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The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
Bullet Wound in Head:
Police Think Noted Wet
Is Suicide.
Bu Tnited Press

81 Cutfed Press
JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan. 20
Edward I. Edwards, former United
States senator and ore-time Gov
ernor of New Jersey, was found
dead in bed today with bullet
woand in his head. A pistol was
beside the body, and police said
Edwards had committed suicide.
The body was found by Charles
Baumgarten, a friend, who went to
the house after he had failed to
get an answer from repeated tele-
phone calls.
Baungarten said he had made
an appointment with Edwards, and
when he arrived at the house, a
maid was at work. She informed
him, he declared, that Edwards
was sleeping. Entering the bed
room, Baumgarten found the body.
Prominent in Politics
Edwards son Irving said he was
convinced his father. committed sui
eide, but could offer no reason for
the act.
There was no reason for it," he
declared, except that he might
have been in low spirits since the
death of his brother David"
Edwards had been alone in the
apartment over the weekend. Mrs.
Edwards died several years ago, and
their daughter Elizabeth was visit
ing on Long Island.
Police estimated Edwards had
been dead several hours.
Edwards was prominent in New
Jersey politics, serving as state
senator, Governor and United States
senator.
He was active in Democratic cir
cles, and in his inaugural address
as Governor he attracted nation
wide attention by urging the at
torney- general Of the state to insti-
tute proceedings to test the validity
of the eighteenth amendment and
the Volstead act.
Opposed to Prohibition
His opposition to prohibition was
said to be based purely on the issue
of personal rights, and friends de-
clared he did not drink himself.
When he opposed Joseph Freling
huysen, Republican nominee for the
United States senate, he ran on the
issue Of personal liberty and won by
$4,000 votes, an enormous plurality
for New Jersey in those days.
Ever since he was graduated from
New York university he had been
interested in politics and banking.
He became associated with the
First National bank here, and rose
to chairman of the board.
Edwards banking experience led
to his election as state comptroller
in 1911, and he was reelected in
1914. Five years later he was
elected Governor by $4,000 votes
over Newton A. K. Bugbee. Ed
wards entered the United States
senate in 1928 and served until 1929.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
FEAR FOR SAFETY OF
U. S. FLIER IN CHINA

Officials Report No Word Received
from Brophy on Long Hop.
BIZ United Press
SHANGHAI, Jan. 26.-Fear that
G. w. Brophy, aviator flying from
Foochow to Canton, may have met
with disaster, was felt by officials
there today when no word had been
received of his whereabouts by
1890 a. m.
Brophy, forced down several days
ago at Foochow, while flying from
Shanghai to Canton, as the first
leg of a fight to Manila took of
today at 7:15 a. m.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
Ex-senator EdzeardS
of Ne70 Jersey Dead.
Gun Found BY Side
O7O! O7cl!
By United Press

y
LAWRENCE, L. L, Jan. 26.-
Mrs. Mortimer Levy telephoned
police and in a terrific voice
announced that burglars were
at work on the second floor of
her home. She asked that the
police please hurry.
Six patrolmen, with pistols
drawn, bounded into the room
where Mrs. Levy said she had
heard the intruders. They
pounced upon a dark form and
after somewhat of a struggle,
subdued the culprit. It turned
out to be a large owl.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
DAISY ASKS RETRIAL
Sentence Deferred Pending
New Freedom Fight.

By United Press
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 26.-Daisy
De Voc today asked for a new trial
in her conviction of grand theft of
funds from Clara Bow, film star.
On the motion of her attorneys,
Superior Judge William G. Doran
postponed the date of her sentence
until Feb. ..
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
1o2 YEARS A DEMOCRAT
Aged Man Votes in IS Different
Presidential Elections.
By United Press

BY CHtte1 Pre66
PITTSFIELD, H., Jan. 26.-Otto
Jaritz, who has voted Democratic
in nineteen presidential elections,
celebrated his one hundred and
second birthday today. He cast his
first presidential vote for Franklin
Pierce.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
NEW LINES WILL BE
NAMED FOR COOLIDGE

$4,000, 900 Vessel of Dollar Firm Is
Under Construction.
By Unitsd Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26.4The
Dollar liner, President Hoover, is to
have a sister ship, the President
Coolidge, officials of the Dollar
Steamship Company announced to-
day.
The new vessel, now under con-
struction at Newport News, Va, will
cost 100000 and will sail from
New York on its maiden voyage
Feb. 81.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
ERROR IN LOW BID ON
HOSPITAL Is CLAIMED
South Bend Conn y Asks U. S. to
Reject Its Building Offer.

Reject It's Building Offer.
By Times Special
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Claim
by Ralph Sollitt & Sons Company
of South Bend, Ind, lowest bidders
on the construction of the new In
dianapolls veterans hospital, that
they made a 5000 mistake in
their bid, has reopened the problem.
The South Bend firm now desires
to be relieved from the bid, the let
ter states. because of the mistake in
calculations.
The veterans bureau has written
to Comptroller General McCarl of
the treasury as to proper procedure
If the South Bend firms bid is
dropped. it is probable "a new set of
bids viii be called for.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
CONFESSED SLAYER OF
WIFE DIES IN ASYLUM
William H. NIonier, S4, Admitted
Murder OF Mate.
By United Press
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By United Press
BLUFFTClN, o., Jan. 26.-Fun-
eral services were held here today
for William H. Mohler, "a year old
wife slayer who died in the Lima
state hospital for the insane, seven
years after confessing to one Of the
most revolving crimes in the his
tory Of northwestern Ohio.
Mohler was arrested shortly after
the hacked body of his wife was
found in an abandoned cistern on
their farm after she had been miss
ing for several days.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
LIFER TO FACE CHAIR
Sentenced Convict to Die for Muir
der in Prison Yard.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. Jan. 26.
Harry Lipschitz, 27. Sing Sing
lifer, today was sentenced to die in
the electric chair the week of
March 16. for the murder of Ray
mond Klune, fellow convict, in Sing
Sing prison yard.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
SENATOR SMooT is ILL
Iowan Added to List of Congress In
f1uenza Sufferers.
BIZ United Press
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.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Reed Smoot CRep.. Utah, veteran
chairman of the finance committee,
had been added today to the grow
ing list Of congressional influenza
sufferers. He had been ordered by
his physician Sunday to remain in
bed until he has recovered entirely.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
WIDOWS BODY IS FOUND
Police Blame Grief Over Husbands
Death for River Suicide.

By United Press
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 26.-The
body Of Mrs. Augusta Schmidt, AZ,
was found frozen in the ice of Rocky
river today, less than a week after
the death of her husband.
Police said the woman, grief
stricken over her loss, jumped from
the bridge spanning the river into
the waters, 125 feet below, sometime
during the night.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
MELBA SERIOUSLY ILL
Famous Singer Unable to Leave
Ship at Australian Port.
By United Press

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Dame Nellie
Melba, famous singer, is seriously
i'll at Sydney. Dame Melba was too
Ill to go ashore when her ship
reached Australia some weeks ago.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
CHICAGO FLORIST is
SHOT BY RIVAL GUNS
Gang Warfare Believed Reason for
Yasins Denas' Death.

OdHs WdIIdIt bcIItFtu htdSOH TOT
Vasios Denas' Death.
By United Press
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Like Dion
O'Banion, whose death marked the
start of Chicago's gang wars,
Vasios Denas, Al, was shot down
among his flowers Sunday.
Denas, like O'Banion, lay face
down among his flowers. He had
been shot in the back.
officers believed Denas' death
was due to a warfare among rival
florists.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
LABOR PROBE REFUSED
Russians VIII Not Permit Inquiry
by Foreign Governments.

81 United Press
LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Soviet
government has refused to consider
official requests from foreign gov
ernments to investigate charges
regarding Russian labor conditions,
Hugh Dalton, undersecretary of
the foreign Office, told the house Of
commons today.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
MILLIONS IN DIVIDENDS
Insurance Firm Votes Vast Sum to
It's PoIieyhoIders.
By Untted Press

BOSTON, Jan. 26.-Directors OF
the New England Mutual Life IN
surance Company have set aside
s11, 100000 for distribution as divi-
dends to policyholders in 1881.
The Indianapolis times., 1931-01-26
Deny Any Misconduct

This was the time the Seymour
rate increases were voted unani-
mously by public service commits
Sioners.
Other checks, totaling more than
$4,000, and covering a period up to
the time a general rate increase was
denied the company last fall, are in
Volved in the probe, Ogden declared.
Name of Bert Fuller, campaign
manager for Governor Harry G.
Leslie, has been linked with the
matter. Both Mcintosh and Fuller
Vehemently deny any misconduct.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

on larger scale. Bright lights, beau.
tiful decorations, dazzling entertain
ment. The same child-like needs trans
posed into q more worldly manifesto
ton. But We can't quite forget the
stars or the moon. They attract us
with strange delight.
And when we are quite old and wise
We know and admit that we must rely
on something which shines beyond us.
q bit out Of reach. We remember the
breathless moments Of childhood and
the blazing Christmas tree. We knew
wonder In those days and found 1t
precious.
We think Of later years somewhat
Obscured by false values. Something
more than tinsel: something less than
simple pleasures-glittsr, certainly,
but little Of that quality which yields
the magic Of happiness.
So perhaps we forget the middle
years and go back to the earlier ones,
feeding on the flrst Joys Of childhood.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

and sweat band, they are sold by re-
finishing plants at $3.50 to s14 q
dozen, retailing at $1.50 to $3.50 each,
Chain stores giving free hat with a
suit use them, too.
New York has 80 refnishing plants.
The country buys about 25O, 900 doz-
ems OF these hats yearly, with business
growing. Recently many plants had
to shut down until shipments from
Pacific coast dumps could arrive.
Hats left in hat stores bring a
higher price at the refinishing plants
and turn out a trife better product.
The federal trade commission is
reported leisurely looking into this
new hat competition.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

JSJ look with awe upon the
simmer OF tinsel on Christmas trees.
The wings Of the angel on the top
most peak seem like the wings OF
those heralds above Bethlehem who
announced the coming Of the Christ
child. Our eyes shine half blinded by
the glory Of legend and expectation.
When we are older We become Gas
we think) more sophisticated. Tinsel
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

Chicago. The decision is victory for
The union.
The company had the contract for
the erection of a road viaduct here,
which was the first construction step
in the elimination of grade crossings
Part of the work was building
forms for concrete. Although the men
who built the forms used saws and
hammers, the contractors claimed the
work was not carpentry and paid the
workers 80 cents an hour. The union
claimed the work was carpentry, and
that the men were carpenters and en-
titled to the union rate as the legal
wage rate.
Miss Perkins decision upheld the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
Labor Queries

Questions And Answers o. La.
Dor: What Il Has Done; Who're
1t Stands ON Problems q the
Day; Its Aim and Program;
Who's Who In the Ranks sf
the Organised Toilsrs, ste., ste.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
BEWARE OF ASH
CAN HATS

New York City (ILNS)-Hatters
and reputable nat dealers are up
against the ash can hat--and many
an unwary male buys an ash can hat
and doesn't know it until he suspects
it's ancestry by it's brevity of life.
The high-standard union made hat
is one guarantee against ash can
quality, but back to the story of the
ash can hat.
Always something of a factor, re-
cent months have brought this re-
claimed relic into much wider use.
The ash can hat comes from city
dumps, largely. Gathered there, the
discarded felts are baled and auc-
toned at Is to 25 cents a pound,
ranging about three hats to the pound.
Turned, reblocked, with new ribbon
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
Road Building in U. S.
Breaks All Records

Washington, D. G. (ILNS)-AH
records in road building in the
United States were broken in the fis-
cal year ending June 80, and many
more thousands of persons than ever
before were on highway payrolls,
Thomas H. Macdonald, chief Of the
Bureau Of Public RoaIs, said in his
annual report.
More than 1900 miles of roads
were constructed or rebuilt, COM
pared with 1852 in the preceding
fiscal year, and $133,34O,910 in fed
eral aid money was paid to the states
for highway work, against the larg--
est previous total Of sos, ,749,998, in
1925. In addition to the money paid
out, $157, 1862, ,9O3 in federal aid funds
was obligated to new projects, as
compared with the earlier record of
$102, ,498, ,084 in 1929-30.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

claim of the union. The men who
built the forms are now entitled to
file claims against the company for
an additional 40 cents an hour.
John Ryan, of New York, interna-
tional organizer of the United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, and William S. Quinn, Sec
retary of Carpenters Union No. II,
handled the case for the carpenters
before James Brady, who represented
the state industrial commissioner.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
Negroes Leaving North
To Seek Jobs in South

Clarkdale, Miss. (ILNS)-Planters
in many parts of the Mississippi delta
report that negroes in large numbers
are migrating out of the North back
to their old homes in earch of work.
In some communities the number of
those who have come recently is
proving serious handicap for the
charitable organizations.
The negroes say that they are un-
able to make living in northern cities
because of the economic depression,
and they believed that they might
find something to do in their former
homes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
VMasba Bann;nS thomas {.

ERHAPS It's a healthy trait
that most human beings like
and are drawn to bright and
glittering objects. At Christ
mas time this craving IL sat
isfied In a hundred ways.
When we are children we
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
I The +
I Christmas Message +
! ~ ELIZABETH CLARKE HARDY
] tn Wisconsin Aericulturist

OH. CHRISTMAS BELLS tha. swsstly
And Christmas lights that slssm and
Oh. silent stars that softly shine
Across the World Of frost and mow.
1e fn the world with joy and light.
What mesass do you bring tonight
Oh. Christmas trsss with twinklins lights.
And shining bssnchss bending low
With eifs that gladden. Ill pur hears.
And thoughts of loving kindness show.
1e bsss tks fruits Of pure delight.
What mssnss do you bring tonight
Oh. ndiant spirit Of The day.
Thy message thrills the whole world o;G.
Il flk the world with hope and JOY
From sons - sons. from shore to shors.
It's meant fcr svss3 human hsart,
And nons nssd stand alone. apart.
The psses. good win and Christmas chssr.
The shining kehts, he magic tres.
Ths Joy that thrilk De Christisn heart
For al ths xosd + full and free.
The Christmas massage from above
To I'll the world y lovs, i lcvs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

Q.-Have organized workers in any
case secured old age pensions, dis
ability benefits and life insurance
through agreements with employers?
A.-The International Brotherhood
OF Electrical Workers, through agree
ments with employers associations in
the electrical-construction industry,
has obtained old age pensions, dis
ability benefits and life insurance for
members in ten cities.
On what industry is the check
off system for collecting union dues
used?
known example of the "check-off"
system, but it is also used in num-
Der of other trades.
A.-The mining industry is the best
Q.-Is organized labor working for
the registration of all qualified vot-
ers?
A.-The Vancouver convention of
the American Federation Of Labor
called upon city central bodies to en-
deavor to secure the registration of
all qualified voters in an effort to
reduce the number who fail to vote,
now estimated at fifteen millions.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
COTTON MILL WORK
ERS STRIKE

Salisbury, N. C. (ILNS)-Over 200
cotton mill workers in the Klumac
mills are idle as result Of strike
of about 100 weavers who walked out
in protest against 5 per cent wage
cut, according to local papers. This
plant is unorganized and union "agi-
tation," so-called, cannot be blamed
for the situation.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
CARPENTERS
Win Prevailing Wage Rul-
ing i'm Syracuse

Syracuse, N. Y.-Building forms
for concrete is carpenters work. The
prevailing rate of wages for carpen-
ters in Syracuse on June II, 1890,
was $1.20 an hour.
This was the decision of State In
dustrial Commissioner Frances Per-
kins in the controversy of Carpen-
ters' Union No. IL of Syracuse with
the Bates & Rogers Construction
Company, Inc, of New York and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

The Gymnasium Carolinum," or
high school at Osnabruck, which was
founded by Charlemagne, has celebrat-
ed its one thousand one hundred and
twenty fifth anniversary. 1t was Civ
en- the status of university in 1880
by imperial and papal decree, but
when the Swedes took Osnabruck
three years later they drove out the
Jesuits, who had charge of the insti-
tuition, and 1t again became high
school.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25
School Il 1,125 Years Old

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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1931-12-25

The long festoons swinging graceful.
ly among the green branches OF the
tree! The glimmer Of make-believe
icicles, the powder Of make-believe
snow, the cheerful flames Of candles
and the laughter Of people we loved.
"a. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-05-08
IMPROVED ROASTING PROCESS RESULTS IN DISTINCTIVE COFFEE
Flavor Such as No Other Coffee Has is Marvelously De-
 veloped Through Control

Beyond a doubt the most revolu- tionary event in the history of coffee was the invention and pat enting, few years ago, of a re- markable roasting process by Hills Bros. of San Francisco.
 This process is called Controlled Roasting. By permitting only a few pounds of coffee at a time to pass continuously through the roast CTS in which the heat and speed of operation are accurately controlled, a perfect roast is insured. Every berry is roasted evenly with the result that there is a matchless, uniform flavor in every pound.
 Tests show that such flavor can not be developed by the common method of roasting coffee in bulk. In spite of watchful care, the op- orator cannot prevent variation of roast in the different patches. Nat urally there is variation in the flavor.
 In order to keep their delicious coffee absolutely fresh, Hills Bros. pack it in vacuum. By this process air, which destroys the flavor of coffee, is taken out of the can and kept out. Ordinary cans, even if air-tight, do not keep coffee fresh. Hills Bros. Coffee is sold every where by grocers. Ask for it by name and look for the Arab-the trade-mark-on the can.
 Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc, San Francisco, California. 01981
The Wrangell sentinel., 1931-05-08
Geological Survey Making
 Ready To Start Field Work;
 Ten Parties Will Operate
YOUNG ARCHAE0L0GIST
 WILL EXAMINE ANCIENT
 SETTLEMENTS IN ALASKA

Advices from Philadelphia indicate that Miss Frederick Laguna, of the museum of the University of Penn sylvania. will make seldovia her headquarters the coming summer when she comes north to again take up archaeological research work ac- cording to the Seldovia Herald Besides an associate archaeologist. Miss de Laguna will be accompanied by her mother and brother. Ae- cording to the present understand ing the party will get here about June IS.
 Native settlements of a near an cient period flourished on Yukon island and at Cottonwood creek, and it is at these two points most of the digging will be done.
 Miss de Laguna. who visited this and other sections last year, had intended making survey of varied regions, Prince William Sound par tieularly interesting her, but later reflection decided on the Seldovia program.
 The gas boat Dime, operated by Jack Fields and Harry Lewis, last year under charter to the young archaeologist, will be used by the research party.