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AVALANCHE OF NEW MEASURES FLOODS ASSEMBLY AS SESSION DRAWS TOWARD STRENUOUS CLOSE

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. . 25. There . was an avalanche of bills In the genera! assembly today. The Senate witnessed the introduction of twenty-six new measures, an unprecedented number and to the House calendar, was added thirty-six. The bills covered a wide range and Included everything from an increase In the dog tax to the ventilation of the eapitol. Senator Beard sley secured unanimous consent to introduce out of the regular order of business a bill creax-

SEARS-ROEBUCK SLICE "MELONS"

CHICAGO, Jan. 25. Directors of Sears-Roebuck & company, have recommended the distribution to stockholders of a 25 per cent stock dividend, making the entire capital of the company 175,000,000 common and $8,000,000 perferred stock. At the meeting of the directors, held yestej day, the dividend rate on the common stock was Increased from 7 to 8 per cent. A special meeting of the stockholders has been called for February 26 to carry into effect the recommendations of the directors.

ing a commission consisting of the governor, the Secretary of state and the state auditor, which is charged with the alteration, repair and ventilation of the state House. Will Enact This Measure. This measure is certain of enactment, it is said, and if strengthened

by the continued illness of senators several of whom were prevented from attending this morning's session due to illness, which they attribute to the bad air in the Senate chamber. The committee provides for the completion

of the improvement before the meeting of the next general assembly.

The committee on constitutional re

vision reported in favor of eliminat

ing the female suffrage provision of Senator Beardsley's resolution giving women the right to vote and requiring

full citizenship for foreigners before

they be permitted to vote. This was

with the consent of the Elkhart senator who introduced another resolution

tending toward women suffrage so

that the two propositions may be submitted separately to avoid confusion.

The House bill requiring drivers ol

rchool hacks to stop at railway crossings was referred back to its author to provide that drivers shall get out and assure safety before crossing railroad tracks'.

$2,000,000 IN NEW INSURANCE WRITTEN DY PROTECTIVE SOCIETY

The twenty-second annual meeting of the German Baptist Tri-County Mutual Protective association of Wayne, Union and Fayette counties was held! in the court house today. The president in his address report

ed that $2,000,000 of new insurance

was written during the past year..

This makes the total amount of ineur:

ance in force at present $10,500,000 H , AAA . - a . J

mere are o,uu - policies in iorce iip the three counties. The rate of Insur ance for the past : year, twenty-two cents on the $100. was about an average for the last twenty years.

Tbe losses by fire and lightninj; amounted to $19,080.74 which is oqfai of the largest annual losses in tle

history of tne company, dm considering the increase in the number tt policy holders it Is less in proportion

HON PARTISAN RAGE ' WOULD GLEAN UP CITY GOVERNMENTS

That he favored the retention of the present form of city government, providing a system for non-partisan evictions could be provided, was the stat'tement made by City Attorney Bond today at a meeting of the board of public works. Bond expressed the hope that ;tte legislature would pass a law aboBtehing the practice of each political paxty nominating a ticket for city elections.

He said he favored having this Haw provide for the nomination of only one ticket, a non-partisan one, the tiwo

candidates for each office who recotv

ed the greatest number of votes be Ing

the nominees whose names would appear on the ballots for the general

election.

The city attorney said that in lis opinion a commission form or a city

manager form of government would

not be any better than tbe prei tent system of municipal government, , pro

viding the present system was divorc

ed from the evil of partisan politics. NICKLAS ACCEPTS CALL TO PREACH .i

AT LOCAL CHURf DH

That the congregation will accedle to

the request of the Rev. A. L. Nicolas, who. Id accepting the call extends I by

the St John s Lutheran church, stjpu

lates that he remain with his pr Client charge at Ann Arbor, Mich., unttil 'aft

er Easter, is the opinion of church of

ficials who will bring the matter. be

fore the coneregatlon Sunday. '

The Rev. Mr. Nicklas, is at pnsent

pastor of the Emmanuel Lutheran church at Ann Arbor. He was rlared and received his early education at the Wernle Home, this city. He haa been

pastor of the Emmanuel churcjh. for

more than twenty years. He is not yet fifty years of age.' ;

than has been suffered heretofore. It cost $1,500 to run the organization. This includes taxes, interest on borrowed money, and salaries for the secretary and the treasurer. It was reported that an investigation of fires caused by lightning in

counties of eastern Indiana had re

vealed the fact that only three of 1,000 buildings destroyed by lightning last year were rodded with copper wire.

THIEF TAKES AUTO OFF "WHITE WAY"

First automobile robbery of the year in this city was reported to the police last night by William Foyen, Fountain City, owner of the stolen machine, a Ford touring car. Under the glare of an arc light on North Eighth street, near the Harrington building, the thief broke a chain which locked a front wheel and made way with the car without attracting anyone's attention. Foyen and his wife were attending a performance at the Washington theater at the time the car was taken. Foyen reported to Chief Goodwin today that he had obtained no trace of the machine.

MELPOLDER BLOCKS SCHOOLS PENNY LUNCH; HUNGRY CHILDREN FALL BEHIND IN STUDIES

Abandoning efforts to provide warm,' nourishing midfoenoon meals for the children who . attend the Whitewater school, Riverdale, as the result of the success of Secretary Melpolder of the Central Charity Bureau in influencing School Superintendent Giles and members of the board of education against this plan, Principal Ramsey and Miss Rate Morgan, cooking teacher, this week began the sale of cookies and other bakery products

to the children. The small' profit which will be realized from such sales will go. into a fund for the purchase of records for the school phonograph and for other school purposes. "These bakery products will take the edge off the children's appetites, we presume, but the plan; at best, is a poor substitute for the plan we had in view of providing warm meals for the youngsters," one of the Whitewater teachers said today. "We had

To Christen Fighter

Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Probably fair tonlgjit and Friday. Not much change in temperature. Yesterday j Maximum ' . . .37 Minimum 4-.. ..20 Temperature Today. J ' . Noon ......28 For Wayne County by W. Ej. Moore Partly cloudy but mostly it air tonight and Friday. J General Conditions Canadian cold wave is moving south and is causing low temperatures over centra)'; states. Storm over far west will no t reach here before Saturday or Sundjay.

"LEAK" COMMITTEE COLLECTS EVIDENCE TO RESUME TRIAL

NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Members of the stock exchange today received copies of the resolution adopted by their governing committee requesting them to prepare records of their transactions for use at the congressional .'leak" inquiry. Brokers were reluctant to express opinions as to how far this information would comply with the desires of the investigations.The rules committee of the house which is conducting the inquiry, to asertain if advance reports of President Wilson's peace note .were utilized by speculators, suspended their sessions yesterday to await this evidence. Sherman L. Whipple, counsel for the committee, remainded here to expedite, if possible preparations for the resumption of the inquiry next week. Mr. Whipple said he hoped sufficient data would b3 received from some of the brokers to enable the committee to resume its work here next Monday, although, because of personal engage

ments of committee members in Wash

ington, there might be no further sit

tings before Tuesday.

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planned to provide light, nourishing meals for the children at cost, or a little less than, cost, and, as a side line, sell bakery products and wholesome candies at a small profit for the benefit of the school equipment fund." It is regarded significant that Secretary Melpolder opened his campaign against the plan for providing meals for Whitewater school children many of whom are members of poor families, immediately after the Domestic Association had endorsed it and had agreed to assist in financing its estblishment. It will be remembered that this organization, which has done so much practical good, severed its connection with the Wayne County Social Service Bureau as a result of constant friction with Secretary Melpolder. Ramsey Still Holds Check Principal Ramsay of the Whitewater school still holds a check for $25 presented to him by the Domestic Science Continued On Page Ten.

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When the new battleship Mississippi slides down the ways at Newport News on January 25, Miss CamHaeath, a pretty society heile of Meridian, Miss., will give the new sea fighter the name of her native State, -c Miss MeBcath is, well known In social circles throughout the South and is especially kfnown as a typical Southern beauty.

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Each Wail from Baby's Lungs Has Special Meaning to Nurse

WATCH US GROW"

Population Jan. 1.... 127,450 Population yesterday 27,471 Gain today 18 Loss today 26 Present population. . ..... a .27,459

REVOLTING CONDITIONS REVEALED AS NEW EVIDENCE IS DROUGHT OUT BY PROBE Of SOCIAL EVILS

! "I am going to put a stop to the mistreatment of minor girls in this town and the unlawful relations of men and women of different races if it is the only thing I do while prosecuting attorney," said Frank Strayer today. "I never imagined conditions were so bad. They are a disgrace to humanity. I csnnot say when it will be possible for the grand jury to adjourn." Anna Lee Blanton, a young colored woman, entered a plea of guilty to running, a house of ill repute in circuit court today and was fined $10 and sentenced to serve thirty days in jail. It was alleged that the woman had permitted white girls some of them minors to come to her house and have unlawful association with colored men. Blames Hoodoo Woman Mrs. Blanton claims that her arrest was due to the workings of a "hoodoo" woman located in the north end, supposedly a fortune teller. "I tell you she has caused me to be arrested for another woman's wrong doings," Mrs. Blanton told officials. "She cast a bad charm over me. I felt all the time like I ought to have

JONES SPENDS $45,193 IN 1916 TO MAINTAIN COUNTY'S TURNPIKES

Crying babies make sweet music, says Mrs. Logan, who is in charge of the Day Nursery during the illness of Mrs. Laura Pille. But first the ears of the auditors must be keyed to pitch because babies seldom wail off pitch, continues the same authority. Mrs. Logan, who listens to hundreds of cheeps and squawks every day from her lusty-lunged charges, declares there is true melody in every vocal noise made by the little ones. Ears Must Be in Tune . "Persons who find pleasure in a baby's coos and gurgles and scorn its injured or hungry cries can't appreciate baby nature to the utmost," asserts this champion of crying infants. Moreover, she adds, crying is good for their lungs. Young fathers are not expected to And much melody in " after-midnight -walls, Mrs. Logan says. The little ones at the Day Nursery don't cry much, however, because one

WOODMAN CONDUCTS COMMUNITY SERIES

WAR FOOD BOARD

ELECTS NEW HEAD

BERLIN, (via London). Jan. 25.

The Lokal Anzeiger announces that

Baron Von Massenbach has been ap

pointed director of a new department of the war feeding board, whose ob

ject will be to promote agricultural

production. This action is believed to

forecast important developments 1 in the direction of stimulating agricul

ture.

GREECE APOLOGIZES

FOR PAST

EVENTS

LONDON, Jan. 25. In compliance

with one of the, demands of the entente powers, recently agreed to by

Greece, the Greek government today

handed to the entente ministers a

note formally expressing regret for the events of early last December.

when entente forces at Athens were

fired on by Greeks.

West Richmond Friends Meeting is to observe the next two Sundays as Community Church Sundays in an effort to emphasize the relation of the

congregation to the neighborhood. 1

. Rev. Charles M. Woodman, the pastor, will preach next Sunday morning

on "The Relationship of the Individual to the Church," and Sunday, February

4, on "The Relationship of the Home

to the Church."

The church is arranging for inter?

denominational prayer meetings on the

evenings of February 5, 6 and 7 and

the week following special services

will be held in the church. The pastor will be assisted by Revs. Milo Hinckle

and Francis Anscombe.

of the chief irritants to babies loneliness Is missing, there. They have lots of company and when they're busy playing they don't think about exercising their lungs in caterwauls. There's Always a Reason "They only cry when they're hurt or when they're hungry," says sage Mrs. Logan. "And then not for long for we soon bind up their little injuries or feed them." - Cold weather cuts down the attendance at the Nursery. This morning, for instance, only eight toddlers were deposited there. Ususally there are 13 or 15.

FOULKE AND LEEDS RECEIVE AT DINNER GIVEN BEVERiDGE

PUBLIC FUNERAL GIVEN JO TRAMP Avon, 111., Jan. 25. Rather than see Patrick Riley, a friendless tramp, buried in a pauper's grave, residents of this town gave him a public funeral today. Villagers closed their shops for half a day, purchased floral offerings and followed the hearse to the cemetery. The vilage church choir sang at the services. Riley died of exposure as a result of "beating his way."

MORE COKE SHIPPED

CONNELSVILLE, Pa., Jan. 25. The aggregate tonnage of the coke region, coal and coke, for the week reached 530,000, on a coke basis as compared with the previous week's total of 480,000 tons. Car supply was more encduraging than the first days of the week, but declined on Wednesday.

" William Dudley Foulke and Rudolph G. Leeds are on the reception committee for a dinner to be given for former Senator Albert J. Beveridge in the Riley room of the Claypool hotel in Indianapolis Monday evening, February 5. - The dinner has been planned by Mr. Beveridge's friends partly as a recog

nition of his recent triumph in publication of the Biography of John Marshall and partly as a home-coming to Indianapolis. The Beveridges have been living at Beverly Farms, Mass., for the last two years. Among speakers at the dinner are to be George Harvey, editor of the North American Review; Mark Sullivan, editor of Colliers Weekly; Dr. H. A. Gobin of DePauw univtrsity, and John C. Shaffer, Indianapolis editor. HOLD MOVIE MAN ON MURDER ACTION

The total cost of maintenance of the county's 410 miles of free turnpikes under the supervision of W. O. Jones , in 1916 was $45,193.21. The cost last year of maintaining 312 mues was $38,817.90. The. average cost per miles was reduced last year from $124 to $110. With new roads accepted, the total number of miles of county free turnpikes Is now 426.96. Every mile of road in the county was repaired and placed in first class condition. The balance. left in the read fund, Jan. 1, was $6,306.94. A comparison of the average maintenance costs of the county's free turnpikes for seven years shows that since a highway superintendent was placed in charge, the average upkeep expense 1 - 3 J trrm CCQ a mla tn tho

t tS TmI Is due to he LONDON, Jan. 25.-In an account ol FaTthat

repair and will never have to be com-j 5LU Al emperor, wuhubm uituircpan . j dayj tne Amsterdam correspondent of

the Exchange Telegraph company says that one of the principal features will be a concert by the Kosleck Trumpeters, an ancient musical guild. The emperor has ordered the trumpeters to give the concert on the roof of the palace for the entertainment of the populace.

pletely rebuilt which in the long run means a saving to the county. County Accepts New Roads. During the past year 17.24 miles of township roads were accepted by the county. The total number of miles of township roads is 339.5. The average

cost maintaining township roads dur

ing' 1916 was $125 a mile. This is unusually high 'because trustees are preparing the roads to be turned over

to the county. Farmers worked out practically all the township road tax they could. Township road tax workContinued On Page Ten. ; TRUMPETERS TAKE PART IN EXERCISE

LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. 25. A woman identified by the police as Mrs. Mel Harvey, of Exeter, Cal., was found dead today, lying face downward in a bed at the Leodide Hotel, and Harlan J. Winter, a motion picture actor was taken into custody at a rooming house where he ran partly dressed from the hotel Winter according to the police, said the young woman died from natural causes.

SAVE FOOD SUPPLY

NEW YORK, Jan. 25 Plans for the conservation of the nation's food supply by state anil Federal legislation were made at a meeting here today of the American women's move

ment to -conserve the food supply.

The governors of seven states, it was

announced, have consented to aid.

WHIMS AND NOTIONS OF AMERICAN HEN EXPOSED AT COURSE

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind., Jan. 25. Fads and whims of he American Hen were discussed in a series of meetings given over to poultry at the farmers' short course here today. Even the subject of the hen's manners was covered in one of five addresses given "by L. L. Jones of Purdue University. "The average farm hen Is a nuisance." he said, "for she is so often where she does not belong. The hen which tries to get into tbe kitchen when the screen door is opened has not been brought up properly. A good poultry house, properly equipped with nests and feed hoppers, will do much to keep the hen in her place and will aid in egg production and profit." Hen Prove Farm Problem. In a-discussion on "Breeding and Rearing Chickens." Mr. Jones proved that breeding chicks is a big problem cn the average farm. "Seven chicks are- living, when four months old, from every 15 eggs set," he said. "This is the actual result from about 5,000 eggs set on Indiana farms last season. This means a farmer wishing to raise 75 good pullets must set 375 eggs, which will require 25 setting hens." , Other discussions on the men's pro

gram were devoted to improvement of the soil and judging and feeding hogs. A lecture on "Home Sanitation," by Miss Beall and a demonstration on "Preparing and Serving a Meal," by Misses Garvin and Beall featured the women's program. Gives Illustrated Lectures. Tonight, after the local entertainment, illustrated lectures will be given by Mr. Jones and J. W. Schwab. "Dollars and Sense in Chickens" will be Mr. Jones' subject and Mr. Schwab w ill discuss "Livestock on the Indiana Farm." : Attractive features were provided for the local entertainment Tuesday night The Boys' Quartet, composed

of Harry Danner, Francis Ogborn, Robert Dill and , Dewey Kelly, sang: Riley's ."Life Lesson" was given by tittle Doris Garvin and Anna KatherIna Wheelan; and vocal numbers were given by Miss Virginia Kabel and Master Harold Wayne Hughes, with Miss Madge Mfennon at the piano, and Professor. H. M. Kabel with Miss Genevieve Horn at the piano.

WINGS 27 PLANES

PARIS, Jan. 25. Lieut, George Guynemer has brought down his twentyseventh airplane, the war office announces. A German surprise attack south of Berry-Au-Bac laBt night was checked by the French. There was no change in the situation on the remainder of the front.

gone an seen that "hoodoo' woman myself"I believe if you will take me to her, I can get her to straighten the affair out and then I will go before the grand jury and tell the whole truth, honest I will Other Woman Free Yet Mrs. Blanton went before the grand jury the irst of this week to testify, Continued on Page Three

NEW MISSISSIPPI LAUNCHED TODAY IN NEWP0RTNE17S

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Jan. 25. The battleship Mississippi which was launched here today is the third American warship to become that namo Secretary of the Navy Daniels said in and address at the luncheon given by the builders. It was on the first Mississippi that Commodore Perry crossed the Pacific to Japan and open the commerce of that country to America and the world. "The first Mississippi won great renown for both the navy itself and the flag it flew," Secretary Daniels said. "Its record was always an inspiration to the second Mississippi, .and the third Mississippi, it is needless to say, will seek to emulate its courage and achievements. "Besides Matthew Calbraith Perry, the decks of the- old Mississippi were trod by another sea fighter who was destined to become a world figure. Lieut. George Dewey was executive officer of the Mississippi when she helped Farragut to fight his way past the forst below New Orleans and forced the formidable Confederate Ram Manassas to run aground and then destroyed her with a couple of broadsides. Later the Mississippi ran aground during the bold attack on Fort Hudson, where she caught fire and finally blew up. Capt Smith, in his report, commended Lieut Dewey for his coolness and gallantry on this occasion." The second Mississippi rendered her service in time of peace, continued the secretary. She was authorized in 1903 and was sold to Greece on July 8, 1914. The new Mississippi, Mr. Daniels said, will have ten times the displacement of the first Mississippi and her batteries will have one thousand times the destructive power of the batteries of the old ship.

AUSTRIA TO AGREE UPON SETTLEMENT WITH HUNGARIANS

BARTEL TO PRESIDE AT JOBBER'S DINNER

Speakers have been obtained for the first get-together dinner of Richmond jobbers to be held one week from Friday evening. J. M. Bobb, president of the manufacturers and jobbers division of the Columbus, Ohio, Chamber of Commerce, and W. E. Balch, secretary of an Indianapolis commercial organization, will be out-of-town speakers. Adam Bartel will be toastmaster, and will talk on trade conditions as they affect Richmond jobbers and Rev. Dr. Joseph J. Rae also will speak. About 150 jobbers and. salesmen are expected to attend. The jobbers division of the Commercial club recently was organized. Place of holding the dinner has not been decided upon.

JAP EMPEROR DISSOLVES HOUSE TOKIO, Jan. 25. The emperor has dissolved the house of representatives.

FILES $5,000 SUIT AGAINST PENNSY Merritt Lamb, Greensfork, filed suit in circuit court today . against the Pennsylvania railroad for $5,000 damages for personal injuries. He alleges he received the injuries in the local union station a few weeks ago while boarding a passenger train. He was on a car platform when an engine

bumped into it throwing him forward. RAILROAD ISSUE TO BE DISCUSSED PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S4. Differences between the railroads and their employes are expected to be discussed at a meeting to be held here next Saturday night, under the auspices of the American Academy . of Political and Social Science. Several railroad executives and representatives of the employes have accepted invitations to jddress the meeting. .

BERLIN, via London, Jan. 25. The long discussed composition of the differences between Austria and Hungary has been so nearly agreed upoc

that an agreement will be signed early in February, according to a Vienna dispatch to the Tageblatt. The dispatch says that as soon as this . settlement is made negotiations for a commercial treaty between AustriaHungary and Germany will be immediately undertaken. The agreement with Hungary, which win be effective for twenty years, provides that Hungary will continue to pay Its present percentage of the expenses of the empire but that later cattle duties will be raised appreciably. Regulations regarding the importation of live swine are also to be altered 6o that such importation will be possible. The agreement also contains clauses for the regulation of the railroad rates and admits Hungarian stocks to the Vienna bourse.

EDUCATE PUBLIC ON DEFENSE NEED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Lecture courses to educate the public concerning needs for national defense measures constituted one of the principal subjects for consideration by the congress of constructive patriotism which opened a three-day meeting here today under the auspices of. tbe National Security League, with 2,000 expected delegates, including many prominent men. Elihu Root 6poke today on the subject, "America's Present Needs."

CARRY CONTEST TO SENATE FLOOR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. Champions of President Wilson's proposal to forbid strikes and lockouts on railroads pending investigation will carry their fight to the floor of the senate. If necessary, It was said today, despite the failure of the senate interstate commerce committee to approve such a provision in the pending railroad hllL Before taking action, however, it is expected that still another - attempt will be made to set the committee to, reconsider h