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Evening star., 1932-07-31
FOX NAMED DEFENDANT
IN SUIT FOR 100000
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Claims Breach of Contract in
Securities Purchase.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 30.-William Fox
motion picture magnate, was named
defendant in a 81 900 900 breach of
contract suit filed today in State Su-
preme Court by the Chicago Title g.
Trust Co.
The Chicago company claims to be
owner by assignment of an alleged claim
against Fox for the default, by the Fox
Theater Corporation. in the purchase
OF a block of securities, including con-
trolling interest in the Roxy Theater.
The bill states that the securities
were sold to the Fox corporation in
1927 by Herbert Lubin and that under
the terms of the agreement Fox was to
indemnify Lubin in case Of default by
his company. Lubin's interest in the
transaction was later assigned to the
Chicago Title g. Trust Co.
The securities were to have been pur-
chased in instsllments over a seven-year
period and the plaintiff claims a spe-
cific default of one installment Of $4l0,-
100 last March.
Evening star., 1932-07-31
FIVE STATES HUNT
SLAYERS OF THREE
Pittsburgh Brothers, Gears
of Underworld" Victims
of "Swarthy Trio"
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press
| PITTSBURGH, July 30-Over the
highways and into the mountains and
hideoutS of five States, police searched
today for the killers of the three Volpe
brothers. czars of the underworld
A trio of swarthy men, one about five
feet tall, the others six feet, are the
object of the hunt, which sent State
police and highway patrolmen to cross
roads to scrutinize every passing car,
constables and county officers into rural
areas, and Pittsburgh police and de-
tectives into water front dives and onto
hill streets.
The Volpes-Johnny Jim and Arthur
were filled with bullets as they
lounged In a. "hill" coffee shop shortly
after noon yesterday. They recently
, attempted to spread control of liquor
activities from suburban Wilmerding to
Pittsburgh. For two months, Tom
Mulvihill, homicide detective, said he
heard, the trio had been ION the spot"
Killers Show Calmness.
The killers sauntered into the eating
house and calmly, without warning,
loosed their fire They sped away in
an automobile bearing a New York
license.
Behind them Jim and Arthur volpe
stretched dead on the floor, shot
through the head. John had staggered
to the street where he fell into gut
ter. dying before a physician could
arrive.
A waiter wounded by stray bullet,
covered behind a counter, crying, Il
don't wanna be shot" The man, Santo
Bizzano, is held in jail today for ques-
tioning Police said he had been un-
able to throw much light on the shoot
ing, but they hoped to gain further in
formation before nightfall.
Plain clothesmen tarried in stores on
! "the hill' hoping to overhear remarks
which might place them on the trail
| of the killers. West Virginia, Mary
! land, Eastern Ohio and New York Off
GERS have Joined Pennsylvania police IN
the search.
Hunt to Be Relentless.
Police Superintendent Peter P.
Walsh promised the hunt would be car
ried on until the gunmen are found.
Were not going to stand for out
, of-town gunner coming In mere ana
| killing our people, even II they are
racketeers," he snapped.
Meanwhile, plans Tor luneral WHICH
would do full justice to their czars we're
| laid by lieutenants OF the slain men.
| The To,1or establishments of the city
and suburbs collectors moved, gathering
funds for floral pieces and expensive
| caskets.
! Louis Volpe, surviving brother of the
slain men, is in jail facing a liquor
charge. Plans to free him took shape.
The widows wept and swore VEN
/ geance r
But from no source came hint OF
who might have fired the fatal shots
or who might Rave been responsible.
Evening star., 1932-07-31
REPUBLICAN, CHIEF DENIES
GUILT IN $4,000 FRAUD
Maurice Maschke, Cleveland G. O.
P. Leader, Is Held in $4,000
EmbeZzlement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, July 30, - Maurice
Maschke. county Republican leader. to-
day pleaded not guilty to aiding al
legged embezzlement of $l4o 900 from
the county treasury and pounded his
fist in anger as he demanded an i'm
mediate trial.
His face flushed and his usual calm
poise shattered, the dictator of local Re
publican politics for the last "a years
asserted If he was guilty of anything
1T was being a sap" and provided
bond Of $4,000. His attorney filed a
motion for an immediate trial.
Four of the six others indicted with
Maschke as the result of a grand iury
investigation into a deficit OF s570 382
in the treasury also pleaded not guilty,
They were Councilman Herman II
Finkle, one of Maschke's chief lieu
tenants; Henry A. Beckerm2n. another
Maschke lieutenant; Herman H Fcl--
man, law partner of Beckerman. and
Charles Bernstein, real estate operator
Al provided bond.
Evening star., 1932-07-31
EX-CASHIER RETURNING

Abingdon, Mass, July 80 P1.-F.
Maurice Bruins, former cashier and di-
rector of the State Exchange Bank at
stryker, Ohio, today started back to
that State with an Ohio detective on an
indictment charging misapplication OF
81 900, 900 in funds of the State Ex-
change Bank of Toledo, Ohio.
Bruins was arrested in Rockland last
Tuesday as fugitive from justice, and
was held in $4,000 bail pending arrival
of the Ohio authorities.
Evening star., 1932-07-31
HITLER GETS SALARY
BUT is BUSY ELSEWHERE
Inquisitive Socialist in Brunswick
Diet Is Told Political Work
Outside Allowed.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUNSWICK, Germany What is
Adolf Hitler doing to earn his salary?"
was asked by an inquisitive Socialist
member of the Brunswick diet.
The Austrian-born fascist chief, it
will be recalled, became German clti-
zen through being appointed "regier-
ungsrat" or government counselor" at
the Brunswick legation in Berlin, with
economic duties" His first act after
being appointed was to apply for
vacation.
So. when the questioner asked
whether Hitler was doing any work for
his money, and If not, why not, a
spokesman for the Brunswick govern
ment blandly replied: "Regierungsrat
Hitler's work was so arranged that he
could do political work we'll"
The spokesman sat down. Nobody
laughed
Evening star., 1932-07-31
Sea Monster Down Under. "

That a sea monster has appeared
near Auckland, New Zealand, has been
reported by seamen. A trawler skipper
saws that he and two members OF his
crew saw it only so yards from their
ship near North Cape. 1t rose about
80 feet out of the water, and even then
its full length was not displayed and
no sign of fin or tail could be seen
The monster broke the surface OF the
water four times.
Evening star., 1932-07-31

Pure oil polish that will make
your shoes look like new. Colors
of black, TAM. brown and oxblood.
Evening star., 1932-07-31

This metal utility chest has a
hundred different uses for fish,
ing trips. outing trips, vacationing,
for carrying tools in the car, for
keeping tools at home and many
others. Buy several of these kits,
you will find many uses for them.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
RAILROAD EMPL0YE
az YEARS RETIRES
H. Billings Long in Pennsylvania
Traffic Department; to Con-
tinue Residence Here.

H. Billings, for many years special
representative of the traffic department
of the Pennsylvania Railroad In Wash
ington, has retired from active duty,
under the rules of the company, having
been connected with the road AZ years
and 8 months. He will continue to
make his home in Washington.
Mr.. Billings, a native OF MaSSachu-
sets, is graduate of Harvard, class of
1884. After spending several years in
the West, he entered the Pennsylvania
Railroad service in 1889 as delivery
clerk at a North River pier in New
York After series Of promotions he
was transferred to Philadelphia in 1907
and in the following year became dis
trict freight solicitor and agent of the
Star Union Line at the BourSe in that
city. In 1910 he was appointed Eastern
superintendent of the Union Line with
headquarters in Philadelphia.
When this country entered the World
War Mr.. Billings was sent to Washing
ton to serve en- the freight traffic con-
troll committee. This committee was
discharged at the close of the war with
thanks of the director general of rail-
roads. With the return Of the roads to
private operation, Mr.. Billings was ap-
pointed special representative CT the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Co. in Washing
ton. He is a member of the Washing
ton Transportation Club, the National
Press Club and the Harvard Clubs of
Washington and New York.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National-"The Band Wagon" at
800 pm.
BeIasco-"B Blessed Event" at $50
pm.
Gayety-"Girls From the Follies," at
2:15 and BIS pm.
Columbia-"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
(second week., at l1:30 am, 1880, $3.50,
$50, 7:30 and $50 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Prestige," at 1920
pm. Stage shows at 11:38 am, 2:04,
4:30, 6:55 and 9:22 pm.
PaIace-"Lovers Courageous, at II 80
am, 2:05, 4:40, 7:05 and 9:40 pm.
Stage shows at 1:20, 4, 625 and pm.
MetropoIitan-"The Speckled Band"
and Tulane VS.. Southern California" "
at IL, 11:49 am, 1888, lat, 256, 3:45,
Asa, SAB, $50, TAB, 9:05 and 9:54 pm.
Rialto-"Unexpected Father" at II,
2:03; 4:05, $50, 7:54 and 9:58 pm.
Earle-"Two Kinds of Women" at
11:15 am. lao, ABS, 7:30 and 1905
pm. Stage shows at l2:40, 3;35, 6:25
and 9:05 pm.
Fox-"Rainbow Trail" at 1871 am,
AS, 4:31, 7:l7 and 1908 pm. Stage
shows, with James Dunn in person, at
1881, 3:37, 6:23 and 9:09 pm.
Tivoli-"Possessed," at 2;30, AIS,
sos, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Central-"Peach O. Reno" II am. to
II pm.
ADMINISTRATIVE Kinds of Wom-
en- at 6:15, sos and 10 pm.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
OPPOSE WATERWAY
FOR ST. LAWRENCE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February Holding
that New York State would have to
pay more than % per cent of the United
States share of the cost of the pro-
posed st. Lawrence waterway, the Mer
chants Association of New York has
sent to President Hoover a recon-
mendation that all plans for partiCi
patton in the venture be abandoned
1t was explained the association had
never before come out fatty against
the st Lawrence project, and that
the move was caused by the introduc-
ton in Congress of bill by Repre-
sentative Mapes of Michigan, which,
the associations communication as
serted, would definitely commit the
United States to the project.
The association makes the point that
the waterway, as proposed, would de-
fleet traffic from Albany and New York.
Referring to the assumption that
revenue would be derived from the
sale of power to be developed in con-
nection with the waterway, the COM
muniCation says there has been no
convincing evidence that any profit can
be made, or that the proposed power
will even be self-Supporting.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
GOV. LA Toilette
WINS TAX BATTLE
ar-Reaching Econom C
Legislation Enacted by
State Assembly.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, February 1.--Moved
into action for the relief of citizens,
Wisconsin's State Assembly enacted
far-reaching economic legislation at the
special session just ended
1t reached into all brackets Of in
comes accruing to the badger popula-
tion, particularly the higher brackets,
for en- S8,000,000 fund to grant relief
to the unemployed
Jobless Insurance.
1t made wisconsin the first State in
the Union to adopt a law that is deS-
tined to establish insurance against un-
employed-in a voluntary manner, II
industry chooses, but compulsory If
voluntary systems are not in effect
within 18 months.
At the instance of the States young
Governor, Philip F. La Toilette, the
Legislature Overwhelmingly indorsed
tax on oleonargarine to protect the
badger dairy industry, and came within
one vote of adopting one of the most
unusual proposals placed before it.
That was La FolletteS plan to commit
the State, in the present emergency to
a policy which the Governor defined as
redistribution OF WeaIIn, IIe IdAu4B
of the biggest incomes at rates as high
as 80 per cent and the application OF
the proceeds not only for current un-
employment relief but for remitting
taxes on general property.
Governor Wins.
Although remission of general prop
erty taxes did not go through the Gov
ernor won, temporarily at least. His
fight for taxes on the dividends Of Wis
Consin corporations estimated at ap
proximaCely S40,000,000
The executive, following up cam
paign pledge. sought to restrict the OPP
Grafton of all chain banks in the State
and failing in this to set up barriers
2 sgainst the extension of outside chains
into Wisconsin. Neither plan succeeded.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
Adopts French Names.

Berlin, Germany, nocturnal amuse-
ment resorts are undergoing wave Of
limitations Of Partisan places of enter
tainment. Cabarets bearing such
Partisan names as bal Musette," /"
Quarter Latin" lie Dome" lie
Jockey" etc, have sprung up like mush-
rooms recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
What Experts Say

= ,,iobt no assumed that leaders of the house OF
representatives acted upon expert ADVICE when tney
wrote their vicious general sales tax Search Oh the
record fails however to reveal the opinion OF one OUT
standing fiscal expert inside or outside OF government
circles who was whoe-heartedy for this basic change
in the American tax system. II there are any Suon
experts their number is small
No later than Dec. ID, Ogden Mills then unoer-
secretary and now secretary of the treasury said that
the treasury department had rejected the general OF
turnover tax mot only bears no relation to
ability to nav and is regressve in character but be-
cause of the enormous administrative difficulties ana
tho almost inevitable pyramiding of the tax in the
course of successive sales"
Again. on March H. Mills said: i happen to be
one who in the past has not favored sales tax L
prefer tax system consisting of progressive tax on
individual incomes with broad base, corporation
income tax an estate tax, customs duties and Sc
lective group of excise taxes" Now he merely says
the ways and means sales tax plan is acceptable
Undersecretary of Treasury A. A. Ballantine is
ouoted as having denounced the general sales tax as
essentially unjust" and grossly discriminatory"
E. C. Alvord treasury specialist, was asked in COM
mittee hearings by Representative Crisp whether as
an American citizen he favored the general sales tax
He replied: "At the present time, no SIR
DR.. Thomas S. Adams of Yale, a committee wit
ness thought the system IN CANADA success puI ao
,nitted he had not talked with Canadian farmer labor
or consumer groups.
Economists have been almost unanimous IN oppos-
ing indirect taxes upon the peoples needs. For IN
stance:
Adam Smith in His wealth of Nations'-Tax on
the necessities of life operate exactly in the same
manner as tax on the wages Of labor
John Stuart Mill-Excuson must be made upon
all taxes on commodities, necessities of life, or on ma
terials or instruments employed in producing these
necessities Such taxes always are likely to en-
croach on what should be left untaxed the income
barely sufficient for healthful existence
Professor E. R. A Seligman of Coumba-The
sales tax sins against the cardinal principle of equal
ity Of taxation.
Dr. William j. Schultz, Financial Economist for
the National Industrial Conference Board-Tne SUI
preme drawback to federal sales tax would be its
social injustice.
DR. John r. Commons, President Of the ConSum-
ers League and wisconsin University Economist-A
sales tax reduces the purchasing power and welfare
of the millions of low-paid consumers. 1t is tax
exactly to the better principle of ability to
pay
DR.. John Dewey OF coumbia-A sales tax is gov
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
Tax Beer

OF the many reasons given by the senate sub
committee for its favorable report on the Bingham bill
to legaze per cent beer the economic reasons prob
ably will arouse widest interest That prohibition has
increased consumption of hard liquor spawned the
bootleg industry multiplied racketeering corrupted
the courts increased laesnes and dsespect for the
law and lowered the morals of the nation are facts
fairly well established
But the serious economic consequences of prohibi-
ton have not been recognized until now In times of
depression it is the dollar and cents argument that
goes home.
When senate subcommittee finds that legislation
OF per cent beer would give employment in a rela-
lively short time to from a half million to a million
persons, even the most fanatical dry must pause
We are inclined to think this estimate is too high
But if the estimate is cut in half the figure re-
mains signifcant-especaly when we recall that pro-
hibtion sold to the country originally on the
propaganda plea that it would guarantee permanent
and high level employment and prosperity
The most convincing part of the economic argu-
ment against prohibition, however is that which ap-
plies to government finances. At the moment the
country is suffering from dangerously large deficit
and the necessity Of increasing federal revenues.
The Democratic and Republican machines in con-
gress are ready to impose general sales tax-which
they admit is vicious in princple-as necessary evil
This newspaper and liberals generally, oppose the
sales tax and desire to as much of the deficit
as possible by restoration of wartime surtax and
death duty tax.
But beer tax-of cents pint-would wipe out
the necessity of either sales tax or of wartime in
come and estate taxes The senate subcommittee esti
mates that such beer tax would net the government
annually from $347OOOGOO to $8OOOOO OOO
Now the government pays millions to enforce" an
unenforceable law and denied the opportunity of
taxing the beer which flows SO freely. The gain of
the bootegger is the loss of the citizen who will pay
off the federal deficit through sales taxes or income
taxes. Prohibition is to blame
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
Give Them a Chance

A special session Of the legislature is imperative II
the farmer and smaller home owner is to be saved
from bankruptcy through unfair distribution OF taxes
So far Governor Leslie has taken the attitude
that there will be no session until majority OF the
members of the legislature sign agreements in adj
vance that they will write only tax law which meets
with his approval and then adjourn
That attitude u.s. of course unjustifiable on any
theory that the people make their own laws through
a legislative branch of government and that the
Governor is elected to execute the laws, not die
tate them.
Most of the members of the legislature would
like to come back to indianapolis for another term.
Many of them piled up records in the regular ses-
sion in which the search for some argument or even
explanation for their neighbors is exceedingly dill
cult They are probably sorry. They would probably
do better if given chance to redeem their RECORDS
and establish themselves in public confidence
tax upon the Intangible forms OF wealth. Is
inevitable There must be economies. 1t may Do
necessary to shift large portion of the highway tax
to other uses
But it is also imperative, as John White aoie
member from this county, points out to pass some
utility legislation that will bring relief to the con-
sIners of electricity, water and gas
The legislature attempted to write one law by
forgery or rather some undiscosed but powerful
forces in the legislature did succeed in getting the
signature of the Governor to paper that the courts
said was fraud and forgery
It is lust possible that if the Governor consents
the legislature will repent of its sins OF omission
and commission and write some real and needed laws
Give them a chance. 1t do no harm 1t might
do good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
Worthless Fortunes

The miser is phenomenon old as civilization;
and from the very beginning he has been a great
puzzle.
There died in the middle west the other day an
aged recluse who lived in tiny apartment on
mean side street. To all appearances, he was just
one notch above actual restitution.
But when his effects were examined, after his
DEATH it found that he owned cash and securities
worth upward of 100000.
Cases of this kind continually are coming to light,
of course and there is nothing especially unusual in
this one. But it does make one wonder anew
"Why?"
The money did the man no earthly good. 1t now
is being divided among thirty-nne cousins and it is
doubtful if he saved it on their account 1t did him
good whatsoever.
What can be the motive that makes man treat
his money that way?
Candidates for the presidency have at least one
thing in common They make plenty of speeches and
seldom say anything.
girl with dark past is one who used to be a
brunei.
Since prosperity seems reluctant to return to bust
ness maybe it's up to business return to prosperity
INC VI VAA0 eAOo4V4eS VI Ille year III EUROPE Is the
American tourist.
headline says United States to Oppose New
Jap Plan" Well, turn abouts fair play
Judging by boXofhce figures, Jack Dempsey's come
back campaign proves one thing He can take it!
We wonder If the peace Japan is talking about
wanting from China shouldn't be spelled piece"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
No Strike This Year

All the people intensely interested in the cul-
ference in progress at Tere Haute at which the
union coal miners and the coal mine operators are
endeavoring to reach a scale agreement.
That conference might easily destroy this industry
in this state if reason and unsehshness do not die
tate the terms under which men may work and coal
may be mined.
1t may be taken for granted that the men Of the
mines understand that in these days of economic dis
turbance and depression, some concessions must be
made in order that the Indiana fields may COM
pete with those of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
1t is highly important that the number Of men
employed be increased rather than decreased re-
suit of the agreement and that the Indiana output be
restored and maintained
The coal industry in the state has not hourished
in recent years. variety Of causes contributed to
this result. Wise leadership Of the men is needed
as never before.
Mining Of coal under injunctions and in confhct
with so-caled co-operatives has become intoerabe,
resulting in loss to the owners of mines and wide
spread misery and prvation to the miners.
It is within the realm of probability that an effort
will be made to direct the Indiana miners into a
situation where a strike might easily result
strike in Indiana mines this year would be fatal to
the industry and, what is much more important
probably fatal to the miners organization through
which fair and reasonable working conditions are
alone possible.
ANY advice from leadership, local or national
that heads toward strike should be scrutnized most
carefully. miners strike this year is unthinkabe
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-22
Stranded Road

INDEED, one of the fairest indict-
l. ments against our civilization is
that it does not maintain itself on
one side of the street or the other.
We are not callous enough to say,
Let them eat cake" but I think
why don't they appeal to the Red
Cross or the Salvation Army?" is a
rough equivalent of this same state
of mind.
We are benevolent enough to
want to muddle through out diff
culties with little handouts and
apple buying, but not one-tenth
sufficiently imaginative to buckle
down to the problem of attacking
the roots of poverty.
There used to be an ancient bit of
dialog concerning inebriation which
ran:
Old Lady-Officer, that man is
intoxicated.
Policeman-Oh, no, ma'am; he
just moved a finger.
And it seems to me that the pres
ent economic and political temper
of the country is to accept anything
short Of wholesale starvation as
good enough. I say it isn't.
I say that we are not only brutes,
but fools, if it is our intention to
stand by old theories of inaction
right up to the time that people be-
gin to drop on our doorsteps.
Copyright. 1892. BY The Timesl