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'Associated Press Leased Wire THE HUTCHINSON NEWS PHONE 4400 That's Want-Ad Headquarters LXI. (Established 4, 187!) HUTCHINSON, KANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933. NO. 196. ASSASSIN MISSES ROOSEVELT HUNDREDS OF BILLS TOSSED INTO HOPPER All-Time Record Established on Last Day For Initiating New Legislation.

OPEN TO COMMITTEES Important Bills Yet to Be Brought Matter Reopened. Topcka, Feb. flood of proposals for new legislation was shut off today In the legislature after members had tossed 1,273 now bills into the hopper, but the gates wero left open wide enough to permit Introduction of committee- sponsored measures. Nearly one-fourth of tho total bills to bo offered yesterday, tho final day for introduction of monsuros sponsored by individual members. Tho House received 102 and tho Senate 127.

Voterans around the legislative halls Raid the record for the number of bills introduced during a single day were shattered by yesterday's avalanche. Included were bills to carry out Oov. Alf M. Landon's suggestions for a downward revlBion of maximum tax levies by all taxing units and to abolish the public service commission, substituting for it a corporation commission which also would take over from the banking department and the charter board tho supervision of speculative securities sales. Limit School Salaries.

Another of tho major bills introduced In the big field day came from the House fees and salaries commtUcc which proposed statutory limitation of the maximum salaries payablo to teachers, principals, superintendents and other employes of the public school system. Chairman Waggoner (R) of the committee estimated that the maximums proposed generally would average 20 to 25 per cent undor the salaries In effect in 19C. Among the bills still to bo Introduced are the stale Income tax measures which the House and Senate assessment and taxation committees uro whipping into shape. Several income tax bills havo been introduced by Individual members. Meanwhile, the administration proposal for a legislative investigation and audit of tho state highway department was revived when tho House state affairs committee voted to reconsider tho Bradney resolution, previously rejected by tho group after a Senate committee had reported adversely the conflicting Buzlck resolution.

The Senate had adopted tho Bradney resolution, and the House the Buzlck resolution. Iteapportionmeut Fulls. Tho senatorial district reapportionment movement apparently had failed with the refusal of tho 3en- ato to override an adverse report by ono of its committees on legislation previously approved by the House. A motion to place tho reapportionment bills on the Scnato calendar failed, 22 to 18, receiving five votes less than the required two-thirds majority. Tho Senate also refused, 12 to 27, to override nn adverse report on tho House-approved bill to eliminate tho $25 fee allowed county attorneys for successful prosecution of liquor cases.

Congress Acts to Halt Admittance of Radicals Senate Adopts Resolution Calling For Repeal Of Dry Amendment To The United States Constitution Washington, Feb. Senate today adopted the Blaine resolution for repeal of the prohibition amendment, with protection for dry states from liquor importations, ratifications to bo by state conventions. Only this morning Speaker Garner predicted that if the resolution were adopted by the Senate in the form that it finally was, it would be approved by the House under suspension of the rules on Monday. The Senate vote on tho thirteen year old 18th amendment was marked by tension, the floor being crowded by members of the House of Representatives who stood behind the many senators seated so quietly in their chairs answering their names. Before tho final vote, on which two-thirds was required, the Senate by decisive majority votes rejected ono after another of attempts by Senators Glass Va.) and Reed looking to outlawing tho saloon in the constitution.

The vote on the Blaine resolution was 63 to 23, By 46 to 38 it turned down Glass' endeavor to substitute the whole of tho'Blalno resolution with ono by him to make tho federal government and the states concurrently responsible for outlawing tho saloon. EXTORTIONIST SUICIDE WITH CAPTURENEAR Former Hutchinson Man Terrorizes Home of Kansas City Banker. PLUCKY MAID SAVES DAY Locked in Upstairs Room She Calls Once Arrested Here. CONDUCTOR AND BANDIT ENGAGE IN DEATH DUEL Southern Pacific Man Dies From Wound After Killing Train Robber. San Bornardlno, Feb.

train robber and a conductor battled to the death with pistols at fifteen feet aboard tho Southern 'aclfic Golden State Limited near here last night, the outlaw falling dead with a bullet through his head, and the conductor dying today from a bullet wound In the abdomen. A passenger was slightly wounded in the leg. Authorities said today they found a card in tho dead man's pocket bearing tho name of George Clinton Towers, D5, of San Francisco and gave his -occrupatton as "fireman." The -wounded passenger, Frederick Byers of Beverly Hills, had given up $31 to tho bandit. The train left Los Angeles at 6:30 p. m.

and the robber was believed to have boarded It at Pomona. Wearing a blue banadana handkerchief over the lower part of his face In tho fashion of old- time western bandits, ho entered the observation car at the traln'j rear end, locked one pullman conductor In the club car and another In a linen closet. He noglected to imprison James Toler, Negro porter, nnd that proved his undoing. Toler ran forward through the train until he found Caster. Tho 65-year-old conductor obtained a pistol from a passenger.

Then ho walked cooly into tho observation car and tho shooting followed. ONE LAME DUCK DEAD RESULT OF 6-STORY PLUNGE Rep. G. G. Goodwin of Minnesota Falls From Window Of Hotel Room.

Bank Resources Greater In Last Quarter of 1932 Washington, Feb. Aggregate resources of national banks in the nation on last December 31 amounted to $23,310,974,000, an increase of $744,079,000 since September 30, but a decrease of $1,351,312,000 since December 31, 1931. BANDITS KOB PITTSBURG DRUG STORE OF $S5 Washington, Feb. for tho punishment or expulsion of extreme radicals revived today in both tho Houuo and Senate because of the attempt to assassinate President-elect Roosevelt. Reversing Its previous action, the House judiciary committee approved a bill for drastic punishment of thoso who advocate the ovorthrow of tho government.

In the Senate, Hatfield (R. W. Va.) asked Immediate consideration of a meusuro for the expulsion of communists but Senator Borah (R. Idaho) objected because, he said, thore wasn't time to discuss the bill. Immediately the discussion swung back to prohibition repeal, with the debate intensified through the fact that an early vote was scheduled.

Senator Robinson (R. Ind.) opened for thoso opposing resubmission. Pittsburg, Feb. Two bnndits entered a drug store Just off tho Teachers College campus here last night, held up the proprietor, his wlfo and two customers, and escaped with $55 they removed from the cash register. It was the fourth holdup of stores hero within a week.

The Weather One Bandit Killed, Three Caught, $50,000 Recovered Philadelphia, Fob. Within an hour after they had hold the cashier prisoner and looted the First National bank of suburban Ambler, four bank bandits today engaged In a gun fight with police armed with sub-machine guns. One man was killed, three others captured and throo women hold aa aus- pcetod About $50,000 was taken from the bank, all of which was recovered. The dead man was Identified by police William Ferguson, 36, who recently released from prison in Baltimore after being hold thore connection with a jewel Kansas: I'urlly cloudy tonight and Friday; slightly colder Friday. Oklabomu: Tartly cloudy to cloudy, warmer In east portion tonight; Friday, partly cloudy oolder.

West Texas: Tartly cloudy, warmer In south portion tonight; Friday, partly cloudy, colder In west and north portions, Washington, Feb, Godfrey G. Goodwin of Minnesota was found dead of injuries received early today in a fall from tho window of his room at tho Drlscoll hotel. Police said they did not know whether he had fallen or jumped from the window. An immediate Investigation was ordered and Coroner A. MacGrudor MacDonald and Kenneth Romney, sergeant at arms of the House, were summoned to the scene Goodwin, a Republican, was first elected to tho 69th Congress.

He was not re-elected last November. Gqpdwln was a member of the banking and currency and patents committees. Only a month ago, Representative Kendall of Pennsylvania shot himself to death in his quarters in the House office building. The body waH found shortly after soven o'clock by L. E.

Amos, a painter, who had come to work in room adjoining that in which Goodwin was living. Looking down from the window, Amos saw beneath in the areaway, six floors below, tho pajama clad body of tho representative. The window of the room In which Goodwin lived was wide and low and police considered that he might havo become dizzy while exercising In front of tile window and fallen to the pavement below. There were no notes found in the room. Police said thoy found two bottles of a sedative in his pajama pockets.

Inquest Ordered, Sergeant at Arms Romney said Coroner MacDonuld had ordered an Inquest into Goodwin's death, Goodwin's family was understood to be at Cambridge, his home. He Is survived by his wife, three daughters, Margery Anne, Lois Geneva, Eleanoro Elaine, and a son, Alden N. Goodwin. Temperatures over Kansas wero expected to Blip a little In the next 24 hours, S. D.

Flora, Federal Me- terologiBt, said today, although afternoon temperatures tomorrow well above the freezing point were expected. Substantiating his belief by records of former years, Flora declared KansanB need have little fear of a return this season of the sub-zero brand of weather of a week ago, although there still was a possibility of more real winter, The season Is goltlng to tho point where average temperatures show a marked rise to tho extent that additional zero or sub-zero weather would be extremely Improbable, he said, TEMPERATURES (Kurnlihrd My Mm. flhrrldttn I'louilie, officii! U. omcrvtr.) Minimum past 24 hours, 38, Maxim. urn 34 jjours, 45, Denver Leaders Consider Formation of Vigilantes Donver, Feb, of a citizens' vigilante committee similar to tho Secrot Six in Chl- cugo may bo the outgrowth of the kidnaping of Charles Boottchcr, 2nd, wealthy young Denver broker und scion of a pioneer Colorado family.

Suggestions such a committee be formed among the wealthy and prominent citizens of Denver to meet an apparent influx of gangsters nnd hoodlums wero made to members of Boettcher's family today by Influential friends, a family spokesman said. Police and department of justice agents continued their search for tho missing man and for tho abductors who have held him for $60,000 since midnight Sunday. The 48-hour period in which A.Y bort T. Clark, chief of police, predicted the case would bo solved, ended late last night. Kansas City, Feb.

by a 19-ycar old nurse maid from tho Ozarks and the wife of tho banker whose home ho had invaded, an extortionist took his life as police cornered him In the homo of R. Crosby Kemper. Tho extortionist, identified by police as K. W. Lattin, 34, unem ployed son of a rooming house proprietor here, voiced threats of death against MrB.

Kemper, Ann Wilde, the nurse maid, and Mrs. Kemper's 9-year old daughter, Sally Ann. Saying he wanted $15,000, ho terrorized the household, which included three other women, all servants. Scribbles Note To Mother. Before firing a bullet through his head in an upstairs nursery ns police closed In on him, Lattin picked up a Christmas card which had been sent to Sally Ann and upon It scribbled: "Goodbye mother.

I can't stand to see you starve." His mother, Mrs. W. M. Towers, whoso different name was accounted for by a second marriage, became hysterical when Informed of her son's death. Seated beside a small coal stove at her rooming house she moaned, all that I have in the world is gone." The extortionist's plot to summon home Kemper, president of the City Bank Trust Company, and obtain, the money from him failed when the nurse maid ordered tip- stairs by the gunman, locked herself in a bedroom with the child and telephoned police.

Previously she had been forced to call the bank and leave word for Kemper his daughter was ill. Woman's Calmness Prevails. Mrs. Kemper's calmness quieted tho gunman until officers arrived "You'll get your money all right," she said, "but don't worry about Brushing past her, the police drew one shot from Lattin. The bullet buried in a wall and he fled upstairs to end his life.

Mrs. Carl Kelly, ono of the two boarders at tho rooming house of Lattin's mother said he became desperate when the household funds were exhausted. Police records show Lattin was convicted two years ago in Hutchinson, of transporting and possessing liquor and was fined $100 but appealed tho case. Tho home of tho nurse mulil, Miss Wilde, Is at Meta, In the Ozarks. Body to Hutchinson.

Tho body of Lattin will be taken tonight to Hutchinson, for funeral services. Police ordered an analysis of tablets found In Lattin's pockets to determine whether ho was under the influence of narcotics at the time of the attempted extortion. SEEK DEAL WITH KIDNAPERS Claude K. Bocttchcr (left), Denver capitalist, offered to meet tho $00,000 ransom demand of kidnapers who took his son nnd left their ransom note with young Boettcher's wlfo (right), Mrs, Anna Lou Hocttchcr. (Associated Tress Photo).

Would Be Assassin Has No Regrets For His Attack On President-Elect Miami, Feb. (it 1 Qui- aeppo Zangara, his bulging eyes dilating as he talked with severe interrogators high up in the Dade county jail, today said ho had' no regrets for his attack on elect Roosevelt. Speaking in broken English, the prisoner answered questions readily. Sheriff Hardle, something of a linguist, helped carry the conversation. Here is Hardie's account of the examination: Likes Roosevelt an Man.

"Why do you want to kill? Did you want to kill the policeman who caught you?" "I no care to kill police," he replied. "They work for leevlng. As a man I like Meester Roosevelt. As a president I want to keel him. I want to keel all presidents.

In Italy ten years ago, I want to keel the king, but I cannot get to hecm." Aro you an "I do not belong to any society. I am not an anarchist. Sometimes I get beeg pain in tho stomach, too, and then I want to keel the presidents who oppress the working men." There is a deep scar on the abdomen of tho assassin. He speaks to the officers without apparent realization of what he did. Occasionally he grows bitter.

Came South for Health. He said he came to Miami about two months ago, "because they tell me it will help these pains in my stomach." Ho has been in America for about nine years and is understood to be a naturalized citizen. Ho is caged in a little steel barred cell 21 floors above the ground In the Dade county'jail. Every Motorist In Big Parade Every Hutchinson motor car Is expected In line In the Automotive Parade Monday morning at 0:30, celebrating Hutchinson Day. Every motorist In the olty and vicinity is Invited to fall In line, forming ono the streets west of Main, the parade heading from the Chamber of Commerce.

The caravan will move when the whistles blow at 0:30. Every car In town should bs there. It will be the signal ot "Forward for the New Cyole of Prosperity." This Is no time tor slackers. Get out and help ratify, Several Times In Jail Here. Wilbur Lattin, known in Hutchinson as Wm.

Layton, served 48 days in tho county jail here early in 1931 on charges of possessing und transporting liquor. Police and federal officers nabbed him the night of Jan. 2, 1031, making a liquor delivery to a local hotel. He was fined in police court but appealed the casa to district court where tho appeal subsequently was dismissed. State charges of possessing and transporting liquor wero preferred against Layton and he pleaded guilty to the charges In district court April 4th, 1031, receiving $200 fines and 60 days on each count.

He was committed to the county Jail April 8th and was released on May 20th. Cousin of Bauo Wall. Layton was a cousin of George "Babe" Wall, local bootlegger who Is now serving a sentence In tho state penitentiary on a burglary charge from Dodge City. For several months Layton operated Wall's filling station, then located at 17th street on the Nickorson pavement. Local officers suld Layton was In Hutchinson probably six months, coming hero presumably from Kansas City.

The Ford sedan in which he was making the liquor delivery was confiscated and purchased at a sheriff's sals by Fred Preble, local attorney. KILLS TWO AND SELF AS SCHOOL CHILDREN WATCH Californian, Angered Over Divorce Suit, Also Tries to Kill Another Son. Downey, Feb. husband angered by a divorce complaint turned tho little Gallatin grammar school at Downey Into a shambles today, shooting and killing his wife, their eight year old son and himself. Poor marksmanship saved the life of another son.

Twenty-five terrorized children and tho teacher, Edith Unswcrth, saw Dr. Vernon Blythe, 35, Santa Ana dentist, slay Mrs. Eleanor Blythe and their eight year old son, Robert, In the class room. Students and teacher huddled In mute horror as tho frenzied man loft the school, fired three futile bullets at the older son, Vernon, as lie fled from an automobllo and then turned the six shooter on himself. Blythe had been given a summons in a divorce suit filed yesterday by Mrs.

Blythe. They had been separated. Mrs. Blythe was visiting Robert when Dr. Blythe drove up to the school with ten year old Vernon.

Leaving Vernon in the car, Blythe entered and said he wished to visit Robert. Miss Unswcrth showed him to a seat nearby. As the students were resuming their lesson Blythe drew his woap- on and opened fire. Then he strodo outside where he had left Vernon and fired three shots at the running boy. Roturning to tl)o class room, he glared for a moment at the scene of terror, then put the weapon to his head.

Ho fell dead beside the bodies of ills wife and sou. GANGLAND PLOT AGAINST MAYOR CERMAKDOUBTED OF STRUCK IN MIAMI ATTACK President-Elect Calm And Collected As Attempt Is Made On Victims In Hospital Before Entraining Today For New York Following Cruise. MY FRANCIS M. STJEIMIKNSON, (Associated Press Staff Writer) Miami, Feb. (AP) and intent, President-elect Roosevelt called by the Jackson Memorial hospital here today to say good-bye and to encourage the five victims the assassin who sought his life last night.

I He found Mayor Cermak of Chicago, one 'of the wounded, in a very critical condition. Mrs. Joe Gill of Miami, was fast losing ground. She underwent a blood transfusion just before Mr. Roosevelt arrived.

The others were declared on the road to recovery, i The diminutive hater of government of- Giuseppe Zangara, who fired into the Icrowd about Mr. Roosevelt's car last night 'remained in police care high up in the Dade jail just across the street from the FRANkUM 0. HOOttVCLT count train Mr. Roosevelt boarded to go to New Gunman's Victim Chicago Greatly Shocked By News of Serious Wounding Of Official at Miami. Marysvllle Major Dead.

Marysvllle, Feb. C.1')-~ L. N. Cole, Ml, for the last eight years mayor of Marysvllle, died at his home here today. He was a former county treasurer, former olty councilman, and founder and president of the PeopU's Building nnd Loan Association.

His widow and a daughter autviva. iVeu; Precautions Ordered To Protect President-Elect Washington, Feb. 18. by the attempt to kill President-elect Roosevelt, officials headed by President Hoover exerted themselves today to assure his greater protection In tho future. The greatest concern for the condition of Mayor Cermak of Chicago wus evident, with Mr.

Hoover getting direct reports from Miami. Chief Moran of the secret service termed the gunman, Oluseppo £un- gara, an "anarchist'' and had his agents working In collaboration with the Justice and labor departments to get all possible Information on his past. Police reinforcements for the Inaugural ceremonies March 4. with added appropriations by Congress if necessury, wero being arranged. Mullna Architect tints I dub.

Washington, Keb. Secretary today announced the ssleouon of Charles W. Sbavera, Hallna, aa architect foi the Chicago. Feb. Shocked by the news that its anti-gang crusading and "world's fair" mayor had been shot down In Miami by an assassin, Chicago awulted today tho 'outcome of Anton J.

Ccrmak's condition with anxiety and hopo for his recovery. The first reports that the mayor hud been shot by tho gunman who failed to take tho life of elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, were followed by speculation that a gangland pint might have boen responsible because of Ccrmak's determination to drive all hoodlums out of Chicago before the world's fair opens in June, only to be discounted later by officials. Continue Gangland Drive. And while the mayor lay gravely wounded in a Miami hospital the police continued the anti-gang drive ordered by the mayor some limo ago.

Chief of Detectives William Schocmakcr sent police squads into underworld haunts In search or suspicious persons. Miami officials were asked by Schocinaker to arrest 18 C'hicago- ans reported seen in Florida recently, State's Attorney Thomas J. Courtney, however, after a conference with pollco expressed belief that no ganglund motive was responsible. To Florida Lust Week. Chicago's 511-yeur-old mayor, who rose from (he lowly position of an immigrant breaker-hoy in an Illinois coal mine to the mayorship of I he country's second largest clly, went to Florida last week to (Continued on Page Eight) Dr.

Joel T. Boone, physician of President Hoover, called by telephone while the president-elect was at the hospital. Mclntyre, the Roosevelt secretary, gave him a report. Entering the room of May-" or Cermak, the president elect said: "You are looking fine. The first thing you know you will be back on your feet." Closely Guarded.

Mr. Roosevelt left the yacht of Vincent Astor shortly after o'clock and proceeded by motor to the hospital on the outskirts of the city. He rode in the front seat with the chauffeur. Vincent Astor accompanied him. An extra detail of police and secret service men surrounded Roosevelt at every turn.

Returning to tho train immediately across tho street from the Jail holding hangars, Roosevelt wa3 greeted by a huge throng which cheered him. Upon reaching the back platform he turned, took off his list, and waved a response to tho greeting. Three secret service men were Immediately about him. Second JVIan Held. Pollco were still holding Andrea Valenti, arrested on suspicion last night because he resided at the same place with Zangara, although police Indlculod I hoy did not think he was connected with tho incident.

A blood transfusion was performed on Mrs. Joe Gill just before the president elect reuched the hospital, in a despcrato attempt lo save her lifo and physicians said they were losing hope for her recuvcry. Fear to Operate. Physicians also said they were becoming very concerned over the condition of Mayor Cermak and were watching his heart action closely, still fearful of performing on operation to romovo the bullet ho received in his back. Miss Margaret Kruis of Newark, N.

was reported progressing very favorably. A bullet grazed her head. William Slnnolt, New York policeman Hhot In tho head, and Russell Caldwell of Miami, also shot in lllo head, were also reported In favorable condition. Umuiiun Defiant. Assured and defiant Zangara told his questioners he had no regrets for his attempt to assassinate the president-elect.

Tho penalty for attempted assassination in Florida Is life imprisonment and that for assassination Is deuth. Mr. Roosevelt wus met at the hospital by Dr. n. C.

Woodward, the ANTON CliRMAK Miami. Feb. following bulletin on Mayor mak's condition was Issued at tho hospital ut noon: "Mayor Cermuk is resting much easier, has slept part of the morning (pulse 08, temperuturo 09, respiration It) no unfavorable developments have arisen to the present time. "(Signed), DR. J.

W. SNYDER, DR. K. S. NICHOL, DR.

T. W. HUTSON." CERMAK GLAD IT WAS HIM AND NOT PRESIDENT-ELECT Roosevelt Told By Wounded Man at Hospital to Take Care of Himself. WILL ROGERS Sunta Monica, Feb. To The Hutchinson News: This depression must have finally hit the Senate.

They are Investigating it. if they want to know what is holding back relief measures all they got lo do Is look In the mirror. Pupers ioduy stated that Mr. Hoover Is going to Issue a denun- cla'lofi of Congress and tho ute. Denounce 'em? Everybody is surprised he hasn't shut 'em.

Xours, Miami, Feb. Lying critically-wounded from an utJsas- aln's Hhot Intended for elect Hooaovelt. Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago said to Mr. Kooac- velt at tho hospital here lust night am mighty glad It was me in- Htead of you." A deep expression of agony showed in the sun tanned face of President-elect Roosevelt an ho bent over the bed. "I wish you would be careful," Cermak continued, "the country needs you." "We need you und men like you," replied Mr.

itooaevelt, who had livid the mayor in his tup cnioute lo the hospital. I ie spoke words of eu- courageincnt and sympathy as he left. Condition DtuigerouM. About midnight physicians decided upon an operation but a aecond consultation ifaulted in a contrary decision. The early today Issued the following atutement: "The condition uf Mayor Cermak Is regarded as dangerous but not Immediately critical.

The bullet evidently traversed the diaphragm and margin of tho liver and lodged in (Continued on Pago Eight) Words Of Assassins Hy The Associated Press The twisted braina of men. who seek to kilt public men usually prompt them to vain glorious utterances at the time of tho crime. When Joe Zangara fired on President-elect Roosevelt last night, screamed: "I kill all presidents! Kill all Thu actor Julm Wilkes Booth, after firing the futul ut President Lincoln, cried: "Sio semper tyrannis!" (So ulways with tyrants Leon after President McKinli-y. said: "I havo done my dutv; I am proud of It." Charles J. tjuiteuii, disappointed office-seeker who murdered President O.w field, said.

"1 did it and will go tu Jail foi It." Paul Uoiguluv, firing the bullets that killed President Duumsr of France, shouted: "Die (or the Fatherland!".