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Will Resume Trial TomorrowBaker To Testify. P:jP-
The trial of John Baker, 49, who is being tried in Monroe circuit court before Special Judge J. B. Wilson, on a charge of first degree murder in connection with the death of his son. Leonard, on June 25, was adjourned at 9:30 o'clock this morning until 9 a. m. tomorrow. Robert Melton of Bedford, on of the defense attorneys, was unable to come to Bloomington from his home this morning because of the injury he sustained to his wrist Tuesday morning. He expects to be in court tomorrow morning. Although two penalties are prescribed by Indiana law for a person found guilty of first degree murder, the state will not ask for the death penalty, it was stated this morning. The alternative pen(Continued? on Page 8.)
None Hurt as Car Is Overturned in Collision
Serious damage was done Tuesday night, to two Ford coupes which collided at. 4th and Grant streets, but neither driver was injured. Gerald Coffey, 403 west 8th street, was driving, east oh 4th street and Joe Spriggs was driving north on Grant. Coffey's car was overturned by the collision. Merrill Payne, school bus driver, reported to police Tuesday afternoon that his bus was damaged when struck by a car driven by Herbert C. Allison, while stopped on state road 37, nine miles north of the city.
CLUB HEARS ANDRESSOHN
Comment
by
B. W. Bradfute
In a speech before the Republican editors of Indiana at Indianapolis Henry W. Marshall, Lafayette publisher, created a small sensation by the charge that the Republican defeat in the November election was caused by the high rate of the Smoot-Hawley tariff and the dodging and meaningless prohibition plank in the national platform of the party. It is not likely that many Republicans can be found who will agree with Mr. Marshall on the tariff but his contention as to the prohibition stand of the Republicans will be generally endorsed. He also charged that blunders of selfish politicians who made a practice of "farming the farmer" had overshadowed many of the splendid acts of the Hoover administration, and this charge is so very evidently true that no one will make a serious attempt to deny it. Mr. Marshall (Continued on Page 4)
Prof. J. C. Andressohn, of Indi-
ana universily, spoke on, the "Origin of Christmas" at the dinner meeting of the Lions club held at the American Legion home Tuesday evening. Prof. Andressohn traced the observation of Christmas from ancient days up to the present time. Prof. R. M. Mikesell was in charge of the program. Fred Hunt-
ington was taken in as a new member of the club. Plans were made to entertain with a ladies guest night at the next meeting to be held next Tuesdav evening at the Legion home. The program will be in charge of Claude Rich. The members decided to dispense with the Christmas party this year for needy children and to donate the money for the child feeding project. Fred Sharp, newly elected president of the Exchange club assumed his new duties at the Exchange club luncheon meeting held at the Fairview M. E. church Tuesday noon. Dr. F. H. Austin presented Mr. Sharp with a gavel from .the club. The members proposed to hold a ladies guest night meeting at 6:30 o'clock Tuesday evening at the Fairview M. E. church. A turkey dinner will be enjoyed by the group. Gifts will be exchanged around a Christmas tree. After the meeting, all gifts will be put in a basket to be given to Mrs. Waldron for needy children. Kenneth Eckels will be. in charge of the program.
COMMITTEE
HEARS MILLS
ON BEER BILL
Aerial Taxi to Golf Links
Secy. Of Treasury Gives Estimate of Revenues.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 14.-- (INS) --Secretary of the Treasury Mills today estimated the beer tax proposed In the Coller bill would yield $125,000,000 to $150,000,000 revenue the first year-- about half the estimate of Democratic house leaders. The treasury's estimate was given to the house ways and means committee, which is today concluding testimony on a beer and light (Continued on Page 8.)
FULL FLIGHT
GUN-TOTER TO FACE CHARGES
Boy Scout
Board
Elects
Officers
Members of the executive board of the Monroe county district of the White River Council of Boy Scouts met Tuesday evening at the First Baptist church to elect new officers. Announcement of the officers has not been made. The nominations committee ineluded W. E. Brown, chairman, D. H. G. Hogge and Jess Fulwider. The board made plans to cut down expenses and a new budget was made. The board is striving to get more funds so that the Boy Scouts can continue their regular program.
SHOP EARLY
MORE DAYS to Do Your Xmas
Shopping
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.--(UP)--Authorities expected to file formal charges today against Marlin Kemmerer, pale-faced young clerk and expert marksman who put dignified congressmen in pell-mell flight from the house chambers when he flourished a loaded revolver in the galleryand demanded permission to make a speech for "the common people." Police who questioned him said he seemed to be normal in every respect." They could no more account for Kemmerer's action than could his astonished friends back home in Allentown, Pa where his employer described him as a "level headed and quiet young man." Two sticks of dynamite were found in the room he had occupied here since last Thursday. Kemmerer said he had planned to take the dynamite with him to the gallery and blow himself up if he was prevented from speaking. "But just before I left the house, I decided some innocent persons might be hurt by the explosion, so I didn't take the stuff with me," he added.
BENDER HERE
J. L. Bender, sheriff-elect, returned to the city Tuesday afternoon to appear as a witness in the murder trial of John Baker. He has been on a vacation, visiting relatives in Dayton, O. and Indianapolis, since resigning his position of deputy sheriff about two weeks ago.
Mrs. Neva Everman is working as bookkeeper in the Wiles Drug store, during the absence of Miss Charlotte O'Neal, who is absent because of injuries received five weeks ago in an automobile accident.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14.--(INS)--While many of their underworld
conferes reposed in jail cells, Chi-
fleeing from the city in droves today in the face of Mayor Anton J. Cermak's relentless drive to exterminate beer flats and other illegal resorts. Swift raids were carried out in all sections of the city through the night, netting several prisoners, including '"big shots" and small fry of the rackets. Police activity was stirred to extraordinary heights by Mayor Cermak's threat that the fate of Capt. Albert C. Christensen, who was
suspended, awaits all officers who fail to execute his order to wipe out the beer parlors in their districts.
Heed Signals pf Safety Patrol License numbers of drivers who failed to heed warning signals given by members of the safety patrol at the Elm ; Heights school were taken Tuesday afternoon; No ac tion' has been taken, but it is utu derstood that the owners of the 1
cense; numbers will be required to
explain their failure to pay attention to the signals to Mayor Joseph H. Campbell.
RUNS MADE TO ;
Paul V; McNutt (right), Indidna's first Democratic Goverhdi'-elect in 16 years, and Tom Taggart, Jndiana sportsman and son of the late Democratic leader, arc shown landing from the plane in which they flew from Miami Beach, Fla.. to a golf course outside Miami in order to keep a golf , date with Gene Sarazen, national champion,, and Walter Hagen, equally famous in the golf world. "' '
POOR RELIEF BOND ISSUE
arch Sons
Ward G. Biddle was electd High Priest of Bloomington Chapter of Royal Arch Masons at their annual election held last night. Other officers are:' King, John Hanna; Scribe, Rice Wampler; Treasurer, Reginald B. 8tu.ll; Captain of the Host, toriri Ashbaucher; Itoyal Arch Captain, E. P. Hunter; Guard, Prank Eckels. Other officers will be appointed by Mf. Biddle and installed at a special meeting of the Chapter next Saturday evening at the Temple. Allen V. Buskirk, Past Grand High Priest' of Indiana, will install. At that time plans will be made for a joint meeting of the Martinsville, Spencer and Bloomington Chapters for Annual .Inspection Monday evening, January 2, 1933. - Stacy O. Harrcll is the retiring Qead of the. Chapter. Quackenbush Rites Here Thursday Funeral services for Marshall Quackenbush will be held at 10:30 a; mi Thursdaly. from the Lincoln Street Church of Christ, in charge of the Kev; Harry Bridwell. Interment will1 be in Rosehill, ., Pallbearers will be Lantz, Wihfred, Russell and.M. Adamson, Arthur Pinkstori, and James Benge. Those who will act as flower bearers are Gladys and Edith Ptnkstoh, Mary Porter and Bertha , and Marian tierce. " Double Service by Your Money Place a classified adv in The Telephone and see a show at the Princess both for the same 50 cents, During" this month a free ticket to the Princess will be given with every 50 cent advertisement placed, on the classified page. Buy, sell or rent and go to the show on the same money.
MAY BE SOLD NEXT MONTH
Sale of the $40,000 bond issue for because county officials feel that
the .purpose of providing money to take care of poor relief work by
the county will not be consummated until latc in January, in the opinion of County Auditor Alva Eller. The delay will be unavoidable, because of the legal requirements to be met, Mr. Eller said. The notice of determination io issue the bonds was advertised Monday and it will be 15 days after this date before a notice f the bond sale can be advertised, and then only if there is no : remonstrance against it. Filing of a remonstrance is considered unlikely,
the public understands the need of providing an adequate ; poor , relief
fund. The bond sale must be advertised two weeks, and after that attorneys for the buyers must examine and approve the records. There will be two issues of $20,000 each, one to mature in May, 1934 and the other in-November, 1934. Funds will be on hand to pay a part of the poor claims which will be, allowed by the board of commissioners at the January meeting. It is estimated that the claims will total approximately $18,000.
BUDGET REQUESTS FOR l U. DISREGARD IS PER CENT CUT
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 14. Disregarding a 15 per cent cut ordered by the special session of the state legislature, the board of trustees;of Indiana university has filed with Lawrence F, Orr, examiner of the state board ; of accounts,' the following budget requests; - . '. - " - " . - . IM , I.J I . ', ...
For the Bloomington campus, $1,325,(KX). For ; the Indianapolis medical school, $435,000. For the Indianapolis dental school, $50,000, This compares with a budget request of $1,500,000 filed by Purdue university.
Damage of approximately $100 was done this morning by fire at the house at 407 north College avenue, owned by Henry Steele, and occupied by the William i Fox family and Lucille Poling. -. : The blaze started, in . the kitchen on the side1 of the house occupied by the Fox family, and was apparently, caused by a gas stove explosion. All of -.the damage was confined to the one room jtnd its contents and the fire was extinguished by firemen with. chemicals. The loss" on the building was covered by insurance, but there was none carried,, on the .household goods, At 5:45 p. m,, Tuasdajutbo fire department was called to extinguish a blaze in a wareroom ait the
rear of the Sunset GrUl e$ south Walnut street,. Damage of bout $50 was done, remen. sud the fire stalled from a coal oil stove. The loss: on the building wil3 covered by insurance. The building is owned by Ed Snoddy and the Sunset Grill, owned by Rph Hensley, uses it as a wareroom. ' The department was called shortly after 5 o'clock Tuestay evening to the home of Charles Hinkle, S23 east 11th street. A fire had started under the house from a torch which was being used to. thaw water pipes. The . lire had been put out before arrival of the firemen and practically no damage was done.
Susoect Hld He Clings To Denial Of Complicity But Gives; Tips To Cops.
Rejgisteredv At
Frankfort, III, Hotel
Under Alias Of Law
rence Sales.
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Funeral services for Frank Bairden, age ,09, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the First M. E.- church, $nd 'will b conducted l?y Dr. W; H, Mclijan. The boty will be interred in the Presbyterian cemetery at Ellettsville. Mr. Ra4rden died at 1:15 p, m. Tuesday at h3 home at 218 north Lincoln street, after a week's illness with, heart disease, , He.uf tercd a heart attack a week ago a.nd was. ordered to bed by his physician. It was believed that he was recovering, . but another attttck came Tuesday afternoon, and he succumbed within a few minutes. I He had liyed in city for ihc; past 30 years, co.ming here : from Ellettsviile. ; Until four years ago he worked as a planerman in lecal stone mills, but since that time has
i been employed as caretaker at the
puonc norary.
Survivor are the widow, 2drs. Cora Bairden; one sister, . Miss ; Margaret Balrderi of this city, and one brother, John. Ralrden of Chi-; c.ago: ' The body, will .-lie; .in state at the residence.' . V
ROME, Dec. 14. (INS) The
Italian government today -paid the United States $1, 245,437 as hor installment on the war debt, due to;
morrow;
PARIS, Dec. 14; (INS) As his last official act before handing in his resignation, Premier ICdouavd
Herriot today advised the United
States officially that France- was withholding the war debt payment due tomorrowIn a communication to Secretary of Stale Henry L. Stimson, Herriot informed the United States government that the Chamber of Depu-
.ANNOUNCE BIRTH Born Sunday (to Mr. and. Mrs. Clifford Clark; east 9th street, a
daughter, Norma Jean.
Weather Forecast
INDIANASnow tonight followed by generally fair Thursday. Colder, much" colder in east and
ties had voted him out' of office and adopted a resolution postpon
ing the payment until Washington
consents to a war debt revision conference. Meanwhile, there were indications that Herriot, who staked his polHical prestige on "the honor, of Voice's signature" might again be chosen as premier.
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LONDON. Dec. 14.-INS) Great Britain will pay her war debt installment to the United Statea tomorrow regardless of the Belgian decision to default and the virtual, wrecking of the AngloFrench "united front" on war debts caused by Premier Her riot's downfall. This was the consensus of -informed opinion today following news the French Chamber of Deputies had overthrown the government by its decision to defer war debt payment to the United
- Capture of Clarence Evans of Bedford and Linton, at West Frankfort,. 111.; Tuesday night as a suspect. in the Marco-and Morgantown bank robberies, oil information . given by his alleged accom
plice, Kenneth . Anderson, held in
the Bloomington jail, the contin
ued denials of Anderson of com? plicity in the bank holdups and (the arrest for questioning of Rose Ab-
bitt, local, girl, were the latest de
velopment today in the drive to
break up what is regarded as one of the most dangerous bandit
gangs in southern Indiana, which
has centered here since Anderson's
arrest in this city Monday afternoon. He w.s the fourth member
of the alleged bandit gang to be
taken into custody
Evans was arrested in a hotel at
WeetJFrankforfc,- county seat of
Benton county, where he was. reg
istered under the name of Law-
ing to his arrest was obtained
fiom Anderson late yesterday ""jby
E. L. Osborne, head of the Indiaha bureau of criminal- identification, after hours of questioning'. Evans had $85 with him and was armed with a 32 calibre automatic revolver, when he was arrested. Word received by local off icers following his arrest said thatEvans had acknowledged that he took part in the Marco bank robbery on November 30, but denied complicity in the Morgantbwn bank robbery
last Friday afternoon. . Otjier "re
ports from West Frankfort said Evans had admitted he robbed ' a bank at Williams, Ind. on Nov. 10, single-handed. Sheriff Bun Mitchell of Greene county, was notified pf Evans: 'arrest and left Bloom field this morning to bring Evans back on a charge of having robbed the Marco bank. - "v; During intensive grilling yesterday by Osborne, Forrest IJuntington, representing an insurance coin panyi and other officers, Anderson maintained that he had not taken part in any holdups, but admitted that he had known of the workings of the gang of bank robbers, who are credited with robberies at Map co, Morgantown, Freetown, Evansville, Williams and Pleasantviller He maintained under- questioning that he had spent last week ehd 'vfif Illinois, going there on : Thursday and staying until Sunday. Officers claim however, that bis ...story js not consistent, and that he has let in formation slip which leads to the .(Continued on Page 8.)
WEST FRANKFORT, ;lcs lfrONS) Clarence -3Svans-:- aliasf
Lawrence Sales, who gave his a-
dress as Linton, Indt, was
here today in connection with tw1
said the two bank rotiberles abcjS which they -wished to question Jhp ans were the holdup of the Statf
'Rank st Marco. Ind: .anil the Wit
;liams bank .at Williams,. In&i " r
Evansi, who registered at a locl bdtel tinder the name of Sales, wa? arrested on information suppUed) by Bloomington, Ind; police. " Sheriff V;; E. Mitchell, of Greeni
county, Ind. was expected here to?
day to rake Evans in charge.
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Funeral services for Mrs.
Vanvahah Hill, widow of the fgwS
Nat Hill, wUl be held at 2 p. m Frlfe
clay front the residence of Mr:, ahi
Mrs. Phillip B, Hill, 525 north Col lege avenue. The Rev. Chariot
Siwarte, pastor of the First Presby
terijtn church, will be in charge
the seiTices. . Interment .will be
made in. Rosehill.
. ,AcU2nallbearers will be James Blair, :-J!u K. Bernt, Fred ThrasJbr 3X K. Miersy. R. S. Stull and Char-:
les BarahiU, Honorary pallbearer
v. ciuapuryr uiauae u, ttan
William Graham, Harry John son, Dr. & E Holland and j&i G. F. Holland- ' ' - r ' -
Mrs. Hil diQd Monday at Tucsgjg
Ariz, aiid the body will arrive use
early Thursday mcrning over th:
ifonon. Jt will be taken to the
funeral home an4 later removed
the home of Mp; and Mrs. Phiiliifc:
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of Mrs; Barbara a;- YthWerk
north 3rairviw street, against
Shawnfte Stone company waa being
held in- circuit tourt today. Th,e juqr was. impanelled -this morning, after several prospective jurors 'hfd
and the taking of evidence stab6A
arter tDe.oiemng statements of tne
attorney Shortly before noon. : Mrs. Fencer seeks to collect
000 dstoritge, alleging that the
tral mill of the stone comf
which was operated day and.
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fe. Waldron's Brother Is Dead Word was received here this afternoon "of the death of John F, Schiel, brother of Mrs,: Mary A.Waldroh of this city, at (his home
in Seymour. No detaUsv,were''gfv3ni
Mrs. Waldibn and son, Attorney Charles. B...Wa)dron, had left cfer Seymour Tuesday, after receiving word of the seiious illness of Ml?; Schiel.;':; .
2VIR8. I1LL:ER IMlfROVES Mrst blive Hughes Miller, wife of Attorney R. (3. Miller, was slightly improved at her home on north SIuss avenue today. Mrs. Miller has been in ill health several months and an attack; of: influenza caused her condition to he regarded; as serious for the past, few days; Attorney Henry Millar of. Phoenix, Ariz., son of Mr., and Mrs. Miller is . enroute home on account of his mo, -thcr-s illness. ; . ;
HOME FROM HOSlJTAL Mrs. Donald Giibreath, 701 TSal lantine road, has been taken from the local hospital to her home. She is improving from a major operation, v
'Fred Weavers employe' of the local postoffioe, who has been ill for the past three weeks, was able to return to. work Tuesday: morning.'
AtJSEMENS: " Indiana .Theaior "That's My: 3oy?r starling 'Kichard Cromwell ind Dorothy Jordan. Feature Picture starts at2;25 4:05;, 6:50, f:S0, and 9:15 p. m. Princess TheaterMThe Devil Is Driving" starring Edmund Iowe ind Wynne Gibson. Feature pic:urc starts at 2;2G 4:13, 6:06, 7:59 ind 9:45 p. m.
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George W. Henley of the firm ; &
Henley and Evens is renreseiitifiie 1
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Treatments for Diphtheria Will Be
Given at Sc
hoots
Piinai' treatments- for; diphthetl
will be given at the Bloomings;
high , school gymnasium from 9 ;
11 :3C o'clock Saturday mornlngr cording to an announcement nil
toaay oy wr. f. h. Austin. Ttrei
ments also will be given at
ford, Uarrodsburg, Smithville, '
ionville and Ellettsviile at the ssjSSri
time; Children, who have had tlSffl
first tresmenti are vrequested come for the seiond.
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