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Demands Are Impossible, Pinchot Asserts jnh ie hoover ID I SIM Business Better, Cowles Says in Optimistic Talk nni BAILS FIGURE III DAVIS CASE Democratic Candidate Offers Od Thousands Held in Campaign Against Thieves and Speculators Guard Victory Offsets Crushing Defeat jn Maine Witnesses Tell of Sale of Tickets and Awarding of Prizes His Own Proposals For Regulation LAWS ARE ENFORCED AGAINST U. S. OWNERSHIP SEE ONE BAD FEATURE DAVIS NOT INTERESTED mation and that he had repeatedly informed the board ot this situation. Such statistics from three counties were sent the board in a reply to a letter of September 12 which said, Pinchot claimed, that If data from "one or two counties were given, the loan would be granted." Data from Allegheny, Philadelphia and Northampton counties was then dispatched, but no action granting Pennsylvania the it asked immediately followed. Pinchot Had no other comment on the situation today.

HARRISBURG, Sept. 22 (U P) Governor Gifford Pinchot today intimated that the "certain facts" demanded by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation before it loans Pennsylvania federal money for relief can not be provided. Pinchot said the board had asked for the following information from each county for each month In 1931 and 1932: 1. Number of families on relief; 2. Number of homeless cared for; 3.

Amount of public funds spent; 4. Amount of private funds spent The Governor said it was "im "We are definitely out of the panicky state which banking and business have been suffering from for many months." McCarthy said a number of banks are actively advertising cattle men for feeding loans. "These bank advertisements, which started with the corporation's announcement of establishing regional agricultural credit cor. porations publicly' state that plenty of funds for these Joans are available," McCarthy said. Banks in Kansas City, Omaha and some sections ot the Northwest were said to be the most active in advertising for feeder WASHINGTON, Sept.

22. (UP) Gardner Cowles, director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, said today that improved business conditions were shown by a decrease in applications for loans from banks, insurance companies and building and loan associations. Cowles said loan applications had decreased about 50 per cent since July 15. Wilson McCarthy, another R. F.

C. director participating with Cowles In a joint press conference, reported a more encouraging agricultural outlook. Of the decrease in loan applications, McCarthy said: Those Caught Hoarding Are Forced to Contrihute to Government Favors Full Publicity For Companies' Supplying Public With Power Disconcerted Over Tendency of Voters to Seek A Change Reads' Paper and Chats With Reporters During Testimony By SANDOR S. KLEIN, (Unlfea Prep Staff CorrIDori1ent) NEW YORK, Sept 22 (UP) By RAYMOND CLAPPER, (United Pies Staff Correspondent) (Copyright 1932, by United Press.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (UP) President Hoover, In his forthcoming campaign speeches, will shun new economic medicine and urge possible" to provide all thig infor-1 (Continued on Page 8, Column 9) ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPECIAL, en route to San Francisco, Sept.

22 (UP) Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt entered California, the home state of President Hoover, today after a speech at Portland which outlined an eight-point policy calling for a new deal in water power and utility regulation. The Democratic presidential loans. The government showed at the trial of U. S.

Sen. James J. Davis today that 21,387,360 alleged lottery tickets bearing the names of sev kthat the recovery program already RAILROAD WORK MB SCORES in action be allowed to progress under friendly, paternal hands, ac- WHALES HUNTED FROM AIRPLANES cording to the most authoritative nominee pledged, if elected, no sur- II TO render by the federal government word here. JUDGE FOR LETUP By EUGENE LYONS, United Press Staff Correspondent) MOSCOW, Sepu 22. (UP) A wave of thousands of arrests uu-.

equalled since the tragic winter ot f5j929-30 when peasants were forcibly herded into communal groups is sweeping the Soviet union. The Moscow Press reflects a small fraction of the new campaign of revolutionary terror. Study of provincial newspapers reveals thousands of arrests never recorded in the central press organs. A United Press survey of local newspapers of widely separated regions, including the leading pub- lications of cities like TIflis, Tashkent, Vladivostok, and Minsk, showed accounts of actual arrests of groups of alleged thieves or spectators, or of police investigation which was certain to lead to many detentions. Single newspapers the Pravda Vostoka of TIflis, for Instance reported as many as 100 arrests in a week.

ill STRUGGL IN LIQUOR CASE of its sovereignty and control over its water power sources, and offered the following remedies for the regulation and control of public utilities engaged in the power business; 1. Full publicity as to stocks, bonds, liabilities and gross and net earnings. He has spent hours in the last few days discussing the campaign situation with members of his general staff. Main outlines for the remainder of the campaign were fairly well determined. The defeat of the LaFollettes in Wisconsin by regular pro-administration Republicans encouraged the White House group.

It wiped out WASHINGTON. Sept 22. (UP) Agroup of railway union labor leaders today urged President Hoover to support them in their eral hundred lodges of the Loyal Order of Moose, were transported the mails and In interstate i commerce. Opening the most direct phase ot attempt to show that Davis, I dominating force of the Moose, was the planner and backer ot supposed lotteries conducted by Moose lodg-es under the guise of charity balls, I the government produced who said they purchased tickets jnot with the Idea of going to the balls, but to participate in "drawings" for prizes. Davis is on trial In federal court on indictments charging violation of federal statutes prohibiting lottery matter from the mails and interstate commerce.

Member of the cabinets of three presidents, Davis faces a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment and a VALLEY STREAM, L. Sept. 22. (UP) That lusty shout, "thar she blows," soon may be lost from the picturesque language of whaling crews with the lookout spotting the big fish by plane. A Cape Town, South Africa, whaling company has decided to try spotting whales by air.

It ent Harry Olsen, one of Its harpoon gunners, her to learn to fly. Olsen took a three weeks course and today had a pilot's license from the Department of Commerce. The whaling company plans to get a plane with folding wings to carry on the whip. NUMBER OF POETS AMAZES SMITH NEW YORK, Sept. 22.

(UP) Editor Alfred E. Smith Is amazed by the number of "poetf or would-be poets" In tht country, a fact he never realized until took up hi post with the New Outlook. "It was not an easy thing," Smith commented last night, "to determine what to do about poetry. After combing through reams of verse, ha hit upon what we hope will be a happy solution for ourselves and readers of selecting ona guest poet pet month." Book review were the next puzzle, he laid, but that problem was solved, too, by printing one a month. Smith revealed that ha was no figurehead editor and that read and approved every article appearing in the magazine.

2. Publlicity on all stock owner-1 much of the depressing effect of the ship. 3. Publicity on fight against further proposed Inter-company wage reductions. losg of Maine.

Furthermore it encouraged the White House group to believe that voters are not necessarily driven to the left by the (Continued on Page 7, Column 5) PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22 (UP) Dr. Thompson W. McKin-ney, Methodist Episcopal minister, in an open letter to Municipal Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell today asked the Jurist to resign because of the latter's recent refusal to impose sentence on a self-confessed liquor law violator.

In freeing the defendant on six months probation, the Judge took the position that "prohibition is on the way out" The letter quoted Judge Bonni-well's opinion in 1931, when he sharply criticized a Jury for freeing a bootlegger when the evidence The delegation who handed the President a lengthy statement of their case, declared the depression appeared to have broken and that they could not accede to railway owners demands for a conference on "further reduction of wages." BOY HAS SMALL depression. To Republicans, the most discon FORTUNE IN POCKET certing aspect of the Wisconsin re sult is that it supports the theory that the voters are everywhere CHICAGO, Sept. 22. (UP) When 12-year-old James Noble, said $28,000 fine If convicted. ARRESTS MOHE NEW YORK.

Sept 22. (UP) FIREBUG DESTROYS NEW JERSEY SCHOOL CAPE MAY, N. Sept. 22. (U against those who happen to be in office, Those close to Mr.

Hoover realize they may face a contest which they to his betcba a thousand dollars I'm right," he produced a $1,000. bill from his pocket. plainly pointed to his guilt. This To obtain some idea of the, national drive, such local must be multiplied a hundredfold. Whatever the political justifications for the arrests, death sen-' fences, and heavy prison terms, immediate effect is a tense atmosphere reminiscent ot the most difficult days ot the Soviet regime.

Most arrests are made under decrees aimed to protect "socialized property" and collectivized crops. A more recent decree is directed against thousands of so called "spectators," or middlemen who buy up farm products and manu- I may lose. They do not believe it 1 AGENTS position was contrasted with his recent statement that he "would has been lost yet. 1 P) The Lower Township consolidated school building at Erma, near here, was destroyed by fire iRi lie The Supreme Council of the Loyal Orer of Moose, dominated by United States Senator James J. Davis, not only approved of charity balls which the government contends were lotteries but made plans to hold more.

This was brought out today at the trial of Davis on indictments charging violation of the Federal Lottery Laws. The indictments The feeling has advanced from one of almost despair a week ago to the fighting stage. There is however no frantic clutching for James then flashed a $500 bill and two $50 bills and told his friends he was thinking of buying a new bicycle. His school teacher heard the boasts and told police. James told officers his father had CAMPAIGN 5 PLAN today which authorities believed was of incendiary origin.

Property loss was estimated at more than $100,000. Firemen from Cape May, Wild-wood, Cape May Point, Wildwood PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22 (U P) Activities of prohibition agents in the third district, comprised by Pennsylvania, Delaware and Jersey showed a decided increase in August over the same month a year ago, John D. Pennington, pro- (Continued on Page 7, Column 4) HARRISBURG, Sept. 22 (U balls P)-The Renublican state and based on the charity (Continued on Page 10, Column 5) HUDOCK GUILTY OF not send a man to prison for a violation of a law which the majority of people do not want" Dr.

McKinney informed Judge Bonniwell "it ig not your benevolent attitude toward the bootlegger that we criticize, but rather your to-defensible attitude toward the law, which attitude you could just as consistently assume toward any law of which you did not approve. "It has been said thai if a Christian minister finds himself out cf harmony with the fundamental teaching of his denomination be should resign and cease to eat the bread of an organization whose i hibition administrator, reported to (Continued on Page 9, Column 3) tlonal campaigns in Pennsylvania this fall will be conducted from RUSSIA SOON TO said he was going to Denver three weeks ago and that if he didn't come back, to look in a tin can in the clothes closet. When his parent did not return, James looked and found the $1,600. Police started to hunt the father. day.

Pennington reported 562 arrest cases during August compared with TORCH SLA I Crest and Rio Grande were summoned after Mrs. Emma Miller, who lives across the street from the 10-room brick building discovered the blaze and notified police. The school was the only one in the neighborhood which had not been closed because of Infantile paralysis. headquarters in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrlsburg, Edward RECOGNIZE NEW MANCHUKUO RULE; CHANGCHUN, Sept. 22 (UP) Martin, state chairman, announced today.

The administrative headquarters will be at Harrlsburg, where the WILKES-BARRE, Sept. 22 (UP) The Juryless trial of Joseph GERMANY FEARS BIG COAL STRIKE (King) Hudock, 24, Hazleton, was I Leo Karakhan, vice foreign commissioner of Soviet Russia today informed Koki Hlrota, Japanese ambassador to Moscow, of Russia's Intention to extend formal recognition to the independent government of manchukuo in the near women and speakers bureaus will also have their central offices HOOVER NOT TO SEE BALL GAMES and where a branch of the publicity HOG CHOLERA IS BECOMING SERIOUS HARRISBURG, Sept 22 (U P) The State Department of Agriculture warned Pennsylvania farmers that cholera among hogs Is increasing today and advised them to have their stock promptly vaccinated. A decrease In the number of swine vaccinated this year and the practice of feeding table scraps to unvaccinated swine was held by the department to be responsible for the "20 per cent increase in cases for the first eight months of 1933 over the same 1931 period. faith he would undermine. To this you doubtless would agree.

We believe this to be as true of the bench or of any other person whose duties are clearly defined in the laws of the land, as it is of the closed today with a verdict which sentenced the young defendant to death for the torch slaying of the man who had befriended him, Stanley Yurish, farmer in Butler Valley, near Hazleton. Huddock and Stephen Barron, Hazleton, were Jointly chargfed with the crime. Barron will be tried 522 in that month last year; 740 persons arrested compared with 620; and total size of seized stills at 80,498 gallons compared with 78,170. During the month the federal conrU of the district granted 17 temporary "and 11 permanent injunctions, collected fines amounting to $1,175 and imposed 16 Jail sentences upon violators of the prohibition act, the report showed. Among the properties confiscated by the dry agents were 75 automobiles.

Other seizures were 6S active distilleries, containing 71 separate stills, and 15 inactive stills with capacity ot 80,498 gallons; 32 wildcat breweries having a total vat capacity of 96,092 gallons; WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. (UP) President Hoover will be too busy to attend any of the World Series ball games, it was announced at the White House today. Mr. Hoover attended the last bureau will be maintained.

The collection of campaign funds by the finance committee will be directed from the Philadelphia headquarters, and the work of the servicemen's committee, the Young Republicans and the supply bureau will be centered there. Pittsburgh will provide the head BERLIN, Sept 22 (UP) Fear of a serious strike among 200,000 Ruhr coal miners increased today as the miners opposed a 12 1-2 per cent wage cut scheduled for October 1. The miners, already reduced to an average net income estimated at 125 marks ($31.25) a month, are ready for extreme measures. The great obstacle to a successful strike would be huge reserves of approximately 15,000,000 tons of three World Series, but finds the pressure of business too great this year. PINCHOT SILENT ON ROOSEVELT'S UTILITY SPEECH HARRISBURG, Sept.

22 (U P) Governor Gifford Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, exponent for greater FLYING HUTCHINSONS LEAVE F0R LONDON ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept. 22. (UP) The flying Hutchinson family, brought to Scotland after their rescue off Greenland on an unsuccessful attempt to fly the Atlantic, left here by airplane for London today. The four members of their crew followed them by railroad. quarters of the publicity bureau at later.

When Hudock's trial opened he unexpectedly pleaded guilty to murder and the Jury was dismissed. Three Judges sat three days hearing evidence to determine the degree of guilt. Hudock pleaded he was intoxicated the night of the I slaying and did not know what he the William Penn hotel there. Branches of other committees will MILLS PLANS TOUR WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.

(UP) also be quartered there. Secretary of Treasury Mills said coal stored In German bunkers, enough for many years. 342 gallons of beer; 52,849 gallons i federa and gtate regulation of pub- wine The publicity committee, headed of spirits; 2,347 gallons of He utilities, today declined to conv ment on the utility program of Gov' iy John McKirdy, Pittsburgh, will and 506,841 gallons of mash. today he would leave Wednesday, Sept. 28, on the Western speaking tour which will carry him to the Pacific coast HUNDREDS SOON TO LEAVE PRISON BATON ROUGE, Sept.

22 (UP) Hundreds of short term prisoners are to be released from the state penitentiary on reprieves within the next few days, Gov. O. K. Allen announced today. MRS.

WILLIAM BORAH HAS PARROT FEVER meet in Pittsburgh tomorrow to begin its work. was doing. The Judges, however, found him guilty of first degree murder and directed the extreme penalty, death. BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 22.

(UP) Hudock braced himself to prevent Mrs. William E. Borah, wife of Weak Spots Turn Stocks Irregular in Active Day Farmers Plan Gathering collapse as the verdict was read. The release of the prisoners will and leaned on deputy sheriffs for be made upon recommendation of ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic nominee for the presidency.

"I'm busy with unemployment relief problems and can not discuss politics," Pinchot said. Several of the recommendations made by Roosevelt for remedying the utility situation have previously been advocated by Pinchot. Roosevelt and Pinchot held a lengthy conference on the utility situation just prior to announcement of the Governor's candidacy last spring. support as he left the courtroom. Two men called Yurish from his To Influence Mr.

Hoover bed and asked him to help them the Idaho Senator, was recovering today from an attack of "parrot fever." Dr. Ralph Falk, Mrs. Borah's physician, disclosed the cause of her illness, at first believed to be influenza. Mrs. Borah's pet parrot died a week ago, Dr.

Faik said. A few days later she became ill. with their stalled automobile. Yur YORK, Sept 22. (UP) A 700,000 shares, or at a rate of few weak spots on the Stock and 1 7,000,000 shares for a full day.

Afternoon unsettiement came DES MOINES, Sept 22 (UP) A peaceful demonstration by R. L. Himcs, who quit his Job as college professor to manage the Louisville state prison. A statement prepared by Himcs and approved by Governor Allen, contained a scathing condemnation of "injustices" imposed on hundreds of men and women sent to prison for "trivial offenses which at most merited a few day in Jail." ish went to their aid, gave them gasoline, and started to return to bed when he was shot. Then the two poured gasoline over the body 000 farmers when President Hoover and set it on fire.

State highway returns next month to his home state was planned today by agri patrolmen searching for bandits discovered the crime and lound STANDARD CUTS GASOLINE PRICE NEW YORK, Sept. 22. (UP) With the passing of the summer cultural leaders who warned that the only alternative to farm relief Is "dictatorship or revolution." John A. Simpson, national presi vealed plans for a gathering of "dissatisfied" farmers to greet Mr. Hoover when he makes the first major speech of his campaign Oct 4 at Des Moines.

He criticized Mr. Hoover' agricultural policies. "It is time we educated those responsible for this condition," Reno declared. "We have a right to portray the real condition that exists in this country and we have the right to hold Mr. Hoover responsible." County chairmen of his organization, Reno announced, will meet to Hudock and Barron near by.

They maintained they were innocent until Hudock's unexpected plea which led to the death sentence. DOCTORS TO ATTEND BLNGHAMTON SESSION motoring season the Standard Oil dent of the Farmers Union, shouted simultaneously with elimination of the dividends on National Distillers Products and Liquid Carbonic. Steel issues were depressed after their buoyancy in the preceding session. Steel Common touched 42 5-8, off 2 7-8 and the Preferred was as low as 77, off 5. They regained part of the losses.

United Aircraft was down to 30 1-4, off 2 3-4 before being given support, while Auburn Automobile dropped from its high for the day of 60 7-8 to 55, oft 3 1-2 net. American Can, Allied Chemical, American Telephone. Case, International Harvester and Consolidated Gas were sensitive to profit-taking MACKRAY CONFESSES THEFT OF $500,000 WINNEPEG, Sept. 22. (U P) John A.

Machray, K. financial custodian of the University of Manitoba and the local diocese of the Church of England, today pleaded guilty to charges of theft of 1500,000 from trust funds, and was sentenced to seven years in Co. of New Jersey today reduced from the stage of the old Princess theater last night that farm relief Members of the Tioga County Medical Association are planning PARALYSIS STILL MENACE IN PHILA. must be forthcoming during the next presidential term "or the next president of the United States will to attend the 26th annual meeting Bond Markets today obscured otherwise steady to firm lists able to absorb large amounts of profit-taking. Gyrations of a half dozen or so stocks gave the Stock Exchange an appearance of marked irregularity.

The list opened irregular, ran selling, rallied, sold off again ijMaud then near the close made a smart comeback. The close was irregular. Bonds were irregular with selling of railroad Issues influenced by a wide open break in New York, Chicago St. Louis (Nickel Plate) 6s, due October 1, 1932. At one time this issue was down to 27, off 11 points from the previous close.

It was Influenced by fears of receivership in event of failure of the road's plan to secure assent ot bond holders for a 25 per cent redemption of the note issue at maturity. Trading in stocks was active. In fiflt iSiEUPXer, was me gasonne price tnrougn us territory 3.2 cents a gallon, except in New Jersey, where the price was reduced by 2.2 cents. The reduction will be effective tomorrow morning. It applies to both the tank wagon and the service station price.

Tank car PHILADELPHIA, Sept 22. (UP) Infantile paralysis, health au the Province Penitentiary. day to plan the reception for Hoov of the Sixth District branch of the Medical Society of the state of New York, which will be held in the Masonic Temple in Bingham-ton next Tuesday. The Sixth District branch com er, which is to be peaceable and AKRON IN FLIGHT confined to a parade. be the last." He addressed the Iowa Union convention.

"Everyone is entitled to food, clothing or shelter," he cried, "if the system under which we are ruled will not provide them, go take them. Human rights are superior to constitutions and law." Milo Reno, busy-haired president Standard gasoline was reduced to 6 cents a gallon F. O. B. Seaboard.

The association probably will bs in the thick of its new campaign prises the counties of Broome, sallies. The utilities as a group behaved welL Late in the day most of them were down fractionally from the previous close. Consolidated Ga3, which touched 60 1-2, off 1 5-8, ral thorities indicated today, probably will cause a further postponement of the opening of the Philadelphia schools, scheduled for next Tuesday. The opening of the schools originally scheduled for September 6 twice was postponed because of the prevalence of the disease. Twelve new cases were reported yesterday, bringing the total to LAKEHURST, N.

Sept. 22. (U P) The Naval dirigible Akron was on a 48-hour training flight off the Atlantic coast today. The ship left when the President visits his native state. This drive, which call for persuading farmers by solicitation to keep their products out of unenango, cnemung, cortiana, Delaware, Otsego, Schuyler, Tomp.

kins and Tioga. During the meetings the ladles of the members will be entertained JAY COOKE ILL PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22 (U P) Jay Cooke, 60, Republican national committeeman from Pennsylvania, it was learned today, Is seri the hangar with 79 officers and en- of the National Farmers Holiday association, which Is launching a lied a point and others made cor listed men aboard, Including Capt markets, supplanted the blockading of roads on which the first embarked. responding recoveries from their Iowa. Harry E.

Shoemaker, commandant at one of the Binghamton country movement for holding farm produce of the air station here, clubs. oft the market until price rise, re ously ill at his Chestnut Hill home. since July 1. i.