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Today 8 Names Among Billions. Congress and 9,000 Bills. Silk From Seaweed. A Fool When He Had It. By Arthur Brisbane INDIVIDUALS are still important, even in this age of complicated machinery and finance.

Nearly two thousand million human beings are alive on earth, and practically all of them that know anything would agree on the names of a dozen men more important to the world than any other 100,000,000. The dozen would include: PRESIDENT HOOVER, with more power than any tional monarch, he has the responsibility for America's situation. MUSSOLINI, who established stable government when the alternative was chaos. He has succeeded marvelously in dealing with the impossible. LAVAL, head of the French government that is now, as a distinguished British publicist puts it, "on top of the world." He pushed the British Empire off the gold standard, and might do the same for this country, except that we are too heavy for easy pushing.

HINDENBURG, the noble old German, who has kept faith with his people, and held Germany together. GANDHI, a strangely sincere, determined little creature, at this moment jailed by the British, dreaming of freedom for 300,000,000 not ready for it. He represents spirit against force. And the world is not ready for that. MacDONALD, with the 10,000 worries of the British Empire on his shoulders, a splendid Scotchman, absolutely honest, unselfish man.

STANLIN, whose power in Russia is greater than that of any of the czars, because he works always, and educates those that he rules, instead of pressing them down into superstition. Our high finance belittles him, conveniently overlooking the fact that there are no men idle in Russia, and 7,000,000 idle in the United States. PASHA KEMAL, who has taken over the power of the sultans, as Stalin has taken that of the czars, and Mussolini that of the Roman emperor. Congress is in session with 9,000 bills before it, and the number growing rapidly. A feeble Democratic majority in one house, a feeble Republican majority in the other, give the American people cause to pray for divine guidance and harmony.

It is probable, unfortunately, that the bill that is needed, if such a bill is conceivable, is not included among the 9,000. The Democrats want a "world parley" on the tariff. The greater part of the world is increasing its tariffs, and the maximum of futility has been shown to be "a world parley." We should have a tariff made for the United States without consulting anybody, planned as' intelligently as possible, to protect workers, manufacturers, and business men IN THE UNITED STATES. Democrats outline their tax plans, which include a limitation on the capital losses tax. There could not be a just limitation on losses without a similar limitation on capital profits.

The government has lost several hundred millions this year through "capital losses." which means selling stocks at a loss and charging the loss against income tax. The sensible thing would be to abolish the capital gains tax entirely. It works against the government. Men do not sell and report when they win. They do sell when they lose and report losses.

Mr. Mellon and President Hoo-662 ver will have an unpleasant surprise in the part played by capital losses in 1931 income tax collections. An Irish scientist extracts a marvelously fine imitation of silk from the seaweed "kelp." That weed yields a large part of the world's iodine and will now appear on young ladies' legs as "sheer stockings." Nobody knows what wealth the ocean contains and will yield. There is in it, for instance, a Continued on Second Page. THE MUNCIE MORNING STAR FIRST IN NEWS, CIRCULATION AND ADVERTISING VOL.

55-NO. 252. MUNCIE, INDIANA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1932. PRICE JAPAN APOLOGIZES TO AMERICA CA 23 Sunday Comics Now appearing in The Sunday Star. Four extra colored comic pages added.

Twelve pages for your amusement. Order today. ARREST THREE PERSONS HERE IN CONSPIRACY Gentrys and Roy Mcintyre Charged in Plot to Rob Hartford City Bank. Three affidavits charging Muncie persons with conspiracy in the robbery July 8 of the Citizens State Bank, Hartford City, when $12,000 was obtained, have been filed in the Blackford County Court and those charged Elmer Gentry, his wife, Irene, and Roy McIntyre, were in custody last night. Gentry was already in jail here on another conspiracy case.

His wife was found at her home west of the city by Sheriff Fred Pickett, Deputy Leech, and Ira Mannix, Blackford County sheriff. She was taken to Blackford County and held in default of $5,000 bond. McIntyre is in the Pendleton reformatory and will be removed to Hartford City when the trial is called. To Seek Gentry's Custody. Gentry claimed he is ill and cannot be taken from jail but Prosecutor James R.

Emshwiller of Hartford City will appear this morning before Judge L. A. Guthrie in the Circuit Court 40 petition for a writ enabling him to remove Gentry. The conspiracy charges resulted from the confessions of Lorenz Capelli, Albert Frabott and Frank Valentino, all of Chicago, arrested December 24 after robbing the First State Bank at Dunkirk. They name Ira Barton, Blackford County sheriff, as the agent offering them protection.

He was arrested and is being held in the Jay County jail. The confession also identified Mrs. -Hazel Green, Muncie resident, as the agent between Sheriff Barton and the bandits. She was surrendered here by her attorney on December 30 and taken to the Jay County jail and held under $55,000 bond. Investigating Other Robberies.

Prosecutor Emshwiller accompanied Sheriff Mannix here last night and after the arrest of Mrs. Gentry, conferred with Mayor George R. Dale. The prosecutor said that the first conspiracy charges involving Barton, Mrs. Green, and the three robbers would be dismissed and the new charges naming the same five with the inclusion of the Gentrys and McIntyre will be given preference in court.

A further investigation of the second robbery of the Hartford City bank, the Dunkirk and Montpelier robberies and also that of the Mt. Summit is in progress it was learned from the prosecutor. The Blackford County grand jury will resur its session this morning for further consideration of the Blackford and Jay County robberies. Met at Hartford City. Following the Dunkirk robbery a posse pursued the robbers and shot and killed Pasqual Enereco and captured the other three.

Barton was said to have advised the robbers that the bank was in his county and that all officers would be away from the Continued on Seventh Page. STATEMENTS FILED BY THE DEMOCRATS Refute Charges of Violating Corrupt Practices Act. Washington, Jan. 4 (P) -The 1928 expenditures of the Democratic national committee's New York headquarters were reported today to refute charges the organization had violated the corrupt practices act. James W.

Gerard, treasurer of the national committee, today filed with the House clerk forty photostatic copies of the payrolls, showing that employes received a total of $353,505 during the campaign. The reports, promised by Gerard Saturday, covered the months of August, September, October, November and December, 1928. Accused by Hoosier. Representative Wood, of Indiana, chairman of the Republican national congressional committee, had charged the Democrats concealed some of their expenditures and thereby violated the corrupt practices act. The law requires that contributions and expenditures be reported to the House clerk quarterly.

United States Attorney Medalie in Continued on Second Page. Mother Wants Her Sons Dead Harry Young. Expresses Hope Missouri Slayers Kill Selves Before Officers Find Them. Springfield, Jan. 4 (P) -Aware an encounter possibly will mean a fight to death, hundreds of officers tonight pressed throughout the Southwest a search for the killers who slew a sheriff and five of his posse, to effect escape from the Young farmhouse near here Saturday.

"You will never take them alive." was the warning to police from Mrs. Albert Conley, sister of Harry, Paul and Jennings Young, who with an unnamed relative are sought from Missouri to the Mexican border as the ruthless slayers. Escaped in Pairs. A 62-year-old mother's wish that her sons would end their own lives followed the desperadoes in the flight, which authorities believe took Continued on Second Page. AUDITOR SEES LARGE DEFICIT Predicts $2,000,000 Shortage in State Fund Soon.

Indianapolis, Jan. 4 (P)-With revenues for the past year from taxes more than a half million dollars short of the anticipated results, it was predicted in the office of State Auditor Floyd E. Williamson today that a deficit of approximately $2,000,000 will occur in the state general fund by the end of the present fiscal year next September. This outlook accompanied announcement of results of collections of the semi-annual tax settlement from the ninety-two counties, which was completed today. Collections taled $3,713,597.20 for the current semi-annual settlement.

Year's Collections Short $544,818. Settlements in June totaled 770.76, the total collections for the being $8,015,367.96, against the anticipated total of $8,560,185. The amount "short" was $544,818. The valuation on which taxes were collected last year was $5,161,000,000, and the rate for the state general fund was .1585 on each $100 of taxable property. Cosgrove said that in addition to the anticipated $8,180,185 should have been added $380,000 in poll tax.

This would have been a Continued on Eighth Page. Friendship Editor The Star: Aboard S. S. Rawalpindi, Jan. few prettier sights than steaming out of beautiful Hong Kong harbor.

wanted to go by and set the Philippines free but being a friend of Hurley's maybe we better let Pat keep 'em a while. I am in favor of giving the Philippines their freedom and then us go under their protectorate. That's the only chance I see of us maybe getting an improvement in the government. WILL ROGERS. FEDERAL RELIEF BILLS URGED BY THE PRESIDENT Hoover Renews Appeal in Message Sent to Congress -Leaders Promise.

Washington, Jan. 4 (P) -President Hoover sent a surprise message to Congress today renewing his appeal for prompt passage of his proposals for bettering business and in response received fresh assurances that interparty differences would not delay their enactment. Leaders of both parties were quick to say that consideration of the Chief Executive's legislative program would be hastened as much as possible. Need More Evident Now. "The need is manifestly even more evident than at the date of my message a month ago," Mr.

Hoover said. "We can and must replace the unjustifiable fear in the country by confidence. "Our justified hope and confidence for the future rests upon unity of our people and of the government in prompt and courageous action. Action in these matters by Congress will go far to re-establish confidence." The Senate banking subcommittee spent most of the day at work on the key bill of the President's program, a measure to establish. a $2,000,000,000 reconstruction corporation equipped with $500.000.000 of government money, the remainder to be subscribed privately.

After deliberating for six hours, the group failed to reach an agreement and decided to continue its study tomorrow. Gets First Consideration. Party leaders of both branches of Congress meanwhile joined in predicting prompt, consideration. "We will give the administration's economic program the first practical consideration," said Speaker Garner of the Democratic House. Representative Rainey, the Democratic floor leader, said: "We would have co-operated in the absence of Mr.

Hoover's message." "We are going to work out this program just as rapidly as we can," said Senator Watson, of Indiana, the Republican leader. "The reconstruction Finance Corporation bill is about ready for Senate consideration and will be taken up promptly." Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, said "everything being done to secure prompt disposition of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill and I expect favorable action on it in a short time." He said close study was being given other measures advanced by the President but emphasized Democrats were not delaying or avoiding action on the program. Enactment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation measure before Continued on Seventh Page. LOUISVILLE BANDIT CAUGHT WITH INDIANA BRIDE AT CLEVELAND Cleveland, Jan. 4 (AP) -A suspected participant in a $5,000 holdup of the Brads and Geeans candy store at Louisville, was arrested here today.

Two detectives said he confessed and implicated four others. whose arrests are sought. He gave his name as Louis Craven, 26, and admitted his share of the loot was $800. Craven was found in an East Side apartment with his bride of eleven days, Mrs. Mary Herrell Craven.

19. He said he married her Christmas Eve at Scottsburg, and spent $325 for her engagement and wedding rings. The Louisville robbery was committed December 15. OHIO FIRM AWARDED STATE ROAD 18 JOB Indianapolis, Jan. 4 -The state highway commission today announced signing of contracts for two construction projects on state roads.

The Bigler Paving Company, of Middletown, was awarded a contract for paving a 14.3 mile stretch on state road 18 in Grant and Blackford counties. The company's bid was $204,653.41. The Vincennes Bridge Company, of Vincennes, received a contract for constructing a bridge on state road 16 near Brook, at a cost of $18,360.13. WARSAW STORE BURNS Warsaw, Jan. 4 (AP)-Fire which started about a furnace in the basement of the Bolinger Dry Goods Company tonight caused damage to the stock estimated at between $15,000 and $20,000.

Washington, Jan. 4 (AP)--The Senate ran two more laps in the "Moses marathon" today without getting anywhere. In the twentyfourth and twenty-fifth ballots taken on the office of president pro tempore, western independent foes of George H. Moses of New Hampshire, incumbent, once more voted for another Republican with a deadlock resulting. They gave their votes to Senator Vanderberg of Michigan as they had done several times before.

Again the Democratic candidate- -Senator Pittman of Nevada--tallied the largest number of votes as a result of the split but lacked the necessary majority of those voting. Moses Marathon SHERIFF FILES YEARLY REPORT Jail Housed 1,445 Different Inmates During 1931. The annual report of Fred W. Puckett as sheriff of Delaware County for the year just passed and compiled yesterday shows a total of 1,445 inmates in the jail during the year. Chief among the sheriff's arrests were the seven bank robbers, four connected with the robbery at the Albany State Bank last January 3, and the three others apprehended at the Gentry farm west of Muncie after they had robbed the bank at Mt.

Summit in Henry County. All of them either pleaded guilty or were convicted. The report of inmates of the jail does not disclose the total number of arrests, since persons apprehended who give bonds required are not deprived of their liberty pending trial. Liquor Offenses Leaders. During the year the sheriff's office collected in fees and other costs, which were turned into the county treasury, $3,945.93.

These collections were accounted for every three months, 85 follows: March 31, July 1, October 1, $900.75, and December 31, $841.15. Intoxication caused the largest number of jail incarcerations with 263 and liquor law violations with 212 were next in line in point of number. There were 130 suspects held during the year; 94 were in for assault and battery; 87 for visiting a gaming house; 86 for contempt of court, and 71 on petit larceny charges. The remainder included charges as follows: Transporting liquor, driving while intoxicated, 19; statutory, Continued on Eighth Page. PERU CIGAR STORE OWNER NABBED AS ROBBERY SUSPECT Marion, Jan.

4 (P)-Forest Morris, 35, Peru cigar store proprietor, was arrested at Peru tonight and brought to Marion for questioning in connection with the holdup December 28 of the Indiana Theater here and the robbery of the Paramount Theater last June. Officers Charles Belville and Frank Parker said Morris was the man who led five bandits who obtained more than $600 from the Paramount Theater. The two officers were disarmed by the men when they answered an emergency call. Police Chief Lewis Lindenmuth said Morris had been identified from a photograph as the man who robbed the cashier of the Indiana Theater of $345. Other persons will view the prisoner tomorrow.

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FOUR acres with 8 room house, located miles west of Muncie: electricity, basement. barn-garage, poultry house. 'Phone Your Ad to 625 DEMOCRAT BILL ON TARIFF GETS PLACE IN HOUSE Permanent International Economic Conference Proposed in Measure. Washington, Jan. 4 -The Democratic policy on tariff was laid down today in a four point bill proposing a permanent international economic conference to stimulate friendly trade and commercial relations.

Approved by the party's SenateHouse policy committee, the measure was destined to have 8 preferred place on the House program. Democratic leaders expect to have it passed and at the door of the Senate by the close of the week. White House approval is considered by many of the Democrats and Republicans as doubtful, even if the Senate sanctions it. Reciprocal Trade Pacts. The four big points in the two thousand word measure were: -A permanent international economic conference to lower tariffs, with representatives of the United States not allowed to discuss or consider cancellation of reduction of inter-governmental debts.

The President would be requested and authorized to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements with foreign governments under a policy of mutual tariff concessions. The flexible provision of the present act would be amended to take away the President's power to change duties on the recommendation of the tariff commission. That authority would be given to Congress. Commodities could be removed -from and placed on the free list, which is not permitted under the existing law. The creation of a "consumers of the tariff commission to represent the consumers at hearings was proposed.

Rate Structure Stands. The measure would not affect the rate structure of the present tariff. In a statement issued after the conference, the policy committee indicated that with the Republicans in control of the Senate and White House, it would be futile to attempt to change the rates. In that connection, the statement, written by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader and approved by Speaker Garner, said: "The committee does not undertake at this time A further or complete definition of policy respecting tariffs. The committee decided that it is sound public policy to proceed AS speedily as practicable to balance the budget but for the present announces no detailed plans as to rates." The committee said it believed that the "most practical and helpful results" to be gained through tariff act changes was by "altering the powers and duties of the tariff commission so as to authorize investigations initiated by the commission or on application of interested parties with a view to modification of duties so as to equalize the difference in the cost of production of domestic and foreign articles when produced in the principal competing country or countries." Representative Rainey of Illinois.

the Democratic leader, said the reason the bill did not touch rates was because the "tariffs of all the big commercial foreign powers are higher today than the tariff of the United States." Only by reciprocal agreeContinued on Eighth Page. ARGOS MOTORIST KILLED AS INTERURBAN HITS CAR Indianapolis, aJn. 4 (P) Charles Swihart, 34, of Argos, was killed here tonight when an Indiana Railroad traction car struck his automobile, stalled on the tracks at Thirty-eighth and Dearborn streets. His brother, Clifford Swihart, and the latter's wife suffered minor injuries. They were attempting to push the automobile from the tracks while Charles Swihart guided it when the interurban car struck.

The man and wife were held pending investigation. LENZ AND LIGGETT CUT LEAD OF CULBERTSONS New York, Jan. 5 (Tuesday) (P)- Sidney S. Lenz and Commander Winfield Liggett, won six out of nine rubbers at the seventeenth session of the big contract bridge match ending early today. The lead of Mr.

and Mrs. Ely Culbertson was cut to 16,835 from 20,220. The rubbers became 71 for Culbertson and 58 for Lenz. Shroyer Named Council Leader Ora Shroyer, Fifth Ward Alderman Succeeds Parkinson- -Emmet Grady Officer Pro Tem. Ora T.

Shroyer, Fifth ward representative, was named president of the Muncie city council last night without opposition. He succeeds Hubert L. Parkinson, who had held the prestdency for the past two years. Emmet Grady, Seventh ward councilman, was named president pro tem, a place previously held by Robert Tumelson, councilman-at-large, whose name had been mentioned as a possible successor to Parkinson. The meeting was short, adjournment coming by 9 o'clock.

Reports of various department heads were received and ordered placed on file. These included annual summarization of police department activities; the building commissioner, Carl McKinley, and the financial report of Continued on Second Page. NEEDY TO SHARE FEDERAL WHEAT Caustic Criticism of Program by Pennsylvanian. Washington, Jan. 4 -The Senate voted today to take 40,000,000 bushels of wheat from the farm board's bulging bins and distribute them to the needy.

Its action climaxed a day in which criticism of the administration's relief policies resounded through the Senate chamber and committee rooms. In one of the latter, Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania, whose name 1s linked with speculation on Republican presidential possibilities, denounced the Hoover program as vicious." Farm Board Approves. The Senate acted, without roll call vote, after a vigorous debate. Democratic leaders asserted the appropriation of wheat was the equivalent of a dole, firmly opposed by President Hoover. The vehicle of action was a resolution by Senators Capper, Kans), and Wheeler, It had the approval of the farm board, which nevertheless contends it should be compensated for the wheat.

Testifying before a Senate manufactures sub-committee in hearings on proposals for unemployment lief by direct federal appropriations, Pinchot launched upon a caustic criticism of the administration's proContinued on Seventh Page. The Weather Chicago, Jan. INDIANA-Rain Tuesday; fresh to strong easterly winds in extreme south portion; cloudy and somewhat cooler Wednesday, probably local snows. Courtesy Hupp Coal Co. MUNCIE AND VICINITY- -Fair.

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421 Midnight. ..37 A Year Ago Yesterday Maximum. 45; Minimum, AN INTERPRETER AND 2 SOLDIERS ARE IMPRISONED Attack on U. S. Consul Chamberlain Provoked by.

Use of Chinese Dialects. Mukden, Manchuria, Jan. 4 The deepest apologies of the nese government were conveyed to the American consul-general today for the attack by three Japanese soldiers last night on Consul Culver Chamberlain. At the same time, -Col. Mate sui, member of the staff of General Shigeru Honjo, Japan's Manchurian commander, expressed the opinion that Mr.

Chamberlain was attacked because he had treated Japanese sole diers "as if they were Chinese." Arrogant Attitude Reported. At a preliminary hearing on the incident conducted by Japanese aue thorities it was brought out that the three men who set upon Mr. Cham berlain as he stepped out of an mobile bearing the United States flag and coat of arms, blamed the Amer. ican's "arrogant, tude" for the trouble. The Japanese government's gies were re presented to Myrl S.

Myers, American consul-general, by Kazhuito Morishima, temporarily in charge of the Japanese consulate. Mr. Morishima informed Mr. Myers that Hyakutake, chief of the Japanese military mission at Harbin, had expressed the apologies of the army to Mr. Chamberlain at the American consulate there.

After being treated for his wounds, which included two deep gashes in his face, Mr. Chamberlain continued on his way from Mukden to Harbin. He is taking up his post there after a vacation in America. His home is in Kansas City. Identified as Assailants.

Two privates in the army and Japanese interpreter, temporarily engaged because of his knowledge of Chinese, were identified as the three attackers, M. Morishima said. Ho informed the consul-general that the interpreter had been dismissed and the two privates arrested pending decision about whether they should be court-martialled. The Japanese authorities, he explained, considered the privates less culpable than the interpreter. "The immediate cause of this fortunate incident seems to have been that Mr.

Chamberlain treated the Japanese soldiers as if they were Chinese," Lieut. Col. Matsui said. "The Japanese soldier is proud. American and Japanese manners are different and these soldiers considered Mr.

Chamberlain's manner insulting." Consular colleagues and friends of Mr. Chamberlain described him as an unusually quiet and mild-mannered man. Whether the American authorities would be satisfied with the apology remained unestablished. No official Continued on Second Page. PHYSICIAN IS FOUND DEAD AT RESIDENCE Dr.

Edgar A. Shields Succumbs Sitting in Chair. Dr. Edgar A. Shields, widely knowri Muncie physician, was found dead at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 416 East Adams street.

The aged doctor had been ill from a comreplication of chronic diseases for some time and since last July had not gone to his office in the Patterson block Yesterday afternoon he was visited at 3:30 o'clock by two friends, Clarence Crull and Frank Kiser. They returned an hour later to find him dead in his chair. Studied at Indiana University. At one, time Dr. Shields was among the foremost practitioners of cine in the city, having a large nume ber of patients.

He had maintained offices in the Patterson block for more than forty years, having come to Muncie in the year. 1881 at the age of thirty-five years. He was the first secretary of the Delaware County Medical Society. Mrs. Shields, who was before her marriage Miss Fannie May Hinckley, an Ohioan, died September 22, 1927 Continued on Eighth Page..