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HOLIDAY BOOZE ‘MUCH BETTER’ THAN IN 1930 Prices About the Same, but Quality Much Higher, Drinkers Reveal. BY SANDOR S. KLEIN t nfled Pr*s Stall CorTupondent NEW YORK. Dec. 10.—Christmas may find consumers paying more for their bottled holiday cheer than last year, for the supply has been cut by increased coast guard activity off Montauk, L. 1., and Atlantic Highlands, N. J. Champagne right now, however, Is selling at about sls less a case than last year, with other prices about the same as a year ago. A well-informed person said, however, the quality of liquor this year is better than last year. One of the reasons for this, he explained, is the depression. Speakeasies and private bootleggers who usually had a supply of “real McCoy’’ on hand, but found it more profitable to push the local concoctions, are so affected by the slump that they are getting rid of the imported goods at slightly above domestic prices. Another reason for the reduced demand is that New York’s wealthy evidently are not planning as lavish Christmas and New Year parties as hitherto “It's not that they can't afford it,"’ he explained, “but they don’t think it’s good policy. You see, it wouldn’t do, let’s say, for some prominent banker, to throw a big party and have some poor fellow on whom he’d just foreclosed reaa about it in the society pages.” So with neither the rich nor the so-called middle-class buying up to their last year’s budgets, bootleggers and speakeasy propiretors are for the first time since prohibition's inception feeling the pinch of economic stress. t Many speakeasies have gone out of business within the last few months and according to one observer, the depression is beginning to accomplish what federal authorities have found it so difficult to do in the metropolis with its estimated 32,000 speakeasies.

HUNGER MARCHERS TO BE WELCOMED HERE Returning ‘Jobless Army” Will Pass Through City Sunday. Welcome for delegates returning from Washington, D. C., where they staged a hunger march on the Capitol building this week, will be given at 7 Sunday evening at Workers Center, 932 South Meridian street. Returning marchers will be met in the downtown district by a local delegation, and will be escorted to Workers Center. Reports will be given on the national unemployed conference, held the day prior to attempts of delegates to place relief demands before congress. It was announced a committee of local unemployed workers will ask Miss Anna Noone, Center township trustee, to pay workers on city and county jobs on a 40 cents an hour scale. PAY sls FOR TRESPASS Two youths Wednesday paid the price of being an example to other hunters who do not believe the ‘•'keep out” signs on the farm of Newton Kreister, east of Indianapolis. George Swineford, 19, R. R. 10, Box 267, and Ollie James, 18, R. R. 1, Box 213, were fined sls and costs each in municipal court for trespassing on Kreister’s property. Kreister said he decided to “seek the law” to aid him when he found the youths firing shotguns on his property. “I had to do something,” he declared. ”My farm has been overrun with hunters who have no respect for property. They broke down my water system and shot out a cow’s eye. No one was safe there.”

Clothe a Child for Christmas List of Donors

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‘Useless to Blind Ourselves * on War Debts, Says Hoover in Foreign Affairs Message

By tnild I’rrtn WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—President Herbert Hoover in his foreign affairs message to congress today repeated his debt moratorium statement of last summer in which he outlined the granting of the moratorium. In his message he said: All important creditor governments accepted this proposal. The necessary agreements among them have been executed, and creditor governments have foregone the receipt of payments due them since July 1, 1931. The effect of this agreement was iastantaneous in reversing the drift toward general economic panic and has served to give time to the peoples of those countries to readjust their economic life. The action taken was necessary. I am confident it commends itself to the judgment of the American people. Payments due the United States government from many countries, both on account of principal and interest, fall due on Dec. 15. It is highly desirable that a law shftuld be enacted before that date authorizing the secretary of the treasury, with the approval of the President, to postpone all payments due us on account of debts owed by foreign governments to the United States government during the year ending June 30, 1932, and to provide for their payment over a ten-year peperiod beginning July 1, 1933.

Advocates Commission

As we approach the new year it is clear that a number of governments indebted to us will be unable to meet further payments to us in full, pending recovery in their economic life. It is useless to blind ourselves to an obvioua fact. Therefore, it will be necessary in some cases to make still further temporary adjustments. Congress has shared with the executive in the past the consideration of questions arising from these debts. I am sure that it will commend itself to the congress, that the legislative branch of the government should continue to share this responsibility. In order that we should be in position to deal with the situation, 1 recommend the re-creation of the World war foreign debt commission, with authority to examine such problems as may arise in connection with these debts during the present economic emergency, and to report to congress its conclusions and recommendations.

Disarmament

The United States has accepted, an invitation to take part in the world disarmament conference which convenes on Feb. 2 at Geneva. The efforts of this conference will be in line with the endeavors in which the American government has taken a leading part beginning with The Hague conference in 1899. Up to the present time, the record of achievement has been almost entirely in the field of naval disarmament. It is to be hoped that further progress can be made in reduction of naval arms and that limitation and reduction so urgently needed can be extended to land arms. The burden of taxes to support armament is greater today than before the World war. and the economic instability of the world is definitely due in part to this cause and the fekrs created at all times by these huge armaments. No discouragements should be permitted to turn the world from sane and reasonable limitation of arms. With a view to establishing an atmosphere of confidence for the opening of this world disarmament conference, more than forty governments, including all the principal military and naval powers, have joined in accepting the principle of one-year armaments truce. This truce, which is the outgrowth of a proposal advanced last September by the foreign minister of Italy, is designed to prevent the expansion of armements program during the coming months in the hope of removing the threat of a sudden revival of competition in arms before and during the conference. These steps were approved fully by our war and navy departments.

Manchuria

We have bfeen concerned deeply by the situation in Manchuria, As parties to the Kellogg-Briand pact and to the nine-power treaty, we have a responsibility in maintaining the integrity of China and a direct interest with other nations in maintaining peace there. When this controversy originated in September, the League of Nations was in session and China appealed to the council of that body which at once undertook measures of concilation between China and Japan. Both China and Japan have participated in these proceedings before the council ever since. Under the Kellogg-Briand pact, all of the signatories, including China and Japan, have covenanted to seek none but pacific means in the settlement of their disputes. Thus, the ultimate purpose of proceedings under this section of the Kellogg-Briand pact and of conciliation proceedings by the league covenant coincide. It seemed, therefore, both wise and appropriate to aid and advise with the league and thus have unity of world effort to maintain peace rather than to take independent action. In all negotiations, however, the state department has maintained complete freedom of judgment and action as to participation in any measures which the league finally might determine upon. ' Immediately after the outbreak of the trouble this government advised both Japan and China of its serious interest. Subsequently it communicated its views to both governments regarding their obligations under the Kellogg-Briand pact. In this action we were joined by other nations signatory of the pact.

Stresses Patience

This government has consistently and repeated by diplomatic repre-

sentations indicated its unremitting solicitude that these treaty obligations be respected. In the recurring efforts of the nations to bring about a peaceful settlement, this government has realized that the exercise of the utmost patience was desirable, and it is believed that public opinion in this country has appreciated the wisdom of this restraint. At present, a resolution is pending before the meeting at Paris, with hopes of passage, under which J,apan and China will agree to take no initiative which might lead to renewed conflict; in which Japan has reiterated its intention to withdraw the Japanese troops in the railway zone as soon as lives and property of Japanese nationals in Manchuria can be protected adequately; and under which both nations agree to a neutral commission to meet on the ground, to which commission all matters in dispute can be referred fer investigation and report.

St. Lawrence Waterway

Conversations were begun between the secretary of state and the Canadian minister at Washington on Nov. 14, looking to the framing of a treaty for the development of the St. Lawrence seaway. The negotiations are continuing. I am hopeful that an agreement may result within a reasonable time enabling us to begin work on this great project, wheih will be of much importance economically to Canda and to the United States.

Laval, Grand! Visits

The president of the council of ministers of France, M. Pierre Laval, visited Washington in October in order to discuss problems of outstanding world interest, in the solution of which it was felt that the two countries could be of assistance. The informal and cordial conversations served to bring into relief the respective positions of two nations. The visit in November of Signor Dino Grandi, royal Italian minister for foreign affairs, also afforded an opportunity for a cordial exchange of views respecting the many world problems in which this government and the government of Italy are interested. It was not the purpose of these meetings to engage in any commitments or to conclude agreements. However, the visits of M. Laval and Signor Grandi, together with the various meetings of statesmen in Europe and the visit of the secretary of state to European countries, have brought about valuable understanding of the nature of the problems confronting different governments which should aid in their solution.

Nicaragua

In compliance with the agreement made in May, 1927, the Nicaraguan government requested supervision by an electoral commission from the United States of the congressional elections held in 1930. This year a member of the commission of 1928 and 1930 was sent to Nicaragua as an observer during the election of municipal authorities in order that, on the basis of his observations, it might be possible to arrange the many necessary details of the supervision of the 1932 presidential election in Nicaragua. Armed forces of the United States, maintained in Nicaragua, have been reduced to the minimum deemed necessary to the training of the Nicaraguan constabulary and the rendering of appropriate support for such instruction. It is proposed to withdraw completely American armed forces from Nicaragua after the presidential election there in 1932. Nicaragua suffered a terrible disaster in the destruction of Managua, the capital, by earthquake and fire last March. With their usual generosity the American people, through the Red Cross, went wholeheartedly to the assistance of the stricken country. United States marines and engineers of the war department, who were in the country making a survey of the proposed canal route, joined in rendering service. The American legation building was destroyed with all its contents, but the minister and his staff continued to carry on their official duties and worked ceaselessly in the face of unusual hardships. The Nicaraguan government has expressed its deep gratitude.

Haiti

Substantial progress has been made in carrying out the program for the withdrawal of our activities in Haiti, recommended by the commission which, with the support of congress, made an investigation of Haitian affairs in 1930. and by its good offices laid the foundation for the present popularly elected government of that republic. After protracted negotiations, an accord was reached with the Haitian government on Aug. 5 providing for the return to Haitian control of important government services heretofore carried on under American supervision by virtue of general obligations arising through the provisions of our treaty with Haiti. In accordance with this agreement, the Haitian government on Oct. 1 assumed definitely the administration and control of the department of public works, the sanitary service, and the technical service of agriculture, which includes the industrial educational system. All American personnel was withdrawn from these services. Tc minimize the possibility of epidemics. and in order that the health of the American troops and officials still stationed in Haiti might be protected, the accord provided that an American scientific mission, consisting of three American naval officers and six hospital corps men, should be charged with the control of sanitation in the cities of Port Au Prince and Cape Haitien. The accord makes appropriate provision for the continuance of adequate financial control and assistance on the part of our government. The liberty of action, both of the government of the United States and the government of Haiti

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with respect to questions of financial administration, of course, is limited. In this connection, it must be borne in mind that investors have supplied capital desired by Haiti and that securities have been issued to them on the faith and credit of the provisions of that treaty and the American financial control which it provided during the life of the bonds.

Bolivia and Paraguay

In 1929 the government of the United States, together with the governments of Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay, formed the commission on inquiry and conciliation, Bolivia-Paraguay, which had the good fortune of being able to terminate an inernational incident which for a time threatened to cause war between the countries involved. The five neutral governments then offered their good offices to Bolivia and Paraguay, with a view to furthering a settlement of their difficulties. This offer was accepted in principle. I am happy to state that representatives of both countries are now meeting in Washington, with the hope of concluding a pact of nonaggression between them.

Guatemala —Honduras

It has been the privilege of this government to lend its good offices on several occasions in the past to the settlement of boundary disputes between the American republics. One of the most recent occasions upon which the disinterested, services of this government were requested was in connection with the settlement of the dispute which, for almost a century, has been outstanding between the republics of Guatemala and Honduras with respect to their common boundary. Conferences extending over a period of some months were held in 1930 in the department of state, and eventually on July 16, 1930, a treaty was signed submitting the question to arbitration, and there also was signed a supplementary convention providing for the delimitation of the boundary after the arbitral tribunal hands down its award. Ratifications ’were exchanged on Oct. 15, 1931. The tribunal, which will meet in Washington, will be presided over by the Chief Justice of the United States, who has set Dec. 15, 1931, as the date, for the first meeting.

Mexico

The period for hearings before the general and special claims commissions between this country and Mexico expired in August, 1931. Pursuant to a resolution of the senate under date of Feb. 28, 1931, and under instructions from the state department, the American ambassador at Mexico City is carrying on negotiations with the Mexican government looking to the renewal of the activities of the commissions, in order that the claims of American citizens still pending may be heard and adjudicated. The governments of the United States and Mexico have approved in principle certain engineering plans submitted by the international boundary commission. United States and Mexico, for the rectification of the Rio Grande in the vie.nity of El Paso, Tex., to prevent periodical floods in that region. Negotiations are being carried on between the two governments in an effort to reach an agreement by which this important international project may be undertaken.

Treaties Before Senate

There have been transmitted to the senate, from time to time, treaties and conventions which have failed during recent sessions to obtain that body’s consideration or final decision. Inasmuch as these treaties affect numerous phases of private and public endeavor, I earnestly commend their early conclusion to the action of congress. In the last session of congress, I transmitted to the senate protocols providing for adherence by the United States to the permanent court of international justice. Upon that occasion, I expressed my views fully not only of the wisdom of such action, but that the safgeuards against European entanglements stipulated for by the senate had been in effect secured and the interests of the United States protected. I need not repeat that for over twelve years every President and every secretary of state has urged this action as a materail contribution to the pacific settlement of controversies among nations and a further assurance against war. By consideration of legislation during its last session, congress informed itself thoroughly regarding the merits of the copyright convention signed at Berlin on Nov. 13, 1908. I hope that necessary legislation will be enacted during this congress which will make it possible for further consideration to be given the copyright convention. The Sockeye salmon fisheries treaty, entered into with Canada to afford protection to the industry, 1 which was signed on May 26, 1930, j merits the attention of the senate ! during the present session. The United States sent a delegaI tion to the conference on safety of life at sea, which was held in London in 1929. The convention, which was signed by the more important i maritime nations of the world on | May 31, 1929, has unified the standI ards of safety in accordance with : modern developments of engineer- | ing science and in compliance with the government’s obligations to their citizens to reduce the perils of travel to a minimum by requiring high efficiency in seamanship.

Cites Other Treaties

The convention for the supervision of the international trade in arms and ammunition and in implements of war, signed at Geneva. June 17, 1923, represents another of

REALTY VALUE IS HOLDING UP, DECLARES UHL Owners’ Loss Is Less Than Other Investors’, He Points Out. The real estate owner has taken less loss than any other investor, Albert E. Uhl, president of the Indianapolis Rea! Estate Board, said today in an address at the annual meeting of the organization. Pointing to the depression as “the most serious in history,” Uhl declared that “real estate has proved its stability as contrasted to other forms of investment,” and predicted it will be among the early commodities to return to normal value. "When good days come, real estate will be among tthe first to return. I am not making any prediction on when that retuiji will be. Look in Amazement “But I do know that this country and this city will come back, and in a short time we’ll be looking back on our gloomy feelings of today with amazement,” he said. Uhl discussed the Hoover plan for freeing additional credits from home builders and home buyers, asserting this will play an important part in the return of prosperity. “No small share of the responsibility is ours,” Uhl said. “Both in stabilizing of real estate values and in the orderly return to normalcy, we can ai>t have played an important part. All Ground Valued “We just have completed the stupendous task of valuing all ground in the mile square downtown, with the sole purpose of assisting the township assessor in arriving at equitable and equalized assessments,” he said. Reviewing the organization’s program for the last year, Uhl lauded members on their fight for lower taxes, lower utility rates and lower government costs. Lawrence G. Holmes, executive secretary, also made his annual report. the steps taken in the general field of restriction of armament. It has been ratified unconditionally by some nations, conditionally by others. With the added impetus which ratification by the United States would lend to such a move, it is quite possible that the fourteen ratifications necessary by treaty stipulation would be received to bring the convention into force. Among the other treaties and conventions which remain before the senate for its consideration and of no less importance in their respective fields are a treaty regarding consular agents of American states (sixth international conference of American states, Havana, 1928); a treaty relating to maritime neutrality with American states (sixth international conference of American states, Havana, 1928); the general treaty of inter-American arbitration, signed at Washington Jan. 5, 1929; the convention relating to prisoners of war, signed at Geneva on July 27, 1929; a convention signed on the same date for the amelioration of the condition of wounded and sick of armies in the field (the Red Cross convention), and the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to bills of lading for the carriage of goods by sea, signed at Brussels on behalf of the United States on June 23, 1925.

New Treaties Signed

Since my message to the seventysecond congress and by virtue of the power vested in the office of the chief executive, I have continued to commission representatives of this governmnet to negotiate treaties with the representatives of other countries which affect the amicable, political, commercial, and juridical relations of this country, as well as treaties dealing with humanitarian matters. Important treaties and conventions which have been signed recently by representatives of this government are as follows: 1. Treaty of arbitration and conciliation with Switzerland, signed Feb. 16, 1931. 2. Treaty modifying the conciliation convention with Italy (Bryan peace treaty), signed Sept. 23, 1931. 3. Extradition treaty with Greece, signed May 6, 1931. 4. Protocol relating to military obligations in certain cases of double nationality, multilateral, signed Dec. 31, 1930. 5. Treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights with Poland, signed June 15, 1931. 6. Treaty with reference to establishment and sojourn with Turkey, signed Oct. 28, 1931. These treaties and conventions will be transmitted to the senate in due course, with a view to obtaining its advice and consent to ratification. (Signed > HERBERT HOOVER. Woman Flings Checker Challenge By United. Press DETROIT, Dec. 10.—Police Sergeant John Kock-said women didn’t have the patience necessary for good checker players. Mrs. Palema Warners challenged the statement and the sergeant. The match will be held in recorder’s courtroom with an admission of 25 cents.

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MAC KEEN TRIES NEW EXPERIMENT HERE 'The S. S. Tenacity/ a Character Comedy, Was Written for a New Style of Acting on the Stage. BY WALTER D. HICKMAN. HALE MAC KEEN, new director of the Civis Theater, on assuming charge of the Playhouse productions this'season, announced that he would present three special productions in the nature of experimental theater. For his first play of the laboratory type. Mac Keen chose “The S. S. Tenacity,” described as a character comedy by Charles Vildra and translated by John Strong Newberry. This play uses a small cast of principals, six in number, and the character development (there being very little action) is placed in a small restaurant for workmen near the wharves of a French fort soon

after the World war. We are concerned with the two young Frenchmen who returned to their work as printers in Pafcs after the war.

They join a sort of colonization organization which sends its members to the vast uninhabited spaces in Canada. You meet Bastien, the one of self determination, and his pal, Segard, the lad with no will or determination, waiting for the steamship Tenacity to be repaired so the long trip may start. Bastien falls under

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the sex influences of Theresa, a waitress in Madame Cordier’s rooming house and restaurant for sailors. Bastien violates his agreement with Segard and elopes with Theresa. whom Segard. in his timidity and indecision he had begun to love decently. This break brings the element of strength of decision into the character of Segard and he goes alone to Canada. The play stops just there. Mac Keen in his program note gives the fundamental purpose of the play: ‘‘Some years ago Jean Jaques Bernard developed anew theory of playwriting which he called Theorie du Silence which meant that the playwright provided his actors with a simple outline of dialogue and story, depending on them to humanize and emotionalize his ' characters. Under the influence of this school. Charles Vildrac wrote ‘The S. S. Tenacity,’ providing an excellent example of the simplicity, directness and sincerity of this method. Obviously a plav of this sort presupposes on the part of it. audience, a knowledge of the convention theater from which this method departs and an appreciation of subtleties and nuances of character development. ‘The S. S. Tenacity.’ therefore, is best adapted to the intimate theater and the discriminating audience.” As one must naturally conclude, the biggest job in putting over this character interlude falls to the cast. The outstanding work is done by Arthur Beriault as Hiddoux, a sort of a jack of all trades who is happy in his own freedom. The cast is as follows: Theresa Barbara Foltz The Widow Cordier Eunice Peirce Bastien George Lehman, Jr. Segard Ronald Van Arsdale Hidoux Arthur Beriault An English Sailor... .Robert Hollingsworth Workmen —Richard Bixby. Daniel McDuffee. Park Newton, Francis Sonday. Passersby-—Dorothy Morris, Katherine Morris. Katherine Rigsby, William Dunne, Jane Sky. The outstanding accomplishment in this experiment is not the play or the work of the cast, but the scenic background given it by Robert Clark Hollingsworth. Here is atmosphere and background which reflects the spirit of the slight conflict of the characters. The Civic Theater has never done anything better in this respect, scenic background, than in this one set show. The lights were splendidly handled. I must state that “The S. S. Tenacity” left me wondering and in some doubt what it was all about. I believe in experimental theater and an acquaintance of new methods of the conventional theater. This play is just a gesture to a more complete study of the experiment. This play remains on view night-

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ly for the rest of the week at the Playhouse. nan MAGICIAN ISSUES A CHALLENGE HERE Blackstone, magician, tonight at 9 o’clock at the Lyric, will escape, so he wagers with the employes of the Wm. H. Block Company, from a packing box made and sealed by them. He wagers SSO that he will escape. This will be staged in a fully lighted theater. n n n Tonight at Caleb Mills Hall, the English Singers will open the course of the Federation of Indianapolis Public School Teachers by appearing in concert. nan LITTLE CHORAL CLUB SPONSORS CONCERT “Blue Rose.” a ballad, composed by a local song writer. Carl Appleget, will be featured for the fir§t time by Ken Hughes, barytone, in a concert presented under the auspices of the Little Choral Club of this city Friday evening, Dec. 11, at 8 o’clock. The concert is to be held in the auditorium of St. Paul M. E. church, Rader and Eugene streets. This is the second concert to be sponsored by the club, the first being given in September with Mary Eloise Spann, youthful coloratura soprano, as guest soloist. Fifteen persons are to be contributors to this concert. They are: Marjorie Alexander, mezzo-soprano, who is a voice pupil of Edward Nell; Lloyd McCoglin, violinist, who has appeared in recitals throughout the state; Kathryn Carlisle, coloratura soprano, will sing several opera songs. Mrs. F. T. Edenharter will accompany her at the piano. A sketch, “Municipal Davenport,” will be presented by Betty Jo Kabruick and Scott Ging. Miss Kabruick will give two readings, “Woman’s Afternoon Club” and “Hindoo Paradise” also. Both Ging and Miss Kabruick are students of the dramatic department at the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music. Jane Scott, 16-year-old soprano, and Melba Nesbit, are to sing three songs. Miss Nesbit studied at the school of music at De Pauw university. Two piano numbers are to be played by Freida Roderick. A string trio of Bessie Bratton, piano; Marjorie Goldsborough. violin, and Frances Bratton, cello, will assist. Harry Ogden will be at the organ. LAYMAN TO BE HONORED Forty-eight years’ membership in the Central Christian church and the eightieth birthday of F. M. Wiley, 527 North Liberty street, will be celebrated at the weekly dinner of the church tonight. Mrs. Wiley also will be guest of honor. Prayer and praise services will be held, conducted by Mrs. Esta Trusty. P. A. Wood, chairman of the general committee, will preside. The service subject will be “A Hallelujah Chorus.”

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STATE PIONEERS GROUP TO HEAR CLAUDEBOWERS Famous Hoosier Orator to Speak at Dinner at Claypool Saturday. Claude G. Bowers, noted author, edditorial writer and Democratic keynote speaker in the 1928 Democratic national convention, will speak at the annual dinner of the Society of Indiana Pioneers Saturday at the Claypool. The Pioneers’ dinner will be the closing feature of the thirteenth annual two-day history cci..erence opening Friday with the Indiana j Historical Society luncheon at the Claypool. The conference is being sponsored by the Pioneers’ and history societies, and the state historical bureau. Bowers, one of the nation’s foremost orators, was born in Hamilton county. Indiana. He is a graduate of Shortridge high school. He has won fame for his books on political history. Went to New York Bowers was editorial writer on the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette from 1917 to 1923, when he became an editorial writer for the New York Evening World, holding this position until recent consolidation of the World with the Npw York Telegram. The Society of Indiana Pioneers, numbering about 1 000 members, i* composed of persons who have had at least one ancestor living in Indiana before 1830. William H. Insley, Indianapolis. Ls president, and Herbert W. Foltz, Indianapolis, is treasurer. Schcrrer to Be Speaker The historical society will ho addressed by Anton Schcrrer, Indianapolis, on “Finding Indiana in Europe,” at the luncheon Friday. This will be followed by a business meeting and general session. Speakers will include Denzil Doggett, state conservative department, “The Story of the Spring Mill Water Wheel”; Mrs. Harvey Morris. Salem, “Some Early Indiana Newspapers,” and Mrs. Kate Milner Rabb, Indianapolis, “Adventures in History of Old Newspapers.” A dinner at the Claypool, with Stanley Coulter, conservation department chairman, presiding, will be addressed by John J. Haramy. Indiana Central college professor. The historical society session will close with a meeting at 8:15 p. m. Friday. Speakers will be Charles B. Murphy, Purdue university; Paul M. Angle, Springfield, 111., Illinois Abraham Lincoln Association secretary, and John F. Cady, Franklin college. Woollen Is President Evans Woollen is president. Lee Burns, executive committee chairman; John G. Rauch, treasurer, and Christopher B. Coleman, secretary. A breakfast for college teachers will be held Saturday at the University Club, followed at 10 by a meeting of the history and social science section, Indiana State science, section,. Indiana. State pool. James A. Collins, former Marion criminal judge, will address the section at a luncheon Saturday. The Pioneer Society will open its program with a luncheon Saturday at Claypool, followed at 2 with a general session.