Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1941 — Page 3

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‘SATURDAY, NOV. 29,

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| State’s Ground Water Supply To 0 Be. Surve red In Conservation Move

REDUCED FLOW

Recommendations for Solving Problem. By EARL RICHERT

Alarmed by the lowering water| ww

table and reduced stream

throughout the State, Conservation| Commissioner Hugh A. Barnhart announced today that a limited study of ground water conditions

in Indiana would be started with-

in the next few weeks. It is hoped, he said, that through the data obtained during the coming year, the Conservation Depart-|. be able to present a series of recommendatjons to the permit ex-|

ment will 1943 legislature that pansion of the survey and inaugurate an effective program of water conservation in Indiana.

Cost To Be Divided

The survey is being sponsored jointly by the Conservation Department and the U. 8. Geological Survey. It will cost $5000 and will be financed jointly by both governmental bodies. Mr. Barnhart said that the State did not have funds available to’ match Federal funds to permit a thorough investigation, and that the $5000 would finance the work of but one qualified geologist. The Conservation. Commissioner said he regarded the lowering water table and the reduced stream flow in the State as one of the major social and economic problems facing Hoosiers today.

Affects 250 Towns

In a recent report to Mr. Barnhart, the Geological Survey pointed out that two-thirds of the State population depends upon ground water for domestic purposes, and that the 800,000 residents of the more than 250 towns and cities having public water supplies use ground water.. Approximately 1,300,000 Hoosiers living in rural areas also depend upon ground water and it is estimated that & minimum of 300,000,000 gallons of ground water are be“ing pumped daily in Indiana to supply the public, industrial and other requirements, the report stated. City Wells Measured

A start on the compilation of data relative to the ground water supply in Indiana was made on a limited basis in 1935 when the Division of Geology entered into a co-gperative agreement with the Gedlogical Survey. This program involves the periodic measurement of water levels in observation wells. At present this program provides for measurements being made in about 60 wells scattered throughout the State, including 13 in the Indianapolis area. The survey will be under the direction of the Division of Geology and a survey office .will be established and in operation not later than Jan. 1, Mr, Barnhart said.

PIONEERS WILL HEAR

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LINCOLN AUTHORITY

Dr. Louis A. Warren, director of the Lincoln Foundation, Ft. Wayne, and considered the greatest living authority on Lincoln, will be the principal speaker at the annual business meeting and dinner of the Society of Indiana Pioneers Dec. 13 at the Claypool Hotel. Dr. Warren's subject will be “Lincoln’s Hoosier Days.” The society's meeting this year marks the 125th anniversary both of Indiana's admission to the union and Abraham Lincoln’s arrival in Indiana. Announcement . of plans for the dinner and meeting are included in the soclety’s 1941 yearbook which was placed in the mails today. The story of the famous Cox Woods in Orange County from the time the Joseph Cox family settled there after migrating from North Carolina down to the year 1941 when funds were raised to set aside the 40-acre tract as a pioneer memorial forest, is told in the yearbook by Mrs. Edith Stout Stipp, of Paoli. Also included in the book is an article by Miss Mary Louise Fitton, librarian of ‘Hanover College, on the founding of Hanover College; an original account of pioneer lifé written in 1866 by Elias Kizer, who settled in Randolph County in 1821; an account of the society’s pilgrimage last May, and the annual message by the president—Emsley W. Johnson.

FIRE BREAKS OUT IN * TIRE SALES ROOM

Firemen were called last night to extinguish a fire in the sales and service room of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 602 N. Capitol Ave. Estimate of fue damage was not made. While firemen were fighting the blaze, a false alarm was turned in at Senate and St. Clair Sts.

Four f of an anti-

ENGINEERS TOLD ROLE IN DEFENSE

Above - Ground Shelters From Air Raids Urged By Army Officer.

Underground bomb shelters have been found by war-gondition tests to be inferior to sturdy, aboveground shelters, Maj. Francis J. Wilson of Washington, Office of the Chief of U, S. Army Engineers, 'said in an interview here yesterday. Maj. Wilson addressed Hoosier engineers at the Claypool Hotel last night during a dimmer which iclimaxed a day's discussion on the engineers’ role in defense. The two-day 62d annual convention will close this afternoon after a series of technical discussions. Danger of Drowning Maj. Wilson said there is danger of drowning in underground shelters when water mains burst and| ‘that indirect hits may cause enough pressure to collapse the shelter. Concrete, brick or steel or combinations of these materials used for above-ground shelters have been found most satisfactory in exhaustive tests, he said. A splinter-proof shelter, costing about $75 per person to construct, is safe except from a direct hit or a heavy bomb explosion in a radius of 26 feet; he added. - Bomb-proof shelters are safe from direct hits, although that depends upon "the size of the bomb, he explained. The bigger the bomb the thicker the shelter roof and walls must be to ward off the explosion and impact. Cost $150 Per Person Bomb-proof shelters, he said, cost about $150 per person to build and can be constructed strong enough to ward off almost anything the enemy has to drop. Shelters partially sunk into the ground are not effective protection, he said, because a bomb which burrows part way underground and has more explosive force than one which bursts atop the ground. Maj. Wilson said there are two effects of a bomb explosion besides the shrapnel. The blast pressure of the explosion lasts only .005 of a second. Immediately following there is a suction of less intensity which lasts for .015 of a second. Blast pressure. may weaken a structure and the suction will then collapse it — which is the reason that walls of bombed buildings fall outward,

COOK TO RUN FOR CONGRESS IN 7TH

BLOOMINGTON, Nov. 29 (U. P.). —Monroe County Prosecutor Floyd F. Cook said today he would seek the Democratic nomination for Seventh District Congressman, opposing Circuit Judge Donald A. Rogers who announced his candidacy Thursday. Mr, Cook pressed state charges against Mrs. Caroline Payne who is awaiting trial for the slaying of Charles O. Mattingly.

FULL LICENSE REQUIRED Attorney General George Beamer ruled yesterday that automobiles which are used part-time under contracts with schools to convey school children are not entitled to the cheaper license plates used on

regular school buses.

Wedding Gift

Bridegroom’s New House Wired by

Special Permit.

J. HENRY HORSTMAN, s& farmer living near Brownstown; built a new house recently for hig bride-to-be, He hoped to have if all ready to move into after their marriage but as the wedding date drew near, he discovered that the Public Service Co. didn’t have the au‘thority to extend electric service to the house. It wasn’t worth while, he figured, to move into a new house without electric lights. So, accompanied by former State Treasurer Joseph Robertson, Mr. Horstman visited the State House yesterday and talked with Public Service.Commission Chairman Fred Eichhorn. Mr. Eichhorn showed interest. A petition was filed, and with Mr. Eichhorn cutting red tape, the petition granting the utility the right to extend electric lines was granted in about 30 minutes. Now, the Horstmans will have electric - lights when they aye ready to move into: their new home.

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. 8. Weather Bureal me

INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST -— Partly cloudy tonight and temorrow with continged mild temperatures becoming colder late tomorlow night.

6:46 |

TEMPERATURE «Nov. 29, 1940—

Sunrise Sunset

BAROMETER TODAY 6:30 a. m...30.39

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m... Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Deficiency since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER

Indiana—Partly cloudy and mild tonight; tomorrow partly cloud considerable cloudiness in north, scattered t showers in extreme north portion, becoming colder in extreme north portion

by night. YiliRols—Partly cloudy and mild tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy in south, considerable cloudiness in north portion with a becoming

portions.

Lower Michigan—Considerable clotidiness tonight and tomorrow; occasional ligh rain or drizzle in ejtreme, > uh rtio tomorrow morning, er tos morrow and in north gros p ora) Nertions

| tonight,

Ohio—Partly cloudy, not so cold in central portions tonight; tomorrow considerable cloudiness and .rather mild, becoming Sofswha. colder in extreme north portion by night. Kentucky—Fair tonight; fomorrow partly cloudy and unseasonably warm

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M.

Station Weather

cones -Clonidy ..Clear

Local Reserve Officers in Anti-Tank Crew

PROMPTS STUDY|

Next Legislature to Get

rmer Indianapolis reserve officers are shown here in an Army photograph practicing as members ank gun crew at Ft. Benning, Ga., where they are receiving additional training. They are (left) Lieut. Earl M. Hoff, former member of The Indianapolis Times editorial staff; Lieut. Russell J. Hammargren, former head of the Butler University journalism department and now head of the Denver University journalism department, behind Lieut. Hoff; Lieut. Clyde L. Clark, former professor of romance languages at Butler University, aiming the gun, and Capt. Paul L. Longstreth, formerly assistant manager of a retail coal company here, gun commander of the crew.

FETE SALUTES CLINTON BOOM

Vermillion Towns Join in Parade Heralding New Powder Plant.

CLINTON, Ind. Nov. 29 (U, P.) — Clintonians and their neighbors from 10 nearby cities looked back today on a good job of heralding a prospective business boom for Vermillion County. !

An estimated 5000 marchers, including 1000 Terre Haute visitors and delegations from Newport, Hillsdale, Montezuma, St. Bernice, Rockville, Dana, Cayuga, Perrysville

“| and Paris, Ill, joined in a torchlight

procession last night to celebrate the establishment of a $3,500,000 Government high explosives plant in the county.

Plenty of Noise

School bands from Dana, St. Bernice, Hillsdale and Clinton, the Krietenstein = band from Terre Haute, the local American Legion Junior drum and bugle corps, and volunteers with dish pans, wash tubs and cowbells beat out the eadence in the line of march. Workers hustled. during the week to complete painting and decorating business houses, for the merchants are looking forward to their share of 20,000 pay envelopes duringing the construction period and to a portion of the wages of 3200 permanent workers.

Holiday Decorations Up

Holiday decorations were hung early this year to form a background for the torchlight procession. The

parade, from which auto-

mobiles were excluded as much as

possible, wound tkrough city streets and ended at the high school gymnasium. With a gymnasium seating capacity of approximately 2000, the American Legion, sponsor of the event, was assured of a full house for its minstrel show which followed the parade.

CUB PACK 6 HOLDS FATHER-SON DINNER

The fourth annual father and son banquet of Cub Pack 6,0f the Broadway Methodist Church was

the 10th anniversary of Cubbing there. i Five new cubs ‘were taken into the pack at the banquet. They were Royce Meranda, Edward Williams, Donald Gibson, Gabriel

-| Rosenberg and Robert Shane.

Col. Roscoe Turner spoke and den chiefs, Robert Avels, Jim Vorhies, Vingent Thomson and Jack Dickson,: were introduced. Fathers of three of the boys, who are officers in the pack, were also presented. They were Fred I. Willis, keeper of supplies; M. C. Warner, treasurer, and H. C. Pauli, keeper of flags. These cubs received awards: Alfred Bosley, bear and gold arrow: James Graham, wolf, and Chester Liddle, gold arrow. Stanley L. Norton, assistant Scout executive, and N. T. Mec-

missioner; attended.

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS

Here Is the Traffic Record|® City County Total 140 ....ivove.i Bb 20 134 J941 ...%... 61 62 ==Nov. 28

FRIDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines

MEETINGS TODAY a it. oravpoa as

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heering Chuneil, meeting

ta Orchestra, Murat Theater, 10: 30]

lis Council No. 4, United Comney ravelérs of America, Lieut. Gov. Charles M. Dawson, Hotel In, 6 p. m. ana Poetry Society, meeting, Miss Thomas V. Watkins home, 2 ) yiaaIat C hastens Minstrel 8 ow, Murat eate

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Indiana Independent Barbers’ Afsosis. Hap convention, Hotel Severin, all Indiana Shoe Travelers 0Cia! on. convention, i Severin, in. all day.

asBington, 81 all Say.

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MARRIAGE LICENSES

These lists are from official records in the county Court House. The Times. therefore, is not Fesponaibie for names and addresses.

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y-- N. Jeflereo al, of of 608 N.

~v ~arter, 3 Ww 3s Fayette; free Barnes, 34. of 369 Joseph N. Myer: rd Custer, Mich.; Alaa PE ae lew ® Wel Iters, 41, of 1215 N. Pesiaylvani

Lois alls ‘2%, R. R. 6, Box 507; Lucille Hurt, 20, R. rt L. Burns, 21, of 1222 Bellefontaine; Betty L. Kell, 19, of 703 E. Da avid June, 19, x 3103 Colorado; Woo d, , of 312 Gladstone. witha J. Bloom. £2, of Oeste N. Station; “eva I. Stanley, 21, of 1421 N. Ol Woodrow Stockt: 23, of :19 E. Colum-

Ps Elizabeth J, AlTago

sia, West Latayeit f 309 Coma.

ering, 21. Wiliam 2° Newhan Ft. Hatrison; Agatha 1 M. Traylor, a of {158s E. rnett, 46, Lair: Violet A Brattain, 4. o of as MN. ae wv poy alter C. Abbett, 19, of 1828 E re Kennedy, 16, of 1442 E. tty Rice, 21, of 183 3 Na wenaca Dighards, 22, o ipod x Raymond E. Jester of 139° N. Delaora Sonhrane B. Martin. 18, of 3115 W. orto sveaerio — J Siainmeter, 3, of 4000 E. Roberts, 22, of 5613

r, 18, of 333 8. aughan, 18, of

; Sazrolion.

PF. Kile sone; Margaret” P. 1013° Ros.

BIRTHS

Girls Wayne, Edith Mattox, at Methodist. Kamiah Jul, + Mobeas, b, a etho . Robert, Olive aehuyler, 8 t Methodist, Anns at Bi. Francis. George I Newton, » St. Prancis.

Alva, Josephine T t City. . ite Ji3 Roache.

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.| Lew! ; | nephritis. Centennial; bs.

Robert, Jessie Susan h Harold, Jeanet e McCia ox " Si. Francis. Howard, Clara, ®Ri Sayne Jeanette Sock s en son, at Methodi cr ayuond, Helene Mooi, at St. ois.

Virgil, Betty Cr at St. Vincent's. p Robert, Dorothy Goodlet, at 765 N. Walter, Alma Upton, a 307. David, Mildred 6365 ne Bark. Jesse, Mildred Buekner, be a Darnell. Fred, Lucille Barrett, at 815 8. Senate. Homer, Mabel Phipps, os 1222 E. St.

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DEATHS is Hyman, 47, at Veterans, chronic Nota Duncan,

So 63, at Methodist, gall

Mars aret L. Trible, cerebral hemorrhage, AN Forest, Wiliam R. Nickerson 81, at 334 N. View, cardio vascular renal.

Belle V Alfred Neeley, 83, at 531 W. Vermont,

yl apoplexy. n D. Hookensihith, 67, 4057 W. 15th, chris myocarditis. Alpha M. Bokeloh, 80, at 1108 Hoyt, cerebral hemorrhage. Carl Wihgenroth, 81, at 1851 E. 38th, cardio vascular

IRE on , 85, at 1632 Rolly h: Tus. a nephri Moses San ers, ‘59, at 444 Blake, “Sor

myocarditis Youise Wat, 51, at City, chronic neMartin, 51, at Methodist

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a Woldt, 86, at 615 S. Tibbs, cardiac]

BRITAIN WANTS

Must Obtain Cash to Buy Badly Needed Articles, Trade Envoy Says.

“Great Britain needs many articles that do not come under lendlease ‘aid. Her pre-war assets in this country have been exhausted. Unless she can continue to find a market here for her goods, she can't get the money with which to buy from this country the articles she needs so badly.” That, in substance, was the message given a group of Indianapolis business men yesterday by Sir Kenneth Lee, representative of the British Board: of Trade’s Industrial Council. He and Lewis ‘Bernays, British consul general at Chicago, were guests at a luncheon given by Homer E. Capehart at the Claypopl Hotel.

Assets Exhausted’ 4

At the start of the war, Sir Kenneth told the.group, England had about $4,400,000,000 in assets over here; "all ‘of which has been exhausted, largely in the purchase of munitions. “Lend-lease,” he said, “does not provide us with all our needs. We still must buy for cash such arficles as wood pulp, drugs, films, cer-

‘|tain types of machinery, to mention

a few.” In the decade ending in 1939, he said, England bought three times as much from the U. 8. as the U. S. bought from her. “We had the money from other Solisces to pay the difference,” he said. Ration to Get Funds

“Today, we are —rationing our people severely on articles suitable for export in order to get the funds for needed imports. “For instance, the present clothing ration in England is 66 coupons a year, and it takes 16 of the 66 coupons just to buy a raincoat.” Discussing the heavy income taxes in England, he said only a few persons have incomes of $260,000 a year, but those that do have only $20,000 left after paying income taxes. Asked about plans for getting industry back on a peacetime footing after the war, he said the plan is to bar from employment all those under 18 and those over 60.

LAMBDA CHI SIGMA TO HOLD INITIATION

A formal initiation will be held

Sorority ‘of Lincoln Chiropractic College at 7:30 p. m. tomorrow in the home of Dr. and Mrs. 8. J. Burich, on the Brookville Road. Mrs. Burich is sponsor for the sorority. Those to be initiated are Misses Patricia E. Quinlan, Indianapolis; Berniece Daniel, Erwin, Tenn.;

and Irene Townsend, Los Angeles. Miss Quinlan will present the sorority with an ebony gavel, on which the name of each president is to be inscribed as she retires. Miss Dorothea Klema, president, will be in charge of the initiation. Alumnae members will be guests.

2 GROUPS TO HONOR NIBLACK AT BANQUET

John L. Niblack, newly appointed judge of Municipal Court 4, will be honored at a banquet to be given members of the Osric Mills Watkins Post, American Legion, and the Men’s Class of the Central Avenue Methodist Church at the Church Tuesday evening. Judge Niblack is a member both of the post and the class. Speakers are to include V. M. Armstrong, national vice commander of the legion; William F, Remy, Mr. Niblack’s law partner, and Dr. F.

post chaplain. Rouel K. Cornelius, post commander; Fred C. Gause, president of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and Charles J. Holder, presdient of the Lawyers Association, also will be at the speakers’ table.

HUNTER TO SPEAK Floyd Hunter, secretary of the Council of Social Agencies, will address the Sunday morning Breakfast Club of the Y. M. C. A. at 8:10 a. m. tomorrow on “Serving Our Community.”

NEW MARKETS

by members of Lambda Chi Sigma|

Gerry ‘Whittenberg, Detroit Lakes,

Marion Smith, church pastor and

in other ways. For instance, up so much rum with a raid on

A few

But the Prosecutor’s office, on the recommendation of the Police Department, dismissed the affidavits in Court 3 and said new affidavits would be filed in Criminal Court before Judge Dewey Myers. Now Judge Myers is a very likely candidate for Mayor on the Democratic ticket in the primary. He may have some pretty potent opposition from Sheriff Al Feeney in the primary. And some church groups over the city have strong feelings about cracking down on their bingo games. It fact, it’s reliably reported that the St. Anthony’s raid was cooked up as a test case, with the raiders, raidees and most everyone else in on the play. So while a deputy prosecutor and police sergeant were waiting to file their affidavits before Judge Myers, he ‘called in the grand jury, explained the facts in this case and via them they should investigate it Now the whole problem has

publicans in‘ the Prosecutor's office. And the Republicans, you'll remember, got more Catholic votes last year than they have for several elections and would like to have them and many more in 1042, ® t J 2 Col. Wolf Again As if it’s needed, here’s further proof that politics turn up some strange things. Back in those hectic days of the 1941 Legislature. a Hammond attorney. Virgil Whitaker, came down here with charges that Governor Schricker had been elected by the fraudulent voting of aliens in Lake County. . This charge drew raore fire from the Governor than any other. Nobody in the Republican party wanted much to do with it and

‘Bingo, it ssonts, 1s

been transferred over to the Re-

Indiana Politics

By Vern Boxell

just as hot politically ss it 8

there’s the case which has stirred in the last few days. It started e St. Anthony's! Catholic Church

on Nov. 18 by City Police. days later, the cases were to come up

, before Judge John MeNelis in Municipal Court 3.

in due time the whole thing fell down and was: dismissed. But at the time, it was report-

ed and never denied that one Col. |

Chester P. Wolf was the man who worked. up the investigation and got Mr. Whitaker to go along with him.

The other day, when Lake County Treasurer-elect Frank R. Martin named his deputies to serve in the four cities up there, Mrs. Chester P. Wolf was placed in charge of the Hammond office. She’s the wife of Col. Wolf, and a member of a prominent Hammond Democratic family. Some Lake County reports say she got the job because Mr. Martin gives Col. Wolf much credit for killing a bill in the Legislature which would have taken about 30 Democratic jobs away from the County: Treasurer and placed them under the State Auditor, a Republican.

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A Shock for Isolationists

Indiana Republicans, who have been shying away from the fors eign issue and looking down their noses at homegrown Wendell Willkie no doubt will be jolted by the rank-and-file survey of the Republican ° national magazine which shows Mr. Willkie as the most popular leader and a demand for more active participation .in the war by the U. S. : Although it has been a sizzler here for several months, the boys out in the state who have been sitting back confident that there would be no mayoral elections until 1943 are beginning to stir. They have realized suddenly that there’s a good possibility there may be city elections all over the state in 1942. And here it is less than five and one-half months until primary time!

RECALL START OF STATE PARKS

Turkey Run, Birthplace of System, Will Note Silver Anniversary Tuesday.

Back in 1915, a small group of men conceived the idea of presenting a heavily woded area in Parke County to the state in 1916 as a fitting memorial to Indiana's first century of statehood. y They raised $20,000 to purchase the area, now known as Turkey Run State Park, but were outbid $10,000 by a lumber firm representative whose company wanted the virgin timber on the property. Undaunted by their defeat, the men went to work to purchase the land from the lumber firm and found it they could do so by raising $10,000 more.

Silver Anniversary Due Popular subscriptions were appealed for and the acquisition of the land was assured when Carl G. Fisher, one of the founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, made & contribution of $5000.

The tract of land, Indiana’s first state park, was formally acquired on Nov. 11, 1916. From that original purchase grew Indiana’s state park system which today is acknowledged as one of the finest in the nation. The silver anniversary of that purchase will be celebrated at a dinner Tuesday night at Turkey Run at which Governor Schricker will be the speaker along with the three persons who as heads of the State Conservation Department have governed the state parks, Col. Richard Lieber, Virgil M, Simmons and Hugs A. Barnhart. Honor will be paid ‘at the banquet to the group of men who purchased the first park for the state. They include Col, Lieber, Juliette Strauss, Dr. Frank B. Wynn, Sol S.

| Kiser and Leo M. Rappaport.

presented to George J

Marott Receives Award

The Junior Chamber of Commerce's weekly Award of Merit has been Marott (right), Indianapolis businessman. The by

'Hellzapoppin’ af RCA Plant Here

“HELLZAPOPPIN” popped for 20 minutes at the RCA Manufacturing Co. yesterday to mark the conclusion of the plant’s “Beat the Promise” campaign. Before a full audience, Billy House, star comedian of the fun show “Hellzapoppin” now playing at English’s Theater, gave a sketch of the play assisted by Bobby Jarvis and William Sloane of the cast. The employees of RCA, in order to win the “President's Flag” award, have made over 4000 suggestions for increasing production, reducing operation costs and - eliminating acc¢ident hazards. The award will go to the plant which turned in the greatest number of suggestions per employee. In ‘addition, the National Achievement Trophy, twice won by the Indianapolis plant, will go to the plant which has the greatest number of accepted suggestions per employee.

SPEAKERS TO TELL STORY OF TB SEALS

The story of the tuberculosis Christmas’ seals and what is done with the money collected from their sale every year will be told in 300 speeches throughout Indianapolis during the next three weeks. Nearly 100 persons are scheduled to take part in the speaking program that is expected to reach every person in Indianapolis. The campaign is conducted every year by the Mario County Tuberculosis Association during the weeks preceding Christmas when seals are sold at $1 per sheet. Committee chairmen in charge. of the campaign include Theodore L. Locke, Mrs. Evans Woolen Jr., the Rev. Ernest Piepenbrok, Dr. William Dugan, Mrs. James L. Murray and John K. Rickles.

ROTARY ‘LADIES DAY’

The Rotary Club will observe its annual “ladies’ ddy” program in the Riley Room of the Claypool Hotel Tuesday : noon. Dean Arthur M. Weimer, of the School of Business, Indiana University, will be the speaker,

Hoosiers in Weltagtan.

WILLIS RENTS IN NOTED BUILDING

Takes Apartment at One< Time Home Base of Nation’s Dry Leaders. By DANIEL M. KIDNEY Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON; Nov, 20.—When Senator and Mrs. Raymond BE. Willis (R. Ind.) move.into their new apartments in the Methodist Building directly across from the Capitol next week, they will be living in one of the most noted official builde ings in Washington. This is the place from which, in the astonishing Nineteen Twenties, the professional prohibitionists, in large measure, ruled the nation, Here was the home base of Dr. Clarence True Wilson and Deets Pickett of the Methodist Board of Prohibition, Temperance and Public Morals. Only a short distance down the street Wayne B. Wheeler and F, Scott McBride of the Anti-Saloon League hung out. They would meet at lunch in the Methodist Building, which still boasts an excellent restaurant, and lay their plans for keeping Senators and Congressmen dry—at least ofe

ficially. Lacks Cocktail Lounge,

The white ribbon of the W. OC, T. U. could be seen about the place at convention time, and it is only in later years that you were even ale lowed to smoke. There still is no . cocktail lounge, of course, ; In the days when Al Capone was piling up his Chicago fortune, the place became all-powerful in its net: political effect. Now, however, the Capitol is back on the campus across the street and Bishop James Cannon of the South= ern Methodist Church seldom visits here any more. He lives in Vire ginia, quite peacefully, except for the fact that he wants us to dee clare war, gn Robinson Died There

Many noted persons have taken Methodist Building apartments and it was there that the late Senator Joseph Robinson (D. Ark.), Majority leader, died just before his eleva=tion to a judgeghip on the United States Supreme Court. Freshman Senator Lloyd Spencer (D. Ark.) is the only member of the Upper Chamber residing there now, but there are a number of Congressmen including Reps. Hampson P. Fulmer (D. S, C.), Bartel J. Jonkman (R. Mich.), Stephen Pace (D. Ga), and Davi D. Terry (D. Ark). Senator Frederick Van Nuys (D, Ind.), the senior senator from Indie Shs, lives on his farm at Vienna, a. » 2 ”

A $3000 DAMAGE suit, brought by Judge Sherman Minton when he ‘'was the junior senator from Indie ana, was dismissed in District .Courthere on the eve. of trial and announcement made that settlement had been reached out of court. It was brought by the then Sene ator Minton against the Dime Transfer and Messenger Service as the aftermath of a ‘collision between a service truck and Senator Minton’s, car, from which he claimed property damages, injury and shock, The visible evidence at the time

Senator from New Albany, Ind, carried in splints.

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REP. JOHN W. BOEHNE JR. (D. Ind.) is working on a speech he is scheduled to give before the Indiana * State Chamber of Commerce meeting in Indianapolis Dec. 3. Since he is a member of the House Ways: and Means Committee he will explain the whys and wherefores of tax bills, but he also is likely to lash out at the complete indifference of the Roosevelt Administrae tion to cutting down waste and non-defense expeditures. ¢ tf J os J

ONE OF THE BEST newspapers men Indiana ever produced, Claude G. Bowers, was at the bottom af the’ apology which President Roosevelt sent to Chile because of what Time magazine wrote of President Pedro Aguirre just prior to his death. President Roosevelt at his press conference referred to the Time story as a “disgusting lie.” As ambassador to Chile, Mr, Bowers reported the bad reaction » the Time story had in Santiago. Formerly on papers in Terre Haute and Ft. Wayne, Mr. Bowers, who is. a native of Indianapolis and a Shortridge High School graduate, orated himself into Democratic poli tics when on the editorial staff of

the old New York World.

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