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MRS. E. H. EVANS BURIED IN RITES AT MINNEAPOLIS One of Pioneer Residents of City; Father First Music Teacher. Funeral services for Mrs. Edward H. Evans, 76, member of one of Indianapolis’ pioneer families, were held in Minneapolis today. Mrs. Evans died Saturday, according to word received here today. She was a daughter of Peter Roebuck Pearsoll, the first professional music teacher in this city. Her father came to Indianapolis in 1847, and did much toward the development of musical appreciation. A sister, Mrs. George H. Fleming, also was prominent in music circles here fifty years ago, and was principal of a free kindergarten on McCarty street in 1880. Mrs. Evans was born in this city in 1856, and lived here for more than half a century. She was a member of Christ Episcopal church. Married 41 Years Services for another resident of Indianapolis for many years, Mrs. Susie Shaw Bowman, 67, will be held at 2 Thursday in the Moore & Kirk funeral home, 2530 Station street, with burial in Crown Hill. Mrs. Bowman died Monday at her home, 2522 Sherman drive, after an illness of five months. She was the wife of Albert Bowman, foreman in the car department of the Beech Grove shops of the Big Four railroad. They had been married forty-one years. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman came to Indianapolis from Bellefcntainc, 0., twenty years ago. John L. Shepper, 70, a mechanic at the Link-Belt Company for twenty years, will be buried in Floral Park cemetery following services at the home, 419 South Hancock street, at ,2:30 Wednesday. Red Men Official At the time of his death Mr. Shepper was keeper of the wampum in the Passyunk tribe of the Improved Order of Red Men. He was member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran church. Mr. Shepper died Monday at his home. He had been a resident of this city since he was a boy. Funeral services for Frank Kallies, 69, who died at his home, 1407 South New Jersey street, Monday night, wily be held at the W. T. Blasengym funeral home, 2228 Shelby sti'eet, at 4 Wednesday. The body will be cremated. Mr. Kallies has been a tailor in this city for the greater part of his life. He was a member of Odd Fellow lodge No. 274, the Indianapolis Saengerbund, Journeyman Tailors Union of America. Workmen’s Sick and Death Benefit Fund and the Cremation Society.

CITY STUDIES VACANT LOT GARDEN SCHEME Comriittee Will Make Survey on Proposed Relief Measure. Survey to forecast probable success of a campaign for conversion of unused ground into gardens as a poor relief measure this summer, was started today, following a meeting of Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan’s poor relief committee Monday. -The committee discussed possibility of providing seeds to needy persons and a campaign to obtain idle land for gardens. Adolph J. Fritz, Indiana Federation of Labor secretary, and Walter Clarke, attorney for the Center township trustee, were named to make the survey. RECKLESS DRIVER FINED Grand Rapids Man Draws $26 and Costs; Endangered Pupils. Convicted of driving sixty-five miles an hour and endangering lives of Technical high school pupils today, Emerson Spurling of Grand Rapids, Mich., was fined $26 and costs by Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cameron. Unable to pay the fine, Spurling was remanded to city prison. According to -testimony of a police officer, Spurling narrowly missed several pupils as his car speeded west in East Michigan street. He also was charged with reckless driving. Continuing his war on traffic law violators, Cameron fined fifteen others for speeding, failure to stop at preferential streets and double parking. BOY, 5, DIES AS HERO Burned Fatally in Saving Baby Sister From Flames. H'j United I‘rrss AKRON, 0., Feb. 9.—At the age of 5. Robert Erow died a hero's death, saving the life of his baby sister. He was alone in the room when his sister Ruth, 18 months old, pulled a kerosene lamp off a table, igniting the floor under her high chair. Robert tried to stamp out the flames with his feet. His clothing caught fire and he ran screaming from the room, as his mother entered. He died Sunday night in city hospital. Ruth was uninjured Sensible Way to Lose Fat Start taking Krusehen Salts today—that's the common-sense, safe harmless way to reduce. This is what they do—they clean out the impurities in your biood by keeping the bowels, kidneys and liver in splendid working shape and fill you with a vigor and tireless energy you'd most forgotten had existed. Asa result, instead of planting yourself in nn easy chair every free moment and lettlr.2 flabby fat accumulate you feel an urge for activity that keeps you moving around doiuc the things you’ve always wanted to do and needed to do to keep you in good condition. Be careful of the foods von oat—sro light on fatty meats and pastry—then watch the pounds slide off: Take one half teaspoonful in a glass of hot water tomorrow morning and every morning—and if they don't change your whole Idea about reducing, go hack and get the small price vou paid for them. Oct a bottle of Krusehen Salts —lasts 4 weeks — at JCcc&lk Dependable Drug Stores or any progressive druggist anywhere !u the worldtho coat la .little—the Item-fit* greathut be sure and get Krusclicu for your health's sake—lt’s the SAFII. harmless way to reduce.—Advertisement.

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REVIVE OLD DANCES V. F. W. Post Seeks Musicians for Fete. “Dances of yesterday” will be featured at Ye Auld Time dance and fiddling contest of Frank T. Strayer post, No. 1405 Veterans of Foreign Wars, in Tomlinson hall Friday night, Feb. 26. Edward G. Schaub former Indiana department commander, is seeking fiddlers, “callers,” orchestras and bands which still play quadrilles, Virginia reels and square dances. “Dance steps later than the ‘gay nineties’ will be barred” said Arthur V. Gresham, master of ceremonies. Three citizens, to be selected, will judge contestants on the basis of popularity shown by applause. Walter T. White, local realtor, will be a member of the committee. Proceeds will go to the post’s drum and bugle corps. Corps members are handling arrangements. C. F. Carey is chairman of the ticket sales committee, which includes William Roome, J. C. Sortwell Michael Renton and Ralph R. Canter.

CHURCH WILL MARK 30th ANNIVERSARY

Sutherland Congregation to Honor Senior Elder at Dinner Tonight. Celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Sutherland chapel and recognition of thirty years of sendee cf Thomas Kline, senior elder, will be held at a dinner at 6:30 tonight at Sutherland i Presbyterian church. Members of the church and Sunday school and all “old timers” of the congregation been invited. Story of the founding of the church begins with the visit to the neighborhood of Twenty-eighth street and Cornell avenue by the Rev. Charles H. Hunt in the interest of Sunday school work. Organized in Storeroom Mr. Hunt found a number of per- | sons who urged the organization of a Sunday school in the district. A I vacant store room in the Haun building was obtained as a temporary retreat, and on Feb. 9, 1902, i the chapel was organized. Charter members of this Sunday school were Mr. Hunt, Kline, G. W. Brown, Alex ITarbison, A. J. John- ! son, G. E. Wilson, Minerva Kellogg, Belle Kellogg, Edna Kellogg, Norma Kellogg, Blanche Kontz, Edna Williamson, Harry Williamson and Gertrude Brown. The lesson at the first meeting was taught by A. J. Johnson. L. B. ! Lacey was chosen superintendent I for the next session George Stilz was appointed by the session of the : Memorial Presbyterian church to take charge, and he became superintendent June 1, 1902. New Church Built in 1905 After the school had moved into the second floor of the Haun building, it was learned that Mrs. Brown, nee Sutherland, one of the charter members, had left land for the building of a Presbyterian church in the neighborhood. This money was being held by the First Presbyterian church. Memorial and First church sessions sponsored the project and on July 2, 1905. the first building was dedicated on the present site, Twenty-eighth and Bellefontaine streets. The Sutherland chapel was organized independently at that time. Kline was elected elder when the church was organized in 1908, and has been on the board since then He is a Monon engineer, and last week completed his forty-eighth ! year as an employe of the railroad. DUVALL ASKS DAMAGES Former Mayor Demands SSOO for Injuries Incurred in Crash. Suit for SSOO damages for injuries incurred in an automobile crash Dec. 1, was filed by John Duvall, former mayor, against Mrs. Nannie Stenzel, 659 East Twenty-fifth street, today in superior court four. Duvall was riding in an automobile operated by his wife and alleged Mrs. Stenzel crashed into it. j Duvall charged he incurred head | wounds. The accident occurred at i Forty-ninth street and Washington [ boulevard.

This is the last of six stories on “JaDan’s Skv-rocket Rise.” BY ROBERT TALLEY j, NEA Service Writer (CoDvriaht. 1932. NEA Service. Inc.l “TT7HAT will you give the emW peror, the Lord of Heaven?” So runs the first question of a Japanese school child’s catechism. And the child is trained to an- { swer: All my possessions, and my life when he requires it." In the estimation of the Japanese, the sickly-looking and bespectacled young man who sits in the palace at Tokio today is not a mere human. He is a god—“ The Son of Heaven” —and so were all his ancestors in his heaven-born line, which goes back to six centuries before Christ. They were kings long before the day of Julius Caesar, and 300 years before Alexander the Great conquered the known world. Reverence for the emperor is ingrained in the cradle, grows throughout the years and makes death glorious when it promotes his cause. Wars are fought for the emperor. In the war with Russia, soldiers rushed to battle shouting his name . . . died with a smile on lips that gasped it until the last. u n HIS person is sacred. No ordinary commoner may touch him—not even his barber, his dentist or his tailor. The barber and dentist must wear silk gloves when working on him, the tailor does his fitting on another man of the same stature. Despite his enormous power and riches, the aged Emperor Mutsuhito suffered from lack of proper nursing during his last illness for this reason. The present Emperor Hirohito 123d ruler in the heaven-born line, has modified things somewhat. When, as prince-regent, he returned from a European tour several years ago, he permitted a rousing public reception like those often given the prince of Wales. Old Japanese were horror-strick-en; the custom of centuries had dictated that when a member of the royal family passed the people should stand in reverent ’ silence with head bowed; that no ordinary mortal might look down upon the emperor from above, and to this end the curtains on upperstory windows of houses must be drawn before he appeared. tt tt n THOUGH Japan has had a constitutional government and an elected diet (congress) since 1890, the emperor is still very powerful. No czar of Russia ever had more power over his subjects than Hirohito has today. The constitution says the emperor rules by divine right in accordance with the laws made by the diet; actually, his imperial decree can set aside or make any jaw, even declare war. He is the commander-in-chief of both the army and the navy, he ap--1 points the cabinet that runs the

FUND MEETING IS SET Rowland Haynes, Social Worker, to Give Talk Feb. 18. “Statesmanship in Social Work” will be the topic of Rowland Haynes, regional adviser of President Hoover’s organization for unemployment relief, when he speaks Feb. 18 at the Indianapolis Community Fund's twelfth annual meeting at the Claypool. Haynes, a trustee of the National Association of Community Chests and Councils, during the World war was director of the New York war camp community service. MISSING BOY HUNTED Francis Summers, 12, Last Seen a Week Ago on Way From School. Police search was started today for Francis Summers, 12, of 310 Jackson street, who last was seen a week ago as he left school for his home. Description of the boy has been broadcast throughout the state. Mrs. Nellie Frohman, his mother, said she had communicated with relatives and friends, to whose homes Francis might have gone, but none of them has seen him. The boy wore short trousers, high shoes and a blue sweater.

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BY BEN STERN ALTHOUGH no great enthusiasm was exhibited, perhaps because the oratory, although good, was not of the rousing kind, a spirit of op- ! timism was reflected at the Irvington Republican Club meeting Monday night. Because of the size of the crowd, more than 500, the meeting and reception in honor of Ivan Morgan, new Republican state chairman, was held in the auditorium instead of the clubroom of the Irvington Masonic building. The attendance was in the main made up of old party wheelhorses, former officials and incumbent officials. On the stage were M. Bert Thurman. Republican national committeeman and outstanding contender for Governor; Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin, who will seek renomination; Schuyler Haas, Seventh district chairman; L O. Chasey, Leslie's secretary, and the Rev. M. S. Marble, who gave the invocation. Harold Kealing, club president, introduced Morgan, who got an excellent reception. ana Among those in the audience were Miss Mary Sleeth of Rushville, who seeks the state treasurership; Miss Genevieve Brown, who asks renomination as high court reporter; E. E. Neal, collector of internal revenue; George Jeffrey. United States district attorney; Charles Jewett, former mayor, and a host of prospective candidates. Habituated to political claptrap that features speeches on Washington and Lincoln at a political club, the audience did not get en-

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On the imperial throne . . . Japan’s emperor and empress, photographed in the imperial palace at Tokio.

country, his royal family draws $2,000,000 a year from the taxpayers, has a vast personal fortune, owns 5,000,000 acres of land in crowded Japan, where land is worth as high aa SI,OOO an acre. It is doubtful if there is a soldier in Japan’s army or a sailor in Japan’s navy who would not be willing to fall upon a sword, gladly, at a nod from this bespectacled young man in Tokio. The gravest sin in the Japanese code is disloyalty to the throne. tt n n THE Japanese people would no more think of putting the emperor’s picture on money or postage stamps than we would think of doing the same with a picture of Christ. His picture is treated reverently and framed in every school. A few years ago two school teachers were fined heavily for drinking sake in a room in which his picture hung. In case the school catches fire, the emperor’s picture is the first thing that must saved. Hirohito, the present emperor, was born Aug. 29, 1901. Because of the illness of his father, Emperor Yoshihito (the old man had softening of the brain) he was constituted prince-regent on Nov. 15, 1921. He succeeded his father upon the latter’s death. He was married to Princess Nagako Uni in January, 1924. Their first child was born the following December, and three others have since followed, one of whom died in extreme infancy. Since all of the emperor’s children are girls, and no woman may ever rule Japan, the heir-presumptive to the throne is the emperor’s brother, Prince Chichibu. He is a year younger than the emperor and married a Japanese girl educated in an American college. n h n UNLIKE European royalty, Japan does not go abroad for royal match-making. Japan’s princes of the blood are married into noble families; if there is no male issue, a male near-relative is called to the throne. The Japanese cabinet functions very much like President Hoover’s cabinet, containing twelve ministers who are appointed by the emperor and are responsible to him alone. The Japanese diet, or congress, consists of a house of peers apd a house of representatives, of equal power. The former are either elected for seven years or are appointed by the emperor for life; the latter must run for reelection every four years. They draw $1,500 a year, as compared to an American congressman’s $lO,000 a year. The peers are: hereditary members of the nobility, elected counts or barons, men of education or distinguished service appointed by the emperor, 1 elected representatives of the taxpayers, members of the imperial academy elected by that body.

thusiastic, but accorded respectful attention to the principal speaker, James M. Knapp of Hagerstown, minority leader of the house in 1931 and 1929 speaker. He discussed the ideals of the two great leaders and said that they were faithfully carried out in the principles of the Republican party. nan Jim attempted to '-make the audience sorry for the present panic because it is so small compared to that during the Cleveland Democratic administration, but he didn’t seem to awaken much pity for the present puny little cataclysm. He described the great activity of President Hoover and blamed the Democrats for the economic condition of the country, because of war debts. The mention of Hoover left the audience stone cold, as did a reference to the “excellent, honest, economical Leslie administration.” But there was real applause when Knapp declared: “There must be a definite party platform, state and national, and it should be written in such plain language that a 10-year-old child shall be able to read and understand it. “We must get the best man available for each office and he must carry out platform provisions after election.” nan Morgan, when introduced, pledged every effort for the party. He said nothing however, about how the $20,000 party deficit was to be met or from whence the money for the campaign was to come. Which is quite an important item in any political campaign.

The representatives are elected from various walks of life. tt u a THE American system of trial by jury has been in effect only three years. Prior to that, the presiding judge heard the evidence and decided the accused’s fate, even in capital crimes which in Japan are treason and murder. Many years ago, hanging was substituted for beheading. The diet, in session, looks very much like America’s congress. Little time is wasted on debate, as the Japanese language does not lend itself to brilliant oratory. The post-Perry cataclysm in which the empire’s old order perished before the march of progress and from which a modem Japan arose with constitutional government, elected representatives and the public voting booth, altered the emperor’s power but did little to weaken his prestige. The governmental set-up is different now, but the man who sits on the gilded throne at Tokio today still is more than a mere human being in the estimation of loyal Japanese. He is, in their eyes, a god—nothing less. Many, many men have died for his heaven-born line on Japanese battlefields. Many, many more may have that chance. (THE END)

DETENTION HOME IS FAVORED BY BOARD

Commissioners Practically Decided on SIOB,OOO Bond Issue. Abandoning plans for remodeling an apartment building, county commissioners today practically had decided upon erection of a completely new and modern juvenile detention home. Dow W. Vorhies, board of commissioners president, disclosed the plans. He indicated steps soon would be taken to prepare an ordinance authorizing a SIOB,OOO bond issue. This low estimate on anew structure only is about SIO,OOO higher than the estimate for remodeling. The figure was presented by J. Edwin Kopf and Deery, architects. Under new plans, a model home is to be built on a site to be acquired at the northwest ebrner of Ogden and Alabama streets. An apartment house, on the site will be razed. Frank F. Woolling, agent for Jean

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ALLEGED WIFE SLAYER GIVEN WEDDIN6 RING Mother of Victim Removes Jewelry and Presents It to Accused. By Timet Special FRANKFORT. Ind.. Feb. 9. When Richard H. Gladden, 22, appears in Clinton circuit court here for trial on a charge of first degree murder of his beautiful young wife, Dolores, 21, he may wear a wedding ring slipped from her dead hand by her mother, Mrs. R. W. Titsworth, Kansas City, Mo., who gave the ring to him. Gladden’s request that he be permitted to view the body of his wife before it was taken to Kansas City for burial, was granted by authorities, and he was taken from jail by an officer and to the funeral home where the body laid. With Mrs. Titsworth at his side, the young husband, knelt beside the bier, apparently in deep grief. It was at his request that Mrs. Titsworth removed the ring. He placed it on the third finger of his left hand. Fume Death Charged If one of the counts of an eightcount indictment is substantiated at the trial, a means of murder probably without precedent in Indiana, will be revealed—a charge that the young wife met her death by carbon monoxide fumes from the engine of an automobile in which she was seated with her husband at the side of a road near here. About midnight Feb. 1, Gladden appeared at the farm home of John Young, stating that he desired an ambulance be called for his wife. She was removed to the Clinton county hospital here, but died before arrival, according to Dr. W. L. Hammersley. Marks on the victim’s throat, having the appearance of those left by a thumb and fingers, caused authoritess to investigate. They learned, it is asserted, that a few days previous to the tragedy, Gladden obtained SIO,OOO insurance payable in case his wife lost her life in an automobile accident. Gladden is said to have declared that he and his wife sat in the parked car while the engine was running; that he fell asleep and when he awoke he found his wife unconscious and went to the Young home to summon aid. Poison Count Filed In addition to alleging death was caused by the engine fumes, the indictment charges strangulation, unknown means and poison as methods of murder. The couple would have reached the second anniversary of their marriage Feb. 17. Gladden left Frankfort high school before completing the course. He was an aviation student in Kansas City when he met Miss Dolores Refnow, who became his bride. About one year ago, the couple came to Frankfort and for a time operated a small chicken farm on land owned by his grandmother, who filed an assault and battery charge against him in September. Trial of this case has been set for Feb. 16 in Clinton circuit court.

P. Deupree, owner of the property, said the lot could be obtained for several thousand dollars below its assessed value. It is assessed at $33,820. The architects’ estimate includes cost of the lot and erection of the structure. The lot has a 108.4-foot frontage and is 130 feet deep. This size site will afford ample space for playgrounds, one for boys and another for girls, Woolling said. The proposed structure is to be three stories, reinforced with concrete, with brick walls trimmed in Bedford stone. It will house the juvenile court and provide room for 80 to 100 children. An important factor, Woolling pointed out, is the inclusion of plans for deep wells and electric pumps and latest type stoker furnaces. This will save the county high heat and light rates. Necessity for a building large enough to house the juvenile court was pointed out Monday in a letter to commissioners from Juvenile Judge John F. Geckler.

Import Pests By United Brett JUNCTION, Tex., Feb. 9. Wolves seemed to increase miraculously in number after Edwards county ranchers offered a bounty of S2OO for grown and SIOO for puppy wolves. Investigation revealed wolves were being shipped in from southwest Texas.

MOTHER TAKEN FROM CHILDREN INTO JAIL CELL Government Accuses Her of Attempt to Free Pal From Behind Bars. The government placed a comely young mother in Marion county jail today, and her 3-months-old baby girl and 5-year-old daughter are in care of a friend, pending action of the federal grand jury which convenes next Monday. The mother, Mrs. Katherine Veach, is charged with complicity in a postoffice robbery at Fountaintown, Ind., last July 1, and with plotting a jail break here. Her hearing today before Fae W. Patrick, United States commissioner, resulted from letters she is alleged to have written Carroll Ward, In the county jail charged with the postoffice robbery. He also is awaiting grand jury action. Used Invisible Ink Ward and Mrs. Veach, who was estranged from her husband several months ago, were charged with plotting the postal robbery and SI,OOO bond was placed on Ward, while Mrs. Veach was released on her own recognizance because of the children. Federal authorities charged today that the mother in the letters attempted to engineer a jail break. They asserted she had used invisible Ink. “The government released you because of your babies,” George Jeffrey, United States attorney, told her. “We expected fair play from you if only because of your children. Friend Takes Babies “I hate this, but we can’t help ourselves. You’ve got to be charged with this jail-breaking plot. I can’t help you a bit now, as much as I’d like to, because of those babies.” Mrs. Veach broke into tears as Patrick placed her under $1,500 bond, and ordered her taken to the county jail. “I can’t see any way out of this,” said Patrick, “and we certainly can’t let you take that child with you over there.” Mrs. Mary Spalding, who has four children of her own. and is a friend of Mrs. Veach, told Jeffrey she is willing to take care of the children, and she accompanied Mrs. Vaech to the Jail, where she took the children. BOXER IS ABSOLVED Fagg’s Opponent Cleared in Manslaughter Case. A1 Holden, Worcester (Mass.) boxer, today was discharged on a manslaughter count in connection with the death of Johny Fagg, 22, Terre Haute boxer, who died from brain injuries Friday after boxing at the American Legion show last Tuesday. Holden was cleared of the allegations by Municipal Judge Clifton R. Cameron. He discharged the boxer after a deputy prosecutor said the charge was without foundation, and the state was prepared to dismiss it. Coroner Fred W. Vehling was scored by Sol Bodner, attorney for Holden, for ordering the boxer’s arrest. “Holden’s arrest was rank injustice on the part of the coroner," Bodner told the court.

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SMITH’S STAND SEEN HINDRANCE TO ROOSEVELT —— Garner and Baker Likely to Gain at the Expense of New York Governor. BY LEO R. SACK Times Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Former Governor A1 Smith's announcement that he will accept the presidential nomination if it is given to him, aroused conflicting reactions among Democratic leaders here today. Although Smith asserted he will not “in advance of the convention either support or oppose the candidacy cf any aspirant for the nomination,’* the chief result of his announcement will be the slowing up of the pre-convention campaign of Governor Roosevelt of New York, which apparently has been gathering landslide proportions in the south and the west. The feud between Smith and the man he made Governor is such that politicians here were disinclined to place too much faith in this declaration. The impression is that his announcement is a major development in the “stop Roosevelt” campaign which Smith’s close friends are credited with engineering. Gamer Boom Grows Speaker Garner of the house, and Newton D. Baker, it is agreed, will be among the chief beneficiaries, if Roosevelt's drive is halted. Gar* ner’s campaign, launched originally by Texas friends, has been gathering momentum the last few weeks and it is regarded today as one of the threats to Roosevelt’s success. Neither Baker nor Garner is seeking directly to block Roosevelt, but many of their friends are not so circumspect. The development of Gamer sentiment apparently is overshadowing the movement for Governor Ritchie of Maryland, an avowed candidate. The strong nationalistic feeling, prevalent at this time, is said to b halting the spread of Baker sentiment. More Caution Expected Smith's declaration will have thd effect, it is believed, of causing Roosevelt's friends to proceed with more caution. It has been claimed' that Roosevelt will have 678 votes on the first ballot, or within 90 of the required two-thirds, but this claim is subject to discount. Democrats are agreed, however, that unless the Smith statement precipitates a strong drift from Roosevelt, he will have approximately half of the 1,154 votes on. the first ballot. If he develops this initial strength, they add, he will be hard to beat. Responsible Democratic predict that whatever may happen o Roosevelt’s candidacy, there will be no repetition at Chicago of the Madison Square garden bitterness. Smith Holds Influence Party leaders, visualizing victory next November, are determined to choose their nominee in a spirit of harmony. Smith’s statement forecasts this, so do the attitudes of Garner and Baker. Smith is certain to exercise a great influence at the convention because of his personal popularity and the fact that he polled 15,000,000 votes in 1928. But despite this, the belief here is that he will not be nominated. Senators who supported him against Hoover—Gore of Oklahoma;, Wheeler of Montana, Sheppard and Connally of Texas, Black of Alabama and McKellar of Tennessee—* say Smith’s nomination this year would be a great mistake, and would rekindle the religious controversies of 1928. FOOD GIVEN TO HOME Members of Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges in Marion county will contribute one can of food each to the Odd Fellow home in Greensburg to cover a shortage of vegetables caused by the drought. Five thousand cans is the goal in, the plan being arranged by the Marion county council, I. O. O. F w Work of the food campaign will be carried on at a meeting Feb. 29 in Harris lodge. No. 644, Washington and Addison streets.