1 DEC. 12, 1924. THE SOUTHWEST MAIL AND THE WEEKLY POST. PAGE THREE. COFFEYVILLE, NEWSPAPER BLOWN UP The Daily Dawn Plant Wrecked and Other Property Damaged.
Coffeyville, Dec. Daily Dawn, a Ku Klux Klan daily newspaper here, was blown up by an explosion at one o'clock this morning. The damage is estimated at seventy-five thousand dollars. glycerine was used declared this morning. A state deputy fire marshal arrived at noon and is nOW charge of the investigation.
The loss is not covered by insurance, it was stated by officials of the Daily Dawn today. It was announced this morning that the publication of the newspaper will continue. The publishers of the Coffeyville Journal and the Coffeyville News have both tendered the use of their plants, it was stated. Besides wrecking the newspaper plant the blast badly damaged an adjoining grocery store, bicycle shop and a florist shop. Almost the entire roof of the Daily Dawn building was blown off and the front and rear walls were blown out.
Windows for several blocks were shattered. No one was in the building at the time of the explosion, as the Daily Dawn does not issue a Monday morning edition. The Daily Dawn wag established last March. The newspaper has recently started: a vigorous campaign against bootleggers in South Coffeyville, long a Kansas-Oklahoma border oasis. Charles C.
Drake, formerly a Missouri newspaper man, is the editor of the Dawn. HEAVY STORMS OFF ATLANTIC COAST CONSULAR EMPLOYE AT BELGRADE DIES Was Shot By Lithuanian Girl Who Then Ended Her Own Life. Washington, Dec. A. Dayton, American vice consul at Belgrade, who was shot by a Luthianian woman Saturday, died last night, according to a dispatch received by the state department from Belgrade today.
Belgrade, Dec. American consul announced Saturday night that the condition of Harry A. Dayton, of the consular staff, who was shot by his Lithuanian sweetheart after he had attempted to end their relations, continues grave. One bullet remains in Dayton's brain and physicians fear to operate. Dayton, who was formerly from New York, was shot three times and afterwards witnemned the suicide of his fiancee.
I GIL. AUMBOLO NAMED STATE ADJUTANT Was Adjutant General During Had. ley Administration- General Raupp to Continue Com. mander of State Troops. Baker, announcing lection of Colonel Rumbold, maid the Washington, Dec.
off appointment was not political but the Atlantic coast today continued was made solely on personal grounds to take a heavy toll of shipping. The and the experience and fitness of the 'American schooner Peter Setzer has appointee for the place. been lost, according to dispatch Colonel Rumbold served four years received here early today, The fate as adjutant general in the of the crew has not been learned. administration and for Hadley many years has been identified with the national Jefferson City, Dec. A.
Baker, governor-elect, has announced the appointment of Col. Frank M. Rumbold as adjutant general. He will take charge of the military branch of the state government January 12, the date on which Mr. Baker will be inaugurated.
Mr. in the Be- guard. He is a republican. The new adjutant general is 62 years old. He was born and reared in St.
Louis, He has been member of Missouri's national guard since 1877 and for many years was commander of old "Battery of St. Louis. His service record shows he served in the Spanish-American war in Porto Rico, in the Philippine insurrection and on the Mexican border. He went to France as commanding officer of the 128th field artillery. He was the first officer selected for the national guard of the United States, the detail being for one year which later was continued for three years.
It is said it was through his idea that the Rainbow division was organized, the men being selected from the national guards of the United States. Although a physicina by profession, he has devoted the greater part of his life to military service and is perhaps the best known civilian soldier in the United States. His close personal connection and acquaintance with the officers of the army has made him invaluable in army' matters not alone in Missouri but the federal army and government. On his return from France he was detailed for duty with the army general staff in Washington. During his years of service he has been awarded the distinguished service medal, life saving medal, Spanish-American war medal, for-' eign service, Philippine insurrection medal, with three citations, Mexican border medal and World war medal.
While General Raupp will retire as adjutant general at this time, he remains the commanding officer of the national guard of Missouri through his rank as brigadier general. But Colonel Rumbold will have fall charge of the office and the disposition and appointments in the state bonus commission. SENIORS WIN OVER THE UNDERCLASSMEN In straight football the seniors were outplayed. The seniors came away with the big end of the score, but made their scores on flukes. Two of their touchdowns were made on intercepted passes, and other on a fluke pass caught by West Soward.
The juniors and sophom*ores outplayed the seniors throughout the game and the underclassmen back field showed up exceptionally well, consisting of Roy Kiethley, James Moore, Victor Cook and CaptainElect Wag Crawford. Wagner was unanimously elected to manage the team next year at the annual football banquet held Thanksgiving night after the Lamar football game. Adrian Gose of Badger township was in Nevada on business Saturday. AGREEMENT ON MUSCLE SHOALS PLANT Secretary of War and Senator Underwood Held a Long Conference. Washington, Dec.
of War Weeks and Senator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama today moved toward an agreement in a two hours conference on the plans of the latter for the disposition of the government's nitrate and power projects at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Although Secretary Weeks holds that the Underwood plan providing for government operation if the plants are not sold before July first next, is unworkable without certain amendments, it was understood, following the conference that Underwood had agreed to accept certain changes suggested by Secretary Weeks. WAINSCOTT FURNITURE OPENING BIG SUCCESS Many Visitors Inspect Big Store Enjoy Music--Event to Be Am. nual Christmas Event.
The first days of December with its maze of planning for the festivities honoring Christmas, the greatest holiday of the year, were marked most auspicuously by the Christmas opening of the Wainscott Furniture Company Saturday. The hours were from 2 to 5 in the afternoon and 7 to 10 in the evening, and during this time the big store was thronged with visitors, the vast crowd at times filling all available space of the first downstairs floor and the five on the second floor. The store presented beautiful picture, a huge cedar tree electrical. ly lighted and with trappings of gold and silver, hung with myriads of gifts to be found in this store, and set in the midst of an array of toy. that had surely fallen from Santa's pack, for who else would know so well what the little girl or boy would like, was in the center of the down.
stairs floor. The walls were adorned with the holiday colors and many bells in red added to the Christmassy decorations. Arranged all around in artistic manner, were luxurious divans and chairs, desks, chairs of every size and description from those covered with needlepoint to the severe straight serviceable ones. Tables of various kinds, attractive and useful, and in-' numerable lamps, for the bridge table, boudoir or living room, new silk picture and mirror corda, in fact, the display included something for every taste and purse. The floor coverings, bed room furniture, kitchen cabinets, tables, chairs, and miscellaneous articles are found on the five floors upstairs, each department occupying one room.
During the afternoon and evening music by the Stump Orchestra featured the receiving hours, and looking after the visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Carlton, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Keller and W.
J. Wainscott, members of the firm, and Miss Pauline Prewitt, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon, Mr. and Mrs.
Lank Ferry, Mr. and Mrs. Doerle, Mr. and Mrs. Sommers, Mr.
and Mrs. Fry and Mr. Bradley, who devoted the entire afternoon and evening to the visitors offering every attention and courtesy. The Waiscott Furniture Company is one of the oldest in Nevada and the stock it carries is equalled only by those offered in the larger cities. The success of this, their first opening, was so satisfactory that the has decided to make it company, an annual event.
R. F. TOEVS NOW REPRESENTS A BIG ST. LOUIS COMPANY R. F.
Toers, who has been traveling for the Wheeler Motter Company of St. Joseph for twenty years has accepted the general salesmanship for Southwest Missouri for the Ely Walker Dry Goods Company of St. Louis, and will begin his work for that company January first. Mr. and Mrs.
Toevs will continue to live in Nevada, which will be welcome news to their host of Nevada friends. Mrs. T. D. Crawford and children, Franklin and Carmen, went to Butler Saturday night, called there on account of the illness of her father, Dr.
T. F. Lockwood. Mrs. W.
G. Brewer and grandson, Jack, spent Sunday with friends at Metz. Joe Koontz and W. J. Martin of Richards were in Nevada on business Saturday.
I CHLOROFORMED TWO OF HER CHILDREN Bodies of Mother and Children Found In Gas Filled Room. Salt Lake City, Dec. every indication that she had killed her two children and then committed suicide, the bodies of Mrs. Rosemary Carnorean Sparkman, wife of C. F.
Sparkman, of the University of Utah, and their two children were found early today in a gas filled room at the Sparkman home. Appearances indicated that Mrs. Sparkman had chloroformed the two children and then committed suicide by turning on four jets of a gas stove. STEELE-LEVENS. STEELE-LEVENS.
City they spend few weeks, returning here for the Christmas holidays. The bride's going away gown was of dark green poiret twill, with hat One of the most important and interesting nuptial events of the season 88 well as one of the most beautiful was the wedding Saturday night of Mias Margaret Levens and Mr. Robert Steele of St. Louis. The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Levens, the handsome home elaborately and beautifully! decorated for the occasion. Southern smilax transformed the entire east end of the large living room into a bower of green, entwined the stairway and newel posts in the reception hall, while huge silvered hampers of orchid mums and pink roses were arranged at vantage points, with one at either side of the fireplace, where the vOWS were spoken.
Southern smilax was also used effectively throughout the room, arranged in lattice work over the French windows and doorways. Promptly at eight o'clock Messrs. David and Gilbert Carter, cousins of the bride, entered bearing satin ribbons which formed an aisle for the bridal procession, while Miss Laila Steele, sister of the groom, wove an exquisite fabric of melody from McDowell's "Will o' Wisp," and a Berceuse of Jocelyn, and the tender phrases of At Dawning beautifully sung by Enos Stambach. The groom, with his brother, Wall Steele, who served as best man, entered as the strains of Mendellsohn's March sounded, proceeding Miss Betty Carter, bridesmaid, and Mia Roxy Strosnyder, maid of honor. They were followed by little Nick Carter with a basket of roses, strewing the bride's pathway with the rose petals.
The bride, radiant and slender, in white with filmy veil trailing, entered on the arm of her father. A simple and impressive ring service was read by the Rev. George Batey of the Westport Presbyterian church of Kansas City, and all during the ceremony Miss Steele softly 'played MacDowell's "To a Water Lily." The bride's gown was an exquisite model of ivory satin, its simple lines accentuating her slim loveliness. The skirt was full broidered with pearls, and straight little basque, sleeveless and rounded neck. Over this fell a train of tulle, held in place by a Juliet cap of the same, also beaded with pearls.
She carried a shower of white roses and valley lilies, and her jewels, a diamond heart, pinned at the neck line, and a platinum and diamond bracelet, the gift of the groom. Her maids were frocked in georgette, Betty Carter, in shell pink banded with orchid velvet ribbon and carrying a nosegay bouquet. Miss Strosnyder wore pale yellow beaded with rhinestones, a rhinestone bandeau in her hair a peach ostrich boa and arm bouquet of Ophelia roses completing the ensemble. Mrs. Steele presented her maids with strands of beads.
Miss Stros'nyder with blue and gold, Miss Carter with one of pearls and Miss Steele, her pianist, with a silver vanity. The groom presented silver belt buckles to the ushers, best man and to Mr. Stambach. I After congratulations refreshments were served in the dining room where a lovely wedding cake, tiered land frosted in pink and white, with pink roses and silver leaves encrusting the top, held place of honor on the table centered with a basket of pink roses. Lights were shaded with rose shades and two silver baskets of roses adorned the buffet while pink rose buds were placed on each plate.
The ceremony of cutting the bride's cake followed, Miss Winnifred Allen cuting the piece with the thimble and Miss Strosnyder the one with the horseshoe. Before changing into her traveling frock the bride threw her bouquet from the stairs which was caught by Miss Susan Mary Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Steele left immediately for a wedding trip to New York where will WANT LOWER FREIGHT RATES FOR FARMERS Committee to Begin Proposed Amendments to Esch-Cummins Law.
Washington, Dec. will be asked to reduce freight rates on agricultural products and to modify the powers of the railroad labor board, it was announced by Senator Ellison D. Smith, chairman of the interstate commerce committee today. Senator Smith declared that his committe would begin considering this subject and other amendments to the Esch-Cummins law within the next two weeks. His purpose, he said, was to carry out the railroad recom'mendations made by President Coolidge in his message to congress.
Lower freight rates for farmers, Smith said, would be sought through an effort to reorganize the system now used by the interstate commerce commission in fixing freight rates and to make agriculture a favored industry. VETERAN ENGINEER TO THE STATE HOSPITAL Upon a commitment issued lately by Probate Judge H. E. Sheppard of the probate court, Pete Helm, veteran Missouri Pacific engineer, was taken to State Hospital No. 3 at Nevada, Friday noon, being accompanied by Dr.
W. H. Allen and Frank Hallam, says the Rich Hill Review. After a recent hearing held before Judge Sheppard at Butler, Mr. Helm was adjudged of unsound mind.
Mrs. Helm was appointed guardian to look after his interests. Mrs. M. C.
Hill of Cherokee, arrived Saturday night to visit her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Ewing. From 'here she will go to El Dorado Springs 'to visit her daughter, Mrs.
James Broen. Prof. G. L. W.
Shumate of Badger township was in Nevada on business Saturday. Wm. Wyatt of Joplin spent the week-end visiting friends here. of embroidered green and handsome mink coat. Shoes and gloves were in brown.
Mrs. Steele is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Levens, one of Nevada's prominent families, Mr. Levens being secretary and one of the founders of the Farm and Home Savings and Loan Association, one of the largest financial institutions in the state. She was a graduate of N. H. S.
and also a student at National Park Seminary, and from there went to the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and later to the University of Kansas. She is a member of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity. She is also an accomplished musician and spent some time in studying music in Kansas City. Since finishing school she spent some months abroad. Mr.
Steele is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Steele, pioneer of Nevada, but now living in Kansas City.
His grandfather, the late R. T. Wall, was one of the earliest settlers of this 'county and one of the largest landowners in this section. Mr. Steele is a graduate of N.
H. also of the University of Missouri, receiving his degree in law. He belonged to the Sigma Nu fraternity. He is now located in St. Louis, having a position with the Farm and Home office in that city.
He and his bride will make their home in St. Louis, having an apartment at the Gatesworth Hotel. They left on the M. K. T.
train Saturday night on their wedding journey. The young couple received many handsome gifts among them being a check from Mr. Levens for a large sum. Mrs. Levens was assisted by these friends, Mrs.
V. O. Williams, Mrs. S. C.
Carter, Mrs. R. E. Jordan, Mrs. J.
J. Lindley, Mrs. Wooddy Swearingen, Mrs. George Few and Miss Kate Wight and in the dining room assist ing in the serving were Misses Corinthia Gilbert, Thelma Winnberg, Celeste Roberts, Etha Daly and Mary Virginia Bean. Out of town guests were Misses Marguerite Tracy, Constance Barr, Winnifred Allen, Lester Swearingen, Tom White and John Groves of Kansag City, Miss Roxa Strosnyder and Harry Rose of Wichita, and Mr.
and Mrs. Heber Hunt of Excelsior Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Steele, Miss Laila Steele and Wall Steele of Kansas City were present, also Mrs.
D. B. Fant and Col. Elliott of Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Cole and Emily Elizabeth Meade of Fort Scott, Mrs. E. K. Atkinson of Excelsior Springs, Mrs. Hains and Miss Emma Volrath of Sedalia, and Mrs.
Stakmiller of Long Beach, Calif. UNDERWOOD BILL MAY BE PASSED Provides for Operation of Muscle Shoals If It Is Not Leased. Washington, Dec. the administration forces and senators behind it, prospects are bright today, the the senate will early next week pass the Underwood bill for disposing of Muscle Shoals. It was learned today that war department engineers are strongly in favor of the Underwood measure.
The bill proposes to do with Muscle Shoals just what President Coolidge suggested in his annual message. That is, that should all efforta fail to lease the property to private parties by next July, then it would be operated by a federal corporation. The insurgents have given up all hope of passing the Norris bill, but Senator Under. wood has agreed to an amendment by Senator Norris which would provide for the building of storage dams at Muscle Shoals for the conservation 6f water power. A vote on the bill is expected next Wednesday.
EIGHT WAREMOUSE EMPLOYES HELD Arrests Follow Stealing of 400 Cases of Wiskey In Chicago. Chicago, Dee. agents here today arrested eight employees of the United States warehouse, following the theft of four hundred cases of bonded whiskey, valued at fifty thousand dollars. All the men arrested were employed as guards, according to Chief Deputy United States Marshal Sam Howard, who declared that the burglars had received an inside tip off, MRS. MERCHANT DIED VERY SUDDENLY HERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON STOKES CASE IS AGAIN CONTINUED Chicago, Dec.
long fight of Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes to clear her name, suffered another lay in district court here today, when the trial of her husband, W. E. D. Stokes, on charges of conspiracy to defame her, scheduled for today, was continued until January twelfth, ONE SAILOR KILLED; 10 INJURED Los Angeles, Dec.
blast of death caused by the explosion of the engine and fuel tank of water taxicab, killed one sailor and injured nineteen others and two civilians in the harbor here this morning. Seven other sailors are missing and are believed to be dead. GRAIN BELT NOT TO BE REPRESENTED Washington, Dec. Missouri Valley Grain Belt lost its fight today for representation on the interstate commerce commission when President Coolidge reappointed B. H.
Meyer of Wisconsin and J. B. Campbell of Spokane, Wash, The nominations were sent to the senate for confirmation. ROBBED OF $20,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY New York, Dec. bandits trailing their victims from a cabaret, early today beat Jaques P.
Rosenberg over the head with a revolver and robbed him and his wife of jewelry valued at twenty thousand dollars. Rosenberg, who is sixty-eight years old, married his wife, last October. She is the mother of Loradna Piccio, the wife of the famous Italian airman. Mrs. Rosenberg was formerly the wife of Count Des Bois Lucy of Paris.
JOURNAL POST CASE TO SUPREME COURT Washington, Dec. government income tax publication case against the Kansas City Journal-Post, will go directly to the supreme court of the United States, it WAS announced by Attorney General Stone today. The attorney general said that an early decision clearing up the legality of such publications is expected. Mrs. M.
L. Campbell of Shreveport, is here to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ward.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Malicott of Hollister arrived Saturday night to visit her brother, A.
M. Layton, and wife. Death claimed another of Nevada's older residents Saturday, in the passing of Mrs. Sarah E. Merchant.
Mrs. Merchant was apparently in the best of health when she Was stricken suddenly at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, and passed away at 3 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. M. Gaines.
Apoplexy was thought to be the cause of her death. Sarah E. Hartman was born in Bates county, Missouri, on July 11, 1849. In early girlhood she united with the Methodist church and has always lived a devout christian life. On Sept.
5, 1880 she was married to William D. Merchant and to this union six children were born, all of whom, with two brothers and two sisters, survive her. Her husband preceded her in death seven years ago. She established a home here with her husband ten years ago, but since his death she has lived the greater part of the time with her daughter, Mrs. John Gainey.
The surviving children are Mrs. John Chizels, Denver, Fred F. Merchant, New York City; George B. Merchant, Fort Worth, Mrs. Mary McManus, Pasadena, Mrs.
T. O. Elgin of Joplin, and Mrs. John M. Gainey of this city.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Geo. O. Van Noy, will be held at the home of Mrs. John Gainey, 127 South Oak street, Tuesday, at 2:30 'o'clock.
Interment will be at Newton burial Park. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beasley and son, Franklin, of Drywood township were in Nevada shopping Saturday. CHRISTMAS GIFTS! A visit to our store will help you to decide what togibe and where to buy, Many items both useful and ornamental are on display and we are sure you will find the prices attractive.
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