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TRAIN WRECKS SCHOOL BUSFIVE KILLED 23 Children Injured; Six May Die; Trapped' in Car. BOY, 8, TRAGEDY HERO Lad With Fractured Ankle Staggers Ten Blocks to Call for Aid. By United Prr.Hs MERCED, Cai., May B.—Out of school bus tragedy that claimed the lives of five children today emerged an 8-year-old boy hero, v/ho staggered ten blocks with a fractured ankle so he could notify his teachers that the motor stage carrying his chums had been hit by a train. The boy, Leland Belame, was one of forty-four school children on the bus when a Santa Fe freight train ran into it at the G street crossing, killing five and causing serious injury to twenty-three others, six of whom were near death today. Screams Drowned in Crash ‘'The screams of the children were drowned by the awful crash of the engine striking the bus,” said M. E. Wickland, whose automobile was just behind the stage. “Some of the children were scattered along the tracks, while others were trapped inside. It was horrible.” E. B. Meyers, who was back of the Wickland machine, said he saw a girl break a window of the bus and leap out, only to be crushed under the wheels of the locomotive. Andro Albiano, 9, one of the students who escaped with slight injuries, described his experiences. He was sitting next to Kregger, the driver. “He drove right up on the tracks,” Andro said. “Then all of a sudden he slammed on the brakes just as we got in front of the engine. It came so quickly .1 don’t know what happened next. I found myself lying on the ground with the other children all around me.” Although seriously hurt, the Belame boy staggered away from the' scene, hobbled back ten blocks to the school, and notified the teachers, who sent him to a hospital, then hastened to join doctors and nurses in caring for the other injured. Crushed in Bus Some of the children, all between 6 and 10 years old, were crushed inside the bus. Others were thrown under the trucks of the locomotive. Others fell beside the tracks. Only nineteen escaped with minor injuries. The children killed were Roy and Dolores Epson, 8-year-old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Epson; Jean Ahr, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ahr; Robert Fuller, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Fuller, and Marshall Purtle. Among those not expected to live was J. B. Kregger, 50, driver of the bus. He was conscious for a few minutes after the crash. His only words were, “I did not see the train.” Mother Sees Crash All the children lived in the Bear Creek agricultural section, north of Merced. They were homeward bound from school Thursday afternoon when the crash occurred. The freight train had slowed down for the crossing, Engineer George Parks and Conductor J. A. Holmes said. They also claimed that the whistle was blown, but that the bus ran on to the tracks so quickly they could not stop. Mrs. E. E. Durand was in an automobile trying to catch up with the bus to take her son home. She witnessed the crash and fainted. The son was not seriously hurt. John Robinson Jr. approaching from the other side, knew his daughter was in the bus. He searched frantically through the wreckage, found the girl, and took her to the hospital. EDUCATOR LAUDS WETS Prohibition Attacked by Dr. John Grier Hibben of Princeton. By United Press PRINCETON, N. J., May B.—Present federal control of liquor traffic is “neither responsible nor effective,” Dr. John Grier Hibben. president of Princeton university, was quoted as saying today in “The Daily Princeton,” undergraduate newspaper. The article quotes him as saying he favors the spirit of the Crusaders, anti-prohibition organization, which is seeking members among university students. Prohibition. Dr. Hibben said, according to the Princetonian. “in the end is a state problem.” NEGRO CASE TO JURY Indianapolis Man Asks SIO,OOO From Bus Finn for Changing Seat. Federal jury this afternoon was to decide whether James B. Battey, Indianapolis Negro attorney, is entitled to the SIO,OOO damages he asks from the Inter tate Transit, ir.c., because he was asked to move to the back of a bus in Louisville, Ky. Testimony showed that no rough or loud language or force was used in asking Battey to move back in the coach and that he was told he could recover the money he spent for a ticket. Battey charged that he was discriminated against because <4 hie race.

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Hottest John By United Press CHICAGO, May B.—“l’m going straight from now on,” said John Kuffel when the municipal court put him on probation recently after he had confessed stealing an automobile. Today John came back to make his weekly report to the court. “Everything's rosy,” he said. ‘Tve got a Job and I obey the law.” While John spoke his piece in the courtroom, a traffic officer outside examined the new Kuffel automobile. He found first that the license plates nad been stolen from another motor car. Then he found that the machine itself had been stolen. “Let’s go over to the station,” said the traffic officer, when John came out of court. There it was found, and John confessed it, that-his suit and topcoat had been stolen, too. Even his shoes belonged on another man’s feet.

RUSSIA TO BAR WORLD FLIGHT American Birdman Refused Soviet Passports. By United Press LOS ANGELES, May B.—John Henry Mears, globe trotter, refused permission to pass' over Soviet Russia on his projected world air flight, left today for Washington, D. C. in an attempt to win reconsideration of the order. Mears said he had received notice of refusal of his passport applications from Boris Skvirsky, Soviet press representative at Washington, but that no reason for the refusal had been given. Hugh Herndon Jr. and Clyde Pangbom, Mears expected to leave here during the first two weeks in June, in the hope of breaking the record set by the Graf Zeppelin. Should the Soviets maintain the.ir attitude of refusal, the flight will be canceled, he said. Hugh Herndon Jr., and Clyde Pangborn, who plan a similar flight around the world, were refused at first permission to pass over Soviet territory, .Then they soushfc-the aidof Senator Borah, and on the senators’ appeal Moscow officials granted permission.

FLIGHT RECORD SET Florida Non-Refueling Test Longest in U. S. By United Press WASHINGTON, May 8. —Anew unofficial record of 74 hours, 12 minutes for American ncn-refueling endurance flights was made by Walter E. Lees and F. A. Brossy on April 12, at Jacksonville, Fla., the bureau of standards announced today. The bureau of standards made the announcement after checking the barograph used in the PackardDiesel equipped Bellanca plane, which was used in the record attempt. Their unofficial record is fourteen hours better than the existing American record, but slightly more than one hour short of the international record established March 1, 1931, at Oran, France, by Rossi and Bossoutrot. FACE RATE CASE DELAY Attorney for Vincennes Water Company, 111, Unable to Appear. Hearing of the Vincennes Water Company rate case, scheduled for the Vincennes city hall Monday, may be postponed it was announced today by Commissioner Howell Ellis of the public service commission. Clyde Jones, Indianapolis attorney appearing for the company, is ill and may not be able to appear, Ellis explained.

BISHOP M’CONNELL ASSIGNED TO STATE

Bishops were assigned to various fall conferences of the Methodist Episcopal church at the semi-an-nual meeting of the board of bishops today in the Marott hotel. Bishop Francis J. McConnell of New York City was assigned the Indiana area and will attend the conference in Bloomington, Ind., on Sept. 16. Each bishop received from two to eight conference assignments. Today’s conference began the election of delegates to the ecumenical conference to be held Oct. 16 to Oct. 25 in Atlanta, Ga. Bishop Frederick D. Leete is chairman of the Atlanta conference program committee. The conference is held every ten years and attended by leading clerics of the Methodist church throughout the world. First draft of the Episcopal address which will be given at the conference was under consideration at today’s meeting. The address will embody statements on prohibition, FIRE LEVELS RESIDENCE Unable to cope with flames, due to lack of water, residents of Liberty beach early today were forced to watch the residence of Earl Wise, Seventy-fourth and Sylvan streets, burn to the ground. Wise had left his home shortly before the lire, to visit in Rayanst

COP’S KILLER TRAPPED BY POUCEARMY Two-Gun Thug Is Captured After Savage Battle at Hideout. INDICTED FOR MURDER Companion Confesses to Dancer Slaying; Girl ‘Par to ‘Tell All/ By United Press NEW YORK, May B.—The law worked with speed unprecedented in New York today to avenge the killings of a patrolman and a girl “taxi-dancer” from Bangor, Me. Francis “Two Gun” Crowley, 20, who for two hours late Thursday, kept at bay a veritable army of police sharpshooters, laying down a barrage against his hideout just off exclusive Riverside drive, was indicted hastily in Suffolk county court today on a charge of murdering patrolman Frederick Hirsch. Meantime in the Bronx, a murder indictment was brought against Rudolph Durniger, heavyset gunman captured after the battle at Crowley’s apartment. He has confessed to killing Virginia Brannen, dancer in a “dime-a-dance” place, because he was “sore at her.” Girl to “Tell AH” Helen Walsh, the 16-year-old girl, who penned farewell notes, as the gun battle raged yesterday, was held today and authorities hoped to use her as an important witness against Crowley. She has promised to tell the “true story” of the killing of Hirsch, which she witnessed while sitting with Crowley in a motor car in a Long island “lover’s lane.” It was this girl, authorities indicated, who indirectly caused Crowley’s arrest after a great man hunt. District Attorney Edwards of Suffolk county said that a former sweetheart of Crowley, jealous over his attentions to Helen, had told police where Crowley was hiding. Crowley was shot three times during .the heavy barrage the police laid down and is in a hospital today awaiting trial next Monday. Police Commissioner Mulrooney called Crowley a “fake bad man with the soul of a rat.” The “twogun killer” quit miserably and hid behind a woman’s skirts, Mulrooney said. Fought Like Rat “He fought when he was cornered like a cornered rat,” the commissioner said. “He was dangerous when he got the draw, but he never really shot it out with any one.” Crowley, the girl and Duringer, 220-pound truckman; battled furiously with police for more than an hour in their fifth-floor apartment on West Nineteenth street and more than seven hundred shots were fired before the young gunman showed the white flag. Ten thousand spectators lined the streets in the neighborhood as police, under personal command of Commissioner Edward P. Mulrooney, hacked their way into the apartment with axes, hurled tear gas bombs at the besieged trio, and shattered the walls with machine gun and rifle fire. Still Loves Crowley They gave up only after their youthful leader lay on the floor, gasping for breath and bleeding from his wounds. Neither Miss Walsh nor Durniger was wounded. Miss Walsh, wearing cheap clothing and imitation jewelry, told Edwards today that she feels “pretty sure” she still loves Crowley, “because he is such a gentleman.” But she does not intend to hold back anything when it comes to testifying against him. “That cop’s face will haunt me to my dying day,” she said. “When Shorty (Crowley) shot him he fell into the car and I saw his face. I’ll never forget it. I haven’t been able to sleep at night since. It was sur i a shame he had to be killed.”

disarmament, the economic situation. evangelism, unity of churches. A dinner at the Kopper Kettle tonight follows the day’s meeting. Measures to combat membership decline in the church were considered Thursday by the commission on evangelism. Causes of the membership decline were explained by increase in scientific knowledge, controversies in the church, and failure of the church to apply its teachings to life. BERENGARIA AFLOAT Liner Pulled Off Mud Bank at New York Harbor Gate. By United Press NEW YORK. May B.—The S. S. Berengaria, third largest liner in the world, which went aground in the soft mud at the entrance to New York harbor, was refloated this afternoon. The liner, carrying 478 passengers, had gone on the mud bank during a heavy fog which blanketed the harbor. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 41 10 a. m 59 7a. m 43 11 a. m 60 Ba. 51 12 (noon).. 61 9 a. ©..... 54 j

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Wait till mothers see these! Harold Robertson, 1052 Alton street, left, and Robert Claus, 445 North Tibbs avenue (upper left photo), are washing the pans and and liking it! Earl Brown, 1110 North Livingstone avenue (upper right) has' Just scrubbed nut the dish towel and grins his readiness to consume whatever comes out

PLEA VOICED FOR SLASH OF TARIFFS

Englishman Makes Demand International C. of C. Go on Record. BY THOMAS L. STOKES WASHINGTON, May B.—Further demands for lowering of tariff walls and adjustment of war debts and reparations confronted the International Chamber of Commerce today as it prepared to state its policy on these and other controversial issues. The most insistent plea for reduction of tariffs yet made came today from an Englishman, Dr. W. H. Coates, who, borrowing a symbol from the traffic signal system which

PREDICT GOLD, RAIN Spring .to Be Shoved Aside by Mercury Drop. The touch of spring that greeted Indianapolis again today will be shoved aside by cold and rain by night, if the weather bureau’s predictions come true. Staging a comeback after the mean temperature of 41 Thursday established the coldest average May day in the sixty-year record of the bureau, the mercury was to rise to near 70 this afternoon. Rain, which is due tonight, probably will force the mercury down to near 40 Saturday, J. M. Armington, weather bureau chief, said. LECTURER HELD - THIEF Safe Robbery Is Laid to Chemist After College Appearance. CARLINVILLE, 111., May B.—Professor Henry P. Gilbert, Ph. D., a chemist who lectured before the Blackburn college student body last Tuesday, was under arrest today charged with robbing the college safe a few hours after he had talked to the students about philosophy. Professor Gilbert was captured in a raid on a St. Louis hotel. APPROVE PAVING PLANS Shelby Street Specifications are Sanctioned by Works Board. Plans and specifications, and resolution for improvement of Shelby street were approved by the works board today. Widening and resurfacing between Cruft and Sumner streets will cost $12,372, and between Sumner and Carson streets and Troy avenue, $11,304, according to the city engineer’s estimate. Contract was awarded the Union Asphalt Company for widening and resurfacing Pennsylvania street from Thirtieth street 350 feet north, for $3,125. The board ordered the Twenty-lfth street bridge over the canal repaired. ± •

of the oven. Below are the “organizers” of School 67’s boys’ cooking class, Jack Palmer, 709 Rochester avenue (left) originator of the idea, and Dale Fortune, 745 Luett avenue, whose persuasive tongue won the principal’s approval. > They’re about to drink a toast to the idea’s success with cocoa.

has interested all the ioreigners who have come here, said: “This congress should call upon all the national committees in high tariff countries to urge their governments to black out the red tariff lights, before which trade traffic now halts in helpless immobility, so, released from the brakes of tariff taxes, those whose task it is to drive international trade once again may proceed at full speed under the golden lights of caution and the green lights of freedom.” This first open demand that the convention go on record against high tariffs, following so closely upon bold demands that the American and foreign business men declare themselves for revision of war debts and reparations, further complicated the delicate task of the resolutions committee in formulating the policies which it will ask the convention to indorse at the final session Saturday. In a broad attack on high tariffs, Coates linked the subject with war debts in a very pointed way. “When tariffs exclude goods,” he said, “they prevent payment of international debts of all kinds. The war international debts are owed by industrials nations. To shut out their offered payments in manufactured goods is unreasonable and ironic.” Tariffs, he said, raise prices, stop the movement of capital and engender economic nationalism. It became evident today convention leaders are determined to apply the brakes to the efforts to use the convention as a lever for promoting international political action. DAWES’ SON MARRIED Adopted Boy Weds Honolulu Girl; to Live in Philippines, By United Press WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., May 8. —Dana McCutcheon Dawes, adopted son of Ambassador Charles G. Dawes, was married about three and a half weeks ago at Belehertown, Mass., to Miss Eleanor Dillingham of Honolulu, it became known today. The couple sailed recently from San Francisco for Honolulu, where they will make their home. Ambassador Dawes was notified. ASSIGN DRY ARMY New York and Chicago Get Most Agents. * By United Press WASHINGTON, May B.—Prohibition enforcement officials have decided to assign to New York and Chicago the greatest number of new agents authorized by congress last session, to increase the enforcement personnel from 2,000 to 2,500. Allotment of the 500 additional agents will be approximately as follows: To the Boston district, 20; New York, 90; Philadelphia, 70; Richmond, Va., 40; New Orleans, 40; Cincinnati, 40; Chicago, 80; St Paul, 40; Kansas City, 25; Denver, 15; San Francisco, 20, and Seattle, 20.

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Youngsters of School 67 Start Class; But They’re No ‘Sissies/ “Well, you never can tell; we might be bachelors some day.” Right you are, Jack, and you might even be a married man and have to do a bit of cooking now and then! These boys, at School 67, 3615 West Walnut street, actually are finding out “how”—to cook—and no clouds of smoke are emanating from the scullery, either. They Really Cook Instead, when these budding chefs take to their pots and pans, appetizing aromas steal down the halls and envious heads poke through the door to watch the boys of 8B class, three weeks in the field of culinary arts, enjoying “the fruits” of their efforts. For they eat what they cook—and no one’s been sick yet. It all started with a composition lesson about cooking. It sounded | good to Jack Palmer. He found a quick convert in Dale Fortune. Maybe Dale happened to be hungry too. Boys always are, aren’t they? They formed a class; then argued with Miss Dorothy Wenner, principal, to give it approval. This granted, supplies from the school board came next. Teacher Shows ’Em Miss Roxie Zersas, teacher, directs their efforts and other teachers drop in with hints on how to keep lumps out of the gravy and steaks from curling up. “Boys learn to take short cuts," said Miss Wenner, commenting on the success of the instruction. “Perhaps it’s because they get hungry quicker. Last Monday they cooked two kinds of cereals—and ate big helpings of both.” “We’ll know how to cook real grub now on overnight hikes,” said Dale, who, with the rest of his “mates” would knock the block off any one who dared to charge his cooking class is for sissies.

PETITION FOR GAS AND WATER RIGHTS

Petition for exclusive gas and water franchise rights in Marion county was filed today with County Auditor Harry Dunn bjr the Consumers Service Corporation of Indiana. The newly formed corporation, incorporates May 2, 1931 to deal in electricity, gas, water and steam, is asking county commissioners for a hearing on the petition, seeking permission to supply county residents with gas for lighting and fuel. A fifty-year franchise that would give the company the right to lay, install, and operate gas and water mains in the county, except within incorporated cities and towns, is sought in the petition. Quality, pressure, and rates would be determined by the state public service commission and confirm to the commission’s schedule, the petition sets forth. Officers of the new company, with offices located at 148 East Market street, are R. M. Edwards, president, and L. A. Liebrich, secretary. Another petition by the Kentucky Natural Gas Company to cross the county and supply Indianapolis with natural gas from Kentucky and Texas gas fields is pending before the County commissioners. Because of pending litigation relative to plans of the city to take KILLED IN CRASH BLAST Two Others May Die; Passenger Train Runs Into Gasoline Truck. By United Press TOLEDO, 0., May B.—Melvin McCormick, Riga, Mich., was killed and two trainmen were injured, probably fatally, today in the collision of a New York Central passenger train and a gasoline truck, which- exploded and sprayed the locomotive with buring fluid. J. E. Mann, engineer, and Eward Ingold, fireman, leaped from the cab as flames from the exploding truck enveloped the engine. Their burns and injuries were regarded as serious. McCormick, driver of the truck, was found dying near the tracks. ■)

BEECH GROVE ALSO LOSER IN STATE REDISTRICTING; 980 INHABITANTS IGNORED L. E. Marine, Town Attorney, Discovers That Many Residents Are Denied Right to Vote. ATTACKS REAPPORTIONMENT LAW New Flaw Is Revealed as Woodruff Place Citizens Start Fight to Retain Ballot Privilege. Approximately 980 persons living in that portion of Beech Grove lying within Center township today found themselves in the same position as the 1,216 residents of Woodruff Place—not included in any congressional district and possibly disenfranchised. While W. W. Spencer and Fred C. Gause, state election commissioners, studied the question as it affected Woodruff Place, L. E. Marine, attorney for the town of Beech Grove, prepared to ascertain the status of those living in that portion of Beech Grove lying it? Center township.

PICK ELEVEN ON KIRKLAND JURY Court Session Is Likely for Saturday. By United Press VALPARAISO. Ind., May B. Eleven acceptable jurors were in the box when Virgil Kirkland’s trial on first degree murder charges was adjourned for luncheon today.' Judge Grant Crumpacker said court would be held Saturday if the twelfth man for the jury is found this afternoon, as expected. Kirkland’s second trial on charges of killing Arlene Draves, his 18-year-old sweetheart, during a wine and gin party, began a week ago last Monday and ran into obstacles in jury selection because of the widespread publicity given his case. assailT dry laws Senator Bulkley’s Repeal Demand Stirs Crowd. By United Press CLEVELAND, May B.—Scheduled for a minor address, Senator Robert J. Bulkley (Dem., O.) inspired 1,000 guests at the Jefferson day dinner here to a rousing demonstration when he demanded repeal of the national dry laws. Affirming that the question is one of politics, Bulkley urged the convocation of a constitutional convention to decide the issue. “If we want to avoid a national campaign on the prohibition question,” the senator asserted, “how better can we settle it than by a constitutional convention?”

over the Citizens Gas Company no definite decisions have been reached by city or county officials. Investigation into advantages of natural gas is being made by a committee of twenty-four representatives of local industrial firms. DENIES BUTLER ‘SLUR’ Haitian Envoy Claims He Was Misquoted in the Press. WASHINGTON, May B.—Any resumption of firing in the ButlerBellegarde battle over whether Ft. Rivere, in Haiti, ever existed will have to come from the marine general, it appeared today. Secretary of State Stimson said Thursday that the Haitian minister had explained the incident satisfactorily by saying he had been misquoted in the press. The navy department so was informed, and announced it would turn the correspondence in the case over to Butler.' Many Desire Coin MUNCIE, Ind., May B.—A 25-cent piece, coined of California gold in 1859, found by David Deilks, a city street employe, a year ago, is sought by many persons. Many offers have been made for the coin, but so far none have proved tempting. START FUND DRIVE Jewish Workers in Action on 21 Teams. Campaign of the Jewish welfare fund to raise funds for seventy-one Jewish institutions in all parts of the world was started here today by 300 workers on twenty-one teams. The campaign will last one week. Workers met Thursday night at Kirshbaum center to plan the drive. Campaign headquarters has been established in the Occidental building. Joseph M. Bloch is drive chairman. First contributions, totaling $36,000, were made recently at a din>oer is the Broadjaogr Comilj Club.

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“Voting rights of those people should be protected. After making a study of the situation and conferring with Howard Meyer, attorney for Woodruff Place, I shall decide on the steps to be taken,” Marine said today. Both election commissioners signified that in studying the peculiar problem presented they will take into consideration legislative intent in framing the 1931 congressional reapportionment act. Declaring that "obviously the legislature intended to include Woodruff Place in the new Eleventh district,” Attorney-General James M. Ogden declared "it would be a violent assumption to think the legislature deliberately tried to disenfranchise these citizens.” Beech Grove Affected But as Meyer pointed out today, no such assumption has been made. "In the rush of trying to push through a reapportionment act in the closing hours of the 1931 general assembly,” he said, "Woodruff Place and Beech Grove probably were forgotten and the bill was written without any consideration being given to the peculiar position Woodruff Place holds as an incorporated town within a city.” As the bill is phrased in its two sections, 13 and 14, that part of Beech Grove lying within Perry and Franklin townships is in the Eleventh district, while the new act by omitting any reference to "incorporated land” within Center township, leaves out both the portion in the latter township and Woodruff Place. Sections Are Cited Section 13 declares: "The counties of Madison, Hancock and the townships of Marion county named Lawrence, Warren, Franklin and Perry, and the First, Ninth and Tenth wards of the city of Indianapolis, as now constituted and established with the land unincorporated lying east and south of the before mentioned wards in Marion county, shall constitute the Eleventh congressional district. Section 14 declares: “All that part or Marion county except the following: The Ninth and Tenth wards of the city of Indianapolis, as now constituted and established with the land unincorporated lying east and south of the First, Ninth and Tenth wards in Center township and the townships of Lawrence, Warren, Franklin, Perry in Marion county shall be and constitute the Twelfth congressional district of the state of Indiana.” Violation of U. S. Statute As Section 13 of the act makes no reference to the incorporated land in Center township east and south of the First, Ninth and Tenth wards, and Section 14 includes the remainder of the county, casual construction would make it appear that while two-thirds of Beech Grove is in the Eleventh district, the remaining portion would be In the Twelfth. But here again there is a violation of the federal statutes, just as in the case of Woodruff Place, for Title 2, Section 3, federal code, provides specifically: "In each state entitled under this apportionment to more than one representative, the representatives to congress shall be elected by a district composed of continguous and compact territory.” Three miles of Eleventh district territory lays between Beech Grove in Center township and the Twelfth district, so obviously it couldn't be included in that district,” Meyer pointed out. Constitutionality Doubted Possibility that the question would be taken to the courts loomed today as Meyer conferred with Marine. "Constitutionality of any act which might cause disenfranchisement of citizens of the state is questioned,” Meyer said. In event the courts hold the act unconstitutional, a special session would be necessitated. It Is believed, as the 1911 act provides for thirteen congressmen, while the last congress mandated Indiana to twelve and they must be elected from districts and not at large. Validity of the act was upheld by the attorney-general’s office when it was presented to Governor Harry G. Leslie, although at that time Hugh D. Merrifleld, a deputy attorney-general, expressed some doubt as to the status of Beech finn* ;

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