The St. Joseph observer., December 30, 1922, Image 1

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VOLUME XVII.
LLOYD WILL BE
And His Power Will Be Curtailed to That of a
Simple Announcer for the Senate
No More Will He Exercise
i tive and Functions of a
JEFFERSON CITY. Dec. 29.
(Correspondence.) "With tho openlnc
ot the Fifty-second general assembly
of Missouri less than a week In the
fufuro It is still unsettled as to who
la to bo president pro tern In the Ben
ate, and upon which democratic rep
resentative will bo bestowed the ex
alted but strenuous glory of being
speaker of the house. Democratic
candidates for both honors are numer
ous but the'number will dwindle down
materially before the next legislature
Is called to order by Lieutenant-Governor
Hiram Lloyd of St. Louis.
Tho next state senate being demo
cratic by four It will name a staunch
partyman to be president pro tem.
This official will name all committees
and preside over all Important delib
erations ot that body. Lieutenant
Governor Lloyd will be completely
stripped of authority and power and
bo officially tolerated only to the ex
tent that he Is tho second chief cxecu
tlvo official of Missouri. It will be his
duty at $ 7 per diem to call the senate
to order dally and adjourn It on mo
tion at tho close of each session. John
C. McICInley of Unlonvllle and the
late Jacob F. Gmellch, formerly of
Itoonvllle, two former republican
lieutenant-governors during the last
fourteen years, were In the same pre
dicament In their terms owing to a
democratic majority In the senate.
The Incoming senate consists of nine,
teen democrats and fifteen republi
can. "Casey nt the Bat"
Among tho democratic senators,
hold-overs and newly elected, favor-
nbly mentioned for president pro tem
Qf the senate are: M. E. Casey of
Kansas City, Michael Kinney of St.
Louts, Frank II. Farrls of Holla, for
mer lieutenant-governor William II.
Painter of Carrollton, James E. White
' cotton of Paris and Moberly, and
Banker Walter Brownlee of Brook
field. From St. Louis comes tho In
formation that Senator Casey Is In
the lead In this Interesting contest with
nine of tho nineteen democratic sena
tors pledged to his support. Only one
more senator Is needed to confer the
honor on this Kaw parliamentarian
'" when tho democratic majority cau-
. cuses to perfect its organization on
Tuesaay, January 2, the day before the
general assem' 'y convenes. It Is also
stated that Senator Farrls has nine
votes pledged for tho honor of being
Democratic floor leader. Further in
formation from St. Louts, where tho
Democratic senators conferred recent
ly, is to the effect that oil hold-over
and re-elected toga wearers are be
.hind Senators Casey and Farrls for
tho places Just enumerated, and that
"chairmanships of important commit
tees will be thrown to Senators White
cotton, Brownlee, A. W. McCawley of
Carthage, Ernest It. James of St. Jos
eph, Painter, Nick T. Cavo of Fulton,
David Bagby, Jr.. of Fayette, Samuel
Cunningham of Cabool, Joseph II.
Brogan and Michael Kinney of St.
" Louis, B. T. Gordon of Liberty, Jef
j, ferson D. Ilostctter of Bowling Green
i and Tillman W. Anderson of Com
merce, because of their past legisla
tive experience and their parliamen
tary abilities. It la fully realized that
errors of magnitude must not be com-
(Continued on Page Three)
PREACHER ROPER GOT HOPED
UP
George L. Hoper, who for three
years was pastor of tho Church of the
Nazarene at Eleventh and Paclflo
streets in this city and for seventeen
years had followed that profession, Is
now In the Iowa state pen serving out
an indeterminate sentence of forty
years for cracking a safe In Des
Moines and stealing $49 from It, He
was caught red handed.
DRY CORN PRODUCTS CO. TO
START
A new $100,000 Industrial, tho Dry
Corn Products Co., has been organized
and will begin business in tho old
Faucett Mills building at Seventh and
Olive. Jacob Ungerman, president of
the American Paper Co., who owns
the above named plant, la one of the
" actlvo promotora of the new enter
prise .which will bo In going shape in
tho next few weeks.
STRIPPED
IF HIS AUTHORITY
the Autocratic Peroga-
Self-Constituted Czar
ON HER ANNIVERSARY
Tile Dcnth of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
McCIniiahan Wnt Particularly
Sail.
It was peculiarly distressing that
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth McClanahan,
wife of presiding judge J. II. McClan
ahan of the county court should bo
called from this earth on Monday, the
forty-first anniversary of her mar
riage to Judge McClanahan, and also
the last week of his tenure In office
at tho court house. She was tho
daughter of the late Judge William
Smith of Agency, a well known pio
neer. Heart trouble caused her tak
ing away after her devoted husband
had done all possible to save her life.
She was a noble Christian wife and
mother and will be sadly missed by her
husband and her six sons and daugh
ters: Sholby, James, Culver and John,
St. Joseph; Lee and Luclcn, Agency,
and Mrs. Sallle Maget of Edgerton.
The funeral occurred from the First
Baptist church at Agency Wednesday
and was very largely attended. The
court house was closed and all officers
attended in a body. The other mem
bers of the court passed tho following
resolutions and had them entered of
record:
Whereas, In the passing of Mnry
Elizabeth McClanahan, wife of John
II. McClanahan, presiding Judge of
the county court of Buchanan county,
death has removed one who was great
ly beloved by all who knew her: a
loving wifo and companion, and a
dutiful mother, and has created in the
hearts of all a vacancy which cannot
be filled; therefore bo it
Resolved, That the heart felt sym
pathy of the other members of the
county court and of the county officers
and employes who have learned to
esteom the splendid worth of Mrs.
McClanahan, be hereby extended to
the bereaved husband and children;
that wo commend them to the love of
an all wiso Father, who can bring
comfort to their aching hearts; and
bo it further
Resolved. That out of respect tho
county offices bo closed during the
funeral the afternoon of Dec. 27th,
and that all who can pay a last tribute
by attending the funeral services.
ALL OUT IN 1923
Tlio Burlington Strikers Wlio Do Not
Iteturn by Tuesday Logo
AH Hlghts.
It will be all day after Tuesday the
coming week, for tho striking Burling
ton employes who do not .accept the
company's offer will after that time
lose all pension and pass privileges
and if they come back to work must
after that date- como In as new em
ployes. As tho strike has been lost
months ago It is thought that a num
ber of old emploj es 'will apply, who
do not want to sec all their early
years rendered nil. The following Is
the order posted:
"Up to this time local officers In
tho mechanical department have been
permitted to extend pension and pass
privileges to former shop employes
returning to our service. Effective
Jan. 1. this privilege Is permanently
withdrawn and those re-entering our
service will do so as entirely new em
ployes. 'There have been reports and rum.
oi s that some adjustment Is contem
plated with former shops organiza
tions. There Is no possibility of any
settlement being considered now, or
at any time in the future."
DEATH OP MRS. ABIGAIL
CAMPBELL
When she was but n llttlo girl Mrs.
Abigail Campbell, wife of George II.
Campbell, then was brought here
from Mt. Airy, N. C, by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dcatherage,
pioneer residents of this county, and
all of tho rest of her eighty years
were spent hero doing good for her
fellow creatures. Wednesday night
she pawed away at tho homo of her
daughter, Mrs James C. Harris, 1018
Henry street, after n two weeks' Ill
ness. Friday afternoon at the Wyatt
Park Christian church, of which sho
was a devoted member. Rev. J, A.
Dllllger and Rev. C. M, Chilton told
of her good life, after which her re
mains wero laid to rest eternal. Mrs.
P. II. Moore of Kansas City Is an
other daughter.
ST. JOSKPII,
NORMALCY HAS REACHED
Tim pemale contingent!
Mrs. Rosa E. Dennis of Hldgc-
way, Mo who gives her occupa-
tion as farmer-housewife, has fll-
ed voluntary petition In bank-
ruptcy In tho federal court here,
llbtlng assets of $760 and Hablll-
ties of $1,412.47.
THE LATEST FROM MAINE
These Arc Not the Last Election lie-
turns Hut Arc lMr More
Interesting.
Under.n new law the uso of Ice for
drinking purposes Is forbidden ln the
State, of Maine.
Augusta, Me. John J. Sweeney,
licensed tee dealer, wns arrested here
today charged with violating Section
249 of the anti-Ice law. It Is alleged
that ho was making deliveries of Ice
that had not been previously treated
with cyanide of potassium, as required
by law. A wagonload of evidence was
seized and taken to tho municipal
cooler to bo produced nt the trial.
Portland, Me. Tho police today
raided the Eagle hotel during the din
ner hour and Belzed a quantity of
cracked Ice on a tablo in the main
dining room. Tho manager protested
that the ice was being used to keep
the butter hard, but tho authorities
say they have evidence that guests
were surreptitiously drinking the Ice
water In their butter dishes. There
were several arrests.
Jones Corners, Me. Charged with
having served a glass of chocolate Ice
cream soda to a patron without a
permit Glenn Blnkerd, local pharma
cist, was taken Into custody this even
ing by State Ice Enforcement Officer
Glumph. According to Officer Glumph
the Ice cream was below tho temper
ature fixed by law. The arrest caused
a sensation, as Blnkerd Is a deacon
In tho First Baptist church.
Bangeley, Me. Heavy deposits of
ice are reported forming on the sur
face of the lakes in .this region. The
police aro Investigating.
Kennebunkport, Me. Formation of
the People's Near Ice Corporation, ft
(3,000,000 concern, Is announced here.
The company Intends to begin pro
duction of a substance called near Ice,
which has the appearance and flavor
of Ice, but is not nearly so cold.
Watervllle, Me. Colby College au
thorities are much disturbed over
rumors of midnight Ice orgies among
tho students. The fad is reported to
be particularly prevalent among the
freshmen, many of whom are said to
havo appeared at morning chapel
plainly under the Influence of Ice. The
student Self-Governlng board Is In
vestigating. Camphorvlilef Me. Squads of state
Ice Inspectors raided the Wlllard H.
Camphor Memorial hospital here last
night, arrested fifteen patients fn the
fever ward, and seized thirty ice caps
as evidence. It was reported that a
disgruntled nurse had told tho police
that patients were cooling their
tongues on the frost-Incrusted rubber.
AND SUCH IS FAME
Tlio Newly Rich Gop Senator rroin
Michigan Dlsplajed His Knoul
edse of Men.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Such
Is
fame! '
The Hon. James E. Watson of In
diana, the glad hand artist among tho
senators. Is wont to extend fraternal
senatorial greetings to the newly chos
en senators. The other day he walked
into the office of James Couzens, the
multi-millionaire senator recently ap
pointed to succeed Senator Newberry
from Michigan.
"My name's Watson," he said, slap
ping Couzens on tho back In affection
ate Indiana style.
"What can I do for you?" asked
Couzens, giving him the fishy stare a
now senator may be expected to hand
the many who pile In on him to ask
favors.
"I'm a senator," continued tho Hon.
"Jim," seeing that Couzens hadn't
"got" him.
"That so," said Couzens. "Glad to
meet you, I'm sure. Let's see, what
state are you from 7"
The Hon. Senator Jim nearly died
from the shock but ho managed to
Inform tho new senator that he was
from Indiana. "Jim Watson of In
diana, you know."
"What are you?" persisted Couzens,
"Republican or Democrat?"
Senator Watson has sufficiently re
covered to take his usual seat in the
senate once more.
William Chalfan, 7T years of age, a
retired farmer living at 306 South
Eighteenth street, attempted 'suicide
by the razor route Monday night, but
after badly slashing his neck failed
to shuffle off.
MO., SVITKIIW, PHfMBIK
THE TRAFFIC IN PLACES
GOES MERRILY ONWARD
AND MANY A "DESERVING PA.
TJIIOT" IS I1EIXG GIVEN
A GOOD JOB
BUT NOT BEFORE HE
"CAME ACROSS" PROPERLY
Consrefwinan Hhrrlson of Virginia
Head Into tlic Record and Produced
tlio Letters nnl Checks to Sub
stantiate) Ills Claim ' Tliat Some
Gop Senators and Itcprcsoiitntlies
nt Washington Were Selling tlio
Patronngo In Their Districts and
Wcro Getting tho Cold Cash In
Hand for the Commodity Which
TJiey Had to Sell.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 27.
Additional evidence of the Republi
can practice of peddling federal pa
tronage In Southern states was given
to the country by Congressman T. W.
Harrison of Virginia, when he read
to the House of Representatives a
bundle of original letters written by
and to Representative Slemp (Repub
lican) of that state, and his secre
tary, L. B. Howard, on tho subject of
this traffic.
Canceled checks drawn in Repre
sentative Slcmp's favor and Indorsed
by him were also Included among the
exhibits of this Republican barter
and sale of public office.
Checks produced by Representative
Harrison showed that mora than $900
had been collected by Howard and
turned over to Representative Slemp.
Some of the money garnered from
successful applicants for federal Jobs
went to the Republican National
committee, the letters showed.
"I have your letters in regard to
the collection of money for post of
fices," Representative Slemp wrote to
one of his collectors. "One must be
careful about'thls." he" cautioned. "It
will bring the party Into disrepute,
which would be bad for every one.
We must preserve our 'standlng-'with
the people and the administration."
Read Tills Extract
The tenor of the other letters Is
Indicated by this extract from one
that Slemp's secretary wrote to one
"Dear Ben" on the subject of an ap-
(Continued on Page Three)
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MAIL SERVICE ON MONDAY
There Will bo Xo Deliveries of Mall
Slado on New Year's
Day.
Monday, January 1, 1923, being ob
served as a legal holiday, all divisions
of the main post office and all sta
tions receiving and dispatching mall,
will be closed all day.
There will be no deliveries of mall
by city letter carriers 'throughout the
city on New Year's day.
Should it be desired to secure a
particular piece of mail on New Year's
day, the patron may leave a special
delivery stamp at tho Information
Window in the west main lobby of
the post office not later than E p. m.
on Saturday, December 30. 1922, when
It will bs affixed to the particular
piece of mall specified and same will
bo delivered where desired by special
delivery messenger on New Year's day.
This of course applies to mall desired
to be delivered within the city deliv
ery limits of the post office.
CRUSHED TTIE SKULL OF
GnONCZAK
Three minutes after ha had let three
young women step from his auto at
Lake and Cherokee streets Tues
day, Joseph Gronczak ot 8703
IClng Hill avenue, while driving
his car at high spd down
Lake went kersmash Into a tele
phone pole, breaking the pole In two
sections and crushing ttc speeder's
skull so badly that he died a few mo
ments later. He was a butcher at
Swift's and leaves his parents and one-
sister.
AGAINST THE HOTTEX' TATTY
The officers of District No. 8 of the
St. Joseph Teachers dlv'sion of the
Missouri State Teachers A vtoclatlon on
Wednesday telegraphed j, strong ap
peal to Will II, Hays, motion picture
commissioner, asking him to recon
sider his decision and p.t allow the
rotten Fatty Arbuckle to again insult
the people ot the United States by al
lowing his pictures to be shown on the
screen. Other local organizations have
sent protests, and tho sentiment of tho
community in general id against the
filthy producer and hit pictures.
William John -Henry, a well known
stationary engineer, died at his home,
2424 Patee street, Tuesday morning.
30, 1922
:
NORMALCY IN FLOCKS
CoiiiIiir So East That It CiiiiiU'L
be Kept Track of bj Its
Giithcrcis.
Petitions in voluntary bnnk-
ruptcy wero filed In federal court
hero Wednesday by Benjamin F.
Beazellc, a fanner near Gallatin,
Mo., who lists awets at $103,-
517.75 and debts at J44.664.54;
and by Albert D. Jenkins, a farm-
or of near Rldgeway, Mo., who
gives liabilities nt 13,890.53, and
assets, $558.
On tho same afternoon four
debtors of Charles W. Humphrey
of Rldgeway filed a petition
against him. W. T. Hall of Ot-
tumwo, Iowa, claims that Humph-
rcy owes him $107.50; tho Bloom
Collier Company of Keokuk, Iowa,
says he owes them $138.41; the
Carlsbad Manufacturing Company
of Nashville, Tenn., holds n debt
of $78 against him, and the Burn-
ham, Munger, Rowe Company of
Kansas City says ho owes them
$394.98.
A petition against C. W. Kapp
of St. Joseph was also filed In
federal court the same day by
Naomi Althouse, who says he owes
her $2,000; by the Western Dairy
Company, St. Joseph, which
claims $207.40, and Brown &
Blgelow of St. Paul, who claim
$20.
THE NAME OF WILSON
rive Hundred EntliuslaHtlo AdmlrciH
of tlio Great War President
Do Him Honor.
If Walter H. Robinson, who was the
original promotor of the Woodrow
Wilson birthday dinner observance
here, had worked a thousand years he
could not havo achieved a greater
success with the affair than he did
Thursday night with but two weeks'
preparation. A more pleasing or
complete success could not have been
secured, no matter how much was
done In the matter of preparation.
Tho Hotel Robldoux crystal dining
room never looked prettier than it
did that night when In tho presence
of over 500 enthusiastic friends of the
great war president, Judge Thomas B.
Allen acting as toastmaster arose and
Introduced Dr. Burrls A. Jenkins ot
Kansas City as the first speaker.
M,n; sought to attend tho dinner but
could hot as the tickets were limited
to 500 and they wcro all taken as soon
as Issued.
Dr. Jenkins was at his best and he
held his audience well In hand during
his cntlro speech, which was con
tinually punctuated by applause. He
reviewed the course ot Mr. Wilson
through all of the trying times that
preceded and during the period of the
great war and the difficulties he had
to contend with In tho peace treaties,
all of which efforts he characterized
as displays of wisdom, sagacity and
prudence not to bo equalled. In clos.
lng ho said:
"The people of tho country erected
at the capltol the tallest monument In
the world In honor of tho father of
the country. Later they erected on
the banks of the Potomac tho widest
monument In tho world In honor of
the father of freedom. And some day,
they will erect- both tho tallest and
the widest monument, too, to tho fath
er of peace among nations."
Mrs, Peter Oleson of Cloquet, Minn.,
brought tho great dinner to a closo
when she arose at her place beside the
big birthday cako with Its sixty-six
candles that stood at tho speakers'
tablo and delivered a eulogy on the
great statesman and war president.
FRANK DECULOZ KILLED BY
UNKNOWN
While Frank Deculoz, n Mexican,
stood at Sixth and Maple Wednesday
waiting to board a street car, a big
touring car raced by and striking him
killed him almost Instantly. After
striking the man tho scoundrel put on
more speed and escaped for the tlmo
being. The dead man leaves a wife
and three children.
SAY COMMISSIONERS WOULD
RESIGN
A dispatch to an evening paper from
Jefferson City yesterday states that It
Is current rumor around that city,
that police commissioners Fulkerson,
Wyatt and Morgan are anxious to ro.
sign and get out of the police harness,
i .
DOWN PROM THE MOUNT TO
NORMALCY
. W. C. Driskell of Mount Morlah,
Mo., has filed voluntary petition
In bankruptcy In the federal court
here, listing assets at $693,50 and
debts at $2,505.50.
Imust be free from all
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES;:
AND MIST HAVE THE. CO-OPEK-
ATION OP THE PEOPLE OP
THE COUNTY
AND ALSO HAVE THE AS
SISTANCE OF THE SHERIFF
Or Ills ArimlnlFtiatloii as Prosecuting
Attorney Cannot be Made n Success
Is tlic Deduction of County Prog
enitor Perry A. IlrubnKcr Who
Rightfully mid Justly Snjs That He
Has Xetcr llnd a Pair Sliare of
Help and Consistent SuiHXrt Since
He Entered l'wm the Duties of the
orflco Wlilcli He Is Now lle
llmiuisliliu;. To tho Editor of Tho Obseror:
I believe tho press has a misappre
hension of tho power of tho prosecut
ing attorney in enforcing the criminal
laws of our state. Two years ago
when I was elected to this office, I
made a resolution that I would fairly
and Impartially cforce the laws as
fully as I was ablo to do. This reso
lution I have fully kept, and I havo
no regrets to offer to the people of
Buchanan county for any failure on
my part in carrying out this resolu
tion. When I came up hero I had
llttlo experience in tho practice of
criminal law, though I had had tho
best of training so far as legal exper
ience in civil matters was concerned.
Immediately I mastered all tho in
tricacies of the criminal practice, and
the records will show that no case
has been thrown out of court on any
technicality affecting the conduct ot
this office. It is true that In one or
two instances informations have been
quashed on facts outsido of anything
known to the prosecuting attorney,
and this could not bo charged to him
In the prosecution of criminal mat
ters. The average man does not rea
lize that to secure the enforcement of
criminal laws wo must first havo a
prosecuting attorney who Is untram
meled and free from all outside In
fluences. At this time we elect the prosecut
ing attorney by a political party. The
result naturally Is that the man who
la going to hold his Influence as pros-
(Continued on Page Three)
WHY NOT 25 CENTS?
Acting Governor Llojd's IXImnlc of
tlic Value of Human
Life.
Acting Governor Lloyd's valuation
of human life Is altogether too high
In fact murder with him seems ac
cording to his valuation of penalty,
but a trifle, as It looks like he Is al
most ready to offer a prlzo for slaying.
Read this.
"The fine of Irblo Eberhart, con
victed on a charge of manslaugMer
and fined $500 for the death of Oliver
V. Farls at Russellvlllo last May, was
reduced to $100 by Acting Governor
Hiram Lloyd Wednesday.
"Following tho reduction In the fine
Mr. Eberhart paid the $100 assessed
against him and the costs Wednesday.
"Mr. Farls was killed In a fight
over a dog when his head struck the
curb when ho was knocked down by
Eberhart In the altercation.
"Eberhart was convicted at the No
vember term of circuit court."
SPRATT 1II1DS THE AUTOMO
BILE CLUIl
At the annual meeting of the board
of directors of the St. Joseph Automo.
bile Club, held at tho Elks Club Tues
day, Will E. Spratt was elected presi
dent; Wesley L. Connett, vlco presi
dent; J. J. Cain was reelected secre
tary and J. E. Combs treasurer. The
directors elected are: George E. Me
Inlnch, L. S. Stubbs, M. P. Lawler.
W. L. Connett. C. U. Phllley, S. R.
Tarmer, William E. Spratt, James E.
Cox. C. R. Berry, W. A. Bodonhausen.
J. E. Combs, L. R. Grant, Frank A.
Boder. A. E. Ueberrheln and W. R.
Seaman.
COLORED 1YLKS LIKE SPECIAL
DIUilVERY
Tho white people of St. Joseph are
not in it in tho use of special delivery
stamps when mailing letters compar
ed with the colored people, They uso
the special delivery In preference to
the messenger sen Ice nnd last week
at this office more fully demonstrated
this fact. A great majority of the
special delivery letters and packages
paEs between the men of the you titer
set and their "sweeties." In ordinary
times Saturday Is tho big sales day fur
the stamps and Sunday Is the day that
the big deliveries occur.
NUMBER 1!?.
WHOOPEE! HOLD YOfll
BREATH! SOME NORMALCY!
DETROIT, Dec. 22. The Am
irltan Electrical Heater Com
pany plans the distribution of a
900 per cent dividend with an
Increase in capitalisation from
$100,000 to $1,000,000. it was an
nounced today. The Buhl Land
Company and the Iluhl Stamping
Company announce a 100 per
cent dividend.
FAMOUS VICTOR ARTISTS
Tliej Will Delight the People nt the
Auditorium Morula),
Jan. N.
Mrs. Francis Honry Hill lias again
secured that sterling association, tho
Eight Famous Victor Artists, for a
programme at the Auditorium on the
night of Monday, January 8th. This
organization so delighted the people
hero last year, that a demand was
made on Mrs. Hill for a return en
gagement this season. Tho organiza
tion is made up of Henry Burr, whoso
real name known the world over is
Harry McClaskey and whose delight
ful tenor voice has entranced count
less thousands all over the country.
His versatile talent has found many
outlets, but It is probably as a singer
of tuneful, "heart-Interest" ballads
that he la most widely known.
Billy Murray, of tne rapid-fire
trumpet-voice, has become known as
tho "funniest man who makes rec
ords." His natural talent and wit
coupled with his ability to sing more
words to tho minute so you can un
derstand them than anyone else on
earth, hove placed him In tho fore
front of humorous Fingers.
Albert Campbell, the first tenor of
tho Peerless Quartet and one of the
Sterling Trio, Is a New Yorker by
birth, education and taste. His ca
reer has been almost entirely confined
to making records. Ho has been spe
cially successful In duets with Henry
Burr.
Rudy Wiedoeft at an early age be
gan an Intensive study of tne clarinet,
but discarded that instrument when
the saxophono made Its appearance
several years ago. At that time there
were no instruction books for the saxo
phone, but his natural ability and
perseverance burmountcd all difficul
ties. Frank Croxton, the basso of the
party, has spent many years on the
stage and concert platform, and Is
especially famous as an oratorio sing
er. He is bass soloist at the Brick
Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, but
excels also in lighter music and Is
heard to splendid advantage with the
Peerltss Quartet.
Monroe Silver is best known
through his "Cohen" records. His
talent for mimicry of tho song and
speech of the East Side Jew Is re
markable. He has had great exper
ience as a maker and producer of
vaudeville and other entertainments.
John Meyer, baritone of the Peer
less Quartet and the Sterling Trio, was
for several years baritone soloist at
the Church of the Incarnation, New
York, but ha long since given It up to
devote his time to concert and record
work.
I'rank Banta, the pianist and ac
companist, has specialized In Jazz.
Nobody Is more versatile In devising
new ragtime effects at the keyboard,
and he has a keen sense of musical
humor.
The Peerless Quartet (Campbell-Burr-Meyer-Croxton)
and tho Sterling
Trio (Campbell-Burr-Moycrl have
pleased n host of admirers for many
yours, and are two of tho most popu
lar ensemble- organizations singing for
tho Victor.
CAHTEIt M1VT TO THE COUNTY
JAIL
Judge Alba Van Valkenburgh at
Kansas City Wednesday, sentonced
George w. Carter of this city, former
houi of the now defunct Carter
Williams Grain & Coal Co., which was
declared bankrupt April 15 with lia
bilities ot $12,000, to jail here, until
he turns over $S,817 to the referee in
bankruptcy from whom he is conceal
ing It. Carter will neither tell whero
It is or produco it.
NEW COUNTY COURT IN MONDAY
On Monday I'rank J. Ituzard will
assume tho position of preilJ.ln hulco
of the cou'ity euurt and Henry Frans
and lien Slant n will be his associates.
Buaard is the only gop reprentative
on the board.
HICKORY 11AIIIC NORMALCY!
John C. WhltiMoro. a farmer of
Buchanan county, fltod a petition
In voluntary lumkruptcy in fed-
oral court Thursday. HtiiK his
debt at $1 647 U ami hi assets
at $2.4411.
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