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WIPE OUT SQUIRES IS STATE-WIDE DEMAND
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A.M. SUNDAY
THE   WEATHER
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The Only Sunday Newspaper Covering the Wyoming Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1935
¦ntered at Wllkea-Barre. Pa. Aa Second Claaa Mall Matter
PRICE TEN CENTS
STARTLING NEW EVIDENCE FOUND ON HAUPTMANN IN KIDNAP CASE
OFPUBUE
Legislature Gets 2 Bills To Remove Fee System Of The Minor Judiciary
JUSTICE DEBASED
Luzerne County Is Forced Into Sweeping Probes To End Treasury Raids
A CURE AT HAND
Definite eftecta that promise early and drastic reform have followed State-wide approval of The Sunday Independent's threo-wceks-old cru- eade against the minor judiciary o( Sijulre, Alderman and Ju.sttce ot the Peace.
Within reach of the public In a means of tax economy which In Luzerne County alone will amount to ecrertty thousand didliirg each ¦year In only the department of fees from crln»lnal allegations. Add to that the f.e» of clvU cases and the figure can be more than doubled. Subtract from It only what It would cost to pay the salaries of IcK.illy schooled persons who would licrorni: the agents of the state's i.opula- tion instead of the army ot fi'c col¬ lectors. The saving Indicated hero ll multiplied many times by the fines which often are unjustly as¬ sessed.
Prepared for Introduction to the I.eglslatur» that will re-convene following the Inauguration of Uoorge H. f^arle as tjovernor of Pennsylvania are two bills by which Itepresentatives and Senators In the (leni'r.'il As.scmbly can destroy the racketeering system of the magis¬ trate and place at the disposal of the people a low-cost and court- .idvlsed auxiliary court which wlil handle legal Isaues on their merlt.-i and without regard to the iJOs.iibiU- ty of foe collection, for the simple rjasnn that there will be no fees excepting thoae necessarily assess¬ ed against the guilty nnd deposited through the court with the people's treasury. Instead of an expense the new system would be a source of public income.
Back of the proposed legislation are the I-egislative Council of East¬ ern and Western Ponn.sylvania, part of whose membership are the one hundre<l thousand clubwomen Iden¬ tified with civic-social organiza¬ tions; the Pennsylvania League of ¦Women Voters, tht Advisory Com¬ mittee of Pennsylvania Par Asso¬ ciation, the Legal Aid Society, the Committee on I'enal Aff.ilrs of Pennsylvania Public Charities As¬ sociation nnd tho Pennsylvania Oood Government League. Up To The People
Wiat else Is needed? Vhe •launch support of every good cltl- «en Is needed. How can the good eltizen give his or her support? Hy making clear to the district Repre- •entativea and Senators In the Wi.'dnture that tholr votes In favor of ousting of the rotten magistrate •yatem are demanded by tho ma¬ jority  people of Pennsylvania.
Aflnptlon of the reform measures backed by the best of good citlzen- •liip  in   thla  Commonwealth   wcnild
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CORK   LANE   MAN   DIES
Carmen Ostlcco, Zfi years old, 4 Brj'den street, Cork Lane section of Plttaton Townahip. died at midnight "> Plttston hospital. He submitted 'o »n operation Osticco U a
Lawyers Demand Ouster Of Squire
¦oranton, Pa., Jan. 11—UP-— Abuies under the present sys¬ tem ot Squires, Aldermen, Jus¬ tices of the Peace, exposed In a campaign begun In Pennsyl¬ vania by Wllkes-Barre Sunday Independent and later taken up by Pittsburgh Press, led two hundred members ot Lacka¬ wanna County Bar Association, at a meeting In Hotel Casey this afternoon, to urge abolition of tho  minor  judiciary.
Replacement ot aldermen and magistrates by municipal courts was urged In a resolution that received   unanimous   support.
Other matters of Interest to the legal profession were taken up nt tha meeting which was addressed by Attorney Forrest (1. Moorehead of Beaver, presi¬ dent of Pennsylvania Bar Asso¬ ciation. J
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BYTHE BANDITS WIIH m CAR
Force Clerks To Floor And Empty A Cash Register In Presence Of Woman
MAKE GETAWAY
on    Janirary mar-led man.
Three armed bandits forced the same number ot employes at a West Ride store to He on the floor In the rear of counters last night J while they took the contents ot a : caah register. A woman customer I'niered the store during the holdup. .She was ordered to lift her hands. Before the gunmen left the place the employes were led into the cel¬ lar of the building and Instructed to be mum for ten minutes. The' rob¬ bers have not been captured.
The stirkup occurred at 5; 40 last evening In the A. & P. store, located on Schuyler avenue, Kingston. The employes, Leo Brogan. 408 Chest¬ nut street; H. G. Feist, 48 East Bennett atreet. both of Kingston, and Michael Emarshaw, 17 Hill street, Swoyerville, were not busy when two men. we.tring automobilo sun glasses, entered the store. Each had a revolver and ordered the store attaches to take positions be¬ hind a counter and later demanded they lie on the floor.
A third bandit, also attired In sun glasses, walked Into the place nnd went directly to the cash regis¬ ter. He secured $15. While In tho act of removing the money, tho ban¬ dit's attention was directed to Miss Virginia Huttner. who had entered tho place. He turned swiftly to¬ ward the woman nnd Instructed her to lift her hands, saying "act nat¬ ural and notlilng will happen to you." She complied with the order nnd the bandit finished removal ot money from the register while his two companions "covered" the three employes on the floor.
"Havn you a refrlKcrator In the cellar?" one ot the thieves nsked an employe. A response was forth¬ coming and the employes were ordered to march Into the celltff, with revolvers pointing In their direction. After a cellar door was slammed shut the bandits hurried from the place, leaving Miss Hutt¬ ner In a dazed condition. She Is a daughter of Councilman Max Hutt¬ ner of Kingston.
Same As Lare  Robbers
In a few minutes the employes returned to the store and. due to attendant excitement, forgot to notify Kingston police until «:10. thirty minutes after the holdup oc¬ curred.
An Investigation by police reveals
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SEIPIAN TO TAX FEES
Governor-Elect Earle Puts Last Touch To Program To Help State's People
ATTACKS DEFICIT
Would Abolish Collectors And Shave Off Burdens Of Real  Estate Owners
29 MILLIONS CUT
Govsrnor-elcct Earle'a state¬ ment to the public will ba found complete on  Page 3, Section 1.
MIRACULOUS MEDAL SA VES LIFE OF COP
"J"*"'""' '*' "'¦ •'^"- J2.—UP-A Wlraculoua" medal, pinned on tho "««t of Patrolman William McQurk
~»M  his   lit,   today   when   It   de-
c», ' '"'"*' '¦•'"" •'•• B"" °' " [Wea man fighting to see his "'ftngtd wife.
McQurk. with Blythe Brlcker. «J. , • '*'''^n to St. Francis hospital Bri 1,       '""" ' ""Bht chest wound.
'cHer was shot In the left arm. ^.According to police, Arthur Flack. ^'  ippeared   at   Brickors    house, lly|/* ^'»  wife   and   daughter  are
"*¦ and demanded to see  them.
When Brlckir refused hint entrance he whipped a revolver from his pocket and fired at the proprietor, police say.
As Patrolman McGurk. hearing tho shot, dashed Into the house. Flack turned the gun on him. The bullet rlchocheted oft the medal, on which Is a likeness of the Blessed Virgin, Inflicting only a superficial wound.
Flack was charged with atrocious assault  and   battery  with  Intent  to kill     and     carrying    a     concealed I weapon.
Harrlsburg. Pa., Jan. 12.—UP— Bimergency tax measures estimated to reduce by $10,650,000 Pennsyl¬ vania's current biennium deficit, and a legislative program to raise $116,- 041,666 for the 1935-1937 biennium were recommended to the incoming Democratic Administration   today.
The five-point emergency pro¬ gram drawn by Governor-elect Oeorge H. Elarle's flnancial commit¬ tee was designed to reduce the esti¬ mated $21,200,000 deficit In the normal budget tor tlie current bi¬ ennium to $10,500,000, disregarding the apparent $24,000,000 Relief deflclt of the two-year period end¬ ing May 31, 1935.
The committee, of which Dr. lAither Harr, Secretary ot Banking, Is chairman, drew a six-point pro¬ gram to cover the flnancial needs ot the next biennium. Kxpected to yield $116,041,666, It ^vould set aside $34,109,773 to cover the current Re¬ lief dellclt, leaving $10,109,773 avail¬ able for the State's share of Relief costs during the 1935-1037 biennium. Contents ot the taxing measures recommended In the llnnl report of the H.-u-r committee were not dis¬ closed In the Governor-elect's an¬ nouncement  today.
Need Fedarsl Aid "We do not deem  It advisable to make publle at this time the specific revenue-producing recommendations of tho committee," Karle said.
"We—members ot my cabinet and legislative Icader.s—propose to give the entire report detailed consid¬ eration," he added, "after which our tax program, modeled along the lines ot the Harr committee's rec¬ ommendations, wiil be Introduced In tho Geneial  Assembly."
The committee admitted Its $34,- 109.773 allowance "Is sufficient to care lor Kelief needs on the basis of present expenditures," empha¬ sizing the necessity tor the Federal government to make special con¬ cessions to Pennsylvania until tho Commonwealth Is able to assume a larger share ot the Relief burden.
Uncertainty ot future require¬ ments for Relief will necessitate a special session ot the Legislature In the near future, tho report stated. Abollth Tax Fees Continuation ot a planning com¬ mission to cooperate witii tiie Na¬ tional Resources Board in devising ways and means for furtiier devel¬ opment ot the Commonwealth's re¬ sources  waa advised.
Recommendations of the commit¬ tee called tor no capital outlays. "We feel," It reported, "that any building program should be depend¬ ent upon  PWA assistance."
Recognizing "real Justice" In de¬ mands of real estate owners for tax relief, the committee recommended centralization ot tax collections and abolition ot the fee system ot pay¬ ing local oftluers as economy meas¬ ures In the collection ot real estate tax, none ot which goes to support ot the State government.
''Cai'efui eotn4»l*»ratiort- siioidd "oi- given to tiie advisal)ility of placing the real estate of public utilities upon local assessment rolls," tho committee advised.
It rucomintnded early revision of the constitution to permit the Com¬ monwealth "to levy taxes and bor¬ row funds In accordance with mod¬ ern practice and present require¬ ments."
In the committee's program for ra'slng funds for the next biennium, liio unpaid liquor floor tax of $10,- 500,000 and the $3,500,000 Dorrance Kstate tax were assumed collect¬ able. The program provides also (Continued on Page 3, Section 1)
Earle Taken III Ordered To Bed
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Philadelphia, Jan. IJ —UP — Governor-elect George H. Earle suffered a slight attack ot the grip while working on his In¬ augural address here today. His condition was not considered serious.
Shortly before he was stricken Earle had telegraphed Pennsyl¬ vania Newspaper Publishers Association, meeting at Harrls¬ burg, that he would be unable to fill a speaking engagement there tonight because both tho Inaugural address and his mes¬ sage to the Legislature were un¬ completed.
Earle was working at the Racquet Club when taken HI. He was ordered to bed by the house physician who said the Governor-elect probably would b6 able to resume work to¬ morrow.
SEIZURE OF COAL
ASU.S.NECESSITy
National Resources Board Proposes Drastic Move To   President   Roosevelt
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Alone   In   Conquest Pacific  Ocean  From Hawaii    T o    California
18 HOURS 17 MINUTES
Previously Made Solo Trip Over The Atlantic And Stands   Alone   In   Class
CALM AT FINISH
CONSERVATION URGED
"Washington, Jan. 12.—UP—Gov¬ ernment ownership ot soft coal fields as a step toward Federal con¬ servation ot America's mineral and oil deposits was suggested to Presi¬ dent Roosevelt tonight by his Na¬ tional Resources Board.
The committee, declaring that In the time required to read Its fifty- page report "enough fuel would be wasted In our oil and gas fields nnd coal mines to keep 10,000 Relic! families warm during the winter," recommended:
1. That establishment of a na¬ tional coal reserve be seriously con¬ sidered.
2. That fixing of minimum and maximum bituminous coal prices may be needed.
3. That Congress consider estab¬ lishing an agency to authorize con¬ trol of production and capacity to halt waste of underground re¬ sources.
4. That emergency provisions of NRA codes for production control be continued In some form.
"Government purchase of select¬ ed acreage of bituminous coal fields deserves serious consideration as a means of oontrolling capacity." the board said. "Such a national coal reserve would be leased as needed with payment ot royalty to the   United   States."
The committee opposed govern¬ mental action th.at would supplant private Initiative In other mineral fields, but said Federal supervision ahould be established to provide "addition ot safeguards and powers to enable the Industry Itself to act collectively, where necessary. In order to avoid the physical and social waste ot destructive competi¬ tion."
The Administration, however, is considering legislation to declare the oil Industry a public utility to Insure Federal control, now that the U. S. Supreme Court has held un¬ constitutional the NIHA section authorizing the government to con¬ trol production.
The board pointed out that con¬ servation ot mineral resources Is Important to the future of Ameri¬ can Industry, that In 1929 the mineral Industries employed more than 1,000,000 men and reported products valued roughly at $6,000,- 000,000.
Ot the 38 metnl-mlnlng districts that have yielded the greatest wealth to date, only five hive been discovered since 1907, and none at all since 1917.
American gold production passed the peak in 1915, and no new silver deposits have been uncovered to take the place of the famous Com- stock Lode or LcadviUe. The United States must have a tariff to make It p(,.ssili!e for d-me=tic copper producers to Compile with the low cost ot mining ore abroad.
Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields are 29 percent exhausted. In the bituminous fields, however, are "stupendous reserves of low grade" coal—the fuel the committee would conserve through public ownership.
The board said "The youthful vigor of the astonishing oil field of the Southwest hides the decline ot many eastern districts ard the death ot the Indiana gas belt."
Oakland Airport. Jan. 12.—UP— Tousle-haired Amelia Earhart Put¬ nam, twice conqueror of the Atlan¬ tic, added the Pacific to her aerial spoils today when she brought her flaming red Lockhead-Veg.a mono¬ plane down on California soil after a daring 2,400 mile solo flight from Hawaii.
She landed at 1:30 p. m. P. S. T (4:30 p. m. E. S. T.), after eighteen hours and seventeen minutes in the air.
There was a tremendous roar from waiting thousands as the brll- liantly-hucd ship flaslied out of a fog bank, wheeled into the wind and made a perfect three-point landing. She set down her plane without circling the field, eliminat¬ ing the swooping flouritihes with which many celebrated fliers elect to end flights over land or sea.
Miss  Earhart's  flrst  words  when she  stepped   from   the   plane  were: "Well I'm sure glad to be on land again."
Her elapsed time from Wheeler Field, Island of Oahu near Hono¬ lulu, was 18 hours and 17 minutes. Without a hitch she took off from Wheeler Field shortly after 10 p. m. E. S. T. yesterday, circled the fleld and at 10:19 p. m. B. S. T. swung the land-type monoplane southward and out over the I'acific. Conquers Fog Only during the closing hours ot her flight did the slim, boyish, wo¬ man ace seem to falter in her dash across the Pacific. That was when she soared Into a fog bank 300 miles off shore and fought her way blind¬ ly toward the California  coast.
For three hours spectators and radiomen along tho coast w.iited anxiously, as Amelia, her voice crackling cheerfully through tho mist, sought to locate her position In the gray blanket that spread over the bay area tor 200 mile.<?i
Emergency orders were issued to Coast Guard cutters, which tore out through the Golden Gate In a last- minute maneuver to spread-eagle over her course and rescue the dar¬ ing woman tiler It she were forced down at sea.
Carried Only Land Gear The fact that her hlKli-wlnged monoplane carried only land gear added to anxiety for her safety. But even as these hurried preparations were going on. Miss K.irliart was driving her droning plane through the mists at a ISO-miie clip, never once appearing to doubt her ability to come down safely.
Her elapsed time was three hours and 28 minutes slower than that ot Sir Charles Klngsford-Smith in his recent record fliglit from Wheeler Field to Oakland in the plane. Lady Southern Cross. However, Amelia's was the flrst solo flif;ht on record between Hawaii and tlie mainland. Plane's Second Victory Miss Earhart's sturdy jiiane. a 550 horse-power craft, functioned smoothly throughout the trip. It waa tho same plane tho flier used in 1932 when she spanned the At¬ lantic ocean. Extra fuel tanks had been added.
Tho landing gear Is not retrart- .ablo. a fa<'t wliich added to the hazard of a forced landing on the ocean. Once down, however, the plane probably would bo buoyant, as Its construction is practically ail wood.
The plane was described by avia¬ tion men as similar to the Lady Southern Cross, used by Sir Charles Klngsford-Smith In his re¬ cent flight from Australia to Oak¬ land, via the FIJI Islands and Hawaii.
It   recently   was   reconditioned   at Burbank. California, and underwent exhaustive   tests   at   the   hands   of (Continued on I'age 15—Sec. 2)
Broadway Spots Hit By Strikers
New Tork, Jan. 12—UP—Four ot Broadway's gay spots were affected tonight when waitery and bartenders, members ot Res¬ taurant Employees and Bar¬ tenders Industrial Union, Local 16, went on strike. The walk¬ out occurred shortly before 10 P. M., when the evening's rush ordinarily   begins.
Tho places affected were French Casino, Music Hall, Ca¬ sino de I'aree nnd the New Con¬ gress. A union offleial estimated tliat 2,500 diners were incon- vctu'»:'!". <5. lie r-i!nrf;fil that the restaurants were not meeting code provisions. Quiet picket¬ ing was continued throughout the evening.
^FRIEND HAD FARM ONLY LITTLE WAY FROM LINDY HOME
Sensational Testimony To Result From Letters Of Man In Germany Who Believes He Received Part Of Ransom Payment As A Loan To Get Out Of The United States
CONSCIENCE WAS TROUBLED
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Dramatic Moments Staged By State's Prosecution Of Election Eve Massacre
UP AGAIN MONDAY
PottsvlUe, Pa., Jan. 12.—UP—Be¬ fore the trial of Joseph Bruno on charges of murder adjourned until Monday, the Commonwealth today established his ownership of at least one of the ten guns found In his home after the Kelayres election eve massacre.
William Stahre, Hazleton hard¬ ware store clerk, testified that a high-powered rifle he had sold to Bruno on October 13, 1934, had been ordered especially for the Repub¬ lican boss ot Kline Township.
At the time of the purchase Bruno also bought one-hundred cartridges and a special clip which held ten shells to replace the regulation clip which only held  five.
The Commonwealth seeks to prove that this rifle, together with another of similar type, three shot¬ guns, thiAee revolvers and two auto¬ matic pistols, were used by Bruno and six of his relatives when five men were killed by several volleys of shots as a Democratic parade passed the Bruno home.
The guns were found in the house by county detectives and State troopers within an hour after the shooting. Stahre's testimony was the flrst evidence deflnitely estab¬ lishing  ownership.
A Moment of Drama There was a brief dramatic mo¬ ment when Carlos Vacante, 21-year- old Kelayres barber. Identified the bullet-torn American flag as the one which he was carrying at the head of the  parade.
Not a sound was heard in the crowded courtroom as Vacante tes¬ tified that as ha passed the Bruno house he felt something strike the fluttering flag. It was not until a few minutes later, he said, that he realized the holes had been made by bullets. Defense attorneys object¬ ed strenuously when Special Prose¬ cutor Albert I... Thomas attempted to have tlie flag admitted as evi¬ dence. Judge Cyrus M. Palmer sustained the defense objection after a spirited exchange between opposing counsel.
The trial will resume at 10 a. m. Monday.
Woman Good Witness Testimony ot Mrs. Krensava^je was regarded as the Stale's most damaging evidence offered so far. She told the Jiyy ot ten men and two women that she waa standing on a street Intersection near Bruno's home, waiting for the par- ado to roach that point, nnd gave a graphic description of the s'.iouts and screams of the paradcrs and told how they fell when the .'¦hots were tired. She testified she saw Arthur Bruno give Tony Orlando something In the dark as they were standing near the Bruno home.
Efforts ot Defense Counsel John B. f'tevens to break down her story were futile, and Special Prosecutor AU>crt L. Thomas plannejl to call additional  ryc-witncsses  Monday.
Tho defense hag indicated they will base their case on the claim th.it the shots were tired In self defense.
By  SIDNEY  B. WHIPPLE
United Press Staff Correspondant
(Copyright, 1935)
Flemlngton, N. J., Jan. 12.— Bruno Richard Hauptmann, on trial for the murder of the Lindbergh baby, had a friend who owned a chicken farm within 100 yards of the Sourland mountain home of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, the United Press  learned   tonight.
Prosecution lawyers went to work Immediately to find out how the farm was bought and who put up the money. New and sensational testimony  la expected to result.
There Is a man In Germany who la badly frightened by his former friendship tor the Bronx carpenter. He believes he handled some ot tlie ransom money and that when he sold his small cobbler's shop In Yorkville he was paid for It. at least In part, by money that came from the package delivered by "Jefsle" to the man Identified as Hauptmann.
He has written to friends In America—particularly those with whom Hauptmann chummed around —asking their advice, commenting on tile strange developments ot the past four montlis and hoping he wiil "not get Into a jam" because of his alleged Innocent part In the transaction.
He has also revealed that on a trip through the United Statea with Hauptmann, a third friend was told something so sensational by the man accused of murdering the Lindbergh baby that the friend thereafter shunned  the prisoner.
For years there was a little group ot friends which included Hans Kloppenburg. August itieger, a man known as "Hager," and a fourth known to the prosecution only as "Carl." Tliey were exceedingly friendly with Bruno Hauptmann. went to cafes with him. enjoyed country outings in his company, and trequeuntly went on what Germans call "ein hummel'—an al fresco picnic party.
Hauptmann Lent Money "Carl" owned a small cobbler's shop. Ha wanted to sell It so he could return to Germany. Hager wanted to buy it, but had Insuta- cient funds. Hauptmann, according to the mysterloua "Carl." lent Hager the inoney and the transaction was closed,
Tho sum ot $450 was paid, and Carl  went home to Gerui;iny.
I'resentiy he had a visitor—Lieu¬ tenant Arthur Jolmson ot the New York police department. Johnson questioned him regarding his asso¬ ciation witli Hauptmann, and the frightened man, fearful of getting mixed up In the case, lied to him about  his  friendship.
Johnson ransacked his house, found photographs of "Carl" and the little group of friend.-!, nnd drew from lilm tlio admission that there had been some flnancial transac¬ tions. "Carl" convinced him, how¬ ever, ot his Innocence, and gave him the address ot Hans Kloppenburg. Ilauptmann's triend and traveling companion.
In a letter written to a friend In tho I'nited   .'States.  "Carl"  said: "I   would   never   believe   that   we
had    been    In    such    company    as Hauptmann's,  and  I  still  can't  be¬ lieve  It.    Over  here  we  don't read much about the case In the news¬ papers, and we learn  nothing over the radio.   Perhaps It Is better that I'm over here, rather than In Amer¬ ica with that kind of people. On   His Conscience "In   the   past   year   and   a  half  t probably   would   have   grown   mora friendly   with   them   and   probably they  would  have   caught  me  with one ot those bills.
"I told Johnson I did not believe Hans (Kloppenburg) had anything to do with the crime because I could remember that he, when he lived with me once, told me that Richard had something on hlg con¬ science and that If It Is ever re. vealed, It will be Just too bad for him—I told him to keep that to himself—which does not seem to have  happened."
The writer of the letter went on to say how surprised he was when Johnsim shouted at him the ques- tion of "wether I did not know that the chicken farm was only 100 me¬ ters  from  the  Lindbergh  farm."
"Mr. Johnson's joy was not small," he wrote, "when he found my pictures, among them some of Hauptmann, and also some of the chicken farm."
"Carl" wrote to his friend that he had tried to keep all his asso¬ ciates out ot the affair. an3 wrote to RIeger that he hoped nothing would liappen to him as a result of the Investigation." .•
He described tho Inquisition Into his part of the affair, held at the police station In the small German town, where he was asked the de¬ nominations ot the bills in which he was paid for his cobbler's shop. He told them he was paid with four $100 bills (which could not have been ransom money, since no bill In the package wan larger than $20) and with $50 in small bills, the denominations ot which he could not remember.
Entire Letter Translated "Unfortunately." he continued, "Johnson looked through my clothei in the closet and there found a Utile address book and these i)eople will be botliered. although I h.tven't had any correspondence with them In some time."
"Carl's" Investigation, which wa» transferred to Frankfort. Germany, "lasted until tour oclock." he wrot«k and   wns   very   distressing.
"How could I remember where I was on the night of March 12. 1932'.'" he asked. "Yet as soon as 1 couldn't answer a question Immediately, they would try to think up another to fire at me."
D.'tective Johnson paid "Carl" another visit, he said in the letter, "and that time he w.as very polite." "He only wanted a picture of me and the new house, and wanted m« to sign a statement. I am only worried that they are going to call' me  as  a witness."
The   entire   letter,   with   a   trans¬ lation, is in the hands of the prose¬ cution, and over the week-end they planned   to   investigate  every  anele (Continued  on  I'age 2—Sec. 1)
MOVES IN CONGRESS TO REDUCE RUM TAX
JOHN A. ENGLER
The funeral ot John A. Kngler will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 oclock from the home. 99 Moy- alien street. Services will be con¬ ducted In the home and btrlai will be In Oaklawn cemetery. Mr. FIngler died Friday while seated In a Dallas ¦treet car enroute to that borough.
Washington. Jan. 12 —UP —Rep. Joiin y. MeCoiniaik, 1). Mass., sought to rally congressional sup¬ port tonight for a reduction of Fed¬ eral liquor taxes from two dollars tu   $1.10   u   gallon.
McCormack has Introduced :'- bill to effect that reduction. He as¬ serted the present $2 tax "enables the powerful organized violators to continue" their trade In Illicit Ihiuor.
The Federal Alcohol Control Ad¬ ministration, meantime, halted fur¬ ther expansion of the legal liquor rectifyiiiK industry and Indicated It feels tiio supply of legitimate spirits Is ample tu meet all demands.
Licenses have been Issued to 471 makt-rs- of re<"tirted wih-iki^y. rum, gin and cordials. Administrator Joseiih Choate said no more license* would be Issued, ponding a hearli F^ruary 15. He said he bellevi the hearing would prove It nece*' sary to bar additional licenses In¬ definitely.
McCormack argued that one ol the moat effective ways to stop Il¬ legal trade "is to reduce the tax ao that the price of U>gally manufac¬ tured spirits will bo such that thS organized violators cannot compete and make the proflt that Is neces¬ sary In order that they might «0B- tlnue."