FERGUSON URGED FOR PARTY POST Former Governor of Texas Nominated as Democratic Committeeman. HOUSTON. Texas, March (P--Former Governor James Ferguson, picturesque politician and husband of Governor Miriam A. (Ma) Ferguson, today was 'recommended by the state Democratic executive committee as Texas) representative in the national nomination as national committeeman is subject to confirmathe national Democratic tiercutive committee. The colorful.
former governor. who was impeached and from office during his second term In 1917, was chosen by a viva voce vote and only two of members of the committee voted against him. Harold Knop of Waco, seconding Ferguson's nomination, called him the "greatest Texan" since Sam Houston. Mrs. Ferguson, now serving her second after An interim.
as' governor, present when her husband was nominated. In accepting, Ferguson said: "1 hope I have strength and courage enough to make myself worthy of this honor. I feel that the national government is passing the most eventful, unity milestone of in thought. its history. be no division in our duty to uphold Democratic principles and the hands of the greatest Democratic president world ha: ever known." Jed C.
Adams, Dallas, resigned national committeeman to ACcept an appointment to the federal board of tax appeals. Three Persons Injured in Motor Car Accidents Three persons suffered cuts and bruises in motor car accidents yes. terday in St. Joseph. Two of them, both pedestrains, were struck by hit-and-run drivers.
C. C. McFadden, sixty-two years old, Frederick avenue, was struck by a motorist who failed to stop while he walking near Seventeenth street and Frederick avenue. He was taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital in a police ambulance and discharged after being treated. Police were furnished with a license number.
said to be the one on the car that struck McFadden. The license was the same as that on a car which shortly before had collided with another car, driven George Walsh, 2201 Bartlett street, on South Sixth street. This motorist also did not stop. James LaRandeau fourteen years old, 920 South Fourteenth street, was struck by a motor car yesterday afternoon at Fourteenth and Penn street. The car failed to stop, witnesses said.
LaRandeau was taken to his home. Cars driven by Cliff Rivers. 5108 King Hill avenue, and "Red" Williams, Amazonia, collided last night, at Seventh and Sylvanie streets, injuring Phyllis Moberly, two, Amazonia. The child was taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital, where it was said her injuries were not serious. From the Records DEATHS.
Airs. Nettle Samuel, fifty -seven years old, wife of John E. Samuel. died yesterday at her home in Industrial City. She WAS born in Rochester.
and had At Industrial City twenty-94x yeara. Besides her husband, she is survived by daughter. Mrs. Hattie L. Kezer.
Industria, City: three sons Edward Sylvester and Mack W. Samuel, all of City; five brothers, Lovell Lininger, Janesville, Henry Lininger, Weatherby, Famuet Lininger, Rea, Burpee Lininger. Helena, and Arthur Lininger, Industrial City, and four grandchildren. The body is at Heaton-Bedole mortuary, where funeral services will be Monday afternoon. Dr.
Chiton, pastor of First Christian Church. will conduct the services. Mrs. "Cora H. Irvin, forty -six years old, wife of C.
Irvin, died yesterday at the family home, 910 Dewey avenue. She had been realdent of St. Joseph five years, Besides her husband. she is sure vived by two daughters, Misses Daley and Margaret Irvin, at home: two sons. Bennie and Roy- Irvin, also at home; her mother, Mrs.
Mary Jenninga. Bethany, three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Swigert, Beth. Any: Mrs. Elmi Utterback, Sioux Falls.
S. and Mrs. Emaline Harbord, St. Joseph, and two brothers. Bert Jennings, Bethany, and William Jennings, st.
eph, The body 18 at The body of Clarence G. Glover. A former resident of St. Joseph, who died Friday At Jefferson City, WAR brought to St. Joseph last -night and taken to the family! home, 623 North Twelfth street.
Glover in survived by his wite, Mrs. Glover: five sons, Clarence Edward, Calvin, Donald and Warren Glover, all at home: daughters, Misses Virginia Mae and Dorothea Glover, at home; four sisters, Mrs. J. M. Ewink and Mrs.
J. J. Rhyan, St. Joseph; Mrs. William Seeger, Omaha, and Mrs.
C. H. Alexander, Glover, Maryville, Maryville; and four brothers. Earnest and Frank, Harry John Glover, all of: St. Joseph.
Funeral services will be Monday afternoon at the home, H. O. Sidentaden'8 funeral home fo charge. Lucille Fees, infant daughter of Mr. And Mrs.
Frank C. Fees, 317 Mitchell avenue, died. yesterday at a local Funeral services were yesterday afternoon at E. R. Sidenfaden's chapel.
The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eaton, 16044 8t. Joseph avenue. died yesterday at the home.
Funeral serv. ices were yesterday afternoon at E. Sidentaden's ebapel. Funeral services for W. B.
Jerome, former Wednesday resident at St. of St. Louis. Joseph, were who died yesterday afternoon in St. Louis: Ar.
Jerome St. Joseph about thirty live years He La survived by A sister. Men. Allen 2716 Osage street. Bobble Dwane Stone, two months old.
son of Mr. and Mre. Roy H. Stone. Fortes.
pital. Surviving besides the parents are Mo. died Inst night at local hos. two. brothers, Roy Jr.
and Billie Sterling Stone, and a sister, Mary Belle Stone, At home. The body is at Heaton-BaGole Bowman'. mortuary and will be taken to Fortescue, Stan Sylvia Elizabeth Hoffman, twenty. two years old, daughter of Mr. and Edward Hoffman, Troy, died last night at Jocal hospital, Besides parents, she 1s survived by two Mrs.
H. H. Thomas, Vermillion, Denton, St. Joseph, and E. and two others.
Lawrence and Mahlon 0. Motte n. Troy. The body is at Fleeman'a mortu y. Mrs.
Emma Ultrich, titty sears old. wite of Frank W. Mirich. 1902 Main street, died last night in a local hospital, Mrs. resident of St.
Joseph seventeen yeara, was born in Owl Creek. Kan. She 19 vived by her husband, at home; three sons, George, William and Eugene Ultrich, of St. Joseph: two sisters. Mrk.
Barbara Bicka: and Mrs. San Pranciaco, and tour brother, Peter Haen. Newton, Jacob Haen, Hutn boldt, Henry Haen. Ottawa. And Willam Haen.
Pawhuake, Okla. Chirich, communicate of St. Mary church Catholic Altar Church. was The vice-preaident of the Society. body 1.
0. a mortuary. Sunday ST. JOSEPH GAZETTI March 25, 1934 3 and auctioneer in northeast Kansas northwest Miasouri, died today at the home of a niece, Mrs. Frank Neumann.
In Atchison, Mr. Bren: nan had been a resident of north east Kansas seventy-seven years, except for a few years when he WAS in business in Falls City, Neb. He crossed the Kansas plains several Last Word in Quality CLEANED AND PRESSED Men's Suits Spring Coats, plain, Ladies' Dresses (Plain. One- -Piece) Men's Hats (With Any of Above Articles) These prices are indefinite. We as.
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Jos eph and Topeka. Kan. Funeral, services will be held here Monday. USE GAZETTE NEWS PRESS WANT ADS FOR RESULTS ST.JOSEPH) Brief An appeal to circuit court was taken yesterday by Charles Haynes 6214 Brown street, after had been fined $200 and costs yesterday morning in police court. for violation of the city liquor ordinance.
Reliable tree service. 6-4728. -Advertisement. A delegation of St. Joseph realtors will go to Kansas City Friday to attend a luncheon at Hotel Bal timore at which Hugh Potter of Houston, Texas, president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards.
will be the principal speak. er. The luncheon will be sponsored by the Kansas City Real Board. Among those who with at- tend from St. Joseph will be M.
L. Turner and J. L. Bear. president and secretary.
respectively, of the St. Joseph Real Estate Board. Phildius Beauty Shop, Eleventh. Phone 6-0189. -Advertisement.
The Monthly Meeting of the St. Joseph Real Estate Board will be Thursday night at the St. Francis Hotel. A business session will follow the dinner meeting 6:30 o'clock. Plans for the organization of a property owners' division of the board will be dis ussed.
Miss Jean Stingley of Streator, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stingley.
2161 South Tenth street. Miss Stingley is an instructor in the high school at Streator. The faculty of the St. Joseph Law School will meet at luncheon Monday at the St. Francis Hotel to plan for graduation of students this spring.
E. W. Vanhoozer. registrar, will present the names of candidates for degrees. The duties of various city officials will be explained by members of the Ladies' First Ward Demo cratic Club at.
the meeting Thurs day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Floyd Farr, 1902 Savannah avenue. Mrs. Fred Carson will discuss the work of the city auditor, Mrs. Ella Brown will talk on the duties of the treasurer, Mrs.
Ray Pryor will explain the functions of the police judge, and Mrs. Martha Baldwin will discuss the duties of the councilman. L. R. Burnett, state distributor.
yesterday said prices of Cords piston rings had been reduced drastically in the face of A general price rise. The women of the Democratic party give a tea from 2:30 to 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Democrati. headquarters 113 South Eighth street. The tea will be open to the public. Prominent Democrats will speak.
A Democratic rally for Eighth ward voters will be held at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night at Twedell's Hall. Eighteenth and Cormercial streets. The concert by the etvil works administration band, scheduled for this afternoon at the Auditorium, had been canceled and the instead, play at St Vincent's cafeteria At noon and afterward at the Home of the Littie Wanderers, it was said last night. Owners of vacant lots were asked yesterday by Miss Myrtle Maxwell, director of the home gardens prof: ect of the federal relief program In St. Joseph.
to donate use of them during the 'summer months so that families dependent upon relief rolls would be able to make gardens, Miss. Maxwell may be reached by telephone during the day. The numbe is 6-3980. Fines totaling $300 and, costs were assessed against six policy writers yesterday morning in police court. All.
of the cases were appealed to circuit court. Those fined and the amounts of their fines: Ray and go costs; James L. Harrington, $10 and costs; L. D. charges.
$10 and costs. $15 and costs, $20 and costs, $25 and costs; J. Griffith, Isaac Brown and Herb Jones were fined the same amounts AS Polan. One charge against Jones was dismissed by Police Judge Ferd J. Frankenhoff.
All of the cases had been. continued previously. The arrests were made by Police: Detectives C. C. Fee.
C. E. Morris and Artemus Ferril over a period of about a week. Police last night were trying to find the owner of a small coat and a topcoat which were found last night by Mrs. Joseph Foster, 1322 -North Tenth street, in her front door.
Patrolmen W. J. McGinnis and E. V. Swinney brought the two articles to Central police station.
CWA Workers Accused of Political Activity Cleared Replying to charges that two women, civilian works administration employes, had been engaged in political work, George H. Vineyard, in charge of federal relief in Buchanan County, said last night an investigation brought out that the women had been politically active only on their own time and not during working hours. He added that discovery of CWA workers engaged in political pursuits during working hours would result. in their immediate dismissal. The investigation was made after Republicans had charged that two women, employed by the CWA, had assisted the opposition Friday in checking the registration: records against a Democratic poll so that those not registered could be asked to to the courthouse and a take come of the supplemental registration.
Women were employed on federal relief projects only twenty-four hours each week, and none worked Friday, Mr. Vineyard said. "If the women were employed as charged, Friday, they were working on their own time, and not that of the government." he said. aren't trying to control their personal actions while they are employed by the government." TRY TO RELEASE MRS. BLACKLIDGE Attorneys Seek Writ for Woman Jailed in Love Damage Suit.
CHICAGO, March 24. -P- Attor neys started prying open the door of Myrtle: Tanner Blacklidge's cell in debtors' row today, using haal beas corpus petition for a crowbar. Rather than let the former internal revenue collector sit out the long summer months in the county jail, in lieu of paying $7.500 for love she stole from a in man's. wife. her attorneya habeas petitioned superior court cor.
pus writ to set her free. Mrs. Blacklidge herself professed' shea began her satistying six months' the judg- term for ment awarded Mrs. Susanne. Nottingham, to be willing her time in a cell 50 long as Mrs.
Nottingham was willing to the required $3.50 a week board bill Ito the county. Six legal reasons why former federal official should be turned out were given by the attorneys to Superior Judge Joseph B. David They were: 1 Her commitment was Illegal and void because no execution order was issued or served before her arrest. 2. She had no opportunity to pay the judgment before she was jailed.
3. The fury which. wrote the verdict in the alienation of affections sult made 20 special finding of malice. 4. Someone other than the paintiff 1a paying Mra.
Blacklidge's board bill. 5. The capias on which she was arreated was irregular. 6. There errors in the 'court record.
"She hasn't a. chance," observed Judge David as he glanced at the petition, but said he would issue the writ and scheduled a hearing on it for Monday morning. "I'll issue the writ, but I'll tell you now that I won't let her out. "That isn't the way I about it." court said, explaining that supreme court decisions dictated and that he probably would have to follow them in refusing Mrs Blacklidge freedom. tunate the state had Judge David thought evertenfoo the times and practices described in David Copperfield, in impr' aning for debt.
"The courts have become fos he "There isn't any reason why anyone should be jailed in an. alienation of affections judgment or one for slander. libel or criminal conversation. Pretty soon they will probably be adding. breach of promise to the list." Churches Will Unite i in Holy Week Services The Passion of Christ and His crucifixtion will be retold in sermon.
and hymn at meetings this week at the Missouri Theater. Dr. Robert I. Wilson, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Kansas City, will deliver, the sermons. Hothe week, services under held the annually sponsorship each of the Ministerial Alliance, are devotional in character and are planned to appeal to the man in the street as well as to the church member.
Services will open at o'clock each day, beginning tomorrow and reaching their climax Good Friday, and will close about 12:30 o'clock. Preceding the daily sermon by Doctor Wilson, a brief musical program will be given. Ezra Harrison will lead the singing. Organists of the various churches will play each day of the services. Miss Llulu organist of the Francis Street Methodist Church, will play Monday.
The following St. Joseph ministers will be in charge of the meetInge: Monday, the Rev. W. Pierce, Wyatt Park Baptist, will preside: Dr. C.
M. Chilton, First Christian, will give the prayer, and Rev. Frank Tripp, First Baptist, will give the benediction. Tuesday, Dr. F.
C. Klick, Zion Evangelical, will preside; the Rev. Hely Molony, Christ Episcopal, the prayer, and the Rev. McGrew. King Hill Christian, the benediction.
On Wednesday, the Rev. S. I. Myers, King Hill Baptist, will be in charge of the meeting: Dr. E.
L. Robison, Huffman Methodist, the and the Rev. Harmon McGuire, First English Lutheran, the benediction. The Rev. W.
Leslie Myere, Olive Street Methodist, will preside at Thursday's meeting; the Rev. George Mauze, First Presbyterian, will say' the prayer, and the Rev. M. W. Wilson, Woodson Chapel Christian, the benediction.
At Good Friday's service, Dr. B. Whitcomb, Westminster Presbyterian, will preside; Dr. J. A.
Bays, FranStreet Methodist, will say prayer, and Dr. Albert Wilson, First Congregational, the benediction. DRAMA AT CONCEPTION. CONCEPTION, March The drama, "Everyman," which was presented Thursday night, will be repeated here tomorrow night in the Conception College auditorium. The large cast is being directed by Father Edward Malone, 0.
S. B. A special chorus of thirty voices, under the direction of Fred Yehle, will sing several appropriate numbers at intervals during the play. and accompaniments will be played by Donald Miller at the organ. U.S.
WEATHER REPORT Weather bureau the country. Observatians yesterday Maximum ceding (welve hours preceding twentySTATIONS (Tem Amarillo 30 Atlanta 46 Boston 28 Chicago .28 Cincinnati 36 Concordia Dallas 42 Davenport 30 Denver Des Moines. Galveston Helena Kansas City, Los Angeles Minneapolis New Orleans. New York North Okta. Omaba Portland Rapid CH.y 8T.
JOSEPH. St. Louis 36 Salt Lake City Springfield Washington 26 Wichita 40 Williston 38 Labor Meeting Set for Today Continued From Page 1A. W. Carle and G.
D. Berry. R. L. Weed, a Democrat, and Charles Ne smith (Rep.) are the candidates union labor seeks to put in the race.
The league also is to decide this morning which, if any, of the candidates for other offices it will aup port. It was indicated last night that sentiment for other candidates was evenly divided. Labor Men on Tickets. Members and former members. of organized labor are on both the Democratic and Republican tickets.
Mayor Schuder is a member; of the Brotherhbod of Railway Clerks, Doctor Carie a former member of the musicians union: Earl Wilson. Republican nominee for police judge, is president of the street car. men's union; Charles R. Wilson, Demoeratic nominee for the council, is a member' of the sheet metal workers' union, and Sam Alberts, also nominee "for the council on the Democratic ticket, is a former member of the 'garment workers' union. LODGE ADJOURNS About 750 Persons Attend Missouri Valley Encampment of Odd Fellows.
Selecting Warrensburg, as the meeting place for the tenth semiannual meeting of the Missouri valley Encampment Association of the I. O. O. 750 members of twenty encampments in Iowa, Missouri and Kansas closed their here last night. The Warrensburg en campment will be Sept.
29. Sessione of the encampment in the 0. F. hall. Seventh and Charles streets, opened at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and continued until midnight.
Routine business was disposed of yesterday after. noon and degrees upon nineteen candidates conferred, Degree banners were presented the following encampments: Patriarchal degree, Clay Encampment No 12. Liberty, Mu. Golden Rule degree, Warrensburg En campment No. Warrensburg, Mo.
Royal Purple degree. Kansad City En campment No. 21, Kansas City. Mo. Missouri.
Valley Encampment Association, Warrensburg Encampment No. 151, War rensburg, Mo. Last night's session closed with an address by L. M. Hyder, grand patriarch, in which he reviewed the activities of the lodge, and gented banners to the winning lodges.
Bad weather cut down the attendance at the meeting. An ance of nearly 1,000 was expected. Hesperian Encampment No. 8 of St. Joseph was host for the encampment.
Negro Orphanage Plans Garden, but Needs Help Mrs. M. M. Christopher, the matron at Missouri Northwestern Colored Hospital and Orphanage glanced over the sheives of gro ceries in the closet adjoining her bedroom and then looked out the window at the vacant lots adjoining the orphanage. "The white folks say that 'fore warned is murmured Mrs.
Christopher. "We've had plenty of forewarnin'. It's about time we did a little forearmin'." So the Negro orphans, eleven of them, and the matron are going to have a big garden this summer. so there need no fear of the wolf parking the back porch one next winter. It seems that several citizens of St.
Joseph neglected to do their part toward the Community Chest some months ago and the Negro orphans were but one of the groups to suffer as a consequence. The Community Chest has been able to allot the orphanage but $1,500 for Easter Prices For Cleaning and Pressing We employ skilled labor, pay NRA wages and work under the hour schedule of the Cleaners' Code. Men's Suits Felt Hats Topcoats Ladies' Spring Coats 75c 2 for $1.00 Ladies' Plain Dresses 2 for $1.25 We Own and Operate Our Own Cleaning Plant Monarch Dry Cleaners 1009-11 N. 3rd Phone 6.7941 Dry Cleaning Easter Specials Men's Suits Men's. Top Coats.
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"We've got the ground and we can get It plowed," she said. "and the four boys and myself can hoe and water and weed the patch Now all we seeds and some hoes and things." The public is invited to help. The orphanage is located Eleventir and Douglas streets, block north of Grand avende. The finances of the institution are in good shape and board of directors has managed to eliminate the dissension that once caused considerable difficulty in operation of the place. The present boar.
is composed of Miss Florence Kenna, W. A. Ziemendorff Mr. and. Mrs.
Charles Phelps, J. B. Jones, Jones, Minnie Freels, Floyd Taylor, R. J. Armstrong and Mr.
Ziemendorff are the white Mrs. Ida' Scott. Miss Kenna and members of the board. ATCHISON MAN IS DEAD. ATCHISON.
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