in 'I'aney while visiting friends. He formerly lived on Sedalia, route one. Car Crashts Into Pols A Chevrolet sedan, a taxi of the Hollingsworth Taxi crashed into A telephone pole about 3:55 Monday morning, when its driver Raymond Reinert swerved the car to keep It from striking another automobile. The car which he dodged to keep from hitting did not stop.

There ere two passengers In the cab. None was injured. The Washington school Parent- Teacher Association meet at the school Wednesday afternoon December 16, Instead of Friday afternoon. Reverend E. L.

Baker will give a talk, Special musical program has been arranged and a comunity sing of Christmas carols. A special musical program hy the school orchestra will be rendered. The pupils of the second grade have planned a Christmas entertainment. Anyone interested in the Parent- Teacher work are invited to attend this program. Fire of unknown origin did about $10 damage to of Bob Inman, 918 Bast Third street at 12:17 o'clock Monday morning.

Inman was later arrested by Officers John Starkey and J. H. Brook? on a charge of being intoxicated and the peace of family. Bonda Wtrt Forelftid Woodrow Wilson, arrested by Officer Herman Fischer for reckless driving failed to appear in police court this morning and his $5 bond das ordered forfeited. Mrs.

C. J. Garrett, charged with double parking, also failed to appear and Imr $1 hond forfeited. A wandering minstrel i.s he in Columbia's musical comedy, from starting next Sunday at the Liberty Theatre. Bing Crosby himself, and he rambles the open road singing and swinging of the biggest hits.

Madge Evans, little Ediin Fellows and Louis Armstrong and his band do their stuff too. Hospital TWO CARS WERE DAMAGED I William J. Henry, of SprinK Fork. IN A COLLISION TODAY admitted for medical treatment. I Mrs.

Raymond Smith, of Cole A 1936 coaeh driven underwent an operation this Mrs. Wesley If. Morrip, .3124 Hast I Twelfth street, collided with a 132S STOCKS RECOVER IN RAPID DEALINGS Anything to sell? Somebody whatever it is. A for sale ad will get you together. Phone 1000.

Jolly Met The Jolly Sewers met Saturday afternoon with six members present. Patching and darning was demonstrated. Dec. Chicken 15th, Good -Adv. Supper Will chapel, 15c THE OLD HOME TOWN Rojristeied S.

Patent Office by STANLEY FRED I. GOODENOW SEDALIAN, DIES FORMER AT JOPLI Fred I. Goodenow, whose death o(curTf-d at Joplin, the past F-nd. was a former Seilalfan hfivirg ht-cn in fifiij South fj Chyrsler sedan driven hy Lindley Simp.Kon, 403 West Fifth street, at the intersertion of Ihfth street and Ma.ssachu.sett? avenue this about 12:40 o'clock. Roth drGers, who were alone, were! Mrs.

R. W. Sands. 106 South La mine avenue, was admitted for medical treatment. Kenneth Cahill, Windsor, wa.s admitted for surgical treatment.

Mrs. Lola Keseman, of Lincoln, was admitted for surgical treat- uninjured but the cars were aged considerably, Mr.s. Morri.s driving east on Fifth street and Mr. Simpson south on avenue. ilani- Additional Society No Meeting For D.

A. R. Because of the death of Mrs. II. 'W.

Harris there be no meeting of the Osage chapter, D. A. R. this month. Mrs.

Harris a past regent and state officer and always active at the club meetings. $5.00 Reward Collie; female; tan witli white and sable collar. to name Call By VICTOR EUBANK NEW YORK. Dpc. led by the atid outilitieR.

together with a wide of pumped up a recovery in stock market. The pace wa.s f.Tst at Interval.s when the ticker tape lagged. occasional period.a of selling, gains of to 2 or more points w'ere prominent at the clo.se. Transfers were around Mr. West a son 13.

at of a Son and Mrs. J. C. Neville. 912 Tenth street are parents born Sunday night, December the Bolhwell hospital.

Birth of a Daughter Mr. and Mr.s. I. V. Ferguson, of Ionia, are parents of a daughter, horn at the Bothwell hospital this morning.

Mrs. Ferguson underwent a Cae.sarean operation this morning. Broke in Service Station The Skelly Sedvice station, Third street and Massachusetts avenue, was broken into sometime Sunday night. An lnve.s;tigation was made and nothing was reported as stolen. CLOSING OF SOME OF LEADING STOCKS Close CIoRe Sat.

American and For. Power 7 "4 American 95 American Tei. A American Tobacco ,9714 Anconda Copper Atchteon T. and B. .,,....7184 Auburn Auto Bethlehem Steel Chicago ortnireatem.

Chrysler .12.3 Wright Curtis-Wright De Nem.moH Kodak 7 ..514 ...34 Du Pont Eastman Generai EHectrlo General Motora Int. Baraeater ..214 .59 .1064 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR P.EXT—Furni.'ihrrl S. Kentucky. 853. La Flesh.

COAT.1—Onod clean Higglnsville lump. Windsor lump, $4.00, Phone 160S. in brown Sunday. Phone Harry Wright. Reward.

LOWER furni.ched apartment, steam heat and utilities, included. W. 7th. fnternattonaJ Shoe InL Tel. TeL Kelvlnator Kennecott Copper Libby.

McN. and Llgr My ere Tob. Looae Wllee Blaeult Mid. Cont. Pet.

Miaaourl Kansaa Missouri Pacific Montgomery Ward National Reg. North American Packard Phillips FeL Purity Baking ..29 eeeeeeeee, .11 .12 Radio Corp. of Sears- Roebuck Skeily OU Standard Oil ot .23 .9614 tad. 44 te Studebaker Swift and ol .24 CJ. s.

Steel Westinghouie E3. A Mon. 96 58 72 S3 75 3 125 7 176 7't 30.1% 21 10 105 So 7 31 47 12 96 44 14 148 WHEAT FUTURES HIT TOP OF THE SEASON By JOHN P. BOUGHAN A.s.«oci«ted Pre.B.'? Market Editor CHICAGO. Dec.

11. Wholesale of top price records for all grain? swept the Chicago wheat market up late today nn extreme of cents a bushel. Surprise were current that I Germany would need to import Ooo bushei.s of wheat this and Italy perhaps more than double that amount. Most of the big advance of prices held at the last with new- of Inlying overcoming the effect Of profit taking. At the close, Chicago wheat Were 5 to cent.s above finish.

$1.35 to Ma.v' corn to rent up. Dec. new to 06, oats to rents advance, and var.Ying 5 cent.s setback to 25 cenf.s gain Chili Supptr loth. Also chlnken sand- wlchps, and coffco. Church basement.

Broadw-ay and Massachusetts; 11 to 1, 5 to p. 1 nr per and Home dry. Idione fd light ltou.8«-keeping Board ard rr- mT. week. RADIO, refrigerator repa'rirg.

C. Dahike. 53 4 E. 16th. Laun- r- 'UT.

E. dl A. ton g'ood timothy, mixo'l hay and atraw. Shelton Farm, FURS and If you c- tr de with us, you wid trade with us. FEW LEADERS UPON THE CURB Mon.

Am. Light and Arkantai Nat 6 Arkansas Nat Gaa. A Assoc. Gas and IQ. Cities 52 Elagle-Plchsr Ea.

Bond and Ford Motor Canadian 22 22 Ford Motor 8 National Bsllas Shenandoah Shenandoah pi. standard OU Kj TODAY TUESDAY MONTGOMERY MYRNA LOY 54 THE UUGH RIOT! with Reginald OWEN ADDED UNITS LATEST METRO NEWS COLOR CARTOON AND.