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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-12

possession of affidavits Of a man
and his. wife which are said to aver
they were urged to offer testimony
damaging to Hardin.
Ogden appeared before the grand
jury for short time several days
ago, at the opening of the probe
into the alleged corruption. This
appearance was on invitation of
jurors.
Hardin said he expected to be
able to lay all his evidence before
the jury within a few hours, and
might complete the investigation
later this afternoon.
Special prosecutors, named to 4
the probe, probably will take two
hours to present their evidence, it
was said.
Grand jurors are expected to re-
port findings of their investigation
in Grant circuit court Friday, as
Saturday is the close Of the present
court term.
Ogden said everything looks good
up there" and told attaches of his
Office and reporters he would an
swer the summons from the grand
jury.
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CALLS UTILITY
RATES SESSION
Sullivan Asks Committees
to Meet on Plans.

Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan's
committees to confer with utility
companies in efforts to obtain re-
duction of water and light rates,
were to meet this afternoon in Sui
livan's Office.
Purpose of the meeting is to Or
ganize the groups for the series of
parleys, which, city utility patrons
hope, will result in rate reductions.
The groups probably will outline
an immediate action plan for their
conferences with heads of the In
dianapolis Power and Light Com
pany and the Indianapolis Water
Company.
Civic leaders and business men
form the personnel of Sullivan's
committee.
Meanwhile, leaders of the central
committee of the south side civic
leagues named a finance group to
raise funds for the legal fight.
Members are John White, chair
man; George o. Lehman, secretary,
and Louis Markum, treasurer. These
members, with Thomas F. Carson,
realtor, and Lawrence G. Holmes,
executive secretary of the Indian
apolis Real Estate Board, form the
committees executive group.
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Chinese Start Advance
BY d. C. BESS
United Press staff Correspondent

MUKDEN, Manchuria, Nov. H.
The Chinese have started moving
against the intrenched Japanese
forces on the Nonni river front, it
was annouced today by headquar-
tiers of General Shigeru HOMO, COM
handing the japanese in Manchu-
ria.
The Announcement said Chinese
cavalry from Anganchi, below Tsi-
tsihar, had moved southwark, pass
ing to the right of Tashin, where
the Japanese are conferred, and
threaten to cut off the japanese
.ear.
1.-THE situation is dangerous and
a Chinese attack is expected at any
moment" the announcement said.
If any considerable force of Chi
csc occupied a position south of the
Japanese. the latter's comparatively
small force would be hemmed in,
and confronted from the north by
an immensely superior force of Chi
neSe.
Get Equipment from Russia
Honjo's headquarters said 10000
Chinese were now modified at
Anganchi, with equipment received
in the last week from Russia.
Chinese in Chinese uniforms are
arriving at Anganchi from Russia"
the announcement said.
The Soviet consulate admitted
there are about a hundred Chinese
in the Red Army, but ridiculed the
Japanese report.
Headquarters declined to reveal
the number of Japanese on the
Nonni, but it was disclosed on re-
liable authority to be about 1000.
The Japanese therefore are out
numbered ten to one.
1t is difficult for the japanese to
move up reinforcements quickly be-
cause of the single-track railway.
Government Speeds Plans
While hostilities threatened in
Heilungkiang province, the indie
pendent government favorable to
Japan which has been set up at
Mukden hastily was establishing its
authority everywhere.
: Office seekers crowded the pro-
vincial headquarters, which an
nounced today the years budget,
reducing military expenditures from
65,O0O,000 to $22,000,OOO (silver),
abolishing all surtaxes and reducing
taxes generally.
The government swiftly was re-
establishing financial system and
encouraging Chinese business men
to resume business with the re-
opened government bank, using the
Mexican dollar as standard of cur
rency.
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MINE TRIAL STARTS
SomerviIIe Bombing Case
Heard at Princeton.

By United Press
PRINCETON, Ind, Nov. 12.-
Thomas B. Morton, one of ten men
indicted on conspiracy charges
growing out of recent bombingS at
Somerville mines, went on trial in
Gibson circuit court here today.
The trial was to have started Mon
day, but was delayed because of
Morton'S illness.
Judge Thomas Duncan, sitting as
a special jurist, heard the case.
Two indictments were returned
against the defendants. The first
charged them with implication in
only one of the three outburstS at
Son1erville. The second charged
them with conspiracy in all three.
Special Prosecutor Sanford Trip
petit announced that states testi-
mony would consume probably three
days. Witnesses for the defense
have been ordered to appear next
Monday.
The state tentatively accepted a
jury, composed mostly of farmers,
after an hour and a half of ques-
tioning. Two special venires of
seventy-five names had been drawn
for the trial.
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Battle Is Renewed
BY MILES w. VAUGHN
United Press stan Correspondent

TOXIC, Nov. 12.-Japanese troops
in Manchuria renewed warfare
against Chinese irregulars over a
wide area north of Mukden TODAY.
and dug in along the Nonni river
against a long threatened attack
by troops in Heilingkiang province,
The important city Of Changchun
lying some 185 miles north of Muk-
den at the south Manchurian rail-
road terminus, was reported in i'm
minent danger Of an attack by 5000
bandits, who defied an onslaught by
japanese soldiers and bombing
planes.
The bandits, reported starving
continued their attack, despite heavy
casualties.
Another large force Of disbanded
Chinese soldiers was attacked and
dispersed by Japanese seventy-two
miles northeast Of Mukden. Fortv-
one Chinese were killed, increasing
the dead in today's clashes to more
than 40. Four japanese were
wounded.
Despite an intensive campaign by
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Boy Sees Father First
Time in II Years Jail

TOR the first time in eleven
Il years, woman saw her
former husband today, and IT.
year-old boy gripped hands with
his father.
The boy is John r. Horne, 632
East Vermont street, who went
to the county Jail, gathered his
fathers clothes and took him to
the home where the youth lives
with his mother.
William E. Horne, gray-haired
travelling salesman, returned to
indianapolis about two months
ago, after his sudden departure
eleven years ago. AT that time
his son was 6, just ready to enter
grade school.
Today Horne saw the same
boy, but this time the lad was
taller than his father. Years
behind we're the school days on
which the boy had embarked
when Horne left home.
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BRAND Sends Notes

By UHtted PreSS
GENEVA, Nov. IL. - Aristlde
BRAND, president of the League OF
Nations council, sent a note to
China and Japan today, insisting
that it was necessary for neutral
observers to investigate conditions
in the Nonni river bridge and
Anganchi districts.
Japanese are intrenched north of
the Nonni river bridge, facing
masSed Chinese forces south of
Anganchi, near where battle has
been threatened for several days.
The Nonni area also was the scene
of the most serious clash of the
Manchurian crisis. when japanese
soldiers defeated Manchurian troops
last week.
BRANDS note said it was necessary
to collect information on conditions
in connection with the councils
resolution of Sept. Is, asking for
withdrawal of Japanese into the
South Manchurian railroad zone.
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Horne was released from Jail
this morning on the plea of Mrs.
Horne, who had filed charges
of child neglect against her
former husband when he re-
turned to the state, before Juve-
nile Judge John Geckler.
Geckler, who will rule in the
case Monday, said he saw no
harm in Horne's release, pending
final decision Of the court.
When Mrs. Horne's eyes met
those of her divorced husband,
she extended her hand.
We'll, William, I guess there's
no reason why we shouldn't
speak to each other, is there?"
she said. Robert, you go with
your father and get his clothes
and bring him out to the house"
So John Robert Horne went to
the county Jail and took home
the father, who, for eleven years,
had been missing.
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chinese OPEN new Smash
IN MANCHURIA;; OUTNUMBER
JAPANESE FORCES 10 TO |
Nipponese Army Rapidly Being Surrounded
by Foe, Well Equipped With
Russian Weapons.
BRAND DEMANDS INVESTIGATION
Washington Retains Hope That Peace Will
Prevail, Following Receipt of
'Conciliatory' Word.

Threats of renewed fighting in Manchuria continued
today in the Tsshar and Chinchow with hints of
Japanese occupation of Sovietcontroled areas.
The United States department of state indications
of more concatory Japanese attitude and new hopes OF
direct settlement of Japan's troubles with China.
The Tsitsihar correspondent of the London Daily Mail
quoted General Ma Chan-Shan foe of Japan, saying he
understood Japanese soldiers advancing north of
Tsshar possibly intending to prevent interference of the
Soviets'
The Japanese government will stress alleged Chinese
violation of treaties placing its before the League of
Nations council in Paris Monday.
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Washington Is Hopeful
BY JOSEPH HI. BAIRD
United Press stan Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The
state department found reason to
believe today that japan has adopt
ed a more conciliatory attitude and
that there is new hope of settling
the Manchurian controversy by di-
rect negotiations with China.
Just how much Secretary Slim
sons secret conversations with
Toxic have had to do with this
change of heart officials would not
say. However, Stimson himself
characterized Japan's latest aide
memoire as "conciliatory." Officials
said it indicated a clearer under
standing on the part of Japan as to
how its relations with China are
viewed here.
These observations. connected
with the known fact that Stimson
has been speaking very frankly to
Toxic about its course in Man
churia, indicated to observers that
the secretary's efforts have been at
least partially successful.
Stimson Maintains Secrecy
The full measure of their success
cannot be judged, because Stimson
consistently refuses to divulge what
he and Foreign Minister Shidehara
have been saying to each other.
StimSon's secrecy drew a mild re-
buke today from the Woman's IN
ternational League for Peace and
Freedom. Miss Dorothy Deter, ex-
ecutive secretary, wrote Stimson a
letter appealing for publication of
the exchanges, and observing:
"It is unthinkable that the United
States government should pc sist in
this secret diplomacy, which ap-
parently is being used to give an en-
tirely erroneous impression
U. S. Seen as Jaran's Friend
Miss Deter inclosed a clipping
from Japanese newspaper, which
said:
Official circles Monday intimated
that the recent attitude of the
United States toward the Manchu-
rian incident, which has been mis-
understood to some extent in ia
pan, especially after the recent par
ticipation of an American observer
in the league council, now has come
to be appreciated considerably by
the japanese government, as it has
been made clear that the United
States is very favorably inclined to-
ward Japan"
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BANDIT MOB RAIDS
TWIN STATE BANKS
$27,500 Is Cash Loot of
Eight Gunmen at Madi-
son, Ind.

By UHitcd Press
MADISON, Ind, Nov. 12.-Eight
bandits invaded the National Branch
Bank of Madison and the Madison
State Deposit and Trust Company,
adjoining banks. here today and es-
capped with an undetermined amount
in bonds, in addition to $500 from
the trust company and $4,000 in
cash FROM the branch bank.
The bandits, all of whom carried
automatic pistols, raided the insti-
tutions, which are side by side, 81
multaneously. The institutions are
connected by joint doors.
Twelve employees were in the two
institutions when five of the rob-
berS entered. One bandit stood
guard in front Of the~banks and two
more were on watch in the rear.
Herded Into Office
All the employees were herded into
the Office of the president, John
Tevis, in the rear of the building,
and forced to lie on the floor, faces
downward. One of the gunner
stood guard over them while the
others Scooped up the money from
the tellerS' cages.
The vault of the National bank
was entered, but the robbers were
unable to open the Trust company
vault.
=. Four customers who were in the
National bank when the men en-
tered were forced to accompany the
employees to the rear of the build
ing.
William Matthews, connected
with the insurance department, at
tempted to escape from rear
window. One of the guards there
captured him and forced him to
return to the presidents room.
Knew Way About
H. L. Lyon, secretary of the Trust
company, said the men were in the
institution ten minutes. Lyon said
the men appeared to be well &C
quainted with the interior of the
institutions and executed the double
holdup with precision.
Local authorities we're notified as
soon as the bandits left the build
ing. State police in this section
joined in the pursuit of the bandit
auto. 1t was believed, however, that
the men would abandon the auto
in which they made their escape
and continue in other machines.
The auto in which the bandits
fled was a black sedan bearing an
Ohio license plate. They started
northward on Road %, in the direc-
ton of North Vernon. Authorities
believed they would go toward Gin
cinnati.
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BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press stan Correspondent
(ConYriRht 1881 by United Pressl

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Reviving
confidence is echoing thorugh the
canyons of Wall Street. Feeling here
is that the real turning point in the
depression is imminent, if indeed it
has not arrived already.
Faces downcast during two Of the
blacklist years in the nations eco
nomic history are lighting up.
Here, in the new money capital
of the world, there is new en-
thusiasm and conviction that good
times are coming soon. Perhaps it
is premature, for New York is sub
ject to quickly changing moods. But
whether warranted or not the feel
ing exists.
Four Factors Cited
Four factors most often are sug-
gested to account for this upSwing
in morale:
l. Increasing stability of COM
modify prices, together with recent
spectacular rises in wheat, cotton,
oil and security prices. One au-
thority handling large financial OPP
erations in wheat predicts rise to a
level or so or IS cents a bushel
during the winter.
2. Deflation of production costs to
the point where lower prices are
possible on finished goods or
services.
Is. Strong support given the bank
ing situation through organization of
the $500,000,000 National Credit Cor
poration; cooperation of banks in
helping one another; efforts of the
Federal Reserve board and the con-
troller'S office at Washington in
adopting a drastic policy to avert
threatened crises in some banking
centers.
4. Evidence of partial return of
public confidence, which, when it
natures, will mark the real turning
point.
Confidence Return Seen
Everybody is talking about return
ing confidence. What do they mean
by that?
Several weeks ago, in one bank
this writer learned about here, a
depositor wrote out a check for his
entire account, some $250,000 and
demanded payment in gold. The
bank refused, but paid him in legal
tender-paper money.
A woman, fearing bank failure,
wrote out check covering her full
bank account and deposited the
check in safety box, according to
one story going the rounds. A
hoarder of vast means attempted to
cache many hundreds of thousands
of dollars in gold bars in a safety
deposit vault, but the bank to which
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MIDWEST IS RAKED
BY WINTER STORM

toward the northeast. Snow storms
at Salt Lake City held air mail
planes to the ground.
Rains that fell in indianapolis
and the remainder of the state to-
day were forerunners of a drop in
temperature, which, the weather
bureau forecasts, viii send the mer-
curry to As for Friday morning.
With northeast movement of the
unsettled area, generally fair
weather is expected Friday.
Although Indianapolis received
only IL inch Of rain in the last
twenty-four hours, northwestern
Indiana reported heavy doWnfalIs,
weather bureau officials said.
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JOHN HELD JR. WEEDS
MISS AMERICA-1928'
Famous CartOOnist Marriess Beauty

Famous Cartoonist MarrieSe Beauty
He Selected as Prize Winner.
By United Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-John Held
Jr., famous for his jazz age carri-
catures, has been married to the
New Orleans beauty he helped Sc
lect as the winner of the 1928 beauty
contest at Galveston, Tex.
Held, now AZ, was a judge at the
contest at which Miss Gladys Moore
as Miss New Orleans" won first
prize. They slipped away to SIAM
ford, Conn, Tuesday and were mar
ried. Tho cartoonist was divorced
from his first wife last September.
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DRAFTS STEEL SYSTEM
Plan of Action Is Outlined by w. M.
Wood, Expert in Industry.
By United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. PA far
reaching system designed to ration
business in the steel industry with
out restraining the freedom of
competition was outlined today by
w. M. Wood, director of the Amer
lean Institute of Steel Construction.
Wood, following a conference with
President Hoover, said the system
would seek to protect the smaller
plants under program of Give an
let live" He said he also intended
to lay his proposal before the de-
partment of justice.
There has been a tendency to re-
move smaller units from the in
dustry and thereby remove compe-
tition," Wood said.
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Bank Bandit Killed

By United Press
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12.-L. Gregory
Bowling, president of the Midland
Savings bank, opened fire on three
bandits who attempted to hold up
the small suburban institution at
noon today, killed one of them,
wounded another, and himself was
wounded in the exchange of shots.
Police said that the dead bandit
had been identified as Ray Bowling,
a gangster, and the wounded ac-
complete as Ben Bethel.
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On the Air

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Then tune in promptly at
1915 o'clock Friday over
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By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Fog and
sleet covered the middle west today
as dropping temperatures heralded
q return of winter weather.
One death was caused in Chicago
when railroad employe was run
down by train in the heavy mist.
Roger Davy, Is, Wisconsin Rapids
(Wis.) aviator crashed to his death
in his plane when visibility was cut
down by the storm.
The Rocky mountain region had
its first real taste of winter. Cold
winds, snow and rain we're pre-
valent.
The storm centered over northern
arizona wednesday. then started
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CITY LEADERS TO TALK
Stetson and Stout to Speak at An
nual Boy Scout Dinner.

Paul G. Stetson, superintendent
of schools, and Elmer w. Stout,
president of the Fletcher American
National bank. will speak at the an
nual dinner of the Indianapolis and
central Indiana council of the Boy
Scouts, to be held at the North M.
E. church at $50 Tuesday, Nov. II.
Members of the committee in
charge are: w. D. Hammer, Irving
Williams, Wallace o. Lee and F. o.
Belzer.
Aim of the program will be to
show the influence of the Boy
Scout movement for greater pa
triotiSm and community service. The
dinner is to be open to the public.
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RAYS OF HOPE
FLASH ACROSS
WALL Street
Turning Point for Business
at Hand, Is Belief in
Money Capital.
COMMODITY PRICES UP
Strong Support Given Banks
in Time of Crisis Also
Encouraging Factor.

Throughout the land passes the word
that there Is brighter tone to business.
that we appear to be coming out of the
depths of depression.
At the same time. politics takes on
added importance as the artillery of 1882
mObiiizes.
Raymond CIapper. Washington man
sger Of the United Press. recognized
authority on national affairs. has started
a tour of a group of important centers
Ito sound out the business and political
situations.
Is the turn in business" real and
lasting?
What are the tangible causes and the
fntangibles for the new spirit?
What arc the 1882 trends in politics?
What are leaders thinking and doing
TO turn the nation back to good times?
First of the series. vital to the pocket
books of ALL follows.
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TERRE HAUTE
BANKER TAKES
HIS OWN LIFE
James Cooper, Prominent in
Legal, Financial Circles,
Cuts Throat.
SUFFERED BREAKDOWN
Aided Frank Daley in U. S.
Prosecution of Ballot
Fraud Cases.

By United Press
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Nov. H.
James Cooper, 81, president of the
Terre Haute Trust Company, one of
the largest banks in western In
diana, committed suicide at his
home here today. Cooper slashed
his throat with a razor.
Last Monday Cooper suffered q
nervous breakdown. He had been
under the care of physician since.
The Citizens National Bank and
Trust Company closed its doors
shortly before noon today, after a
morning of heavy deposit with
drawalS.
Directors issued the following
statement:
1.-THE unusual demand for money
today brought about by the baseless
fears caused by the untimely death
of James Cooper, president of the
Terre Haute Trust Company, has
made it necessary to close the Citi--
zenS National Bank and Trust
Company for a short period, as a
protection to depositors."
1t also was announced that
thorough check of the institutions
finances had revealed that the bank
was thoroughly solvent"
Meanwhile, depositors keep up
steady withdrawal of funds from the
Terre Haute Trust Company as
result of the presidents death, but
the company remained open. Di-
rectors met this morning and elected
temporary officers.
James Cooper, well known in In
dianapolis legal circles, was a mem
Der of the Terre Haute law firm
of Cooper, Royse, Gabmill &
Crawford. He maintained the legal
practice in addition to his duties as
head of the Terre Haute Trust
Company, presidency of which he
assumed several years ago when
James S. RoySe, then president of
the bank, committed suicide.
Cooper was assistant to Frank G..
Daley, Indianapolis attorney, in
1915 in federal court trials growing
out of the Terre Haute election
fraud. Cooper once was prosecutor
of Vigo county.
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CARAVANS WIDOW is
TALKED AS NOMINEE
Arkansas Democratic Leaders Likely
to Back Her.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Nov. ~
Democratic party leaders of Ar
kansas probably will offer the nom
ination to ill the unexpired term of
late United States Senator Thaddeus
H. Caraway to his widow, the
United Press was informed reliably
today. They are doing this, it was
said, in part to avoid a dispute in
the party.
The nomination probably will be
made late next week when the state
central committee of thirty-two
persons assemblies here. Call for the
meeting, however, has not been
issued pending the election call
which must be made by Governor
Harvey Parnell.
Mrs. Caraway already has made it
known she will accept the nominal
ton, which is tantamount to cleo
ton, but is inclined not to seek it.