Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 204, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 January 1929 — Page 1

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MEDICAL QUIZ IS ORDERED IN RUTH DEATH Stomach Contents to Be Examined to Check Foul Play Charges. LOVER STILL MISSING No Trace of Dentist in Whose Home ‘Babe’s’ Wife Was Found. Bu United Pres# WATERTOWN, Mass., Jan. 14. Robert T. Bushnell. district attorney, today ordered a careful examination of the contents of the stomach of Mrs. Babe Ruth, whose death in a fire here Friday night had been listed as “accidental.” This action followed a telephone conversation between the district attorney and George L. West, medical examiner. Neither the district attorney nor the medical examiner would discuss r he circumstances which led to the order reopening the case, but Bush.iell made it clear that burial plans would be delayed until his office was satisfied there had been no foul play. The fire in which Mrs. Ruth lost her life caused only slight damage to the home of Dr. Edward Kinder, dentist, with whom the ball player’s wife had been living as "Mrs. Mary Kinder.” Lover Still Missing Dr. Kinder wanted for questioning in connection with the case, still was missing today and although John Milmore. police chief, had expressed a desire to interview him, no steps toward locating him had been taken so far as was known. Whether the district attorney’s action in reopening the inquiry’ resulted from information furnished by Mrs. Ruth's brother. Thomas Woodford, a former policeman, could, not be learned. Earlier in the day, Woodford had told newspaper men that he had reason to believe that his sister was victim of four play. The West Newton medical ex- j aminer. after an autopsy, declared . suffocation in a fire caused the | death and there was no foul play. To this, the police added that unless j additional evidence is developed they j will list as accidental the shocking ending of the baseball hero’s wife. It was not until Sunday that the identification of the body through! Babe Ruth and two sisters was deft- j nite. With these identifications there came to light what appeared to be a secret romance in Mrs. Ruth’s life. She and the baseball star had been separated some years. "I have reason to believe Mrs. Ruth was the victim of foul play and that the police have not all the facts behind the death of my sister,” Woodford said. Not Legally Separated “What is there to prove that- the house wasn’t fired? What is there to prove that she wasn't murdered? I'm not at all satisfied with the police explanation of the circumstances attending the death of my sister and I don’t intend to assume for a minute that the police explanation is the only one.” •Woodford added that “my sister and Babe Ruth were not legally separated, nor were they divorced or even contemplating any divorce or legal separation.” This conflicted with the statement of William F. Kinder, father of the dentist, that his son and Mrs. Ruth had been married in Montreal about a year ago. He did not know the exact date, he said. Origin of Fire Mystery “I have not lived with my wife for three years,” Babe Ruth said. “In that period I have only seen her a few times. I have done everything to comply with her wishes. Her death is a great shock to me. That is all I wish to say.” The fire in the Kinder home is a mystery. When firemen arrived they found a blaze in the living room had swept through the ceiling to Mrs. Ruth's room above. She had retired early, while Kinder had gone to a boxing bout at the Boston garden. Beside her bed. unconscious but still alive, was Mrs. Ruth, who was taken to a neighbor’s home, where she died soon. Ruth married pretty Helen Woodford, from Meredith, N. H„ in 1915 when he first came to Boston as a youngster off the Baltimore team. She waited on the Bambino in his favorite restaurant, and their romance budded. There was a double wedding, in which Myrtle Durant, a companion of Helen, was married to Parker Hatch. Mrs. Ruth and her baseball hero husband appeared devoted, but they drifted apart with time, finally separating after Miss Dolores Dixon filed a suit in New York against Babe, charging an attack. This case subsequently was dropped, but the, Ruths no longer were seen together. John D. Jr. in Italy Bu United Press NAPLES. Italy, Jan. 14. —Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. arrived today aboard the liner Augustus. They were accompanied by Professor James H. Breasted, noted Egyptologist and historian, who is director of the Oriental institute of the University of Chicago. The party wrill leave shortly for Egypt, ,

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Jury Quiz Sought in Road Job Commissioners Seek Probe of Faulty Construction of Smith Highway. County commissioners today announced they will request grand jury investigation of the construction of the Alvin O. Smith road, in the Northwest part of the county, north of West, Fifty-fourth street. The commissioners this morning questioned John E. McCray, contractor; Carl Williams, road inspector and Arthur Grissom, estimator in the county surveyo's office. Chages were made that specifications on the road were changed to read- a roadway 12 feet wide instead of 18 feet as originally advertised and set out in the specifications, "in order to avoid scrutiny by the state tax board.” Kept Below $5,000 Under the law’, the tax board may review each road costing $5,000 or more. If the eighteen-foot, roadbed had remained, the cost w’ould have been over this amount, it w r as said. It was changed, however, to twelvefeet and the estimated cost was $4,000. Grissom told commissioners he had changed the proposed road width under directions from Henry R. Campbell, former engineer. “I was told to do this in order to keep the figure below $5,000 so the tax board would not receive the road for examination,” he said. The roadway is composed of coarse gravel in some places while in others there is nothing but a thin coating. The gravel came from the Marion County Sand and Gravel Company, formerly owned by C. O. Dodson, county political faction leader, who is said to have retained a large mortgage on the property following its sale to Bastian O’Hair. Not Even a Road Williams was questioned as to why he accepted the road. He said changes recommended by commissioners were made and he believed the road in good shape. “Why. that is not even a road,” George Snider, commissioner’s president stated. “Look at that gravel, if that’s w’hat it is.- What do you think of it?” Williams and McCray were shown pictures of the road and admitted the gravel “was coarse.” McCray said he would not. pay the gravel company for any more gravel and it necessary would complete the road to the satisfaction of the commissioners out of his own pocket. Road to Be Widened Surveyor Paul R. Brown announced he would remap the road to eighteen feet and supervise construction himself. \ “We want to know why those specifications were changed: w’hy the gravel to construct the raod was hauled miles when good gravel could be obtained near the road and why there was such a rush to complete the job and receive the money," commissioners declared. “We will not accept the road until it meets our demands. "McCray is fair in his attitude, but we want him and every one else to know this board is as straight as a die.” BOY SAVES 7 FROM CARBON GAS DEATHS Child Raps on Window, Bringing Rescuer to Stricken Family. Bu United Press BROOKLYN. N. Y., Jan. 14.—A 4-year-old boy was responsible today for saving the lives of two women and five small children who were overcome by carbon monoxide gas. The boy, Cincent Gerry, had been running about the first-floor flat to which he lived, playing with his sister and with children who live on the second floor. According to police. Vincent noticed that all of the others appeared ill and drowsy and he rapped on a window until he attracted attention of neighbors. He then was overcome, too. The neighbors called police, who applied first aid measures. MOTHER KILLS SELF Leaves Note, “Take Care of My Poor Kids.” Bn United Prat BETHEL, Conn., Jan. 14.—Leaving an unaddressed note reading, “be good to my poor kids,” Mrs. Mabel Stolle. wife of John W. Stolle, president of the Danbury Unbreakable Tool Company, set fire to a garage and shot herself through the head with her son's .22-calibre rifle early Sunday. Her body was found hours later, partly consumed to the garage. TAILORING MEN MEET Fairbanks Employes Hold Banquet Sunday. Employes of the Fairbanks’ Tailoring Company, local office 14f East Ohio street,, held a banquet Sunday night in the Florentine room, the Ciaypool, where several speakers from the Chicago office gave addresses and instructions for the coming year.

WINTER TAKES LIVES OF MANY OVERWORLD Cold Grips Major Portion of U. S. and Europe: Much Suffering. PERIL OF FLU GAINS Temperatures Far Below Zero in Middle West: No Relief Seen. By United Press Winter gripped a major portion of the United States and Europe today, causing death and suffering. Temperatures far below freezing were the rule from the northwestern states eastward and across the Atlantic in France and central Europe. Temperatures as lo was 41 degrees below zero were reported from the northwest, where deep snow’s and high winds almost isolated large sections. Cary. 111., reported 32 below: St. Ste. Marie, Mich., 23 below; Escanaba. Mich.. 20 below; Detroit. 3 below: Cleveland, 4 below; Pittsburgh, 4 below; Philadelphia. 9 above: New York City, 7 above; Nineveh, Pa., and Greenville, Me., 18 below’. Three persons were found frozen to death in Chicago. Urban Ledoux, “Mr. Zero.” fed hundreds of homeless in New York. Six died from exposure in Paris and eleven in Wiesbaden. Wolves and wild boars, made daring by hunger and cold, overran rural sections of central Europe, adding to the misery. Continued spread of influenza and pneumonia which have taken 26.000 lilves in the United States since November brought public w arnings in every American city as the cold wave spread. Northwest Is Isolated Bn United Pr' gg CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—Wind and snow r , which whipped temperatures down to marks between 10 and 40 degrees below zero, swept the middle and northwest, causing numerous deaths and intense suffering. At least nine deaths in Chicago and the middlewest were attributed to the extreme cold. The northw r est nearly was isolated by record snow’s which disrupted train and rendered automobile traffic virtually impossible. At Viroqua, Wis., snowplows w’ere bucking drifts to clear a Milwaukee. Chicago. St. Paul and Pacific passenger train which has been stalled since Saturday. The mercury stood at 20 degrees below 7 zero. Even through highways were impassable. Similar conditions prevailed in Duluth. Minn., and the upper Michigan peninsula. The western mountain areas apparently escaped the cold w’ave. Denver reported temperatures as high as 60 degrees above. St. Louis reported no below zero readings. Below Zero in City The mercury sank to 1 degree below zero, a new’ cold mark for the season, at 8 Sunday night. Winds from the south and southwest will bring temporary and slight relief from the cold wave tonight, J. H. Armington, United States weather bureau head, predicted. The low temperature tonight will be about 2C to 23 degrees above zero and snow’ is likely tonight and Tuesday, he said. Tuesday afternoon the cold northwest winds will return and the mercury will drop again Tuesday, reaching a low’ point of about 5 above zero, Armington said. The mercury dropped steadily Sunday from its starting point of 8 above at 6 a. m. At noon the weather bureau thermometer registered 4 above and by 7 p. m. had dropped to zero for the first time this year. After registering 1 below at 8 and remaining at zero or a fraction helow’ until midnight, the temperature climbed slowly, reaching 4 above at 6 a. m. The coldest temperature in the state was 6 below zero at Ft. Wayne according to the weather bureau reports. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 4 10 a. m 8 7 a. m 4 11 a. m. ... 9 8 a. m 5 12 (noon).. 10 9a. m 7 Ip. m 12 JOHN D.’S NIECE WEDS Bridle Path Friendship Ends at Altar for Rich Heiress. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 14.—Friendship which started on the bridle paths of Greenwich, Conn., has resulted in the marriage of Almira G. Rockefeller and Leroy M. Jackson, former manager of the Westchester Country Club at Rye. N. Y. Miss Rockefeller is a niece of John D. Rockefeller and daughter of the late William G. Rockefeller, wealthy official of the Standard Oil Company of New York. Miss Rockefeller is 21 and Jackson 54. The wedding took place at Scarsdale, N. Y., Saturday! King of Albania 111 Bu United Press TIRANA. Albania. Jan. 14.—King Zogu has been ill lately with stomach trouble.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JAN. 14, 1929

Governor Leslie Takes the Oath

Supreme .stice Clarence R. Martin administering the oath to Governor Harry G. Leslie in the flagdraped, flower decked rotunda of the statehouse this morning.

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LINDY DROPS IN FOR BRIEF VISIT Stops at Airport Half Hour on Inspection Trip. Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh circled over Indianapolis, dropped in at Indianapolis airport, Mars Hill, warmed his hands and feet and was off again thi ’y minutes later this morning on his way from Columbus, 0.. to St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh was accompanied as far as St. Louis by James A. Perry, president, and Captain H. Weir Cook, general manager of Curtiss Flying Service of Indiana. On the way. Perry and Cook conferred with Lindbergh and Jones on plans for handling of T. A. T. passenger service. The Curtiss company has contracted to handle passenger arrangements and service planes here for T. A. T. Lindbergh and a group of officials of the Transcontinental Air Transport, Inc., coast-to-coast air-rail pasesnger line, and of the Curtiss Flying Service, Inc., are making an inspection trip of airports to be used by T. A. T. planes when the air-rail route is started April 1. In the party were C. S. (Casey) Jones. Curtis Flying Service, Inc., president; Frank Hale, his assistant; W. C. Davis, Richmond. Ind L. A. Watkins, St. Louis, airport engineer; John Collins, pilot, and C. A. Bradley, mechanic. Inspection of the local field was confined mostly to the airport office. After warming up by the fire in the office, Lindbergh telephoned Governor Harry Leslie and extended his personal congratulations upon Leslie’s elevation to the governorship. “I am sorry' I can’t get down to witness the inaugural services but we have iO get to St. Louis as soon as possible,” Lindbergh told Leslie. REPORTS ON PERMITS 4,047 Granted for Plumbing; Shows Decrease Over 1927. The city he-*rh board -granted 4,047 plumbing permits during 1928, Joseph Swain, plumbing inspector, reported today. The number was a decrease from fast year's figure of 4.281. Swain reported to Dr. Herman G. Morgan, board secretary, that 25,584 fixtures had been installed. Fees for the year were $17,233. STATE BANK CLOSED Thousands in ‘Kited’ Checks Found at Hoagland. Thomas P- Barr, state bank examiner, today closed the Hoagland (Ind.) State bank, fourteen miles south of Ft. Wayne. An examination of the bank w r as conducted Dec. 3, 1928, by Barr and C. H. Buesching, president of the Lincoln National bank of Ft. Wayne , and $75,000 in “kited" checks were found, Barr said. V. W. Smith, cashier, was removed then. An additional group of $19,000 in “kited” checks was found last week, and the bank was closed today. Charges are expected to be filed against Smith. J. S. Youse is president of the closed bank, and M. Smith is vicepresident. The bank has a capital 'f $25,000 and assets of $300,000.

MARSHAL FOCH IS NEAR DEATH AFTER ILLNESS OF MONTH

Grave Condition of France’s War Idol Has Been Kept Secret. Bu United Press PARIS, Jan. 14.—Marshal Ferdinand Foch. allied commander-in-chief during the World war, was gravely ill at his home today after a heart attack. Foch was surrounded by his family. Six doctors were in attendance. One of the attendants told the United Press tha, it was believed the marshal's life was in danger. A severe crisis in his ilto'ss occurred early today, it was satd. Foch, who is 77 years old. has been ill for a month. He was obliged to cancel a proposed trip to England shortly before Christmas. The doctors were understood to have agreed that it was a question whether the marshal's life, could be saved. He was suffering greatly and passed through frequent crisis, during which he appeared almost to be strangling. The news of the marshal’s illness, which had been kept secret and came as a shock to France. He is considered one of the greatest military stragetists in the world. He was the hero of the Marne, where genius and determination saved France from destruction. phillFs gets post Governor Names Logansport Man State Loan Association Examiner. The last appointment of Ed Jackson. before he ceased to be Governor of Indiana this morning, was that of Edgar E. Phillips, Logansport, to succeed Charles Smith, resigned, as a building and loan association examiner to the state banking department. The United Staates senate judiciary committee today approved nomination of Smith as United States marshal for the northern Indiana district, according to a Washington dispatch. Smith will succeed Frank E. Rozelle who resigned following charges he was involved to a mail order house scandal. TOGETHER IN DEATH Wife Refuses to Be Separated From Husband; Dies. Bu United Press NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 14.—A double funeral will be held here tomorrow for Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ashton, who could not be parted, even by death. When Ashton, well-known local Democrat, died Friday his wife said, “I will go with him.” She died Sunday. Both were about 60 years old. DIRIGIBLE ON FLIGHT Los Angeles Is on Way Back to New Jersey Hangar. Bu United Press PORT ST. JOE. Fla.. Jan. 14. The naval dirigible Los Angeles eased away from the mooring mast of the U. S. S. Patoka at 11:30 a. m. eastern standard time today and started the long journey back to her home hangar at Lakehurst, N. J.

Pretty P’lice! In spite of the numerous duties imposed upon police departments, Frank Seifert and Andy Heller, motor-policemen, ran across an original request on a call Sunday night , The plaintive voice of a girl was heard over the phone of police headquarters, “I'm to trouble, can you send a policeman out here,” was the query. Seifert and Heller promptly set out for the address given as 2114 Ashland avenue. They knocked on the door and were admitted by a young woman. With tears to her voice she told them her troubles. “I can’t work the furnace and the water won't shut off, will you help me?” she asked. Having gone that far, they did.

KING QUIB THRONE Amanullah of Afghanistan Abdicated. Bu United Press LONDON, Jan. 14.—King Amanullah of Afghanistan has abdicated, official advices received here said today. Attempts to westernize his country led to an uprising of his subjects. LESLIES DELAY MOVING Governor Not to Occupy Executive Mansion for Few Weeks. Governor and Mrs. Harry G. Leslie will not move into the executive mansion at Fall Creek and Pennsylvania street for a few weeks, John J. Brown, secretary to the Governor, said today. Ex-Governor and Mrs. Jackson have moved out. Governor Leslie is waiting until the end of the school semester to move *as he has two sons attending school in Lafayette. WATSONJLLWITH FLU Senator Will Be in Bed Several Days. Bu Times Special WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.—Senator Jim Watson of Indiana definitely has the influenza and will be to bed for two or three days, it was .said at his office today. Watson was absent from the senate Saturday. INHERITS DRY PLEDGE One “Snifter” to Cost Man SIO,OOO Left by Father’s Will. Bu United Press COLUMBUS, 0., Jan. 14.—John W. Downey Jr., one of the four “fighting Downeys,” will be worth SIO,OOO if he doesn't drink. His father, who died recently, made this provision in his will.

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LESLIE SWORN IN AS INDIANA GOVERNOR; PLEDGES SELF TO RENEW STATE'S ‘FAIR NAME’ / New Executive Takes Oath of Office in Rotunda of Statehouse; Large Crowd Watches Inauguration Ceremonies. PLEADS FOR CO-OPERATION OF ALL Calls on Foes to Let Bygones Be Bygones; Challenges Parents to Instill Respect for Law in Children. Dedicating his administration to “an earnest and honest effort to re-establish and perpetuate the fair name of Indiana,” Harry G. Leslie of Lafayette was inaugurated today as the thirty-second Governor. In the flag-draped rotunda of the statehouse, before members of the legislature, state officials, Republican leaders and a tiptoeing throng that extended down the broad marble corridors, Governor Leslie took the oath and received his commission from retiring Governor Ed Jackson.

Prefaced with an expression of gratitude and acceptance of the responsibility attending the governorship, Governor Leslie’s inaugural address carried an appeal to citizens to share the responsibility of government. Commends Church and School Church and school were commended for helpful influence. Parents were adjured to instill respect for law and constituted authorities to youth. Unscrupulous lawyers were denounced for obstructing justice and thereby contributing to the increase of crime. Greater caution in the selection of the judiciary was urged upon the dcctor&tc. Indiana, free from debt, under a ■'Pay-as-you-go” policy was lauded for splendid financial condition, development of natural resources, its highway system, educational facilities and as the birthplace of a galaxy of distinguished statesmen. Campaign attacks were relegated to the past, and campaign foes asked to contribute constructive criticism. Warning was voiced that persons or departments failing to show “proper regard and due respect for constitution” summarily will be dealt with and publicly exposed. Takes Oath as Governor The inaugural ceremonies were preceded by an hour’s concert by the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth field artillery band of Lebanon. State offices were deserted as stenographers vied with janitors and the pubic for vantage points. In presenting the dean, Rogers declared that the event was not a celebration of partisan victory but one of great moment to the entire citizenry—the inauguration of anew Governor for the entire state. Dean Coulter pronounced the occasion one of solemn earnestness to a Christian country and asked the Rev. T. E. Williams, pastor of Trinity M. E. church, Lafayette, to pronounce the invocation. Chief Justice Clarence R. Martin, Indianapolis, then was presented and administered the oath of office to Miss Genevieve Brown, Winamac, as reporter of the supreme court, and to Edgar D. Bush, lieutenantgovernor. Asks Aid for Governor In presenting the new Governor, Dean Coulter asked that he be given the support of the entire populace in making his administration a success. “Have faith to him as the head of this great Hoosier commonwealth.” the dean pleaded. “I know that he shall not disappoint. Leslie came forward and placing his left hand on a Bible, given by friends especially for this occasion, raised his right hand and to a low voice repeated “I do ’ as Judge Martin recited the oath, the corridors on all three floors and peering from step and bannister were hushed. The participants were garbed to the formal frock coats and the occasion had the due impressiveness. After the oath was taken, Dean Coulter presented retiring Governor Ed Jackson who came forward and presented the new Governor with his official commission. As they shook hands the crowd applauded. Short Speech by Jackson Jackson then made a short speech in which he called attention to the solemn obligation which attaches to the Governors office. “I am leaving the office with entire satisfaction that it is passing into the hands of one who will carry on its high traditions,” the retiring Governor declared. “As to the past, I am sure that the door of the Governor’s office will be always open to rich and poor, high and low alike. “That his administration will be successful. I have no doubt. It can be made so with just a little better support and co-operation on your part.” Another handshake and the new Governor proceeded to read his inaugural address. Seated cm the platform were members of Governor Leslie's party, including, besides the Governor, Mrs. Leslie and their three children,

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Lieutenant-Governor Bush and Mrs. Bush; Miss Brown, M. Bert Thurman. Republican national committeeman; Miss Dorothy Cunningham, national committeewoman; State Chairman Rogers, Miss Mary Sleeth. state vice-chairman; Dean Coulter, Justice Martin and Governor and Mrs. Jackson. Pledges to Serve People Governor Leslie’s thanks for the honor accorded him were followed by the words: “I desire to give you the positive assurance that I shall not regard indifferently the sacredness of the oath that just has been administered. “I here and now' pledge all in tills presence and all the people of Indiana that I shall exert to the very limit of my power my greatest efforts in an earnest attempt to reflect credit upon our beloved state, upon you as citizens of Indiana, and upon the administration of which, through your grace, I shall have the honor of being executive head“As your Governor, T am assuming the responsibility of an it will be my purpose to serve all the people of our state without regard to party affiliation.” Pleading for public “co-operation in an earnest and honest effort to re-establish and perpetuate the fair name of Indiana,” Leslie declared: " “The measure of my success will depend largely upon the support received from you as citizens of this great commonwealth. You can not raise the level of governmental standards to a point higher than the source from whence it comes, which is the people composing our citizenry.” The public is within its rights when it demands that government shall reflect credit upon the citizenry. Leslie said, adding: “It is equally true that you are within your rights when you demand law enforcement.” But citizens must share the responsibility of citizenship in upholding and properly supporting public servants in their efforts to raise the standards of government to their proper level, the new chief executive asserted. Challenge to Parents Declaring that standards of citizenship will be reflected in the home and the home’s standards, Governor Leslie said: “I desire to impress the mothers and fathers of this state that you can not escape your responsibility of parenthood and depend wholly upon the church and the school to instill the fundamentals of good citizenship in the minds and hearts of your progeny. “These agencies are making a gallant fight and are entitled to receive proper co-operation and support at your hands. “In many instances coming under my observation, I am persuaded that our boys and girls are not being given a square deal in some of our so-called most modem and representative homes, where fathers and motners are absolutely failing to Instill in their minds and hearts proper regard and subserviency to constituted authority. “In far too many instances fathers and mothers are setting examples of disregard and utter contempt for our constitution, the basic law' of our land, and mercilessly trampling this sacred instrument under foot without any apparent compunction of conscience.” The statement was in line with Leslie's campaign promises for strict enforcement of federal and state prohibition laws and was interpreted as a reference to promiscuous liquor law violations in private homes. Scores Unscrupulous Lawyers “In my opinion, one of the greatest among the many contributing causes to the alarming and constant increase in crime probably is chargeable to the unscrupulous lawyers who are prompted by mercenary motives wholly, and are frequently aided in their designs to obstruct justice through the incompetence, inefficiency and weakmindedness of some of our courts,” Leslie declared. Expressing commendation for the legal profession generally, the Gov(Turn to Page 12)