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U1RCEST CIRCULATION IN BLOOMINGTON LARGEST vmcULATWN m MONROE COUNTY LARGEST CIRCULATION IN POLITIC STONE PELT
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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1932
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Widespread Drankeness Would Be Re-
WApiNGTONi Dec. 12. (UP) ?HCersfof the Women's National ??mniit$e for law. enforcement zatsedthelr voices' in the halls of -congress .today to cecounce Ifgali2at3n of beer as a measure which would hrin; widespread drusenness in its wake, imperial their children, and enrich the brewers . at the expense of the nation mor- , aaod economic "welfare.- " - The witnesses, led by Mrs, IXenry W. -Peabody. clahned torepre sent 10000,000 organized women. . v-TTfee -pa)frnted medicafc teatiOniony denying theolaitn of wety that 2.75 or 3 per cent beer Js'noK? intoxicating. " They challenged ai '--esti-mates of anti-prohb'tioniats as to . the amount of revenue a beer tax would yield. ; r - ;. The women .opened- the dry argument against modification before the house ways and means coismittee, which last week heard
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low Bidder on Bridge Fails to Post Bond
:- 3elay in awarding the contract for repaid oT the Salt creek bridge at Fairfax was experienced by the board of county commissioners' Saturday when Vi.lliam J. Burch, who was low bidder, failed to appear with a bond for successful complex tion of the work. The commissioners postponed action; but indicated that they would award the contract to E. J. Edwards of Greene county, next highest bidder, if Burch fails to give bond. Burcli's bid was $985 and Edwards submitted a bid
Of $1,OT5J85.
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Comment B. W. Bradfate
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: From New York City a letter comes to The Telephone from a former Hoosier, who questions the good judgment of collecting the European war debts and who asserts the United States must have a reasonable monev inflation as the people cannot pay their debts with our present "high-priced" dollar. He writes: "These European war debts are -vaBd, as you. point out, but will it
be profitable to collect them? That j Js the auestion. t
"It . seems ;to me that -this same test might; be applied to private debt3 in our own country. We. have a large debtor , class. Due to the high price of money and - the corr reapondingly low price of commodities this debtor class cannot pay. They never can1 pay until these conditions change. But how are these conditions to be changed? CContinud on Page 3.) .
Word has; been received here from the Dr. C. Edward Harris family, in HoHywood, California, of the deatfe there December ; 5, of JaVhitTeJr; who for-
njerly grd$gg here, for, more than 30J
yf fjjn interment was in x orrest awh Memorial Park, Glendaie Cahf oriiia, with. Dr. D. E1. S. Rob ertson, Assistant Hector of St. James Episcopal church of Los Angeles, officiating. , Mary ' Catherine Edmondson Whitlyi wlro! is remembered by many lpomington friends, was born in Hush County, Indiana, Sep-: tember 1, 1845. She moved frorn Cambridge City to Bloomington in 1896. After the death of her husband, William ' H. Whitley, ' she made her home with Dr. and Mrs. C. Edward Harris, and upon their removal to California in 1927, accompanied them there, She was a life long member of the Christian church and was active in the Present Day Club, Pythian Sisters Relief Corps and
Rebekahs. "l Besides her. daughter, Mrs. C. E. Harris, she is survived by her son John H, Wbitely, Principal of Gardetta high school, Los Angeles. Grandchildren: Robert E. Harris, head of Journalism department at Los Angers Junior college; John P. Harris; a senior at the University of California at Los Angeles; and Robert M. Whitley, a student at Occidental college. -
TOPIffi JURY
Anglo-Persian Oil Not So Soothing
Cancellation of British Oil Concessions by Persia Brings Threats, and Counter-threats Sinister Influence of Red Russia Seen. - ;
Defense Will Base Case On Plea Of Insanity.
The trial of John Baker on a first degree murder charge for the death of his son, Leonard, will get under way in circuit court Tuesday before. J.: B. Wilson as. special
judge;-
It is expected that practically all
of Tuesday will be taken up in se
curing a jury. Thirty-seven men
have been, - called as prospective jurors, a special venire of 25 hav
ing been drawn in addition to the
regular panel of 12. v
Baker has filed a plea of insanity -aiUe. time of .commission ot .
tne crime a...i)8:0ej:ense;!jwfffiii be representud by 4 ;' Attorneys Q. Austin' 33at" of this city and Robert Snellen ffedford. Prosecutor Leroy Baker will handle the state's case. The fatal shooting took place on June 25 at the Baker home, .during a . quarrel between father and son, and Baker has been in jail since that time."
DRIVER SI JIN
IN TAXI WAR
LICENSED TO WED Marriage license has been issued ti Elmer Teague, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Teague of Kirksville, and Sylvia Crura, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Crum of Harrods-
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OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 12. (INS) War between taxicab drivers flared anew here today when A. K. Scarbrough, 27, waa found shot to death in his cab in West Richmond. Company officials said Scarbrough left his stand shortly after midnight with an unidentified passenger. Pear was felt for the safety of another cab driver, Al Walker, whose - empty cab , was :f ound early today. : . -Several sporadic battles had Oc-. curred the past: six months between unemployed drivers and a taxicab company over a cut in wages.
Fire Damages Gines Home $200
Fire, believed to have started from a-defective wiring, did damage . estimated to the baisement of the Ray Gines home at 1st and Lincoln streets this afteruooa. Firemen extinguished the blaze before it reached the upper floor. The loss was-covered. by.Jnsurance. At 1:30 o'clock this afternoon the fire department was caHed to the home of William Wilbur, west 14tli street, where some boxes in the basement had caught f ire. There was no damage to the house. The origin Of the fire was not determhi-ed
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BW BANDIT SUSPECT HELD
Kenneth Anderson, age 27, of Bedford, suspect in the recent robberies of banks at Marco and Morgantown, was arrested by police here today and was being held for identification and questioning. Police at first kept the arrest secret but the information later leaked out and Police chief Earl Chew admitted late this afternoon that the man had been arrested. Anderson was arrested on Morton street here, Chew said. He did not give any details of the arrest. Anderson has not been questioned and has made no statement in regard to the robberies. Police here have summoned officials and employees of the banks at Marco and Morgantown to come here and view the suspect in an attempt to identify him as one of the bandits. In both the Marco and Morgantown robberies cars stolen here were used by the bandits in making their getaways and Anderson has been under suspicion as a member of the gang.
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Gladys Stevens ' Granted Divorce Gladys Stevens was granted a divorce by Judge Herbert A. Rundeliin circuit court today from John Stevens, on her cross complaint to his ; divorces .action. She was allowed support money and given the custody of their three-year-old daughter, Barbara. DUNCANS TO BE
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Claude Duncan, north of the city, entered a plea of not guilty, when arraigned this morning in - c"ty courts on a charge of receiving stolen goods; His brother, Robert Duncan; -who was arrested on the charge last week in Indianapolis, had already entered a not guilty plea. Mayor Joseph- H, Campbell set their trial for December 30; and each of them gave a bond ot $1,000 for appearance at the trial. The charge against them is In Connecticut. with the strippin'of-an attinobilip belonging: to v Dayle Koontzsi Officers v claim tbat Koontz identified, parts found in the pogsescion of the Duncan brothers as having , come from 'his
car.
England And France To Decide On Pay ment Or Default. S i;
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S"HAH g FfeRSiA o Gusher or Persian Oil Fields Pip Towm PAnxT
In a note to the British Government, "so offensive "that it could not be published, the Shah" of Persia has defied Great Britain to do its darnedest over the Persian Government's recent drastic action in cancelling the oil leases of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The Shah intimated that if Britain make a show of force it will take but a few well-aimed Persian shells to send millions of pounds wortd of British oil property up in smoke. Sir John Cadman, chairman of the Anglo-Persian Company, challenges the legality of Persia's action, asserting that it constitutes a grave breach of contract and lays the whoe trouble to the falling off of royalties paid to the Persian Government, due to the depression. The Shah says that royalties have nothing to do with the cancellation of the concessions, but bases his country's case of arrears of millions of pounds, going back to 1905, which, he claims, the British company has wrongfully withheld from Persia. Meanwhile rumor is busy to the effect that Soviet Russian influence is responsible for the trouble. It is known that the Soviet has been desirous of acquiringthe valuable oil concessions held by Britain and had offered every possible inducement to Persia to terminate the agreement and so secure the oil '-wells for itself.
AMUSEMENTS Indiana Theater "Three on a Match" starring Joan : Blondell, Warren William, Ann Dvorak and Bette Davis. Feature picture starts at 2:30, 4:10,. 5:50,. 7:35 and 9:20 p. m. Princess Theater "Tess of the Storm Country" starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. Feature picture starts at 1:53, .3:55, 5:57,:' 7:59 and 9;58 p. mi-
TALBOT CAR USE
DIN ROBBERY
The Chrysler coupe stolen last Friday from Frank ' Talbot, north College avenue, and used in the robbery of the Morgantown bank was found Saturday evening about a miie and a half - from Greencastle. The car had been abandoned in a field. It was brought here Sunday and was found to have not been damaged much in its use by the bank robbers. The principal damage was where bullets from a rifle, fired by the cashier of the bank, penetrated the rear of the car. -Local police were notified Saturday night of the finding of the abandoned automibile. They had
been searching woods and loads in the vicinity of Bloomington in the belief that the robbers might have had a local tieup and would return to this neighborhood. The car was stolen between 10 and .11 o'clock Friday morning from east" 3rd street, while Talbot was attending a class in Commerce hall. The rob-, bery took place about 1:30 p. m. and the two bandits escaped with about $5,000. Greencastle police believe that the bandits left there in an- automobile stolen from Prof. Lester M. Jones of DePauw university, as he reported the theft of bis car about the time the .Talbot car was abandoned.
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Slippery street were responsible for-slight injuries to two persons who coasted into the path of automobiles. Motorists skidded on the icy streets Sunday and there were several minor collisions, but only on0 serious enough to be reported to police. Warning was issued today by Chief of -Police Jar Chew in regard : to coasting on streets on which automobiles are driving. North ColJege avenu from 11th to 9th street has been roped off each evening and will be again this evening, and potfe'o request that coast-, ers use thi place. Marshall Skinner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Skinner, east University street, was bruised and suffered a severe strain of . the back Sunday afternoon when he
Harry Chitwood, at 1st and Grant streets. Skinner was coasting on a sled down Grant and ran out on 1st street in the path of Chitwood's car. He was taken to the local hospital where an examination showed that no bones were broken and then was taken to his home. Bert Siscoe reported to police this morning that his car had struck a sled on which a Thornton boy was riding and that the boy was only slightly hurt. The accident occurred at Fairview and 7th street. Cars driven by Andrew C. Stull and a Mr. Gwlnn skidded at 2nd street and Fess avenue and collided, and slight damage was done. Damage was done Saturday to cars driven by Robert' Nortcott and
William G. Crosby in a collision at
Jok Printing r at Low Costs All '"the' smaller forms of job printing can be. secured at The Telephone office at prices corresponding to -the new low level Brintf your order for letterheads, envelopes, cards, statements, posters, dodgers, hand bills, etc. to The Telephone office.
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NEW LEADERS
The Benefit Association of Railway Employes held its annual election of officers last week at the Modern Woodmen hall. Those elected were: conductor, James McBride ; engineer, Chess Mclahlan ; secretary-treasurer, Henry Jones; trustee, George Dobso. Tonight the assoc'ation will celebrate its annual visitation meeting. Edward Barr, of Chicago, a, national officer, will be present. The annual Christmas entertainment of the local division' w.ll be held Pec. 19. Plans for this affair will be completed at the meetuig tonight.
strong hint that Great Britain mav
nav tiie December 15 war dfebt In
stallment without reservations was 'gfl
given by Premier Eiouozd Herriot tMa afteinoon; ;
PARIS, Pec. .U4J&S) ThMM
French Council tf 'Mln!tei,wiili. Mi
President Letmuv prtMfding:, ,t d0
approved Premier Henioft ntatt
for payment w th rservattow" .oiljfi
the De; ,11
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ATMSING
OSSINING, N. ' Y.( .Dec. 12.--(INS) Sawing through the bars of their cells in the new Sine Sing prison, John Egan, 33, and William Sutton, 30, both long-term prisons ers, tied up a trusty and escaped over the prison wall today. Prison- officials said' Egan was tientanced to 10 years for assault and was received; at the prison October 28, 1930, while Sutton wa serving 30 years for robbery. .
WED HERE The marriage-of Ivory '-Pur tiebaug.h, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Jesse Purtlebaugh of this city, and Viola Pate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Pate of this city, took plax;e Saturday afternoon in the office of County Clerk Samuel J. Hinkle with the ReY. James Stevens officiating. . -
Mrs. Robert G. Miller ia ill with influenza at her home on north Sluss avenue.
Weather Forecast
INDIANA: Unsettled; tsnow pro()a'ble southwest portion late tonight and east and north portions Tuesday, somewhat colder east por
tion tonight; slowly rising. tempfcra-
Tuesday.'
VACATONTO START DEC 23
The Christmas vacation in the rural schools will start at the close of school on Friday, December 23. School will reconvene on :: January 2, after a week's vacation. Thursday, January 12 has been set by County Superintendent WV. Payne as the date fpr examinations in the rural schools. The first semester will close in some schools at the end of the first : week in January and in others at the close of the second week.
Building Gi onp Will Meet Here The Indiana Building and Supply Association will hold a' district meeting at the First. Christian church, at 7:30 o'clock Thursday evening. Employes of all local lumber concerns; including Fulwider Lumber company, Hughes Brothers company, Pike Lumber company, and Metzger-Black Lumber company, are-expected to attend. COUPLE TO WEB , Otis Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lawrence of Stlnesville, iind Autumn Vandeventer, daughter of -Mr. and Mrs; Edward Vandevencer of Gosport, . were granted marriage .license by Cle:rk Samuel J. Hinkle today.
ROOF FIRE Fire starting from sparks from the chimney caused damage of $5: to a house at 608 west .WyHe street, owned ;by R. I. Black- Sunday morning. The house was occupied by Bruce Dickey and family;
By Henry T. Russell
(U. P. Staff Correspondent) LONDON. Dec. 12. (UPW This British government prepared for
Hn upfffint nAmni mp.FttrtiF tOrtftVTik
decide between further negot a- ;
tions on payment of its $85,559loWra war debt installment and outright; i default.' ' -.v-V:;-1
The government was Jolted into
wbinb fhA TTnifod 5ttntA ffnvern--vrH
meht in a record breaking exohnncrfi of dirtlnmatio. nnfeH - releet-
eo proposed nayment 'witn reser-,:r-
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Donald reached Paris from Gcievia this morning: It was understood thfit be ttniil'l bonrrf nn Alrnlane'. '
London immediately to meet tfce .cabinet, - Further negotiations, if any, are
tltat the state department m ainterpreted the British note delivered to Washington yesterday. The terms and the speed of Secretary Stimson's reply created tlie
greatest sensation : in years itnu'
Fleet street, London's journalistic
center. The American note vnM: i
available at 2 a; m, today. All :
mornmg newspapers rmaav over;
reply precedence . over the latest i
ington. . - Cabinet, menibera were able to
read the American- note in., taeii
ficial document an unprecedented: happening in dlomatlc exchangee London quarters usually well informed believed that two courses
.my m-ai.a new noic, ciaimiag that the one delivered yest ciay was misinterpreted, the ond outright default. T! h ei c.a B e for misinterpretation was based on
the grounds, that the British sug"
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inent be. taken into, account on a; iinal settlement was : open to duali interpretations " : f V One interpretation was the arbK ixary implication that Britain considered the debt . funding agree' :ment with the United; States tor3 ninated, and- that the: December payment will constitute the first;
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INDIANAPOUtS, Dec.' 12-
wcuiwr:-nvry yt:. iJJne -Kiauf
rerusea tne --request of D. C. Sjap phehson,- fomer Indiana' klfctii
aragon, for a ninetv dav nai-ole
fiom the state prison where he
serving a life term. The netition
was filed with the governor thiji
morning. The governor read the petition and announced ha WiMiiSI"
not refer it to the prteon board Rive it further consideration, tik-
charged the netition distorts faHk
telaUve to operation of theaoiil
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