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ISP A TC iVOL. XLYUL-NO. 266 EVENING EDITION KOKOMO, JULY 31,1931 TWENTY PAGES PRICE--THREE CENTS COURT GRANTS TRIAL TO AL CAPONE Continue World flight CAPONE DECIDES HE'S INNOCENT JVHI Local Postal Service Be Back in Own Home by Christmas? 5VORK IS GOING SLOWLY More Rapid Progress Is Pre dieted on Remainder of Job. Will the United States postal service in Kokomo bo back in its own homo by the Christmas holidays? In other words, will the work of remodeling and enlarging the Kokomo postoffice building be completed this year or not? One can hear guesses both ways on the subject. The optimists prc- diet the Improvement will be completed by November and that Thanksgiving will see the office back in Its own quarters.

The pessimists are disposed to postpone the homecoming until along about Groundhog Day, next year. In the meantime the contractor, Dan Bright, is plugging away steadily and, so far as known, making no forecasts. He probably feels that his job Is to get the work done, not make predictions. If the undertaking is moving more slowly than he expected, he has said nothing about it. He 'Is keeping his own counsel, but sticking persistently to Ms task.

Seems Slow to Public. To the general public, the 1m- ARM POLICE WITH SHOTGUNS TO CURB GOTHAM KILLINGS New York, July relentless war against the gangster baby-shooters of Little Italy, Police Commissioner Mulrooney announced that the sidewalks of New York would go under shotgun rule at o'clock tonight. From six o'clock tonight until further notice, Mulrooney said, detectives would patrol the whole city in automobiles, armed with high range shotguns. "We will meet force with force and guns with guns," he (aid in revealing the new order. Previously the motorized detectives have patrolled the city only from 6 p.

m. and have carried only their service pistols. At a- police meeting last night Commissioner Mulrooney called on i is force of more than 13,000 men to bring the gangsters who killed one child and wounded four others on the crowded sidewalks of East 107th street to account and ordered them culprits on sight and shoot them above the waist. ITPLATFORM provement is not as far advanced as they expected to see it by the end is true, say those who have looked it over, as regards both the remodeling of the interior of the original structure and the building of the considerable addition. In a general way, it can be said that the basement story of the addition has been installed, all but Ihs finishing; that considerable progress has been made toward remodeling the interior of the original part, and that now the process of tearing out the north wall of the original structure, preparatory to carrying the building northward is under way.

Slow End of the Job. Experienced builders say that up to this time the work has been of a character that necessarily goes slowly, and that this should be tali en into account before jumping a the conclusion that the job is fa behind the stage at which shoulc have been by the'end of July. It Is also said that when the ted Dry Democrats to Oppose Either Smith or Roosevelt, Churchman Washington, 'July The assertion that Alfred Smith and John J. Raskob "are determined to their antl-prohlbltlon views In the Democratic, platform" In 1932 was made today by Bishop Caimon, Jr, In a statement made public after he sailed for Europe to attend internal church and prohibition conferences, the Methodist Episcopal 'churchman said that If the former American Fliers, Seeking Gat tyPost Record, Five Hours in Moscow. PERFECT WEATHER AHEAD Hope to Make up Time by Longer Hops and Fewer Stops on Venture.

Moscow, July CAP) --Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon a i through on their way around the world, stopped onJy a little' more than five hours here today, then roared away across Siberia, seeking to lower the globe-girdling record set by Harold Gatty and Wiley Post. They got here from Berlin before noon and.left at 5:20 p. m. (9:20. a.

m. e. '3, planning to reach Irkutsk, in the middle 'of Siberia, before: coming down again. They had perfect weather ahead although a light head wind promised to cut down their speed somewhat. ious process of removing the north wall has been it can reasonably be expected that the work will move much more rapidly In constructing the upper floors am roof of the addition, it is said that operations, can bo pushed with a speed that was impossible in the construction of the basement story.

Five TU1 Chrlstmaii. While it must be admitted that to the average eye the job is making progress so slowly as to discourage hope that the building will be ready lor use in time to accommodate the Christmas rush, It must be remembered that approximately flve months intervene between now and the holidays, and that a lot of work can be done on a building job In a period of that length. When the work was started, early last spring, hope was expressed that the office would be back In the building by the middle of October or eariy in November. At present no one seems to expect the Improvements to tc completed be (Continued on Puge Two) New York governor or Governor Franklin Roosevelt were neither would be supported by dry Democrats. "Alfred Emanuel Smith, the titular leader of the Democratic party who fully realizes -that he received around 15,000,000 votes for president," Cannon said, "has very recently declared In the Prlncetbnian that 'both political parties will have to take a definite stand on prohibition in the next presidential He added that Smith advocated the home control plan of the chairman of the Democratic natlona committee, Mr.

Baskob, as "the most important suggested." "Smith and Raskob," the state raent said, "are determined to write Moscow, July Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, American airmen making a around-the-world speed flight, anded at Moscow from Berlin' today et 11:52 a. m. (1:52 a. east- ern'standard time.) Behind Their Schedule. They were approximately hours'behind- the.

troll blazed Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, but they still believe they can make up the time they lost and lower the -round-the-world record The flight.from Berlin required a 'little more than ten hours and the first thing they did upon arriving here was, to arrange for re- fuelling so that they might resume LIST OF JUDGES Other Prominent Men Offer to Aid in Awarding Prizes to Paraders. FIRST ENTRIES RECEIVED Best Behaved Dogs end Cut. est Dolls Predominate in Competition. Alpbonse (Scarface Al) Capone appeared- In federal court in' Chicago to. receive sentence after pleading five thousand-violations'of the tax and laws, and the-judge tell, hfav in effect, that, any agreements made with for'a-Ugh sentence'were "off'V Whereupon'Scarf ace Al, decided'he.

was'not'guilty and asked, to change his The judge-Friday'granted' Capone-th right to change.his-plea,'and ho will be tried September 8. An. NEA Service, cameraman snapped' this photo of'Al Capone for the Ko- komo''Tribune as the gang lord ran into court'in-Chicago Thursday July 30. List of the judges for tha. Dog and Doll Contest was still Incomplete Friday, with the exception of the names of those selected award the seven prizes offered in the dog contest.

ThJs list was headed by Mayor Henry Quigley and Included Ned Phelps, state representative; C. H. Wills, city attorney; George E. Jones, president of the city board of public works; and Attorney Fred H. Jessup.

FEDERAL JUDGE FIXES SEPT. 8 AS TRIAL DATE FOR HEARING TAX CASE Judge Also Reserves Ruling on Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea to Conspiracy to Violate Prohibition Law--Orders Evidence in Liquor Charge to Be Again Presented to Grand Jury--Declines to Comment on Defense's Claim to Agreement to Lenient Sentence--Capone Not in Court, Beer Baron Represented by Attorney Ahern. with GHOST HUNT IS "FIZZLE;" Gil ENJOYING4ARK their long, hard jounney within three hours. Pangborn said they had Media, July 31-- may be ghosts and phantoms at' Glen Mills cross; road where 2,000 persons gathered at midr.ighf.to catch' a white-shrouded figure, but state'police detail is richer by three Grain TOf July Delivery Reach- today-- the result of'a-hectic night's their anti-prohibition views in the Democratic platform and they probably will control enough votca to do BO. "The Democratic candidate in 1932 will in all probability be Alfred Emanuel Smith.

But if it should be Franklin Roosevelt he Is openly and officially committed to repeal of the 18th amendment. He cannot possibly be nominated without the consent of Alfred E. Smith, or without the votes of wet delegates who will compel him to agree to run on the wet record he has made, "If Smith or Roosevelt should be nominated, neither would' be supported by dry Democrats, who put moral principle above party regu- arity and there would be a repetl- lon of the 1928 campaign." doned their original plan to make the Pacific crossing in one long hop from Tokyo to Seattle, and instead will follow the Post-Gattj route across Siberia and the Bear- ng Sea to Nome. Out for Record. They believe they have an excel, lent chance to beat the mark sit by their predecessors because thty Intend to make fewer and shorter stops.

They had excellent flying weather from Berlin although thero wero work. Every midnight since Tuesday, aban folks around this'staid" old Quaker town say, a.flendlsh laugh -has some headwinds, and when, they landed both said they were feeling fine although! they were looking a bit worn. Post and Gatty stayed here more twelve and by reduc- ng the length of their stop Herndon and Pangborn hope to make up considerable time. Believe Each Other. sounded over the fields of the John Storey farm and a white figure appears atop an embankment.

Farmers, merchants, milkmen and spooners have told of seeing the ghost. Two women motorists became so excited, they say, at seeing the apparition, they crashed their vehicles into a ditch, Last night more than 2,000 persons assembled at the spot. At midnight a state trooper saw a white form and grabbed It. He got a sheet which he still.has;-the. wearer got A few hundred feet'away a dozen- cautious men snatched -another sheet.

Underneath was a stack of lay. A mile-away troopers caught girl flitting; about with she' wrapped "her: She didn break a Jaw, they 'discovered; bu they took the shoot away. She sal eslPeak 72 J4 Cents Bushel. Chicago, July- corner on corn for-JuIy delivery'came expected to hold meeting within the next fe days and decide upon the manne and place where the prizes will awarded and to Iron out a few other details in connection heir work as Judges. Free Theater Boys and girls' of' Howard and surrounding counties, who cxpec to enter their pets in 'the contes were stimulated to prompt -action getting entry blanks, filled ou and in to the Tribune office with the announcement Thursday even ing that, in addition to, the fourteen prizes to be awarded in the contests, free guest tickets to the.

Indiana theater be given to every boy or girl who placed an entry in either contest. First of the entries received at the office were about evenly divided between dogs and dolls. had entered four dollies in the contest and- flve other children, had entered All of those who. first get their entry -blanks'- to-The Tribune -office were residents of Kokomo and had an advantage over ihose living farther away in get- ing their blanks in earliest. Valuable Prizes Offered.

Those boys and girls residing out- ide the city In Howard county and other counties of. this were expected to be heard from hortly, All are" eligible Chicago, July Al" Capone was allowed to withdraw his plea of guilty to evasion of income taxes today at an unexpected morning session of court called by Judge James H. '-The court reserved decision, however, on the gang- lord's motion to change his plea on the indictment fox- conspiring against the prohibition law, and, calling the- federal grand jury before him, directed it to review the 5,000 offenses cited with a view to reindicting Capone; These five charges-bearing a and officials were expected to hold! The gangster has another five weeks of grace before he arraigned again 8. At that time Judge Wil- kerson will set the income' tax cases for trial probably; the last week of. September, and will rule on the pleas in the liquor indictments.

The court gave Its shortly after 30 a. having- summoned attorneys at the last min- ute apparently desiring to avoid the turmoil of cr.owds that attended yesterday's session. Only Michael Ahern was present to represent the gang chief, and he took no part in the proceedings. Judge Wilkerson gave a brief statement of his decision, docketed tho case for hearing Sept, and adjourned court, Capone was not present. U.

S. District Attorney; George E. Q. Johnson said he ox- MMRESliLT OF NORTH TRIP Graf Zeppelin Makes New Land Discoveries While on Polar Flight. SYiedrichshafen, July dirigible Graf Zeppelin completed her latest bit of J.ng today when she settled down in her.

hangar after a. seven-day cruise to the Arctic. The ship reached her home-port sooner than had been expected; and for an hour the big over Friedrichshafen and Lake Constance before Dr. Hugo Eckea- brought her to the ground at 5 w. (11 p.

m. Thursday, Eastern Standard Time). The Arctic cruise was described Eckener as highly success- a relatively easy trip. "Often we enjoyed skies of Italo enter the competition on' an'l a he said an we never qual basis'. No entry fee Is being harged and no obligation.

Impbs- with the exception of''the fill- One advantage 'on- their side is uy COOK snoot away, sae hat can relieve each other sh was Just havln some fun. ML REOPEN BANK WILL ROGERS Beverly Hills. July' have, been getting some papers sent to me from up in the northwest and I am telling you from tho pictures these grasshoppers have laid that country lower than the farm board. They just swarm on to a place farmers at a froo barbecue and leavo about as little There is ono thing to be said for the 'grasshopper: He has generally operated Republican territory. Kansas has been ruined by 'em as often as by their politicians, so that's why tho Democrats have never paid tho bugs much attention, in fact kinder urged 'cm on.

But they never even prayed for anything like this to happen. AGREEMENT REACHED WITH INDUSTRIES TO START GERMAN INSTITUTION. Berlin, July an agreement with the heavy Industries of the Rhine and Rhur valleys, the Darmstaedter und National Bank which collapsed on July 13 is to bo put back on a sound footing, it was announced today, Jacob Goldschmidt, the chief shareholder, and other partners In firm have agreed to turn over to the Industrialists bank shares with face.value of 35,000,000 marks (about $8,750,000) for 43,000,000 marks '(about $10,750,000) or at a rate of 125-per cent. 'The Industrialists have agreed to at the stick" while''the ship is in he air. Post handled the controls hroughout the earlier flight, Gatty erving as navigator.

Profiting the experience heir predecessors, and Pangborn have fitted' their plane with oversize wheels to prevent gctting stuck in the mud as Post and Gatty did at Blagoveschensk. After leaving here they hope to fly. at least' 24 hours before landing' again. That should take them almost to Irkutsk in the middle Siberia. TOLD CUT PRISON TRUSTEE RECOBI MENDS SUCH STEP IN TALK WITH GOVERNOR.

the pay 'the 43,000,000 marks in cash so the bank will working cash it needs. In addition, the government's guarantee to old and new depositors continues and Is extended by emergency decree to include bills of exchange and surety obligations of Michigan City, a conference be tween Governor Harry Leslie and John Moorman, tho board of trustees, of Indiana State prison here, a proposal. was made today that salaries -of em- ployes of the'Institution' be reduced seven or ten 1 The proposal, in the- form of a 1 resolution, was continued un- i next'meeting of the' board of trustees, to be' held in thirty a all employes receiving more a month would be: ten percent, and. the pay of those receiving under $140 a month would be" reduced seven -percent, If the resolution is adopted. Governor Leslie was non-com-.

UTTLE HOPE OF HEAT WAVE BREAK HELD FOR STATE Indianapolis, July definite hope of a break in the high was offered by the J. -S. weather 'bureau today. The outlook in'Indiana was for a con- Jnuation 'of 'the stifling condition throughout today and tomorrow. Clear skies tonight may be followed by unsettled conditions to-1 wittal.

when if the'proposal which shorts-were forced to pay on the board of trade. The closing price represented a. jump of 15 cents a bushel in the past three days. i Thomas Chicago trader credited with other spectacular deals in the was said to have executed the' corner in association with-James P. Bickell, of All other options of both corn.and wheat closed the day near the lowest prices for the season.

September wheat dropped at ona time to 49jS, an all time closed at 5054 July wheat closed at 48-to a.mere above and yesterday's price. September delivery clos- two of this newspaper, the. bringing or sending of this blank to The Tribune office and the necessity of participating In the parade being arranged in connection with the Judging, Valuable prizes are being offered to fourteen winners In the'con- tests by merchants and business men of this.city, in addition to the presentation of free guest tickets on TTVO) I were -bothered by the discomforts of Arctic," Samolivich, one of the passenger scientists, complained because the weather was too warm, "We all perspired copiously in our Arctic outfits," he said. Dr. Eckener already is planning another cruise to the north.

He expressed the hope that in time the Graf Zeppelin would become a favorable method of transportation for persons who feel the call of the north. The scientists charted more than 50,000 square kilometers of hither- trial, date be (Continued on PaKe Two) ed at to cents, or at a discount of more than -22 cents over the corneijed price 'for the July Cash sales of corn were similarly affected, the'final sales In some instances being five' cents above yesterday's final deals. LINDBERGH PREPARES TO CROSS CANADIAN WILDS CUT AUTQPUTE FEES HALF-PRICE RULE EFFECTIVE STARTING SATURDAY; 1032 PLATES ALSO HERE. License plates' for 'all types of. automobiles will be available at one la'-lf the-regular, price', plus notary Saturday morning, ac- prding announcement'made y'William manager of he local agency.

six-month plates will be good rom-Aug; 1'to February 1, which Is use of new ates'becomes, necessary under the iw. The Howard has eceived the first 1932 ates, are In white lettering a green Ottawa, July a couple of motor tourists stopping to ask how the roads arc ahead, Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh tarried here today to consult with government air and radio officials concerning conditions over the northern Canadian wilds which lie in their path to'the Orient Time for departure on the next stage of their journey was not announced, but Colonel Lindbergh said it would no.t bo before tomorrow. Their next flight will take them to Moose Factory on James port here at p.

m. (E. S. yesterday after a leisurely flight at 105 miles an hour from North Haen, which they left at 1:06 after saying goodbye to the Infant son and Mrs. Lindbergh parents at the summer home of Sen ator Dwight W.

Morrow. They ered the 3SO miles in three hour and SO minutes. A crowd of 1,500 was at the air port to welcome them, includin Hanford McNider, United State, minister to Canada, and Mrs. Me Vidcr at whose home the Lind berths will stay while in Ottawa. later In that month.

Session Xs Surprise Upon adjourning court yesterday Judge Wilkerson indicated he would give his decision at 2 p. m. today and the rnornlng summons a surprise. Jn a brief statement in open, court judge said he believed tie specific accusations made by the grand jury required a. more serious charge than that contained in the iquor conspiracy indictment and 10 summoned tha grand jury be- ore him and directed that the evi- dence.be presented 'anew before it.

Relative to the agreement between government attorneys and defense counsel that the prosecution would majce certain recommendations, asserted by fenso to mean a lenient the dc- penalty. Bay, the southernmost arm of Hud-1 Mrs. proved her son Bay, 461 miles from From as a radio operator during the from North Haven by send ing frequent bulletins reporting the progress of the. plane; The last one was sent from over the airport an nouncing their arrival. (here on the over, some of the wildest, most sparsely settled country on the continent.

They landed on the waters of the Ottawa river at the RockcIIffe Air- tho bank. Thus the will be able to function as will all the others In Germany when normal commercial resumed, probably on Monday. As soon. as 'conditions permit, Jt was announced, the bank'i capitalization will bo Increased, morrow, forecast Indicated little, change in temperature. Scattered thundershowcra are probable tomorrow, the weather bureau said, but'they will bring relief from the heat'only during the period of precipitation.

The showers are not expected to bring a permanent lowering of the mercury, Temperatures bogan climbing this morning and -were expected to approach yesterday's levels. Wheatfield, In Jasper county, reported a mark'of 102 degrees yesterday, the warmest spot In the state. Madison waa next, with 100. The maximum it Indianapolis was 95. to betaken as! the beginning of a plan" for a' state-wide reduc- tion.in tho salaries of state officials "Salaries for state employes were fixed at, a time when country was at its economic.peak," Moorman said in his proposal.

Moorman declared that.every official should agree, to a cut in wages to relieve the tax burden. He said Purdue, and Indiana university- employees should be take drastic reductions. Principal cuts also should be made, he said, n.salaries town official where "the principal'-cost of lies. A A Mostly tonight Saturday unsettled, prob- iiblo shoiveri ox- treme north portion, not much CANADA JOINS AMERICA TO CELEBRATE PERRY'S VICTORY change In pcraturc. tern- Put-in-Bay, July 31--(fl 5 )--The famous victory of Commodore Oliver.

Hazard Perry's American fleet over the British on Lake Erie In the. war of 1812, which paved the way for the more than a century of peace between the two countries, was commemorated here today with the dedication of the Perry victory a granite monument 352 feet high. Although the monument memorialized an event of war, the keynote of the dedication was one of peace. Citizens and officials of both Canada and the United States join- ed In the ceremony main part of the dedication Temperature readings: Maximum I was to be broadcast over nation- Thursday, minimum Thursday night, 73; noon Friday, 93. Readings on July.

31, 1930: High, 84; low, 59. wide chain of the National Broadcasting Company from 4:45 to 5:45 p. m. Eastern It included a message.from President Hoover, and the addresses of Governor George White of Ohio and others. Commodore Perry's victory was won near, here Sept.

10, 1S13, in one of the most picturesque naval tom- bats in American history. After a hard-fought battle, the British surrendered to the American fleet whereupon Perry sent his famous laconic message to General' William Henry Harrison: "We have met the enemy they are ours. Two ships, brigs, one schooner and one The victory the United Itates supremacy on Lake Erie and compelled the abandonment by the British of Detroit; it recovered Michigan and made it possible for General- Harrison's land forces to enter at once upon an aggressive campaign on the Canadian side. and two Judge Wilkerson "observed: "As.the cases arc to be tried, the interests of justice require that there be no further comment on. the proposed recommendations or arrangement that was attempted with reference to it." Would Hear Evidence It was the court's insistence yesterday that Capor.e take tie stand personally if he solicited leniency, and that nli evidence in the cases be presented before him, that brought-the request of the gangster's counsel to withdraw his guilty pleas and stand trial.

In reserving a ruling of the desire Capone to stand trial oa the prohibition count, Judge Wflhersoa said "The matters covered by that indictment should be presented to another grand jury. "In (lie of overt acts the defendant and others are charged with substantial offenses within the period of i.he statute of limitations for which a heavier penalty is provided than that possible under the conspiracy indictment. "The court will not believe unless forced to do so that the language of this indictment was chosen without probable cause, merely for the purpose of creating tbe irnpres- (Contlnucd on Pape Two). AUNT HET BY ROBERT QUILLETf. "lly children never done noth- n' to disgrace me except Emmie Lou never could get the wenty-third psalm right an' 'eremlah was a thumb-sucker an' Sam cut a.

buck tooth like 'a's folks.".