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MEXICAN ROW HERALDS WOE FORHOOYER Looms as First Big Problem to Be Solved by New Administration. U. S. MUST TAKE ACTION Decision Must Be Made on Backing Government or Holding Aloof. BY LYLE C. WILSON, Cnltrd Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 4.—Mexico, bugbear of his predecessors in office, cast its shadow across the border today on President Hoover as possibly the first international problem to face him at the outset of his administration. With General Manuel Aguirre in Sonora and his cousin General Jesus Aguirre in Vera Cruz openly in revolt against the central government ot President Portes Gil, the long simmering unrest of the anti-gov-ernment forces in the republic across the Rio Grande appeared to be coming to a head. What may be the outcome of the revolutionists’ moves during the last twenty-four hours could not be forecast in the light of the fragmentary and conflicting early reports from Mexico City and the border. Faced With Decision Should the revolt go beyond the comparatively bloodless stage it has maintained to us far, the American government will be faced with a decision whether it will support the existing government of Mexico or maintain a “hands off” policy. In the last few weeks of the Coolidge administration, when the threat of Mexican revolution waxed first hot then cold, it was indicated in reliable quarters that should an upheaval against the Gil regime develop, the American government might be expected to give moral and material support to established authority in Mexico. Much Hinges on Morrow ' This was natural in view of the fact that since Ambassador Morrow has been at his post in Mexico City he has sought in every way to strengthen the finances of the Mexican government and stabilize its economical situation to the end that * might win and hold the confluence of a vast majority of the Mexican people. If there were a complete upset now, it was pointed out, all of Morrow's work would have to be done over again. But whether the Cullidge policy in relation to the neighbor to the south also proves to be the Hoover policy remains to be seen. Hoover takes office with his secretary of state, Henry Stimson, on the high Pacific ocean and not due in Washington for three or four weeks. Must Decide for Self Whatever policy he elects to follow should the Mexican situation develop into a crisis immediately will have to be his own policy, arrived at personally. Woodrow Wilson came into office with an unsettled Mexican situation on his doorstep and it was still there when his second term began with the added international problem of the World war confronting him. Warren G. Harding was left with many international problems in the wake of the World war and the troublesome disagreement with Mexico over oil. FEW CANDIDATES FOR MARION CITY OFFICES Only Three Announce With Filing to Start Thursday. By Times Special MARION, Ind., March 4. —There will be no long line form when filing of candidacy for nominations in tht municipal primary election opens at the office of City Clerk Lewis Tukey Thursday, according to indications today. Following the closing of registration of candidates five days is allowed for withdrawal. Entries for the various city offices have been few, only three aspirants announcing their intention of entering the race thus far. Tukey seeks re-election to the city clerkship, and George M. Coon and Harley Faulkner, both have announced the intentions of making a race for the mayor’s office. Ail three are Republicans. PROPOSE BROTHERHOOD Connersville Distrct Methodists to Meet Tuesday. Itu United Press RUSHVILLE, Ind., March 4.—A meeting for the purpose of organizing a Methodist brotherhood so the Connersville district will be held here Tuesday evening. The district is composed of Decatur, Rush, Shelby. Fayette. Union and Franklin counties. Delegates from every Methodist Episcopal chrchu in the district are expected to attend. E. J Hancock, Greensburg, is chairman of cbe organization committee. Other committee members are John Booth, Milroyr Morris Clark. Liberty: Perry Armstrong, Waldron; Charles McGraw, Connersville: A. J. Reiiel, Brookville; the Rev. E. Robb Zsrtng. Greensburg; the Rev. C. D Hutchens. Rushville, the Rev W. S. Reder. College Corner; the Rev. L. F. Freeland. Shelbyville; the Rev. John S. Ward. Connersville, and the Rev. Golden Smith, Brookville. i '

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Ity Times Special GABY, Ind., March 4.—After Herbert Hoover becomes settled in the White House following his inauguration today, he is to receive as a gift from a Gary man, a unique likeness of the new President woven in silk floss. The picture is the work of Isaac A. Isaac. 22, and he completed it in twelve days. It is to be sent to President Hoover following a few days display in the window of a downtown store here. dearthToinT IN BATTLE ON JURYIEGALITY Left Delaware Circuit Bench at Muncie With Task Undone. By l imes Special ‘ MUNCIE. Ind., March 4.—Clarence W. Dearth was judge of the Delaware circuit court until Jan. 1, when he was succeeded by L. A. Guthries. Now Dearth, as a lawyer, joins with other attorneys, in contending that, the present grand jury was impaneled contrary to law. Pleas in abatement have been filed in behalf of ten persons indicted by the present grand jury, in which it is set out that by Indiana law, names of the grand jurors should have been drawn on the Monday preceding the opening of the January term of the court. Dearth failed to order his jury commissioners to draw the names and when Judge Guthrie took the bench he had no grand jury for his first term. Immediately he ordered commissioners to draw names of persons to serve as jurors, and they complied. The situation is set up in answers filed to the abatement proceedings by Prosecutor Joe H. Davis. Among those assailing the legality of the grand jury is Harry E. Hoffman, former sheriff, charged with conspiracy to violate the election laws, and Harry Stoneberger, attorney, charged with robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony. Judge Guthrie will rule on the pleas within a few days, he has announced.

White Crow By Times Special OGDEN, Ind., March 4.~rJames Justice, local man, is having a white crow, a rarity in this part of the country, stuffed and mounted as a trophy.' Fought away by a flock of black crows, the outcast perched in a tree where it w'as an easy mark for shooting by Justice.

BEGIN MODEL HOME Work on Realty Structure to Start This Week. Construction of the Indianapolis Real Estate Board’s 1929 model home, the centerpiece of the board’s home show April 4 to 13, will begin this week, it was announced today. The home, a life size dwelling, will be erected in the center of a 50x150 foot space in the center of the manufacturers building at the state fairground, where the home show will be held. Real grass, flowers and trees will landscape the house. This year’s model home will differ radically from the models of past years, it was announced. It has been designed to accommodate a family of moderate circumstances, and will cost SII,OOO. Houses of the past have been designed to sell for $20,000 or $25,000. The home, a three bedroom bungalow of brick construction and English design, was designed by R. W. Miller, Indianapolis architect. MUNCIE LEGION WINS Defeat Anderson Post in Membership Contest. By Times Special MUNCIE, Ind., March 4.—Muncie war veterans will eat at the expense of their comrades in Anderson. Official figures in the American Legion membership contest conducted between the two posts have been announced by State Adjutant Pleas Greenlee, showing Muncie with 833 members against 301 for Anderson. De Pauvr Loses to Burglars Bu Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., March 4. Loot of approximately S6OO was obtained in burglaries here over the week-end. A safe at De Pauw university yielded more than S4OO. At the King-Morrison-Foster auto agency office, $204.73 was taken. KILLS WIFE AND SELF South Bend Man Angered Over Divorce Suit. By Times Special SOUTH BEND. Ind.. March 4. Mrs. Victoria Dlugosz, 53. and her hjusband. John. 53. are dead today, the wife having been fatally shot by her mate who then turned a revolver on himself and committed | suicide. The tragedy followed Mrs. J Dlugosz s refusal of her husband’s demand that she withdraw' divorce l suit filed Saturday. The shooting j occurred on a street near the family home.

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Seeing her brother inaugurated as President of the United States was the honor of Mrs. Mary Hoover Leavitt, from Santa Monica, Cal. Mrs. Leavitt is pictured above. She was among the thousands of Washington visitors. 2 ACCUSEDIN BANK ROBBERY Muncie Men Held After $9,000 Holdup. By United Press MUNCIE, Ind., March 4.—Laverl Stevens, 24, and Joseph Kowalski, 28, both of Muncie, believed to have been implicated in the robbery of the Hicksville (O.) State Bank last Wednesday are 'held here today pending the arrival of Ohio authorities. R. E. Carr, assistant cashier of the bank has identified Stevens as the bandit who lined patrons Against a wall while accomplices robbed the institutibn of $9,000. According to police, Stevens has admitted his part in the robbery and implicated Kowalski. In a statement to police, Stevens asked for leniency, saying he had admitted the deed and named an accomplice. It is believed that both men have been implicated in other robberies in Indiana. ARRESTED FOR ATTACK ON STEP-DAUGHTER, 5 Confesses Charges; Is Returned to Madison. Charged with a criminal attack on his 5-year-old stepdaughter, Frank Adams, 32, of Madison, Ind., was arrested in a downtown hotel Sunday night after an all-day search by police, county authorities and relatives of the girl victim. Ths girl was reported in critical condition today, and feeling against Adams was high in Madison. He readily admitted the attack when captured, and begged his captors not to return him to Madison. He was returned there Sunday night, however, by Sheriff Andrew' M. Taft of Madison. CRASH VICTIMS GAIN Butler Students Still in Critical Condition. Max Greenwald and Richard Fogarty, Butler university students injured in an automobile crash Saturday while en route to the sectional basketball tournament in the Butler fieldhouse, were reported improved at city hospital today. Both youths remained in the critical stage, but physicians reported both have good chances ot recovery. The boys were hurt when the car in which they w'ere riding collided with another machine at Fortyninth and Illinois streets. CONSIDER ROAD PLEAS Henry County Board Receives Paving and Opening Petitions. Bu Times Special NEWCASTLE, Ind., March 4. Henry county's board of commissioners have three road improvement petitions before them today. Two ask paving of highways, and another opening of a highway. One petition seeks paving of the New Lisbon road, from New : Lisbon to Newcastle, while the other seeks paving of a road south from Middleton, joining the NewcastleCadiz pike. The third petition would open a road from the south edge of Uie -•ity to the free pike.

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considerable period before coming to Gary three years ago. The family is Persian, but has also lived in Russia in addition to Italy and the United States. The artist has worked in steel mills here. He is a night student at Emerson high school. In May, 1928, Isaac presented to Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, a floss likeness of her famous son, Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. The work is now a part of the “Lindy’* collection in the art gallery of St. Louis, Mo. THREE BANKS MAKE BOW IN STATE TODAY * Openings Bring Optimism to Communities Affected by Closings. Opening of banks today brought back optimism to three Indiana communities where gloom prevailed following the closing of financial institutions. The First Commercial Bank opened at Bluffton, having taken over assets anti liabilities of the Union Savings and Trust Company and guaranteeing payment of 100 cents on the dollar to depositors of the Union Bank, which closed recently following failure of the Wells County State Bank. Quarters formerly occupied by the Union company are being occupied by the new bank. Another Wells county bank which threw open its doors today is one at Uniondale, capitalized at SIO,OOO, which has taken over the affairs of the Bank of Uniondale, w'hich closed following shutting of the Wells County Sta te Bank, as did banks at Petroleum and Liberty Center, the two still being in liquidation. Officers of the newe bank are C. R. Lipkey, president, and J. A. Brickley, cashier. The new institution is occupying the same building as the one that closed. After being closed a month, a bank at Argos was replaced today by the Argos State Bank, capitalized at $25,000 with surplus of $5,000. Officers are A. A. Schoonover, president; Ed S. Turner vice-president, and Harry E. Hilhs, cashier. In name, the new bank differs from the old in that it carries the prefix “The.”

So Help Me —/ By-United' P-ress - - WASHINGTON, March 4. Herbert Hoover kissed the Bible, as he look the oath as President, at the tw'enty-ninth chapter, eighteenth verse of the Book of Proverbs which reads: “Where there is no vision the people perish, but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.’ While the oath was read, however, the Bible w'as open at the Sermon on the Mount as originally planned with Hoover’s hand resting upon that inspiring passage.

AUTO HITS OLD MAN 80 Years Old, Left Lying by Run-Away Driver. Two hit-and-run drivers are being sought by police today as the result of accidents in which they figured Sunday night. A series of minor automobile mishaps over the week-end were reported. One of the drivers struck an 80-year-old man at Oliver avenue and Marion road and left him lying, injured, in the street. The victim, Butler McKay, 531 Arbor avenue, suffered body bruises and an injury to his right leg. He w'as taken to city hospital, where his condition was reported not* serious. The license plate on the speeding car-had been issued to Edward West of Noblesville, police learned. The other hit-and-run driver is held responsible for crashing into a parked machine at Michigan street and Belmont avenue and hurling it into a plate glass drug store window. The damaged car is owned by W. J. Taylor, 1335 West Twentysixth street. No one was injured. vVin Contest Exemption Bu Times Special MARION. Ind., March 4.—Grant I county school pupils this year won exemption from an annual spelling j and arithmetic contest. County Suoerintendent of Schools M. C. Townsend announced. The pupils | in last wear’s contest showed they i had attained proficiency in these two brr ’f their work and were above l rage as j compared iyith those in *er coun- j ties of the state. ASKS BIG AUMOHY South Bend Woman Sues for $250,000. By Science Service SOUTH BEND. Ind.. March 4. .Alimony of $250,000 is asked by Mrs. Helen Brazy in a divorce suit filed : here against Harry Brazy, real es-, tate broker and professional bondsman. The couple was married ; twenty-six years ago. The wife makes a technical ! charges of cruelty. She asks custody [ of a son. Harold, in addition to an S absolute divorce and the alimony.

WIFE CHARGES STEVE VICTIM OF KLAN PLOT Divorced Wife of Former Grand Dragon ‘Knows’ He Was ‘Framed.’ COUNSEL TO INTERVIEW Terre Haute Lawyer Will Seek Evidence for New Trial. Bu Times Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. March 4. The Ku-Klux Klan aided in “railroading D. C. Stephenson to the Indiana state prison to serve a life term lor murder, according to his divorced wife, Mrs. Nettie Rehm, Oklahoma City. Felix Blankenbaker, local attorney who is counsel for Stephenson, in efforts to obtain anew trial will go to Oklahoma soon to interview Mrs. Rehm, who has written .him, that she has letters which will prove that the organization Stephenson once ruled as Indiana grand dragon had a part in placing him in a felon’s cell. According to Blankenbaker, Mrs. Rhem has advised ftim that the klan paid her exjrenses from Oklahoma to Indiana so she could file a divorce suit and that a klansman from Arkansas accompanied her on the trip north. Offers to Testify According to the la.vyer, Mrs. Rehm, has written him as follows; “I can not take these matters up in writing, although I will place my cards on the table if you will come to Oklahoma City, and will give evidence in person when you are ready for trial. “I do not w r ish the publicity nor am I doing it because of one single act of kindness from ‘Steve.’ I am willing to help him if it is w thin my power, because I know' he w r as ‘framed’ and I firmly believe the public should knqw the truth.” Denies Crowd Threatening Recent statement by Ira Holmes, Indianapolis attorney, who was among counsel for Stephenson at the murder trial in Noblesville charging the hearing was not fair due to an alleged threatening attitude of spectators, has brought a sharp denial from Frank Williams, 200 North Fourteenth street, Terre Haute. “I was at the Noblesville trial throughout,” Williams declares, “and not one single demonstration complained about did I see. Nothing happened at the murder trial that wasn’t strictly fair and regular.” AUTO INJURES MARION FATHER AND DAUGHTER Driver Held After Street Car Passengers are Struck. Bii Times Special MARION, Ind.. IV. arch 4.—Claude P. Collins, 29, and his daughter. Jeannette, 4. t day are in Grant County hospital suffering injuries resulting from being struck by an automobile driven by Guy Kaylor, 27, Jonesboro. Kaylor is being held under SI,OOO bond today. The father and child had stepped from a street car and were struck w'hen Kaylor failed Seeing the man, who was carrying the child, step from the car, Kaylor is said to have slammed on the brakes and sounded his horn in an attempt to warn the man but without avail. Kaylor blames the glare of headlights on another automobile, which he said blinded him so that he could not see the street car’s passengers until it was too late for him to stop. DRAWS UP RULES FOR MARRIED BRIDGE FANS Husband and Wife Never Should Be Partners, Says Divorce Judge. Bu-Unitcd Press ' CHICAGO. March 4 After hearing 18,000 motions in divorce cases in the last six months, many of them the result of spats over the bridge table, Judge Sabath announced the following rules for married bridge players: 1. Husband and wife should not play partners unless absolutely necessary. 2. Deal a few kind words with every hand. 3. Always smile, regardless of whether your wife is playing north, south, east or west. 4. Never finesse a dirty dig. 5. Even though the fact is obvious never say your partner is dummy. 6. “Slam” and “bust ’ are bridge terms; don't take them literally.

2 TAKEN AFTER CHASE Youths Said to Have Confessed Autf Theft at Marion. By Times Special . . MARION, Ind., March 4.—A chase of more than five miles, ending abruptly when two youths leaped from an automobile which they are alleged to have stolen from the Coliseum, Saturday night during the final game of the Marion sectional basketball tournament. The youths gave their names as Lavon Hale and Claude Sprang. The automobile was owned by Herman A Chaper, farmer, near Swayzee. The youths are said to have confessed to the theft following their capture by Detectives Braden and Peterson. j

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Organize anti Elect Officers in Various Indiana Cities, Democrats in Indiana cities perfected organization Saturday iu preparation for municipal elections this fall. Chairmen and other officials chosen are as follow's Bloomington—Robert E. Miers. chairman; Mrs. Edgar Rhorer. vice-chairman, and Edwin Corr. chairman. Evansville —Frank Griese. chairman. South Bend—Walter L. elements, chairman: Mrs. Lillian Kreighbaum. vice-chair-man: Bert McClellan, secretary, and Stanley Ghelminiak. treasurer. Connersville—J, W- Carpenter, chairman: Laila Ray. vice-chairman; Albert Heeb. secretary, and B. W. Cole, treasurer. New Albany—Ernest C. Huber, chairman. Mrs. Leah Pullian. vice-chairman; Albert Fisher, secretary, and Edward H. Myers, treasurer. Rushville—Frank MclUwain. chairman: Mrs. Effie Carney, vice-chairman; Richard Morris, secretary, and Raymond Benning. treasurer. Shelbyville—Herbert C. Jones, chairman: Mrs. Carrie Scott, vice-chairman: Paul K. Shepard, secretary, and Charles M. Ewing, treasurer. Muncie—J. W'ilbur Sims; chairman: Mrs. Anna W'alterhouse. vice-chairman, and Homer Study, secretary-treasurer. Marion—Julian Lett, chairman; Clay Kearns\ secretary, and Edward C. Hayes, treasurer. Vincennes—Ralph Philllpee. chairman: Mrs. George Obnemus, vice-chairman; Maurice Boeckman, secretary, and Carl Schaller. treasurer. Terre Haute—Andrew Power, re-elect and chairman, and Miss Emma May, vicschalrman. threeTrelxecuted Negroes Die for Killing Man in S3O Robbery. By United Press BELLEFONTE, Pa., March 4. Three Negroes who killed a man while they were robbing him of S3O were electrocuted by the state of Pennsylvania today at Rockview penitentiary. Those electrocuted were John H. Wilson and two brothers, Raymond Parker and James Parker. They killed Peligrino Cocco, Erie (Pa.) merchant, the night of Nov. 29, 1927, while they were robbing him. Only one shot was fired during the robbery. Seeks to Be Peru Mayor By Times Special PERU, Ind., March 4.—George S. Brubaker, a resident of this city for twenty-five yea.j, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for mayor. Farmer Severely Hurt Bu Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March 4. Thomas Johns, 50, farmer south of here is suffering from severe injuries when the boom pole of a hay wagon broke, hurling him against a tractor. His right leg, arm and side were bruised and lie suffered internal injuries.

5 BURIED STANDING Gravel Pit Near Anderson Yields Skeletons. By Times Special t ANDERSON, Ind., March 4. Five human skeletons believed those of Indians or mound builders, have been found in the Gilmore gravel pit two miles east of here. The bones indicate the persons were of tall stature. Teeth are well preserved. One of the skeletons was found buried at a depth of fifteen feet. Burial had been made with bodies In a standing position.

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‘Flying Boots’ Bu Times Special ■■ YORKTOWN, Ind.. March 4. . —This town’s marshal should have lived in fairy days. At least he has “flying boots.” He was struck by an automobile while crossing a street and lost one boot, although he was not seriously injured. The boot was missing for several days, but was finally found in a branch of a tree. How it got there, Ned Donovan, the marshall, can't explain.

KOKOMO SEES ‘HOOVEMOOM’ Leaders of Industry Predict Good Year. By Times Special KOKOMO. March 4.—A Hoover industrial boom is predicted here. Confidence in the administration of the new president is acknowledged by the announcement of a program of expansion by interests controlling kr ■ 1 factories. “A great business year” is the prediction of industrial leaders for 1929. The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, one of the largest of local industries, announces through W. J. Golightly, local representative, that the factory will start immediately on a seven-day week basis. The Kokomo Brass Works and the other seven allied industries of the Johnson group are working extra shifts The opening of the automobile trade has particularly aided the brass works plant. A few days ago the Continental Steel Corporation made known its plans for the construction of anew rolling mill. The P. C. Jenkins Glass Company is expandin' its factory. The work of installing anew furnace for the manufacture of green glassware is advancing rapidly and production will begin soon. 8 ENTER FRATERNITY Sigma Xu Holds Initiations and Memorial at Bloomington. Bu Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March ‘tvinitiatory services for the eight men and a memorial service for Walter James Sears, Chillicothe, 0., were held here Sunday by Sigma Nu fraternity. Those initiated were; M. Benton Thompson, Webster, S. D.: Richard Carlson, Michigan City; Edward Wimsey, Brazil; Charles P. Schneider, Evansville; Clore Howard Blackwell, Evansville; Rex Eugene Rader, Akron; George Henry Imordc. Louisville. Ky„ and Carver Watkins Brown, Evansville.

AUTO KILLS MINISTER Driver Exonerated in Tragedy Near Bloomington. Bu Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 4. —The Rev. Spencer H. Chord, 70, retired Baptist minister, was killed on State Road 46 a mile northwest of here when struck by an automobile driven by Melvin Wooden. 20, Ellettsvliie. The minister was walking to the Arlington Methodist church to fill the pulpit in the absence of the pastor, the Rev. E. M. Davis. Wooden was exonerated by Dr. Ray Borland. Monroe county coroner. Roman senators were appointed for life. . .

HOUSE PASSES BILL TO TAX CHAIN STORES Heavy License Fee Provided by Measure; Now Goes to Senate. EASES BLOW ON VOTER Committee Is Selected to Devise Other Ways of Raising Revenue. The bill placing all chain stores operating in Indiana under heavy -license fees was passed, 85 to 5, by the Indiana house Qf representatives today. The bill now goes to the senate. The passage was part of a movement to meet the five million dollar increase in the state budget without increasing the state tax levy by 10 cents. The 10-cent levy would hit the voters directly. The chain store levy, while it might be passed along to the consumer, in the end. would strike the voter like a billiard, losing some of its force, the Republican leaders figured. At the same time the house, by a vive voce vote, adopted the senate resolution which creates a committee composed of three senators, three representatives, the Governor. Lieutenant-Governor and Speaker of the house, to devise ways and means of raising revenue aside from the tax on real property. Committee Is Named Speaker James Knapp appointed Representative Sam Farrell. Charles M. Trowbridge. William Storen, and J. Glenn Harris as members of the committee. Knapp explained that he appointed Harris to sene in lieu of himself because the many duties devolving upon the speaker at the end of the session. The chain store bill taxes single Hores $5 annually: provides proportionately . higher taxation for larger groups of stores; and a maximum taxation of $l5O a store for chains operating forty or more stores in Indiana. Constitutionality of such measure was questioned by Representative John W. Chamberlain, of Terre Haute. “In my opinion, such legislation Is unfair, in that it legislates against one certain group and therefore is unconstitutional,” Chamberlain said-. Should Share Burden “It is time that the chain stores were compelled to bear their portion of the cost of government,” declared Representative Charles Worley of Alexandria, a merchant. “They run dowm their stock on March-1, and turn in tax duplicates of S4OO or SSOO, thus avoiding full taxation.” “The chain stores rapidly are achieving full control of business in Indiana and should bear their cost of government.” “The question of constitutionality will be met when the bill, after passage, is brought to a question.'! Representative Sam J. Farrell o? Hartford. City declared. Farrell is< a member of the budget committee, and chairman of the house ways and means committee. “We hdfve made a number of unsuccessful attempts to raise revenue aside from property taxation. We are facing an increase in the levy and this assembly should pass the bill and give it a chance to work. If it is not good, nothing will be lost, and if it is constitutional the state will be saved an addition of 10 cents to the levy.” Money for Schools “To lift the burden of a $1,000,000 school aid fund deficit from the taxpayers, this bill should be passed,” Representative J. Glenn Harris of Gary declared. The bill provides that $250,000 shall be paid from the tax collected during 1929 to the school aid fund; $550,000 In 1930; the same amount In 1931; and $300,000 every year thereafter. “We believe that this tax will bring in approximately $5,000,000 annually and will relieve the situation. Representative George W. Freeman said. “We are at an extremity and must have relief, and this is the logical solution.” TOO MUCH~ OF A JOB Works in Factory, Shines Shoes, Does Housework; Asks Divorce. CHICAGO. March ..—ln her petition for divorce Mrs. Grace Leigh, 18, claimed that she shined her husband's shoes, did all the housework, worked in a factory from 8 a. m. until 4 p. m. and then went home to cook his dinner. “My only vice is chewing gum,** she said. The divorce was granted. $20,000 Signal System Ready Bu Times Special MARION. Ind.. March 4.—'The Pennsylvania railroad will inaugurate its new $20,000 crossing warning signals here Tuesday at 6 a. m. Eight crossings are to be guarded by the flasher light system. Robin Cheers Sick Child Bu Times Special MARION. Ind., March 4.—The “first- robin” story may be nothing to many, but it meant happiness to Mary Jean Padgett, 9. who is confined to her home with influenza. Since her illness, she has spent the greater part of her lonely hours gazing out of a window for signs of spring and warm weather when she again can play outdoors. Her vigil w as rewarded when a robin, the first reported seen ip Marion, alighted in a tre%outside her window, a