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BANKS MIRROR GREAT GAINS, SAYS ‘F. 0, R.’ Deposits Reflect Evidence of Recovery. He Asserts in Letter. URGES CREDIT BE GIVEN Presidential Message Read to U. S. Financiers by Jesse Jones. By I niter) l'rr,, NEW ORLEANS. La.. Nov. 12. Rink deposits and portfolios reflect evidence of great recovery, Presidml Roosevelt told members of the American Bankers' Association today in a letter read by Jesse H. Jones, chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. I have watched with great interest the continued improvement in banks throughout, the country during the past two years,” President Roosevelt said in his letter. I am gratified, as I am sure every member of the American Bankers Association is gratified, to know that all banks are now in a strong position, and I hope they will take full advantage of the new' banking act and provide credit, when it can be done upon a sound basis, to business and industry and to real estate.” Budget Plans Endangered /// l nilcrf /Vr-Lf WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. Failme of the Treasury to collect more than $150,000,000 in processing taxes since the start of the current fiscal year on July 1. today raised a actions threat to the Federa' government- budgetary plans. Because of the loss in revenue the Treasury reported today that, total government revenues in the first 132 days of the current fiscal year to Nnv. ft w'ere slightly under the corresponding period of last year, although the budget, calls for a $670.000.000 gain for the fun fiscal year. Total Federal revenue up to Nov s. comprising more than a third of the fiscal year, amounted to $1,341.005,430, compared with $1,341,683.823 in the corresponding period last year. The budget railed for total income of $4,467,202 in the preceding fiscal year. It was conceded that full processing tax collections would have to be obtained if the government was to realize the revenues provided lor in the budget. SEE NEW AUTO SHOW MARK AS RAIN ENDS Officials Expect Exposition Attendance Records to Fall. Cessation of rain today may increase crowds attending the Silver Jubilee Automobile Show at, the State Fairground. Parking space near the Manufacturers' Building was increased today to provide space for show visitors' autos. Numerous exhibitors reported car sales today and prospects of increasing sales during the remainder of the week as crowds milled around the newst. models of motordom. Oddities in the 19.35 exhibition include the vaudeville acts of mechanical saleswomen, tap-dancers, and the showing of one model with all seats converted easily into a Pullman couch. Tonight the auto show's hostess, one of a bevy of Butler University co-eds sponsoring exhibits, is to be selected.

MORRO CASTLE TRAGEDY ECHOED IN TRIAL OF 3 Trio Rrmight Cos Trial 13 Months After Disaster. By l ailed Prexx NEW YORK. Nov. 12.—Three men accused of criminal responsibility for loss of 136 lives in the burning of the steamship Morro Castle came to trial today. 13 months after the disaster. The defendants were Acting Captain William F. Warms and Chief Engineer Eben S. Abbott of the Merro Castle, and Henry E. Cabaud. vice president of New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Cos., operator of the burned ship. Survivors of the ill-fated shio, which burned off Asburv Park. N. .T.. Sept. 8 of last year, will be principal witnesses.

HAUPTMANN APPEALS TO SUPREME COURT Condemned by "Mob Spirit." Hr Tells Highest Tribunal. />v f ttited Picks WASHINGTON. No''. 12. —Bruno Richard Hauptmann asked the Supreme Court today to save him from electrocution for the murder of the Lindbergh baby. His attorneys filed a 30-page petition for a writ of certiorari that would grant a Supreme Court review. They charged, as they did in an unsuccessful appeal to the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, that the German carpenter was condemned by a "hysterical mob spirit." Egbert Rosecrans. attorney who presented the petition, thought the court might ruie on the request for a writ in December, but action may not be tak.in until January. Hoey Death Probe Reopened I'M I nilrd Prrtt WEST CHESTER. Pa. Nov. 12 Circumstances surrounding the mysterious dearth of Evelyn Hoev, musical comedy actress, will be retold today before a Chester County grand jury.

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Mercy Plea 8y < riitrri Prrxx BUFFALO. N. Y~ Nov. 12 The plea of a young woman, apparently doomed to lifelong misery, that her life be ended 'in the name of mercy,” fell on deaf ears today. Th n Erie County Medical Association, to w'hom the woman. Miss Anna Becker. 34. addressed the plea, said it would be unable to comply with her request for a physician to bring her a "merciful death." The plight, of Miss Becker, who was injured in a traffic accident a little more lhan two years ago, w'as brought to light today. I am constantly in pain and have nothing left to live for.” she said. "I want to die. In the name of mercy I ask you to appoint a doctor to take my life. A competent physician could rerrainlv kill me with less pain than I endure in an hour."

52 STRANDED IN SEA GALE Raging Ocean Balks Rescue of Wreck Victims: Three Saved. B</ f nil* and Prcxx MANILA. P. 1., Nov. 12.—Three Hindu seamen of the ill-fated British freighter Silver Hazel braved death today in 20-foot combers smashing across the rocky Southern Luzon coast and reached safety aboard the U. S. S. Peary. The sailors brought a story of grim privation suffered by 52 other survivors of the Silver Hazel wreck. The wreck victims, marooned on a small rock off Ran Bernardino Island, wuthout food or water since Saturday when the 3090-ton British vessel fouled a reef and broke in half, included three women. While three vessels stood by helpless to aid because of the violent breakers and swift rip tides, the three Hindus launched their craft, It tossed like matchwood but escaped being smashed to bits on the rocks. The U. S. S. Bulmer is racing toward the scene from Manila carrying line-throwing equipment with which it was hoped the remaining passengers and crew members may he rescued. For more than 20 hours, the wreck victims have clung to the rock, exposed to the full fury of a tropical rainstorm. The Silver Hazel grounded on a reef and broke in two yesterday. No casualties had been reported thus far, but a South Seas typhoon was reported blowing up in the vicinity of the Isle of Yap and heading toward the Philippines,

YEGGS BATTER SAFE, GET STORE'S sllsO Rob Morris-St Grocery in View of Outside. Yeggs took the glass out of a back door of the Ernest O. Dadv grocery. 2235 W. Morris-st, la.st, night, entered. battered off the combination of the safe, and stole approximately sllsO. Mrs. Dadv. in charge of the store in the absence of her husband who is in an Eastern hospital, said she could not determine the exact amount of the loot. She does not know whether the money was insured. The yeggs apparently worked in a front display window in the full glare of a street light,

Stubs a Tow Timex £ per ini CHICAGO. Nov. 12.—Speeding to the scene of a wreck in a tow truck. Adolph Lindahl, garage employe, last night skidded off a Sheridan-rd curve and crashed into a light pole. He returned to the garage, started again in a second tow truck, but skidded and overturned on the same curve. He borrowed a third truck and hauled thp two wrecked machines back while a competitor took care of the original wreck.

Sol S. Kiser, 77, Pioneer Banker, Dies of Heart Attack at Home Here

•So 1 s Kiser, business and banking pioneer of Indianapolis, died early today in bed following a heart attack at his home. 3736 Washing-ton-bP'u Mr. Kiser, former vice president of the Meyer-Kiser Bank, letired from active business nine years ago. He was 77. Funeral services are to be held at 10 Thursday at the home with burial in the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregations cemetery. Friends may view the body at the home. Active in philanthropy and charities. Mr. Kiser was president and trustee of the Cleveland Jewish Orphans Home. Cleveland. O. He was an honorary member of the Community Fund, former president of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation. active in the B'nai B'rith and former head of that organization. He also was trustee of the National Jewish Hospital for Consump-

PFAFF-HUGHEL TOOK $13,000, ULLYCHARGES Lost More Than That in Dealings With Firm, He Testifies. BARES $20,000 LOAN Up to Bethlehem Steel Buy, He Admits, Transactions Were ’Regular.’ Eli Lilly, president of Eli Lilly A’ Cos., today told a Federal Court jury he lost more than $13,000 in dealings with Pfaff & Hughel, defunct city investment firm. Mr. Lilly's testimony was directed against Walter P. Pfaff. Myron M. Hughel and Robert, B. Robinson, officers of the firm, who are charged with using the mails to defraud. The Indianapolis business and civic leader was one of eight prosecution witnesses who testified today. According to his testimony. Mr. Lilly ordered 500 shares of Bethlehem Steel stock in September. 1934, in a phone conversation wuth Mr. Pfaff. The witness said he received confirmation of the transaction, gave checks amounting to $13,277.40 but never received the stock or a refund. Reveals 520.000 Loan Mr. Lilly also disclosed he had made a $20,000 unsecured loan to a member of the firm when the company was in financial difficulties. On cross-examination Mr. Lilly admitted that up until the time of the Bethlehem Steel purchase his dealings with the firm had been satisfactory. He conceded, however, in answer to a question by Val Nolan. District Attorney, who has charged the firm's crash was a "million dollar fraud,” that he had expected delivery of the steel stock and the firm had not authority from him to withhold it. Others Tali of Deals Miss Margaret Kerr and Henry B. Ostendorf Jr., both of Vincennes; Roland A. Crawford, Columbus. Ind., and August Fedder, Kendallville, gave similar testimony revealing purchases that ranged from $l4B to $524.95. They were followed just, before noon by Thomas Goby, Bloomington; Donald B. Sheimer, Indianapolis manufacturer, and Charles E. Clift, Federal Building assistant custodian. They also paid for stock they did not receive, they told the jury. Questions by defense attorneys indicated their case is to be that up until re_®nt financial difficulties of the firm, dealings with customers had been, in many instances, profitable. Defense Objects Often Frequent objections by the defense. however, angered Judge Robert C. Baltzell at one stage of the proceedings and he said: ‘T don't, like these frivolous objections. This is a fraud case and the question is material.” The defense had objected to a question from Mr. Nolan as to w'hether the witness would have paid for his stock if he thought it not to be delivered. Four government witnesses. Dr. Hubert Pirkle, Rockville; Medford Burton. Oaktowm; Dr. John M. Hale, Mt. Vernon, and Miss Agnes White, his assistant, yesterday told the jury they paid for securities that never were delivered. Their losses, they testified, varied from SIOO to more than SIOOO. What Defense Claims Defense attorneys, in opening statements, asserted the firm maintained a reputation for honesty and fair dealing, that the corporation had made money for many of its customers. The defense also contended it was the desire of some of these customers for additional profits that lpd the firm more deeply into difficulty and that the defendants never profiled but. on the the contrary. were pauperized by their efforts to save the firm. The eight attorneys representing defendants were asked by Judge Robert C. Baltzell to appoint one of their number to speak for the others in routine objections and questioning in ordpr to facilitate progress of the trial.

tives. Denver. Colo., and director and treasurer of the old Indiana Park Commission that purchased Turkey Run Park. He was a member of the Elks Lodge. Broadmoor Country Cluli Columbia Club. Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade and the Athenaeum. Born in Ft. Recovery. 0., Jan. 23. 1858. he received his education in the small country’ tow’n and first was employed at 51.50 a week as a clerk in a drug store. Later he studied medicine but abandoned this and entered business as a salesman at Union City. He acquired interest in a clothing store at Rushville and success of this venture resulted in sale of the store and his establishment of a clothing store on W. Washingtonst. In 1894 he sold the business and. after a vacation, joined Sol Meyer in the establishment of Meyer & Kiser partnership, investment brokers, which later developed into

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Timex Bprcinl <n PENCER VILLE, Nov. 12. Bright-eved Robert Shocklev. 4. will recognize you now when you drop in to say helio and ask him if he feels better. If you are a friend of his. and 'most every one around here is. he will extend a chubby hand and reward your curiosity with a friendly smile. If someone wants to tease a bit and calls you by your wrong name. Bobby will protest by a vigorous shaking of the head. He will make a little grimace and point an accusing finger as much as to say, “Now you know better than that.” And then when the righo name is given that smile will return and

CITY SLUM WORK IS HALTED 8Y DISPUTE Wage Protests to Be Aired at Conference. Work on the $2,000,000 slum clearance project, in vicinity of th° City Hospital, was halted at noon today when a jurisdictional and wage strike was threatened among 200 craft union members. A conference of all workers was called for 2 this afternoon at the Central Labor Temple, 312 E. Washington-st, to determine whether the noon walkout was to be permanent. Eight truck drivers and 10 hodcarriers are seeking higher wages. A dispute over whether carpenters or iron workers should set metal windsashes culminated in the remainder of the skilled workmen leaving the project, it was reported by R. M. Curtis, general superintendent of Severin & Cos., contractors. The hod-carriers demanded an 80cent hourly wage against what Mr. Curtis termed a prevailing county wage of 72 '2 cents. Truck drivers demanded their wages not be cut from the present 80-cent scale, union officials said. Steamfitters. plumbers, electricians, and brick masons may be forced out because of the wage and jurisdictional dispute. Union officials contended the wage scales sought are those paid on Federal projects.

one of the largest state banks in Indiana. During the organization of the Indianapolis Gas Cos. he became active in Indianapolis civic affairs. He became director and vice president of the old Commercial Club, predecessor of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Kiser served as state treasurer of drives for World War funds. In 1889 Mr. Kiser married Miss Dinah Seizenstein, Springfield. 111. Mrs. Kiser died and. in October. 1922. he married Miss Kate Weis. Mr. Kiser had two children by the first union. Julian J. Kiser, former vice president of the MeyerKiser Bank, and Mrs. Ruth Kiser Cohn, both of Indianapolis. Other survivors besides the widow and children are two brothers. Dr. Edgar F. Kiser and Simon L. Kiser: and two sisters, Miss Caroline Kis°r and Mrs. George A. Solomons, all of Indianapolis, and four grandchildren.

Bobby's head will go up and down in just as vigorous assent. Bobby is much better. His little body is filling out. The bloom is returning to the cheeks, there's a sparkle in his eye. He sleeps well and eats loads of good things and the coma which lasted 67 days has been shakpn off entirely. Yes, he's much better. . . . tt tt n THE doctors at the hospital, say so. Bobby returned only yesterday from another visit. There the old cast which had covered his limbs from ankles to lower ribs was removed and bones shattered in that automobile mishap just three months ago, when he was

Wish Fulfilled Timex Sperinl SULLIVAN. Ind.. Nov. 12. Harley Shepard, 42. gatekeeper at the Sullivan High School athletic field for several years, died late yesterday, 15 minutes after he had achieved his last wish. Afflicted with a cancer Mr. Shepard early this fall expressed a desire to live through the football season so he could follow the career of his son Bob. senior and star half back on the Sullivan team. Sullivan defeated its traditional rival. Linton. 26 to 9. in the final game yesterday. Fifteen minutes later Mr. Shepard died.

TWO POLICEMEN LINT MASON IN ROBBERY i Kentuckians Say Auto Plates Put Him at Scene. Two Kentucky policemen, testify- ! ing in the Criminal Court trial of William (Willie) Mason and Edward 'Foggy* Dean, today linked Mason with the holdup Feb. 7. 1933. of the Peoples Motor Coach Cos. Charles Seidell, Clifton, Ky„ and James Carson Southgate. Kv„ told a i Jury license plates found in a car abandoned at the holdup scene were the same plates they had seen before the holdup on a car parked in front of Mason's home in Clifton. They also said that Mason was out of town from Feb. 4 until Feb. 12. Mason and Dean are charged with inflicting physical injury in the i commission of a robbery. Sergt. Lester Jones. Indianapolis, was slain during the holdup. Prosecutor Spencer announced an attemr. will be made to have Richard Keller, murder suspect, testify that Dean admitted participation in the robbery to him. Keller, under arrest in St. Paul, is to be brought here en route to Cincinnati, where he is alleged to have slain a shopkeeper two years ago. Times Index Amusements 15 Births. Deaths 16 Bridge . 9 Broun „ 13 Comics 21 Crossword Puzzle 21 Curious World 21 Editorial 14 Financial . 20 Junior Aviation 12 Pegler , 13 Radio is Serial Story 4 Sports 10-11 Want Ads 16-17 i Woman's Pages 8-9

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run down while at. play near his home, were examined. It was found the bones were knitting, but the union was not quite strong enough. Back he went* into a cast, a larger one this time because Bobby is getting bigger as he gets better. Unfortunately, there is a tragic note to register at this time in the convalesent period of this boy’s fight for life. Bobby, probably, never will speak again. ’ It’s the brain injury,” explaias Dr. A. B. Shook, his faithful phy- ; sician. "The skull was fractured at the base and I'm afraid nothing can be done. He just doesn't seem able to articulate.”. But Bobby's mother remains hopeful. He'll romp and play again at least, and later, perhaps <is it too much to ask?), he'll speak again. BLOND WON'T PLEAD IN FIANCE'S MURDER 1 Stands Mute in Court After Confessing Killing. P*/ I itifrtl Prrxa NEW YORK. Nov. 12.—Muffling her face in the fur collar of her coat. Miss Vera Stretz, beautiful 23-year-old secretary and art student, refused to plead in homicide court f oday to charges she shot and killed Dr. Fritz Gebhardt, 42. wealthy German financier and doctor of philosophy. Dr. Gebhardt. clothed in a long night gown, was found dead in his room on the twenty-first floor of the fashionable Beekman Towers apartments today. Huddled on a stairway on the third floor, police found Miss Stretz. clutching in her arms a handbag which contained a j pistol and a quantity of cartridges. ‘‘l just shot my fiance.” police j quoted her as saying. “I was on j my way to the station house to gfve myself up.” But beyond that brief statement the pretty blond, who lived on the nineteenth floor of the .same building. would say nothing. Two CCC Youths Killed Bw T’vitcrt Prc** MT. HOREB. Wis.. Nov. 12.—Two CCC camp youths were killed and four others were severely injured today when an automobile bringing eight of them back from a holiday at home was wrecked within a few miles of their camp here.

Guard ‘Strap Secrets After Record Ascent

B'J United Pres* WHITE LAKE, S. D . Nov. 12. Secrets of the stratosphere invaluable to abstract scientific knowledge and perhaps invaluable to mankind were believed locked in instruments guarded like precious metals today. At great cost in time, pains and money, the instruments were carried 14 miles above the earth yesterday in the world's largest balloon by Capts. Albert W, Stevens and Orvil Anderson of the United States Army. It was the greatest height ever reached by a man in a craft of any kind, but the same distance could be traveled on the ground in five minutes and for a few cents. The unofficial peak of their climb was 74,187 feet. The official world record is 61,237 feet.

POISON KILLS TWO; 3 CRITICALLY ILL; ALCOHOL IS TESTED Gallon Jug Is Found in Vacant House Here by Plumber and Police Officials Link It to Mystery Deaths. THIRD VICTIM IS FEARED DYING Three Men and Two Women Are Stricken; Exhaustive Investigation Launched by Coroner's Office. A gallon iug of colorless liquid, found in an untenanted house and taken for grain or sugar alcohol. today brought death to two persons and poisoning to three others who drank it Sunday. The dead are Mrs. Lucille Stevens. 28, and Robert Holley, 52, plumber, both of 435 E. New York-st. Critically ill are Miss Pauline Lyell, 24. sister of Mrs. Stevens, who lived with her and who is said to he near death at City Hospital; Homer Williams, 52. and his son. Melvin, 21, of 23 N. New Jersey-st.

DUCE HITS BACK AT PENALTIES Takes Offensive. Forbidding All Trade With 50 Boycotting Nations. By l nited Prexx ROME. Nov. 12. Premier Benito Mussolini took th* 5 offensive agains' League of Nations member? today while his army was striking into the heart, of Ethiopia. A royal decree provided that special licenses must be obtained for the importation of 128 commodities effective Nov. 18 —the day that the League begins a boycott of all Italian goods and denies to Italy a selected list of key products. Coincidentally. Mussolini struck directly at France with a decree forbidding exports to France, its colonies and mandates unless they are paid for in advance in Italy. The decree licensing imports is intended to shut off nearly all trade with the 50-odd nations which intend participating in the League penalties against Italy. Licenses are to be issued by the ministry of finance, and it Is understood that they will be issued only for trade with nations not participating in League penalties when they can provide the commodities listed. The decrees followed immediately upon a note to League members—with copies to the United lltates and other non-League nations and a separate note to Egypt—that, protested the application of League penalties, denied the legality of the League's action, defended Italy's course in East Africa and threatened reprisals against nations that try to penalize Italy.

Armies Move Ahead B’J Tjnilcd Prr ROME. Nov. 12. —Four strong columns of Italian and native troops are advancing toward the Takkaze River valley to the west of Makale to complete the new’ Makale-Tak-kaze line on the northern front in Ethiopia. Gen. Emilio De Bono, commander-in-chief in East Africa, said in a communique today. The troops have occupied AdNevrid in the wild Adi Abo region, De Bono said. The Danakil column, proceeding east, of Makale along the edge of the desert region, is proceeding toward the Dessa zone. De Bono said, and has occupied Azbi. In the Makale region, the communique said, the work of consolidation is continuing swiftly. On the southern front, De Bono reported, patrols are active north of Gorrahei and the air force is active m the Danakil desert and the highlands. Coal Miner Dies in Cogwheels Timm Sftrrinl BRAZIL. Ind.. Nov. 12.—Maes Hood. 30. Knightsville. wa injured fatally at the Ferry coal pit near here today when his clothing became entangled in the cogwheels of a steam shovel.

Stevens and Anderson, none the worse for their adventure into a violet purple sky, to heights where the earth appears as little more than plaid blanket, planned to return today to their stratocamp near Rapid City, S. D., where their adventure began yes.arday morning. They landed on the bleak prairie 12 miles from here late yesterday afternoon. eight hours and 12 minutes after the take-off. Despite the short vertical distance of their travel, the horizontal distance was approximately 150 miles. Their instruments first will be taken to the stratocamp and then shipped to Washington to b* checked bv the Bureau of Standards and studied by scientists of the National Geographic Society, sponsors, with the Army of the ascension.

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The first to die from drinkins; the liquid, which police I believe was wood alcohol, was Mr. Holley, who found it while at work in a vacant house at 715 N. Illinois-st. Called 111. Found Dead Mrs. Stevens and Miss Lyell called police at 9 Sunday night and told them Mr. Holley, who has the room : adjoining them, was ill. They called an ambulance and physicians on it pronounced the man dead when they arrived. A deputy coroner attributed the death to alcoholism. Early yesterday Miss Lyell called police to her room and told them her sister was ill. They sent Mrs. Stevens to City Hospital. She died 'last night. Three Under Arrest Police then arrested Miss Lyell and two cab drivers. Russell Williams, 33. of 863 N. New Jersey-st, and Earl Moreland. 708 N. Illinoisst, on charges of vagrancy. This morning bonds of SSOOO each on the two men were set. At 9 this morning Miss Lyell, who had been in a cell all night, told the matron she was ill. She was sent | City Hospital and her condition j has become worse. Detectives Arch BJll and Beryl | Dillehay found that Mr. Holley had 1 found the liquid and taken it to his room on E. New York-st. Gave Drinks to Friend There, witnesses said, he had poured some of it in w’ater and when it didn't, turn milky, assumed it was all right. He shared it wnh the iwo women during the morning, they said. The two women left about noon, detectives learned, and went to the 100 m of the williams men. where they ate dinner. They left and returned wdth a pint bottle of the liquid and the elder Mr. Williams drank seme of it. Cilv to Make Tests Melvin said after he drank a few sips of it. he felt himself getting numb He said he lay down on a bed and didn't awaken until midda - yesterday. He discovered. on awakening, that he had been robbed. Detectives learned that two or three other unidentified men had had drinks of the liquid. City authorities are preparing to test the liquid. FLORIDA AIMS TO TEST NEW DEAL'S TARIFF Constitutionality of 1934 Meaur Made Issue bv Group. B>t f nitrii I’n st WASHINGTON. Not. 12.—Constitutionality of the reciprocal tariff act of 19.34—the New Deal's main weapon to regain lost American markets abroad—will be tested by the Florida Agricultural Tariff Association, it was announced today. The challenge will be brought in Customs Court of New York City by George S. Fletcher of Miami. Fla., president of the association. Former United States Assistant Atty. Gen. John G. Lerch of Ngw York, will represent the Florida group. Under the act. the Administration has authority to negotiate reciprocal trade agreements with other powers. These agreements are not subject to approval by Congress.

RESCUE PLANES FAIL TO FIND KINGSFORD-SMITH British Royal Air Force Keeps I p Search for Flier. H<j United Pre*s SINGAPORE, Nov. 12.—Planes of the British Royal Air Force, which for the past 48 hours have been flying over the Bay of Bengal searching for Sir Charles Kings-fora-Smith and J. T. Pethybridge, his co-pilot of the Lady Southern Cross, missing since Friday, wirelessed today that no trace of the plane has been found. The search continues although one pilot now at Rangoon de-criben it as hopeless. Every reasonable landing place along the entire length of the roast has been searched, it was said. Auto Theft Suspect Jailed Emerson Rogers. Lawrenceburg. yesterday was bound to the Federal Grand Jury and sent to jail in default of *ISOO bond on a charge of transporting a stolen car from Lawrencjburg to Kentucky.