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a THE PA PARSONS SUN THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1937. ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED 174. TWELVE PAGES PARSONS, KANSAS, Hopes to Maintain Farmer Parity With City Points to Buildup Within Last 4 Years Outlines 10-Point Program for Keeping Growers on Even Keel WASHINGTON, Jan. Secretary Wallace outlined today 3 10-point program for keeping America's 30 million farmers on a par with business and industry. "Agriculture is no longer the industry of the United forgotten States," he said, citing a 4-year rise in estimated farm income from to 9 billion dollars.

The farmer's income returned to its pre parity, with urban incomes, Wallace said, declaring he will seek to maintain that relationship. Program His program: 1. Free opportunity for farmto organize. erg. Fair and stable income for farmers, on an equal with the city 3.

of farm goods adincomes. to adequate home needs Supplies justed and foreign demand. 4. Foreign policies to encourage with other countries and an peace market abroad for expanding American farm products. 5.

Conservation of the soil and other natural Turning land 6. to non-farm uses. Crop insurance, to cushion and the shock plague, of drouth, combined floodth frost the granary. ever Better opportunities for the with the hoe to own his man and increased security for land, tenants and owner-operators. 9.

A higher standard of living for the poorer farmers. 10. Industrial policies to insure abundance for wage-earners and farmers alike. Threats dangers threaten the Only two farmer's future, farm experts said--a European war or another (Continued or page ten) Mrs. Garvin Dies Pneumonia Fatal to Prominent Erie Woman in KC Service) ERIE, B.

W. Garvin, 69, widow of the prominent Erie banker and legislator who died Nov. 30, 1934, died yesterday afternoon in Research hospital, Kansas City, where she was takSunday. A 1-week illness of en Mrs. pneumonia Garvin was one of the caused her death.

best known and most popular women of Erie. Since last summer she had been living at Toronto, with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. B. Garvin. Born Jan.

13, 1868, at Greencastle, she came to Erie with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Smith, in 1885 and has lived here ever since, except for the last few months.

She was a member of the Presbyterian church of Erie, and was a past matron of the Erie Eastern Star lodge. She also belonged to the SBA. She was prominent in social and civic circles here. For many years Mrs. Garvin's husband was a.

banker in Erie. He served as state representative from this county for 10 years. The Garvins were married Oct. 19, 1893 in Erie. Mrs.

Garvin leaves three sons, L. B. Garvin, Topeka, A. E. Garvin, Raytown, and R.

B. Garvin, Toronto; one sister, Mrs. H. T. Ashford, Iola; three brothers, Walter Smith, Madison, Clarence Smith, Coffeyville, Clyde Smith, Cushing, and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday at the Carson-Heaton funeral home here with the Rev. A. W. Johnson of the Federated church officiating and burial will be in East Hill cemetery. The body lies in state at the Carson-Heaton funeral home.

AIR CONDITIONING COURSE Local Men Eligible to Attend Class Sessions: No Tuition. A second semester course in air conditioning will be organized at the senior high school at 7:30 tonight. This course will stress air conditioning equipment, duct and pipe design, refrigeration and air conditioning and temperature control. Persons eligible are steam fitters, plumbers, sheet metal workers, electricians and cold storage men. This work is conducted under the provisionerof the SmithHughes are no tuition charges.

A very profitable course in physics of air conditioning was completed last month. Reports indicate that during the current year air conditioning is one of the most popular courses conducted in the trade evening schools of the central states. Anyone interested, but unable to attend this evening, should call Ray E. Williams, 2409W. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS REGULAR DIVIDEND will be PAID on or after JANUARY 7th, 1937 to Stockholders of Record JANUARY 2nd, 1937-THE EXCHANGE STATE BANK, Parsons, Kansas.

j-7 As Girl Glimpsed Kidnaper's Face This pencil sketch, crude but revealing, of the kidnaper of Charles Mattson was regarded by G-men as an important clew hunt for the Tacoma, lad. seized by the abducDec. 27. It was drawn Dy Virginia Chatfield. 15, who witnessed the kidnaping, and who caught a fleeting glimpse of the criminal's face as his mask momentarily slipped down.

Tax Exemption on Homesteads Goal Ratner Bill Would Relieve Real Estate of Some of Its Burden State Senator-Elect Payne H. Ratner said today he would introduce a bill in the session of the state legislature convening Tuesday to exempt from taxation all homesteads to a valuation of $2,500. If the bill became a law persons owning homes, whether in town or in the country, would have to pay on the value of their taxees in excess of $2,500 valuation. The movoment for such an exemption has been growing in Kansas. If the bill were passed the legislature would have to provide for securing tax revenue from other sources, thus relieving real estate from its burden.

A homestead in Kansas is any real property owned by the head of a family and occupied by his family as a home. homestead tax exemptions "Five states now have ing in amount from $1,000 to $5,000," Senator Ratner said. "Many other states are seriously considering an early adoption of the principle. From Real Estate "For years we have realized in on page 10) Revision of Zoning Ordinance Is Sought The city planning commission last night prepared a proposed revision of the zoning ordinance which will be recommended to the city commissioners. The revision would clarify the section on restrictions for the commercial district of the city and would permit the operation of a concern wholesale as well as retail busines, under certain regulations.

As the ordinance stands now a concern that manufactures or treats products must do so cearly incidental to the conduct of a retail business conducted on the premises, thus excluding wholesale business. The revised section also would include a provision making it unlawful to locate in the commercial district salvage yards and nesses of kindred unsightly nature." The ordinance would affect only the location of new concerns, and does not affect those already established. It is designed to control the establishment of businesses in the commercial district so that none objectionable because of their location would be permitted. Approval of the zoning commission would be necessary. Luther Cortelyou, 18 chairof the zoning commission, recently appointed.

members at the meeting last night were J. H. Davidson, Mrs. K. G.

Hoag, Mrs. Ed Rouch, L. L. Willey and Ivan Donaldson. C.

I. Evans and Dr. J. D. Pace were not present.

And They Can Prove This Fish Got Away NAGOYA, Japan, Jan. Fifty-eight solid gold scales, valued at $840.000, were stolen today from one of the two massive gold dolphins atop the historic Cyclopenne castle. gold in the dolphins one male and the other female-according to tradition, was taken from feudal lords by Tokugawa Shogunate, who ruled Japan 300 years ago. The lords were obliged to surrender the gold, Japanese legends relate, to weaken their power in the empire. The fish, placed on the roof of the castle at the time of its construction in 1610, are regarded as national treasures.

EVERYTHING for The OFFICE MOORE'S, 1829 Main-Phone 197. f-4 ROBESON-POWELL Drug. Ph. 31 j31 Roman and Nazi Evasion on Help For Insurgents Declare Russian, French Stands Indefinite Meanwhile Rebels Continue Advance on the Outskirts of Madrid (By The Associated Press) Germany and Italy, the Fascist powers of Europe, answered French and British pleas that they stop sending volunteers to Spain in conciliatory, yet reserved, notes tonight. Both replies, delivered in Berlin and in Rome, were said to agree in principle that volunteers should not go from other countries to fight with the Spanish governor the insurgents.

ment, these powers which have helped the insurgents pointed to what they contend are the unclarified positions of other nations, presumably Russia and France, whose volunteers are fighting in the defense of the socialist government. Italy, in particular, was said to have raised the question of the most volunteers for the ino border, over which ternational defense of Madrid have passed. Anthony Eden, Britain's foreign secretary, hammered home to the German charge d'affaires in London the gravity of the volunteer enlistments, which have made in Spain a "little world war." With one-seventh of her fleet (Continued on Page 10.) New Kidnap 'Ad' Indications Contact for Ransom May Be Nearer SEATTLE, Jan. 7-(P)-The Seattle Times carried a new advertisement in its personal column-fourth of a series believed to be from the family of Charles Mattson, Tacoma, to his kidnapers, It stated: Mable--I am giving all the notes. Police are not intercepting them.

I accept your message of identification. All requests have been carried out. I will do as instructed without anyone -Ann. Fear Cold Wave TACOMA, Jan. 7 -(P).

Coldest wea of the winter today alarmed the parents of kidnaped Charles Mattson who believed the 10-year-old boy might be suffering from exposure. The thermometer sank to 15 above zero during the night, as the abductor ignored opportunities to return the victim or collect $28,000 ransom. Dr. W. W.

Mattson, the boy's father and a prominent Tacoma physician and surgeon, was more apprehensive a than cold Charles, when recov- seized Dec. 27, might be seriously affected if he were being kept in an outlying, poorly heated shack as some other kidnap victims have been. Charles, while not delicate, is slight and never has been robust. Labor Protection Landon Wants States Aided in Goods Shipments TOPEKA, Jan. P) -Gov.

Alf M. Landon asked congress today to enact a law "to protect adult labor from the underpaid labor of children." In a letter to Sen. Henry F. Ashurst, chairman of the judiciary committee, Governor Landon suggested measure, require all child labor in interstate commerce to be so labeled; that it be made a federal offense for one to ship goods made by child labor into a state which prohibits their sale, and that the state be authorized to punish the sale of such goods. Kansas has a child labor law, enacted in 1917, which prohibits the employment of boys under 14 in mills and factories.

Governor Landon wrote that even if the child labor amendment to the federal constitution should eventually be ratitied, a serious problem will exist to devise legislation which will adequately meet conditions as they vary In the different states. "Since the supreme court has held that the federal government may lend its aid to the states in enforcing their laws against the sale of goods made by Governor Landon's letter said, "I can see no reason why the federal government may not likewise which lend its aid to those states may prohibit the sale of goods in the manufacture of which children (Continued on Page 10.) WHEAT SPURTS CHICAGO, Jan. 7-P-Late jumps of prices today carried the Chicago wheat market up a maximum of cents a bushel. Buoyancy of Winnipeg wheat quotations acted as a late stimulating influence. Many previous speculative sellers were hastily reversed their market position.

REWARD for PERINESE STRAYED from 1524 Belmont, Toy Pekinese. REWARD for return. Phone 407. j-8 NEWS BRIEFS AN More Flu WASHINGTON, Jan. 7-(P) The public health service said today influenza was on the increase all over the country.

There were 3,998 cases reported for the week with ending Jan. 2 compared 2,088 for the previous week. A health service official said these represented "only a fraction" of the actual number of cases. Near Vote on Frank MADISON, Jan. I 7-(P)- The Wisconsin university regents approached a vote today on the question of retiring Dr.

Glenn Frank after a bristling session In which the charge of politics was placed squarely against regents appointed by Gov. Philip F. La Follette. Pope Improving VATICAN CITY, Jan. 7-(P)- Pope Pius is improving an official bulletin from the Vatican said tonight.

"This improvement permits him to carry out his constant and ardent desire for work which, with his admirable resistance, form two of his most beloved characteristics." the bulletin declared. Sues "Death Valley Scotty" LONG BEACH. Jan. 7- -Walter (Death Valley Scotty) Scott, mystery prospector of the wild west. was sued here day for separate maintenance by Mrs.

Ella Josephine Scott. 60. They were married Nov. 5, 1900. in Cincinnati Mrs.

Scott asked the court to award her $1,000 per menth and living expenses and medical care. She said that she was without funds and was suffering from physical disabilities. She also asked for $25.000 for purposes of maintaining the legal action and for an accounting and division of all community property. American Red is Leading Chinese Foments Trouble in Area Where Chang's Former Followers Roam STANFU, Shensi Province, China, Jan. Smedley, an American, is credited with playing an important role in campaign to establish communist.

empire in north west China openly opposed to Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek's government at Nanking. The movement, reported to have attracted support from 200,000 members of Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang's former Manchurian army, together with Chinese communist forces numbering 50,000, has emerged into the open with a burst of propaganda led by Miss Smedley. Reliable sources declared munists in Shensi and Kansu provinces are in open revolt against the central government as a development of Marshal Chang's military rebellion in which the (Continued on Page 10.) China Starts Drive On Narcotic Addicts PEIPING, Jan. 7-(P) China's long -heralded campaign against narcotic addicts dealers was launched tonight with police raids on dens of addicts where 100 prisoners were reported seized.

Reliable informants declared the captives, who had failed to obey stern orders to "be cured by New Year's or die!" would probably be shot Friday but municipal officials kept strict silence on execution plans. The raiding parties scattered through various parts of Peping, estimated by authorities to have an addict population of 100,000. Dreamy slumbers of the inmates of the dens were interrupted by the entrance of strong-arm police squads which combed the dark passages of the illicit houses. Gen. Sung Cheh- Yuan, chairman of the Hopeh-Chahar political council and personally directing the anti-narcotic campaign, was represented by authoritative sources as inclined to show leniency to the addicts who expressed willingness to be treated.

These, it was said, might receive life imprisonment instead of death sentences. Dealers who disobeyed the governmental order will probably be shot summarily, officials predieted. MUNDIS STEPS UP LAWRENCE, Jan. 7-4P-Miss Mary Rutter, Lawrence, will become editor-in-chief of the University Daily Kansame Kansas university student publication, under a regular, mid-year staff change. Marion Mundis, Parsons, will be managing editor; Kenneth Postlethwaite, Manhatan, chairman of the board, and Miss Alice Haldeman-Julius, Girard, secretary.

Starts Prison Term WICHITA, Jan. 7-(P---Louis F. Vestring, Burns. arrested here Monday on charges of attempting pass forged bonds, was taken to Lansing today by Sheriff J. C.

Standley, Garden City, to begin a 5-year sentence from Finney county for burglary and grand larceny. THE PERRY CONSTRUCTION co. Will Not Be Responsible for Any Bills Contracted in Their Name, from THIS DATE ONL. P. PERRY.

j-7 Christmas Seals Net $460 So Far But Many Have Neglected to Send in Money; More Funds Greatly Needed. A total of $460.97 was netted from the sale of tuberculosis Christmas seals this year, the Labette County Tuberculosis Health association said today through general chairman, Mrs. Walter Crawford. "The response was very gratifying," Mrs. Crawford said, "and although no reports have been made yet outside of Chetopa, Oswego and Parsons, the parts of the county in charge of the county school authorities, we feel sure the contributions not yet reported will raise the total some $100 or so." Mrs.

Crawford went on to say that of the 1,655 letters mailed out this year 450 were returned with remittances. "Some of them were small," she said, "but other returns were larger than we had expected. The amount ranged from 10 cents $10." Appeal for Funds Mrs. Crawford appealed to those persons who have neglected send in their money for seals to do so at once. Many persons who kept the seals mailed to them, and used them on mas packages and mail, neglected to pay for them and perhaps have forgotten them.

Because of the great need for more funds such persons are urged to send in the money for their seals at once. Due to the fact that the association has on its hands a number of cases of positive reactors to the tuberculosis tests given recently, more money will be needed this year than usual. Money will be needed for chest x-rays and other followup work this year. One Parsons child already has been accepted for building up at a preventorium near Independence. The child will go to the hospital Jan.

7. "Enough credit cannot be given to the organizations which worked with the Tuberculosis Health association," Mrs. Crawford said in a statement today. "The PTA organizations all over the county, women's clubs and the county medical association and its auXiliary all had a part in the campaign this year." Strike Deadlock Is Yet Unbroken Conferences Between Union and General Motors Are Futile DETROIT, Jan. conferences in which Gov.

Frank Murphy of Michigan took a hand failed today to break the deadlock preventing negotiations between General Motors corporaation and its striking automobile employes. James F. Dewey, federal department of labor conciliator, said at their conclusion: side has agreed to anything." Earlier he had reported the situation "encouraging" and Governor Murphy before going to Lansing to address the state legislature said the prospects for agreement "looked good." Delay Parleys Shortly before 1 p. m. Homer Martin, president of the United (Continued on Page Ten) Free Egg Delivery Service by Biddy Just a neighbor's friendly hen.

imbued with the spirit of doing a good turn daily, delivered strictly fresh eggs last week almost directly into Mrs. H. Mes. ginger's kitchen. Anyway, she had courtesy to leave them on the back porch.

And all because the poor hen's misguided sense of touch fooled her into mistaking a soft pile of straw for an especially provided nest. Was she disgruntled when she returned the next day and found her eggs had gone the way of most hen's fruit! Little did Mrs. Messinger realize, when she placed the protectave packing from a fragile Christmas gift on her back porch, that she would gain a delicious and savory breakfast! She placed it there the day after Christmas and completely forgot it. Came spring-like weather that filled the neighbor's hen with the wanderlust. Anyhow, the hen found the nest 500n enough and one night when Mrs.

Messinger returned home and switched on the back porch light, there was the fowl's mistaken laying place and incidentally, Messinger's breakfast. "Maybe the hen made a mistake," Mrs. Messinger laughed, 'but those fresh eggs certainly bit the The straw remains on the back porch, but the hen has never returned. Perhaps her disappearance is because she is a home and fireside hen at heart, or it may be she lost her spirit of generoalty when mis-layed" eggs disappeared so quickly. FRONT-3 HURT IN 24 Lincoln Day Speaker INDEPENDENCE, Jan.

Lincoln, 7-4P Robert will speak at the Third district Kantas Lincoln day dinner here, Chairman Jay Scovel announced today. Simmons served 10 in congress and was twice a candidate for speaker. He was one of the principal speakers at the grass roots Republican convention in Springfield, in 1935. Flood Control to Be Discussed At Big Soil Meeting Cottonwood-Neosho Situation Heads List Large Attendance Expected at Tri-State Conference Here Tuesday Flood control, accomplished partly through soil conservation work, will be one of the principal topics of discussion at the tristate soil conservation congress to be held here all day next Tuesday, N. E.

Vandyne, chairman of the agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce said today. There undoubtedly will be some action toward requesting a soil conservation and land utilization survey of the entire CottonwoodNeosho-Grand river watershed, he asserted. Indications today are that this meeting will be attended by a large number of people. It is sponsored by the Labette County Farm Bureau and the Parsons Chamber of Commerce. Dr.

N. E. Winters, regional conservator for Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma will be the principal speaker, perhaps at the morning session. He is an out- (Continued on Page 10.) To Start Project Must Raze Altamont City Building This Week (Special Service) ALTAMONT. 7.

-Brr-rrr, shiver and shake! "Blanketyblank." or words to that effect, said the Altamont city dads today as they were forced to move out of the old city building that is to be replaced by a new community building. Luckily there was no crime wave and no prisoners to be incarcerated in the jail that is a part of the old building. The reason for this moving out into the cold, cold world is that the city yesterday received a telegram from WPA officials instructing them it was imparative that the project start this week. Just in the nick of time a check for $8,394 from the sale of the city's bonds for the new building arrive ed last night, providing Mayor Kessler and his city council with funds for proceeding. Frank Freeto, the contractor and a government representative were here Monday, ready to start (Continued on Page 10.) 3 Hurt in Crash Negro Children Injured When Taxi and Car Collide Three children were injured.

none of them critically, in a collision of a taxicab and another motor car this morning at 20th and Morgan. Kathleen, 5, Thelma Lea 9. and Helen, 12, all daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Williams, Negroes, 430 N.

12th, were the injured children. The three children were riding with their two small brothers, Emmett, 4, and Donald Charles, 2, on their way to Doug1a88 school in the tamily car driven by John Kelley, 1423 Clark. The two little boys are students at. Douglass nursery school and their sisters in grades. Mrs.

Williams was in the car also. The Oldsmobile sedan in which the Negroes were riding was procecdiag south on 20th street when it collided with a taxicab owned by the "400" Taxi company and driven by Lyle Ryerson, 2306 Washington, west on Morgan. Kelley said he had almost crossed the intersection when the car he was driving was struck by the taxicab and knocked against an electric light pole at the curb at the southwest corner of the intersection. He said he was driving at about 20 miles an hour when the accident occurred. Ryerson said he had stopped at 1900 Morgan and picked up three passengers.

Kenneth McElwain, also A driver for the company, cleaned the windshield of ice while the car was stopped for the passengers, Ryerson said. He started west and was driving at the rate of about 20 miles an hour up to the intersection. The Oldemobile was going at about the same rate, he said. The taxi driver said Kelley made no effort 10 stop and that the accident occurred at about the center of the intersection. There are no stop signs on the intersection.

The were ordered to proceed station by drivers. City Detective Blanchard Bolander, who was called to the scene. No one was held. Kathleen was said by Dr. L.

A. Proctor, the attending physician. to ba suffering severe cuts from flying glass on the face and head. Thelma Lee, injured most seriously, was thought to be suffering from fractured skull and numerous bruises and contusions. She is bot in a critical condition, Dr.

Proctor said. Helen, the eldest of the children in the car, lost several teeth in the accident. Her upper lip was badly cut. Her ankle may be broken, although it is impossible to be sure until after a few days. the doctor said.

Reelected by Labor Jesse Turner, Katy trainman, was elected to his sixth term as president of the Central Labor body last night at a meeting in Carpenters' hall. L. Caldwell of the railway clerks WAS elected vice president and Hy T. Smith of the typographical union was reelected a post he has held 14 years. Trustees are W.

R. Lynd of the carpenters, G. Martinez of the maintenance of way employes and F. T. Conklin of the railway clerks.

Joe Maylen of the musicians was elected guardian. Chart Plans to Extend Statutes Administration Leaders Add Life to RFC and Money Bills WASHINGTON, Jan. 7--. (P) Congressional and administration chieftains charted plans today to push three bills through congress this month extending for years the monetary and stabilization powers of the treasury and the life of the Reconstruction Finance corporation. The extensions will include also power to issue federal reserve notes against government securities up to 100 per cent, and prolong some other emergency agencies.

It was agreed to extend all of 30, the 1939, president, by provision proclamation, that these emergency, acts until June could end the lending functions of the RFC. In his annual message yesterday, President Roosevelt asked that congress act at once to extend these powers, many of which are the keystone of the administration's fiscal policies. Authority to change the gold value of the dollar and operate the $2,000,000,000 stabilization fund expire Jan. 30 and Feb. 1.

The power to issue notes backed by government obligations will not die until March 3. Those who attended the conference at which plans were made to push the bills through by the end of the month included Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader, Speaker Bankhead, Secretary Morgenthau and Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the federal reserve board. They conferred as other members of congress discussed the president's outspokenness toward the courts and plans for wage and hour legislation as disclosed in his address to congress. Doomed to Die Tonight, He Hopes to 'Tell All' OSSINING, N.

Jan. 7-(P) Cocky Joe Bolognia, 24. "triggerman" in the $230 holdup murder of a Brooklyn subway collector, "broke" today in Sing Sing death house and whimpered for 8 chance to make a statement before he joins two confederates in the march to the electric chair at 11 o'clock tonight. "It's important," he whispered nervously, begging for an interview with District Attorney William F. X.

Geoghan of Brooklyn. "I gotta see him right away." While Bolognia paced his cell, the two men who must die with him, Salvatore Scata, 19. and Theodore Di Didonne, 31, drowsed apathetically in their bunks. And away from the death house, three youths involved in the murder--saved late yesterday by gubernatorial clemency--reacted from the first lirions joy brought on by the news of their escape from death. The trio- Dominick Zizzo, 27, Sam Kimmel.

22, and Eugene Bruno. 23---moped in the cells which the law says they must 00- cupy for the rest of their lives, Hays Building Doubles HAYS. Jan. 7-P-Building in Hays during 1936 more than doubled that of 1935. Construetion permits totaled $205.748, compared with $102,393 in 1935.

Included were 47 new houses and apartment buildings which were built to accommodate newcomers attracted by the oil boom in this vicinity. 63rd year. Wilkin Abstracts. f-1 Sleet Here As Mercury Skids to 12 Continuation of Icy Weath- er, Though Possibly Warmer Hazardous Motoring; Most c2 Western United States Affected Snow, which started fallinglast night at about 10 turned to sleet at about 7 o'clock this morning. The sleet fell all morning and started tapering off shortly after 12 o'clock, noon, and had stopped falling at 2 o'clock.

Parsons got .42 inch of moisture from the sleet and snow, Weatherman J. M. Currigan reported this afternoon. Parsonians were trying out all sorts of gadgets to keep ice from freezing on the windshields of their cars but none was wholly successful. Police reported but one accident and it was not attributed to the weather.

Both pedestrians and motorists proceeded on their way with care, however, as the streets were slick and the visibility low. Long underwear was dug out of trunks, even though the weatherman's predictions included slightly warmer weather. He did say, however, that continued unsettled weather is in prospect. The mercury took a plunge late yesterday afternoon, starting shortly before 3:30 from the 53- degree marker. o'clock the fluid 38, by 5 o'clock.

By 9 last night the fall had taken the mercury to 20 and to 13 by 3 o'clock this morning. It rested at 19 early this afternoon. Range of Elements WICHITA, Jan. 7-(P)-Southern Kansas experienced virtually the entire range of the elements overnight as a sharp northwest wind brought near-zero temperatures into the area. The mercury dropped to six de(Continued on Page 10.) Rotarians Optimistic Over Business Outlook An optimistic outlook in 1937 for Parsons business activities was indicated by three speakers at the weekly noon meeting of the Rotary club today at Vane's patio.

E. W. Reynolds, Frank Pfeiffer and J. I. Poole gave talks that spelled a bright year for the city.

E. W. Reynolds spoke in regard to real estate prospects and said the outlook for greater building activity was "on the up and said values were high and everything pointed toward a real estate boom. Pfeiffer's talk represented the business trend for the coming He gave c. summary of underlying factors that would tend make 1937 business better and those that would work to a disadvantage.

On the whole, however, business would be much better this year than in 1936, he said. Poole read a paper prepared by Charles W. Watts, district superintendent for the MKT railroad, who was unable to be present. It was a discussion and review of the railroad situation dealing with the dangers of government ownership, truck competition and other factors. Mr.

Watts' paper gave a better outlook for 1937 and pointed toward all business being better materially in 1937 than in 1936. HIGHWAY FATALITY Jefferson City Police Chief Struck by Car. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 7- (P) -John Bruner, Jefferson City police chief, died in St. Luke's hospital early today of injuries suffered in an automobile accident last night near Lee's Summit, Mo.

suffered a fractured skull. Bruner, was struck by another automobile while, assisting 3 wrecking crew pull his motor car from a ditch into which it had gone while he was driving to JefCity from here. Hospital records showed the other automobile was driven by John Cole, Okmulgee. WEATHER KANSAS-Snow tonight and Friday; not 50 cold. Oklahoma--Cloudy, probably snow.

colder in extreme east portion tonight; Friday partly cloudy, continued cold. Missouri--Snow tonight and Friday, colder in southeast and extreme east central, rising temperature in northwest portion tonight: rising temperature Friday. Kansas Weather and Dirt Roads Light snow; roads icy, KEEP WARM WITH COAL Parsons Cold Storage. Ph. 352.

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