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"3c to $1.00. J-Iiiitjti L-JluNlb. il r. nl YX by Closing Schools Held Doubtful SiPIUTII CUES COLUMBUS DIME HERE FIGURE IN SCHOOL SHIFT. Wind Exposes Red Bathing Suit and Ends Search for Two Girls Indianapolis Runaways Forced to Pawn Clothes for Food One Wore Pajamas Under Coat.

Tl i a fi By Arthur Brisbane fTWQ thing3 you should do as I you mail Christmas cards and Christmas letters and packages: Mail EVERYTHING early and help the post office, which is YOUR PROPERTY. Mail as many letters and card3 as you can BY AIR MAIL, thuS helping the cause of aviation and showing your approval of the admirable work that the post office, under the President's direction, does building up our post office air fleet. The Stout Air Service line, operating from Detroit, will carry its hundred thousandth passenger and that passenger, very appropriately, will be Governor Green of Michigan. Stout air services have rendered good service to aviation. And Governor Green, who will be the one hundred thousandth passenger, is an excellent Governor and has rendered good service to his state.

This is a day to congratulate American aviation, the Stout Air Services, AND Governor Green. Henry Neil writes: "I propose to pay you $30,000 if you will spend four, weeks in Haiti and thoroughy investigate conditions It'an excellent offer, as Mr. W-er once said to Mr. Fields, but it is possible to write usefully about Haiti here in the United States, wiout charging Mr. Neil For instancU two important French newspapers suggest that the League of should look into the Haiti flatter and tell the United States hat to do about it.

They think trying to rob those poor Haitians. By and by, perhaps, when we get into the world court, which is only the back door address of the League of Nations, Europe will have a chance to give us instructions. Meanwhile, we are doing our best to keep Haiti fit for the Haitians, such as they are. They are not yet civilized fully. It is only twenty-four years since they murdered their own President in the public square, disemboweling him and cutting his body into four pieces.

Some "educated" Haitian had probably read that "drawing and quartering" was the punishment for traitors. The French locked up Tous-saint l'Overture, who was the best man who ever ruled Haiti. After that Jean Jacques Dessal-lines, colored, became Governor, promptly massacreing all the whites and crowning himself Emperor. He was assassinated because he was a little too tyrannical even for Haiti. Next Henry Christophe established himself as "King Henry the First" and built his big castle and fort, still worth seeing, on top of a high mountain.

Haiti is a member of the League home since coming to Detroit, the girls replied "here and there." They amplified the statement later by explaining that they slept in parked automobiles and hallways. Unable to find work and faced with the necessity of buying food, they pawned their garments one by one until only their coats, shoes, stockings, the red bathing suit and the pink pajamas remained. Third Girl Is Found. A third girl, Esther Henderson, 16 years old, who ran away with Georgia and Jeanette, was found here two weeks ago and returned to Indianapolis. After being questioned they were lodged at the juvenile detention home.

Police have notified their parents. LIKE PRODIGAL SOX. Two "Prodigal Daughters" Will Get Typical Welcome. The two "prodigal daughters" of Indianapolis, who like the prodigal son of the Bible, sold their clothes garment by garment to purchase food, probably will be given a typical prodigal's welcome when they are returned to Indianapolis. Parents of Miss Georgia Conant CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.

Warrants Prepared State Troops Ready to Move On Warrick Area. Special to The Indianapolis Star. BOONVILLE, Dec. permanent solution for the mine trouble in Warrick county was in sight tonight, with the renewal of picketing this evening at the Erie ianai company mine Chandler, where tweny-two pickets were on duty at 4 o'clock when work ceased at the mine. There was no violence between the pickets and the shift crew.

The most important development of the day was the preparation by Leslie Hendrickson, prosecuting attorney) of two new affidavits charging sixty-four men with riot. The affidavits were not filed today but will be presented to Judge Union W. Youngblood, judge of the Warrick Circuit court, late tonight or early tomorrow upon his return from Princeton, where he has been engaged in 'a trial in court. It is expected that George W. Ward, sheriff, and his deputies will serve the warrants tomorrow.

Two Outbreaks Involved. Thirty-six men are named in the affidavit connected with the outbreak last Friday at the John Bull mine, while twenty-eight are named in connection with the beating of Clem Doane, mine superintendent, and Jacob Hargrave, mine boss, at Sargent's mine No. 2 at Newburgh, this county, last Thursday. Prosecutor Hendrickson has developed in his investigation that Jack Washington, a burly Negro, held Doane while other picketers beat him up. The visit of Col.

L. A. Harriman of the Indiana National Guard has resulted only in the preparation of the Indiana guard for an emergency CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE. 4MI1IEHS i DONALD DUSHANE. Muncie Women Confess Killing Man in Wrangle Over Perjury Bared MUNCIE, Dec.

10. (-T) Catharine Nicely and Helen Bennett, both of Muncie, inmates of the woman's prison at Indianapolis, late tonight confessed that the Nicely woman murdered Spence Tuttle, 49 years old, Cowan carpenter, on Aug. last. The Nicely woman said she struck Tuttle on the head with an automobile crank because he refused to pay her $2. The blow rendered him unconscious and after she and the Bennett woman had searched his pockets and taken all his money, they leit mm on tne Newcastle road.

He was dead when found by motorists. Both women were brought here last week to testify against Fred Buettner and Roy Thompson, also convicts, whom the women accused of killing Tuttle. In their confession they admitted that they committed perjury when they testified against Buettner and Thompson in order to protect two other men with whom they had associated on the night of the murder. The men were acquitted. Young Man First Slated as Drunken Found to Be Possible Torture Victim Police are investigating an attack on Joseph Rounder, 26 years old, 253 Goodlet avenue, who was found unconscious early Inst night on the lawn at 216 Blake street.

Rounder had no recollection of what had happened and police concluded that he had been slugged, possibly tortured and then subjected to a crude surgical operation by gland robbers. When he was picked up from the yard he staggered and talked incoherently. Motor Policemen Bushong and Kinder placed intoxication charges against him. At the city prison, when his true condition was discovered, Motor Policemen Ball and Oakley took him to the City hospital. Physicians do not consider Rounder's condition serious, but he probably will be confined in the hospital several weeks.

Chic Jackson Jr. Holds lZ-Spade Bridge Hand A perfect hand at bridge was held by Chic Jackson Jr. in a game last night In the home of John Slaughter, Dartmouth apartments, 215 East Michigan street. Slaughter cut the cards and John Blackburn dealt. Jackson turned up thirteen spades.

The hand won the rubber for Jackson and his partner, Slaughter. Alexander McSurlcy played the fourth hand. Relief mm TEACHERS Some Superintendents May Not Sign 1930 Contracts Unless Given Aid State Tax Proposed. (Picture on Page Three.) BY MAURICE EARLY. Reports from county school superintendents who are to attend the Shoals conference Friday indicate that many of them will oppose closing rural schools Jan.

1. The point is made by some of them that teachers contracts call for a year's employment and closing the schools would not curtail this expense. Others will report that they will be compelled to refrain from signing: contracts with teachers for next year if some relief is not provided. The reports being prepared by superintendents in the distressed area show that school finances are critical over a wide territory. 2 of Townships Toy.

James R. Holliday, Harrison coun ty school superintendent, said yesterday he would suggest closing schools in his county if he thought this step would be legal. He referred to the contracts with the teachers and said this obligation would have to be met even if the schools were closed. Only one of the thirteen townships has paid any salary to teachers this year and nine townships have not paid in full for last year. According to Holliday, it will require $75,000 to pay up the Indebtedness of the schools Harrison county.

No further funds can be borrowed by twelve townships. Alvin E. Keller, superintendent of the Greene county schools, said he will report that he is in favor of keeping the schools of his county open this year "if the teachers will wait for their salaries." He said he will suggest that schools be abandoned in certain townships next fall and that no contracts be made with teachers and truck drivers in these townships. No Township Bankrupt. No township in Greene county is actually bankrupt, he said, but four townships can not pay salaries of teachers and other expenses.

Funds could be borrowed to help out the finances of these townships, but trustees and advisory boards have refused to do this because they see no funds in sight to pay such an obligation if incurred. The children of the county would be the losers if schools are closed, Keller said, and for that reason every effort will be made to bridge the financial crisis. In Spencer county three townships have exhausted their borrowing power in an effort to meet school costs and three 'other townships have about used up their credit, according to the report of Carl C. Wolner, county superintendent of schools. He said he would suggest closing the schools "only as a last resort." Suggests State Taxing Unit.

Superintendent Wilson of Orange county will report that he sees no possibility of school corporations in his county, now in arrears, catching up under the present state aid system. He will suggest that school finances can be corrected by making the state the unit for taxing for school purposes. The distribution, he said, should be made on the basis of pupils enrolled and teachers em ployed. More than half of the schools of Orange county are far behind in the payment of teachers' salaries, he said. Several townships have reached the limit of their borrowing capacity.

School corporations in West Baden and French Lick are. in fair shape, he said, because of the taxes paid by the resort hotels. Ernest Danglade, school superin- CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE. WEATHER FORECAST Jim Crow says: The consensus seems to be "If I Were Mayor of In-d I a a 1 i I would do just as I please. Forecast for Indiana for Wednesday and Thursday: Occasional rains Wednesday and Thursday in north portion and possibly in south portion; not much change in temperature.

i Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for Wednesday and Thursday: Occasional rains possibly Wednesday and Thursday; not much change in temperature. I'nltrd Statri Weather Burran Special Report for The Indinnapolli Star. ALMANAC OF THE DAY. Sun rtn at. 8:57 I Sun et at.

4:20 WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY. Relative Humidity. a. m. 95 pet Noon 89 pet I 7 p.

m. 05 pet Precipitation. Amount during twenty-four houri ending at 7 P. 0 Total amount since Jan. 1.

1929.... 43.99 Accumulated departure from normal since Jan. 1 (ezcesa) (.18 Temperatures. 7a. Pry 31 Wet 3 Maximum 43 Noon.

Wet 40 p. m. 42 Wet 41 Minimum. 34 For the Same Date Last Year. s.

4 37 p. 4i, Minimum WW CONTINUE RECESSES II AFTER HOLIDAYS Commission Witnesses At tack Lack of Depreciation and Over-Appraisal of Stand-By Plants. BY EARL MtSHLITZ. Concluding its own case in chief, the public service commission yes terday ordered an indefinite recess in the $70,000,000 electric utility merger hearing, The inquiry will probably not be renewed until after Jan. 1.

Commission witnesses on the final day of direct examination attacked the depreciation practices of the petitioning companies and opposed the high appraisal of their stand-by power plants. "Skating on thin ice" was the characterization applied by Harry Boggs of Indianapolis, consulting accountant for the commission, to the failure to make adequate depreciation charges. He estimated an annual depreciation charge of $2,069,252.46 against the combined properties of the Indiana Electric Corporation, the Central Indiana and the Tcrre Haute, Indianapolis Eastern Traction Company. $1,499,553 Deficit. On the companies' estimate of combined gross revenues for 1930 such a charge would produce a deficit of $1,499,553.30, without any payment of Federal tax or common stock dividends, Mr.

Boggs declared. Roy Husselman of Cleveland, consulting engineer for the commission, submitted a gross appraisal of $40,901,966 for the Central Indiana and the I. including working capital and organization expense. He discarded going concern value except $460,415 for organization cost for both companies. His appraisal is $13,778,831 lower than that of Charles W.

SDooner of Chicago, appraisal expert for the companies. 'The appraisals by the commis- sion's staff, to which I have made additions, represent every element of cost tne two properties," Mr. Hus- selman said. "A property in opera tion several years does not acquire any element of value not shown in this appraisal. Disputes Good Will Value.

"Lack of credit can't be considered as value. My understanding is that regulated monopoly can have no element of value assigned for good will. If value is to bo determined by a guess on this element, why not go the whole way and guess all the value?" Mr. Husselman contended that the stand-by electric plants of the Northern Indiana Power Company at Huntington, Wabash, Logans-port, Noblcsville and Rochester bulked too large in the company appraisals. Because of high unit costs of operation he said they should be depreciated more radically than had been done by the com pany engineer.

His exhibit showed a depreciated apprai3al of $1,019,106 for the five units. Operating costs of the group for a yeat were $226,355. As a cuve he proposed installation of an additional generating unit at Kokomo, or purchase of power. The Kokomo addition would cost $750,000, he estimated, and would impose additional operating costs of $125,708, a saving over present stand-by costs of $100,647, which, capitalized at 7 ncr cent, would represent $1,428,571. Purchased power equivalent to the stand- CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.

decide on these important problems myself. We have a standard police department and I would make good use nf it when necessary. I would boost Indianapolis and try to make it a better city than it already is. I would do all in my power to improve working conditions. I would try to run the city on a nonpartisan basis and put only those in office who I felt sure would carry out the tasks well and complete.

I am sure that Mr. Sullivan will carry on his work in the best way, and make the Hoosier capital a "place of the world." LEONARD ROTHSCHILD. Junior, Shortridge high school. After reading tho many testimonials of those who have written what they would do if mayor, may I not also join the bunch and add that, like them, too, do not know what I would do if mayor?" F. L.

DRAPER. 1011 Hume-Mansur Building. In line with the many suggestions published in The Star relative to Mayor-elect Sullivan and his incoming administration, I would suggest that tne traffic policeman at the corner of Capitol and Washington be instructed to give the CONTINUED ON PAGE him DuShane Undecided on Accepting Superintendency Offer Removal Vote Four to One. Charles V. Miller, superintendent of Indianapolis schools, was discharged by the board of school commissioners last night.

Donald DuShane of Columbus, superintendent of Bartholomew county schools, was named in his place. Mrs. Lillian G. Sedwick, hitherto the leader of the board majority faction, was the only member to dissent in the action, it was reported following an executive session. Miller has been superintendent since July, 1927.

DuShane was not at the meeting. Prompt Decision Promised. "I consider the appointment a real chance professionally, but I must give it very careful consideration before giving an answer," he said in a long distance telephone conversation with The Star from his home In Columbus. "There are a number of things I must look into and investigate, but whether I accept the position or not will be determined promptly." Although the action came as a surprise, it has been in process for several weeks, it was learned. Fred Kepner and Lewis E.

Whits-man, members of the majority faction, have been disgruntled with the superintendent for some time, It 1 understood. Asked to Quit Week Ago. It was reported reliably that Whifeman went to the superintendent a week ago and told him to resign and that Miller laughed at th suggestion. "This is fine stuff," the ousted superintendent said heatedly last right. He refused to comment further, except to declare that th action was entirely a surprise to him and that he had no inkling that it was contemplated.

Mrs. Sejlwick, who has stood stanchly by th superintendent during sessions of th last eight months, informed him of the action. Executive Session Called. After a routine session, attended by the three Incoming: board members, Russell Wlllson, Julian Wetzel and Mrs. J.

Don Miller, the board went into executive session on motion of Theodore F. Vonnegut, former president and minority member. Reporters, visitors, officials, and the new board members were asked to leave the room. After a session of only twenty minutes, the executive session was adjourned and the action was announced. The three incoming board members declined to comment on the likelihood of retaining Mr.

DuShane or ousting him after they take office the first of the year, if he accepts the offer. It was believed their attitude would have a strong bearing on his decision. Nothing to Say Wlllson. "I know Mr. DuShane only by having heard his name." Mr.

Wlllson said. "There is nothing I can say at this time as to whether we would keep him." Charles W. Kern, board president and minority faction member with Vonnegut, asserted emphatically that he did not know of the Intention to oust Miller until a short time before last night's meeting. Vonnegut said ho did not know of it until Monday. "There was nothing we could do consistently except vote for the resolution," Kern said, "although I question the wisdom of taking such action at this time.

We have stated publicly during the last year that we believed Miller's appointment wad a mistake, but as minority members' we could do nothing to correct it." Appointments Cause Rift. Kepner and Whiteman left hurriedly after the executive session and could not be reached for statements. Mrs. Sedwick also' departed quickly but made a statement later. One grievance which brought the split in the majority faction last CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.

rounding territory," Sumner Clancy, former State senator, said, "if 20 Der cent of the residents of the annexed territory sign petitions protesting the annexation, the matter can be appealed." Applause Greets Speeches. He urged immediate circulation of the petition. Clancy's suggestion vu backed by J. Stephen Fullen, attorney, who told the crowd that a petl. tion signed by 10 per cent of the lot owners of annexed territory meant automatic withdrawal.

Roars of applause greeted both speeches. Ernest E. Kellogg, president of the Lynnhurst board of trustees, said that "the action of the board in annexation was prompted not by residents of Lynnhurst, but by men living in your midst." He added that twelve, men had urged the board to annen the surrounding territory. In response to yells of "Name' them he declined. "Our whole interest In Lynhurst is in building up our community," he said.

"We do not want to become a part of Indianapolis. Anil hail that if a vote were taken among all residents of the territory we have annexed, the majority would be ia favor." He was answered by a thunderou "No!" C. H. Tomlin and the, Rev. Earl E.

Isenhower spoke in answer to him and were cheered by th gathering. Special to The Indianapolis Star. DETROIT, Dec. 10. With nothing but a red bathing 3uit and a pair of pink pajamas to ward off such of the December wind as 1 found its way through their Georgia Conant, 16 years old, and Jeanette Allman, 15, both of I i anapolis, were picked up near Monroe avenue and Randolph street at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.

They explained to 1 ic ewomen they had pawned the i rest of their Jeanette Allman clothes. Tasser-By Is Startled. The girls are runaways and have been sought by their parents since they left their homes in Indianapolis Nov. 12. Their arrest came after a trust nf wind blew Jeanette's coat open and exposed the red bathing suit.

A startled passer-by informed a patrolman who questioned the girls and moit mem to headquarters. Asked where they had made their TRUSTEES SET AID AS TOPIC (Picture on Page Nine.) Definite action concerning" state aid for bankrupt schools will be taken by the Indiana State Association of Township Trustees today or tomorrow. This was the assertion of Otto K. Jensen of 'Arcadia, president of the association, yesterday. What lines the action will take will be deter mined after an address is delivered this morning by Harry Kirk, auditor of state aid, in the office of the superintendent of public instruction, who will speak on "Status of State Relief and What Some Other States are Doing." Sessions of the convention are being held at the Claypool hotel.

Mr. Kirk's address will be pre ceded by a discussion on township problem3 conducted by Greenberry G. Lowe, examiner of the state board of accounts. Superintendents Present. The presence of a large numbor of school superintendents at today's session is expected to aid in settlement of problems confronting the township schools, especially in the southern part of the state.

Almost unanimous opinion was expressed by the trustees yesterday that the situation existing with so many impoverished schools i3 critical and the most important subject scheduled for discussion. R. E. Warren of Winchester, who spoke at the afternoon session, advocated operation of school busst'3 by townships. Other speakers were Mrs.

Florence Riddiclc Boys, state probation officer; John A. Brown, secretary of the state board of charities, and Ellis M. Learner of Kokomo. Church Movie Board in Shakeup; Film Chiefs Paid Minister-Member NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

The New York Herald-Tribune tomorrow will say that William C. ReWld, former secretary of commerce, has resigned as chairman of a commission on motion pictures of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, a position to which he was appointed last June. The Rev. Charles Stelzle, Presbyterian minister who was found to be in the pay of both the federal council and the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, of which Will H. Hays is president, has been relieved of his duties a3 publicity representative of the council, the Herald-Tribune will say it has learned.

Pershing Rifles Elects 7 Students at Indiana U. Special to The Indianapolis Star. BLOOMINGTON, Dec. Seven Indiana university students of military training have been announced as new members of Pershing Rifles, national military society. Those chosen following a series of drills are Philip Ely and Leroy Francis of Terre Haute, William Price, Bloomington; Ralph Jarvis, Bloomfield; Charles Bell, Logans-port; Thomas D.

White of Nashville and William L. Batt of Salem. AUTO INJURIES FATAL Mrs. Mabel Beard Struck by Car on Monument Circle. Mrs.

Mabel Beard, 22 years old, 120 North Senate avenue, died in the City hospital early this morning of injuries suffered when che was knocked down by an automobile at Monument Circle and East Market street yesterday afternoon. of Nations, if you please. When the United States went jn to help, in everything in the black republic was going to decay. Irrigation projects, started under white rule, were abandoned, the island's production and foreign trade were dwindling, the courts were comically corrupt. Education had stopped, except for work done by French Catholic priests.

Poverty and disease made things worse. If the League of Nations believes that that situation can be met with kind words, let it go over and experiment. President Hoover doubtless will he glad to give the league every opportunity, if it will take the responsibility and not disturb the Monroe Doctrine. Do you drink? Probably not; hut if you ever should, Dr. Get-tler, official toxicologist, which means poison expert, of New York CHARLES F.

MILLER. Display at Fairgrounds to Be Open TomorrowBig Driveaway Today. Citizens of Indianapolis yesterday afternoon were invited by officials of the Marmon Motor Car Company to participate in the 1930 Marmon- Roosevelt Jubilee. The extensive display arranged by the Marmon factory staff in the Manufacturers' building at the state fairgrounds will be open to the public tomorrow. The invitation of Marmon officials gives local motorists an opportunity to inspect the 1930 line of Marmon straight-eights several weeks in advance of announcements in other sections of the country.

Each Division Contributes. In addition to the new models, a comprehensive display has been arranged by each division of the factory sales department to show its part in the company's activity. Filling the entire building, the display is by far the largest ever before attempted by the company and was arranged especially for the annual meeting of Marmon-Roosevelt distributors and dealers which closes this afternoon. The climax of the Jubilee program will be reached today when visiting members of the selling organization return to their homes in new Roosevelt straight eights. The driveaway will be the largest ever to leave the city, according to Marmon officials.

During the morning session a tour of inspection will be made through the Marmon factory, followad by luncheon at the fairgrounds. Banquet Minus Speeches. G. M. Williams, Marmon president, and T.

E. Jarrard, general nales director, will bid farewell to the visitors in the final buHiness Bession today. Last night the distributors and dealers were entertained with a banquet at the Severin hotel which was unique in that no speeches were made. A lengthy program of entertain ment was provided with the principal part being filled by Frank "Soldier" Leavitt, a member of the Miami (Fla.) police department. Leavitt obtained special permission from the Miami authorities the Jubilee and will leave for Miami at noon today to resume his semaphore on one of the principal streets.

Leavitt Calls on Worley. Leavitt visited Police Chief Claude V'orlcy yesterday with letters of introduction from prominent Miami citizens and was presented with an honorary membership on the local police force. During his visit he also broadcast over the police radio station. Another of the speakers brought to Indianapolis for the Jubilee left yesterday. Thurman (Dusty) Miller, editor of the Wilmington (O.) News-Journal, left in a Marmon car at noon to drive to Youngstown, to fill a speaking engagement last night.

Sears, Roetuck to Adopt 13-Month Plan Next Year CHICAGO, Dec. 10. 0P)-Sears, Roebuck today announced that, effective Jan. 1 it would put its business on the thirteen-month calendar plan. The company is believed to be the first of the large firms to adopt the plan for which a campaign has been conducted for several years by the United States Chamber of Commerce.

Sales and earning will be computed on the thirtecn-m nth basis and salaries of the 40,000 employes will be adjusted to meet the new system. OREGON CHOICE MADE. John L. Day Recommended for Fed eral Marshal by Senators. WASHINGTON, Dec.

-Appointment of John L. Day of Portland, as Federal marshal for Oregon, was recommended to United States Attorney General William Mitchell today by Senators Charles McNary and Frederick Steiwer of that state. Senator Steiwer also recommended to the Post Office Department the reappointment of J. N. Jones, as postmaster at j)rtland.

IIDH INVITES PUBLIC TD SHOW If I Were Mayor of Indianapolis If you. had the opportunity that, confronts Mayor-elect Reginald H. Sullivan, what one thing would you seek to accomplish for the betterment of Indianapolis The Star invites suggestions for municipal projects which might be initiated by the mayor. Write yours in brief and address the Editor of The Star. 500 TO FIGHT UNANNOUNCED ANNEXATION TO LYNHURST city, says you must be thoroughly oxidized, which means that you must get into system much oxygen.

With little oxygen, a little alcohol intoxicates you. With a great deal of oxygen you can stand a great deal of alcohol only you should never do that. A man riding to hounds from sunrise to sunset can drink two magnums about four quarts of strong ale and not feel it. A man shut up in an office with little oxygen in his lungs, and blood, becomes heavy and mentally worthless after one pint of Guinnesses' stout. The ideal, of course, is to drink plenty of water and breathe plenty of fresh air, leaving alcohol alone, especially in a bootleg country.

The country, apparently, is still doing business. "Big Steel," Wall street's name for the United States Steel Corporation, shows unfilled orders for steel tonnage decreased by 38,783 tons last month. The company has a total of unfilled orders amounting to tons, which does not look much like a "panic." "As a sheep before her shearers Is dumb." That's from the Bible. "As a lamb after its shearing is dumb," may soon be the news in Wall street. It depends on the rapidity with which the lambs go back for another shearing.

They always DO go back, which is what makes brokers' seats vorth $500,000 apiece, nd will some day make them worth apiece. if i ui 7 ivim reamrc ojnaicate, inc. 1 1 7 7 Resolutions to "use all legal means hj resmi annexation to the town of Lynhurat," to organize a permanent committee to work for disannexation and to circulate 100 or more petitions among lot owners of annexed territory for disannexation were adopted unanimously at a uproarious protest mcetig of residents of the annexed territory in Wayne township school No. It last night. More than four square miles west of Indianapolis were annexed by the town ooara uec.

according to records in the Marion county Courthouse. Property owners of the territory declared they were annexed without warning, and fear taxation increase if the annexation stands. Seaver Elected Chairman. Roy J. Seaver, president cf the Wayne Township Civic League, unanimously was elected chairman of the committee for disannexation.

Members of his committee will be announced at a meeting Tuesday, he said. A total of $70.83 to help pay expenses of the fight was collected among the 500 men and women who crowded into the gymnasium of the school. A contribution was promised by Francis W. Payne, vice president of the Washington Bank and Trust Company. The bank owns a large part of the annexed territory.

"Although the law permits Intimate cities and towns to anneJur- 1. Before anything else I would make a complete cleanup of all the bootlegging joints around our police substations. One substation I know of has such a place across the street from it, patronized by police as well as other people. 2. I would move our tourist camping ground to a place where the tourists would get an even break.

Our present ground is low and marshy and mosquitoes can be seen in clouds on a summer evening. This causes our slogan to be interpreted "Indianapolis A Mean City." 3. I would see that double parking was ended, particularly on Meridian and Capitol, which were widened to allow more lanes of traffic. Down in the business district on both these streets the people in the slow lanes are compelled to dodge between cars in the fast lane because of the cars which are parked double in the slow lanes. A FEMININE VOTER.

I would treat all citizens alike. I would have a firm basis of the laws and try to keep peace in the citv at all times. If complicated problems aroze I would seek the advice of my auxiliary, and iWt.