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Its a Mystery Why Politicos Are ‘Hush-Hush’ About

~ Statements Which

Really Would Look

Complimentary i in Print.

By SHERLEY UHL - A choice Coolidge fable relates how the laconic “Cal” at one of his infrequent press conferences snipped off reportorial questioning with a crisp “no comment.”

When the frustrated newsmen began to leave, the| the anti-climax with, “by the

story goes, Coolidge provided way boys . .. don’t quote me

on that.”

All of which is by way of observing that press relations

at city hall are more or less in the “don’t quote me on that” stage. : When it comes to ‘ournatistic terminology, covering city hall these days is similar to war correspondence duty. Newsmen on foreign fronts often “protect” their informants by couching stories in such anonymous phrases as “a usually reliable source said” or “it was reported on high authority” or “observers believe,” etc.

Maybe You've Noticed

Local readers probably already

have noticed that many city’ hall

. items take the same unqualified

turn, with “officials” in general quoted freely, but officials in particular too seldom mentioned. It’s easy to see why authorities high in the war command. would

-find it necessary to adopt a ‘“con-

" fidential” policy with the press, but

reporters are. finding an identical attitude on the part of ‘city hall employees difficult to undejstand. There’s plenty of news -around Ohio and Alabama sts. but nobody seems to want to take responsibility for it. The typical city hall interview is prefaced with a quicklythrust “don’t quote me on this,

but...”

There's Plenty of News

With news seeping out everywhere despite reluctance of those who make it to appear in public print, one hall newsman has suggested that municipal stories be attributed to a blanket outlet in the manner of presidential communiques which begin with “the White House announced today . . Only local dispatches would convert it into Veity hall announced today ... Newsmen refuse to believe that

city incumbents have a great deal

+ to be secretive about even though

they insist on giving that impression, . Causes for the “hush-hush” trend are many: For one thing, officials still green on the job are hesi-

tant to voice opinons that might|

possibly be off-base. G. O. P. Split a Factor

The Republican party split here is likewise responsible for much

. vocal timidity at city hall, with

politicos disinclined openly to air factional strife. But the principal factor inhibiting cut-spoken statements appears to be wariness of going over some superior’s head. This condition has come to the point where stories have to be traced through successive stratas of officials until the jnvestigator finally runs up against the mayor. Ironic feature of the “don’t quote me policy” is the fact that much of what spokesmen have to say only “off the record” is precisely the sort of forcible, civic-minded talk that would look complimentary on public record. : Mayor Tyndall himself set two precedents as regards the press. He scheduled daily conferences and gave reporters a city hall press room. Press conferences have been held only irregularly however, due largely to the inability of newsmen to get together at a specific time.

Board Sessions Are Open In contrast to the personal atti-

“ tude of many incumbents, is the

uncensored spirit in which practically all board meetings are conducted. There have been few closed-door “star chamber” sesgions, and reporters usually are given freereign to record prqceedings to the limit. | Lincoln’s birthday was a holiday

- at city hall, but all employees have

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been instructed to report Monday. One wag quipped this is because Lincoln was definitely a Republican, while Washington’s partisanship had never been confirmed. A better explanation was given by “Silk” Bates, the mayor's receptionist, who remarked, “the boys will be fighting in the trenches Monday,

HOSPITAL BILL BEFORE SENATE

Tyndall - Backed Measure Gives Control to 3-Man Board.

The proposal to revamp management of City hospital went to the senate today after being passed in the lower house with only one opposing vote. House members voted 73 to 1 yesterday to pass the measure which places the hospital under the management of a five-member board of directors to be appointed by Mayor Tyndall. As it came to the senate the bill represented a compromise between the Marion county house delegation and the city administration on the proposal originally designed by the mayor to remove politics from the hospital management. The lone house vote against the bill was cast by Rep. William Hostettler (R. Bloomfield) who said he opposed it on “general principles.” Members of the board of directors which will run the hospital under the present provisions of the bill would be appointed for four year terms, staggered in such a way as to make at least one term expire each year. The bill would create a division of hospitals within the Department of Health and Charities rather than setting up a separate taxing unit

»|for hospitals as proposed originally

by Mayor Tyndall. The directors, who would take over the entire management of the hospital from the health board, would submit its annual budget for inclusion in the health | department budget.

COMMITTEES NAMED BY WARREN G.0..

William Fear, president of the Warren township Republican club, today announced the following committee appointments for service during 1943: Program—B. L. Curry, chairman; finance—Grover Winings, chairman; publicity—Forrest L. Hackley, chairman; membership—Ray S. Carson, chairman; social—Mrs. Essie Perry, chairman, and Mrs. E. Glen White; entertainment—Mrs. William Welch, chairman; hostess—Miss Ruby Lohman, chairman, and house—Robert R. Hamilton, chairnfan, Spencer AsKren, vice chairman, Mr. White, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Curry, Mrs. Samuel Montgomery, Mrs. Robert Featherstone, Mrs. H. H. Connard, Mrs. Robert Flutro, Mrs. Ray Strong, Mrs. Marvin Schock and Mrs. A. G. Matzke. On the advisory board are William J. Heim, Mr. Strong, Mr. Featherstone, W. O. Fuller, John Askren, Robert Sullivan, Charles Roehler, Mr. Connard, Cash’ Hoagle, Mrs. Samuel Perry, Mrs. Evelyn Welch, Mrs. Agnes Schock, Mrs. Strong and Miss Nell Timberman.

and we're going to plug right along here at the hall.”

Like the forgetful housewife, the city has been remiss in taking advantage of the 10 per cent discount allowed on utility bills paid within 10 days of issuance, City Eagineer Arthur B. Henry has found. "He told the works board yesterday that “appreciable sums” in discounts had been forfeited by the city because some departments had permitted bills to pile up on desks until long after the discount date. “For his perspicacity, Mr. Henry, along with works board auditor Emanuel Wetter, was appointed to arrange with utilities and department heads for an automatic dis-

Lieut, Col, Elliott Roosevelt, son of the president, is shown congratulating Lieut. Col. Harry T. Eidson (center) of Indianap-

olis and Capt. Robert M. Ritchie (right) of Morrison, Ill, after they had been decorated by Maj.

Gen. - James H. Doplittle, commander of the 12th army air force in North Africa. Both men were awarded the air medal, with oak leaf cluster, for work on photographic air assignments in Tunisia. Lieut. Col. Eidson, the 32-year-

F. D. R.'s Son Congratulates Col. Eidson

old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Eidson, 5786 N. Delaware st., also has received the distinguished flying cross for other air reconnaissance pictures in North Africa and is considered one of the army’s outstanding authorities on aerial photography.

In the following dispatch the former chief of the United Press Rome bureau, who covered the Vatican for many years, summarizes and discusses widespread reports on the impending visit of the archbishop of New York to the Vatican.

By REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press Staff Correspondent

The Most Rev. Francis J. Spellman of New York is scheduled to arrive in Rome this week-end for conversations with His Holiness Pope Pius XII and reports were

current in many quarters that his mission involves matters of high diplomacy with regard to the war. Archbishop Spellman left Barcelona by airplane at 10 a. m. today on a regular Italian commercial airliner. His departure had been postponed for two days by unfavorable weather. The German radio announced a few hours later that the archbishop had reached Rome,

Reports -as to the purpose of his visit, none of which could be confirmed, included: 1. "That the archbishep will see thé pope as an informal representative of President Roosevelt and may discuss with him any peace program which might have been made known to the Vatican by the axis powers. Some well-informed ecclestical quarters in the United States would not be surprised if some sort of a peace proposal resulted from the Spellman mission. 2. An assertion by Michael Williams of the Brooklyn Eagle, widely known writer on religious affairs, that a section of Catholic opinion has formulated a plan “to carry out safely and as speedily as possible the evacuation of Pope Pius XII from the Vatican and his protected removal to safe though temporary headquarters to be established in Latin America.” 3. That the archbishop is concerned, among other things, with an allied effort to weaken axis influence in Spain ‘and Portugal and assure closer co-operation between these nations and the allies. The archbishop visited in Lisbon and Madrid this week and, because of his long diplomatic experience, it is a safe guess that he now has the latest information on Spanish and Portuguese foreign policy.

Spellman's Visit to Vatican May Involve ‘High Diplomacy’

All these reports are! worth considering. The archbishop is an extraordinary man and it is certain that he is not taking the considerable risks involved in a visit to Rome at this time without good reason. He is a skilled linguist, close to President Roosevelt, has served in the Vatican, where he was a ftrusteed assistant to the papal secretary of state, and has an outstanding record as a diplomat.

Because of his wide experience in Europe it was natural that, when the present war started—following increasing anti-Catholic activity in Hitlerite Germany and Fascistdominated Italy—the archbishop should maintain close liaison with the Vatican and the White House.

May Transmit F. D. R. Views

It was this contact, in my opinion, which led to the present mission to Rome and it would seem quite possible that the archbishop may transmit President Roosevelt's latest views on many matters of interest to the Holy See and receive an equally frank report on the Vatican viewpoinit which can be brought back to Washington.

Parts of the Brooklyn Eagle article, which implied that the archbishop was establishing contact between Pius XII and certain governments which wished to evacuate him to Latin America, probably Brazil, were denied in circles close to both Catholic church and the state department and an impression gathered from these denials was that the archbishop might be making his trip at the behest of the Pope to receive a special message for America from the pontiff. Vatican circles said the report that the pope might leave the Vatican are “preposterous.” First announcement regarding Spellman’s mission was made by the Berlin radio in German, possibly to prepare the German public for peace proposals which certainly would be popular in Italy.

SHORTRIDGE BAND TO PLAY The Shortridge high school band will give a band concert at the Y. M. C. A. at 4:45 p. m. tomorrow. Robert J. Shultz is director and

service men and the public are invited.

The mystery of a baby reported kidnaped was investigated by state police and the Hamilton county sheriff’s office today. Repoited. kidnaped earlier in the day, the baby was later found and is now in Noblesville hospital, possibly suffering from pneumonia. At noon yesterday, the mother, Mrs. Ray Bishop, and a 4-year-old son came to Charles Ellis’ home on 116th st. and Road 31 in Hamilton county. She described how a big red sedan stopped as she was walking

count plan,

along the road carrying the 10-

Missing Baby Found as Dog Leads Searchers to Shed

month-old baby. A woman jumped out, grabbed the baby and the car roared off, she said. Last night at 7 o'clock, Albert Garner, Mr. Ellis’ cousin came to the Ellis home and said a little dog was circling a small building on the Ellis - property. They investigated

{and found the baby, half frozen,

lying on the floor. . State police took the baby to-the hospital as Sheriff George Michelfelder questioned Mrs. Bishop. The Bishops have five children, the oldest ‘15. Mr. Bishop is employed at the Schact Rubber Co. al Noblesville,

IN INDIANAPOLIS—VITAL STATISTICS

HERE IS THE TRAFFIC RECORD

FATALITIES County

' FRIDAY TRAFFIC COURT Cases Convic- Fines Violations Tried tions Paid

RATIONING DATES

AR—Coupon 11 fs i for three BA abo Mann

City Total 17

EVENTS TODAY. Town hall, lecture, Jan Struther speaks on Mrs, Miaiver Carries On,” English

theater, 23| Manual Eigh nl, 48th anniversary pro-vaas-Harela Corp., dance, Marott hotel, : amen of Indiana, meeting,

coln, a are Workers of America,

luncheon, Hotel Washing-

Eves TOMORROW

pd, triotic FoNigert, world rium, 3 p.

BIRTHS Girls ke, i Rg Rn Ra Metuodist. Clarence, Melvis Robinson, at Methodist, Walter, Frieda onan ‘at Methodist, James, Louise Igo at Coleman. Donald, eng, oleman,

Eddie, Mary A 2 Ci Harold, Edna Rogers, a Sly. Bernard, Imogene oy at Emhardt. Jales, . "Katheryn Williams, at 2250 N.

Robert, Florenss Fetter, at 5144 Rossiyn,

- DEATHS Lizzie Logsdon, 82, at 1040 N. Warman, chronic nyocardine. Ivey Stockdale, 75, at Saaz W. Washing-

ton Soronary LB Eon to 8 ¥ ‘a arteriosclerosis. ? % Evin, ‘Barbara Ann Knoll, 81, at 910 Campbell, chronic myocarditis. Ma Astley, 56, at City, pneumococcic meningitis. i Grissom, 32, ot ‘Long, myocarditis. y M. Curtin, 42, at Methodist, pulmonary Smbotis 31, at St. Vin t's, acute, Depatitis, Sen

ormas 0; Connor, 52, at St. Vincent’s, Tn ladder operation Christina Coleman, LX at 920 "Chadwick,

MARRIAGE LICENSES These lists are from official ‘records in the county court house. The Times,

therefore, is mot responsible for errors in names and addresses.

John Russell Allen, 26, of 543 Dorothy Jean Parker, 22 ; os foi.

ing. Louis Baward Aull, 24, Pt. Leonard Wood; Martha. Lou Matthews, 20, of 966 N.

sats Wit Below, 18, of 2 Ww, 017 Carroll. ton; Edith Maude Lorentz, 16, of 2727

Clssh Duthie Brow. 23 Pt. B

‘George Fletcher V

Walter Porter McLaughlin, 23, R. R. x 502; Marian Lucy McGaughey, 22, 5 "428 N. Kealing. Coulsen Lee Napier, 21, of 1316 S. Sar tol; Dorothy Jean: Oliver, 18, of 1049 S. Senate. Joe Campos. 37, of 919 N. Senate; Ella Mae Vaughn, 19, = bi W. 10th. Jesse Brack, 20, of 3’ Sugene; Bernice Malone, 18, of 9931 a

Vernon Jessie Estep, 24, of 414 N. Caro-

line; ‘Louise rie Rose, 19, of 4414

Caroline Donald Charles Frank, 19, of 1826 Commerce; Charlotte Laverne Thompson, 18, of 1146 W.’ 28th. Frank Roy Miller, =, of - 1236 Nordyke; Louis Sch

of 1236 Nordyke. ‘| Richard Davis Maly Helen Weddle, 20, of 138%

No, D. Phillips, 18, of thorne Lane; Betty June Albrecht, #16, of 505 S. Warman. Joes Richard “Reed, 25, of 372: Hillside: lice Patricia Shields, 20, of R. R 10,

5 |maywoed’ 3. mice, 1a. of, 2613 Shriver; | Shica8

“Givean, 15, of 52 N.

Ars Lay Ganiand d Sanders, 26

Sn gs : Russell Madison Sutherlin, 125, of 3900 N.

SKI UNITS DRIVE NEARER TO OREL

Bryansk ‘Also Menaced; Berlin Reports Spring Thaws Begun.

MOSCOW, Feb. 20 (U. P.).—Russian ski troops raced across frozen battlefields toward the axis citadel of Orel today and other Soviet units, advancing on a 45-mile front west of Kharkov, annihilated another 3000 Germans and drove closer to the Dnieper river. Smashing forward in a blinding snowstorm, a Soviet infantry division advanced 14 miles north of Kursk in the last 24 hours and encircled and liquidated a large German garrison, front reports said. ‘Tommy gunners, gliding swiftly and noiselessly toward the German lines on skis, were playing an-im-portant part in the advance of a three-pronged drive on Orel. They were causing havoc along the German flanks, correspondents reported. o Nazis Report Thaw

Simultaneously, the Russians menaced Bryansk, Orel’s twin bastion 70 miles to the west. While a column advancing from the east cleared the territory north and south of the Yelets-Orel railroad, a force pushing north from Kursk along the trunk railroad and highway closed in steadily on Bryansk.

ported for the second consecutive day that spring thaws were hampering operations in the Caucasus. These thaws were expected to bog

sides as they spread northward with improvnig weather. Russian dispatches made no reference to the

708’ N. Pellevieu 2 18, of 706 N.|Ft.

thaws.)

. Report 25,000 Casualties

(BBC said German’ losses in the Donets basin during the last five days were estimated “at 25,000 killed, wounded and captured.” Its broadcast, heard by CBS, said also that two trains now are in regular operation from Moscow through Rostov to Tiflis, capital of the trans-Caucasian republic of Georgia.) (A Moscow broadcast recorded by the federal communications commission reported that the Germans

had recently transferred a minimum of 31 divisions—six tank and 25 infantry—from western Europe to Russia to meet the increasing threat.)

O.E.S. UNIT TO INITIATE

Indianapolis chapter 393, O.E.S., will have initiation at the stated meeting at 8 p. m. Tuesday at the temple, 1522 W. Morris st. Miss Nita Suffridge is worthy matron and Edward Lehman worthy patron.

‘Communiques

NAVY COMMUNIQUE 287 ° (Issued Saturday, Feb, 20) PACIFIC

) . surface forces bombarded Japanese positions at Holtz bay and at Chicagof harbor on Attu island. Results were not. observed. (b) U. 8. ett shot down two Japanese - float Sienes which attempted to attack U, itions in the western bh No Prion mage or casualties were suffered. r oH PACIFIC (All dates East longi-

e On Feb. 19 U. S. aircraft bombed Japanese positions at Vila, on the southern

1,| coast of Kolombangara island and Munda

on New Georgia island. All U. 8. pla returned. 5 planes

OFFICIAL WEATHER

U. S. Weather Bureau

All Data in Central War Time Sunrise...... 7:31 | Sunset....... 6:27 TEMPERATURE

7 a. m.....

. | Precipitation ot hrs. ending 7:30 a.m. £. | Total Precipitation § singe Jan. 1 2 29

Deficiency since J:

TFIGHT LOOMING |ON POLICE RAISE

| Taxpayer Groups Oppose

‘Ito prevent the pay raises from tak-

|Indianapolis and other cities are

(The German high command re-|

down heavy operations for both].

Senate Measure on

Economy Grounds.

“The minimum salaries of Indianapolis policemen and firemen will be $200 a month for 1944 and 1945, if their pay raise bill is passed by the senate in its present form. The measure is ready for second reading in the upper chamber after Judiciary A committee amended it measure, ing effect immediately. However, taxpayer groups from

fighting the bill from an “economy” standpoint. Republican leaders indicate the measure will be attacked on the senate floor on the grounds that the local units of government should be able to fix their own police and firemen salary schedules.

The police and firemen contend that their city councils do not have | sufficient. power to raise their] salaries—that the present law places the power of fixing their salaries in the hands of the mayors.

Wartime Bills Pass public.

Two wartime measures were passed yesterday by the senate. One bill, introduced by Senators Charles F. Fleming (D. Hammond) and Blaz A. Lucas (D. Gary), exempts members of the armed forces from the payment of poll taxes for the duration and six months after. The other was. a house bill permitting girls between the ages of 16 and 18 to work until 10 p. m. in any occupation except that which the commissioner of labor determines to be: dangerous to health and morals. This measure now goes to the governor for his approval, ;

HARVESTER OFFICIAL TO. ADDRESS ROTARY

Lloyd W. Hully, manager here for the International Harvester Co., will speak at noon Tuesday to the Rotary club on the subject, “International Harvester Goes to War.” The meeting will be in the Claypool hotel. Some of the war products manu-

factured by the company will be on display. He will show a motion picture film, portraying the company’s - conversion to war production.

leader:

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That is the one to keep state licenses of professional men in the armed forces from lapsing during their period of service. There are around a score of out-and-out wartime measures, including the important civilian defense nieasure, ‘and most of these Prcbelly will be passed. But the legislators certainly haven't shown any disposition to rush these through and forget all other non-essential measures. In the other 41 bills that have been signed, there is probably the |greatest conglomeration of account” laws ever passed from ithe standpoint of the general

still pending,

“The less we do of importance, the better this session will be.”

Looking Forward

LONG RANGE G.O.P. planning is behind the bill to take the power of appointing the chief ex-

BY EARL RICHERT

BACK AROUND Jan. 1, you couldn't find a legislator who wasn't talking about confining the busingss of this session, the first wartime session since the civil war, to wartime measures and then going home before the March 8 deadline. Well, with only two weeks to go now before the law sends them home, it’s interesting to see just what type of measures our legislators, Republicans and Democrats alike, have passed and sent to the governor for his signature. Of 42 bills passed by both houses and signed by the governor to date, there is only one that can be construed as a wartime

aminer of the board of accounts and his two deputies from the state personnel hoard, where it was placed by a ’41 act, and return it to the governor. : The present chief examiner, Otto K. Jensen, and his two deputies_ were appointed by Governor Schricker in the spring of 1941 before the present law went into effect. The personnel board then merely reappointed them. So, the Republican sponsors of the present bill know that enactment of the measure won't mean anything now. But it will enable them to get control of these top jobs in 1945, if they elect a Republican governor next year as they are confident of doing. As the terms of the personnel board members are staggered, retention of the present law would leave Schricker appointees in control of the board until well into the next governor’s term.

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Typical are the laws providing 2 & 8 that public school pupils who serve as pages in the general assembly shall not be counted absent from classes during that ‘service; that the Marion county ‘criminal court clerk should be ‘paid $3000 annually, the Starke county prosecutor $1500; that the open season on red fox be extended until March 15, 1945; that the Democratic and Republican district chairman in Lake gnd Marion counties be appointed by the county chairmen, etc., ete. It isn’t exactly fair to criticize the legislators too harshly on most of this “two-bit” legislation. They are only ordinary persons elected to office who are trying ‘to take care of the insurance men, county officials and others back home who want them to introduce a bill for them, and then fight it through. There is one bright spot in the picture, however. It ‘was described thusly by one G.O.P. legislative

“Blue for Circuit Judge

~ ODDS AND ENDS: Republican circles, which are extremely ’44 conscious, are “buzzing” about the huge dinner to be held here on

March 11 for Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. But the persons arranging - it say there is nothing political whatsoever about it. Some Republicans think he would make a good running mate for Wendell Willkie. . . . The “back room” boys say that Prosecutor Sherwood Blue will be a candidate for circuit court judge, the county’s most powerful political job, next year. . .. Mrs. Mabel Lowe, Republican state representative from Indianapolis, has been honored for her work in behalf of labor unions by being made an honorary member of the Central Labor union. She is the first wom=an to receive this honor, . . « The controversial fair board bill to give the representatives of agricultural interests complete con=trol of the state fair will die in the house agricultural committee. Sponsors of the measure say they will wait until 1945 to press their plan again. Then, they think, they won’t have the political opposition they have now.

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Vol. 1—No. 32

Saturday

Feb. 20, 1943

Dear Fellows—

HOPE YOU'RE all well and happy sine letters from

and getting lots and lots of

The following table the temperature in other cities:

Wayn Indianapolis (city) ... Kansas City, Mo.

New Jersey; Olive, Deloris Murphy, 20, of 844 8. in : Tone

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CLR of 2129 ima Campbell, | N 3 5 J

Home. . . . Around here it begins to look like the groundhog knew what he was doing when he crawled back

in his hole and

predicted | six more weeks of winter. . . . We've had cold weather again . . . . down as| low as 2 below Zero. a been dandy for the skaters, though, and they've been having quite a time out at Lake Sullivan. . . . The schobi kids think this rationing business is okay. |. « . They'll be dismissed for the week at noon Tuesday « « « « SO the older folks can use the schools to register for canned food rations. . . . There’s been quite a shortage of meat here the last week. . . . Frederick E. Schortemeier was re-elected president of the Salvation Army advisory board. . . Dr. Lawrence Fall was named to the state board of dental examiners. . . . George T. O’Connor, county inheritance tax appraiser and head of the city plan commission, died this week... . .

. Another death victim was Dr. Emil C. Kernel,

the optometrist. * kk

What's Cookin’ in Sports— INDIANA UNIVERSITY'S Big Ten net hopes were blasted by Wisconsin’s Badgers, who defeated the Hoosiers 57 to 53. . . . It was the I. U. squad’s first. log in 10 Big Ten games and gave Thinoy undisputed leadership with nine victories and no losses. « « . Butler finally won another game— upsetting DePauw. . . T h e United Press stuck its chin out by being first with a guess on the state high school net champion- , ship. . . . They picked Central of South Bend. . Incidentally, the raiings for the. net

tourney were drawn yesterday afternoon.

. + « It won't be long now. wr . One of basketball's great coaches, George Keogan of Notre Dame, fell dead of a heart ailment at his home in South Bend. . Hell be buried near another Notre Dae hero— Knute ‘Rockne. Our Indians now have 19 ball players, but theyre still seeking a first sacker to replace Johnny McCarthy, who was sold to | the: Boston Braves last fall. . . . The tribe has arranged

the Chi White Sox and the Minneapolis squad. , . . Our Caps won another home game, beating Washington 6 to 5. . . . Adam

Brown turned the hat trick. . . . Then the

team went on the road and lost to Providence, 4-3. . . . The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association had a dinner the other night and announced there’ll be play as usual on the Indianapolis sandlots this season. . . . They named Edwin (Hop) Howard secretary.

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Army to Move To—

THE ARMY is getting ready to take over the Butler fieldhouse from the navy. . . « Army aviation cadets will move into the big building as soon as the sailors now in signal training there are graduated. . . » Conservation : Director Hugh Barnhart has suggested removing “no fishing” signs from the banks of Indiana streams as a means of helping relieve ‘the meat shortage. . . . The Indianapolis school boys and girls have made a fine record in the last five months. . . . They've bought $169,000 worth of war bonds and stamps in the five months. . . . Almost $58,000 worth in January alone. . . . Nice going, kids. . We made a nice record, too, in tin can collection this month. . . . 176 tons of cans. . . « That's the same as two tons of raw tin. . . . Members of Boy Scout Troop 72 (Tabernacle Presbyterian church) delivered 2158 decks of ‘playing cards and 15 pairs of horseshoes to the fellows at Camp Atterbury last week. . . . The army reciprocated by giving the boys rides in peeps.

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Fixing Old Coke Ovens=m.

THE GAS COMPANY is fixing up the old coke ovens at the Langsdale plant, abandoned years ago. . . . The plant will provide coke and gas badly needed by war industries. . . . No coke is being sold foi domestic use. . . . Fifteen hundred citizens who have given 50 hours of volunteer service to the Indianapolis Service Men’s Centers, Inc, have been awarded membership in # U. 8S. Citizens Service Corps. . . . Ne recipient of the Army-Navy “E” flag is Stewart-Warner Corp. . . . The works k has decided to pave Tuxedo st. be North and St. Clair st. . . . The RCA pl will pay ‘the bill. . . . The Men’s Bible cla of the Northwood Christian church went ¢ voluntary K. P. duty the other nent ne

games with the Cleveland India

8 and 9; other games with the

its exhibition schedule to include

a couple of

Cincy Reds,