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PHONE LOGANSPORT, INDIANA, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY25, 1933. PUBLISHED DAILY VOLUME 88. FOR ALL DEPARTMENTS Reveal Late Calvin Coolidge As Favored Morgan Customer HIGHER TAXES IN PROSPECT FOR riouse Ways and Means Commit-, tee Votes for Drastic Changes In Income Tax Law. WASHINGTON, May 25--(UP)The House ways and means committee today voted for drastic! change in the income tax laws to! strike at the wealthy by Mmiting capital gaing and losses to the! year in which they occur. J.

P. Morgan's admission be paid Morgan's admission that he paid no income tax for the years 1930- 31-32 came at a time when the committed had just voted to go into the lower brackets of 'the income tax schedule and raise the rates ole the white collar man and skilled laborer, That action Wag taken to assure; the $220,000,000 annual income which is needed to finance Presl-1 deat Roosevelt's $3,300,000,0000 (B) public works pro.gram in the national recovery bill. Doughton sald no attempt would be made to revise the Income tax laws to assure more revenue from re-1 the higher brackets until the covery bill had been started on its way through congress. In addl-! tion to the rates on the "little fellow," the bill extends for the "nuisance taxes." one year raises the gasoline levy to cents a gallon and taxes corporate dividends. The ways and means committee will meet firat for "consultaLion," Doughion sald.

ma-1 jority desires to investigate the ins come tax machinery, hearings will lation be that held will in readjust the tax search for legisburden. RUSSELL CONFESSES TO LOOTING THIRD LOGANSPORT HOME Tells. Lafayette Police That Ho Broke Into Residence of Myron Marsh Walter Russell, held at Lafaycite, has confessed the burglary ct a third residence in this cily, according to a message received by Chief of Police Joe Carson Thurs-: day morning. The third house burglary here to which he hag confessed was the looting of the Myron Marsh home, 1911 High street, on the night of October 15, 1932. Marsh's deed to his property, army discharge, an empty bill fold and a pie were stolen.

The home Wag ransacked, Other burglaries admitted here were the homos of Ira Creel mud M. W. Morris in Roselawn, MICHIGAN BREWERY DESTROYED BY FIRE MUSKEGON, May 25 (UP)-Flames swept the Ron Brewing Company plant here today. destroying the bullding and new brewing equipment. Officials investigated reports the fire Was of incendiary origin.

Damage was estimated at $100,000, The brewery was to have started man-! B'acturing 3.3 beer within a few days. ISSUE WARRANTS FOR 57 IN MINE RIOTS PRINCETON. May 25-(UP) Varronts issued in Gibson circuit court. charging 57 persons with rioting at the Somerville Co-operaI've mine, near here. yesterday wore being served by Sheriff Itch and deputies today.

Meanwhile. work continued unin: "Pied at the shaft. Weather Forecast Clondy CLOUDY showers able Friday south portion night: not change in erature. Jap Drive On Chinese Is Resumed Prospects of Truce Fade as Invad- era Continue Offensive Toward Peiping MUKDEN, Manchuria, May 25- (UP)--Guns of Japanese troops spoke a brisk denial today as re ports that a truce had been reached by their representatives at Pelp-: ing. Two new towng were on the verge of capture and a third was: purged of its last remnants Chinese forces, according to ad-; vices received here.

One of the towns being assaile1 was Tangku, situated at the mout. of the Huen river which provides a seaport for Tientsin, 15 miles land. The town was surrounded by Gen. Ting Chi Wang and his division of pro-Marchoukuo volunteers, reports said, QUESTION ONE IN GARY CRIME Box. Car Inhabitant is Interrogat-' ed In Brutal Slaying of Child GARY.

May 25-(UP)-. James Ryan, inhabitant ol a box car and admittedly 8 fugitive, from two officers asylums, was searching questioned the Calumet district for the slayer of today. by two-year-old Carolyn James, Ryan denied knowledge of the death of the girl, who wag beaten and tossed over an embankment into swamp. Ryan told police he had lived in box cars for tee last six years. In! 1911 he escaped from a Long land, N.

asylum and in from another at Elgin, police; sald he admitted, A coroner's report yesterday! showed that the child had died; from a blow on the head. SENTENCES METED PULASKI YOUNG MEN FOWLER, May 25-Russell Weiss and Edward Schrumm, both residents ot Pulaski county, picaded guilty to petit larceny charges in Bentou circuit court yesterday and were fined and Weiss was fined one dollar and, costs and sentenced to the penal farm for 60 days and Schramm, was fined 8 similar amount and given a stepended sentence of one to five years. They were accused' of attempting to steal chickens. JUDGE LOUDERBACK CLEARED OF CHARGES WASHINGTON, May 25-(UP) Federal district judge Harold Loud-! erback of San Francisco, acquitied, on impeachment charges senate yesterday, looking ward today to a long rest after the grueling trial. Ho was acquitted on each of five! counts on the Impeachment charg-! brought by the house last 565- es sion.

The allegations were based; on his action in various receiver-; FIELD MAN WARNS JUNE 15 FINAL DAY FOR STORE LICENSES Lawrence Arnsman of Lebanon. field man of the state tax board. paid his first risit to Logansport Thursday and after holding a conference with C. 0. (Dick) Shepherd.

manager of the local automobile license bureau, left a quantity of supplies, most of which are for use in connection with the I store license law. June 15 is the deadline for obraining 1933 store licenses. Armsexplained. Arusman also that supplies for the gross income returns will be available about license June 15. bureau The is local automo- col: not a lecting agency but merely a service station for the convenience of, store owners and those affected by i the gross income tax law.

Great Britain Declines To Make Known Her June 15 Debt Installment SECURITIES BILL SIGNED BY PRESIDENT New Law Protects Investors of Nation Against "Blue Sky" Operators WASHINGTON, May 25-(UP)President Roosevelt today signed the securities control bill, designed to give investors protection against unsound securities. Congressional action was COmpleted on the "blue sky" measure Tuesday. The new law guarantees to in. vestors complete information on securities offered for sale. It requires that complete data 00 al: domestic and foreign stocks and bonds sold in interstate commerce be fled with the tedera! trade commission.

Misrepresentation of such securities would be punishable by a maximum of $5,000 fine and five years imprisonment. Also provided for in the new act is establishment or a corporation, by the government, to ju defaulted forsponsored assist, securities investors to obtain the jarg est "possible return on their investments. U.S. HIGHWAY FUNDS READY Indiana WAl Recd.re Sum From of Two Million Dollars Government INDIANAPOLIS. May 25- (UP) -Nearly $2,000.000 in AC-.

cumulated federal highway aid due Indiana for several months will be released immediately. James D-: Adams, chairman of the state! highway commission, was informed today. telegram from Rep. Louis! 'Ludlow, advised the chairman to proceed with letting of contracts on 100 miles of par-, ting, bids for which were received recently. The state will receive $1,700,000 at once from the government, Ludflow advised.

This sum will not be included in the $10,000.000 federal aid allotted to Indiana under terms of the Wagner relief bill. HIGH WATERS CLOSE FOUR STATE ROADS INDIANAPOLIS, May 25- (UP) -Four roads in southern In-1 diana have been closed by the state, high highway water, it was announced commission because oil day. They are No. 62. west of Mt.

Vernon; No. 69. south ot Mt. Ver4. west of Princeton.

No. non: No. 60 between Vinceunes and Law. rencerille. 111.

HEARING ON TRUCK PETITION JUNE 1 A hearing will be held June 1 at. Indianapolis by the public service 'commission on a petition of the Railway Express Motor transport for a certifcate of pubic convenience and necessity to operate as a common carrier between Lo'gansport and Goodiand. serving Kenneth, Lake Cicott. Burnettsville, ldaville. Monticello.

Reynolds, W'olcott and Remington. The hear. ing will be held at the state INDIANAPOLIS MUSICIAN WINS ARTISTS CONTEST MINNEAPOLIS. May 23-(UP). Miss Louise Essex.

Indianapolis, cellist. won a $1,000 award in young artists' competition held connection with the national federation of music clubs convention here. She also received the extra Schubert award which guarantees her an opportunity to appear in cital with a major symphony I chestra, Mrs. Flynn, Meets Gov. McNutt Attends Conference to Consider Womens Share of State 1 Patronage INDIANAPOLIS, May (UP) -Women's share ol state government patronage was discussed for more than an hour, late yesterday by Gov.

Paul V.I McNutt, Mrs. A. Flynn, Logans-: port. state vice chairman of the party, and state chairman R. Earl Peters.

Fort Wayne. "We talked very frankly." Nutt the said. tew "trying remaining to jobs decide will which of go to women." One job available is that of director of division the Women's and industrial Children's of the board, now held by Jessie Gremelspacher, formerly of Logansport. No woman will be appointed as a member of the industrial board, however, McNutt said. CORN TESTS ARE STARTED Three Farms Selected on Which to test Farlous Varietles of Corn Three farms have been.

designated for corn variety tests in Cass' county this year, James E. Little, county agent announces. They are the Elmer Plank place near Waltou, the Wallace Crane farm north: of Logansport and. John. Brad: feld farm In Washington township.

registered Early Reid Yellow Dent, LTR66, Woodburn and Clements White Cap, have been designated tor the tests. Several local produced seed samples are' being used also, The purpose of the experiment is to determine the variety of corn beat adapted various types of in Cass county. NAME WOMAN PROSECUTOR Miss Agnes Molter of Kentland' Selected for Position by McNutt Indiana's first woman prosecutor Wag appointed by Gov. McNutt today. Miss Agnes Folter, Kentiand, was named prosecutor of newly; created Newton circuit court.

Geo.1 F. Samons, Kentland, was named judge. Their terms will expire Jan. 1935. An act of the last legislature separating the old- Jasper-Newton circuit into two.

units made the appointments possible. BISHOP'S SELECTION APPROVED BY HITLER BERLIN, May 25-(UP)-Adolf Hither checked another victory on his list today as Lutheran church officials ramed a bishop who met! his approval. In deference to Hitler's desire to unify the Evangelical church 1 Lutheran leaders named the. Frederick Von Bodelschwings of Bethel as federal bishop, The nominee was required to -meet three conditions--that he be a member of the Nazi party, that! he enjoy Hitier's. confidence, and, that be be supported by a majority of the church.

DECATUR YOUNG WOMAN AWARDED $1,500 DAMAGES her suit for liamn E. Weber, whose automobile struck a bridge abutment during 3. snowstorm in 1921 while she was 08 riding with him. She charged: reckless driving. The case was one ol the ten 34.

tried recently under the rigid guest laws of the state quire evidence of recklessness or intent. HUNTINGTON, May -Damages of $1,500 were awarded Margaret Percell, Decatur, by a circuit court jury here yesterday to- $23,000 against Wil Political Present Hinted At Inquiry Government Declares That It Will Reserve Decision Until Day Payment Is Due. LONDON. May 25-(U government will not reveal its decision regarding payment of the June 15 war debt installment to the United States until the day pay-! inent is due. it was said authoritatively today.

Chances for payment seemed, slightly better than even, according to. informed opinion here, though British newspaper correspondents at Washington predicted defaultThe Times' Washington correspondent reported today that the United States delegation to world economic conference June 12 making its preparations on the sumption that there would be an enforced default by Great Britain and others. Good news of progress toward currency stabilization and tion of friendly relations with the Irish Free State today helped to balance bad news regarding the war debt and disarmament situa-: tions. It was announced in Dublin that Premier De Valera and three Irish cabinet members 'would attend the world economic conference here June 12 and hope was raised that British-Irish negotiations to end their tarif war might! result, Both in the house of Lords and house of Commons statements. by spokesmen yesterday indicated that progress was being made In private negotiations by Great Britain the United States and France for stabilization.

of our-; rency to restore international trade. MACY TEACHER SUES PERU FOR $10,000 PERU, May 25-Miss Louise Cox, Macy school teacher, has fled suit in Miami circult court against Alvin Ahrens, music teacher in Peru high school. Damages of 000 are asked. The suit is the result of an automobile accident on February 4. 1932, when Miss Cox was riding as a guest in Ahren's car.

She alleges that she received serious tnjuries as a result or the accident. ABRAHAM HARDY DIES NEAR FRANCESVILLE FRANCESVILLE, May 25-1 Abraham S. Hardy, 82, died yester-! day at the home of his daughter Mrs. Kenton Parkison, near here He had been ill for 8 long time but death was hastened by shock and injuries suffered last Friday when he fell from bed while sleeping Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Rensselaer Presbyterian church and burial will be made, in the Remington cemetery. I MOONEY WILL CARRY FIGHT TO U.S.

COURT Famous Labor Leader Returned to San Quentin Prison After quitted of Old Charge FRANCISCO, May 25-(UT) A direct appeal to the United States supreme court appeared today to be the next step in Tom Mooney's fight for freedom. Less than two hours after a direct verdict acquitted him of an old Indictment charging him with one of the 10 deaths in the preparedness day bombing, Mooney was back in San Quentin peeling potatoes, but grimly determined to carry on the fight to a higher tribunal. Chief of his legal counsel, Frank P. Walsh, said application would be made to the U. S.

supreme court for writ of babeas corpus. Grounds for the appeal, Walsh! suid, would be. that Mooney 1s be- i ing "deprived of his liberty with-, out due process of law and that is being denied the equal protection of the laws both in gross 'tation of the provisions of the federal constitution." Mooney's. life sentence. super-! imposed on a separate Indictment 16 years ago, wag untouched.

by yesterday's acquittal. BURROUGHS OFFICER DIES OF INJURIES LAPORTE, May 25--(UP)J. F. Kastner, 36, Detroit, an exe cutive of the Burroughs Adding, Machine Company, died at Holy Family bospita! last night from burns received when his automo. bile crashed into a parked truck DEAr here May 21, His body will be sent to burgh, tonight for burial.

Kastner's car caught fire after it struck the truck. Two Chicago apecialiste were brought here in an effort to save his life. REV. J. F.

APPLEMAN OF PLYMOUTH, DIES PLYMOUTH, Ind-. May 25-(UP) -The Rev. John F. Appleman, 71. pastor ot the Plymouth Brethren church.

died late yesterday after a long illness. He was a member of many Northern Indiana church organizations. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday afternoon. the Rev. Otho Winger, president of Manchester college.

officlating. Late Bulletins INDIANAPOLIS, May construction manager for Clen and Chief Engineer of the State Highway Adams, chairman. 25--(UP) -Merton. former Company, Lebanon, WAS appointed Commission todny by James D. BOGOTA, Colombia, May cessation of hostil.

ities between C'olombla and Peru over possession of the Leticia Corridor was agreed today by Foreign Minister Urdaneta of Colombia anaL President Scan Lester of the leagne council. CHICAGO, May -New Increases in the price paid farmers for milk supplied to the Chicago market were in prospect today as dairymen's representatives and Chicago distributors went into confer. ence again. INDIANAPOLIS, May Bend attorney. today was appolnted Panl Y.

Dc Nutt. He will succeed Marshal for the Northern Indiana -George N. Beamer. South' city judge at South Bend by Gor. Al Hosinski, New l'alted States! District.

WASHINGTON. May -A new administration farm hill. vetting up regional agencies for coordinating and carrying throuch Presid-nt Reosevelt's orders combing federal credit agencies, was day mad epublic by Chairman Jones of the House Agriculture Committee. the. in CHICAGO.

May 2-(UP)-A city.wide strike of laborers para-' lyzed Chicago's street cleaning and garbage removal systems today the eve of Work's Fair opening. FRAMINGHAM. Mass. May 25-(UP) P)-Mrs. Nellie Drezhesti 1:.

confessed today. police said. that she killed three of her children who or- supposedly had heen horned to death when fire swept their Saxonrille home carly this morning. Bernard Baruch Also Identified as "Favored Purchaser" as Senate Banking Committee Resumes Investigation. By LYLE C.

WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent SENATE CAUCUS CHAMBER, Washington. May 25-- (UP) -The late Calvin Coolidge was revealed today as favored purchaser of J. P. Morgan securities. The name of the man who was president of the United States during the boom years was revealed on 8 list of nationally prominent persons who were given opportunities to make a quick turnover in securities offered through the famous banking house.

MOTHER OF 3 SENTENCED TO DIE IN CHAIR Texas Woman Fonnd Gailly of Murdering Farm Hand; Claimed Self- defense LA GRANGE Texas. May 25-- Mrs. Mary. Dach. $2.

widowed mother of three children, today was sentenced to death in the electric chair for slaying Henry Stoever, 58 a farm hand. Tattered barefooted. the, children tugged at the dress of, their. 200 pound German-speaking. mother as she listened stolidly to pronouncement of the Her attorneys gave notice appeal.

Mrs. Dach, owner of A small farm near Schulenberg. pleaded guilty to the murder charge. saying she shot Stover last February and then burned his body in a pit uuder a chicken house on farm, The body was. dug from the pit early last month.

A district court. Jury received the case late yesterday and returned its verdict today. The defense had asked that in consideration of the children she be given a short prison term. In her statement of confession, Mrs. because Dach he said attacked she her killed and Stoever, treated the children.

YOUTH ON BICYCLE HURT IN ACCIDENT Dickio. Fettig, seven, of 606 Fourteenth street, suffered slight injuries Wednesday afternoon when a bicycle he wag riding was in-1 volved in a collision at Ninth street and Erie avenue a car ated by David Foster, 77, 516 East Market street, The boys Injuries consisted of bruises an1 scratches, JUDGE E. E. PRUITT ACTS IN LOCAL CASE Judge E. E.

Pruitt of Delphi 1s, serving As special judge in the Cass circuit court in the John R. Ray, estate case, the trial hav-! ing opened Thursday morning: was expected to be completed by night. 25 CHICKENS TAKEN NEAR ROYAL CENTER Chicken thieves entered the nery at the garm of Mrs. Polie; near Royal Centre Wednes-, day night, More than twenty-Ave, chickens are missing. the owner informed Sherin Homer Stonebraker.

The officer made an early morning trip to the farm to Investigate. METEA MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY The list Was made public after the Inquiry had developed an ettort to establish whether the Morgan firm offered opportunities to make quick profits in the expectation that political. favors would be offered in return. Ferdinand Pecora, commitice counsel, told questioners at the luncheon intermission that former President Coolluge exercised the "ground floor" privilege offered him. A letter from John J.

Raskob, former chairman of the democratic stand, on whose. recommendation the name of Calrin Coolidge appeared on the list. "I should assume it was by Mr. Thomas Cochran, he was a close national committee, waa the basis of the attempt to connect Morgan favors with political returns. Raskob wrote that he hoped the future would give him "an opportunIty to reciprocate for the courtestes extended hy the Morgan company.

Publish Preferred List The new list of preferred Morgpurchasers were those Inc. wha dealt in Standard Brands. an preferred list of those permitted to buy Alleghany, corporation stork below level was made public yesterday. Testimony since has shown there were at least five 'of these preferred issues, the others being United corporation. General Motors and JohnsThe new preferred list included the name of Bernard Baruch.

It also included the names of some who were shown yesterday to have Alleghany corporation stock on a ground-floor basis--Secretary of Treasury William H. Woodin, Charles A. Lindbergh. Senator Ham Gibbs McAdoo and R. B.

MelJon. Ferdinand Pecora. committee counsel. at once asked George Whitney, Morgan Partner on the ed by Senator Couzens. who remarked: "I hope can find cut whether Bforgan and company is tied up friend of his," Whitney replied.

The stock was offered preferred clients at $32 8 share, the prics Morgan paid. Today the stock is at $19. Standard Brands. opened at for first trades on the New York stock exchange, on Sept. 6, 1923, and on Sept.

10 sold at 433. Seek Connection Pecora sought to establish a cosnection between money tavors and political favors. He was in politics." Pecora asked George Whitney, the witness. what W28 conveyed to his mind when Raskob spoke of being able to "reciprocate the stock offering favor. "I don't recall that it conveyed anything." Whitney answered.

"What position did be bold to re. ciprocate in return for tavors?" "My recollection was that he was no: longer with the company." "Didn't he. hare something to do with the democratic national conmittee? Didn't you know he chairman?" "We don't follow such things." "Then 'reciprocate' was meaningless to you Pecora repeated. "Yes, sir." Whitney replied. "He was at Palm Beach at the "Was a similar invitation to suh.

scribe offered Mr. Joseph R. "I'm sure it was. As you all known he's been associated with the Van Sweringens for rears." "How many shares did he "Two shares." It appeared that when Charles Francis Adama accepted a bargain rate buy in Alleghany stocks he knew he would be secretary of The Memorial services of the Mutea Baptist cemetery will navy in the Hoover cabinet. the Baptist church, ad.

Whitney identified a letter from be held at joining cemetery, at 2 o'clock Adams in which the latter said he Sunday afternoon. Rev. Peter could see nothing in hie coming Handstra of Lucerne will deliver, "position" to prevent his accepting the address. Dwight Smith is the the offer. chairman of the program.

commit was SWOTE into office tee. tour weeks later..