Sedalia Weekly Democrat from Sedalia, Missouri • Page 1

fo SEDALIA WEEKLY DEMOCRAT Democrat Established 1868. Vol. 68. FOLL ASSOCIATE!) PRESS LKA8P: WIRE SEDALIA. MO.

22. TOWNSEND WALKS OUT ON PROBE; FACES CONTEMPT NUMBER 21. $1.00 PER YEAR Cries of Follow Pension Leader as He Leaves Hearing COMMITTEE FAVORS CONTEMPT ITATION Chairman Bell Says Action of Doctor Had Been A HI X( rr ON. May 21. Drawing down upon himself the threat of a congres.sional contempt citation.

Dr. today thievv into pandemonium the hpecial homse committee investigating his old age movement hy stalking from the room and refusing further testimony. Appearing mote than an hour after he wa.s supposed to resume the witness stand at the afternoon session, 'I'ownsend piomptly complained of an and unfriendly on the part of the committee. Rluntly he asserted he would tify no more under Ih'ies of the followed the tired physician as he strode Room Cleared Quickly H'he hearing room was cleared quickly of the startled audience and the committee went into an session at decided to draft a submission fo the mending Townsend contempt. III.

Townsend wns not called to the witness stand until abotit toui o'clock. His voice shaking, he asked and denied permission to read a prepared statement to the committee. Still standing, the elderly, lean, grey-haired man, started talking and the committee listened. view of tlw apparent un- which it was resolution for house, recom- he cited for 5 ester day he broke into the line of cLUesftoning wifli a sharp why all this nonsen.se.’ Statement to Newsmen 'I'he statement Townsend tried to ad io the committee later distrihuteii to newsmen hy his counsel. If follows: "In of the fact tiiat I have undet oath that I have not profiled piersonally the acl- ivities of the Tow usend njcjvement, that I have no money hanks nor other alcove about nor have accumulated any luoperty whaisoevof during the two and one- half yeaivs that I have been en- ditavoring to aicuise the people to the enormity of the crime that is I being perpetrated against theni; and in view of the further fact that i have oeeti denied the opportunity hy this committee of presenting to my government and to the committee the salient philosophy of the Townsend movement and that I have confined 1 a laconic- Ves and in answeiing vicious questjon.s containing innuendo intended to my character before the public during this investigation: further since to continue this investigation by remaining a parly to it will still further aclveriise the fact to the world that our great government has fallen to so low a state that its lepresenta- fives will lend theraselve.s to the practice of disseminating and shameless gossip against the character of citizens without any.

lU'oof of the accusations being ad-! clucecl; th uefore 1 dppin it my duty i ilo aunounc-e tliat I will no longer; he a party lo this investigation and' that I heiphy state that I shall be, present at no more sessions of this tes -1 fommittee unless hroiight hac and I q'he retired quietly for the most part clur- oiit. ling the morning as Sullivan intro- jduced his evidence, hut finally ui) to say is all more or less and asked to be excused from listening for a few minutes. His recpiest was granted. AN OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING COURSE AT SMITH-COnON the i)ait-time student is working. I and (me unit of credit the r-- quirefl high sciiool sull.ie.

foT or Ml'. Kenmdy will ome to dalia Mil August ti) make piepaoitions at the beginning of the yeaIV i 1 hindenburg off ON RETURN TRIP New Department Seeks Help Student Shape His Vocation 1 CLASS TO WORK ON PART-TLVIE BASIS To Get Credit for Practical In Busi- i half an ness Houses i morning, the GUILTY IN ELLISON MURDER Dennis Morefield. li(iuor stoi-e and pool hall operator, was convicted hy a jury this in circuit court at Hainestiile lor Mie murder last July of Kondo Kllisoii. who was killed during a holdup at his farm six miles west of The jury recommended lifn oiiment. The xerdict was returned only af-j fioni I-AKKHrRST.

X. May The (drnian dirigible Hinden- bnrg. caiTving ,52 took nff in lavorahle weather at 10:0.5 A-'clock tern standard time) last on its second eastward crossing of the Xorth Atlantic. The takeoff, witnessed hy approximately -UMi persons, was without incident, although it was the first its kind attempted by the Hiii- denbuig's in this country. For the first time, the Hinden- took c)ff directly from the mooring mast.

On its other departure, it was liauled away from mast by a ground crew and pushed into the air some distance the ina.st. OFFICER SHOOTS NEGRO SUSPECT IN BURGLARIES I Beaver Lester Clemmons To Hospital After Wounded in Chase Bv Police home for sometime. Alex Beaver, Xegro, was also picked up for questioning. Beaver directed tiie officers to the rooms had in the house and showed them where! part of the loot Clemmons had taken to the house was located. The Williams woman who at 21 Fast Henry street and were released Thursday Another Xegro, William! was picked up for que.s- 89 SENIORS WIN DIPLOMAS FROM S-G HIGH SCHOOL Brow tioning.

The Sedalia Board of Education has made plans for the addition of a part-time course in diversi-j fied occupation, to be added to the curriculum next year', a course toj give occupational training lo School students in occupations in the community on a part-time basis, and at the same time them with a regular- high school I education. Students sixteen years of age or over-, and piefer'ably upirer classmen, who may he recommended hy teachers to he placed in an occupa- deliberation ihi" hating gone to i bed immediately aft('r the trial ended last night. the balhd five jurors voted for the death penalty, but on the second ballot biou.ght the life sentence agreement. The new method was employed, Echmann said, because it did not require such a ground crew. Eehmanii he would follow a cour se bet ton the northern and An attempt to escape from police officers at the police station ended in a trip to hospital Xo.

2 for a Xegro whose name is said to be Theater Clemmons, alleged to have been the one who early Thursday burglarized three homes. Clemmons was shot through the left thigh with a ,28 bullet fired by Officer Lawrence Englund. Clemmons bad been arrested THE HONOR ROLL IS ANNOUNCED I Alfred I Mr. and B. Potts, 17 Mrs.

A. B. year old son ot Potts, 111 East southern routes, and expected fav-j minutes orable weather and tail winds. said, no attempt would he made to set a new record for the crossing. LINDY OUT OF ON ANMYERSARY SEVEX OAKS.

Kent. May On the ninth of his flight across the Ailantic, Col, Charles A. Lindbeigli ran out of gas today. When his automobile inotoi- I the onlv le- tion, and who will arrange to sultant inconvenience was a 1 )U- walk to the nearest gas station, roordinalor, and thej rolonH was driving hia 'hoard of education has elected E. .1.

Kennedy, now in Columbia, who lias had considerable experience SIX YOUNG JACKS BURN TO DEATH INFIRE in the ble. The course two years, are rligi- couise will be diretted hv a working with youths to the position. One half his salary will be the federal government hy the state and one- the Sedalia hoard of ed- Amei'ican on a spin (through the countryside, lie return- led to his residence, I.ong Barn, to spend the rest of the (lay with Mrs. Lindbergh and their son. Jon.

Hj Associated LIBEKTV. May voting jnck.K valued at were burned to death early today when a large barn on the Meadow (lien farm, owned by Wallace, three miles sioithwest of here, was destroyed hy fire. 'jNvo other jacks were rescued. J'he fire was brought under control before it I'eached a stallion barn. TOWNSEND HITS AFTER WALKOUT shown to me and the menibeis of my organization, 1 deem it my duty to say that 1 shall no longer attend those committee the witness said.

To Tettify Only Under Arrest am retiring from this sort of inquisition and not propose to come hack again except under arrest and I absolutely refuse lo make any further statements concerning this movement to the TTien turning on his heel and clapping his straw hat on hia head, 'Fow nsend took one look Smith, at the committee and blurted a Huey blunt: you gentlemen, and good Chaiiniaii Bell (D. Mo.) of the cmniiiiittee issued a inent in which he said paid hy Monrth by i ucation. A Class of Twenty Under the plan the coordinator, i with the advice of and counsel of other members of the school faculty, vriii select from the students who may sign up for the course, a class of about twenty. These students ill stale their prefer ence in the business profession or trade they hope to follow- later in life, or the coordinator will choose an occupation he believes suitable for them, and with the cooperation of the Sedalia business firms, they will he given an opportunity to hours a week in a business house, receiving actual i experience in that particular line -of work. The employer will pay 'them a nominal sum, hut under no circumstances are thev to take WASHI.VCrroX, May JT-A the place of a regular employe, protest against the or to stand in the ay of regular dictaloiLShip in was employes ing hired.

made tonight by Dr. F. E. Towm- 1 merely be "beginneis, a few hours after he drewltices, learning the tundamentals of jdown on himself the threat of business or profession in which i congres.sional contempt citation by they are interested, and at the walking out on a house same time, receiving class credits. I invest committee.

Conference at C. of C. Joining with the old age pension leader in his protest was Gerald K. Brought In Young Wolves 'Fwo young bionght to the county roiiit 'I'iiursday Floyd E. Morrell, for whirh he received each.

BACK OF PAINTER IS BROKEN AS A LADDER TOPPLES MUSIC PROG.VAM AT LUNCHEON OF KIWANIANS Presented By Students of SmithLotton Hisrh School Clarence Redding Seriously Injured; Lloyd P'ulton Grasps Window Ledge The annouiicemenl of the new departmeiii was made late Tuesday afternoon after a meeting in ihe Chamber of Commerce rooms, attended by Heber C. Hunt, supeiiu- tendeiit of schools, A. Dyke, principal of Smuh-Cotloii iiigii school, C. L. Wetzel, of Jefferson fliate-1 arni-in arm with Smith after flatly slate supervisor of irade and Fowii- I'pTusing to testify.

industrial education who exiilained head of P. movement. Towns md into ium the investigating hearing tiy stalking from the late Senator share-t he-vvealth pandenion- conimiltee the room, f.iPndly atUtudP of Ihis conimi.tee, and the unfair attitude it has IjOng OilOW 01 in Protesting Rule Bedding, T8n.5 South Ohio aveium, a painter, was injured when he fell from a board between two lail- willjders at the home of C. F. xAppel, Hancock avemUL shortly he -1 fore 9 o'clock this morning.

His back wa.s broken at the fifth and his right ana was fractured in the fall. He was rushed to the Bolhwell hospital in the McLaughlin anibnlaiice and X-ray pictures were taken tinder the direction of Dr. F. B. Moiley.

Shortly before noon Thursday Mr. Bedding through the Yeterans of' Foreign Wai's, Walker Elkins 2508, of hich he is a junior vice (oniniander, as taken to the Veter-- ans hospital at Excelsior ill the Gillespie ambulance. 1 I Bedding and Llovd Fulton, Without reference to any planL-oordiiialor, and members ot now join advisory board who are Jack McLaughlin, Tom Cloney, W. P. Stanley, Edward P.

Mullaley, Hannon, E. J. Donnelly, and Har- walkout was one of the move.s anticipated by the committee since it was deC'tinined to call him as a indicated to investigators some time ago that this ave Calls for the plan in detail, Mr. Kennedv, the A musical program of merit was; by a number of Smith-! high school students at the noonday meeting of Kiwanis, at Hotel Bothwell Thur sday. T'he pupils were by J.

T. Alexander, imisic (liipctor of the school, who is Kiwaiiian, and chairman of the! program committee for this E. H. club was in charge of the business sion, during wliich Don Middleton; spoke of the preparations being fillade for the summer playground' project. progi-am given was as follows: Dance of the Gnomes, by piano Wasserman.

I To The Rising Sun. hy 'Forjussen, i piano Wasserman. Scene de Ballet, hy De Beriot, violin Vaughn, accompanied hy Dorothy Bockelman. Xola, hy Mildred accompanied by Gircnn Mo.ser\ Hungary, hy Haelling, piano solo Pearl Wasserman. Springs, Gavotte liy Wellesley, violin (juartet.

a before and police were Officer F)on Mahoney to return to the police station with Lee Biggs to, identify him. Just as jthe police car pulled up in front of i the station, Clemmons started to run. Officer Emmett yelled for him to halt, and when he re! fused, grabbed him and struck him lover the head with his gun, Offi- I cer Englund then struck the Xegio I over the head and he slumped to i the floor, only to rise on a run. He (dashed out the east door, turned i I est along the of the city I hall building with Englund in pur- suit. Seeing he would he unable to the Xegro in a chase, Offi- I cer Englund called to him several times to halt.

WTien failed to obey, Englund opened fire. He shot twice just as Clemmons reached the southwest corner of the 1 building. The second shot is be- lieved to have been the one which struck him. i Clemmons continued rmining, go- i ing across Second street to Kenj tucky, north on Kentucky to the al: ley between Main and Second streets. He then ran west through I the alley, and as Officer Englund reached the alley he fired two more shots.

The Xegro ran to Moniteau! then north and to a barn next lo; the Sedalia Milling Mo. Here grabbed a large board and made an attempt to strike Englund. The officer to the Xegro Ilo come out or kill you where you Collapsed After Cornered Clemmons then gave himself up. As he was being marched acros.s Main street he collapsed. ambulance was called and the man taken to the hospital where the bullet wound, and other scalp wounds were treated by Dr.

W. C. Danspy, Early 'Fhursday morning three robberies were reported to the the first being H. L. Biggs.

Fifth street and Massachusetts avenue, then Pat Handley, 419 Fast Sixth street, and Waldo Bardwell, 405 South Massachusetts line. A description had been given the officers of the Xegro who en- Broadway, is valedictorian of the 1936 graduating class of high school, having made tiie highest average during the four year course. The salutatorian, second in rank, Miss Sara Lyle Cordry, 17 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon L.

Cordry, of HugKesville. The young average was 10.76 and tiie young 9.96. Commencement Exercises Held in Auditorium Thursday Night AW ARDS MADE TO HONOR STUDENTS Youth Is Defended in Ad' dress by John Bracken of Clayton Alfred Potts Sara Lyie ranking students are; 3. Dora De Muth Bouldin. 4.

Paul F. Hausam 5. Evilsizer 6 Zelic 7. Mar Eve Schrankler. 8 Miiiiel Elizabeth Coiihig.

.9.16 .9.39 .9.38 .9:25 9. Helen June 10. Robert Xeil Longan ............9.12 11. IMyra June Rector 12. Anna Catherine 8.5S 13.

Dorothy Loraine Bockel- inan 14. Morgan J. l.awson, 15. Dorothy Mae Decker 16. James IMartin Taylor 17.

Doiothy Callies 18. Bailey Magariel 19. Mary Virginia Eakins 20-21. Mary Elizabeth liams .8.36 .8.31 8.15 8.12 7.96 7.78 5 Wil. 7.59 7.51 7.4'J 7.10 7.31 7.31 7.31 7.2S 7.12 7.06 29-21.

Dorothy Ann 22. Dorothy Eleanor Wild ...........7.65 23. Helen Marie Dillen ................7.63 24. Jane Meuschke 25. Hazel M.

26-27. Wilma Irene Smith 26-27. Ernestine Rodgers ----28-29. Dorothy Jean 28-29. Virginia Ann Roach----30.

Irma Williams 31. Arnitlia Butler 32. Melvin M. Turner 33. James F.

Lahahn All honor graduates have averaged S- or more the four years in the local high school. The grades are listed hy numbers. The key follows; E-f 12 8 11 7 T-f In M-f 6 1 4 9 5 The valedictorian attended Broad- school before entering high school and Miss Cordry was a student at Sunnyraede school, near Hughesville. ELECTRIFICATION tered the places, and Chief of lice John ordeied two police cais to cruise about town. SIGNS BILL ON RURAL and pick up any information which might give a clue to work on.

Officers Englund and Mahoney working together spotted a Xegro who gave his name as George Bowles, on Main street. They fol- foi- recovery, we here and in what shall he a protest against this conininnist ic dictatorship in they said in a state- painter. were painting near the top of the two story duelling. i They had a large board between Allan be Bell de-! niie might dared. Walkout Anticipated 'Fhe statement added the of Dr.

proba-! ble walkout was fnrfher heightened a few days ago hy a story that appeared in one of the Los Angleses papers May 13, whidi said: am going hack to Washington to testify on May 19. tell the committee what I want them to know. 'Fhen going to say said Bell. told ti.s more than he wanted us to- know, house of cards is about to collapse on said Representative Gavagan D. XV i Representative Tolan (D.

Calif. i Townsendite (ommittee member walked from fhe hearing room shortly 4 fier Dr. Townsend left. He was not present when the committee voted to reiommend a contempt ci'alion against Dr. Townsend to the house.

During the morning session Janies R. Sullivan, cemmitlee counsel. presented a volume of new- test imony and documenls on the basis of which he contended the pension organization had used the mails to defraud. Fraud Townsend kly interrupted Sullivan to assert ihete was no fraud in appeals to old people for funds to finance fhe congiessioiia! action committee." When the comniiDee recessed f(u- lunch, Townsend was told to appear at 2 3 (i p. 111 Ax that time, hou- evei phvsiiians counsel tin expeiieiilv told the (ommittee the pension leader would mvt be able appear until It after that hour when '15 ursend finally put in his appear- ati.i- asi.cd jtcFTUiss on read 1 II I't It le fC 1 f-Uid je 1 and ata nf a p.

(c itfcc. nient issued through Representative! Main R. Mich.) assassination of Huey Long land the of Dr. Townsend calls Smith told newsmen he took Townsend Baltimore in a aftei' they left the committee. Smith, returned lo Washington later, saying would remain in Baltimore a few days.

He indicated he and Townsend would soiui with Father' Coughlin. Detroit radio priest, but said it wa.s too soon to comment on a possdile fusion of the share-! the-wealth niovemeiit and the Town-i send fore vs with Coughlin's Union! of Social to Raise the Townsend movement Smith asserted, a little ala-Huey Long and we are going! to raise hell over these committees; (-ailing people in and persecuting, Smith he and planned some "real big and "it is inevitable that these mass movements must crystal- ize." Disclos'iie Townsend was in Baltimore some of the confusion rpsnlting from his sudden depart Downey. Town- sfiuis counsel, said the tor ilecided on his walk out after tlie imuning session. HEART ATTACK FATAL TO PROVES ray HARRIS Harris. Hotel, who was taken to the Bothwell Hospital last night bo the M- Lauuhlin died theie at 11 15 xiork.

Dr. K. jlixsiiian said deatli was due to a heart attack. uu Inde a brother. Flme: Harris, living in Indiana WHS the li sp 4- Administrator Named '-n tlo t-staie of ilLs i a il by Pi ohai I soil'll Roy K.

'Fayloi ly Milton. Mr. Kennedy received hi.s degree al the College, Kirksville, taught school four years, was on the faculty at Aigoa Farms, as toi two years in charge of the transient bureau at St. Joseph, and is now working to obtain his Ph. I), at the Univer- of Missouri, Columbia.

Follow Students Activities It will he his duty to study industrial conditions of employment in the occupations as a background for the establishment and conduct of part-time classes, follow up the pupil in his or her cut-of-school activities in home and work, in order to help in the de- of his civic and vocational education: hold conferences and consiiltatioiLs with co-workers and teachers in pait-time education, relative to the arrangement of programs of studies and content of (ourses of study: keep necessary office records and The pupils must work at twenty hours a week on the job and he taught the occupation an of one period per day. They must attend classes in personnel problems and industrial lelations at least 144 hours per year, taught hy the part-time coordinator. tarry one high school related to the O'ciipatiou; earl one required high school sub-j ject; be the coordin-j atoi who will also meet in tonfeience with each employed stu-: dent on a regular hednled pei-iod I each To Receive Credit One unit of credit is (bir-j ing each of the two years for the employment period under the ular classification, industrial arts on commercial subjects, or Ov ions: unit of ct edit dui- ing each of the two ypcrs in tlm c.i11«^d IVr-onal ami liidostital Relations, and vcaily in a high school course which the fcqjsidt'us as b.aving a 1 TO the in whi- ladders using it as a when suddenly one ladder started to slipping and fell. Mr. Redding was diopiied to the ground w'hile Mr.

succeeded in grabbing a window ledge on the sfcond floor. Mrs. Roy Denny, who also resides at the residence, saw Mr. F'ulion hanging to the ledge, raised the window- and assisted him through it. 'I'hey hurried to Mr.

Redding who was paitly unconscious. Dr. Morley wa.s called and after an exaniination ordeif-d liiin taken to the hospital. Evening Song, by Zainecnik, -1 Osage avenue, stopped I him. He had a small package under I his arm hich contained a new- pair I of shoes, the same as stolen from the Handley home.

He was taken lin double quartet, i World is Waiting for The I Sunrise, hy Seitz, violin double (pia I'tet. ('lagett Uarol Vaughn Harry Sammons Anna l.ee Slagle Louis Ott Wasserman Hazel 'Fhomson hv Dorotliv Bockel- Anna Marie Aci-ompanied man. Marriage Sprinkle. Imth License Issued and Ruth of i ed. Telling the 1 bought the shoes I they went to the Elli.s, Xegro, 205 Xorth Washington where they found Clemmons sitting on the porch.

C. D. Summers, a taxi driver, had seen the Xegro prow-ling on Fourth 'street between Massachusetts and Washington avenues, between and 5 Thursday morning. Summers resides at ilm house on Fifth street and avenue. At the Biggs home a radio and some clothing were stolen; at the Handlpv home a trumpet, two WASHiXGTOX, May Roosevelt today signed the Xoiris hill authorizing expenditure of $410,000,000 over the next ten years for rural electrification.

The first year the reconstruction finance corporation would be authorized to make loans up to 000,000 in the aggregate to the rural officers he had from Clemmons, home of James to police headquarters and question- 0 administration. Ap year were propriations of $40,000,000 a for the nine y-ears follow ing authorized. The act is designed to extend power lines into rural areas long term loans to farm groups, municipalities and private compan- I ies. While private concerns can bor- row, a provision of the new law says that farm associations, cooperatives and other non-profit farm its should be given preference. WOOD COMMENTS ON COURT DECISIONS Ohio.

iji.iu i 'Flivatre iieuLut; completion at 225-227 South T. GLost'u. Theatre on Second ili i next month. of silk hose, a pair of I shoes, glasses, several dresses, a and some beads w-ere stolen; from the Bard well home several pieces of clothing and a pock- eibook were stolen. Practically everything with the exception of, the hose, bead.s, compact and glasses I have been recovered.

i Clemmons has been in Sedalia several months and during the time the transient camp was a there. The police are of the opinion he has been involved in other house robberies in Sedalia. I Late 'Fhursday no charge had been filed against Clemmons. Bowies is being questioned at; the police station. He will be held for further investigation.

(iffk-eis Emmett and, Herman Fischer worked in the other police car. When a Xegro was in Biggs residence about 4 a. m. Thursday morning he was first noticed by Mis. Kate Biggs, who ordered him to got out of the residence.

The Xegro told Mrs. Biggs was looking for someone, but didn nanip any particular person. The Biggs home has spvpral apartmpiits and rooms for roomers in it. Mrs. Biggs at first was not suspicious of the man.

Late Thursday afietuoon Flora Williams, Xegro woman, was picked up for QUPStioning. Clemmons, WASHIXGTO.V, May R. T. Springfield, Democrat, said today he believed recent decisions by the supreme court had taken from congress the power legislate for the common Wood predicted the Wagner labor disputes act and similar legislation would he declared unconstitutional the supreme court follows the same line of reasoning as in the Giitfey coal he added, always follow- the same line reasoning. The supreme court has reversed itself so many times impossible for any person to even guess what it will (Juffey dpcision.

Wood predicted, would the vote of labor and its for President re-election. Wood, president of the Missouri State F'ederation of Labor, has proposed a constitutional amendment which would take from the supreme court its right to pass upon the constitutionality of social legislation. One hundred eighty-nine seBfort were graduated from Smith-Cotton high school in commencement exercises in the auditorium last night. Diplomas were presented ihe graduates by Heber U. Hunt, superintendent of schools.

'Fhe commencement speaker was John L. Bracken, superintendent of schools at Clayton, who delivered an inspiring address, L. A. VanDyke. principal of the 9 71 school, introduced honor students 9 48 1 and those ho have done outstanding work during their school years.

He introduced the following: Earl Saunders, president of the Senior Student (Council; Robert Longan. president of the senior class; Sara Lyle Cordry, Salutatorian of the class; Alfred Potts, Valedictorian of the class. 'Fhe following students who are now members of the Club were also introduced: John Adams, editor of the Archives; Walter Bender, music, Dorothy Bockelman, music; Leonard Ehlers, music; Paul Hausam, music; Eugene Helman, music; Robert Longan, debate; Jane McClure, debate; Joe McEniry, football; Ada Marie Nelson, art: Ernest Norris; football; Earl Saunders, president of the Council; Paul Schroeder, football and Melvil Turner, football. Youth Defended Mr. Bracken, introduced by Mr.

Van Dyke, opened his interesting i address with the statement that he was honored by being asked to speak in Sedalia again. This, he said, was his second time to deliver an address in this city. Mr. Bracken eulogized American youth of today against the criticisms of some of their elders. He said, into consideration the conditions under which the 1936 generation was raised, it is the finest I have ever am inclined to Mr, Bracken stated, the old folks who criticize the young spelling were not such good spellers in their day as they wmuld have us believe.

When one of them WTites word w'ith such a combination as or he makes two small letters as nearly alike as possible and places a dot directly between them. people in Clayton criticize the things the boys and girls wear, and he continued, but went on to say that if the old family album, picturing the parents of today in their younger days were compared with the dress of today's youth, much of this criticism would be stilled. Should Remember Obligations want these boys and girls to everlastingly remember that they are where they are because of the debt they owe to their fathers and mothers. This he said, be honorably repaid by becoming a good citi.zen.” Another responsibility which Mr. Bracken said each graduate should assume is that of seeing that the coming generations get a better education than the one which they have.

It is easy to see the advancement which would be made if such a program were carried out, he said. Mr. Bracken encouraged the graduates by saying that he considered the year of 1936 the best year he had seen for a young person make a place for himself In world. He closed with the life story of Gleim Cunningham who, as everyone knows, overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles In his fight to regain the use of his injured legs. The auditorium was beautifully decorated with yellow and white ribbon.

On the state were gernaium plants and ferns. Music was furnished by the high school orchestra, played by Dasch, and by Tobani. The Invocation wa.s asked by the Rev. J. C.

English, who also spoke the benediction. Marriage Licenses Issued James Kernan Kiid, and Marian Williams, both of Sedalia. Robert Edward Vanehn. La Monie, and Maiguerite Lucille Williams, Florencf'. Albert Charles Schwark and Eliza- M.

C. DEVINE, RETIRED SEDALIA SHOPMAN, IS DEAD Michael C. Devine, retired M-K-T shop foreman, died at his home on State Fair boulevard at 5 this morning. He leaves his widow and three sons, Tom Devine, Boonvlile; John and AI Devine, of Sedalia. 8he said had been staying at her beth Burnside, both of Kansas sank.

He could not gwim. Drowns In Club Lake BROOKFIELD. May John (dancy, 17, drowmed in the Brookfield Country Club lake late yesterday when a boat, in which he and several other boys were.