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Mostly fair tonight and Tuesday; continued warm. THE CfflLLICOTHE CONSTITUTION TT XT -WT C1 T. 1 VOLUME XXXTII I I BY I 'JHILLICOTHE, MISSOTJBI, MONDAY, 1927. DAILY EDITION THE COMMUNITY SALES BENEFIT TO CfflLLICOTHE NEWS NOTES Received Insurance Check. W.

H. Kiluan received a check from the Royal Neighbors of America today for insurance carried by Mrs. Cecil Miller Killian, who died October 8. THE SALE SATURDAY WAS LARGELY ATTENDED AND A BIG SUCCESS Slaughter is Paroled Calvin Slaughter, a youth who was sentenced to four years in the state reform school at Boonville on a for- The Sales Afford the Farmers an Op- gery charge, was paroled late Saturday portrait? to Dispose of All Surplus by Judge Beals. Slaughter's home is Stock and Personal Property near Morresville.

The community sale held at the pavilion Saturday was probably one of the best held this fall. The sale pavilion was filled with buyers and sellers and some of the best stock Livingston To County Clerks Meeting P. W. Cornue, clerk, will go to Jefferson City Tuesday morning where he will attend the annual meeting of the County Clerks Association of MRS.CASSLER NOT INTERESTED IN HER CASE Meservey is Paroled From the Federal Prison Beth Meservey, under sentence of two years at the federal prison in Leavenworth, was paroled October 15 and WOMAN CONVICTED OF MURDER ft immediately to join his wife -rind I HORNETS PUT UP ONE OF THE HORNETSLOST TO KIRKSVILLE SATURDAY 13 TO 6 SENTENCED TO DIE ON GAL. LOWS FRIDAY.

She Declared to Her Jailer She Was Not Even Thinking About the Case and Had No Comment to Make. daughter, who moved from Excelsior Springs to Long Beach in September, says the Excelsior Springs Standard. Meservey was president of the de- country produces was sold. More thani Missouri. 200 head of hogs were sold and a large number of sheep and cattle besides personal property.

There was spirited Death of Infant The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Dowell died at the family home on East Polk street Saturday night. Interment was made in the Wheeling bidding and good prices. The square deal both to the sellers and the buyers by Messrs.

F. B. Cesar and Col. A. W.

Cles has created a wide interest in these cemetery Sunday afternoon. Short sales. These- sales are held the first and third Saturdays of each month and owing to the large demand for these services were held at the grave. Reception for Minister. There will be a reception at the Elm sales they will continue throughout the Street Methodist church Tuesday eve- fall.

The next sale will be held on SatJ nir for the new minister. Rev. D. K. urday November 5.

Few people of Chillicothe realize the JFegues and Mrs. Pegues. All members ad friends of the church are invited benefit these sales are to the merchants and uregd to attend of the city. The sales are so extensively advertised they bring to Chillicothe people from the entire Chillicothe trade territory, thus giving the merchants the advantage of the large crowd who also take advantage of the low prices offered by the local merchants Charter for Avalon Lodge Ed. Ralston has received the charter for the new A.

T. A. lodge at Avalon and the new order will be organized at a meeting to be held one night this week, probably Thursday night. Mr. on all goods.

The crowd here Saturday' Ralston recently anized an order at Utica which now has a membership of 30. the largest this fall. The sales also afford an opportunity for the farmers to dispose of their surplus stock and personal property. "What Price Glory" Opens at Strand. You'll never really know just how big a-motion picture can be until you've seen "What Price Glory," which opened the Strand this afternoon for a three day engagement.

In this great maelstrom of life and passion, with human beings working out their destinies on fields of glory, the World War can serve Ss only a background. It is not a regu-' lar war picture. Victor McLaglen, in the role of Captain Flagg, gives one of the finest performances ever seen in motion pictures, while Edmund Lowe and Dolores Del Rio as Sergeant Squirt andi fiery little Charmaine respectively, each live their roles. Phyllis Haver, as Shanghai Mabel and William V. Mong "Cognac do exceptionally good work.

Director Raoul Walsh, nephew of Chillicothe's own Billie Walsh, achieves masterly results. This stupendous production is breaking all records wherever shown, and it will be well for you to go down to the Strand early in order to get your choice seats. Fine Orchestra For Charity Ball. The Merrigold Serenaders orchestra trom broadcasting station WHO, Des Moines, Iowa, has been secured to play for the charity ball to be given in the auditorium of the city hall next Monday night, Hallowe'en. All plans are moving forward rapidly and the sale of tickets is good at this time.

There will be room for all and a real night of fun is planned. The money derived from the dance will be turned over to the city welfare board and will be used for char. ity this winter. Attend D. A.

R. Meeting to Be Held at Marshall Wednesday Miss Georgia Walsh and Mrs. P. D. Kitt, members of the Olive Prindle Chapter, D.

A. R. will go to Marshall Tuesday to attend the State Conference of D. A. R.

whioh convenes there Wednesday morning for a three day Tuesday morning an organ recital will be given in honor of the delegates and visitors. Following the recital a delightful program has been arranged including an address of welcome by the hostess regent, Mrs. John F. Houx. The address of the evening will be given by Ralph Norman Returns to School Ralph Norman, who is attending the Osteopath school at Kirksville and playing on the Osteopath football team, returned to Kirksville Sunday night after spending the week end with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. F. B. Norman. Mr.

and Mrs. Norman and son, Ralph and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Triplett and daughter, Miss Mildred, motored to Kirksville Saturday and witnessed the game between the Iowa Wesleyans and the Osteopath which the latter won by the score of 17 to- 0. Cassler, sentenced to die here Friday on a murder charge "just isn't interested in the case," she told newspaper-11928, simultaneously with the expiration While Mrs.

Casaler's attorneys prepared to fight for an appeal from her sentence, the woman remained impassive in the county jail. She declared she wasn't thinking about the case at all. She had no comment to make on the statement of Loren Patrick ab-jhim to the union station in Kansas BEST FIGHTS SINCE THE OPENING OF THE SEASON The Chillicothe Boys Had the Last Half of the Game by a Decided Margin--Kirksville Held the First Half. The Chillicothe high school Hornets made a cross country trip to Kirksville last Saturday and came back witJh the short end of a 13 to 6 score. It was of his sentence.

Should Mr. Meservey one of the finest battles the Hornets funct First National Bank of Excelsior Springs, which closed its doors January 22, 1925, a few days after the suicide of E. B. Brasher, cashier. He was re- CHICAGO, Oct.

Catherine leased by the prison parole board, which includes the warden and prison physician, his parole to expire June 16, violate none of the parole regulations he is practically a free man now. His brother-in-law, and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Plaister of Fort Dodge, Iowa, joined him in Leavenworth the day his parole was executed, and accompanied solving her from the murder. Patrick was sentenced to life imprisonment and Mrs.

Cassler to death for the murder of William Lindstrom. Patrick at first accused Mrs. Cassler of the actual murder but Saturday repudiated his statements and took full' responsibility for the crime. Mrs. Cassler was to have been hanged last Friday but was granted a stay of execution for a week.

An appeal for an- City, assisting him in his preparations for leaving for the west and taking an affectionate farewell at 'the gate leading to his Pullman reservation. Mr. Meservey made the trip on a througn tram, with no changes'or delays. In addition to his wife and daughter, his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

A. F. Meservey and his brother Webb Meservey and wife are residents of Long Beach, all of them being former residents of Ex- other stay will be made to Judge Phillip Jcelsior Springs. Sullivan to prepare an appeal to the supreme court. It is believed Patrick's statement will be used as argument for a new trial if Judge Sullivan grants the stay.

Students to Give Dinner For Dean Williariis and Wife town The game was well handled by Newman, referee; Duncan, umpire; and Lathrop of Princeton, head lineman. Featured in K. C. Star. Miss Almeta Hill of Mexico was featured in the Kansas City Times Saturday.

Miss Hill has recently been elected president of the newly formed Mexico Business and Professional Women's Club at Mexico. She is only 21 COLUMBIA, Oct. Students of the University of Missouri School of Journalism are planning a dinner this week in honor of De. Mrs. Walter Williams who are retailing to Columbia from Salt Lake City where they were married Saturday.

Mrs. Williams, formerly Sara Lockwood, is an assistant professor in Journalism here. She is a graduate of Missouri in the cla'ss of 1913. years old and is the youngest head of ai Dean WlUiam wno founded the first member in the national organization, with 47,000 members in the local units in forty-four states. First named as Press Congress of the World and Presi School of Journalism in the world here in 1908, 'is Honorary 'President of the Two Automobile Accidents.

Two automobile accidents occurred in the city late Saturday. About 3:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon two cars collided at the intersection of Ann and Locust streets. Both cars were badly damaged. No one was injured. At 10:30 Saturdoy night a Ford coupe and Dodge sedan collided at the intersection of Cherry and Webster street.

The Ford coupe was thrown into the yard of Sheriff Mont L. Dowell No one was injured but both cars were badly damaged. temporary chairman of the local organization, she was elected president at the permanent organization Wednesday. She is a secretary in the office of the Missouri Power and Light Company's offices at Mexico. Miss Hill.s photograph was also carried in the edition.

The Mexico Club was organized by the Chillicothe Club last Wednesday. Mrs. G. T. Sailor, State Publicity chairman and Dr.

Vera Young, State Membership chairman, perfected the organization. Plays at Bridge Dedication. Chariton and Carroll County enjoyed a big celebration Saturday at Triplett when the two counties were dent of the Pan-American Journalists. He has written several books on Journ.i have been in, and though it is tough to lose, it is a lot of pleasure to watch an exhibition of football such as the Hornets and Kirksville gave Saturday. The Hornet followers will testify to the fact that the Chillicothe boys played a whale of a game and that there were thrills to the last of the game.

The first half belonged to-Kirksville but the game little hornets had the last half by a wide margin and only those who saw the game will know how close the Chillicothe team came to winning The first quarter had hardly started when it was easy to see that Chillicothe was in for trouble with the shifty Barricman who had plenty of speed too. Before the first quarter had ended, he circled end for a touchdown from the forty-yard line. The Hornets got few chances to open up during the first half and before the half ended, Barricman had made another sweeping pd run for down from the sixty.yard line. He was just too fast for the Hornets but it was easy to see that he couldn't last and another story would be told during the last half. Th Cornets weren't sleeping during the half, however, for besides holding off the repeated threats of the Tigers, they uncorked a passing attack which should have netted a touchdown when one pass was made for forty yards into the waiting arms of one of the backs with no one close but a fumble was all the back could do under such a nervous strain.

The second half was played in the. Kirksville territory, only once did they have the ball past the middle section of the field. Time after time, the Hornets alism subjects. He was a widower and threatened, the air was full of foot- has a grown son and daughter. SLAYER OF FATHER TO ENTER PLEA OF GUILTY CHICAGO, Oct.

24-- William Schumacher, who Saturday confessed to' killing his father, Christopher Schumacher 53 years old, "so my mother could at least have some peace on earth," will enter a plea of guilty to a murder i charge when arraigned today, his attorney announced last night. Schumacher, who ij 28 years old, in his confession, detailed his life on the farm under the iron rule of his father. ioined together by the opening of a new I jojue i He told of beatings administered his J. U. Defeats Princeton The football game at South End park Mrs.

Alfred J. Brosseau, President Gen- yesterday afternoon between the Jack- era i. son University and the Princeton Ath- Wednesday and Thursday will be given over to reports of the Chapter Regents and the various committees. Wednesday night a reception will be ten-, dered the National and State Officers, letics was won by the Jacksonites, 20 to 6. Princeton scored in the first quarter after a pass and two-5 yard Jackson penalties placed the ball on Jackson's one yard line.

Three minutes Chapter Regents, delegates, honor i later a pass from Hoswell to Slif er guests and visitors attending the con-1 placed the ball on Princeton's three yard line. The next down the ball was ference. The delegates and visitors will make a pilgrimage to Arrow Rock Friday carried over for a touchdown by Hoswell, who also kicked goal for the extra morning. There they will see the Old point, making the score 7 to 6 in favor Tavern and many valuable relics in the museum In the Arrow Rock State Park there will be planted a Missouri Hawthorn Tree. The Marshall Chapter and Roger Nelson Chapter of Marshall, Arrow Rock Chapter and the Patsy Gregg Chapter of Napton will be hosts to the Conference.

bridge. The bridge was dedicated Saturday and at midnight Saturday was thrown open to traffic. One of the main features of the day's program was a dance in the evening at the bridge. It was estimated that more than 1500 couples danced on the new bridge during the evening. The Mel-O-Rose orchestra of this city furnished the mu- mother and other members of the family, how he was taken from school when balls and most of the times, a Hornet was there to receive it.

Twice in the last half, a pass was made into the arms of a Chillicothe back over the goal line, only to result in a fumble. This is to show how sclose the Hornete came to a victory. In spite of the lose, it was a good game to watch and the Hornets supporters are sastisfled. Mrs. Margaret Hughes Who Came to Missouri in Covered Wagon, Dead Mrs.

Margaret Hughes, 76, died at her i home, 814 Broadway Saturday night at 8:15 o'clock of a complication of ailments. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church in Chula this afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Dr. A. E. Perry, pastor of the Presbyterian church here and Rev.

W. H. Brengle, pastor of the First Baptist church of this city. Interment was made in the Chula cemetery. Three children, Mrs.

Caroline Dawson, Jamesport; Rev. John Hughes Columbia, Ohio and.Mrs. Viola Hammon of Bronson, one sister, Miss Ida Levell of the home address and a brother, John Levell of Kansas City, survive. Mrs. Hughes, who is the widow of Milton Hughes, was born in Kentucky.

She came to Livingston county 64 years ago with her parents, John W. Levell, the trip being made in a covered wagon. Accompanying the Levell family from Kentucky were the families of John W. Cleveland and John W. Lilly.

The Levell family settled tin a farm where the of Chula now stands and the Cleveland and Lilly families en farms northeast of Chillicothe. Ihcre were seven covered wagons in the train making the trip from Kentucky to Livingston county. Mrs. Hughes had been a resident of Chillicothe for the past 16 years. Youth Falls 2600 Feet to His Death In Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Oct.

24--While motion picture cameras grour 1 out tragic footage, Kenneth J. Davis, 24, son of avis, editor of Ariba, Colo. fell 2600 fe-si, to his death here when a parachute failed to open, Davis, a young flying student, and George Hawkins, had gone up in the p'ane to make a parachute jump Hawkins jumped from the wing of the plane first and made a perfect landing. When the plane reached an altitude of 2600 feet, Davis dived from the plane. BANDITS ROB jj SAFE OF $2000 ROBBERY WAS COMMITTED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 O'CLOCK MONDAY MORNING.

Used Aceytclene Gas Torches to Born Hole in the Back of the Safe- Overlooked 51,000 in Gold in Sack. Bank bandits paid another visit to the town of Wheeling Sunday night and escaped with approximately $2000 after overlooging a sack which contained $1000 in gold. The robbery was not discovered until Monday morning. The loss in fully covered by insurance. Entrance to the bank was from the rear.

The bandits gained carried two large acetylene gas torches and four milk cans of water and a crowbar, which they had previously stolen from the Burlington railroad. After entering the bank the bandits pulled down the windowshades to prevent being seen while working on the safe which was in the west front window of the bank. The safe was tipped from its pedestal to the Joor the two acetylene torches were put to work and within approximately twenty minutes a hole sufficiently large for one of the bandits to insert his hand was burned through the back of the safe The sack of gold evidently was in a remote corner of the safe as the bandits overlooked it. So quietly did the bandits work that the robbery was not discovered until time to open the bank this morning. The robbery is believed to have taken place after midnight.

Miss Rickerson who resides a block and a half west of the bank was awakened between 2 and 3 o'clock by a light which at intervals shown into her bedroom window. For a time she thought nothing of it, but as it continued for some time she arose and looked out window in the direction of the batik. She could see the flicker of a light at times but thought it was an automobile parked across the street with the head- A large crowd of UKhts SfrinUiK on Within a short time past the Rickerson home at a rapid rate of speed, going a short distance from the flying field below saw Davis" frantically struggle with' the release cord hut to no avail. Women screamed and turned their backs as the youthful flyer abandoned efforts to release the cord when but 500 feet from the ground. west, then turning south into an alley and thence east to the main street where the car turned south and was seen to go down the road leading Davis' body found in a pile of south from wh to Federal nigh- rubbish near the hangars.

ed to work as a farm hand, and the distraction that finally caused him to shoot his father, because of his continued abuse of his mother. His attorney said the defendant will Former Gob Starts 1500 Mile Row In Small Boat NEW YORK, Oct. 24--Declaring his intention to row a 12-foot boat 1,500 miles to Miami, Charles Seilto, S7 years old, shoved off yesterday from the Battery with a supply of heavy sic. A number of Chillicotheans attend! enter a lea of mltv an 3 tnr him- ed the dedicatory services and celebra- Eelf on tne mercy of the court. tion.

CHICAGO LAWYER FALLS FOUR STORIES TO DEATH he Beached grade, ng anJ a few sandwlches and some water. He expects to complete the trip in three months, hugging the coast line the entire way and making overnight stops along the route. Seilto is a former sailor. Men's Club Tuesday Night Rev. James Todd of Trenton will be the speaker at the regular monthly meeting'Of the Men's Club of the First Christian church Tuesday night.

Dinner will be served promptly at 6:15 o'clock. CHICAGO, Oct. 24 James E. McGinley, 61 years old, lawyer and a former member of the state legis- of the Jackson University. In the third quarter the J.

U. boys made another touchdown on a pass to Hall, who had to run only a yard to two with the ball. In the fourth quarter another touchdown was made on a pass to i Stucker. who ran only a short distance for the final touchdown of the game. Hall kicked goal, bringing the score to 20 to 6.

The Jackson team showed a A fellow shouldn't drop out so early marked improvement over their playing Mel-O-Rose Orchestra Popular The Mel-O-Rose Orchestra played Sunday evening for a dance at Bowdry Lake near Carrollton. They have been engaged to play at Bowdry Lake the remainder of the winter on Sunday even ings. Saturday evening they played for a dance at Triplett. This evening they will furnish the music for the teachers' party at the Elks Club. The party this evening is being given by the Rotary Club.

that it takes the rest of his lifetime beating back. Venn. 5 cents A Good Cigar. in. previous games.

Every member of the team did good work. The game was witnessed by more than 300 people, the majority of whom were from out of Organizing B. P. W. Clubs.

Dr. Vera L. Young, first state vice- president and chairman of the state membership committee, Business and Professional Women's clubs, spoke at a noon luncheon today before members of the Lexington Business and Professional Women's club, and tonight she will speak at the birthday' banquet of the (Continued to Page 4) the fourth story window of the Garfield Park hospital yesterday morning. Mr. McGinley was bom in Chicago and served as a member of the in 1902.

He is survived by a son and three daughters. CHICKEN DINNER The ladies of Elm Street church will serve the following menu, Oct. 27th: Cream Chicken Giblet Gravy Mashed Potatoes Baked Beans Cabbage Salad Cranberries Jelly Butter Hot Rolls Brick Cream Cake Coffee Begin to serve at 5:30 24-3t Try a Constitution Wm. Penn--5 cents--A Good Cigar. SERVICES AT ELM STREET METHODIST CHURCH Services at the Elm Street Methodist church yesterday were well attended at both the morning and evening hours.

A Missionary Program was given at the Sunday School hour which was arranged by the missionary committee: Mrs. J. H. Kittridge, Mrs. Charles Chase Mrs.

Allen Moore, H. K. Rockhold, assistant superintendent was in charge of the services. A pleasing increase was shown in the attendance over that of last Sunday. "The Zebedee Family" furnished the pastor, the Rev.

David K. Pegues, the subject for his morning discourse. The speaker was most happy in his manner of treating this subject, giving as he said, a few personal items of the Zebedee family." In an informal but forcible talk, he drew the contrast between the spiritual life as evidenced by James and John, and the material life as shown by Zebedee, the father. In the evening, the Reverend 'Pegues chose for his subject, "Pure Religion." Crisis in The Colorado Coal Strike Is Expected Today LUDLOW, Oct. 24--Huerfano and Las Animas county authorities prepared for a crisis in Colorado's coal strike situation today.

Strikers gathered for a mass meeting here at 5 a. m. at the monument erected to miners killed in the famous "Ludlow masacre" of 1914. Increased zeal of I. W.

members and other strikers displayed at a similar mass meeting here late yesterday led authorities to believe the strikers will attempt to prevent any miner from working today if such an attmept were successful operators would be forced to close all mines in both counties. Coal operators in the Walsenburg district announced plans to urge their men to defy picketers and go to work under, armed escort. More than 500 persons attended yesterday's mass meeting. About a third of them were women and children. "Gray Ghost" to Rest in Peace in Ford Exhibit DES MOINES, Oct.

24--The Gray Ghost, prize possession of Jack Graham of Elgin, 111., student at Drake university, has been selected as the model "collegiate flivver" for Henry Ford's museum. The "ghost" which carries the slogan, "My Dust is Poison," was turned out by the Ford factory in 1917. It negotiated fifty miles between Des Moines and Grinnell, in a little less than an hour. Two other drivers in a field of twenty-five finished ahead of Graham, but were disqualified because of special motors and gearing. COLD WEATHER Will soon be here.

See Wigely Bros. Pharmacy for Window Glass. 21-6t Win. Penn 5 cents A Good Cigar. No one can succeed in being "a reg.

ular devil" if he doesn't look it. way No. 36. The robbery is thought by officers to have been the work of professions. Inside the safe there were several hundred dollars worth of but these were soaked from the water used by the bandits in keeping their drifl cooled while drilling the hole in the back of the safe.

The bandits did not molest these papers. It is believed that four men and a woman participated in the robbery. A stranger had been seen loitering on the streets of the town since late Friday. Late Sunday a large seven passenger sedan was seen parked just south of the Spooner garage and east of the Burlington depot. Sheriff Mont L.

Dowell and Chief of Police Maurice Domey who went to Wheeling this morning and inade an investigation discovered that a number of citizens had seen these men and the officers secured a good description of them. A representative from the Burns detective agency at Kansas City is expected to arrive in Wheeling late today and begin an investigation of the case. The bandits rolled the safe approximately six feet from the window before it was overturned on the floor. A large touring car without the side curtains was seen traveling south from Wheeling shortly after three o'clock this morning at a rapid rate of speed. This is believed to be the car used by the bandits.

H. S. Smiley is president and R. A. Tharp cashier of the bank.

Five years ago this winter bandits dug then- way through the wall of the Citizens Bank of Wheeling and after entering the valut rifled all the lock boxes. Several hundred dollars worth of bonds were secured. Tom Bell was arrested in connection with the robbery a short time afterwards at St. Joseph. He was brought here and arraigned and released on bond.

He failed to appear for trial. He was arrested last spring in an eastern city but as the case bad been dismissed against him he was not returned here. Wm. Penn--5 cents--A Good Cigar. Wm.

Penn--5 cents--A Good Cigifa.