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THOUSANDS ARE SUFFERING IN INDIANA AND GOVERNOR IGNORES NEED, LEWIS SAYS

State Docs Nothing to Aid Hungry Throngs, Mine Chief Declares. CITES WIRE TO HOOVER President Assured There Is No Call for Outside Relief, He Asserts. By Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.- Sixty thousand women and children are suffering in Indiana and neither Governor Harry G. Leslie nor the state is doing anything about it, President .John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers told a United States ornate committee today. Headquarters of the union Is at Indianapolis, where Lewis lives. Q Thr senate committee is considering national relief for the unemployed and it was for this that Lewis was pleading. “Governor Leslie sent a telegram In President Hoover saying that the state was taking care of its own people in Indiana,” Lewis asserted. ' But there aie 60,000 women and children near starvation in Indiana and the Governor and the state has not spent a single dollar to put food or milk, in their mouths.” Lewis criticised Red Cross relief methods and pleaded with the committee to help "a destitute population of more than 1.200.000 men, women and children in the bituminous coal regions." Untrue, Says Leslie Governor Harry G. Leslie today declarrd that the testimony which President John L. Lewis gave before a United States senate committee regarding Indiana conditions are “untrue” and Lewis is “not informed." Lewis told the committeemen (hat 60.000 women and children are suffering and that the Governor and the. state has done nothing to provide, them with food or milk. “I know : and admire John Lewis,” Leslie said. “But if that is his testimony, it is untrue and he is not conversant with facts.” The Governor then recited what bad been done in the destitute min- I ing areas by his relief committee,; under direction of Dr. John H. Hewitt. He said that last week he paid a fleet of truckmen from a special Purdue university fund for delivering coal to the miners’ families, the coal being donated. A half car load of rolled oats is being distributed under the committee auspices also. It was bought by the state and handled by the Salvation Army, according to Hewitt. Leslie also told of the SI,OOO he gave the miners at Linton following the disaster there abut a year ago. “Os course, the problem has been largely one of local relief, and we are fully conversant with it,” Leslie declared. Pinchot Hits Hoover Idea By I nited Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania told the senate unemployment relief committee today that federal aid would be necessary this winter to feed the unemployed. Pinchot estimated the American pay roll lass at between $10,000,1000, 000 and $12,000,000,000 a year and said that wives and children of the unemployed were suffering scute privations. Pinchot criticised President Hoover's plan for local relief as "vicious for several reasons.” “If hits the little fellows with a request for a day’s pay and spares the big ones,” thr Governor said. “T> is an attempt to get by without an income tax increase.” PETIT JURY IS DRAWN Judge Baker Orders Fifty to Report in Criminal Court Jan. 7. Fifty names for the criminal court petit jury were ordered drawn today by Criminal Court Judge Frank P. Baker. These prospective veniremen must report Jan. 7. William F. Off. president of C. Off A: Cos., auto repair firm, was selected for the petit jury today. i Twenty-five more names were drawn today for the new grand jury. An effort made last week to complete the personnel of the new county probe group failed. FEB. 1 LICENSE LIMIT Drivers Most Have Plates by Then, Says Carpenter. Motorists were granted a breathing spell on the purchase of 1932 license plates today when James Carpenter, head of the state license division, said the deadline would be Fob. 1. Last year, strict enforcement was j withheld until March 15, but Car- 1 penter said this respite would not \ be granted this year. MAYOR DRAWS NO. 503 Fullivan’s Auto Tags Correspond to His Homr Address. On the personal automobile of j Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan today are new 1932 license plates—No. 503. It will not be difficult for the] mavor to remember the license plate number It’s the same as that of his residence. He lives at 503 North 1 Capitol avenue.

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His First Veto Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan has used his power of veto for the first time in the two years he has been in office. An ordinance passed recently by the city council removing restrictions on taxicabs has been vetoed by the mayor on the. grounds that certain phases of it are unconstitutional. Anew ordinance is being drawn to be .submitted to the council tonight.. This will provide. that there will be no charge for space occupied by taxicab stands, but that such space must be designated by the city and be regulated under definite city laws.

KILLERS OF SIX EVADE POSSES Three Slayers Hunted in Ozark Wilds. By United Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo.. Jan. 4. Posses pressed forward through the Ozarks today in the manhunt for the Young gang, the three hill country desperadoes, who killed Sheriff Marcel Hendrix of Greene county, his deputy, and four policemen, and wounded three others late Saturday, rather than surrender their leader, Harry Young, on a murder charge. Peace officers in three other states, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, were watchful on the chance that the murderous trio had slipped through the ring of angry citizens and farmers around Springfield. Jennings Young, Harry's brother, was the second fugitive. With the Youngs was believed to be Charles Floyd, w'ho has been hunted in connection with four murders, one being that of a prohibition agent. Back in Springfield, police held six members of the Young family, including Mrs. J. D. Young, 62, mother of Harry and Jennings. Nopp, however, w'as believed to have been in the Young farmhouse during the machine gun battle in which the officers w r ere slain. HIT EXTRA SESSION Labor Leaders See No Good in Legislative Call. Despite the motion adopted by the Indiana State Federation of Labor opposing a special session of the general assembly, because a good program can not be drafted in a short time, William H. Settle president so the Indiana Farm Bureau, one of the group to select the tax relief program committee, today announced that he would name Thomas N. Taylor, president of the state federation, as a member. Settle declared that he will confer W'ith John R. Kinghan, meat packer, the other conferee, on Jan. 11. The two will name the committee of eight which is to prepare a tax equalization program for submission to Governor Harry G. Leslie. TRUCK LAW ENJOINED Hearing on Weights Art Injunction Scheduled J a n. 26. Although an injunction prevents state police and highway commission employps from enforcing the new truck size and weight limitation act. officials Tuesday will instruct employes in their duties. Aids of the maintenance department of the highway commission and police will meet with Chief Grover Garrotfc of the state police and A. H. Hinkle of the commission in the house of representatives Tuesday. Superior Judge Russell Ryan has issued the injunction on petition of a truck firm. Hearing on the request to block the law permanently will be held in Ryan’s court Jan. 26. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 30 10 a. m 37 7a. m 30 11 a. m 38 Ba. m 33 12 (noon).. 38 9 a. m 35 1 p. m 40

MILLIONS SLASHED IN FIRST DEFICIENCY BILL REPORTED TO HOUSE

By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—Forecasting an epidemic of general budget slashing, the house appropriations committee today reported to the house the first deficiency bill of the year, appropriating $125,886,' 262. a cut of more than $13,000,000 from the original budget estimates. The bill carrying the appropriations will be taken up immediately by the house and its passage is expected by Tuesday. As approved by the committee, the bill carries $50,000,000 for federal aid highways. $17,000,000 for federal building construction, $46,872,975 for the veterans’ adminis-

U. S. Consul Is Slugged by Japanese I ' . By United Press MUKDEN, Manchuria, Jan. 4. j An attack on an American consular ; official by a Japanese armed guard was investigated by Japanese offi- ! cials today. The investigation was requested by American Consul-General Myrl Scott Meyers, after a report by Culver Bryan Chamberlain, native of Princeton. Ind., en route to Harbin to obtain the post of American consul there. The guard challenged Chamberlain as he was being driven to the railway station in a consular automobile bearing regular consular identification. The guard did not understand English. Chamberlain, who has been an interpreter in China for ten years, spoke to him in Chinese, after exhibiting his credentials. The guard then struck Chamberlain in the face. Chamberlain was not seriously injured, however, and proceeded to Harbin. Severe Penalty Demanded .By United Preen WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—The attack on American Consul Culver D. Chamberlain by Japanese soldiers I was described as “without justi- ; fication,” in an official report toi day to the state department from | the American legation in Peiping. The report quoted the American consul in Mukden. Consul Myers at Mukden told the legation he had reported the incident to the Japanese consulate, and asked, that a “severe pens „y” be meted out to the offenders. The consul -was struck on the face many times and his cheeks were bruised badly. He was not otherwise injured. CLANCY IS NOMINATED Name Sent by Hoover to Senate for City Fostmaslcnhip. By United Preee WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—Leslie D. Clancy, Indianapolis, was recommended to the senate today by President Herber Hoover for the postmastership of Indianapolis. If the nomination is affirmed, Clancy, civil service clerk, will sue- ; ceed Robert H. Bryson, Indianapolis postmaster for eight years. Bryson’s term expired two weeks ago,: but, it was announced he would continue in office until his successor was named. Clancy is the selection of Senators Arthur R. Robinson and James E. Watson. GERMAN POLICE ARREST COMMUNISTS, STRIKERS W orkers Protest Against Economy Decrees of Government. By United Press DUESSELDORF, Germany, Jan. 4.—Police arrested 150 Communist agitators in front of factories here today. They were trying to incite a general strike against the government's economy decrees. By United Press HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 4. Crews of three ships went on strike today on protest against the wage cuts involved in the government’s emergency decree. Some harbor workers in Hamburg. Altona and Rendsburger also struck. Several were arrested. By United Press DANZIG, Jan. 4.—Crews of two ships went on strike here today. Police guarded the harbor. GARNER IS BOOMED Texan Put in Presidential Spotlight by Hearst. By United Press I/OS ANGELES. Jan. 4—Nationwide attention has been directed to John N. Garner, Speaker of the. house, as a possible Democratic presidential candidate as result of ! William Randolph Hearst's radio address here. Hearst, sppaking Saturday night ! on a nation-wide hookup from KFI, pleaded for an “America first” j President. He . referred- to Gamer as another Champ Clark, and praised him highly. The publisher referred to Presi-! dent Hoover as a Wilsonian, and j classed him with such Democratic '■ possibilities as Franklin D. Roose- I velt, Newton D. Baker, Alfred E. Smith and Albert C. Ritchie. He contrasted Garner, Texas Democrat, as a far-seeing statesman with the cause of Democracy and the welfare of the American people at heart.

tration, $4,260,000 for fighting for- | est fires. $1,500,000 for the railway mail service and other smaller items. The committee made a reduci tion of $10,000,000 in the federal aid ; highways appropriations, on the ground that the present economic situations will force the states to i curtail their road building programs during the rest of the fiscal year. Other major economies were effected in appropriations for federal building operations in Washington, the activities of the George Washington bicentennial commission, and in appropriations for furnishing the new house office building, now nearing completion.

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HOOVER URGES ! 8-POINT PLAN FOR U. S. AID Special Message Calls on Congress to Rush His Finance Program. STRIKES OPTIMISM NOTE ‘We Have the Resources to Rout Depression,’ Says President. : By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—President Hoover, in a* special message to congress today, urged immediate i action on his financial rehabilita- | tion program. He asserted that "the j United States has the resources and ; resilience to make a large measure ! of recovery independent of the rest of the world.” The President outlined eight points in his program which he said demanded immediate action. These include the strengthening of the federal land bank system and the creation of the reconstruction finance corporation, to furnish during the period of the depression credits otherwise unobtainable.” “I should be derelict in my duty,” j the President said in his message, j "if I did not at this time emphasize the paramount importance to the | nation of constructive action upon i these questions at the earliest pos- > sible moment.”

Need More Evident. The President’s message said: “At the convening of the congress on Dec. 7, I laid proposals before it designed to check the further de- | generation in prices and values to fortify us against continued shocks from world instability and to un- | shackle the forces of recovery. “The need manifestly is more evident now than at the date of my message a month ago. I should be derelict in my duty if I did not at this time emphasize the paramount importance to the nation of constructive action upon these questions at the earliest possible moment. “These recommendations largely have been developed in consultation with leading men of both parties or agriculture,, of labor, of banking and of industry. They furnish the basis for full collabortaion to effect these purposes. They have no partisan character. We can and must replace with confidence the unjustifiable fear in the country. “The principal subjects requiring immediate action are: Cite Need of Confidence “Strengthening of the federal land bank system to aid the farmer and to maintain at the highest level the credit of these institutions which furnish agriculture with rauch-needeci capital. This measure has passed the house of representatives and now is before the senate. “2. Creation of a reconstruction finance corporation to furnish during the period of the depresssion credits otherwise unobtainable under existing circumstnaces in order to give confidence to agriculture, in(Turn to Page 2) G. A. R. POST DISBANDS Five Remaining Veterans Surrender Charter at Shelbyville. By United Press SHELBYVILLE. Ind., Jan. 4. Dumont post of the Grand Army of the Republic today is only a memory of a once numerous band of Civil war veterans. The five surviving members of the post decided to disband because their feebleness prevented attendance at meetings. All are octogenarians. Despite their infirmities all attended the last meeting. The charter and ritual of Dumont post, organized in 1868, were sent to the Indiana G. A. R. headquarters in Indianapolis. Property was turned over to the United States Spanish-American War Veterans and the Woman's Relief Corps. SHOTS~KILL~~AGED~MAN Body of Charles R. Hunter Found in Home Near Wheeling. By United Press WHEELING. Ind.. Jan. 4.—The body of Charles R. Hunter, 70, was found today in the home of Ellis Wood, near here, where Hunter had lived since November. Wood found the body, with three bullet wounds in it, and told authorities he believed Hunter committed suicide. Wood and Hunter were said to have become friends when both ; were in Indiana state prison several years ago. Hunter’s widow and two children live in Indianapolis. BANK CALL ISSUED National and State Institutions to Report as of Dec. 31. By United Press WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. _ The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for national banks to report their condition as of Dec. 31, 1931. Following the national precedent, Luther F. Symons, state banking commissioner, today issued a state bank call, tabulation to be as of i Dec. 31. 30 Injured as Bus Overturns By United Press STOYESTOWN. Pa. Jan. 4. Thirty persons were injured, two seriously, today when a Great Western Stages passenger bus over- . turned along the Lincoln highway, j a mile west of here. I

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TARIFF BILL IS GIVEN CONGRESS Democrats Ask New Pacts With Foreign Nations. | By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—A Democratic tariff bill, authorizing and requesting President Hoover to negotiate reciprocal agreements with foreign nations as soon as possihle, ; for reduction of tariffs, was started i on its way through congress - today. The President is requested to set j up a “permanent international counI cil” to consider tariff reductions. The. bill contains specific instructions against consideration by this council of reduction or cancellation of forI eign debts. Chairman Collier of the ways and means committee introduced the measure after its approval today by senate and house Democratic leaders. It will be taken up by the committee Tuesday and pushed through the house by the end of the week, if possible. MERCURY ON CUMB Mild Forecast for City by U. S. Bureau. After dropping to 30 here early today, the mercury started upward toward mild weather. Lowest tonight is expected to be between 35 and 40. Rain in Indianapolis late today or Tuesday, with snow in the northern part of the state, is predicted. Heavy frost accompanied the mercury drop today. DIES IN - 400~-Foof ~LEAP Man Rolls, Smokes Last Cigaret, # Jumps From Boston Tower. By United Press BOSTON. Jan. 4.—After rolling and smoking his last cigaret a small man. between 35 and 40, took an elevator to the observation balcony of the custom house tower today and leaped about 400 feet to his death. It was the second time within four months that a man had used Boston’s tallest building in ending i his life. Today’s victim, who was rather ; shabbily dressed, was seen at the j base of the 496-foot structure a few minutes before he leaped to death. He rolled and smoked a cigaret, | then obtained a pass to the tower and boarded an elevator. ASK STUDENT POST; Collegians Petition Representation on Geneva Commission. By United Press BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 4.—A delegation of thirty-five college students left Buffalo for Washington today to petition President Hoover and Senator Borah, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, for a student represehtative on the Geneva disarmament commission. The delegation acted under the in- j structions of 2,500 college men and women who attended the quadren- j nial convention of the student vol- j unteer movement, which closed here \ Sunday. BOPKEY IS RE-ELECTED! City Council President Will Hold Post Another Year. Ernest C. Ropkey, president of the Indianapolis Engraving Company, was re-elected president of the city council at a special session of the body at noon today. Leo F. Welch, vice-president, also was re-elected. Ropkey and Councilman Charles C. Morgan spoke briefly, reviewing , activities of the council during the , last year. j

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Mrs. Debie Stanford Stops Here: Plans Hop to i South America. With plans for their proposed | 5,500-mile flight* to Buenos Aires completed, Mrs. Debie Stanford, i formerly of Indianapolis, and Mrs. | Ruth Stewart. St. Louis, hopped for ; New York from municipal airport 1 Sunday. They arrived here Saturday from : St. Louis and Terre Haute in the Lockheed plane in which they will make their long flight. The two women fliers were accompanied by Gentry Sheldon, owner of the plane, who piloted another ship carrying Mrs. Stewart's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Warner. Start of their south-bound hop, ! which will involve flying over 1,200 | miles of open ■water, will depend |on weather conditions. The flight : originally was scheduled for several months ago, but was postponed. Mrs. Stanfard, a native of Guelph, Ontario, lived in Indianapolis several years, moving to Houston, Tex., where she operated an airport more than a year ago. She learned to fly at Hoosier airport here. Fliers Leave Columbus : By United Press | COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 4. —Mrs. ; Debbie Stanford, Indianapolis, and ! Mrs. Ruth Stewart, St. Louis, women fliers, left here at 10:40 a. m. i today for New York, where they will I complete plans for a 5,500-mile | flight to Buenos Aires. They expected to make the trip to New i York without stops. A mechanic who fueled the plane i said he believed the women would land at North Beach, Curtiss airj port, in New York, although they j did not have definite plans. They spent the night, here. APPROVE STREET WORK Works Board Places O. K. on Massachusetts Avenue Roll. The works board today approved an assessment, roll for paving and widening Massachusetts avenue between Ohio and New York streets. The roll provides for a 50 per cent reduction in assessments of all adjoining property owners who agreed not to contest the project. Four persons and firms will pay the full assessment. | The board also confirmed a resolution for widening and resurfacing j between Highland and State ave- ; nues, at a cost of $22,147. *

WHOLE WORLD CAN NOT MAKE US ABANDON GOLD STANDARD,’ ASSERTS KAHN

BY PAUL MALLON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Otto Kahn, head of Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., one of Wall Street’s largest international banking houses, today spiritedly opposed any suggestion of the United States going off the gold standard. He was questioned as to his "iews j on the gold standard in the course |of testimony before the senate ; finance committee investigation, of ; foreign loans by bankers. Kahn said nothing all the countries of the world could do, would make it necessary for this country to abandon the gold standard. Kahn stoutly maintained that for'eign as well as American bonds are 1 worth vastly more than their present market prices. He said present prices were due tt> “unreasoning fear.” He defended the large loans made to South America, as having been made in j the belief that they would be of ; economic and political advantage to (this country. i

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Super-Speed Time record for recovering a stolen automobile was believed set today by the Indianapolis police department. Early this morning, Gilbert Karris, 4724 West Washington street, reported to Captain Jessie McMurtry that his car. a Buick sedan, was stolen from his home Sunday night. Following the usual police proceedure, Captain McMurtry relayed the report to Irvin Chapel, police broadcaster, to be placed on the air for police squad cars. Chapel took the report from McMurtry, then paused. “Wait a minute, captain,” he said. “Harris’ car is parked behind my garage. I noticed it this morning and toox the license number,” he said.

GANDHI AGAIN SENT TO JAIL Indian Leader Calls for Boycott, Strike. Unifcd Pres* The Indian government began the arrest of Nationalist leaders with Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabi hai Patel today, and issued four new ordinances aimed to outlaw the Indian Nationalists congress throughout the country. Before Gandhi went to jail he instructed the faithful to boycott foreign (British) cloth, suspend busi- ! ness by “hartal” strike and then begin civil disobedience, and obey congress orders, “even if the hardj ships include injury or loss of life | or property.” Gandhi was arrested during his weekly period of silence. His fam- ; ily and followers were hysterical as he was taken into custody. His luggage included dried fruits, a spin- ! ning wheel, books including one by Ramsay McDonald, and a package I of teeth cleaning sticks. Hartals disrupted business in i many cities and brought the threat of clashes between Hindus and Mos- | lems. DRYS SNOWED UNDER Finland Wets’ Majority in Referendum Is 2 1 -2 to 1. By United Press HELSINGFORS, Finland, Jan. 4. j —The vote against prohibition in i Finland's referendum was about two | and a half times as large as the I dry vote, it was revealed today as | tabulation was completed. Although final official figures had j not been announced, the unofficial estimate of the poll was: For abolition of the dry law, 70.5 j per cent; for continuation of prohibition, 28.1 per cent; for modification 1,4 per cent. CONSIDER FALL PAROLE Former Secretary of Interior Has Served Five Months of Time. By i nited Press | WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.—The j three members of the federal parole board returned to their offices to- | day for their first meeting of the ; year, and it, was indicated action would be taken this week on the parole application of Albert B. Fall, I former secretary of the interior. I Fall has served more than five | months of his year's sentence in the | New Mexico state prison and be- | came eligible for parole last November. Buckley Murder Trial Delayed By United Press DETROIT. Jan. 4.—The scheduled trial of Pete Licovali. charged with the murder in 1930 of Jerry Buckley, radio commentator, today was postponed to Jan. 25.

“The United States is amply able to maintain the gold standard or any other standard it chooses to maintain,” said Kahn. “There isn’t any doubt of it. If France should choose to withdraw all its gold, we still would have ample bullion to maintain it. There is nothing all the countries of the world can do which would force us off the gold standard.” Senator Connolly FDem., Tex.), challenged Kahn’s recent statement that his firm had nothing to do with politics. He said Louis M. Strauss of Kuhn, Loeb & Cos., was a vice-treasurer of the Republican nation committee. Strauss also was private secretary to Mr. Hoover in the food administration. “AH members of our firm are expected to do their duties as voters and American citizens,” says Kahn. He estimated the total of foreign loans at $10,000,000,000, of which Germany had $1,300,000,000. Short term credits he estimated at $600,000,000,

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Knoxville (Tenn.) Reporters Under Ban Because of Stories. Editorial. ATTACKED AS FALSE Jurist Resents Attempts to Picture Conditions in Terror Zone. j FREEDOM OF THE PRESS Is at stake in Harlan county. Kentucky, where terror has reigned for months in the mine strike zone. FOES OF A FREE TRESS have fought every effort to bring before the world the true conditions in this region ruled by violence and fear. M. E. TRACY, famous SerippsHoward columnist, today reached the scene and the first of his articles will appear in Tuesday's Times. IN ADDITION, a vivid background I series on conditions lh Harlan county will start in The Times j Tuesday, written by John Mou- | toux, reporter, barred from court j because of news stories and editorials appearing in the Knoxville News-Sentinel, which Montoux represents. j By United Press MT. STERLING. Ky., Jan. 4. Representatives of the Knoxville : cTenn.) News-Sentinel, a ScrippsHoward newspaper, were barred ! today from Montgomery circuit court, in a formal ruling by Judge : Henry H. Prewitt, sitting in the Harlan county mine labor cases. The action was on a legal test by counsel for the paper, whose staff correspondent, John T. Moutoux, ' previously had been excluded from the court because of the editorial | attitude of the News-Sentinel. The case involves “freedom of the press” as does another case in Vir- | ginia, where a small town newspaper editor is in jail serving a thirty-day . term for contempt ot . court. He was jailed because tie would ■ not divulge the name of the writer ] of a “letter to the edito?'.” An effort Ito win his freedom on bond was scheduled for today. Judge Issues Tirade ; Jack Bryan. another Newsi Sentinel reporter, never connected ; in any way with the Harlan county cases, was represented in court by W. H. Townsend of Lexington, and Paul Patterson of Cleveland, attorneys for the News-Sentinel. Bryan was not present. The attorneys moved he postpone the trial j of the News-Sentinel. “Your motion will be overruled.” Judge Prewitt told the attorneys. “No representative of that paper ever can sit in any court of mine until that paper retracts the libelj ous, slanderous, false statements it , has published about this and other j Kentucky courts.” Newspaper Is Barred Judge Prewitt explained that his ■ ruling embraced “any one from the office of the Knoxville News-Senti-nel,” but in a statement to th( United Press added: “I would have no objection to any i representative of any other newspaper coming here and filing stories to the News-Sentinel. “That newspaper cannot send anyone from its office until it retracts the statement it made about prejudice in the courts.” The statement to which Judge Prewitt look especial exception, and which he specifically mentioned in his statement to the United Press was the. following excerpt from a j News-Sentinel editorial published ! after Moutoux was barred from the court: “So long as our courts permit j themselves to be a stage for the I tirades of politcal and social prejudice, they will not obtain the full confidence of those who believe in even hangea justice.” Exception Ij Entered Copies of the News-Sentinel mav be brought, to court without interj ference, Judge Prewitt said. The attorneys entered an excepI tion to the ruling, but did not sav whether there would be an appeal. Dismissal of the motion came as l an unexpected anti-climax to i a scheduled hearing of 'Moutoux to ! show cause tonight why he should | not be barred from Judge Prewitt's ! court. During presentation of the Bryan motion, Bryan remained in the lobby of the Montgomery hotel, across the street from the court house. It was understood that today’s action would have no legal bearing on tonight’s hearing and that the Moutoux hearing would be held as scheduled. The issue of Moutoux’ presence at the Harlan county labor cases came up during trial of William Hightower, president of the Evarts union, accused of conspiracy in the murder of Jim Daniels, a deputy sheriff. Second to Face Trial Hightower is the second Lbor leader to stand trial. The first. W. B. Jones, was convicted and sentenced to life. Moutoux originally was cited in contempt when Judge Prewitt read a News-Sentinel editorial which declared that “any fair-minded man” who had followed the testimony in the Jones case might wonder whether he was tried for conspiracy to murder, or for being a labor leader. That citation, however, was dismissed on Moutoux’ assertion that he did not write the editorial.

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