Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 48, 8 January 1917 — Page 1

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CARTEL GETS only ruon PLACES FOR

LEGISLATURE Representative LaFuze Giv en Membership on Roads and Public Expenditures Committees. MOTOR GLOB PLEASED Representative Will H. Bartel, Jr has been assigned to four committees in the house and Oliver P. LaFuse,, of Liberty, joint representative for Wayne and Union counties, to six, according to legislative appointments announced today. Bartel's committees are Sinking Fund, Public Buildings, Cities and Towns and Banks." LaFuze is a member of the committees on Roads, Natural Resources of the State, Sinking Fund, Rights and Privileges, Benevolent and Scientific Institutions and Public Expenditures. Bartel Facet Heavy Work. Since it has become known that Representative Bartel will take part in forming the cities and towns legislation, plans are being made to give him plenty of business from home in the form of soundings on business government, which is a cause espoused by the Commercial club. Mr. Bartel left early this morning for Indianapolis and Senator McConaha had departed last night. Senator McConaha is slated for one of the Important posts In the -senate, the chairmanship of the finance committee. He is the lone Progressive of the senate and votes with the Republicans. He has a strong backing for the finance chairmanship. Commercial Club Elated The Commercial club and Wayne County Automobile club were elated today to hear of Representative LaFuze's appointment to the roads com mittee with Luke Duffey of lndian-: nnnlis. the Commercial Hub sneaker : for tonight, s meeting. LaKnse has ex-; pressed himself on road matters in ex- j ectly the name trms m th two oluM ' and the hishwav fliinerlntpndenfs. in ; favor of a MM highway lrartmt ! to receive federal aid for m .stale. Three of th other committers of which he will be a member are imrortHtit. .--.; . J , -. James K. Mason, who previously represented Wayne and Fayette counties, appears on many committees as Favette county representative. His nostoffice address is Milton but he lives Just over the county line. Apparently there is no representation for Wayne county on the committee which will consider dry and wet matters. Representative Bartel who was said to have been slated for the committee did not appear in its personnel. POLICE WILL STOP DRIVING BY CARS; PARSONS IS STRUCK Chief of Police Goodwin is determin ed to put a 6top to the dangerous practice of many automobile drivers of driving their machines past street cars while cars are not in motion. Uidas Cartwright, 18, who drives a taxlcab for the Buening company, drew a fine of $5 and costs in city court this morning for this offense His youth saved him from a heavier fine, Mayor Robbins explained. While Frank Parsons, a photog rapher, was alighting from a street oar Saturday afternoon he was run down by the taxi driven by Cart wright but was not seriously injured Evidence in the case showed that Cartwright was not a licensed chauf feur and had had very little experi ence in the operation of automobiles. The boy's mother stated that he had been employed by the Buening com pany without being questioned as to whether he was a licensed chauffeur and skilled in the operation of motor cars. STARR OPENS OFFICE Offices of the general counsel of the C. & O. railroad of Indiana are now located in Richmond. Henry C Starr, who is the general counsel of this railroad, has secured a suite of rooms on the second floor of the Starr Piano building at Tenth and Main streets. Mr. Starr's desire to be located on the line of the railroad he represents influenced him to trans fer his offices from Indianapolis to Richmond. EARLY RECORDS BROKEN A total of 130 instruments have been filed at the county recorder's office since. January 1. This is an unprecedented amount of business for the first week of a new year. Weather Forecast For Indiana Fair tonight and Tuesday. Somewhat warmer tonight Temperature Today.

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NEW CHIEF INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 8. Laying stress upon the importance of economy In the administration of the state's business and urging the abolishment of numerous offices, Governor James P. Goodrich today submitted his first message as the state's executive to the joint session of the General assembly. Like the messaga of his predecessor, Governor Samuel M. Ralston, whose term expired today, the document was lengthy and covered a wide range of subject matter, Including recommendations for a constitutional convention. Special emphasis was given by Governor Goodrich to the popular demand for efficiency and saving of the state'3 finances, yet his suggestions wer3 characterized by an appeal for patriotic rather than partisan consideration of all measures having to do with the general welfare. In not a few instances Governor Goodrich's recommendations followed the sense of the COUNTY BOARD RAISES WAGES OF EMPLOYES To enable poorly paid county em ployes to meet the increased costs of living, county commissioners in session Saturday decided to raise the salary of assistant court house janitor from $10 a week to $50 a month; the salary of court house elevator operator from $10 a week to $45 a month; the pay of assistant matron at the Home of the Friendless from $22 to $25 a month. Ip addition to the increases, a new $300 a year position was created ma tron of the county farm. Mrs. F. B. Petro, wife of the superintendent, was appointed. Because of the low salary offered, it had been impossible to find a successor for Mrs. Ora Schroeder as assistant matron of the Home of the Friend less. It is thought the increase will auraci applicants, Employes Re-appolnted. All save two of the county employ e3 were re-appointed by the commi. sioners. W. H.Trusler, formerly trus tee of Jefferson , township. was appointed to succeed A. C Brown as elevator operator at the court house and James -Blithe, .colored,, will succeed Charles Morgan as turnkey at the county jail. Other appointments made public today are: Gath Freeman, county attorney, $500 a year; Dr. W. T. Fisher. Centerville, poor farm physician, $240 a year: Dr. J. J. Grosvenor, jail physician, $100 a year: Dr. S. Edgar Bond, Home of the Friendless jail physician, $100 a year; Carl C. Durkel, court house engineer, $800 a year; Lindley Swain, chief court hous janitor, $75 a month; Thomas B. Martin, assistant janitor, $50 a month (John Markley was re-appointed janitor or the third floor to serve in addition to his duties as court bailiff); John F, Davenport. Benjamin F. Duke and Wil liam B. Dye, school fund appraisers, east district, fifty cent fees for each assessment: Thomas Dunbar, John Nikon and Lincoln H. Jones, school fund anDraisers for middle district Charles T. Knapp, Clinton Martindale and Jerry E. Meyers, school fund ap praisers for western district; Aurelia Thomas, matron for the Home of the Friendless jail, $30 a month CAN'T SLIP BOOZE INTO DRY STATES WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 The WebbKenyon law designed to prevent liquor shipments from "wet" to dry states, was today declared constitutional by the supreme court by a vote of seven to two which also upheld West Virginia's prohibition amendment prohibiting citizens from receiving liquor for personal use shipped by common carriers in inter-state commerce. NIGHT SCHOOL OPENS FOR SPRING COURSE AT SCHOOL TONIGHT Spring term of the Richmond high school night school will be launched this evening when old students and beginners meet for registration and clr.ss assignments. Actual work will start tonight, according to Principal Pickell who is determined not to lose a minute in the eight weeks course ottered to the public of Richmond. It is expected that fully 500 students wl!! be enrolled tonight. Another session will be held Wednesday and on Monday and Wednesday evenings thereafter. AMENDED COMPLAINT TO BE FILED IN CASE Special Judge A. C. Llndemuth overruled the motion of the defendant for judgment on a demurrer in the suit of Blanche Howell against Margaret Calkins to set aside judgment in circuit court today. At the same time he granted attorneys for the plaintiff permission to withdraw their, motion to dismiss and agreed to allow them to present an amended complaint. Mrs. Howell is seeking to gain possession of her child which was adopted by Mrs. Calkins several years ago. ELECTORS CAST BALLOT CHARLESTON, W. Va., Jan. 8. Presidential electors elected last November met here today to name one of their number to carry to Washington the certificate showing the vote cast at the last general election in West Virginia.

EFFICIENCY OUTLINED AS HIS POLICY BY GOV.

EXECUTIVE INCLUDES RECOIXIENDATION FOR NEW BASIC LAWS

message from the retiring governor, delivered when the legislature convened a few days ago. Wants Business Methods. "The particular question before us," asserted the new governor, "is that of putting the state's business on a strict business base with an attendant increase in efficiency the universal compliment of intelligent economy." Urging that the rights of the minority in the assembly be given due respect and declaring that the executive has no purpose to dictate, Governor Goodrich said a great service can be rendered the people of Indiana and the cause of representative government by undertaking these reforms In a businesslike way. Recognizing the growing restlessness of the people with the mounting cost of government and the creation of new office, Mr. Goodrich adds, "We may well aspire to the distinction of establishing the 'Indiana idea' in state THIEF VISITS HOME OF BRIDGE DURING MORNING SERVICES While the Rev. U. S. A. Bridge, 913 North A street, was conducting services Sunday morning at Grace M. E. church an uninvited and undesirable caller visited his parsonage, said caller being a burglar. After the thief had procured a purse containing $3 frdm a bedroom on the second floor the minister's young daughter met him. . The thief calmly informed the child that he had come to the house to use the telephone. As people frequently came to the parsonage for this purpose the little girl accepted the man's explanation without duestion and he walked leisurly down the stairs and out 6f the house. The fact that a robbery had been committed in the house was not discovered until after the Rev. Mr. Bridge returned from the church. Little Miss Bridge was able to give an accurate discription of the burglar but the police have not been able to apprehend him. Nothing was taken from the parsonage except the small amount of money the thief found ia the purse. HOUSE MORAL BODY FAVORS DRY CAUSE INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 8. - A canvass of the public moral committee of the House, announced today by Speaker Eschbach showed that a majority of the committeemen is dry. Three members of the committee had not been seen, but of the other ten only one refused to commit himself and the remainder, said they were in favor of state-wide' prohibition. FINES GIVEN BOOST BY MAYOR ROBBINS ALONG WITH H.-C. L. An advance in the cost of carrying concealed weapons was noted in the fine market today, and Mayor Robbins Intimated that another advance might be made unless the toting of dangerous weapons soon became an obsolete habft. Two eighteen-year-old lads, residents of West Richmond, got in on the market advance. Elmer Berg, carrying a revolver, and his companion, Raymond Nolte, carrying a bayonet, became intoxicated Saturday night and created much excitement in a West Main street restaurant by flourishing their weapons and putting on a regular wild west show. The alarmed proprietor of the restaurant thought thata holdup was being staged and called for the police. In city court this morning each boy drew a fine of $35 and costs. The stock fine for carrying concealed weapons has been, until today, $25 and costs. The police have not yet ascertained where Berg and Nolte obtained their liquor. If this information is obtained there will be prosecutions for violation of the law which prohibits the sale of intoxicants to minors. TO ERADICATE TICK ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 8. How to eradicate the cattle tick in the south is the object of a conference of federal and state livestock inspectors which began here today under the auspices of the United States department of agriculture.

H. C. L. RECEIVES SEVERE BLOW FROM COW; ASYLUM HOLSTEIN GIVES 537 POUNDS MILK

A championship Holstein for the state may have been discovered on Easthaven farm by the superintendent. D. W. Scott and E. H. Wieland, a Held worker for the Holstein Friesian association. The cow's wonderful rec ord was made last week in a test for advanced registry. She is a four-year-old, bred, raised and fed by Mr. Scott and is a steady performer, he said. Her production of butter for seven days was 25.57 pounds. She gave 537 pounds of milk averaging 3.8 per cent, butter fat This is more than nine gallons of milk a day while the average is less than four gallons for good cows and about one pound of

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same standards of economy, efficiency and service which prevail in the con duct of the most efficiently managed private business." Waits for Normal Conditions. The governor urged that proposed improvements and extensions of state institutions be deferred until - industrial conditions are more nearly normal than they are at this time. Other subjects treated by the governor's message follow: Expenditure of Public Funds The governor recommended that responsibility for the expenditure of public money be taken from the various boards, commissions and departmental heads and centralized in thJ governor. Oil Department The new executive suggested the abolishment of the sixty state oil inspectors, the assignment of the work to the food and

GOODRICH PROMISES 6000 FAITH IN ADMINISTERING NEW DUTIES

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 8. In his inaugural address delivered today, James P. Goodrich, who became the governor of Indiana for the next four years this morning, declared his own ambition as governor was to so conduct the affairs of the office that at the end of his term the people would say, "Well done." The address was one of the shortest ever delivered by a new governor of the state. It required but a few minutes to give. In his address Mr. Goodrich said: Sensible-of Great Honor "I am not insensible of the great honor conferred upon me by an election to the high office of governor of Indiana, nor am I ignorant of the responsibilities of this position, so I do not come to you today with an exaltation of spirit, but rather with a deep sense of the obligation to all of the people of the commonwealth which this honor imposes upon me. "I am fully aware of my own limitations. You do not require of me the impossible. You do expect of me, however, honest and earnest endeavor moved by no consideration save that of the public welfare. You rightfully, demand of me that whatever ability I possess, whatever of good lies in me shall be devoted unselfishly to the general, good and that obligation I ; shall "discharge to' The" uttermost. Faithfulness Is Promised "Responsibility to the people and faithfulness to public trust is the best answer which can be made to those who insist that democracy is a failure and is the surest safeguard of our free institutions. "If in the administration of the state's affairs, we make efficiency, not partisan advantage, the standard; if in the enforcement of the laws we act impartially; if in the enactment of laws there is honest, wise and courageous action with respect to the matters dealt with, we shall disarm much reckless and unintelligent criticism and restore the confidence of the peoSTARTS THIRD COLONY A new colony will be opened at Ea6thaven next week, accommodating 20 or 25 patients. It will be the third farm colony in the experiment. The opening of the third house followed successes of the other two which reculted in the release of several patients. The colony patients have made themselves self-supporting by the plan and it is believed 10 per cent, of the inmates will be accommodated in colonies when the plan is fully developed. The farm produced 32 bushels of wheat an acre in 1916. COUNTY SURVEYOR GETS MANY QUERIES County Surveyor Horton reported today that the contracts for erecting two large cement bridges over the Whitewater river here will draw oids from the largest bridge construction companies of the county. Inquiries are beginning literally pour into his office. Pacific Bridge Company, Seattle, Washington, which is at present doing much bridge work in Dayton, O., had representative here Saturday and Sunday looking over the sites and making Inquiries as to when the bids will be advertised for. ESTATE INVENTORY FILED Personal property of the late Charles Igleman is valued at $1,150 in the inventory filed with the county clerk today. butter daily. She will produce 30 pounds of butter a week next year, Mr. Scott believes, and may be a contender for national honors. Another cow given the test at the same time produced 377.8 pounds of milk averaging 3.6 per cent, butter fat and 17.51 pounds of butter. Both cows made the advanced registry, making four from the Easthaven farm which are on the national roll of honor for performance. They are the I only cows from Wayne county on the j advanced registry, Mr. Scott believes. There are 75 Holsteins in the East haven herd, twenty of which are registered.

I drug department and that all fees be

! turned into the state. State Statistician Promising the ap pointment of Mr. Roberts, statistician, incumbent; to an office paying as well as his present position, the new executive suggested the discontinuance of this office and the collection of statistics by departments and their publication on direction of the governor. Attorney General Governor Goodrich would have the legislature make the Attorney General appointive by the governor and hold the office chargeable with doing all legal work now done by specially employed counsel in the state departments. Legal Clerk to the Governor Governor Goodrich will have this office abolished and the Attorney General's office required to supply the executive with legal advice. 1 Quartermaster General A reduction i of $1,000 a year in the salary of this pie in their government. I believe in the good sense and honesty of the people and am certain they desire an administration of public affairs conducted in the interest of the state as a whole and not for any special interests. This they ought to have; they should not be satisfied with anything less. Asks People's Confidence "Asking for the confidence and support of all the people and relying especially upon the assistance of their representatives in the General Assembly, I enter upon the discharge of the duties of the office of governor of Indiana with but one purpose and one ambition and that is so to conduct the affairs of the office as to justify at the hands of the people at the termination of four years, the words, "Well done." DRAW RESOLUTIONS TO STATE SOLONS ON LIQUOR TRADE ' William Bartel, Jr., Wayne county representaive, Oliver, Lafuze, joint representative of Wayne and Union counties and Walter McConaha, senator from this district, in the state legislature, will receive the following resolution passed by the Central Christian church last night: "Resolved, that we respectively urge your co-operation and endorsement both by your influence and vote in supporting any measures that may come up before the august body with which you meet, in securing legislative Statutory Prohibition in 1917." The Rev. Thomas H. Adams, pastor of the church, preached a vigorous sermon condemning the liquor traffic last night In part he said: "Can a man be a Christian apart from being a minister of the Gospel and not hate the traffic? He cannot. Can I be a father worthy of the name and not hate it. I cannot. Church Deserves Death "The church that refuses to participate in this, the greatest moral evil of the ages, ought to be put out of commission immediately," he declared. "If I had a hundred dollars and wanted to invest it for the best good of humanity. I would steer clear of rum. "If I had it invested in boots and shoes, the working man would get $20.71; if for furniture, he would get $23.77; hardware, $24.17; clothing, $17.42; men's furnishings, $18.34; woolen goods, $12.86. If I invest it in liquor, the working man would get $1.23. . " MANY PERSONS SIGN PETITIONS OF DRYS Petitions to the senate and house of representatives asking for a dry state by legislation were pouring into Timothy Nicholson today from all parts of the county, so rapidly, Mr. Nicholson said, that he had . difficulty in tabulating them and separating them quickly enough to keep peace with the influx. MOON IS AFFLICTED WITH TOTAL ECLIPSE A perfectly good full moon with nothing particularly out of the way about it except a little shadow, caused many citizens to raise bedroom windows in the smallest of the small hours this morning, and gaze toward the fleecy silver clouds. It was an eclipse which was visible shortly before midnight, and is Said by gazers and prowlers of the hour after midnight, that it was almost complete at 2 o'clock. ' TWO SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED BY BOYS Wayne township won first place for having the largest dairy club in the state in the October and November State Dairy contest conducted under the auspices of Purdue university. Ivan T. Beck, township agricultural supervisor, received notice to this ef fect today. The prizes are two $25 scholarships to the Purdue short course this week. These went to the tv;o boys' winnirs first and second places in the township contest. Paul Stanley of the Middleboro school and Clay Hapner of school number S. ,

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officer was urged by Mr. Goodrich, be cause of the Federal grant of this sum. Conservation Com mi sal on A con partisan commission of four to serve without pay to replace the state fish and game commission, the state board or forestry, and the offices of state geologist, and state entomologist, was recommended by the governor. Three Mile Road LawDescribing the method of applying this law as "wasteful," Governor Goodrich asked its repeal. State Highway Commission A com mission of four members, non-partisan and without salary was asked by Governor Goodrich, to be given authority to establish main roads, eligible to state and federal aid. Banking and Insurance A depart ment separate from the office auditor of state, to be headed by non-partisan Continued on Page Three WAR TO DEATH ON OLD SATAN STARTS IN CITY Richmond's Church Federation will outline final plans for the simultaneous revival which will 6tart in all churces affiliated with the organization, Jan. 28, at a banquet in the Y. M. C. A., at 6:30 o'clock, tonight This revival if carried out as scheduled will be the most thorough war ever waged on old Satan in Richmond. Every family in the city will receive a personal invitaion to become affiliated with some church. A church census is being completed and will be used as a solid foundation for the campaign. Each church will be given a definite section of the city to work. Recommends Prayer Session The evangelistic committee will recommend that the week before the revival starts be devoted to cottage prayer meetings. Dr. Robert L. Kelly, who was recently chosen to head the federation, will make his inaugural address; Rev. C. M. Woodman, pastor of the Allen Jay Memorial Friends church, wjll epeak on "The Value of the Church Federation Survey"; Ralph Little will sing; Rev. E. E. Davis, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, will speak on the value or the Evangelistic Campaign." The publicity, evangelistic and finance committees will make reports. Members of governing council of the Federation are: First Baptist J. W. Ferguson, J. H. Unthank. First Christian Rev. L. E. Murray, pastor; Pettis A. Reid. S. F. Mills. Central Christian Rev. Thomas H. Adams, pastor; Roy Babylon, George Mansfield. East Main Street Friends Rev. Milo S. Hinckle, pastor: Prof. L. D. Campbell, Prof. Arthur M. Charles. South Eighth Street Friends' Rev. Francis C. Anscombe. pastor; Charles M. Jenkins, Robert W. Randle. West Richmond Friends' Rev. C. M. Woodman, pastor; S. E. Nicholson. St. Paul's Lutheran Rev. W. E. Rohlfing, pastor: Fred Heitbrink, William H. Meerhoff. First English Lutheran Rev. F. A. Dressel, pastor; Dr. A. L. Bramkamp, Oliver Nusbaum. Second English Lutheran Rev. C. Raymond Isley, pastor; George W. Worley, John F. Holaday. First Methodist-Episcopal Rev. H. C. Harman, pastor; Frank R. McFail, William Scull. Grace Methodist Episcopal Rev. TT. S. A. Bridge, pastor; O. F. Ward, H. M. Kramer. Third Methodist Episcopal Rev. J. P. Chamness, pastor; Ambrose Roberts, William Hazlitt. First Presbyterian Rev. J. J. Rae, pastor; Dr. C. S. Bond, Howard Dill. Second Presbyterian Rev. E. E. Davis, pastor; Claudius Riegel, E. O. Mott United Brethren Rev. H. S. James, pastor; Waldo Lacey, Bert Horn. WHEAT TOUCHES $2 CHICAGO, Jan. 8 For the first time war prices on wheat here touched today a long predicted goal, $2 a bushel. No. 2 red winter wheat for immediate delivery sold at that price, an advance of about five cents since Saturday. WEATHER IS LOOSE; BAROMETER BROKEN It's awful. Richmond people will have to take any kind of weather that is handed out to them the next few days without question. W. E. Moore, local government weather observer, broke his barometer today and can make no accurate forecasts until a new one arrives from New York. BUFFALO BILL BETTER

DENVER, Colo., Jan. 8. The condition of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) was improved slightly today. Only the Colonel's remarkable recuperative powers have kept him alive his physicians said. -

DRY FORCES MAKE PLEA TO SOW FOR ACTM

Audience Which Fills Reidj Memorial Church AdJ dresses Resolutions to Mens' in State Assembly. - MURRAY HITS TRAFFIC j Final appeal to Wayne county's representatives and senator In the state legislature for support in mak ing Indiana dry in 1917" was made yesterday afternoon by the "dry"! forces in the form of a resolution passed unanimously by the 700 per-i sons present at the mass meeting iaj the Reid Memorial church. In addition, resolutions were nassed? and sent in the form of a night letter1 to Senators Watson and Kern and' Representative Finly Gray - in congress asking that they use their influence to secure constitutional prohi bition. It was explained that ths ir resolutions are especially aoDroDrfate at this time since the question of vot ing the District of Columbia "dry" ! scheduled to come before - congress this week. Will Send Urgent Pleas - Individuals, churches and oreanisations were urged to send telegrams and letters to their law makers national and state urging support of dry measures. The meeting was described by "dry" workers as being the strongest united appeal ever made on legislators by Richmond people. The purpose of the gathering was to arouse interest of the people sympathetic with the "dry" movements so that they will make de mands upon the men they helped elect to support the prohibition meas--ure. The following appeal will be sent to William II. Bartel, Jr., Wayne county . state representative, who has declared that he will oppose the prohibition ' measure, Oliver LaFuze, joint staterepresentative of Wayne and. Union counties, and Walter McConaha, state senator. . ' Text of Resolutions - "Resolved, That we, citizens of Richmond in mass meeting assembled Jan. 7, earnestly petition the representative of Wayne county and the joint representative in the house of representatives and our own representative in the state senate to support and vote for a law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the state of Indiana." The resolution to the congressmen follows: "We are heartily in favor of national constitutional prohibition and will do all within our power to secure the adoption of an amendment to the constitution of the United States forever prohibiting the sale, manufacturing for sale, transportation for sale, importation for sale and exportation for sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes in the United States in accordance with the joint resolution introduced in the United States senate by Senators Morris Sheppard and Jacob H. Gajlinger and in the House of Representatives by Edwin P. Webb and Addison T. Smith." Many Men in Audience. The surprising feature of yesterday; afternoon's meeting was that at least ? half of the capacity audience was com-H posed of men. Rev. L. E. Murray, who has been actively connected with the Anti-Saloon, league, gave the first speech of the; afternoon. He placed especial emphasis on the fact that all differences between the various "dry" forces of; Continued On Page Eight COLLECTS WITNESSES TO PRESENT DATA IN KAUFMA'! CASE Practically a complete array of witnesses is ready in the Kaufman murder-suicide case to testify before the i grand jury Wednesday, It is said, pre-. senting phases of the life of Mr. and j Mrs. J. Valentine Kaufman, the inei- j dents leading indirectly to the slaying j of Mrs. Kaufman and the self-destruc-! tion of the slayer, and the disappear- j a nee of the letters which disposed of j Mr. Kaufman's small estate and told) his direct motives. Coroner Morrow has not ceased his j probe of the case, but said today no j new phases presented themselves, j Previously he stated that he would make a report probably when he 1 cleared up to his complete satisfac-, tion several angles in the disappearance of the letters. The postal inspector detailed here is expected to make a report to his superior officers this, week which will be of a secret nature. Whether federal action will re-, suit could not be learned today. - ENTER FEOERAL JURY Evidence indicating that somebody has been tampering with the malls will be gathered by the grand jury which meets Wednesday to probe the Kaufman dual tragedy and then turned over to the federal grand jury In Indianapolis, said Prosecuting Attorney Strayer today, who issued a rigorous denial of all reports that he in tended dropping the case.