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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-21

The East Michigan STREET Merchants COM
posed OF former high school players desire
games with city or state teams having ac-
cess TO GYMS; Call or write Neil Houston,
1907 East Michigan street. Cherry 60l6-M.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10
TWONECROESA ARE
VICTIMS OF MOB
IN WEST VIRGINIA
Telephone Cross-Arm Becomes
Gal|oWs; Bodies RiddIed
With Shot

Lewisburg. w. Va. Dec. 10-lP)-
Two negroes were taken from the
Greenbrier county Jail early Thursday
and lynched by an organized mob of
about 60 men.
They were hung, almost nude, from
the cross arm Of telephone pole on
the Midland trail, and then, before
death could come by strangulation
volley after volley Of shots was fired
into their bodies.
The two, Tom Jackson, Is, and
George Banks, q, had been arrested
November %, at Leslie, w. Va, in
connection with the killing Of Con-
stable Joseph Myles and Jack Brown.
a companion, who had gone to a ne
gro dance at Leslie to order the
dancers to be more quiet. They had
left the dance hall when they were
shot with shotgun.
The mob came to the Jail in auto
mobiles about o'clock. The cars
were driven quietly around the square
on which the Jail is located with
their lights dimmed and their license
plates removed. simultaneously they
pulled to the curb and parked.
Quietly, and almost with military
precision, the men got out of the au-
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10
new JERSEY WOMAN
IN MYSTERY DEATH
Shot Fired Through Bathroom
Window Strikes Bride Of
Six Months

West Orange, N. j., Dec. 10.-(R-
Mrs. Grace Guilliano, bride Of six
months, was shot dead in her bath
Wednesday night.
The bullet, fired from 20 calibre
rifle, came out of the darkness,
through a window pane and struck
her in the back as she was preparing
to draw water into the tub.
Her husband of six months, Joseph,
who was downstairs reading, heard
her scream. She was unconscious
when he reached her side and was
dead before she could be taken to q
hospital.
The shot that killed her was not
the first fired last night in the fash
ionable neighborhood in which the
Guilliano home stands. As the hus-
band, seeking help, ran from the
house, he came upon q group Of po-
licemen who were Investigating the
circumstances Of shot fired through
a window at the nearby home Of J. G.
Dorm. The bullet shattered the glass
but did no other damage.
Shipping has occurred in West
Orange at frequent intervals for sew
eral years. No trace Of the rifleman
ever has been found.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10
ANNOUNCE SHIFTS
IN n. P. OFFICIALS
Numerous Changes Made as
Result Of Eliminating
Three Divisions

St. Paul, Dec. 10.-(AP)-Ap-
pointment of R. P. Blake as general
mechanical inspector Of the North
ern Pacific Railway was announced
Thursday. He will have headquar-
ters here, effective January l.
AS result of elimination Of three
operating divisions, announced last
week, the position of general fuel
supervisor will be abolished start
ing next month, said Silas Zwight,
general mechanical superintendent.
M. F. Brown will be fuel super
visor on lines east of Paradise,
Mont, with headquarters here, and
M. A. DAILY on lines west of Para
disc, with offices at Seattle.
F. j. Regan will be assistant fuel
supervisor east of Paradise, with
headquarters at Livingston, Mont.
The company announced other
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10

"Thc convention for the supervis-
ion Of tthe international trade in
arms and ammunition and in imple-
ments Of war, signed at Geneva,
June II, 1925, represents another Of
the steps taken in the general field
of restriction of armament. It has
been ratified Internationally by
some nations, conditionally by others.
Would Lend Impetus
"With the added impetus which
ratification by the United States
would lend to such a move, it is
quite possible the ID ratifications
necessary by treaty stipulation would
be received to bring the convention
into force.
among the, other treaties and
conventions which remain before the
senate for it's consideration, and of
no less Importance in their respec-
tive fields, are treaty regarding
consular agents Of American States
(sixth international conference Of
American States, Havana 1929; the
general treaty of inter-American
arbitration, signed on the same date
for the amelioration Of the condition
Of wounded and sick of armies in
the field (the Red Cross conven-
tion); and the convention for the
unification of certain rules relating
to bills Of lading for the carriage
of goods by sea, signed at Brussels
on behalf of the United States on
June %, 1925.
"Since my message to the seven
ty-second congress and by virtue of
the power vested in the office Of the
chief executive, I have continued to
commission representatives of this
government to negotiate treaties
with the Representatives Of their
countries which affect the amicable,
political, commercial, and juridical
relations of this country, as we'll as
treaties dealing with humanitarian
matters.
Offers New Treaties
Important treaties and conven-
tions which have been signed recent
| ly by Representatives of this gov
ernment are as follows:
Il. Treaty of arbitration and
SOIClIIdIIOu Will OWlIZcTldIVS SISu-
ed February 16, 1881.
"2. Treaty modifying the concil.
iation convention with Italy bryan
Peace Treaty., signed September %
1881.
"3. Extradition treaty with
Greece, signed May 6, 1881.
"a. Protocol relating to military
obligations in certain cases of double
nationality, multilateral, sig nee
December 81, 1880.
IS. Treaty of Friendship, com
merce, and consular rights with
Poland, signed June Is, 1881.
"6. Treaty with reference to cs
tablishment and sojourn with Tur
key, signed October %, 1881.
"These treaties and conventions
will be transmitted to the senate il
due course, with view to obtaining
it's advice and consent to ratifica
tion."
HERBERT HOOVER.
The White House,
December 10, 1881.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10

changes, also effective January l,
as follows:
J. A. Marshall, now master me.
chanic of the Seattle division, as
master mechanic Of the Tacoma
division with headquarters at Seat
tie. He succeeds Blake.
w. E. Dunkerley, now master me-
chanic of the Dakota division, as
master mechanic Of the Pasco divis-
ion with headquarters at Pasco,
Wash. He succeeds Daily.
E. II. Carlson, master mechanic of
the Montana division, as master me-
chanic Of the Rocky Mountain divis-
ion with headquarters at Missoula,
Mont. He succeeds Alex McPhee.
Daniel Sinclair, now fuel SUPER
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10
Text Of Message
Presents Views
On World Affairs

Continued on from Page One)
that by this evidence Of our desire to
assist we shall have contributed to the
goodwill which is so necessary in the
solution of this major question"
"All the important creditor govern
ments accepted this proposal The
necessary agreements among them
have been executed and creditor gov
ernments have foregone the receipt Of
payments due them SINE July l. 1881
Economic Drift Reversed
"The effect of this agreement was
instantaneous In reversing the drift
toward general economic panic and
has served to give time to yhe peoples
of those countries to readjust their
economic life. The action taken was
necessary. I am confident it COM
mends itself to the judgment of the
American people.
Payments due to the United States
government from many countries.
both on account of principal and in
terest, fall due on December 18th.
1T is highly desirable that law
should be enacted before that date
authorizing the secretary of the treas
ury, with the approval Of the presi-
dent, to postpone all payments due us
On account of debts owed by foreign
governments to the United States
government during the year ending
June 80, 1882. and to provide for their
payment over 10-year period, begin
ming July, 1888.
LAS we approach the new year it
is clear that a number of the govern
ments indebted to us will be unable
to meet further payments to us in
full pending recovery in theiy eco
nomic life. It is useless to blind our
selves to an obvious fact. Therefore
it will be necessary in some cases to
make still further temporary adjust
msntS
Wants Debt Commission
TN order that we should be in
position to deal with that situation,
recommend the recreation Of the
world war foreign debt commission
with authority to examine such prob
lens as may arise in connection with
these debts during the present eco-
no,nic emergency. and to report tt
the congress its conclusions anc
recommendations.
The United States has accepted
an invitation to take part in the world
disarmament conference which con.
venes on February at Geneva. The
efforts of this conference will be ir
line with the endeavors in which the
American government has taken q
leading part beginning with the
Hague conference In 1899.
up to the present time, the recorc
of achievement has been almost en-.
tirely in the field of naval disarma.
ment. 1t is to be hoped that further
progress can be made in reduction o1
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10
THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER TO- 1881

tomobiles and marched to the Jail
door. Jailer Wallace Flint was sum-
moned and, as he opened the door, he
was grasped by the men and his keys
taken from him.
While one group guarded Flint, an
other went back into the cell block,
awakened Jackson and Banks. and,
clad only in their underclothing, they
were taken out.
The shots aroused the town, but be-
fore the townspeople could get to the
scene in any great numbers the
lyncherS had driven away.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10

Armour Creameries (Bis-
marck) will custom dress your
turkeys FREE. Get in touch
with them quick, sell them
your home dressed turkeys and
highest market prices will be
paid.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10

Three-fourths of the farms In Ohio
are located on roads classified as
gravel or better"
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-12-10

visor at Seattle, becomes road fore
man Of engines for the Seattle divis-
ion, with headquarters there.
Headquarters Of L. j. Gallagher,
division master mechanic, will be
transferred from Dilworth, Mimi,
to jamestown, N. D., announced Fred
Brastrup, superintendent at Fargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
ARMY PLANES FAIL ONCE MORE
TO DESTROY FLOATING TARGET
Mt. Shasta Suffers Only One Direct Hit in
Maneuvers OFF Virginia Coast; VIII
Try Again Tomorrow.

which John Mayo, Columbia Broadcast
ing System announcer, gave today from
the secne, some 30 miles southeast Of
Cape Henry.
At 1880 O'Clock, when Mayo went of
the air to permit the Coast Guard cut
ter Carrabasset personnel to use the
radio, the old Mount Shasta was set
ting perceptibly, wisps of smoke curling
from her forepeak, where the Tag END
of her last lumber cargo remains, but
sti1l showing no apparent damage TO
binocular inspections.
At 1888 the broadcast was called OH
entirely to give way to an advertiser s
musical program out of New York, so
that whether the file formation of the
nine bombers. which were expected to
drop, one after the other, nine 300
pound bombs in a coup de grace. ever
scored was unknown to Columbia S
Nationwide audience. q
File Operation Doubted.
AS a matter of fact, 1t Is doubtful
whether the scheduled Single-file OPP
Grafton ever was executed, for Langley
Pield officers who were listening to
Mayo'S description of the bombing an
nounced shortly before pm. that, from
the announcers account, the planes had
exhausted their supply of missiles.
Mayo had set the stage for his de-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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MAN ELECTROCUTED
INSTALLING LIFT
Arthur E. Day, Electrician, Dies.
Rescue Squad Is De-
layed.

Arthur z. Day, elevator electrician,
was electrocuted this afternoon while
working on top of an elevator being in
stalled m new building at 1920 Fuller
street
Due to a mistake in the police radio
broadcast, the fire rescue squad was
sent to 1920 Fourth street instead OF
Fuller street, causing delay in reach
ing the scene OF the accident
Firemen said Day appeared to be dead
when they arrived. Oxygen was admin
istered for about 10 minutes before the
arrival of a physician. Day. an en-
ploye Of the General Elevator Co. of
Baltimore, is said to live in Baltimore
His washington address was the Nc
Reynolds Apartments. Eighteenth and
G streets. He was connecting an cleo
trical attachment on two elevators in
the new apartment building with the
helD of Ernest Fuller. also an employe
of the elevator company.
Fuller said he left Day on top of one
elevator at the fourth floor and went
to the basement for a COX He heard
a slight noise and Day exclaimed,
Ernie, come quickr'
Fuller said that when he arrived
Day was stretched out on top of the
elevator, with his leg next to one of
the electrical contacts. Fuller snatched
him away from the contact, sustain
ing a severe shock while doing so.
The current which runs through the
electrical connection carries 220 volts,
but It is thought that the amperage Of
this current was grea ly increased by
the fact that Day had stepped into a
puddle Of water a few minutes before
the accident.
The body was removed to the pis-
trict Morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
i. s. FLYERS ACE
JAPAN INDICTMENT
Pangborn and Herndon May
Be Fined for Taking
Fort Pictures.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC. August lathe Rengo News
Agency said it was informed by the
public prosecutors office today that
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, jr.,
the American flyers. will be indicted on
g charge of photographing fortified
zones from the air. The punishment,
Rengo said. was not indicated
The pictures in issue were taken
with a small motion picture camera
during the aviators' flight here from
Khabarovsk, Siberia, where, after
weather delays. they abandoned an
effort to beat the Post-Gatty record
for an around-the-world speed flight
Deny Violation Intent.
The flyers from the first denied any
intention of violating the stringent
Japanese regulations against flying over
fortified areas. They explained their
knowledge of the country was limited
and any flying over forbidden areas had
beer accidental. Japanese officials were
inclined to drop the matter until the
camera was found in the big red mono
plane A detailed investigation was
started and continued until today
Pangborn and Herndon arrived here
August 6.
The news agency understood the fly
ers would be charged with violation
of the civil aviation act and the forth
ned zone regulations, but indicated the
amount of the fine to be imposed had
not yet been decided.
Some yernacular newspapers specu-
lated the fine might be as high as
5000 yen (S1,5ool. Others suggested
a few hundred yen. A formal an
nouncement Of the procurator's recon-
mendations was expected tomorrow.
With this development. the series Of
miShaps which have followed the Amer
leans since they set out from New
York on projected globe irdling
flight that was to better the time made
by Harold Gatty and Wiley Post has
now reached most serious stage.
Photographs Boats
Pangborn and Herndon stoutly con-
tended their innocence. asserting they
took pictures while flying over Japan
not realizing they were above fortified
area. They admitted they took photo
graphs of sampans Japanese boats on
the Japan Sea.
Regulations prohibiting the photo
graphing of fortified areas in Japan
are extremely strict. They provide fer
confiscation of the equipment used and
prison sentence OF not more than
three years.
Although newspapers and press as
sociations gave various reports REGARD
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
Each of Trio, in Jail for Life,
DlsClaims Part in Staying
OF Couples in Auto.
JUSTICE ACTS QUICKLY
AFTER THREE CONFESS
Troops Called Out to Quell Mobs
Threatening to Lynch Men
and Attacking Police.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Mich, August 14.-Safely
removed from the mob which threat
ened them at Ann Arbor last night,
Fred Smith, Frank Oliver and David T.
Blackstone, who killed and burned the
bodies Of two youths and two girls, near
Ypsilanti, early Tuesday, freely dis
cussed their crime with a newspaper
man at the Michigan State Prison today.
Blackstone denied he had attacked
the girls. He said the story was fabri-
Gated by Oliver and Smith. He also
denied actually participating in the
Staying. Smith said he was driving the
automobile and that Blackstone fired
the shots that killed the two youths.
Oliver, however, said he drove the car.
Both Oliver and Smith denied any
part in the Staying.
Oliver expressed remorse. He said he
had accompanied Smith and Blackstone
on their contemplated robbery TO obtain
money with which TO buy food for his
parents
Several members of divers family
arrived at the prison today and awaited
permission to visit the youth.
The torch slayers, called "fiends in
human form BY the judge who SEN
fenced them, were in solitary confine-
meIlt today in jackson Prison. serving
the first day of life sentences.
They confessed. were sentenced to life
imprisonment and placed in the Jackson
institution within six hours last night
Oscar c. Olander, commissioner Of
public safety. sent word here from
Lansing this morning that State police
will be used TO escort the slayers to the
Marquette prison in the upper penin-
sula He said it was possible the trip
might be made tonight, probably by
train.
A new angle to the affair-not men,
toned by the men in their confeSsions-
was revealed early today with the arrest
of Miss Catherine Keller, 25, at her
home in Ypsilanti. She was brought
to the county Jail here. Officers began
an investigation of reports that she
accompanied the killers early Tuesday,
when they robbed the young couples,
attacked one Of the girls, killed them
and then burned their bodies. Deputies
said the woman was the sweetheart of
Continued on Page 4. Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
SMITH CO. COMMON
STOCK CANCELLED
Delaware Court Also Calls
Preferred Holders to
Reorganize.

The P. H. Smith Co, built up by G.
Bryan Pitts, was dealt death blow
today when the Delaware Court of
Chancery issued an order canceling
all the comon stock issued to the for
mer officers.
Under the court order, a meeting Of
preferred stockholders win be called to
elect new board of directors, who viii
direct the concerns activities in the
future.
Common Stockholders.
Prior to the collapse of the company
the comon stock had been held ex-
clusiYely by Pitts, Samuel j. Henry,
John H Edwards. jr.; G. Ebert Ana
dale, panial n. Crissinger and Fred
erick N. Zihinan.
Their activity in directing the affairs
OF the company resulted in Federal In
dictmentS being returned against ell
of them. Pitts, Anadale and Edwards
were convicted Of conspiring to enabezzle
the conpanyis funds and destroy its
records.
The order was issued upon a suit
brought by a committee representing
the holders Of 100000 in preferred
stock of the company.
Henry Suit Pended.
At the time Of the decision there was
pending before the same court a suit
by Henry for cancellation of $4,000
shares Of common stock held in trust
by Pitts. These shares were voted to
be held in trust for distribution among
deserving employees" Henry contended.
however that p;4tS ,an.o. s4tcEy.flns,+nx9 kI,,
stock and was voting 1t improperly in
his own interest. This suit abates UNI
der today's ruling.
The Smith company, under Pitts
guidance, built up a O,o00 900 business,
but since the indictments were returned
the volume of its business has dwtndled
greatly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
MEXICO BARS ENTRY
OF ALL MINISTERS
Religious Workers of Whatever
Denomination Must Have Spe-
cial Permission.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August 1.-THE IN
terror Department today issued instruc-
tions to immigration officers TO refuse
admission to Mexico of ministers of
any religious denomination who did not
have specific authorization from the de-
partment to enter.
Entry Of ministers even in the cate
CORY of tourists was prohibited, and
border agents we're told to wire the
Interior Department for instructions in
case of doubt.
The Senate last night. by vote of
40 to /. approved the projected national
labor law. The bill has already been
approved by the Chamber and now goes
TO President Ortiz Rubio for signature
AS sent TO the Senate by the House
week ago the labor bill contained a
clause providing that 90 per cent of the
employees of any business or industry
established IN the country must be
native-born Mexicans or naturalized
citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14
L|NDBERGHS PLAN
TO CIRCLE WORLD
win Start 1000 Mile Hop
to Karagin Islands Today
if Weather Clears.

BY the Associated Press.
NOME, Alaska, August 14.--Col. and
Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh win leave
Nome about am. liz noon Eastern
standard time) today for Safety Bay,
81 miles to the east, where their mono
plane is anchored, to prepare for a
take-off for Siberia, en- route to Toxic,
the flying colonel announced before re-
firing last night.
The trip to the plane and the hop
of depends on continued favorable
weather reports from Siberia, Lind
bergh said
1T win take about two hours to
warm the motor for the trip" he said
Cheeks Plane Motor.
Yesterday Lindbergh spent consider
able time at his plane checking the
motor and helping mechanics refuel it
for the 1,0O0-mile flight to Karagin
Island, where he has cache OF gaso-
line and OIL
The pair expect to head westward
about 8 am. q pm. Eastern standard
tinael.
The vacation air tour Of Col and Mrs
Lindbergh, originally destined to end
in the Orient. has blossomed into q
projected flight around the world.
Their intention to extend their 1000
mile trip by thousands OF miles across
Asia, Europe and the Atlantic. was dis
f.1r4 IozF knR, Axt 81 7 4r,z
bergh to a few friends as the flying
couple awaited favorable weather for
their dash across the Boring Sea.
Friends Of the Lindberghs said the
announcement was a complete sur
prise and that even If such an extended
journey had been talked over when they
were planning their route to the orient.
the flyers had not revealed 1t.
From the outset Of their vacation, -
begun on July n, at New York. and
during the several weeks of previous
preparations. the only announced des-
ttnation had been the Orient.
Rain StiH Falling.
Meanwhile, the clearing of the
weather here, which started late yes
terday, was awaited before take-on
for Karagin Island, 1867 miles away on
Kamchatka Peninsula Rain stilI was
falling last night. but the lew baromet-
ric area causing the storm was moving
eastward.
To the west several hundred miles,
and around Ksragin Island, messages
last night said the weather was fair.
Much of the day yesterday Lind
bergh spent at Safety Bay. q miles
70 the east. working on his monoplane.
Continued on Page ., Column g.
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SECOND MARRIAGES HAVE LESS
CHANCE OF FAILURE, STUDY FINDS
Broken Home Teaches Divorces Make Concessions,
Columbia Students Learn.

NEW YORK. August Il iP1.-Sum-
mer students at Teachers College, Co
lunlbia University, have discovered that
second marriages often succeed after
students have been studying the matri-
mony question.
Or. Paul Popenoe, head of the Los
Angeles Family Relations Institute.
which conducted course in Social
Problems Of the Family asserted today
the findings showed thai young people
can be so shaken 10 BIZ daNoTce and
broken home hey win make cAaces-
sions to second husband or wife rat
they would not have made to the first
They have learned that marriage
takes cooperation" he said. Ns
A study Of case histories, he explained,
revealed thak 90 per cent Of second