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scrjpps -Trow nl STREY OPENS WAR TO OUST ROADSBOARD Senator Demands Thorough Inquiry Into Conduct of Department. ASKS FOR LAW CHANGE Wabash Representative Is Confident That He Can Stage Cleanup. BY DANIEL NT. KIDNEY State Senator Charles L. Strey Wabash) Is in the city today.

loaded with ammunition and well prepared to lay a barrage on the state highway department, which, he says, dislodge the present personnel, whether they are embedded in concrete or Strey has spent months in preparation of his data and his campaign objectives ai-e: First. A thoroughgoing senatorial investigation of the present personnel and past conduct of the state highway department. Second. Change in the highway law to abolish the present commission and director and provide a lulltime commission, with definite qualification for membership to be appointed by the Governor, with senate approval. Rally to His Standard Since arriving in the city late Tuesday, Strey has been busy laying plans to carry out these proposals.

He is meeting with immediate support from many quarters, it is indicated. He is said to have succeeded in organizing a group of so-called Republican of sufficient size to block any G. O. P. proposals if joined with the Democratic vote.

He also announced that he is seeking to be chairman of the senate roads committee and is certain of membership there, despite the tremendous pressure being brought to bear on Lieutenant-Governor Edgar D. Bush to prevent his appointment. This committee will deal with all highway legislation. Opening gun in fight for state highway change will be the charge that although the department purposely was to collect federal funds, it failed dismally during 1930 and lost for this period $3,500,000 that could have been used both in building approved highway and providing employment for unemployed and drought-stricken farmers. Williams Prepares Data This charge will be backed by some carefully compiled data prepared by John D.

Williams, former state highway director. Other charges are to be made by Strey include one of inefficiency and lack of knowledge of his job on the part of Director John J. Brown and what Strey terms by Commissioner Jess L. Murden Peru). To support the latter allegation, Strey is investigating the allegation that Murden went to Senator James E.

Watson and sought to bring political pressure to bear on engineers and chiefs of the federal department of roads so that requirements on highway work in Indiana would be modified to the commission wishes. Murden is a close personal friend of Governor Harry G. Leslie. Murden also is alleged to have sought discharge of a prominent employe of material interests, on grounds that the employe had criticised highway expenditures, but the reported effort failed. Change of Heart Shown Credence is lent the charge, Strey believes, by the swing in material intere; by representatives toward the St ey plan of reformation.

This cl of heart is said to be based on the idea that with the present conduct continuing, they are apt to be in the position of killing the goose that laid the golden figures will disclose that the department has permitted more than $6,000,000 in federal aid to pile tip at Washington, while drought-stricken farmers and the industrial unemployed are begging for work on the roads. He will show, he says, that $2,072,530.60 was collected in federal aid funds during the fiscal year 1930. while the department had about $20,000,000 in state funds to spend and easily could have matched any amount, but failed to collect some $3,500,000 due during that period. Federa 1 aid collection for the fiscal year 1930 was the smallest since 1923 and the department had more state funds than at any other time in history, Strey will point out. The fiscal year closes Oct.

1. Only He Says Explanations regarding early contracting. fine weather, and the like, as given by the administration as reasons for failing to collect federal funds, will be shown by Strey to be but alibis, he declares. Here are his figures for the fiscal year 1930. which he charges are unanswerable: Highway expenditures.

overhead more than $500,000, although promised to have been kept nominal when the 1 cent gas tax increase was voted in 1929; increase of 1 cent produced a revenue increase of $4,000,000, but the administration failed to collect $3 500.000 in federal funds, despite this fact. Wounded Man Gains PRINCETON, Jan. Hunt, wounded by police who sought to arrest him on a banditry charge, is expected to recover. Joliu and Julia Hunt, his parents, and Joe and Conrad Ward have been taken into custody in connection with tire Complete Wire Reports of UNITED PRESS, The Greatest World-Wide News Service The Indianapolis Times VOLUME 207 DOCKS AGAIN Skipper Trades Craft for Jail Cell 'i HIHBHIiIiHBIB BY ARCH STEINEL BEN L. REESE, Noah, grounded his ark in the county jail on the reef of a federal charge of using the mails to defraud and says through with menagerie imagination.

Ben in scuttling his mental scow released minks, bears, foxes, one-by-one just as did his predecessor of ye olden times and as they paraded in his mind down the jail corridor they recalled three federal prison terms he served because of them and saw vesions of a possible fourth. And so through with the animal kingdom. have nothing to do with any animals again. Not even said Ben, and postal inspectors are glad that the elephant crop will remain at even keel with Skipper Ben stepping from the bridge of his ark. ark in the acliives of government postal agents began in January, 1924.

He lived in Attica on a farm. He conceived the idea that a bear and seven coons could be sold. It was a nice woolly bear, and the coons, well, you know coons. He sold the bear and the coons from his ark and wished them God-speed on their way to their owner. Somehow, some way, those seven coons and bear be reincarnated out of thoughts into pulsating fleshy growls, and so they never arrived at the point of sale although Ben collected the sales price.

months in the federal prison at pronounced Federal Judge A. B. Anderson. tt tt a RELEASED from prison, Reese shoved off in his ark again and in September, 1925, one bear said never to return either to Ben or the man who paid him for the bear. Leavenworth "open for Ben for two years.

Freed of the jolt Ben dug deep into the hold of his Ark and drew out five female minks. A Nebraskan bought the minks for $75. They never arrived in the prairie state. Again Ben dry-docked at Leavenworth penitentiary. Several months ago he was permitted to return to his Ark.

He scraped the barnacles off her, brushed out the cobwebs, and with every mental engine purring set out to sell a pair of red foxes to John L. Flinchpaugh, Kirksville, Mo. sold the foxes to him and collected S2O for related today in the jail. a tt NO I didn't have any foxes, but I knew where I could get a good pair. But it seems, it seems, he wanted A-No-I foxes and of course take more time to get.

I could of got him or or explained Ben in all seriousness. But when Flinchpaugh wants his foxes, he wants them regardless of sizes and so he reported methods to postal authorities. Ben was bound over to the federal grand jury Tuesday and remanded to jail in default of $3,000 bond. through with said Ben. never owned one in my life, but through with STATE OFFICE FILLED Mayr Names Claude Dozier to Criminal Post.

Chief Claude Dozier of the Sullivan police force will replace Forrest Huntington as investigator for the state criminal bureau, Jan. 15, it was announced today by Secretary of State Frank Mayr Jr. Joe Stipp of the Indiana state prison at Michigan City is said to be a candidate for the position of bureau chief held by E. L. Osborne, Lafayette, Republican ar.d friend of Governor Harry G.

Leslie. The chief must be approved by the Governor, although appointed by Mayr. REPORT DUE Members of State Committee Slated to Hand Draft to Governor. Under the Indiana law. members of state budget committee were to report to the Governor today with the first draft of the biennial appropriation bill.

The final draft is to be submitted to the ways and means committee of the house of representatives by Jan. 26. PENNSY PLACES ORDER Request for 200.000 Tons of Steel Rails Made Today. By United PHILADELPHIA. Jan.

7. Pennsylvania railroad today placed with four large American steel manufacturers, orders for 200.000 tons of steel rails, it was announced at general offices of the Pennsylvania. At prevailing prices today's order fk approximate $6,500,000. Unsettled with rain tonight or Thursday; somewhat warmer with lowest temperature tonight about 35. Ben L.

Reese, ensconced in his chair on the bridge of his latest barge, the awaiting trial by the government for out-Noahing Noah when it came to releasing animals from an ark and collecting money for them. JEFFREY TO ACT ONROWBOTTOM Prosecution Decision Up to U. S. Attorney. Determination of possible prosecution in the postoflfice scandal, revolving around alleged of positions by Harry E.

Rowbottom, congressional representative from the First Indiana district, today rested with George R. Jeffrey, federal district attorney. Tills statement was made today to press correspondents at Washington by William D. Mitchell, attorney-general. Mitchell said he had forwarded files and records on information in the matter to Jeffrey.

The attorney-general said whatever action is taken, if any, will rest with Jeffrey and the federal grand jury here. According to Mitchell the department of justice has made no decision on procedure in the case and a special prosecutor will not be assigned to the Indianapolis court unless Jeffrey requests such action. Mitchell said the department has not determined which of several laws, that appear to have been violated, would be selected as the basis of a grand jury probe. Investigations by the postoffice department led to the dismissal of four postmasters in the First Indiana district. Hourly Temperatures 6a.

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30 CITY MAN IGNORES HEIRS, LEAVES WOMAN $200,000 Court battles to retain an estate that the late William Henry Stout, local wholesale fruit dealer, left her in opposition to heirs, was opened in probate court today by Mrs. Louise B. Woerner, former Indianapolis woman, to whom Mr. Stout left all his possessions. Mr.

Stout died in Van Nuys, after residing there seven years with Mrs. Woerner and her husband, Frank Woerner, former Indianapolis lawyer. The lasting affection of Mr. Stout for Mrs. Woerner resulted in his leaving an estate of about 000 in real and personal property to her when he died Monday.

Frank B. Ross, attorney for Mrs. Woerner said today. Ross asked Judge Smiley N. Chambers to name a special administrator PATENT IS SOLD FOR 22 MILLIONS By United Press CHICAGO, Jan.

for more than $22,000,000 of an oil patent which long has been regarded as worthless today restored Mrs. Lolita Sheldon Armour to the commanding position in American finance once held by her husband, the late J. Ogden Armour. The news that Mrs. Armour and a number of other persons suddenly had acquired unexpected millions became known late Tuesday night when the Shell Union Oil Corporation and the Standard Oil Company of California announced purchasing the Universal 401 Products Company INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1931 2 POLICEMEN ARE WOUNDED BYJUNMAN Search North Side District for Man Suspected of Shooting Officers.

TRAPPED, BUT ESCAPES Companion Is Held, but Maintains He Had Been Kidnaped. Although several squads still searched the district north of the state fairground, police early this afternoon believed that Carl Tate, 25, of 4550 Caroline avenue, had slipped through their net and escaped. They sought him as the gunman who shot down two policemen in a gunfight in an alley near Thirtieth street and Northwestern avenue early today. His companion then, and another man, George Mears, 618 Virginia avenue, are held at police headquarters for questioning. Mears, who owned the auto in which Tate is believed to have escaped after the shooting, admitted he had loaned the car to Tate Tuesday night, police said.

Cornered, but Escapes He escaped after two detectives cornered him behind his home, and is believed to have been wounded as the detectives and two patrolmen fired more than a dozen times as he ran up an alley in the early morning gloom. At 9 a. m. Mrs. R.

H. Wilke, 4414 Baltimore avenue, saw Tate between two sheds near her home, but did not know then that he was sought by police. When guns blazed against the lay early this morning, the second time here since Saturday night when Detective Carl Heckman was slain, Patrolmen Ferdinand H. Finchum, 29, and Owen Tevelin, 39, were victims. Finchum is in a critical condition at city hospital with a bullet wound in the abdomen.

Tevelin was struck in the thigh, and taken home after the flesh wound was dressed. At the hospital late today a blood transfusion was, made to enable Finchum to live. After two brother policeman had offered their blood and it was refused after tests, Joseph Shepard, night reporter on the Indianapolis Star, offered his blood and it was accepted. Shot During Search Inspecting alleys because of recent robberies in the neighborhood, Finchum and Trevelin drove into the thoroughfare where the shooting took place, and saw two men slink against a wall. Ordering the men to stand still they searched them.

what I found on this Finchum said, taking a flashlight and two chisels from pockets of the man believed to be Tate. I felt something sting me in the leg, and heard the Tevelin narrated. was holding Thayer. We got out our guns and tried to get the other guy, but he ran Making their way to a garage near by, taking Thayer with them, the patrolmen called headquarters, and search for the gunman was Degun. At police headquarters Thayer maintained he was innocent of any complicity in an intended robbery, declaring he was a taxi driver who had been kidnaped by two gunmen and taken to the spot where the shooting took place.

The other man was searching him there when police arrived, he asserted. His story obviously was false, detectives declared. Several times, they said, he mentioned the name of Tate, but police refused to reveal how they obtained information that Tate was the man they sought in the shooting. of the estate, which if allowed, would set aside the guardianship of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company established several years ago for Mt. Stout.

Ross said the inheritance left by Mr. Stout comprised a legacy left him years ago. According to court information, eight heirs, among them Erwin C. Stout, 124 West Forty-first street, a nephew, and Mrs. Ross Hoberg, 409 North Pennsylvania street, halfsister, are preparing to contest the will, which has not been filed formally with the court.

Mr. Stout had retired from the fruit business here several years before his departure to California. Woerner was a prominent Indianapolis attorney. for $22,240,000. Mrs.

Armour owned 400 of the 1.000 shares of Universal Products and will receive $8,216,058. Included in the sale was the Dubbs process of producing gasoline. It was the patent for this process that the purchasing companies wanted chiefly, it was said. P. C.

Dubbs of Chicago, who invented the process which Armour backed for several years without success, will receive 045 of the money derived from the sale, it was said. Some others who will benefit by JOBLESS DOUBLED SINCE LAST APRIL; SAYS COL. WOODS Number Now Near 5,000,000, Senate Group Is Told by Hoover Employment Chief. By United Prrst WASHINGTON, Jan. Arthur Woods of the emergency empoyment committee, told the senate appropriations committee today that unemployment was doubled in the United States since the April 1 census.

He attributed to poverty and lack of jobs a direct relationship with crime. Woods said the April census figures NUTT SAYS NORRIS IS NOT Last Honor Paid Joffre at Funeral By United Press PARIS, Jan. mourned her Marshal Joseph Joffre, with all the splendor due one of the outstanding heroes as the old funeral procession passed through the streets of Paris from Notre Dame cathedral to the Invalides today. body was placed in a circular sacristy inside a square tent, draped with black and violet, at the Invalides. Battle flags were arranged in the formation of mounting guard.

A Napoleonic bronze stood in each of the four corners around the resting place. The three remaining marshals of France Henri Petain, Hubert Lyauty and Louis Franchet Walter E. Edge, United States ambassador, bore the funeral pall. body will remain at the Invalides until a mausoleum is constructed on his country estate near Paris. A million persons lined the route, followed by the cortege in its journey across the city.

Many thousands stood silently for hours waiting for the procession to start. The grateful farewell of France was voiced by Minister of War Louis Barthou in a funeral oration at the Invalides. Requiem mass was celebrated at 9:02 a. m. at Notre Dame cathedral, where Joffre's body had remained during the night.

Leslie Reported Better Governor Harry G. Leslie was reported recovering from an attack of tonsilitis at his home today. He is expected to be ready to deliver his biennial message to the legislature Thursday. FLETCHER TRUST BUYS CITIZENS STATE BANK With announcement of acquisition of and plans to reopen the Citizens State bank. 2602 West Michigan street, the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company this afterer noon hit anew, optimistic cord in Indianapolis banking.

The Citizens bank, closed by the state banking department Dec. 30, will be reopened Thursday, under full protection and control of the citywide system of Fletcher Trust banks. Evans Woollen, president of the Fletcher bank, an- Torrence nounced purchase of the west side institution following a special meeting of the trust directors at noon today. Under reorganization of the bank, located in Haughville, George P. Torrence, vice-president of the Link Belt Company, and a director of the bank, will become its president, and directors will be Stowell C.

Wasson, manager cf the National Malleable Iron and Steel Castings Company; John W. Pullen, formerly president of the Citizens bank; Woollen, and Leland Crawford, treasurer of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company. Discussing reopening of the west side bank by the Fletcher system, Luther F. Simons, state banking commissioner, said: taking over of the Citizens State bank of Haughville by Fletch- the sale are Hiram J. Halle of New York and Natoma corporation, who will receive $3,210,411 each.

Alexander F. Reichmann, attorney, will receive $1,402,700, and Frank L. Belknar, attorney, will receive 350. Other stockholders will receive smaller shares. Behind the announcement of Mrs.

Armour's fortune is one of the most amazing stories in the history of American finance. Years ago, J. Ogden Armour, then at the height of his financial career as a meat packer, became interested in oil experiments. During the World war. Armour had shown 2,500,000 completely unemployed.

He estimated the number now to be between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000. He said, however, there was evidence of the of an industrial evolution in dealing with the unemployment Where employers formerly had discharged men on a wholesale scale at the first intimation of depression, Woods said there now was a tendency to keep them on the pay roll, on part time if necessary. Condone Secret War on Nebraskan by Lucas, Nye Group Told. By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. R.

Nutt of the Republican national committee told the Nye committee today he did not condone the secret pre-election campaign against Senator Norris but that he believed Norris did not belong in the party. Nutt said Robert H. Lucas, executive director, no authority and would have been advised his concealed attack upon the insurgent Nebraska Republican. Nutt said that his action in loaning Lucas $3,500 to take up the note with which Lucas financed the anti-Norris campaign was "purely a personal He said that he did not consider it putting him back of Lucas in the Norris matter. Attempts to take the drought relief bill from Speaker desk for action by the house failed again today.

Reference to conference again was blocked by Representative La Guardia N. who insisted the bill should be sent back to committee to provide aid for city sufferers. Democratic members sought vainly to get immediate consideration by the house. The bill was sent back to the house Monday after the senate, on motion of Senator Caraway Ark.) had added $15,000,000 for human food to the $45,000,000 already authorized in the administration measure. Senator Joseph T.

Robinson minority leader, recieved a telegram today from Governor Parnell of Arkansas, appealing for continued help from the Red Cross and the federal government, as well as additional appropriations for food. The deadlock on disposition of the Muscle Shoals power plant was broken today when a conference between committees of the two houses of congress reached tentative agreement on government distribution of electric power from the great plant on the Tennessee river. Savings and Trust Company is a happy solution of the situation, which might otherwise have worked a great hardship on many people in that section of When closed, the Citizens bank carried approximately five thousand accounts for business houses and individuals in its territory ULYSSES G. LEEDY, NOTED DRUM MAKER, DIES HERE Ulysses G. Leedy, 63, of 5206 Grandview drive, former nationally known drum maker and prominent in music circles for many years, died today at the Robert Long hospital.

He was taken to the hospital Friday. Death was due to heart trouble. Mr. Leedy first entered business in Indianapolis in 1898 after he had made drums for members of bands with which he had traveled for several years. In 1903 the company was incorporated as the Leedy Manufacturing Company snd grew to be one of the most prominent percussion instrument firms in the world.

Two years ago Leedy sold his interests to the Conn Instrument Company of Elkhart. However, Mr. Leedy then aided in organization of the General Products Corporation of Indianapolis, now operated by his son, Edwin H. Leedy. Mr.

Leedy was born in Hancock and obtained large government contracts for delivery of meat to Europe. He then was reputed to be worth $150,000 000. The end of the war brought about his financial downfall, as his company was caught with millions of dollars worth of high priced meats on their hands and no market for them. It was said that personal fortune shrunk at the rate of $1,000,000 a day for months after the Armistice. When his estate was closed in probate court a year ago, an insolvency shown.

Entered as Second-Class Matter at Post-office. Indianapolis. Ind. LESLIE DEFIED BY LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS; SCORN REGISTRATION BILL Veto Stop Their Fight, Leaders Tell Governor, Declining Offer for to Hamstring Primary. CONFERENCE RESULTS IN DEADLOCK Officials Summoned by State Executive to His Mansion in Effort to Gain Promise of off any attempts to bring about extension and retention of the primary and be for some kind of registration This, in brief and bluntly, was the legislative tradei offered by Governor Harry G.

Leslie to the Indianapolis League of Women Voters, it was disclosed today. Threats of the veto of registration proved unavailing, it is reported. His visitors even are said to have suggested that it might be passed over the veto and that the people of the state have the last say in such matters. Governor Leslie constantly has declared he has no interest in legislative trading and that he is in the executive branch of the Indiana government. The league women are talking today of exception to this Leslie rule.

The Governor himself took all the steps toward trading, it was learned. He called the league and asked that Mrs. Thomas Sheer in, president of the Indianapolis League of Women Voters, and Mrs. Frank D. Hatfield, member of the state board of the Indiana League, confer with him at the gubernatorial mansion last Monday.

They did call, it was admitted at office today, but they were accompanied by Mrs. S. N. Campbell, second vice-president of the BANKER CONFESSES THEFT OF $153,000 BOY BANDITS GET $45 Two Youths, About 18, Hold Up City Grocery and Escape. Two youths, about 18, held up the Hyman Gurvitz grocery, 1533 Montcalm street, Tuesday night, escaping with about $45, police were told.

FLIERS AT BERMUDA Payload Plane Ends First Leg of Sea Flight. By United Press HAMILTON, Bermuda, Jan. 7 The seaplane Tradewind, carrying Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lieutenant William S. MacLaren on a projected flight from New York to Paris, arrived here at 1 p.

m. today from Norfolk, Va. The cabin plane carrying the redhaired widow and her flying instructor made a quick and easy flight from Norfolk, which it left at 6:09 a. m. Purpose of the flight project is to demonstrate the feasibility of a regular commercial air route between Europe and America via Bermuda and the Azores.

Mrs. Hart and MacLaren are carrying the first county in 1867. His parents moved to Fostoria, 0., when he was 4 and Mr. Leedy received his schooling there. His first regular engagement as a drummer was the Great Eastern band at Cedar Point, O.

After several years on the road Mr. Leedy was trap drummer at the English opera house for ten years. Mr. Leedy was prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of Scottish Rite and Knights Templar in addition to the Masonic lodge. Surviving him.

in addition to Edwin H. Leedy. are the widow, Mrs. Zoa Hachet Leedy; another son, Eugene Leedy, now studying Paris, France, and two daughters, Miss Mary Isabelle and Miss Dorothy Leedy, both of Indianapolis. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but services probably will be held at 2:30 Friday afternoon at the residence.

Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetery. In 1926, Mrs. Armour lent her husband $1,000,000, which, it was said, he needed to fulfill an obligation in the west. He gave her the 400 shares of Universal Products stock as security. It was said he originally had invested between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000 in the process experiments.

After death in 1926, his credtors refused to place any value upon the stock which Mrs. Armour held. Now she has sold it 2or more than eight million dollars. Her $1,000,000 investment has yielded something more than 800 per cent In four years. HOME TWO CENTS state organization, who therefore became a sort of side dish the Governor hadn't ordered.

But, anyway, the bargaining went on. Knowing the League has ready for introduction a registration bill, similar to the one he pocket vetoed at the last session, the Governor is reported to have come out flatly with his plan. He will favor some sort of registration but any registration is expensive and primaries are more so. So the quetion aries will the league refrain from agitation for the primary and in return receive an o. k.

from the Governor on a registration measure? It is reported the women made no such promise. They are for their registration bill and for the primary idea, although not having a definite bill in mind regarding the latter. Edwardsville (III.) Fugitive Arrested Operating Theater Here. Routed from the small movie theater that marked the last vestige of an admittedly embezzled fortune, Frank B. Sanders, 45, of 1010 Ashland avenue, today faced a charge of embezzling $153,000 from a bank at Edwardsville, 111.

Detectives arrested him Tuesday at the Mecca theater, Noble street and Massachusetts avenue, where, posing under the name of Frank Barnes, he was cleaning up the playhouse for Tuesday show. Sanders, when arrested, admitted he had embezzled the money from the Illinois institution and that he had squandered and most of it. He said he had owned two other theaters in Illinois after fleeing from Edwardsville in June, but because he feared his identity wolud be learned, came to Indianapolis four months ago. Cashier for 12 Years He told detectives he have any and was trying to maintain himself and wife through operation of the theater. According to information from Edwardsville, Sanders was the trusted cashier of the institution for twelve years and a dominant business man there for several years.

He was respected and, even after the bank steal had been discovered, officials declined to prosecute him During the delay in starting prosecution, Sanders fled the city. Since then the hunt was continued ith reward offered for his arrest He had been reported in several cities of the country and in Italy since filing of the indictment in the Illinois court, Jufie 9, 1930. Returned for Trial Immediately after his arrest, Sanders was returne to Edwardsville by Harry Odum, deputy sheriff of Granite City, 111., for trial. Sanders said that after fleeing from Edwardsville, he took part of the funds to start two theaters in Illinois. Mrs.

Sanders, broken after the arrest of her husband, told local police whatever profits Sanders had obtained from operation of the small theaters had Been spent In their moves about the country. RENEW WAR ON CRIME Extraordinary Grand Jury Sworn in at Chicago to Probe Police. By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. extraordinary grand jury to investigate the Chicago police department was convened today by Chief Justice John P. McGoorty of the criminal court, and charged with the sola duty of breaking up triple liance of crime, politics and FIRST 100 YEARS OVER Ready for Next Hundred, Woman Comments on Birthday.

By Cnitfd Press SALEM, Jan. Now I'm ready for the next hundred Mrs. Edith B. Spalding told friends who called to congratulate her on her 100th birthday anniversary. She was married ten years before the Civil war..