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The Monett times., 1922-12-29
ROAD CONTRACTS
AWARDED IN SOUTHWEST
Highway Department Accepts Bids
On IS Road Projects in Missouri.
Barry County Included.

Bids on thirty-five road projects
knvolving a cast to the state of
1890 ,826.52 were accepted Friday,
and sontracts awarded by the highway
department, it was announced by B.
Il. Piepmier, chief engineer. The
awards are subject to the approval of
the state highway commission and the
obtaining of right of way by local
communities.
Contracts for more than seventy
two miles of hard surface roads in
fourteen counties were awarded. A
list of the counties, with the name of
the contractor, the number of miles of
road contracted and the bid price fol-
lows:
Jasper county-4.469 miles. Award
ed to v. E. Koch, Joplin, bid $780,
1882.
Newton county-8.23 miles. To
Independent Construction company,
Pittsburg, Kansas, bid, $285, 5,757.75.
Lafayette county-3.15 miles. To
Cook and O'Brien, Kansas City, bid,
$112,463.
Linn county-1.94 miles. To John
F. Meek, Chillicothe, Mo-, bid $4,000.
Henry county-6.91 miles. To
Joseph Pope, Jefferson City, bid
e201 800.
Christian county-2.67 miles. To
Will F. Plummer, Springfield, bid
se6,346.
Adrian county-3.35 miles. To
Henderson -Washam, Alexander, Mo-,
bid $49,915. =.
Barry county-4.91 miles. To Al
hands and Davis, Joplin, bid, $39,260.
Cole county-4.S5, miles. Felix
Kersting, Jefferson City, bid, $66,177.
Laclede county-4.77 miles. To
Pioneer Contracting company at
Springfield, bid, $18,52S.
Scotland countryside miles. To w.
II. and G. H. Turner, Memphis, Mo-,
bid, $54,616.
Webster county-2.57 miles. To A.
NJ. Curtis and M. j. Craig, Hartvlle,
Mo-, bid $1,000.
jackson county-18.37 miles. To
Alzina Constructing company, St.
Louis, bid $747,5OO.
Seventy miles of graded earth
roads will be constructed in fourteen
more counties.
On the following sections of work,
all bids received on December 2, 1922,
were rejected, on account of all bids
being above engineers estimates.
When the low bidder was slightly
above the engineers estimate he was
given opportunity to take the work at
or below the engineers estimate, as is
provided by law. The following con-
tracts were awarded on this basis:
Barry county-4.S4 miles, Gravel,
To Alhands and Davis, Joplin, at
$Ss,41S.
Maries county-4.6 miles. To
Remington and Terry. Vienna, Mo-,
at $l7,819.
Ste. Genevieve county-4.S4 miles.
To Alhands and Davis, Joplin, at
se7,s55.
New Madrid county-3.5 miles. To
Novaculate Construction company,
Marion, Ills, at $45,830.
Carter county-4.48 miles. To w.
A. Leach, Poplar Bluff, Mo-, at
$11,772.
:. johnson county-4.2 miles. To J.
w. Wilson, Warrensburg, at $22,289.
Harrison county-3.53 miles. To
Rand Construction company, Kansas
City, Mo-, at $136,769.
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The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. C. C. Cook went to Rogers,
Ark, Saturday to spend Christmas
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Morgan. Her son Harold Cook went
Thursday. Mrs. Cook will be accom-
panied home Monday evening by her
sister Miss Jessie Morgan.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29
YOUNG MEMS CLUB GIVES
CHRISTMAS DANCE

The Young Mems Club gave its an
nual Christmas dance at the Knights
of Columbus hall on Christmas night.
They report the most enjoyable and
most successful dance they have yet
given. There were forty-six couples
present, of which a number were from
Peirce City. The DeMolay orchestra
furnished the music.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. R. w. Hallenback and Ralph,
Jr., passed through Monett Tuesday
morning on her way to Exeter for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Thomas. She will visit relatives
here on her return to her home at
Lamar, Mo.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. Louis F. Tucker was shopping
in Joplin Thursday.
Pat Martin spent Thursday at his
farm near Exeter.
Mrs. John McGrath visited in Jop-
lin Thursday.
Attorney F. P. Sizer made pro-
fessional trip to Ft. Smith, Ark,
Thursday.
Harold A. iSeager departed Thurs
day morning for Conewango Valley,
N. Y.
w. d. Wainright, of Picher, Okla,
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
M. wainwright Thursday night.
Louis B. Witt of Freistatt left
Thursday morning on business trip
to McAllen, Texas.
Mrs. B. P. McCaslin and Mrs. D. d.
Parsons spent the day, Thursday in
Joplin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Woolsey and
children of Bentonville, Ark, came in
Thursday morning to spend Christ
mas with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Breeze and Miss
Ruth Breeze will go to Springfield
Friday to visit Rev. and Mrs. ]. b.
Ellis and family.
Mrs. L. A. Blood left Thursday
evening for Ponca City, Okla, to
spend Christmas and New Years with
her children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Short spent
Thursday in Peirce City with the for
mer's sister, Mrs. Martha Heeter and
family.
Mrs. Margaret Fuerstenfert of
Freistatt, left for Gillette, Ark,
Thursday morning to spend Christmas
with relatives.
Miss Pearl Hepburn of Tulsa, Okla,
has come to spend two wesks' with.
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Hey
burn.
Attorney Emory Smith of Spring
field passed through Monett this
morning enroute to his home at Cass-
vile to spend Christmas.
Mrs. ]. Heron Westbay and little
daughter Dorothy Lorraine of Indian
apolis Ind, came Friday morning to
spend the holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Ruggles and Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Westbay.
Miss Della Stockton who teaches
school near Aurora passed through
Monett Saturday morning enroute to
her home at Purdy to spend Christ
mas with her mother, Mrs. Emma
Patterson.
w. L. Massey of Republic, Mo-,
agent for the Kansas City Life Insur-
ance Company, visited in Monet
yesterday and last night and attended
the dedication services of the new
Masonic hall. He visited over night
with his brother-in-law Homer Squibb
and family.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29
AUTOMOBILE CATCHES FIRE
FROM CIGARETTE

The fire department was called out
about o'clock Friday evening by the
Ford car belonging to Earl Gray
catching fire from a cigarette as Mr..
Gray was filling the gasoline tank.
The upholstering and top was de-
stroyed.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. John McTigue went to Aurora
Saturday morning and will bring back
her small brother, Carl Wise, to spend
Christmas.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss Pauline Gabriel, who is a
student at the Normal School of
Physical Education in Battle Creek,
Mich, will spend Christmas with her
cousins at Buffalo, N. Y. and
Rochester, N. Y. On her return to
Battle Creek she will attend house
party in Detroit, Mich.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Vern Bickel, student at the Missouri
University at Columbia, is home to
spend Christmas with his parents, DR..
and Mrs. ]. 7. Bickel of the Monett
Drug Company.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss Thelma Williams WHO makes
her home with her aunt, Mrs. Ed
Larson of Ft. Smith, Ark, has been
the house guest of Miss Edna Walton
the past month and departed for her
home Thursday morning.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. Ralph Kinser and oaby daugh-
ter, who have been visiting Mrs. Kin
ser's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E.
Gillioz returned to their home at
Chattanooga, Tenn, Monday night.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Stewart and
their daughters, Naomi and Anna, are
expected to arrive Sunday to spend
the holidays with Mr.. Stewards par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Stewart, 706
Seventh.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. Amy Parsons left on the early
train Tuesday morning for Tahlequah
Okla, where she will visit her son, j.
D. Parsons, Frisco agent at theat
place.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29
WILL ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. jenkins, No. 300
Second street, will entertain as guests
at dinner Sunday George Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. r. C. McCorkhill, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. A. Cheseman of Mt. Vernon,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilson and
family and Mrs. Dallas Pruitt of Mo
nett.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Grant 2. Utter, of Skiatook, Okla,
visited Monett friends Friday night
and Saturday. He is on his way to
Kansas City to visit his father, E. G.
Utter and his brother, Carl Utter.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. George McKeiiha will go to
Springfield Friday to spend Christ
mas with her husbands mother, Mrs.
G. T. McKenna. Mr.. McKenna will
join them Monday morning.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss Eugenia Bradley departed
Thursday morning for Lincoln, Ark,
where she will spend Christmas with
her grandparents.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Edward McKenna of Springfield
came down Thursday and spent the
day with his brother George McKen-
ma and Mrs. Mckenna.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss Kathryn Gurley who attends
the University of Wisconsin at Madi-
son passed through Monett Friday
morning enroute to her home at
Purdy to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Gurley.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. J. r. Chapel went to Spring
field, Thursday morning to visit her
father W. T. Bridges, and brother
James Bridges who is quite i'll with
neuralgia of the stomach.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wilhoit and chill
dren went to Pittsburg, Kansas
Tuesday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. 'Heaton
Mr.. Wilhoitis uncle and aunt.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. Henry Balmas and baby de-
parted Thursday morning for Tulsa,
Okla, to join her husband who has
been there the past two months build
ing forms for a concrete company.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Myron Dunlap, student at School of
Mines at Rolla, Mo-, came home Sat-
urday morning to spend Christmas
with his mother Mrs. Jeanette Dun
lap.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Milton Combs of Tulsa, Okla, ar,
rived Friday evening to spend the
holidays with his father E. w. Combs
and family.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Farmers bring your Broom Corn to
me one-half mile north High school.
r. w. Tatum, w17t2*
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Wainright will
leave Tuesday to spend the winter.
They will visit Mr.. and Mrs. A. L..
jerks at Charlston, Mo-, and Mr.. and
Mrs. R. E. Martin at Arkansas City.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss Mable Shelton went to Rogers,
Ark, Thursday morning to spend
Christmas with her parents.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Kaufman and
daughter will leave this evening to
spend Christmas at Topeka, Kansas.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss Mamie Cobb went to Aurora
Friday night to visit her parents DUR
ing the holidays.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss LYDIA Jennings is spending the
holidays with her parents near Mount
Vernon.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Miss Esther White of Kansas City
came Saturday morning to spend
Christmas with her father, Charles
White, and other relatives.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. NJ. X. Pace and son Wilbur
went to Springfield Saturday morning
for a visit of two days.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. H. 3. Westennaver and daugh-
ter Miss Opal were shopping in Joplin
Saturday.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Frank w. Kirk will arrive from
Joplin this evening to spend Christ
mas with his brother, Hal Kirk.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Leonard H. Gabriel will arrive from
st. Louis tonight to spend the holi-
days with his mother, Mrs. l.. H.
Gabriel, at the Martin hotel.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. Steele is the youngest daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. C. F. Whitlock
and she is reported doing well.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. R. G. Kaufman was visitor
in Springfield, Wednesday.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

Mrs. A. M. Trimble ard Mrs. J. M
Clayton visited in Joplin Thursday.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

FOR SALE: Hedge fence posts.
Herbert Walton, Phone 9O3-23. Wilt
The Monett times., 1922-12-29
FIVE HUNDRED CLUB MEETS
AND EXCHANGES GIFTS

The Five Hundred Club met with
Mrs. Ralph SAKE at her home on Sec
ond street Friday afternoon, to ex-
change Christmas gifts. They ex-
changed very beautiful gifts and en-
ioyed a pleasant social time. Club
members there included Mrs. Carl
Counts, Mrs. A. C. Davis, Mrs. Chas.
Wilhelm, Mrs. Eraest Adams, Mrs.
Joe Tucker, Mrs. Mrs. o. w. Black
sher, Mrs. Floyd Huffman, Mrs.
Frank Conley, Mrs. Glen Douglas,
Mrs. Ralph Sake. Mrs. VIM. b.
Thompson of Carthage was guest.
The Monett times., 1922-12-29

But the law, unsentimental in its
operation, destroyed the little home
that love had built, and Goist, on No
vember 26, 1922, was brought back to
the Missouri penitentiary.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31
MAY START SUIT
TO RECOVER FEE
PAID ATTORNEY
Beech Grove Bank LOOter
Gave Lawyer $3.50 for
Defense.

A suit to recover a fee Of 1880 said
to have been paid to Dan Brown. attor-
ney. by Glenn Stout, one Of the men
convicted Of rObbing the Beech Grove
Bank, must be started by the receivers
OF the bank. L. s. Lcsh. attorney gen
eral, said today in an opinion TO Charles
w. Camp, State hank commissioner.
According TO n statement made by
Stout shortly after he was arrested he
paid Mr.. Brown $3.50 to defend him at
his trial Mr.. Brown denies he ever re
celved the money from Stout.
stout shortly after he was arrested
said that he gave Dan Brown, an at
torncy. s., 100 70 be used IN his defense"
Mr.. Camp said. Il asked the Attorney
General for an opinion because thought
it was the duty Of the State to recover
the money"
The failure to recover this money was
said by Deputy Attorney General Sumner
Kenner to be the reason for not reopen
ing the bank. 1t was planned to re-
open the bank Jan. % under q reOrganl-
cation scheme.
According TO the attorney general II
is necessary 10 collect all Of the out
standing debts possible before the bank
can be OPened again.
The bank was closed by the State
banking department. after It was robbed
OF $4,000 ans the cashier was said to
have been found short several thousand
dollars in his accounts.
Two men have been convicted Of rob-
bling the bank and the third member OF
the gang is awaiting trial in the Marion
County jail.
A suit asking for a receiver is pending
in the Circuit Court. If the bank is not
opened in the near future Mr.. Camp said
the attorney general will be asked to
push the receivership suit.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31
COAL MAN AND
AFFINITY HELD
BYDETECgTIVES
John r. Morris and Fl. Wayne
Woman Arrested in
Hotel Room.

John R. Morris, 1923 North Meridian
street, secretary treasurer Of the J. R.
Morris Coal Company, col Occidental
building, and Netylen Nash, o. Of TT.
Wayne, were arrested on statutory,
vagranCy and child neglect at the
Hotel Williams early today by Detectives
Roche and Fossatti.
According TO Information received by
police, Morris and his wife have been
separated for about two weeks and he
has been living with the Nash woman at
the Hotel Williams Morris is the father
of a 9-year-o son, while Mrs. Nash is
said to have a husband and two chill
dren living in FIT Wayne.
The officers went to the hotel and sta
toned themselves in a room adjoining
the one occupied by Norris and Mrs.
Nash After listening to conversations
between the couple for several hours they
made the arrests shortly after midnight.
Mrs. Nash was slated ut the police sta
tfon under the name of Ethelyn, but her
real name is understood to be Netylen.
Morris gave bond Of $500 in juvenile
court, where he is charged with child
neglect, and was released. The bond
was signed by his attorney, Albert NJ
Brister It's police court bonds OF
s., 600 were signed by Sam Farb, a pro-
fessionaI bondsman. Morris Is charged
there with yagrancy and statutory or
lenses.
= The woman remains in jail although
arrangements are being made for her
bond.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31
VOTE ON DEBT
REFUNDING BILL
FARTHER AWAY
Republican Senate Leaders De-
termined TO Force Passage
of Measure.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31-Stin facing a
raging storm Of opposition from both
Republican and Democratic Senator's, Re
publican leaders bent again today to the
task Of forcing the passage Of the bin
which would give blanket authority to
refund, or convert the $1,000, 600 900 for
eign Indebtedness to the United States
to a commission of five, headed by the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Hope was once more expressed by them
that they would be able to jam the meas
ure through before the end Of the day,
but they admitted they were no longer
as sanguine as they were when they
predicted its passage within three or
four days.
They declared, however, that they were
sure of enough votes to insure It's pass
age eventually in the form desired by
the Administration despite the efforts of
its opponents to amend it so that the pro-
posed commission would have to seek the
advice and consent Of the Senate before
entering finally into any binding agree
ments with foreign nations respecting
theirs Indebtedness to this country.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31
TWO SUCCESSES
ARE RECORDED
CIRCUMFERENCE
Farley Reaches Agreement on
Shantung and Limitation
of NavieS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-The Wash
ington arms conference today marked up
two more great successes to its record
as it neared the end Of its work.
The two latest successes Of the con-
ference are:
1. Completion Of the five-power treaty
for reduction and Limitation Of the great
navies Of the world by a final agreement
on article 10, providing for nonfortif-
cation of the Pacific Islands Of the
United States, Great Britain and Japan.
? Settlement In direct negotiations be-
tween Japan and China of the Shantung
question, on eof the most serious issues
of the Far East for more than two years.
The naval limitation treaty will be an
nounced. to the world at plenary session
Of the conference tomorrow.
Another meeting Of the Japanese and
Chinese delegates is scheduled for to-
day. when 1t Is expected the Shantung
settlement will be reduced to final form.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31
DISHES JARRED FROM
SHELVES; GLASS OF
WINDOWS CRACKED
AU Raise o. Great
Hue and Cry After
Accident Happens
Special to Indiana Daily Times

Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
WASHINGTON, Jan. SI.-History
repeats itself. AS has happened since
time immemOrIal, the name of those
who would lock the stable door after
theft of the steed is legion. In other
words, Washington reEerberates with
the hue and cry of those now clamor-
ing that there shall never, never be
another horror Ike the Knickerb ecker
Theater calamity. The air is thick
with stentOrlsn demand for investiga-
ton and punishment. Lamentations
are loud that many of the capitals
places of public entertainment "al-
ways" have been "notoriOusly bad"
from the safety standpoint, and yet 1t
seems TO have required slaughter to
call real attention to the fact. So
Saturday night catastrophe with its
toll of death and grief probably will
prove a blessing in disguise. 1t may
save the future sacrifice of many
times the number of lives crushed out
at the Knickerbocker.- Copyright,
1922, by Public Ledger Company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-31
FEDERAL GRAND
JURY TO PLACE
RESPONSIBILITY
All Washington in Mourning
Over KnickerbOcker
Theater Tragedy.
LIST OF DEAD VARIES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-A Federal
grand Jury under the direction Of Dis
trict Attorney Peyton Gordon went to
work In earnest today in its irSestiga-
ton to fix responsibility for the knicker-
booker Theater disaster while all Wash
ingtOn mourned and plans were COM
pleted for the funerals Of the scores Of
victims,
After checking and rechecking the lists
of dead and injured, the police announced
thlo morning that the official list now
shows ninety persons lost their
lives This figure may be changed. Sew
eral o. thos reported killed were found
last night In Washington hospitals. In
several other instances, names had been
duplicated.
Estimates Of the number Of dead con-
tinued to vary around a hundred, but
the list was expected to be augmented
during the day by the deaths Of at least
three persons who we're injured in Satur-
days crash, They are:
Or. Clyde Gearhart.
Miss Carolyn Upshaw.
Edward Williams.
II H. Shaughnessy, second assistant
postmaster general, who has been in q
serious condition since the crash Satur-
day night, is reported as greatly i'm
proved.
Hospitals were stiu crowded with the
injured many Of the victims being per
manently manned.
In addition to the grand jury investi-
CATION. the Senate IS expected to take
action on the resolution of Senator Cap
PER OF Kansas ordering an inquiry into
the construction OF the Knickerbocker
Theater and all other large buildings
erected In Washington during the war.
The grand jury Is receiving assistance
from engineers Of the War and Navy
Departments. and United States attor-
neys are collecting q mass OF evidence
bearing upon the construction of the
theater which viii be placed before the
jurymen when the actual inquiry gets
under way.
Coroner J. Ramsay hewitt has sworn
IN q SPECIAL jury t. investigate the catas-
trophe. announcing thai testimony viii lie
taken a week from today. Officials said
it was entirely probable that action taken
by the coroners jury would lead to the
arrest Of persons charged with criminal
negll gence in connection with the col
lapse Of the theater roof on Saturday
night and the crushing Of hundreds who
sat beneath It.
In the meantime the grand jury win
be Mt work and It is entirely probable the
first official action in assigning def
mite cause for the accident viii come
from this source, rather than from the
coroner's jury.
Pending the outcome OF the investiga-
lions now in progress no arrests have
Jeen made.