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The Monett times., 1922-08-18
REALTY TRANSFERS IN
LAWRENCE COUNTY

Anna Patton to J. W. Owen, lot 8
and 2S block s, Linzee's addition
Aurora, 1900
C. E. Washan to Louis Johns, lots
2 and 3, block 4 Miller, 81.
Charles Wright to G. E. Washan
lots 2 and 3, Block A, Miller Mo. $50.
A. P. Hill to Maggie McLamore
lots /, 2, 3, and 5, block 3, Hayes
addition $299.
Virgil Brewer to Roy Mosher lot
725, Brodes addition $50.
0. j. Hancock to Clarence Hunter
lots, Z, s, and 8, block 5, lots 1, 2, 3,
and A block 6 Hayes addition Mt
Vernon 81.
E. j. Paris to Theodosia Fare, LOT
8 block 3, Bekemeire's addition to
stotts City, $50.
C. V. Wheat to Bertha Moore LOT
3S, Fairacres addition 36 Is 27, $175,
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
TRAINS TAKEN OFF
WILL BE RESTORED
Missouri Pacific and Frisco Officials,
However, Seek Hearings on
Suspension.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 1t.--Neither
the Missouri Pacific nor the Frisco
officials intend, at present, to take
off passenger trains in Kansas With
out first applying to the Kansas pub
lie utilities commission, according 10.
messages received here today, Clyde
M. Reed, chairman Of the conmis-
sion announced tonight.
The telegram from the Frisco also
assured Mr.. Reed that the trains
taken off yesterday would be restored
Both roads asked for hearings
either Saturday or Monday on in
formal applications to discontinue
service, but did not indicate which
day the representatives would appear.
The Frisco message stated that it
was a shortage of coal and nothing
else that was responsible for the de
sired cancellation of trains and that
it had been unable TO get more than
six or seven carloads for itself all
though it was hauling forty cars
day from Kansas mines. The bulk
went to other roads, the complaint
stated.
Mr.. Reed referred the coal short
age complaint to the Kansas court
of industrial relations, where pri-
ority order was issued allowing the
Frisco thirty carloads day from the
Kansas mines.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
ANOTHER FINE SHOWING.
OF OIL AT JENKINS

j. A. Hubbard, Secretary of the
Barry County Oil and Gas Co., reports
another fine showing Of oil in the
Jenkins Well. For some weeks the
dillers have been trimming, that Is
enlarging the five inch hole to an
eight inch hole. This work was COM
pleted last week and casing set to the
1900 foot level. This casing has just
been tested out and found to be hold
ing. Drilling was then resumed in
the bottom Of the hole. The new for
alton is reddish colored sand and
hard but not nearly as hard as the
hard rock just passed through. Work
will proceed with care and the form
alton thoroughly tested as it is drilled
This As an interesting depth and many
have thought, that good we'll would
be foundaround this depth. The new
oil showings were found in the red
sand just under the hard formation
but at this writing the sand has, only
been touched and not sufficiently
drilled to tell the extent of the oil
showings or tine sand.
7. r. Denman, Geologist and Vice
President Of tine Company, is in New
York City on business trip for the
Company.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
UNION MEN MAY
REJECT PLAN
Officers of Striking Shop Crafts
Organizations Unvarying in De-
claring That Offer Will Be
Opposed.

washington, Aug. 11.-After sever
al hours. conference behind closed
doors, chief officials Of all the rail
labor organizations adjourned tonight
until 8 a. m. tomorrow, declaring
themselves still unready to make re-
sponse to President Harding's strike
settlement offer to the shopmen and
still unready to make public the policy
which unions not now on strike intend
to follow in the circumstances.
Warren S. Stone, grand chief OF
the engineers and chairman OF the
meeting, announced at it's close how
ever, that both these expressions
would be Forthcoming tomorrow, Of
ficials of the seven unions on strike
will reply to the president for them
selves, Mr.. Stone said, while the re-
mainder of the organizations intended
to join in decision of their position
to the public.
B. M. Jewell, chairman of the group
of strike leaders, as well as Mr.
Stone, insisted that only general dis
cussions had marked the prolonged
union session. Mr.. Stone said he was
constantly in receipt today of reports
from strike centers and that the in
structions to train service men were
the same-that they would not con-
tinue work at points where then. lives
were endangered.
"One-half of the locomotives run
ming today are doing 50 in violation
of the safety provisions of the law
anyway" he declared, "as the in
terstate commerce commissions report
should show. This shopmen's strike
has not been broken anywhere.
"Now that it has come down to
question of seniority retention" SAID
Martin F. Ryan, head Of the carmen'S
brotherhood, which among the strik-
ing organizations numbers the most
men, .'it isn't the shipments fight. It's
the fight of every labor organization
in the railroad service"
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
MUSIC AND EXPRESSION RE-
CITAL CLAIMS ATTENTION

Mrs. Samuel F. Wilmeshir and Miss
Thelma Demo were presented in a
music and expression recital at the
First Baptist church on Thursday
evening by their teacher, Mrs. j. W,
Patterson.
Both Mrs. Wilmeshir and Miss Den
no are widely known in musical circles
and their program claimed the at
tention Of very large number OF
persons. Mrs. Wilmeshir gave play
in three acts, "The Fortune Hunter.
Her voice is well modulated and even
and is we'll adapted to reading. Mrs
Wilmeshir also is a soloist and has
appeared in a number Of song recitalS
Her delivery last evening was almost
faultless.
Miss Demo is a talented pianist
and her renditions were very pleasing
Her first numbers were: Romance
(Tschaikowsky); "A La Bien Aimee
(Schutt). After the first and seconc
acts of "The Fortune Hunter" by Mrs
Wilmeshir, she gave the two follow.
ing selections: "Scherzo," (Grieg)
and "Polonaise Op. No. 81" (Pader
ewskD.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
C. /. WILLIAMS GETS
COUNTY ROAD CONTRACT

C. |. Williams, of Monett, was the
successful bidder on grading and
graveling three miles Of the state
highway east of Monet and repair
ing one mile of road between Verona
and Aurora. His bid was $500.
The contract was let by DR.. Dun
lap, of Joplin, district state highway
engineer, at Mount Vernon, Tuesday
This is project No. AZ Of the Federal
Aid.
The road joins the graveled state
highway on the east. This road has
been graded, but not graveled. The
contract calls for regarding and
graveling. This will close the GAP
between the good roads on the state
highway, the part in question having
been badly cut up by the traffic. The
rough part of the state highway be-
tween Verona and Aurora is also q
part of the project. With the eom'
pletion of the contract there will be d
good gravel road all the way from
Monet to Aurora.
Work will begin as soon as the con
tract is approved by the state high
way department.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
CLINTON EBRIGRT KILLED
In NINE ACCIDENT

Word was received Wednesday OF
the death of Clinton Ebright Of Webb
City, oldest son Of Mrs. Ora Ebright
and brother of A. G. Ebright Of this
city. Mr.. Ebright was instantly killed
Wednesday afternoon in a mine acci-
dent at Webb City. He was "A years
old and is survived by his widow Mrs.
Edythe Ebright, his mother and three
brothers. Mrs. Ora Ebright, A. c.
Ebright and Ray James cousin Of
the deceased went to Webb City
Thursday morning to attend the
funeral which will probably be held
Saturday. fsrs
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
BANTAM MOTHERS
COVEY OF QUAILS

A bantam hen on the farm OF E. W.
Wallen, east of town, is mothering a
covey of eight quails. They are now
about half grown and the little hen
is having hard time to keep up with
them. Every night they go to roost
in the branches of a cedar tree with
the bantam on guard.
When making hay, Bryce Wallen
accidentally broke up the quail nest
and scattered the eggs. He gathered
UP the unbroken eggs and placed
them under the bantam, which hatch
ed them and then cared for the baby
ouails as she would her own chicks
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
LOBBY OF RIALTO THEATRE
QUANTITY DECORATED

The lobby of the Rialto Theatre is
attractively decorated to advertise
their biggest picture Of the season,
"The Silent Call" to be shown, next
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
The picture, drama Of the great
northwest, ais picturized with large
pine and cedar trees in the lobby.
Sprigs of the trees with rocks are
lined to form walk in one half OF the
lobby at the back Of which are illu-
strated pictures Of the play. The pic
ture has all indications of being the
star picture of the season.
N 1t ds different from the every day
Northern plays. Strongheart, a
Belgian police dog, who won honors
as Red Cross worker during the
world war, is the canine in the star
ring role. He is accused of killing a
man, and before killing the dog the
Northerners agree to try him in court
for the murder. The dog pleads his
own case, and to see the picture one
can almost imagine the dog speaking,
it is so realistic-nodding his head
ait the jury, crying, and portraying
grief throughout the trial. The role is
masterpiece of art, and to say that
this wonderful dog hardly needed di-
recting in this leading role is saying
great deal for the picture.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
IMMENSE PEACH CROP HERE

There is an immense peach crop
this year in the country around Mo
nett. Unfortunately no provision has
beer made for marketing the fruit
and tons of the finest Elbertas and
other varieties are going to waste fol-
want of buyers.
The peach crop is an uncertain fac
tor in this section, but when favor
able year comes there is always ar
over production, for the disposal OF
which no provision is made.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that Letters
of Administration on the Estate of
S. C. Long deceased, We're granted to
the undersigned, on the 3rd, day of
August, 1922, by the Probate Court of
Barry County, Missouri
All persons having claims against
said Estate, are requested to exhibit
them for allowance to the Administra-
tor within six months after date of
said letters, or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such Estate; and
if such claims be not exhibited within
one year from the date Of granting
of said letters, they viii be forever
barred.
This 3rd day of August, 1922.
JOHN R. WALLEN,
. Judge of Probate.
VERNA C. LONG, Administrators
First insertion August II, 1922.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

Mr. and Mrs. Mace Jacques return
ed home Friday morning from a buy
ing trip to st. Louis. They purchased
large line of millinery goods and a
beautiful assortment of Fenkelstein
canton crepe and tricotine dresses
While in the city they attended the
fan style show at the municipal
theatre at Forest Park Their trim
mer and designer, Miss Aravella Eos
ter, who has been vacationing in Ten
nessee is studying the styles al
Leyis-Z -Zukoski wholesale hat house
and will return to Monet the, latter
part of next week. Mr.. and Mrs
Jacques brought back with, them 3
large assortment of all shades of felt
hats for early fall wear.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
PEACHES INTO STORAGE

On account Of difficulty in securing
cars for loading peaches in the
Marionville district, more than 10
carloads Of all fruit picked up to We'd
nesday were placed in the Marionville
cold storage plant to await transpor-
tation.
Due to railroad conditions buyers
are slow to buy on track, and as a re-
suit it is probable that large por-
tion of the crop will have to be con-
signed.
The peach harvest in the Marion
vile vicinity is in full swing and is ex-
pected to be finished this week.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
Among the Monet persons

Among the Monet persons who
visited Tooker's swimming pool near
Aurora, Sunday, were Mr.. and Mrs.
]. j. Davis, Miss Helen Davis, Gay
lord Price, Miss Kitty Bell Taylor
Miss Ruth Cole, Treava Lee, Russell
Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Vaughan
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Vaughan, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. d. Mckee, Mrs. Blake Dirick-
son and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Ear
Maggs and children.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that Letters
of Administration on the Estate of
E. Jennie Bradley deceased, were
granted to the undersigned, on the
10th, day of July. 1922, by the Probate
Court of Barry County, Missouri.
All persons having claims against
said Estate, are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the Admini-
strator within six months after date
of said letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit Of such
Estate; and if such claims be not ex-
hibited within one year from date of
granting said letters, they win be for
ever barred.
JOHN r. wALLEN,
Judge of Probate.
LILLE S. KING,
Administrators.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
JUNIOR HIGH DEFEATS
PURDY II TO IA

The Junior High baseball team de-
feated the Purdy team by score OF
12 to IA Sunday afternoon. Follow
ing is the lineup:
Junior High-H. McCampbell, ST
E. Ragsdale, 1st b; L. Brown, c; NJ
Frear, p; j. Kirchner, IS; c. Kelley
End b; G. Tatum, 3rd b; A. Steenbock
If; S. Timmons, IF.
Purdy-Pearee, 1st b; McNally, Sro
b; Rose, c; G. Counts, IS; Russell, ri
McPhail, p; w. Counts, 2nd b; Bass
ett, If; Blankenship, cf.
Scnra hV inninpS.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
YOUNG CHILD SUCCUMBS
TO HEART DISEASE

Mabel Lodene Horner, 10 months
old daughter of Charles Horner OF
Marshall Hill, succumbed to heart dis
ease at 9:3O o'clock Saturday morn
ing, August 18th. The child's mother
died of the same disease only short
time, ago.
Funeral services will be held from
the home at O'Clock Sunday after
noon and interment will be made If
the Arnhart cemetery south of Purdy
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
MRS. WILLIAM DANIELS
DIES AT pURDY

Mrs. William Daniels died at Purdy
July 22 at the age of 90 years. Her
death was caused by paralysis, with
which she was stricken June 20.
She is survived by her husband and
the following children: Mrs. S, j..
Holmes, Wheaton; P. W. Daniels,
Wheaton; Roy Daniels, Purdy; w. w.
Daniels, Delaware, Okla; Finis, Floyd
and Omer Daniels at home.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
WELLS & BURG CRAWLING
FREISTATT ROAD

Wells G. Burg have the contract for
graveling three miles of road south
and west of Freistatt. The road to be
graveled runs south from Freistatt
one mile, west one mile and south
another mile. The contractors made
good record in Fridays work, haul
ing 108 loads of creek gravel and
placing it on the roadway.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
OZARK RAIL DEAL ASSURED

Ava, Mo-, August 10.-The stock
company that is being formed here to
purchase the Ozark Southern Rail-
road Company has practically secured
enough stock subscriptions to insure
the deal being put across. The Lam
ders Lumber Company is the largest.
individual subscriber, having signed
for $500. The present owners of the
line have offered to sell it for $65 900
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
MRS. ANDY JOHNSON OF
PEIRCE CITY DIES

Mrs. Andy johnson, resident Of
Peirce City, Mo-, passed away at s
o'clock Thursday evening, August
10th. Funeral services will be con
Quoted at 2:30 o'clock Saturday after
noon, August 18th.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
NJ. c. Loose Says 'Rats Gnawe

M. c. Loose Says "Rats Gnawed
Through Zinc Lining to Grain Bin"
81 paid $50 to line my oats bin with
zinc, but the rats went through it, al
lowing bushels of oats to run through
their holes under the barn. If | had
used NO-M0- RATS CAKE first, I'd
saved the $780," It's prepared ready
for use. No mixing required. Never
fails to get the Rats. Well fed rats
pass up any food for N0-AI0-RATS
CAKE. Cats aud dogs won't eat it,
Leaves no odor. Soc, 65c, and SIPS
sizes. Guaranteed and for sale by
Logan D. Mckee.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
ATTEND ELKS DANCE

The Elks dance at Aurora, Friday
evening, was attended by the follow
ing party from Monett: Misses
Catherine Jerome, Thelma Matthews,
Helen Mayes and Helen O'Rear;
Messrs. Harry Westbay, Jr., Erwin
Floreth, Myron Dunlap and Paul
Matthews.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

Mrs. Sidney Baker and little daugh-
ter, of st. Louis, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. S. T. Clutter and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank E. Jones, Sunday. They
were enroute to Galena, Kansas, to
visit relatives.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

The Junior High team has played
ter. games and has won seven and lost
three. They will challenge any team
under eighteen years of age. Write
Leslie Brown or Eddie Ragsdale, Mo-
nett,
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

Tom Freddy, who had charge of the
telephone system at Washburn, has
been transferred to Verona to look
after the exchange there.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

Miss Flora Brite of Peirce
City and Miss Lorraine Brite of Purdy,
who have been visiting at the home of
Mrs. Jay Brite, at Springfield, left for
their homes Tuesday.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Alfred, of
Sapulpa, Okla, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Hartman, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

Gaylord Price visited his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Price, at Cass-
vile Sunday,
The Monett times., 1922-08-18
PASTURE FUR RENT

Seventy-five cents a month. o. E.
E. corl, MOnett, Mo. ws9tf
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

Mrs. Amos Gurley and daughter,
Miss Kathryn Gurley, Of Purdy.
were among the out Of town shoppers
in Monett Wednesday.
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

FOR SALE: Two cows and four
thorses. viii trade for late model
Ford ton truck. ]. W. Bowen, 81
miles northwest of Peirce City,
w50t4 :
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

FOR SALE: Heoge fence posts,
Herbert Walton, Phone SOS-2S. Wilt
The Monett times., 1922-08-18

First insertion July 2s.
, 1922-06-21
Airplane Search
for Grain Pests

in wheat alone due to stem rust is ap-
proximately 64,000,000 bushels. 1t is
the theory Of some agricultural scien-
fists that the source of the spore
which causes this enormous loss Is Iii
Mexico or perhaps South America and
that 1t drifts through the air to the
wheat fields of Texas. Oklahoma,
Kansas and other states.
AirF;ane Search in Progress.
During the last two weeks an air
plane search for the spores has been
made at high attitudes above San An
tonic. Fol this purpose an airplane
from Kelly field is used, with Lieut..
T. r. Booker as pilot and Wallace But
Ter as scientist.
Armed with a "spore trap" Mr.. But
Ter has made six exposures at varying
attitudes on each aerial journey. These
plates have been sent to the office
of cereal investigation for examina-
tion.N Thus far no reports have been
given out of the findings.
Anyone who walks through an oat
field In this part of the state now will
come out with his shoes covered with
a yellowish powder which has brushed
off from the innumerable little yellow
leaves.
This powder any farmer will tell
one is rust, in this case the ieaf rust
of oats. Every little yellow spot on
the leaf is a pustule of lea; rust, each
pustule being made up of from n to
several thousand tiny e bodies or
spores which are pushed up through
the epidermis of the leaf from a sort
of root structure or mass of threads
which are growing within the leaf.
These threads are very minute and
a be seen only by the aid of the
microscope. The spores which are
borne in such multitudes on the ends
of little branches from these threads
are also microscopic in size. The pow
der on the shoes after a trip through
the oat field consists of millions of
these spores.
Dew Helps
When one of these spores falls on a
drop of dew or other moisture on n
leaf of oats 1t soon sends out a little
root-like projection which. curling
around this way and that. finds its
into the breathing pore or open
ing In the epidermis of the leaf and
so gets nto the leaf tissues. In due
time it becomes the mass of threads
which again send up tho mass of
spores. and so the process is repeated
with favorable weather conditions
about every WI weeks.
, 1922-06-21
Customs Guard Has Desperate
Fight With Rum Runners on
Mexican Border.
WIFE TELLS OF ENCOUNTER
Knives and Pistols Were Used In Bat
tie in Brush on the Banks of the
Ris Grande-Autonobiie
Is Riddled.

HidalgC. Tex.-One of the most des-
perate siDgle-handed encounters which
ever took place between a United
States customs officer and a gang of
Mexican smugglers on the Rio Grande
border fell to the lot Of Dick McCon-
nell. a government river guard here. a
few nights ago. Mcconnell, accom-
panied by his wife and two little
daughters, was riding in an automo
bile along the Rio GRANGE, neal town.
Leasing the car, Mcconnell started
toward the river bank. He had gone
but a short distance when he was fired
upoD from ambush.
A bullet Knocked off his hat. He
rushed toward the spot from which
the bullets were coming. He returned
the fire as he ran inc the brush and
there came upon the two Mexlcans.
On of them grabbed him by the back
OF neck and a scuffle ensued, during
which he received knife wounds and
bud his pistol holster cut to pieces.
de drew a small gun which he carried
liz the holster under his shirt. and
fred at his assailsnt, whom he killed,
end the body fell into the rapidly ris-
Ing Rio Grande.
Mrs. Mcconnell. who was in the car
at the time of the attack. gave the
following account:
Wife's Account.
Il and the children we're In the
back seat of the car when we drove
up lea the river bank, lear the small
boat ferry landing. AS my husband
got out Of the a and started to go
down the bank there came a flash of
a gun, almost in his face. and his hat
, 1922-06-21
Battle
With Smugglers

fell off and something struck the car.
DICK jumped back. pulled his auto
matte and began to shoot. Again and
again came the flash and something
struck the car again. The children and
l could e the man who was shooting
at my husband backing down under
the bank and my husband walking
toward him. shooting.
"They both disappeared under the
bank when we heard a noise like men
lighting or struggling. l was getting
nervous and did not know what to do.
We heard three more shots and l
heard some one yell out In Mexican.
Shortly after my husband came to
he top of the ban. holding his hands
to his face and told me to drive to
Deputy Collector j. r. Clark's house
and bring him and also a lantern. !
drove as fast a / could and returned
with Clark and the lantern.
"We found my husbands hat nenr
he car with a bullet hole In the top
, 1922-06-21
s63, 900, 900 a Month for
Amusement in America

Washington. d. C.-Approxi-
mately sea. 1000 900 is spent in
America each month for amuse-
ment, according to the Treasury
department. Movies. theaters.
circuses and amusement parks
r receiving the money. Last
year it was $4,000 900 a month.
, 1922-06-21

of the cp1wn. On the river bank we
picked up a lo%ng-b.aded knife. Lying
partly In the water was n felt hat
with three bullets In 1t. Near tn. boat
was a sack containing seventeen
quarts of tequila.
Upon returning tc the car we found
where three bullets had pierced the
cowl, IN of which passed through
and hit the steering wheel. breaking n
part of it off. One of the bullets
piercing the cowl, but spending its
force against the iron dash. was picked
up by Deputy Collector CLARK ard was
said to be from a AS. The other hit
the side OF the COW and glanced of"
, 1922-06-21
THIS CURFEW HITS PARENTS ALSO

children running about the streets at
unseemly hours of the night. and
therefore placed a provision in he
ordinance making the parents respon-
sible with the children for violations
Of the provisions of the ordinance.
Some of the parents who have been
In the habit of permitting their chill
dren to remain away from home until
quite late at night have regarded the
ordinance as Of no interest to them.
and as a result when their children
were found running at large after
9:30 o'clock at night the parents
themselves were required to appear
in court and explain why their chill
dren were not required by the par
ents to be home by $3.50 o'clock.
At one time several parents were In
court on the charge Of permitting
their children to violate the curfew
ordinance, and In each case a small
fine was imposed. with the admoni-
ton that further violations by their
children would subject them to heavier
fines.