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RAffTOUL AVIATORS T STAGE PERFORMANCE mi Kl CHANUTE FIELD

: .. rtBy Associated Prei) RANTOUL, 111., May SO. An aerial ft- circus Including races. -acrobatic exhibitions, sham combats, bombing of " especially constructed trenches and r"mlmic villages, attempts at -world's parachute drop" records and ground side lines ranging from a typical "43 f show" to the raffling off of an auto;Tmobile; will be held at Chanute Field "by the army air service tomorrow to ."'""raise money for educational and rec- ;" r'reational purposes among the enlisted '"" men at the field. "(''' Major George E. Stratemeyer, commandant, has made plans which call

lor too DiKKcBl. atriliu vircus rici itempted at a government camp. The r' ' "flrina: nroKram will last from 10 a. m.

to 10:30 p. m., and seven airrerent types of planes, including the German

'" Fokken the French Spad, the English "S. E. 5, the American DaPere, DeHaviland and Curtis, will be used. The" flying exhibitions will include -'bombings, formations, scout work. c f tunts, parades, races, combats and i l everything calculated to bring thrills ' ' .'to the spectators. Dog Takes Parachute Drop f There will be five parachute jumps,

"'" Including one by "Bing," the famous : dog mascot of the field. "Bing" has roore hours In the air to his credit than some pilots and has become an '" expert at unassisted parachute drop- ;' . ping. Lieutenant Arthur G. Hamilton, holder of the world's record drop of 23,700 feet, will attempt to establish a new mark. A specially, constructed DeHaviland plane, called the "Jererl " miah III" and believed to be the fast-V-1 -fst. climbing ship in the country, will , . : be used in Lieutenant Hamiltonls attempt. The photographic unit at the field .,.wuriake aerial, pictures and deliver .prints of them to spectators 20 min,rutes after the. plane from which they .were taken, lands. At night there will 'J. be special exhibitions of after-dark , flying by pilots trained in this branch ."."of aeronautics. When the spectators get tired of " stretching their necks to watch the aerial manouvers, there will be plenty . ! of ground attractions.. The days of -."' the '49 gold rush will be reproduced with a frontier show and numerous - ... , JAP-

games. An automooue snow ana to rounds of boxing also are piannea TTwVi4hite SriAwlnP tha U'ftrk dOTlft bv -' air service men will be on view. The funds realized from the day's, events will De usea io duiu au muwi "A jjwimming pool, which will be open ' to civilians as well as to the army men; to construct tennis courts, to , floor the gymnasium, and for other purposes. AID FOR VETERANS BEFORE CONCLAVE OPENING JUNE 27 (Bv Associated Press) DETROIT, MICH.. May 30 Ques- ' ' lions of vital interest to disabled service men, including a national legislative program with respect to vocational training, war risk insurance, hospitalization, medical treatment, compensation and a bonus, will be discussed here during the first national convention of The Disabled American veterans of the World-war, to be held here June 27 to GO, inclusive. Each chapter of disabled war veterans in the country, is to be represented at the meeting, under present plans. A permanent national constitution will be adopted and the organization will be incorporated under a national charter. Permanent national headquarters will be selected during the convention and a national emblem decided upon. A national ritual of the organization is to be framed. '-' The convention is expected to bring .together the largest delegation of disabled war veterans ever assembled in . America, according to Judge Robert S. Marx, president of the national executive board of the organization. Among the speakers of national .-, reputation who wilt address the convention is Ucl W. Lanikin. director of the federal board of vocational ed-j ucation and U. S. Cummings, surgeon j general of the United States Public Health Service, who will discuss bos"pital nteds. Officials of the organization's national executive board announce Cleveland and Buffalo will send approxi mately -w ueiegaie. " annouact-u uCi,-oB New Orleans. Tuscon. Ariz., Seattle, Wash., and Passiac, N. J. 1921 COTTON SHORTEST IN 25 YEARS, CLAIM (Py Associated Press) NEW YORK. May SO The country faces the shortest cotton crop in the last quarter of a century- J- S. Wanamaker. of St. Matthews, S. C, president, of the American Cotton association, today told the national conference of American Cotton Growers. This shortage largely was due. he said, to the successful cotton acreage j reduction campaign of the association in its efforts to create a market and prevent further deflation in prices. He quoted statistics to show the acreage had been reduced 30 per cent. He declared there must be united effort on the part of the government and business if the cotton industrywere to regain its feet and the financial difficulties of the growers, due to an artificial deflations in values, to be overcome. Kirrane Cells Burke Slacker, Pays With Life (By Associated Press) DETROIT, May 30. Anthony Kirrane, 40 died in a hospital here today from a bullet wound inflicted, the police say, after he had called John Burke, 45, a slacker. The shooting oc-9-purred while, a' group of men were "celebrating Memorial day in a- Jeff ert venue home.: Burke was arrestd ndv4alleired --to -have admitted

, j the shooting. He formerly was a sol-

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TRUSTEES OF WAYNE COUNTY INDICATE VOTE ON CHOICE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

An Inquiry Just concluded as to the attitudes of the trustees of the county on the re-election of C. O. Williams as county superintendent, reveals varying positions, but none definitely opposed to Williams. Many take a waiting attitude or are non-committal with some coming out strongly in favor of Williams' re-elction. Among the latter are: Reynolds, of New Garden; Curtis, of Franklin; Bond, of Clay and Meadearis, of Center. Others either have nothing to say, or state that they have taken no open and definite stand. "If there were objections to Williams," said Dr. Ehle, of Pershing, Thep must have existed some time before this. Why did his opponents wait until 30 days before the elction to present them? If the objections are based on personal grounds, and private grudges as seems the case now, I would have to disregard them. To influence my vote, it would have to be shown that Mr. Williams is unqualified or unfit as a superintendent, and I do not think that has been done yet." Urges Fair Deal" "I have already told the other trustees when this came up at one of the meetings," said William Miller, of Milton, "that I would not be tied up to anyone, one way or the other. If there are any charges against Williams they ought to be sustained. I want to see Williams get a fair deal, and I want to see Hines get a fair deal, though I am aginst him from tne standpoint of the schools in this township. If there is anything which would disqualify Williams on legal grounds or show that he has conducted himself in any way, unbefitting a superintendent, he should be handled for it, and the people shouldn't sup-i port him. Unless that is shown he should be elected. Personally r believe he will be. I can count 11 trustees that I am confident will vote for him." "Yes, I have taken a stand" said Dan Medearis of Centerville. "I took a stand for Williams, because I think j he is the best man in the field at j present. In case a better man should j come out, Imight vote for him, but I will not vote for Hines. Abbott is Silent. "I have nothing to say to anybody about my stand," said Aleck Abbott, of Dalton township. "I will be there if I am alive, and I will vote." A development of the inquiry was the fact that Oldecker, of Pennville js definitely in the race.'"providing Mr Williams should withdarw. He will not be a candidate otherwise. It was stated by several trustees that they had received letters from Mr. Oldecker with the above statement. " I would prefer not to be quoted," said Elmar Crull of Hagerstown. "I havn't taken a stand either way," stated William Moore, of Webster. "If I should follow my own inclination "um uul go uown 10 niuumona oui, election day at all. I am not sticking up for Williams, nor am I taking sides against him. He has prabably done a lot of things that he should not have done.. I can't take sides because if I am for him and he is defeated, I am in bad, while if I oppose him and he is elected, he is in a position to do GRADE SCHOOL PUPILS GIVE PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC ART EXHIBIT Daily programs will be given beginning Tuesday, every day except Saturday of this week, at the Public Art gallery, where the exhibition of art by the public schools is now hanging. Children from the grade schools give the programs, which are opened to the public. Programs occur in the afternoons at 2:30 o'clock. The gallery is open from 8 o'clock until 5 o'clock daily. Programs for this week are as follows : I Tuesday, May 31 Fifth grade from i Starr, 5b, patriotic songs; 5a patroitic songs, rittn graae ironi vvnuewater, song, "Little Bird," four girls! with violin and piano accompaniment. Fifth grade from Finley. violin solo, Reba Taylor. Filth grade from Baxter, dramatization, "The Hare and the Hedgehog." Wednesday, June, 1 Fifth grade from Warner, piano solo, Eleanor Martin. 5a from Hibberd, violin solo, Frederick Nieman. Fifth grade from Vaile, dancing. Jean Grottendick. Elen Bartel. Fifth grade from SevastoI pol. talks about Japan, illustrated by pictures which children drew. Fifth j Thursdayt June 2 Sixth grade from w . ' tB1 siWtWrartA . ' l. II i . , 1 u 11 Jll u i m ,lv..v.. ---. . from Warner, violin solo, Marion Heiser; piano solo. Catherine Daner. Sixth grade from Finley, a song by a group of boys and girls: Sixth grade A duet. Miss Hellen Fribley, Mr. Jas. Morgan. Friday, June 3 Sixth grade from Hibberd. piano solo, Miriam Weichman. Sixth grade from Vaile, orchestra selection. Sixth grade from Baxter, violin, solo. Sixth grade from Sevastopol, two songs, by all the children. Sixth grade from Joseph Moore, violin solo. Roland Lane. Motoring Party Meets Waterloo Near Eaton Eaton was treated to a spectacular automobile accident Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock when a large touring car occupied by two men and two women ran off the road west of town, struck a traction pole and overturned. Persons who saw the car said it seemed to have turned end over end after striking the pole. The machine was almost a total loss. The passengers escaped with minor cuts and bruises. They were picked up by two other cars from Marion, and the group continued its journey to Indianapolis. Short News of City Charged With Provoke Anna Slick was arraigned in city court Monday morning on a charge of provoke, fiiled by Dona Lanning-. Trouble between the boys of the two women is said to have started the trouble. 'Mayor Zimmerman took the case under advisement.

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a great deal of harm to the schools here and that's what would happen." "I have taken no stand either way," said Isaac Brooks, of Jacksonburg, and proceeded to ask what date the election is held on. "I do not know any of the candidates personally except Mr. Williams, and have even seen Mr. Hines only once." Differ in Views "I have nothing to say," said ChasAtkinson, of Economy. 1 am not going to give a statement to be made capital off." "Yes, I have taken a stand and took it some time ago," said Reynolds, of New Garden township. "I am for Mr. Williams. I think he is the best school man in the county, and I believe that other trustees think so, too, and they are the ones wh odo the electing. When election time comes I believe that you wil find that 14 or 15 of the trustees are in favor of Mr. Williams." "I am for Mr. Williams and would not think of being for any one else," stated Charles Bond, of Clay township. "During the nearly 11 years that I have been a school trustee he has always been perfectly fair to this township, the schools and to me, and I see no reason for a change. He has two or three personal enemies in this township, but the township as a whole is in favor of him." Favors Williams "I would not consider voting for any one else than Mr. Williams," said Mr. William Curtis, of Whitewater. "He has always been perfectly satisfactory so far as I know." A remarkable development of the inquiry was the report that a petition had been circulated and signed by "every teacher in the county who could be reached, except one." asking for the reelection of Mr. Williams. "I did state two weeks ago that I was in favor of Mr. Wiliams on the information that 1 then had," says Mr. Parks, of Boston, "and I have no further information since. I do not know who I may be for election day, and can't stay who I Monday." will vote for until TWIN CIVILIZATION DEVELOPED IN MANILA SAYS HIGH OFFICIAL CBv Associated Press) MANILA. P. I.. May 30. The Filipinos, in their national life, have followed two types of civilization the religious type and the political type declared Dr. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera, native of the Philippines, and one of the three Filipino members or the Philippine commission appointed r TTnWoH states ' 7 in 1901, in an address at the eleventh annual commencement of the University of the Philippines. He said he would attempt to show that the present generation of Filipinos jrives so much consideration to the political aspect of their lives that social interests are forgotten. He asserted that politics predominates in 1 their social life at present, just as religion dominated in the past. Ho advocated an education that conforms with the present mould of progress and enlightenment, not an education to preserve national things. Must Broaden Veivvs. "We Filipinos should not continue our former errors." he said. "Instead of that narrow false and primitive conception we should adopt a broader more just and more certain criterion of 'people' or 'nation. We are the re sult of the union and fusion of very different races, and although the Mat lav race enters into the combination to a great extent, yet the part played by the Chinese. Japanese and others, especially the Spanish race, is by no means smc.ll. We should not recall our origin, because it will be of no avail in strengthening our union, which should be our objective. "In our modern education, too, we must inculcate ideas diametrically op posed to those of the past, in order to attain welfare and happiness in present life. Business, agriculture and industry are the activities that should attract our youth, who are now after politics and administrative careers. "The Filipino people need three things, for perfect harmony. They are liberty of conscience, English as a common language and the establishment of true democracy.'' MORNING GAMES NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis, 9; Cincinnati, 4. Chicago, 0; Pittsburgh, 13. Philadelphia, 1; New York, 5. Brooklyn, 3; Boston, 9. AMERICAN LEAGUE. St. Louis, 14; Chicago, 5. Cleveland, 6: Detroit, 5. Boston, 1; Philadelphia, S. New York. 2; Washington. 1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbus, 5; Toledo. 6. Minneapolis, 3; St. Paul, 4. Steve Hawkins Dies Here, Funeral at Middleboro Steve Hawkins, died at his home, 718 North Tenth street, at 7 o'clock Sunday evening. Funeral services will be held at the Middleboro church at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday. Short ser vices will be held at the home at 2 o'clock, Wednesday. Survivors are the widow and three daughters, ten grand-children and 14 great-grand-ch ild ren . Rev. Ulmer will officiate at the funeral. Interment in Goshen cemetery. Mrs. Mary Painter, 69, is Dead of Apoplexy Mrs. Mary Painter, 69 years old, died at her home at 311 North Fifth street, Monday of apoplexy. She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Geo. Lloyd, Mrs. Lester Rutherford, Richmond; Mrs. Ed Farlow, Erwin Tenn.; Mrs. O. W. Cook, Kokomo; and Conrad Werler, St. Louis and one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Pierce of this city, and 14 grand-children. Funeral services will be held from the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o clock. , cemetery, Burial will be in Earlham

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Women's Work Considered fit) HlT C H Ait 1M frit LX CCa9mnf V I u JF j a tiui m mwwa i (By Associated Pre) PHILADELPHIA. May 30 Woman's work occupied the attention of the general assembly . of the United Presbyterian church here today. The women of the church maintain 1797 missionary societies with a membership of 49,467. They support three missionaries to the Indians, five to foreign born residents, one to mutes and nine in city missions. In for eign countries the women s organizations , maintain 87 mlssionares and workers in India, with four hospitals, six dispensaries and four schools, 101 workers in Egypt with one hospital. two dispensaries and nine schools; and nine workers and two schools in Sudan. BUSINESS IN GREECE STAGNANT; CAMPAIGN DRAWS ALL FINANCES (By Associated Press) ATHENS, May 28. Business in Greece has fallen off to such an extent that American commercial representatives find themselves without anything to do. Trade in all lines has become stagnant. The shipping business is prostrated. The only vessels to arrive in Saloniki harbor during the last three weeks were two hospital ships bearing dead and wonded from the Anatolian front. The government is buying nothing except a limited quantity of food supplies for the army. It is withholding' payment on all outstanding accounts. Every franc is needed for the Asia Minor campaign. The Greek franc has only one-third its former value. The cost of life was never higher, the morale of the people seldom lower. The price of bread was advanced 40 per cent, a few days ago. The army is costing 4,000.000 francs a day. Foreign observers are agreed that the country cannot go on without a financial crisis. Commerce Politics, related. The defeat of Venizelos and the re turn of King Constantine has affected all business in a country where commerce and politics are closely associated. The blockade of foreign credits, the rapid decline of the drachma, and uncertainty as to the future has resulted in commercial paralysis. Greece feels especially her inability to use the $33,000,000 credit she has in the United States. The American state department has made it clear that this cannot be touched until the question of the recognition of the king is settled. Constantine insists he never abdicated, and refuses to reognize the lagality of his son Alexander's reign. This attitude may have an important bearing upon America's policy toward Greece and the question of the $33,000,000 credit. The docks, warehouses and customs house in Piraeus .the port of Athens) are choked with merchandise, due to the inability of the purchasers to pay for it. The same condition prevails at Saloniki, Smyrna and Constantinople. Orders have been cancelled by the wholesale. Need Paper Money Retail prices have increased to a point where they are prohibitory. Taxes steadily are mounting. The government is faced with the necessity of issuing more paper money. Bank rates on short loans to stock exchange brokers range as high as 40 per cent. There is huge speculation in exchange, manipulators buying large amounts of foreign money on margin and then selling it at a profit. Greece's public debt, including her share of the Ottoman debt prescribed by the Sevres treaty, is nearly 6.000,-J 000,000 drachmae. .In normal times equivalent to about $1,200,000,000). Her total national income is estimated at 5,000,000,000 drachmae. Her budget deficit for this year is 1.000,000.000 drachmae. Her issue of paper money is nearly 2,00,000,000 drachmae. Fortunately this is largely covered by gold reserve and by securities in foreign countries. The state's indebted ness to the National Bank doubled during the last year, amounting on January 1, 1921, to nearly 1.500,000.000 drachmae. The greater part of this money was used for Asia Minor compaign. GERMANY COMPLETES HER FIRST PAYMENT (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 30 Germany today completed payment of the 1,000,000,000 gold marks due as the first payment on reparations under the peace treaty when 20 German treasury notes, equivalent to S50,000,000 gold marks were handed to the reparations commission by the special courier of the German government, .who brought the notes from Berlin. The courier arrived in Paris last night and delivered the wallet cont taining the notes to the repartion i ! commission this afternoon. Germany a few days ago. made a first payment of 150,000,000 marks on the sum due. MUSEUM GETS STILL TO SHOW POSTERITY (By Associated Press) TACAMA. Wash.. 'May 30. So fuj ture generations may know of presentday "bootlegging" operations, a five foot copper still has been placed in the Ferry museum of the Washington State Historical society here. A long description, attached to the still, tells how it was used to violate the prohibition law. United States Marshal John M. Boyle, before donating it for historical puproses, took the precaution to puncture the bottom. The still was seized in a raid here. $7,000 Jewels Stolen From N. Y. Hostelry (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, May 30. The management of the Hotel Ambassador, New York's latest fashionable hostelry, located on Park Avenue and 51st street, today reported to the police that jewelry worth $7,000 had been stolen yesterday from a room on the 18th floor occupied by Mrs. Duncan McMartin.

IND., MONDAY, MAY SO, 1921.

GARFIELD MEMORIAL - asm m A sh rKUunAMdlAutuAl CHAPEL EXERCISES With a memorial address by Wilfred Jessup, and the singing of patriotic songs under leadership of Miss Edna Marlatt, the Garfield junior high school held chapel services in the high school audttoruim Monday morning. 'We may some times think that we pay too much tribute to war," said Mr. Jessup, "but that is not so. We meet to pay tribute to the soldiers who made possible the things which we enjoy today. 'Standing a few weeks ago at the place where George Washington took the oath of .office as president, about 133 years ago, it brought to my mind the thought that even though I am a young man, only the span of three lives has elapsed since that event. During our progress since then we have often marched to the strains of martial music, but every time it has maruai music, out every time it nas been for but one principal and virtue : 4 'v1 ' Mr Jessup spoke of the responsibilities that will fall upon the shoulders of the young students as they grow into men and women. He commented upon the opportunity connected with the gaining of a good education as the PeParatlon for. this growing rePRISON NEWSPAPER HAS 'GOLDEN RULE' AS MOTTO FOR MEN (By Associated Press) SIOUX FALLS. S. D., May 30. The publication of a prison newspaper. The Messenger, with the "Golden Rule" as its motto, published and edited by the prisoners at the South Dakota penitentiary here, is the latest plan of Warden George Jameson to "make men rather than ex-convicts out of inmates." H. O. Prince, cf North Carolina, who is serving a term for check forgery, is editor of the publication, which is issued monthly. An editorial in the paper says: "When a man is sent to prison he is socially dead. He is, however, still a man, capable of the likes and dislikes in the same way as those outside. He will respond as quickly as anyone to the treatment he receives, whether that treatment is for his interest or against it. The frills, shams and false pride and the thousands ofi other little arts of deceit are struck away in prison. His character is bared, ready for the work of development to go forward or backward. When a man leaves prison it depends largely upon what prison treatment has done for him whether he is a man or just an ex-convict. Reclaim Manhood "Our mission is to represent the man inside, in having justice done: to help the world to realize that much valuable manhood can be reclaimed from the 'scrap heap' by simply recognizing him as a man, instead of withholding from him the chance to make good, which is his birthright. "If. therefore, we can help the man inside to get, regain or keep character; help him to see how to be a success and help in doing away with the social prejudice and ostracism which a prisoner meets after he has been released, we shall not have worked in vain." SCORES ARE INJURED IN DOCK COLLAPSE (By Associated Press) ASHLAND, Wis., May 30 More than two score Dersons received minor

injuries and several hundred others ; SDite of a11 the agitation for the pashad narow escapes when the commer-; sage of such measures on the part of cial dock on which Memorial day ex-; civic and legislative bodies. A welter

! ercisies wer? in progress today gave away, toppling the crowd into Lheq uamegon Bay. It was believed all were saved. Following the collapse of the dock the victims were further endangered when a frame building slid into the water, but a pile held the structure back from the struggling mass of people. A number of boys who were on the building when it moved into the bay jumped to safety. No one was reported seriously injuried although many suffered from shock from the cold water or received minor bruises. Sailors and firemen asisted in the rescue, while it was believed no one was drowned search of ruins was continued. STUDENTS IN STORES, LEARN SALESMANSHIP (Bv Associated Press) LCSTON, May 30 Actual experience behind counters in the hie de partment stores, selling ribbons, tv - ing bundles, making change and doins- the scores of other thines that eo to make up the daily routine of regu lar employes, will be afforded girls in the city high schools here under an i

arrangement just concluded between ? lative session, ana tne senate in the school and store officials. ! case of both Indiana and Minnesota Pupils will be sent to the stores . killed bills the house had passed, as a part of the school course in sales-i In South Dakota, perhaps, the bitmanship. spendine alternate weeks in I terest fight of all occurred. A bill

the stores and in school. During the weeks that they are working they will be paid $10 or $12, according to their experience, and at the end of the course will be given permanent position if desired. Outlines Plan Outlining the plan. Louis J. Fish, who has been assigned by the board to have charge of the work, says: "The subjects that a course in training for retail selling comprises are many if the person selling is to know her merchandise, which, in a modern department store, is gathered from all the corners of the earth. If she is to meet customers, the salesperson must be presentable in appearance and manners; if she is to sell wisely and well, she must know human nature, human needs and desires, possess tact, patience; if Bhe is to carry through the cord of the business, she must know how to use the sales check record according to the method of the store in a varied and complicated number of sales."

Raid Italian Buildings to Uncover Evidence (By Associated Press) PARIS. May 30 Forty buildings, including the residences of M. Fressard, secretary of the French Socialist party; Boris Souvarine, Socialist editor, and Ernest Loriot, leader of thB Socialist party, were searched by the police at dawn today. The searches were made upon warrants in connection with charges of anti-militarism and inciting soldiers to disobedience. No arrests were made during the early forenoon. It is expected 15 more places wilj be raided during the day.

SHAKESPEAREAN PLOT USED AS NEWS STORY IN INDIANA SCHOOL (By Associated Press) BLOOM1NGTON, Ind., May SO. Shakespear's plays come in handy at I Indiana university when news is dull) fftf tho inn rn a lie m ctuHonte rou-mta Othello as a 1921 murder story with a rvnr.. ri,t..iinS tv, i ra. vamped into modern journalistic Engiish goes something like this: "Cyprus. May 1. A double murder and a suicide occurred at the royal palace here last ni ht wnen Qthello. the Moor, commander-in-chief of the Venetian army, and military governor of CvDrus. In a fit of iealonsv killed his wife, Desdamona, and then, discovering her innocence, took his own life by falling on his sword. Iago, his orderly stabbed his wife, Emilia." This is the "lead or first paragraph which summarizes the story. The following paragraph tells the details: I Othello's growing suspicion, cleverly I fostered by Cassio; the handkerchief scene; Emilia's intervention, etc. Students in journalism get practice in writing every kind of a news story, h is a simple matter for the instructor to send them to the fire station, city hall, circuit court, etc.. for practice work, but there are not enough murders in Monroe county to give them practice. BAR MEMBERS URGE ACTION ON MEASURE TO IMPROVE COURTS i By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 30 A committee of more than a hundred members of the American bar was here today to urge before the senate and house judiciary committee early action on the pending result on which would authorize the appointment of a joint congressional committee to consider legislation that would "tend to improve the administration of justice in the United States." The resolution as introduced in the senate by Senator Sterling, Republican of South Dakota and the house by Republican Grayham, Republican Pennsylvania, would authorize the joint committee "to consider what legislation in relation to the courts of the United States, the procedure therein and judges thereof would tend to improve the administration of justice, and to report to congress a bill to carry the recommendations of the joint committee into effect. MOVIE CENSORSHIP BILLS FAIL IN 13 MIDDLE WEST STATES (By Associated Press) CHICAGO. May 30. Not a single "movie" censorship act has been passed by 13 middle western states, it is shown in a poll just completed, in 0f sucn legislation has been proposed. j Some has merely been introduced. Some has passed one house. Some has even gotten a favorable hearing in the committee room of one house after having successfully run the gauntlet of opposition in the other. But always something has intervened to prevent its enactment into a law. A typical case is that of Missouri. A bill to create a board of censorship consisting of three members, one a woman, at a salary of $3,000 yearly each, was passed, after a stormy debate, by the lower house at the last legislative session. For some reason or other the hill was late in leaving the house. The senate committee took its full ten days, as entitled bylaw, in delibrating upon it. The result was that despite the strenuous efforts of its friends to get the bill on the calendar it died in the committee room. This bill provid?d for a fee of $2 to be levied on the film manufacturer for each 1,200 feet of film censored. Had it passed, the normal circulation of films in Missouri would j nave Deen cut down by approximately 20 Per cent its sponsors say. inaiana miis Bin Indiana. Minnesota and North Dakota all considered bills for creating censorship boards at their last legisi providing for the creation of a com mission consisting of three members passed in the house. When it reached the senate an amendment was tacked on making it compulsory that all films and all advertising matter be submitted to at least two members of the commission, whose decision in all cases would be absolute and final. In this amendment the house refused to concur, on the ground that existence of a board so empowered would take away from the people the right of referendum. The senate refused to retract its amendment, with the result that the bill passed into limbo. ROWDY GANG BREAKS UP MISSION CHURCH SERVICE HARTFORD CITY. Ind., May 30. Services at the Mission Church in the south part of the city were broken up Saturday night when a crowd of rowdies staged a wrestling bout just outside the window, not more than a dozen feet from the preacher. When the police arrived they had fled.

PROBE FATAL CRASH i OF ARMY AIRPLANE COSTING SEVEN LIVES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 30. Army officers were preparing today for an official investigation of the crash during a storm late Saturday near Indian Head, Md., of the ambulance airplane in which seven men, five army officers and two civilians met death. The fact that every occupant of the machine was willed, making it necessary for a board of inquiry to depend largely upon the observations of distant eye witnesses in forming its conclusions, made it appear doubtful that he exact cause of the disaster could ever be devejoped. The plane, a Curtiss Eagle, .which had been divested of its ambulance equipment, was making a return flight from Langley field, Virginia, to Washington, when it encountered a severe electrical storm accompanied by winds estimated to be blowing ai a hundred miles velocity. Eye witnesses said the plane, unable to make headway in the face of the wind, descended apparently in an effort to make a landing, but after dropping to within a few hundred feet of the ground, approached ?. clump of trees and swerved upward. The trees were cleared, but as the

plane started for the open field, it was seen to quiver, turn over and dive vertically to the earth. Find Seven Dead. Those who reached the' wreck first found all seven men dead. All thf bodies were closely grouped together, some of them badly mutilated by the engine which had been torn fron. its bed and being thrown backward, cutting the men down like a scyth as it plunged through the narrow passenger compartment of the plan-. A watch found later, had stopped at 6:25 o'clock, showing the exact timof the tragedy. Army officers who later visited the wreckage, said it was the worst they had ever seen and were at a loss to understand how it could have resulted lrom such a short fall. Several officers killed were decorated for service in the world war and both of the civilians were widely known in public life. Won Medals. Lieutenant Colonel Miller served in the Spanish-American war. Philippine insurrection, where he won the congressional medal of honor, and in the world war. He at one time was in command of Mitchel field, Long Inland. Lieutenant Stanley M. Ames, who had been married only about three weeks, served in both the Canadian and American forces overseas and suffered a severe bayonet wound while with the Canadians. He was re. garded as an expert pilot as well as an authority in aero engineering. Both he and Lieutenant Miller made their home in Washington. Lieutenant Cleveland W. McDermott, whose home was in Syracuse, N. Y., was stationed at Langley field. He served in both the Canadian aad American flying forces and was decorated by both governments for valor in the world war. He was officially credited with bringing down two German planes. Lieutenant John M. Pennewell was stationed at Langley field, having recently been sent there from Kelley field, Texas, for the aerial bombing operations to be held next month. Little was known here of his record. Sergeant Richard Blumenkranz, an expert mechanic, was stationed at Boiling field here. Civilians Killed Maurice Connolly, one of the civilians, a native of Dubuque, la., was sales manager of the Curtlss Airplane company, was a former congressman, and he served in the air service during the war with the rank of major. He was a graduate of Cornell and th .New York Law school, and was active in state and national politics. A. G. Batchelder, the other civilian killed, was a former newspaperman and one of the organizers of the American Automobile association and chairman of its board of directors. He was a native of Attica. N. Y. The bodies of all the victims were brought to Washington and taken to Walter Reid hospital, where they were being held pending advices from relatives. Other mechanics returninn from the Langley field maneuverwere caught in the same storm that sent the big ambulance plane down, and several fliers narrowly escaped death. One of these was BrigadierGeneral William Mitchell, assistant, chief of the army air service, who finally bested the elements and escaped the storm area by going out of his course before landing at Boiling field. Captain B. S. Wright, flying a Foki ker machine, did not fareso well. H I was caught in the wind and forced down. In attempting to land his plane crashed, tut he escaped with only a bad shaking up and bruises, although his craft was completely wrecked. Members Not Named. Members of the inquiry board had ! not been named today and it was ex pected the investigation would not begin before tomorrow, although air service officers were busy gathering matters to be presented to the board. Maj. Gen. Charles T. Menoher, chief of the air service, was out of the city over Decoration day, having left Saturday night before word of the smash was received. Members of the senate military com mittee indicated today there was nn intention to seek congressional investigation of the accident, as the Inquiry ordered by Gen. Mitchell was expected to bring out all known facts. "The accident was most regretable. but it seems was clearly unavoidable." said Senator Capper. Kansas, a Republican member of the comimttee. "I can see no use of any inquiry on th part of congress." Dayton Sunday Sckool Workers Here Tuesday All is in readiness for the opening sessions Tuesday of the Sunday school convention of the Dayton conference of the Joint Synod Lutheran church, to be held in the local Trinity Lutheran church. It will close Wednesday afternoon. Delegates from Dayton, Piqua, Arcanum, New Lebanon, Farmersville, West Alexandria, Eaton and Richmond will be present. Visiting delegates will be entertained at the homes of local church members. A full discussion of Sunday school methods and problems will be heard at the conference sessions.