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Evening star., 1934-01-19

perior Court. in q wedding that came
as surprise to society.
The ceremony was performed In the
Astor street residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Of
field, and was witnessed by only mem
bers of the immediate families and a
few intimate friends. Later Mr. and
Mrs. Sullivan left on q wedding trip
to Honolulu.
The bride made her debut in 1880
and since has been one Of the most
popular members Of the younger social
set, her engagement having been ru-
mored on several occasions.
Rev. Dudley Stark of st. Chrysos-
trom's Church read the service. The
bride wore her mothers wedding gown
and her veil was the gift of her grand
Evening star., 1934-01-19
Educator to Address Forum.

The Capital City Forum will hear a
discussion of The Relation of Schools
to Society,"" by Prof Frederick L. Rede-
fer. executive secretary of the Progress
sive Education Association, tonight at
709 G street. Prof. Redefer formerly
was superintendent of schools at Glen
ooe, Ill, and was noted for keeping the
schools of his city solvent when the
Cook County tax jam threatened to
close all the public educational insti-
tutions In that district.
Evening star., 1934-01-19
THREE CONvICTS KILLED.
Prison Break Plot in Arkansas Foiled
by Fire of Guards.

TUCKER PRISON FARM. Ark.
January P).-An outbreak by some
of the prisons most desperate criminals
and said by officials to have been a
part of plotted wholesale delivery
was thwarted yesterday by trusty
guards who killed three of the convicts,
wounded two and captured two others.
AS some 80 convicts were working in
the woods clearing timber. the two
leaders of the break assaulted a trusty
guard with an ak. Five others broke
from the ranks and ran.
Fighting off the two convicts the
guard killed both of them.
The other guards meanwhile opened
fire on the escaping convicts, bringing
three of them down wounded. one
fatally. The guards were exonerated.
Prison Supt. A. G.. Stedman said
he had information the break had
been we'll plotted and the leaders
had intended after they escaped to
return and attempt to free other
prisoners.
Evening star., 1934-01-19
Pearls Formed in Man.

While operating on q male patient
for kidney trouble doctor In Norway
found several genuine pearls the size
of a pin head in the internal organs,
according tn Prof Lanneld, who re-
Gently told the Norwegian Scientific
Society Of Oslo Of the find. The pearls
were of the highest quality and had
been formed in the man by the same
chemical process as that which op-
crates in oysters
Evening star., 1934-01-19
COLLAPSE ENTOMBS SIX
Hull. England, Police and Firemen
Aid Warehouse Victims.

HULL, England. January 10 (P.-
Six men were entombed yesterday when
a warehouse collapsed in a heap of
masonry and grain. Police. firemen and
laborers we're still working today In
an attempt to extricate them.
Ten others were injured in the crash.
The foot of one man was amputated so
he could be removed from under a
fallen timber
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Jobs SALE INQUIRY
BRINGS INDICTMENT
Maryiander Charged With
Taking Funds on Promise
of u. S. Positions.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 10. After
seven days Of hearing evidence on al
legged Job selling here. the Federal
grand jury today indicted Gabriel l..
Rettaliata Of Elkridge, Md, on 100
counts of either obtaining money or
attempting to obtain money on the
promise of obtaining Federal appointive
positions.
The indictment alleged Rettaliata
collected a total of $4520 from 80 per-
sons. and attempted to collect various
sums from 81 others. 1t also charged
the accused received various sums,
ranging as high as $3.50, from the vic
tins of the alleged racket.
Solicitation Equal Crime.
Under the law the attempt to solicit
money on promise of obtaining Fed
eral employment is as great crime
as receipt of money for this purpose.
The grand jury, called IN special
session to investigate job selling, eX-
amined as witnesses. Most of the wit
to procure influence and support in OBJ
tanning Federal positions. The indict-
ment did not disclose what positions
were promised.
The victims of the alleged racket and
the sums they were said to have paid,
follow:
Walter Gunter, SIS; George F.
Laupp. S125 Frederick L. Muhl. SI25,
Nathaniel Barnes. 500; Clyde Burns,
s125; j. Paul Kelly, s125; Paul H.
Barnes, $40; George Bynion. S25 Ran
dolph Smith sl25; William o: Muhl,
sl25; John Pauly, sl25; Frank Lud-
Richard H. Saffeld, 1925; Charles
Carter. SIPS: D. T. Watkins, sl25:
David j. Saunders, slO0; Thomas D.
Saunders. s1OO; Thomas Jeffreys, SIPS;
Charles N. Heaps, SIPS: Joseph P.
Westerfeld. Sl25: George T. Seelye,
Sl25; william c. Schwartz, S125; Cliff
ford Maddes. Sl25; L. E Won Douern,
$l25: William j. Geary, S125; Carl w.
Straub. S1lo: John T. Mackereth. SIPS;
Leroy w. Sinclair. SIPS; Tyssul Evans,
Sl25; George j. Carter. Sl00, c. w.
Straub, $50; George Ludwig. SIPS;
Charles E. Messerchmidt, Sl25; Charles
G. Messerschmidt, SIPS; Elmer Hutten-
berger, 1925 Oswald Owen. Sl25;
OGHleS l. DdNltS, SlzO, anu I1dIIS W.
James, S125.
sl25 Down Payment.
The District attorneys Office pointed
out that in many instances where pay
ments of S125 were made the victims
also promised to pay Sl25 more if and
when they obtained positions.
Department of Justice agents worked
on the case more than a month. The
charges were originally brought to the
attention of United States Attorney
Simon E. Sobelof by Senator Millard
E. Tydings, who had heard reports that
certain political leaders had been prom
ising to use their influence in procuring
jobs in return for payment of fees.
The Indictment charged that, begin
ming last March and continuing through
August, Rettaliata had solicited great
number of persons.
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ESCAPED Convict Reported Killed.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, January 10
(P.-James May, escaped long-term
convict, was reported killed early to-
day in a battle with officers and a
posse in Walton County. The Prison
bureau here was notified that May
who escaped from a prison camp
Sunday. was killed by Deputy Sheriff
L. T. Ward Of Defun'9k : = when
he resisted capture.
Evening star., 1934-01-19
WAY TO NEW STRUCTURE

use of the reservoir stairway for OBJ
servation purposes. however.
The standpipe was erected under the
direction of David j. Howell, Washing
ton civil engineer, while the standpipe
and pumping station used to force
water into the reservoir from nearby
wells first was operated by George
Gingell Both men since have died.
Furnished Entire Section.
The old system furnished water for
this entire section of Montgomery
County until the Suburban Sanitary
Commission moved in and installed the
modern system that now is in use.
1t is expected that the standpipe will
be completely razed in about three
weeks. while the steel plates taken from
the structure are TO furnish part of
the material needed for the new pump
ing station and water plant being con-
structeG by the commission at Burnt
Mills
The Battery Park standpipe will be
begun soon afterWard.
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mother, Mrs. William wrigley, jr. An
aunt. Mrs Philip K. Wrigley, came from
Catalina Island, Calf, to attend the
ceremony.
Evening star., 1934-01-19
Cotton Expert Dead.

NJ Sakellaridis, aged IS, whose ex-
periments gave Egypt its reputation for
quality cotton. has died in Alexandria
after being knocked down by a motor
Evening star., 1934-01-19
five PEACE IDEAS
GIVEN CONFERENCE
Disarmament, Arms En-
barge and World Court
Among Proposals.

Five general proposals for translating
peace ideals into action we're recon-
mended today to the ninth annual
Conference on the Cause and Cure OF
War, by the various round tables which
have been in session daily since the
convention began Tuesday
The report urged reduction in arms
embargo on arms, American adherence
to the World Court, revision of the
covenant to permit the United States
to join the League of Nations and the
continuance of the Roosevelt admins
trations policy toward Latin America.
Oppose Naval Increases.
The report expressed opposition to
increased naval expenditures and the
use OF public works funds for this
purpose. and recommended strong sup
port of the Woman's Disarmament
Committee at Geneva.
In urging an arms embargo. the
round table memorandum suggested
local meetings on the question of the
manufacture of munitions and asked
that every Senator be requested to
support DILL 1Or Ifle eHecClVe IN
vestigation of the sale and export of
arms Support Of an adequate meas
ure for embargo on arms during this
session of Congress" also was recon-
mended.
World Court Day Urged.
A plan to have constituent organi-
zations of the Committee on the Cause
and Cure of War Join in pressure upon
one Senator to make a speech on the
floor of the Senate asking for the re-
porting out of the World Court proto-
COL was offered in the report, which
also recommended:
A World Court day to celebrate the
reporting out of the protocol from COM
mittee
Concentrating public opinion on the
possible revision of the covenant in
such a way as to make it more ac-
ceptable to the sentiment of the United
States; studying of amendments to the
covenant already proposed in Geneva as
published by the World Peace Founda-
ton. and the campaigning for sigma
lures to the petition now being circu-
lated by the League of Nations Associa-
ton,
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BOARD WILL ELECT
Directors Of Hebrew Home for
Aged will Meet Sunday.

Officers will be elected Sunday at $50
pm. at the annual meeting Of the ofi-
will be in the auditorium Of the home.
A summary of the years activities
and detailed reports by chairmen Of
committees will be made.
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MENDIETA REGIME
TO BE RECOGNIZED
BY UNITED STATES

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1934-01-19
BETTY OFFIELD BRIDE
IN SURPRISE CEREMONY
Granddaughter Of Late William
Wrigley, Jr., Weds Son Of
Chicago Superior Judge.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 19.-Miss Betty
Ofheld, granddaughter of the late Will
liam Wrigley, jr., was married Wednesday
night to Denis Emons Sullivan, jr., son
Of Judge Denis e. Sullivan of the Su-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
PROFITS OF WAR

THE senates investigation into the manu-
= facture and traffic in arms and NUM-
lions touches on one of those subjects which
float about near the surface for years with
out ever coming out into the light of day.
The job of making weapons and gunpow-
der has been in private hands ever since such
things were invented War always has meant
increased profits to the munitions makers
Modern warfare. which uses munitions at
an almost infinitely greater rate than was
the case generation ago, simply increases
those profits to astronomical proportions.
Everybody has known this all along But
so far no government has taken any very
definite step to find out just how this rela-
tionship of public fighting to private profit
may affect nations chances for keeping the
peace.
An article in the current issue of Harpers
magazine by John Gunther touches UP a
few of the highlights of this situation.
He points out, for instance, that when the
japanese fought the Chinese at Shanghai
couple Of years ago, the japanese soldiers
took one-in-three chance that if they were
killed or wounded, bullets made for profit by
their own countrymen would do the job"
He points out, also, that German munition
makers helped finance the rise of Htler-be-
cause obviously, Hitler in power meant more
business for the munition firms
AS matter Of fact, munition makers in
France and Czechoslovakia are strongly sus-
pected of having contributed to the Nazi
campaign fundS-for the same reason.
What all this comes down to. of course.
is that there is strong vested interest in
the world which derives vast financial ad-
vantage from war and preparation for war.
Continued peace means bad business for
these people; real disarmament would almost
ruin them. Mr.. Gunther puts it bluntly as
follows
Two hundred-odd firms in the world earn
ing cold cash profits on smashed brains or
smothered lungs make it clear that disarma-
ment, fundamentally an industrial problem. is
impossible to achieve under the present eco
nomic system"
Maybe that language is a trife strong. In
any case, the senate will do the nation a
vast service if it looks into the whole sub
ject very thoroughly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
A LETTER IN
APPRECIATION

BY "Dillinger))
To All Newspapers
want to thank you for the
splendid assistance you have given
me in all my heroic enterprises, in
Guiding my most recent one in War
saw.
BY printing in your papers that I
was down south, it naturally threw
them of their guard up north and
gave me the opportunity I wanted.
see in todays paper they are
guarding the Chrysler Corporation
pay roll (Newcastle, Ind carefully,
as well as other particular points
you were kind enough to mention.
Although, of course, I will not at
tempt these jobs just now while
there are so many guards around,
nevertheless I will take your cue
and probably do these jobs a little
later when the payrnaster is a little
more careless.
had no knowledge the Chrysler
pay roll was so large-and the other
details you mention give me infor-
nation that will save me lot Of
time and trouble, as I am usually in
big hurry.
The police departments are giving
me so many bullet proof vests now
(they haven't caught on to the fact
that these could be concealed) that
I can have a dress Sunday vest as
well as one for each day of the
week.
Hope you will continue to give me
big headlines on the front page as
I am a glutton for publicity. Also I
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
A HALF CURE

TOR years private utilities have been max
l. ing pretty much Of a joke of state regula-
ton by dragging pending rate cases into the
courts through injunction proceedings, work
ing delays of years to the cost OF consumers
and wearing down the rate-payerS' commits
sions with resort to all the arts and guile
known to lawyers.
They have chosen their own fighting
ground by picking either state or federal
courts or jockeying cases between both.
BILL sponsored by Senator Johnson Of
California and backed by twenty state regu-
latory bodies was passed by the senate to
remedy this. The measure would force utili-
ties to carry their grievances to and through
state courts only, but permitting appeal TO the
United States supreme court. The bill was fair
to utilities and rate-payers, but the utilities
lobby didn't like it.
Suddenly the bill emerged from the house
judiciary committee as the Lewis bill. This
substitute Of Representative Lewis Of Colorado
permits utilities to use either state or federal
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
SERIES STORY IS SCORED
BY TIMES READER

By An Incensed CoIored Man.
In the issue of your newspaper of
last Friday there was an article by
one Tristram Coffin entitled when
Politics Was in Flower" It is about
as silly tumble Of words as I ever
saw. Its absolute senselessness
makes one marvel how it could find
place in ScrippS-Howard news
paper unless the general level of in
telligence, fairness and vision of the
present staff of The Times has fall
len to that of very insignificant per-
sons.
1t takes generations to develop a
genuine lady or gentleman and no
lady or gentleman wantonly will in
suit or belittle anybody or any group
Of persons. Anybody but a fool or
a set of fools would prefer to seek
the good will rather than the i'll will
of thousands of persons who might
be worth something in a business
way, even though such creatures are
wholly without the capacity for
generous impulses.
There are numerous Negroes in
this city who will have no use for
The Times while it is under its pres
ent management. And your insult
ing, harmful attitude will become
widely known and will be resented
by widespread, quiet action. Your
predecessor was a gentleman and
upheld the broad traditions of this
CY0UCip9fo Nf T1nuC10o
characterize the article as being
silly, pointless Except to belittle
and insult Negroes, entirely with
out humor Except that excited by
the pitiable creature who wrote it,,
insulting and sacriligious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
FELLOW SUFFERERS

HERE must be in North America a good
many thousands of women the wives of
ardent fishermen, who have a new fellow
feeling for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt.
For Mrs. Roosevelt, whose husband likes
to fish, doesn't care for the sport herself. She
says that fish are 'such Shiny things" that
she hates to have anything to do with them.
I've gone for hours with my husband and
sons while trolling on the Keys, and have
knitted while they f1Shed," she confesses.
There are lot of women in the same
boat; women whose husbands find fishing
the greatest sport in the world but who
themselves abhor fish as wriggly, Shiny crea-
lures. and who knit unnumbered quantities
Of sweaters, socks and whatnot while their
husbands fog the waters
If it's any comfort to them, they share
their plight with the first lady
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
FROM THOSE WHO HAVE

INCREASED taxes tentatively called for in
Il the new revenue bill probably are quite
necessary; and while they will be onerous,
as all tax increases are, there is one point on
which the ordinary citizen will indorse them
Fundamentally. That is the increased
estate tax.
Under existing law, the maximum tax on
an estate is As per cent; under the new law,
it will reach as high as so per cent. A man
who inherits a 100000 estate now pays q
tax of s42,5O0; under the new law he would
pay 10000.
If he inherits an estate worth million he
pays s117.5OO now and would pay $4,000
under the new law
The increase is by no means high enough
to approach a conhscatory level; but it will
provide a good deal of badly needed rev.
enue. and it follows sound practice by TAX
ing it from those who are best able to pay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
REDUCE LIVING RATES,
PUT MEN TO WORK
A Puzzled Subscriber

A Puzzled Subscriber
Why change things so radically
and SO quickly if we call it new
methods of experimenting" ere we
mess up the other mess and thus
create worse mess? Does this not
break the rule and formula of
scientific experimentation?
I am not politician, or have
been one, but I select the man as
best can. I select the man who
carries the message best suiting my
taste. whether political, spiritual, or
otherwise.
With twelve million unemployed,
another several million employed
only part time, it makes it difficult
to live with high prices on every
thing you buy. Would it not be
better to have a lower wage scale.
lower cost Of living with more men
working? We could have a low
market price on products which
would be low enough to kill i'm
ported products.
1t worked for others and, if tried,
it Will work for us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
TAX RATES JEOPARDIZE
HOME OWNERSHIP
By Frank Walton

BY Frank Walton
We can not have high taxes and
our homes. Our homes did not come
that way. We know that all good
business must be transacted from
standpoint Of value received for all
money we spend, whether it is your
money or the townships, countys,
states or national governments.
For twenty-five years I have adj
vocated a low rate on taxable prop
erty. Do not look for better BUSH
ness conditions in this country un-
til we get taxes down so low that
the offices seek the men to fill the
offices. AS it is now men seek the
offices.
know that poor men like myself
can not pay high taxes. If my home
Is worth $1,000, I can not have both.
either can have my home or 81!
600. And I can not have high taxes
and my home. Under good govern
ment we can have our homes and
good living.
The American people are proud
OF the Constitution of the United
States, but they never would be
proud Of dictator.
The present depression did not
come by chance. 1t was brought
about by the handiwork of man.
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JOHN ]. BLAINE

A MEXICAN democracy is poorer by the
loss of John j. Blaine of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Blaine's was a character all too rare
in this countrys political life. Almost from
the time he was Graded in log cabin until
he died Reconstruction Finance Corporation
director he was nonconformist and rebel
against privilege.
AS a state senator he fought for work
mems compensation.
AS Governor he fought the Ku-Klux Khan.
AS United States senator he fought i'm
perialism abroad and special interests at
home. He opposed the Anti-Saloon League
and prohibition. From the beginning of his
career he was a pillar of strength in the
La Toilette organization. and although Re-
publican, he supported Woodrow Wilson, Al
Smith and Franklin Roosevelt.
With him party loyalty came second and
political idealism first.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-18
THE AVIATION COMMISSION

UNANIMOUS approval seems to have
greeted the Presidents proposal for a
commission for immediate study of broad pol
icy covering all phases of aviation and its re-
lation to the government Certainly the
problem has become complicated enough
both from the standpoint of air service and
defense as well as commercial interests-to
call for nonpontical study and decision of
policy.
With general agreement on that method of
determining a permanent policy the dispute
now reverts to the temporary policy. The adj
mnistration is going ahead with the temporary
bidding which Postmaster General Farley has
fixed for next Friday. The major commercial
companies, backed by most of the Republicans
in congress, object to the Farley terms which
force reorganization of companies whose exec
utives participated in the so-called Brown
spoils conference Nevertheless rather than
lose the opportunity to bid, all of the major
companies are expected to reorganize and quail
ify by Friday.
Whether just or unjust, that in effect will
dispose of the collision and cancellation dis
pute until the companies get a court decision.
Four operating companies of United Airlines
yesterday filed injunction and damage suits in
District of Columbia supreme court.
There is danger of more confusion when
congress passes its temporary air mail law
The temporary terms of contract and opera
ton could have been fixed either by the exec
utive under existing laws, which is the present
Farley procedure. or by congress; bu there is
no reason for both to act Since both are to
act anyway. the two should be co-ordinated as
closely as possible After the contracts are let
under the Farley terms, congress should not
force new terms and conditions upon operators
for still more temporary contracts
There already has been far too much back
ing and filling. Once the temporary system is
in operation, the fewer changes the better,
pending the new permanent system which is
expected to result from recommendations next
year by the nonpolitical commission.