Montpelier Evening Argus from Montpelier, Vermont • 1

Itain Tonight ami Friday About Sami Temperature iHmttpi'ltcr Emututr Argus UNEXCELLED ADVERTISING MEDIUM MONTPELIER VERMONT THURSDAY MAY 11 1933 XXXVI NO 166 GOV WILSON ANGER DEATH TOLL PRICE TWO CENTS FOSTER TOLD ABOUT TRAGEDY LAST NIGHT jiiiji1 MOUNTS AS FACTS i-i i CONFERENCE RELATIVE TO ECONOMIC THREAT THAT CONVERSTIONS AS TO TARIFF TRUCE TRAGEDY WILL DELATED IDSSIBLT OCCUR FRIDAY BE REPEATED ABOUT TROOPS it ir Another Twister Last Night Brought the List of Dead to 230 mjuLi Farmer Killed His Daughter Wounded Another Then Killed Himself Answered Civil Liberties Union When He Called Out Troops OFFICERSSTONED WENT ON TRIAL FATHER SHOT Down Two Because Girls Went Out With Boys to Whom He Objected Livingston Tenn May 11 OP) The seventh of a series of major tornadoes battering the south since March has raised the total of spring storm fatalities above 250 hy killing at least 54 persons- in the Cumberland valley of Tenessee and Kentucky Reports of midnight twisters that bowled over houses uprooted trees and left behind them a scene of destruction resembling a battle field sted 20 dead in the Beaty Swamps section of Overton county Tenn yesterday 1G in the vicinity of Tomp-kinsville Ky 14 near Russell Spring Ky 2 at Columbia Ky and 2 at Lebanon Tenn Scores were injured and roads Conditions Were Most Annoying Last Night of Any Since Strike Began Governor Stanley Wilson is not annoyed by the message sent him hy the Civil Liberties Union asking the withdrawal of troops from Barre district and he replied to the mes-age as follows: "I answered that when I called out the troops" it was revealed last night The message credited to the Civil Liberties Union read: a national organization devoted choked with trees and debris Heavy I to maintaining civil rights we prorains and hail storms hampered res- test this intimidation and interference El Reno Okla May 11 A anger ended a schoolgirl in murder and suicide at cemetery Ed Etheridge 40-year-old farmer shot and killed his daughter Bernice 12 fatally wounded her sister Elinor 13 and then killed himself late yesterday shot us because wo went mt with two hoys he want us Officers quoted Elinor as saying before she died in a hospital last night The boys W'oody Renfro high school basketball star and Charley Clark also a high 8C hool student were not harmed If Chinese Do Not Heed Warning Given Them in Handbills Today Peiping May 11 A Japanese bombing plane roared over this the forbidden city today and from it rained handbill warnings of war Chinese machine gunners opened fire but the plane at a safe height completed its mission and flew away "Our said the handbills pity on your ignorant soldiers and delivers this solemn command: opposing the Japanese nnd Manchukuans Break away from Marshal Chiang If the Chinese fail to heed the the wnrning said then: "The tragedy of Kupeikow will occur in Peiping and in The import of that was clear enough to the two million residents of this city There were many casualties at Kupeikow The "Marshal referred to is virtual dictator of the Chinese nationalist government "Fellow was the salutation of the handbills we all speak the same language and belong to the same it continued should live and prosper together Why should we slaughter each other? Chiang Kai-Shek-continuos to ho violent and fails to repent his error it is feared that tragedy will befall Peiping and Peiping and Tientsin arc the great cities in the North China international treaty zone Japanese airplanes dropped bomb during the day reports said on Shih-IIsia and Chihsien only -10 miles from here and yesterday they bombed Miyun only 35 miles to the north New York May 11 Charles Mitchell for years one of the giants of Wall street went on trial today charged with juggling tax figures to make a net income in 1929 and 1930 of more than $4000000 look like a net loss The government asserts that in those two years Mitchell former head of the National City Bank and its affiliates should have paid income taxes of $85842908 He paid none at all net losses being shown through sale of securities at a price far below what he had paid for them The government charges that these sales were spurious were made solely to show a loss which did not actually exist and with the understanding that he would buy the stocks back after income taxes had been evaded Selection of the jury began in midmorning with Mitchell grey-haired and stocky watching intently from the counsel table as one talesman after another was rejected cue work Livestock as well as humans were killed The injured were cared for today in the larger Tennes-e towns and a hotel was used for a temporary hospital at Russell Springs Ky The spring storms have come in fitful bursts that reaped destruction with strikers in picketing and other union activities We ask your assurance that the troops will be withdrawn promptly and -that the strikers be permitted to conduct their affairs In a statement the union said throwing of gas bombs by the soldiers precipitated the first outbreak of violence in Barre since the granite strike began April Hope of arranging a conference be- FARMER MAKING UP HIS MIND Whether He Will Join the Strike On from Louisiana to the Carolinas and from Texas to Illinois Saturday GERMAN CONDITIONS EXPLAINED 1 Some Nations llad Not Stated Whether They Would Accept Terms GERMANYDELAYS Relative to the Assent to the Draft of a Tariff Truce Text London May 11 mooting of the organizing committee of the world economic conference which had been scheduled for this afternoon and at which the international tariff truce wie to have been proclaimed was cancelled because some of the participating nations had not said whether they accepted the armistice First indications were that the postponement was for on indefinite period hut subsequently the British foreign office planned to call the meeting tomorrow if possible This plan was predicted on the hope that by the time all of the eight nations represented on the committee would have replied to the truce proposal British quarters expressed belief that the delay was caused merely hy a desire on the part of the governments to study the armistice formula fully They asserted they expected assent from the nations to he forthcoming shortly Exactly which governments had failed to give notification of their attitude toward the truce was not made clear hut it was understood that Ger-many nnd France were among them London May 11 (P Fresh reports described as "well that President Roosevelt is coming to the world economic conference resulted in large headlines in this newspapers The reports came in press dispatches from America There was much interest in one rumor that the president was coming on the new cruiser Indianapolis This cruiser according to the story is being prepared "for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic ever made by a London May 11 (JP) unwillingness to give prompt assent to the draft tariff truce text has indefinitely delayed the formal acceptance and the passing on to other governments of the world economic armistice project German assent had been expected last evening and again this forenoon tmt when the German reply finally was received after noon meeting of the cabinet of the Reich in Berlin it was In the effect that the German government would need more time to study the proposals Des Moines Iowa May 11 (P) The farmer was making up his mind today whether to got to market Saturday or join the farm holiday Plans for the general farm sales holiday are under way by state presi- voy of what Sir John termed the pre-G Wood commissioner of conciliation dents and county chairmen after be- vailing English sentiment concerning now at the scene ing approved by Milo Reno national events in the internal policy the labor department CONVENTS GUARDED Madrid May 11 -Police guarded convents and churches today as attacks on these institutions continued The two-day general strike officially ended at midnight hut it was reported still in progress in scattered cities and towns Two convents were bombed at Lugo and attempts to burn others at Fer-rol and Santiago were frustrated A bridge at Seville was damaged by a bomb and Dos Hermanns and Moron were thrown into darkness by damage to power plants press- hope of settlement of the strike which has resulted in disorders and assignment of troops to the strike holiday president The strike will he voluntary on the part of the individual farmer he said of Sir John conferred with the envoy Dr Alfred Rosenberg privately An Quarrel Between Foster and His Wife Occurred Near Tibbetts Farm Less than 24 hours after they had been notified that the body of Mrs Alonzo Foster of Marshfield had been found in a brook in that town authorities last night had the signed confession of her husband that he had choked and beaten her near tHe spot where the body was discovered The was made to Attorney General Lawrence Jones and Attorney Webster Miller and State Investigator Almo Franzoni and signed shortly before 10 Wednesday night The man had previously! admitted to Sheriff Henry Lawson some of the facts contained in the confession he signed Foster said that he had been employed hy Lawrence Farrington when he could get work and that his wife had worked for and lived at the home of Mr and Mrs Dan Tibbetts for the past two weeks Ho was on his way to the farm of Mary Ann Goodell near the Tibbetts place when he met his wife about 7:30 Tuesday night He saw his wife coming down the road as he was going up They stopped and talked and then she turned around and they walked together as they continued their conversation He told her he was on his way to the Goodell place to try to get a farm job( and they quarreled about it His confession slates that she "flew mad" and all to She struck him with her open hand the confession continues and he grabbed her and they went down in the road rolled off the road am! under a wire During the quarrel he grabbed her by the throat and after they rolled under the wire he picked up some object and struck her He could not remember picking her up His wife fought during the scuffle and when near the wire on the side of the road he received a bump on the hack of his head He did not remember what he struck her with He continued in the confession that he knew it was wrong to kill his wife and exclaimed it was more than he knew why he put his- hands on her He said he knew he did wrong He told of riding with Charlie Houghton to the Blake place and telling that his wife was in the brook Foster in the early part of his confession said he was 58 years of age and that he was married to Hattie Hall 20 years ago They have five children He and his wife had quarried now and then he said A special grand jury will convene here next Saturday morning to investigate the slaying of Mrs Foster Announcement of the convening of the grand jury was made this forenoon by Attorney General Jones following a conference with State's Attorney Webster Miller The formal order for the grand jury was expected to be signed this forenoon by Judge Fred Bicknell who is presiding at the present term of Washington county court Sheriff Lawson announced this morning that he had received no report of the findings of the autopsy performed yesterday on the body of Mrs Foster The autopsy was performed hy Dr Whitney of the state board of health and Dr Frank Corson health officer of tho town of Marshfield The state and county officers will i swering questions in the house of area reports in organized labor to obtnin support from the farm- commons yesterday the foreign secre-Jcles here indicated a possibility that FORMING BIG HOLDING COMPANIES tary said: the strike might spread gave me some information as Sheriff Lawson is in general to recent events in the internal policy supervision of the strike area in spite of Germany- and I explained to him of the statements appearing in other with equal frankness the prevailing newspapers to the contrary stated sentiment in this country on the subject" Rosenberg the paper says expressed regret but assured Simon Col Wing when asked about the matter by a representative of the Evening Argus The wild disorder of last night near the German situation was becoming Canton house seemed to have had more normal He then wont on to ut-ja stabilizing effect on the National tor a warning that Germany Guard un-ts as to the seriouraess of BRAVES BUY NEW PLAYER Boston May 11 (P) The Boston Braves today announced the purchase of Joe Mowry outfielder for the Minneapolis club of the American association in return for Outfielder Robert Holland a pitcher yet to be selected and considerable sum of Mowry will join the Braves here on Saturday in time to play again St Louis A statement from the management said the club had "outbid all competitors for and believed it had obtained the find in big league baseball" not brook interference in her internal affairs The Daily Herald say-s that at the the situation in Barre for the deputy sheriffs on duty during the night gave the unit of guards stationed at New York May 11 OP) A committee composed of executives of hanks insurance companies and investment firms has been formed to represent the holder- of $91000000 state of rkansas highway and toll bridge bonds It is the first protective organization formed to represent holders of a bonds in recent financial history according to municipal bond authorities Formation of the committee follows the action of Arkansas in refunding the bonds at lower interest rates The committee is headed by William De Host president of the Dime Savings Bank of New York The Metropolitan und New York Life Insurance companies of New York are represented as well as other fiduciary companies interview which was attended also by the Canton house during the night Lord Hailsham war secretary Dr )anj yjj8 morning considerable prai-o Rosenberg ruined his at ff)r the manner in which the men the outset by declaring that Germany kept the crowd moving definitely intended to fight for the Thg caUa from the various section ers marketing committees will be organized to deal directly with city buying committees selling farm produce at a price Their demand for the cost of production feature refused in federal farm legislation the holiday leaders were going ahead with the embargo set up with warning in their ears: a fair and equitable adjustment is not made the farmer will no longer submit to confiscation of his When the farm strike becomes effective Saturday control of all milk markets will he assumed by the state of Wisconsin under executive order Governor A Schmedeman announced Milk will be transported cities under the direction of health commissioners for children and sick persons No milk will be sold at stores As the strike apparently drew near martial law was suspended today in Plymouth and Crawford counties in Iowa the scene of disturbances two weeks ago Civil authorities announced they planned to file charges today against persons responsible for the outbreaks and continue with preparations for trials Iowa national guardsmen were moving out of the areas as prisoners were right to manufacture heavy guns tanks and airplanes the very weapons the disarament conference seeks to abolish Dr Rosenberg is editor of Hitler's newspaper the Voelkisoher Beobach-ter and chief of the Nazi party foreign division NAVAL WARRANT OFFICER SHOT Rome May 11 volley of bullets in the hack meted death today a naval warrant officer convicted of revealing plans for naval ports to a foreign power A firing squad exn-uted the man at dawn at a medieval fort outside Rome the whole case wa surrounded by secrecy The name of the officer was nyt disclosed A man iml a girl were sent to prison as HELD ON KIDNAPPING CHARGE Los Angeles May 11 (iP) Fred-erico De Ln Vega Argentine film actor accused of kidnapping Nancy Torres Mexican screen actress was held today in the West Los Angeles jail The 22-year-old actress who is of the county were more numerous last night for protection against the vandalisms of strike sympathizers than there have been at any time since the strike began Details of officers were sent to protect homes in different parts of the county and to some places where reports had it that demonstrations were likely to take place The reason for the increased number of calls was not explained Conditions were as bad in Barre City Wednesday afternoon as they have been at any time cars were damaged while coming through the granite city A window in the cai of Deputy George Howland was broken while the car of Sheriff Ernest Schoenfield was also damaged Wild Disorder In Barre More scenes of wild disorder with national guardsmen hurling tear gas bombs to break up a riot in one section THOUSANDS OF BOOKS DESTROYED Berlin May 11 (A3) Only the ashes remained today of thousands of hooka hy German and foreign authors Americans included which burned on pyres throughout the country last night The works of such Americans- ns Jack London Franz Boas and Helen Keller w-ere among the literature condemned as contrary to the new German spirit and heaped on the pyres by the carload hy students not related to Raquel Torres featured moved from military prison camps to county jails One additional arrest was made late yesterday Martin Ros-burg 45 of Hinton sought as one of the persons alleged to have precipitated the mauling of District Judge Washington May 11 It wa-rcitornted today nt the white house that President Roosevelt has no present intention of attending the London economic conference opening on June 12 The fitting up of the cruiser Indianapolis to accommodate him was described as preparation Lor taking him on the trip from Enstport Maine to Baltimore next month The possibility of the president go ing to London should circumstances require his presence i not put beyond possibility by some of his friends who recall his readiness to do unusual things when he thinks the situat ion requires it In this connection some point to th sudden nnd dramatic airplane trip made by the president from Albany to the Democratic convention last sum mer the (lay after his nomination But if Mr Roosevelt has any defin lte plan for attending the London par ley he is keeping it carefully conceal ed In fact he 1ms waved aside the suggestion since it fir appeared in public print He did this rather La Vogn quarreled after spending the Bradley was taken into custody at evening together 1 Tyndal SD and returned to Ie As you had the right to destroy the books you had the duty to sup- ets to hold the crowd in check in an of the city and using fixed liayon Miss Torres alleged she war taken Mar in a house in Santa Monica and beat en later escaping and reporting the affair to police AGREEMENT REACHED Washington May 11 Senator Wagner (D Y) said today that virtual agreement had been reached on the public works program bill to which will be added provisions for a measure of industrial control and that the bill probably would he presented to the president later in the day TWO KILLED Brownwood Tex MnV 11 )(P) A boy of 11 and a girl of 18 months were killed when (heir farm home near here was destroyed by tornadic winds last night Arthur Richardson and Marjorie Richardson his sister were the only known victims of a wind and rain storm which raged through this section Property damage was extensive The parents of Arthur and Marjorie Mr and Mrs Edgar Richardson and four other children were injured as were numerous others other section after windows in the ars of deputy sheriffs and non-union workers had been smashed wore enacted in the streets of Barre late yesterday ns sympathizers with the striking workmen made their most determined effort to stage a demonstration (Continued on Page Eight) SOCIAL SEASON COMMENCED London May 11 (p) The signal that social season is officially open comes tonight with the first of the year's royal courts at Buckingham palace at which eight American women among some 400 others Kamp-jwlll be presented to their majesties The Americans are: Miss Mollie 230 of port the government" said Joseph Goebbels Nazi minister of public enlightenment in blessing the blaze on Opera Square in Berlin fire signals to the entire world that the November revolutionaries have sunk to earth and a new spirit has arisen" he said This- re-erencc was to the Marxists who led the German revolution of 1918 period of Jewish intellectual-ism now has Goebbels added WRESTLING LAST NIGHT (By the Associated Press) New York Jim Browning Veronn Mo threw Alphonse Geico-wicz 227 Canada 22:34 Jim London 200 Greece threw Han fer 220 Germany 31:51 Worcester Ed Don George Flagg Far Hills Mrs Robert Buffffalo defeated John- Friberg of Frazer Philadelphia Miss Retty Worcester two out 'of throe falls Golsan Richmond Va the Misses RALLIES TO BE HELD Concord II May 11 (iff1) Plans for a series of Intensive rallies throughout the state were further considered at a meeting of the prohibition emergency committee it was announced today by Converse superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League Mr Converse raid it was decided to delay opening of the rallies until a period nearly June 20 when delegates will be muned to act on repeal of tho 18th amendment CANTON REMAINED AT HOME BILL I SPECIAL ORDER Anne and Marion Howard Philadelphia Miss Hannah Locke Philadel- (George 20:50 Friberg 0:21 George 23:05) So Crowd That Gathered Did Not Get Chance at Him A crowd numbering more than 200 gathered in front of the Canton home this morning but their vigil went un-( Commut'd On Page Sis) The fire department was called ye: terday afternoon to the Bruce home on Eust State street where an oil burner in a kitchen range wa causing trouble There was no damage caus ed Concord 11 May 11 (P) A sen ate bill reducing the legal rate of inti rest on small loans from three to two per cent a month was made a special order for Tuesday today by the house of representatives Savoldi 203 Michigan phi i Mrs Grace Robert Coronado threw Charley Straek 239 Oklahoma Calif and Mis Charlotte Lyman of 34:36 Bo tun Mass.