Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 43, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 April 1935 — Page 1

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CITIZENS GAS SURVEY NEAR, MAYOR STATES Kern’s Understanding Is Probe Will Precede * Bond Sale. HELD SOUND PRACTICE $8,000,000 Bond Issue Bids Due to Be Opened Saturday. BY VINCENT LYONS Times Financial Editor An engineering appraisal of the property of the Citizens Gas Cos. as well as an audit of the company’s book undoubtedly will be made before the $8,000.000 bond issue is awarded to any group. Mayor John W. Kern told The Indianapolis Times this afternoon. While the appraisal and audit have not yet been authorized by the board of directors of the City Utility District. Mayor Kern declared that it is his understanding that both these important steps will precede the actual awarding of the bonds, bids on which will be received on Saturday. *‘l feel that good business practice demands that we take such action before assuming the debt,” the Mayor said. The right to make the engineering appraisal and audit at any time was extended to the city in 1905 when the original contract between the Citizens Gas Cos. and the city was drafted. Fails to State Intentions Two other moves which should be preliminary to the city's definite commitment, but on which nothing has been done are: 1. Procuring of a bid on natural gas. 2. Undertaking of a thorough survey of the possible markets in the event that natural gas or mixed gas is utilized after the impending deal is consummated. Failure of the city authorities to take into considration these steps is another indication of the lack of planning which has marked the entire history of the city's interest in the Citizens Gas Cos. A series of articles in The Indianapolis Times called attention to many points which could stand clarification and interpretation. ’ The Utility District, which is entrusted with complete control of the manner and method of acquiring the Citizens Gas Cos., has yet to offer an announcement of what it intends to do after the property is purchased. Assertions that the contemplated transaction will mean increased gas rates to consumers have gone unchallenged. On April 5. when the board of directors of the Utility District, made public its resolution authorizing the sale of bonds with which to take over the Citizens Gas Cos., it was intimated, but not stated officially, that the city would utilize a mixed gas. No Definite Move Made Last Friday Mayor Kern met with trustees of the Utility District. At the conclusion of the meeting it was stated that the city may bring natural gas here. It was not definitely decided whether the natural gas would be used alone or whether it would be mixed with the present artificial gas. At this same meeting the conferees discussed the possibility of asking for compensation bids on the natural gas to be piped to the city gates. However, the meeting adjourned without the group making any definite plans for the procurement of such bids. Without the appearance of a compensating bid on natural gas beforehand, there is no way whatsoever of determining what benefits might accrue to city gas consumers in the event that natural gas is brought in. It is not too late even now to receive a bid on natural gas. together with an exploratory survey of the prospective trend of consumption over the next few years. The entire seUup was prepared about two years ago and with minor revisions would be apropos to the present situation. Rate Raise Imminent Deletions and revisions were made in the original contract providing for the sale of bonds by the Utility District. These changes ostensibly were made at the request of persons who were prepared to submit bids on the issue. In effect, persons who take the proposed bonds are given a guarantee that the earnings from the gas property will be sufficient to take care of principal and interest. What this means is that in the event that the present gas rate is insufficient to meet interest on the contemplated issue, the city will jack up its gas rate in order to make up this deficiency. Concessions have been made to the potential owners of the bonds. What is needed now is some frankness and public pronouncement on the status of the gas consumer under the proposed $8,000,000 transaction with the Citizens Gas Cos.

RULING ON POLICE AND FIRE JOBS IS SOUGHT Dammeyer Asks If Applications Can Bf Considered. Besieged with requests for applications from former members of the police and fire departments who would like to return to their former posts. Theodore H Dammeyer, Safety Board president, tody sought an opinion from the city's legal department aa to whether such applicants are eligible to appointment. These former city employes left the service for more lucrative positions in the boom years prior to 1929 and since then many of them have suffered reverses in earning power.

The Indianapolis Times Fair and continued cool tonight with frost; tomorrow increasing cloudiness and slowly rising temperature.

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VOLUME 47—NUMBER 43

VanNuys Rift With McNutt Widens, U. S. on Governor’s Side Governor Wins Backing on Marshalship Scrap and for Relief Program After White House Visit With Minton. He Hints in Interview. BY DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 30.—Breach between Gov. Paul V. McNutt and Senator Frederick VanNuys was widened this afternoon as the result of the Governor’s three-day visit here. Throughout his stay the Governor spent his time with Senator Sherman Minton and didn’t go near the senior Senator’s office for so much as a courtesy call. Senator Minton accompanied the Governor to the White House, where they were closeted with President Roosevelt for more than 30 minutes. Upshot of the conference was reported “exceedingly satisfactory"’

ILLINOIS' NEEDY HOARD CRUSTS More Than 300,000 Destitute Families Are Faced With Starvation. By United Press CHICAGO, April 30.—More than 300.000 destitute families in Illinois hoarded the last crusts of scanty relief rations like war-time refugees today as Gov. Henry Horner carried an appeal for funds direct to President Roosevelt. Unless the President overrides a refusal by Harry L. Hopkins, FERA administrator, to give the state $14,000,000 or the Legislature at Springfield breaks a deadlock on revenue bills, organized relief will be shut down in all but a few of the state’s 102 counties tonjght at midnight. The Governor described the plight of 1.200,000 indigents, half of whom are in Chicago and Cook County, as “verging upon starvation.” Mr. Hopkins, referring to the state’s relief situation as a ‘ pain in the neck,” told Gov. Horner that no Federal funds would be forthcoming until the Legislature provides $3,000.000 a month as its share of unemployment aid. “I am going,.to the White House in a final effort to prevent suffering and starvation among our people in event the legislators fail to act,” the Governor said in a telegram from Washington. Chairman Robert J. Dunham of the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission said “chaos” will result unless the Legislature passes the relief program. Meager food orders will be continued in Chicago and 23 counties for a few days, he explained, but in most communities the dole clients will be thrown upon private charities immediately. Chicago's 23 relief depots were closed and squads of uniformed police patrolled the curbs where families gathered and read large signs, "No orders until further notice.” Mothers, accompanied by threadbare children and carrying empty baskets, looked at the padlocked doors in bewilderment.

Source of Harlem 'God's' Income Is Deep Mystery Father Divine Spends Thousands Weekly: Even U. S. Is Baffled by Unlimited Cash Available. Follnwinr Is ths foneludin* dispatch dealing with Father Divine. Negro, whom thousands of Negro and white followers revere as a “messiah.” BY SANDOR S. KLEIN Fnited Press Staff Correspondent. (Copyright, 1935. bv United Press) NEW YORK. April 30.—The source of Income of Father Divine, diminutive, bald-headed Negro, whom his disciples acce>pt as the personification of God. has bafflea corps of official and private investigators. But Father Divine says it is no secret.

This is his explanation: "The spirit of the consciousness or the principle of God is the source of all supply and will satisfy every desire. I have the keys to the pleasure of the earth. I have all the money I need.” And he has need for a great deal. He spends thousands of dollars weekly to maintain his "heaven” and 27 "branch heavens” in the metropolitan area; to operate a fleet of limousines which include a Rolls Royce, a Packard and a StearnsKnight: a cabin monoplane, and to feed from 2000 to 2500 persons twice daily at sumptuous banquets which run from 40 to 80 courses. In addition, he has subsidized a weekly Negro newspaper of Harlem to publicize his gospel, which he 'says is the true, unvarnished teaching of Jesus Christ. Father Divine is not averse to having the impression get abroad that he obtains his funds through supernatural powers. He has often applied to himself the story of Christ and ;he thousand loaves of bread and the coin in the fish's mouth. "Brother Lamb,” a pale, cultured white man. who is one of his five secretaries, told this correspondent with some amusement that Federal Internal Revenue Agents had visited 'Heaven No. 1” on several occasions only to leave perplexed concerning the source of Father Divine's income. "They can’t understand how and where he gets his money.” he said. "Os course, we who believe in the Father, can. At any rate, we have no books, no bank accounts of any kind and everything we buy is paid for in cash. For example, if the Father wants to purchase a buildin

by Gov. McNutt. The conference is expected to speed decision in the long-pending United States marshalship scrap wherein Senator Minton has nominated Richard (Little Dick) Wernecke, Terre Haute, and Senator VanNuys has nominated Fred Bays, Sullivan anti-McNutt leader. Having blasted poor relief administration in Indiana and thus increased the differences betweep himself and the Governor, Senator VanNuys later exonerated Wayne Coy, state FERA director, and attributed the increase in administration costs to Harry L. Hopkins, FERA administrator, thus incurring the disfavor of the national Administration. Mr. VanNuys also has voted against President Roosevelt on such issues as the defeated McCarrin prevailing wage amendment to the Work-Relief bill. So it appear; likely that from now on the McNutt organization will have the Democratic National Administration support. The President is reported to have complimented Gov. McNutt on his WorksRelief program, designed to employ 90,000 persons from relief rolls for a one-year period beginning July 1. The Indiana plan likewise met with favor from Mr. Hopkins, who is to head the works-progress division of the new Works-Relief setup. Mr. Coy, who returned to Indiana with Gov. McNutt last night, explained that the $8,500,000 monthly figure suggested by the Governor would pay not only for Works-Re-lief, but materials, rural rehabilitation, CCC camps, roads and grade separations throughout the state.

CONTINUED COLD FOR THIS AREA FORECAST Severe Frost Is Expected Tonight, Is Warning. The light frost of last night throughout all Indiana will be followed by a more severe frost tonight as temperatures dip perilously near the freezing point,the United States Weather Bureau here predicted today. The frost tonight probably will damage susceptible light garden and flower growth, the weather bureau said. Staple crops are too far advanced to be injured, it was said.

ing, he buys it mortgage free for cash.” He was amused at the notice given to the large denomination of the currency Father Divine usually carries. “We frequently have to send to the bank to cash a SSOO note to pay (Turn to Page Three)

‘Love Nest' Kept by Norman Perry on Farm , Attorney Charges in Divorce Case Argument

The divorce and property settlement in the suit of Mrs. Mae N. Perry against Norman A. Perry, Indianapolis capitalist, today was weighed by Special Judge Fred C. Gause. A decision, which will consider charges of Mrs. Perry's lawyers that the owner of the Indianapolis ball club kept a “love-nest,” will be given within a week. Judge Gause indicated to attorneys for both sides that he would cat Mrs. Perry’s plea for $1,000,000 alimony to an amount ranging between $300,000 and $375,000. He said this alimony decision would be made providing attorneys for both sides were unable to reach an agreement out of court. He said Mrs. Perry would be granted the divorce. In a stirring closing argument that ended a hotly contested legal battle over the actual worth of Mr. Perry’s estate and the amount of alimony to be granted to Mrs. Perry, the attorneys for Mrs. Perry’ charged the capitalist with "living a life of deception.”

INDIANAPOLIS, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1935

GLENN CURTIS REFUSES TO SIGN I AS PRINCIPAL OF SOUTHPORT H. S.

STORM CENTER OF SOUTHPORT’S WAR OVER EDUCATION

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While parental wrath increases and storm clouds carry thp ominous message of threatened impeachment for his alleged attempts to build a championship basketball team as a substitute for scholastic attainment at Southport High School. Leonard A. Hohlt, township trustee and stormy petrel in the controversy, was pictured at his desk this afternoon, calm and apparently unruffled by the hubbub.

GERMANS RUSH WORK ON^FLEET Destroyers, Torpedo Boats Are Under Construction in Baltic Yards. (Copyright. 1935. by United Press) BERLIN. April 30.--Germany is building small destroyers and torpedo boats at Baltic shipyards, it was reported today, in addition to “baby” submarines. Well-informed, though private, sources said that construction of “coastal defense” warships such as destroyers and torpedo boats, accounted for current activity at the yards. In addition, it was reported that Germany was fortifying a marine base on the Island of Sylt in the North Sea. No trespassing has been permitted near List, at the northernmost end of the island, since 1932, because a marine airport was established there. In the summer of 1933 more territory was closed to visitors on the ground a birefr* sanctuary had been established. Natives of the island, however, admit that gun emplacements have been built. By United Press ROME. April 30.—The Giornaie d’ltalia claimed today to have authoritative information that Germany will have 170.000 tons of warships within three years. (The Italian navy is 378.858 tons and the British 1.095,400. Germany has proclaimed her right to a navy onethird as big as Britain’s, or more than 300,000 tons.) The newspaper said 95.400 tons of the total will be ready by the middle of next year. Submarines, it continued. will vary from 250 to 500 tons each. The number of submarines is not known, but Is believed to be considerable. Times Index Bridge 4 Broun 9 Comics 15 Crossword Puzzle 15 Curious World 15 Editorial 10 Financial 11 Hickman—Theaters 13 Hugh S. Johnson. 16 Junior Aviation 16 Pegler 9 Radio 2 Sports t 12-13 Stamps 5 Woman's Pages 4-5-6

Skimming the purported grounds for divorce in an oral plea, the actual testimony having been heard in private, Frederick E. Matson, counsel for Mrs. Perry, said: “He came to her from time to time about getting into trouble with women. She staked 20 years of her married life on this man.” "All that she has wanted,” charged Mr. Matson, “is to have her married life with some sense of decency. He told her of an affair with a woman. Then he went to church with her and they sat in church and he went through even this mummery to show her that he would turn over anew leaf. "Then what did ho do? He took her out and showed her the ground of that farm home he was building. A building built for what? Built for and used as a love-nest,” he charged. 0 “And now they, his attorneys, come in here whimpering, whining and crying and say it is impossible for Mr. Ferry to give her as much as $300,000,” he said.

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Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 40 10 a. m 49 7a. m 43 11 a. m 50 8 a. m 45 12 (noon).. 51 9 a. m 47 1 p. m 53 Tomorrow’s sunrise, 4:45 a. m.; sunset, 6:39 p. m. KARRER-BAKER TIFF LANDS GIRL IN JAIL Judge Orders SIO,OOO Bond After Argument. A tiff between Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker and Attorney Clyde Karrer this afternoon had resulted in Miss Jean Marlowe, defendant in an appealed case from Municipal Court on charges of prostitution, being placed under SIO,OOO bond. Miss Marlowe and Miss Helen LaMar were arrested by police at 17 E. St. Joseph-st, convicted in Municipal Judge Charles J. Karabell’s court and fined $5, costs and given 10 days in jail. Mr. Karrer today claimed that the police entered the apartment of the two girls without a search warrant. “I am getting to believe that police do not need a search warrant to enter such places,” Mr. Baker answered. Mr. Karrer asked suspension of the days in the sentence but the judge refused. “Let them take what they get in municipal court,” he said. Mr. Karrer then demanded a jury trial for Miss Marlowe, to which the judge at first agreed, and then said that there would be no jury trial for “a while.” “Sheriff,” Judge Baker said gruffly, “take this woman back to jail. Her bond will be $10,000.” SOHN TO LEAP TONIGHT “Humah Bat” to Give Demonstration at Fairground Here. Asa. feature of the sky-writing program sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Cos., Clem Sohn, the “human bat,” will stage a demonstration at 6 tonight at the Indiana State Fairground. Sohn leaps from a plane, soars and dives bird-like on his oddly-contrived wings and finally descends If) earth in the orthodox parachute.

"The night,” continued M 7 ’. Matson. "she caught him red-handed with this woman, what did he say? He said, ‘Let’s go out to the farm at Trader's Point.’ She went out there. And it has been condonement after condonement throughout her married life. "As w f e ring down the curtain in this case we are ready to abide by any decision your honor may think is right without entering into any agreement. And I hope that the more than 20 years of married life of this woman, with one who has lived a life of fraud and betrayal will not reap its final victim,” Mr. Matson said. Homer Elliott, attorney for Mr. Perry, in his closing statement, charged. “The truth about it, your honor, is that both of these people have lived. beyond their means. They've been living on a millionaire scale.” "They’ll have to change that after the divorce,” interposed Judge Gause. Vacations, costing between S4OOO

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STATE MAY GET SIOOMILLIONS Indiana May Win Huge Cut of Relief Funds, Says McNutt. * Indiana may be apportioned $100,000,000 under the President’s Work-Relief program. Gov. Paul V. McNutt indicated this afternoon on his return from Washington where he conferred with Federal officials. The Governor said he had requested the huge allotment, adding that there is a ‘‘reasonable assumption” that it will be granted. If the sum is granted, it will be used to provide jobs at about SSO a month for about 90.000 of the 125,000 men now on relief, the remaining 35,000 being taken care of by direct relief. Projects would include track elevation in a number of cities, sewage disposal plants and similar projects Asked about the possibility of a special session of the Legislature, the Governor said a session still is in doubt, pointing out that the social securities program, on which a special session of the Indiana Legislature would depend, is still in doubt, and will not be decided by Congress until near the end of the works program. v

THREE NOW DEAD IN FILMLAND MYSTERY Bolte Succumbs to Wounds in Hollywood Hospital. By United Press HOLLYWOOD, April 30,-Three deaths were charged against the film colony’s strange murder mystery today as investigators sought to link “other crimes” with the baffling case. Henry E. Bolte, 39, law professor, died in a hospital, second victim of William M. Howard, former Naval Reserve ensign, who shot and killed Paul Wharton, dress designer, pumped two bullets into Bolte's body and then committed suicide. Bolte’s death left investigators without a witness upon whom they could depend to clear up many mysterious circumstances that have been uncovered in connection with the tragedy.

and SBOOO and, department store bills ranging as high as $26,000 were argued by Mr. Perry's attorneys as showing excejsive amounts spent by him on Mrs. Perry. A gift of $15,000 was called to the attention of Mrs. Perry’s attorneys by the defense counsel as showing money given to her. "And that gift might be somebody else labeled as Mrs. Perry,” broke in Mr. Matson. During the oral arguments it was declared by the defense counsel that the Denison Hotel, property of Mr. Perry, had to be torn down because taxes exceeded revenue. It was declared by Floyd Mattice and Charles Jewett, defense attorneys, that Mr. Perry could not hope to raise $300,000 alimony within a few days or a month. "The decree will be held, up to give him an opportunity to pay the alimony,” explained Judge Gause. Defense attorneys said the Indianapolis ball club had lost money for four years. They said Mr. Perry has to carry $500,000 life insurance to protect bis credit background.

Famed Martinsville Educator Announces His Decision; Addington Now Likely to Keep Post, Is Belief. STRIKE THREAT HURLED BY PUPILS Walkout Would Follow Dismissal or Demotion for Present Leader, Trustee Hohlt , Is Warned at Meeting. BY JOE COLLIER Times Staff Writer MARTINSVILLE, Ind., April 30.—Glenn Curtis, famed principal of Martinsville High School, this afternoon announced theft in view of existing circumstances, he will not sign the contract offered by Leonard A. Hohlt, Perry Township trustee, which would have taken Mr. Curtis to Southport High School as principal there next year. In making his announcement, Mr. Curtis clarified the Perry Township school situation to the extent that the status of Ray Addington, present Southport principal, is now' left to a vote of parents of children in the eighth grade and in the high school.—

ONE KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN FEUD OF RIVAL GAS MEN

By United Press TYLER, Tex.. April 30.—A surprise assault on a two-family group chatting in the warm air of a spring evening, in which one man was woundqd fatally and four other persons were injured, one critically, was blamed by officers today on a feud between two rival filling station owners. Two hours after he fired a fusillade of shots into the group seated in front of the Cowboy filling station last night, Jim Bryant walked into police headquarters and said: “I've been in a one-way shooting scrape, lock me up.” Bryant, who owns a station across the highway from the Cowboy, five miles from here, will be prosecuted on a charge of murder, officers said. Four of his victim* were members of the Ferguson family, which owns the rival station.

WEISS ASKS COUNTY BE ONE-TAX UNIT Senator to Go Before State Committee Today. Suggestion that the Joint Legislative Tax Committee recommend to the Legislature consolidation of all Marion County and Indianapolis governmental units into one central unit was to be made to the committee this afternoon by Senator Jacob Weiss. Under the plan contemplated by Senator Weiss, only the schools would be excepted from the merger. No suggestion was to be made by the Senator as to the form to be taken by the central governmental unit. Townships in the county would be-abolished, except for separate tax levies, and the entire county would be governed by the central unit. Advocates of the plan point out that it would tend to reduce governmental costs in the county through reduction in governmental jobs and duplication cf effort by the present several political units. Because many of the township, county and city offices are provided for in the state Constitution, a constitutional amendment might be required to place the plan in effect. DENY LABOR MEN WILL JOIN MAY DAY EVENT Central Union President Issues Vigorous Protest. Vigorous denial that union labor organizations affiliated with the Central Labor Union will participate in a May Day celebration scheduled for Military Park at 4:30 tomorrow was issued today by John E. Smith, Central Labor Union president. The celebration is sponsored by the United Labor May Day Committee. Several Communist party speakers are scheduled. “Organized labor emphatically has nothing to do with the Communist party,” Mr. Smith said, adding that members of the Communist party a week ago requested union participation in the meeting, which was refused. FREIGHT RATE HIKE OPPOSED BY COAL MEN Protest Is Issued in Letter to ICC by City Merchants. Opposition to the emergency increase in freight rates was voiced today by the Indianapolis Coal Merchants Association, in a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The letter, written by Max H Ziegler, association president, stated that the rates would only work a hardship on the “consumer who feels that he is sufficiently burdened.”

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! It would seem a foregone conclusion that Principal Addington will retain his post. When, earlier in the Southport controversy, it was learned that Trustee Hohlt had offered Mr. Curtis a contract for next year. Perry Township citizens met with Mr. Hohlt and protested, not because of his selection of Mr. Curtis, but because of the proposed summary demotion or discharge of Mr. Addington, who has been principal there nine years. At that time Mr. Hohlt said that he would abide by the vote of the parents on the fate of Mr. Addington. provided that after Mr. Curtis had signed the contract he could be induced to break it. With his announcement today, Mr. Curtis puts the matter squarely upon the referendum, which is being arranged by the Perry Township Civic School Association, formed at a mass meeting last night in the Southport High School Auditorium. Until his announcement this aft*' ernoon, Mr. Curtis had not allowed himself to be drawn into the controversy in any wa/. Pupil Strike Threatened If Leonard A. Hohlt, Perry Township trustee, fires or demotes Ray Addington, Southport High School principal, the Southport pupils will strike, no matter who asks them not to. Frank Winchell, Southport pup.i, had this to say to parents who gathered last night in the school auditorium to see what can be done about what they refer to as the dictatorial rule of Mr. Hohlt. who already has hired a basketball coach to replace Rav Scott and who had offered a contract to Glenn Curtis, Martinsville principal, to take Mr. Addington’s place. Mr. Curtis today told The Indianapolis Times he would not sign the contract. “We didn’t strike today,” Winchell said, “because Mr. Addington asked us not to. But if he is fired or demoted we will strike and we will make the strike felt, and that goes for the whole student body.” This ultimatum, rather pugnaciously delivered, was greeted with shouts and cheers from a large portion of the student group which had gathered in the auditorium side seats to look on as their parents took action to protect the position of Mr. Addington and others of the faculty. And his fellow pupils were not the only oi\es to cheer the statementseveral “bravos” escaped from the parents’ section as well, and this incident displayed better than any other of the meeting the temper of the 1000 or more persons there. Hohlt Had a Headache It had been supposed and generally taken for granted that Mr. Hohlt would attend, but he was not there and at his office up the road it was said that he had a headache and had gone home. By not attending he finessed the acclaim of the pupils for Mr. Addington because, after they had been persuaded by Mr. Addington yesterday not to strike, they prepared a petition in his behalf and gave it to Mr. Hohlt and Mr. Hohlt promised them he would - present it at the meeting. He is reported to have said that he would not attend and would not encourage his supporters to attend, because “there might be a revolution and a fight.” Makes Vague Assertions Mr. Hohlt, a Democrat, was elected at the last general election against the opposition of various teacher factions. His majority was 128 and he ran 1700 behind his ticket. His first official act was to condemn a school bus owned by State Senator John Bright Webb and driven by his brother-in-law. Senator Webb is an anti-admin-istration Democrat and yesterday he countered with a charge that Mr. Hohlt intends to fire a large group of the Perry Township school faculty and replace with "Pleas Greenlee Democrats.” Mr. Greenlee, patronage secretary to Gov. Paul V. McNutt, denied this, as did Mr. Hohlt. However. Mr. Hohlt hinted that he intends to make sweeping changes, but in that hint, as in all other references to his intentions, he was vague. His second official act was to hire J. P, (Hunk) Francis, Jeffersonville, iTurn to Page Three)