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The Carbon County news., 1931-08-13

Earned runs, Z; two base hits,
3; bases ON balls, 6.
In Monday evenings game, the
colored Van Dykes batted m a
free and easy manner to score II
runs, while holding the locals to
total of three.
Hodges, first man up for the
dusky team, pushed Hartwig's
second pitch out beyond center
Continued on page 81
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-13

Livingston, (UP)-Jailer Meigs
locked himself in the same cell
with an insane man last week and
had to be sawed out.
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-13

When the Empire State building
was dedicated in New York, Mr..
Frederick Ecker, head of the Metro
politan Life Insurance company, an
able man, acquainted with American
conditions, said the country was to
be congratulated on having gone
through two years of depression
without violence"
Let us hope that condition will
continue.
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-13

With martial law and state
troops, Governor Murray In Okla
homa City shuts down 3,016 oil
wells to put up the price of oil and
prevent waste of national resources.
But Texas and other fields will
pour out more oil. You cannot deal
with the oil problem on any but a
national scale, and our fetish and
bugaboo, the silly, antiquated Sher-
man act, prevents any real action.
The Carbon County news., 1931-08-13
TWO BEFORE COURT
FOR FELONY. ASSAULT

An information filed direct in
district court Monday by E. P.
Conwell, county attorney, charged
Ike Bispham, formerly of Bear
creek, with destruction of person
al property to the extent Of $50
"a felony. Another information
placed on the same day cited Joe
BTazar, of Bearcreek, for first
degree assault.
Bispham was taken in after an
attempt last week to set fire to
the house of Mrs. Amelia Serine
in Bearcreek. Brazar was held
after an alleged attack upon an
other Bearcreek citizen with an
axe.
The defendants, represented by
Attorney j. G. Skinner, entered
pleas of not guilty before Judge
R. G. Stong. It is probable that
both cases will be tried during the
court term the latter part Of Au-
gust.
;1-;,,oc+o,, JITDl TaiIo1, Moioee
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
100000 TO WIDOW
Holiday Estate Is Pro-
bated; Trust Fund Set Up.

Personal property valued at $780,
900 and real estate valued at $780,
600 are listed in the will of Alex
ander r. Holiday, prominent In
dianapolis business man, probated
Friday.
Public requests totaling $500
were made. The Family Welfare
Society and the All Souls Cathedral,
both of Indianapolis, are given $500
each and a similar sum is be-
queathed to the Sisters of st. Anne,
Arlington, Mass.
One third of the estate was given
to the widow, Mrs. Agnes S. Holli-
day, and the remainder left in trust
to her during her lifetime, with the
provision that their children are to
receive the income from the trust
fund upon their mothers death.
The Fletcher Trust company was
designated as trust officer and with
Joseph j. Daniels will act as CO.
aecutor.
Mr.. Holiday was secretary and di-
rector of the indianapolis Belt Rail
road and Stockyards company, Sec
rotary of the National Concrete
company, and a director of the
Fletcher Trust company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
CAPONE'S CASE
TO JURY TODAY
u. S. Attorney Johnson viii
Offer Last Argument.
BY RAY BLACK
United Press Staff Correspondent

FEDERAL BUILDING, CHICA-
GO, Oct 17.-Only a brief closing
argument by George E. @. johnson,
United States district attorney, and
the courts instructions remained be-
fore the Al Capone income tax fraud
case would be ready for the jury
today.
One hour and fifty minutes was
allotted to the district attorney in
which to close the governments at
tack on the major gangtser of the
nation, charged with evading $215,-
600 tax on a siX-year income of ST.
038,654.
Johnson, who never before during
his career as district Attorney has
made personal appearance as a
pleader in court, was not expected
to use all his time. Judge James
H. Wilkerson'S instructions to the
jury Of small town tradesmen re-
garding their findings under the
twenty and more counts of the two
indictments was expected to require
an hour.
The case probably will go to the
jury by noon, or the opening of the
afternoon session. The jurors will
be confronted with the decision as
to whether Capone should go to
the penitentiary for a maximum of
thirty-two years and pay $4,000
fine, or should be freed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
STAYS AT
EDISON'S BEDSIDE
Aged Inventors Death Is
Expected MomentariIy;
Family at Hand.

BIZ United Press
WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct. IT.
Thomas A. Edison slowly neared the
end of his life today as his doctor
and members of the family re-
manned at the bedside or within
call, waiting for the tragic word OF
his passing.
A bulletin issued this morning by
DR.. Hubert S. Howe, said
mfr. Edison has remained all
night in a condition which has all
the appearances Of normal sleep.
He is breathing quietly and easily.
His pulse, however, is poor"
DR.. Howe remained at the stately
Edison home throughout Friday
night, the first time since the ell
DERBY inventor, whose creative
genius has brought many OF the
worlds comforts, became i'll weeks
ago. The physician remained at the
house this morning.
Denite statements were difficult
to obtain, other than the official
bulletin. but attendants at the home
indicated Edison was in a very grave
condition. The end, these attend
ants indicated, may come at any
time.
Official bulletins, signed by the
doctor or members of the family,
we're ordered issued every three
hours during the day, in contrast to
the customary two bulletins day,
The first was at $50 a. m.
Meanwhile members of the Ed
son family remained close by the
inventor. Charles Edison, Mrs. John
Eyre Sloane and Mrs. Edison re-
manned in the rambling Edison
home where the inventor has lain,
disease wracked, for several weeks.
other members of the family-who
have been in constant vigilance for
more than a week-were at homes
nearby.
A police guard, established Fri
day. continued about the house.
Newspaper reporters, housed in the
Edison garage, were issued special
passes. The curious were kept away
from the home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
AUGUSTUS COBURN
APOPLEXY VICTIM

Funeral services for Augustus
Coburn, So, indianapolis lumber
dealer and member of a pioneer In
diana family, who died late Friday
following a stroke of apoplexy, will
be held Monday at the residence,
Cold Springs road.
The hour for the services has not
been decided. Burial vii be IN
Crown Hill cemetery.
Mr. Coburn had started home
from his Office at the plant of the
Michigan Lumber Company, 939
East St. Clair street, in an auto
mobile with Mrs. Coburn driving,
when he complained Of being i'll.
Mrs. Coburn returned with him to
the lumber company Office, where he
died short time later.
Born in Indianapolis and edu-
Gated in Indianapolis schools. Mr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
Nipponese Attitude Is Big
Element of Doubt at
Geneva Farley.
RESENTMENT Is SHOWN
Americas Only Wish Is to
Avert War, Capital
Officials Say.
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Oct. H.
Whether Japan will yield to the or
ganized pressure of world opinion
or defy it and pursue an aggressive
course in Manchuria became the
all-important question otday.
Welcomed with open arms, Prem
tiss B. Gilbert, American consult
at Geneva, officially has taken his
seat in the league council as the
representative of the United States
during consideration of the use OF
the use of the Kellogg-Briand anti
war pact to prevent war in the
! Orient.
The United States, forced by the
senate to remain out of the league
has now, temporarily, through
executive action. joined hands tc
use what the United States
described as the tested machinery
of the league to save peace.
1t is expected this will result in
prompt public appeal to Japan
and China to adhere to their pledge
in signing the Kellogg-Briand pact
not to resort to war TO settle dis
putes.
Japan Is Question Mark
The chief concern now is
whether Japan will bow to this
gesture.
China already has indicated she
wishes to place herself in the hands
TO other powers. Japan strongly
prefers to settle the trouble directly
with China.
Japanese Ambassador Debuchi
here has urged his government to
modify her opposition. Other Jap
anese sources say public opinion in
Japan is united in resenting the
pressure of outside powers.
Some Japanese believe that even
tually Japan will withdraw from
the league because of the incident.
There are elements of japanese
opinion which believe either an
nexation of Manchuria or else
complete economic retirement from
that huge hinterland are the only
two possible solutions. The latter
course, Japanese believe, would
mean the economic death of Japan.
Peaceful Solution Sought
AS to the terms on which Japan
and China would settle their current
controversy, this government says
nothing, except that it should be
done in a peaceful way and not by
war.
Whatever controversy may de-
velop in the senate next winter over
the departure of the United States
in placing an official representative
in the league council, the admins
tration is absorbed at the moment
in trying to achieve results.
officials feel confident that if
their action prevents war, the means
will justify themselves in the eyes
of the country
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
Attack on indictment Seen
Probable, as Bishop
Denies Guilt.

| By United Press
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-Bishor
James Cannon Jr., viii with his
former political aid, Miss Ada l.
Burroughs, faces possibility of a
maximum sentence of ten years in
Jail and a fine aggregating $4,000
if found guilty of the offenses
charged in an Indictment by the
District of Columbia grand jury
may fight the case through the
higher courts before the question of
guilt or innocence is submitted to a
jury.
Indicted for violation of the fed
eral corrupt practices act during his
anti-Smith presidential campaign,
Cannon claims that expenditures
not accounted for were spent chiefly
for the election of presidential and
vice-presidential electors. These are
state, not federal officers, he con-
tends.
Meanwhile, there was much
speculation as to whether the g.
year-old clergyman would resign
from the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, because of the in
dictment.
At the college of bishops meeting
of the church in Atlanta Friday,
came the inferential suggestion that
Cannon should resign. Bishop j.
Du Bose of Nashville, Tenn, stated
in letter over a year ago that on
some occasions for the good of the
church "the supreme sacrifice" was
required of an individual
When asked at the meeting Fri
day if he would renew that sugges-
ton, Du Bose said:
Il have absolutely nothing to say
on that matter except that I will
not renew that suggestion because
there is no need to renew it."
Sannon still is in Atlanta. A
formal statement from him in an
Swer to the indictment was ex-
pected tonight. Upon hearing of
the grand jury's action Cannon eau
stically remarked: II am not sur
prised at anything that Roman
Catholic district attorney Leo Ro-
ver) in Washington does"
There is conspiracy among
''wets, Roman Catholics and stand
pat party regularity Democrats" he
said to ruin him physically, fnan-
cially and influentially."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
HoW the Market
Opened
b. Times Special

BIZ Times Special
NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-With rail-
road shares again in demand, the
stock market generally fired up to-
day. Gains in the carrier shares
extended above a point while the
industrials were fractionally higher.
Atchcison opened at 117$4, up y
and New York Central firmed UP
fractionally to 62l4 while Baltimore
& Ohio gained a point to 40la.
Steel common began the day
slightly higher at SO and small gains
were made by International Tells
phone, National Biscuit, Public
Service. Woolworth. Union Carbide,
Case, American Can, Sears, Roebuck
and a long list of others.
The market lacked real feature
during the early trading The rail-
road issues failed to follow up their
rise and the market generally turned
dull Steel firmed up a fraction from
its opening, but lacked aSSertive
leadership. General Motors held
firm in the motors, American Tel
ephone was around the previous
close,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

Coburn was graduated from Yale
university in 1889.
He was the grandson Of Henry P.
Coburn, who served as clerk of the
Indiana supreme court a number of
years an dwho organized the present
public school system of Indianapolis.
The Michigan Lumber Company,
of which Mr.. Coburn was president,
was founded by his father, Henry
Coburn, before the Civil war. It
was known formerly as Coburn &
Jones.
Surviving him are the widow.
three children, Augustus Coburn
Jr., Benjamin P. Coburn and Mrs.
Julian Bobbs, all of indianapolis;
two sisters, Mrs. Frank F. Powell,
indianapolis, and Mrs. Mary Co.
burn Smith, Seattle.
Mr.. Coburn also was director
of the Henry Coburn Storage and
Warehouse Company.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
ANNONCE BANK AID
New Regulations Are Made
Public by Mellon.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 17.-New
regulations, designed to make more
credit available to banks participant
ing with the National Credit Corp
grafton by feeling certain types of
commercial paper that can be re-
discounted at federal reserve banks,
were announce dtoday by Treasurer
Secretary Andrew Mellon.
Mellon announced that gold notes
issued by the credit corporation may
be accepted by the treasury as
collateral to secure deposits O.. gov
eminent funds in banks.
This means that banks which give
the treasury eligible paper as COL
lateral, can remove this paper abl
rediscount it at the federal reserve
bank, replacing it with the credit
corporations gold notes.
The regulations will afford the
banks additional aid in relieving the
financial difficulties caused by
frozen assets"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
1000 MASONS
CONVENE HERE
Royal Arch Convocation to
Start at 100.

Royal Arch Nasons of Michigan,
Missouri and Indiana are in Indian
apolis today to attend the largest
Royal Arch interstate convocatlon
ever held in the midwest.
The Masons-nearly 1000 in num-
ber-were to convene at Cadle
tabernacle at 1870 to witness pres
entation of the Mark Master degree
by Capital chapter, No. 9, of Lans-
ing, Mich, under supervision OF
officers of the Michigan Grand
Chapter.
Past master degree exemplif1ed by
Spencer chapter No. n, is being
given under direction of officers OF
the Indiana grand chapter. Royal
Arch degree was to be given by Will
son chapter, No. IS, under super
vision of the Missouri grand chap
ter.
A cast of over 200 will exemplifS
the most excellent master degree to-
night. The elaborate ceremonial one
of the most complete in the history
of Masory, will be presented by the
Marion County R. A. G. Association.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
PEACE VIOLATIONS ON WIDE
SCALE BY JAP AN CHARGED
IN CH|NAS NOTE TO LEAGUE
Bombing, Mining and Dig
ging of Trenches on Front
in Manchuria Cited.
GILBERT is AT SESSION
u. S. Observer Welcomed
by Delegates; Toxic En-
voy Sits Apart.
BY HENRY WOOD
United Press STAFF Correspondent

GENEVA, Oct. IT. - Chinese
charges of Japanese bombing,
mining and digging trenches in
Manchuria were published here to-
day while the league council con-
sidered the Manchurian conflict in
private session.
Two hundred men were reported
killed in battle with Monaghan
bandits.
Prentiss Gilbert, American OBJ
server, attended the session, but
japanese and Chinese delegates
were not present.
DR.. Alfred SEE, Chinese delegate,
made public a communication to
the council containing the follow
ing charges against Japan:
Chinchow, provisional head
quarters of Chang Hseum-Liang in
Manchuria, was bombed Oct. Is.
japanese troops were intrenched
around the city walls.
japanese were reported mining a
region near Chiliho and digging
trenches in the district, also on Oct,
IS.
Colonel Wang, commanding the
fortieth Chinese regiment. reported
that six Japanese airplanes bombed
Chinese troops while they were
engaged in repulsing an attack bv
Monaghan bandits. Two hundred
were reported killed in the engage
ment. The bandits were repulsed
after four hours.
Japanese airplanes dropped TWENTY
bombs on Hsing-Lungstien japan
was accused of constructing a 400
acre airport between Young-Chi and
Peihotwan.
Attending his first meeting of
the council late Friday, Gilbert en-
phaslzed that the United States did
not propose to intrude on the coun-
CHS prerogativeS regarding action
taken under the government of the
league.
lie stressed his governments in
terest in any move made under the
Kellogg pact to maintain peace be-
tween China and Japan.
The council, weak. HELPLESS and
without authority when China de-
manded Intervention in Manchuria.
IN September, was almost forced to
resort to subterfuge to save itself
from the graveSt situation the
league had faced.
with a representative of the Unit
ed States seated with other dele
gates at the green horseshoe tables.
the council was believed trans
formed into an authoritative. power
iul' and confident body, represents
ing the moral force of the world.
The first session attended bv Gil.
bert was devoted exclusively to well
coming the American delegate.
speakers pointed out the signifl-
canoe Of common collaboration. II
was maintained that world-wide
public opinion always must be the
greatest factor for maintaining
world peace.
The only disconcerting note in the
reception to Gilbert was the inabi1-
lty Of the japanese delegate. Ken
Klchl Yoshizawa, to join in the an
proVaI OF American participation.
Because his government had held
out against the otherwise unani-
nous invitation given the United
states, Yoshizawa remained silent
ana manifeStly uneasy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
CANNON MAY FIGHT
TO ESCAPE. TRIAL
Double Cross
BE United Press


CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Itwasn't
that she minded so much her
husband getting a divorce from
her, stated Mrs. Josie Dennehy
in a strange petition on file to-
day in circuit court.
Her principal objection,
stated Mrs. Dennehy. was that
after her husband, Michael, got
the divorce, he neglected to
tell her about it and went right
on living with her for two
years before she found out.
Mrs. Dennehy said she be-
came suspicious when Dennehy
got to acting independent
like" stayed away from home
nights and cut her allowance
in half. Investigating, she
found he divorced her in April,
1929, on grounds of drunken
ness.
She stated that even though
the charges were settled SO
long ago she'd still like a
chance to defend herself
against them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
Legality Questioned
BY MILES W. VAUGHN,
United Press STAFF Correspondent

TOXIC, Oct. II. - The imperial
government, defeated in its stand
against an American observer at
the League of Nations council, and
fearing military plots st home, sent
new challenge to Geneva today.
Kengchi Yoshizawa, Japans rep
now inquiring into the delicate
resentative at the council sessions,
Manchurian situation, was in
structed to ask President Aristide
BRAND to explain the leagues pro-
posals for future action.
Meanwhile, it was reported the
high military command in Toxic
was OBTAINING nine junior army Of
ficers, following investigation of ru-
mors that the men were discussing
political activities and possibly
planned a coup d'etat for establish
ment of a military dictatorship.
The government prevneted publica-
ton of details in Toxic newspapers.
In charging on its first objections
that the leagues action in Welcom-
ing an American was illegal, the
government instructed Yoshizawa to
determine if the league proposes to
study the correctness of the vote
on the admission. Yoshizawa voted
against the move and Toxic asked
President BRAND whether a major
ity vote instead of an unanimous
one was legal.
In event the council holds the
majority vote sufficient, Yoshizawa
will learn whether such conduct will
be followed in future votes.
Toxic continues to insist that the
Kellogg anti-war treaty is inapplic-
able to the present case, since
Japan already has pledged that it
will not resort to war under any
circumstances.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
D00LITTLE GETS READY,
Speed Ace VIII Try Ottawa-Mexico
City Hop on Tuesday.

MEXICO CITY, Oct 17-Maior
jimmy Doolittle plans flight from
Ottawa to Mexico City Oct. 20. the
american speed f1ier informed the
communications department TODAY.
Leaving Ottawa at 5 a. m, Doc
little will schedule stops at Wash
lngton, Birmingham, Houston and
Corpus Christi.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
FROST DUE TONIGHT
Damage May Be Done, Be-
lief Of Weather Experts.

Light to heavy frost in Indian
apolis and Indiana tonight was
forecast by the weather bureau.
The frost warning was issued to
all stations throughout the state
and it is believed damage may be
done.
A light frost was recorded in In
dianapolis and vicinity Friday
night, but no damake has been re-
ported to the bureau.
The mercury dropped speedily
again Friday night, when it slipped
from 90 in the late afternoon to IL
this morning. It IS due to climb
again to the COS today and possibly
will soar above IS Sunday, when
warmer weather is due.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17
TELL YOUR TROUBLES TO JANE JORDAN

be answered promptly through
her column.
No matter will be too trivial, no
situation too serious, for her at
tention. She asks that you write
fully of your problems and diff
cultieS, as you would to a long
time friend, and feel assured that
everything you say will be kept
in the strictess confidence
She will endeavor to give you
the best of counsel on matters of
love and friendship and marriage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

Dngo was gay and dashing blade runner, it is true
put one VINO operated according the best traditions of the Span
ish
Dorohy was the the cantna
fancy OF Dngo above all the other his
The Rev Nal Todd evangelist and his nephew Ernest
pleasant youth who was training for a missionary
And IN strange their ntertwned there
and adventure and hate into the that followed.
what happened told in thrilling fascinating style in Pagan
Lady serial story which will Monday The Times Pink
eoons Watch for the first nament be printed in the Pink
only.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

She will do all in her power to
help you iron out your domestic
difficulties. She will give you
advice on the rearing of your
children. AS a mother of chill
dren Of school age. she is fully
competent to give you this serv-
ice.
Write now if you have prob
lem on which you wish advice,
and watch for Manners and
Morals" BY Jane Jordan, on the
Home Page of Monday Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-17

of Rage
Is No Co.
JoCeIyn Lee, of Movies,
Offers Novel Excuse
for Rampage.

D AttCu fftSS
LOS ANGELES, Oct. II. -
Red-haired Jocelyn Lee, motion
picture actress, offered a unique
plea to a charge of disturbing
the pace, but eleven of twelve
jurors who tried her decided
today there was no such all
ment as "amneSia of rage"
The jury, which had listened
three days to hodge-podge
of testimony about slipper
heels, sixteen broken windows,
unlady-like language, and a
riot call for the police, all in
volving Miss Lee, was dis
charged after eight hours of
elaboration, unable to reach a
verdict, but standing eleven to
one or conviction.
Municipal Judge Clarence
Kincaid indicated there would
be another trial.
The "amnesia of rage" had
it's inception, testimony showed.