Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 173, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 November 1930 — Page 9

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U.S. AID HELD KEY TO WORLD PROSPERITY Nation Must Play Decisive Part in Depression End, Says Newton Baker. ISOLATION IMPOSSIBLE Europe Discovers Policy of High Tariffs Results in Disaster. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMS ScrioP-Hoard Foreirn tditor WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—" The return of prosperity to the people of this country depends in the long run upon the adoption of a policy

of co-opera ti o n with the rest of the world, to ! which the United States inevitably and inextricably is bound.” Newton D. Baker, war-time secretary of war, was the speaker. In the national capital on government mission, the former cabinet 1 member, whose able, 1 o n g - visioned man ag ement of America’s j military effort in j

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the great conflict only now is beginning to be seen in its true mag- j nitude, still is vastly concerned over the country's well-being. Another World war is on, this time against economic forces which have contrived to fill the earth, not with dead, but with unemployed. And now, as in the days of Armageddon, Amercian co-operation, in the former secretary's opinion, will play a decisive part. The world community is linked too closely together for any one nation alone to lick the enemy and bring back normal times, he de- I dared in effect, but all must work i together. “We have no adequate means of gauging the present business depression.” Baker said, “because world conditions now are quite different from what they were during any previous economic crisis. And our own situation is different. Other Solutions in Past “During past crises, we always found a solution right here in our : own country. We had vast unim- j proved territory and unexploited re- j .sources. With a fast growing pop- i ulation, much always needed to be done. By pitching in and building | 10,000 miles of new railroad, say, ! we gave business the necessary j boost in the right direction. “Or perhaps we made some epochmaking discovery, like the automobile, which met a universal want and the production of which, with the roads and other things which ihe automobile era ushered in. greatly enhanced our national prosperity. “But today.” Baker contrasted, “our country is coming to require less in the way of such widespread internal developments, and unless we hit upon some new discovery which will meet a universal demand, like the automobile, we must eek elsewhere for a solution of our present problem. We must look to the world at large for economic opportunities much as we once looked to uor own country. Spreads Around World “U ortunately, in shaping their own economic courses, many foreign countries have taken their cue from the United States. The tendency now is toward tariff walls and wasteful production of things which they can not produce economically. “Having seen infant industries grow rich and powerful in America, other nations attributed it to the high tariff and built tariff barriers of their own accordingly. “Now they are being dillusioned. Europe is beginning to see that high tariffs and prosperity are not synonymous: that they are contributing to, rather than relieving, the depression. A closely integrated world is trying to get along in disintegrated form. Nations are trying to improve their own economic welfare by shutting themselves off from the others and are finding that They can't do it. Fear Should be Banished "Nations should be relieved of the fear of war so they will not be driven to unwise efforts for industrial self-sufficiency. This would restore international trade to the profit and advantage of all traders. “Our first move in the direction of real co-operation with the rest of the nations can and could be for the senate, during the coming short ession. to ratify the protocol approved by President Hoover last December and join the world court. “This requires no courage, for it involves no danger, but it will be an important step in the direction of world co-operation and prosperity. in which the American people will share.” CONFESSION IS CLAIMED Standard Grocery Manager Is Charged With Embezzling Money. Charged with embezzlement of money and groceries totaling S3OO, Emil H. Brunning. 43. of 1012 South Delaw&nda street, manager of a Standard grocery, 4427 Rockville road, today Is said to have confessed to altering accounts to obtain the money and food. Man Dies in Auto Pjr United Prtit LARWILL, Ind.. Nov. 28.-An attack of heart disease, superinduced by intense cold, was believed responsible for the death of William Evans, 56, Larwtll, whose body was found in his automobile. Evans died while driving to Pierceton, where he was employed.

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Ralph C. Miller, acting assistant chief engineer of the Pennsylvania railroad, Philadelphia, Dec. 1 will become general superintendent of the southwestern division of the railroad with headquarters here. He is to succeed the late Oliver P. Reese as superintendent.

HENLEY CASE TO EE BELAYED! Preliminary Hearing to Wait at Least a Week. Preliminary hearings in the separation action of Mrs. Ethel Williams Henley against Manford G_ Henley, adjutant-general of Indiana, will nit come before circuit court for at least a week. This was decided today by Edward G. Little, counsel for Mrs. I Henley. Attorneys for Henley continued I their reticent attitude today, al- j though it was known that they had j been interviewing numerous wit- , nesses in the case. Possibility that Henley will not j be able to raise the issue of mar- ; riage—which he strenuously denies —at the time for the preliminary hearing for an allowance for her support seemed likely. In the opinion of attorneys, tire argument for an allowance will not include an examination on the merits of the case. In this event, the question of whether Henley actually married Mrs. Williams at Toledo. 0.. Sept. 12, 1929, will not be settled until the , final trial of the suit. ABANDONS CLaTmTo OFFICE OF JUSTICE Dietz Finds Appointment to Perry Township Post Invalid. Edward L. Dietz, retiring Center township justice of the peace, today had abandoned attempts to become justice of the peace in Perry township. Appointed to the Perry township office on the theory that no candidate was elected at the November election. Dietz resigned Wednesday, asserting that information on which the appointment was made is ‘‘not authentic.” His resignation was submitted to I County Clerk George O. Hutsell, I who originally questioned Dietz’ I right to accept the appointment. Dietz would have served without i pay at the post, receiving only fees j for the performance of his duties. LIQUOR RAID IS MADE NEAR POLICE STATION Harry E. Foster Held on Charge of Operating Blind Tiger. Harry E. Foster, 40. of 129 North East street, was held today, charged with blind tiger, after a police raid on the Smoke Shop, an alleged speakeasy said to have operated a long time within a block of police headquarters. Sergeant John Eisenhut's squad hid in the place Thursday night and arrested Foster as he began manipulating liquor paraphernalia. A watcher stationed outside the door also was arrested but was released when Foster claimed ownership of a quart of alcohol officers found. ATTEMPT TO DELAY SENTENCING OF BIEN2 Motion Is Filed by Defense to Arrest Ballot Judgment. Renewal of attempts to delay sentencing of John L. Bienz, 78-year-old Republican precinct committeeI man found guilty by a criminal court jury of illegally marking ballots in the primary' election, was seen today in filing of a motion by defense attorney to arrest the judgment. With a motion for anew trial overruled last week by Special Judge Henry M. Dowling, the arrest motion would halt sentencing of Bienz Saturday morning. The jury guilty verdict provided five to ten years imprisonment. The motion contends that the affidavit against Bienz does not j state the facts sufficient to constij lute a public offense. BUR GLA R~F A T A LL YS HOT j Hammond Man Fires on Attempt to Enter His Home. HAMMOND, Ind., Nov. 28.—Good markmanship on the part of Joseph Carney brought death to a burglar identified as Joseph Fredericks. 40. Carney saw a man trying to enter a window at the Carney home, and fired one shot from a .32-caliber revolver. The bullet struck Fredericks and he died a few hours later jp a hospital. JJ. ' ,

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1,000 WORKING AT MARION IN RADIO MAKING Logansport Plant Will Go on Full Operation Basis Next Week. BALL FACTORY CLOSES Strawboard Production Stops for First Time in Several Years. BY CHARLES C. STONE Stale tditor. The Times Favorable conditions reported during the past week in Indiana business and industry outweigh the unfavorable, it is shown in a survey of the state ended today. With a pay roll of $90,000 monthly, the plant of the United States Radio and Television Corporation at Marion has started production of anew model radio set. The force numbers 1,000 men and women. A full force on full time operation will be the schedule baginning J Monday at the plant of the W. D. j Craig Garment Company, Logans- ; port. The factory has been oper- j ating at about half capacity for j several months. Fifty persons will j be employed. Force to be Increased Within a few days the Indiana Rayon Corporation factory at Greenfield will add twenty persons to its force, to operate a fourth battery of machines, installation of which is near completion. The plant was opened in August with a force of twenty, and forty-five are now employed. Among companies at Elkhart showing activity are the Finnell System. Inc., the Parisform unit of Associated Apparels, Inc., and the Metal Forming Corporation. H. W. Lyndall. sales manager of the Finnell concern, announces sales during 1930 are equal to those in 1929, which was the best year in the company’s history. The Parisform unit, according to E. G. Shaw, has had “a very successful year,” and is now employing 225 persons. Recently nearly fifty sewing machines were added to equipment. 545,000 Order Filled The Metal Corporation has com- j pleted shipment of a $45,000 order of steel molding to be used in construction of the Farmers Trust and Savings Company building in New i York, and is arranging to market a new metal product. Walter J. Buettner, treasurer of the Bendix Aviation Corporation, South Bend, announces shipments by its brake unit showed an increase of 130 per cent in November this year as compared to the same month last year, and there has been a gain of 50 per cent in employment. Orders already on hand indicate December business will be 100 i per cent greater than in that month in 1929. 1 Another South Bend business leader, A. R. Erskine of the Stude- j baker corporation, reports its automobile sales in October were 4,700, which is 100 more than sold in I October, 1929. $300,000 Monthly Pay Roll A survey at Princeton. Gibson county seat, shows a monthly pay roll of $300,000 to employes of four mining companies, and those of the I Southern railway shops and Emge ; Packing Company. The Citizens bank has been formed at Manilla, replacing an institution closed by the state banking department. The bank is a private institution with a capital of SIO,OOO. Noblitt-Sparks Industries, Inc., which operates plants at Seymour, Columbus and Greenwood, shows a decline of about one-fifth in business for the first ten months of this year as compared to the same period in 1929. Lack of orders has resulted in closing for an indefinite period of the Ball Brothers strawboard plant at Noblesville. This is the first time in several years that the plant has suspended operations. CHARITY FUND GROWS Laporte Teachers and Other School Employes Give $2,100. By United Press LAPORTE, Ind., Nov. 28.—La- ' porte school teachers and other employes of the school city gave 5607.62 to the municipality’s charity fund as the first payment of $2,168.25 in five monthly installments. When the unemployment relief organization made its appeal for I funds, the teachers voted to give 1 i Per cent of their yearly salaries. Teachers, administrative officers and ! janitors are included in the relief contribution in the school. Fuel Offered to Poor j PV Times Sorrial COLUMBUS, Ind., Nov. 28.—Wood for use as fuel will be given to the : needy of the city who will cut it, the Associated Charities announces. The wood will be obtained by wreckIng an old shed 125 feet long and forty feet wide. Man Steals While Drunk : pi/ 7"imr* Soerial EVANSVILLE, Ind., Nov. 28. Charles Wilson, father of three children, arraigned before Circuit i Judge Charles Bock charged with stealing $37 and two rings from Mrs. Jean Straker, said he comI mitted the theft while drunk on j liquor bought from her for 75 cents, j the only money he had. Judgment ! in the case was withheld. Deserted Wife Gets Divorce pi/ Times Special COLUMBUS. Ind., Nov. 28 Mrs. Irene Walters, who testified she was deserted on her wedding night, has been granted a divorce from Charles Walters, and the custody of a child, with an order for payment of $5 weekly for its support.

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s’idney Franklin, bull tosser, above. Wednesday, 10:30. (ESTI, NBC-WEAF. Ted Weems, below, back with his orchestra, Thursday, 11, (EST), CBS.

HUNTER KILLED BY GUNWOUND Three Others Hurt While in Quest of Game. Hunting accidents on Thanksgiving day caused one death, critical injuries to two other persons in Indiana, and lesser injuries to a youth. Frank W. Seeger, 28, of Frankfort, died of a wound suffered when his shotgun was discharged accidentally as he was climbing through a wire fence. He leaves a bride of six weeks. Wounds in the legs were suffered by Homer R. Gelling. 20, Purdue university student, when he got in the line of fire of his companion, J. M. Kessler, Anderson. They were hunting rabbits 'near Brookston. The shotgun which John McKee was cleaning at his home, twelve miles northwest of Rochester, after returning from a hunting trip, was discharged accidentally, and his daughter Catherine, 7, was wounded critically. Serious injuries were suffered by Gilbert Mangold. 18, of near Fairview, when he was shot accidentally by his hunting companion. Robert Beaver, from the opposite side of a brush into which they had chased a rabbit. MANY PI NEAPPLES~ USED 2,160,000,000 Slices of Hawaiian Product Sold to United States. By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—More than 2.160,000,000 slices of Hawaiian pineapple tickled American palates last year, it was estimated from commerce department statistics. The 1929 pack totaled 9,000,000 cases of twenty-four cans each. Drops Dead of Heart Trouble Pat Dunbar, 59, dropped dead today in front of his rooming house at 511 Leon street. Heart disease was believed the cause.

Plane Falls in Mountains; ’Chute Saves Boy Flier Gerald Nettleton 100 Miles Short of Setting New Junior Transcontinental Record When Ship Crashes. By United Press SAN DIEGO, Cal., Nov. 28. —Gerald Nettleton. 20-year-old Newark (N. J.) flier, fell just 100 miles short of setting anew junior transcontinental speed record Thursday when his ship crashed in the Cuyamaca mountains, thirty miles north of here, and he was forced to take to his parachute. Taking off from Imperial. Cal., he became lost in the clouds and, circling in an effort to gain his bearings, ran out of fuel. As the ship headed for the timber-covered slips, his parachute dropped him uninjured near Pine Valley lodge, and he came to

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my general direction, but because I was unfamiliar with the country, I didn't dare take a chance on coming down through the clouds. ‘Finally my controls froze, and my magneto, which had been bothering, wasn’t functioning any too well. I had to cruise so long that my gasoline was exhausted. The only thing to do was to bail out. So out I went. I don’t know where my ship landed. We'll hunt it up today.” The youthful flier is believed to be the youngest member of the Caterpillar Club. Nettleton landed at Hoosier airport here last Saturday morning for refueling. ’ J

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False Smile By United Press NEW YORK, Nov. 28. Fond parents who discern latent intelligence in their babies’ laughs are being misled. according to a study just completed at Teachers’ college, Columbia university. A smiling, infant is no brighter than a glum, seriousfaced one, the study reveals. Some babies are duping their parents into paying admiration by laughing, which, the research workers find, is only a Sort of infantile “showing off” to attract notice.

BANKER IS SUICIDE Shoestring Used in Hanging; Institution Is Closed. By United Press NASHVILLE. Tenn., Nov. 28 With a shoestring knotted tightly around his throat, R. E. Donnell, 63, president of the recently closed Liberty Bank and Trust Company, was found dead in a hotel room here today. A physician, summoned by M. D. Johnson, assistant cashier of the bank, who had searched all night for Donnell, said the bank president had been dead only a few minutes when found. The shoestring had been removed from one of Donnell’s shoes. - So far as is known no irregularities had been found in affairs of the closed bank.

Lindbergh field here by automobile. Nettleton was only two hours flying time away from Los Angeles when -misfortune overtook him, and at that time was three hours under the existing east-west speed record. His future plans were uncertain today. As his motor went dead and the ship started to drop into the heavily timbered slopes, he calmly unbuckled his safety strap and went overside, to land near Pine Valley lodge. “I never saw such weather, even back east where, if we do any winter flying, it is through storms,” Nettleton said. “When I left Imperial at nooff. the weather was threatening, but I thought I could make the 100-mile hop without difficulty. Over the mountains I ran into rain, sleet, snow, lightning, clouds and extremely low temperatures. “I tried to climb over the storm, but didn't have much luck, and on top of it all, I lost my bearings because cf poor visibility. I knew

Four Sky Craft to Cover Indiana Sunday for Organization. . Four airplanes will make flights : covering ail of Indiana Sunday in j the first aerial membership cam- ! paign of the state American Legion organization. Cards of new members will be collected in the course of the flights. • The ships for the campaign will be provided by the 113th observation squadron commanded by Major Richard F. Taylor. The 600 gallons of gasoline required for the flight will be supplied, by the Shell Petroleum Corporation through C. W. Shugert. State officers of the legion who will make the flights include Floyd L. Young, Vincennes, commander; P. T. Haas, Ft. Wayne, and Dr. Joseph T. Allen, Greenfield, vice-commanders, and Ollie A. Davis, Tipton, adjutant. Schedule Is Announced The flight schedule following the j take off at Indianapolis at 7:30 a. m., i is as follows: Plane 1 will be piloted by Major j Taylor and carry Commander j Young. It will stop at Dresser field j in Terre Haute, at 8:30 a. m.; air mail emergency field, Vincennes, two j miles south of the city at 10 a. m.; ■ Evansville airport, two miles north of city at 11:30 a. m.; BedfordMitchell airport at 1:30 p. m.; Bloomington airport, at 2:30 p. m., and return to Indianapolis. Plane 2 will be piloted by Lieutenant D. D. Watson and carry ViceCommander Allen. It will stop at Newcastle at 8 a. mi; Richmond airport, three miles west of the city, at 8:30 a. in.; Crosier Field, on State Road 7, Madison, at 10 a. m.; Jeffersonville, 11 ;3U a. m.; Columbus, at 1:30 p. m.; Shelbyville, at 2:30 p. m., and return to Indianapolis. First Stop at Lafayette Plane 3 will be piloted by Captain L. I. Aretz, and carry Adjutant j Davis. It will stop at Lafayette at | 8 a. m.; Rensselaer at 9 a. m.; air- j port, two miles south of Gary, at 10 ! a. m.; Laporte, at 10:45 a. m.; field five miles northeast of South Bend, 11:30 a. m.; private landing field, Culver, at 1 p. m.; Logansport, 2 p. m.; Frankfort at 3 p. m., and come directly to Indianapolis. Plane 4 will be piloted by Lieu- | tenant P. A. Zartman and will carry j Vice-Commander Haas. It will stop j at the Welch airport, Anderson, at 8 a. m.; airport south of Muncie, 9 a. m.; airport two miles south of Marion at 10 a. m.; Ft. Wayne, at 11:30 a. m.; Goshen, at 1:30 p. m.; at Elkhart, at 1:45 p. m.; Kokomo, Shockley field, 2:30 p. m., and return direct to Indianapolis. MOST CRIMINALS AT 30 Vincennes Police Chief Gives Date on Law Viola tors’ Ages. By Times Special VINCENNES. Ind., Nov. 28.—The average age of law violators ap- j pearing in Vincennes courts during the last five years was 30 years, j according to Police Chief John Martin, who made a study of more than 700 cases. The oldest law violators were arrested on liquor law charges, the records show. The average was 43 years. Average ages for other crimes were: Burglary. 21; autotheft, 21; drunken driving, 32; murder, 33; forgery, 31, and narcotic law violation, 34. Act of Arson Confessed By United Press PETERSBURG, Ind., Nov. 38. —A confession has been obtained from Charles Workman, 17. Glezen, that he started the fire which burned for two days in Martin woods, on the Patoka river bottoms, state authori- | ties announced here. Workman will !be arraigned before Circuit Judge | John L. Sumner. Fall Fatal to Aged Woman ANDERSON, Ind., Nov. 28—Miss Leona McClintock, 84, Lapel, died in ia hospital here of injuries suffered ! in a fall at her home. A leg and hip ! fractured.

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LOW PAY CITED IN AIR CORPS Service Losing Best Army Officers, Davison Says. By United Press WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Correction of inequalities in air corps’ promotion and pay, augmentation of the army air fleet, and settlement of the long-standing dispute be- j tween the army and navy over aerial coast defense, were urged by Trubie Davison, assistant war secretary, today in his annua! report. He pictured a satisfactory year of progress in air corps development. Referring to the air corps “promotion problem,” Davison said: “Sluggish promotion raises havoc with the morale of the air corps personnel; is responsible for the resignation of valuable officers whose services the government can ill afford to lose; places burdens of responsibility upon junior officers entirely out of proportion with their grades, and finally tends to undermine the efficiency of the entire service by paving the way for a spirit of hopelessness which is bound to develop apathy.” Congress, in its five-year military aviation program of 1926 provided that within a half-decade the army should have 1,890 “serviceable airplanes.” Last June there were only 1,319. ' THIRD OF KITSELMAN FIRM AT MUNCIE DIES Financier Stricken Suddenly While Playing With Grandchildren. By United Press MUNCIE, Ind.. Nov. 28. The second unexpected death in one of the wealthiest families in Muncie occurred Thursday afternoon when Carl Maitland Kitselman, # 65, succumbed suddenly while playing with his grandchildren. A brother, Edwin Faye Kitselman, died on Armistice day in Rochester, Minn., after apparently coming out of a minor operation in good condition. Only one of the four Kitselman brothers, who founded the Kitselman Brothers Company here, and became leading financiers of this section of the state, is living. He is Alva Salle Kitselman. The deceased was playing with the children of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Crapo, after partaking of Thanksgiving dinner, when stricken. He leaves a daughter, one brother and three sisters. PETROLEUM CHIEFS TO HOLD STATE CONCLAVE Proposals for Revision of Oil Inspection Law to Be Considered. Proposals for revision of Indiana’s oil inspection law will be considered by members of the Indiana Petroleum Association at their annual convention Thursday and Friday, Dec. 4 and 5, in the Severin. Speakers and their topics: Herbert F. Davis of Sullivan, association. president, “The Future of the Oil Industry;” Roger B. Stafford, Clevei-hd, staff writer, National Petroleum News, “Merchandising;” Paul J. Stokes, Indianapolis, research engineer. National Retail Hardware Association, “The Business Trend;” L. S. Wescoat, Chicago, vice-president, Pure Oil Company, “Why Not Profit in the Oil Industry.” Max L. Wickersham, executive secretary of the association, will direct the round table discussion of the petroleum inspection law. ORGANIZE FOR CHARITY Postoffice Employes at Lafayette Will Give $2 Each Monthly. ! By United Press | LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 28. Lafayette postal workers have or- , ganized as the Association of PostI office Employes and each member has promised to contribute $2 a month for four months, to charity. It is estimated that the fund will 1 total $750. The association will pur- ! chase a block of sixty-four tickets for a charity basketball game between tepms of Jefferson high 1 school Aaiayette, and Delphi, to be/ Afflppc. 12.

SIX ENTRANTS IN RACE FOR HOUSE GAVEL Speakership Will Be Chief Topic When Democrats Meet Here Monday. TWO SHOW STRENGTH Best Chances to Win Conceded to Earl Crawford and Walter Myers. BY BEN STERN. Speakership fight will come to the fore Monday when Democratic representatives meet here at 10 a. m. to discuss the tentative program for the 1931 session, be handed copies of measures drafted in accord with platform pledges and listen to the pleas of supporters of various candidates for the gavel. Even though they will attend the reception following the Induction into office of the new secretary and auditor of state. Frank Mayr Jr., of South Bend, and Floyd Williamson of Indianapolis, the principal topic of conversation will be the speakership. The six announced aspirants lor ' the post are Walter Myers, Democratic candidate for mayor ol Indianapolis in 1925, and for the 1928 nomination for United States senator; Earl- Crawford, Milton banker, former member of the state highway commission, and 1928 candidate for the nomination lor Governor; Delph McKesson of Plymouth, veteran legislator and foe of the power trusts; Fabius Gwin of Shoals, another veteran; William McClain of Evansville, a newcomer, and David H. Bvers of Vincennes, who was a member of the 1927 house. Myers and Crawford Lead The two outstanding contenders are easily Myers and Crawford. The former, through his campaign for senator and his vitriolic speeches is widely known and, his friends declare, has already been pledged six-ty-five votes. But dhirty-eight votes are needed in the Democratic caucus to obtain the nomination. Myers in his speakership campaign, it is easily discerned, is pointing toward the 1932 nomination for senator. Crawford is said to be assured the support of representatives from the rural section. He was busily engaged in mingling with the 2,000 delegates to the Indiana Farm Bureau convention here the forcpai h of the week and soliciting them to bring pressure on their representatives to go to his support. Opponents of the present highway commission are urging that Crawford be elected in order that a probe of the road department be launched. Gubernatorial Bee Buzzes There can be little doubt that Crawford hopes to use the speakership as a stepping stone to the governorship. McKesson is engaged in working up support among those forces who feel that the utilities should be under strict supervision and control. Asa member of the important judiciary A committee of the house, he has fought for every measure tending to curb the power trusts. Byers is expected to withdraw from the race and both his and McClain’s bid for the speakerslnp is declared by many to be means whereby they can obtain chairmanships of important committees. In the background, however, lurks the figure of George L. Saunders, Bluff ton publisher and minority floor leader in the last session whose ready wit and political sagacity are regarded with respect by friend and foe alike. Many are wondering what Saunders is going to do. He has not announced for speaker and is said to be ill. Saunders will be a tower of strength to whatever candidate he favors, and, it is said, is expected to head the important committffi on congressional reapportionment. Publisher Wants Gavel Two candidates for the post of senate minority leader are already in the field They are Walter S. Chambers of Newcastle, publisher, a one-time senator and former chairman of the Democratic state com- : mittee, and Chester A. Perkins of South Bend, engineer, and also a former state senator. Chambers is an avowed dry while Perkins is a wet. The prohibition issue may be injected into the contest, it has been declared. James Knapp of Hagerstown, 1929 speaker, is expected to be readily accorded the post of Republican ! minority house leader; while a bitter contest is developing for president pro tem. of the senate. Active candidates arc French Clements of Evansville and I. Floyd Garrett ci Battle Ground. There are expected to be several other senators In the ; race by the time the p>arty caucus |is held. Little doubt is existent " j that the veteran, James J. Nejdl of j Whiting, will be a candidate. | There is also a possibility that | through virtue of being one of the i spokesmen of Governor Leslie on i the tax conference, J. Clyde Hoff--1 man of Indianapolis, may be a canj didate. I Clements served several terms in the house before being elected to ! the senate; Garrett is in his second ; term and was elected caucus chairman in the last session; Nejdl j served as floor leader for three terms while Hoffman is going into the second half of his first term. The latter has been on close terms with the Governor, however, and it may develop that Leslie will lend him his support. Former Resident Drowned By Timet Special FAIRMOUNT, Ind.. Nov. 28. ; Clifford Butler, 31, former resident ihere, was drowned at Wapa, Cal.. | according to a message received by his mother, Mrs. Minnie Alexander. He was a World war veteran.