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IComhined rm Ka4abUrMd IMS. 1K1 MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 1930. THREE CENTS BANDITS KILL ONE, ROB SAFE, JUDGE LINDSEY THROWN OUT OF NEW YORK CATHEDRAL Five of Plotters Sentenced to Die By Russian Court DOCTORS SEEK SOLUTION FOR FOGJPIDEMIC Death Toll in Belgian Mystery Now 67; Over 200 111. Figures in Cathedral Fracas Three Others Given 10-Year Terms In Prison. Wild Scene Is Caused By Attempt to Answer! Bishop's Attack, NEW YORK, Dec.

7. (Universal Service.) Amid scenes of intense excitement, former Judge Den B. Lindsey, of Denver, was roughly ejected today from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine after he had leaped on a table and attempted to answer Bishop Manning 'e excoriation of companionate marriage. One woman struck the former juvenile court jitdge on the head as he was rushed down one of the side aisles by a combined Oforce of detectives and ushers.

An ff JtTsM other man hit him. Cries of "Throw BISHOP V. T. MAXXIXG. EX-JUDGE IS.

B. LIXDSEV. The wildest and most exciting scenes ever staged in New York's, great Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine took place yesterday when former Judge Lindsey, of Denver, was roughly handled and forcibly thrown out of the house of worship. The action was precipitated by the ex-jurist attempting to reply to a scathing attack on companionate marriage by Bishop Manning.

QUEEN VISITS DISTRICT Scientists Say "Toxic Substances" Partly Responsible; Gas Theory Dropped. BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec. 7. (United News) Scientists groped for a solution today to the scores of deaths which occurred among the peasants in the Meuse valley in the last few days, during a strange, stifling fog. The latest death occurred at Jemeppe, bringing the total to 67-It was generally believed, however, that the danger had passed-The fog was gone and the weather clear.

Scientists from the universities agreed today that "toxic substances" held in the mists were at least partly responsible for the fatalities. They agreed that the fog might have caused the epidemic of deaths, but they also agreed that not the fog alone caused death but the presence of toxic substances which it held. Linked With Fog. With the lifting of the thick, wet blanket of mist, the deaths which occurred with the rapidity of a plague in the last few days suddenly stopped. This fact definitely linked the fog with the mysterious series of deaths among men and cattle alike in the low valley of Southern Belgium.

The "poison gas theory was generally abandoned by the government engineers investigating the catastrophe. However, they were investigating zinc and other factories in the locality on the theory that fumes from them might have been held to earth by the fog blanket, asphyxiating the victims. Post-mortems under the direction of ministry of health officials were conducted over the week-end. The announcement was expected Monday. Inquiry Is Begun.

Physicians took the brains and a sample of blood from one of the fog victims to Liege for analysis. The study of the causes of the death and remedies in future similar occur--rances will take a month, scientists said. The public prosecutor appointed two Liege University professors to undertake the Inquiry. Sufferers at Engis, center of the stricken zone, said their throats suddenly dried up and then began to burn. Many were ill during the night, despite the fact doors and (Continued on rage Two, Col.

5.) Bandit Kidnaps Girl, Beats Escort in Auto Posse Searches Roads Near Brackenridge for Abductor and Victim, After Man Is Hurled From Car by Thug. STAGE HOLDUPS Ve rona Bank Cashier Slain, $1,000 Is Stolen. RflR BRADDOCK STORE Am cd Girl, Riding With Two Men. Steals Woman's Purse In Oakland Street. tiits.

safe-craclwrrs and bur sar' their usual week-end rn'r of the county Saturday and leaving one man dead on or of a Verona bank; safes looted, and citizens in districts robbed for police. T' weekly crime routine start iv early, because the Pitts-. i vthletic Association paid oft vrs Friday. Three liandits $5,000 there, and got Three other bandits aJso in Friday to avoid the Sat-rush, and took $100 In the J. c.

iTum beverage plant, street, Northside. Fatal Bank Holdup. entered, the Allegheny Vi .1 Trust Company, Verona, sifter Saturday. He into the unlocked door of i case. 'em up!" he aaid.

"I McFarland. cashier, Y- turned to face the armed num. VK-it do you mean?" he asked. I show jou what I mean," th i.ji man cried, and fired one at McFarland. rhsh.er fell dead on the floor of a bullet in hi head.

T1-. killer seized about $1,000 in :1 fid. At the point of a c.n hf to-k an automobile from a voiih a nearby alley. Police 'nm! the stolen car at Eastwood L'olman roads; Penn township, ii'T The cunman escaped. r.radixk Kobhery.

young men robbed the sore nf Sa-niuel M. Krause, BradJcK-k avenue, Braddock. m-'ht. Thty escaped with t.Vsn c.r;wi were In the tre. if.

t' armed youths escorted tVm. nt tt I'o nt of bis revolver, ir Braddock'a main t. 1 them there, under i 1. iinM i ompanlon looted the a i renst.r. The pair fled In an 1 J'nnwhl'e.

aooul 17 years oia. --1 t-' -n an automobile In which riding with two men, at Wrd Tfl streets. Oakland. Sat- n.M, and at the point of a tin -toe t.se purse or Mrs. fauune C-ibei, Ward street.

The purse COn'S victim to make no thi girl calmly stepped back the tr.vhine which aped away- Sif-rrar kers knocked the corobl- T.wnn two safes In the offices r'rt Dimling candy shops floor of 801 Liberty ave-yesterday morning and with $1,000. safe was opened. The of the other had been but the door was still I'll of Holdup. ve the bandit who mur- Hi' inri In the Verona hank he $16,000 payroll of 'r Steel Company, and "i Vaoe Five, Col. NAB KIDNAPERS IN GUN BATTLE K-m ijh iiK-ago Ijiwer And Vieie in (base Ten Min-uit-s After Abduction.

Lc. 7. a Two baa- Carl V. Wisner, attorney, and his niece, to- captured 10 minutes later riuinnjf gun tight with two No one was Injured, i-torney and his niece had if bed from the sidewalk In the. Wisner home.

Just after 5' 1 alighted from an automo- to police resulted In r. jr. th-. A pursuit. Neither Wisner Tnr nrl had been harmed by r' 'ors, they said.

Dinosaur Egg Reported Found In Florida Pit JACKSONVILLE. Dec. 7. (.11 The Florida "Times-Union" says in a dispatch from Ocala, Fla, that a dinosaur egg, estimated to be from 2.000,000 to 7,000,000 years old has been found in a phosphate pit near Dunnelon. The egg is similar to those discovered in Mongolia by Roy Chapman Andrews.

couple, Bayza and Mary Selmick, 22, of Bull Creek road. Fawn township were riding. Owing to the rough condition of the roadway Bayza said he was driving slowly when the Negro jumped on the running board of the car, pressing a revolver against Bayza's cheek and ordered him to stop. Bayza said he brought the car to a halt and was struck on the head with the butt of the revolver and jerked from the driver's seat. He sai-3 he was hurled to the street and, as he was losing consciousness, felt (Continued on Page Two, Col.

TAX REFUNDS OF $241,526,816 Annual Report Shows Increase in Levy On Incomes. WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. WTax refunds cost the Government the last fiscal year, it was announced today by David Burnett, in ternal revenue commissioner.

He said in his annual report that rejected claims for tax overassessments totaled $164,093,902. Of the overassessments granted. $124,019,820 represented amounts not collected. A total of $35,819,633 was credited against taxes due in other years, while $81,687,363 was refunded or paid in cash. Interest aggregating $36,515,874 was paid on the amounts refunded or credited.

The commissioner said Income taxes collected for the year amounted to $2,410,259,230, an increase of Widow Gets Job Pacific A Atlantic Photo. MKS. C. X. WHITEHEAD.

Mrs. Whitehead of St. Iaiuis, has become assistant to the president of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad. Her late husband was president of the road. She is probably the first woman to take the title and responsibility of a major railroad executive.

ANCIENT LAWS CLOSEUP TOWN 17th Century Code Is Put in Effect In Vermont. Spertll to the Pittkhurgh Pixt-Cizetta sad the Chioipo Tribune- BELLOWS FALLS. Vt- Dec. 7. Vermont's ancient blue laws went into effect In Bellows Falls today.

and although it accomplished the purpose of church folk in eliminat ing Sunday movies, bowling, miniature golf, etc, the enforcement of the statutes efficiently throttled almost every normal twentieth century Sunday activity and left the town to wonder how the situation can be remedied. Resurrected by a petition of the town's three ministers and 110 religious citizens, the blue laws were bailed last week as the one means of closing undersired Sunday amusement halls, but when 1 leading shop keepers and merchants were arrested for doing business last Sunday and it was found tiat the blue laws were built along seventeenth rather than twentieth century lines of elasticity, the town just "folded up" today and awaited developments. Drug stores, news stands, garages, gasoline and service stations were closed. Under a ruling from the state's attorney that they were a necessity, restaurants and hotels remained open, but the town's three taxi drivers, also legally classed as necessary, went out on a "sympathy strike" with the store keepers, so Chief of Police George Tracy made his police car available for hire and met all trains. BOMB WRECKS RESTAURANT Windows in Nearby Shop and Two Apartments Smashed In 5IcKeesport.

Windows, tables and glassware were smashed early yesterday morning by explosion of a time bomb in the rear of the restaurant of M. Joyce, 118 Sixth street, McKeesport. The bomb exploded at 2:35 o'clock. It broke out all the windows In the restaurant. In the repair bhop of Thomas Tauber.

at 320 Sixth street, and in two apartments over the buildings and wrecked the inside of the restaurant. Joyce, questioned by police, said he knew of no motive. No one was in jured. to Centaclaus Helen Morgan and Irene help the poor. Miss Franklin will be first.

She will have a table and plenty of pennies beside the Union Trust building Centaclaus during the noon hour today to make change for those willing to contribute. Lack of pennies will be no excuse when Irene Franklin gets on the job for charity. The beautiful red-head, who became the favorite of doughboys when she sang t6r the A. K. F.

In France and has won acclaim on stages throughout America, acknowledges no obstacles In the cause of humanity. Nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars will be converted into pennies with ligbtning-like speed to keep the little golden scales tipping coppers onto (Continued I'age Four, Col. 4J 't CROWD CHEERS VERDICT Prisoners Stoical as Three Judges Announce Findings In Dramatic Scene. MOSCOW. Dec.

7 Eight once prominent engineers, on trial since November 25 under charges that they conspired with foreign interests to overthrow the Soviet regime, heard with stoicism today a verdict that condemned five of them to death and the other three to 10 years' imprisonment, with confiscation of all their property-Loud and prolonged cheering and handclapping greeted the -erdict, and even all this cheering in the old ballroom where once Russian nobility promenaded failed to shake the eight men who previously had confessed fully Into a microphone and before grinding movie cameras. All have 48 hours to petition the central executive committee for clemency, ana after that time those condemned to death may be shot at the convenience of the authorities. Five WImi Must Die. The men sentenced to death are: Leonid Ramsin, 43, former professor in the Moscow Technical Institute and director of the heat and power institute. Victor Larichev, second in command to Ramsin, 43, and former head of the fuel department of the state planning commission.

Nikolai Charnovsky, 62, professor in various technical institutes and president of the scientific and technical council of the supreme economic council. Ivan Kalinikov, 56. former official of the state planning commission and professor in the Military Aerial Academy. Alexander Fedotov. 67.

and oldest of the conspirators; professor in various institutes and chairman of the Scientific Research Textile Institute. Three Go to Prison. Those sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment are: Vladimir Ochktn, 30, and the youngest of the group; secretary to Ramsin in the heat and power institute and manager of the research section of the supreme economic council. Sergei Kuprianov. 59.

director of the technical section of the supreme economic council. Xenophon Sitnin, 52. engineer of the All-Union Textile Syndicate. The three men whose lives were spared smiled somewhat happily as they heard the verdict say imprisonment instead of death. Crowds began gathering around the House of Columns at 4 o'clock this afternoon to" hear the verdict, and mounted police found it necessary to surround the block containing the building In order to keep the entrances clear.

Courtroom Crowded. The doors opened at 6 o'clock and in a few minutes the galleries and main floor of the courtroom were jammed. For an hour or more the spectators kept their seats and then gradually oozed out to the lobbies. There stood laughing and chatting girls, resembling persons attending an opera rather than awaiting a decision that might mean death for eight men. The buffet on the second floor of the building did a great business.

Some who apparently had attended trials before brought sandwiches and apples to munch as they strolled along the corridors. By 11 o'clock everyone looked weary but persistent, and the four judges who had been locked up in their chambers since around noon yesterday also appeared tired as they took their seats. The judges bad worked practically day and night since retiring, as under Soviet law they were not permitted to leave their chambers until the verdict had been written. They also were not permitted to see anyone except special Red guards (Continued on Page Two, Col. JUDGE SHIFTED IN VICEPROBE Must Quit Woman's Court for Another Bench.

NEW YORK. Dec. 7. (Universal Service) Magistrate Jesse Silber-mann, under fire in the Seabury vice inquiry into magistrates' courts, was transferred from the bench in woman's court tonight by Chief Magistrate Corrigun. Corrigan ordered Silbermann to sit In Essex Market court tomorrow and assigned Magistrate Leonard McGee to, the woman's court, Silbermann declared: "I've been wanting to get away from that keg of dynamite for three years." It, was revealed today that Referee Samuel Seabury has received reports that large amounts of money in some instances as much as have been passing through the hands of two city magistrates for sever! years.

him out," "Kick him," rose above the general hubbub of the 4.000 excited persons who crowded into the vast cathedral to hear the bishop. Theories Attacked. Bishop Manning's sermon was a slashing attack on the theories of companionate marriage upheld by Judge Lindsey and a tongue-lasb-ing of the Episcopalian clergy who recently overrode the bishop's objections and heard Lindsey speak. Bishop Manning had ended the sermon and turned to give the benediction when Lindsey climbed on the press table at which he was seated and said "Bishop Manning, you have falsely represented me. If this is not a house of justice, it is not a house of God.

I ask for five minutes to answer your unfair attack." Bishop Manning faced about and in a ringing voice said: "Let us sing 'Fight the Good Fight with All Thy Might'." Meanwhile the congregation was in an uproar. The shoutine con tinued as Lindsey was propelled down the aisle, protestin loudlv. Outside the church another burst of excitement occurred where a small crowd had gathered, some of whom attempted to express their sympathy for Lindsey. Ushers dispersed them. Taken to Station House.

Lindsey was taken to the W. One Hundredth street station and was given a summons to appear in W. Fif ty-fourth street court tomorrow-morning. He retained Arthur Garfield Hayes as counsel and announced that he would subpoena Bishop Manning to appear in court-Bishop Manning summed up his opinion of Judge Lindsey's written theories of companionate marriage by saying: "It is filthy-minded, cleverly written propaganda for lewdness, promiscuity, adultery and unrestrained sexual gratification." At the start of his sermon. Bishop Manning said: "There is in this diocese a little group of clergymen who have been doing whatever lay in their power to make difficulties for their bishop and to place him publicly in embarrassing situations.

One instance of this is the recent agitation in regard to my sermon on the apostolic ministry, an agitation so unwarranted that it amazed our whole church. "Some time ago I was compelled to express myself in regard to the immoral and destructive teachings of Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver. About 10 days ago, to my great surprise, I received a printed notice frori the New York Churchman's Association stating that at its next meeting the invited speaker would by Judge Lindsey. Bishop Gikbert, president of the association, made the earnest request, supported by my own, that this strange invitation be withdrawn.

The meeting took place." "The diocese of New York has been most loyaL In the last two years, however, little discordant groups have been stirring up trouble. This finally reached a climax when the clergy disobeyed by protest and heard Judge Lindsey expound his (Continued on Page 8, Col. of. vaaa reveslerl bv Sheriff I. B.

night. The man was arrested here it mnht in ciasn De- MAN IN PARKED AUTOJSSLAIN U. S. Aluminum Company Foreman Shot By Holdup Pair. Special to tbe Pittsburgh Pot-Gette.

NEW KENSINGTON. Dec. 7. Martin Shaffer, 26. of Valley Heights, New Kensington, died in the Citize is General Hospital early this morning from a bullet wound jnflicted by one of two unknown assassins.

Shaffer's story of the fatal shooting, gasped out to police in the hospital, shows him to be the victim of holdup men. Shaffer had driven his sister, Mrs. Paul Baugher, downtown Saturday night to attend to some shopping, and promised to return for her at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Baugher arranged to have her brother meet her at the Wearever Aluminum Company's building on Eleventh street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues.

Shaffer said he left the Baugher home at 9:30 o'clock and was seated in his car waiting for his sister when two men approached. One poked a gun in his ribs and snarled. "Hands up!" Shaffer said before he could make a motion the bandit squeezed the trigger and the gun went off. PUBLISHER State police and county detectives, citizens and Brackenridge firemen combed the Allegheny valley last night for trace of a large Negro who clubbed a Springdale youth insensible, hurled dust in his eyes and drove off in the young man's car, taking with him a young white girl. Blinded by the dirt and dazed from blows on the head the young man, Stephen Bayza, of Springdale, was unable to give police a description of the assailant, and they were forced to rely on the license plate number of the car.

The attack took place In First avenue, Brackenridge, where the FOUR MANIACS ARE CAPTURED Matteawan Fugitives Found by Police In Brooklyn. NEW YORK. Dec. 7. OP Four i maniacs who escaped from Matteawan state hospital last Thursday were captured in a Brooklyn apartment early today and were on their way back to Matteawan tonight.

Three maniacs are still at large. The four were captured in the home of Mrs. Mary Ochsenfels, wno was arrested charged with harbopiug criminals. Those captured were William H. Nelson, who had escaped previously and returned and liberated the other six: Harry Gordon.

"Mad Butcher" of Rochester. N. John H. Gambill, and John Biggins of New York. Those still at large are Frank Vanderkuyler, murderer, who appeared at the home of his wife after his escape and threatened her and their two children; Anthony A.

Alloy, pyromaniac and Joseph Kaylor. Detectives said they picked up the trail of the fugitive maniacs yesterday and located the apartment where they were hiding. This morning they lay. in wait until they saw the four enter, then rushed the place. RAIN AND SNOW ARE PREDICTED Inclement Weather Will Continue Throughout the Week, Local Weather Observers Say.

Steady rainfall over the week-end marked the opening of a week of almost daily rain and snow, according to the predictions of weather bureau officials. Temperatures below the freezing mark were scheduled for early this morning. The local weather foresees fair skies accompanied by moderately cold weather for today. Submer ging Of Submarine Is Broad cast Special to th Plttst.mrh Post Gaiette from the New York Tiioea. NEW YORK, Dec.

7. For the first time a nation had an opportunity today of listening to the commands, the clang of bells and clatter of machinery from a submerging submarine. The novel program originated on the navy submarines 0-4 and 0-8, cruising in Long Island sound 10 miles oft New London. It was relayed on short waves and broadcast from WEAF and a nationwide network between 1:30 and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. One heard the swish of waves a few feet from the microphone into which Lieutenant Norman S.

Ives LAST MINUTE NEWS MORGENTHAU, GETS CONSERVATION POST. Warm Springs, Monday, Dec. 8. (A. Governor Franklin D.

Roosevelt of New York last night announced the appointment of Henry Morgenthau, as state conservation commissioner. He is the son of the ambassador to Turkey during the Wilson administration. POLITICS AND STEEL Senator Norris of Nebraska is bitter in denunciation of the effort of leading steel producers to stabilize prices. In a speech he charged that they "wrap the flag about themselves and then raise prices to make a profit out of those who are unemployed." Fairness to a great industry does not permit so unjust a statement to go unchallenged. Given the facts, the American public can reach its own conclusions; it has learned to discount the emotional outpourings of publicity seeking politicians.

The basic price of steel is now $1.60. A year ago it was $1.90. Under the proposal now advanced, it will be increased as of January 1 to $1.65. This is still far below the schedules which prevailed in 1929, and represents an effort on the part of 'the industry to operate on a basis that will make it possible to maintain existing wage levels. This is not gouging the public.

It is not making a profit out of the unemployed, but an endeavor to keep more people employed. The steel companies have tried every expedient to increase their volume so that they can keep their mills busy and more people at work. Tbey tried price cuts, but these failed to have the desired effect. Mill operations dropped from eighty per cent, or thereabouts to sixty, and now to below fifty. Many purchasers have been holding back waiting for the "bottom" to be reached.

The action of the companies now indicates that they cannot afford to cut lower and do not intend to do so. There will be an effort to stabilize prices at the $1.65 level. Pittsburgh is probably more familiar than any other city of the country with the efforts of leading steel producers to maintain employment and avoid wage cuts. Expansion and improvement programs have been carried out to provide extra work. Units which could have been closed to permit other plants to operate more economically at or near capacity have been kept open to distribute the available work among as many employes as possible.

Jones and Laughlin recently announced that through such expedients the number on its payroll had been maintained at 97 per cent of the total a year ago. The A. M. Byers Company has almost the same number of men as last year. Others have made similar records.

The steel companies get their raps, and sometimes deserve them. But in this instance, the demagogic oratory is unjust. Steel at the price quoted will not earn any fancy profits, but it may speed operations and keep more men employed at present wages. That is in accord with the general policy that has been urged upon business leaders of the nation. CALIFORNIA TOWN JARRED BY QUAKE.

Santa Barbara, Monday. Dec. 8. (United News) A slight earthquake was felt here last night. No damage was done by the quake which lasted 30 seconds.

GUNMEN GET SCANT SYMPATHY IN ARGENTINA. Buenos Aires, Monday. Dec. 8. (Chicago Tribune) The three Spanish gunmen who on Friday committed a daring robbery in the city and later engaged in a revolver battle with the police, were sentenced to death last night at trial by court martial.

Musical Comedy Beauties Donate Aid Services Volunteered by rrankhn Who Make Change at Noon Today And Tomorrow in Union Trust Building. 13 DEAD, FOUR HURT IN MEXICAN FIGHT. Mexido City, Monday, Dec. 8. (United News) A dispatch from Aguas-Calientes to the newspaper "El Universal" last night said that 13 persons had been killed and four wounded in a fight between farmers and bandits near Aguas-Calientes.

TO ASK WALES TO LEGION CONVENTION. Topeka, Monday, Dec. 8 A. Ralph T. O.

O'Neil, national commander of the American Legion, last night announced that the Prince of Wales would be invited to attend the 1931 convention of the American Legion in Detroit. MAN FROM PITTSBURGH HELD UNDER MANN ACT. New Martinsville, W. Monday, Dec. 8 (A.

i-i nkarioa fift fnrmerlv of Pittsburfirb, fjf the musical comedy K've their help to Centa-'he Union Trust building ''i tomorrow. their services to l' re during the noon hour, and Irene Franklin heir bit to help the Post-('entai'laus go over the top "'i the 600.000 or two tons nought, brng a ray of lr many gloomy homes of Poor this Christmas. and Miss Franklin. Sweet Adeline." opening at theater tonight, arrived In Vi. shiest nifc'ht and fell In read- Mit heme to help the Post- and fenerous Pittsburghers jvf ttia Mann A Snyder of Wetzel county last early last week.

TWO KILLED IN COLOMBIA ELECTORAL CLASH. rUnited News.) Two 1 1111 Id. UUlUUIuia, avaj, i i persons were lv 1 11 vil ttliu oc '-V" jnn- an electoral meeting.