The Republic from Columbus, Indiana • Page 1

N. Pinkent THE WEATHER KVENI EPUBL Fair and cooler in north and mitral portions tonight. Wednesday Increasing cloudiness. Somewhat warmer In north portion. INDIAN A WITH WHICH IS COMBINED THE COLUMBUS LEDGER NG ICAN.

COLUMBUS. INDIANA. TUESDAY. APRIL 3, 1932. Established 1877, Vol.

No. 82. PRICE THREE CENTS. BOARD DECLINES TO Death Causes Injury 1 i FATHER WHO FED SONS LIQUOR IS GIVEN HARD RAP Ralph W. Sparks Assessed Fines Totaling $470 by Judge Baker.

GETS FIVE FARM TERMS listen; passes wa ter Works Uli 1 rm IFI, Contain HOOVER'S PLAN FACING BURIAL Democrats Oppose It Be- cause Specific Recommendations Are Lacking. Washington. April 5. 1 The death of Eben M. Byers (upper right', allegedly from poisoning caused by the drinking of radium water has stirred a widespread investigation of radio-active "cures." Attorney Robert Winn (left) of the Federal Trade Commission is conducting an official inquiry into the trade activities of the manufacturers of a radium water product shown (lower right i in bottled form.

ARM BROKEN IN FALL FROM TREE Junioi Hacker. 8-year-old son of Mrs. Clarence Hacker, of Eliza-hethtown, was painfully injured last night when he fell from a tree in the yard at the family home. The child, playing in the tree just before dusk, slipped and fell to the ground. His arm was broken in two places and he was somewhat shaken.

He was taken to the county hospital where the arm was set. and was taken back to the hospital this morning for X-ray examination. COOK ESTATE TO WIFE, DAUGHTER $10,000 Is Left in Trust For Child Residue to Mrs. Cook. The last will of Clancy P.

Cook, local ice manufacturer who died suddenly last week in Florida, was admitted to probate in Battholo-mew circuit court today. The will provides for a $10,000 trust fund for Martha Ann Cook, a daughter. The fund is to be handled by the First National bank and it is provided that the daughter is to receive the income from the fund until she becomes 35 years of age. At this time the principle is to be turned over to her. Residue of the estate is bequeathed to Bessie I.

Cook, the widow. Mrs. Cook is named cxecutiix of the estate and bond in the sum of $70,000 was posted with George S. Cook as surety. The probate was handled by Kollme.yer and Dobbins-, attorneys.

ALFRED- DUVALL TAKEN BY DEATH Burnsville Farmer Succumbs to Paralysis Funeral Services Thursday. Alfred P. DuVall. 73. farmer, died at his home in the Burnsville community last night at 9:45 o'clock following two weeks' illness of paralysis.

Funeral services will be held at the Burnsviile Christian church at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, with burial in the Springer cemetery near Elizabethtown. Mr. DuVall was born in Ohio but came to this county when about four years old. Later he returned to Ohio, where he spnt his early life, and for 20 years lived in Cincinnati, where he received his education. Thirty years ago he returned to this county and had since lived here.

He was well known in the vicinity of his home, and was a well liked man. He was an active member of the Burnsville church. Surviving are his wife and a sister, Mrs. E. R.

Whitesides, of Grand Junction, Colo. VOLLAND WILL HEAD LEAGUE Mayor H. K. Volland, of this city, will be the new president of the Municipal Rights League of Indiana as the result of the sudden death of Mayor G. F.

Smith, of Martinsville. Mayor Schmidt was president of the League, and Mayor Volland, vice-president. The organization was recently formed to fight the public utilities. Mayor Volland plans to attend the funeral services tomorrow. He said this morning he did not yet know when the next meeting of the League would be held.

Mayor Schmidt had planned a session of the executive committee for the near future, but had not fixed a date. FULFILS XMAS PARTY PLEDGE Seattle. April 5. was Christmas eve last night in the home of Miss Betty Nicholson, a singer. She had a Christmas tree festooned with multi-colored bulbs and a pile of brightly wrapped presents.

Her guests were the officers of the British ship Empira Star, who had been her childhood playmates In London. For several years, the vessel has been at sea every Christmas day. On their last visit here, however, she promised them a Christmas party their next trip, whatever the time of year. They reached port Sunday. Chamber of Commerce Body Gets Hazy Idea of What It's All About.

i f.jt welcomed Schaefer Tells Business Men Politely But Firmly It's All Settled. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon was piven to understand, politely but tlrmly. that the board of works did not desire any of its advice on the water works proposal. At the meeting of the Chamber's board of directors and the board of works, together with a group of interested taxpayers in thf Chamber of Commerce rooms, the board stated that its determination to operate a municipal lighting system was final and that it was not interested in hearing any other plan presented. Earl Murley and an engineer representing the Indiana Public Ser- vice company waited during the afternoon to present their proposal I but the oppoitunity was not given them.

Read Parts of Reocirt. The meeting, which was called to enable citizens to hear the plan of the board of works discussed was successful, insofar as the citizens learned that they might save their breath in making suggestions along that line. They got a very hazy idea of what it is the board of works is contemplating doing. The board's explanation consisted chiefly of Alfred Schaefer reading excerpts i from a long and technical engi-I neer's renort that would need care- etiiHv nrt it was thp sort that would have to be considered in its entirety, instead of being given out by bits, taken apparently at fan- dom from the whole thing. ague on It came out in the meeting that no equipment had been contracted for and that the bill as recommend-1 ed to the city council had not yet passed its second readine but would come up for a second iead-i ing last night.

It was stated that the board of works had considered all the pro- posals of various parties and made its decision accordingly. The plan now is to put in two new boilers and repair the generator and turbine at the city water woiks. i The thought was expressed by I Mr. Schaefer that the proposed in stallation might take care of the lighting of the city schools, ai- tnougn a vagueness seemea 10 exisx i as to just what the capacity of the proposed installation would be. Mr.

Schaefer stated that he had personally talked with Mr. Murley and another representative of the Public Service company and had told them that according to the present earning of the Public Ser- vice company they were entitled to an increase in rates rather than a decrease at this time, May Operate at ls. The plan of the board of woiks; calls for an operating cost of 1.003! cents per KWH. as against a proposal of 1.56 cents per KWH if the current is purchased from the Public Service company. Mr.

Schaefer said, when asked, that he considers it good business for the city to spend its entire amount of money set aside for depreciation on the proposed new equipment. When asked if the operation of the local water works had not shown a loss daring the past year Mr. Schaefer stated that in his opinion a loss had been sustained. Some suggestion was then made by those in attendance that the proposed plan of the board of works, which is to be adopted, might also result in operating at a loss. VETERAN, 91, LIKES FLYING Oklahoma City.

April 5. Col. E. Hocomb. of Miami, a Civil war veteran, has become an aviation enthusiast at 91.

He made his first flight yesterday, traveling from Miami to Oklahoma city in a plane piloted by Andy Walker. "Like it?" he tepeated to a questioner. "Enough that I'm go-in liomethesajriew-a i Says He Didn't Give Booze to Children. But Pleads Guilty. Ralph W.

Sparks. 37. of Hope, a father who literally fed his two young sons liquor. was given a severe "rap" when he pleaded guilty to six charges in circuit court today. Fines and costs totalling $470, and five penal farm terms the longest of which is 90 days, were the penalties meted out by Judge Char les S.

Baker. Sparks was arrested Sunday afternoon when Sheriff J. W. Foust was called to his home in Hope. The officer found Ival Sparks.

11, and Lloyd Sparks, 9. sons of the defendant, badly intoxicated. The condition of the younger child was such that It was necessary to call a physician. Reva M. Sparks, wife of the defendant, charged that he gave the liquor to their children and she signed the affidavits against him.

Guy Gephart Fined. Guy Gephart. 44. who was arrested with Sparks, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to the penal farm for 30 days for possession of liquor. He was also fined $10 and costs for intoxication.

Sparks was fined $100 and costs and given a 30-day penal farm sentence for possession of liquor: $100 and costs and 30 days for giving away liquor: $10 and costs for intoxication; $10 and costs and 90 dys for contributing to delinquency, and $10 and costs and 90 days on a second charge of contributing to delinquency. Although the penal farm terms will be served concurrently will have to serve out the $470 fines at the rate of $1 a day in event they are not paid. Denies Attacking Girl. 14. An attempt of Sparks to dicker with the court was without results.

After he pleaded guilty to possession of liquor and intoxication, he told the court that he would like to have the other charges dismissed. Sparks denied that he gave liquor to his sons, but he pleaded guilty to the charges. Corbin Tunget. 19, appeared before Judge Baker Monday and pleaded not guilty to charges of first degree rape and encouraging delinquency. The charges are the outgrowth of the arrest of Deloris Whitehead, 14, recently, on delinquency charges.

The girl has been ordered committed to the girls school. Tunget is being heid in jail in default of bond. Seek M.900 from Estate. Trial of the transferred claim of Steuben D. Pleak and Marie Van Pleak against Steuben D.

Pleak. executor of the will of Lucinda Pleak, I deceased, has been continued. The case was brought here from Decatur county. Trial of the case opened yesterday before a jury. Filing of an amended claim by the plaintiff resulted in an argument which consumed a greater part of the day.

The amended claim was entered, after which the defendant moved to continue the case. The motion was granted. The plaintiffs in the action seek to collect $4,900. Homer L. Elliott has filed a complaint on contract and for foreclosure of a mechanics lien against William H.

Moblcy and Lewis Thompson. Judgment in the sunt of $260 is sought. A. W. Phillips is attorney for the plaintiff.

A petition for appointment of a guardian has been filed in court by James K. Cumming against Nellie B. Westerfield. Richman and Sharp-nack. attorneys, represent the petitioner.

SHOE THIEVES OUT OF LUCK Chicago, April 5. CP) Unless the thieves who looted David Lip-schutz's automobile can find 350 one-legged men, they will be out of luck. Each of the 3f0 shoes they stole is for the right foot only. Lipschutz is a shoe salesman. GOES AMERICAN.

Danilovgrad, April 5. This Mon-tenegren mountain village has gone American. Every dance ends with "Home, Sweet Home and a party is incomplete unless some one recites "Casey at the It's all due to Ljubo Pavichevich. He traveled in America years ago. TRUSTEES WILL VOTE FRIDAY ON COUNTY AGENT Will Meet at Night For Ballot on Keesling For the Office.

DIVIDED IN ATTITUDE Some Favor Change, Others Think 4-H Work Will Suffer by It. The county board of education will meet Friday night at 7:30 o'clock to vote on Arvel V. Kees ling to succeed W. A. Douglass as Bartholomew county agricultural agent.

At the regular session of the board Monday afternoon Mr. Keesling, who Is at present county 4-H flub agent, was recommended by Thomas A. Coleman, chief of the agricultural extension department of Purdue university, to succeed Mr. Douglass. The term of Mr.

Douglass, as agent, expired Feb. 1, but according to a ruling of the attorney general, he continues to serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. After receiving Mr. Coleman's recommendation, the trustees recessed for the purpose of talking the matter over before putting it to a vote. For 30 minutes they remained in recess, and then moved to postpone final action until Friday night.

Douglas Favor a Change. If Keesling is elected to fill the vacancy it wilf be in the nature of a promotion. A majority of the members of the board are believed to favor Keesling for the Job. Others feel that the Kplendid 4-H club work that he ha been engineering in the county would suffer should he he promoted, while one or two others, it is understood, want a completely "new deal" in the extension office. Mr.

Coleman told the trustees that Mr. Douglass had informed him prior to the meeting that he felt it would be to the best interests of all concerned if his name" were not brought up for consideration for reappointment. The Purdue representative also stated that Mr. Douglass would likely be placed as county agent in another Indiana county. Assistant i Discus-scd.

In event Keesling is elected to the position of agent he will receive a salary of $1,000 from the state, $1,000 from the county, and $500 traveling and office expenses annually. This is the same amount that has been received by Mr. Douglass. The possibility of an assistant for Keesling, should he he elected agent, was also discussed briefly. Mr.

Coleman asserted that should an assistant be decided upon, he would receive a salary pf $2,100 a year from the federal government and about $500 expenses from the local Farm Bureau. The Farm Bureau, however, has not definitely decided on entertaining the proposition but has it under consideration. If the assistant is secured he will not receive any compensation from the county treasury. Mr. Coleman spoke to the trustees for some time concerning the advantages of the extension work.

He stated that he was aware of the fact that there had been considerable friction In Bartholomew county over the county agent matter, and that he felt such friction was not conducive ot harmonious work. He also told of meeting with the local Taxpayers association some time, ago, at which time they requested a vacation in the exten-' sion work here. "Beat Relief Better Farming." It Is not good policy to take a vacation in educational work," he said. "And it cannot be done with out proving detrimental to the one being educated. "The greatest relief that tan come to agriculture is- through the ability to become better farmers.

In all probability, we as taxpayers will never see our taxes reduced much under what they are today. If you check up. you will find that it was the farmers who signed the petition for tie new school buildings, the new paved roads and other improvements. When we want to dance we must pay the fiddler. "If we have the money it doesn't make a great deal of difference to us whether our tax bill is $100 or $200.

Our problem is to get the money, and that is where the county agent work comes in. It is throughthis work that we improve our soils, and learn better methods. I have never seen a farmer yet complaining about getting too many bushels of grain to the acre. Committer May Make Choice. "The moat important phase of the extension work is the 4-H club department.

If my boy can learn how to do farm work in the best possible way It will benefit me. 1 ay now is not the time for a vaca tion in extension work." The Purdue representative gave figures purporting to show that in Bartholomew county the farmers pay only $642.65 toward the annual salary of the agent. This, he said, amounts to only 33 cents a farmer. In event the trustees do not agree on Keesling to fill the vacancy, a committee composed of two members of the board of education, two farmers and Walter H. Rice, county superintendent of the schools, will meet with Mr.

Coleman to secure a successor to Douglass. In this case the successor would be brought here from Purdue or some other county. Two sculptures In stucco, fashioned central Asia about 1.500 Van ago, hnve been bought by the St. Louis att museum. ITS PLAN Other Councilmen Wage Bitter Fight Against Plan.

Without Success. QUESTIONS UNANSWERED Anderson Replies to 3 cf 14 Authority For Action Found. The bittei battle in the ity i oun-cil ovci proposed mi pi Hi' nt the municipal wn'fi woiks in ud at thi' rrguN: niTiini; if night, with one unpen tan! linn p- ing the way for the bonnl of faciion to go forwuid with it- pi gram to spend 000 cf th- taxp.u-t-is' money. An opinion from tlie Imai of accounts Rising the boa id woiks authoiity to dinw upon tlr water works cash depi eciation an-: investment funds without the ru cessity of an appropi lation oidir. ance by the council wa.

reail. In. mediately the appi opi iat ordinance which was up toi un ICrtUlMfr: rt VlIOHIl An ordinance for the watei wiui-improvements was passed and th-next step will be to tu bids and let the conuact Fire Question at Board. The Mate board of accounts opinion on the spending of the watfi woiks money was given at the request of Mayor H. Kail Volian.l Mayor Volland letter to the boa id was read as was the reply of Lawrence F.

Orr. chief examiner of the state boaid. in which the opinion was given. The bitter session of the council lasted an hour and a half with Councilmen Cecil Andeison and Earl E. Cowles leading the attack Occasionally the board fought back, but fir the greatei part of the time Tenia meet in silence.

The meeting closed shortly after Councilman Anderson diiect-ed 14 fiery questions at the board faction icgarding the watei woiks deal. Schaefer Answer Two. But three of the questions were answered, two by Alfred Srhaefei member of the board of works, and one by Mayor Volland. Mr. Schne fer answered the questions regard ing Mr.

Murley at the Chamber or Commeice meeting yesterday after noon, by stating that Mr. Murley was with the Public Seivice Company and that the board of work had heard the proposition of the utility. Councilman Schaefer aio told Anderson that if he had attended the execuive session of the council two weeks ago lie would have undei stood the situation bei ter. Mayoi Volland was quick to re ply that it was not he who vimtci! Indianapolis a couple of week ago and had the state boiler inspector pay Columbus a visit. The Evening Republican in a ient isu -stated that theie was plenty of fite-woi ks at the council session tw.i weeks ago over 'he plan to instiili new boileis at the waft works-that the following day Mayor land made a tup to Indianapol and that on the next day after a state boiler inspector came to i lumbus.

"I did no: in Tndiarvipoh nfi-er the boiler inspector, bu' h'-oi thought that he was needed hei. foi the best interest of the peopl-I cei'ainly would h.ive gone afte hini." the mayor said "In thi nui' ter I can meet the public with au open mind an open heaii and open conscience I'nderground Wiring Amended. At the outlet of the council -sion the undcrgmund wiring oidir ance was amended on nintiun Newell Romine supported liv Arnhol'. The measure' made to read that all electric wnes ca' rying 3.000 volts or moie. instead 500 volts oi more, should lie placec underground.

The oidinance w. adopted on second leading hy Continued on page foui trusty Tires prison chapel 1 1 Tired OT Being ShLlt Up. He Becomes Pyromaniac After Long Years. Joiiet. Ill April 5.

1 I 1 An and trusted convict, "tired of be ing shut up," reverting to a pjiomaniac urge, today set fire to the stone chapel of the state penitenliaiy Jolivt fire companies and 300 con victs put out the blaze, with dam age estimated at Lyman Hall, a convict since and trusty most of the tune situe 1919. walked into the deputy wai-den's office at the old pi won tht morning, calmly saying 'I'm tired of the world I'm I i-of hung shut up I ju't et fite Ihf chapel and I hope the who.i place burns up ru: in-d to the Impel and found the innei walls and flooi ablaze. It was half an horn before the lire department and p'i-oners had it under contiol was no disorder Hall said he usd iaae vi gasoline from th ni 1 -or, station to start the i no on worked with i.i i 1 in solitaiv cuiilineii; ANDERSON'S 14 POINTS The following, are the 14 que- lions that Councilman Anderson di- rected to the board of woiks: 1. Why install new boileis at I this time, since the insurance in- spectors' reports are now practical- ly the same that they have been for the past several years? Why did not the state inspector condemn the boilers if they aie in sucb bad condition? '3. Who made a special tiip to i Indianapolis and had the state boil- er inspector make his first trip in i years to Columbus? 4.

Why did Your Honoi and the board make a contract with Mi. Moore providing for his payment upon the estimated cost instead actual cost? 5. Why are tube boilers, only, recommended when shell boilers may be surchaed at a saving of about $10,000 over tube boilers? The present boilers are hell boileis. 6. Whv does the noaid want to ti the council up with Mr Moore by approving his contract, if they are so cocksure of their ground? 7.

Why did Mr. Moore say he was npt working for the council, anQ nw np'r approval p. hy has so much secrecy been used in the water works prop- I ositions? 9. Why did not the board of works work with the city water works engineer and the state board in the replacement of boilers, thus saving the taxpayers from $2,000 to $3,000 in commissions? 10. Why did Shelbyville terminate a contract they had with Mr.

Moore, having to pay some $2,000 to be released? 11. Why did Herman Arnholt and Carl Becker tell the Chamber of Commerce they would not meet as a council with the Chamber Monday afternoon? 12. Why did the board refuse to k. a i l. 'f arl Murley attended? h' our Honor bard deavor to conserve 7.

14. Why did not the boa-d let Earl Murley present the Public Service company's proposition to the Chamber of Commerce? COUNCIL 0. ALLEY VACATION Changes Attitude Toward Cummins Petition When "It Is Explained. At a recent meeting of the board of public works, the members of the board were somewhat provoked because a petition to vacate a couple of seldom used alleys in the vicinity of the Cummins Engine company on East Fifth street had been filed in circuit court instead of being presented to the board. The board instructed E.

Custer, city attorney, to enter an aj-pearance in behalf of the city in the case, and theie was considerable talk of blocking the plan to vacate the alleys. But last night at the ity council meeting it was a different story. Gives Room for Expansion. Mr. Custer called the attention of the council to the fact that he had entered an appearance for the city in the case, and that he wanted authority from the council to remonstrate against the vacation, if such was the desire of the city.

It was explained that the Cummins company wanted to vacate the alleys because they interfered with theii building plans. Cecil Anderson and Eail E. Cowles. anti-board members of the council, made short talks favoring the vacation. Mr.

Cowles stated that to attempt to block the plans of the Cummins concern would be a vote against much needed prosperity. H. C. Arnholt. a member of the board, said that he too favored the abandonment of the alleys, if it meant industrial expansion.

Following the discussion the council, board of works members una au, vmpa unanimously io wsivf any objection the city might have to the vacation of the allevs. Judge (iranta Petition. In circuit court this moining 'Continued on page four). in each county. Commissioner Moore estimated that if the present lands revert to the state, it will have more than one-fourth of its property off the tax rolls two yens from now when the redemption period close.

The foreclosuies are in spite of an installment payment plan enacted last fall by a special of the legislature, allowing payment of 50 per cent of taxes by February 1. A 25 per cent installment is due August 1. Governor Sennett Conner last Saturday signed a bill which reduced tlje penalty on ax-sold property. Its authors say it will encourage redemption cf the lost land. EAGLE CHIEFTAIN i URGES REFORMS' Judge Canty Says Order Will Ask Congress to Curb Stock Inflations.

the Fraternal order ot eagles to put a curb on the inflation of stock. Judee J. C. Cantv, of Galveston. grand president, told the Ki- wanis club and the local aerie, in two addresses last night.

The plan roughly is to get legis- lation enacted which would limit stock issues to those representing! tangible property, he said. Prevent-j Ing the inflation of stock by the'; pyramiding of holding companies and by the almost endless issues of securities not based on concrete property would do a lot to prevent wild "booms" and the compensating panics, he declared. This would mean stabilization of employment, which is one of the, Fraternal Order of Eagles chief objectives at this time, he explained. He told of discussing some of the proposed legislation with Speaker Garner in course of a recent visit to Washington. Other High Eagles Here.

Judge Canty spent the night here, and left this morning to continue his tour. Columbus is the only Indiana city he planned to visit. J. Pierce Cummings, head of an Indianapolis printing concern and high in the state Eagles ranks, accompanied him to the Kiwanis luncheon, as did Carl Miller, presi- I dent of the Bartholomew aerie. Otto P.

DeLuce, of Indianapolis, and Ernest E. Cloe, of Noblesville. two other active workers for the order, attended the lodge meeting. There was a delegation of Eagles (Continued on page four). VETO SEEN FOR PHILIPPINE BILL Measure Which Passed the House Also Expected to Draw Fire in Senate.

Washington. April 5. A veto apparently waits at the White House for legislation to grant independence to the Philippine islands. By an astonishing margin 306 to 47 the Hare bill under which independence would come after eight or ten years, passed the house yesterday. Later this session, perhaps in a month, this bill or a substitute for it will be taken up in the senate, with fair chances of passage.

It may, therefore, be up to the president to meet this longstanding issue. The two members of his cabinet most concerned in the question, are definitely and sharply opposed. Qualifies Veto Remark. The house action, taken under the most stringent rules invoked since the democrats took control, followed reading of a letter from Secretary Stimson in which turning loose the islands was condemned strongly. It preceded by a short time a Jaunty: "Just giving President Hoover something else to veto," uttered by Secretary Hurley.

He qualified this remark under questioning, however, by observ--ing It waa "very hard" to determine what the president would do. meantime predicting "fireworks'' in the senate. By recent decision of the senate's republican steering committee the question of Philippine independence was given preferred status on the calendar in about fifth position on a list of highly controversial propositions. Even if it comes up out of turn, considerable time is expected to before it can be reached. Hunt T4rkivr't nrnwual fm- joint rnnrrps-jinnal anrf executive com mission on reorganizing: the eov- einment and savine $200,000,000 to I balance the 1933 budget, was buried today under an avalanche of democratic opposition.

Unless the chief executive sub- mendations for' ronsoUdating bu- reaus and eliminating activities, the opposition party in congress intends to write its own economy program. Spokesman after spokesman made this clear in Xhv reception given by Hoovei's special message yesterday. A tVir. Hanm limn tlio Unmi at. hris extended a hand across the aisle for co-operation with the republicans in handling the billion dollar revenue bill just in from the house, and the offer appears certain of welcome acceptance from the G.

O. P. regulars. The major senate contest on the bill of both parties to boost the surtax rates on the higher incomes to a 'figure above the 40 per cent maximum voted by the houe. ee Salary tuts.

The impoitance of government salary cut? in the economy scheme has been emphasized in support given the iiea by such men as Sen-! ator Robinson, the democratic) leadei and Senator Harrison. The latter today forecast. with regret, that a general slash was likely to materialize. The special economy committee yesterday approved bills to dispense with the army and navy transport service, with a claimed $2,000,000 annual reduction in expenditure; postpone indefinitely part of the government's big construction program at the capital at a saving of and abolish the international water commission. This is all the consolidating and dispensing yet recommended by the committee.

An influential republican of the house. Wood of Indiana, comment- ed that it was "absolutely impossi ble" to expect this committee, in the time remaining, to evolve a reorganization program and get it through both house and senate. He was reserved about the president's plan, also. RADIO SHOOTING TOO REALISTIC Hammond. April 5.

The shooting the fans of radio station WWAE heard yesterday was real. Roland G. Palmer was putting some realism into a drama of the air. He made a noise like galloping horses, howling wind and rain on the roof. Then he looked at his script and found a shooting was called for.

So he reached for a gun and accidentally shot two of his fingers. He had to go to a hospital. HUNDREDS WILLING TO BE JUSTICE'S BRIDE Evanston. 111., April 5. Life for Samuel Harrison.

Evanston's 9-year-old justice of the peace, has grown more complicated ever since he announced the other day he wasn't afraid to get married, provided he could find the right girl. The Justice, who has married 1,600 couples in. his day, said yesterday he had received so many letters he missed his lunch because he took time out to open all of them. One day's mail brought 104 i letters from as many ladies. Rural Teachers9 Wages Discussed By Trustees Sheriff's Gavel Hangs Over Fourth of Estate Although the Bartholomew County Taxpayers' association was not represented as had been anticipated trustees at the county board of education meeting yesterday discussed briefly the salaries of school teachers.

Some of the trustees aie considering various plans to reduce the pay of their teachers, but in a majority of the instances it is apparent they are going to be unable to get around the law fixing the salary schedule. By a schedule fixed by law. teachers are compensated according to their success grade and number ot years experience. One trustee suggested that salary costs might be reduced by having the teachers donate one month's service to the township. Another suggestion was that the teacher enter into an agreement to pay back Into the township treasury a fixed amount of his or her salary each pay day.

Most all townships in the county are now paying the minimum scale and it was indicated at the meeting that those not doing so at this time will pay the minimum next fall. The trustees commented on the series of articles in an Indianapolis newspaper on township expenditures. It was suggested that there Is much criticism of the township and that little of it is constructive. Supplies for the annual school enumeration which will be conducted this month were distributed by Walter H. Rice, county superintendent of the schools, and instructions were outlined.

fi Jackson. April 5. (JP) Hammers of Sheriffs in nearly every county of Mississippi fell on auction blocks yesterday, beating out news that approximately 25 per cent of the state's privately owned property was under sale for delinquent taxes. State Land Commissioner R. D.

Moore, said one-fourth of the state's private property was involved. The figure exceeded any year in the state's history. Reports showed 39 699 farms, or 16.2 per cent of the agricultural acreage of the state, went on the block, while 12 per cent of the city property was forfeited for nonpayment of 1931 taxes. Since the state already possesses from 15,000 to 40,000 forfeited acres.