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THE EMPORIA GAZETTE VOLUME EIGHT PAQK8 EMPORIA, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1935 NUMBER 144 Tries to nvolve Dead Man Cross-examining Expert, It Attempts to Show Isador Fisch Had Part in Writing Kidnap Notes. vIORE WITNESSES ARRIVE Brother and Sisters of Fisch in U. S. to Fight the Insinuations Against Him. tcopyright.

i8S5, by The Aupclated Pleniington, N. Jan. At- xjrneys defending Bruno Richard Hauptmann against charges that he cidnaped and murdered bf.by Sharles A. Lindbergh, today hammered at a state expert in an ipparent effort to show that the leaU Isador Fisch was involved in writing of the Lindbergh ran- iom notes. While Pisch's name was being jrought inferentially into the trial, brother and two sisters arrived 'rom Germany on their way to court to combat the insinua- against him.

Two experts today furnished the third and fourth straight identm- of Hauptmann's handwriting of the ransom notes. They FIRST LECTURE TONIGHT Mta Helen Topping of Tokio, to Have Busy Day Here. Miss Helen Topping of Tokto, Japan, who opens a series of discussion lectures with a talk on "Kagawa's Christian Co-operatives" at the Broadview hotel grill room tonight at 8 o'clock, will have a busy clay in Emporia. At 4 o'clock a tea is scheduled for the students of the College of Emporia and Teachers College in the Teachers College Student union ballroom. At 8 o'clock a dinner will be given, honoring Miss Topping, by the Business and Professional Women's guild of the First Presbyterian church at Mrs.

Humphrey Jones' tea room, 1229 Rural. At 7 o'clock Miss Topping will give a short talk before the Kiwanis club at the Mit-Way hotel. Miss Topping's lecture on "Kagawa's Christian Co-operatives" tonight is complimentary. No admission will be charged. She is the American member on a staff of 40 of Toyohiko Kawaga, Christian leader of Japan.

She is Kagawu's English language secretary and has been allied with him' in his Jap- iContlnued on Page Eight) i rain Prices at Chicago Tumble Selling Wave Sends Values Crashing Today But Fractional Recoveries Make Biggest Loss 3 7-6 Cents. DOLLAR IN SHARP RISE John P. Tyrrell of Milwaukee ind Herbert J. Walter of Chicago In cross-examination of Tyrrell, Defense Attorney Frederirk A. Pope ippeared pleased to draw from him that the notes were probably written by a person of German return to that letter," the ittorney announced, and subsequently he bore down in his ques- on the phrase "in hand, one of the notes.

"Would that not indicate that that was written by a hand of business 2xperience?" he asked. "No," Tyrrell said, "it is equiva- ent to the German The attorney complained testily he had not asked what it was to, Defense attorneys had already 'rankly declared, outside the court- they were convinced Fiscb was involved in the case. Fisch was furrier. He returned to his na- Germany last March to die of tuberculosis. Hauptmann claimed Fisch left with him for safekeep- the $14.600 in Lindbergh ransom Sills which was found in his Bronx jarage.

The cross-examination of Tyrrell Also took the direction of an attempt to show that Hauptmann's tiandwriting might have been imi- in the notes by anotfur A Gas Discussion At the Cily Hal! Both Sides of Proposed Gas Franchise Vote Are Presented Before City Commission. NO DECISION IS MADE City Still Considering the Submission of Franchise and Lower Rates to the People. C. Malone and Arthur P. rfyers handwriting with offices in Baltimore, said they had with defense attorneys.

'but had declined to testify in the irial because their conclusions be unfavorable to the defense. The defense had announced, (however, that certain handwriting experts had declined to testify bemuse there was no money with Which to pay them. i Arriving on the "He de France" 'with the New York Detective Arthur Johnson today were Pincus, Hannah and Czerna Fisch, and a nurse described as Minna Stegnitiz. All of are expected to take the stand for the stale to tell the full history the dead Isador Fisch. Meanwhile, outside the courtroom, there were these developments: Louis Blitzcr, a New York attor- jney, recalled that Hauptmann came Ko him shortly before his arrest and jought the number of Isador Fisch's mfety deposit box, saying Fisch him $14,000.

Prosecutors said they believed the call was an at- jtempt to create an alibi in the event arrest. The New Jersey stats senate mov- to preclude a possible mistrial hastening confirmation of the of Justice Thomas W. rrenchard, who is presiding. The (ustice's old term expires next Saturday. The state announced it would call witness later today.

only that the witness was Cincinnati. Presumably it will be M. C. Malsh, president of a 1 manufacturing company, who informed the authorities last week 5f his belief his firm made the metal thumguards worn by the Lindbergh baby the night it was stolen. His testimony would merely connect testimony given by the baby's nurse, Betty Gow.

Frederick A. Pope of Hauptmann's iefense staff asked Tyrrell if "there iis nothing that you could discover is a handwriting expert that would tell you that the author of the note probably copied It from another writing?" Tyrrell replied: "No, there are too many of those little intimacies in this writing that are reflected in the ransom notes that the forger wouldn't think of." "I am not speaking of forgery, dr." "Imitator." "Nor of imitators; I am merely (Continued on Pase Two) Whether or not the city commissioners should permit the proposed gas franchise to come to a vote of the people was the subject of a discussion in the city commissioners' room this morning. Arguments on both sides of the question were presented, at times warmly. Several persons who had come before the commission on various matters werp drawn into the discussion in which Commissioner Carl Brogan, W. 3 Kretsinger and W.

S. Ruggles, jr. took the attitude that there should be no vote. These favoring a vote on the proposal included Charles Sharp, E. Daniels, Nick Wieland, Frank Ctough, O.

R. Stites, and W. Yearout. Ora Rindom was noncommittal and no stand was taken Mayor Prank Commissioner Arthur Ericsson. Mr.

Daniels and Mr. Sharp am Mr. Wieland were among the firs arrivals, and after they had opcnec the discussion other came in. "I regard the situation as a motion before the house," Mr. Daniefc said.

"I think it ought to be votet on. I am not saying it ought to carry, and I am not sure I woulc vote for it, but I see no reason why it should not come to a vote." "Hog-tied Seven Years." "I have been working for lowe gas rates for years." Mr. Sharp said "We have been hog-tied for mor than seven years on our high rate and now, when we have a chanc for lower rates. I think we ought tt take them. I cannot sec the wisdom of standing off when there is nothing better in sight." "But if we get tied up with a franchise now, we postpone the time when we can cut loose from the power company," Commissioner Brogan said.

"How can we ever hope to get anything better if we tie ourselves up on a long-time contract. And again, we do not know that these lower rates will stand more than two months. If the company goes to the State Corporation commission and shows that they are not making their 8 per cent, they can get the rates raised. The corporation commission is the biggest hand shaking bunch in the state." Mr. Brogan continued, saying that the late Gilbert Frith told the commissioners that "the utility company could make its books say anything they wanted them to.

We have no assurance that the lower rates will stand." Mr. Daniels then asked what Mr Brogan's objection was to letting i Responds to Slump of Gold Bloc Currencies on Foreign Exchange Market. Chicago, Jan. 15 selling wave broke over the pits In the loard of trade today and grain prices crashed but fractional re- icverles occurred in some months. Wheat closed 2 3-4 to 3 7-8 cents ower.

September at one time was 4 1-8 cents under yesterday's close. Corn was 2 1-2 to 4 cents off, oats more than 2 cents and rye about cents. Several factors contributed to the collapse. There was uneasiness about the supreme court's forthcom- ng decision as to abrogation of the fold standard. If a return to gold ordered, traders foresaw a removal of inflation in prices and were consequently inclined to get out of the market.

Then Winnipeg prices dropped around 2 cents to the by the Canadian government This led to fears that Winnipeg would seek to protect themselves by selling here. Other foreign markets also were weak. Shortly after noon the accumulat- id effect manifested itself in an energetic selling movement. In the last moments of the session, however, a few canny traders re-established long lines and many deliveries showed partial recoveries. The weakness in corn, oats tnd rye was ascribed to sympathy with wheat.

May wheat closed at 95 to 95 1-4. Off 2 7-8 to 3 1-4, July 90 to 90 off 3 1-2 to 3-4: September 88 1-2, off 3 5-8 to 3 3-4. New York, Jan. 15 the sharpest turnabout in a year, the dollar today popped up as suddenly as a released jack-in-the-box. The gold bloc currencies in the foreign exchange market dropped to far below the point at which ihe yellow metal can be shipped profitably to New York.

At the same time gold shares on thevStock exchange were under selling pressure that carried leaders off $1 to $3 a share or more and Homestake mining, a high priced issue, dropped $28 to a price of $350. SKYGAZEICS MART 8 temperature 31 degrees and an atmosphere thick enough to cut with a knife. Are he transportation agencies between he weather factory and get- ing their consignments mixed up? lave they billed Kansas weather to Cape Cod and Cape Cod weather here? Here it 3 colder than it was Monday afternoon. Queer. 10 anyway, no housewife can complain about the winter sun fading her new curtains, and what means good business for the rubber footgear manufacturer is terrible for the fel- ow who makes window shades.

12 mercury touches the 35-degree point but things are aa murky as ever. and wanner tonight. Probably more rain in the east portion tonight. 3:30 goes on a cleanup campaign: the streets are vashed and .05 inches of rain fall. Prospects are that there will be more.

TODAY'S FORECAST. Kansas: Cloudy and warmer tonight and Wednesday; probably rata In east lortlon tonight. Missouri: Rain tonight and probably Vednesday morning, warmer. Oklahoma: Cloudy, occasional rains. Roosevelt's te lorafmt Tour of Memoriab for ABtber.

LIBRARY BOARD RE-ELECTS Report at Work la Gira Annual Meeting. WEATHER AND DIRT ROADS. Emporia: Cloudy. mlitlnR; roads lair. Manhattan: Cloudy, roads good.

Cotifyv-Ule: Light rain, roads muddy. Ottawa: Light rain, roads good. Arkansas CMy: Drizzling, roads slippery. Wichita: Cloudy, roads good. PHtsburg: Raining, roads soft.

Toneka: Cloudy, roads good. Dodge City: Mostly clear, good. COLD WAVE IS DELAYED Instead Mild Temperatures and Light Rain. Emporia reverted to her gray ensemble this morning after a day of bright and airy robes and the fact that the gray cloak is rubberized will add to its appropriateness The cold wave predicted for two days ago was behind schedule and the rain and snow supposed to go with it has come evei- later. While the moist, dark gray day is dreary, it is not cold.

In fact, today is a continuation of the paradoxical weather prevailing the past two weeks in which there was little real moisture, extreme cloudiness and high temperatures for this season. The same situation seems to hold all over the state. Little of Kansas has gotten as much rain as has this section, but the clouds have been general. The present temperature is far below that which will make it dangerous for fruit buds and the rain is not hurting any the people decide for themselves. "The people won't be permitted to decide," Mr.

Brogan countered "The election will be bought. The utilities are experts in putting over (Continued on Fase Hannibal, Jan. 15 ers of Mark Twain inaugurated today a year of honors to the creator of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. At the White House, President Roosevelt will touch a golden key tonight and illuminate a rm-morial lighthouse on Cardiff hill, where many years ago Tom and Huck chanted to the Dooodlebugs, pondered the severity of Aunt Polly and planned their futures, Gov. Guy B.

Park comes to Hannibal today, as do many other celebrities, to honor the memory of Samuel L. Clemens, the Mississippi river pilot who deserted the river to become America's most beloved humorist-philosopher. The celebration opening the centennial of the author's birth centers about the old Clemens home, a 2-story frame house where Tom, nn autobiographical character, spent his boyhood. About it still stands a part of Aunt Polly's board fence, whitewashed by Tom's friends who traded dead rats, apple cores and broken knives for the privilege. The little back bedroom of the house, where the boy Clemens slept, with wires for a radio of the centennial.

From this room, the governor and George A. Mahan. president of the Missouri historical society, speak over a nation-wide hookup tonight. From Detroit will come the voice of the author's daughter, Mme. Clara Clemcas Babrilowitsch.

As the President presses his key memorial Mild Weather May SUy. Topeka, Jan. 15 tera- jccompanled weather to eastern Kansas today but the outlook for rain In the dry western counties remained unpromising. Rain was falling in southeastern Kansas this morning, and a llghf mist which gave indications ol turning into rain was reported a Wichita and Topeka. In the went however, the sky was mostly clea' with no extreme change indicated Low temperatures tonight woulc be close to the freezing mark in northeastern Kansas, S.

D. Flora federal meteorologist, said, slightls below freezing in the northwest and a little above tn the southeast High marks of around 40 degree: were expected for tomorrow with reading of 35 to 40 afternoon about the same as reported in eastern Kansas yesterday. Bitter cold weather was reported to the northwest with the mercury sagging to 24 degrees below zero a Willlston, N. this wintry blast apparently had no inclination to move southward immediately. Flora "aid.

and offered little threat to Kansas in the near future. SUBMITS RECOVERY PLAN. Marland Asks for Scries of Drastic Oklahoma Laws. At the annual meeting of the uroporla Public library. Tuesday af- errtoon, following the regular monthly meeting, all of the officers were re-elected.

Mrs. W. D. Ross is president, Miss Mabel Edwards, vice resident, and George Bordenkir- her, secretary. Mrs, Ross and Miss Edwards have served In these of- ices three years, Mr.

Bordenklrcher a longer period. Other members of the board are Rev. J. C. Brogan, Mrs.

A. W. Corbett, Mrs. Frank C. Clough, Davillo Spade and Miss ra French, and Mayor Frank Lostutter, ex-officio.

The report of the librarian, Miss Nora Daniel, showed that the num- jer of books in the library January 1934, was that 1,006 books lave been added during the past that 759 have been withdrawn, eaving a total January 1, 1935, of 7,089. Books added in the various lasses were: general works, 72; ihuosophy, 12; religion, 25; socio- ogy, 71; philology, natural cience. 12; useful arts, 54; fine arts, 29; literature, 74; description and travel, 18; history, '54; fiction, 87; juvenile non-fiction. 90; juvenile fiction, 104. Of the books withdrawn, 51 were adult non-fiction, 14 tiyenile non-fiction, 145 fiction and 37' juvenile fiction.

Grace Church Branch. The number of books loaned at the Grace Church branch in 1934 was 14,988. There was a decrease all classes, but it was greatest in iction. Of the books loaned, 283 were adult non-iiction, 9,660 fiction, 144 juvenile non-fiction, and 4,401 uvenile fiction. The daily average for the year was 48.7.

The larg- number loaned in one day was 98, on January 10. The best month was January, when 1,691 books were oaned. Ninety-nine new borrowers regis- at the Grace Church branch during the year, and the total number registered is 888. Mrs. Mary Davidson, the librarian, says that joirowers are pleased with the num- bei of books offered at this branch, and the magazines are much used.

Mary Herbert School Branch. The number of books loaned at the Mary Herbert branch also shows (Continued on Pftgc Thrw) Nazis Assume Saar Control Take Steps to Quash Anti-Nun Faction After Overwhehnmf Victory in the Plebiscite. ROOSEVELT TO WEST COASTt President Considers long Tour Next Summer. Washington, Jan. IS Roosevelt was reported today by callers to be contemplating a trip to the west coast this summer.

Representative Burnham (B- Callf.) and O. A. Davidson, of Ban Diego, invited the President to the California Pacific International Exposition, -Davidson, who is chairman of-the of the exposition to open a San Diego on May 29, said the President expressed the hope 01 getting to California this summer and of attending the exposition. TO PUSH LIVESTOCK BILL Capper and Hope Would Amend Marketing Act. LANDSLIDE TO GERMANY Ninety Per Cent of Half Million Votes Cast Are In Favor of Union with the Reich.

Nazis Arrest Anti-Nazi of Regional Police Force Public Services Kobe! Atainst Foreljn Control. TOO MANY CONSTABLES Emporia Will Have Three as a Result uf Election Fluke. Emporia constables city is during to have three the next two Washinpton, Jan. 15 Despite assertion from the bureau of agricultural economics that direct livestock marketing is not a price depressor, Senator Capper and Representative Hope. Kansas Republicans, said today they would press for enactment of their bill to amone the livestock act of 1921.

Capper and Hope agreed the recommendations contained in the bureau's report for control of direct marketing are identical with proposals of their bill. "Weighing and grading and fair posting of prices suggested are proper subjects of federal supervision and control," said Capper. "This federal control and regulation is the ail important feature of the bill sponsored by Representative Hope and myself." In a statement dealing with the bureau's report, Capper said: "I must say that I am not as certain as Dr. Olsen seems to be that the packers have not used their mot flans-. Oklahoma City, Jan.

15 (fP) ernor Marland today placed his 1 vear emergency recovery program before the Oklahoma legislature and asked enactment of a series of wnera markct prlccs of laws drastically increasing present believc Copyright. 1935. by The Associated Press) Saarbruecken, Saar Basin Territory, Jan Nazis, having swept the Saar plebiscite with a poll of 90 per cent of the more than half million votes cast Sunday, today assumed full command of the Saarbruecken police force. They started out to round up about 120 the anti-Nazi members of the blue-coats. Thirty of them, and these included some who fled from Reichsfuhrer Hitler's Germany, were said by the Nazis to have been jailed before 1:30 p.

m. Sixteen Communists previously reported arrested turned out to be policemen. The entire 120. the Nazis said, would be jailed before nightfall unless they escape across the frontier. These men formed a special group recruited several months ago as the day of the plebiscite nenred.

Although the League of Nations governing commission still directed the affairs of the territory, all public services were in virtual rebellion nga inst foreign control on "freedom day." French officials of the telegraph service said their employes refused to take orders. Telegrams were lying on the counters untouched while the celebration continued. Two members of the Society of Friends arrived from London to aid possible refugees. Socialists poured into the socialist center building here from all over the territory, filline up the great auditorium inside. Outside, however, everything was quiet.

Up until early afternoon there had been no sign of mob action anywhere. So fnr as could be discovered, the only concerted action had been against the local police. The Nazi victory was complete. After full night of tabulation, the plebiscite commission announced the vote to be: For return to Germany. 477,119.

For the status quo, For annexation to France. 2,124. Two of the police who were arrested had been sent as bodyguards for Max Braun. leader of the "Common Front." oryanisiatlon which a return to Germany. Braun had expressed fears for his life should the territory reunite with the Reich.

The officers were held for "ptnnilnp arms" after tlvir seizure in the socialist welfare center, where Braun has lived for months. Although thu city govrriniii'tit Is strongly pro-Nazi, about 40 members of the Saarbruecken had fled to France. Warned that Nazis wire "aftci him," Braun shouted he would "shoot, from the windows," it they him. Communists, who hart been called to protest meetings by tln-ir leaders wore picked up by police In various parts of the city and rhanied with the possession of arms-. Saarlanders shouted, cheered and laughed in celebration of the Nazi triumph.

Nail Flairs Flvinff. Five minutes aitrr I IIP announcement, of Hie reMilts people appearing in windows, balconies, front, doors and on roofs, un- furlinii the black, white and red of Nazi Germany or Steel Hel- years instead of the regular two. as a result of a queer situation arising from the failure of Cleo Workman, constacle elect, to qualify. The constables elected two years ago were James Bratt and J. B.

Taylor. In the November election, in which Bratt was not a candidate. Frank Pay! on and Cleo Workman were elected. Workman having defeated Mr. Taylor.

Mr. Workman failed to make bond and qualify within the prescribed time, therefore he cannot serve. This failure meant that there would be a vacancy, whereupon Mr. Bratt and Mr. Taylor who otherwise would have ended their terms Monday, made new bonds and took the oath of office.

Mr. Taylor was sworn in Monday and Mr. Bratt today. "There is nothing in the law to prevent the retiring constables from continuing in office if not succeeded," County Attorney Frank Eckdall said, "and there is no way to tell which one should step out." New Officers at Work. Lyon county's new officers were getting broken in at the courthouse this morning.

Most of the newly elected officers were sworn in Monday noon. An exception was Frank Eckdall, who was not sworn in as county attorney unti! this morning. He took the oath before Ted Newcomer, county clerk. Dr. Philip Morgan was sworn in last week as county coroner.

A check-up is to be made at once on the status of township officers Mr. Newcomer said. The matter will be taken up by the county commissioners probably Wednesday Many of the newly elected township officers failed to qualify, it was said. WANTS BROAD OIL ACTION. tckcs Wants Wide Federal Control program.

privately owned nnd privately operated stockyards for the purpose of manipulating and depressing the Washington, Jan. 15 Indications that he would press for a broader legislative program for fed- era) oil control than restoration of power to regulate interstate shipments was given today by Secretary Ickcs, the oil administrator. Asked at a press conference of his opinion of the bill offered by Ssnr.tor Connally to reenact section 9-c of the recovery act in a form that is satisfactory to the supreme court, Ickes replied that he had not seen the measure. "I think," he added, "it ought to be made broad enough for the federal government to eliminate that damnable waste in natural gai that's going on in Texas. "From what I hear, peoplo tn Texas themselves are In favor of that.

People in the industry, people who could burn gas in their homes are beginning to take exceptions to this waste." NRA TO HIGH COURT Supreme Court Hears Arcuments On its Constitutionality. excise taxes and creating new revenues to finance it. Increase of sales taxes from one to three per cent; of gasoiine taxes from four to five cents; a severance tax of two cents a barrel on oil; a CONFESSION IS RUMORED. New York Paper Says Hauptmann May Admit Deed. JAYWISERS Row much do you know 1.

What was the name of the first Santa Fe engine to pass over the river bridge of the road At 2. How much did Kansas spend in the construction of public build- Ings during the first year of its existence as a state? 3. What was the population of Kansas in 1870? 4. What prediction did Horace make with respect to Kan- has following his visit. t.hp stete in 1870? I 5.

What city was the first in the to be lighted with artificial and when? tAruwrs to todny's filiations will be found on the Want-ad page. New York, Jan. 15 New York Times today prints the following from Flemington, N. "Rumors that Bruno Richard Hauptmann has confessed or Is go- Ing to confess were in circulation, but could not be confirmed. "In prosecution circles the belief was expressed that the accused may confess because of the Weight of evidence that the state has presented, xxx The state has no intention of making any deal with Hauptmann during the trial, it was said, but a confession naming other persons might be considered after a verdict is returned.

"Edward J. Reilly and C. IJoyd Fisher of defense counsel emphatically denied the rumors." STUTZ ESCAPES INJUBY. Lawrence, Jan. 5 Lawrence, state director of fc-Ucj-- al relief, escaped injury here today when his motor car and a milk truck collided at, an intersection.

en mute io TuprMi. Jfttck Fritzel, driver of the truck, also was uninjured. Save here. the difference. Cut Rate Croc.

phone 261. and the memorial light shoots across the river, its beams will fl- lcv of two ccnls er om cublc lun-inatc at the foot of the hill a fnet on 35 produced were suggcst- Hfe-sized statue of the immortal ed for a 1 vear criod to finance Tom and Huck. reu 'ef and operation of five new Hannibal itself, no longer "the deal boards. they have done, and I intend to prosecute with all the earnestness at my command the passage of the bill introduced by Congressman Hope and myself to bring these private yards under proper control nnd regulation in thp public interest by the department of agriculture. "I also note in the Olsen or rather in the summary, the full report has not been little white town drowsing in the sunshine," is a brisk community of 20.000.

Many of its buildings of Clemens' day, including Huck's home, are gone, but the river and the cave, in whose recesses Tom and Becky were lost, still remain Immutable to time. lion of $5,000,000 to take care of approximately 150,000 unemployablcs who will go off relief rolls February 1. To carry out his program of recovery he proposed creation of a housing board to build subsistence homesteads; a flood control board to cooperate with the federal government in constructing dams, hydro-electric projects and soil erosion projects; a new three member highway commission and a new in- Topeka, Jan. 15 UP)-A bin to dustrl 03 which would attempt declare "The Kansi March" tnc i to bring new industries to the state, official march sona of Kansas was Marland estimates about introduced In the house yesterday 00 be necessary to finance by Rep. Wilford Riegle (R-Lyon) I tne boards for tne car endin July He a.sked immediate appropria- while Dr.

Olsen in effect, 'white- Officially the Saar's future status will not be determiner! until the i I.P.'IIIUP of Nations acts formally on the vote. (Geneva dispatches said tlint its award to Germany is assured and probably would bo made week.) Stnnrs of swastika pennants flew from houses throughout the territory and nearly every hu and trie had its fia 1 One could rid'- miles and miles of hrueclien streets nnd see not him: but fbcs nnd people, hamiini; out more flacs. Church bells Washington, Jan. 15 arguments for constitutionality of another new deal high to the supreme court today as congressional lenders mapped out the job of translating into law President Roosevelt's "new order" security program. Thursday was the day set by the While House lor submitting to congress plans for unemployment insurance, old nge pensions and medical-aid systems.

Already Senator Wnpncr (D-N. and Representative Lewis (D-Md.) were busy drafting the necessary legislation. The supreme court, whose nine justices are deliberating the administration's action halting gold payments on both private and pub- lie contracts, received a government brief today contending NRA and its I'lue. Eatflc codes were a constitutional exercise of congressional power over interstate commerce. Tt asked the hlRh bench to overturn a lower court ruling that thp was invalid, in a case brought by the recovery admini.sinilion William E.

Belcher, nn Alabama lumber producer who paid less than code wages. The court was expected to review the ruse shortly and deliver .1 decision that will outline definitely the government's authority labor's hours nnri wanes thp cod.e Tills will tuilp guide cMim-ess in; the recovery law. The house was not session lo- A Death Penalty Bill Is Approved Kansas House Recommends for Passage Measure to Re-establish Capital Punishment in State. TWO BILLS BECOME LAW Governor Signs Measures Extending Redemption Period On Mortgages and Providing Legislative Funds. Topeka, Jan.

15 a word of debate or discussion except the author's explanation of the measure, the house approved for passage today the Hatch bill to reestablish death as an alternative penalty for first degree murder. Under normal procedure the bill will be up for final vote tomorrow. Lack of any debate or opposition to the measure was in sharp contrast to the fiery debates and discussions in the 1931 and 1933 regular and special sessions when similar bills were taken up. The'bill, if it receives 05 votes tomorrow, will go to the senate for consideration. In 1931 several capital punishment bills, toother with one to establish the electric chair at the state penitentiary, were vetoed by former Gov.

Harry H. Woodrlng after being passed by the legislature. Two years later the bills failed to pass but in the 1933 special session a bill, much like the one approved today, was passed. No companion measure to provide for carrying out the death sentence, if imposed, was passed, however, and Gov. Alf M.

Landon vetoed the death penalty blR. As approved by the house today the bill requires that the jury trying the case shall determine which or a be assessed. Rep. M. Hatch of Coffey, author of the bill, accepted an amendment by the judiciary committee removing a provision which would have required direct evidence of guilt before the death penalty could be assessed by the jury.

Speaking for the bill, Representative Hatch said the measure had been drawn because of crime conditions over the nation as well as the state. Its object, he said, was to deter crime and It was aimed at the vicious and habitual criminals. Pointing to the need for the bill he cited the recent torture robbery and'slaying of August Reltcr. Stafford county farmer, In which threa outlaws shot Reiter and tortured him and his brother, Otto Reltcr nnd a nelirhbor, John Shrincr. until the Rpitrrs disclosed the hiding place of $24.000 of bonds.

Four men are under arrest in Hutrhlnson in connection wllh the crime. Hatch said such criminals "should be removed as fast as they commit those crimes." He said he favored thp judiciary committee amendment as otherwise, ho snid, It would be virtually impossible ever to secure a conviction ns there seldom was direct evidence, .1 murder ca.se. He said a jury npver would vote to hang a man unless thu evidence was strong. After apnrovinir the dnnth penalty bill, thp li'iusp proceeded Immediately to irier a comniinion measure to pr.l ibli.vh at t.hp as the means of CXPClltiOJi. After nparly nn hour of discus- slnn.

during which several amendments wore thp house sont bark to Its iiidlr-iary committee today leirisl.itlvp bill pertain ex-eonvieU' to hold permits In order to possess firearms. A bill pyemntlne batiks from Divine for that, portion of the publlP funds protected by federal denoMt, was paired bv the house. 107 to 0. todav. and sent to the senate.

Tn'rocilir 1 rl by Renre- fpntatlvp and Smith ol Darton. the bill wns nm- bearine the recominpnrl-'tlnn of MM: council. The Iviuse al.sn iia'-seri 111) to 0 UIP MpFarbnd bill 'o iip-rpiS format lor. of in Phnwnuc county outside of the city limits. Wnulil Airrnrt Tptr li'ntinn special thnnks-'Tivinr; services at a.

a little more thiin an hour for I but the senate met. with the A KANSAS MARCH SONG. Wilford Riegle, Emporia, Submits It To Legislature. SAAR WAS WAR TROrilY. washes' direct buying, he also rec- ommends a mensure of control of rr the.

tabulation of the vote was these private ynrds by the depart- announced, ment, in the public interest. Weigh- ii'-tt and grading the fair posting of prices, he suggests, are proper subjects of federal supervision or control. This federal control and regulation is the all important feature of the bill sponsored by Congressman Hope and myself. I hope to get it passed with essential features intact at this session." The words axe by W.tor Murdock of Wichita, the music by Duff E. Middleton.

Words of the March are as fallows: ibsT5 as, sHtur. sUndi whcnt. Rim of tht far horizon earth ajnd henven mfft. a temple stands In velvet sot Shrine which the imnctillet to God." AUDITOR NAMES TWO ATJDK8. Topeka, Jan.

15 J. Powers, suite auditor, announced today he had appointed Ed Fehr of Salina his assistant and William C. Klugp of Wichita as second special assistant auditor. FPhr retired yesterday as Saline county clerk. 1, 1936.

SIMPSON MAT AID FAITROT. Kansas City, Jan. 15 Kansas City Star in a dlspatct from Columbia, today says tin appointment of Chauncey Simpso: as assistant to Don Faurot. nev. head football cosch of the university of Missouri, "seems assured.

1 Simpson was Faurot's assistant at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers college of Kirksville and was favorer) by Fnnrnt for thfl position here. Both are former Missouri Tiger athletes. The Star says Slmp- FACES A NEW CHARGE. Chicago. Jan.

15 Pi- quett was free today of the stigma of the government's charge that he conspired to harbor John Dillinger, but faced another federal allegation that he concealed Homer van Meter. a Dlllinger henchman. Van Meter. Hke Dilllnger. met death at the hands of the law.

Hardly had the ury In Federal Judge William Hol- iv's court returned a verdict of ac- Uilttal in the Dillinger case last nignt than Dwight H. Green, United States district attorney announced that the government would proceed to Piquctt's trial on a charge of concealing van Meter. Region Was Assigned to France After World Conflict. (Hv Thr Ar-sorlatwl The Snnr basin territory v-as one of the spoils of war. Its rich coal minc.s were taken from Germany nnd assifnu-d to France at.

the end of tin World war as indemnity for the de.st.rueii'n ol French conl mine-s in northern Franco during the fitrhtinir. The Treaty of Versailles, n-hlrh created the Leaeue of Nations directed that body to coverr. the Raar hoary world court issue before it. Opening the for American adherence, Senator the Democratic leader, said action would involve the unlteJ in no foreign entanglements hut, would demonstrate cooperation an effort to "substitute law for in international affairs." Two means lor a v-re is; hoii'i 1 of today. R' p.

Te Cnwlev T. 'hn i of i'dimi l' U- TWO ACCUSED OF MURDER Warrants Issued In Stafford County Torture Case. tion would bi- ipfLsl-i'iiri 1 votp. to submit tors for the His ampiKlMi'-n! tien 1 of prtipl'- Another O. a be to sec- ited by Wi'son, of world and ordered that after 15 yearn on PURO Twoi TWO KANSANS INJURED.

M. L. Kretslnger, just good in- son's appointment has been recorn- snrance, 601 Commercinl Phone 306 mended by the Intercollegiate Ath- iPtlc committee and lacks only thr approval of the board curators, Burglars busy. your and hogs for protection, Fred Scott Agcy. Hutchinson, Jan.

15 Larpy Cunningham, and Monk Richardon. heard wan ants charging them with first degree murder in connec- 1 lion with the torture slaying of Au- Reiter, read to them yesterday at the state reformatory, where they are being held for safe-keeping. Harry Pyle, and his son. Babe, i have also been charged with murder I in connection with the December 23 Joplin, Jan. 15 kll: of Reiter during the Mook, 24, nnd Clyde Bowman of August and his brother, both of Baxter Sprincs.

wen injur'd Otto Rpitcr, and the torture of the today when their truck skidded on latter, and John Shrlner. thp pavement nnd overturned into Cunningham and Richardson a ditch near Halltown. Mo. Mix-k continue to deny having any part suffered a fraetured vertebra and tortures. They and the two I'vles werp nnmpd ne torturo? a confession, officers said, was made to them by Roy Riley.

Otto Reiter and Shriner arc re- fnt rattle from wounds, inflicted to make thorn reveal the hiding place ui the bonds. precer of pv'-tnpt from taxation vnlup of himesienrts nnd permit the Irtrt-lnturo to rbs.Mfy and nx minera! money. mirva'V-j. notes nnd evidences of His nrorosa.1 would ellnvn-iV t.hp rresent tax of of property v.i! UP. had brii sessions the pagine two bills for sir-nature.

Tile bills, which bo- eamp the firs: of session, provided mi until 1 of nviPiwon period extensions crantPd under the mort- BI.A7.F. HITS TOAD SHOW. frnrturoH nnlvi are in a Carthatje hospital. Attention Farmers. will conMnup to buv Holh A.

G. Hcnnmi. Indianapolis. Jan. 15 tii'M'er her in and cvstumes of oonvMny of Earl Carroll's J.vnifs Carro" and brother esti- ir.n;e<i the to at $55,000..