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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
COMMITTEE TO
END WORK ON
REVENUE BILL
Measure Is Designed to
Draw Billion Dollars From
Nations Pocketbook.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, March Be
fore night the house ways and
means committee will have ready
"the revenue bill of 1892" designed
to draw a billion dollars. from the
pocketbooks Of nearly everybody in
the country.
The major task left to complete
the measure today was selection of
special excise taxes to raise $780,
100000.
This amount still is needed to
balance the budget on top of the
manufacturers sales tax, the in
come, inheritance and gift taxes
and certain new administrative pro-
visions.
Acting Chairman Charles R.
Crisp, who has lived with the bill
until he begins to look bit weary,
expects to introduce it in the house
Monday. 1t probably will be taken
up there about the middle Of the
week.
Bill Is Nearly Ready
Working under pressure all day
Friday, the. CONN ittee approved
every section of thu bill except the
special excise taxes, and the few
administrative changes.
The measure is built around the
broad manufactures sales tax, which
carries a rate of "a per cent and
is designed. to raise between $780,
100000 and $625, 100000. 1t will be-
come effective thirty days after en-
actment, Crisp announced.
Other major provisions are:
Normal income tax rates of z per
cent on the first $4,000 of taxable in
come; 4 per cent on the next $4,000,
and per cent above that. This
compares with rates of IL, 3 and 5
per cent in the present law.
Lowers Exemptions
Exemptions of $500 for a single
person and $500 for married per-
son. compared with $1,000 and $4,000.
Reduction of the amount that
may be considered as earned in
comes" and therefore subject to a
Is per cent credit before computa-
ton of taxes, from $4,000 to
$4,000
Surtax rates ranging from per
cent at $4,000 to 40 per cent on in
comes of 100000 and over.
Estate tax rates graduating from
2 per cent under $4,000 to 40 per
cent on $10,0O0OOO and over. Gift
tax rates beginning with IL per
cent on $4,000, after an initial ex-
emption of 100000, and ranging in
80 per cent on gift of $1O,OOO,OO0 and
above.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05

be sure which of the 20 million intercon-
Meeting telephones in this country you may
need to reach.
The Bell System provides a constantly
improving service at the least cost consis-
tent with financial safety. This means that
it pays only regular dividends and devotes
all earnings beyond that to the extension
and improvement of the service.
This has been the practice for half
century, with the result that the public has
doubled its use of Bell telephones in the
last ten years.
The money you pay to your telephone
company brings you steadily increasing
value.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Faint Heart
BIZ United Press

By United Press
MOBILE, Ala, March s.
Marvin M. Carroll, 40, of
Birmingham, Ala, tainted
twice while getting marriage
license.
I want to get a marriage IL
cense," he said. After the pro-
ceedings had started, he faint
ed. An ambulance crew was
summoned to the courthouse
and revived him.
Once again the procedure
was begun, and again he
tainted.
The third time he managed
to hold together and was
granted a license to wed Mrs.
Caroline Kyzer, 81, of Mobile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
AWARD DELTA TAU CUP
Miami University HOnOred for Larg-
est Group at Convention.

Best attendance at the dinner OF
the northern divisional conference
of Delta Tau Delta fraternity in
the Columbia Club, Friday night,
won silver cup for the chapter
at Miami university.
Thirty members of the UNIVERSE
TVS chapter attended the dinner.
Brandt G. Downey and Oscar L.
Pond were awarded citations by the
fraternity'S court of honor.
A dance tonight at the club, after
business sessions, will close the two
day meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
OFFER SERVICES
FOR DEAL WITH
BABY KIDNAPERS
United Press Is Willing to
Act in Transmitting
Ransom Details.
By United Press

To those holding baby Charles
Augustus Lindbergh Jr.:
Colonel Lindbergh has given his
pledged word that you will be fully
protected if you get in touch with
him, receive the $4,000 demanded
and return his child. The colonel
can be relied upon to keep his word.
The county prosecutor likewise has
pledged protection.
If, for any reason, you are I'M
willing to get in touch directly with
Colonel Lindbergh, you may do so
through any Office of the United
PresS-New York, Philadelphia,
Harrisburg, Washington, Boston, Al
bany, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, At
lanta or any other large city.
The United Press will convey di-
rect to Colonel Lindbergh, with
utmost secrecy, any message YOU
care to send. Such message will not
be published, nor shown to any one.
other than members of the Lind
bergh family. The message should
be accompanied by some sign or
indication that it is authentic.
Following are some of the United
Press bureaus to which you may
telephone:
Indianapolis, Lincoln 6593. In
dianapolis Times building.
New York, Murray Hill 2-O4OO,
Daily News building
Philadelphia, RittenhouSe 1916,
Belber building.
Washington, National 9O52, 1922
New York avenue, N, w.
Boston, Capital 57S5, 262 Wash
ington street.
Cleveland, Cherry I'LL, Cleveland
Press building.
Chicago, Wabash 1916, 22O South
State street.
Raleigh, N. c., Raleigh 1868, I16
West Martin street.
Atlanta, Walnut 0588, 200 Ter
minal building.
Detroit, Cadillac 1902, 1749 Lafay-
cite boulevard.
Pittsburgh, Court 1882, Pittsburgh
Press building.
Harrisburg, Harrisburg 5967, Pa
triot building.
Montreal, Harbour 3726, 249 st.
James street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
WIDOWS BATTLE
FOR BIG ESTATE
First Wife of Millionaire
Says Divorce Was Illegal.
By United Press

By United Press
SAN FRANCISCO, March S.
The lucky fortune" of the late
Washington Henry Ochsner, pos
thumous millionaire, hinged on a
1909 Nevada divorce today when
three self-styled widows and part
ner began their fight for the estate
into probate court.
If middle-aged Mrs. Frances A.
Ochsner succeeds in proving her
contention that the geologist never
divorced her, two other women may
find their marriages to him de-
clared legally non-existent.
AS the admitted first wife, Mrs.
Frances Ochsner opened the strange
controversy with testimony designed
to show Ochsner's divorce against
her was granted illegally.
Mrs. Nancy Ochsner Badly Of
Reno, New, whom the geologist
married after his divorce, claimed
she in turn had divorce thrust up
on her.
/ Mrs. Hilda Caring Ochsner was
the wife of Ochsner when he died
in 1927.
F. G. Dougherty has asked a
share on the basis of partnership
papers.
The fight began when a sup
posedly worthless piece of land left
to Ochsner was found in the CEN
ter of the Kettleman oil fields.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
FRANCE BUYS NITRATES
Product of U. S. Plant Will Be
Shipped to Europe.
By United Press

By United Press
RICHMOND, Va, March S.
Nitrates manufactured by the At
mospheric Nitrogen Company at
Hopewell, Va, are to be supplied
to the French government, it is re-
ported here.
The order is for $4,000 tons of
nitrates. which will be purchased by
an American group including the
Allied Chemical and Dye Corpora
ton, owner of the Hopewell con-
Germ.
Size of the order is not considered
as important as the fact that the
American companies are able to get
foothold in France, which is a
large buyer of nitrates.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
File Rate Cut Petitinn

Milroy Lions Club has petitioned
the public service commission for
investigation of electric rates and
service at Milroy provided by the
Southeastern Indiana Power Com
pany. The petition asks rates be
reduced and service improved.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
BANDIT PAIR is
WRAPPED; ONE
SLAIN BY COP
Fred Stuck Is Killed With
Gun in Hand; Mate
Is Captured.

one bandit is dead and a suspect
is held by police as the aftermath
OF an alleged attempt early today
OF two gunner to rob a filling sta
ton and a motorist.
The dead bandit is Fred Stuck.
40, of 1903 Beecher street.
His companion, Harold Lester.
25, OF 1908 Finley avenue, was
naobed by police, who fatally
wounded Stuck in the alleged act of
robbing the motorist.
Municipal Judge William H.
Sheaffer today continued Testers
case until March IS. Bond was
fixed at $4,000.
The shooting occurred at Ray
mond street and Bethel avenue, as
motorpolicemen Erwin Barker and
Cecil Neal sprung trap set by
motorist to capture the alleged
gunner.
Tried to Block Car
Barker and Neal were Investigate
ing a report by Frank Murello of
664 South East street, and Tony
La Rosa of 901 South New Jersey
street, that two men had attempted
to block their car on Raymond
street near Bethel avenue.
Murello and La Rosa were d.
I, rected to drive back to the scene,
and the police car, without lights,
followed close behind.
AS the two cars drew near
filling station owned by Herbert
Plume Of Beech Grove, the bandit
suspects we're seen pumping gaso-
line from a pump, lock on which
had been broken, police said.
Swerve Into Station
Murello and La Rosa swerved
their car into the filling station,
blocking the path of the bandit
car. Barker and Neal parked at
the rear of the bandit car.
Seeing Murello and La Rosa,
Stuck is said to have drawn a re-
volyer, ordering Murello to stick
'em up"
At this point, Barker had leaped
from the police car and stood with
In i've feet of the bandit. AS the
Z gunman's command was given, Neal,
with Barker, drew his revolver and
fired. The slug tore through Stuck's
head, killing him instantly.
Covered by Officer
Lester, said to have been seated
in the bandit car, then was Gov
cred" by Barker and dragged from
the car. He provided police with
the name of the dead bandit.
Lester, suspect in the murder of
William zeller, lottery operator, was
at liberty under bond pending trial
, in connection with the Zeller case
on charges of conspiracy to commit
4 a felony.
William Hill, pal of Lester and
former policeman, now is serving a
life sentence at the state prison for
the murder.
Police say Lester is a memebr of a
gang headed by Arthur Dampier,
west side hoodlum.
Figured in Shooting
La Rosa previously figured in a
shooting three years ago, when he
was seriously wounded while sitting
in his automobile near Hall place
and Sixteenth street, after he tried
to escape from assailants in an
other car. He was taken to city
hospital and recovered, but refused
to explain the incident to police.
The fight was reported to have fol-
lowed a hijacking attempt.
Lester and Stuck were driving a
. car owned by Testers wife Irene.
\ As Stuck fell to the ground NOR
tally wounded he was grasping a
.38-caliber revolver containing three
loaded shells, according to Barker
and Neal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Diners Eat Planked Turkey

HARTFORD, Conn, March ST.
A new American delicacy-planked
turkey-waS introduced at a lunch
con of directors of the Connecti-
cut Turkey Producers Association.
1t is credited to DR.. c. E. Terry of
Shelton and turkey growers believe
it will improve their business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
VETERAN ACTOR DIES

Louis John Bartels, Stage, Screen
Star, Is Heart Victim.
BIZ United Press
HOLLYWOOD, March 5.-A heart
ailment was given today as cause
of the death of Louis John Bartels,
SO. stage and screen actor. Bar
tells appeared in Seventeen" and
1.-The Show-Off." on the New York
stage, and in numerous films.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
TWO HELD IN ROBBERY
MOrgantown Pair Charged With
Stealing Money of Ones Brother.

b. Times Special
NASHVILLE, Ind, March S.
Earl Hutchinson, II, and Robert
Tryon, 20, both living near Morgan
town, are held here on charge Of
stealing $4,000 from Earls brother,
Harlan, an Indianapolis upholsterer.
Both are said to have confessed.
All but 500 of the money has been
recovered, authorities said.
According to statements credited
to the prisoners, they took the
money from the Hutchinson family
home, where Harlan had placed it
in a steel box after withdrawing it
from a bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Simon Gamble Suffers Lung
PunCture in Crash at
Meridian, Sixteenth.

Nine persons we're injured, one
seriously, in automobile accidents
Friday afternoon and night.
Condition of Simon Gamble, "a,
of lib South Illinois street, is
serious. A broken rib punctured
lung and he incurred other in
ternal injuries when the car he
was driving collided with one driven
by Dudley Swartz, So, of 1146 Con-
gress avenue.
Witnesses told police that Gamble,
driving south on Meridian street,
started across Sixteenth street as
traffic signal showed change and
the collision resulted. No arrests
were made.
Witnesses said police did not ar
rive at the scene until twenty min
utes after the accident and an am
bulance did not arrive until twenty
five minutes after being called.
Five Hurt in Collision
A mother and four children were
injured in an auto collision at Miller
street and Belmont avenue. The
husband and father, Clarence Bur-
ton, 80, OF 1920 South Belmont ave-
nue., was one Of the drivers. The
other car was driven by Raymond
Sheldon, 40, of 554 Fletcher ave-
hue. Mrs. Mabel Burton, Clarence
Jr., IA; Lucille, II; Myrtle, 10, and
Alice, 10, suffered bruises.
Rufus Isaacs, SO, of 1920 North
New Jersey street, received minor
injuries when his car crashed into
a parked machine after another
driver forced him to the curb IN the
2400 block North Meridian street.
George Hornberger, %, of. $40 East
Raymond street, owned the parked
car. Driver of the third car has not
been found.
Others Are Injured
A fracture of the right arm and
bruises were incurred by Mike Ka-
Sach, 48, of % South California
street, who told police he was run
over by an automobile from
which he fell. He said the car was
driven by Jack Sam, 90 South West
street, who is held on charges of
drunkenness, drunk driving, failure
to stop after an accident, and as
sault and battery. Trial will be
held March II. Police found Ka-
sash at Arsenal avenue and East
New York street.
Mrs L. H. Thompson, 60, $50 North
Arlington avenue, received cuts and
bruises when the car, driven by her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05

After ten years of suffering
from childhood fire tragedy,
Florence Fahrner, II, of 1725h
South Talbot street, today had
received the first part of a $4,000
court judgment which will be
used for her medical treatment.
For nine years the girl has
visited an indianapolis hospital
weekly, in efforts to wipe out
traces of body burns received
when she was 2. Her father, Fred
Fahrner, has been unemployed
several months and the financial
burden has been heavy.
The judgment was awarded the
girl against Sylvester Altering
Jr., and his mother by Superior
Judge Joseph R. Williams. It
was charged the boy hurled a
match on the baby clothes of
Florence and the body burns re-
suited.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
JERSEY CATTLE CLUB
ELECTS ANGOLA MAN
Frank RawIey Made President of
State Organization.


Election of Frank Rawley of An
COLA as president of the Indiana
Jersey Cattle Club featured a meet
ing Friday in the Washington.
Edward Emcke of Vincennes, DR..
J. c. Bright of Pekin and Guy
Daily of Mooresville were named di-
rectors.
George Cooper, president of the
Ohio Jersey Cattle Club, and H. E.
Dennison, field agent for the Ameri-
can Jersey Cattle Club, were
speakers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
AMENDMENT RATIFIED

virginia Is rHSt otdte W Iut AtS
o. X. on Lame Duck Measure.
BIZ United Press
RICHMOND, Va, March 5. -
Virginia is the first state to ratify
the Norris flame duck" constitu-
tional amendment.
Friday the house ratified the
amendment, as soon as it was Of
ficially notified that it had been
submitted TO the states by congress.
The senate cut parliamentary red
tape, and added its concurrence in
the late afternoon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05

Flies have carried death to more
human beings than all the beasts IF
prey and poisonous reptiles
combined.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
CHINA TO WAGE
WAR ON FOES
IN MANCHURIA
Military Forces to Be Sent
Into Area Seized by
Japanese.
BY HERBERT r. EKINS
United Press STAFF Correspondent

Copyright. 1892 by United Pressl
SHANGHAI, March 5.-The Chi
nese nationalist government issued
a virtual declaration of war on the
independent Manchurian state to-
day, while rioting threatened for
eign concessions here, and Japanese
and Chinese forces planned further
fighting.
First act of a new military coun-
Gil created by the central executive
committee of the Chinese govern
ment was to order a punitive ex-
petition against the Manchurian
state. The committee meeting at
Loyang was attended by govern
ment and military leaders.
According to the opinion of Chi
nese leaders here, the expedition
will be headed by Marshal Chang
HSeuh-Liang, ousted as Manchurian
overload by japanese, and Feng Yu-
Hsiang, the Christian general, :"
who still heads a powerful military
force.
Marshal Chang had loyal army
OF $4,000 men in the Chincllow
area before he ordered his men to
retire within the great wall of
China at Chanhaikwan.
Honor Fallen Heroes
1t was not kAown whether Chang
Kai-Shek, former head of the gov
eminent, who sent his armies to aid
in the defense of Shanghai, would
be concerned with the Manchurian
expedition.
The Chinese leaders opened their
meeting with a solemn tribute to the
soldiers killed at Shanghai, stand
ing in silence for three minutes with
heads bowed.
While Chinese claimed that Jap
aneSe troops continued to fight
northwestward toward Marking, de-
lenses of the international settle
ment and the French concession
we're strengthened as a protection
against local rioting. Disturbances
Friday night and early today CEN
tered in the French concession,
which previously had been least en-
dangered.
MobS Are Menace
Danger to the international set
Element was that thousands of Chi
nese might rush the district for
safety on false reports that their
native quarters were to be attacked.
Mobs of Chinese tried to enter
the foreign district Friday after in
tense excitement caused by false
reports that the Japanese COM
mander-in-chief had been killed
and that the Chinese were to coun-
ter-attack against Shanghai. Sew
eral policemen were beaten before
order was restored.
The Chinese said a round-table
conference of world powers to con-
slider the Shanghai situation was
impossible while Japanese troops
continued to advance and Chinese
sovereignty and territorial integrity
were menaced.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05

Total value of all gold in the
world is estimated at more than ten
and half billion dollars.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
HEAD
MOVES OFFICE

Ogden L. Mills, Secretary of the
Treasury, today moved into the
office overlooking the white
House, which for II years had
been occupied by Andrew w. Mel
lon, now ambassador to Great
Britain, as he administered the
financial affairs of the nation.
Since 1927 Mills had been under
secretary. For the last two years
he virtually removed, the heavy
load of Treasury administration
from the shoulders of Mellon, al
though it cannot be said that af-
fairs of the department always
were not under the scrutinizing
eye of the Pittsburgh financier.
With Melons retirement an
other washington spokesman is
gone. President Hoover ended the
existence of the famous White
House spokesman, while Mills has
let it be known that when he
speaks for publication he may be
quoted directly. When quoted,
Mellon normally appeared in the
public print as high Treasury
Official" except when issuing for
NAL statements,
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
JACK P|CKFORD,
WIFE, PART.

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 18 G.N.S).
Jack Pickford, brother of Mary
Pickford Fairbanks, admitted to-
day that he and his pretty chorus
dancer wife, Mary Mulhern, had
separated. Miss Mulhern's attor-
neys will be instructed to prepare
a divorce suit.
Jack said:
"Miss MuIhern is an awfully
nice girl. I'm sorry we couldn't
make go of our marriage"
Pickford's statement was in
strange contrast to this one last
Tuesday by Miss Mulhern:
''Me divorce Jack? Ha, ha,
that's certainly a good joke on
me or someone. Why, that's
silly. Pm sleeping in his Holly
wood apartment right now and
Jacks asleep in the next room.
That doesn't look like a divorce,
does it?"
Miss Mulhern is Pickford's third
wife. They were married in 1880.
He was first married to Olive
Thomas, film actress, who died of
poisoning in Paris under mysteri-
Gus circumstances. His second
wife was Marilyn Miller, musical
comedy star.
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
ACCUSE ARNOLD
Of SECRET|NG
INFORMATION
Suicide Theory Strengthens;
Victim Was Addicted to
Sleep PotionS

BOSTON, Feb. 18 (I.N.S.).
While the Chinese Prince, car
rying the "'hoax" cable that
sent Elizabeth Barrett Cook,
Brookline heiress, to her death,
ploughed toward Boston al
most two days behind
schedule, the girls fiance, st.
George Tucker Arnold, today
remained secluded in his home
in a virtual state of collapse.
Failure of the vessel to dock
as scheduled caused Arnold to
lock himself behind doors, refuse
to see any visitors, and even call
for police protection to keep in,
quiring reporters at a distance.
Kin Hostile to Arnold
Arnold yesterday was the object
of intense criticism from Miss
Cooks Boston relatives, who
accused him of making "con-
tradicting statements in regard
to the strange case and of being
able to shed light on the mystery
should he so desire.
Miss Cook, 20, died aboard the
S. S. Chinese Prince February Z
at sea off Gibralter while en-
route to Boston to marry Arnold,
the son of a Lynchburg (Va0
college professor. When the ship
sailed from Naples she received
cablegram, signed Helen
James," stating Arnold had died
in Boston and advising her not
to return.
She is thought to have taken
her life by drugs as a result OF
the false information.
Near Death Before
Arnold first said he had STRONG
suspicious who sent the hoax
message, but he did not reveal
the sender. Several days later
he said he suspected no one and
thought his fiance might have
met with foul play.
It is only recently that Arnold
has revealed the fact that Miss
Cook a year ago nearly died
from an overdose of sleeping
powders"
The Washington times., 1932-02-18
AVERTS
FIRE PANIC

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 G.N.S0
Sophie Tucker, last of the "Red
Hot Mama" singers, was hailed
as a heroine today because her
cool-headedness helped avert a
panic when flames swept the
stage of the Palace Theater at
last nights performance.
Seven persons we're burned or
injured in the crush as the 1900
persons crowding the world-fa-
nous vaudeville house made a
haSty but more or less orderly
exit.
A stage lamp was overturned as
Miss Tucker finished her dance
routine. Sparks from short cir
cult ignited flimsy curtain back
of Miss Tucker. The singer kept
talking to the crowd while the
asbestos curtain was lowered.
Just before the curtain reached
the stage, however, the blaze roar
ing behind it crept over the foot
lights and scorched the orches-
ira pit.
Only in parts gof the house
was there a pell-mell rush toward
the doors. In these mad Scram-
bles several persons were crushed
and hurt.