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raroSML rest mm AMERICAN TRBCE A Great Daily Feature VVSIDE THE WEATHER Showers and thunderstorm tonight and Saturday; cooler Saturday afternoon or nijjHt in west and. north central portions. THE OWENSBORO I GLANCES ft) ByfobUKb CLARK VOL. No. 95.

OWENSBORO, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1933 TWELVE PAGES 1 9 NQUIRER MSSBEDJ President Signs Farm Relief-Currency Inflation Bill Twister Takes Toll In Kentucky U.SJfESTIGATION REPRESENTATIVES Named To Head Reserve Board READY TO SIGN tw.w' 4 N- it' Earns and schoolhouses were pressed into service as morgues and hospitals in the Cumberland region of the Tennessee- Kentucky border, as the toll of the latest tornado to sweep through the south mounted to 40 or more dead with hundreds injured. Dead and badly injured victims of the storm are shown above in an Improvised hospital in Livingston Tenn. 'Leveled completely to the ground was this splintered wreckage, below, that had been a home before the tornado passed. A pathetic touch was added by the child's wagon visible in the middle foreground of the picture. i Eugene R.

Black (above), governor of the Federal Reserve bank of Atlanta, named governor of the Federal Reserve board, succeeding Eugene Meyer. TESTIFIES By ERS Claims "Max Hassel," "Max Greenberg" Responsible For Kidnaping; Says Tot Killed By Fall. May 12. (t Gaston B. Means testified in the District of Columbia Supreme court today that the infant body found Jn New Jersey and identified by Charles A.

Lindbergh just a year ago as that of his kidnaped son was a "plant," according to information he said had been given him by one "Wellington Henderson" whom he had identified previously as one of the kidnapers. The witness had completed his own story in connection with the kidnaping a short while before. The district attorney, Leo A. Rover, had said he wished to make no cross-examination. Thereupon Means' counsel defending him on charges of conspiracy to defraud Mrs.

Evalyn Walsh McLean in an alleged "ransom hoax" brought out the account of the alleged "plant" in questioning. Means said Henderson visited him when he (Means) was out on bail following arrest in the McLean case and said he had the real Lindbergh baby at Juarez. This was on May 17 of last year. I and Means said Henderson told i him the baby was still alive at that date. Means further said Henderson had told him the autopsy performed on the body of the baby found in New Jersey disclosed different measurements from that of the reai Lindbergh child.

Washington, May 12. (JP) Gaston B. Means testified in District of Columbia Supreme court today that the Lindbergh baby was stolen by New Jersey liquor runners. Continuing the story that he began yesterday In testifying in his (Continued on Page Nine) MEAN LINDY BABY TAKEN BUM UN and Tennessee X. JAP AID IT Strong Efforts Made Here, and Abroad to Dissolve Reich's Objection to British Arms Reduction Plan.

R.v F. VOSBCRGH (Associated Press Staff Writer) Washinston, May 12. Ft Strong efforts are being made hore as well as abroad to dissolve German ob-jsctions to the British Arms reduction plan and similar diplomatic suasion is expected to be employed by President Roosevelt in his forthcoming talks with high Jspan-anese officials. The president has taken disarmament as will as war debts into his own hands and is sparing no effort to bring about acceptance of the plan proposed at Ge- (Continued on Page Nine) ers of Owensboro a new prospect of their jobs as home makers. She had shown theni new ideas, new methods, new products which sim piny nouseKeeping and which sive upportunities of providing good meals with ease.

Her advice about nourishing, common sense diers, the importance of including the essential vitamines in every day's meals, and about thrift and money-saving cookery filled a Ion; felt want for many women. Mrs Thurn pointed out in addition the virtues of patronising the home town merchants, exploring their shops, nndins; the new lroducts and tryir.g them, a rro-tedure of benefit to bnth the women and the shopkeepers. Another group of unusual recipes from her week's l.st of fine ROOSEVEL DIMM $900,000 Is Allotted For Dredging In Ohio River Washinston. May 12. (JP) The War department today alloted $900,000 for dredging in the Ohio river to maintain a 9-foot channel which has been threatened by sandbars due to spring floods.

The work of removing 1 he shoals is to te undertaken immediately by a fleet of dredges. FERRY COMPANY II Rounds Brothers Restrained From Interfering With Rights of Concern. Judgment of Daviess circuit court restraining franl T. Rounds. James B.

Rounds and Harry B. Rounds from interfering with the rights cf the Owensboru Ferry company in its operation of a ferry across the Ohio river at Owensboro was affirmed by appellate court today. The ferry company alleged the Continued On rase Twelve HOLDS FRANCHISE CHIEF EXECUTIVE EASURE Ready to Use Power to Increase Commodity Prices Expand Credit; Wallace Names George Peek Administrator of Bill. Washington. May 12.

President Kousevelt put quickly into law today the Farm Relief-Currency Inflation measure with a simultaneous appeal to mortgage creditors to abstain from fore closures pending operation of the legislation. He signed the all-inclusive bill in the presence of congressional leaders and government heads who will administer it. He was ready to act to use the power to increase commodity prices and expand credit in his words "when, ae, and if it may be necessary." Thd bill includes provision for financing of agricultural mortgages on a lower interest rate. Promising to administer this promptly, the president in a statement asked mortgage creditors to "abstain from bringing foreclosure proceedings" until the elabor- te machinery for reducing agricultural deibts can he nut. into Af fect.

While waiting to receive the bill from Capitol Hill, he and the distinguished group with hini chatted happily over the success of the long legislative contest over the legislation, In accordance withj the policy of putting provisions of the farm bill into execution as soon as possible, Secretary Wallace formally designated George N. Peek, of Mo-line, 111., chief administration of the measure. The act took place a short while after the signing, and Peek will take his oath of office almost at once. A farm equipment manufacturer and student of farm problems, he wil carry out the provisions of the sweeping bill designed to raise farm prices after the president and the secretary of agriculture decide the exact course to pursue. Peek's title is administrator of the agiicultural adjustment act.

He was a Republican until 1923 and broke aay from the party to support Alfred E. Smith because of dissatisfaction with the Republican administration's attitude toward farm relief proposal. Oleo Tax Suit Hearing Set For Week of June 5 Frankfort, May 12. (Pj Assistant Attorney General S. H.

Brown jaid today the week of June 5 has been set tentatively by the three-judge federal court to hear on its merits the suit attacking the validity of the ten cent oleomargarine tax passed by the 1932 legislature. The tax was held in violation of the state constitution by the court In granting a temporary Injunction. In the meantime the commonwealth will take proof on the market price of butter as compared with oleomargarine. CHINESE MOVE TO DEFEND PEIPING Second Flight of Japanese War Plane Over City Stirs Officials. Peiping, May 12.

C) Chinese authorities moved swiftly today for the defense of Peiping after a second reconnaissance of the city by a Japanese war plane. This plane, like that of yesterday, dropped handbills saying the Japanese are ready to extend their attack to Peiping and Tientsin unless the Chinese cease armed resistance. Cinese anti-aircraft guns fired ineffectively at the plane. The plane flew directly over the American legation and quarters of 500 United States Marine guards. Chinese aviators by Americans, are expected to give battle if the Japanese attempt any more flights over the city.

General Pao Yu-Lin, director of public safety said: "Peiping's air defenses are perfected and will undertake extensive action if the Japanese visits, continue." PUTSBIGM DUICKLY NTO I TAXES IS OPE McFaddn Charges on Floor of House Former Secretary of Treasury Evaded Payment of $6,700,000. Washington. May 12. (JP, The income tax returns of Andrew Mellon, former secretary of the treasury and ambassador to Great Britain, are under the scrutiny of the justice department as an after math of charges by Representative McFadden Attorney General Cummings said yesterday there would be a thor ough investigation of the allega tions made on the floor of the house by McFadden that while in the Hoover cabinet Mellon was guilty of "a specific tax evasion" of approximately $6,700,000. Cummings told newspapermen that in addition to the McFadden charges, a number of letters had been received asking the inquiry, "most of them voluntary contributions by people who believed they had some interest in the case." "It is fair to say that the policy of the department is to Investi gate all cases where the complaint indicates that there is some sub stance to the allegations," Cum- mingj fraid.

this is a serious charge and has to be treated seri ously and I hope fairly." The usual procedure Is for the bureau of investigation of the de partment to conduct preliminary Inquiries into complaints but the attorney general indicated that he would handle the Mellon case through a special investigator, asserting he had not decided yet on the manner. "Deal" Is Described In making his charges last week McFadden I'ead a letter from David A. Olson, former investigator for the senate stock market committee, asserting that In 1931 Mellon sold stock in the Western Public Service company and the Pittsburgh Coal company showing a loss of $6,700,000, "which loss was deducted for income tax purposes." The Pittsburgh Coa! company stock, Olson's letter added, was repurchased by the Coalesed company, "which company is owned 100 per cent by Mr. Mellon and (Continued on Page Two) Joan Wins Divorce From Douglas, Jr. Actress Describes Mate's Jealous, Suspicious Attitude Los Angeles May 12.

(JP) Some what nervous, Joan Crawford movie aixress, ascended a superior court witness stand today, de scribed instances of "a jealous and suspicious" attitude of Douglas Fairbanks, and won a divorce from him. The actress appeared in court in a smart siports outfit which set off her darkly tanned face. Her divorce, ending what has been referred to at times as Holly- woua penect marriage, was granted by Judge Minor Moore. She gave testimony largely reiterating complaints made in her divorce petition filed about two weeks ago. er national organizations, and for his outstanding services on behalf of civic and cultural life of the city of Cleveland." Commander Evangeline Booth, in recognition of the nation-wide work of the Salvation Army under her leadership, for the benefit of mankind.

Clifford W. Beers, founder of the national committee for mental hy-gene and author of "A Mind That Found Itself," in recognition of his dlctinguished services for the benefit of mankind in connection with the establishment and work of the committee and related activities. Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore Ohio railroad, made the presentation of Baker's medal; Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of New York, the medal to Commander Booth, and Dr. Haven Emerson, Columbia professor, the Beers medal.

MELLON COM ED MORTGAGE BILL Wants Relaxation in Court Sales of Property Pending Operation of New Refinancing Legislation; Urges Farmers of Country to Be Patient Washington, May 12. M5) President Roosevelt expects to sign today the J2, 000, 000,000 farm mortgage refinancing bill and at the same time he will issue a statement urging a relaxation in mortgage foreclosures pending operation of the new legislation. The president has geared up machinery to put the agricultural mortgages on a lower interest basis at the earliest opportunity. But pending the refinancing oi the farmers, he is going to ask both the mortgage companies and the farmers to be patient and withhold any drastic action until th new law can become operative. The president has been ready to sign the bill as soon as it got to him but the absence from th city of Speaker Rainey has delayed its arrival from Capitol Hill.

Th speaker signed tnis morning. Henry Morganthau, governor designate of the Farm Credit ad ministration, has' almost complet ea arrangements to speed tee re duction of the agricultural debt burden. The legislation permits ft three-'-rar nic at'rium cn inteist payiaents. i MORATORIUM WASTED Message Sent Roosevelt Bjr Farm ers Holiday Association St. Paul, May 12.

() Prosident Roosevelt has been asked by Milo Reno, national Farmers' Holiday association president, whether he intends to declare a moratorium on farm foreclosures and execu tions on chattel mortgages. Reno, who arrived today for a conference with Holiday association leaders of several states con cerning the farm strike called for tomorrow, slid he sent the mess age last night Before leaving Des Moines. The leader, whose organization voted the strike at its recent Des Moines convention, said a state ment directed to farmers would ba issued Saturday, telling rthem how to make their effort in behalf of higher prices effective. He said association leaders of Iowa Minnesota, Wisconsin and, N'crth Dakota had been summoned! to the conference to discuss the strike and plan a program to be followed. RAIVEY SIGN'S FARM BILL Washington, May 2.

(JP) Speak er Painty today signed the Farm, Relief-Inflation bill, preparatory to Yke-President Garner doing the si me and the sending of it to the White House where President Roosevelt was ready to sign the measure into law this afternoon. The same procedure was under taken on the $500,000,000 bill for direct relief grants to states. Placed in Residences of American and British Officials At Mukden. Mukden. Manchuria, May 12.

OF) Bombs were discovered today in the residence of the American Consul General, MyrI S. Myers, and in the British consulate They were removed without exploding. Japanese police are investigating the incident. Mr. Myers has been active la gathering facts for the Unite! States government concerning tiie Japanese military occupation of and Japan's sponsorship of the Manchukuo government the 'erritory seized from China Lately renorts said he had ben engaged in negotiations seekfng he release of Dr.

Neils Neilson. American missionary, kidnaped several weeks by Chi.ies? WO BILLION FARM BOMBS FOUND CONSULS HOME OF EIGHT NATIONS Armistice Becomes Effective Immediately; Roosevelt and German Envoy In Washington Stress Disarmament. London, May 12 iAA The Amer ican proposal for an international tariff truce was unanimously adopted today at a meeting of the organizing committee of the world economic conference. ine armistice was agreed upon after the representatives of the eignt nations on the committee had been in session more than three hours. Norman h.

Davis, President Roosevelt's negotiator, came from the conference room in the foreign office, his face wreathed in smiles. It is good news," he said. in the course of the negotiations each country participating had an opportunity to express views sup porting the broad principles of the armistice and making it effective immediately. It was learned that a number of minor reservations were entered. DISARMAMENT STRESSED Roosevelt and German Envoy Issue Joint Statement Washington, May 12.

(JP) A joint statement issued today by I President Roosevelt and Dr. Hjal-mar Schacht, German representa tive, said both were convinced that the world economic conference I could not be a success unless I "along, with economic disarma ment, there is military" disarm- ment." "Ws emphasized the necessity of a speedy elimination of the ob stacles to international trade," the communication said, "and we feei that the creation of stable condi tions in the monetary field is equally important. "Economic and monetary ques tions are so interdependent that the adjustment of both must nec essarily go hand in hand." The statement issued at the con clusion of the informal parleys with Germany's representative preparatory to the world economic conference in London said that I "quirk and far reaching solutions are necessary to save the economic life of the Until restoration of order in eco nomic life has relieved unemployment, it added, "endeavors mu6t (Continued on Page Nine) PEDDLER 'DFQ Young Wife Claims She Lost Consciousness After Smelling Perfume Sample Evansville, May 12. Mrs. Florence Reader, 20, 213 East Virginia street, was under a physi' cian's care last night as the after math of a strange attack she said was made upon her shortly before noon yesterday in her home by a man who pretended to be a perfume salesman.

Mrs. Reader told police that the man entered the kitchen without knocking and, after opening a sam Pie kit, induced her to smell the contents of one) of the bottles. At this point, she felt herself losing consiousness, Mrs. Reader said. The next things she remembered, the woman said, was that the was bending over her and pouring a liquid down her throat.

The man then left the house. Soon afterwards Mrs. Reader said, she staggered to a next door neighbor's home and asked for a doc tor. When the husband, Frederick, returned home an hour later, he called police. The peddler had disappered.

Mrs. Reader was in a highly nervous state last night, but was not believed to be seriously ill. OHIO RIVEIl STAGES Louisville, 27.1, rise of 3.0. rain fall West Point. 28.0, rise of 2.0, rainfall of Leavenworth, 27.5, rise if 1.6, rainfall Addi son 24.6.

rise of 1.1, rainfall Owenshoro 21.2, rise of 1.3. rainfall Xewburg, 24.2, rise of 1.3, rainfall .39. AREINACREEMEN HER, WOMAN SAYS TORNADO STRUCK MONROE HUH LIKE TRAIN J. C. W.

Beckham, Tells of Seeing It Whirl Through Tompkins ville Assisted in Rescue Work. A first-hand account of the tor nado horrors at Tompkinsville was given by J. C. W. Beckham, at torney on his return to Louisville Thursday afternoon.

Mr. Beckham and "'-ank A. Uopke, assistant Linited States district attorney. were in Tompkinsv-nie that night. -i.

is a nepnew oi George v. Triplett and of George and visits in Owensboro frequently. "We went to the hotel at clock." Mr. Beckham said, "and shortly a violent electrical and hail storm came up. It lasted for thirty minutes and stopped suddenly.

The atmosphere became oppressive. For five minutes there was abso lute calm. Everybody seemed to know what was coming. "There were eight of us in the lobby, four playing cards and four watching. One of the men jumped Up and raised a window.

We heard the tornado coming. "It sounded like a fast express train bearing down on us. The rumble was terrific. Everything turned blackish-gray. "Someone yelled, 'run for the We started down.

The lobby is on the second floor. By the time we got to the first floor we looked out and saw the tornado whirling past one and a half blocks away. It disappeared over the hill. Not more than three minutes had passed since the man raised the window upstairs. 'Two of the men drove up the etree.

in an automobile. In a few minutes one of them came back and said the whole end of town was blown away. Shortly, the oth er came back with the body or a mangled woman. She was ro'iddy as well as bloody. "Then Mr Ropke and I picked our way to the wrecked end ot i (Continued on Page Nine) i ROAR Three Outstanding Americans Are Given Medals for Services Inquirer Is Well Satisfied With Success of CookingSchool Week Newton D.

Baker, Evangeline Booth, Clifford Beers Honored New York, May 12. (JP) Gold medals for the contributions of three outstanding Americains to the welfare of humanity were presented last night at the annual dinner of the National Institute of Social Sciences. They went to: Newton D. Baker, former secretary of war. "in recognition of his distinguished services rendered for the benefit of mankind in connection with the American Red Cross, the National Citizens' committee for Welfare and Relief Mobilization for 1932, the Nation Consumers' league, the American Association for Adult Education and oth Crowds of Housekeepers At Last Session Express Gratitude For Helpful Lessons.

At today's session when Mrs. George Thurn brojght to a close the week's cooking g. honl, the. applause from her interested audience amounted to a veritable ovation. The enthusiasm throughout the week was inspired not only because the school had been the means of supplvini a number of homes with valuable sifts of ftir- niture, kitchen appliances and i'th-- er accessories, but because Mrs.

Thurn had given the housekeep-, (Continued on Page Nine) i.