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DEVOTED TO THE INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH IT IS PUBLISHED SUSTAINING MEMBER MEMBER NATIONAL EDITORIAL MISSOURI 1832 PLATA PRESS PRESS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION LA HOME VOL. 58, NO. 41 THE LA PLATA HOME PRESS, LA PLATA, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1934 $1.50 PER YEAR Memorial Services Held Here Yesterday Appropriate Program Held in Park And At LaPlata Cemetery Memorial Day was observed here yesterday with services held in the park. former LaPlata residents and LaPlata people homage and love to their departed The program began in the city park at 1:30 o'clock, Boy Scout Orchestra opening the service, which was sponsored by the Reynolds-Martin Post 282, Americated Legion and ladies auxiliary, by the members of the different churches and the D. A.

R'is. The following program was given: by audience, the Invocation was given by Rev. M. F. Dawson, pastor of the Christian church, music by the brass quartet, composed of Armon Adams, Howard Miller, Robert Lee McKinney, Gerald Wilgus, music by men's chorus, prayer by Rev.

F. L. Hudson, pastor of the Community Presbyterian church, trumpet solo, by Howard Miller, music by mixed quartet, composed of Mrs. E. R.

Adams, Rosina Hamel Leslie Zacheis, and Herbert Sears. music by the boy scout orchestra, August W. Prash, adjutant of the Reynolds-Martin Post, gave a brief history of the local American Legion Post and read a complete list of the war veterans. The address of the afternoon was given by Dr. W.

J. Bray, of the Kirksville State Teachers College. Dr. Bray is a forceful speaker and delivered a timelv and appropriate message. After the benediction given by Rev.

J. L. Wood, the Legion, Auxiliary, D. A. R.

chapter, Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts led the parade to the cemetery where a service was held at the Legion Monument. The girl scouts placed wreaths at soldiers graves. After the music by the mixed quartet followed the salute by the firing squad and taps were given by Walter Armstrong and Aldace Naughton, Jr. Services were also held at the grave of Blanche Sewell Crawford and a marker placed by the Rebecca Spaulding Chapter of which Mrs. Crawford was a member.

The Devil Settled An Argument article printed in some outlandish language that appeared the Christian 'Science Monitor of May 28, caused some heated arguments the weekly papers of the country that have been exchanging with this splendid publication. In our office the argument grew heated while the melting pot grew cold. However, was finally cooled down enough for every one to go back work when the office devil said, "What the hell are you arguing about? You can't read it either way." The argument was over whether the article had been printed upside down or not, by this paper whose mistakes are rare enough to cause comment. Celebrate Birthday Friends and relatives gathered at the home of Grover Belfield Sunday to help his wife celebrate her birthday. Those present were, Mr.

and Mrs. John Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Lon Smith, Mr. and Mrs.

Johnnie Reidle, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Miller, Levi Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kes singer, Mrs.

Emma Miller, Miss Ethel Miller, Blanche Griswold, Margery Kessinger, Ruby Sullivan, Beverly and Jewell Evon Miller, Nannie Ellen Reidle, Raymond Allen, Willis Buck, Clell Belfield, Floyd Buck, Manford Miller, Jean Pickens, Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Mattingly. At noon a delicious dinner was served cafeteria style. Birthday Surprise Friends and relatives met at the of Mr.

and Mrs. Doc Lewis Sunday, the occasion being Mrs. Lewis' birthday. Thirtv-three enjoyed the delicious dinner served at noon. guests were Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Petree and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Petree, Mr. and Mrs.

Will Welch and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Murry, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Carper, Mr.

and Mrs. Jesse Sacre and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, Mr. and Mrs.

R. M. Spicer and daughter, Mrs. Grace Davis and daughter, Henry Lewis and Blanche and Virginia Self. Called to lowa Mrs.

Clara Brooks and Mrs. D. N. Kibler were called to Richland, Saturday by the death of their brother, Will McLin. The funeral was held at Richland.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Royar drove up with them Saturday.

Mr. McLin is quite well known here, having at one time lived in this community. Attend Memorial Services Mrs. A. J.

Cone and sons. Dick and Derry, of St. Louis, Mrs. Flo B. Daniels of Jerseyville, Ruth Klepper of Little Rock.

accompanied Mrs. W. W. Henderson of Carrollton to her home in LaPlata to attend memorial services yesterday. Visiting at Memphis Lorraine Fugate is visiting ber grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Ira Huggans at Memphis this week. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Fugate will drive up for her and visit over the week-end.

Dead Line Set for June According to a ruling made by Secretary of State Dwight H. Brown closing time for candidates for state and county office in the August primary will be midnight of June 7. Charles Ross -eight Relatives and friends gathered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W.

Ross here Sunday, May 27, 1934, to celebrate his birthday. Mr. Ross's birthday was May 29, but tends more Sunday. convenient for all to atThere were 63 present. At the noon hour a bountiful dinner was served cafeteria style.

The afternoon was spent taking pictures and visiting. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ross, Mr. and Mrs.

George Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Ross, and son Leonard, Mr.

and Mrs. Emmet Brown and daughter, Doris, Mr. and Mrs. Guiles Brown, Mr. and Mrs.

Manford Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Burrel Gleason and son Dennis, Mrs. Rachel Smith and son Floyd, Mrs. Charles Turner and daughters Gladys, Mildred and Hazel, Mrs.

Ora Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sparks, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Cassady, Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar Cassady sons Robert Lee and Perley, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gillaspie, Mr. and Mrs.

Herbert Collins and daughters Irma Estelene, Mrs. Lydia Stephens and children Coeta and Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. S. N.

Still and son John, and Mrs. R. J. Cook and son Revere, Mr. and Mrs.

Orville Sanders, Mrs. Frank Wickham, Mrs. Sarah Legrand, Misses Opal Hicks, Lucille Collins, Neva Cassady, Emma Wonderly, Mary Wonderly, Irene Shoop. Sophia Radcliff and Messrs Lloyd Lawrence and Roy Macbee. Camp Fire Play Friday Night Don't forget to come and see the Camp Fire play, "The Returning of Rosalie" Friday evening in the high school auditorium at 8 o'clock.

The girls have worked hard, rehearsing every morning for the last two weeks under the direction of Mary Beauchamp, guardian. The purpose of the is money to supplement the cabin fund which the girls have. The girls are taking the play to Elmer Saturday night and are anticipating a large audience there. The Boy Scout orchestra will play, beginning at seven thirty and the following specialties will be given: Tap Dance, Barbara Carter, Janet Wright. Song, Arlene Taylor.

Song, Mary Louise Gosney. Reading, Virginia Collins. Tap Dance, Frances Jean Frye and Dorothy Jean Dull. Song, Velma Main. Song, Lucille Self.

Song, Mary Madeline Margaret Yates. Wilson. The seats are on reserve at the Palace Cafe. Have your seat reserved now and display your loyalty by attending "The Returning of Former Macon Countyan, Dies Richard Davis, a former resident of Macon county, died suddenly yesterday morning at the home of his uncle, Albert Davis, eight miles north of Philadelphia, Mo. He was 59 years of age and had been in ill health for some time.

Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the country church near the Davis home and burial took place in the cemetery near by. Mr. Davis was the son of W. H. and Sally Ann Davis and was born near Callao, Dec.

2, 1873. He leaves four sisters, Mrs. B. K. Dickerson and Miss Allie Davis, of LaPltaa; Mrs.

Charles Bailey Gifford, and Mrs. Minnie Green, of Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. He had been making his home with his uncle. Patrol's April Report The Missouri Highway Patrol, under the direction of Colonel B. M.

Casteel, superintendent, had a busy month in April, this year, effecting 696 arrests for various infractions of the state's motor vehicle and inal laws, a recent tabulation shows. Of the 696 persons arrested, 303 have been convicted and 247 are awaiting trial. Seventy-five prisoners were to other officers and seventy released by the pareleased. trol upon their compliance with the law. Four jail sentences were imposed, two committed to the state and twentylawbreakentiavera, two stolen cars were recovered.

Fines assessed during the month totaled $2,282, while court costs a- mounted to $2.481.42. Here Memorial Day Mr. and Mrs. H. W.

Gallatin, Miss Margaret Mackey and Miss Reba Sweeny of Springfield, drove over for a few hours memorial day and visited in the F. E. Dedman home going from here to Gorin and to Medill where they visited Mrs. Gallatin's father and others. We Were Misinformed when we announced that nice We were misinformed last.

week home on Gex street owned by Mrs. Chester Wright had been rented to Mr. Owens and family of Marceline. Anyway it is a nice home and has been redecorated on the inside and outside. Guests In Lindley Home Mr.

and Mrs. Will Bricker and daughter Helen of Columbia. motored here Sunday to spend the day with the former's sister and husband. Mr. and Mrs.

0. F. Lindley. They were accompanied by his mother. Mrs.

Bricker, who remained for a longer visit. Undergoes Operation John Robert, son and Mne. W. R. Huston underwent an operation this morning for the removal of his tonsils.

at a hospital in Kirksville. He is getting along nicelr. Called By Father's Illness Johnnie Griffin of Kansas City was called here this week by the serious illness of his father. D. C.

Griffin. Mrs. T. C. Yarde Dies In Oklahoma Funeral Services, Held In LaP'lata at 2:00 O'Clock Tuesday Mrs.

Thomas C. Yarde, former resident of this community passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bessie Snell in Muskogee, May 27, 1934. Mrs. Yarde had been with her daughter since the death of Mr.

Yarde, August 25, 1933. The body was brought over the Santa Fe Tuesday to LaPlata and funeral services were held at the Community Presbyterian Church at 2 o'clock. conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson, pastor of the church.

Burial was made in the La Plata cemetery. Sarah Richardson, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Richardson, was born at Knoxville. October 26. 1851: died at the home of her daughter, in Muskogee, May 27, 1 1934 at the age of 82 and half years. She was married to Thomas C.

Yarde, October 10, 1870. To them were born three children: Ray, who died in 1919, Mrs. Bessie Snell of Muskogee. and Verne. of LaPlata, who survive their mother.

Other members of the family who survive. one granddaughter. Mrs. Frances Curtis of Seattle. two great grand children, one sister, Mrs.

Lizzie Lydden of Clearfield, Iowa. who is the last member of a family of ten children. Mrs. Yarde came with her family from Alexis. in 1904.

and has made her home here in this ity until since the death of her husband. since then she had lived in Muskogee. with her daughter. Mrs. Yarde united with the Advent Christina Church in early life, and on removal to this community, became a member of the Community Presbyterian Church.

Birthday Thursday, May 24 being Mrs. Robert Dunseith's birthday, several took well filled baskets gathered at her home at six o'clock. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Tate, Mr.

and Mrs. T. M. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.

Logan Wiley, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Green.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Atteberry, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Magers, Mr.

and Mrs. Ernest Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dunseith, Mary ShulElliottirs thiess, Mrs. Maggie Patrick, Mrs.

Cora Atteberry, Misses Florence Patrick, Roberts, Louise Thomas, Edna Henderson, Virginia Magers, Clara Louise Nanee, Colleen Dunseith, Thomas, Wilcox, Hobert Thurman, Sammy Wayne Green, Lorene, Robert Wayne Dunseith. This was planned as a surprise but she was rather part of the crowd but enjoyed neverthelesor the occasion. They all had a good time and left at a late hour wishing Mrs. Dunseith many more happy birthdays. Atlanta's New Paper The Atlanta News, Atlanta's second newspaper, comes to us in its second edition this week an attractively printed 8 page form.

Two pages are home print and six patent. The editor is V. A. McGilvray, who judging drone two first copies has had good newspaper experience. The Atlanta Express, under the supervision of Editor Bisby has met with a kind reception from the citizens of that good little town, and with the advent of the News the territory will be abundantly taken care of.

Baby Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Jenkins are announcing the birth of a 7 pound girl, born on May 30, 1934. She has been named Helena Mae Jenkins. The child was born at the home of Mrs.

Emma Beall in Parkland. Helena Mae can boast of having eight living grandparents. They are, Mr. and Mrs. Zeller Cunningham, La Plata.

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Jenkins of near Atlanta, great grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. S. C. Bruce, LaPlata and Mr. and Mrs.

Gus Cunningham of Millard. Here From St. Louis Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Farmer and children, Carolyn and Marilyn of St.

Louis were week-end guests in the Henry Bragg home, Mrs. John R. Farmer and Bragg homes. They were accompanied here by Mrs. Arthur Farmer who also visited with relatives here.

Miss Mildred Self accompanied, Mr. their and home Mrs. for a Farmer few days and visit. To Entertain 0. E.

S. The Masonic Lodge will entertain the Eastern Star Chapter at the hall the evening of June 7. Invitations have been issued and all members are requested to be present. A delightful program has been planned which will be given at 8 o'clock. Here From California Fred Swarthout of Taft, arrived here the last of the week for a visit with his brother.

C. S. Swarthout and Mrs. Swarthout, and his brother, Harry, Swarthout of Atlanta. is Swarthout's first visit here in ten years.

Phyllis Arlene Slaughter Phyllis Arlene is the name given the 7 1-4 pound baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Slaughter, May 25. 1934. The grandparents are Mr.

and Mrs. L. Slaughter of east of LaPlata and Mr. and Mrs. Chas.

Sanders of Iowa. Joanna Ruth Hatfield Joanna Ruth is the name given the baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Z. H.

Hatfield at a hospital in Kirksville. May 26. 1934. Mrs. Hatfield was Miss Ruth Ryon of this city.

P. A. Ryon is Joanna Ruth's grandfather. Children's Exercises To Be Held Sunday Pageant, "Flowerland" At Community Presbyterian Church Next Sunday night, at 8 o'clock, the children of the junior primary beginners and cradle roll department, sisted by the pioneer department will give "God's pageantplay at the Community Presbyterian Church. The children have been trained by the following committee: Mrs.

Julia Mae Royar, Miss Mariette Gates, Miss Thelma Lock. Miss Bernice Mercer and Mrs. Guy Huffman. The cast of characters is: Stranger, Goldie Gilliland. Hope and children's day, Gladys Fae Stribbling.

Truth, Mary Louise Gosney. Love, Lavonne Gilliland. Joy, Martha Reynolds. Summer, Rowena Tyhurst. Angel of Flowers, Ruth Greenstreet.

Daisies. Dorothy Jane Clem. Alice Cummins, LaCena LaCost. Nola Williams. Violets.

Clifford Cummins, Jack Naughton, Billie Bullock, James Naughton. Robert Bullock. Roland Minor, Walter Odell Webber. Roses. Dorene Smoot.

Patsy McCarty, Evelyn Tyhurst. Anna Leota Shirley Ann Grear, Koleen Webber. Eilene Farmer. Buttercups. Stephen Shinn, Billie Clark Armstrong.

Roland Blaine Grear, Robert Naughton. Bobbie Powell. Butterflies. Mary Lou Bullock, Bernadine Collins, Doris Jane Wilgus. Erline Behymer, Geraldine Sewell.

Dorothy Stribbling. Lillies. Bernadine Collins, Mary Lou Bullock. Pansies, Gene Grear, Lewis Charles Perry, Jimmie Bullock. Blossoms.

Donna Dee Thomas. Bev erly Waters, Mary Lou Collins, Betty Carol Armstrong, Catherine Naughton, Evelyn Waters, Yvonne Wilgus, Sherle Gupton, Dixie Lee Kuntz. Bud die Carnahan. David Shinn, Mary Lou Kent. Worth Bragg.

Doris Janette Bruce. Angel chorus, Pioneer department. Letter Carriers' Meeting The rural letter carriers of the Second District, comprising thirteen counties of North Central Missouri, held their annual meeting Saturday at Macon. State Vice President B. A.

Boomerwitz and Clyde Powell, president of district No. 3. were present. After an interesting meeting the following officers were elected: of state board, A. 0.

Wright, LaPlata: district president, Paul Hickman, Unionville; vice-president, E. J. Finney, Laclede; secretary-treasurer, J. A. Lowe, Brookfield: sub-district vice-president.

Adams, Novinger; G. S. Miller, Excello; Ed Dough erty, Glasgow. The next meeting will be held at Brookfield on Labor Day. Missouri Democrats Raise Quota Missouri Democracy has oversubscribed, by $7,000, its $25,000 quota of the national campaign deficit, Rubey M.

Hulen, state chairman, has announced. The party in Missouri was allotted $25,000 to raise in January, 1933, and now has credit to the extent of $32,000 with the National Committee. "Democrats of Missouri have been very conscientious and liberal, in discharging their obligation," Mr. Hulen said, "and Missouri is one of the few states in the Union that have paid their assessments to the national campaign deficit in full. The funds were raised without any solicitation on the part of state employes." Beatty- Marriage Gordon Beatty of Elmer and Miss Maurine McBeth of Bevier were married Thursday afternoon at o'- clock by the Rev.

J. L. Shoemaker. pastor of the First Christian Church in Macon. at the parsonage.

The ring ceremony was used. Sir. and Mrs. Beatty will reside on a farm near Elmer, where they have home in readiness. Guests In Gilbreath Home Mrs.

W. T. Gilbreath is enjoying a visit Clark with Gilbreath her sister and and Mrs. J. niece, P.

Mrs. terberry of Weaken Vista, who arrived last This is Mrs. Gilbreath's first visit here in twenty and Mrs. Atterberry's first visin thirty-four years. They will visit other relatives during their stay here.

wHere Mrs. From Claud Jefferson Barnhart City of Jefferson City drove up Saturday, bringing Mr. Barnhart's mother and sister, Mrs. Barnhart and Dorothy who had been in their home the past several weeks. Mr.

and Mrs. Barnhart remained over Sunday in the Barnhart home here. Mrs. Barnhart and Dorothy will remain at their home. Sale and Liquor Tax Under the liquor control bill passby the special session of the General Assembly, R.

R. Nacy. state treasurer. collected for the first ninety days $520.466.55. The amount money received by the state treasurer to date from the sales tax is $126.374.50.

Guests In Grogan Home Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Grogan were Mrs.

Maude Nelson. Miss Alta Wood. Mr. and Mrs. A.

Buck. Mont Wood. Virgil Buck. Willie Lane, Elmer, Kenneth and Eugene Zimmerman. Mrs.

Wright Seriously I Mrs. Joe Wright underwent an opyesterday morning and is reported today to be seriously ill. I Rural School Perfect Attendance The list of students making 100 per cent in perfect attendance as reported to County Superintendent Charles Powell, this the rural teachers reaches the total of 690, just two above the perfect attendance number of last school year. The total enrollment of the rural schools was 2150. This large number of pupils make the sacrifice and brave the rural roads and cold weather in order to keep their attendance perfect shows an interest in school work that is quite remarkable when the average short winter days and distance taken into consideration.

Mr. Powell has furnished us with a complete list of the names of the students making this record for which he has our thanks. Owing to the ohservance of Memorial Day by our force we will be unable to give this large list this week. Some of these pupils have had a perfect attendance record for 8 consecutive years. Some for 7 and some for 6 and on down the last one year.

Mr. Powell is to be credited for his splendid rural organization and consistent supervision that has raised the Macon county rural schools to the high standards they have reached. Gibbs Child Dies Ritchey, daughter of Mr. and vIvalee Ritchey of Gibbs passed away in a Kirksville hospital Monday night after several weeks illness. She was seven years of age.

She will be sadly missed by all her relatives and friends. She was the granddaughter of the late T. W. Wilson who was a former La Plata community citizen. The body was taken to the home in Gibbs where funeral services were conducted this morning 10 o'clock by Rev.

J. L. Wood, pastor of the M. E. Church at LaPlata and burial was made in the LaPlata cemetery.

The child was born at Gibbs July 16. 1926. She is survived by her parents. a sister, Emily Estella, aged 4. her paternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. L. Ritchey, Sibley, and a number of uncles and aunts. Mrs.

Herman Guffey Dies Mrs. Edith Guffey, wife of Herman Guffey, away at her west of Liberty Church Friday night at 12:45 o'clock at the age of 34. She leaves mourn her passing, her husband and son, 10 years of age; her father, J. B. Simmons, two sisters.

Mrs. Murtie Barnes and Mrs. Maud Melville, and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning at Mt. Tabor Church east conducted by the Rev.

J. L. Shoemaker, pastor of the First Christian Church of Macon. Burial was made in Mt. Tabor cemetery.

Guests In Schneider Home and Mrs. Alfred Schneider of northwest of LaPlata had as their recent guests, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.

Carn ahan, Mr. Mrs. Fred House, Mr. and Mrs. John C.

Webber and grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Coons.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mason and children, Will Marsh baby Mrs.

Dan Smithson and children, Mrs. Matt Ros- and Vera, Miss Eula Talbot, Mr. Mrs. H. A.

SinC. T. and Mrs. Wm. neider, Mr.

and Mrs. Maynard Schneider and son, Max and Mrs. I. T. Gross.

A delicious dinner was enjoyed and the day spent looking over the farm. Judge Walter A. Highee Files Circuit Judge Walter A. Higbee of Lancaster, field his intentions of seeking a judgeship of the Supreme Court. Division No.

1, last in Jefferson City. Judge Highee is now serving his second term as judge of the Thirty-seventh Judicial Circuit. He is a son of the late Judge Edward Highee of Kirksville, who was a judge of Supreme Court, and a brother of the late Judge Paul Higbee. His candidacy will meet with a kind reception from his many friends in Macon county. where he is well known.

Visit In Kirksville Alex Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Walker and children of Novelty community, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Saddler and children, Mary Ruth and Vaughn and Mr.

and Mrs. Glen Saddler of this community were guests Sunday in the Charley Walker home in Kirksville. Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Walker' had been in Kirksville for several days where their daughter.

Betty Jean, 7. is recuperating from an operation at a hospital there. Sold 300 Poppies Three hundred poppies were sold here Saturday, May 26. by the auxiliary ladies. assisted by the girl scouts.

Teams of workers under captains were assigned to each section the city, and workers distributing the poppies worked without pay or commission. The contributions for the poppies will be used for the relief of needy disabled veterans and their families. Judge Courtland Mills a Candidate Judge John Courtland the present probate judge of Adair countr has again entered the race for reelection. One of the outstanding citizens of his county and a indge who has gained an out state reputation as such. he will probably have 110 opponent in the Democratic primary.

Twin Daughters Arrive Mr. and Mrs. Ancil Boulton of At'anta are the proud parents of twin daughters, horn Thursday. Mar 24. They weighed 5 and 7 pounds.

and the little "Misses" have been given names of Lorna Dee and Norma Tee. Mrs. Boulton was before ber marriage. Miss Ethel Peterson. News and Comments The Continental Life Insurance Company has been turned over to the Missouri insurance department.

A motion tor a new trial has been filed by attorneys for the insurance company, Cigarette stub caused another fire yesterday when a sparrow building a nest carried a lighted cigarette stub to its nest in Springfield, setting it afire. It burned the roof off of the dwelling. President Rossevelt has signed the resolution to prohibit the sale of arms by this country for use by Bolivia and Paraguay in their Chaco war State departments will at once put the embargo into effect. The District of Columbia Supreme Court upheld the government's right to refuse Ford dealers the right to bid on federal automotive contracts because the Ford Motor Company has not complied with NRA regulations. It don't look like the Democrats were going to have much trouble with Senator Roscoe Patterson's candidacy for return to senate.

The Republicans of Missouri seem to have underwritten the insurance of his defeat. Albert T. Jones of Richmond was elected president and St. Louis was chosen as the 1935 convention city at the annual meeting of the Missouri State Association of Letter Carriers and its auxiliary, in Joplin, yesterday. Claud E.

Sowers of Kansas City, has been chosen by the Republicans make the race for congress against Joseph Shannon in the fifth Jackson county district. Mr. Sowers is chairman of the Sowers-Taylor Sash and Door Company. Aimee Semple McPherson is holda revival in Wichita, Kan. Her preaching seems to have obtained such a hold on Mrs.

Clyde Turney, of that place that it caused her to shoot kill her husband and then wound herself because he did not want her go that evening. and to rie, day field, ter most an fering North is be ning. food. added ium fires lars in half keep lows: the state not There they party. It the was could Besides ated have most any account reining benefit not to with only of been and on by A senator their for time they these carry of these papers Keith ing writer The five girl babies born to the wife of a Canadian laborer are reported to be doing fine.

The names given them are Cecile, Yvonne, MaEmily and Annette. They are being fed with milk, corn syrup and water through an eye-dropper by a graduated nurse. They are now 84 hours old. The farther north you went yesterthe hotter you got. In Winnepeg, Canada, it was 108, in Huron, S.

Des Moines, 104; St. Joseph, 103, St. Louis 96 and 94. In Colorado there was almost a cloud burst. At Denver wawas three feet deep in places.

The of the state had heavy rainfall. Cattle buying by the government as emergency relief in districts suffrom the drouth in Minnesota, and South Dakota in six counties in the Texas Panhandle. It estimated that 1 million cattle will slaughtered within the next few weeks while they are yet fit for canThey will be used as relief The estimated cigarette tax each smoker pays is $21.50 per year. This to the extra insurance premhe pays on account of cigarette estimated at many million dolas a whole, is seldom mentioned the big daily papers. Yet the oneof one per cent sales tax paid to the schools going commands column after column of space.

An Iowa paper complains as threatened insurrection promised to uproot the old guard of Republican party failed to materialize when they went through the gesture of selecting delegates to the convention." This paper should kick about such a small matter. were no insurrectionists there. have joined the Democratic begins to look as if the putting acres out of production going to be the best thing that have happened to farmer. getting pay for the anticipcorn crop it was supposed to been going to produce it will likely bring more cash than other acreage on the farm on of the chinch bugs and drouth the balance. Down south complaints are overwhelming that the landlords take the payments on cotton and do leave the tenant even the "bag" hold.

Just the same way up north the farm and home credit loans, the banks get it and it goes out circulation. A lot of banks have taken off of the restricted list a lot of farmers have been put these loans. number of congressmen and or two that depends upon friends and friendly newspapers publicity, would hesitate a long if asked to pay for anything get in the way of "ballyhoo" in papens. Yet these same papers free a lot of the silliest kind matter written by a professional writer par in for every Washington line whom these carry free. J.

Neal. publisher of the Beaverdale. News, says in speakof the Darrow report." If this enjoyed any confidence in Dat- (Continued on page four).