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apf KLAN SESSIDII TOPiG Rathe? Special Meeting" Is for Cunday. UPSTATE OPPOSES Invitations to rather special maetln nest Sunday, hav bn Issued, to Indiana Klaa leaders by Smith. eewlr appointed Brand draoa of tb Indiana Re alia. Th purpos of th meetlnr. according to the Invitation, la to provide in opportunity fur discussion between th Klan leader and JDrani W.

Uvn. Imperial wizard, of reported vposttlon to" the appointment of hrnt'h as srrand drasron to luetd Walter P.oert. A number of northern Indiana Klavern lVri will Ignor th Invitation, it Is said. While Hnh. V.

Pat) Emmons. xelted cyclof.ii, of outh tiend. he ri.d a publir denial that th Ku Klux Ktan of Northern Indiana will sere from the state and national Kln. it wu learned Thursday that ha was In conference the forenoon with several Klansmen who said to be leadlnsr the move ment for the formation of 'a new org amonsr northern Indiana KMra. Mr.

Kmraoni, In his public denial of th eMiion movement, admitted that members of ths KUn In his part of the state mtft atronfcly ppod to ths recent appointment br Lnnl of Smith. rteeTte, ft tmr Ttrertfs. Leaders cf th new organization movement are said to have announced, that the northern Klans men will formulate a n. organisation not related to the Klan that will have aa its platform "election of all officer, maximum state dues of ft') rents a year, and a mora democratic eplrit than that poasiMe under the imperaiieflc organ it lion of the national KUn." "hmlth In hla appeal for conciliation 1 aald to have written to the Klan leaders to th effect that "a rather special meeting ha been culled, to composed of certain Klanaman aver tha realm, to meet with' Dr. Kvans and discuss some eifatlona and circumstances whl' hs ive arisen In our reaJm recently, There seems to he some mlsunder rlfmdlnsT and misleading Information out In th realm.

1 trust you lit assist in arriving at a aat lf tory understanding in th sit ition. Appoint merit. WI Tet natlfle. Ih hla statement Wednesday, Km mrm aald: "Appointment of Smith hu not yet been ratified by a majority of the Indiana and forty two northern Indiana Klavern. rprv ntd at recent meetlner In Houth lend.

voted axalnst ratification of en Hh." The Imperial wizard will be "akd to submit another nam for tli arand drarorishlp, but Mr. lrn nmns said bad no lde who thl" would be. "That la In th hands of Air. Kvans." he Mr. Kmmons a'tmltterf that rro Vomal to eecede had been advanced at the Kouth nieetlner, but said that lil motion was defeated.

"liven If Mr. rnlth Is retained. the northern Indiana Klaverna will lut secede, he said. Opposition to hmlth. mm ertd.

was loord on the rt ellns; thai tie was not a big enough uln ffir the Job. i Smith said he saw nothlne; serl wUs in (h tfnlnnlit movement. "Alter a thane In administratis there are iuelly some die Strimtled lmnt," be ssld. "I am tire, howvr, that everyth'nc will stralKhtened out and that tha cr a niaation will contlnu to flour I HELD FOR CONTEMPT Deajaail Iloae, Lawyer. Harreaders I Offletals Mfce llaated.

P.ertjarnln Itoae, whose address was. Blven aa X920 Hast Washington i atrrst, was in tha Marlon County Jail. Thursday, awaiting; a hesrlns; befor tha Indiana auprem court. PrMsr mornlnar. on altered con unil of th court.

VVhll attaches it the ourt wera hunllna; for JCo, noon Thursday, on order from the upienfw court. Jloe surrendered hlnia and was taken'to jail to be bell awaiting th court's action. Ile was admitted to the Monro rlmiit court a few years aaro. and In 1114 as admitted to th Indiana supreme nurt. Th supreme court, on learning that was not a bona fide resident of Xlonro coun at Ih time of his sdmlsslon to the bar, eot)iient ly ditarrevt him from th higher' court and ordered hnt he surrender his certlfloate of Klinlnlon.

'It was alleged that he 1 pever surrendered the certificate "and thl was th ground for th altatbn for rnmmpi. It was said. PROTECTIVE LEAGUE VIEW ef ta fwsaaalaartlaa; A er eaU To li ntor ol Th Mr A recent statement In Th News of in Interview held, aa rep resented, by members of tha Intrr racial commlllf of the Indianapolis Church Fedrtttlcn with Mr. John chlf of police, dis not reflect sentiment rf the Whit I'eopie's rrotectlve L.itu nor of ths cltl tenn cf th northwest part of th citr. of the lasrue did not end out ettment la ral eatat lrier, lawyer and others, HfPf to reflecl ccndUlons as xind llter.i.

Tbe'r are sbotit Sl5.f,0 whit peo. in tre terrMvrr Immediately af felert t'eiievir that tt is Rood for i.either the unites nor th Mcki two races to commingle, are interested In cresting sentiment int the introduction tuck cmtene Into while isrrltory. t.nvit ttat It not lr th Inter "i of harmonv and good cttlsen tr to hav this ronmitiiilinj. to be th real frienda of th toured rr In advtain? tRiinn this rt tlc. Jf white th ftret cttliena rreiden? tn thla Vrt of the city.

It otvloua that 1 i0.f"3 r'r' can not in ova. And It j. tlly cbvicui that If a part of rem lt their rreperty I I le dpre, 1. Actual ei eri en. i tn ic, rj this, an 1 thert iil der.Ul of It.

Ther sIt etehj chnn hn In th terrttary tftt represent. If ti i the churches win. los tr.elr re tor.T. he territory west nl cf the alley mh of i 'vtentr ettht' street from in tern avenue, il ncrtS of the of en eoventh tret frri North Mke tftn avenu VfHwurd, wMt trrllor. All that are preadlog fr i thxt it uch.

the 1 of both jtir. that i 'ev white living anywhere w.Mil feet tVe me as we tj. And Konw tht the wisi. roj le amortr the re 1 recornti our view aturat at. 1 and will not mrr.

ier our bemea. i jind CV.V; In a km re erected Co entertiiin or bont'iitT to the colored i see. lt rremrr and de rv better Quarters then they find in crtaln ditricta row ie 1 ex lively hy ired pe le. They ant K'd street mnd pubMc utii Why not. a fnendiv a v.

i tc ether aid tone th cttv. e'a i i At k.i rs knuw y4er thra Is I 1 3 a whit family csn 1 vr.til It Invited. nj territory into a Nerro fr 'y net mov unle5 in A. I the p'vle. more than number, hv already league's declaration, are 1" vers, hy th njii te It their corvnnltie.

They are trr; a piljtfon. And Me v. lt9 lri; '''I rr rre 'with who wen' I or citizens Into 'm 'Iti'S I Key are not 3 I are tv of ttttr v. liirLiiAN. lii tt 29 DEGREES AT NOON Uttla Caaag In Temp em far Clady.

VatIfcrv rrealetUa. Continued cloudy weather Thursday night and Friday waa predicted by th government weather baran Thursday and It said ther would little chang in tempar atur. Th lowest temperature during th nlicht. it waa xpctd. will about degrees abov gero.

At th temperatur reading hour at noon, Thursday th znrcury stood at 2 degrees. PRESENT STKIH OF ARiViY FAVORED Cantianew Pag One sonnet, and Including the valu of aeparat ana ten a 1 i said th rmnmitt. "will probaWr brme the total xp ndlture for the army air service for Mil to well abov Kor aviation research work tb appropriation ts S2.209.000. a reduction of S42O.O0O below car rent flgurea. committee quoted Jiajor ueneral I'atrlck.

th air chief, as saying this economy would not Interfere with Important experimental work. f30.e40O for Th llt.10i.C09 provided 'for the quartermaeter corps was computed on bails that th average cost rations a roan each day would not exceed 3 cents. Th committer Increased by S42S. Ooo th S3.22.0'0 recommended for th tnalntenanc of army poeta A part of th Increase would donbl th iO. proposed by tb budget for completing th new mess hall at Vt I'olnt.

The budget recommcidatlon for iJMM.OOa was carried "for the national uard. This. with unexpended amounts cf S7I7.000 would provide a "rd of ltt.09 officera and men. Tb committee urged the war department to attempt to meet th mounting cost for the paard by a simpler form of organization. Ileae rv Apprweriatlesu Th appropriation of f3.T21.000 for th organised reserv would be 146,500 abov current amounts.

It would proytd fifteen day training for approximately th same number of officers as cared for this' year, or Tb budget estimates of 3.911.000 for reserve officer' training corpa waa approved. Thl amount; together wtth $400,000 unexpended money would enable training of the earn number of students aa this yes rarproxlmately I20.0t0.. lor oltixena" military training camp the budget figure of 'f'0 waa recommended to care for ii.tt men. Iteferrinr to the sndlt of war contracts by the. war department the commlll aald cash collections of 4.71.0' bad ben made and claim of I14.94MHH! bad bten sent to th general accounting office and $3S.

S3J.f'" to the department of Justice for action. In addition" the air service has forwarded claims amounting to to th department of Juetlc. P14 Caalral Asweant. Th commltte rjuoted the chief of army engineers as saying: the appropriation of I5O.00O.00O for river and harbor work would make pos sible completion of the Ohio, river Improvement program In about two years and permit maintenance of a mtX'toot channel in the Missouri river from Kansas City to th month In about three years. "In fact It is the estimate of tha chief of.

engineers, said the committee, thut with appropriations of l5O.60O.Outf year Tor th next five years ne can complete th e.i sentlal parts of all existing proj erts as far as their ueefulnes to navigation ts concerned." The bill recommended 1 1 0.OOO.OOO for flood control on tb Mirrslsslppl river. The sam amount was provided last year. OS OIfyiCIAL ftesreeataiiv Dlaek Aaaalla Cl 14 ge Strike Artie. 1 WASIIlNaTON. February 4 (A.I) President Coolldges attltud toward th coal controversy assailed again today by Representative IJlack (nm, In a statement replying to a newspaper In terview given by the "official spokesman at the White House 1 see that the official spokesman of th White House, alias Calvin Coolldge, does not like the way soma of us talk about the ITesl dent." said Mr.

HUck. Well, are mild In our Triticisms compared to th maledictions heaped upon Cal by the citizens without fuel. "He told the people to use substitutes and now they are utn? substitutes for substitutes That was good advice from a substitute president wished the people to consider Mm tb strong. silent man. He talks a.

Couple of columns a day and th preserve bis pos as a non talker he Insists that the papers say it waa th official spokesman. The voles of th official spokesman Is the same th folks hear over th radio from relation li l' K. when th President is making one of those give me credit or proeperlty speeches. Mr. liiack added that the President could force cloture on th senate to obtain passage of th world eurl protivcol.

but could not get Chairman Parker of th house commerce committee to hold hearings on hills designed to relieve, th coal situation. Kepresentatlve nolsin, another New York Iemocrat. itArted circulating a petition to take a al bill by him from the cost mlttre and bring It up In the house for consideration. I McFAnnr.Sr mii. passcix lls Arpceee TTrevtatesj for Sa tteaal rtaak.

nraaekea. February AV;) Th McFsdden bill, to authorize rational tanks to engage. In branch banking In cities wher stats banks employ this practice. wa raised to iay by the bouse. Ct pixel UiUea.rnUr mil.

WASHINGTON. February 4 A.P. eguari'a to tb r'iMSc tn previous legislation wouKJ swept as! uir Vtu i Tarker railway labor till. James A. JJmery.

i irv'in' irtvrr Is Easy Mrs. ucy Crawford. 2345 liartUas strt et. recently, with a Insertion of a News c.A;,ed ad. sold a cow and calf'to the second prsoa who cam in to the ad.

Iher Is little dlTerenc between selltcjr a cow and calf, a titvfrrt, a stove, a tslkh machine, a lcj or 'anything else wfclch bs value to some one, and for which yea have no further we. It ts simply a matter cf making known what yoo have to sell to the largeat numher cf pesihle buver for lt The. News classj ei dxHy reach thouwrdi ar.d thousan is of b'jyers for all Vic. Is of mer rhnd'se. Certainly you can fnd a buyer avtcng this great number for the article yrvi vrt to selL Telethon 4Sf and ask for an a )iWer.

Tfcai'a bow i it I to order In a i i i counsel of th National Association of Manufacturer, told tha bouse commerce commltte today. ssasasaaBSBBSBSsBasBa Mltckell te Testify. WaS1UNGT0J. Febroxry 4 (A.P.) William MrtchelT, whose stormy career in the army ended by bis resignation this week, will testify tomorrow in the house military committee hearings on aviation. sBaBsxBassBBBssBxssgsxaxesa TARIFF DISPUTE BREWS CTaal4, Kara Bey Leader ta Batter Caae Ibew.

WASHINGTON. February 4 CA.P.) The dispute between th federal tariff commission and th directors of the' National Board of Farm Organizations continued to brew today, with publication of letters from the opposing groups bearing mainly on the commissions procedure io the buttter tariff case. Chairman Martin, writing to John D. MiHer. president of the National Co Operatlve Milk Producers Federation, assorted there waa no impropriety Involved in the commission receiving a representative of the Danish legation after public bearinga in the butter case.

Mr. Miller, replying repeated accusations of delay and of Improper eon duct by the commission which were expressed In a adopted yesterday by the farm organisation directors. He also asserted members of congress bad pledged support to a moe to abolish the tariff commission. Indianapolis and Vicinity Brief Xetes tb Dsy. Th Social Club Holy Trinity drarcTa will civ rarlire and buno parties at tb setaool hail on Mortk Hohnet aveeu at 2:3 and 8 30 o'clock rrtday.

Toe ladies of Holy Angels' church will give a card party ndsy everung at the hail at Twenty eighth street aad TSerto wretera avenue. 71a TrtOmr Club will givw card nartte Friday afternoon and evening at ast ni'Diofuia sT nu. I lb Alvui P. Hovey Port IDS. W.

B. will bokl a bueioeas meeting at 2 o'clock i Frn'ay at 11 a KaryUod street. titriman. 11) 1 A. A will iv a euchre and bunco party Friday afternoon at St.

Jeseph's hail. tll5 ast North Street. Tb Fast WaehiprWn Club will enietr. tain with a danoe Thorwiay night at th hall. 2716 Uat WMbinrtoa street.

The Isvell9 oaett Auxiliary of the Veteran of foeetrn Wars will give a benefit eard party mday evening at DOS North Perching arrenue. The Holy Vromm oclaI Club will entertain at ZUld p. FrMay in lie hall. Jtr. J'urpti Hess.

Mrs. J. V. Ctistard. iar.

H. tjuiao. Mr. I). fjn'UTsa.

Mrs. John Mor reaaey and Mrh laeodor Kroecb will tb botee. Joaepn Gordon Poet. Vf. C.

No. 42. vul meet at the bail. 512 North, liil nuts street. Friday at 12:30 instead of 2 P.

as was ornaeriy announced. Thomas P. Carson, an Indianapolis real tor, was appointed to the board of goverl (tor ot tb Indiana Kea4 Estate Asaocia Ikmi at a rer en meeting of ti lnuxana poli Heal EUl Board. Sir. Carson, who waa a former preaKient ot tb loral organisation of realtors, sixxeeds WiiUam I Tkte Circle of Xyrtl RebekaA Lexlee 3SS, will giv rard trty rndar at 1 m.

at tl ball at Adoiaon and VTahintono streets. riaas I etart Kaach. Chief Eat 1 reatber, of the Blackfoot tribe st Indians, who will give, a lecture on "My Project! Life and History' before member ef the Nature Study Club of ln1'na Saturday evening at o'clock at t'mpeey bail, plan to start a tiiKh in flrowp enunty. With eichteen metnhers ef his trio he will eetabUsb aod maiot aiu a modl "dude ranch. Mrs.

Kobert OeOdes is chairman ef the committee in char re of th annual baoiiiet whtcn will be hekl st tb Columbia Club ciary 13. James Speed. of Louisvilie. Kjr? rii lor r.f th Southern Agriculturist. viJ the speaiter Heads Tract; Aaoeiaioa.

For seventeenth conneryUrs year. C. general superuitendent ef the Trrre Haute. IndianaPoU Jk Kaatern Traction Company, was eicxted prestdeot of ittn North tiern Mutual Re'iwf Association, a mutual benefit pum. poet tt eoijWoyea of Ute traction line, buh haa been io exuttem for a penod of twemjr two years, having bro orfaaized in Lebanon.

In 1 i. The annual and lection of CWrs waa held In ene Trac tion Terminal building Wednesday R. Neaan waa leeted mry tr tb tenth time. Jeter Bays Talge Uesvesteaa. n.

Jones, member of the publie ervice conatniesi on. formerly of Lafayette, has bought from uiim Taylor, the old Talr tiORetead at 1M1 Nortb Delaware sue I arxi will make it bM pertuan it home. Mr. Jones expexHa to make some rearrangement and revairs to the bouse snd will ocotipy It om tim early Marvb. For soni time th Jones family ha eorupled rented properly.

The house la ot bedford ston constructloa and bas twelve rooms, tociudieg a larz bailrooia. Th cooaioeratioa wa not given. rsrssar Swstkear Tee aVeegta. Rough treatment by a former sweetheart (a alleged by Lillian Scotland. 1350 North VCeat street, who wsa taken to the City If oa pi Lai Weoneauavr Bizht.

eh aald a men, wpo nam ah gav to th police, cam tn th home of Roxi Williams. 455 West J'ourleenlh street, where she wss visiting. fne said be became and struck her ever the bead several times wttb a room thair. 7b man is zxuaaing. DaDet Strike Man la RarL Joe Lewis.

834 Chsdwitk atreet, was injured, Wedneeday night, when a bullet from a rifle which wsa a rrtden tally di rarved sinu. him in the lett heel. Henry Warms. SI fl Jnne street, owner of tit nfve. aal 4 waa ciewxinr the nib when It aa diavoarred.

Vr. John M. Khcxiea. frOi Souuh VN ev street, removed th bul 1H from tb man' heel. arreat waa tnao.

II. St. Mr Is New rresldesl. H. S.

Mors, generate manager of the ImtianapoU Water CotnBjny.x was elected lirraident of the? Imiiaa er li4i ef the Aniertcan Water; Vora Aao laiion at a meeting of the executive ccnmitte at the lhuntr et Commerce. HMneMar. It waa letdtl thaa. tb annual Bwetinar of the ik.n would lakn at furdu tuiversir, March and .9. Street Car Crew Held Tb crew of a Col un Indiana avenue street ear waa held ur and robbed WeJne.

ciar B'rt bv two arutnl coKirril iwn who riu.ed th oar at tn et i.l of the lioe, Kourtita snt West street. Perry Morns. il l'arker avenue. ctr.dvK tor. toid Motor l'tliocn Hazue sed.llayee that waa ro A HiO.

and 11. Is Jotieo. Noel a lirwl, aiotonnan, ef TM.eJ. tVss Ustt Frrsslali Asked, Ptrmlssioa to extend on ot Its present bus bre la th city of Tvt Haat and to two wif I here waa awd by Irrre Hauba. laOiarapoiis a Km rm Coaipiy )a a iiiUoa fue.1 with tre public sertuw comm.

st ion Thursday. The prtjeeut ral of crr.lt wuh free trarfec to city atreet cars wiil vail on to two new burs. Wrd yra KeUtive Tb box'y Carlo Carbonet. a xieaa. who coo tutted suic kJe fcy shtv.lmr on a near January 1.

is av tbe fuiteral ritw ot Mx a ku. whn it wa la a aiter the s'licsie. IT. 1'sul JT. Rttiniu.

rtrriver. said if w. la not received Ircn reanves ct the ma in tN nezt few tiays th bedy wiu buried her. Tata te OawtrarUve Leegite. Fmlfrick "kortecaeifrr.

secret ary et tate. win TeX before members of the NaUiai CVneti ti Ir aj ie at a tea at It Coi Ciib aiu ay. at al Me. i.ard Imx a VC til. jvorver ef the e'vrero mu4 co ins ani Wi H.

hcnij, aiive bay ef Manon county, wi.l j. aX. ria aad Kefraary. Tenteet G. age twenty to.

ThurwJay was coevirted cf Hsnlag fiftn I trBuOu C'eca for Cf iruuiij i evuft Jiiito Jame A. Ci.ima. lit waa i tired rir avd cost od eentencel rroaa ftne la liv years ta the Inouana Kefurna Dr. ft. G.

I Tr. Sartorl Ccy Ismss. New York city, wri'l Tak cn "The Trui State end Let: Artierv a' before ef tN eial l.n. Club and te Jo' iia Ur a Oirsn Orirr mX tis W. A Kruiay aid za, PetlOee la zlaakraptey.

TTiiUata F. Saeilh. a eaercbast; frsuth Ft streot, ied a voluntary pti on la n'rvrtcy in feiieral court T. itre Cv. Ii d.

la were Ua'e i at Jot j.t? esd bis aewtu at Plaa Iteeital By CVaa Papila. A raao reoilal win be given Friday ev by fcrpt ntmt and Tervet; rue cf ti. Crar.a. at lie Ats ciirti. THE "INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, FEBRUARY 102G.

DISPOSAL OF THEATER MONEY TOPiC 111 COURT "Hih Jinks of Consolidated Firm Related. SALES MANAGER GRILLED Special to Tb Indian spoil Kt CHICAGO. February 4. Financial "high Jinks' of the Consolidated Theaters and Realty Corporation, as shown by the minute book of directors meeting, was told today before a jury and Judge Wllkerson In the trial of th Frederick GrnneberaTS. father and son.

and three others on bargee of using the malls to defraud. Kfforts to learn wnat had become of approximately 7 centa out of every dollar the corporation took In were continued by th government In cross examination of Chester Ortney. of Sandusky formerly in charge of the Chicago sales force, but Just before the break transferred to take charge of the Ft. Wayne office. Ortney testified that I7V centa of every dollar went to the salesmen and sales znanaexera, while 1 centa on every dollar went to rune berg, and 10 cents was charged to That would account for 30 cents, government attorneys brought out, to which Ortney agreed.

It is charged by the government that officials and directors of the corporation absorbed some of the remainder illegally. Ortney waa asked whether be thought per bent. Was a. sufficient and legal Income for securities salesmen, and he said he believed anything short of 20 per cent, was all right. "Do you think If yon represented to the farmers to whom you sold securities that yor were taking 25 per ent.

of every dollar they In Tested with you. you would have taken in very much money?" Ortney waa asked. "No. I don't believo so. Ortney admitted.

He then admitted he believed the lldj) a week he bad received as salary was rather too high, but he always had accepted it. He never knew, he said, that tha firm was in financial difficulties. You didn't know?" repeated the questioner, and then took up a sheaf of letters written to Ortney from the head offices on the subject of egpenses. revealing how the directors had to borrow money for the weekly budget and other details showing clearly tbe unsound financial structure of the corporation. BUM 01H1E0 Centlaaed from Page One of justice of the recent Ward merger was demanded In the senate today by Senator William F.

King" (Detru. Utah). He urged early action on the resolution of Senator La Foliette, He also criticised recant transactions of Dillon Read, New York bankers, and asserted "If tbe New York Stock Kxchange would do its duty it would Investigate and prevent these transactions by which the people are mulcted." Alnmiasuss Caao I Again. February '4 fU.P. The senate judiciary committee voted today to so further Into the trust activitiea of the Aluminum Company of America, controlled by Andrew w.

Mellon, secretsry or me treasury, and his brother, lb B. Mel lon. The committee decided to re port to. the senate a resolution ae mandlng that the federal trade com mission hand over to. the committee all evidence In Its possession relating: to the Aluminum Company.

TO ENLARGE CENTER IlasU Caareses tm Ilesie! I'sll Blarkfera Street Great. Plans for increasing the facilities of the Baptist Christian Center, 142 1CS North Blackford street, were made Wednesday st a meeting of th executive board of the ated Bantist churches of Indiana poli. held at the Claypool hoteL The property owned by th church Includes thre houses facing Blackford street, south of Nsw York street. It was decided to remodel the aecond house which will be used for various purpose. The church hopes to conduct medical ana dental clinics at the center within a short time.

Dedicatory services for the two completed houses will be held by Easter, according to an an nouncement by the lie v. F. A Hay ward, executive secretary of the church. it was also decided to orcsnlze a new' Baptist church In the terri tory north of Fall Creek and east of Central avenue. No announce ment has been made regarding the aelectton of a minister to bead the new church SOCIAL SIDE OF CHURCHES The Rev.

R. TL 0Haver, of Thorn town, president of tbe Christian Endeavor of Indiana, will be the principal speaker at a banquet given Thursday ynlng by the Christian Kmteavor Society of the Second Moravian church. Thirty fourth and Hovey streets. Burleson was elected president of the young married peo ple's class of the Calvary Baptist church, of Brlghtwood. at the business meeting in the church basement Wa lneaday evening.

Otrfer officers are: William lmbard, vice president: Mrs. Amy utark. secre tary; Mre. Bessie Arinand. treasurer, and Mrs.

Cora Greenwood, corre sponding secretary. An oyster sup per served ty tne losing team, in at recent memnersnjp conteat preceu ing; the meetlnsr. Th. nealth. mentality, and person ality of a girl should get careful tudy from tb youngr man contemplating matrimony, said Dr.

Edward Haines Kistier. pastor of th air vlew Presbyterian church. Wednesday evening, tn an address before me MDI. lOrtlUtailwu vmu V. at.

C. HU subject was Choosinsr a Wlf." Tb pastor also adviaed young men to visit their prospective wives at aa unexpected time "to see now sd iooi am how ah acts. The words of Slt tle brother" are to be heeded. Dr. Kistier said, since be has a ta knowledge of his sister's dl.

poeftion. The IUv. F. of Iruisvnie. will lecture on Tbilemon and OsMlmui A Prob lem in Social Christianity.

Thursday evening. tbe third session of the winter night college conducted at the First iiaptlst Wiurrh. Tbe Kev. Mr. Iioberton Is otesor of New Testamer Greek at tne roam ern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Where Did Lnk Get His Gospel?" wiU tb sub'ect of a tal ty It. iFredenck Tsylor. pastor ef tbe church Eufen Poster will speak on "Our liecrestional Agencies. A discussion of the srread of ChrlstianUy In Japan will be conducted bv Dr. Morro of the College of Sessions, A takeoff on "Romeo, and Juliet presented by the eaat smbdistrlct was judged the best stunt given Wednesday night at the assembly or the annual winter institute of tbe Indianapolis district of th Bpworth Deaeru being conducted this week st Boberts Park if LL church.

Alls Gladys MMchell headed the cast. Miss Ruth Cross was chairman of the arrangeraenta committee for tb evening's program. "Tbe Demand of the Ate Can tbe Kpwortb a cu "Meet It." will be tbe subject Of in address Thursday night by Walter Usterline. stat president of tb I. 11.

A A debate on the. subject of Immigration will be held Friday nfgat, "The Challenge of tb Ctos," a pare an l. will be presents! Saturday BAKIHG ORGANIZATION TALL AIID r.VGROARTY CASES SHOVil SiiMILAR Woman's Body Found In T.ias ara After Disappearance. HOPE OF MAN'S KIN FADES The similarity between the cases of 1L Houston Tall, assistant park missing' from his home for the last ten days, and Hiss Sadie McGroarty. former secretary of city park board, whose body was found la tho Niagara river, below the falls.

In June, 1923. was pointed Thursday, by fellow employes In the park department. Tall and Miss McGroarty had been employed In tho. park department for a number ot yean, and were close friends, in th case of each, there was worry over ,111 health. Miss McGroarty, It waa recalled had obtained a three months leave of absence) In the summer pf 123.

Telling: no one of her plans, she went to Buffalo, and her disappearance from a hotel there was reported May lL Search was made for her until June C. when the body found in tho river was identified. Tall, likewise, had taken a of absence, starting on a vacation Tuesday ot last week, tho last day he was seen. 8sae Saspeaae Recalled. Attaches ln tbe park board office, now anxiously awaiting some word of Tall, while searchers are drag ging Whit river near the point where his abandoned automobile was found, recall going through tb same suspense while the.

quest 'for trace of Miss McGroarty was In progress. Both were popular among fellow workers, and both were re garded as highly efficient In thvtr work In tho department, Relatives of Tall practically abandoned hope of finding him alive. Thursday, when no reply was received to a message sent to (California, where it was thought ho might have gone for a visit. Tall had tancea or going to Angeles for a visit with John HartJe. a former Indianapolis florist, with whom Tall once was associatec in business.

Ovid Butler Tall, fcisf brother, sent a telegram to HartJe Tueaday 'nignt. asKing whether all had appeared there, hu when no renlr had been: re ceived Thursday, members of the family were convinced the missing man had not gone there. They believe HartJe Is replying by mall to the telearram. and they feel that If Tall were thre. HartJe would have responueu at, onvw vj icbiiu.

Dragging River Ceetlwnea. Work of dragging White Irlver near College avenue, at the point near wher Tail's automobile was found In a wooded tract last Fridsy, went on Thursday, park depart ment employes and others th police in the task. William Pulsl, police sergeant, a brother in law of the missing man, continues In' charge' of the search at the 'river. PaulseL and other members of the family believe Tail's body eventually will be recovered from the river. Some persons living along the river Wednesday revived an old legend in the search in th waters.

Recalling. the belief on the part of some that clothing once worn by a drowned person sink in the water at the plac where the body went down, they tossed an old coat of Tail's Into the river. but the body was not found at the. point wher the coat sank. Another old leg end, that of placing quicksilver In a piece of bread and throwing it on the surf see of the 'river, also was tried, with similar effects.

The Time Pro ved "Sixes'' and orld'c I esses' is i LTilcc Conveniently Armncd Ecscx is a SIx and everyone knows six cylinders rre ttttcr, moo tier perform ince than a ijr 'Fotir." Tbe Etsei Six" wu tfer," ne4 by Hudson cr.nc ers and isbullr by Hudson on tie famous SupepS'ix prindple. In quality and workmanship JIudson and Essex are alike. Essex is r.imble and quiet in performance. It is trasy ridJn; and easy to handle. It is economical and.

loc Jastin And at almost the price you. pay for the Jower priced "Four, you jet its closed car comforts and 6 cylinder adrantaes. Why accept less 'than a' Why not have the of tbe most wanted ''StJ'ia the world? i 1219 1223 X. Meriiisa St. Standard Ac to Sales Co.

SZ3 Delaveare' St. LI steals TAKES UP WALTERS CASE Shelby Cty CrsasT Jery Cz pee ted to Report. Special to The Zadiaaapelis Kewsl 6HELJ3YVII.I.n. Ind, February 4. Th Shelby county grand Jury ws expected to submit Its final report to Judge Harry C.

Morrison In the Shelby circuit court late today. Tin Jury Wednesday, for the. second time during the present session, made an Investigation ot tb shotting of Richard altera, who wa a Mornstown garage owner. lb shooting took place last spring in front of tb Morrlstown postotfice. Cornelius Mercer, editor and mitt ager of tbe Morrlstown Sun.

was arrested on a charge of manslaughter at the time, and Is now at liberty on bond ot li.v'Ju. His case is st a'or bearing In the Shelby circuit court February 11. A previous grand Jury failed to return an Indictment against Mercer. Mr a. Walters, widow of the man who was killed by Mercer, after tbe two men are said to have qurret over an article which appeared In Mercer's newspaper, was one of the witnesses who appeared before tbe grand Jury Wed neaday.

BAfiKS REFUSED TO PUT tSDNEr f.rCRAYPOOL Ceatlsaed ffrosa Page Oa Cray getting a sum from the state board of agriculture, and that It was a oriminal act. and that he would not be a party to such a loan. Stout's testimony asserted. "How do we know that there have not been other criminal actsT" Wool asked, according to the record. Good rich Iaad.w Goodrich then ateppedout' of the room where the conference was held and asked McCray whether there were other such acts, and said.

"No." according to the testimony. Goodrich was disappointed, "and incensed," th record said. A deposition of Henry W. Marshall wss read and Peters was on the stand a short time. Marshall put 110,000 Into the pooL although he had never seen the trust agreement and hadn't heard about McCray a getting money the agriculture board.

"Most of us thought It would be bad to have a bank failure in Indiana at that time," MarshalUsaVl. He Said ho thought there was ample security for the loans through the pooL Peters testified briefly, and told that McCray's lands In Michigan, other than those In the pool, consisted of l.Ooo acres, valued approximately at 117,000. it was stipulated between lh unsel that on August 21. 123. at time the trust Indenture was th drawn up and for a year prior to that time, McCray was Governor of Indiana, and was activ in his duties of that office, and st that time there had been' no newspaper accounts of McCray 'a financial difficulties and no publicity as to his loans made from the agricultural board or from the Discount and Deposit State Bank of Kent land.

The demand for the Itemised statement was made when Wallace took the stand a short time Wednesday. 'Wallace had testified Tuesday of the distribution of the 1350.000 raised by the pool. 1.000 as a Fee. Wallace said Wednesday that a fee of 11.000 had been paid to Goodrich Mote. The firm Is composed of Pierro Goodrich, son of James P.

Goodrich, former Governor and active in organising tbe pool, and Carl, Mote, secretary of the public service commission in the Goodrich administration. W. li. Thompson, of counsel for members of tha pool, asserted that there was not a scintilla of evidence to support a' contention that the A2tna Trust Company had done anything more than the usual practice of a trustee in similar operations. Bstes Duncan, former secretary of the state teachers' retirement fund.

I Freight and Tax Extra seW. Down XV LuJTi. VV iVJLW i 'w di3TT.i;;tjto;:s ASSOCIATE A I 7 II A IZ V. ii Inter Sales Co. G.

Vir.r.i. Ti C. r. m. lerl Ull esel r1 who ws reimbursed In tbe im ef HO.fiOO from mney In the was on.th stand Vdrsdsy afternoon.

II told of making t.i J0.fj lcn to McCray, and aald th former Governor told him the loan wss protected by "ample curtty" and was "a good as gold." "I reluctantly gav Mm a cbek for 110.060. thinking I ws doing t.i rlrht thing." Iun'n sid. Testimony of Adam Keck; Irwfn; Winfleld T. Durbln. Anderson, former Governor, and Tnomas Tag rsrt, wss read Into the record Wednesday afternoon.

Irwin's te. timony showed that he lent I2.v09 through he rol after being solicited by Will Hays, former publican politician arid now president of the llAtion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, Inc. Hardly Kaew TtrCray. Beck said he hardly knew McCray, but he entered th. pool on th recommendation of Lem Trotter, who assured him that It wss a sound business proposition and that was not taklm? a chance on losing his snoney, hm testimony read.

i Durbln said, according to the record, that he bad been sVced to put in O.0PO. but he replied he wa not a $50,000 loaner. He did contribute 15,000 after Goodrich approached him on the subject, be said. II said waa told th r.tl brothers, of Muncie. were entering to the extent of Tasrc art was solicited by Trotter and James Allison, president of the Indians polis Motor Speedway, and was told the collateral was "two to one." He mailed a check for 150.000 from French XJck, for the pooL STEP FOR filGIIER BAR Cewtlaaea fmaa Pag Oa Frank N.

Richman. of Columbus. an3 Richard JL Ewbsnk. of Indianapolis. Prevlstea of Rale.

It is provided In th rules that a committee.pf three on admission be recommended in each county to the Judge of the circuit court by the county bar'association. this committee to be appointed so that the term or one member expires each year. tTi JV? a ProvJa mong other ihiners. that each applicant for admission to the bar be of good moral cnafuptap .1 a i i to pass a satisfactory ex "nui'ir in certain, oes Ignated branches of the law. KncouragJng reports have been received by Mr.

Baker from various parts of the etate. During the time the letters were being, dispatched Thursday Mr. Baker received word from Vlncennes that action the application of one person for admission to tbe bar waa belnsr withheld until th local committee on admission could receive the uniform rules and have thtra placed In effect The message said the bar in the county is eajrer to Indorse and Join In the movement. The questions to he answeredMiv the applicant In the forms suggested refer to collegiate training, legal study, legal experience, other professional or business experience and interest or connection with any legal proceed gs. TT ai aw a an It' i I 1 I i J' MONG with oil burner.

Used only 4 months, Furnace will burn: coal. Cell T.Ir E. 0. 57C1 Ever" I 1 i. I i 1 i i Hudson aivantats in ft'ice, its evrrywl.ere Vautfs." The lluizon Brourhim A distinction of the fine custom built cars.

AnJ tri.h the zdvuntszc Hud'on fives in ail moJe'j a frice 1 valu cn the v. crli's Urczt 6 ro iuct Vilh the Sedin.it civet Hud. a amon Ijauriout cars as Ccch in the And cf course thry Live Hud c.i's a kJ smocmels and everthe cost. es: rr.occr. I', v.

t. FIl.E DiiSlLOio I. HVE OF Oi jZD, Cflaaed froMS Pete to stork. Tr wn a I ti hetweeri fl.lv' t. i to? ered by Insurssice.

nt it.M:o iv ffjiofjf, hav z. Brlver f.se Life tt rt. a a Vetairl Iiei.vl to T.s la i a I P.UillVIIXr:, r.ruary 4. Oliver Hoc. see ti.lrty t'rlver of a school Tito bar, burned v.i.m 1 1 wa struck an I in At Cincinnati laterurbn 4r at two eil i.J i.m'j vii'i, 'ih meter bscV Irt flames after beire traction crnd tn i burned bey 1 i th fire could be 1.

sengers and members tr.e rrtvr of the Inter irl.an car rriS'ifi nn effort to res 'tic Mock, but were tei.j at some distance Irorn ll.e by the beat, Mock vess rl'tne alone tv st the time of ti. a' r.t. he traction car was on its way to ln diananolla M' is survived ly a wl'iow. a eon, a i ents, Mr. and Mrs.

of near l.uabvllle. Die ef Keroaea Fir Iliiraa. lSrecial to Th I WARSAW, February Charles nan, age even. oled or ourns reoejve't when she attempted t. l.in 51 a Ira 1 1 t.

i 1 a a near Bat bee lake. i iiir email children wl.i were tb home escwr ed. clothing caught fire when fe kerosene exploded. Charles Wiseman, the husband and father, wss overcome by the smoke and icas. but waa revived by one of bis children.

HIGHER COURTS' RECORD SUPREME COt'RT NEW SUITS. MS117. Edward IMAcn vs 5tate ef Indiana Marion Qr. C. Uectd.

acn merit of errrs. Koli ea submitted wmler IH. ArPLLLATS COIHT ACTTOrT. 1C525. J.

Uon ITiH Coal and CoU Company vs. Kort C.iT"n et ai. Ind i tnal Nard. Affirmed, liwr, J. 12 Anna Li.

HnTn n. TTrtmi Furniture and Cr ei cVtisuart. liijutril board. Affirmed. Thonirin.

J. APPELLATE COCBT Lin Crote TUsbt and Powee Company vs. ins. Adams Ci C. Anien)ment ot srpeil trt's Iviels.

1 1 Si, Otirrns Gs sn.l i'l (viy vs. erh VVariion et at. l'nko C. C. belefa no rrt rrtc 12 Sowrra Grai' vs.

Chsrlc Tesj trrl. etc. rn. C. C.

A elisnt'S p'Uyo to transfer to court. ArPKLLATE COCRT KEW fVIT3. Will J. Nlcbo' on. a.i y.

A. liayc Cliamberlin. i C. Hcord. in me I of 'trror.

la Lvr.l. 12)119. "'TI J. TShhetn. Charlra aahlrt i C.

HerM rd. A r.l of errors. la term, bond. ej wa JgT eV 4V a KUDCON broug: a. I i 14 HUDSON (7 Pccb.) GEDAI I '1650 Prires amj SanaJI Doen rirn so Efir ris cms 1 w' a i r.i Vr aV 1 ill 4 hs vcr i it; 4 a J.

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