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EVENING NEWS LAST EDITION THE WEATHER Cloudy followed by rain Tuesday and in north and west portion tonight; slowly rising temperature. Enjoy every evening, The Evening News page of comic features for old and young readers. LUZERNE COUNTY'S MOST PROGRESSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE NEWSPAPER 50 CENTS PER MONTH WILKES-BARRE, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1932 THREE CENTS PER COPY TV MM TEE OiW 11 Uy 11 1111 mVuimu Mill ila CRAZED MOTHER EOLLSTWO DAUGHTERS 'AND SE Lend Me Your Ears Not Cheers SETS HOUSE Foe of Bingham In Senate Race PRESIDENT ASSAILS ROOSEVELT AFIRE AFTER DUAL CRIME CohenSqueals On Pals In Kidn aping Of H.F. Rutstpin Startling Revelations As To Crime Conditions, Killings And Kidnapings Police Protection Bared By The GangsterGreat House Cleaning Is Promised SQUEALS TO SAVE SELF FROM LONG JAIL TERM 2ND DEATH REPORTED THISJALL Joseph Moses Breaks Neck And Others Less Seriously Hurt ALL AMATEUR GAMES Hits Democratic Rival For Husband's Atempt To Pre vent The Tragedy Proves Futile Tariff Policy And Attack On Court ENROUTE TO NEW YORK KILLS WIFE, CHILD, SELF Boston, Oct. 31.

Maurice "Maurey" Cohen, arrested as one of three kidnapers who held Herman F. Rutstein for $40,000 ransom, in a desperate effort to save himself from a loner prison term "sauealed" to Dolice officials. The tale Baltimore, Oct SI. President Hoover opened hie whirlwind drive to win the Eastern seaboard here this morning with a vigorous at Professor Milton Conover of tale University, ex-soldier and one of of underworld intrigue, police protection and kidnaping rings iaancdk nTZXl controlled House at the last session I Vi I ii a mHi faiMMWil the founders of the American Le gion in Paris, who Is the Independ' ent Republican candidate for elec wnicn ne toia nas startled ana prompted Attorney General Joseph E. Warner to begin an investigation today.

Cohen, in what police say is the biggest "squeal" ever to come from a. member of t.he iinrlp.rwnrlrT mnrlo atartlino- to Issue 12,800,000,000 In flat currency. The President also condemned Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt for tlon to the United States Senate from Connecticut Professor Con- over, who will oppose Senator revelations as to crime conditions and "solved" many killings IhatheT was Hiram Bingham, Is a noted authority on government.

He served with ana Kianapings. unce started on nis contession. he threw controlled" ty the Republican This excellent close-up of President Hoover was made as the chief executive addressed an enthusiastic gathering at Indianapolis, In his bid for the Mid-West farm vote. The President is shown as he appealed to his listeners to save their enthusiasm until he had finished his address. the American commission that ne Sturgis, Oct.

81. A crazed mother shot her two daughters to death near here today, locked the doors of her farm home, set it aflre and then killed herself. The victims were: Mrs. William Ochs, 45, wife of farmer living seven miles from here, and her daughters, Lara Jftftn, 16, and Alvlna, 7. The tragedy occurred while the husband and father was only a short distance from the house, doing the morning chores.

Hearing the first shot, which ended the life of the older girl, Ochs rushed to the house, only to find the (Jpor locked. While he pounded on the door-panel and shouted to his wife, he heard the second shot, followed by the screams of the little glil. The cries ended as Mrs. Ochs fired a third charge Into the body of Alvina, killing her. Just as her husband crashed through the door Into the smoke-tilled house, Ochs turned the gun upon herself.

Ochs extinguished the fire with party. This, the executive said, gotiated peace after the world War. restraint to the winds to name the prominent racketeers and police who were working with them. SRITISH IDLE CATTLE DEALER ON TO ARCH Roosevelt Gets Big Reception In Ma ac ha ssets Is untrue. "The Republican party stands today as the safeguard against a series of measures which would drive this country from the foundations which 150 years of constructive building has wrought," Mr.

Hoover warned. A large crowd was assembled around an Improvised platform In Mount Royal station. The excutlve spoke briefly, as his heavy train schedule for the day contemplating other at Philadelphia, Newark and New York, with rear platform appearances elsewhere would only permit a halt of 20 minutes tat thtf metropolis. Mr. Hoover declared that only under a protective Republican FOUND SLAIN IN Not all of the confession has been made public, but Commissioner Hultman and District Attorney Foley have revealed enough of It to warrant the belief that the greatest "house cleaning" In the history of Massachusetts police and political life is due.

The long series of kidnaping, "spot" killings, and apparently uninterrupted liquor traffic could, police believe, have occurred only with the connivance of some part of Boston's police force. Cohen told of other kidnaping successfully engineered by the New York-Boston organization to which he belonged. He said that further kidnapings had been With the death of Joseph Moses, 22, of 860 Miller street. Luzerne, at SMS this morning in Kesbitt Me morial Hospital. Kingston, the second life was sacrificed to football here this season.

The first fatality was that of Charles Callahan. 6. jon of Mr. and Mrs. John Callahan, of 8 Watkins street.

Swoverville, who died on September 28 at his home of Injuries received about a week earlier in a sanillot game with several playmates. Moses' death, however, was the first as the result of a regularly scheduled game. Two other grid players were injured yesterday afternoon and on Saturday afternoon, four linesmen ant' one spectaor were hurt on vai-lcus football fields of the valley. Mr. Moses, an unemployed mine worker, was left tackle for the Swoyervllle Buffalo Seniors yesterday afternoon on Horseshoe field.

Maltby. He wa.s considered an Inexperienced player having Just started in the game this vear. As the opposing team kicked off at the beginning of the second half. iMoaes ran down the field and threw himself IVaI'vlilajMrfcklancInt hit hip. When the play, ended, he remained prostrate on the field.

Stephen Marcin. his coach, hurried to his aid and took him to Ncs-bitt Memorial Hospital. The same physicians who treated Billy Waters. Forty Fort high school grid plaver. three years ago, attended young Moses.

They reported that he had practically a similar Injury to the one which proved fatal to Waters. Moses legs and lower pert of the body were paralyzed when he was admitted to the institution, but he retained the use ot his arms. Doctors fcald that the firth cervical vertebra located Just above his shoulders was crushed. X-Ray pictures wore taken of the injury as soon as he was admitted. (Continued On Page 11).

woIFdIps PARLIAMENT mall damage to the home. No motive was known for the HICAGO HOTEL Eme suddenly hwane. Reiect Opportunity For Lowell, Oct. 81. Dover tariff can Industry and agricul nor Franklin D.

Roosevelt, the fist presidential candidate to visit the Head Crashed With Blunt ture survive. Merrimack Valley mill centers "Your varied Industries have Peaceful Presentation Of Petition To Solons planned. Asked who were to be the victims, he was vague but declared that anyone with money was a prospect, except five Boston men since Theodore Roosevelt, was grown and thrived under protective tariffs." he asserted. "They have given a rousing reception today by thousands lining the streets to wilted and shriveled whenever that Who were regarded as Fatal Family Quarrel Buffalo, Oct. 81.

As a climax of family quarrel. Michael Haus-beck 60, shot and killed his wife and daughter here today and then killed himself. Hausbeck, estranged from his wife Elizabeth, 55, went to the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Cowan, SO years old. his daughter, with whom his wife was living.

Two other daughters also were in Mrs. Cowan's home After repeated appeals to his wife to return with him, police said, Hausbeck declared he would "settle this (Continued On Page 17) the Lawrence boulevard. tariff has been lowered or when Instrument And Both Hands Tied MAID DISCOVERS BODY those protections have been aban The men he named are Frank The high school band piayed as the motor cavnlcaie moved across RADICALS IN POWER doned. The livelihood of your 8:45 to find the main street Jammed with cheering crowds. "Make him speak" yelled the crowd as men and women started jumping on the running board of his car.

"Governor, you're a fine man" said an elderly woman as she leaned over and tried to kiss the nominee. Hundreds of children on their way to school In Lowell stopped to wave a cheery greeting to the Governor and he waved his battered felt hat In return. The Governor laughed when one youngster, who appeared to be about eight years old. called cut: "Hurrah for Hoover." When the Governor kept waving workmen are particularly depend the city of Lawrence. ent upon It.

Tour agriculture is Mayor Charles H. Slowey, chair Duris, sportsman and real estate operator; Thomas Duris, hotel manager; Charles Solomon Motion Picture Theatre operator; Joe Paradise, vaguely Identified with (Continued i Page 17). man of the Democratic city com In particular danger from lowering n.ittee. Cornelius F. Cronln and of these tariffs because you are situated close to the seaboard and others escorted the candidate from London, Oct.

81. Rejecting an opportunity for peaceful presentation of a petition, leaders of Great Britain's "hunger maich" today announced plans for a mass demonstration before the Houses of close to the point of attack of Groton. The Governor reached Lowell at foreign Imports. At this precise moment there la scarcely an agrl DEMOCRATS, cultural product In your State that could not under the depreciated PINCHOT WON'T currencies of Europe and South America be brought to your doors at from 26 to 40 per cent below the his hat. a middle-aged woman Chicago, Oct, 81.

A room In the stockyards Inn, situated in the center of Chicago's great packing Industry, was the setting for a murder today. A maid walked into room No. 282 and found Henry Shoop, young cattle dealer of Widaux, lying dead on the bed. His hands were tied In front of him. A blunt Instrument had been used to crush the back of his head.

yelled: prices you at present realize, oe ALLIED DRYS "Put your hat on Governor, pressed as they may be. you'll catch cold." "The Democratic party proposes to reduce this tariff. It proposes The nominee smiled and took not only to reduce It generally, her advice. On the outskirts of Methuen, GIVE HIS STAND ON PRESIDENCY but It proposes to negotiate re Governor Roosevelt was greeted by cinrocal tariffs, which can mean but one thing and that is to ne Mayor William P. White, the Republican mayor of Lawrence, and FILE REPORTS Unterrified Receives eotiate away the tariffs In favor WETS AND DRYS TEST STRENGTH IN THESTATES Direct Prohibition Referenda Before Electors In Coming Election LAWS FORBID SALES Peter Carr.

the Democratic of the Import of some variety of 75 FEET IN CAR BUT SHE LIVES Mrs. Norman Smiles Of West Pittston In Unusual Mishap Parliament. "We prefer to rely upon mass strength," said Wal Hannington, organizer of the hunger march. Leaders of the unemployed demonstrators declined to support the proposal of John McGovern, Scottish Laborite, to petition the House of Commons to receive a deputation of the Jobless. "I have dropped the project," McGovern said.

"The unemployed leaders could not sen their way clear to support the plan." Radical agitators among the demonstrators said they would try to "compel" the House to admit Hannington and a number of his followers. "I am going to lead a deputation of fifty marchers, drawn from many areas, to the House of Commons." Hannington said. With the rank and file of the marchers prepared to join In the onslaught on the House grave fears were expressed that new riots, possibly exceeding those which occurred at Hyde Park and Trafalgar eoode." city chairman. Wearing a silk hat. Mayor White got Into the Gov Dealing with the efforts to Issue ernor's car and rode witn nim Police learned that Shoop arrived here last night with a load of cattle from his own ranch and that he frequently visited Chicago to dispose of stock.

The body was fully clothed in overalls, a corduroy Jacket and heavy shoes. The pockets were turned inside out and the room had been ransacked. flat currency, the President said Greenback Currency Senator McCIure Wants To through the city. Opening of the final week of the 605,654 And Spent $926,208 From June campaign found the presidential nominee in a fighting mood but "We have had within the last Ave months the passage of an act of Congress to Issue $2,300,000,000 of greenback currency one of the Know Whom He Favors doubly confident that an overwhelming majority of the voters have determined to turn out the Republican administration at most glaring attemDts to violate the stability and sacred character PAYING ORDINANCES DRYS EXPEND $212,705 of currency of a people that we Washington. He worked late last night on his have eeen In our country since NOT AT HOOVER MEET 2 WEEK-ENDS DEATHS WILL BE PRESENTED Boston speech and he indicated it the Civil War, when It was Issued onlv in complete desperation and Washington, Oct.

81. The Demo (Continued On Page 17) cratic National Committee received paid for by a thousand Bufferings square, might take place. Han- $1,065,654 and expended 8920,208 from Harrlsburg, Oct. 81. Gov.

OU- in the year which followed. The vice presidential candidate In this Mrs. Norman Similes, 80, of 148 Two ordinances requested by the State Department of Highways to ford PInchot to-lay refused flatly to HINDENBDRG campaign fathered this measure, Philadelphia avenue. West Pittston, miraculously escaped death early today in one of the most unusual prepare the way for contemplated comment on tne letter of Senator and the Democratic candidate or Improvements to city streets that any other speaker In this campaign iAhn J. MrClure.

Delaware, who auto mishaps on record here. A has not seen nt to disavow it." demanded that he state his posl- car which she was driving crashed through the Iron railing on Wyom The President answered Gov, (Continued On Page 11). 500MENARE FACING DEATH Washington, Oct. SI. The battleground for the struggle over legalizing beer appeared shifting today from the Congressional front to the States, where local prohibitory laws would prevent lta aale even If permitted by Congresa.

The Liberals who support the beer cause, apparently believe their fight has been won in Congress. Their confidence has been reflected by statements from numerous Congressional leaders, who were regarded aa "dry" up until recent months. ton In the presidential campaign, June 1 to Oct. 22, In behalf of the Roosevelt-Garner ticket, according to a report on Hie with Clerk South Trimble of the House today. The full picture of the Democratic committee's activities was obtained by consolidating the reports made by Frank C.

Walker, of New Tork, treasurer, for the period Sept. 1. to Oct. 22, with a previous report. Democratic campaign fund solicitors have held out the roseate picture of a "big navy" to a score of Amer Roosevelt's statement about the BACKS PAPEN ing bridge and dropped a distance supreme court sharply.

He said 'Not a peep." was all the Gov ernor would say. are designated as highway connecting links will be presented to council for action tomorrow afternoon at its regular meeting. One of the proposed ordinances provides for the establishment of lines, grades, on State highway-connecting links in the city. The other requires public service companies and abutting property of 75 feet to farmland below. The nose of the machine was burled In the soft ground when passing motorists arrived on the scene.

"A few days ago In this city the Democratls candidate made a statement In respect to the supreme Gov. PInchot will not be in r-nna- delphla this afternoon to loin in re-rpivinn- Prpsid-it Hoover, sched'il- court which must be the negation Mrs. Smiles was taken to Nes- Sips Decree Putting Into ci to sneak at Reyburn Plaza there. of the sentiment, the feeling, and the resoluion of the people of the State that produced Chief Justice bltt Memorial Hospital by Harry Hatfield, of Kirby-Davis Company. She was reported In fair condition Thfi Govprnor Is too Dusy.

vs ican shipbuildings, the Republican National Committee charged today. i i. The Drya ana uDerais wm mi Effect Decree To Cov- owners on North River street, be- said at his ornce ny an auatm; tmileated the Sote Executive wnuld fYng British-Scientist Dis alnQQns uttering, apo3Uila who have helped to make the long be occupied at the capitol all day tured skull, probable dislocation of history of the supreme court. with commonwealth maners. ern the Republican statement mentioned ween Auburn street and the city Charles M.

Schwab, chairman of the "ne on Soutn Washington board of directors of the Bethlehem i "reeVbetween Northampton and Steel Eugene Grace, president i South streets, to place all neces-of Bethlehem; Homer I Ferguson, sary plpea, conduits, under- the hip Joints, probable broken back, lacerations of the left leg and a laceration over the right eye. "And every student of history knows, and every person In the cusses Insidious Radium Poisoning In California modern world knows, that Mary Chief of Police Thomas Parkin McCIure Wants To Know Phlladelnhla. Oct. 81. State Sen Berlin, Oct 81.

Aged President land has maintained a peculiar fidelity to the constitution, and Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry- i ground Immediately for the reason dock Company; C. H. Bardo, New that the State Is going to Improve ator John J. McCIure. of Dolawe.re Paul Von HIndenbuerg again stepped to the fore today to support the (Continued On Page 17) Countv.

today 'iad called imon Gov. York Shipbuilding Company, Cam- these streets In the near future. son, uf Wyoming, who Investigated the crash was uncertain as to how It happened. Mrs. Smiles was the only person In the car and, due to her condition, could not be questioned on the cause.

dictatorship" of Chancellor rans den, N. S. W. Wafteman, vice president of the Bethlehem Ship Von Papen, taking action whien, in Gifford PInchot to tell the voters of Pennsylvania whether he favors the candidacy of President Hoover or that of Gov. Franklin D.

Roose effect, was in defiance of a recent ruling of the Supreme Court of the LITTLE STUDIES Benton Man Hurt Caught by a fall of top rick, An velt. He demanded specifically mat Reich. I thony Novak, 42, of R. D. 8, Benton, Von HIndenburg, himself ruling the Governor emerere irom tne "tmMHirht mnp" nt nolitlcs and make uttered injuries to the left leg to- with an Iron hand, signed a decree ay while at work.

In mines of the Duttlne- Into effect a Plan for gov clear his stand in the present presl-dentlal campaign. Alden Coal Company. He was admitted to Nantlcoke State Hospital. erning the State of Prussia which had been drawn up by Von Papen Sen, McClure's demands wore voiced In a lettur to the uovemor and his cabinet Boy Fatally Hurt The funeral ot Joseph Crubaek. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Joseph six states on election day. The test will come in direct prohibition referenda In California, Oregon, Washington, Michigan, Louisiana and New Jersey. It will provide a complete cross-sectlou of national opinion, although Louisiana and New Jersey have been classed as "wet" for the last few years. The beer fight must' be carried to the States, even If Congress legalizes It, because State laws forbid lta sale in 35 of the 48 commonwealths.

The thirteen States, where the sale of beer would be legal as soon as authorized by Congress, are Massachusetts, Connecticut. New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Maryland Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada. New Mexico and California. There may be some question about the Missouri situation but the Lib-erals declare beer would be legal there. In the other 85 States, IS have constittlonal prohibition while 17 have statutory prohibition, preventing the sale of beer no matter what Congresa la In these States that the Liberals must concentrate their activities If beer Is to be sold after Congress modifies the Volstead Act.

In this group, the Liberals already have initiated movements to change the State constitutions in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio and Oregon. If i Continued On Page 11). He appointed a cabinet for Prus In reply to one he received asaing his stand on utility (juestlons. sia, by far the largest and most Important State In Germany, which (Continued On rage i). Csuback, of 640 Grant street.

Miners Mills, who was fatally Injured when hit by an automobile Saturday afternoon, was held today. Services were conducted In 83. Peter Berkeley, Oct St. Five hundred women, scattered throughout the United States, are facing slow death today, victims of Insidious radium poisoning. Many are unconsctous of the nature of their disease.

Science's battle with this devastating agent of death was discussed here today by Professor J. D. S. Daldane, young British scientist visiting at the University of California, Haldane told how many women were exposed to the disease twelve years ago when they were employed in a New Jersey factory, painting watch dials with luminous radium paint and tipping the brushes with their tongues. Twenty of the fifty known cases already have ended fatally.

Scores of others are racked by constant explosions of radium atoms In their bones. Haldane explained the latest treatment, which consists In dissolving the affected bones with hydochloric acid, taken in the form of ammonium chloride which the liver transforms Into will be in direct competiton the Socialist Braun-Severlng cabinet The Supreme Court last week "THE PARISH PRIEST" building Company, Quincy, Mass. The allied forces for prohibition spent 8212.706 for dry national candidates from Jan, 1 to Oct. 24, Dan-let A. Poling, chairman, reported to the clerk of the House today.

Poling is supporting President Hoover. The dry forces reported receipts of $216,769 In the period covered by the report. The National Progressive League, supporting Governor Roosevelt, reported receipts of $9,434 from Sept. 5 to Oct. 24; and expenditures of $7,202.

The report showed a $3,000 contribution from the Democratlo National Committee, and a lean of $5,000 from the same organization. R. P. Gore of Chicago loaned $1,000 to the Jeague. The league reported unpaid obligations of $7,280.

TRURTBALANCE WashingtonT Oct. 31 The treasury balance Oct. 28 wasl $766,578 R33.88. and Paul's church at Plains and ruled that the Socialist ministry, which Von Papen had ousted DRAWS BIG CROWD Interment was at ths church ceme A motorist from the suburbs drovs to a gai station In th i city where he usually does business. When he arrived, an automobile was parked in th driveway In front of the pumps in sueh a way that he could not be served.

He waited for a tew moments and then honked the horn of his automobile, bringing out ths young from ths office nearby. The youth waived for him to be patient Jutt a moment Slippino behind ths wheel, he drove the parked automobile from the epot to a spaee reserved for parking nearby. The local motorist then pulled In and waited for the attendant to come baok on foot. "What's ths big ides?" the customer asked. "Can't you find anywhere else to park your ear but there?" "It's not my ear," the attendant retorted, grabbing the hose to serve his customer.

"How come any car Is parked there?" the driver persisted. "That belongs to the boss the youth explained, looking furtively over his shoulder. "He's In there now." Boss or no boss, the customer did not think the machine ought to have been parked there and said so in few words. It's all right. when" the boss does it," the attendant said with a wry smile.

"If we tried that or let anyone else get away with it. we'd be in for a bawling out." The motorist, his order filled, shook his head and drove off. Once again, the old theory that king can do no wrong receives a aMl mUwiisi, tery. July, still remained In office techni Young csuoack was struck or cally. machine operated by Alex Barsefc That "Th Parish Priest." writ The German government will re kl.

48. Of T40 North WashlnCtOh fuse to reply to the suggestion for ten thirty-two years ao by Mayor Daniel L. Hart has lost none of its street, on Miner Road, Parsons. He four months' extension of the one year armament holiday until its demand for arms equality has been granted, It was announced today. appealing qualities, was attested to when capacity audiences turned out at the Irving theatre Sunday afternoon and last night when the production was presented for the benefit ofSt.

Joseph's Church, George. died in General Hospital or a frae-tured skull and other injuries. Barsetskt was placed under fSOt ball when the boy was taken to the hospital and later furnished 11.108 ball befof. Judge R. Jones to (CodMnued On faga Hi, t.jj" The time limit for response to the extension proposal expires to- '4 1 1.