Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 1, 2 January 1922 — Page 1

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POLITIC! STATE iOOfil Interest Revives In Indiana Situation Lovpeasts and Organization IVptings Will Be the Order Spn. RACE FOR SNATOR (Special to Th iUadium) INDIANAPOLIS, I Jan. 2 The beginning of the newear, as Is always the case wneii campaign i3 on. Fees a revival of'erest in statewide politics. Love fts and organizations meetings will 'the order with both parties start incfis month and since the state-wide piaries are only .1 few months away reat deal will he heard about boomnd candidates Since there will bio contest for the governorship thfc'ear. the race for senator will of effe be most engrossing to the gepal public and the contest for minof.ite offices will take a second place! Interest. A state treasurer state auditor, secretary of state ajsuperintendent of public instruction to be elected this year. As far? is known now the incumbents in fe offices will bo without opposii The incumbents are Ora Daviireasurer; William G. Oliver, audfc Ed. Jackson, secretary of state; 1 Burris. superintendent of publWnstruction. It may be that any opr all of these men will have oppoi'n, but It does not appear now on fsurface. Two of these. Mrjckson and Mr. Oliver, are understl to have their rye on the governoip three years ahead, and for a tj both of them seemed to be veryfive in looking after their fences that direction. However, a month stwo ago. their governorship activij subsided to a certain extent. J Desire Rction The gossip is thlhey came to a realization that thwernorship contest is a considers tMrne away and that it would be wl'or them at the present to look ehy after the offices they now hoUince both, it is understood, desire-election. The danger, of course. Ihat some other man or men wishfio be governor might promote aiji'ort to defeat Jackson and Olivef re-election. As to appointivtsitions at the state house, those ;director of the state highway common and member of the state inrrial board hold the chief interest. I It is well unders) that Lawrence Lyons will resign idirector of the state highway rortsion. The understanding is tha( is to be a candidate for IteptriSlMJtate chairman. Some who arc in rsition to know say that Mr. LyoiJiH give un his present, position eviough he should be unsuccessful ii quest for the party chairmansbif is said that he has a great manliness interests that will require attention. His position pays $6.00 ear and is one or the best at t bouse, j Crawford' Try. Politijial gossipqjve not yet announced any asp if for th? place 'jilfhough it is rumohat Earl Crawford of Connersvillw a member of the highway comrn might like t have a try at it. e saw signific1 ance in a speecn a; vy .ui. viawtord recently wb received wide 1 publicity and in h he severely castigated public who permit wa..te in the busimf road building, fit. is said also tha. Crawford has Wen doing sonie-eling recently for the purpose oiirming himself on the best methof road building in other states. E is safe to say that there will bo J than one candidate for the plac director. The place on thftistrial board is the one that will Tne vacant soon by expiration of Hera of Samuel M. Artman. Mr. An is now chairman of the boarfhe place pays 6.000 a year andi reported that Mr. Artman will bppointed. However there has Ijeo definite pronouncement, by tvernor on this question. State liner. Another state p that, has been .. under discussion i.Fonf time and about which there rejival of gos,ip at the beginrof (he ypar is that of state exas nlw held by Jesse E. E3ehbaeli, setral months there have been rs t the effect that Mr. Eschbaciuld e removed or that he would $i. i Whether these Srs 11 come to anything as the near es on is a question. Mr. Esclt al is said to have aspirations ;tie rection of the governor's ofOnd ? also the other day made a ch : Greencas. tie In which he ated ublic offi- , clals who permit T ar ineffieney ' in public affairs. polion of ex amlnrr Is more attve irv because th examiner reci $2P0 a year to he . as budget officer, h al regular salary of ? a r, makes n ptv nice lncons aiti ntive offlees go. There have been-iou umont as to "who might bepoirli to ' Mr. is reEschbach's place cas moved, one reporMne at Fred Robinson, now statrch g agent, would like the p. I ays the same salary as thece r held by Mr. Robinson. Hcer purchasing commission 1 co uatively new organization Sal is said to exist that It mijbe d lrbed by the next session Of le ;ture. Withstan&sau Afany efforts hi bee nade to abolish the stataird ccounts. which carries withie pi of chief examiner, but the id successfullv withstood af tl John en talkMoorman of Knox ha ed of for the placi chi xannner I in case a changeould r made. I Mr. Moorman is a, spa; publishil in his is said intment ionor it ' er who has been vf ucce business investma and that his desire rcie a would be stimulafcy tl s (Continued one TM en)

Senator Penrose is Dead

Senator Boies Penrose PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2. Arrangements for the funeral of Senator cie sun incomplete toaay. it was definitely decided, however, that it should be strictly private, in accordance with his oft-expressed wish. In making this announcement, Ieigliton C. Taylor, for many years the senator's private secretary', said that only members of the family and friend3 would attend the services and that a congressional delegation probably would not come here for the burial. The date for burial would be fixed, Mr. Taylor said, after hearing from relatives in the west. Meanwhile the body of the senator, encased in a metallic coffin covered with purple cloth, lay in his bachelor home here. No crepe or flowers marked the presence of death in the old fashioned brick house where from a sick bed he had conferred by telephone with national Republican leaders at the Chicago convention which nominated President Harding. Every wish of the senator for simplicity has been respected. Expressions of regret at his death continued to pour in today from all sections of the country. None of them was made public by his relatives. Governor Sproulssaid that he had not decided upon Senator Penrose's successor. Undef-the law Th governor is empowered to make an appointment to fill the vacancy until the next general election, which will be held in November. MAKE APPOINTMENTS TO COUNTY OFFICES AT MONDAY SESSION Appointments to a number of county offices were made by the county commissioners following their first meeting of the year Monday morning. Loui3 N. Hampton was sworn in as the new member of the board, and William K. Cheesman was elected president. After allowing the regular monthly claims for the county, the board made the following appointments: Superintendent of the county Infirmary, James May, who is a farmer, living near Hagerstown. Superintendent of highways, W. O. Jones. He serves three years. Mr. May will serve four years. Health commissioner, four years Dr. John M. Fouts. County attorney, one year, Denver C. Harlan. Matron, county infirmary, one year, Anneta May. County Infirmary physician, Dr. J. F. Bradley of CerVerville; superintendent Smithfield farm, Edgar Ballard; guard for the insane, county jail, Charles E. Morgan; physician for the Home for the Friendless and the county jail, Dr. W. G. Huffman; matron of the Home for the Friendless. Sue Gaylor; assistant matron, Merrald Bright. County infirmary engineer, Clark Miller, court house elevator operator, W. II. Trusler, court house janitors, C. C. Durkel and Charles Thornburg. School fund appraisers, eastern district, John F. Davenport W. B. Dye and L. L. Harris; middle district, Lincoln Jones, John Nixon and John Dynes; western district, Charles T. Knapp, Jeremiah Meyers and Minus Fox. Arthur Lundy, Robert Medearis and William Null were named viewers In Clay township to decide as to the vacation of a highway known as the Emma Davis highway. Former American Soprano To Wed Richard Northcott (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 2 Alys Lorraine, formerly an American soprano, will be married to Richard Northcott at St. George's church, Hanover Square, on Thursday, the newspapers announce. For the last 15 years Miss Lorraine ha3 been one of the most prominent! American singers upon the concert and opera stage In Europe. HIGHWAY COMMISSION DISCUSSES EXTENSION INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2, Plans for adding several hundred miles to the state highway system were discussed by the state highway commission today. The commission will be in session several days. Governor McCray has expressed a desire to extend the state highway system to a total of 4,000 miles. Approximately 3,600 miles aro now included in the. system.

85 PES CENT OF ROADS YET TO BE BUILT

Despite All Programs and Appropriations Only 15 Per Cent Improved Problem is To Spend Wisely. WILL HOLD CONGRESS! I VV" EWS r.RBAl' . vAHhM.iUA, Jan. uespite an programs and appropriations by the . I

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year came to a close with only 15 per-1 cent of the roads in the United States i permanently improved. ment is maae Dy it. l,. jjowlby ot the . . .. I United States bureau of i.uhlie. mads n n A -ttAr,w e 4V : rt .i

uu VinmCUl u. uic ..u leg1slaUon now pending to authorize Builders' association. negotiations with the foreign debtor "While highway improvement has j governments for winding up their warmade tremendous sirids in tho T'nitpH i time financial transactions with this

States in recent year3," Mr. Eowlby says, "it is still in its infancy. Eightyfive percent of American roads are yet ! to be improved. It is not now so much a question of raising the money rei quired to build good roads as it is the

, problem of spending wisely the large Pen-jsum3 available in every state for this

purpose. A national good roads congress and exposition of road building machinery, materials, methods and appliances will be held in Chicago the week of January 16. Many questions pertaining to highway finance and administration, I as well as road construction and high-' way transportation will be discussed at this meeting. It is expected that at ; least 20.000 delegates from all parts of the United States. Canada. Cuba. Porto Rico and Hawaii will be in attendance. Enlist Young Men. "One result that is hoped for from this meeting and the consequent im petus to the good roads movement is that of enlisting mor3 young men in 1 the field of highway engineering." Mr. ! Rowlby said. "The number of road engineers is entirely too small tor uie existing demand. "Good transportation facilities constitute ono of the greatest of the! sources of national wealth. We really ! do not need to search ihe pages of j history to realize the vital part that highways have played in world de- j vclopment. In our day. I believe, the 1 highway will become the great rival of the railroad.-,-The -passenger automobile and thf: motor truck indus tries, two of the greatest now in point of capital invested and output, are absolutely dependent for their stability and growth upon good roads. In

establishing our highway system.--, and; prcvements have signed the petition, he has done in the past year to make in building our roads the motor traffic i so there will be little chance of oppo-j his community better. Has our critiof the future must be gauged and am-j sition developing, said Mr. Davis. jrism been of the constructive kind, pie provision made for a rapid increase "The Importance of adopting a pro- which tends to build up, or has it been

m tne volume and weight of highway traffic. Our highwys must be planned to meet future rather than present needs, and built not for a day but for all time. They have b'ecome a means to an end, and that end is the co-ordination of all the great sources of power in the nation for the use, comfort and convenience of all of the people." The senate will take up Senator! James E. Watson's bill authorizing! issuance of interchangeable mileage i books by railroads on January 11. No! opposition to the measure is anticipated, j During the year just closed it is es-1

timated that passenger fares paid to i 168 railroads amounted to a little in (By Associated Press) excess of one billion dollars, which is VLADIVOSTOK. Jan. 2 N. Nikofa considerable reduction over the rev- oroff, president of the Far Eastern Reenue the railroads received from that public of Siberia, declared before the source in 1920. This is attributed to national assembly at Chita according the fact that during the past year rail-1 to advices received from there, that road passenger rates were almost pro-j Japan's menace to the sovereign rights hibitive. Last year each traveler paid ! and territorial integrity of the repuban average of 3.13 cents a mile for, lie had been checkmated by the presrailroad transportation as against 2.60 ence in Washington during the arms cents the previous year. j conference of delegates from the SibevCost to Decrease J ian republic. The ensuing year the cost of travel i M. Nikoforoff said that Japan's will be appreciably diminished by the hopes for concessions and sacrifices removal of the tax on railroad trans- j on the part of the republic in exportation. The cost will be reduced i change for recognition by Tokio had still further In the event of the an-jheen blasted. He added: "The admisticipated passage of Senator Watson's 1 sion of our delegates to Washington, bill, which provides for the issuance of j though in the capacity of unofficial a mileage book, interchangeable, non-! representatives, is a blow to the transferable, good on all interstate blockade which encircled the young roads, at 2V cers ner mile rnnr,n. ! republic like a dense ring. We know

ing the Watson bill Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democrat, says in a statement: t "The passage of this legislation would be of great immediate benefit to both the railroads and the country, and would do more to relieve the unemployment situation and bring about activity in the agricultural, industrial and commercial world than any legislation that has been suggested or could be suggested to congress at the pres ent time, and it has the unequivocal Indorsement of the great traveling pubnation " ;represent the UfebIood of thei 3 VIOLENT DEATHS START GOTHAM'S 1922 tfby Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 2. Three deaths by violence were recorded on police New Year blotters today. Blanche Keller and Charles Himer. both 28, were found dead of bullet wounds fn Himer's lodging house room this morning. The police are working on a murder and suicide theory. Thomas Kenny, proprietor of a soft drink parlor, was shot and killed in his establishment. Peter Parranf, a state prohibition enforcement agent, was arrested on a charge of homicide. I tour more victims of bootleg liquor received at Bellevue hospital today, swelled ; the toll of the new year's revel, which claimed three dead and sent scores to hospitals. Three of them were unconscious, and one had a! fractured skull from a fall.

UNUSUAL INTEREST SHOWN BY PUBLIC IN FOREIGN DEBTS

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. .. Jan. 2. Unusual interest in the ultimate disposition of the $10,000,000 000 debt owed the United States by the allied governj ments had been evidenced throughout the country during the past few weeks, treasury officials said today. Many letter have come intothe treasury asking for information on the subject and offering advice, while debating societies in different partu of the country have been writing in for data on which to build arguments both on behalf of and against the j government requiring payment of the principal and interest of the debt under various plans. what were described as "nut let- j ters," it was said, submitting plans r . i i ? iV.. j der schemes of various complexity and "e7"E r.vW.r !

Thi tato t . 7v,frLaZ T.Zi oVtJ auer iney naa set a new world s record of 26 hours. 19 minutes and 35 secTnas state- ment for as many different projects. .,nda fo ......., fvlri Fn nvor . Hav tho n1aA .

m r . 1 1 - . . 1 1 - : aieanwnne oniciais neciareu uie i . .. . . . ii . solution or tne aiueu ueDi proDiem : awaits the action of congress upon the ; 1 rt-. . . 1 4 . . -v v - i t t - .nWi fr t n lit T " rw l' - country. ENGINEER'S REPORT TO URGE CONTRACTS BE AWARDED LATE Th. annual report of the city engineer alt hough it will not be presented at Monday night's meeting of ( the council because of the pressure j of other business, will be ready for inspection soon, according to City En-; gineer Dell I. Davis. j In his report. Mr. Davn said rec- ; ommendation would be made that con-, tracts be let late in the winter with a view to getting the most advantageous terms for the city at this time. This practice is in accordance with the recommendations of a number of well known engineers. At the present time, the city has three paving jobs under way. with contracts to be let Fb. 2. They are: South Seventh from Main to A streets; South Fifth from South A to South E. streets, and North and South Third streets from South A to North D. AH these contracts have gone through the regular proceedings and no remonstrances have been filed. Hearinno Set Date of hearing for the extension to the Randolph street s"wer, in the Wright land addition, and for the building of cement sidewalks, curbs ana gutters - on the - Peacock road, from Fifth etrert to Eighth street, and the improving of Northwest Seventh and Sedgwick streets, has been set at Jan. 5. All persons affected by these 1m eram for city improvements cannot

be emphasized too much, said Mr. 'for its sole aim and objective the tearDavis. "Programs should be so j ing down of that which has been buildplanned that, bids can be received and ; ed by others. contracts let early in the spring. All j "The spirit of brotherly love and

contractors are eager to get started (Continued on Page Twelve) SIBERIAN PRESIDENT DECLARES JAPANESE IENACE CHECKMATED that our representatives in Washington will be not only guests, it is evident that their presence will bring about negotiations." Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Generaly cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday; snow or rain Tuesday. toni,ht and Tuesdav followed bv ana mesaaj, ionowea Dy Mountain storm, now moving east. It win De coiaer again apout weanesaay and Thursday. ' For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Tuesday unsettled and warmer; rain or snow tonight. T.mn.r,tr - v.ctrriau Maximum 24

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Today Noon 25 Weather Conditions. A cold wave covers the lake region and central states, with a temperature of 8 above at Earlham college this morning. Zero to 20 below in several of the northern states. A warm wave covers the west, 66 at Denver, Colo.. Sunday;-50 to 60 in several of the plain states. ' Paid Circulation Saturday was 1L6S0 i

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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY IS STRESSED BY HANDLEY IN TALK CARRIED BY WIRELESS

Individual responsibility as an important factor in the development of a civic consciousness that will improve American cities was stressed by Mayor Lawrence Handley in an address which was broadcasted by the Palla dium wireless telephone station Satur- j day night. Wireless stations in manv Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and Michigan cities heard the address, while operators as j far off as New York. Pennsylvania, i Tennessee, Kentucky and Canada, who j have picked up the Palladium pro- i grams, probably caught the speech. it -was the first time in the history of the city that its mayor has ad dressed scores of other cities by means of the wireless telephone. Announcement that the Palladium station would send out a special pro-1 gram from 11:30 p. m. until midnight Saturday, Dec. SI, had been made pre - viously. so that wireless operators wero on the alert for the features. Hear Other Programs. The Palladium program was one of the many put into the air Saturday night and bunday morning, rrevious to the broadcasting of the Richmond program, visitors in the Palladium station were entertained with the programs which eastern stations broadcasted. After a short musical program. Mayor Handley was introduced to the operators and listeners at other stations. The text of Mayor Handlej's address follows: "With the beginning of a New Year it is well that tverv good citizen should take an inventory to determine what , of that destructive character which has friendship should animate every good citizen, and through right thinking and right living the community and the world at large be raised to a higher standard of citizenship. "'No man liveth unto himself alone,' and, therefore, selfishness, which is the cause of untold suffering, should be overcome by the spirit of co-opera-: tion and helpfulness. The rich should help the poor, the strong should aid the j weak, the learned should teach the un(learned, and through a realization of : the Fatherhood of God and the brother hood of man those things which make for unhappiness and suffering shall be reduced to a minimum. "It is absolutely the duty of every REMOVE 17 BODIES AFTER MINE CAVE-IN (By Associated Press) EL PASO, Jan. 2. Seventeen bodies were removed Saturday from the dump of the San Francisco del Oro mine near Parral, Chihuahua, where a cave in occurred Dec. 28, burying a gang of workmen. News of the disaster was brought tc El Paso by mining men here today from Parral. The number of dead is not known her, but it is reported there were no survivors of the gang on the dump where the cave-in occurred. The San Francisco del Oro is a British concern, operating one of the largest silver-lead properties in northern Mexico. FINNISH GOVERNMENT MEETS RED DEMANDS (By Associated Press) HELSINGFORS, Jan. 2. Demands y the soviet government that Finland (withdraw all support of the revolution in Karelia have been met by the Finn- , lsh government. Announcement is ian government have been expelled from this country, "in accordance with the provisions of international law." The Bolsheviki threatened hostile action against Finland if alleged aid to the Karelan insurgents was not withdrawn immediately. AGUINALDO CHOSEN HEAD OF PHILIPPINE VETERANS (By Associated Pre-is) MANILA, P. I., Jan. .2. Kuilio Agulnaldo, former president of the Philippine republic and leader of the Philippine insurrection, today was elected president of the Association of Philippine Veterans ct the Revolution, succeeding-General Manuel Concepcion. lnupl C"n, .president of

Hours to Set New Record

1 i thing Eddie Stinson and Floyd Bert drink neola Pi.M, N. Y., u, 11U.11 V. H .. l. VI lJ Yy a If If t Llir "iui v . it urn Liic nil i rrti nit ? v w 1 1 1 in rfuClrt thei, mQt b h d arm eanin tn stjiv i person who pretends to be a good citizen to aid the officials chosen by the peopie from the President of the United States down to the least, important official cf the community. Party, race, or creed should not be considered or allowed to influence any official in the discharge of duty, always realizing that no Question of Dublic nolirv is spttlpd finally until it. is settled right. With the whole wide world in a turmoil, with suffering and distress on everv hand, and with public questions of vital importance under consideration. it is a time for the people to cherish aildes,reJ f?r. the Tib solution joiur-i wan a ut'i.-ion mat mignt prove this or that facti-n to be in the wrong. Look Forward "With the beginning of the New ear let us then look forward, not ! backward. I-et us turn our faces to 'the future, forgetting the differences j that have separated us in the past, and jwith right thinking and right living i let each one do his part unselfishly to make his community a better place in j which to live, thus insuring a Happy ' -ew rear to ati. Following Mayor Handley's speech, music was played again until 11:59, the time being announced between each record. At that time at 11:59 the time was called off each 15 seconds until midnight. HOPE TO PUT NAVAL PLAN IN FORM OF TREATY THIS WEEK (Bv Associated Pres WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Despite the New Year's bolidaj-, naval experts at the arms conference delegations kept at work today on their task or ironing out details of the naval limitation plan which it is hoped to put into final treaty form by the end of the i week, Wftll n EPrina ,:,, c in formulating the necessary technical adjustments to cover such questions i a replacement and scrapping of ships, there was a general feeling to1 rfntr I . 'I nnJ T 1. ....... 1....j. uiaL iiitt iriivj kji luv v tlyiv lll.t.V see another plenary session of the conference for announcement of a for mal rive power treaty covering the! naval limitation scheme. With this prospect for final disposition of the naval program, there was a general expectation among the delegations today that in the following week a settlement covering the far eastern field, would be effected permitting the conference to adjourn about the middle or the month. Despite the several troublesome i.' sues which apparently have yet to be cleared away in that branch of the negotiations, including the Shantung auestion upon which the Japanese and Chinese are now deadlocked, if was believed that settlement would not be delayed beyond two weeks. Most of the foreign delegates have made definite arrangement for their departure at the end of that time. Siberian Situation In connection with far eastern questions, the Siberian situation had been brought suddenly into prominence today through publication by the special delegation here from the far eastern republic of copies of alleged communications between the Japanese and thei

French government covering the pro- i auguration day in cities and towns posal that the two governments act j throughout Indiana. Officials elected in concert at the Washington confer-j last Novemher will take office s.ucceedence with respect to the establish-1 ing the administrations which have

ment of a Japanese protectorate over Siberia Although the documents were declared by a member of the Japanese delegation to be a "malicious fabrication" and characterized by a French delegate as "forgeries, stupidly contrived," there was considerable speculation today whether the accusation would be brought formally before the conference by the Chinese or some other delegation when the Siberian situation is taken up on the agenda. The far eastern representatives themselves not only are not members of the conference, but are speaking for an unrecognized government, which left it entirely uncertain as to what cognizance may be taken of the charges. " Sporadic Shooting In Belfast Becomes Graver (B.y Associated Press) BELFAST Jan. 2. Sporadic exchange of shots that .has been proceeding for twenty hours or more between members of the rival factions here without serious results became graver today. :In the early hours two men. were. shot and badly womded. Mr-'' "---Wts . slightly j7t-"kdf

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urnuL nw BY JttHDLEY First Official Act is to Relieve Dillon of Duties as Light Plant Superintendent Makes No Formal Address. weldonIsTppointed Mayor Lawrence A. flandley assumed the reins of the city government at noon Monday. 4Dr. W. W. Zimmerman, retiring mayor, administered the oath of office and handed the gavel to his successor. Mayor Handley is the fourth Democrat to be elected mayor of Richmond. ursi oinciai act was to send a His first official act was to send , 'ncb-sage to j. f. union, superintend . . ' r . ' ;int or tne municipal ngbt plan', rel lieving him of that position. Mavor I Handley appointed Lewis C. Weldon. I former superintendent of production, to be temporary superintendent of the $1,000,000 utility. Fourteen elective and 25 appointive officers assumed their duties today with Mayor Handley. The elective officers are the members of the city council and City Clerk Stevens. The retirement of the old administration and the assumption of duty by the new officials was devoid of ceremony. The outgoing mayor welcomed the new administration and expressed a desire to help wherever possibl". No Formal Speech Mayor Handley accepted the gavel and thanked the retiring executive. Mayor Handley made no formal speccli, merely announcing that council would meet on the first and third Mondajs of the month, and inviting the citizecs j to attend the council meetings. A iarge nurnber of citizens h; had con gregated at the city hall to with the new mayor success. Members of Company K, Indiana state militia, of which Mr. Handley was a member, and George W. Kreitenstcin. an old friend, had sent, flowers. The swearing in of the appointive officers and an informal receprjon followed quickly after Mayor Handily had become chief executive. "No choice has been made yet of a permanent superintendent of the. light plant," said Mr. Handily Monday. "I will however, say this much. The new man will be a competent electrical en-, gineer." ' ; i t-,r4 Council Meeting Tonight. Vi ' ., The new administration will, tirt functioning Monday evening nrheB the city, council-meets, snd organises Ior ; weffttanontmtj byiVjJitiiei s-Mpn--fey-.-ilt1 dWlft? se-rrnt h ' t ,' ni :..rv . . Ordinance tanWn-tratioiqoiittec Joseph -Waltemaa, f-Gcergjf jiteinKamp. Louis rahising. ,.-r .t -, Sewers, Strets and AHfysg-lar Williams, Louis Salzarulo va, JoJia Public Utilities Frank., -WaoJole, Frank Brnn and Edward .Stegmau",,Public Welfare and Education Harry Stillinger, Frank Brown and Hari"-' St rate. A successor to Mr. Handley on t'u: city board of education must, bo e.l?c'ed by the council this evening. Members of the council were n-:t sworn In Monday, as they had been sworn by the city clerk separately bo j officlalTakii The official taking over of the reins of of office by Mayor Handley was given a solemn touch when he called the hall to order, during thp bustle ot signing appointments, swearing in of officers and other activity, and rid: "This is a most solemn occasion to me, and I want to thank you all for coming here. I would like to have Rev. James invoke the blessing on this administration." Absolute quiet reigned in the council chamber while those present bowed their heads, and 11. S. James responded. Signing of apointments occupied members of the board of works as soon . as they had been sworn. Members of the board of police commissioners were also called into action to :-ign the appointments of Superintendent, William Eversman, and first and second sergeants, Ivongman and Wierhake. The board of police commissioners will meet Monday evening for the first time, Isaac Burns, one of the members, said. NEW OFFICIALS TAKE OFFICES IN INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2. This is inj held sway for four years. In this city Samuel Lewis Shank. Republican, will be inaugurated mayor for the second time. The new mayor will be sworn in at noon by Judge W. W. Thornton of the superior court. He plans to meet at onco w-ith the heads of city departments and important boards. .'. Miss Rev a Brown Begins ' Duties as Deputy Clerk Miss Rev a Brown, for the past fOr ' years an assistant to the county c!?r!i at Winchester, took tip her duties as deputy clerk in the Wayne county court house Monday morning. Miss Brown " succeeds Miss Grace' Smith, who resigned because of other duties Miss Brown will handle probate records, and Miss Grace Stubbs, another deputy, will takf care cf civil and criminal cases. City Clerk's Assistant designs From Position ' Miss Constance Bell. Constance Bell, for the past three years assistant ,to City Clerk William Steyens. p-iiuid r'crn' f t

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