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JAPAN FACING END OF PARTY GOVERNMENT Members of Parliament Dare Not Criticise Militarists. ARMY BEHIND MASSES War Party Has Interests of Country’s People at Heart. Thi* i* thf fourth of five article* on Japan, first of several series which are bring written by William Philip Simms, famed Scripps-Howard foreign editor, while on a world tour for The Times. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS Scrippu-Howard foreign Kditor (Copyright. 1934, by NEA Service, Inc.) npoKIO, April 2—After Italy X and Germany, party government in Japan is fighting for its life, the odds being against survival. For two and one-half years—since the army swept through Manchuria —the diet has been in almost total eclipse. Members of parliament have not dared lift their voices in criticism of the militarists. Today a slight spark of life is discernible in the political bodies, but it is extremely feeble. And unless something happens to fan it into a blaze it will go out altogether. Should that happen. Japan would probably go Black Dragon. This would correspond to Italy going fascist and Germany going Nazi. She would likely return to a sort of Samurai rule, under her sacred emperor. Nippon may produce her version of a Mussolini or a Hitler, but, short, of a cataclysm, there is little likelihood that his imperial majesty will cease to be regarded with anything but piety and awe by the vast majority of tils subjects. Wealth in Few Hands The party system is in disrepute in Nippon, because, rightly or wrongly, the abuses of Japanese capitalism are popularly laid at its door. And in no other country in the work is wealth confined to so few hands. Factories, shipping, banking, department. stores—practically everything in the islands —is controlled by five or six stupendous interlocking concerns. To the public, civil or party government has meant vast privileges and wealth for a few and poverty for the many. To them, the diet has not been composed of representatives of the people, but representatives of the big banking, commercial, and industrial houses. Up to the Mukden incident of Sept 18. 1931. one of the most prominent liberals in Japan and a former member of the diet told me. the Japanese people had the feeling of being hemmed in by stone walls without an exit. Many were jobless. University men were gra luated and five of one hundred found jobs. The other nine-ty-five went to work as day laborers —if they were sufficiently lucky. Army Finds Way Out Then the army defied the civil regime and took Mukden. It spread out all over Manchuria. And Manchuria, to the masses, meant the breaking down of the stone wall. It meant room to expand. It meant a way out. At the same time, the factories began to start up. This meant work. The yen depreciated, exports started to boom, the army needed new equipment, and pretty soon there was little unemployment left. Comparative prosperity returned. Money began to circulate so that everybody—not just the half dozen big corporations—could get their haivis on some of it. Rightly or wrongly again, the masses became more than ever convinced that the army is more patriotic and more unselfish than the politicians. Where the politicians feathered their own nests by looking after the big interests, the army had at heart the livelihood of the people throughout the country. Assassins Made Heroes Thus, when three young naval o dicers assassinated Premier Inukai e> and started a movement to overth'ow the civil government, they were popularly hailed, not as murderers but as heroes. So intense was this sentiment among the masses that even moderate punishment became risky business. So strong is the popular feeling against parties that grim determination is heard among soldiers returning from Manchuria that this new country must be kept forever free from civilian rule. “We aid not take Manchuria," I heard one of them say, “to turn it t Turn lo Page Six) Times Index Page Bridge 15 Broun 9 Business News 6 Classified 13, 14 Comics . 15 Conservation 2 Crossword Puzzle 15 Curious World 15 Editorial 10 Financial 11 Good Old Days 3 Hickman—Theaters 9 Hobby v 5 Let's Go Fishing 6 Monuments of Literature 9 Pegler 9 Radio 7 Sports .. 12, 13 State News 8 Wallace Series 71 Woman’s Pages .....4, 5

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Samuel Insull Placed Under Formal Arrest by Authorities in Istanbul, Faces Extradition to United States

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Air view of Istanbul, Turkish capital, where Samuel Insull now' waits in the house of detention his extradition to the United States. To this historic city on the Bosporus, connecting the Sea of Marmora with the Black Sea the Chicago utilities magnate fled aboard the old Greek freighter, Maiotis, when Greek authorities refused him further asylum.

GIRL. 10. KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Child Hurled From Car as Machine Turns Over on Road 34. Two persons were killed in automobile accidents during the weekend. Juanita Jennings, 10, of 1917 Carrollton avenue, was hurled from an automobile which turned over twice as it skidded on Road 34 under the Pennsylvania rail road m elevation near Clermont j A Sunday, and was killed instantly. Her death brings the total number of automobile fatalities in Marion county for the year to twenty-four. Late Saturday, Herschel Bailey, 55, Negro, 2301 North Capitol avenue, was killed by an automobile while crossing North Capitol avenue in the 2300 block. Benjamin F. Bass, 60, of 4003 North New Jersey street, driver of the car which struck Bailey, was not held. The car in which Juanita Jennings was killed was being driven east on Road 34 by E. A. Gray, 45, Pittsboro. Mrs. Kate Jackson, 46, grandmother of the child, was in the car at the time of the fatal accident. Gray received lacerations of the face and Mrs. Jackson suffered from shock as a result of the accident. Gray told police that the road was slippery from rain and the car went out of control. He said he was driving at a moderate rate of speed, but suddenly the car went out of control and skidded into a ditch, overturning twice. The child had lived with her grandmother since the death of her motner. Prather Jennings, father of the girl, went to Richmond several days ago to take employment in a bakery. He was transferred to Pittsburgh, and efforts to reach him last night were futile. NEW TEACHER HEAD RULED INELIGIBLE Franklin Woman May Take Case to Court. Miss Harriott Clare Palmer. Franklin, Indiana State Teachers’ Association president-elect, who Saturday was ruled ineligible to hold the office, today was undecided whether or not she will wage a fight in court to retain office. The action was taken Saturday by the association executive committee. Afterward, Robert B. Hougham, Franklin, president, resigned. and the committee advanced L. V. Phillips. Vincennes, from vice-president-elect, to the presidency. Miss Palmer was deposed on the charge that she had not been a member of the association one year when she was elected last fall. The committee also ruled eight committee chairmen ineligible for office. U. S. STEEL WORKING 40 PER CENT NORMAL Employes Only 20.000 Less Than in 1929. Taylor Reports. HOBOKEN. N. J.. April 2.—'The United Corporation this week is operating at 40 per cent of capacity as against 14.8 per cent a year ago and the number of employes is only-Sfi.OOO less than the figure for 1929, Myron C. Taylor, chairman, said at the annual stockholders meeting today.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES comes to you thus afternoon with the very latest in news and a group of interesting features. On every page of this edition you will find news stories and features which will interest you. Page one this afternoon brings you the most important news events of the day, Samuel Insull, the “man without a country,” has been arrested in Istanbul, Turkey, Where authorities say they will

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I Yum him over to the United 1 States. William Philip Simms, famed Sc*.ipps-Howard foreign editor, who is on a world tour, tells you that Japan is facing the end of party government. John Dillinger, Indiana desi perado. is the object of another j wide search after he is said to j have escaped Saturday from poi lice in a St. Paul (Minn.y aparti meat.

Former Chicago Utilities Magnate Fights to Regain Freedom. By United Pregs ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 2. Samuel Insull was placed under formal arrest by Turkish authorities today, preparatory to turning him over to the United States for extradition to face trial in Chicago. Insull was arrested at the little London hotel, where he has been under close police guard since he was taken off his chartered Greek steamer, the Maiotis, yesterday and held by the courts to be subject to extradition. Fighting desperately for freedom, Insull consulted his local lawyers, but it was not believed the purely executive process of surrendering him to the United States could be long delayed. In Detention House From his hotel he was taken to the house of detention to be kept in custody until American authorities call for him. He stumbled upstairs to the reception room where he waited until transferred to special quarters. He was formally advised he was under arrest. The spectators dispersed after tlr* huge iron doors had clanged shut behind Insulll. The detention house is a preliminary prison, housing about 600 inmates. May Come to N. Y. It was believed Insull would be placed on an early boat bound either directly for the United States or to a port where he could be transferred to a New York boat. He could be sent overland by the Orient express to a European Atlantic port. Such a step was regarded as unlikely, however, in view of the various countries through which he would have to pass, with the danger of complications. Although all action taken by Turkey in his case so far has been without an extradition treaty, one is pending before parliament at Angora. It will be made retroactive, so that Insull comes under its terms. It may be passed today.

MORRISSEY STUDIES TINY RADIO SETS FOR PATROLMEN’S COATS

If plans of Police Chief Mike Morrissey mature, city coppers may resemble ventriloquists as they stand on street corners and off their chests comes the deep basso. “Hit-and-run driver, license Zero Zero Zero Zero. Watch for him.” For the chief plans to add a second unseen voice to the patrolmen by placing a radio loud speaker under the bluecoat’s coat lapel so that he may hear the latest news on the whereabouts of John Dillinger. The police department of Los Angeles has portable radio sets affixed to the patrolmen. Chief Morrissey says the sets weigh three pounds and considers them too heavy for use by his men. The chief, through Captain Robert Batts, supervisor of police radio, is attempting to devise a lightweight loud speaker. He pointed out that seventy men cover districts by foot daily and that they could be informed promptly of holdups or hit-and-run drivers and thereby enable them to catch culprits who might pass their beats. Mill Workers Get Raise By United Press ROCKVILLE. Conn.. April 2.—A 10 per cent wage increase for employes of the Hockanum Mills Company was put into effect today. Officers and salaried employes were not included.

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DILLINGER HUNT SPURRED HERE State Police Join Search After Reported Shooting at St. Paul. State and local police today were working on a clew that John Dillinger and his one-man and onegirl gang may have fled to Indiana from St. Paul, Minn., where they are reported to have shot their way out of a police trap Saturday night. Credence was given this theory shortly after noon yesterday when Lieutenant Chester Butler of the state police received word from Lafayette that a car carrying the gangster and his- companions had been seen near there. Police worked on the theory that Dillinger is more familiar with highways of this state than he would be in the northwest and heading this way would offer the quickest getaway from St. Paul. They also suggest that he may have gone into Ohio, where hideouts for the gang would be available in some of the larger cities. State police are positive that since he escaped from the Crown Point jail a month ago, Dillinger has spent considerable time in Chicago. Captain Matt Leach declared that he has no reason to doubt that it was Dillinger in the St. Paul affray and expressed belief that he probably is still in that vicinity. If his companion was John Hamilton, one of the escaped Indiana prisoners, he can be easily identified, since he is lame from wounds received in the East Chicago bank robbery Captain Leach explained. Dillinger was being held at Crown Point for murder of patrolman Patrick O’Malley in the East Chicago robbery. Captain Leach discounted the idea that they would return to Indiana, and said either himself or a detective from the state police force would go to St. Paul to gather up new clews as to _ llinger’s whereabouts. YEGGS CRACK SAFE HERE, OBTAIN SI,OOO Redfern Strong Box Broken Into by Gang. An organized gang of yeggs, which began operations in the city a week ago, cracked a safe in the Harry Redfern Butter and Cheese Company office, 301 South Alabama street, over the week-end, obtaining loot far in excess of SI,OOO, it was reported. The yeggmen also broke into several business places nearby, ransacking them, but obtaining no money. The Redfern company officials were unable to estimate their loss until a checkup could be made. However, it was said, two checks in the loot, which included all of Saturday’s cash receipts, totaled more than SI,OOO. Obtaining tools from the company's garage, the burglars entered the office and battered open a large steel safe. From there, they went to the George L. Peatz & Sons Company, 319-21 South Alabama street, battering open a door and going to the safe, only to find a sign on the safe door reading: “Safe unlocked—nothing in it.”

Lodge members will be interested in another of a series of stories on Masonic lodges in Marion county. The story appears on Page 2. Another of the “Old Time’’ series of pictures which have been running in The Times and have created much interest appears on Page 3. Indianapolis women will find many stories of interest on the two women’s pages. New spring

RICHMOND PUBLISHER INVOLVED IN PLOT TO SELL CUTS POWER PLANT TO UTILITIES, U. S. CHARGES

YOUTH FLEES CHAM GW: GUARD QUITS Escape Unknown for Several Hours; Deputy Resigns, Takes Beer Job. “One short for supper” was the cry that echoed through the Marion county jail Friday, resulting in discovery that John Allen Lay, 19, alleged burglar, had slipped his handcuffs several hours before and escaped. While being led from the courthouse to the jail at noon Friday, handcuffed to a prisoners’ chain, Lay squeezed his hand through the handcuff and, in front of the jail, unostentatiously stepped away from the chain gang of prisoners and joined a group of persons walking from the jail. The escape was not reported to police until -twenty-four hours later. Deputy Sheriff joe Tragresser, who was guarding the rear of the line of prisoners, surrendered his badge to Sheriff Charles (Buck) Sumner Saturday afternoon. He previously had stated he intended to resign to take a position with the ABC Brewery of St. Louis. He began work in his new position today. Sumner Told Saturday “I wasn’t notified of the escape of Lay until Saturday,” Sheriff Sumner said today. “Immediately I fired Tragresser, who was going to resign anyway to enter the beer business. I am not sure that the prisoner even was handcuffed.” With ten other prisoners, Lay was being returned to jail from criminal court, all of them manacled to the long chain. The prisoner w'ho w T as manacled to the opposite side of the chain from Lay told John Bcyce, chief jailer, that he saw Lay walk away, but said nothing about it at the time. Boyce explained today that Tom Bell, a deputy sheriff, “borrowed” from the sheriff’s office in the courthouse, was heading the line of prisoners, who had been handcuffed to the chain by Tragesser. “This is only the second prisoner to escape since Sheriff Sumner took office,” said Boyce. ‘ Three men lost their jobs over the first man who got away, but that was a case of inexperienced deputies, who left a door open soon after taking office. Bill Is Exonerated “This case was different. Tragesser had been a deputy more than three years. Bell was not to blame because his back was to the prisoners. It is hard to imagine how any man could be at the rear of the chain and not see Lay slip his hand out of the handcuff and walk away in a group of jail visitors. “Tragesser told the sheriff he did not know one prisoner was gone. He did not account for the empty handcuff. When ‘one short for supper’ was reported hours later, a check was made. Lay was missing.” Lay, living at 409 Virginia avenue, is alleged to have confessed to police that he and Robert Ruff, 25, of 1715 Le Grande avenue, robbed two drug stores. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 47 10 a. m 61 7a. m 48 11 a. m 65 Ba. m 52 12 (noon).. 67 9a. m 58 Ip. m..... 68

Pope Ends Holy Year; Door Sealed Until 1950 Colorful Ceremony Marks Closing of Human Redemption Period; Sacred Relics Are Displayed. By United Press VATICAN CITY, April 2.—Pope Pius XI. in a colorful ceremony, today proclaimed the end of the special holv year of human redemption by closing the holy door of St. Peter's basilica.

Escorted by his Cardinals, and gorgeously arrayed, the pope went to the basilica and after exposure of the sacred relics, including a fragment of the true cross, the holy door formally was sealed. The pope placed three golden bricks at the entrance of the holy door and Cardinal Lauri, the major penitentiary, placed three white ones. Religious penitents laid two more sets of bricks and the holy door was closed by means of a temporary cloth nailed to the wall. There was the usual impressive

styles appeared at the Junior League party Saturday night at the University Club. Miss Beatrice Burgan, Times woman's page editor, has a colorful story of the affair, accompanied by exclusive photographs. For those interested in hobbies, Mrs. C. O. Robinson, Times hobby editor, offers another of her weekly features. She discusses the popularity of Staffordshire pottery today.

PHYSICIANS HOPE FOR LIFE OF BOY SLOWLY TURNING INTO STONE

By United Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa., April 2. —Medical science today claimed a temporary victory for Benny Hendrick, 7-year-old boy whose body is slowly turning to stone. Medical experts, after a consultation at the general hospital, said there was a good chance to halt the spread of the rare ossification malady through the youngster’s body. SLUMP ENDING, SLOANREPORTS Worst of Depression Over, Says General Motors President. By T'nitrd Press NEW YORK, April 2.—Reporting that the worst phase of the business depression has passed, Alfred P. Sloan Jr., president of General Motors Corporation, urged in his annual report today an immediate clarification of the collective bargaining section of the national recovery act to avert “the certainty of industrial strife'” “Whatever revolution may bring about with respect to the national uecovery act,” Mr. Sloan said in the twenty-fifth annual report of his company, “one thing is absolutely certain—its labor provisions contained in section 7-A must be clarified or there is the certainty of industrial strife the equal of which this country has not yet seen, and just at a time when there is a foundation for hope of recovery from the economic depression.” The heard of the huge automobile concern referred to the crux of the dispute which recently threatened a disastrous strike throughout the (Turn to Page Two) RFC Loans Below Estimate By t Hi ted Press WASHINGTON. April 2. Loan commitments of the reconstruction finance corporation have fallen $500,000,000 under President Roosevelt’s budget estimate as a result of improving economic conditions. Chairman Jesse H. Jones said today.

•RIPTIDE’ Opportunity will cease to knock at your door at midnight Wednesday. That is the deadline for entries in the Riptide Title Slogan contest being conducted by Loews Palace theater through The Indianapolis Times. National prizes in the contest total SI,OOO, with SSOO as the first award. In addition the theater is offering $lO for the first prize in the local contest, $7.50 for the second, $5 for the third and $2.50 as fourth prize. The local winner will compete in the national contest. Producers of the moving picture, “Riptide,” seek a snappy, catch-line slogan. The picat the Palace. Norma Shearer has the feature role. If you want the opportunity of competing in this unusual contest get your slogan to The Times before midnight Wednesday.

pageantry as the pope, wearing the white papal mantle richly decorated with gold needlework, escorted by cardinals, bishops, priests and representatives of the Roman clergy, carrying lighted candles and singing hymns and psalms went by way of the royal stairway to the portico of the basilica and into St. Peter's Square cheered as the procession entered. At the confessional altar, the Pope knelt in prayer. Then the relics were exposed—the piece of the true cress, the lance with w’hich, according to tradition, a Roman soldier pierced Christ’s side on the cross, and the veil with which St. Veronica is held to have wiped the face of Christ as he carried the cross to Calvary and on which is a representation of Christ's features. Securities Act to Stand By United Prraa WASHINGTON. April 2.—There will be no general revision of the securities regulation act of 1933 by this session of congress, Chairman Sam Rayburn of the house interstate commerce committee said today. f

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Three Years of Scheming- and Political WirePulling by Company in Unsuccessful Effort Is Revealed. INFLUENTIAL CITIZENS ARE LINKED Letters Found in Files of Associated Gas and Electric Firm Bare Plan to Complete Monopoly. BY WALKER STONE Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 2.—A story of three years of scheming- and political wire-pulling in an unsuccessful effort to influence the city of Richmond, Ind., to sell its municipal power plant is revealed in the record which the federal trade commission has made of the machinations of the Associated Gas and Electric System. Several letters found in the files of the Associated Gas and Electric Company reveal that for three years that large utility holding concern had its eyes on the profitable city electric plant at Richmond, and that it took considerable interest in local politics, sending its representatives to see the local newspaper publisher, the manager of the municipal plant and other influential Richmond residents.

The Associated owns the gas distribution plant at Richmond, and it wanted to take over the light plant to complete its monopoly. Excerpts from the letters uncovered by the federal trade commission tell the whole story. On July 26, 1928. John T. Beasley of the Terre Haute law firm of Beasley. Aikman, O’Brien and Beasley, wrote a letter to Henry B. Fitch of Bowling Green, Ky., president of the Kentucky-Tennessee Light and Power Company, an Associated , übsidiary. The letter was in refert .ce to a conversation which Judge Beasley had with a “Mr. Byrd,” who had been suggested as a good man to send to Richmond to negotiate the deal. Wrote Judge Beasley: “He (meaning Mr. Byrd) stated to me quite definitely he was unwilling to undertake the Richmond work, except upon the definite understanding previously arrived at that, regardless of results, he should be compensated for his services, and that he should have available some necessary and. proper expense money.” Judge’s Work Lauded At a later date, the files reveal, Ralph H. Beaton, president of the Gas Utilities, Inc., of Columbus, 0., an Associated subsidiary, sent a letter to S. J. Magee, vice-president and general manager of the Associated Gas and Electric Company, New York city. That letter said, in part: “Mr. Brunner's confidential information is that Judge Beasley is doing some work with a man by the name of William Reller, an attorney in Richmond, who is the brother-in-law of Mr. Harris, managing director of the two newspapers in Richmond. Mr. Brunner’s information is that nothing can be done toward the purchase of the electric property except by a highly consistent campaig of education, which could be pu out through Mr. Reller, at Judge T ,asley's suggestion.” There is no record of further developments until in 1930, when a letter written on Associated stationary, “inter office correspondence,” dated Richmond, Ind., addressed "Dear Chief,” and signed “Si,” said: Plant Manager Involved “I had a talk with Mr. Dan Hess, manager of the Municipal Electric Plant and thought it would be of interest to you as well as give you another slant on the local conditions and might lead to something. “In my conversation with Dan. I put it up to him squarely where he stood on the present situation and what luck any one would have in trying to buy the property. To my surprise, he thought that conditions; were better than ever to get such a thirg moving. “He is being held here by the influence of the Manufacturers’ Association only and I think feels that it can not continue so. He would be very glad to find another job and get away from here, in which event it would precipitate the present status into a real political muddle and make most every one see the wisdom of disposing of the plant. “While he can not do anything in his present position, he feels that in resigning he could start something and by doubling back, help in forming the necessary public sentiment for sale of the property. Claim Backing of Harris “He would like to go with the Associated, willing to go anywhere either in the operating or merchandising ...” On Sept. 22, 1930. a Mr. Roy S. Brunner wrote from Richmond to Mr. Beaton, as follows: “Had another long talk with Mr. Ed Harris of the Palladium, and he thinks the idea of making a proposition to the city council direct is very good . . . “He is very much impressed with the plan and thinks the offer is a fair one. He will back us against Insull in this deal. At first he will not be for it in his paper, but as soon as opinion gets rightly set, he will back us in the proposition.” I On June 23, IS3I, another letter

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written from Richmond on Associated stationery, signed “Si” and addressed to “Dear Hall,” read: “I am writing this longhand as it hardly would be wise to give it to a stenographer. “The local situation relative to the municipal light plant is very much stirred up, and if we are at all interested, should keep in very close touch with things so as to take advantage of any opening that might present itself . . . "The plant requires additional equipment to add 15,000 kw to the station and cost about $1.000,000 — and they have about $700,000 available to do tnis. The Manufacturers Association has petitioned the commission for a standby service with an outside utility instead of building to the present plant and also asking for a lowering of the rate. . “The newspaper is against the standby sendee and the lowering of the rates, taking the position that it is the first step to Insull getting the plant. The newspaper would rather see us get the plant than Insull, and are for us if th public sentiment is in favor of sel 1 ing the plant. It’s a Nice Mess’ “The mayor and city attorney are taking orders from Ed Harris, the newspaper. “The city council is against the newspaper and is for extending the plant and lukewarm on lowering rates. If rates are lowered they can not go ahead with the plant improvements. “Dan Hess, plant manager, is working with the council, but is for standby service and lowering rates, which fits in with the manufacturers’ ideas. “A nice mess all around. “Dan Hess positively will talk business with us any time we are ready. This he told me last week and will be glad to go anywhere for a conference. Columbus or New York. Asks for Orders “The commission has not definitely rendered a decision on standby service or the rates. My guess is that they will straddle the question on standby service and tell the city that the rates at present are low enough and that they must have earnings to make improvements. “The manufacturers will hit the ceiling and demand to be permitted to make outside connections or move away, or something to that effect. “Now do we come in and offer buy the plant and save every one’s face, or do we forget all about it? “The special council committee now serving as a board of works consists of three men—a junk dealer, shoe cobbler and the janitor of a church. I can talk to any or all of them.” Harris Makes Denial Ed Harris, publisher of the Richmond Palladium, denied today in a telephone conversation with a Times reporter that he knew anything about the contents of the utility deal letters made public today by the federal trade commission. "I never have talked to Judge Beasley about the matters referred to in the report,” said Mr. Harris. “I don’t even know the Mr. Byrd’ spoken of in the letters. “I constantly have fought the Insull interests m the columns of my newspaper and also I have fought the ‘standby service’. In the letter quoted to me which speaks of the newspaper's fight against lowered rates. I wish to make it clear that we were fighting an element which was seeking to wrest the municipal plant from the people of Richmond for private interests.” PLYMOUTH PRICES UP List Hiked $25 to $45: Dodge Also Announces Increase. /?,v United Prmt DETROIT, April 2 —The Plymouth Motor Car Corporation todayannounced that it had increased its list prices $25 to $45, effective today. Dodge Motors, another units of the Chrysler corporation, announced au increase of $45 on all models.