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KIACKEMSEN'S MEN COMPEL RUSS TO FALL BACK AGAIN

Hammer New Stand Foes Prepare to Make Across Pinna and Toward Danube River. TAKE 5,500 CAPTIVES Field Marshal Von Mackensen's drive against the Sereth line In southern Moldavia continues to gain ground and the Teutonic thrust against the Moldavian frontier mountains In the flanking operations now under way is showing progress. Pushing northward from Fokshand the fortress captured yesterday south west of Sereth and near the center of the line, Von Mackensen's troops have driven the Russians across the Putna and are now hammering at a new position they have taken up there. Russians Yield Ground. Further southeast toward the Danube, the Russians are now beginning to yield again according to Berlin, losing another town which the Austro-Ger-man forces held against counter attacks delivered last night. In the Moldavian mountains the advance was chiefly In the Kaslno and Suchltza valleys. The progress here is necessarily slow because of the rugged clearing and the strong defense offered by the Russians. One point favoring the Russians and their defense Is the superior communi ration routes they now command. Behind the advancing Teutons the railway lines have thinned out, but In the rear of the Russian positions lies a net work over which men and supplies may he brought to the front. They are fed both from Tishlned on the east and Czernoiit.on the north. The total of prisoners taken by the Teutonic armies in the operations of yesterday and the previous day is now reported by Berlin as approximately 5,500, together with three cannon and ten machine guns. IS HOLDER ALIVE? QUESTION WORRIESRICHMOND FRIENDS Is Ed Holder, famous as an animal trainer, living or dead? This Is a question which now perplexes Holder's Richmond friends. About a year ago the announcement was made that Holder, while featuring with a trained mule act In Mclntyre and Heath's show, "The Ham Tree," committed suicide by hanging in Logan sport, Ind. This week Richmond friends were startled to read an advertisement, appearing in a theatrical magazine, signed by Ed Holder, for a trick mule rider. Applicants for the position were instructed to address Ed Holder at Nashville, Tenn. Holder Starts in County. .Holder got his start as an animal trainer in Cambridge City while employed at the I-ackey horse sale barns. About nine years ago he entered the livery barn business in Richmond, purchasing a barn from Dr. W. W. Zimmerman. About seven years ago he went into the Bhow business again. Holder was known as the first man who ever succeeded In training pigs to perform. Cambridge City friends, doubting his claims that he could train pigs to perform, presented him with twelve. In less than a month's time he had the pigs doing a number of tricks. He then became Identified with a circus and later became the owner of a trained animal show. t to nnw hpHeved that the report that Holder committed suicide was without foundation, of fact and it Is understood that some of his friends have seen him since the publication of the report. LIQUOR LICENSES PAY m4fttM REVENUE OF $12,100 Liquor licenses brought $12,100 into the treasury of Wayne county last year. This was found today when figures were compiled at the county auditor's office. This amount goes to the various school corporations of the county on a per tipita basis of scholars regardless of whether the civic corporations of which they are parts have saloons or not. RABBIT SEASON CLOSES Mr. Cotton Tall can now go about his business preparing for Easter with perfect safety. The Indiana game law says that hunters must not shoot rabbits between January 10 and April 1. SENTENCED TO HANG OSSIPFE. N. H.. Jan. 9. Frederick I Small 'today was sentenced to be .Tan. 15. 1918. for the mur der of his wife Mrs. Florence Small at4 Mountain View on Sept. 28 last.

I Werefher Forecast I i . 1 For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Wednesday. Moderate temperature. Temperature Today. Noon 46 , Yesterday. Maximum . ..' 43 Minimum 27

COLBERT FAMILY BELIEVES LEWIS WAS INNOCENT

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 9. District Attorney Rotan today planned to continue his investigation into the mystery surrounding the murder In her apartments on Dec. 29, of Mazie Colbert, the advertising art model. After his examination of a score of witnesses yesterday, Mr. Rotan announced that nothing had been revealed to make him change his opinion that all the circumstantial evidence pointed to Bernard W. Lewis, of Pittsburgh, as the slayer. He added that his Investigation would continue until every man and woman that might throw light on the mystery had been examined. At the came time he gave John Colbert, a brother of the slain girl, authority to conduct a private Investigation and to take to city hall for examination anyone he suspected of having knowledge of the case. Colbert, who is In business In New York, says that he does not believe Lewis killed his sister. He declared early today that he had discovered new evidence of "the greatest importance." This evidence, he said, came from a source outside of Philadelphia, "and may result in upsetting or weakening everything now thought to be established." GOV. COX DEMANDS PROBE OF ELECTION COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9. A legislative investigation of the campaign expenses In the recent election- was recommended by Ohio's new governor, James M. Cox, In his first message to the eighty-second general assembly of Ohio today. Following a precedent set by him four years ago, the governor appeared In person before the legislature in joint session to deliver his message. He reiterated his creed of four years ago with reference to new laws called for by the new constitution of Ohio and enacted during his first administration. RUSS PLAN DRIVE OVER RIGA SECTOR LONDON JanrlThe ' Russians are preparing to launch a great new offensive m the Riga sector, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, quoting German newspaper correspondent at eastern front. The Russian troops are said to. be equipped with great quantities of munitions and backed by large reserves. Near Mitau and south of Riga the artillery is reported to have constantly increased on both sides during the last few days and to have become extremely violent. The weather is frosty and clear and the country covered with snow. PROHIBITION BILL IS BEFORE SENATE . WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The senate took up for final disposition today the district of Columbia prohibition bill under an agreement reached before the Christmas holidays. At that time friends of the measure expressed the fear that postponement of the vote might imperil the chances of the bill's passage. Senator Underwood, of Alabama was expected to renew his efforts to get another vote on his amendment pro viding for referendum of the prohibi tion question to citizens of the district COAL PRICES SLUMP CHICAGO, Jan. 9. Hard coal was selling in Chicago today at from $1.65 to $3.00 a ton less than a week ago, despite previous predictions of a rise In prices. Bituminous coal, quoted today at $5.50 a ton, was selling at from $1.00 to $1.50 less than a week ago. Dealers asserted that warm weather caused the slump In prices. PRESIDENT HEARS PLEA MADE BY SUFFRAGISTS WASHINGTON, Jan, 9. Women suffragists carried their fight for a federal amendment to the white house again today. President Wilson set aside an hour for receiving a delegation of several hundred representatives of the congressional union for woman suffrage who wanted to present resolutions urging him to support the federal amendment pending in congress, and memorializing the late Inez Milholland Bolssevain, suffragist leader "BUFFALO BILL" SINKING DENVER. Colo., Jan. 9. Col. Wm. F. Cody, (Buffalo Bill) was gradually sinking. Dr. J. H. East, his personal physician, stated at 2 o'clock this morning, with slight chance of living through the night. At that hour Col. Cody was said to be in a comatose condition. MOBILIZES SCIENTISTS PITTSBURGH, Pa., Jan. 9. Mobilization of the scientific research is recommended in a report on research in industrial laboratories Just completed by a sub-committee of the com-mittee-of-100 on scientific research. Dr. Raymond F. Bacon, director of Mellon institute, a branch of the University of Pittsburgh, is chairman of the sub-committee.

FOREMAN TO COMPUTE NUMBER OF CITIZENS

DAILY REPORTS Refusing to accept the population estimate of a government agent, 24,659 for Richmond in 1915, C. W. Foreman, post office directory clerk who is keeping a barometer of the movement of citizens today announced he would base his computations on a conservative post office estimate of 27,450, Jan. 1. The net gain since then has been 11, making a population of 27,461. Mr. Foreman will begin an actual count of the persons who receive mail in Richmond. He believes it will be closer to 28,000 than to the government's figure. More than 30,000 persons get mail from the Richmond office, but some of them are out of the city limits. The population chart today read: Population, Jan. 1 27,450 Loss 8 Gain today 19 Population today 27,461 KELLY GIVES DATA ON BIBLE COURSE IN STATE SCHOOLS According to reports on Bible study In Indiana high schools which will be submitted by President R. L. Kelly, chairman of the Committee on Religious Education of the council of Boards of Education at Chicago on Jan. 10, 1,396 high schools pupils of the state are taking the work for credit. President Kelly's report indicated that giving of credit has been authorized in fifty commissioned high schools, that 37 are included in the report and that 31 are now conducting work. Courses in the Bible under the supervision of the thirty-one schools are held in the Sunday schools, school buildings, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. and churches. Most of the classes are taught by ministers, priests and public school instructors. In three examination, 313 sets of papers including papers on 479 parts, 413 were marked passed. ULTIMATUM IS ISSUED PIRAEUS, Jan. 9. Minister of the entente powers today handed to the Greek government an ultimatum giving Greece forty-eight hours to comply with the demands contained in the not drawn up by France, Great Britain and Russia on Dec. 3L .- MRS. WALLACE DIES MILTON, Ind., Jan. 9. Elizabeth Wallace, 80, widow of Richard Wallace, formerly a prominent merchant here, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D. H. Warren this morning. She has been seriously ill for some time. Short funeral services will beh eld at the home at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the body will be sent to Wabash for burial, Thursday morning. AUTO CLUB IN NEED OF $2,000 IN SPRING The Wayne County Automobile club Is already contemplating its spring program, through its president, J. H. Mills. Many of the highway signs which the club obtained have already been erected and there are about 125 more to be put up, Mr. Mills said today. "We stopped everything at the time of the centennial celebration," said Mr. Mills. About $500 or $600 was given by contributors but that has never been appropriated and we hope to get $2,000 to start the year with." PRODUCTION OF STEEL INCREASES IN GERMANY WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Despite the war Germany is producing more steel than ever before, according to reports to the department of commerce. A production of 1,423,535 tons in October established a new record. For the ten months ending in October the output was 13,345,418 tons. PETITIONS TO FIX TAX Petition to have inheritance tax fixed for the estate of John F. Miller was filed with the clerk of the circuit court today. The hearing will be before Judge Fox the last of this month. The total appraised value of the estate on which the tax will be based is stated at $84,000. Of this, $39,884 is personal property. SURVEYORS' RECORDS FOUND TO BE MISSING Records for activities in the county surveyor's office between 1835 and 1839 are missing. All other records are complete and in a state of perfect preservation. This was found today when Surveyor Horton took an inventory. The book containing the records for the '35 to '39 period has evidently been misplaced. The missing record works a hardship only inasmuch as it makes it somewhat difficult to locate some of the corner stones laid during these years. WAR DEPARTMENTS ADOPT MODERN GUNS WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Ordnance and air craft innovations designed from lines developed by European belligerents have been authorized by both war and navy department. They include Zeppelintype airships, large calibre mobile rifles and howitzers to be mounted on railroad trucks for the coast defense or hauled by tractors over country roads.

LAVSON PROMISES TO DISCLOSE NAMES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 Thomas W. Lawson, today promised the House rules committee he would discolse the names of the cabinet official, the sena tor and the New York banker, who he says a member of Congress told him were engaged in a stock gambling part' nership. if the House ordered an in vestigation as a result of the rules committee's preliminary hearings. SONS OF VETERANS INSTALL OFFICERS AT JOINT MEETING L. A. Handley, formerly commander of the order here, installed officers of the Sons of Veterans and of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Sons of Veterans and of the Ladies' Auxilary of the Son3 of Veterans last night in the G. A. R. rooms in the court house. The joint installation was the occasion for an unusual attendance. The auxiliary served luncheon. The officers for the Sons of Veterans are A. F. Ireton, commander; John C. Darnell, senior vice commander; Charles L. Skinner, junior vice commander; F. S. Webb, color bearer: John C. Knight, musician; Otto H. Sprong, secretary; C. C. Hyde, F. S. Webb and Elisha Mills, council for the camp. The order" meets the second and last Mondays of each month. An effort will be made this year to havo every member presenL The auxiliary officers are Mrs. Nettie Wilson, president; Alma Isenhour, vice president; Mattie Wampole, treasurer; Winifred Clark, secretary; Mrs. Nettie Myers, patriotic instructor; Mrs. Roxie- Minor, chaplain; Mrs. Frances Davis, press correspondent JAMES CARR FAVORS REORGANIZATION OF COMMERCIAL BOARD James A. Carr, president of the American Seeding Machine company, and one of the directors of the Richmond Commercial clnb, commenting on a published criticism of the club by Joseph H. Mills, also a club director, said today that he favored a reorganization of the management of the club. "I have been a member of the board of directors.. olJthfiCommercial -club for about ten years and I have grown stale in this work," remarked Mr. Carr. "I hope that this year an entirely new board will be elected. I want a new board which will have a viewpoint concerning the conduct of club policies which will be entirely different from the view point of the present board." Mr. Carr did not express his opinion of the criticisms made of the Commercial club's policies by Mr. Mills. NiGHT SCHOOL OPENS An enrollment of approximately 300 men and women who last night registered for study at the opening session of the spring term of the high school night session will be supplemented by several hundred more students who will enroll for work Wedner day night. An average enrollment of 500 will be attained, acording to Principal Plckell. Miss Florence King and Mrs. Walters are new members of the faculty. Miss King succeeds Miss Marshall in the cooking department. Mrs. Walters takes the place of Miss VonPein in the sewing department. CHAMP CLARK'S PLAN SUITS ED WEIDNER County Treasurer Weidner has 'an eye for business. He has solved the High Cost of Living problem and made the formula public so that all citizens of Wayne county will have money to pay their taxes next May. A few chickens in the back lot. He reported today that twenty-two hens which he keeps in a small lot in the back yard laid five dozen eggs iast week. And eggs are selling at sixty cents a dozen. DISCUSS RELATIONSHIP ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Jan. 9 The relation of the diocese to the province and of the province to the general church were among the subjects for discussions at the third annul synod of the province of New York. New Jersey and Porto Rico of the Episcopal church which opened here today. Bishop Frederick Burgess, of Long Island; Bishop David H. Greer, New York, and thfe Rev. David L. Ferris of Rochester, New York, were expected to speak on these topics SENT ABROAD TO STUDY NEW YORK, Jan. 9. Dr. Hermann M. Biggs, state commissioner of health, who sails on the Kroonland today to study the tuberculosis situation in France, is sent by the Rockefeller foundation to learn the best method of directing outside help in combating that disease. MRS. LEW WOODS DIES AT HAGERSTOWN HOME HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Jan. 9. After a lingering illness, Mrs. Lew Woods died at her home near here Sunday, -at the age of 63. She was born and reared at Albany. Besides the husband she leaves three sons Roscoe, Benn and Burton, Mrs. Deever, Hagerstown, and one daughter at Indianapolis and another at Dayton. Funeral services were held Tuesday.

DEMOCRATS SEEK OTHER CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR'S POST

A report that the Democratic city committee was not satisfied with the prospect of having only Henry Farwig and William Haberkern, both wets, seek the Democratic mayoralty nomination, was practically confirmed this afternoon when Clinton Sell, secretary of the city committee, stated that there "would be other candidates for the Democratic mayoralty nomination." It was learned this afternoon that the committee is actually making an effort at this time to induce some prominent who could command the support of both wet and dry Democrats to enter the Democratic primary contest. Visits John Zwissler. Secretary Sell, it is understood, approached Lawrence Handley, cashier of the German-American bank and a member of city council, and urged him to go after the Democratic mayoralty nomination but discovered that Handley would not consent to make the race under any consideration. Pressure has been brought to bear on another prominent Democrat, John Zwissler, to enter the mayoralty lists, but Zwissler informed newspaper men today that he would not seek the nomination. LOCAL CLUB WOMEN GIVEN HIGH PLACES IN STATE COUNCIL Five district appointments in the Indiana Federation of Women's clubs went to Richmond women, according to announcements made by the new state president, Mrs. Caroline Fairbank of Fort Wayne. No Richmond or Wayne county woman received a district chairmanship. The appointments follow: Art committee, Mrs. Paul Comstock; parent-teacher clubs, Mrs. Clara B. Graves; Home Economics, Mrs. A. W. Roach; Housing, Mrs. Rowena E. Randle; Americanization, Mrs. George B. Dougan. A Richmond woman probably will represent the Sixth district on the History committee. Other committee appointments of interest to Richmond club women are: Industrial and Social Conditions. Mrs. Viola K. Roth, Cambridge City; state trustee, Mrs. Virginia C. Merldeth, Cambridge City; Sixth district chairman, " Mrs. Guy Abercrombie, Rushville; Political Science, Mrs. Floyd Fosdick, Liberty. TOWNSHIP FINANCES IN SPLENDID CONDITION Wayne township is in the best financial condition in its history. The surplus on hand is $24,841.84, $5,000 more than was In the treasury thi3 time last year. The total bonded indebtedness of the township is $16,000. No indebtedness was added last year. These facts were revealed by the annual report of Trustee Edgerton made public today. Because of the good financial condition it was possible to reduce the township tax five cents for this year. "W" GROUP VOTES AGAINST EJECTION OF WARD SALOONS L. H. Bunyan, one of the members of the committee which has been conducting the campaign to close the two saloons in Riverdale by having thn. city council declare the third ward north of the Pennsylvania railroad a residential district, said today that there would be a committee meeting this evening for the purpose of discussing the committee's future activities but he doubted whether it would be decided what time the resolution for the closing of the two saloons would be introduced in council. He said the committee was in no hurry to bring this question to council's attention. Councilmen opposed to the closing of the two saloons now claim seven of the twelve councilmanic votes. It is said that the so-called "W" group in council, Waidele, Walterman, Weishaupt, White, Wilkins and Williams, who occupy the seats on the south side of the council chamber, are all lined up against the plan for banishing the saloons from Riverdale and are claiming a recruit from the "party of the left," Councilman Burdsall. The group opposing the Riverdale saloons comprises Councilmen Carter, Handley, O'Neal, Steinbrink and Hoells and they believe that Councilman Burdsall will vote with them. FIRST WARD WET; DRY PETITIONS SHOW AS CANVASS RESULT The first ward, without a doubt, has established itself as the "tolerant" wet ward of Richmond, according to dry workers. It was impossible to get anyone to circulate petitions, according to Richard Sedgwick to whom were assigned the first and fourth wards. Petitions brought in from Fountain City' today bore the names of approximately 80 per cent, of the residents of New Garden township, Mr. Nicholson said. - ADVERTISING CHURCHES Plans of advertising churches by means of bulletin boards in hotels, the Y. M. C. A. and other public places was under discussion at the Ministerial association meeting yesterday. No definite action was taken, however.

ERNEST HELMAN DIES SUDDENLY; REGRET IS KEEN

The death of Ernest R. Helman, one of the most popular and widely known instructors in Richmond, occurred at 9 o'clock this morning at bis home, 240 North Twenty-second street, where ho has been ill of pneumonia since Dec. 18. , The announcement today cast gloom over the high school and in scores of offices where Mr. Helman's former pupils are working at positions he secured for them, and among business men and educators, where he had a general acquaintance. Mr. Helman took charge of the business department of high school six and one-half years ago and in that time he organized the department along the most efficient lines and placed the services of his graduates at a premium. He was probably known as a personal friend to more high school pupils in the past six years than any other Instructor. Death Comes Suddenly. The death came unexpectedly, despite the fact that hundreds of persons knew he had been seriously ill. He left his classes shortly after noon Dec. 18 and went home, three days before Christmas holidays began. After Christmas he showed such marked signs of speedy recovery that he discussed with Principal Pickell his return to school. New Years night he had a relapse and last night he .became unconscious, remaining so until death. The boys and girls of his classes were Mr. Helman's whole interest. During the summer months he went into various kinds of business firms particularly that he might teach his classes practical business, which he did to the complete satisfaction of scores of employers. His strong affiliation with his work caused him to refuse many positions which would have ten more advantageous financially and he had practically dedicated himself to his classes. School Feels Deep Loss "Nothing which can be said about Mr. Helman will too strongly express our feeling for him, said Principal Pickell today. "He was an efficient instructor and a good organizer and was always willing to do every thing he could for the good of the school, his classes, or the city. He cheerfully complied with everything the school asked from him. His active interest in boys and girls, and his congenial personality and dili gence probably will make him remem bered by the coming generation of business men and women. Mr. Helman was 34 years old. His widow and five children survive him. He was an active member of the First Presbyterian church, where short funeral services will be held by Dr. J. J. Rae for him Wednesday night at 7:30 o'clock. The body will be for warded to Bradford, O., Thursday morning for burial. The house will be open to his friends Wednesday afternoon and evening. NATIONAL BANKS ELECT OFFICERS FOR NEXT YEAR Officers and directors of the three national banks were re-elected this afternoon at annual meetings, in which the boards of directors received reports of earnings for the past year. The results of the stockholders' meetings and directors' reorganizations follow: Union National Bank Officers, George L. Cates, president; E. H. Cates, vice-president; M. C. Henley, vice-president; H. J. Hanes, cashier; H. J. Koehring, assistant cashier. Di rectors E. G. Hibberd, M. C. Henley, Elwood W. McGuire, Charles A. McGuire, William D. Loehr, George R. Hart, George L. Cates, E. H. Cates and H. J. Hanes. First National Bank Officers: A. D. Gayle, president; F. M. Taylor, vice president; S. E. Swayne, vice-president: Alton T. Hale, cashier: E. B. j Calvert, assistant cashier; A. J. Feeger, Jr., assistant cashier. Directors F. S. Bates, James A. Carr, William D. Foulke. A. D. Gayle, Clarence Gennett, A. T. Hale, S. W. Hayes, A. G. Luken, Daniel Moss, J. J. Rife, Richard Sedgwick, Charles E. Shiveley, S. E. Swayne, F. M. Taylor. Second National Bank Officers: S. W. Gaar, president; D. H. Dougan, vice-president; C. W. Elmer, vicepresident; W. C. Seeker, cashier; D. N. Elmer, assistant cashier. Directors Howard Campbell, C. W. Elmer, S. W. Gaar, Clem A. Gaar, Henry Gencett, John J. Harrington, E. G. Hibberd, E. G. Hill, Elwood W. McGuire, John R. Howard, R. G. Leeds, Frank B. Land, Geo. W. Miller, D. H. Dougan, W. C. Seeker, Henry C. Starr, J. M. Lontz. WITTENBERG SINGERS PLEASE BIG AUDIENCE Life at Wittenberg college, SpringHeld, Ohio, was portrayed in a unique way in a three part program by the college glee club in a largely attended concert in the high school auditorium last night. No attempt was made at classical music but the program was confined to lively melodies popular among redblooded college students. The "comeoff' on the Hawaiian music fad which has made itself especially felt by vaudeville players wes especially appreciated by the audience. HOLD BUSINESS SESSION The annual business meeting of the First Christian church will be held Thursday evening. Annual reports will be given and officers elected.

HABERKERN THROWS HAT INTO RING; OTHERS WAIT

New Democratic Candidate. Favors Means to Reduce Cost of Living by Municipal Markets. WANTS NEW BUILDING While a game of watchful waiting is being played by certain prospective candidates for the Republican mayor alty nomination, a game which coni sists of marking time and waiting fof the other fellow to make the irst move, political Interest has for the time being been withdrawn from the G. O. P. contest and is now centered upon the Democratic mayoralty conn test Today William H. Haberkern, 121 South Ninth street, a wealthy whole sale liquor dealer, announced that he would oppose Henry Farwig for the Democratic nomination for mayor. The dry faction in the local Demo cratic party will also enter a candidate for the mayoralty nomination as both Farwig and Haberkern are wets. It has been reported that efforts have been made to have John Thistlethwaite, former mayor of the city, enter the contest against Farwig and Haberkern. . Zimmerman in Race Up to the present time Dr. W. W. Zimmerman, former mayor,' is the only announced candidate for the Re publican mayoralty nomination. Mayor Robbins is seriously considering seeking re-election on the G. O. P. ticet and Dr. S. G. Smelser, city health officer, and Alfred Bavis, president of the board of public works, are also considering entering the Republican contest. Robbins, Smelser and Bavis are the ones who are playing the watchful waiting game. The health officer and the board president are apparently desirous of having the mayor make the first move but so far he has declined to move, making occasional announcements that he has not yet decided what action he will take, the latest announcement having been issued today. . Smelser May Enter There is every reason to believe that within a few days Dr. Smelser will announce his cand'dacy even if the mayor has not broken his silence by that time. Bavis is being urged by many of his friends to make the race for- mayor on an independent ticket, a suggestion he is said to be giving serious consideration. The announcement that William II. Haberkern would seek the Democratic mayoralty nomination came as a considerable surprise. "I am going to make the race but will delay the filing of my petition of candidacy until I see whether the legislature is going to make any changes In the primary election law," Haberkern said today. "I am going after this nomination on a platform which, when it is announced, will not be so liberal as many of my dry friends would expect. The principal plank in my platform will be a plan for the reduction of living costs. Favors Two Policewomen "I will also advocate the plan now supported by the club women and will go them one better, I will come out in favor of the appointment of two police women so that domestic troubles and cases Involving juveniles and young women can be properly handled. "For reducing the cost of living I will advocate a radical change in our market system, an all-time market in a new and modern market house. I also would favor, unless there is a decided reduction in the prices of commodities, the establishment of a municipal coal yard and a municipal produce commission house." SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ANSWER CRITICS; GILES IS SELECTED Prof. J. T. Giles was elected president of the official board of the Wayne County Social Service bureau to succeed Lewis S. Bowman at the annual meeting held in the Commercial club rooms at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Lee Nusbaum was elected secretary of the board, to fill the vacancy left by the elevation of Prof. Giles. The appointment of an "educational committee" was postponed until the regular January meeting next week. The purpose of this new committee will be to handle matters that come up in criticism or reflecting on the bureau and its policies. The full membership of the board includes L. S. Bowman, Rev. U. A. A. Bridge, Frederick G. White. J. T. Giles, Mrs. Lee B. Nusbaum, Mrs. Benjamin Rush, Mrs. Millard F. Warfel, Mrs. D. W. Dennis, J. F. Hornaday, C. VV. Jordan, J. O. Edgerton, Dr. A. J. Whallon. The full list of officers Includes: President, J. T. Giles; vice-president. Dr. A. J. Wballon; secretary, Mrs. Lee B. Nusbaum; treasurer, Charles W. Jordan. MEETING IS POSTPONED Because of lack of a quorum Wayne County's Law. Library association meeting scheduled for Monday was

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