Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 227, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1922 — Page 4

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liuttaa Sait® aitnes t INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. - - "t ——— Daily Except Sunday, 25-29 South MerldiSß Street. Telephones—MA.in 3500; New, Lincoln 8351. MEMBERS OF AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. * . - . t i New York, Boston, - ayne, Burns & In £* Advertising offices j Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis. O. Logau Payne Cos, *• ■ ■ - " ARE they really admitting they had an earthquake in California? ONE THING about a democracy, anybody can announce for apolitical o®£e. A MAN named Githoff has been fined S2OO and sentenced to 180. He apparently failed to. > v THAT DEMONSTRATION ,at the Statehouse should be a cue for legislative campaign promises. ' , * AS USUAL, they ire going to intfke an investigation in Washington after the tragedy has occurred. ABOUT THE TIME we get used to the present street car arrangement somebody else will have an idea. t .SiUTS ENGLAND Will Not Hold Election Soon —headline. No one oan ever make that statement concerning this country. - - MAYBE after this the public utility companies will begin to realize that the public is something else besides a crowd that pays bills. THE TELEPHONE COMPANY probably feels w6rse about that demonstration than ary one else, after ‘all the trouble it had mafetng out its bills on the basis of increased rates. Keep the Game Clean. The prompt action of faculties of the University of Illinois and Notre .Dame University in disqualifying, their leading athletes, for participating in professional football games, thus eliminating them .rom future appearances in behalf of their schools, cannot fail to be an influence in favor of more wholesome sports. Shocking as may have been the revelations that gTid stars so far forgot their own honor and that of their colleges, to in prohibited professional games, the discovery is one more step in the universal trend to'place sports, college and professional, on a higher plane. The American people love athletics, and for that reason the game should be kept clean at all times. In the last year or so many epochal things have taken place in the heroic ridding of athletics of influences that had degraded, or threatened to degrade, them to a point where the public was ready to turn its back on the game fcrtever. * fcr instance there was the stand of Gomiskey in ousting the greater part of his world champion baseball team, when it came to light they had sold their professieonaUhonor. I There was the action of Supreme Arbiter Landis in bringing the famous Babe Ruth to time, for deigning to think that he was superior to organized baseball. I There was the action of the New York boxing commission in ~_rring boxers who failed to meet the requirements of the association. We find in our own community public support of the plan to establish a boxing commission in Indianaiiolis, which would propci ly regulate and supervise boxing bouts. ' 1 The whole tendency is to place athletic competition on a clean basis and thus insure its permanent retention in the hearts of the public. Those college officials who, without a moment’s hesitation, wrecked their teams in order to purge them to the taint of professionalism, cannot be commended too highly. The game must be kept pure at all costs.

Ashamed of It? It is becoming the habit of the public service commission of Indian* to pose as a court when subjected to criticism, and as an administrative body when it is more convenient. In the dual capacity its members seem to think there lies a loop-hole, through tftiich they can escape responsibility to the people of Indiana.^ But it is hardly likely that this can take place and in the meanwhile it is preposterous to regard a body that submits its solemn judgments to the Governor for his approval before promulgating them as a court. Nor is it possible to regard a body that undertakes to Interpret the laws of the State, as does the commission, as an administrative agency. ;ln its efforts to function, both as a court and as an executive, the public service commission is 'doing some ridiculous things. For example, refer to the order in the Bell Telephone case. This order was ready for promulgation last Monday when the appearance of ten thousand irate citizens called the commission to withhold it. It was for release Tuesflay when it was sent to the Governor for his approval, probably with the idea that the Governor's shoulders were broad enough to take the odium of a rate increase fropi those of the commission members. In the meanwhile the city of Indianapolis was supplied, subrosa, with a copy of the order aDd the Bell Telephone Company commenced making out new bills atxthe increased rates. Something is decidedly rotten In Denmark when a public body seeks a favorable opportunity to promulgate a public decision on a public question. A Mistaken Theory Middle of the block loading of street cars in the downtown section of Indianapolis was' a mistake that Mayor Shank’s .administration could not rectify too soon. experience has demonstrated that instead of speeding up the cars it delays them to just about the extent that the in the outlyipg districts hurry > This middle of the block loading plan was the suggestion of J.he local engineers’ society, and while it might have appeared beneficial as a theory it has not proved practicable in operation. The results of its adoption have been to crowd street car patrons into narrow safety zones, reached with great inconvenience and considerable danger. From the standpoint of the car patron the system is a dangerous nuisance. From the standpoint of the cofnpany it is a handicap insomuch as it delays rather than expedites loading. From the standpoint of the motorist it Is a hazard. Among the recommendations of the committee that rerouted the street cars, was one to the effect that loading stations be established at points which were deemed*, best by the of the company and the city. It would be well iC these "liuthorities got together and established new loading points before the public patience is tried to an extent that places ta jeopardy all the changes that have been recommended. A Shrewd Appointmen t *v President Harding is not without resource and acrumen when his Administration is v threatened, ,as he demonstrated in transfering Senator Kenyon from the ranks of the belligerent the Federal Circuit bench. By one act the President rid Washington of a formidable opponent of the "old guard,” and supplied the Eighth Federal Circuit with a good judge. - > Asa Senator, Kenyon was one of the leaders of the “bloc system” which threatened the control of Congress by the Republican party. He was one of the leaders whose utterances were generally so free of radicalism as to get swift attention and considerable support. The Senate will miss him, and the loss will be felt far more than will be his influence on the bench. Senator Harrison was obviously correct when he declared the appointment an attempt on the part of the President to break up the agricultural bloc. The wonder is that this method has not been tried more, both in Washington and in Indiana, w,here the old guard of the sorely besefr.

" LAURA MURDOCK WAS TOO HUMAN FOR OWN GOOD But Frances Starr, Who Created the Role, Defends Laura for Being Human

Lgnra Murdock, the central character In ‘‘The Easiest Way,” Is a complex individual. * Laura craved success, clothes and a gay life, and for\these *she chose the j ‘‘easiest way" An obtaining them. Years ago, Miss Starr created the Laura Murdock role and the character was widely discussed. Miss Starr admits i that Laura ft”not ideal, but claims that . she Is human. But let Miss Starr tell you about j Laura. •‘Laura isn’t Ideal, but she 1s human [ most people wiir admit,” Miss Starr states. ‘'Perhaps some people will accuse j her of being tco human, but they, perhaps have done'* juit as Incredibly In their own way, as Laura did in hers. Those who "accuse Laura of weakness have probably never been placed in such a position; tffose wl\o have been similarly beset by misfortune will be less eager to revile her. There'aha was. a lonely, emotional girl, without a penny_ or a friend in a city that takes little note of the agonies suffered by the destitute and the desolate. > “She had voluntarily cut herself off from her old associates, who lived in a way inharmonious with her new aspirations, and she was only an Indifferent actress unable to’ gets a foothold without a word from some wealthy patron of the theater. Naturally, that word was not spoken and Laura was reduced to desperation. Laura, moreover, was a (In pendent girl, because she had never beeh trained to look after herself.'* “I'm sometimes asked vaby Laura didn’t hunt for some other w’rk. Those who put the question, I fear, don’t realize the temperament of the actress. She is a great speculator, always waiting for her chance, always waiting for an opportunity to show her metal. Suppose someone falls 111 and she is suddenly called on to fill the role. She must be ready to take it at a moment’s notice, but if she is selling ribbons behind a counter she can't keep in touch with the managers in their offices. We've all been broke pt some time. Even when there isn't a penny in our purse we cheerfully wait like Micawber for something to turn up,” Miss Starr states. “The Easiest Way” opens Thursday night at I-Aiglish’s for three days. '- -IO.v VIEW TODAY The foliowing attractions are on view today: '"Two Little Girls in Blue.” at English's; “Miss Lulu Bett.” at the Murat; Ivan Bankoff at Keith's: “Me’.o dance," at the 'Lyric: “Revue of 1022,” sat the Park: “Boomerang Bill,” at the .Ohio; “The Sign of the Rose,” at the I Circle; “The Law and the Woman at \ Loew s State;- “Three Live Ghosts," at ' the-Alhambra; “Sky-High,” at the Isis and “The Three Musketeers,” at Mist<v I Smith's. I fIF.RE IS HOW CARROLL BECAME I’liLY AND THIN. ® If you are acquainted jvtfli the Inside I facts back of the appearance of the play ers in the theatrical successes that come ii)tt> their own on Broadway, you may how Carroll M< Comas came to be given tho leading role in “Miss Lulu ! Bett,” the comedy> now playing at the Murat Tlftater. But if you are the aver 1 age theatergoer the story will be in--1 teresting in its revelation of how an ! actress's determination can encompasv what appear to be Insurmountable obstacle< Carroll's reputation had ice* built ; upon her successes in' so-ci iied sweet ingenue types. ‘ No yqung netr.-ss er j celled her in such role*. But they were i not the roles that she wanted to play. so heard that Brock Pember - ton was casting “Miss Lulu Bett," she i paid him a visit, told him she had rqad ! Zonk Gale's bhok. and was convinced that ' she could play the heroine of the story. Mr. Pemberton scoffed at the Idea He told her that, first of all, she was not thin enough for the role and seoj ondly, she was far too pretty. She re plied with the assertion that she could

Wash ington Briefs

Bpeciat tp Tmttana Da'ly and Phtmde'phlft Public Ledger. WASHINGTON, Feb. I.—Vice President returned from Indianapolis a little the worse for wear, the consequence ol hoarseness from his speech tn the U'msier editors and rough tvonther en 4nutr to Washington. Mrs Cooiidge Induced him to lay up a day or two for repairs. The Vice President had a triumphant reception at the hands of G. O. P. opin ion molders in Indiana. He found them 'immersed in contemplations of the 1922 congressional elections and appropriately hopeful. Senator Harry S. New was one of th* “V. P.’s” hosts President Herding* buddie has thrown himself eagerly into the fray that will precede the spring primaries and is ready for a battle royal with “young" Albert J. Bever'cL;e, prospective rival for tty! New toga. , _ * We are wondering hereabouts whether the blizzard was distinguished In other cities as It was in Washington, by a widespread outbreak of pantaloons on tlie part of women and girls. Through the snow-banked highways and byways of the capital they have blossomed om in bloomers, knickerbockers, trousers, pants, breeches and almost every other form of two-legged toggery known to the human wardrobe. In scores of cosea the betrousered .damsel, representing every species of age. race, color and condition of servitude here extant has scorned any more cover of her breeches than a ntun is accustomed -to show. Opinions remain as divided as tho garment in ‘question whether, it is donned for comfort or coquetry. Candor requires admission that the general land* scape effect is not displeasing. There wil! be inquiries into the build ing ilTSpection laws, grand jury probes, damage suits, and the rest of the punitive aftermath that ensues on such oc tasions as s the Knickerbocker Theater collapse. They may prove ephemeral or, futile, or both, but there is ono lasting rpwult devoutly to be wished for. I'hat

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INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1922.

SEVEN QUARTS OF PEARLS COVER BETTY

To wear seven quarts of pearls at once would probably have satisfied the vanity even of a Cleopatra. # So it is no wonder that the women in the audience at Keith's gasp when little Bettv Wheeler, of the team of Bert and BefSi Wheeler,.trails negligently oat to the stage in a shimmering cloth of silver frock simply roped and festooned and garlanded with beautiful gleaming pearls. Miss Wheeler Is not only a comedienne, but an uriist In the matter of clothes. “I *believe that women the world over love to look at a good looking frocks, particularly on the stage,” says Miss Wilder. And 1 think the conscientious artrc < is willing to go to al! sorts of pains in order to satisfy this very natural desire. ‘1 .' at is why I deslgd eTerr one of my own frocks. ft is simple

lose twenty pounds In one month and look plain in one minute. 1 This sharpened bis interest, but not to the point of asking her to affix her signature to a contract. Instead lie asked her to come in and see him when rehearsals started And the young lady came back at the specified time. Cam* back twenty pounds thinner and rs homely as nny one could Imagine Her hair was slicked bark, her clothes were dowdy. Mr Pemberton capitulated on the spot N’ot tOAti.e point of promising her that aho

Is a sweeping reorganization of the ; whole system of gowning the “Cinde rella of the Nation,” known as the District of Columbia. Some think the Pis. trb't, which Is the wan] of Congress. |ls overKoverned. Others think It is ub , dergoverneV Most think It Is not real!? I governed at all. The board of eommls ! slouGra Is made up of patriotic and well--1 meaning citizens, but thetp is a lack of : that centralized authority and direct reI sponslbility found In the average Ameri | van community of 400.000. Congressional I parsimony is to blame in no small de I gree. That why Washington has to I wallow in snow and slush while othei | cities, with an adequate street clean- , ing system would tidy themselves in half the time. Washingtonians see relief for | (heir communal plight only if they obi tain the right to vote. Once enfranchised, | they declare they will work out their j own salvation. I D. Podge, secretary treasurer of tho American Valuation Association, mndn a keen-edged argument for “American val I nation” at tin* tariff convention of the i Manufacturers Association. AppropriateI ly he used a razor, exhibited for , the purpose, to* .back It up. Mr. Podge : held up a foreign-made razor, which, landed 1n America, after payment of carriage and tariff, costs ?3.2r> a dozen. It reaches the Jobber at sls a dozen ands dls to he consumer at $4 a piece. American razors, the speaker ss#l. are as good or better, bid cnn*not begin to 'be produced and "marketed at the forj eign figure. j At the Congressional Club, the Vr> i ganizatlon of wives of Senators and Representatives, they're telling a good one on the consort of a Middle Western 1 Senator. She was dressing for her bl- : monthly “at home" for reasons which do not appear, her maid suddenly disappeared, causing Mrs. —* to do her own doorbell’ answering. The first, guest arrived. She greeted the hostess

enough matter to w?!k into a shop and pick up u costume that wtiT J yJo.’ “But it''ls a very different matter to have one go original and so daring that every woman in tho audience will say 'Ah,' so that you cun hear It right up on the stage, when you make your entrance: It takes time and thought and worry arid forty trips to the dressmaker a costume fike, that. But (f it gives a thrill to thousands of women all over the country, why it's worth it." The pearl and silver costume, which has a long snaky train trimmed with band of real eri&tDe and wonderful head dress of rhinestones ,and_ white I’Bradls*s took six weeks in the *iki?lr, Special sketches were first made to Miss Wheeler's order and then eAwy detail executed under her supervision. But the result Is worthy of a trousseau of a | the way they should.

wmt 1 and play the role, but he said he wTtuM let her rehearse It and prove what, could do. "The rest has been writ large in the atrlcal history. Miss McComas's rehearsals were as good as her make up and Us yrorthy as her determination. She was so good that one of the New York reviewers haiied her as "miracle.'’ In this particular, perhaps, the critic was wrong, unless a clever girl's resourcefulness can bo called mlraculoui. • t

familiarly and smilingly. The Senator’s wife put on that I know vour face but can’t think-of-your name an>4 did her to identify the visitor. She decided to spar for an opening. They sat down. “.Now tell me,’" she said, “are you a Republican or a Democrat?" The reply was something of a crusher. Well,’ the guest rejoined, “until the advent pt the previous Administration f was /he last Republican woman occupant of the White Iloftse." It was Mrs.* William Howard Taft. I>r. Beijrich Stepanek, the minister of Czecho Slovakia, has presented president Harding with five splendid volumes of photographs, Illustrative of the great Czecbo-Slovakian “Olympiad” of 1920 They show thousands upon thousands of the finely trained men, women and children who comprise th* country's mighty “sokol” 6r National gymnastic league No fewer than four hundred thousand persons are identified with the organization, which is sixty-obe years old, and is at once an ipstitutlon of education patriotism and physical culture. The Czechs and the Slovakians consider their “sokol” the modelyot the world's future national defensive establishments. From that standpoint President Harding was much interested in the graphic presents tion of tho “sokol ” ‘“Uphold the American standard of Tiring," was an oft-repeated slogan at the manufacturers’ convention. Speakers pleading for American valuation said tho standard would be in danger if American labor were to bo stampeded into competition with low-priced foreign manufactures. President Harding stressed the same point in almost the last pledge of his campaign in November, 1920. The occasion was a rear-platform talk in a thriving* little Ohio industrial town, near Springfield. The work folk came to th^-railroad yard In their-tbou-snnds during the noon day pause. Mr. Harding promised that If ho became President there should never be anyrhing which he could prevent, to bring down the highest standard of living in the world —that long enjoyed by American Jabor.—Copyright, 1922, by Public Ledger Company.

The Income Tax Made Clear Deductions for Personal Exemption Determined by Your Status Last Day of Taxable Year—‘Head of Famity’ Explained.

By JOSJLPH A. BLONDKLL. Treasurer of The Baltimore San. In accordance with Section 216-F the amount an individual may ded'uct as personal exemption is determined by his atatug on tho la*t day of the period for which the return is made, which**means, in other words, if your return is filed for i the 11)21, then your status Dec. 31, j 1921, determines the exemption you may j claim. Questions and answers are given j below to make this more clear. Q. 1 was unmarried up until Nov. 28, 1921, on which date I was murried, what ; exemption may I claim? / j A. As you were married Dec. 31, 1921, i you may claim a personal exemption of ; $2,500, provided your net Income is under $5,000. If your net Income is above $5,000 | I you are allowed a pergonal exemption of i ' $2,000. Q. I was married, living with my wife 1 I up until Dec. 3, 1921, on which date I got a decree of separation. What exemption may I claim ? A. As you were not living with your wife Dec. 31, 1921. you are treated as a single, pan and, therefore, only allowed a personal exemption of SI,OOO. Q. My wife died in Oct. 192 - What exemption may I claim? A. Ab you were single Dee. 31, 1921, you are allowed a personal exemption, of SI,OOO. Q. Up until 15th of December, 1921, I : had three children under 18 years of age, |on which date one died. My net income for year 1921 aggregated $2,950. Am I -allowed S4OO for each child or a total of $1,200? A. No. As you only had two children living Dec. 81, 1921, yon are allowed a personal exemption of S4OO for each child or sßoo, plus $2,500 for a married man. Q. What is meant by the head of a /nmily? A. Treasury regulations class as head of a family “a person who actually supports Snd maintains in one household one

Ye TOWNE GOSSIP C| yrlrbv. I*sl. by star Comport.

JUST A-fgw years ago. • • • 1 USF.DVto sit down. AND INDULGE In dreams • • • THAT SOON or late. * • • TEtE WORK I did. • • • WOULD I.EAD me away. • • • TO THE greatest city. • • • IN ALL the land. * • • AND THERE I'd be. * • AT THE top of the world. • • AND NO longer. • • • JUST A small toWn guy. • • • AND STRANGELY enough • • • THE DREAM came true. • • e ; AND I went away. * * * -AND I was glad. 0 0 0 j AND FIJLIJF.D with pride. • • • thjtNh CCE.ss had come." • • • | TOR IT seemed to me. • • • 1 THAT NOTHING counted. • • • EXCEPT StXCESfI. • • • AND THEN it happened. • • • THAT I went a^ay. * • * AND FOUND myself. • • • IN A little while. IN A liTtle cottage. • • ; ON A Cowered street. AT THE foot Os a hill. * • • WITH A lawn in front. #• • • AND TREKS behind AND KINDLY neighbors. • • • AND A block away. . . . A GROUFITV store. AND A hardware store. * * * AND A drugglats' shop, • • AND A butcher shop. • • • AND EVERYTHING else. • • • THAT ONE may find. • • * IN HIS old home town. • • • AND I tell them my name. • • * AND WHERE I live. 0 0 0 AND THEY know the house. 0 0 0 AND WHO lived In It. • • • BEFORE Ircsme. v. * • • AND THE second time. • • • I COME to buy. #* * * THEY CALL my name. •* * * AND YYE are friends. • . . AND IT’S only a week. • • * | SINCE I'Ve boon there. ... HUT SiOMEHOW or other. ... ; IT’S SINKING In. * * * THAT I belong there. ... AND THAT after all. ... I AM really and truly. A SM.4IL town guy. • • • I THANK you.

By GEORGE McMANUS.

or more individnais who are closely connected with him by blood relationship, by marriage, or by adoption and whose right to exercise family control and provide for these dependent Individuals ds based upon some moral or legal obligations.” In the absence of continuous actual residence totfether, whether or not a person with dependent relatives is a head of a family within the meaning of the statute must depend on the character %f the separation. . if a father is absent on business, or a child or other dependent is amqiy at school or on a visit, the commpif homebeing maintained, exemption as head of a family is allowed. If through force of circumstances, a parent is obliged to maintain *his dependent children with relatives or in a hoarding house, while be lives elsewhere, the exemption as head of a family is at lowed. , The regulations further state, however, “If a dependent without necessity (Note the last two words) continuously makes his home elßWv.'tn re his benefactor is mo s he head of a family, irrespective of the question of/upport.” HEAD OKA FAMILY* FURTHER EXPLAINED. .The Treasury Department further endeavor* to assist the taxpayer to ascertain if he head of a family in following: o Q. A widower has a child over 18 years of age, wham he supports, who Is away from home attending school. What personal exemption may be claimed by the the widower who maintains the home? ! A. He Is entitled to claim a personal exemption of $2,500 as head of a family provided his net iqgome Is under $5,000. If the net ineotieTs above $5,000 he may claim only $2,000 as a personal exemption. Q. What personal exemption may be claimed by a son who actually supports and maintains his dependent mothen else- , where than in his town home by reason i of the fact that Jje is unable to ern ' enough to support both in the mother’s place of abode or to defray their joint .expenses in his plane of employment? ; A. The son is property, classified for In- ; come tax purposes a s the-bead of a. > family and as such is entitled to claim a personal examptibn of $2,500, provtfled his net income is under $5,000. If the net Income is above Vi,ooo he may claim only $2,000 as a personal exemption. OTHER EXEMPTION'S " fMADE CLEAR. Q. In case both a husband and wifa contribute to the support of a dependent, how is the credit of S4OO for dependents to be treated? A. The credit of S4OO must be taken by the one contributing the chief support and may not be divided between them. Q. I was not actually living with my wife on Dec. 31, 1921, due to her mental Incompetency at that time and consequent confinement in an Institution for treattaient. IVhat personal exemption may I claim In mj- retnrn for the year 1921? A. The separation of a husband an# wife daie to the flirt that either has been declared incompetent and confined in an institution for treatment Is held to be temporary in character and consequently ; without effect In $o far as th*; joint per sonal exemption is concerted, la such cases you may claim $2,500 as a personal exemption provided your income is under i you may claftn only $2,000 as "a personal exemption. REPORT MUST BE FILED, ‘ ALTHOUGH NO TAX IS IMPOSED. i Q. I urn the sole support of my mother, maintaining a home In which she and I : live, and, therefore, claim as head of a fim#y a personal exemption of $2,500. My net inrime however, for taxable purj poses is ot'y $2,309. Am 1 req-Jired to file a retun In view of tfce\£act that I ; do not bavf ,e pay a tax? A. Yes. 'ln such a case yon are rei qulred to file i return, although you are ! not subject to tax. The law requires ; every married nan or bead of a family i to file a retur i w lose net income exi cecils $2,900. Failure to .file a return sub. I Jects you to tho penalties for such ne- , gleet.

School Delays Maps , Until Europe Quiets NEWCASTLE. Pa., Feb. l.*-The city school board here Is not going to take any chances. The treaty of Versailles changed things in Europe a lot but until they decide to be peaceful over thebe and not kick over the diplomatic traces New Castle school kids will have to worry along with their old school maps. A request for maps for the high school wus turned down the other night by the school board. The board could not see where the' European situation was settled enough to the buying of new Ehropenn naps yet. They thought the students could get along with the old ones until the boundaries are finally settled. A requisition f*r a dozen spts of £rn!o| to be used In taking the weight of Pupils In the city schools was also tOTned down, along with a requisition for a Victrola and records for the high school. Much-Wounded Vet at Last Discharged MARTINS FERpY, Feb. I.—After being In the Army over five years, thirtyseven months of which were spent in Rrltish and American Army hospitals. Jesse M. Barton of this place has been dlselu-rged. He underwent thirteen operations because of wounds sustained in France, losing one leg. injuring the other and suffering a severe spinal wound which caused part of his. body to be paralyzed for months. Although not Completely cured, Army surgeons told Barton they ctyild do nothing more for him. Barton to France as a second lieutenant in September. IPI7, and, serving under the Briclsb. received no recognition for his sufferings other than a citation. BOY-MISSING FROM HOME. I.awrence Peckerson, 11, 3216 Olney street, disappeared from his home yesterday afternoon and no word n to his whereabouts has been heard by his parents. Poliee were' asked jto search for the boy, who, when last seen, wore blue overalls and a cay.

RESERVE CORPS * APPOINTMENT MADE BY ROOT , ' t Leigh R*Gignilliat Assigned To Command 168th In- , fantry Brigade. Leigh R Glgnililat of the Culver Military Academy is assigned to the com- ' mand of the HWh Infantry Brigade, organized reserve corps, the rank of brigadier general, according to brders issued today by' Col. E. A. Root, chief of staff. General Gignilliat served in Fra'ce with the A. E. F. and was promoted* to the rank of brigadier gemeral. bther assignments are: First Llteutenant John E. Blnckledge, F. A. R. C.. is relieved from assignment to staff. Second Battalion, 32fith Field •Aktillcry. ergs nixed reserves, and is attached to"staff. First Battalion. 326th Field Artillery, he having' changed his permanent residence to O'*) Riverside avenue, Evansville. Second Lieutenant Gurdee P. Huntington. Infantry. R. C, is relieved from assignment to Company Bv 336th Infantry, organized reserves, and i', .attached to Company A, 336th Infantry, h? ehangde his permanent residence to engineering department, city of Gary, Ind. fFirst Li-nfenant James E. infantry, R. C.. is relieve*, from assigbment to Company 1. 3->4tb Infantry, organized reserves, and is attached to Company I, 33rd Infantry, he -baring changed bis permanent residence to South Hart street, Prnceton. First Lieutenant Herbm - : L. Whitcomb, infantry, K. C.. is relieved from assignment as munitions officer, 336th Infantry, organized reserves, and is assigned "To Company I, 334th Infantry, organized reserves, he having his permanent residence to Letts, Ind. Second Lieutenant Clarence J. Paulas, infantry, R. C., Apartment 21, 418 East | Fifteenth street, Indianapolis, is assigned :to Cfifcipany B, 334th Infan.ry. organized \ reserves-

CONCILIATION IS URGED BY KINO George Intervenes in Egyptian Difficulties—Summons Curzon. ~ LONDON. Feb. L—Kihg George, following his course In the case of Ireland, today Intervened in the Egyptian problem. He summoned the Marquis Curzon, foreign to Buckingham Palace and is understood to have questioned the_ foreign secretary at length on the probafl • course the government wjll take to reach a the Egyptian Nationalists. It is reported that the King is urging conciliation. Zagbiou! Phsha, chief leader of the Egyptian Nationalist's who recently deported to Ceylon will be transferred* to„ , the Seychelles Islands. British possessions in the Indiap- Ocean, said an Exchange Tqlegrapb - dispatch from Cairo today. Zaghloul's colleagues will go with . him. ' , j Sarwst Pasha has advised Field Mar--1 shal Allenby. British high commissioner j tn Egypt, that he cannot form anew i Egyptian cabinet under the British conditions, but that he is willing to continue negotiations if given freedom of action. CITY BALANCE PROVES GHOST Shank Administration Finds Inherited Obligations Instead of leaving the city a praettj cn’.ly unincumbered balance of $134.- ’ 173.05. as It boasted when it left office Jan. 2. the Jewett administration left outstanding bills which the new departments heads believe will total $150,090, City Controller Joseph L. Hogue announced today. It is certain, city officials believe, the balance left by the Jewett regime will' be more than wiped out by Its unpaid debts. The situation came tp light when Firs Chief J-ehn J. O Brien disclosed in the fire department alone the former administration left debts totaling $20,995.30. The unpaid bills have poured In upon , every department, it Is, said, not even ' excepting the city legal department, for there are several judgments agajnst th ity from Sark-u County courts left un- | paid. , • , Man, Shot at Franklin, Dies in* Hospital Here , George Houghton. 29. Franklin, who was shot by Harrison Colvin, 20, a , mail carrier at Franklin yesterday died in ’ the Robert Long Hospital today. According to reports from Franklin, Houghton is said to have struck Colvin and he flred (several shots at him. Colvin was arrested by Sheriff 8. E. Vatltlvler of Johnson County yesterday on an affidavit charging him with assault and battery with intent to kill. He was released on bond of $5,000. Houghton served In the Array* during ! the World War for mors -than eleven He is survived by bis father and mother, Mr. and W. E. Houghton. Funeral arrangements had not been made. Unions Move End of Packers’ Strike \ —■ CHIC AGO.' Feb. 1. —The pacfclg house rtrlke which packing centers of the United States on Dec. 5 was virtually at an end-today -as the result of messages sent to all ' branches of th Amalgamated Met Cutters ! and Butcher Workmen by Dennis Lane, secretary, joscommendlng that the strike ! i, e callecf'off. Officials of the union rei fused to comment upon thdlr action.

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