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ivich Is Meld F(3r Ransom frs pape Ml. j. ua THE SEDALIA. DEMOCRAT. THURSDAY.

DECEMBER 17, 1931 nd'-e until her hii'I-and received first ransom at his office y. Mr Donnelly said he had desired to carry ci.jt his instructions the b-'dng called, and did not krio'A who had notified them. In recovered automobile were a hat identified as the one! hy Mrs. Donnelly at the timej di. a check book and a pif id rope clothes line.

pon his arrival this afternoon former Senator Reed entered a consultation with Mrs. relatives as to the best plan to pnrsur. The senator said his hasty departure from Jefferson City court room had resulted in the kidnapinc becoming known. The kidnaping recalled the ahduc-1 occupicid OMJTl ARV. of Mrs.

Elden Funeral services fc-r Mr D. PJden, 68 years tdd. wlo died at the state hospital in conducted at the Funeral Home at 2 30 o'-lo this afternoon with the Rev. Ralph Waggoner, pastor of the Presbyterian rhurrh, offmiating. Mrs.

Oporge V. was charge of the ices. Pallbearer family. Burial was made cemeterv. Moratorium Is Nearer Vote Bv House Members (Continued from page one) PAGE THREE Like The Movie.

MARSHAL CHANG for tue in serv- were friends of the in Crown Dill Dr. George McClane Bryson Dr. (ieorge McClane Bryson, son of the late Fiev. John Campbell and Nancy (hhamber Bryson, born March 20, 1858 in Ihttsburgh, died Dec. 10, 10.31, at Leeton.

He came to Missouri about 1808 with his par-1 question, ents and settled on the farm now by James Powell. When the quesHon before the committee, 'asked permission to quiz the wit- I ness. Chairman Collier ruled Rankin could Davison. Rankin asked if J. P.

and company would not have paid the I December 15 debt payments if re qupsted to do so by the counties. Davison nodded in assent but later added: they had the funds with not your financial relations with these countries such that you would have met payment at their request Davison declined to answer. came down here to answer one he said addressing the committee rather than Rankin. was called at 6 last after the payment of $100,000 ransom. Several arrests were made in the Katz case but there were no casuS of kidnaping for ransom were reported here prior to the Katz affair.

nutes instructed that the ransom money should be paid eitln at 1 p. m. today, or 9:30 a. m. tomorrow in front of a downtown hotel.

Donnelly said he was "willing years. the age of 70 years he retired from active practice and made his home with his sister. John L. Ciazebrook where be died. He leaves a sister, Mrs.

John L. Glazebrook of Leeton, and two brothers. Judge Joseph M. Bryson, of St. Louis, and Dr.

H. B. Bryson of Pittsburgh, Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at the home and eager to pay the and nf Mrs. Jolin Glazebrook, with Elder press report a er located at Garnett, where i that funds were on deposit to meet he practised his profession for 46 the wanted no interference with the arrangements dictated by the abductors through bis lettens. Later members of the family revealed that Mr.

Donnelly had been iiistnicted in the latter addressed to him to drive slowly by the hotel mentionrci as the place for payment of the ransom. if he received a signal to indicate he recognized from someone near the hotel he was to return at 1 p. m. with the $75,000. In the absence of such a signal he was instnicted to drive by the hotel tomorrow' morning at 10 a.

m. and one brother W. Riggs, of St. Louis, and grandchildren. In 1911 she was married to W.

R. prons and other garment.s Windsor, Mo. Figure in Smith Campaign KANSAS CITY, Dec. Donnelly used a house-dress pattern as the beginning of a 3U million dollar clothing manufacturing bii.siness. Having built up this extensive business in clothing, she returned to politics and was a forceful figure in behalf of Alfred E.

campaign for president in 1928. Mrs. Donnelly, who has sent a to remote parts of the world, was graduated from a Catholic convent in Parsons, at the age of 17 ami immediately wms married to F. Donnelly. As a liride she entered w'ood Coilege at St.

Charles, and completed the 4-year course she believed necessary in addition to convent education. told her school- mat she never would do her house work dressed as carelessly as some housewives are. So. when she came to Kansas City with her husband to live on tlie mode.st salary he drew as credit man for a James M. in charge.

Burial was in Creek cemeterv. Funeral of Mrs. Potter The funeral of Airs. W. R.

Potter, aged 77 years, who died at Nevada, Wednesday morning, will be held at the Gillespie Funeral Home Friday afternoon at 1:30 Tlie Rev. G. Greenway, pastor of the East Sedalia Baptist church, will officiate. Pall hearers will be friends of the family. Burial will he in the Green Ridge cemetery.

Mrs Potter was boim July 16th, 1854 at Mt. Vernon, Ohio. She spent most of her life in Illinois. In ISSl she was married to Wm. Worsdell, who preceded her in death in 1905.

To this union w'as born four children, one of wliom Mrs. C. N. FTirley, Sedalia, Mo. Also surviving are Mrs.

John Mangan, WASHINGTON, Dec. The house will receive the moratorium ratification plan in time for a vote tomorrow or Saturday unless now unexpected developments block its path. Despite the amount of opposition which has shown itself victory for the debt plan was not expected to prove difficult. This W'as the prospect today as the ways and means committee gathered, its door open for any further witnesses that might wish I to talk, but ready to get down to drafting a report immediately. Chairman Collier, before the fury of opposition climaxed by the McF'adden attack, had hoped to get the measure on the floor today, but it became impossible.

The prospect in the senate was still somew'hat uncertain, with an investigation of foreign bond sales slated to open tomorrow' and with amendments ready to alter the value of the ratification. McFadden, the Pennsylvania Republican who accused President Hoover of selling out to Germany in the Moratorium plan, stuck by RESUME HEARING OF SNYDER SUIT rompany. she made ruffled apron fjockfi to wear about (he house. Xeigiibnr women admired her appearance and prevailed upon her to make house dre.sses for stores. She and her husband bought two pow'er sewing machines and hired helpers to turn out that first order.

'I'he business boomed, quarters and output w'ere enlarged and Mr. Donnelly went away to the world war. leaving his wife in charge. AVlien he came hack he found the business grown beyond all expecta- By The Assoriated Pre.s:?. JEFFERSON CITY, Dec.

Snyder estate-Union Electric Light and Power Company suit in federal couj't here, halted yesterday afternoon by the illness of a juror, was resumed today, hut without former Senator James A. Reed, chief counsel for the Snyder family. Senator Reed rushed to Kansas City after leceiving what was descrdied as an shoe I urgent business call, leaving former Representative Sid Roach in charge of the case. The ill juror, George W. Green.

Centertown merchant, was back in tlie jury box. He is suffering from a heavl cold, hut reported he was feeling better today, Robert W. Snyder, one of the three living sons of the late Roliett M. Snyder, utility magnate, who piirchasefl Hahatonka. famous Missouri lieauty spot, and developed it into a took the one sister, fliis guns under the denunciation of of Detroit, I his and delivered one more at the international debt six agreement.

He appeared before the house committee after the administration witnesses had wound up their case. In calm, precise language w'hich contrasted w'ith his heated utterances on (he floor, he chaiged that international bankers with permission of the administration had loaded the small banks of the country with foreign securities, causing many failures. This idea lies also behind the resolution of Senator Johnson of California, under w'hich the investigation by the senate finance committee is to be started tomorrow'. Thomas W. Lamont, partner of the Morgan firm, and Charles E.

Mitchell of the National City Bank of New York have been called as first witnesses. WASHINGTON, Dec. by the repudiation of his collea- i gues and the bitter censure of others. Representative McF'adden, stocky Pennsylvanian, calmly but definitely opposed the Hoover mor aiorlum late Wednesday before the house ways and means committee. His appearance brought to a close a day of parliamentary dramatics which the debt hol- of history.

Hearing of the kidnaping indi- The Snyder ostate seeks at least rectly, B. H. Thurman, chief of de-1 Sl.ooo.ooo from Enioin Electric for went to the Donnelly homeifhat part of Hahntonka which was arul took charge of the notes which condemned for the Lake of the had liec-n nelly. received from Mt.s. Don- President Hoover and his charge that the chief exectitive had Ozaiks.

created by Bagnell dam, a to Germany made him the I nion Electric power project, and denunciatory speeches. GREAT RUSH AT WALDMAN SALE for alleged lost scenic h.eauiy to the I remainder of the estate. I Parents of a Son. Store opened its doors at 9 this morning to huminds of persons, who were there to take advantage of the bargains offt red in their gigantic bank- siile of stock hoiiuht from the F. S.

Court. store had been closed for three days preparatory to the sale, and when the doois were opened this morning the crowd was so great that it was necessary to close the doors after all three store rooms an 1 (hr were filled. The continued throughout the and all morning only so many p. rniittcd to enter at a large iiumhcr of extra sales- men and were added to the icgular foic and. an effort was made give fust class I sold srdeiididly, te Waldman, who wt atly i leased the result of the fii sale.

Aniong liose buying were many from out if Sedalia. seme from qiide a dis- an-; DR. CLEMENTS BIDS PRESIDENT FAREWELL Mr Airs. C'harles Duell, of 424 East Sixteenth street, are of a S(Ui horn Tuesday evening, December 15. new arrival weighing 9L' pound.s ai liir has been named Odell.

New Chinese Leader i (tl. f( -t'ed I). 17, Dr. 'U UL-j-Lhlican natlonal T. fi om lU Hocoer to- I.

.1 lung home to aM and re; ti -r ('lenients hi'-: usua p' act -tM le pro A'S -C'z'edPif Photo Lin Sen. aced chadn-tnn cf the ICQiS utive cf gcv- crnment. becarre p-esdert cf the nstfon follow ng the gnat cf Gen Chiang Beedy of Alaiiie, angular republican, accused him of uttering falsehoods and members of both parlies arose to applaud as he vigorously defended the president. Twenty-five of fellow Pennsylvanians adopted a tion declaring in the chief executive. Treadway Alassachusetts.

republican, moved that he not he permitted to speak before the committee. In addition Representative Snell the republican leader, and a group of his party chieftains told President Hoover that the Pennsylvaniau had been repudiated by democrats and republicans alike. Beedy, he said, had the hide off of AIcFaddt n. who served for ten years as chairman of the house committee, delivered a quiet, carefully phrased extempor- i aiiei'iis speech before the committee, i He was interrupted frequently by from Treadway, but w'as unruffed and had ready answers. At one point he asserted the moratorium was linked inseparately wit a revision of war debts.

Treadway cut in: i liave made tha statement ice in the face of the statements i by The prvsident and Undersecretary Alills the that they are entirely separate. Yet so far as 1 tan "ell you present no proof of i prefe" to let my statement AIcFadden replied after pre- a debt revision conference I wit.uu months. I will let the implication of lov -tatement stand. was Tread- av's dner. ihujden.

a man -ot-dium middle aged, wear glasses and a mber RESIGNS AS HEAD CHINESE FORCES Additional 3Iixcd Briifade of Japanese Troops Into Manchuria By The PEIPING, Dfc. 17. Alarshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, ruler of Alan- churia since 192S, resigned as commander of the Chinese forces there today in favor of Chang Tso-Hsiang. former governor of the Province of Kirin. payments had been contradicted.

The committee then ended the hearing and closed its doors to decide it would approve the moratorium. Associated Press Photo After being acclaimed the prettiest, most popular and most intelligent co-ed by Stanford university men students, Jean Jamison has become engaged to the school's star halfback, Phil Moffatt. tie, lauiicluHl upon a severe criticism of the activities of international hankers. They liave loaded the small banks of America with foreign securities, he said, and this has hemi the cause of many hank failures. He said America Jiad associated herself F'rance in a position that Germany must pay lier unconditional reparation aiinuitii's.

present has permitted the reparation lionds to be placed on sale in this he continued. proposal of ident Hoover on 20 (the mora torium would interfere w'itli the I'rench foreign financial policy. The riorv agrrp- ment makes it possible for tlie French to offer reparation bonds amounting to $2,500.000.000 in Wall Street. Germany under it i.s held to liability by agreement with the United Smtes government for the first time. are only a of the facts confirm the that tne executive branch of the government with the exception of periods since the war has been committed to the European of commercialization of the German reparations bonds in the United States.

moratorium on allied debts ought not to he granted at this time or until mucli information not yet disclosed has been made availalile to The Ano-rican accord ought not to be latified under anv More Troops to Manchuria OKA Dec. dispatch of an additional mixed brigade of Japanese trooi-s to Alan- chiiria to provide relief for the troops now stationed there authorized by the cabinet. The troops go to territory on the Litotung snla. It is expected the sent from Korea September be withdrawn. Thousand.s of citizens enthiisias tically cheered several groups ot soldiers which left here for Alan- churia today to replace casualties suffered during the recent fighting.

leased Fienili- brigade 19 will -P)- Broke Up a Riot NANKING, Uhina, Dec. 17 A voIl(-y of rifle fire from a company of regular troops broke up a serious riot today in a mob ot college boys the plant of the Central Daily News. They rushed the building, brushing police aside and smaslied everything, including the equipment in the composing room. FMitors of the paper, the student leaders have charged, were hostile to tlie student (hunand for a more militant policy against Japan. It was thought that a number were wounded by gunfire, but those who fell were carried off by their comrades and the number of ca.s- ualties weie uncertain.

Come Tomorrow to Our Pre-Christmas Sale Lccause of the demand for for We have ad- the date of our (Usually a January Now Christmas Shoppers May Benefit By The Big Savings on New 1931 and 1932 Standard Merchandise- Advance Styles and Very Finest oi Tailoring Early Shopping. Garment in this Sale is New anted Styles, taken from Regular save 50c to 60c on every dollar you spend. We were busy today, so busy in fact, that many of you were unable to get waited upon. We are sorry, and invite you to come again Friday and Saturday. STORE HOUSE VOTES FOR VETERANS iUNDS CUT IN PAY TO THREE DEAD FROM AIR MAIL OPERATORS; CRASH IN MIDAIR By The As.sociated Press, WASHINGTON.

Dec. master General Brown today told 1 air mail opei-ators they must face a ten per cent c-ut in liase pay. two of them officers, were killed By The Associated Press. NEW BALTIMORE, Dec. Selfridge fliers, CLOSING ON SO.ME OF LEADING STOCKS Close Close Wed.

Thurs. Ot txji. rvrsei Smelt. Ref. A committee was appointed work out liow the deficiency By The Associated Press.

A S111 NG 1 )ec. hoiKsii today voted for the veterans adminisiration to meet demands for loans to veterans ou adjusted service certificates. The policy resolution now goes to (lie senate. The measure for hospitalization and veterans de- p'endent pay. The house also adopted and to the senate a resolution appropriating $120,000 for the States employment service tlie lalior dt Bulli measuies passed mously after 848,000 had been slasli- 0(1 by the house appropriations committee.

They were presented to (lie chairman, Repre- over $600,000 in the amount allotted for carrying the mails by air can h(i made up. Brown said that while the department desired to help the operators, he wanted them to rt'alize that cuts in their pay would liave to be made if was main- iained the limit of the ap- iiropriations available. to instantly at 2 p. m. today as two of I airplanes crashed in midair over in for- United under unani- POLA NEGRI IN CRITICAL CONDITION I house by the sentative Byrns of Tennessee, iday proposal move witness staiul again (o roialc yoto winch its sponsors predictctl would give it house approval by I Saturday.

severe criticism of By The SANTA MONICA, Cab, Dec. Neeri. screen at trtss wlio underwent an OTieration for an intestinal showcil signs of improvement today lier physicians said her recovery remaiiK-d doubtful. is is resting fairly comfortably. her condition is as wfll as can he.

expected and is still read a siatemcnt by physicians. Miss tempioratiire had been slightly in excess of U'O degrees but following th-' operation late yesterday it fell to 99.6 degrees. Physicians said In reaction to the operation was The polish actress was brought to a hospital here Tuesday after she collapsed at a motion picture siiidio here she was itnoi-sing the e- of the talking motion picture she has mad whicdi, incidentally, is her fir.st in years. were the first approindatioiis out of the national treasury to be approved by the democratic house. DOZEN ARRESTS IN MARSHALL RAIDS By The Associated Pres.5.

KANSAS UiTV. Die. alleged violators of the in'ohibitory liquor laws were arre.sted last iiiglit at Marshall. Iiy agents in charge of George P. Small, dep- anci uiy administrator for western W.

W. Ann Big ten FOR CONTROL ON VISITS TO CAPONE CHICAGO. visits to the cell of in tiie County jail cxc by permission of the Ibiitcd States marshal, were banned today liy the federal goveinment followdng investigation b.used on reports tliat the deposed gang (diief was still directing liis vice and syndicates from (lie jail. George E. (U Jolinson, U.

S. district attorney announced, cver the investigation failed TO estTihlish (''apone was being given simcial treatment from the jail tiioritics or that he was pciinitted telephone, telegraph and secre- ia I soiiri. Those arrested were brought here and face arraignment today before George 1). Beardsley. United States commissioner.

Small -'aid liquor was confiscated at five of the (Ught places raided. SOME RECOVERY Baltimore flying matioii. The dead: Second Lieutenant Kooiis, 23, Bloomington, 111. Second Lieutenant Charles 22, air corps reserve, Arbor, Sergeant Walter Lauver, Cove, Pa. The accident occurred while planes flying in formation.

Tiie tw'o w'recked planes crashed in a field a mile and a half from Baltimore. There was no fire. One of the planes a single The other carried two men. Earlier reiiorts that both planes two seaters led to the belief that four men had been killed. Several persons reported to have l)een injured seriously fob lowing the airplane crash joutcmobiles collided on the Baltimore highway while the driv- ers were watching the airplanes.

I he bodies of the fliers were taken to Mt. Clemens. A group of officers from Selfridge Field left tor the scene of the to ST art an investigation. 52 .8.3 AFTER A DECLINE PROTECTIVE BODY FOR se rvices to conduct as the reports imlicated. CHICAGO WINS G.

O. P. CONCLAVE By The NEW YOIUC, Pec. active liquidatioii depre.s.^eii riiarply alti.oiigh in the hour there wa.s some recovery from e-vtremc of 1 to 5 in princpial American ''J'eleplione wa.s dawn more than 4 at the worst, while U. S.

ma.vimurn dip was 3 Western Union, Smita Ue, Porn Pon.solidafed (das and Can lo.st 2 to 1 and Tol'acco dropped .5. Sales approxiniute.I shares. American American American Sugar American Tel. Tel American Tobacco 7 (j Anaconaa Copper 9 'g Atchison T. S.

Auburn Auio 122 Bethlenem Steel 2 CbiL-ivRo dc Northwestern Curtis Wngnt Du fuiii Urn Kowat Fox Generaj Geneial Motors InL RaiYcster International Shoe Int. Tel. ik Tel Kelvtnator Kennecott Copper IJgg Tob. Loose Wiles Biscuit Missouri Kansas Texas Missouri Uaciflc Montgomery Ward Motors National Ca.sh Reg, North American Otis Sfee' Purity Baking Radio Corp of America. Sears-Roebuck Sinclair Skelly on Studebaker IJ.

S. Steel Westlnghouse El, Mfg B. i 4 D3N 33 'T .1.5 3 .4 3 .11 6--8 18-L 35 82 12 "fi Vi 51 rj, 7 3 2 22'8 223.L 37 "'8 er 31 6N 6N 15 9 3D 2 ID 2GN FEW OF LEADERS UPON THE CURB (By Claude A. Jagger, Edit or i NEW YORK, Dec. were in the majority In thee market.s today.

Several prominent stock.s wa-re dc- pres.sed 1 to 5 points to still lower bottom levels for the downward cyr but the wa.s of a cielil rather than a Imsty dm r.iafter, the aggregate volume Uoi'pers stiffenefi. in contrast to tl.t> tendency cl.sewbcre, n.s did soute higli grade In sharo.s, U. S. Steel brolre about 2 going slightly linden 3S new low since 19 dn if no account taken of the increasctl eafiitalization. American Telephone declined 3 to a new for trie nine xenr.s.

'i'he American Tobacco E.astman lost 5 points, and shares off 2 or so included Americtm C-ui. Allied ical, Union Pacific, Consolihtleil and Sandard of N. J. was sol 1 in some volume, losing a point. New York Central held fairly steady, treme gains of a point or two Kennecott, Anaconda, and Ameri-'m were somewhat reduced later.

U. S. penetration of the hvel of 101.5, was 3'y is what mi.sleading, in vif-w per cent stock 1927. While the price to the lowe.st level since By The Press. NEW 5 ORK, Dec.

protective committee for stockholders of the Railway formed today by the executive committee of the road, now in receivership. S. Pierce, general couusei wa.s named chairman. The puipose of the committee is to protect the stockholders the burdens and cxpens(i of a protracted receiver -1 A protective committee was formed immediately after the receivership. Close Closo Arkan Nai.Gas 2 sa 3 Nat.

Gas A 2 A.sî?oc.Gas and El 2 3 Cities Service( 3 DA) Citie.s Servicepf. 6 45 -L Cities ServiceB pf 6 U) Ford Motor Canadian 8 Ford Motor I 4 1 4 A 1 Jbby McN. and Libby. Standard Oil Ind. 2 1 1 Swiftand Co.

2 .13 17 Swift Int. 3 2 9 -N Symbols: A. plus extra G. partly extra: nai.able In ra tv a a is THE SMOKE HOUSE 227 S. Ohio Phone 118 SMAR Mr GZite.

cl aia- the n- 4 ij; 1 3 ai'- Associated Press Photo Ch cagoa.ns by Edward N. Hurley (right), Mayor Anton J. Cermak (left, and Senator James Hami tcn Lew won the republican party's to f'c its 1932 national convent on in the liiino.s city. The three leaders pictured here. incidcntaJy.

are democrats. It wtll be tenth repub ican ccnventicn since 1860. podI-A low th le lev el.s of 1 T-. that the to-k hevr SC- 1 (P 1 2 a 1 -ne in r' lu V-u. Oil' 5 to le- in I rf a oj dei 1 1 ri eto tl.

ma I i kd I iunual di'- fp an i tV raTA of PD a nd i es r. C. ig. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY c. ir; DE My and At Reduced Prices.

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