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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-28

The blanks for the State in
come tax are being sent out by
the taxing authorities of the
state. After you receive them,
read 'em and weep" says Edi-
tor Hitchcock of the Hibbing
Tribune, himself a member of
the legislature which passed
the state income tax measure.
He further states that com
pared to the Minnesota income
tax blank, the Federal income
tax returns (Which nobody in
all the world ever got right
are as simple as the A B c."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-28

Duluth and the entire North
west will miss Stillman Bing-
ham and sympathy is extended
to Mrs. Bingham and other
survivors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-28

Further commenting on the
statement he says: "The legis-
lature is wonderful. The
things it can think up, But
a legislature that makes a law
isn't a patch on a department
that administers it. The legis-
lature just thought it was levy
ing a tax on your first thousand
of income and so on but the
Minnesota Tax Commission
which administers the act
wants to know several things"
1t wants to know whether
you are black or white; what
golf club you belong to; how
much the dues are; whether
you ever reniged on paying the
green fees; who you married
and why and what you really
think you are going to do about
it now; what you thought last
summer and your postoffice ad-
dress after you are dead. Not
just quite that bad but if you
miss answering one of the ques-
tons on the blank they will
send it back to you p. d. q. and
fine you in the bargain. If you
answer wrong they will take
your kids away from you, con-
fiscate your business and put
you in jail for the rest of your
life. If you have received q
package of these blanks, the
best thing you can do is to
throw them in the waste paper
basket, get into your auto
mobile and drive and drive ano
drive anywhere away from
Minnesota. That is if you are
just an individual. If you are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-07-28

CONTINUED on Page Fourl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08

sponsors also make a popular and
valuable collections, as do those of
Presidents, senators and similar
groups of notables. Rarity rather
than age influences the value of an
autograph-which is true of every
thing collectible. One of the most
valuable presidential autograph is
a Telegraph letter from President
Harding, for in this age of the type
writer hand-written letter from
any one of prominence Is uncom-
mon.
Not only may autograph collect
ing have a momentary return, but
in studying the letters and docu-
ments of the past much history
may be learned, as well as much
insight into the character and per-
sonality of the history makers.
Quite often the sentiments of the
builders of our nation are startling
in their modern significance.
In autograph collecting it's ad-
herents have a fascinating and sat-
lsfying pursuit to engage their en-
thusiasm and efforts. The genuine
signature of famous parsonage is
an impressive reminder of a life
that has in some way influenced
history, art, or the sciences.
If such signature should en-
bellish a letter, deed, grant, or
agreement that represents a mile
post in development of country's
growth Of progress, it is of added
Importance and value.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
WOMAN ENDS
LIFE WITH ACID
Commits Suicide Following
Lovers Quarrel, Say
CITY Police.

A lovers quarrel led Mrs Minnie
Moore, 26, of 1407 Hoyt avenue, to
end her life Sunday night by drink
ing two ounces of carbolic acid. She
died in city hospital two hours after
taking the poison.
Police had busy weekend with
suicide calls, two other women at
tempting unsuccessfully to end THEN
lives.
Police were told Mrs. Moore had
said earlier in the day that she was
having trouble with her sweet
heart"
Mrs. Ruth Liche, 80, of 1872 Sha-
ron avenue, was sent to city hospital
suffering both from poison and gas.
Her husband, Gus Liche, found her
lying on a kitchen stove, with gas
burners turned on. When she was
taken into the open, she pulled a
bottle from her dress and drained
half the contents, police said.
Found in tn estreet at Seven
tenth street and Rochester avenue,
calling for help, Mary Saylor, "a, of
1915 College avenue, was taken to
city hospital suffering from a COM
bination of liquor and iodine, police
reported. She was arrested q. va
grancy charges.
With her was J. w. Sargent, "a,
of 2050 Bellefontaine street, who
was arrested on drunkenness and
vargancy charges.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
NEGRO LAD is FIRST
DROWNING VICTIM
Boy of 7 Dies in Canal;
Misses Boat in Leap.

Charles Woods, 7, Negro, 1910
West Twenty-sixth street, was
drowned early Sunday night in the
canal at the aqueduct, the first
death in water recorded in Indian
apoliS this spring.
William Golf, 624 Langsdale
street, witness of the tragedy, said
the Woods boy fell into the water
when he missed a flatboat after a
leap from the aqueduct.
Golf, his son William Jr. and
Gladys Vance, IL, of 26 Mclean
place, were on the canal bank when
the boy jumped.
Unable to swim, Golf went on the
boat and reached beneath it after
seeing the Woods boy disappear.
The body was recovered 300 feet
from the boat, after an hours
search by a fire department rescue
squad commanded by Captain
George M. Townsend. Identity was
established by brother, Luther
Woods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
SCANLAN Gets
Z TO IA YEARS
FOR LARCENY
State Blocks Last Minute
Attempt of Attorneys
for LenienCY.

Eyes downcast and hands trem-
bling James c. Seaman, head of the
auto company bearing his name, to-
day stood in criminal court recely-
ing a sentence of two to fourteen
years for grand larceny and heard
the state of Indiana block last
minute efforts of his counsel to OBJ
tain leniency.
Seaman recently was found guilty
by a jury on the larceny count of
an indictment charging conspiracy
in the financing of automobiles.
Today, Floyd Mattice, chief
deputy prosecutor, warned Fred
Barrett and Thomas MCGEE, de-
tense attorneys, that if an appeal is
taken, the state will try Seaman
on another count of the indictment.
State Filings Threat
There is a question as to whether
this man (ScanlanD has been adj
vised correctly by his attorneys, -
Mattice charged as actions for a
new trial and arrest of judgment
were filed by the defense.
He should have pleaded guilty"
Mattice contended, and if an ap-
peal to the supreme court is taken
we not only will try him on another
count of the indictment-we will
oppose his release on bond, pending
action on the appeal"
This man is not a criminal"
MCGEE had asserted in a plea for
mercy. He was 'robbing Peter to
pay Paul. and he was forced into
the situation in which he found
himself, by the exigencies of bust
ness complicated by the depression.
Society will not be hurt if he is
given a suspended sentence"
Ill, Attorneys Claim
Barrett added that Seaman is i'll,
suffering from tuberculosis in an
advanced stage.
THE court has no alternative but
to pronounce the sentence manda-
tory in the jury verdict, Clyde
Karrer, special judge, answered,
adding a fine of 81 and costs.
Karrer also said he could not act
on Scanlan's plea that he not be
taken to Jail in the chain gang of
other prisoners, the customary pro-
cedure for conveying prisoners to
Jail from court.
When the states resistance to an
appeal was made so plain by Mat
tice, MCGEE said the defense would
reconsider it's intention.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
FOUR KILLED IN
WEEKEND AUTO
ACCIDENTS HERE
Nineteen Are Injured, Two
Seriously, in County
Traffic Mishaps.

-Four killed, and nineteen hurt,
two seriously, was the traffic toll
of the weekend. bringing the total
1888 traffic deaths in Marion coun-
ty to forty-two.
The dead are Raymond Tomsek
30, and Walter Texter, 25, soldiers
at Fort Harrison; Mrs. Leila Hold
son. 80. of 2237 Bloyd avenue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
CORONER PROBES DEATH
Opens Investigation Into Apparent
Suicide of Aged Man.

DR.. E. r. Wilson. deputy coroner,
today opend an investigation into
the death Sunday night of James II.
Browning. 10, of 1873 West drive,
Woodruff Place.
Mrs. Browning found her husband
i'll when she returned home Sunday
afternoon. He told her he had
taken poison and thrown the bottle
into the furnace. Wilson could f1nd
no trace of the poison bottle, but
said the commissions which preceded
MIR. Brownings death indicated
suicide.
Mr.. Browning. who had been i'll
for some time, formerly was school
superintendent at Psls, L. :
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
WELLES LANDS IN CUBA

New American Ambassador Given
Warm Welcome at Havana.
By United Press
HAVANA, Cuba, May 8.-Sumner
Welles, the new United States am
basSador, arrived in Havana Sun
day night and was given a warm
welcome by high government Off
Gals and members of the American
colony.
Welles was taken ashore in a gov
eminent launch. Among those who
welcomed him were state depart
ment officials in the Cuban govern
ment and the stats of the United
States embassy and consulate.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08

The album fad is continued today
especially for autographs of con-
temporary celebrities and the ex-
change of signed sentiments between
schoolmates. The desire to collect
signatures has led, many times, TO
serious collecting, which embraces
the assembling of important docu-
mentS and letters that have figures
in world events.
Charles E. Thomas of Indianap-
oils, in his capacity as editor of The
Delta, official organ of the Sigma
Nu fraternity, has had occasion to
correspond with many persons of
national Importance. In this way
he has acquired some valuable and
interesting specimens, as letters
written by notable to another
person of prominence or to the
collector himself are considered the
cream of a collection.
Thomas has letters from authors,
artists, scholars, and politicians, in
Guiding such eminent personages as
President Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and DR..
Francis Dana Conan, who went
with the last Byrd expedition as
medical adviser. With his letter
DR.. Conan sent a silk United States
flag.
L. VERNON SMITH of the w. K.
u Stewart Company has collected
documents that figure in the max
ing of Indiana history. They ere
especially interesting from legal and
banking angles. A petition signed by
David Floyd in 1920 asks executive
clemency for Samuel Smith of Cory
don, whose plea states: It was
compelled to fight or run and will
endeavor in the future to be more
reserved"
Governor Jonathan JENNINGS
signed the remission of his fine.
Governor William Hendricks writes
from Washington City" in 1889 to
Bethuel F. Morris, cashier of the
Indiana Branch bank at Indianapo-
lis, the parent bank being at Mad
lSOn at that time.
A letter from Governor Noah No
BILE in 1889 to Harvey Bates intro
duces Colonel Posey of Rush
county, and says of him: He is the
leading trader in the county and in
fine circumstances" Colonel Po-
sey is an ancestor of PoSey B. Den
ming of this city.
Autograph and stamp collecting
are much alike in their many di-
visions and possibilities for special
ization. Often the hobbies overlap
also, for many of the stampless COW
ers are as valuable as the auto
graphs they contain.
James M. Buchanan's signature
was on letters sent from Baltimore,
where he was postmaster in 1345.
These are rated both as stamps and
autographs and catalog from $1,000
to $4,000.
THE most noted collection pos
Il sible in United States auto
graphs is composed of complete
group of the signers of the Declara-
ton of Independence. The auto
graphs of two of the Signers.
Thomas Lynch and Button GUM
nette, are very rare, which limits
the number of possible collections.
They also are expensive, as a GUM
nette priced at $1S5 in 1886 sold in
1926 for $28,000 Cardinal Munde-
lein of Chicago owns a precious set
of these >signers, but most of those.
assembled have been presented to
museums or libraries.
Signatures of the Constitution
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-08
mr. nAX
BY MRS. C. O. ROBINSON

UIOGRAPH collecting popular often profitable
that present fascinating
their hobby Autograph albums
in the British is 1878
they also were fashionable the middle of the last century
many OF these albums cherished
original verse beautiful script illustrations of
Spencerian strokes
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
STATE PLACES
BAN ON TRIPS

SACRAMENTO, Aug. "a. U.P)-
Out of state pleasure trips at state
expense were brought to an abrupt
stop today after a ruling of the
attorney general compelled all Of
flcials leaving California to prove
first to Ray Riley, state controller,
their trips were on imperative state
business.
This ruling-and Riley's deter
mination to use his new power
checks tendencies of many officials
to attend eastern conventions dur
ing summer months, it was report
ed. Heretofore expenses Of such
junkets have been paid by the state.
The issue was brought to the fore
when Riley rejected claim of Mrs.
Edmund Brown, park commission
member, for S285. The money was
expended on her trip to New York
and Washington.
Park commission officials said
Mrs Brown was sent to Washington
to interview government officials.
1.-The attorney general IS ruling, -
Riley explained, "makeS clear that
the governor authorization for
such trips does not relieve me OF
the responsibility for expenditures. y
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
SAY STRIKERS
WERE ABUSED

OXNARD, Calf, Aug. "a. W.R-
Charges that Mexican and Filipino
sugar beet workers who returned a
few days from walkout, had been
deprived of the right of free speech
and assembly were contained today
in kilograms scent to U. S. govern
ment officials, asking an investiga-
ton.
The charges were made by Ellis
O. Jones, representing the American
Civil Liberties union, who alleged
that strikers were "shanghaied" out
of town, other allied illegally and
some beaten by police brutality.
One telegram was sent to Pierson
NJ Hall, U. S. attorney at Los An
geles, urging the grand jury to in
vestigate the strike. Other mes
sages were sent Frances Perkins,
secretary Of labor, Governor Rolph
and George Creel, California and
Oregon NRA publicity director.
In addition to Jones, the tele-
grams were signed by Mrs. Lincoln
Steffens, member of the national
committee for the defense Of poll
tical prisoners; E. Cutler, of the
International Labor Defense league,
and A. l.. Wirin, also of the A. G.
l.. U. The statement said
1--WE charge That the constitu-
tional rights of free speech and free
assembly have been violated; that
residents nave been illegally shang-
haied (they call it 'floatedD out of
town; that strikers have been lille
gally arrested and some of them
beaten up in Jail, one of them very
severely; all this, we charge. is a
conspiracy of the police with the
growers to break the strike, and for
no other reason"
The strike was ended Monday
when growers agreed to increase
wages and eliminate labor COR
trac tors. Only one instance of opel:
violence flared during the two-week
strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
CLOSE WATCH
BY AUSTR|ANS
Frontier Guarded AT Three
Points Against Moves By Ex-
lied Nazi Groups.
BY w. G. QUISENBERRY
United Press Staff Correspondent
Copyright, 1888, by United Press

1900 ny ODutCu
LONDON, Aug. "a. U.P) = Nazi
Germany's new nationalism caused
Watchfulness at three points on her
frontiers today, while at Prague the
Zionist world congress considered
oppression of members of their race
under Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
From Vienna it was reported that
several battalions of the newly form
ed Austrian Legion of NaziS. re-
cruited from exiled Austrian Fas-
cistS were moving in Bavaria to-
ward the Austrian frontier.
Excitement was caused at Sar-
rebrucken, in the Saar Basin. by
a newspaper report that Hitler
storm troopers in the Rhineland had
received orders to be prepared for
summons from the Saar section.
A new dispute over the Memel
territory was threatened when the
Lithuanian government, distrustful
of the Hitler regime apparently,
cancelled the agreement between
the Prussian UnioniSt Evangelical
church and the Memel directorate,
on the ground that Modification of
the evangelical church in Germany
would put Memel Unionists under
the supervision of an alien body.
Reports from Berlin indicated
that as the result of the support
Fngelbert Dollfuss, Austrian chan
cellor. was reported to have obtain
ed flom European powers, radio
broadcasts from Germany denounc-
ing him might be modified.
May Use Prince
These broadcasts, emanating from
Bavarian stations, have been the
subject of bitter complaint. Today
it was said that instead of attack
ing Dollfuss, Nazi speakers in fu-
ture might stress the Austrian
economic situation and the idea
that Nazis must be elected to pow
er to save the country.
Nazis believer, it was said, that
in the event Dollfus government
fell. Prince Starhemberg, organizer
of Dollfuss' HeimWehr or home
guard. might become head of the
government and by means of pla-
cative German policy, serve as a
medium for Modification of the
country.
Rumors in Vienna, on the con-
trary. have been that DollfusS might
propose Starhemberg as regent OF
a kingless kingdom in order to frus-
trate the Nazis.
Dollfuss meantime increased
strength of the frontier guard and
was recruiting force OF 1000
picked marksmen of the heimwehr
to reinforce the soldiers, police and
heimwehr already on the German
border with orders to shoot to Kill
any suspicious persons.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
WILL ENFORCE
STATE SALES
TAX RULINGS

SACRAMENTO, Aug. "a. U.Pi -
Merchants who persist in sales tax
profiteering and who refuse even
to pay their one dollar sales tax
license today faced the prospect of
being prosecuted by the state board
of equalization
Abandoning its conciliatory and
hesitant attitude, the board yester-
day issued aggressive statements in
forming California business it must
follow the letter of the law
The board decided:
l. No stamps, tokens or coupons
will be issued by the state for frac-
tions of cent to collect the tax
on purchases of five and ten cents.
2. There will be no objection,
however, to merchants issuing
"house money" in cent fractions to
facilitate tax collections on small
purchases.
Collection of penny tax on five
and ten cent purchases was declar-
ed without Justification"
"Profiteering and chiseling under
the guise of taxation" the board
statement read. will be stamped
out at all costs"
THE board has no objection to
any system which merchants may
work out on small sales, providing
the total tax collected is not more
than 2la per cent, as required by
law"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
MAY
Be EXPENSIVE

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a. iU.R,
Proposing price increases and reg
ulations that would provide new
employment for 1000 BARRIERS and
affect 17,400 employees, the Asso-
ciated Master BARRIERS of Califor-
mia submitted code to the state
recovery administration today.
1t differed somewhat from the
code suggested by the California
State Association of Journeyman
BARRIERS: A CRA hearing will iron
out the differences.
The master BARRIERS proposed a
maximum working week of 48 hours
and minimum wage of $40 plus
60 per cent of receipts over $32 per
week for licensed BARRIERS; while
the unions code proposed as hour
week and a $35 a week minimum
with 60 per cent of receipts over
$50.
The price list proposed would
raise haircuts to 65 cents, shaves to
35 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
FINDS PRINCE
|S,EXPENS|vE

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. "a. UP. =
The expense of maintaining a til
tied husband is no slight matter, in
the expert opinion of Mary Nc
Cormic, operate star, and estranged
wife of the Georgian prince, Serge
Mdivani.
Testifying against the motion of
Serge and his brother, David, to
vacate an oil company receivership
obtained by Miss McCormic and
Oavid's estranged wife, Mae Mur-
ray, the opera singer declared she
had sunk more than $4,000 in the
princes oil venture. The motion to
vacate the receivership was denied
by Superior Judge Emmett H. Will
son.
Among the asserted eXtravagan-
ces Miss McCormic alleged in an af-
fidavit, was round of New York
night clubs her husband made while
enroute to Paris last April to at
tend the funeral of his father. Al
though he promised to refrain from
social activities" he spent 10 days"
in Manhattan hotspots and then
wired her for $1,000 upon his ar
rival in Paris, she related. Miss Nc
Cormic has sued him for separate
maintenance.
In seeking dissolution of the re-
ceivership, the Mdivanis accused
their wives of conspiring to oust
them from control.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
STATE URGES
LAND OWNERS
TO CLAIM 1T

SACRAMENTO. Aug. "a. U.P) =
Thousands Of Californians who lost
their land during the past four
years of depression were today
urged by state officials to avail
themselves of the bargain sale"
offered by a state government anx-
ious to return property to the tax
rolls.
Millions of acres of land has re-
velted to the state for non payment
of taxes.
Legislation, now effective, enables
former owners to regain their prop
critics on exceptionally easy terms
payment of current taxes, interest
on unpaid taxes at per cent from
July l, 1882 and one-tenth of de-
linquencies constitutes the down
payment. The remainder will be
paid in nine equal inStallments,
each installment to cover one-tenth
of delinquencies plus current taxes.
Ray Riley, state controller, pre-
dicted the installment redemption
law would enable the state to dis
pose of half of the land it had tax
en- over because of delinquencieS.
THAT means" he ADDED, return
of this land to tax rolls which, OF
course, broadens the tax base and
benefits all"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-24
FIGHT
OREGON BLAZE

T1LLAMOOK, Ore, Aug. "a. U.P)
Ashes rained on this city of 5000
today while a stubborn forest fire
only u miles away slowed NOM
entarily as the wind iessened.
The forest blaze had swept
through millions Of dollars of virgin
fir timber on the Wilson river
watershed, near the site of a pro-
posed scenic highway to the coast.
A new army of 1000 fighters was
thrown into the western fife line
today to take advantage of mom-
entary slackening of the strong
wind that blew for several days
About 1000 fighters had been en-
ployed on the far flung lines since
Sunday.
Heat was oppressive on the west
orn, or ocean front, and a heavy
pail of smoke blanketed the entire
area, making it almost impossible
TO locate offshootS of the mair
blaze.
James Bushong and Herbert Red.
tzke. Portland, huddled in creek
at Devil S Ford when trapped by
flames and escaped with their lives
Two deer stood in the water be-
side them, and a cougar and five
deer fled together from the COM
mon enemy, the youths said.
An ocean wind laShed fire in
Coos County out of control as 25C
firefighters drew back helpless.