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SOLVENCY OF WORLD HINGES UPON AMERICA

Declares Governor Harding, in Federal Reserve Board Report Says U. S. Must Preserve Credit. WE MUST'AID EUROPE (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. War-time expenditures and the profound modifications of the country's economic system mako it imperative, Governor Harding informed congress today, in the annual report of the federal rer serve board, that "the utmost care be . taken to conserve our credit and preserve the basis of our prosperity," to avoid the extreme conditions prevailing in other countries. "Upon the United States in a large measure", the governor declared, "the solvency and financial stability of many other countries depend. This fact greatly increases the responsibility which rests upon the American banking system and calls for the exercise of sound judgment nnd the strict observance of sound financial and economic principles." Crisis Is Passed. In readjustment of business, . the country, Governor Harding asserted, Is ; generally recognized as having passed the crisis and in looking to the future "a spirit of greater couildence prevails." As the year closes, he saiil, there were many indications that business generally was beginning to adjust itfelf to new conditons, and "was preparing to proceed on a sounder and taner basis." - "Because of the accumulation of foreign commodities, however, for which there is no market," Governor Harding continued, "countries which have been sending us their surplus products find they have nothing marketable with which to pay for their imports from us. Must Restore Credit. "We find ourselves therefore" be maintained, "with a large export trade which is being paid for only in part by a great portion of the world, and this trade is fast approachlne a point where it may be cut drastically to the most vital essentials unless 4he normal cred't and buying power of Europe can be restored." Th's restoration he added is only possible if American raw materials go .forward te?dfly cover an extended reriod against lore time credits. Foodstuffs, he said, "should be promptly, raid for as they go into immediate consumption. Face Biq Problem. "We are therefore brought face to face" Governor Harding continued, "with the problems of how we can best extend longtime credits to European countries in order to enable them to reconstruct their industi-ies and how we can extend credit to other countries in order to enable them also to make shipments to Europe which otherwise would be made to the United States and glut our domestic market" By means of corporations under the Edge Act for financing foreign trade the governor contended long time credits may be granted to finance exlorts not only from the United States but from-foreign countries as well. All of these operations he described as necessary for the solution of the present world problem. Financing Exports. Financing exports to Europe through credits extended by the government was considered by Governor Harding to be a war-time expedient. "Subsequent to the armistice" he explained, "export trade amounting to about $2,500,000,000 was financed through credits extended by the treasury department. These credits were nn important factor in the maintenpnee of our foreign trade during the first. half of the year 1919. but. it was recognized that methods of financing f.dopted under the stress of war f-hould not bo continued ps a permanent peace policy, for the funds necessary to make such credits available must be raised either by taxation or through loans " Earnings Increase. Gross earnings of all federal reserve banks combined the governor reported increased from 1(2.000.000 in 1919 to $181,000,000 in 1920. Over 82 percent of these earnings came from paner discounted for member banks, the average rtailv holdings of which aggregated $2.50n.ooo.nno during 1920 as compared with $1,908,000,000 in 1919. Operating expenses of the member banks continued to increase during the year he explained, chiefly because of the increased volume of business transacted. Rediscounts Increase. Rediscount operations between federal reserve banks including bills purchased from other federal reserve bans during the year amounted to $3,576,729,000 as compared ' with $2.68.254,000 in 1919 and $660,638,000 during the year 1918. Adding to these transactions the bills purchased and allotted to other federal reserve banks by the federal reserve bank of New York the governor said the total inter-district movement of bills during the year aggregated $4,402,686,000 as compared with $3,597,753,000 for 1919 and $835,498,000 for 1918. No Amendments. The board has so further amendments to the Federal Reserve act to suggest to congress at this time Governor Harding announced. It desires, however," he concluded, "to express its opposition to any legislation which would impair the ability of the federal reserve banks to exercise the proper control over their credit transactions as well as legislation tending to remove the wide limitations now imposed by the federal re- ( Continued on Page Nine)

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With more than two-score telephone operators directly under her charge, Mrs. C. L. Allen is chief operator in the largest private branch exchange in the world, that of the combined army and navy departments at Washington. Twenty-four hundred wires center in the huge switchboard. Mrs. Allen has two supervisors who act as her assistants.

FIND BODY OF LOST AGED LADY IN YARD; DIED NATURAL DEATH t i (By Associated Press) 1 CHICAGO, Feb. 16. The bedy of Mrs. Nancy M. Chamberlain, 91 years old, whose mysterious disappearance from the home of ier daughter and granddaughter in" an artists' colony has been under investigation by the police, was found early . today buried in the backyard of the apartment on Fifty-seventh street, where the family lived. Two days of questioning by police brought from Mrs. Ruth Townsend, the aged woman's daughter, and Miss Marian Townsend, her granddaughter, only cryptic answers, such as "mother is happy in love." Confesses to Burial Early today Miss Townsend confessed that the aged woman died of natural causes last June and had been buried by the two women in a flower bed in their backyard, in which the aged woman had carefully tended geranium plants. Every part of their former home was searched yesterday by the police and even some parts of the rear yarl were dug up, but nothing was found except bones, which doctors said were those of a dog. Dire poverty caused the two women to bury the body secretly. Miss Townsend confessed to Police Matron Mary Dolan. One by one the prized possessions of the family, until only the grand piano on which Marian developed an unusual musical ability, remained. Dies from Natural Causes "We had neither coffin nor pecmit," said Miss Townsend. "We covered the body and placed the geraniums over the improvised grave. To us she is not dead, just buried. Mother and I swore never to fay anything about it because we were happy in love. Dr. Joseph Springer, coroner's physician, after an examination of the body, announced his opinion that the aged woman died from natural causes. BURIAL UNIDENTIFIED SOLDIER IS OPPOSED (By Associated Press) PARIS, Feb. 16. The American craves registration services expressed itself today as opposed to the selection at present of he body of an unidentified soldier from the American war dead in France for removal and burial with honors in the United States. The reason in the constant reduction in the number of the unidentified Americans fnd the hope of he eventual identification of almost all of them through teeth charts which are bf?nar Rent to Washington and compared with the records. Hundreds of bodies already have been identified, it was explained, and the officers of the service here feel that the time is not yet ripe for the selection of the unknown here to be honored. Soviet Cold Rubles Discovered; Deposited NAPLES, Feb. 16 Police authorities have deposited in the Bink of Ilaly 100,000 gold rubles found on board the Italian steamer Ancona, when it was searched here today. The money was discovered hidden in the cabin of a Russian commercial mission, and the agent for the steamship company states the gold was intended to be spent in England to be spent for the purchase of machinery and merchandise for the Russian Soviet government. Authorities here, however, suspect it was destined for the carrying on of Bolshevik propagando in Italy and England.

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L. Allen. CARUSO'S CONDITION SLIGHTLY IMPROVED; OXYGEN ADMINISTERED (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Feb. 16 Oxygen today was being administered to Enrico Caruso, world famous tenor, who is waging a fight against death. Last night he was stricken with a heart attack that caused his physicians to fear he .would , succumb .before. dawnShortly before 11 o'clock more oxygen tanks were taken to the singer's apartments in the hotel Vanderbilt, where the tenor is lying surrounded by relatives and comrades of the Metropolitan Opera company. A consultation of doctors has been called. -An official bulletin issued by Caruso's physicians at 11:30 o'clock said: "Caruso has rallied from a very severe relapse. His condition is not satisfactory but there is some improvement." NEW YORK, Feb. 16 The condition of Enrico Caruso, tenor,' who suffered a grave heart attack late last night, was reported to be slightly improved early today. Attending physicians admitted, however, that the famous singer was "desperately ill". He had been improving steadily from a severe attack of pleurisy and his relapse was entirely unexpected. Sacrament Administered The sacrament of the extreme unction was administered to him at 1:25 o'clock this morning by Rev. E. E. Molinlli, of the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Caruso, at intervals throughout the night and early morning hours lapsed into semi-consciousness, but rallied slightly after ministrations of oxygen and heart stimulants. Fully aware of his condition, Caruso directed the sending of a telegram to his son, Enrico Jr., who is a student at Culver military academy, Culver, Ind. He then expressed to his wife a desire to see his friends and all the singers with whom he had been associated in the Metropolitan Opera company to tell them "goodbye". Associates Visit Singer Antonio Scotti and his accompanist, M. Fucito appeared early at the Caruso apartment In the Vanderbilt hotel and remained several hours. They were Joined by Orville Harrold, Florence Eastman and others, members of the opera company, who returned late from Philadelphia, where they played last night. All were deeply affected. They reported Caruso in a cheerful mood. INDIANA MINE BLAST IS FATALTO FOUR .(By Associated Press) EVANSVILLE. Ind., Feb. 16 Four miners are dead as the result of an explosion In the Liberty Coal company -mine near Francisco, 30 miles north east of here. The mine is reported on fire. The dead are: Clyde Reinhart, 22; Ray Cockrum, 40, leaves wife and child; Norman Davis, leaves bride of few weeks; Wesley Bilderbach, leaves wife and five children. Mine rescue car in charge of G. T. Powell of the U. S. Bureau ot Mines, left here this morning for Francisco. COL. HENRY WATTERSON CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY (By Associated Press) GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 16. Col. Henry Watterson, veteran newspaper editor, wintering here, celebrated his 81st birthday today. Among friends who are enjoying the day with him are Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Flexner, of Louisville, Ky.

OPPOSE BOOST OF RAIL RATE FOR INDIANA

Suit to Prevent Enforcement Interstate - Commerce Com-;

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..o.v,w ----- , Tne sundry clvi, appropriation bill. Passenger, r reight 1 ariflS. which has passed both houses and is . now in conference, carries $6,100,000 ni nil nr lllir in.lfrtrt to Provide 2,275 additional hospital fil AIM III- !NrlllKNr!bedsforPatlent8of the bureau of War ULHIIII Ul Um HlllllLUU Risk insurance, and the federal board of Vocational education. Of this sum,

(Bv Associated Press) INDIANAPOLI3. Feb. 16. Suit to prevent enforcement of the Interstate j 1 Commerce commission's orders issued today at Washington increasing Indiana state passenger fares and freight rates will be filed immediately in the ! ' federal court here, state officials decided at a conference. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Passenger and freight rates in Indiana were ordered today by the interstate commerce commission to be raised to the level of interstate fares, effective March 24, 1921. Rates on coal for distances of 30 miles or less are not affected. The commission said interstate fares were being defeated by passengers buying tickets to points in Indiana near the state lines, leaving the train, purchasing new tickets, and then resuming their journey on the -same train to final destination. Claim Unfairness. Regarding freight rates, the commlfiplrm snirl tVint "Annnrcntlv in ra. taliate for the action of the Illinois commission in affording the Illinois j producers an advantage in the Chicago j market, the Indiana commission IrtTVoH nn innroasaa in trio rata frnm Indiana Droducine noints to IndianaD- i olis and other large Indiana markets. thus giving the Indiana producers an advantage over the Illinois producers, who must ship across the state line to reach the Indiana markets. "The outcome is that interstate traffic is being seriously interfered I with," the the decision said. Commerce Committee Approves Rail Payment (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. The

house bill authorizing partial pay-1 derstood to contemplate tne appointments to the railroads of government ment ot Charles Evans Hughes of New accounts was reported favorably to-! York for secretary of state; John W. day bv the Senate Interstate Com-1 Weeks of Massachusetts, for secretary merre rommiiire it win h nffprort i of war; Andrew Mellon of Pennsyl-

in the senate as a substitute of ramiTarTinT)T t heseTtateTjmmlltee. ' " HAGERSTOWN WOMEN WANT SCHOOL CHANGE HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Feb. 16. Petitions requesting that the management and control of the schools here be transferred to Elmer Crull. town-

ship trustee are being circulated by a i names including those of John Hays group of women in Hagerstown. Thej Hammond of New York, and Herbert petition requests that the school cor- j Hoover of California, have been menporation be abandoned. It will be pre-! tioned for the commerce portfolio, sented to the town council. I while James J. Davis, of Pennsylvania,

This is the first move here toward ; consolidated schools and a new school ! KnUftirnr The rtotitinn annlipc nnlv tft schools within the town corporation. Those circulating the petition are: Mrs. William Dingwerth, Mrs. Oscar TiYiY Mrs (Jpnrs'P fanartav. Mrs. Char lies Smith, Mrs. Raymond Small, Mrs. Everett, Root, Mrs. William Abbott and Mrs. Ethel Ridpath. Members of the school board are: Dr. O. M. Deardoff, president: John G. Clark, secretary and Horace Hoover, treasurer. Why Richmond is the Best Place in Which to Live Each day a Palladium reporter nlll Interview persons at random (o find out why they like to' live here. "I think Earlharn college does a lot toward making Richmond a good place in which to live," said a member of the Earlham student body when accosted with the question what made Richmond desirable as a place of residence. "In fact, any college town i3 a good place to live although some people will differ from me as to this point." "However, I don't think that the people of Richmond appreciate the college as much as they should. A college is an asset to any town, but Earlham is an especial asset because of the high ranking it holds among the colleges of the country. It ranks high along every line of activity, athletics, scholarship, oratory, dramatics, etc. Earlham credits are accepted by almost any of the universities of the country without question. "The other day a well known Indiana coach was quoted as saying that he placed the Earlham basketball team this year among the leading teams of the country. "One might go on to enumerate the ways in which Earlham helps make Richmond a good town. ' Chief among these is the college campus. I have visited almost all the other colleges of Indiana as well as many outside cur state but I have never seen a college the size of Earlham that had a campus that could compare with the Quaker campus. Passing tourists invariably comment on the beauty of the Earlham buildings and grounds. Richmond people should appreciate the value of the college."

Congress is Spurred by Lack of Facilities to Treat Vets

PAMADtrN JIBWJi Bt'REAU .WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-rRevela-tion of the fact that many disabled ve trans of the late war are' not receiving proper treatment owing to the fact that the government has not provided a sufficient number of hospitals, has spurred congress to ' tackle the i problem of providing additional gov ! ernment hospital facilities as speedily $600,000 is to be available for increasing the hospital facilities at Fort McKenzie, Wyo.. and Fort Walla Walla, Waoh Wash. To Take Over Forts. The secretary of the treasury is directed to take over immediately those forts for this purpose. The same bill 1.a i 4 10 EAA AAA hA ncArl irk oHoTnu the secretary of war being authorized to select sites with the approval of the president. The Langley bill, which has passed the house, proposes the erection of CABINET SELECTIONS NEARING END; THREE POSTS STILL VACANT (By Associated press) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Feb. 16. As President-elect Harding continued his , . Us,, i conferences with the ranking leaders, of his party today it was indicated that completion of the cabinet slate of the coming administration waited only on definite selections for the portfolios of Navy, Commerce and labor. By all of those in close touch with the situation it was conceded, however, that these selections might not only lead to considerable delay but might also involve some shifting of the assignments already more or less definitely fixed. It was considered unlikely that any announcements would be made until a day or two before inauguration. List Nearly Complete. as tne list stoou toaay, who uavj, I commerce ana laDor vacant, it huua!vanla for secretary of the treasury; f-Will Hr Hays of Indiana; for postmas ter general; Harry M. Daugherty. ot Ohio, attorney-general; Henry Wallace of Iowa, for secretary of agriculture, and A. B. Fall, of New Mexico, for secretary of the Interior. For the navy portfolio, Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, is understood to be Mr. Harding s choice, but it is un certain whether he will ' there has been talk of transferring Mr. Weeks to that position if the Illinois l governor definitely declines. Several ! and a number of others are being urged for secretary of labor. Confers With Hays. This morning Mr. Harding again talked over the problem with Mr. Hays and later in the day he expected to begin a series of conferences on the subject with Mr. Daugherty. Mr. Hughes, Mr. Mellon and several others high in party councils are expected here before the end of the week. Another of Mr. Harding's conferences today, was with Arthur Woods, former police commissioner of New York city and a former official of the council of nationtl defense. A. H. j Smith, president of the New York CenI tral railway, also is in St. Augusine, and will see Mr. Harding within the next few days. SALARY INCREASES KILLED BY SOLONS IN INDIANA HOUSE (Bv Associated Press) -INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 16. Two sal- ; ary increase measures were killed in j the house today and one escaped kill ing after a sharp coqtest between irreconcilable foes of increases and a majority of the fees and salaries com mittee. The bill, passed to second' reading, grants slight increases to treasurers of certain counties. Bills !

io aumonze increases to cny ana,M00RE.s GENERAL FORECAST, county sealers and to county record-! " Westerly Gales, ers were killed. Decidedly colder weather will arrive The Moorehead senate bilk intended ! dur!g V1 nex 2 hours.. Strong to Americanize foreigners by requir- j so"th VW,S?" Wlll shl? tto sterly ing them to attend night school four f a,es y nfsday night, as the cenhours. xiocir tn ioam th Pn-iuh I ter of the Rocky mountain storm

language, was indefinitely postponed after attacks by Lake county mem bers. While the house was putting the various bills to death, the senate passed the bill levying the tax of twofifths of a cent to each $100 of taxables for the supporting of the Purdue Aerieultural Experiment station. This bill goes tack to the house which passed it. fixine the lew at three - ' eighths of a cent. The senate change in the bill probably will be accepted. Pass Farmers' Seed Bill , I The Malott "pure seed" bill also wa3 1 passed by the senate and will go to I Governor McCray for approval. The' measure, supported by the organized f farmers of the state, provides for a test being made of all agricultural ' seeds sold in Indiana. ! The garnishee bill, introduced by Representatlves Dufendach, Hughes,! Hannberg and Humrichouser, was

passed . to a second reading after a contest occasioned by a divided report of Judiciary-A committee. ... - ,

five new hospitals at a cost of $2,500,. 000 each, one In the central Atlantic states, one in the Great Lakes region, one in the central southwest, one in the Rocky mountain states, and one is southern California. Watch Merger Result. What will result from the effort to merge the various government agen

cies now looking after the needs of j the service men remains to be seen, j Senator Capper has introduced a bill j for this purpose in the senate and , Representative Rogers has introduced j a similar measure in the house. There ; is an Important need for centralization ; of government activities in behalf of the disabled veterans. This was developed at the hearings on the Rogers bill before the house interstate and foreign commerce committee. Col. E. G. Cholmeley-Jones, director of the bureau of War Risk insurance, agrees that it is unsatisfactory to administer seperately the several services to former service men and the surgeon-general of the public health service is quoted as having recommended some measure of co-ordlna tion. The board of federal vocational education, however, has not looked with favor on the proposed merger of the three services. RELEASE PAUL FRIST ON BOND OF $2,000 ON PERJURY CHARGE Paul Frist, who was arrested on a charge of subornation of perjury Tuesday evening, was released under $2,000 bond. It is understood that he .. . William Wilson, who plead guilty to a charge of perjury in Wayne circuit court Tuesday morning and incriminated Paul Frist, in his testimony, is being held in the county jail pending sentence by Judge Bond, who has his case under advisement. Sues for Divorce. Mr. Frist is employed by the G. R. & I railroad as a towerman. He sued for divorce in the local courts and the trial was heard last Saturday. Ke was granted a divorce and custody of a minor child by the court at that time. During the testimony William Wil son was one of the chief witnesses. He testified that he had been entertained by Frank Lancaster at Indianspoils and that he had received $S0 from him. He promised Lancaster, who was named as co-respondent in the case, that he would, not testify at the trial. Arouses Suspicians. The smoothness of the testimony aroused the suspicions of Prosecutor Beckett, who investigated the circumstances and found that the testimony was untrue. Wilson was called in and questioned. He admitted that his testimony In regard to the Indianapolis trip was false. He stated runner that he had teen promised a check by Paul Frist, plaintiff in the

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naa not receivu mis. Wilson is employed by a local taxi company as a driver. YOUNG GIRL RELEASED ON BIGAMY CHARGE Mary Murphy Jacona-Miller-Berend-Gill who was taken into custody Monday on a charge of bigamy, was released Wednesday morning after the preliminary hearing in Wayne circuit court. It was pointed out that her marriage with Berend in Arizona was void. Miller not having secured a divorce from her at the time of the marriage. The woman returned to Indiana and Miller secured a divorce. The marriage with Berend was still void, she not returning to co-habit with him. The marriage to Gill was legal, she being divorced from two of her former husbands and the other marriage being void. Nine Persons Convicted of Smuggling Potash (By Associated Press) DUESSELDORF, Germany, Feb. 16. Nine persons have been convicted of smuggling potosh across the Netherlands frontier with the intention of t-hipping it to America. They have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined a total of 600,000 marks . Files of the firms involved showed orders amounting to 200,000 marks. It is said that 100 carloads of the product was smuggled into i Holland on false bills of lading. Weather Forecast j i crosses the western Lake region. Con siderably colder during tonight and Thursday, and temperatures are exr pected to fall below freezing. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair and much colder tonight and Thursday; strong soutnest ana,wi wina3. 1 Temperatures for Yesterday. ' Maximum 65 Minimum 34 Today. Noon ; 60 Forecast for Wayne County, by W. E- Moore Partly cloudy and decidedly colder tonight and Thursday; rain or snow, followed by fair; westerly gales tonight. Weather Conditions A Rocky mountain storm of great intensity now covers the . Mississippi valley and Lake regions with heavy snowfalls in the far northwest. A cold wave has overspread the north and west with zero weather in Montana and the Dakotas.

WILSON WILL MAKE REPORT ON WAR FUND

i Officials Announce President Will Make Final Itemized Statement of Allotments and Disbursements. ' ' Lfll I fUP UllllvC lflTC IVkLUlIU IIUUUL TUIL. Bt Associated Prsa WASHINGTON Feb. 16. ; White House officials announced today that President Wilson, before his retirement, March 4, would make a final Itemized report showing the disbursements and allotments made by him out of the $150,000,000 war fund voted him by congress. The house after a stormy session yesterday adopted a resolution calling on him for such a report. Over the protest of Democratic members who charged it was. a move to "defame and malign President Wilson in the closing days of his administration, the bouse late yesterday adopted by a vote of 211 to 79, a resolution calling upon the president for an itemized statement showing disbursements and allotments of the $150,000,000 war funds voted by congress. Introduced By Gould. Introduced by Representative Gould, RepublicanNew York, the resolution was reported by Chairman Good of the appropriations committee, who, replying to Democratic attacks precipitated by references to expenditures by the American peace commission at Paris, declared no injustice to the president was intended in the resolution and that if any such construction was placed upon it the Democrats were responsible through attempting to create an impression that "there was something crooked in the money spending." After the chairman had mad3 a preliminary statement as to what had been shown by partial reports of expenditure. Representative Byrns. Democrat, of Tennessee, declared that while he had no objection to adoption of the resolution, he thought information should be sought from departments to which the money had been allotted. Th,3 president, he said, had nothing to do with the actual spending, that more than four-fifths of the fund bad been accounted for, and that It was merely an attempt to make it appear he was unwilling to present the record. $125,000 for Damages. "The American people will never forget the great achievements of Woodrow Wilson," said Mr. Byrns. "and his name will fill the brightest pages of history after his detractors I ar dead and forgotten. Representative Rogers, Republican. of Massachusetts, attacked reported expenditures of the peace commission at the Hotel Crillon in Paris, calling attention specifically to an item of $125,000 for damage to hotel property. He said be did not know if chandeliers were in the damaged list, or at what hour of the morning they might have been broken. The acting secretary of state was unable to give details of Paris expenditures," Mr. Rogers said. 'Wages of hotel employes amounted to $131,000 and we had to pay for their food. There was another item of $14,000 for automobiles, when the streets of Paris were overrun with American cars. Confidential expenses of the presidential party were cut down to $17,534. Why should there be confidential expenses of a president to negotiate on the part of the people, a treaty of peace?" ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE CONTINUES HER FIGHT TO PRESERVE HIGHWAY While the hearing on the Injunction suit brought by Esther Griffin White against the board of works, the city engineer and the street commissioner to restrain the city from dumping trash in the old National road, which was set for today, did not come up because the city admitted it had proceeded illegally, according to Miss White, the case was not dismissed, but remains on the docket. "The board of works. I am tcld. is going to try to close the. roadway in another way." said Miss White this morning. "It will make an attempt, under the statute, to change the grade of the street, and in this way close it , up- . ; "I intend, however, to remonstrate against this action. Lleber Offers Aid ; "From all -over- Indiana I have received letters commending my action in trying to preserve this historical point, one of the most noted . places on the old National road. "Mr. Richard Lieber, head of the state conservation department, stated he would come to Richmond at the time of any public hearing, as the conservation department of , Indiana i 1 actively interested in preserving all historical places and monuments. "I expect to fight every step the" city takes In this matter, because I ' have the community and the state of Indiana beck of me. . C. ' "First street can be opened In some ' other way if it is necessary to open it at this time. No great popular uprising has been recorded for the opening of West First street, although one or two real estate dealers desire .most ardently that it should be done. But their wishes can be accomplished without destroying the most famous section of the old National road." '