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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-06
TAX ON NEWS
WIRES OPPOSED
BY PUBLISHERS
Proposed Levy on Mes
SageS Would Restrict
Services Of Press, View.

BIZ LHifed Press
COLUMBIA. Mo. Nav 6.-News-
paper publishers here for the
Journalism week observance at the
University Of Missouri today ex-
pressed fear the proposed tax on
news messages, press association
messages and news transmission
service would act 70 restrict great
ly the service Of the press.
Representative opinion OF those
polled regarding justification Of the
tax follows
Walter Williams, president or the
University OF Missouri and dean o.
the Missouri school of Journalism:
The newspapers and press asso-
Citations are the fastest and most
comprehensive media for the dis
semination OF information to cur
people. 1t especially is vital in
these times that no restrictions be
placed upon the flow OF public in
tellgence. II would be a grave
error for congress to impose a tax
that would have such an effect"
Dtledting OWN Purpose
Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the
st. Louis Post dispatch: AS far as
any taxation is concerned. the
newspaper publishers are no differ
ent from any others. If those in
Washington see fit to tax us in any
form, we will just have to accept
the taxation imposed"
Edwin Funk, past president Ma
tional Editorial Association. Rogers,
Ark: Congress is just defeating
Its own purpose with passage of
such a tax on news MESA ges. What
10 will gain in the few cents o.
added revenue il will lose a hun
dred times over. Congress gets more
free publicity than any other agency
IN the country, and If newspapers
have TO pay tax on news tele-
grams and telephone calls they
won't send out as much news. The
same thing goes for the added s.
cent rate on first-class postage, Just
passed.
Tax Plan Is Assailed
c. A. Baumgart, president Country
Newspaper Advertising Service:
Such a bill is contrary TO the
underlying principles of our govern
ment and defeats our ideals of
freedom of the press
John Meyer. editor-emeritus the
National Printer Journalist: The
nations newspaper publishers have
given cards and spades to every
other line Of industry, and in no
other industry have wages, and buy
ing power, been maintained so well.
The proposed tax on Geographic in
terchange of news seems likely to
penalize directly these efforts and
sacrifices.
Omar d. Gray. president Gary
publica tions, secretary treasurer
world press congress: The tax is
outrageous. II is an injustice TO
newspapers"
Evening star., 1932-09-02

and Q program OF music, dancing and
other vaudeville stunts was given. A
swimming party in the clubs pool fol-
lowed. Arrangements were In charge Of
DR.. Dexter M. Billiard and H. c. Ran
som.
At the weekly luncheon OF the club
here yesterday, II. G. Ransom, head Of
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co. office here, gave talk on telephone
service and its cost.
Evening star., 1932-09-02
WOMAN Who AIDED
! BLIND SUCCUMBS
Mrs. ziegIer Financed Free
Magazine rs Years-WideIy
Recognized.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September Mrs
Matilda Ziegler, who founded free
magazine for the blind and financed
its publication for Is years. died yes
yesterday at her home on Fifth avenue.
She was 81.
She was the widow Of william Zieg-
Ter. founder of a baking powder COM
pany, who financed two expeditions to
polar regions.
"A trust fund of 100000, provided
in her will, will make possible con-
tinued publication of the Matilda Zieg-
Ter Magazine for the Blind, which is
circulated without cost to some $4,000
blind readers in Eng,ish-speaking coun-
tries.
Praised by Hoover.
Last February President Hoover
wrote her letter of congratulation on
the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
magazines founding. The Government
officially recognized the service per-
formed by the publication some years
ago when it passed a measure making
1tN and similar material for the blind
Tree of postage charges.
Mrs. Zeigler became interested in the
blind because of an accident to a son
by her first marriage, which robbed
him Of his sight early in life. He died
in 1917.
Edward r. Gamble was her first hus-
band. She married Mr.. Ziegler in 1885.
and founded the magazine two years
after his death in 1905 Mrs ziegler
was born in Schuylerville. N. Y. Her
nfsiden name was Electa Matilda
Curtis.
Helped Thousands.
Helen Keller, famous blind and deaf
euthor, wrote of Mrs Ziegler on her
ntnety-flrst birthday: she must realize
the happiness and announcement
which the magazine has brought dur
ing rs years to the dwellers of dark
land Thousands upon thousands utter
with affection her name"
She leaves a son. William ziegler
jr; three nieces and two nephews.
Evening star., 1932-09-02

district. It was estimated the list would
exceed 600 names. Sam Hendricks! O
member Of the camp, was directed to
prepare the list.
The camp also began preparations TO
erect a monument to the memory of
Gen. Henry Kyd Douglas, whose name
the camp perpetuates. to be placed on
Maryland soil. Maryland organizations
sympathetic towards the project will be
asked to give Endorsement to the plan,
which will include an appeal to the
Maryland Legislature for an appropria-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-09-02

planned the basis on which individual
gardens and lawns would be judged by
local committee. and that community
work would be judged by the District Of
Columbia George washington Bicenten-
nial Garden Committee. Mrs. william
D. Denham, Mrs Joseph Berry, Mrs. w.
w. Louk and Mrs. Bertha Greenwood
were appointed to assist the president
in judging the individual gardens. Mrs.
Aff1eck gave talk on the history and
culture of gladioli and showed a field of
them under cultivation,
Evening star., 1932-09-02
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Cloudy and
cooler tonight and tomorrow; probably
occasional showers; gentle to moderate
northeast and east winds.
Maryland-Cloudy and cooler tonight
and tomorrow; probably occasional
showers.
sVirginia-Mostly cloudy; probably oc-
casional showers tonight and tomor-
rev; slightly cooler in east and central
portions tonight, cooler tomorrow
West Virginia-Showers tonight and
tomorrow; cooler tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear today.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1932-09-02
3. E. r. MEMBER IS BURIED
Services for Jefferson County. W.

Services for Jefferson County, w.
Va, Man Killed by Car, Private.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, w. Va, September
2.-Private services we're held here yes
terday for George H. Bowers, SO, mem
Der Of bonus army group encamped
near Gettysburg. Pa, who was killed in
an automobile accident near Gettysburg
Sunday night. Burial was held here.
Bowers was a native of Jefferson
County. W. Va. and most Of his rela-
tives reside here.
Evening star., 1932-09-02
AYRE Hill GARDEN CLUB
. HEARS TALK ON CONTEST
Meeting Is Held at Home of Mrs.
X. A. Affieck-Four Named
to Aid Judging.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
VIENNA, Va. September 2.-The Au-
gust meeting of the Ayre Hill Garden
Club was held at the home of Mrs. K.
A. Afieck, with the president, Mrs
Arthur w. Hardness, presiding.
Mrs. Lillian Wright Smith, director
of the Bicentennial garden contest. ex-
Evening star., 1932-09-02

When war veterans assembled in SC.
Louis preparatory to march on Wash
ington many lost their shoes in the tar
Of the pavement melting under q hot
sun
Evening star., 1932-09-02
| S. C. v. PLANS TABLET
TO HONOR OLUNTEERS
Names of ALI in shepherdstown,
5 w. Va, Area Who Enrolled With
Gray Would Be Listed.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
SHEPHERDsTOWN, w. Va, septem-
ber 2.-Plans were initiated by Henry
Kyd Douglas Camps, Sons Of Confederate
Veterans, last night to place q bronze
tablet at some public place here which
will carry the names Of all the Confed-
crate soldiers who enlisted from this
Evening star., 1932-09-02

Nearly 1,1oo buildings were completed
in Poland In three months within the
last year.
Evening star., 1932-09-02

The Philippines and China are stag
ing trade war over which shall supply
fiber hats to the United States.
Evening star., 1932-09-02
ROCKVILLE ROTARY CLUB
CONDUCTS LADIES' NIGHT
Annual Banquet and Program Are
Held at Norbeck-5O Are in
Attendance

srecial Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, September a.
The Rockville Rotary Club staged its
annual ladies' night at the Manor Club
Norbeck, last evening, so members and
their wives attending. It was featured
by banquet, at which the president,
Edgar Reed, was master of ceremonies,
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
TEACHERS SEEK
ELECTED BOARD

Fear of trusting operation Of
the District Board Of Education
to members elected by citizens. of
Washington is an indication of
the failure of representative gov
ernment, it is asserted in an edi.
torial of the July issue Of The
District Teacher, released today.
The magizine, published by the
District Teachers Union, support.
ing the pending bill for election
of members of the school body
instead of the present system of
appointment by the Supreme
Court, praises Senator Arthur
Capper, chairman of the Senate
District Committee and author of
the bill, for his attempts to
"democratize" the school system.
Continuing it's denunciation of
opponents of the measure, which
is now in committee, the editorial
asserts that when it is feared to
run government by representa-
tives, an absolute dictatorship
should be established and a Stain
or MuSSolini be found to run the
government without a voice from
the people"
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
TREASURY QUIZ
LOOMS MORE
PROBABLE
Suggestion 1t Be Deferred
Until Winter, Called
Politics BY Garner

Speaker Garner of the
House today declared that the
Treasury does not want an
investigation Of it's department
and the Federal Reserve sys-
tenn after Acting Secretary Of
the Treasury Ballantine told
the House Rules Committee
that the Treasury does not
opposie it.
AS a result of the days devel-
opments, during which high Of
ficials were called before the
Rules Committee, sweeping in
quiry appeared more probable.
Ballantine, although not oppos-
ing an inquiry, said it should not
be made at this time because it
would interfere with Administra-
ton of the new billion-dollar tax
bill. He suggested that it be made
in December.
Garner observed:
There have been lndeten
BILE refunds of taxes to big cor
pOratiOns which the people
know nothing about. Enough to
keep a committee busy for the
next rs or so years."
The Administrators Sugges-
ton of postponing the inquiry
until December. The Speaker
characterized as playing poll.
tics" and added:
"If Acting Secretary of the
Treasury Ballantine or Mr..
Smell, the Republican floor
leader, want an investigation of
the Treasury Department, the
House of Representatives will
give it. AS a matter Of fact,
they won't want it any more in
December than they do now"
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
$2,25O, 100000 Borrowed
After ArmiStiCe

Nearly a quarter Of the money
poured out by the United States
Treasury to the allied countries
was advanced after the cessation
Of hostilities.
Treasury records today failed
to disclose in all instances what
these post-armistice borrowings
we're for, but they aggregated
$2,251,121,825.
The great bulk went for ere
construction purposes" abroad.
France obtained $1,O27, ,477,-
800 in cash after the armistice,
in addition to some $4,000, ,00O, 900
worth of excess American sup
plies from the A. E. F.. for $4O7,-
341,145, or about 20 cents on the
dollar.
Italy borrowed $617,O3 ,O5O
after the guns ceased firing.
Great Britain was advanced
$581, 900, 900 after the armistice.
Pre-armiStice advances totaled
$7.077, ,144,75O, including $685..
100000 to Great Britain; $1,97O,.
100000 to France, and $1,O31,'
100000 to Italy.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
POLICE 'CHASE"
B, {. F, P|CKETS

CONTINUED from Page -
pose Representative Emanuel Gel
Ter CD of New York in the forth.
coming primaries. Bennett also
has the backing of the Old Glory
Post, v. F. w., in Brooklyn, it
was said.
Waters No Candidate
Waters, asked whether he
would run as vice president on
a Farmer-Labor ticket headed by
Gen. Jacob Coxey, said:
81 appreciate the honor of
being considered for the vice
presidency but cannot enter
into active politics at this time.
/ am here to get the bonus
and until it is obtained 1 will
devote myself to no other bust
ness"
Chief-of-Staff Doak E. Carter,
second in command, also was
absent today. He was in Char.
lottesville, Va, to address the
Institute Of Public Affairs on
Unemployment as it Pertains to
the Veterans" at the University
of Virginia.
Eugene F. Everett, finance of.
ficer, was in command.
Urban Ledoux, New York's
"Mr. Zero" came to Washington
yesterday and, according to bonus
headquarters, has several plans
on foot for aiding the veterans.
Zero" Suggests auction"
One of these calls for a human
auction of veterans as near the
Capitol as possible.
Inspector Albert j. Headley,
night police superintendent, broke
up an attempt of veteran to
break" the buried alive" record.
The veteran had already been
inferred" when the police officer
interrupted the feat.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Brothers ROw
Over Wagon;
-Four Dead

MISHAWAKA, Ind, July II
GN.SO-Aftermath of a quar-
rel over a broken wagon, four
persons lay dead today.
Going on a shooting RAM
page at his home near here,
Joseph Hanak, As, slew his
wife, his brother George, and
his brothers 19-year-old son
Stephen. Then he ended his
own life.
Mrs. Clara Hanak, mother of
the slayer, told authorities
Joseph and George were bring
ing a load of wood to the home
when their wagon collapsed.
The brothers argued the ques-
ton of who was to make the
repair, the quarrel leading to
the killings,
The Washington times., 1932-07-11

war debts" was admitted on
high authority today.
In addition. Great Britain,
France and Italy have an under
standing to back up each other
to obtain mutually satisfactory
settlements in the event war debt
negotiations are reopened.
This understanding consti-
tutes the united front against
America, limited at when the Lau-
same treaty was signed with ap-
propriate ceremonies on Saturday.
It was always understood" a
spokesman stated, that Great
Britain, France and Italy never
intended to foreswear. reparationS
from Germany without some as
surance they would receive cor,
responding treatment from their
creditors.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
HOOVER CENTER
! Of STORM IN
I CONGRESS.
Tide of Resentment Against
European understanding"
+ StirS Presidents Critics
Continued from Page y

Continued from Page ~
tionS, the Lausanne treaty has
little chance of becoming effec-
tive unless the United States con-
sents to a readjustment Of war
debts.
Up to U. S. Now
Under the terms Of the treaty,
Germany's reparations are re-
duced to a lump sum figure of
$714,0OO, 900 - an infinitesimal
fraction of the original amount
demanded-on condition that the
former allied nations obtain a
satisfactory settlement with their
creditors. ..
Unless this settlemen is
reached, ratification of the Lau-
same treaty will be held up. In
other words. unless the United
States adjusts the war debts in a
manner satisfactory to Europe,
Germany will be forced to revert
to the position prevailing at the
time Of the Hoover moratorium.
Decision now lies not with Mac
Donald and Herriot, but with the
British and French parliamentS,
the German Reichstag and the
United States.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
WIND AND RAIN
To ROUT HEAT

Washington Is promised relief
today from the heat that sent
thousands of local residents
scurrying to beaches and cool in
land resorts over the weekend.
A shift in the wind will be one
factor in the change but the more
important one is the likelihood
of showers a little later in the
oay.
Something of the sort is going
to be needed. judging from the
way the mercury hoped up in
the morning hours today. The
jumps were approximately four
degrees per hour.
At 6 a. m. the thermometer
stood at "a degrees. An hour later
it was rs, and at 8 a. m. it was
g.. The 9 o'clock reading didn't
quite hold up to the former prog
ress, for the jump was only three
degrees to IS.
Sundays officially recorded
high was SO degrees, but at the
kiosk on Pennsylvania Avenue a
mark of 98.5 was registered at
4:3O p. m.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
P PAN-AMER|CANS
To BE HEARD

Two Latin-Americans will ad,
dress the conference on Hispanic
American affairs, being conducted
by George Washington University,
when it meets tomorrow morn.
ing.
DR.. J. F.. Normano, associate
director of Harvard University's
bureau for economic research in
Latin America, a native of Brazil,
will speak on economic condi.
tionS in Latin America.
Native Backgrounds" will be
discussed by Prof. Victor A. Be-
launde, Of the University of San
Marcos, Lima, Peru.
In his second lecture before
the conference, Prof. A. P. Whit
aker, of Cornell University, today
spoke on "Iberian Backgrounds of
Latin America"
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Senators and Congressman. Saic
Senator Watson (R) of Indiana

Senators and Congressman. SaiC
Senator Watson (R) Of Indiana
1--WE are not going to revise
or cancel the debts no matter
what agreements or promises
' were made at Lausanne. / do
no believe any American Con-
gress win ever revise to reduce
those debts"
Senator Couzens (R0 Of Michi
gan said:
"NO agreement can change
the obligation Of the debtor
nations to pay these loans,
which were made largely for
reconstruction purposes. My
position is they must pay"
Senator McKellar CD of Ten
nessee said:
"The facts in the matter call
for an immediate explanation
from the President. For it is
incOnceivable that our former
q Allies would have such an
agreement without having some
assurances from Mr.. Hoover
that the debts would be can
celled."
U. S. GOAT" AGAIN
Senator Moses CRD of New
Hampshire said:
"The European governments
are apparently trying to make
us the goat again"
Senator Borah (R) Of Idaho
chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, said III
would withhold comment unit
he could get the facts"
The Administration is moral!
bound to oppose revision or can
collation. of European war debt:
until Congress reverses its declara
ton against cancellation, Repre-
sentative James W.. Collier o..
of Mississippi, chairman OF tn
House Ways and Means Commit
tee. declared today.
The ban against negotiation
by the State Department wa
written into the German mora
torium ratification act, he ex
planned.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
POLITICAL RIOTS
SWEEP REICH

BERLIN. July II Q.NS0 THE
Reichstag elections campaign was
under way today, launched with
extreme violence which took
toll of seven dead and So serl-
ously injured, in political clashes
in Bremen, Hamburg, Dessau
and Eckenfoerde.
Adolf Hitler'S Nazis opened
their campaign with a bitter at
tack upon the newly-Signed Lau-
same reparations treaty.
At Ohlau, in Silesia, the Reichs
wehr government troops) inter
fered in political clashes for the
first time since 1928. They re-
stored order by opening fire on
battling Nazis and Communists.
One of the victims was a po-
liceman killed in Bremen when
he was searching a Communist,
who carried a bomb which ex-
ploded. The Communist was
probably fatally injured.
Hitler himself led the attack
upon the Lausanne pact, declar-
ing it would mot be worth three
marks six months hence"
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
H0AXER CURTIS
JAILED YEAR

PENNINGTON, N. j., July II
UN.SD.--John Hughes Curtis,
Norfolk (VaJ shipbuilder con-
victed recently of perpetrating a
hoax in the Lindbergh baby kid
naping investigation, today was
sentenced to one year in the
States prison and fined $1,000.
Curtis was convicted on July
2 of giving false reports which,
it was charged, hindered the
Lindbergh investigation. The jury
recommended mercy.
This morning sentence was i'm
posed by Judge Adam o. Rob
bins in the quarter session court
after he had denied motion OF
defense counsel for arrest Of
judgment.
Curtis lawyer, Lloyd Fisher,
in q plea before Judge Robbins,
declared that his client did not
have q fair trial. He denounced
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh for his
continual presence in court dur
ing the trial, saying:
"The most famous man in
America, for no reason at all,
sat here every day. Consider
Lindbergh at the prosecutors
table for five days and the
prosecutors open 'ng to the jury
about his great flight over the
Atlantic.
Prejudice, and nothing else,
put John Hughes Curtis here to-
day."
He did not amplify the state
ment.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
StimSOn DiSCIaimS
knowledge of Pact
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

The American Government
had no representative at the
Lausanne conference and no one
there was authorized to speak
for the United States in any
"gentlemen's agreement" by
which the reparations settlement
was made contingent upon the
United States cancelling or
draStically reducing the $11, ,00O,-
100000 in war debts owed this
country.
2 This statement was made to-
day by Secretary of State Slim
son in response to questions.
other than this, and the OBJ
servation that officially he knew
nothing of the agreement" the
Secretary of State declined to
discuss the Lausanne arrange
mentr which would make the
United States shoulder a good
many more billions Of dollars OF
war costs.
Meanwhile there is rising tide
Of resentment and suspicion on
Capitol Hill over the Lausanne
conference and its surprising con-
tingent reSult-that Germany is
to be let off with cent on the
dollar provided. presumably. the
Allies can settle their debts to
the United States on the same
or q comparable basis.
There is no prospect OF Con-
gress accepting any such arrange
ment.
HOOver's Suggestions
A number of Senators voiced
suspicious that some encourage
ment'' must have been given from
Washington to the Lausanne end
ing.
Others thought the Franco
British position merely dated
back to the time of the visits to
Washington of Premier Ramsay
Macdonald and Premier Laval
of France last autumn.
It was officially admitted at
that time that President Hoover
had suggested they return to
Europe and endeavor to work
out some equitable solution Of the
reparation problem which he be-
Heved was the greatest outstand-
ing barrier to world economic
recovery.
Position Since 1881
The position of this govern
ment has been that officially
there is no connection between
what Germany owes the Allies,
and what the allies owe the
United States Treasury. That
position was first established by
Charles Evans Hughes as secre'
tary of State in 1921.
What Germany owes the allies
she owes by arbitrary fixation OF
tribute, which even under the
last Young plan was in excess
of $65, ,OOO, 900, 900. Were the
United States to settle with the
Allies on the basis of the Lausanne
agreement this country would col,
lect approximately 100000, 900
from its debtors, and the already
overburdened American taxpayer
would have to take up the slack
Of some $1O,500, ,000, 900.
The Washington times., 1932-07-11
Jap Stays His Bride,
Runs DOLUn Woman

LOS ANGELES, July II G.N.SO
Fear that he was going insane
caused Shizuo Nanamoto, 80, a
japanese, to kill his 19-year-old
bride when she refused to join
him in a suicide pact, police
learned today.
After killing her he. slashed his
abdomen and wrists and drove
from home in his automobile
which struck Mrs. Bertha Koer-
ner. 81, resulting in injuries which
may cause her death.