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GREEN ASSAILS JIM WATSON’S LABOR RECORD Senator Opposed Workers on Vital Legislation, Is A. F. of L. Charge. BACKED JUDGE PARKER Union Men Should Vote for Friends, Word Sent to Indiana. BY WALKER STONE Timr* Staff Writer WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.—William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, in a circular letter to affiliated labor organizatoins in Indiana, made public here today, cited the unfavorable labor record of Senator James E. Watson, and said: “It is of supreme importance that organized workers, their sympathizers and their friends, go to the polls on election day and vote for those candidates who they believe will be fair to labor and the people, and against those who have made a legislative record unfavorable to labor. The letter recounted Watson’s efforts to bring about confirmation of Judge John J. Parker’s appointment to the United States supreme court. Ignored Labor's Objection “He did this notwithstanding labor's urgent appeal that he oppose the confirmation,’’ wrote Green. “As you know, labor’s opposition was based upon Parker’s decision as a member of the United States court of appeals upholding and supporting the 'yellow dog' contract, which, in operation and effect, forced working people to surrender their right to belong to a trade union.” Inclosed in the circular letter was Ihr A. F. of L. record of Watson’s votes on matters affecting labor. Without comment, the letter pointed out that Watson “has thirteen recorded votes in favor of labor measures and ten in opposition." Voted for Sales Tax “The record shows,” said Green, "that Senator Watson voted on three different occasions for adoption of highly objectionable sales tax legislation, which, if accepted, and put into effect, would place the burden of taxation upon the masses of the people, those least able to bear it. “A bill providing for an increase in wages and salaries of postal employes, voted upon in the sixtyeighth congress, was vetoed by the President, and nothwithstanding the opposition of labor, Senator Watson voted to sustain the veto. Opposed Wage Increase “In 1930. during the seventy-first congress, the senator voted in favor of a conference report which denied an increase in the wages to government employes. “The last vote which the record shows the senator cast, on May 3, 1932, was in favor of the objectionable sales tax." The letter did not list any of the measures on which Watson had cast votes in accord with labor's views.

SCHOOLBOYS FROWN ON •HOOKEY’THESE DAYS Percentage of Truants Far Less Than Parents, U. S. Reports. Py I nUeii Per** WASHINGTON. Oct. 7. —American school children play hookey less now than their big brothers and sisters, and some of their parents, did a decade ago, the federal office of ed nation reported. Likewise school—high school, specifically—is nearly 100 per cent more popular than it was in 1920. Only 75 out of every 100 children enrolled in public schools were in daily attendance in 1920, the bureau said, while in 1930, 83 out of every 100 attended daily.

HOUSE AGNES BUILT FOUND ON WRONG LOT Hut Maybe She Can Make Trade With Land Owner, She Hopes. Py l niird P< rsg SANTA MONICA. Cal.. Oct. 7. Miss Agnes M Michell, nurse, had a lot on Twelfth street. She saved her money to build a house. “Build it here.” she told a contractor, pointing out one of a series of vacant lots. The contractor built a $2,200 English cottage. V. Naumoff also had a lot on Twelfth street. He inspected his property today, and was amazed to find on it Miss Mitchell's cottage. Her lot. adjoined. Legally, the building is his, but attorneys said an arrangement had been made to trade lots, if Miss Mitchell paid the attorneys’ and 'OUTLAW’ MACDONALD British Laborites Declare Premier Ineligible to Rejoin Party. LEICESTER. England, Oct. 7. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and former members of the Labor government who followed him into the present national administration were outlawed today by the Labor party convention meeting here. The Laborites adopted a resolution declaring MacDonald, exchancellor of the Exchequer Viscount Snowden. Dominions .Secretary J. H. Thomas, or any otJrer member of the national government ineligible to rejoin the Labor party.

THE STORY OF INDUSTRY’S MOST GIGANTIC DRAMA, “THE RISE AND FALL OF THE HOUSE OF INSULL,” STARTS TODAY ON PAGE ONE, SECTION TWO.

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Walker Is Flung Aside by Tammany O’Brien Is Nominated for Mayor; G. 0. P. Ready to Pick Candidate. BY LOWELL L. LEAKE United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—A strong flavor of national politics entered Ihe New York mayoralty campaign today when Republican leaders began looking for a candidate to run against surrogate John Patrick O'Brien, choice of a re-united Tammany. The Republicans want a man strong enough to offset O’Brien's value to Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential candidacy in New York and surrounding states. They want a man who can help Hoover carry the east. Nomination of O’Brien by the Tammany-controlled Democrats of New York Thursday night is believed to have the breach between the Democratic factions in New York, widened earlier in the (Turn to Page Three)

MAURER WILL SPEAK TONIGHT Socialist Candidate for Vice President Here. Most sections of Indiana will be represented by labor groups at the Socialist rally tonight in Cadle tabernacle, at which James H. Maurer of Pennsylvania. Socialist nominee for Vice-President, will speak. A delegation of miners from Harlan county, Kentucky, scene of recent labor disturbances, also will attend. Groups of party adherents from Evansville, Sullivan, 'Columbus and other southern Indiana cities arrived here for the meeting Maurer arrived in Indianapolis this morning. Following an address before students at Earlham college in Richmond at 3 o’clock this afternoon, Maurer was to return for a dinner at 6:30 in the Lincoln. The meeting tonight will start at 8 and will be addressed by Maurer, and by Ed Henry, state secretary of the party; Forrest Wallace, candidate for United States senator, and Mrs. Mary D. Hapgood, wife of the Indiana candidate for Governor.

•WIFE-NINE CHILDREN’ PLEA WINS LIBERTY Greenwood Man Collapses in Court; Given Suspended Term. Collapsing in court after an impassioned plea for freedom because his wife and nine children, Walter Taylor, 36, Greenwood (Ind.) farmer today was given a suspended sentence on conviction of a charge of drunken driving. Taylor, for years a resident of Johnson county, was arrested on Thursday night after the truck he was driving crashed into a traction signal standard at Madison avenue and Shelby street, wrecking the machine. Taylor was not injured. Municipal Judge William H. Sheaffer ordered Taylor’s driver’s license revoked for one year, after suspending fines totaling S2O and a 30-day jail term.

A NEW TARZAN

! At headquarters of the Red army operating in British East Africa, a beautiful girl clothed in travel-stained riding habit, faced the Bolshevik officers. A dispatch was in her hand. At the window in the dark of the night stood Tarzan of the Apes. Suddenly he leaped into the room. He sent the lamp crashing and as the surprised officers attacked him, Tarzan picked up one of them in his arms and, using the man as a weapon, sent the others sprawling. Free for a moment from attack, he seized Petrovich and sprang through the window. Almost before the Reds realized what had happened. Tarzan and his prisoner had disappeared into the dark of the African night.

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FURTHER CUTS PERIL SCHOOLS, SAYS WILLSON •If We Operate, There Can’t Be More Slashes,’ Adjustment Board Is Told. ACTION IS AWAITED County Group Goes Into Secret Session to Make Up Its Mind. An adamant, unrelenting school board reaffirmed its stand against any further reduction of the Indianapolis school budget, before the county tax adjustment board today, and backed its position with the cry “Our children's future must not be sacrificed.” Acting as spokesman for school officials, Russell Willson, school board president, warned that “if schools are to operate, there can’t be any more cuts.” The adjustment group presented school officials with three main proposals for slicing the budget so as to reduce the school city levy from 1 $1,087 to less than sl. Each of these items, the $425,000 sinking fund, teachers’salaries and insurance on school properties, was defended vigorously by Willson. Having failed to slice the county and city budgets, adjustment board members, it appeared, had resolved to make ‘‘substantial cuts in the school budget.” They go into secret session at 1:30 this afternoon to take action. Cut Salaries More? A plan to cut teachers’ salaries another 5 per cent and warning that “the sinking fund could not be touched" were before the board when it adjourned at noon. "We're not going to abandon our sinking fund, regardless of what your board thinks,” Willson plainly told the‘board. He was supported in defense of teachers’ salaries by Parent-Teacher Association representatives at the session. Explaining that 2,000 city school teachers have taken salary reductions of 11.77 per cent, Willson candidly informed the adjustment group: “This school board has gone the limit in cutting salaries.” “Teachers spepd years in preparation. They only are paid for ten months, not twelve, and often spend the summers in further training,” Mrs. Neil Waterberry, a taxpayer, declared. Thinking of Own Pockets Suggestion the school budget might be reduced by not insuring some school buildings next year raised heated opposition among school officials. This budget item only is about $25,000. “It would be laughable to do away with protection on our school property,” Willson asserted. He declared the budget already had been reduced $857,000, including the following reductions: salaries and personnel, 11.77 per cent; supplies, 29 80 per cent; capital outlay, 49.9 per cent; utilities, 3 per cent and maintenance, 16.9 per cent. “Too many are thinking of having money in their pockets today at the sacrifice of the future of the children,” Sam Garrison, school board member, said at, close of the session. “Any reduction in the school budget means somebody will lose a job, means somebody’s child will go out of school,” he said. Lean to $1.50 Levy At the conclusion of school board arguments, it appeared the tax adjustment board is leaning more and more toward adoption of the $1.50 tax levy. “None of these officials wants to reduce,” declared John Newhouse, county councilman and adjustment board member, “and, unless they relent, I am in favor of letting the $1.50 tax limit law be enforced.” Vote of only three members of the adjustment group .s necessary to prevent the raising of the tax rate above the $1.50 limit. WHEN COOUDGE SAYS ‘NO’ HE MEANS ‘NO’ And That's What a Reporter finally Is Convinced. By l nitert Prtgg TROY. N. Y., Oct, 7.—“N0,” said Calvin Coolidge. And so another reporter learned that when the former President | “does not choose” to say anything, h means it. Coolidge was on a train which stopped here en route to New York City late Thursday. “Have you anything to say of the political situation?” a reporter asked. Coolidge merely shook his head negatively. "Well, could you say a little something?” persisted the newspaper man. Coolidge was aroused. “I told you once, no. Now isn't that enough?” The interview was ended.

EVICTED TO BE HOUSED IN ABANDONED FARM HOUSES

PLANS to utilize every abandoned farm house in Indiana that is habitable by housing dispossessed city families this winter were being developed today by Dr. John H. Hewitt, director of state unemployment relief. Hewitt said that the plan is a large scale adaptation of one he inaugurated last winter. But, instead of handling individual cases

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M. J. Insull Is Jailed in Canada Fallen Utility Czar Held in Prison to Await Extradition. BARRIE. Ontario, Oct, 7.—Martin J. Insull, once powerful Chicago multimillionaire, and operating chief of the two-billion dollar Insull utilities, occupied a jail today with vagrants, bootleggers and petty robbers. He was held as a fugitive from justice, awaiting extradition to Chicago on charges of embezzlement and larceny. Insull surrendered to authorities Thursday* night, on advice of counsel. After a pre-arranged meeting at the home of Judge Dudley Holmes of Simcoe county. Insull was taken to the Barrie jail, an old fortress, known to the half-world as a “tough” place. He must remain there for at least eight days, the judge ruled in convening a court in the front parlor of his home. Judge Holmes set hearing for Oct. 14. If extradition papers have not . (Turn to Page 3)

HOOVER GIVEN ‘NO PROMISES' / Indiana Not ‘Pledged’ to G. 0. P. by Leslie. Although He took a tour on President Hoover's campaign train Wednesday, Governor Harry G. Leslie did not assure the chief executive of the United States that “Indiana is in the bag” fo r the G. O. P. Leslie said that while with the President he “made no predictions.” To the charge that he isn’t taking an active enough part in the present campaign for Republican victory for the state and national ticket the Governor said: “I am ready to take the stump and defend my administration of state affairs whenever there are points raised worthy of debate. But I don’t intend to go out into a mudslinging contest that is absolutely meaningless.”

GARRY DALE OUSTER WAR TO HIGH COURT Muncie City Council Presses Fight on Mayor. Muncie’s city council today carried to the Indiana, supreme court its attempt to oust Mayor George R. Dale and name a successor to him at its meeting, Tuesday night. Suit was filed in the high court by Richard Ewbank, attorney for the council, asking the court to issue a writ of prohibition against Judge L. A. Guthrie, Delaware circuit judge, preventing the jurist from making permanent a temporary injunction voiding the council’s removal of Dale from office. Dale obtained the temporary injunction in circuit court after the council declared the office vacant because of the mayor's federal liquor case conviction. Meanwhile, in Muncie, circulars bearing the headlines: “Can They Get Away With It?” are being issued anonymously, referring to Judge Guthrie’s issuance of the temporary injunction against the council.

PARLEY ISJSSURED Germany Accepts 4-Power Arms Meeting Plan. By Times Special BERLIN. Oct. 7.—Germany unconditionally has accepted a proposal for a four-power arms conference in London, it was said authoritatively today. The reply was sent to Great Britain. NAVY DAY PLANS MADE Annual Celebration Set for T. R. Roosevelt’s Birthday. Naval activities will be open to the public Oct. 27 when navy and naval reserve members will celebrate Navy day, the birthday of former President Theodore Roosevelt. Arrangements for the annual celebration are being made by a committee composed of Lieutenant Commander O. F. Heslar, Indiana naval reserve; Lieutenant R. J. Townsend, navy recruiting officer for Indiana; Felix M. MeWhirter, James W. Carr and D. J. Angus. Programs and theme contests in schools, showing of naval films in the theaters and radio programs are being arranged for the observance.

which come to his knowledge, he will turn the cases over to organizations in each of the state's ninety-two counties. Under the plan, farm owners are asked to take a family into a vacant house *and give them sufficient food and fuel in return for doing chores, mending fence* and similar winter work about the place.

FAINT CLEWS ARE TRACED IN DITCH MURDER Henry County Officers Are Baffled in Slaying of Woman. SEEK TO IDENTIFY BODY Grewsome Find Is Made by Farmers in Bush-Grown Roadside Trench. By Staff Correspondent NEWCASTLE, Ind., Oct. 7.—HanI dicaped by possessing only the most j vague of ciews, Henry county au- ! thorities today were widening their 1 investigation of the murder of an unidentified woman whose bedy, tbi skull crushed, was found in a roadside ditch about a mile and quarter east of Dunreith, Thursday. The body, almost completely decomposed, was found by E!i Conrad, 32, and his father, Jesse Conrad. 72, farmers living near the intersection of the National road and the little traveled highway where the body was found, formerly known as the Ft. Wayne road. Only tangible clew and the one on which Coroner Ralph Niblock, Prosecutor E. H. Yergin ana Sheriff Ed Kirby are working, is a cheap and almost new tent in which the body had been wrapped and | bound. Reveals No Marks It was bloodstained and rainsoaked and, after a thorough washing, failed to reveal any trade mark. I Coroner Niblock said his investigation indicated the victim was about five feet four to six inches in height, and was a woman of some refinement. The latter conjecture was based on condition of the body not seriously decomposed. This was the left hand which had been folded across the breast. The hand was slender with long fingers and tapering, highly manicured | nails. Coroner Niblock said the victim probably was between 20 and 30 years old, end had dark brown or black hair. Slain Three Months Ago Two large skull wounds, which had not laid bare the brain, could have been inflicted either with a hammer or a gun butt, Niblock asserted. Dentures afforded another possible clew, three teeth being missing and three filled. The murder was committed at least three, and possibly six months ago, the coroner said. In view of this estimate, officials attached little importance to the fact that a torn section of an Indianapolis newspaper, dated Sept. 10 ,was found near the body and expressed opinion the scrap had blown from a passing automobile. No Jewelry Found Both Niblock and Yergin agreed in the belief the woman was murdered outside Henry county and the body dumped where it was because the luxuriant growth of wild plum bushes in the roadside ditch on the little-traveled road afforded an ideal place of concealment. Every vestige of clothing had been removed from the victim’s body and there was no jewelry. Niblock and Yergin said the body obviously never had been buried. When found in the ditch the legs had been partly folded underneath. In deciding to widen their search Henry county authorities pointed out they are handicaped until identification is made and issued a general appeal for all possible publicity. National Broadcasting Company officials have agreed to lend their facilities in the effort at identification. Trace Possible Clew Police bureaus have been been wired for lists of persons missing within the last six months. Prosecutor Yergin planned today j to get in touch with Bowling Green (O.) authorities to learn whether the victim can be a Norma Murphy, who was reported headed tcI ward Indiana. She has been missing four months. The Murphy girl is younger than j the preliminary estimate of the '■ victim's minimum age, but authorities thought the possibility worth checking. The Ohio girl was reported to have left her home in the company of a much older man. LEG IS WORTH~S3S,OOO 13-Year-Old Girl Awarded Damages in Truck Accident. ! By United Prrgg CHICAGO, Oct. 7. Thirteen-year-old Virginia Meyer, daughter of a bond broker, was awarded $35,000 by a jury in federal Judge John T. Barnes’ court today for the loss of her right leg, as the result of being over-run by a truck Oct. 4, 1928. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m.. u . 40 10 a. m 52 7 a. m 40 11 a. r 56 ”a. m 45 12 (noon).. 58 9a. m 50 Ip. m 60

SEVERAL families were placed in this way last winter and Hewitt said today he expected many more to be placed under the new plan. At a conference today with State Senator C. Oliver Holmes (Rep., Gary), Hewitt put the finishing touches on the program for the unemployment and poor relief

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Miss Georgia Bramlett, manicurist—and who would trade her for a mechanical nail polisher?

A NEWS note from New York tells of the invention of a mechanical Percival, who polishes nails. But its threat of ousting Miss Georgia Bramlett, manicurist in Pop Davis’ barber shop, 120 South Illinois street, from her job draws only the sly glance in the above photo and the remark, “Not a chance.” “Why, the men like to have their hands held too well to ever patronize a machine-like buffer that works on buttons,” she chirps as she snips off nails and buffs them. “They couldn't “kid” any one then or tell their latest story. This is one time that an invention must fall because of the nation’s Eves. •‘They’ve had automatic bootblacks but an electrical manicurist—nix—it won't go. Tell me the kaiser cf Germany will be our next President, and I’ll believe you, but a dummy nail-shiner, nothing doing,” she concluded.

Bright Spots

(By United Press) Seasonal gain of activity in wholesale and retail trades is being sustained, Bradstreet’s weekly business review said today. Nine hundred anthracite workers were re-employed by the West Shenandoah (Pa.) colliery of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company; earlier this week about 1,300 went back to work at the Bast and Gilbertson collieries. Heavy sales, necessitating a complete renewal of stock every tens days, were reported by Morris Littmann, New York deartment store head. Retail deliveries of Dodge passenger cars for the week ended Oct. 1 were 3.9 per cent higher than in the preceding week, according to A. Vanderzee, general sales manager. Five large plants of the Du Pont Rayon Company and the Du Pont Cellophane Company at Old Hickory, N. C., are running at capacity as a result of a heavy pickup in business. At least 50,000 mill hands have been recalled to work by cotton goods manufacturers on account of greater than seasonal activity in textile production, a report by Frazier, Jelke & Cos., New York, said. Stein way & Sons reported an increase of more than 10 per cent in piano sales in September, compared with September, 1931. R. G. Dun & Cos. reports bank clearings last week totaled $4,878,840,000, increase of nearly a billion dollars from preceding week. Frigidaire Corporation reports increase of 43 per cent in September sales over preceding month.

DRY SQUADS RAID RESORT FOR RICH

While surprised patrons looked on, police and federal dry squads Thursday night raided a pretentious northside purported bserdrinking resort at 5340 Rose avenue, confiscated a large quantity of beer-making apparatus and arrested three persons for operating a blind tiger. Police said the resort, obscured from view of passersby by clumps of trees lining the canal bank north

conference called by Governor Harry G. Leslie for next Thursday. Holmes, who will preside, said that particular stress will be placed upon possible uses for Reconstruction Fniance Corporation funds by the various communities in both poor relief and giving employment by self-liqui-I dating public works.

DEATH CLAIMS ALBERT B. COLE Local Lawyer for 40 Years 111 Since May. Albertt B. Cole, 86, Indianapolis attorney for forty years until his ; retirement in 1924, died Thursday ; in the home of his sister, Mrs. Alj fred Campbell, near Normanda, Tipton county. He had been ill slncq. May. ' ' Mr. Cole was graduated from Indiana Asbury college, now De Pauw university. Following graduation, he came to Indianapolis, where he lived until his retirement. At the time he discontinued his law practice he gave $75,000 to De ; Pauw to endow a chair of ecoI ncmics. He also made large gifts to the Methodist hospital and to other institutions. He was a member of Mystic Tie | ledge, F. & A. M„ was a thirtysecond degree member of the Scottish Rite, and belonged to Roberts Park M. E. church. Funeral arrangements have not j been made. COLD WAVE COMING, IS BUREAU FORECAST V Brief Recess Tonight, Saturday to Be Followed by Mercury Drop. Brief recess tonight and Saturday from below-normal tempera- | tures of the last few days, with probability of colder weather Sat- ! urday night, was forecast today by 1 J H. Armington, United States ! meteorologist. With the mercury touching a low of 40 Thursday night, frosts were j general north of the Ohio river, | including all of Indiana, Armington j said. A warm area, is scheduled to ar- ) rive today, giving way Saturday night to a cold area traveling from I the northwest, Armington predicted. ANYBODY GOT A DRINK? It’s So Dry In Maryland Oysters Are Becoming Salty. By Times Special LEONARDSTOWN, Md„ Oct. 7. Oysters taken from the mouth of the Potomac river and Chesapeake bay have become so salty recently that they do not require seasoning when cooked. The explanation advanced here is that lack of rain has reduced the amount of fresh water at the river’s mouth.

of Butler university, catered exclusively to trade of wealthy patrons, several of whom were being “served” when the raid occurred. None was arrested. Those held are Thomas and Frances McQuiston and Everett Johnson, alleged operators. About 100 gallons of alleged beer, served “on tap,” and reputed to be the “best in the city,’’ were seized, as well as about sixty gaHons brewing. Apparatus included a pressure tank, two coolers, filters, siphons, brewer’s yeast and malt. While the raid was in progress, a large number of expensive automobiles were driven into the resort's parking place. Seeing the uniforms of the policemen, drivers of the cars retreated, police said. The raid was made on a search warrant issued in Municial court on information of federal agents. si of whom participated in the seizure. The case was not referred to federal authorities for trial, however.

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SCHOOL BUS IS WRECKED; 7 BADLY HURT Six Pupils Seriously Injured When Car Is Struck by Heavy Truck. JAIL DRIVER OF VAN Guard Thrown About Cell When Angered Parenjs Hurl Threats. By United Pri gg LEBANON, Ind., Oct. 7.—Six pupils of the Perry central consolidated school, ten miles south of, Lebanon, were critically injured today when a heavy truck crashed into and overturned the school bus in which they were riding. William Land. 40, driver of the bus, was injured severely. Every available ambulance in Lebanon and vicinity was called to the scene and brought the injured children and their driver to Witham hospital here. Surgeons took the pupils to operating rooms in an effort to determine their injuries. Truck Driver Is Arrested Milton Winn. 35, Cincinnati, driver of the truck, was arrested and placed in the county jai! here. Officers said that feeling among parents of the injured children was running high, and they took precautions to guard their prisoner. The injured pupils were Glendora Smith, 8, whose condition is critical; Harold Green. 18, and Lester, 17; Leo, 10; Thelma, 15, and Marvin, 6, all children of Mr. and Mrs. Strawmyer, farmers living near the school, all in serious condition. The accident occurred in front of the Emory Green home on United States road 52, a mile east of the school. It was only the third stop the bus had made. As the bus came to a halt, while traveling north. T. J. Sedwick, Indianapolis, approached from the other direction in an automobile. He stopped sixty feet in front of the bus in compliance with the state law, officers were informed. Girl Pinned Under Car Harold Green, a son of Emory, stepped into the bus which was forced to wait a moment for his brother, Marion, 9. Just as Marion reached the front yard, Winn's truck approached from the north. It crashed into Sedwick’s car, then ricocheted into the bus, witnesses reported. The bus and truck overturned in a corn field, seventyfive feet distant. One of the girls, thought to have been Glenora, was pinned under the truck. Three of the other pupils were thrown from the bus as one of its sides burst open. WIFE IN JAIL: BRINGS HER BOOZE; HE’S IN TOO Chicagoan Now Occupies Cell Just Across From His “Missus.” By Timex Sp ini GENEVA. 111., Oct. 7.—Ludwig Jensen, Chicago, is a thoughtful husband, and that's the reason he now occupies a cell just across from that of his wife, in the Kane county jail. Jensen came to the jail to visit his wife, who is serving a year’6 term on a federal prohibition charge. “Here’s a pint of liquor, dear,’* a jailer overheard Jensen say. Jensen and the liquor were seized and the husband given a forty-day jail sentence. ‘BAR FLIES’ BRANCH AT JUAREZ NOW BIGGEST Membership Grows Greater Than That of Chapter in Paris. EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 7.—Trap No. 34 today became the largest branch of international bar flies when the membership reached 4,221, No. 34 has headquarters in the famous mint bar in Juarez, across the Rio Grande here. The previous membership record was heid by trap No. 1, Harry McElhone’s New York bar in Paris. The organization, which describes itself as a “secret and sacred fraternal organization devoted to the uplift and downfall of serious drinkers,” boasts seventy-seven traps throughout the world. STEAL BIG BILL’S AUTO Car Vanishes While Thompson Is Attending Political Rally. By United Pregg CHICAGO, Oct. 7—A thief stole former Mayor William Hale Thompson’s big red automobile Thursday night while Thompson was attending a political meeting on Cicero avenue. The chauffeur left the car to get a cup of coffee, and when he returned it was gone. STATE GAS“ FEES~DROP September Collections Far Under Same Month in 1931. September gasoline tax collections show a decrease in consumption of 5.697.524 gallons, compared with the same month in 1931, with a dedecrease in revenues to the state of $237,306.95, the monthly report by Joseph M. Treacy. collector, disclosed today. Under the new law, passed by the special session, tax was levied on 972.715 gallons of motor fuel other than gasoline, and brought the state $38,911.10.