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DAILY DEMOCRAT-FORUM NEWS DISPATCHES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE, VOLUME 15. PAGES MARYVILLE, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, NOV. 20, 1924 ER4HT PAGES NO. 145 SHOWING HEGtlPlX WIN RAMSES to Tomb E. L.

Ferritor. Wabash agent, announced this morning that a special truin will leave on Thanksgiving evening from Shenandoah for Springfield. for the purpose of visiting the historic scenes of the life of Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Ferritor said the round trip ticket from Shenandoah would be $5.

The movement was started by the Kiwanis Flub of Shenandoah, who has Gravel Surfacing On Maryvilte-Bur- superintendents of schools ON SOUTH PAVING TO BE UP TO ARKOE ROAD BY NOVEMBER 25. LARGHI THAN 1923 UP TO THE PRESENT DATE. COLLECTORS SAY. WILL WORK ON NORTH CITY 0 HI LESS lington Junction Highway Expected To Start Next Week. on the south state road will Tie completed up to the Arkoe road by November 25, H.

D. Bigelow, chief project engineer in charge of the work, announced this morning. Thia means that approximately seven miles of paving will be completed by this date. It is estimated that about twenty-five carloads of material will still he available for work north of the Arkoe road and weather conditions permitting paving will started north of a point two and a half miles north of the Arkoe road and work will continue as long us the material Shipments of road material have been halted for the present, Mr. Bigelow said.

We will use all available paving weather to tiring the work on towards Maryville," be continued, "and ff weather conditions would permit, the paving would be completed by January The new hard-surfaced road from Arkoe south will probably be thrown open to traffic by Thanksgiving day, Mr. Bigelow suki, although he em phasized that this is only a into conference. Young folks aR well as adults will make the trip and it was said this morning that US had signified intentions of making the pilgrimage to tomb. TO ASK MERCHANTS TO CLOSE SI ORES Tax collections this year in Polk township and for the city of Maryville are somewhat ahead of the taxes paid at this time last year, according MEETING IS HELD AT OFFICE. C.

OF C. H. S. IN TITLE GAMI Wiil Play Maysville Gridders At Eleven Tar- kto Team On Local Gridiron. lively merchant in Maryville will be asked to close his place of business between 2:20 and -1 20 tomorrow afternoon because of the two football games to be played by the high school and college elevens.

This action is the result of a meet- tenta-' of a number of local business live date and no definite announcement could be made now. J. E. Farlson and H. M.

Miller of the state highway department were in Maryville this morning, the former on an inspection trip of the construction work, and the latter look Ing over the maintenance of detours and other state roads in the county. All road work in the county is progressing nicely, the officials said. Shouldering up will be completed to the Arkoe road in another week. Work on the north state road between Maryville and Burlington Junction is progressing in first class shape, officials in charge of the work said this morning. Only about two concrete culverts remain to be finished anti the grading is expected to be completed by the latter part of this week or the first of next.

(Traveling of the north projects will probably be under way by Monday or Tuesday of next week. The material will be secured from the Dc- Artnond pit northeast of Maryville. The right-of-way through Wilcox is practically finished now. P. P.

Young of St. Joseph, who has the contract for the gravel job, is in Maryville today inspecting the work on the project. men at the Chamber of Commerce office this afternoon. The original petition to close initiated at the meeting this afternoon war signed by twelve firms of vil'e The others are to he seen by chosen at the meeting. The Maryville High School ders meet the Maysvtlle eleven at Stanberry tomorrow afternoon for the humpionship of Northwest Missouri, end a large delegation from here Is expected to accompany the team to the Gentry County metropolis for the title game.

The College Bearcats meet the Tarkio team on the College field here tomorrow afternoon. Turkio is send- ng over a large delegation from the town as well as the College there, a large number of lo, al fans are xpectcd to attend the battle royal here. The two teams are ancient enemies and a good game Is expected. Berg Buys Champion Junior Angus Bull au Extra Employes at Local Postoffice Four Additional Men Will Probably Be Placed on Duty About Dec. Mailing Early.

Four extra employees will be put on duty at the Maryville postoffice about December 18 to aid in the holiday rush, Fred French said this morning. These men will aid in delivering packages in the residence and business sections ty well as do work in the postoffice.y Mr. French says that the mailing of Christmas packages is started earlier each year and this aids the local force in caring for the increased quantity of mail. He urges that patrons mail their packages us early as possible and see that they are securely wrapped, tied and properly addressed. Baltimore Newspaper Is First Indicted Several Other Publications to Be Victims of Governmehtal Suits in Income Tax Publication Controversy.

Washington, Nov, 20. The Baltimore Daily Dost has been indicted for publishing income tax returns, Attorney-General Stone announced this afternoon. The Attorney-General said the Post was the first of a number of newspapers which are to be indicted to bring test cases before the United Htatrs Supreme Court. The indictment was returned in the Maryland federal court and there were five counts, the paper being charged with having published the returns of five taxpayers, including Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore Ohio railroad. Mr.

Berg a Wonderful Exhibition at the American Royal Livestock Show at Kansas City. A. Berg, the pioneer in the baby beef cattle business in this section of the country, who breeds Aberdeen Angus, has just returned from the American Royal Livestock Show at Kansas City, where he bought a junior yearling Aberdeen Angus bull. Mr. Berg reports a wonderful show at Kansas City this year.

In regard to the junior i hamplon Aberdeen Vngus bull which he bought at the show Mr. Berg says "that it is the most typical beefy early maturing baby beef bull ever brought to this part of the country. We expect to get some great calves from him for his ancestry has a great show' record as well as The junior champion yearling bull which Mr. Berg bought was sold by Kemp Brothers of Marion, which concern took many prizes on their Angus at the American Royal. Skeleton Found on Farm Near Chillicothe Than Previous Year Due To Decrease In Holds True For Township.

Brother of Maryville Minister Is Transferred to Missouri Conference Here This Summer. The Rev. Frank B. James, brother of Dr. C.

C. James of Maryville, who has been in charge of a community project at Grays Lake, has been transferred to the Missouri conference by Bishop Waldorf, and has been assigned the church at the appointment being effective immediately. The Reverend Mr. James visited in Maryville this summer and occupied the pulpit at the First M. E.

Church here. ANGUS DIVISMO ARE AWARDED FIRST IN PAIR OF CALVES. OKIAH0M4N IS VICTOR Defeats Junior Championship Cow Owned By Burlington Junction Awards Announced. Pioneer Resident Dies at His Home Today to the receipts as totaled up oeorge Warahime. Succumbs on Farm this manning by Mrs.

Bess C. Thorp, South of Ravenwood Where He township collector, and Miss Had Lived for Half Century. Merle Cooper, city i rge Warehime, 82 years old, The increase in tax collections dle(J at 0-clock this morning on however, is only a small margin as i the farm, three miles south of Rav- shown by the figures on November 20 1322, and for this 0101111115 gain enwood. where he had lived for half of township collection is $90 92 and a century. Mr.

Warehime had been ill the gain in city collections of a little Qf a complication of diseases for $50.52. nearly a year and his condition had On the morning of November 20, been critical since Sunday. 1922, the total township taxes paid in Funeral services will be held at to Mrs. Thorp was $5.71156, and at tomorrow afternoon at 10 o'clock this morning the 1924 taxes the Methodist Church in Ravenwood on 1923 valuation paid in to the township collector was $5.802.48. For the city collections the amount in this morning totaled $1.569.37 conducted by the Rev.

C. L. Uht. Burial will be In Oak Lawn cemetery. Mr Warehime was born July 6 1842, in Belmont county.

Ohio. His and at this time last year city taxes home had been in Nodaway Estelle 2d, the pride of S. C. Fullerton, Miami, won the grand championship in Aberdeen-Angus at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City yesterday. She was born January 9, 1921.

As senior champion Esteele 2d defeated the junior champion cow, Blackbird Margaret, exhibited by C. D. and E. F. Caldwell.

Burlington Junction, Other class awards: TIeifers calved in 1922, between October 1 and December shown. 1. Caldwell on Esthonia 21st 2, on Verity of Glencock 9th; 3. Chilen on Suit an null C. Heifers calved in 1924.

between October 1 and December shown. Fullerton on Blackbird 2d of Sunbeam; 2. Kemp on Erica of Glenroeh 5th; 3, Fullerton on Queen of Sunbeam. C. D.

and E. F. Caldwell of Bur- Chicago, Nov. 20 F. Clift, operating vice president of the Illinois Central Railroad, has been advanced to the position of vice-president, succeeding Charles M.

Kiltie, who has been elected president of Sears, Roo- buck 1 o. Mr. Clift is fifty-five years old and is in his thirty sixth year of service with the Illinois vcas born in Urbnna, and entered the service as a brakeman in 1888, serving successively as conductor, yardmnster, trainmaster, superintendent, general superintendent, general manager and vice president. IIEATH13 IMPING NEAK MHS. HARDING NEW BOOK ROCKS AU MADRID PROTESTS AGAINST ITS PUBLICATION.

ENGLAND MAY CONSENT And It Is Possible That United States Will Take Similar Unmasked" Creates Sensation. END EXPECTED WITHIN FEW HOURS. NEXT MtSSAGtS POURING IN paid were $1.518.85. The to pay taxes at the city hail comes during the month of De- ember, however, and the foregoing amounts pal 1 to the city and township represent only a small amount of the totul taxes that have been levied to he collected. This year the Polk township taxes will exceed the amount assessed to be collected last year, while it is just opposite for the city of Maryville.

The taxes to be collected in Polk township this year amount to Mrs. Thorp said this morning, while the 1923 tax total was 43. This hike in taxes in Polk township is due to an increase in the valuation of 5 per cent on city property which was recommended by the State Tax Commission. For the city of Maryville the taxes hat will he collected this year will short of 1923, due to the decrease as made by the City Council. Cry taxes assessed for 1924 will nouat to $32.877.75, while the 1923 on 1922 valuation supposed to have been collected before January 1 1924, was $43,404.29.

The city va nation lust year wras 1 1 This year it is $5,389,795. since the early He wa il War veteran and a member of the Sedgwick Post, G. A. of Maryville. Surviving Mr.

Warehime are three children, Dr. lola Warehime of Maryville; William Warehime, Ravenwood; and C. T. Warehime, who made his home with his father. Mrs.

Warehime died in 1884. Two sisters, Mrs. Isaac Barton, Ravenwood, and Mrs. Julia Skkels, also- survive. county lington Junction, exhibiting Aberdeen- Angus breeding cattle at the American Royal, yesterday won awards in the following: Third in graded herds, second in yearling herd, first in pair of calves, one bull and one heifer, and second in get of sire, Beneditus.

Farm Bureau Manager Arrives Here Today R. O. Shields of Mount Sterling, 111., who at present makes his headquarters at Jefferson City as he is a campaign manager of the Farm Bureau Federation of Missouri, arrived in Maryville the interests of the Nodaway Farm Bureau. Bombing Begins on Huge Battleship But It May Be Saturday Before Hugs Vessel Washington Makes Her Final Plunge Into Ocean. Norfolk.

Nov. experiments against the hull of the ant super-dreadnought Washington today at a point ten miles east Cape Charles under the direction of Rear Admiral Hughes, and gunnery experts of the navy department. If at the end of the experiment in which scores of bombs from the air test the armour plates, it is still float, the fourteen-inch guns of the battleship Texas will attempt to send her to the bottom. It may be Saturday before the huge vessel makes her final plunge. The Washington is the last of the capital type ships to be scrapped or sunk under the arms agreement.

Starts Investigation of Tax Collection Washington. Nov. collec- of taxes from the estate of the Ri hard Croker, New York millionaire and Tammany Hall leader, i nv, stigated today by the Couz- ns Senatorial committee, following a complaint against the conduct of the internal revenue bureau in the ase. To Be No Rural Mail Delivery Christmas Chillicothe, Nov. ry of a skeleton believed to be that of Fred McCuistian of Joplin in a cornfield on the Jones farm, nine miles south of here, furnished Livingston County authorities with a mystery today.

A rusty double-barreled shot gun, containing two empty shells, was found several feet from the body. McCuistian came here last April seeking work and was sent to the Jones farm where he secured employment. He disappeared early in August. Five Lives Lost in Early Morning Blaze Seven Business Houses and Tenements are Destroyed With An Estimated Damage of $75,000. WilkeBbare, Nov.

least persons lost their lives early today in a fire which burned seven business places and apartment houses in Plymouth at an estimated loss of $75,000. Fifty families were driven into the streets with the thermometer below freezing. Seven were carried out unconscious. McCoppin Spends $5 as Election Expenses C. A.

McCoppin, who w'as a can didate on the Republican ticket for public administrator at the genera! Moving to St. Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. J.

W. Armstrong and James Muntz, 615 East Second streetr election November 4, spent $5 as elee will go to St. Joseph the first of the I tion expenses. He filed his affidavit An announcer eat was made today th will be uo mail deliveries on lie rural routes out of Maryville on hristmas day of this year. As cus no delivery will be made on ha: ksgiving, November 27.

Mercers to Montana. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mercer left this afternoon for Sidney, where they will visit two brothers and a sis of Mr. Mercer.

They will also visit Mrs. brother at Fromberg, before returning home in about month. A as Hudson to Kansas City. iss Nell Hudson went to Kansas City this morning to be the guest of Miss Katherine Schenck and other friends over the week end. Mrs.

G. F. Bigelow of Kansas City visiting her son, II. B. Bigelow, hief project of state road work in Nodaway County, for a few days.

Air. and Mrs. 11. I). Mitchell and sons of Skidmore, -Mrs.

Walter Johnson of Pickering and Martin VnnBur- en of Pickering visited in Maryville today. Industrial Society Bazaar. Preparations have been completed for the annual bazaar of the Indus trial Society of the Methodist Church in Burlington Junction to be held Saturday at the Armory. There will be booths for fancy work, aprons, baby garments, candy anil pop corn; also Nathan Hale's Room Will Be Duplicated New Haven, Nov. Connecticut.

Hall, built, years before the Revolution and now 'd as having been the college home of Nathan Hale when he was an undergraduate at Yale, no longer will stand in lonely dignity on Yale Campus. An exact duplicate of that famous structure is to he erected alongside Connecticut Hall as part of program to enlarge its freshman class. The university plans to complete the structure by next Fall, putting there- a accommodations for fifty-six men. Walter V. Chambers, of New York, raduate of Yale in the class of 1887.

drawn plans for the building which will be built by the own construction crews. Ram Attacks Woman; She Demands $109000 Springfield, Mas 3 Nov. suit of Miss Minnie E. Fraser, of Hampden, for $10,000 damages for injuries suffered by being butted by a un was begun in Superior Court, Chapman, owner of a flock of iccp of which the ram was a mem- r. is the defendant.

Miss Fraser tried to drive the rum hu of her strawberry bed with a but the ram knocked her down repeatedly, and she was complied to remain motionless on the twenty minutes until a passerby subdued the ram. She alleges her knee was fractured. President Coolidge Asks To Be Advised of Any Change In Condition Of Wife of Late President. Marion, Ohio, Nov. of the comatose state to a point where she is almost totally unconscious was reported in a bulletin on Mrs.

Warren G. condition issued at this afternoon. As the end appeared to be near, hundreds of messages poured in here today. President Coolidge asked to be advised of any change in Mrs. Harding's condition.

Wyatt and Johnson File Their Expenses Fourteen Candidates Have Filed Accounts of Election Up To This Afternoon, Fourteen candidates had filed accounts of their election expenses up to this afternoon. J. E. Wyatt and E. W.

Johnson, both candidates for nomination for sheriff on the Republican ticket, August 5, filed affidavits of their primary expenses at the Recorder's office today. Mr. Wyatt spent a total of $39.65, iividing this amount into following accounts, filing fee, cards, advertising, $4.80, $5.50, and cigars, $4.25. Mr. E.

W. Johnson spent $139 during liis campaign for the nomination, spending $5 for filing fee; $15 for newspaper advertising $85, slide advertising, $30; and miscellaneous, $4. London, Nov. American publishers as well as British will be strained from the publication of Blasco attack on the Spanish king, If the Madrid government has its way. It seemed probable today that the British government will heed the Spanish request and stop publication of the book in England, and it is possible the United States will be asked to take similar action.

The Spanish secret service has been active here since Ibanez announced in Paris yesterday he was ready to distribute two million copies of the hook which, he said, would reveal King Alphonso as "a traitor to the allies during the war; responsible for the debacle in Morroco, an associate of gambling house keepers, and a shadow on the fair name of Spain. He said Alphonso was a true nephew of the man who betrayed icon. If other methods of distribution fail, the novelist said he would drop copies of the book from airplanes. $20 Per Hundred Is Top at Auction Sale Swift A Buy Carload of Aberdeen- Angus, Grand Champion Prize Winders, From Princeton Dealer. Kansas City, Nov.

previous high-price records in the auction sales of carlot cattle in the history of the American Royal Livestock Show were broken today when Swift ft paid $20 hundred for a carload of Aberdeen-Angus, grand champion prize The cattle were exhibited by W. E. Moss of Princeton. 3 Parties Suing for Collection Accounts The suits for collection of accounts were today in the Circuit Court: Nave McCord Mercantile is suing W. H.

Green for an account of $100.46 at 6 per cent interest. Swift have filed a suit against W. P. Green for $62.51 at 6 per cent interest. Charles J.

Buhler is asking for judgment ugfcinat Leo Strong for $28.60. Exhumation of Body of Woman Expected Monett, Nov. dream and her subsequent death is expected to be the basis today for an order by Floyd Callaway, Barry County coroner, for the exhumation of the body of Mrs. Walter Nemitz, 30, burned to death In her home near Cassivlle, March 31. Wets to Renew Fight for Dry Law Change Victory of Congressman Hill of Maryland Encourages Leaders to Attempt Modification.

Washington. Nov. wet members of Congress will urge favorable action at the coming session for modification of the Volstead act permit the sale of light wines and it was learned here today. The victory of Congressman Hill of Maryland in the action against him for making wine and cider in bis home and dispensing it to friends has encouraged the wets to renew their fight. Harrison Connty Vote Shows Little Change Is First To Be Tabulated In Official Count Started At State Capital Be Ended Friday.

Jefferson City, Nov. tabulation of the vote for governor in Harrison County, the first to bo tabulated today, showed little change from the election figures gathered unofficially. Official totals for the state are not likely to be completed before late Friday. Policeman Says He Got $20 Kansas City Officer Admita Ha Ao- companied Federal Prohibition Agents in Bold on Report. Kansas City, Nov.

20 L. Hurl- Lut, a policeman, testifying in uniform, declared in the federal court here today in the trial of six prohibition officials charged with extortion, that he had received $20 from federal dry agents after accompanying them on a liquor raid. Truce Is Declared in Aqueduct Battle Raiders Who Seize Control of Water Supply Sunday Turn Back Gates Early Today. Alabama Spillway, Inyo County, Nov. a truce in their fight with the city of Los Angeles, the Owens Valley raiders turned the water hack into the Los Angeles aqueduct early today.

Ford Track Stolen at Burlington Janet. Mrs. C. D. Bellow's and her sister, Miss Nellie Douglas of Angeles, and Mrs.

Mary A. Phares went to Kansas City this morning to at- A one-ton Ford truck belonging to Verne Curnutt of Burlington Junction, was stolen from the streets of that city sometime during the night of Tuesday this week. The truck was left in the middle of the street there during tho night and in the morning was gone. Mr. Cur nutt reported his loss to the county officers late yesterday and word has been sent to the police departments 16,000 Persons Daily at American Royal Kansas City, Nov.

average of 16,000 visitors a la the record-smashing achievement of the twenty-sixth annual American Royal Livestock Show now in progress here. More than 100,000 persons will have seen the exhibits before the show closes Saturday night, It vm predicted by officials today. Literary Program Is Given at High School The M. T. literary society of the Maryville high school met thia morning during the third period and the following program was rendered; Cornet solo, Marvin Lyle; dialogue, James E.

Burdick and George Epperson; Origin of Envoy Brewer; reading, Edwin Manley; A Thanksgiving Story, George Wagaer. I parcel and market (tooths. A chick week to make their home. Maryville of expenses yesterday which includ- jen dinner and chicken pie supper will tend the American Royal Livestock nearby cUies has been their home since 1892. led $5 for filing fee.

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