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JUDGE KERN GAINS DEMOCRATIC FAVOR IN MAYORAL RACE Rising Tide of Sentiment Is Reported in City Organization for Superior Court Jurist Over Rivals. SUMNER MAY RUN AS INDEPENDENT Judge Ryan, Also Boomed by Party Leaders, May Throw Support to Friend in May Primary Battle. BY DICK MILLER Timrs Staff Writer There is a rising tide of sentiment in the Democratic city organization that Superior Judge John W. Kern seek the nomination for mayor in the May primary. Feeling of the party leaders that Russell J. Ryan, another superior judge, would be acceptable to both the county and city factions of the party apparently is subsiding. This does not mean that Judge Ryan will not be the ultimate standard bearer of the Democratic regulars when they go to battle in the primary.

It does mean that many party leaders and workers who were “sold” on Judge Kern before other leaders approached Judge Ryan still are for Judge Kern. Some of the workers would have Judge Kern run in the primary whether or not Judge Ryan runs, but this is regarded unlikely. One reason against such a fight would be the personal friendship between the two judges. Another is that if both ran. they would split the regular organization and Sheriff Charles <Buck) Sumner might be ihe winner. Sheriff Sumner returned from Florida, where he is reported to have contacted persons who will finrnce his race for mayor. He will not have the regular organization support, at least in the primary, as the present leaders hold sway until. the city and county chairmen are named the Saturday after the primary. Sheriff Watches Developments The sheriff and his friends among the insurgent county group are watching closely the actions of the regular faction. It is well known that Sheriff Sumner would rather oppose judge Ryan than Judge Kern, because he feels Judge Ryan would be easier to defeat. There is some talk that the , sheriff may bolt the Democratic party and run as an independent, carrying with him a complete slate of office seekers. Such a move would split the Democrats and might win for Walter Pritchard, attorney, who has announced for the Republican nomination for mayor. Hint ••Reward" for Split Mr. Pritchard is known to enjoy the favor of George V. (Cap* Coffin j and William Armitaee. Republican; party bosses. The sheriff and Mr.; Armitaee have been friends since the Shank regime, when Mr. Armitage bossed the party and Sheriff Sumner was a police captain. If the sheriff ran as an independent and lost, but split the Democrats. observers reason that he: might be rewarded with the police chief post. The entire Democratic problem on the mayor front appears to be one of watchful waiting. The regular Democratic organization would like to see Sheriff Sumner, if he is going to run. run on the Democratic ticket. If he should win in the primary : as a Democrat, it is believed many ; Democrats would "hop on the wagon" and be for him at election time. Kern Approves Ryan Judce Kern was the first to approach Judge Ryan with a proposal that he <Ryan* run and also used his influence to get some of the courthouse faction to promise Judge Ryan support. Hence, it is believed Judge Ryan will exert his influence for Judge Kern if a canvass of the party and a review of all the angles show that he (Judge Ryan* can not win. Judge Kern steadfastly has insisted he will seek no office save reelection to superior court one. However. if Judge Ryan decides not to run and personally asks Judge Kern to run, those close to the political picture wonder if the latter will refuse in view of the party plans al- j ready made for four years from now. $7,058,309,984 GOLD RESERVE SETS RECORD U. S. Holdings Show Gain of S4O. 000.000 Over Feb. 1. Bp I'mitrit /*r< <• WASHINGTON Feb 13.—Another record high of $7,058,309,984 90 was reached by the government's gold reserves today. Holdings showed a gain of more i than *40.000,000 over Feb. 1, when the nation's gold was impounded in the treasury and revalued at the; new per ounce pnee. ‘

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War Pictures Starting tomorrow The Times will run a series of war pictures submitted by city and state persons. Last of the vivid pictures of the World war, collected by Laurence Stallings, appear today on sage 11. These pictures have been shown daily, giving a kaleidoscopic view of the horror and anguish of the “war to end war.” They all have been official pictures gathered from various governments and their signal corps. The aim has been not to present a bloody spectacle, but rather to familiarize those not acquainted with the battlefield with the disastrous upheaval of civilization occasioned by war.

NEW CLUB ORGANIZED BY DEMOCRATIC GROUP Permanent Officers to Be Named at Meeting Monday. The Cosmpolitan Democratic Club was organized at meeting last night in the Lincoln, attended by nearly 100 persons. The group elected Dr. Will H. Smith temporary chairman. Permanent officers will be named next Monday night by the club, formed to study the science of politics. Lectures at meetings of the club will be gi\en bv Professor Walter L. Slifer. Butler university. Fleeing Bandit Wrecks Cab After he had robbed Frank Huxley. 24. of 715 North Alabama street, a taxicab driver, of $3. a bandit last night wrecked the cab by crashing into a street car at Keystone and English avenues. The bandit then fled leaving his cap and a .38 caliber revolver in the wreck. In the Air Weather conditions at 9 a. m.: Northwest wind. 12 miles an hour: temperature. 26; barometric pressure. 29.99 at sea level: general conditions. overcast; ceiling, estimated 5.000 feet; visibility, 7 miles. Times Index Page Berg Cartoon 10 Bridge 5 Broun 9 Classified 13. 14 Comics 15 Crossword Puzzle 6 Curious World 15 Editorial 10 Financial 6 Hickman —Theaters 16 Our Gang—A Series 9 Pegler 9 Radio 3 Sports 12. 13 State News ® Unknown Blond 15 War Pictures 11 Woman's Pages 4. 5

Names Don’t Mean a Thing When the Cash Registers Ring

HARRY PIERPONT has been living at the Lincoln hotel. John Dillinger was in town just the other day. Billy Sunday has been hiding out on College avenue. Ed Wynn stopped off to get a quart of wine in Indianapolis. Henry Ford, Thomas Jefferson. Russell Clark of the Michigan City Clarks. Eddie Cantor. General Pershing, and yea even Franklin D. Roosevelt, have all been visiting off and on in Indianapois and the newspapers didn't know it. No hotel register holds this list of celebrities. No jail blotter reveals their names, although some , of the more infamous, like Dil--1 Anger and Pierpont, are a long

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By tailed Pn ss ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13. August A. Busch Sr., 68, head of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company and one of the wealthiest men in the state, shot himself to death at his home here today. Norris Puts Lindbergh Under Fire ‘Earning His Money at Last,’ Says Nebraskan of Air Mail Dispute. By tailed Pres* WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Supporters arose today in defense of both President Roosevelt and Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, on opposite sides in the fight over cancellation of private air mail contracts, as preparations proceeded for the army to take over flying the mail next Monday. Mr. Roosevelt ignored Colonel Lindbergh’s protest against cancellation of the contracts after Stephen Early, White House secretary, caustically characterized it as obviously sent for publicity purposes. A storm of controversy over the matter gathered quickly. “It is regrettable,” declared Senator Gerald P. Nye (Rep., N. D.), “that two great national idols, the President and Lindbergh, should be brought into public conflict by such a dirty mess as the aviation istuai tion, but Lindbergh’s protest is weakened by his connection with the aviation companies and the big fees he received from them.” Senator George W. Norris (Rep., Neb.) said the airlines which lost contracts were trying to use Lindberg's influence with the public to suit their own ends. ‘ At last,” he said. “Lindbergh is earning the $250,000 stock fee and other fees which he received fr®m the aviation industry for use of his name. FRANCE QUIET AFTERSTRIKE Nation Goes Back to Normal as Doumergue Settles Down to Work. By tailed Press PARIS. Feb. 13.—France emerged today from a critical week of riots culminating in a twenty-four-hour general strike, and its new “salvation” cabinet pointed at once toward a constructive legislative and executive program to bring economic and political normality. The Socialist and Communist union workers returned to their jobs, and soldiers returned to normal barrack activity. Premier Gaston Doumergue and his concentration government began drafting plans for their ministerial declaration before the chamber of deputies Thursday. It was planned to introduce the budget at once and to try and pass it by the 28th. as one reassurance to business and the taxpayer. Two persons were killed during minor riots that accompanied the one day strike, both at Marseilles. Twenty were wounded. It was announced that 116 persons were arrested here. Twelve police were hurt in isolated encounters last night in working class districts. Generally all was quiet throughout the country. CONSTRUCTIONS GAIN New Building Contracts Totaled $226,139,536 in January. By Times Special CHICAGO. Feb. 13.—New building construction in America for the first month of this year amounted to $226,133,536. according to a survey today by the Indiana Limestone Corporation. - This compares with $90,858,040 for January. 1933. and with $507,954,000 for January. 1926. the year the administration uses as reflecting a normal commodity price level.

ways from the front stoop of the capital city. Instead, quietly, with tongue making a mole-hill out of cheek, the names have been inscribed in pencil and pen in books of drug stores of the city by purchasers of liquors. “Take Bishop Cannon there—(you him),’’ pointed out a city drug clerk as he underscored a line in the liquor order book showing that one "Bishop Cannon" got a quart of Scotch in January. “Or look, here’s Joe Zilch of Keokuk. la. Now who knows, there may be a Joe Zilch in lowa. But this Gordan Gin —well, that is a little obvious, especially as he got cne-fifth gallon of it,” rattled the clerk as he read from the alcoholic almanac. “You .know, I didn’t really

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1934

MACCRACKEN LOSES 4-DAY ARRESTFIGHT Hoover Aid Ordered to Face Contempt Charges in Senate. LEGAL ‘GAME’ IS ENDED Accused in Air Mail Probe Beaten in Several Court Battles. By failed Press WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Backed by a court decision upholding its authority, the senate prepared today to press contempt charges against William P MacCracken Jr., whose four-day fight for freedom ended dramatically last night with his “imprisonment” by the senate ser-geant-at-arms, Chesley Jurney. The former assistant secretary of commerce spent the night ifi a hotel room, closely guarded by Mr. Jurney, after Justice Daniel W. ODonoghue of District of Columbia supreme court discharged a second writ of habeas corpus by which Mr. MacCracken had hoped to escape senate custody. Thus was ended a legal game of hide-and-seek which Mr. McCracken and Mr. Jurney played to the nation’s amusement. All prizes were awarded unanimously to the senate, and that body was ready to move forward in its trial of Mr. MacCracken on contempt charges in the sensational airmail contract invesigation. Mr. MacCracken was left groggy last night after a hectic day in which every decision was against him. And if that were not enough, he was forced-to do without food while Justice O Donoghue and the senate shuffled his case back and forth for nine hours. Rapid-fire developments, in which Mr. MacCracken and his attorney, Frank J. Hogan, were heavy losers, included: Fined SIOO for Contempt A visit to Justice O'Donoghue's motions court at 10 a. m., at which Attorney Hogan pleaded that his clinet had been arrested legally Saturday night at Jurney’s apartment and that a habeas corpus writ granted by Justice O’Donghue at that time should remain in force. After hearing Mr. Jurney’s contention that the arrest never had been made because the senate warrant was lockd up in a safe in the capitol. the wdiite-haired justice discharged the writ. Then, to Mr. MacCracken’s amazement, Justice ODonoghue called upon him to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of court on the grounds the original writ was obtained by misrepresentation . After a brief defense, in which he declared he had acted “in good faith,” Mr. MacCracken was adjudged guilty of contempt and fined SIOO. Arrested in Court While Attorney Hogan paid the fine with five S2O bills in the court's marriage license bureau, the frockcoated sergeant-at-arms stepped forward, adjusted his glasses, and read the senate warrant to Mr. MacCracken. He hurried the former government official to the Capitol. Legislative business was interrupted, and Mr. MacCracken was escorted into the senate chamber. Chairman Hugo Black of the special airmail investigating committee opened the contempt proceedings. An hour later, however, Senator Black agreed to Minority Leader Charles L. McNary’s suggestion for a postponement until today. Leaving the chamber with his “prisoner,” Mr. Jurney was served with another writ which Attorney Hogan’s law partners had obtained from Justice O Donoghue. The writ called upon Mr. Jurney to produce “the body” of Mr. MacCracken in court mmediately, and the two returned to Justice O’Donoghue’s chambers. The justice summoned a special session, denied Attorney Hogan’s petition for a postponement, and announced he would rule on the question of legality or illegality of Mr. MacCracken's arrest. He gave counsel fifteen minutes to prepare arguments and convened his court at 4.30 p. m.

notice Gordan. That got by me,” he added. “Nize little man. Smelled of juniper berry. Maybe that’s why,” broke in a bystander. u v e “\J°W that BiUy Sunday out IN on College avenue—l remember he looked like a—let’s see —,” ignored the clerk. “Ballplayer, evangelist,” offered the bystander. “No! More like what you’d think a gangster might look like. But do you know both John Dillinger and Harry Pierpont resembled meek shoe clerks,” he vouched. “But here! Here's one I didn't remember putting hem—her—name down. Look! Four Roses whisky—Rosie GKirady. Mow

Jail Break Fails; Eight Men Slain Unerring Marksmanship of Guards Brings End to Prison Riot. By United Press WALLA WALLA, Wash., Feb. 13. —Rigid prison discipline was clamped on the tense Walla Walla state penitentiary today following an unsuccessful jail break in which eight men were killed and ten others cither wounded or stabbed. Warden J. M. McCauley believed that the trouble was over, but he took no chances. Extra guards manned the high walls of the redbricked prison and national guardsmen stood by for possible emergencies. Six convicts were killed, a guard was stabbed to death and a prisoner described as “an innocent bystander” was wounded fatally. The desperate attempt at wholesale jail delivery failed because of the unerring marksmanship of prison guards who refused to be "bluffed.'' Four of the wounded were guards, stabbed by the rioters; the other six were prisoners. The jailbreak attempt developed suddenly after the lunch hour yesterday afternoon. Twenty convicts, pushing seven prison officials before them as hostages, marched on the main gate and demanded to be let out. Facing a wall guard hastily augmented by Mr. McCauley because he had “smelled trouble brewing,” they threatened to kill their hostages unless the gates were opened. It was a tense moment as the line before the gate surged forward menacingly and guards as on the wall called on the rioters to disperse. Mr. McCauley issued orders to “shoot to kill, but don’t hit the turnkeys.” The men in the hidden shot towers along the wall unleashed their first volley of rifle fire. A second volley dispersed the rioters who scurried to cover. TELEPHONE SERVICE IS RESUMED IN ANDERSON Exchange Razed by Fire on Jan. 29 Is Rebuilt. By Vailed Press ANDERSON, Ind., Feb. 13.—Local telephone service in Anderson, disrupted Jan. 29, when fire destroyed the old exchange, was resumed today. New equipment rushed here immediately after the fire was installed by 300 men working in twenty-four shifts. There are bout 6,000 telephone users here. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 24 Ba. m 26 j 7 a. m 25 9 a. m 27

RACE TRACK S elections BY TOM NOONE +* ——*■—■■— NOONE’S SELECTIONS FOR TODAY Day’s Best—Pardee. Best Longshot—Grey Hip. Best Parlay—General Campbell and Gyro.

At Agna Caliente — One Best — All Star. 1. All Star. Bon Champ, Voting Hour. 2. Wirt. Lakeland, Queen Ann. 3. Leeward, Warring, San Ramon. 4. Donald, Lord Algy, Maryse. 5. Portcodine, Pop, Leo’ele. 6. Anapola, Xingu, Lamp Black. 7. Longus, Gerard, Shasta Monk. 8. Society Talk, Lady Va Va, Shasta Monk. At Hialeah Park — One Best--Pardee 1. Pardee, General Lejune, Boy Crazy. 2 Below Zero, Maddening Tabitha. 3. Prince Tokalon, Hokuao, Major General. 4. Davoc. Off Duty, Squeeze Out. 5. General A., Irene’s Bob, Crowning Glory. 6. Charlie K., Live One, Pot Au Brooms. 7. Bright Bubble, Making Bubbles, Porter’s Dream.

what do you suppose made her do that?” asked the drug clerk. “Maybe the colonel's lady out on shopping spree.” “What colonel? I get it. ‘Sweet Rosie O’Grady umptiddy-um.’ But listen we really do get a lot of real names. You can see for yourself. Now all these Smiths, Al Smiths and John Paul Jones’ don’t mean a thii**. Hoofs of one listener tapped out “They don't mean a thing when that cash register do ring. They don’t mean a thing!” the other day,” continued the drug clerk, “a fellow came in and got a pint and wrote down John Smith. I smiled. Couldn’t help it.” “Yeah, same old line wanting the same old wine,” broke *“♦ the bystander, \

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Chancellor Englebert Dollfuss CANADIAN BUSINESS IGNORES SOVIET UNION Commercial Isolation to End, Correspondent Says. By Vailed Press TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 13.—Canada’s prime minister, Right Hon. R. B. Bennett, is listed 1n the records of the Moscow foreign office as the “world’s worst revolutionary,” according to Carl J. Ketchum, Fleet street war correspondent. Canada now stands, he said, as the only one of forty leading nations which didn’t do a dollar’s worth of business in Russia last year. Mr. Ketchum said that he believed that Mr. Bennett was attempting to extricate himself from the strait-jacket of commercial isolation, and that the approaching visit of the Russian ambassador to the United States lent significance to the theory that Canada would soon attempt to share the Russian market.

At Tampa — One Best—Spinning Way 1. Craigco, Vladimir, Black Comet. 2. Poles Apart, Twidgets, Zev Star. 3. Adobe Post, Apprehensive, Dornoch. 3. Fredrick, Heartbreak, Lynx Eye. 5. Lucky Jack, Dark Ayr, Skibo. 6. General Campbell, Deferred, Santerno. 7. Spinning Way, Caterer, Nutlet. At Fairgrounds — One Best—Lugen Luggage 1. Grey Hip, Philwex, AU Night. 2. —Go'Forth, High Clover, Ceylon. 3. Jack Biener, Bob Weidel, Peacock Blue. 4. Southland Duke, Legality, Bosom Pal. 5. Gyro, Chrysostom, Frank Ormont. 6. Tarnish, Chat Eagle, Culloden. 7. Lugen Luggage, Parade Step, Hold Hard. 8. Dixie Lad, Jim Ormont, Princess Octa.

“Sure! But do you know what he did? Why he pulled out—No not a flask, not a gun, but a card case and there in engraved letters was ‘John Smith, Chicago. 111.’ ” said the clerk, dramatically. “Folks are not ashamed. They just give phony names to wisecrack at the law that compels them to do it. Take that Thomas Jefferson signature from Monticello, Va., or Bright January, Babe Ruth, any one of them could be sure-enough —F “But where's Elmer,” broke in the bystander, “What, no Elmers?” Sadly the clerk shook his head and left to point out to anew customer “that gin over there is triple-distilled. Now we sell a lot of this straight whisky. Nope, not a blend.” “Names only blends,” cracked the bystander with a "so-long.”

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Artillery Fire Resounds in Capital as Socialists Wage Bitter Battles With Combined Forces of State. REVOLT NEAR COLLAPSE, IS WORD Between 150 and 200 Are Reported Killed in Nation’s Chief City; Ultimatum Issued to Rebels. By Vailed Pres* VIENNA, Feb. 13.—Artillery fire crashed in Vienna and at a dozen provincial points today at Socialists stubbornly fought the combined forces of the state. The government issued an ultimatum that fighting must cease by 5 p. m. today or “sharper” measures would be adopted. Authorities this afternoon announced surrender of two important Socialist strongholds here, the Karl Marxhof, the city’s largest building, and the Ottakring district Socialist headquarters. It was predicted officially that collapse of the revolt here was near. As the prediction was made firing broke out in a new quarter of the city, theErdberg district.

The general strike the Socialists declared yesterday, in anticipation of a Fascist drive that meant their political death, was no frankly revolutionary. Casualties so far were estimated unofficially at between 400 and 500 dead, including 150 to 200 here. 100 each at Linz and Steyr, and from twenty-five to fifty each at Bruck and Kapfenberg. Neighbor fought neighbor, war veteran fought war veteran, as the Socialists, many garbed in the forbidden Schutzbund uniform, battled police, soldiers, auxiliary volunteers and Heimwehr storm troopers. Government forces bombarded with light guns half a dozen Socialist fortresses in the outer portions of the city where the workers live while the city’s inner circle w r as quiet, ribboned with barbed wire entanglements, studded the machine guns. Fighting Is Brisk Brisk fighting proceeded at Linz, Steyr, Poschaar, Grunden, Graz, Bruck, Floridzdorf, near Vienna; Kapfenberg, Wineggenberg and Judenberg. Socialists during the night captured Bruck. Soldiers drove them out. They returned and recaptured the town. The soldiers began a siege from outside. Ten soldiers were killed at Floridzdorf, where fighting began aU 9 a. m. The military summoned armored cars. The government summarized fighting at four towns at noon: Linz— Soldiers and auxiilary units occupied the passenger depot; Socialists holding the freight depot, with soldiers attacking. , Steyr— Socialists in control. Soldiers and auxiliaries preparing to attack. Soldiers Storm Town Beuck—Soldiers stormed the town, held by Socialists, after sharp artillery firing. Fighting proceeded in the streets. Kapfenberg—Socialists surrounded and besieged police forces. Soldiers prepared to attack. In fighting here today troops with field howitzers under the personal command of Major Emil Fey, vicechancellor, captured the Arbeiterheim Socialist headquarters in the Sixteenth district. But the Socialist defenders joined comrades in the nearby electrical works. Soldiers were in defense at the eastern railway station. They installed artillery. Fighting Severe at Linz Fighting contniued severe at Linz and spread to Poschaar and Grun-! den, whrere sixteen were killed. Socialists held the railway between Trauen and Styegg, near j Linz, where twenty-six were report- j ed dead. Guerilla fire continued on the mountain top of the Freiinburg, outside Linz, where Socialists were reported to have lifiht field pieces. At Graz the Socialists turned machine guns on troops. During the morning here the Ottakring Socialist headquarters were under heavy artillery fire. It was effective and resistance diminished. Army engineers delved underground tunneling, ready to blow up the building if necessary. Hold Out Against Fire Socialists in the Sandeleiten apartments, housing 1.300 people normally, held out against heavy machine gun and howitzer fire. The middle portion of the Karl Marxhof collapsed under artillery fire. Troops charged the building, to be met with a fierce defense. The method of artillery fire heer was to start bombardment of upper stories and work down. As the fight developed at Floridzdorf, Socialists occupied the Cath-

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olic community house and barricaded themselves. Socialists defended the electric works and the slaughter house stoutly. They captured the slaughter house during the night. State Claims Mastery Despite seriousness of the situation, the government claimed complete mastery. Continued fighting, it was said, was to clear out the remaining Socialist nests. Socialists in Linz proper, it was said, were ejected and scattered in the countryside. Sea ttered bands of Socialist Schutzbund guards, with revolvers and rifles, started street fighting in six different districts of Vienna, including the Aspang railway station in the southeastern part of the city. There the Schutzbund drove off a guarding force of Heimwehr troops and occupied the station. BROOKSIDE LEAGUE JOINS SMOKE FIGHT Votes Co-Operation With City Abatement Group. Members of the Brookside Community League voted last night to co-operate with the Indianapolis Smoke Abatement League in its fight to eliminate the smoke nuisance. CIVIC LEAGUE TO HEAR JUDGE FRANK BAKER Montcalm Organization to Hold Church Meeting. Principal speaker at a meeting of the Montcalm Civic League tonight in the Union Congregational church, Seventeenth and Rembrandt streets, will be Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker. MAYOR CUTS OWN PAY Job Too Soft, Says Olcan IN. V.) Executive. By United Preaa OtEAN, N. Y„ Feb. i3.—Mayor Fred W. Fomess of Olean has cut his own salary S2OO because “this job is so soft it shouldn’t pay anything." He notified the city auditor that his salary henceforth will be SI,OOO insteady of $1,200 annually. Richmond Business Man Killed By United Prraa RICHMOND, Ind., Feb. 13.—Automobile injuries received Feb. 7, were fatal yesterday to Fred Girty, 41, joint owner of an electric company here. He was hurt when his car skidded and hit a bridge near Centerville.

A Great Series Indiana has been the prolific mother of public men w’ho have left great impress on affairs of the nation. Some of these leaders, since the Civil war, will be the subject of the “Hoosier Statesmen” series which starts in The Times tomorrow. Written by Daniel M. Kidney of The Times staff, these articles will deal realistictly with the great, near-great and not-so-great in Washington past and present. Did you know that Indiana produced two Presidents, four Vice-Presidents, thirteen members of presidential cabinets, seven diplomats, three speakers of the house of representatives and no end of senators who have been noted for one reason or another? The Times “Hoosier Statesmen” series will tell about them. Don't miss this great series.