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By t'nitrd pm i* PARIS, July 11.—Madame Marie Curie, joint discoverer of radium, entered into anew scientific partnership today in her attempt to wrest new secrets from nature. She took into her laboratory as asCURTIS’ HAND IS NOTED IN HOOVER BLAST {Tirade at Short Sellers Believed Inspired by Vice-President. CAPITAL IS INTERESTED Watch Closely Conference at Rapidan of Two Leaders. BY PAUL R. MALLON t'-iitcd Press Staff Correspondent ORANGE, Va.. July 11.—President Herbert Hoover had a chance today for a conference with Vice-President? Charles Curtis, understood to have been a prime mover in Mr. Hoover’s pronouncement Friday against “short sellers” in the wheat market. Whether Curtis again will cast his lot with Hoover in the 1932 ticket has become a question all Washington is discussing. The Vice-President indicated sometime ago he might be able to announce his intention after a trip to Kansas. He returned last Monday, went before the federal farm board to complain against its wheat policies, but Uiad nothing to say about the vice-presidency. Some of his friends have indicated he might desire to return to his Kansas senatorial seat. Resentment Is Deep Although he feels deep resentment over the failure of the farm board to promise that all its wheat would be held off the market this year, the vice-president said he would not take that matter to the president. He is understood, however, to have been one of the prime movers in preparing the denunciation which Mr. HoQver delivered late Friday against short sellers in the wheat markets. Mr. Hoover appealed to the patriotism of those who were selling short, and urged them to desist in order to hasten economic recovery of the country. “I refer to a limited number of speculators,” the president said. “I am not expressing any views upon economics of short selling in normal times; Has TubHc Interest “But in these times this activity has a public interest. It has but one purpose and that is to depress prices. It tends to destroy returning public confidence. The intent is to lake a profit from the losses of other people. Even though the effect may be temporary’, it deprives many farmers of their rightful income.” The President said he would like to make public the names of the short sellers if he w’ere not forbidden by law’ to do so. He added that, he was not criticising “hedging.” which he described as “a sound part of our marketing system.” In the “hedging” process, futures are sold to insure against lass on present purchases. WRITER. WIFE INJURED; Crash Into Bus While Trying to Keep Up With Hoover Party. Pu Unit'd Press WASHINGTON. July 11.—Speeding at fifty-five miles an hour over slippery roads in an effort to keep up with President Hoover’s party en route to Camp Rapidan. an automobile containing a Washington newspaper man and his wife skidded into a bus Friday night and turned over. Frank C. Connor of the New’York Herald-Tribune’s capital staff, was bruised badly and his wife’s collar bone was broken. Mrs. Connor w’as reported resting comfortably today. Mr. Hoover directed Dr. Joel T. Boone, hts physician, to see that everything possible' wqs done for the injured eouple. POST AND GATTY WEARY Sleep After Tumultuous Greeting at Oklahoma City. By United Press OKLAHOMA CITY. July 11.— Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, “hur-ry-up” world girdlers, slept late today. tired by the tumultuous welcome accorded them by Oklahomans. “Gosh, it’s all great, but Gatty and I are tired through and through.” Past said. Both held military positions today colonels in the honorary staff of Governor William H. t Alfalfa Bill) Murray. The fliers probably will go to Tulsa Monday. , BEBE TO BE MOTHER Stork Will Visit Screen Pair in September, They Say. Py United Press HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. July 11.— Bebe Daniels and her husband, Ben Lyon, motion picture stars, announced today they are expecting a baby In September. Miss Daniels denied reports that there is a clause in her motion picture contract voiding it if she become a mother

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; sistant, one of her daughters, Irene i Curie. When her husband was run over and killed in a Paris street more than twenty years ago, Madame | Curie continued her work alone, in her tiny room at the radium insti- ; tute here, to which sanctuary she now’ has admitted her daughter. The younger woman has studied science for years and, although not so brilliant as her mother, has evoked much Interest by various scientific papers. Since her success with her hus- | band in producing radium and polonium from pitchblende, the eminent woman scientist has spent years in seeking new winders from the substance. At intervals she has carried out other experiments, notably exploring the possibilities of television which she believes will become an every-day accessory of life in the not too distant future. In their laboratory, mother and daughter work patiently for weeks on end, breaking their labors only to cook food In the tiny kitchen or to receive visits from other scien- ! tists. The most recent visitors were a delegation of American doctors, invited to France by the comite France-Amerique. Although 63, Madame Curie often works ten hours a day and never complains of feeling tired. DEATH CLAIMS CONVICT William Brecce, Cumberland. Was Serving 14 Years for Wrecking. Heart disease ended the prison term of William Breese, 47, of Cumberland, at state prison in Michigan City Friday, relatives said today. He died there after serving one and one-half years of a tw r o to fourteen years sentence foi wrecking a Pennsylvania express train east of this city in October, 1929. Surviving are the father, Isaac, two brothers, and five sisters, all of Cumberland.

HOMELESS ROAMING DETROIT; CITY CLOSES FREE LODGINGS

Council Nearly Is Bankrupt From Relief Expenses; Hope for Loans. BY PAUL WEBER United Press Staff Correspondent DETROIT, July 11.—More than 800 homeless hungry men carrying their worldly goods in paper bags or knotted handkerchiefs, roamed the streets of Detroit today, turned out of the city’s free lodging houses because the city is out of funds. At the order of the city council—nearly bankrupt by relief expenditures—the last of the lodges for unemployed single men was closed Friday night. Out of its shabby doors filed 250 jobless men who have the alternative for seeking their living on the streets or becoming inmates of the county insane asylum and poor farm. Meanwhile, it was announced that by virtue of the drastic cut hi relief expenditures—from $14,000,000 last year to a $7,000,000 limit for the fiscal year just begun—the city probably will be able to stave off financial disaster through a $59,500,000 loan from banks and automobile plants, Aato Finns to Aid The Chrysler Motor Coorporation, the Packard Motor Company and the Fisher Finance Corporation and possibly the Ford Motor Company, will underwrite loans to be made by looal banks. City Controller G. Hall Roosevelt said. Unless this money is obtained, the city will find itself befoi*e the end of the summer, unable to meet shortterm obligations totaling nearly $60,000,000. This sum was borrowed from the Ford company and other agencies to pay current expenses, the treasury having been drained by tax delinquencies totaling $11,000,000 this year, and a two-year dole cost of $18,000,000. A pathetic appeal by a delegation of the homeless men failed to move the council. The delegation asked only that food be provided, and offered that the men themselves would clean the bedding, cook the food, and maintain the lodging house. “This is the worst mistake the council could have made.” said Mayor Frank Murphy, whose veto of the closing order was overruled. Listen to Communists Evidence of the possible trend of affairs was seen Friday night in the actions of the jobless men as they left the lodging house in silent, downcast groups. For a few minutes the crowd eddied about the building. There was little talk and the atmosphere was one of tired resignation. Here and there a whitehaired and aged man sat down weakly on the curbstones. Then, two and three at a time, and finally in large groups, thev moved toward Cadillac square, where Communist orators stood on i the city hall steps and counseled revolution. Half-heartedly they cheered the speakers. They spent the night on park benches and stretched upon grassy plots along downtown boulevards. The majority are expected to refuse the offer of support at the .county poor farm. Only 150 have been admitted this week. Fry ’Em on Sidewalk By United Pro** NACOGDOCHES. Tex., July 11.— It's so hot in east Texas that eggs sizzle on the sidewalk. An overflow crowd congregated to watch a demonstration of the fact by Bill Williams, soda dispenser. The yolk of the egg fried as realistically as thou£a R fuel been in * skillet.

Upper right, Madame Curie; lower right. Irene Curie, and lower left, Eve Curie, a talented musician.

Ask a Newspaper Man; Hell Always Help Yon By United Press NEW YORK. July 11.—Miss Marcelle Edwards, a ravishing blonde who won the title of “Miss Broadway 1931” in a beauty contest conducted by a local fur dealer, is glad the intelligent section of the test was abandoned. The contestants were tc have been judged 20 per cent on their intelligence, but at the last minute William Gaxton, movie and musical comedy star, who acted as judge, said that he would not question the girls on history, the arts, politics, etc. Intelligence, he said, has nothing to do with beauty. Miss Edwards was all ready to answer the questions. A newspaper reporter, who had received an advance copy of the questions, had taken her into a corner and coached her on the answers. He told her, for instance, that when she reached the question “Name five members of the Hoover cabinet,” she would answer: “Thoma? Jefferson, Upton Sinclair, William Lyon Phelps. Paolino TJzcudun and Will B. Johnstone.

HORROR DEATH TO BE RULED SUICIDE

Burial Is Arranged for Muncie Boy, Found After Years. By United Press MUNCIE, Ind., July 11.—Burial was arranged here today for the skeleton found in Central high school airshaft, with authorities convinced that the bones were those of Perlie Hogg. Identification of a jack knife found beside the skeleton and the tattered shoes, made by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper, Perlie’s aunt and uncle, left no doubt in the minds of officials that the victim was their nephew. Plans were made to bury the bones in a plot donated by a cemetery association. Funeral expenses were to be paid by the county and a small marker provided by a monument firm. The destitate Cooper family said they would not have been able to provide burial for the youth, who left their home Dec. 16, 1922, and disappeared. Coroner Clarence Piepho said he would return a verdict of suicide. He believed that the, boy, an orphan, ended his life because of miserable surroundings and constant poverty. When he first disappeared after starting for school, the Coopers made only a preliminary search, concluding that he had run away. They said they had no money to conduct a long search for him. The skeleton was found when plumbers went into the shaft to make repairs. PARKINGJNAR IS ON Attorneys Open Battle in Superior Court. Armed with arguments that parking on city streets is a privilege, city attorneys today opened their battle in superior court two to uphold the new traffic ordinance that business men charge is “arbitrary and oppressive.” James E. Deery. city attorney, was to petition Judge Joseph R. Williams for separation of paragraphs of the injunction complaint filed by Frank S. Fishback, downtown business man, Deery proposes that the morning parking ban which is attacked in the suit and the fourlane traffic section be divided for the court hearing.

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Perlie Guelsby Hogg, at the age of 12, four years before he disappeared.

RACKETEER LOSES LIFE ‘Put on Spot* Is Belief of Police; Pal Critically Hurt. By United Press MASURY, 0., July 11.—Pennsylvania and Ohio authorities joined forces today in an effort to uncover underworld motives which they believe led to the murder of Dave Amdur. 30, and the wounding of Joseph Blank, 24, reputed Cleveland racketeers. “On the spot,” police believe, for their knowledge of interstate rum running. Amdur was killed instantly. Blank was desperately wounded, and probably will die.;

MILL IS MADE FORT TO STEM STRIKE RIOTING State Troopers Sit at Machine Guns Atop Town Plants. ARMED WITH TEAR GAS Rhode Island Governor Keeps in Touch With Situation. By United Press CENTRAL FALLS, R. 1., July 11. —Machine guns were mounted atop mill buildings today and state troopers W’ere armed with tear gas bombs and riot guns to prevent recurrence of the vicious strike rioting which has resulted in many injuries in the past thirty-six hours. Two new outbreaks, involving more than 2,000 strikers and sympathizers Friday night, increased the tension, which was relieved only partly by the announcement that the plant of the General Fabrics Corporation, scene of a protracted strike, would be closed indefinitely. Efforts to operate this mill with a few non-strikers started the riots Thursday and Friday. Use Military Tactics Two of the machine-guns set up today were mounted on the roof of the General Fabrics Corporation’s plant and the other was placed atop an idle mill across the street. State troopers pointed out that the guns were so located as to prevent an advance of strikers on any of the streets leading to the mill. Appearance of the machine-guns, it was believed, resulted from persistent rumors that Boston Communists planned to come here. These rumors were given some cred- ' ence by authorities in view of other ; reports that a motor truck loaded with tear-gas bombs and small arms and ammunition was en route from Boston to the local Communist headquarters. State troopers and police of several communities watched interstate highways today for the ammunition truck. Orders were issued this morning that no crowds would be permitted to gather at any point near the strike zone. Militia Call Doubtful Meanwhile arrangements were made to keep Governor Norman S. Case of Rhode Island in constant touch with the situation, while it was considered doubtful that he would find it necessary to call out the militia, authorities did not seek the seriousness of conditions. The strike at the General Fabrics plant began. May 8 last when between 700 and 800 operatives walked out. Approximately 500 of them are affiliated with the national textile workers’ union, the Communist organization which has directed the demonstrations of the past two days. The strike resulted from a rearrangement of the wage scale and working conditions, the principal protest of strikers being that whereas they formerly operated only four or five looms each, some were obliged to operate as many as fifteen looms under the new system. The strike at the Royal Weaving Company’s plant in Pawtucket also has been in process for some time.

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By United Press NEW YORK. July 11.—Stocks dipped fractions to a point at the opening on the Stock Exchange today in dull trading. Steel common opened at 97%, oU %, and then fell below 96, other leading issues following it into lower ground. Losses of fractions to a point were recorded in American Can, International Telephone, Radio-Keith, Bethlehem Steel, American Telephone, North American, International Nickel. Kennecott, General Electric, American and Foreign Power and Standard Oil of California. Case lost 1% to 70 and Auburn 1 to 176. On the gaining side at the opening were Gold Dust 29 74, up %; Alaska Juneau 15%, up %; National Power and Light 26%, up %; United Gas Improvement 30, up %; Paramount 25%, up !£; Sears-Roebuck 56, up %; National Biscuit 60%, up %, and General Motors 38, up %. The market was influenced by foreign news. The German situation was considered serious. Dr. Hans Luther, president of Reichsbank, left for Berlin today to inform his government of his progress toward obtaining credit from France. CITY PAIR ROBBED Bandit Invades Hotel Room of Two Women. By Times Special CHICAGO. July 11.—A bandit who, posing as an auto salesman, entered a room in the Blackstone Friday and robbed two Indianapolis women of a diamond ring and $75 in currency, was sought by detectives here today. The victims were Mrs. Oscar Rouse, wife of the president of William Rouse & Sons Milling Company. and Mrs. Marion Ward, whose late husband was associated with the Mooney-Mueller-Ward Company. a wholesale drug company in Inrii^napnli*.

EUROPE’S FATE IS BALANCED IN AMERICA’S HAND United States by ‘Betrayal’ Can Plunge Whole World Into Depths of the Darkest Despair. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scripps-Howard Foreim Editor ROME. July 11.—The end of our isolation and the birth of anew American policy of world co-operation and leadership is seen here as Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson starts the second leg of his European tour. Not since President Wilson announced his plan for a disarmed and warless world have Europe’s hopes been so high and if America dashes these hopes again as she did a decade ago the disappointment will be terrible, and in the disillusionment anything could happen. It is now clear that Europe expects three things: First, the smooth working out of the international debt holiday; second, an agreement to reduce aimaments during that holiday; and finally, a thorough re-exami-nation of the whole international economic system, including reparations, war debts, trade barriers, and eventuallly the treaty of Versailles.

OFFICER KILLS FLEEING MAN Robber Suspect Shot to Death by Cop. By United Press LOGANSPORT, July 11.—Patrolman Sherman Everling shot and killed William Proctor. 34, a robber suspect, here today. Everling fired as Proctor broke away and fled after being arrested. Police reported that robbery tools were found in Proctor's possession. BUSINESS BLOCK RAZED BY FIRE Pennville Flames Loss Is Put at $50,000. By United Press PENNVILLE, Ind., July 11.—An entire business block was destroyed by flames here today, causing damage estimated at $50,000. The blaze started in the postoffice and a drug store and spread rapidly to adjoining buildings. As Pennville has only meager fire fighting equipment, firemen and pumpers wei’e summoned from Portland, Montpelier, Hartford City, Bluff ton, Redkey and Dunkirk. They succeeded in bringing the flames under control. MOBSTER JS SLAIN Gangster Is Riddled With Enemy Bullets. By United Press NEW YORK. July 11.—An attempt to take Tony Mongo, gangster, from a hospital Friday “for a ride” loosed a fusillade of bullets today in the home of Irving Shapiro, rival gangster, and he slumped to the floor dead. Shapiro was believed to have been one of four or five men believed to have attempted the daring raid at dawn on Trinity hospital, frustrated when they believed other gangsters had opened fire on them. Police, however, said the noise was nothing more than the backfiring of an automobile. Today at dawn Shapiro came home. In the street outside was an automobile. As Shapiro stepped into the vestibule of his home, bullets whizzed and the marked man stumbled to the floor with ten bullets in his back. MERCURY WILL RISE So Says Weather Man for Week-End. Increase in temperatures over the week-end. followed by showers Sunday night, was forecast today by the weather bureau. Boost in the mercury will not break the “ideal’’ weather of the last week, according to the forecast, but will be the first few degree rise in average readings since the terrific heat wave recently. Showers also are slated in the northwest part of Indiana Sunday night, the bureau forecast.

LENZ LAUGHS, PUTS UP BRIDGE WAGER

I’ll Take That Culbertson Easy,’ Says Expert on Contract Desi. By United Press NEW YORK, July 11.—Breathing fire and deriding the contract bridge prowess of Ely Culbertson and the merit of his so-called forcing system, Sidney S. Lenz. regarded as one of the worlds foremost teachers and players, today accepted the challenge of Culbertson for match play and posted a SI,OOO check for a side wager. “Where is this boastful person?” asked Lenz as he posted the money. “Bring him on with his ‘approachforcing’ system and I’ll send him back to piayihg *ftook or Authors."

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The world is seen here at the turning point, with its whole future, at stake. The conversations between Mussolini, foreign minister Grandi and Stimson left little doubt on that subject. Everything depends on the aourse which the half dozen leading powers follow daring the next twelve months. The failure of the above program due to the attitude of any of these powers easily might tip the scales the wrong way. ' U. S. Is Key The United States more and more is regarded as holding the key to the situation. Her aloofness from European family quarrels and her position as the world’s mightiest power make leadership imperative if success is to crown the effort to limit armaments, abolish the paralyzing fear of war and restore prosperity. Indeed the United States is regarded as holding the balance of power and as able by itself to turn the scales. America’s withdrawal of her cooperation after the World war when Europe had based her hopes on such co-operation came near to wrecking what little the war had left. To this action the Europeans attribute the delay in reconstruction which they say is the principal cause for the present world depression and political unrest. Today therefore it is regarded as vital that the newly kindled hopes shall not be disappointed. Optimism on this side of the ocean is mounting. As in President Wilson’s time great hopes are pinned on America in the belief that the country will not turn back now until something definite has been accomplished. Results Were Disastrous The President’s stand on armaments, his debt plan, his sending of Stimson and Secretary Mellon to Europe, coupled with his repeated statement that no nation can prosper alone, but all must pull together to achieve lasting prosperity —all taken together mean but one tiling over here, namely that America at last definitely intends to resume the leadership which a decade ago she threw away with such disastrous results both to herself and to the world. That Mussolini and Gandi share these views with other leading European statesmen was made clear in remarkable declarations made to the writer and others here. It is their conviction that the world today is at the crossroads. One way leads to peace and prosperity through arms limitation and economic readjustments which this would bring. The other way leads to war and bolshevism, or other upheavals due to world disillusionment and despair. The belief is fast spreading that America at last has determined to lead the way out, Germany at Crisis By United Press BERLIN, July 11.—A tacit and unofficial threat that pressure for, French and British demands upon! Germany would result not only in retirement of the Bruening cabinet, but resignation of President Von Hindenburg if the government acceeded to the demands, was believed today to assure at least a temporary shelving of the proposals. The demands in question were for German suspension of building work on the second “vest-pocket battleship,” together with relinquishment of the Austro-German customs union program. The question of ship construction had come particularly to the fore In connection with Dr. Hans Luther’s hurried visit to London and Paris in search of Reichsbank credits. < Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 61 8 a. m 72 7 a. m 65 9 a. m 75 I

Lenz’s acceptance of the Culbertson challenge was in defense of the new uniform bridge code devised by a group of experts known as Bridge Headquarters, Inc., which Culbertson was not invited to join. Culbertson’s answer to this snub was to post on the cover of his magazine. The Bridge World, an offer to play Lenz and any partner he selects 200 rubbers of contract at the Hotel Congress and offering to bet $5,000 against Lenz’s SI,OOO. In accepting the challenge. -Lenz branded the terms as absurd, and said that if he played, he would insist upon a referee and a time limit rather than 200 rubbers. Under the Culbertson terms. Lenz would be given a list of six players from which to select a partner for either Culbertson or Mrs. Culbartsoa.

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FALL MUST GO TO PRISON, IS JUDGED RULING Orders Former Secretary of Interior to Sewe Year's Term. SLIGHT LOOPHOLE LEFT Decision May Allow 111 Man to Be Put in El Paso Jail. By United Press WASHINGTON, July 11.—Albert B. Fall, former secretary of interior, today was denied relief from the sentence of one year in jail and a SIOO,OOO fine imposed upon him as a result of his conviction of having taken a bribe from E. L. Doheny in connection with the lease of the Elk Hills naval oil reserve. Justice Jennings Bailey denied the suspension plea in District of Columbia supreme court. But in denying the motion, Bailey; left the way open for possible confinement of Fall in a Texas prison. Frank J. Hogan, counsel for Fall* i moved for suspension on the basis of medical reports which showed Fall to be suffering from several organic ailments. Bailey said he would entertain .£ motion next Monday to amend Fall’s sentence, originally set for a year in jail, so that it would corns within the authority of the attor-ney-general to shift the place of confinement to some place, such as El Paso, where the climate is mord suitable for Fall's failing health. The sentence, as it stands, would require confinement here. To give the department of justice the necessary authority in the matter, the sentence would have to bs changed from one year to one year and one day. A technicality of the District of Columbia criminal code would require the sentence to be served locally unless lengthened to more than a year. Fall was not present to hear thd words which mean he must go to prison—the first cabinet officer to be convicted on a criminal charge*

,C. M. T. C. COMPETES FOR MERIT HONORS Selection of Outstanding Men t<j Be Completed Monday. Selection of outstanding men itx the basic course of each company at the Ft. Benjamin Harri-son citizens military training camp wer® made Friday, and men will compete Monday to decide the best in camp. Outstanding men who are candidates are Paul W. Waiburn, Huntington; Kalman L. Pell, South Bend; Clayton E. Frogge, Shelb.vville; William W. Wallace, Kendailville; George J. Blimm, Crown Point; Leo J. Gardner, Lakewood* 0., and David K. Muhlenberg, Columbus, O. The cadets went on an overnight; camp Friday, returning today. After eating supper from field kitchen* the boys enjoyed a program of band music, singing, and comedy sketches. AMTORG WINS DECISION Soviet Trading Corporation Entitle*! to Protection of Court*. By United Press NEW YORK, July 11.—Th® Amtorg Trading Corporation, Rus- ; sian trading organization, is entitled i to full protection of American courts, even though the Soviet jis not recognized by the United ■ States, Judge Charles P. McClelland j of the United States customs courf has ruled. The issue was brought up several weeks ago when government attorneys made a motion to outlaw from federal courts the Russian concern, which handles all Soviet business with American firms. POSTOFFICE IN PICNIQ Annual Frolic to Be Held Sunday at Columbia Park, Employes of the Indianapolis post- ! office will hold a picnic Sunday all Columbia park. Various games and | contests are planned, with prizes for all winners. The postoffice band will play during the afternoon. I Souvenirs will be given all children as well as free pop and ice cream i all afternoon. Basket dinner will Ibe served at 6 and dancing and j cards will follow. Louisville postoffice baseball team will play the locals at 1 o’cloclc on Garfield diamond No. 1. FIND MAN UNCONSCIOUS John E. Peering Picked Up 14 Street; Can’t Remember Blow. Unconscious from a blow on the head, John E. Deering, 2129 East Twelfth street, was found lying in the street near Tecumseh and Eass Tenth streets early today. Deering was unable to tell police whether he was struck by an automobile or had been the victim of robbery attempt. He is at city hospital where his condition is not serious. In the Air Northeast wind, 5 miles an hours temperature, 72; barometric pres* sure, 30.11 at sea level; ceiling unlimited; visibility, 10 miles; field