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ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL THE WEATHER Fair and slightly warmer today. Cloudy and warmer tomorrow, probably rain. VOL. LXXXVII, NO. 139 ALLENTOWN, PA, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17, 1933 SINGLE COPT Three Cento 1 DAILY Cento Week OAILT SUNDAY IS Cents Week ally 0 GeOo HT TP TTVfW PIT tl ti fw rn' A 11 i ill rill I JLi.

Vto 1.L fcV JUL J-JL Former Senator Dies House Passes $2 Tax on Whiskey Held in Storage $220,000 Year Rum Ring Profit, Witness Asserts Davis Says $150,000 Collected in City of Chester Alone Allentown's Leading Citizen Dies as Result of Auto Crash Just West of City of Easton Confer With Roosevelt Waged Gallant Battle A Striking Likeness For Life inEaston Hospital if i General Returning From New York When Auto Driven by His Personal Chauffeur, Charles W. DeLong, Sidewipes Huge Oil Truck Parked Along Highway in Wilson Borough Because of Dead Battery' Despite Injuries General Trexler With Magnificent Display of Courage Walks Into Hospital His Right Collarbone Fractured and Several Ribs on Right Side Broken, General Harry Clay Trexler, leading citizen of Allentown and Lehigh county, died in the Easton hospital at 3.55 o'clock this morning, the victim of injuries sustained shortly before 6 o'clock last night when his motor collided with a truck on the William Penn Highway, just west of the Taylor-Wharton plant in Wilson township, near Easton. The accident occurred as General Trexler was on his way home from New Eork where he had spent the day in business con-. ferences. SI I it The remarkable physique of General Trexler, who celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday April 17 last, as well as the indomitable fighting spirit that has characterized his life were given credit last night by physicians for his gallant battle against death.

In the collision, General Trexler received a broken right collar-bone and several ribs of the right side were fractured. Surgeons and physicians attending him said General Trexler was bleeding internally and it was feared the thoracic walls had been punctured. General Trexler spent yesterday In New York City attending meetings of directors of the National Power and Light company and the Lehigh Power Securities and was returning home The machine occupied by General Trexler, driven by his personal chauffeur for many years, Charles DeLong, 619 North St. Elmo street; struck a giant oil truck that had been disabled, because of a "dead" battery, just west of West Twenty-fifth street, Wilson borough, a short distance west of where the highway crosses over the trolley tracks near the Taylor-Wharton plant. General Trexler was sitting in the front seat, alongside the driver.

The front of his car struck the hub of the left, rear wheel of the semi-trailer and the right side of General Trexler's machine was battered in the collision. It is believed that General Trexler received the full force of the terrific impact. William C. Krick, of 415 West Union street. Fullerton, driver of the truck that figured in the accident, was held in $500 ball on a technical charge brought by State Highway Patrolman John Zack before Alderman Heintzelman in Easton.

Krick said his truck, one of the largest oil trucks In this section and loaded with 3,000 gallons of gas at the time of the accident, broke down while it was still daylight. The machine is owned by Jacob Silbert, of 826 Wyandotte street, Bethlehem, and Krick stated he sent to Bethlehem for a new battery for the truck. The truck was headed toward Bethlehem and Krick said he took up a position about the center of the truck and trailer when it became dark and signalled to approaching cars with a flashlight. GENERAL HARRY C. TREXLER A striking and characteristic photograph of General Trexler, taken on his 78th birthday anniversary as he was leaving the Livingston club where he had been tendered the congratulations of his many close friends.

It was said by many to have been the most faithful picture ever taken of their friend. Henry C. Hansbrongh, 85, North Dakota, Pneumonia Victim WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.

OP) Henry C. Hansbrough, former senator from Nortn Dakota died here tonight of pneumonia. He was 85. He was first elected to the house of representatives from North Dakota in 1890. Two years later he was elected to the senate and served for 18 years.

Youth's Death After Grid Game Still a Mystery Police Abandon Theory Jay Towner Crushed in Crowd PRINCETON. N. Nov. 16. OP) The mysterious death, last Saturday, of Jay F.

Towner 3d, of Perryman, was still a mystery today as authorities discarded the theory that Towner had fallen to his death from a third story window. County i-rosecutor Erwin H. Marshall, who has taken personal charge of the case, said: "Investigations were carried out today on the theory that Towner fell out of a third story window in Guyot Hall. This new theory does not strike us as plausible at the moment but we will continue to work on it. "County police authorities, Princeton police and the university authori-(Continued on Page Three) Propose Federal Liquor Monopoly Roosevelt Said to Look With Favor on Control Suggestion WASHINGTON, Nov.

16. OP) The proposal to organize a federal government corporation that would establish a monopoly in liquor simlar to those in operation in other countries, came to the foreground today in discussions of the administration's repeal program. There were indications that although it was meeting with strong resistance, both from distillers and from some members of the inter-departmental committee and the legislative committees dealing with repeal, it had strong backing as well. In some circles President Roosevelt wag reported to be looking with favor upon the proposal provided details can be satisfactorily arranged. The plan contemplates federal 11-(Continued Page Three) Court Upholds Edict Against Gold Hoarding Rules, However, That Treas ury, Not President, Should Have Issued Order NEW YORK, Nov.

16. OP) President Roosevelt's anti-gold hoarding policy was upheld today by Federal Judge John M. Woolsey but the jurist ruled further that the secretary of the treasury, and not the president, should have issued the order of August 28 directing hoarders to return their gold. Judge Woolsey gave his ruling in sustaining an indictment charging Frederick B. Campbell, a lawyer--XContinued on Page Twenty-six) Nurse Declares Grace Drugged, Attacked Her Frieda Weltz Tells of Events Leading to Shooting of Shipping Official SANTA CRUZ, Nov.

16. OP) A story of a criminal attack was placed before the jury here today as the defense of Frieda Weltz, 43-year-old nurse on trial for slaying Francis J. M. Grace, member of the wealthy shipping family. James Duggan, attorney for Miss Weltz, outlined the defense case and then called the nurse herself to the stand to tell the story of her life, beginning with her high school days in (Continued on Page Twenty-six) Today and By WALTER The Changes at The changes at the Treasury Secretary Woodin's leave of absence, Under Secretary Acheson's resignation and Mr.

Morgenthau's appointment to fill his place are a logical consequence of the Important decision announced In the President's radio address of October 22. The essence of that decision was the shaping of American monetary policy primarily in the Interest of the agricultural interests affected by world markets. The decision was taken after, and almost certainly In response to, the appearance of grave discontent in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys. The principles of the new policy are those developed by an agricultural economist Professor Warren, of Cornell. The new Acting Secretary of the Treasury, a pupil of Professor Warren, is him- All Other Liquor Bills Returned To Committee Republicans Slip Up On Pre-Arranged Plans Fail to Keep Agreement to Pass All of PinchoVs Liquor Bills but State-Stores Control PlanFinal Action on Latter Proposal Looked for Early Next Week HARRISBURG.

Nov 16. OP) Balking at hasty, final action on all administration liquor bills, the house today shunted permanent tax measures into committee, but sent to the senate the temporary $2 a gallon "floor tax" bill. The Republican majority broke from Its prearranged course of passing all but the state stores-control bill. It drew censure from Speaker Orover C. Talbot, who told the house he had "understood Republicans had a problem" which called for final action on the five bills today.

He "apologized" for calling a Thursday session at which developments prevented action on the $1 tax and in- I JI.tilliwM nnnnll no. measures. When the house adjourned for the week the senate quit yesterday it had passed these bills. Cordier, Lackawanna imposing a tax of $2 a proof gallon 50 per cent alcohol on all liquor and wines in (Continued on Page Twenty-six) Woodin Leaves Trpaeiirv TriHav Morgenthau to Take Charge of Office Today as Under secretary ry Morgenthau, an unwavering supporter of President Roosevelt's experiment in a managed currency, tomorrow will assume command of the nation's finances. With a brief White House ceremony he will be inducted as under-secre-tary of the treasury, moving to that department from the farm credit administration, the affairs of which he has directed In a way that has brought unstinted praise from officials.

At the treasury. Secretary Woodin, about to go on a long leave of absence, and Undersecretary Acheson, who re-iContinued on Page Twenty-six) Telegraphic News Briefs HARTFORD, Not. 16. OP) Judge Edwin Thomas, In a surprise session of the United States district court was petitioned today to sign an order, directing himself to accept a gift from the officers of the department of justice. He signed with pen that was part of the gift a desk set He observes tomorrow the 20th anniversary of his appointment.

PORTLAND, Nov. 16. OP) The worst fish shortage in IS years prevailed in the city as the fishing fleet was held to port for the tenth day by heavy seas and high winds off shore. NEW BEDFORD Nov. 16.

OP) New Bedford schoolboy gets a break today. The school committee ordered the schools closed un til November 30 because of lack of funds. DECATUR, Nov. 16. OP) A monkey which escaped from his private soo cost Asa O.

Candler, soft drink millionaire, $10,000. A jury today awarded that amount to Mrs. Harry Smith who sued for $25,000 on the ground the monkey's actions wrecked her nervous system. BT. PETERSBURG, Nov.

16. OP) The St Petersburg Solarium society, which with members claims to be the pioneer nudist organization in America, held its fifth annual meeting yesterday at the municipal sun bathing temple. BTT.T.TNS. Nov. 16.

OP) Ninety-five thousand pounds of turkeys are being shipped to eastern markets by the Stillwater turkey pool for the Thanksgiving repast. COLUMBUS, OHIO. Nov. 16. OP) It cost tha estate ot Ohio $10,000 to clear away the ice and snow that ollected on the highways this wees.

fine hundred men got twenty hours CHEYENNE, Nov. 16. OP) Sixty-one names Instead of the usual 60 had to be drawn in the jury panel for the December session of the Jstrtct court. The third name drawn was that of Keith Bel-lairs, who Is In on a murder charge. TULSA, Nov.

16. OP) The Oklahoma Baptists convention today adopted a resolution urging church members to boycott all business institutions handling liquor when repeal of the 18th amendment to complete. Presents Evidence of Raids Made, He Insists, for McClure Identifies Search Warrants and Returns as Judge Checks List PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16. OP) Ed gar A.

Davis, self-styled personal investigator for State Senator John J. McClure, testified in the Delaware county liquor conspiracy trial today that the alleged "political ring" "at its neighth" collected about $220,000 a year from law Violators. On the stand for the third day Davis is the government's 135th witness in its case against Senator McClure and 75 others charged with conspiracy to violate the Prohibition law. A former detective, Davis, who has testified that Senator McClure gave him lists of law breakers to "knock off" for not paying protection made his statement concerning the alleged "ring" collections under questioning by Chet A. Keyes, special United States attorney general.

"How much money do you estimate was collected through this political system every month that you worked?" Keyes asked the witness. "At its height and I should say that would be about August, 1926. It (Continued on Page Twenty-six) Great Britain Seeks to Revive Arms Parley Ready to Make Concessions to Germany in Effort to Save Conference LONDON, Nov. 16. OP) That Great Britain is ready to bow' to Chancellor Hitler's ultimatum and discuss concessions to Germany in the matter of armaments was indicated tonight in authoritative circles.

This report, coming on the heels of instructions that Foreign Secretary Sir John Simon proceed to Geneva as a move to get Germany back into the arms conference, was viewed as an explanation for renewed activity here to save the disarmament talks from a breakdown. It was admitted in informed quar ters that the British government re alizes the futility of this activity un-(Continued on Page Twenty-six) Witnesses Tell Of Shots Fired In Gaines Killing Also Relate of Hearing Mrs. Gaines Begging for Help SPOKANE, Nov. 18. OP) Her composure regained after an hysterical outburst yesterday, Lily Banka Gaines sat unmoved in court today as three witnesses graphically described the sound of the shots and screams that preceded the slaying of her husband, Dr.

James I. Gaines. Mrs. Gaines, an attractive 27-year-old brunette, is being tried on a first degree murder charge, accused of firing the three shots that killed the wealthy sportsman and sanipractor last August 15. The widow bit her lower lip nervously as Mrs.

Bert H. Calllson, her next door neighbor, described how she was awakened by the shots and told of Mrs. Gaines begging her for help after crying, "come quickly, Jim's been shot!" She calmed herself quickly and 11s-(Continued on Page Twenty-five) 2 Men Confess Killing Youth TheyKidnaped Beat Brooke Hart, 22, With Brick, Bound Him and Tossed Him Into Bay SAN JOSE. Nov. 16.

OP) The kidnaping of Brooke Hart, 22, son of a wealthy San Jose merchant, came to a tragic climax today with the announcement of police and intermediaries that Thomas H. Thurmond had confessed he and Jack Holmes, an accomplice, seized and killed the young man and then demanded on Page Seven) Says State Should Stay Out of Liquor Business Bishop Richardson 'Still Convinced' Total Prohibition Best PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16. OP) Bishop Ernest G. Richardson, president of the Anti-Saloon League, today said he believes the state "should stay out of the liquor business." "I am still convinced that total prohibition is really the only way to handle the question," he said.

"But since the wets have won we must de vise means of controlling the liquor," When General Trexler's macnine approached, also headed toward Bethlehem, Krick said he flashed his light but the auto did not stop. When it became apparent a crash was imminent, Krick said he jumped close to the side of the truck and a moment later the sedan hit the rear wheel's hub. Krick says he was struck by flying glass from the machine. DeLong said he did not see the light In time to avoid the collision and expressed the belief that Krick was signalling to a car coming in the opposite direction that Is from Bethlehem as General Trexler's auto approached. After striking the wheel hub, General Trexlefi auto sheared along the side of the big vehicle's rear corner, at a right angle.

It crossed the road and came to a stop on the left hand side, its right (Continued on Page Five) Catalogue of General Trexler's Activities Forms Cross-Section Of Business Life of the Country Interested in Every Development That Meant Greater City, County, State and Nation Despite Multifarious Commercial Activities Took Leading Part in Community Efforts and Was Trustee of Three Colleges and Two Hospital Influential Leader in Republican Party Cir cles and Prominent in Woman Defies House Wreckers Prevents Demolition of Home Until Phila. Pays Her $25,000 Record as Executive Officer of National Guard Revered by Playground Children and Boy Scouts. WIfiXw J. PIERPONT MORGAN MYRON TAYLOR Morgan, Taylor See Roosevelt; 'Entirely Social' Banker and Steel Official at White House for 45 Minutes WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.

OP) President Roosevelt chatted over the tea cups With J. Morgan, the New York financier, and Myron C. Taylor, chairman of the board of the United States Steel corporation, early tonight in a meeting described at the White House as "entirely social." Smiling and genial, the two executives left the White House shortly before 7 p. m. to take a train for New York, referring all inquiries to the president.

Later, Stephen T. Early, a secretary to Mr. Roosevelt, said the meeting was entirely social, occasioned by the on Page Twenty-six) Paris Paper Hits Nazi Propaganda Charges German Agents Seek to Turn Public Opinion Against France PARIS, Nov. 16. OP) The newspaper Petit Parisien charged today that German propaganda agents abroad had been instructed confidentially to turn public opinion against.

Prance and to upset French political and military alliances. Also contained in the reported Instructions, the newspaper went on, were three aims: The recovery of all territories around Germany where minorities still exist; equal rights in armaments without interference of international control, and the return of German colonies. (The German government said in an official denial Issued at Berlin that "these alleged instructions so plainly bear the stamp of free invention that denying them hardly seems necessary; the pity is that- the widely-read French Journal should, especially at the present juncture, lend itself to spreading such poisonous The Petit Parisien said the messages were sent out by Dr. Joseph (Continued on Page Seven) Total of 61 to 125 Years For Six Jail Breakers BELLEFONTE. Nov.

16. OP) Six prisoners, convicted of escaping from the Western penitentiary at Rockview, were sentenced today to serve a total of 61 to 125 years In addition to the terms specified at the time they originally were committed. The heaviest penalties were imposed upon Frank Nadeau and Wayne Daugherty, who stole an automobile from the state police barracks at State College and fled last August. They were captured a month later In Los Angeles. Nadeau, originally sentenced from Allengheny county to serve 5 to 15 years for burglary, was ordered to serve 17 to 37 years additional.

Sixteen to 32 years was added to Daugh-erty's original sentence of five to ten years for larceny in Crawford county. Is-1 3 hr- X- i I pk PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16. OPV Mrs. Nana E.

Scott sat back In her kitchen today and received so many callers that she really needed the rest of her house to entertain them but the rest of the house was not there. All the neighbors and a lot of strangers came in to offer encouragement and advice, lots and lots of advice, on how she should conduct her (Conffnued on Page Three) Commerce Department To Get 30 New Airplanes WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. OP) The public works administration today allotted $499,125 to the aeronautic branch of the department of commerce for the purchase of 30 new airplanes and alterations In lighting facilities at Long Island. Projects Included: Relocating lighting equipment between McConnelsburg and Harrisburg, Pa.

Installing a new field the Har-risburg-Philadelphia section. The Weather WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. OP) Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Fair with rising temperature Friday; Saturday cloudy and warmer probably occasional rain. Sun rises at 6:48 and sets at 4:42.

New moon sets at 4:17 p. m. Paris Cabinet Near Downfall High Official Says Sarraut's 20-Day Government Faces Defeat PARIS, Nov. 16. OP) Premier Albert Sarraut's cabinet, after 20 days of life, faced what a high official called "certain overthrow" tonight on budget balancing proposals.

Two previous ministries nave fallen on measures publicly described as imperatively needed to save the French franc and France's gold. The cabinet offered the chamber of deputies the first of two disguised pay-cut and economy measures like those that spelled defeat for the governments of Joseph Paul-Boncour and Edouard Daladier and the decision of the finance committee to consider the bill after planning earlier to reject it postponed an imminent crisis. Deputies said, however, that the (Continued on Page Three) Long Probers Use Fire Escape Forced to Climb in Window as Crowds Block Door to Meeting Place NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 16.

OP) A crowd Of thousands of political fac-tionists today stormed the Scottish Rite cathedral where the special United States senate committee has been conducting investigations into the election of Senator John H. Overton, and chairman Tom Connally (D-Tex.) and Senator Overton were forced to enter the building up a fire escape and through the women's wash room. The crowd had congregated in front of the building, jamming the steps before the locked doors and stopping traffic in the street. When the doors were opened, police had to use strong-arm methods to prevent a pellmell rush Inside the cathedral and the senate committee composed of Chairman Connally, Senators Logan (D-Ky) and Thomas (D-Utah) had difficulty maintaining order after the hearing started. Continued gn Page Jferf'i.

Masonic Work Had Brilliant ness and began ambitious expansion of the enterprise until its ramifications covered a large part of the country with large forests under (Continued on Page Twenty-five) Mary M'Cormic Slaps Woman In News Office LOS ANGELES. Nov. 16. OP) Mary McCormic, opera songbird, told today how and why she "socked" the woman biographer of the three "Marrying Mdivanis" in a newspaper office late last night while reporters and editors stood aghast. The other principal, and loser, In the one-sided encounter was Miss Grace Williams, who, during spare time from duties as a hotel club hostess, is writing up the lives of Princes Serge, David and Alexis Mdivanl of the Soviet Province of Georgia.

Only last Tuesday, Miss McCormic divorced one of the royal trio, Prince Serge and she was incensed on being advised last night that Miss Williams was in the newspaper office, trying to sell details of the divorce property settlement, heretofore secret. The songstress caught a taxi, rushed to the office, confronted Miss Williams, brushed aside peace-making efforts of newspapermen, and "smacked" the biographer with a right to the jaw. "If she had Vi have knocked her out. "They tried to shush me. It you've got to hit her, wait till you get outside, Mary they told me.

But I saw red. It was good. Here was Kid McCormic squaring away in one corner of the ring, battling Williams In another, as white as a sheet, and the city editor a nice, gentlemanly little man trying to act as referee or "I just took off my glove so ft would feel better when I socked her, and let her have a right to the jaw. "There was plenty of bedlam around there at this time. (Continued on Page Twenty-six.

General Harry Clay Trexler was born in Easton Aprii 17, 1854, the eldest son of the late Edwin W. and Matilda Sourpeck Trexler. When a boy the family removed to this city and here he spent his boyhood days making life-long friend ships which were his Keenest aeugni. Growing up with the city in the period of its greatest development and in such close relationship with all its people, there was probably no man who was more widely or intimately acquainted with Allentown's people than he. He received his education in the public schools of this city and Tre-mont Seminary, Norristown, and then in 1878 went into the lumber business with his father, following bis predilections for a business career which he early manifested.

The firm was known as E. W. Trexler Son and rapidly developed a large business in this city which became the forerunner of the Trexler Lumber Co. Upon the death, of his father, who was killed while driving across the tracks of the East Perm Railroad near this city on July 10, 1900, he assumed complete control of the bust- Tomorrow LIPPMANN the Treasury self a gentleman farmer Interested for many years in the problems of agriculture. We have adopted an agrarian monetary policy and to that policy industry will apparently be compelled to adjust itself.

That this is an agrarian monetary policy is rather clearly indicated by the behavior of the Canadian and Australian currencies. These are agrarian currencies: that is to say, they are managed in the Interest of the body of agricultural exporters. In terms of gold the Canadian dollar is depreciated just about as much as the American dollar, the Australian pound sterling somewhat more. Now why Is it that the depreciation of the American dollar causes great (Continued on Page Twenty-six). Temperatures Thursday, November 16: 1 p.

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