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4 Si ii Senate Condemns Bingham for Hiring DATE IS FIXED ON GAS HERE Public Hearing Set for November 22 by Action of City Council WILL PUBLISH FRANCHISE No Further Consideration of Changes Until After Citizens Heard FOR ARGUMENT Th public hearing on the revised nsturel pu franchise proposed to th, city of Springfield by the SprlngHeld Ou unci r.jctrtc eom pany today'ii artfor Friday. No vrmber 22r f3H'wing a conference blxfti Mayorf ThomM HOldenn and the city I commissioners and rrprrsentatlyof the utility eom PjUW' A motion ordering publication of the proposed franchise tn prepar tion for the public hearing wu drawn at the conclusion of the conference at the eity hall this morn tng. The motion, carrying with It the proposed franchise Itself, will be introduced at the council meeting Tuesday morning. Gas In 11 Months s. The franchise, as proposed fcy the fas nqmponv.

provide for naUusl to bo furnished to the fcusto tnm of the company within It months from the time the contract with thei city has been closed, on penalty of forfeiture of Its right by the company it fall. In case of failure or Inadequacy of supply the natural gas after distribution 'has been begun, tha company re tains the right to furnish artificial gas to its customers, as at present. The term specif led Is 30 years. The draft which will be Introduc fd at the council meeting Tuesday will be unchanged from the proposed franchise which was submitted to the mayor and city commissioners last week by the gas company. A committee from the Chamber ot Commerce, of which Arch McGreg or Is chairman, met with the council last Friday morning, and pre enied its objections to the fran chise as It now stands, but the commissioners today decided to receive the franchise In its original form and to ask the utility company for any changes desired after the public hearing.

Some Objections Made Among tha objections stated by the Chamber of Commerce committee are. that no provision Is made for Industrial gas, and that the duraMon of the franchise should not befor aSonger period than the 10 yer contract, which the utility company now has with the Doherty interests, Its source of supply. The proposed rate schedule, II for the first 500 cubic feet and $1.20 a thousand for the next 2500 cubic ft. la held to be unfavorable to the small consumer iho would thus be obliged to pay 11.60 li ne usea onlv 1000 cubic feet of gas a month. whereas he now pays only 11.60 for the first 1000 feet.

The added heat (Cnntlnnrit on Page KiUren) Texas Will Tell How to Interest Husbands in Home CHICAGO. Nov. 4 MJ hostess of Broadway fame, today commented on the remarks The is preparing to give to a group of Chicago women tomorrow on "how to keep husbands at home." "I've seen them come and go," said the prospective guest of honor. "Old husbands, new husbandsall looking for something tangible something beginning with like home, happiness, heaven If you will; and usually what you found at their address began with too. I am going to any plenty about the women Vho make 'lifers' out of their husbands and expect them to drive the warden car brtrtdes." tjirVI ApvenMy ejflelal lnqHlry fe to be made into the activities of George L.

Cassldy, above, who was arrested the other day at the senate office building in Washington with liquor In his possession. Police pounced on him before he had a' chance to lead them to the person for whom the package was Intended. Several years aro the same man dropped a brief case containing liquor on the marble floor of the same building. Cassldy also ran, but was arrested. I KILLS AS MERCY ACT, WINS FREEDOM Young Frenchman Moves Jury to Tears by Impassioned Defense, Although He's Willing to Accept Any Penalty 'bulletin" DRAGl'IGNAN.

Franre, Nov 4 Richard Corbett was acquitted by a Jury today of the charge of murdering his Invalid mother last. May. DRAGUIGNAN, France, Nov. 4 Richard Corbett, on trial here for murder growing out of the "mercy killing" of his invalid mother last May, today made a dramatic plea to the Jury declaring that though he broke the law he felt that he had done right. So moving was Corbett's declara tion, In which he ssld he was will ing to pay any penalty the Jury thought Just, that one of the Jurors broke, down and It was necessary for the Judge to suspend the trial while medical attention was given.

Holda No Regrets Corbett, who Is of French Eng lish extraction, killed his mother on May 9 and then shot himself but later recovered. "I admit I killed my. mother," said Corhett, calmly telling the Judge and Jury that he accepted full responsibility. "I knew what I was doing and I do not regret the act." The little court house was packed (Continued nn rate Twelve) 'SMAlFtFmaIi' SUES FOR DIVORCE Disgusted by her complaints that he was a faultfinder, and by her actions and talk "disrespectful" to his mother. E.

E. Chandler today filed petition In circuit court for a divorce from his wife, Ola M. Chandler. The wife's constant reference to her husband as a "small town man" was also given as one of the grounds for divorce. The couple married in August.

1923, "and separated in March pf this year. Mrs. Chandler la now said to be living In St. Louis. SIxTjABIESAT ONCE MALMESBURY, Union of South Africa Nov.

4 AP A young white 'woman gave birth' today to 5lx boys. Three of died I afterwards, FINDS NUTMEG SOLONGUILTY Senate. Takes Sensational Action by Reprimand of Yankee Member ACTION CALLED IMMORAL He's Exempted Only From Charge of Owning Corrupt Motives WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 For the first time In 19 years, the senate today censored one of its own members when It condemned as "unethical and Immoral." the action of Senator Hiram Ring ham, republican, ot Connecticut, In putting a paid lobbyist en the senate payroll during the tariff hearings. Dishonor and Disrepute" A resolution, sponsored by Senator Norris, republican of Nebraska, and approved by an overwhelming vote, placed the senate on record as officially condemning Bingham's conduct in using the services of Charles L.

Eyanson, Connecticut manufacturer agent. In approving tha resolution, the wnata decided "that tha action of the sans tor, from Connecticut, Mr. Eyanson upon the official roll of the senate at the time and In the Bingham Denies ThatJteUReJgn Dll JJrt AtHriatti Frim WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 Senator Bingham of Connecticut, when asked (riiy Immediately after the senator vote of censure, If he proposed to resign, replied certainly not." manner set forth in the report of the sub committee of the committee on the Judiciary, while not the result of corrupt motives on the part of the senator from Connecticut, is contrary to gbod morals and senatorial ethics and tends to bring the senate into dishonor and disrepute and such conduct is hereby condemned." Fights Off Tears The vote. was 54 to 22 for adoption of the resolution.

Bingham appeared to suffer a break down as the. result of the roll call was announced by Vice President Curtis. Seated in the rear of the chamber, he arose to his feet, the muscles in his face contracting as he seemed to fight off tears and stumbled toward a nearby cloakroom. Several of his senatorial friends dashed through the. door way after him.

No Corruption Charged Just before censuring Bingham, an amendment was added to the resolution absolving Bingham of any I "corrupt motives." This was done at the urgent solicitation of senator Glenn, republican of Illinois, who had, voted against the substitutes. Glenn said the senate should disavow any attack on Bingham's honor or integrity "because we all know of his career of valor and honor durtng the war." Senator Norris accepted Glenn's amendment, saying It added nothing to the resolution. At the Instance of Senator Brat ton, democrat of Mexico. Norris accepted another amendment limiting the disavowal of corruption only to Senator Bingham. When Bratton proposed it, Bingham protested against its adoption.

"I hope If this amendment would lead to the implication that Mr. Eyanson was dishonorable, It will be (Continued on Page Sixteen) PRICES BREAK UPON OPENING AFTER RECESS i hi. Rally Develops After First Burst of But Fails to Hold ORDER SHORTER HOURS Three Hour Sessions for Balance of Week With None Saturday JJ Thi AHI4 Prt1 NEW YORK, Nov. 4 Trading on the New York securities exchanges i returned to a normal basis today after wild outburst of selling at the opening. Early this afternoon.

the ticker tape caught up with the market for the first time the disastrous break of Thursday, October 24. delay since that time averaging between 1 and hours. Prices dropped ft to $13 a share at the opening, recovered probably a third of their losses in the brisk rally which followed and then sold off again as a renewal ot aelllng pressure against tha high prices specialties carried many of those Issues down' $10 to nearly $20 a share below last week' final quotation. later Hold Steady day's lowievtl. Total sale from JO to 1:30 P.

m. were 4,803,000 ihare. i Tho market, reopening af tor the three day holiday, 'wa swamped with a delugo of selling orders. which carried price of scores of issues down $1 to nearly $12 a shire at the opening. Strong buying support wa quickly supplied, and re coveries of $1 to $6 a share from the low levels were quite common before the end of the first hour, after which new weakness developed.

Blocks of 10,000 to 80,000 shares were quite common In the Initial transactions. Important News Several important financial developments took place since the closing pf the exchange last Thurs day afternoon. First was the reduction from 6 to 5 percent In the New York federal reserve rediscount rate, and the drop of $1,096,000,000 tn brokers' loans reported by that bank. This was followed on Friday by the big Foshay failure. Involving several banks and public utilities in the northwest.

Then on Saturday the New York stock exchange announced that member loans had dropped $2,440, 559,111 In October, a record break ing Order Shorter Sessions Oovernors of the New York stock exchange voted today to keep the exchange open only three hours on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and to close all day Saturday, The exchange Is closed tomorrow, election which Is a legal holiday. The, hours of trading on the succeeding three days will be from 10 m. to 1 p. m. The New York curb market followed the action of the "big board" and announced that It would operate on the same schedule for the remainder of the week.

Tuesday, election day, is a holiday here and the exchanges will be closed. No official accompanied the latest shortening of stock exchange trading, but It was generally assumed that it was for (Conllnnrit on Pure Two) Fair Weather 'orecast for Springfield and vl nitys Fair tonight and Tuesday; i n. i i dent was unable to give police a description of the motor car, which sped away from the scene. The oouple had been visiting their daughter, Mis Ellrabeth Hurtt, 17. whose left lrg was iinpu tated last March' alter hi wm I VOL.

LXIII NO. 213 ZX SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1929 16 PAGES. PRICE 3 CENTS lUmMl ot tot AuoclU4 Pratt nn ft 0 0 i i THE SPRINGE 11 EMU Secretary Tonight in Springfield INFORMAL meeting of Greene County Democratic Wemea't club at the home of Mrs. Pop G. Myen, 635 East Elm street, I clock.

ILLUSTRATED talk an Washington, D. by II. Evert Kin eald, resident representative of Harland Bartholomew and associates, Chamber of Commerce auditorium, under auspices of the Museum ef Art asnoclatinn. Free. QPENING servIcT of two works' revival at Campbell Avenue Methodist church, 7:3 o'clock.

Tha Reverend H. IT. Campbell, presiding elder, will speak and V. M. Hardin will.lead the singing, JJISTRICT assembly ef Kebskah lodge In all day meeting at Odd Fellows hall on East Commercial street Friday, November 15.

JNTERTA1NING program of picture and vaudeville" at Springfield theater. CAPITOL ROADS LEADERS ELECT PATE PRESIDENT rvieeimu nui to umuic Paving of From Little Rock to. Jefferson Tho Capitol to Capitol Highway association to undertake move ment for the paving of V. S. highway 65 from Little Rock, to Springfield, and 17.

8. highway 54 from. Springfield to Jefferson City, wa formed today at noon by representatives of towns along the route at a meeting In Kentwood Arm hotel. Representatives of seven towns In Missouri and two in Arkansas were present. Jefferson City had five representatives, Eldon, nine; Branson, one; Holllstcr, four; Forsyth, two; Springfield, ten; Harrison, four, and Marshall, six.

Name rate President R. L. Pate of Springfield was named president of the new association. Fred Stewart of Harrison, wa elected treasurer, and E. C.

Hackett, secretary of the Cham ber of Commerce here, wa named temporary, secretary of the new highway association. The following vice presidents were appointed Jefferson City, E. H. Winter; Eldon, R. 8.

Hsrvey; Hollistrt W. H. Johnson; Buffalo, W. S. Hawkins; Marshall, Ark, Hugh Treece; Harrison, (Continued on Page Two) BISHOP WON'T NAME 'GODLESS SEMINARY' NEW YORK.

Nov. 4 Bishop William T. Manning today refused to divulge the name of the Theological seminary which, In his sermon at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine yesterday he said he had discovered but one professor who believed In God. PARENTS KILLED BY pA'FTER CALL ON AILING GIRL I 0h than then TH XMorlafd Pref KANSAS CITY.

Nov. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Hurtt left St.

Marys I I l. IV. nospiwi ncre mm, ihiiv. their dauehjfr, a victim of a street car Ber.inrrjr.v was improving, a nlnula Itist. thV Mined 'Saw Drunks In the House' By Imttrnatioital ttW9 Btrvic Nov.

4 Members of the house of representatives have transacted business on the floor while drunk. Senator Frederick H. OUlctt, republican, of Massachusetts, former speaker of the house, declared during a speech in the senate today. His remarks brought a gasp from the senate for their frankness but evoked no protests. He made them during a defense of Senator Bingham, republican, of Connecticut, In debate on the Norris resolution of censure.

"When I was In the other branch (the house) I frequently saw members transacting business under the influence of liquor," said GUlett. "But I did not think it was necessary to adopt a resolution of condemnation." "But that was no secret," Interposed Senator Norris, republican, of Nebraska." "It was not secret to those there but It was to the great American people," said GUlett. "It was not a secret to those In the capital?" replied Norris. "No." 'Wall StrTel's Booze Partiei Bv Aftoriatri Friim WASHINOTON. Nov.

4 Senator Brookhart. republican, Iowa, who to taking a leading part in tha contjo versv over irmhitamnn nforTOcnt senate today he proposed, tomorrow to apeak on tha subject of enforcement in general "and Wall Btreet boots parties In particular." The lowan has been subpoenaed lo tell a federal grand Jury about a dinner party here he attended given by an out of town man for new member of congress at which Brookhart said, liquor was served. TRY TO 'ROB' JAIL ATOZARK Masked Men Attempt to Free Prisoners But Have no Success Working with a large crowbar, two masked men made an unsuccessful attempt to free prisoners In the Christian county Jail at Ozark about 4 o'clock this morning. Describing the attempted delivery this momlng, Sheriff Newt Mapcs said that the men smashed a' window on the first floor and climbed to the third floor which house the county Jail. There they entered his office and ransacked the room in search of the Jail keys.

After falling to find the keys, the two men walked into the Jail corridor and smashed the lock on the door of the Juvenile cell as the first step toward opening the main entrance to the cell block, the sheriff said. Two federal prisoners, "Dennle" Lvons. of Springfield, and Roy Berry of Oldfidd, who were in the luvcnlle cell at tho time, told Sher iff Mapes this morning that one of the men held them at bay witn revolver while the other pried at the lock with a crowbar. The men worked nearly 30 minutes, Sheriff Manes said he learned. The invaders left the building by the route they entered.

Lyons and Berry, convicted. botUcggers who are serving sentences there, reiusen to flee the place and it was not until 6 o'clock this morning that officers there discovered that a delivery had been attempted. MARRIAGE LICENSES Dale C. Chegwldden. 25, Chicico, Di, and Miss Irma Robertson, Springfield.

safety sono to board a street car for home, a speeding motor car struck and fatally injured both. Mrs. Hurtt was dead when taken back Into the hospital. Her husband, a painter, died several hours laVer. The only witness to the acci Lobbyist confined in the Hartville county jail; Wiley Mashburn and bills Mitchell, dismissed police officers who testified before the grand jury here; and Oscar Lowe, who was also a witness, but who retained his place upon the force.

Also wait ing; his turn was Mose Kelton, once a political buddy of Mayor Thomas Gideon, and later. leader.in the movement to recall him. Senator's Office Used by Lobbyist? Probe Is Promised Avriatti Frm WASHINGTON. Nor 4 Sen ator Walsh, democrat, Montana, said today the senate lobby In vestlgatlng committee, probably would Inquire Into reports that had used tha oiuce ot beoator King, democrat, Utah, as head quarter during the pending tor iff legislation. TTh report: nave, been cur rent toe aom tlme.H Senator Walsh said, "and the committee probably, will inquire.

Into the matter a soon as it get around to it." Walsh added that no immedi ate Investigation wa contemplated. Senator King was ill to day at his home and attendant declined to ask him about the report. BUSINESS GOOD, LAMONT INSISTS fill iHiWMM WASHINGTON, Nov. 4Secre tary Lament reiterated today, that business conditions are fundamentally sound and cited commerce department figures showing "absolutely" no Increase in Inventories; that forward order re greater and that there had been no rise in commodity prices. He endorsed statement of President Hoover and Aulstant Secretary Klein, both of whom have em phasized their belief in the stability ot business.

Mr. Lamont asserted the business curve over a long period was exactly the reverse of that which had preceded past business depressions. The secretary said that the stock market reactions would be largely psychological with purchasers In the luxury class feeling the falling off mostly. Many who still hold their stocks will feel themselves poorer because of the loss in stock market quotations and this feeling might curb buying somewhat, he said. ganlzatlon't support of Thomas Oldeon.

.1 According to Mr. Mary L. Blan kenshlp, club president, the meeting 1 to be "Informal," Just "little get together affair with ginger bread featuring the refreshment, Although the meeting la ostensi bly a gathering ot member ot the Greene County Women" Democratic club an invitation has been extended to all democratic women. The activities of Charle Newman, democratic county chairman, in Gideon' fight against, the recall and the report that he pledged the mayor hi organization' upport in return for faon later on are to be discussed. 'DEMO1 WOMEN TO MEET BUT SOME WONT ATTEND A number of democratic women today signified their intention of absenting themselves from a meeting of the women' democratic club to be held tonight at the home of Mr.

Pope O. Meyers, 538 EaafWal nut street, because of the party or truck by a street car. Since he had been In a critical condition, but last night physician told her parent her wounds were beginning to heal. Two other chU Hurtt, IS, and Mary Josephine Hurtt, urviv, Federal Grand Jurors Again Into Springfield Eight Witnesses from Hero Judge Opening Kansas City Session Instructs Probers to Give Foremost Consideration to 'Reports of Corruption in the District' Charges of "corruption and dishonesty" among Sprlnf field city officials were again before a federal grand jury today. v.

At the United States court in Kansas City eight Spring fieldians answered this morning in response to subpoenas served upon them and Judge A. L. Reeves instructed tho irrand jury to five its "first and forf most consideration to re ports of official corruption and official dishonesty in tha district" Among those waiting In the summoned before the jury are manufacturer of overalls? Carl Well, John Yancey, who is serving a term in the Leavenworth penitentiary; Tom Fur. zell. once proprietor of the notorious Keystone bar and now corridors this afternoon to be Farris Nahon, wholesaler and 8tory That Indicted Ptka It assumed that Mashburn, Mitchell and Lowe will be asked to tell the same story they told the grand Jury here, the itory upon which Chief Pike wa Indicted.

The three 'officers, at about o'clock on night a year ago In September, according to their story, helped Pike, at hi order, load hi car with ten or more gallon ef confiscated. whisky. Pike drove away with the Through a clerical error the in dlctment returned fecently, here Xixed the" time of the offense a night in September of thi year. The crime i alleged to have been com. mitted a year ago.

Aiuiougn we in dictment read "l39" Mayor Gideon, In a statement issued during the eampalgn, declared that it must have been twelve month before and he sought to make capital of the mistake. It appeared probable that the gov ernment would seek to reindict Pike upon this charge and that also other charge would be brought against him. The government, it I believed, will ask an Indictment containing counts in addition to the one now standing against him and that 'the Springfield Indictment will then be dismissed. 1 The calling of Farris Nahon, Cart Well and Mose Kelton indicatea that the government delving, deeper and deeper Into the condition in Springfield and. that Indictments may be sought upon the charges of conspiracy to violate the liquor laws.

Rumors of "Payoff It wa in Nahon' store on College street, that Gideon, Pike others often gathered for Jolly lit tie conference and at time Ihey had been seen to go from the store to the office of Chief Pike. Nahon, also a member of the grotip that took the memorable excursion to Jefferson City when, according to an affidavit made by Mose KeJ ton, one of the party, liquor carried In the car was so freely consumed that some of the men were intoxi cated when they reached the state capital. The presence in the corridors bf John Yancey and Tom Fiuoell leads to the belief that rumor of "payoffs" to city officer would also be given to the grand Jury tor it FuzzeU openly operated hi bar across the alley (Continued en Page Two) More Americans In Million Dollar Class, Taxes Show tv Th Aueciaiui Freo WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 The record of the treasury department reveal than 290 Individuals had, in 1927, an income ot more than on million dollar each. Of this number, 62 more than in the year previous, li paid an income tax on more than five million dollars and eight on income of between four and five million.

Twen ty trr women, three of them, unmarried, were included In the million dollar income class, and one of these reported a net income of more than 11,500,000. The total Income tax laid by the 290 wu t98 857,237, if.