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The Leicht Press Field Dept Friday Will Be Last Day for Tax Assessor in Stkeston Emil Steck, Scott County Collector ef the C. B. Wade, deputy collector and Miss Alma Elmore, clerk, will finish their work in Sikeston Friday. The annual 3-day visit here is conducted entirely for the convenience of local taxpayers who might wish to receive statements, check various ittms, or pay their 1932 assessments. Hie llewi I wds af The Standard Confala of ifae family Dressed in Broadcloth or Cressed in Why IT IS WEWSpaper SIKESTON STANDARD Southeast Missouri's Leading Semi Weekly VOLUME 21 lu IT COUNTY, MISSOURI FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28,1932 NUMBER 9 We have been asked to make it clear to the public as to the charges being made by certain Republicans, and especially by Judge Frank Van Horne, that The Standaixl had overcharged the County Court for and delivering the ballots for primary election.

We are told that Mr. Van Horne was claiming that he saved the taxpayers of the County a great deal of money by refusing to permit a warrant for the amount to be issued. There has been no refusal of the Court to allow the bill. The bill was tabled and The Standard asked to issue a revised bill for a less sum which we refused to do and there the matter rests. the bill for the general election ballots is presented to the Court, a Standard representative will ask to have the primary election ballots allowed as they were for the same unit rate, and the Court authorized one -and the Clerk of the Court the other.

We are likewise toll that some Republican spellbinders are saying The Standard printed 20,000 each of the five tickets for the primary, which was not so. The bill as presented to the Court was for 8,568 Republican ballots, Democratic ballots, 728 Prohibition ballots, 728 ballots, 728 Socialist-Labor ballots, 280 absentee ballots, and five sets of sample ballots. All these charged at the rate of $30 per thousand. There were eleven forms to be made readty on the press against one for the general election, The item that seeemed to gripe Mr. Van Horne was the charge made for the shifting of names in the primary ballots as called for by law and as ordered in our instructions from the Clerk of the Court.

The public must understand the printer is not responsible for the law, and we obeyed the law, and the order srtrictly, and when Mr. Van Home, or Anybody Else, tries to infer that The Standard has overcharged or robbed the public, they are deliberately and willfully misstating the facts. There were 4460 changes to be made in the primary ballots in order that the name of each candidates should appear an equal number of times at the top of the list. At this time we are unable to say how many changes will be neces- the general election ballots, but ballots for each township must carry the township officers and each County Court District will have to be changed. Do you think Mr.

Hoover will bring good times back to you if he should be elected, or that Mr. Roosevelt will ad to the depression already over the land if he should be elected? The farmer who has already lost his land is through. There a chance for hini to recover his home and his acres. A great change will have to take place within a year if other farmers and landowners are to recover. To date there has been much talk and little action toward providing for the unemployed and the taxridder.

farmer. It is a toss up whether we are to sink or swim, or turn Socialist. Parents should warn their boys and girls against malicious mis chief Halloween night, October 31. In years past, costly plate glass windows have been damaged by the use of gritty soap, clothes ruined with flour, fences and signs destroyed. Be careful, have a good time, but destroy no property.

The thing is to see that every voter gets to the polls and votes one time and that none of our floating voters get to repeat. This is one time that every adult should be interested in the ballot if never before. If you stay away from the polls, you have no right to criticize the officers other voters elect. EXPECT 2500 AT RALLY FRIDAY Grand Jury Fails to Return Indictment Against Mrs. DeFields Fnr Slaying nf Another Woman Charleston, October grand jury, reporting in Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon, did not indict Mrs.

Ward DeFields, wife of the Mississippi County Assessor, in connection with the slaying of one woman and the wounding of another, but is reported to have returned a true bill against DeFields. He is allegedly charged with carrying concealed weapon. Bond was fixed at $500 by Judge Frank Kelly WORK ON HIGHWAY 55 NEAR CHAFFEE PROGRESSING NICELY I A dozen witnesses were called in the hearing in connection with Mrs. case, but the jurors made a report in court that although the matter had been presented no true bill was voted against her. Woman Fatally Shot Accoiding to witnesses, the wife fired twice at Mrs.

Rosie Rommel, and her sister, who was with Mrs. Rommel at the time, also was struck. Mrs. Rommel, hit by both bullets from the pistol, died September 30, two days after the shooting. Her sister, Miss Myrtle Layton, also of Charleston, was seriously wounded but has recovered.

P-rosecuting Attorney Frank Ashby said today that he will abide by the decision of the grand jury in the matter pertaining to Mrs. DeFields. He said the action will serve to dimiss a felonious assault charge for which she had been under bond. Another Indictment The indictment involving the concealed weapon charge, reported against DeFields, was not in con nection with the recent tragedy, it was reported, but allegedly involv ed an indictment further back in the year. Members of the grand jury were: Foreman, John Vaughn Anniston; Henry Scheffer, north of Charleston; Lawrence Boyce Birds Point; Claude Green, East Prairie; Grover Bohanan, Bertrand; Sam Jones, Charleston; Guy Myers, Birds Point; Sherman Wil liams, Birds Point; George Cain Tom Ford and T.

C. McDowell Charleston and Louis Ahlfield, An Missourian. Many Scott Countians Purchase Deer Tags W. P. C.

H. Yanson, George L. Dye and Dan G. Pepper have signified their intention participating in three- day deer season, according to the records cf the Scott County Clerk. The foursome purchased tags at $1.50 each good only on October 27 and this year.

Melvin Dace, Capt. A. D. Sheppard, Milburn Arbaugh, John T. Sikes, Bill Baker, J.

D. Renner, Phil Renner, J. M. Law, Lynn Sutton, Hollis McEwing and Luther King of Chaffee were the only other Scott Countians to ask for tags this season, according to Buzzy Watkins, deputy clerk of the County Court. Missouri hunters must first have a State license, costing $2.50, before being eligible for the $1,50 deer tag, making the total cost $4 for a 3-day open season.

Nonresidents pay a deer fee of $50, and that, according to Watkins, has proved to be an effective check upon out-of-State hunters. One four-point buck is the bag limit in the State. Ready for Drive Hollister, October 26. Hopeful hunters were converging on the Ozarks today preparatory to the opening of the brief deer season in Missouri tomorrow. For three a half hour before sunrise tomorrow until a half hour after sunset hunting may be done legally in the State.

Each hunter is entitled to shoot one buck and the law stipulated its antlers must have no fewer than four points. Dogs are not allowed in the chase and the deer must be shot on land, not swimming. Game wardens are on hand to see that the law is enforced. The huntsmen are expected to catch a few glimpses of the elu sive deer, although there are many roaming the hill country. Last year 2000 licenses were issued and 52 deer were tagged during the short season.

If you wish to find out just how Joe Anderson stands with the business men and neighbors of Blodgett as Judge Buchanan, Roy Green, F. W. Withrow, W. W. Lemons, Fred Nunnelee, J.

W. Robertson, Dick Miner, E. R. Tisdel, Del Swinney or B. F.

Marshall. They know him are responsible men. Our advice to voters is not to get too excited over the election and make talk that you will regfet later. It matters not who is elected President, poor folks will likely have to work for a living and little or no change will be in evidence in our everyday life. Locally, there may a difference in The Standard way of living in case Mr.

Van Horne is elected sheriff, as he will be watching us closely to see that we do pot break any of the laws of the land. However, we are not worrying very much about it. Versai ter going repairs. tower under- Troopers Oace and Tandy Their After 24-Honr Chase Cletus Ellis of Portageville faces charges of stealing an automobile and operating with stolen plates, largely because Patrolman Melvin Dace and John Tandy stayed with their case for nearly 24 hours straight. Assigned to the case at the request of Police Chief J.

E. Crafton and Police Matron Jettie Hampton of Cape Girardeau, early Tuesday morning, the troopers found worthwhile clews at the Ellis home by locating two Ford cars, one later identified by its motor number as having been stolen from Joe Davis, 113 South Pacific Street last July 25. It was on old model machine. Ellis was traced to Osceola, where Trooper Dace doffed his uniform and Sherlocked in plain cloths. The trio consisting of Dace, Tandy and a New Madrid County officer followed Ellis back to Missouri, finally calling a halt when he drove into a filling station.

His Austin car carried a set of Missouri license plates issued originally for car. Following his arrest, Ellis was removed to New Madrid and placed in the county jail, until his removal later to Cape Girardeau, where he was questioned at length about other alleged criminal activities in this district. CRIPPLE CHILDREN TO BE EXAMINED AT NEW MADRID CLINIC NOV. The New Madrid County Health Department with the co-operation of the Cripple Division of the University Hospital at Columbia, Missouri will hold a clinic at the Court House in New Madrid, Friday, November 4th for the purpose of examining all cripple children to see if they are eligible to be admitted to the Hospital. If eligible they will be placed on the waiting list and as soon as there is a vacancy, admitted.

It is the wish of the Health Department to have all cripple children attend this clinic so that they can have the correct diagnosis made as to their condition, and that proper advice might be given. This is a free clinic to everybody. SUICIDE ATTEM1T FAILS IN CASE OF NEW MADRID MAN, 50 The leading political parties in the present campaign seem to be the Republican, the Democratic, and the Straw. If Mrs. Eli Abies will clip this article and call at The Standard office, she will receive a box of Bran Flakes.

Carl Riggs, New Madrid character about 50 years old, was brought to the Emergency Hospital here at 2:30 Monday afternoon suffering from gunshot wounds, which he claimed were self-inflicted. Dr. H. M. Kendig removed a .32 caliber steel jacket bullet from back.

It had penetrated his abdomen and lodged about an inch from his backbone. Friends of the man expressed doubts about the wound being self-inflicted, and advanced the thought that a woman figured the case. Work on the new highway south I of Chaffee to Oran and Morley has been progressing at a veiy' last the past few'weeks. Gia el has been spread on the high- way to the IJohogne lane and tne road practically completed to that point. About four miles of ihe road has been finished with about six miles roughed out and the cul-1 verts are installed for five and one- half miles.

Several bridges are: yet to be constructed which will require quite a while. With the completion of about another mile of the road, will be afforded an all-weather out-j let to Oran and the south this winter and a detour will not be required. State highway engineers who are supervising the constr uction of the road have complimented the Richmond Brothers, contractor! for the job, on the fast and efficient work they are doing. They are using Red Cross labor and have co-operated with that body to the satisfaction of all concerned, it is said. ANDERSON-FOR-SH ERI FF CLUBS BEING FORMED One of the strongest Andersor For-Sheriff Clubs in Scott County is functioning in Fornfelt with an active membership of more than 400.

Other communities have been organized, and the fight a continuance of a Democrat in the important office of Sheriff is being intensively waged. JUDGE GUY B. PARK Democratic Candidate for Governor TWO BRIDGE PROJECTS MENTIONED IN ROAD REPORT THIS WEEK Route 84, widening of bridges east of Kennett, necessitates way traffic over these bridges. Route 84, bridge construction west of Hayti is completed, thereby eliminating a detour over temporary General: All concrete roads ir. this division are in good condition to the final bracket of the 1932 and gravel roads are in fair con- schedule Friday night, when they Bulldogs Begin last Lap of 1932 Schedule Friday When They Visit the Chaffee Red Devtts The Sikeston Bulldogs swing in- dition.

LOCATION OF ROUTE SH FROM MINER TO NO. 55 TO BE GIVEN HEARING All persons interested in the location or change in location of invade the gridiron presided over by the Chaffee Red Devils. The dope gives Sikeston an advantage, in that the locals have four wins and one loss on the books, while Chaffee has won one game and lost three. The Red Devils will have the advantage Fri State Supplementary Highway SH, ife of Scott County, Missouri, are heie by notified that a hearing on location of said highway will held by the State Highway Commission of Missouri, at Jefferson City, Missouri, on the 31st day of 1932. Each delegation field, and under their own lights, which are not as bright A as those to which the Bulldogs are accustomed.

Fully aware of what can and does sometimes happen to an shall be represented by a spokes man. At said hearing all delegations interested in the location of Route SH, Scott County, between Miner Switch and Route 55 will be given an opportunity to be heard on the question of such location. hew to bear down on his regulars all this week. Blocking, passing, signal drills, mock scrimmage and has teen on the piogi-m each evening, and strangely enoug the exceptionally strenuous game against the bad arm has been carefully treated, and other minor injuries have disapneared. Members of the squad have shewn a fine spirit of co-operation this year, which is contrast to the wrangling and personal bitterness of other years is all the more o- ticeable.

Victories this year have been team victories. No one member of the outfit has sufficient weight, or exceptional ball lugging ability, to star at the expense of team ates. The work of Moll, Young and Caldwell has been outstanding in the backfield, but each of the trio owes his ground gaining ability to another member of the team, especially as regards blocking for runners, and of unusual drive and charging by the line. Although the coach has not released his starting lineup, the present condition of the team would indicate that start- Citizens desiring hearings on this i BIuff Friday ing backfield combination will be mjittpr rfwiiioctawl niSnt, has not battered matter are requested to communicate with the division engineer. NEGRO GIRL CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING WEDNESDAY, CLAIMS FIRST OFFENSE Carrie Mae Scott, 17-year-old negro girl was fined the equivalent of 4800 pounds of current picking her plea of guilty to a charge of shoplifting in and Stores Wednesday afternoon.

The theft of a $2.49 dress at was not discovered until an alert sales girl, Effie Warren, at noticed the negro girl slip pair of stockings under her coat. She lives with her grandparents south of Sikeston and according to her has never caused any trouble before. Judge Myers assessed a fine of and costs, making a total of $12, part of which was paid by the elder woman. Another Sterling clerk recently tripped up a well-dressed Memphis negro woman busily engaged in stuffing merchandise into a 1 shopping bag. She had $110 ini bills stuffed into that best of all negro left stocking.

up the local warriors severely. For the first time this season, it appears now, Coach Mahew will be in a position to send his first string into the battle in A1 condition. knee is much better, Young at quarter, Moll and Carroll at half, and CaldweOl fullback. The old reliable lines, with Jones and Jackson, ends; McMullin and Mull, tackles; Humes and Cunningham, guards and Thrower, center, will probably start. Second Petition Ruled Out Friday Wade Tucker of Morehouse, who served this county as sheriff from 1924 to 1928 and was defeated by Sam Harris for the Democratic nomination in the last primary by a little more than 200 votes, was ruled from running as an indep- dent candidate by County Clerk R.

L. Jones last Friday afternoon. Mr. Jones was represented by Attorney Yal Perkins; Sam Harris, who tiled counter petition to placing of the name of Tucker on the independent ticket by Attorney R. L.

Ward of Caruthersville, while Tucker was represented by former Congressman Ralph Bailey of Sikeston. Tucker stated to us that his attorney stated at the hearing that his petition met evrey requirement of the statutes and the only way name could be keut from the ballot would be to throw his cretificate of nomination out the window. i his was the second certificate presented to the County Clerk by Mr. Tucker, both being ruled out by the County Banner. SIMMONS FAMILY REUNION SUNDAY in If Mrs.

R. H. Aldridge will clip this article and call at The Standard office, she will receive a box of Bran Flakes. Miss Hontas Lee entertained a number of friends Thursday night at a miscellaneous shower given in honor of Mrs. Meredith Lee, formerly, Miss Ruth McDaniel.

Neither Republican or Democratic spellbinders should have much effect on the minds of common voters, as neither parly can cure the depression over night. The Republican administration has promised so much during the past everal years and the plight of the Charleston, October family reunion was held Sunday at the suourban home Mrs. George Si in Concorn District of this county. The relati ves in attendance were dependents of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas Jackson. A sumptuous dinner was served. Those present w-ere Mr. and Mrs. Arlan (Tiarleston; Mr.

and Mrs. C. J. Gilmore and daughter, Mary Emile, and son, Clarence, Anniston; Mr. and Mrs.

George Simmons and granddaughters, Martha of Mr. Pauline, and Reece Sim, who reside! and John Vinomt, Charles- Judge Guy B. Parks, Sen. Harry B. Hawes Bennett Clark Expected To Attract Record Crowd.

MUTINO IN OIGO SCUOOL GYMNASIUM Preparations are underway to accommodate between 2,500 and 5,000 Scott, Mississippi and New Madrid County Democrats who are expected to gather at the Sikeston High School gymnasium Friday night, October 28, to hear talks by Judge Guy B. Park, Democratic standard bearer in Missouri, Bennett Champ Clark and Senator Harry B. Hawes, in one of the largest Scott County political meetings of th campaign. A local committee on arrangements has made preparations all corners in the large gym- Jud Park, Senator Hawes ai 1 Mr. Clark spoke at Kennett Thursday night at 8 driving from it city to Sikeston Friday morning.

Folic win their appearance here Friday night at 8 the trio of Democratic leaders will go to Perryville, for a Satr-day afternoon engagement, and will go from there to Cape Girardeau to speak before an audiience at 8:00 The Cape Girardeau meeting will be preceeded by a torch light parade featured in campaigns of the past. The Scott County and Sikeston committees have arranged for and music downtown proceeding the 8 meeting here, and for a brife concert at the gymnasium. The campaign is rapidly drawing to a close, and this meeting with three unquestioned leaders on the same program, should prove to be of interest to voters in this section of the State. Vietilo of Payroll Robbery Identifies Portageville Youth Cletus Ellis, Portageville young man arrested by State Highway troopers and a New Madrid deputy early Wednesday morning, was positively identified in Cape Girardeau Thursday by a merchant there, the victim of a payroll robbery several months ago in which approximately $1400 was stolen. Ellis was arrested on a charge of driving on improper license plates.

Chief of Police Cnafton, who conducted the investigation of Kills informed Highway patrol officials here that he intended parading Ellis before the Cape Girardeau payroll robbery victim, in company with three other men. Heart Attack Fatal to Oran Girl, 14 services were conducted Thursday for Miss Naoma Bernard, daughter of Bernard of Oran, who died unexpectedly last Tuesday night, following a severe heart attack. She had been suffering from chills for some time, but the illness was not considered seribus. Coroner George Dempster Dr. J.

A. Cline pronounced death due to heart trouble. iss Bernard was born January 12, 1918 at Bloomfield, but in recent years has been living in Oran. Interment was in Cemetery, near her birthplace. Farm Taxes Hiked 206 Per Cent Under HackmanJhompson Rule 1920 was $4,990,212.

In 1921 the Republican board hiked it to $11,367,594, an increase of practically 206 per cent. ZUBOV MOVES TAILOR SHOP TO According to a postal card announcement received here Ab Zubov, master tailor in business here this summer, has removed his shop from Cairo, 111., to Caruthersvile, Mo. High assessments mean high taxes. There are two candidates on the Republican State ticket who are largely responsible for the high taxes that the farmers of Missouri have had to pay for the past decade. They are L.

D. Thompson and George E. Hackmann. The printed Journal of the Board of Equalization, recording the meeting of the Board held April 10, 1921, reads in part as follows: Hackmann, State Auditor, makes a motion, which is seconded by Mr. Thompson, State Treasurer, that said schedule and tables be adopted and declared by the board to be and constitute the equalization, valuation and adjustment of all the taxable real and personal property of the State of Missouri among the several counties and city of St.

Louis as 1 assessed as of the first day of Carl Riggs, New Madrid axes present; man lbout 50 old, brought The table referred to contained ito the Hospital laic the assessment by counties, and i afternoon suffering from the total or farm lands was i gunshot wounds, was reported to 568,716. The valuation fixed the be restir fairly well late Thurs previous year by a day evening. controlled board was Rigg suffered a wound inflict- yaluation has been reduced ed by .32 caliber buZ lightly since that ime, not- penertated his abdomen withstanding that farm values the shot ooormjin- MADRID MAN, SHOT LAST MONDAT IS SLIGHTLY BETttft Thi but DITTY KIRBY WILL RETURN HOME SATURDAY self-inflicted. was He accidently Ditty Kirby, youngest son Mr. and Mrs.

N. I. Kirby, whose people has growing steadily Carter, Dexter; Mr. and Mrs. Lon cross country hiking trip came to worse, that their plea for continu-j Bullard, Bridges; 1 -1 1 have shrunk many times below the assessed value of 1920.

11 th-' Dellar wh" undenwnt an uffrage of the people of Missouri i operation at the hosoita5 of are--tilh th- Cm Saturday fo? apperalieS, of of the 1921 board, re- is getting along the i and sponsible for an increase in assessed value of faim lar Mrs. an abrupt halt in the City Hospit- than one billion dollars. And now I I ilomnhio I rP 1-. 1 they are asking the suffrage of tj Mr. ation in power should not be taken i Clarence Carter and al, Memphis, last Thursday too seriously.

The Democrats, Mrs. Mable Thrower and Miss' morning is expected home Satur- have promised a lot, but have had Stella Carter, Anniston; Mr. and day. Ditty became critically ill C. D.

Jackson, Anniston; and underwent an operation for and Mrs. Oval Carter and daugh- appendicitis one week ago. ter, Dorothy Lee, East Prairie; Heller To Return Soon and Mrs. Tom Stopher and two; E. H.

Heller, shoe repair man on daughters, Dorothy and Frances, South Kingshighway, who has Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Jackson, Blytheviile, WTal- ter Jackson and wife and fahter, Cairo Elza Simmons and family.

no chance to deliver, so if an opportunity cannot make matters worse and might help. Scientists are arguing whether the world is four billion or ten billion years old. This, at least, is one matter that is beyond the reach of the back seat driver. been undergoing treatment at the Veterans Hospital, Memphis, for the past six weeks, will allowed to return home soon. oe farmers they helped soak for tax- all of these years since 1921.

Do you want to reward Messrs, Hackmann and Thompson for ali i the excessive taxes you have paid i since 1921? Answer at the ballot! box on November Capitol News, Jefferson City, Mo. Take Scott County. The Democratic assessed valuation upon which the farmers paid taxes in POTASHNICK FIRM IS SUCCESSFUL BIDDER ON NEW RIVER CONTRACT According to word received here R. B. Rotashnick w-as recently awarded a contract for Mississippi river work amounting to Man River near Alton, 111., is to be affected by the new- work.

Potash nick is now- at work on a similar contract the expenditure of $200,000..