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IVHO HAS COPY OF CONTRACT BOARD HAS WITH E1EIP0LDER? MEMBERS NEVER SAW "IT"

A copy of the contract existing between the Social Service Bureau and John T. Melpolder la almost as rare as the famed dodo. Melpolder, it Is assumed, Is in possession of his contract. It also is assumed the duplicate is in his possession, probably among the card index files of his system in the bnrean office at the court house. Search for the duplicate today among officers of the bureau proved to be unavailing. Never Saw the Contract. Superintendent of Schools Giles who is president of the bureau, says he never has seen the contract under whose terms Melpolder is functioning with the bureau. "Mrs. Nusbaum, our secretary, may have it But it likely is among Melpolder's records at the court house," he Bald. Adding, as an after-thought: "See Jordan. He might have it." The Jordan referred to is Charles 97. Jordan, president of the GermanAmerican bank and. treasurer of the bureau. Jordan was "seen." Jordan Never Saw It. "No, I haven't it. As a matter of fact I never have seen it," he said, the "it" referring to the contract "You see I only have been a member of the board for one year. Fred White drew up the original contract 1 believe. He might have it"

Inquiry at Fred White's law office brought the information from his stenographer that he was out of the city. Mrs. Lee B. Nusbaum, who is secretary of the bureau, next(was appealed to in the chase of the will-o-the-wisping contract She is ill In bed and a query put to her by proxy concerning her information of the contract's whereabouts brought the information that she hadn't it. Melpolder's contract as executive secretary is understood to expire next September. His salary Is understood, under terms of the elusive contract, to be $1,200 a year. He receaves $300 additional yearly for being truant officer for the Richmond schools.

Dense Mists to Cover City

Heavy fog which will make traffic hazardous will settle over Richmond tomorrow, according to the forecast of W. E. Moore. Temperatures Sunday will be far above freezing, but will be followed on Monday or Tuesday by a cold wave.

UTAH CAVALRY EXCHANGES FIRE

WITH MEXICANS ACROS

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FIGHTING $4,000,000 IN RETAIL BUSINESS

BLAZE SECTION

LUKCHEON ON THE ICE

Luncheon on the ice Is one of the latest fads of New York society folks, always in search of some new and novel means cf entertainment. This picture shows luncheon being served the guests of Irving Gould Brokaw, millionaire amateur ice skater, on his priate pond on his magnificent estate at Frost Hill Lodge, Mill Neck, L. U as one of the features of an ice skating party.

CHURCH FEDERATION ENTERS DRY FIGHT AT MASS SESSION

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TUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 27. Lying in rocks close to the international line five miles south of Ruby, Ariz., forty members of Troop E, First Utah cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant Arns, were keeping up an incessant firing at Mexican soldiers across the line today; The Mexicans were returning the shots. As far as known none of the American troops have been wounded t or Killed. Reinforcements from Nogales ire being rushed to the scene. Sol-

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line report they saw several Mexican j loldlers fall during the fipht. A tele-! ihone message says the Mexican sol-j liers engaged the Americana are from i Carranza garrison. I HOLD UP LICENSE j

UNTIL AFTER SUIT

Definite action on liquor license reaewals to men Indicted by the grand jury for violation of liquor laws will probably not be taken until after trials '. of the charges have been held, it was learned today. ' It was reported that there was a possibility that the trials might in come way be delayed until after the applications for license renewals have been acted on by the commissioners. Jn case the commissioners refuse to act on the applications until after trials have been held, the cases will evidently be rushed by saloon keepers for otherwise they might be forced to close down their saloons temporarily after their old licenses run out.

Striker Made to Take Food

NEW YORK. Jan. 27. Mrs. Ethel Byrne, birth control propagandist, whose hunger strike In the Blackwell Island penitentiary was interrupted today when prison physicians forcibly administered food, is in a serious condition, according to her sister, Mrs. Margaret Sanger, who said she had learned of it "on reliable authority." She had been fed one pint of milk, two eggs and a stimulant.

FRIENDS CONDUCT REVIVAL SERIES

Evangelistic services will begin at the East Main Street Friends church Sunday evening with a message by Ihe Rev. Milo S. Hinckle, pastor. Meetings will be held each evening at 7:30 o'clock with special addresses by Rev. Charles M. Woodman, pastor Allen Jay Memorial church, and Francis C. Anscombe, South Eighth Street Friends, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings respectively.

American civilians are being kept back from the scene of fighting. A part of civilians headed by M. C. Bernard, rancher and county supervisor; left Arivaca at dawn for the scene of the fighting. . - - ! The scene of the fighting ia severityfive mile: from Tucson. . .., !

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WITH BANQUET

Long time members of the South Eighth Street Friends church were guests at a social in the church parlors last night. About one-hundred persons were present. A feature of the evening was the birthday dinner at which Benjamin Johnson, a wealthy lumber dealer, was the honor guest. A large pound cake on which eighty-four lighted candles were placed was placed on a table in the center of the room. After the candles had been blown out by John H Johnson and Charles Arrowsmith, the cake was served for refreshments. Edward Bellis, now in his eightyninth year, who came to Richmond from England in 1848, was name as one of the longest time members. Besides Mr. and Mrs. Ben Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Bellis the honor guests included Mr. and Mrs. William J Hiatt, Mr. and Mrs. Finley Newlin, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Schneider, Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Haughton, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hill and Mrs. Erastus Bond and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Carpenter, who also arc long time members of the church, were unable to be present. Dr. N. H. Cox was master of ceremonies. ,

Members of the Church Federation will indorse the state dry bill, now before the senate, in a mass meeting in Reid Memorial church tomorrow afternoon. They will indorse resolutions presented by a committee of the executive committee drafted today. Plana for furthering the fight for the bill probably will be made in the mass meeting. ' . This was decided upon at a luncheon cf the executive committee of the federation held at the Y. M. C. A. today at noon. , At this time President Kelly was in'jtH'ctnd .tq Jrvito Senator-. McCona--h.34-known' PsA ryVsdvocate, to attend tho rr.a3s meeting and "state t'uhllcly Tvb.?t he ha3 said privately was bis position." Calls from Dry Sermons President Kelly also was instructed to write to each pastor affiliating with the federation and urge that the resolutions to be adopted tomorrow be presented in their churches the following Sunday for indorsement. He also will suggest that the pastors

County Maps Detour Roads

County Commissioners today issued a call to the trustees of Jackson and Center townships to appear before the board in the near future. The trustees will be asked to get all roads immediately north of the National highway in first-class condition. Signs will be posted showing people the detour route.

preach upon the prohibition bill a week from Sunday. This is the first public , announcement of the federation's position on the bill. It likely will take the place of any lobbying that might be done by Richmond's dry interests. Secretary Learner says the federation does not now contemplate sending any representatives to Indianapolis to help the dry lobby there. The committee which drafted the dry resolutions for presentation to

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DATA ON LEAK GOMES BEFORE HOUSE BOARD

Beck Favors Civil Service

Postmaster Beck is in favor of placing postmasters under civil service. Yesterday an amendment tacked on the postoffice appropriation bill passed the senate. This amendment provided for placing all postmasters under civil service. 1 "I think the plan would be beneficial to the service," said the postmaster today. . ,

NEW IRON FOUNDRY TURNS WHEELS FIRST TIME ON MONDAY

NEW YORK, Jan. 27. Records of stock brokers transactions during the period covered by the investigation of the congressional "leak" committee began to reach the representatives of the committee here today. Brokers were assured that the committee expected to make no more .modifications in its demands. This question being settled, interest

in tne inquiry to be resumed next t Monday turned to the personnel of! witnesses. It is believed that some j

time may elapse before any important '.vitnesses are summoned, since several days may be occupied in the ex-

Contractor KirkDatrick was in I amination of brokers' accounts.

Richmond today and reported that he j Thomas J. Lawson, who figured promis moving his tools here ready to start inently in the investigation at YTashwork on the improvement about April ington, said in Boston last night that 1. he was leaving the "leak mess" to

others and that he intended to go soon to his Oregon ranch for a few months vacation.

Wheels will turn for the first time in the new malleable iron foundry, John M. Lontz, its owner, announced today. The foundry is located in a building in the old Gaar-Scott group converted for its new purpose. Although the foundry will not employ a large force when it commences operations Monday, within 20 days there will be 200 men at work In the plant, says Lontz. Eventually, or when the foundry gets to working full capacity, 250 men will be employed. No formal exercises will mark the opening of Richmond's newest industry.

In accordance with the order of the commissioners, Kirkpatrick has purchased a finishing machine.

FIRE COMPANIES MAKE EARLY RUN

PRIMARY MEASURE KEEPS CANDIDATES ALL UP IN THE AIR

Joe Daloia, 837 North Twelfth street, arose early this morning and lighted a fire In the cook stove. He went back to bed and within a few minutes the kitchen was in flames. The fire damaged his home and that or Ed Ullery in the other half of the house to the extent of $400 before the fire department arrived. While the department was at this blaze sparks set fire- to the roof on the residence of Cliff Otto, 1121 Hunt street, doing slight damage.

REVENUE MEASURE READY FOR HOUSE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 27. Backed by a caucus of House Democrats, the new administration revenue bill, intended to raise about $248,000,000 to meet the government's military preparedness and other expenses, was teady today for . presentation to the House. That probably will be done early next week.

Weather Forecast

For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Overcast weather. Probably rain tonight and Sunday. Warmer in north portion tonight. Temperature Today' Noon 45 Yesterday Maximum ". .' 23 Minimum 5 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Unsettled tonight and Sunday; rain and warmer. " General Conditions The cold wave of the past few days has practically broken up and the western storm continues to advance slowly. Light snow flurries were general last night over Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. .Weather will be considerably warmer Sunday.

Candidates for municipal honors who wish to file nominating petitions for the primary election are "betwixt the devil and the deep blue sea," according to City Clerk Bescher. If, as now seems to be likely, the legislature enacts the Kinder senate bill fixing the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May for municipal primaries, all petitions already filed will have to be re-filed. The first Tuesday after the first Monday in May is May 8 this year. The Kinder act provides nominating petitions must be filed within 60 days of the primary and at least 30 days before. That would mean all petitions must be presented between March 8 and April 7. The bill goes on third reading next week. Favorable report was given on it yesterday by the house committee and it has good prospects for passage. Time limit for filing petitions under the present law is February 3. "Candidates who file under the old law will be forced to re-lMe if the Kinder act carries," says Bescher. "I don't expect any more petitions to be filed until this bill is acted upon." Petitions have been filed by W.. P. O'Neal, Republican candidate for city clerk, T. J. Cale, candidate for mayor, and Councilmen Steinbrink, Walterman, Wilkins and Wrhite.

CLAIM IS FILED

A claim of Josie L. Estep against the estate of Samuel Fulton, demand 25, was dismissed by Judge Fox in circuit court today.

Abolish Post Given Woman

DENVER, -Colo., Jan. 27. The controversy over the appointment of Miss Clara Ruth Mozzor as fourth assistant attorney general has led to the abolishment of the office by the legislature and to her selection as third assistant attorney general with an edvance of $300 yearly in salary, it was announced today. The third assistant attorney general resigned to accept another office and Miss Mozzor will be named for his place.

MUELLER CANCELS DATE WITH BOARD

Burns Pays $100 for Evidence

NEW YORK, Jan. 27. It Is unlawful for a private detective to enter a place of business without the knowledge and consent of the occupant or owner to get information for purposes of his own. This, in effect, is the principle laid down by the judges in the court cf special sessions in finding William J. Burns, head of a . big detective agency, guilty of a misdemeanor and sentencing him to pay a fine of $100 or serve thirty days in jail. Mr. Burns offense wns entering the law 'offices of Seymour and Seymour ten months ago and copying letters which he turned over to J. P. Morgan and Company. His attorney announced last night after sentence was pronounced that he would appeal.

PITTSBURG. Pa., Jan. 27 Fire which swept through a section of the retail business district here today destroyed the Frank and Seder Departs ment Store, the Grand Opera House, the Milton Clothing Company and a dozen or more smaller buildings "with a loss estimated at from $3,000,000 to $4,000,000. Four firemen were seriously hurt and a dozen or more so badly injured that they were removed to hospitals. It appeared for a time as though the fire would sweep the entire square, but heavy fire walls, built in anticipation of such an eventuality, finally stayed the progress of the flames which ate through the hundreds of tons of merchandise piled in the stricken buildings. The fire is said to have started in the J. G. McCrory & Co. Five and Ten Cent Store soon after midnight, but gave the firemen no concern until

PRES. BAVIS DENIES SPITE CHARGE MADE IN SALARY DISPUTE

President Bavis of the board of works is angered at a story appearing in an Indianapolis paper, which charges the proposed civil service bill for the municipal light plant is a "spite measure.'" The story says Bavis opposed an increase of salary for Superintendent Kleinknecht and says Kleinknecht's friends scent spite in the bill, which Bavis is sponsoring. Bavis issued a statement in which he said: "I did not oppose an increase for Kleinknecht. As a matter of fact, I, as a member of the board of works, never was given an opportunity of opposing or favoring it. The proposed increase originated in council meeting the first meeting night in January, which is the only night when an increase in salary can be authorized in the year. "I was not present at this meeting and did not know the increase was to be asked for. When the expediency of an increase for next year was considered the question of civil service was introduced to the end that the city always would be sure of obtaining a competent man for the job and the competent man would be sure of his job regardless of a change in the administration."

COAL COSTS 30 DAYS

Dayton Bishop took coal valued at 20 cents from the C. & O. railroad yards last Thursday. This morning he pleaded not guilty and Mayor Robbins fined him $10 and costs and sentenced him to 10 days in jail, a total penalty aggregating $30. Under the law a court is forced to send persons guilty of petit larceny to jail.

shortly after o'clock when it had eaten Its way Into tho Frank and Seder store. A general alarm wat then turned in, but the flames, hidden from view by dense clouds of smoke had made such progress into the adjacent buildings that they were seen to be doomed. Firemen were seriously handicapped by the intense cold, it having been necessary to carry hot water from neighboring restaurants to thaw street hydrant before streams under pressure were available.

BUSINESS FORM OF GOVERNMENT FAVORED HERE

Richmond city officials approve the proposed bin to give Indiana cities the right to adopt the city-manager form of government Mayor Robbins says he considers the city-manager form of government to be an improvement over the federal plan now in force in Richmond, In common with all Indiana cities. "While I haven't Investigated the manager form conclusively I believe it represents a high order of govern-j ment" is his opinion. ! Controller McMahan also expresses approval of the plan. 'It is likely to provide a more eco-; nomlcal government" he declared, "although Richmond has been governed economically in the main. Never Been a Whisper. "That it furnishes a check on socalled grafting does not appeal to me as a striking merit in Richmond's case because so long as I have been connected with the city government seven years and 60 long as I have known anything about the city t't: - never has been a whisper of graft." President Bavis of the board o works is emphatically in favor of the system, known as the Dayton plan. "I'd vote for It In a minute," he declared. "I am for it because I believe it represents democratized government in its highest form. But after all the question of good government resolves itself into a question of the men who administer the system. I should say the personnel . represents about 80 per cent of good government and the system the remaining 20." All Endorse New System. Member Marlatt of the board added his word of approval to the chorus. He discussed the success of the plan in Dayton. ' "The results accomplished in Dayton, it seems to me, are a pretty good indication of the merits of the plan," he said. City Clerk Bescher feels that, while there is no imperative need for a change in Richmond, the city-manager plan presents many attractive features. Building Inspector Ilodgin is an enthusiastic supporter of the system.

BOARD CITES RECORD AS KEY TO ACTIONS IN LICENSE ISSUE

Because of an emergency which made it necessary for him to be in Indianapolis. Engineer ' Mueller was unable to keep his appointment with W"ayne county commissioners today. He had ( planned to discuss details connected' with the plans and specifications for the Main and South G street bridges and of the plausibility of providing room on the Main street structure for the statues advocated by the Women's Relief Corps. He has promised the commissioners that plans will be ready for their. approval within the next fifteen days.

NEW YORK BANKS MAKE STATEMENT

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 The statement of actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold $191,33,610 reserved in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of $11,0S9,02'J fr.."ejfc.n week.

Although Wayne county commissioners refused to predict what action they will take on the applications of Clarence Corey and Frank McCoy for renewal of their liquor licenses which will be acted on the first Monday in March, they intimated today that they will make a careful investigation cf conditions. Both men have been Indicted by the grand jury for selling liquor to minor girls. The cases have not come before the court . "We do not want to bind ourselves by any preliminary interviews," said William Cheesman, president' of the board. "All we can do is to remind you that during the past year we turned down an application for a transfer of license and made another man sweat to get a renewal," said Commissioner Seaney. The commissioners admitted that they have been asked to back up the prosecutor in his efforts to put a stop to the law violations. It was antici

pated that some remonstrances to the applications will be filed. '

GERMANS HOLD ON TENACIOUSLY TO TRENCHES CAPTURED YESTERDAY

The" Germans are holding on tenaciously to the mile of trenches they reported yesterday having taken from the French in the Verdun region on the French front. No headway has

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ture the lost ground, Berlin declares. The German statement announces that after the failure of attacks delivered last night new assaults were launched by the French this morning in the sector of Hill 304 where the German offensive scored in its initiative. All the attacks, however, are declared to have failed with heavy losses to the French. Germans Are Driven Back Paris last night announced that yesterday's attacks in the vicinity of Hill 304 have' resulted in the Germans being driven from most of the trench element they had penetrated. Today the French war office mentioned only a destructive fire which the French batteries have been pouring on the German lines in this region. In the region northeast of Verdun there has also been - lively ighting. The Germans made a surprise attack at Eparge3 but the French fire broke up the drive, the Paris statement reports. Otherwise, there . have been

only raiding operations, artillery engagements and air activities on the Franko-Belgian fronts. The French announce that five hostile aeroplanes were brought down yesterday. Pour In Re-inforcements The Russians are pouring re-inforcements into the Riga region where the Germans have been pressing northward over the frozen marsh lands and are apparently stemming the German advance. A Roumanian report today, the first received for a long period, announces a Roumanian victory in the Kasino valley on the Moldavian frontier where the Austro-German forces have been driven, it is declared, after an eleven hour battle, south of the Ka-j sino and Suchitza valleys. - !

MRS. DIMETT IS DEAD

, HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Jan. 27. Johanna, age 43, wife of James Dimett died at her home on the Hindman farm late Thursday. Services will be held at the Greensfork Friends church at 10:30 o'clock Sunday. Interment will be at Lewisville. She is survived by the husband and three children.

FORECLOSE ASSESSMENT

Suit of James A. Harding et. aL against George Taube et al. to foreclose street assessment roll was dismissed by Judge Fox in circuit court today.

High School Wins Debate

Julius Tietz, Benjamin Rost and William Haberkern, representing the Richmond high school, pitted against the best oratorical talent of the Ft Wayne high school were awarded the decision by the three Indianapolis judges in the Inter school debate at the high school auditorium last night The score in points was 538 to 509. The local debaters upheld the affirmative side of the question, "Resolved, That the United States Should Own, and Operate Its Own Railroads." DRAWS LARGE CROWDS. i

Revival services in - the Friends church at New Westville," Ohio, are being conducted by Rev. Frank Edwards of Greenfield. Attendance ' has . ben, very satisfactory. .