The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-01-05

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error of S10,OO0,OOO was purposely
made to deceive the Indiana public
service commission and justify high
rates for service.
That huge expense accounts for GER
tain officials, covering trips to Cali
fornia and Atlantic City and the send
ing of vast quantities Of flowers to
hotels, were an unjustified charge
against Northern Indiana Public
Service.
That properties, In many instances
worthless, and without exception worth
far less than the value charged, were
transferred to the treasury of Northern
Indiana through a system Of inter-
locking directorates. This was done,
the report declared, to milk Northern
Indiana Public Service of surplus
earnings"
That the funds and assets Of the
operating company are still being
constantly depleted by the domina-
ton of Midland Utilities and other
parent organizations of the insult
group"
The investigation was given its start
when Howard w. Duncan, former as
sistant treasurer of Northern Indiana,
confessed he had embezzled S132, 900 of
the company's money and lost 1t on
the race horses. Duncan pleaded
guilty to the theft of $500. He Of
fered to tell the inside story of the
insult high finance and was allowed
to do so. The investigators then fol-
lowed out the lines he laid down for
them to follow.
DRESIDENT DE VALERA'S govern
L ment in the Irish Free State sus-
tanned a severe reverse when Justice
Byrne of the Dublin High court re-
leased on a writ of habeas corpus Gen.
Owen ODuffy and Capt. John Sullivan,
leaders of the United Ireland party
and the Blue Shirt movement They
had been arrested at Westport under
the public safety act.
Justice Byrne, in announcing his
decision, said:
IT can only come to the conclusion
that O'Duffy was arrested because he
was speaking to some persons while
wearing blue shirt. That is the only
reasonable Inference to be drawn from
the facts. I do not accept the police
superintendent story of the arrest
on suspicion as the true explanation
of the case.
$50 far as O'Sullivan is concerned
there is no evidence why he was ar
rested and his detention is Illegal So
far as O'Duffy is concerned, am also
satisfied his detention is unlawful"
"We are teaching the government
to respect the law" said General
O'Duffy, as he left the prison. "The
Blue Shirt movement Is perfectly law
full and constitutional and will go on
to victory. 1 don't anticipate there
will be any more interference with
Blue Shirts after the high court vim
dlcation. If there Is, we are prepared
to meet It, We will carry on until the
objects which we established are
achieved and until eventually, as I
hope and believe, the Irish people en-
trust US with the government Of this
country"
DEACE, for the time being, has come
to the Gran Chaco, for Paraguay
and Bolivia agreed to truce and
their warfare in the jungle region was
stopped. This was arranged by the
League of Nations commission with
| the backing of the delegates to the
Pan-American conference in Monte
video. Negotiations for permanent
| settlement of the long conflict were
| proceeding in the Uruguayan capital.
Secretary of State Hull was given
much of the credit for the armlstice.
| INDER the leadership of Captain
- Goering, Chancellor HItler's right
hand man and possible successor, the
| government of Prussia has promul-
| gated six new laws that abolish voting
in that state. The government Is COM
pletely centralized and the leadership
principle introduced into the smallest
local units. An official statement said !:
"Liberalistic and democratic vestiges
will be eradicated and supplanted BIZ
strong and responsible LEADERSHIP"
G. 1894. Western Newspaper Union.