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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
spur" RAILROAD
USED As MEANS To
MERGE SHORT L.|NE.

Plans OF the Washington. Balii-
more and Annapolis Electric
Railways 10 bring about the even
fnaI absorption Of the Maryland
Electric Railways tAnnapolis
Short Linel. made decided prog
ress today. when Judge Robert
Moss. ia tie Anne ARUNDEL county
Circuit Court signed petition in
lchaIr of the Eleetr4 Line.
whereby this road Will take over.
and use the corporate 1lamc of the
Annapolis and Chesapeake Rail-
road, 10 eonsunrmate The merger
Of the Sh ri Line interests. The
petition. ia other words, includes
provisions for increasing the eapi
til stock or this corporate COM
Germ 10 $1,000 900 the financial In
tresls behind the project. Of
course. Icing the hackers OF the
Washington. Baltimore and Anna
polls Electric Line
II is said 10 be part Of the pro-
gram 70 ask the next session of
the Legislature for an Act to
change the corporate name 10 the
annapolis and Baltimore Short
Lire, and TO perfect all details Of
The pending merger. .k Il meet
ing OF the directors OF the spur
road held Iii Baltimore Yesterday
all necessary action was taken
authorizing its part IN the merger
and for increasing the capital
stock to $1.o00.000 SO tha; the w.
8 a Al can operate It's new par-
chase through this old charter
The additional plans, it. is un-
derstood. include the operation OF
Short Line cars over the present
line To a point some distance This
side of hipley station and thence
tCentfnued oa rase g.,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
VACABOND BASKETERS
SCORE z VICTORIES

Tl4 sasabonG Athletic Club. OF An
narol.s. staged a double-he.ider bas-
Se.ball gan,e in he gymnasium at ST
Johns College last night, and came
hrough With Sict,Fy in 10th engage
ments l lie regular team defeated
the Asanne Athletic Club. OF Balti-
mo7s. by the decisive score of A. TO II.
an4 the vagabond Reserves triumpha,i I
over the five of ST. sIary's School, 10
Is i0
In the PANE between .he stpior
teams. Brewer again starred for the
Varabonds. while Lutz was in the
sposliglt Tor the Argonnes, The gams
hetween the Reserves and ST. Mary's
preeeded the big setto. The stellar
sorS Of Stevens WAS the big contrib
ulng factor in tho Reserves victory
md short was the best performer for
- Mlry's.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
OF APPEALS
CLEARING DOCKET

The indications are he Court OF Ap-
peals will be able 10 close up the
/ usiness OF the January term this
month. not only arguments, but OF
opinions, The judges have already
filed a number OF opinions OF the
present term. The rapid progress the
Court Is making Is due primarily %
the industrious habits of the members
OF this appellate tribunal.
As the docket increased with the
times the Court changed its hours Of
meeting and have two sessions instead
Of one daily The same time was con-
sunaed bat recess freshened the judges
and then very important factor waa
added TO the progress of cases by the
Court q year ago, shortening the time
allowed lawyers 10 present theis
cases to the Court. The business OF
the Court has increased greatly. EoEf
the Court dis2oses OF ever zoo cases
annually. About the period Of the
ciyil War q were handful OF appeals
came up to the Court OF Appeals eaeia
year. il
81 49, -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
Wow! Woman Finds Bottle
OF "Hooch'' In "Her" Suitcase
Two Mems Shirts Also Met Her She Opened Gis,enng
Ciothes-carrier On Trolley car-Trouble Was Some
One Snapped Grips In Baltimore

Through be relcnliess efforts Of
7leuihs employed % the Evening
eapitals stan. the mystery surround
ing the actions Of one OF The passen-
gers on 4 Yesterday afternoon car OF
he ". b & A. has finally been
lseG. Tho passenger In question. to
all appearances an inoffensive appear
ihg lady, had divided her time on The
trip hef~eetl Baltimore and Annapolis
bs alternately gazing out on the
peaceful landscape and reading an in
noeons looking magazine. when TO the
aAlazsmcnt of he other passengers in
he car she opened her suitcase. also
IN inoffensivc looking one. OF the con-
ventional shiny black type. presum-
stely With Tho intention Of putting her
magazine in Il: and without warning
let out 4 wild Shrek then quickly.
nas guilty closed the aforemention-
ed shiny black suitcase and resumed
her gaze out OF the car window. just as
though she hadn't made the wclkin
ring with ner scream second before.
The astonnded passengers were too
well bred 70 intrude on the t0.y's
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
Officials Scout Accusations
OF Negro's LII Treatment
Henry Colored Mess Attendant Alleged Slayer
Of Naval Nurse Repudiates Confession At Preln-
nary Hearing-claims He Was Tortured

That tie negro. Henry Brown a
former mess attendant iii the Navy,
slayer of Miss Harriet NJ. Mccormick,
naval hospital nurse. was In any way
mistreated or tortured in connection
with the confession of the crime
which he made 70 Baltimore city de-
tccsiyes. was fatly denied by Lieut.
r r. Smith commanding officer Of the
training ship Cumberland aboard
which Tue colored mess boys are quar-
tered
Lieutenant Smith, when informed by
The Capital spondent that Brown
had repudiated the confession at the
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Supplee in llal-
limore today. aad made accusations
that brutal methods We're used 10
wiring confession from him. such as
placing ropes around his neck. aud
that guards about his cell prodded
him with a gun. and that other means
Of torment were used while he was
confined TO a cell aboard the Cumher
land, secuted the idea Brown, he
said. received the best Of treatment
from the time Of his arrest; that he
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
NET
At LUNCH TODAY;
DISCUSSED CHARTER

~ diversion from its regular
meeting the Rotary Club Of Annapolis,
which was recently organized and will
be chartered under the National body
on Friday night, February the lltll
held its meeting Today At a lunch a
Carvel Hall
Though the Rotary Club discussed
4 few business matters today's meet
ing was of chief import as a social
gathering The lunch was served to
the Rotarians in ahe grill room Of
Caryel Hall. where a special table
was arranged to accommodate the
young business men who have formed
this organization.
Among the affairs of business which
were brought before the meeting was
that Of the coming charterfng Of the
local club. which will place ii in the
distinguished company OF other
Rotary Clubs at tne end Of next week
Ii has been learned that the number
Of the Rotary Club of annapolis will
be SIG. This number is given as its
serial position IN the formation Of
Rotary Clubs throughout the country.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
FRANCE WILL INSIST
UPON GERMANY PAYING
IT'S WAR DEBT IN full
eB, Tho Associated Press,

PARIS, Feb B. France still in
tends to SEE that Germany is made
0 pay her debt in full If her economic
condition permits Of such payment,
Premier Rriand informed the Cham
ber Of Deputies today in presenting
lie declaration Of his ministry on the
reparation question.
The French Government. said the
premier. in viewing the decision
reached by the Supreme Council. has
10 no wise renounced the purpose of
collecting the entire debt due from
Germany il she RECEIVERS hcr economic
prosperity
The decision of the Supreme Council
meant The payment BY Germany to
he limit Of her economic capacity,
Ii said,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
A. H. S. GIRLS QU|NT
TO PLAY ALUMNI TEAM

Tomorrow night when the Alumni
and Annapolis High School clash, il
will be The opening of girls basketball
season in the capitol city. Although
the Alumni team has had but few
practices. a close game IS expected
AS this is 4. II. SIS first game no
definite lineup could be given only as
so far decided
The game and dance will he held
under auspices Of Annapolis High
school Athletic Association and y
large crowd Is expected to turn out
70 see the game and help do share
N making athletics on a firm basis
at the school
The probable line-upis as follows:
4. ii. Miss F. Wells, (capt.1,
right forward: Miss r. Stone, lef,
forward. Miss f Meinholt, centre:
Miss c. Sterling. side centre; Miss G.
Saunders, right guard; Miss II.
Adams, left guard.
Alumni Miss NJ. Kites, right for
ward: Miss E. Merriken. left forward,
Miss /. Daniels. lcapt.l. centre; Miss
N. Perry. side centre: Miss E. Smith.
right guard: Miss L. Heintz. left
guard
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03

prlvaes but needless to say their
curiosity was unbounded and many
surtiye glances we're cast ii the lady
and her suspicious suitcase
II took the Evening Capitals .iiTe-
less bloodhounds" Just - hours . nn-
rasel this seemingly unsolnable prob
lem. and here Is the answer ready for
all to read
What the iaGy found on opening lsr
suitcase was not a dynamite bomb,
fell engine or bo!shevism as many
feared, but Two mems shirts aud D.
bottle OF "hooch. s,
Little wonder is il tnat he tremhled
and had dark torebodings; but There
was one who must have trembled
more ana that was the ;trangc gentle
man who mad inadvertently swopped
sLitcases with her in Baltimore. Or
eou.se nobody saw him fremhle. but
everyone feels he did just the same.
There is one point to this story hat
Ii is feared will remain forever nm
solved That is the question IS 10
whether or no, in the readjus stuent OF
property the stranger from Poduak'
vas returned to him intact.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
URGE LABOR MAN 10
SUCCEED j. c. LEGG

Governor Ritchie will be asked TO
appoint representative Of organized
labor to the PUBLIC Service ConInis-
sion. A resolution calling 20 such
action was adopted last night by the
Baltimore Federation Of Labor. Il
was explained by one of he delegates
that the proposition wss not a new
one. it having nee considered before
the death Of James C. I.esg fpM days
ago. but nov that there 's 4 yacsney
request of the Federation. 4 copy Of
the resolution was o~.f,red cent 70 the
Governor
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
fIRENEN COME BAI,K"
AND WIN At P!NOCHLE

Hoy 4. Morgan and Charles II
Tucker. crack pinochle players Of the
Independent Volunteer Fire Company.
showed the way TO the two players
known as the Masked Naryels,' of
he Naval Hospital. II a return match
played last night. in Porter Hall. the
quarters Of the Fire T.addies The
fircinen won five straight games IN
4 match about ten days ago. the hos
pital men won by 3 10 2.
Iii last nights contest the fire lad
dies had plain sailing all The way.
They not only played together we'll
but had heavy" hands all the way.
and the hospital men simply could
not forestall complete worsting. The
teams expect to meet again next
Thursday night to play the rubber
game.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
NAVY BOARD INSISTS
ON BIG SHIP UNIT
say The Assorlasea rses..,

WASHINGTON, u. G.. Feb. ].
The major ship remains the basis of
seapower. and those who argue that
the airplane and the submarine have
supplanted it are asking the country
10 accept hoped for accomplishments.
the Navy General Board says in a
report 10 Secretary Daniels made pub
lie today.
The Naval General Board the re-
port states. after studying modern
warfare. reiterates its belief in the
battleship as forming the principal
unit OF the feet. Without them the
United States cannot hope to cope
with existing nayies /"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
NAMES COMMITTEE FOR
EUROPE AN RELIEF WORK.

\ committee consisting of Judge
Robert Moss, Commodore T d. Grit
fin. and Mrs Thomas Fell has been
appointed by the Rector Of st. Anne's
Church TO receive contributions for
European Relief.
This Committee viii BE an aux
ilitry to the Maryland Committee of
which DR. Frank ] Goodnow, Presi-
dent Of Johns Hopkins University II
chairman The National Chairman Is
Hcrber. Hoover. IS request Of Bishop
Murray, appeals Will le made in all
Episcopal churches on sunday Feb
ruary 6 Monday will be Self Denial
Day All who plan 70 send relief for
tllc starying children o. Europe can
10 SO through this COMMITTEE
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03

was given good food, and thai tie
onl:' time that he wa placed IN srSns
was when he was being brought from
baltimore where he VAS arrested. 10
Annapolis. and returned 10 Baltimore
again. The day following his confess
sion, 70 be placed in tie city Jail
brown Mad Bad Reputation
III the first pIace Lieut. Smith
continued. Brown bore very bad
reputation and did nai have n friend
among the other colorea mess attend-
ants Tie only instance wherein
Brown convcrsed With any Of his for
mer comrades, said l1eut Smith was
when i Young negro nained Alctul
Tough talked 10 him through IN apers
turr " The Y. II and an tisr occasion
Mccullough talked NTH Inc prisoner
In sympathetic manner
Wis Confession Complete
Commenting upon the confession
of I,rown Lieut. Smith said il Was
made IN room of the Naval Hos
pitai and not aboard the ship. lie
sail Il MAS made openly by The negro
uontinurd an l'ske .
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
ROBBERS BLOW SAFE At ST.
pETERSBTR6;, FLA: 100000 GONE

ST PETERSBURG. FLA. Feb 3
Robbers blew tho safe OF the state
Bank at Largo. IL miles south Of here.
today and got away With $4,000 The
cashier who lired above the bank,
vas held up by two OF the bandits
All telephone and telegraph wires
leading from the town were cut
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
FAVORABLE REPORT on MEAT
CONTROL BILL ~ sIOCSE
tsy The Associated press,

WASHINGTON ID. e.. Feb. 81.
Favorable report was ordered today
by the House Agriculture Committee
Cd substitute plan og the Senate bill
for control OF the meat industry. I'm
der tho substitute control OF the in
dastry packers would be within the
province Of tisa Department of Agri-
culture and stock yards be placed un-
der Federal control.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03

Val academies one alonssiae Of
the other. or course. that stamped
llazing. but it vas very undesir
able condition Ny object III TAX
ing it was 10 enforce the law
II lasted atort four yeeks ] up
set their life entirely absolutely
and l did it SIS c0ercsye measure
They stood /; about four weeks,
and then 1 sent for the class and
gaya them talk. They then gave
me the Identical promise that /
had demanded OF them In the first
place.
AZ soon as they did that put
them hack IN their old basis. The
steps taken were very efFicaciaus. Z
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
FOR GOOD ROADS AND
CONSTRUCTION WORK

The isprd .cf raat, WORKS ii
Maryland nj III the oiiise u State
rrgasir, John IL Dennis horc today
nd disposed Il ~, issue q tWo and J,
hall million dollars q State bonds
The successful bidaers were ihe Aicr
santile Trusi and prosi oM'any
ma associates, iAchidin- liz Cur
anty Trnsl Company % Naw York
llaEer Watt. and ompa 4. and VII
liam Il Compton New lrS These
irms we're aWasded the entire issue
ii thea lump hid q ssoSsa
fiie bonds sold included slaooofp
j Foal bonds authorized hy All acl Of
III Las Legislature. tna s50oo9o eon
,truetion bonds for new STATE con
,tuetion. ine Iudns hospii.fl Tor The
.cr .minal fnsanc aud III Remaining
100000 l, road bonds WHICH should
have been sold List August Al that
isae howey T he sale VA deforred
Il, cause the hs.ls received were too
90
fne bids Mcre oPened by t,oyernor
Richie & noon today State Treasurer
Dennis ana Major t. Brooke Lee.
state Comptroller. the other memner
of The Public Works Board being
present haa heen thought III sona,
quarters that the State might receive
IN offer approaching par for the
bonds, aud while this did moi mater
iali1e. still the State officials ara
gratIfed tllat over 81 MS received
hi addition 10 tho lunp srm for the
,iitire issue the ccossful bi.lders
also snbmnted speara; bids as TO-
lows
For the S5J9000 roal loan, 95.2063A
for tile s500,0J0 construction honds
1505G9, far t1.e Si,5o0.aaG road loaa.
a5.r56s
otheI biaders and II II BIDS were
Is follows
Alexander Brown and S3hs and
Harri Forbes and colgninv, 9I.6S for
All Or none Tstabr0nk and Company.
,;trofaer, Irodgen and Comptny. ] q
Howard and Hannq:. Blliin and Lee.
}41S5 for All or n,ae.
j $. Wilson and Company. White
Wells and Company kisseI. Kline
:utt ann tom3any stacy and Brown
anu EldrtaSe and ton9eny, 81 7Si, az
or none
4 u Lea;a and onpans. and
fIambleton and Company. s4.277
t,assatt and compans VI II. NaH
bold Sons and Company y aad Others
o431, all Or none
National CITY Company. Rollins nEd
Son. and Oasn Iney and Conparg
l3.Slfg
Baltimore Trust omplny. The
Bankers Trust Company, Robert Gar
rett and Son and Plodeett and Com
pany, 1886 all or none.
Poe and Dayias. baltimore firm.
was 10 minutes too lat In getting It's
oid in 4 representative Or The ilrm
reach. d lis fato Treaslrer's ciilte Al
1910 O'Clock. Not only Vas protest
registered by rcprese natives OF 0the
biuders present, olt Governor Kitchja
directed attention To the legal phase
os The question. that II, the advertise
ment. wAicb read tina 'all bids mus
be filed witli the State Treasurer by
noon Of February 8
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
ANNOUNCE REDUCTION Of
GASOLINE FOR MOTORS
lRx rhs As.ocintr,l Prcss.l

PITTSBTRG. PA. Feb. ;. The At
Iantic Refining Company announced a
reduction OF two cents gallon in
the prices Of gasoline and kerosene
today. The tank wagon price for mo-
Tor gasoline is now 81 cents gal
Ion and for kerosene 20 cents a gall
lon
The Atlantic Refining Company for
morly was one of the most important
of the subsidiaries Of the Standard
oil Company,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
FARRELL. IA Suffers IT'S
HEAVIEST Loss BY FIRE
ens rho .Asseclated Press.1

N, ARRELL. PA. Feb 3. The big
cest fire in F'arrelrs history occurred
here today when the large two-story
building Of tho Farrell Drygoods
Company. was burned 10 the ground
@ith Il loss estimated 1T 100000 The
store 81 the Farrell Company was
the larges, drygoods store IN this vi
-.tifsifY
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
TWO AND A HALF
MILLIONS Of GTATE
BONDS SOLD TODAY

Mercantile Trust And Deposit
Company And Associate Bid
ders Awarded Entire Issue AT
Bid OF 95.os6s By Public
Works Board
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-02-03
WATER
|II|T DIES 1t
.iIA HOSPITAL
FOIL OWING
t1rII i,IfDDIES

..a
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-10
JAPAN GIVES
CHINA TERMS
ON SHANTUNG
Expects to Settle Other Prob
lens Before Farley in
u. S.

TOXIC, Sept. 9-(Delayed) Japan
has sent a note to China outlining the
basis and condition upon which Japan
will withdraw from the Shantung pen
lnsula and the Chinese government at
Pekin now has the communication under
consideration, it was stated today In
authoritative quarters.
The Japanese government also has
sent notes to the United States and
Great Britain explaining the terms up
on which Japan promised to leave the
Shantung peninsula.
Despite protests from section of the
public, the japanese government is go
ing ahead with its efforts to settle the
zap Island, Shantung and Siberian issues
before the disarmament and Far East
conference opens in Washington in No
vember Those who are opposed TO a
preliminary agreement contended all
negotiations should be left to President
Harding's conference when all the great
powers of the world will be represented.
The Cabinets choice as leader of the
Japanese delegation to the Washington
conference has not been revealed, even
if there has been definite selection. In
tn opinion of many the japanese dele
CATION should be- headed by Admiral
Kato, Japanese minister of marine. 1t is
understood the real choice lies between
Kato and. Count Uchida, the foreign min
lister.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-10
[. u. WILL OPEN
MONDAY, SEPT. II
Enrolment Expected to Be
Record Breaker-Many New
Buildings Added.

L
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Sept 10.-Witf
prospects for the largest enrolment In
it's history, Indiana University will open
its 202nd collegiate year Monday. Matric-
uiation and registration is scheduled
for Monday and Tuesday, with enroll
ment in classes also for Tuesday. Regu-
lar classes will be held Wednesday
Speaking of prospects for the opening
Secretary John w. Cravens said:
Judging by the correspondence since
last commencement, indications are IA
vorable for another record breaking at
tendance"
Students returning to thu university
will ind a number OF Improvements, in
Guiding a new building to be used by the
School Of Music a modern cold storage
plant for the university cafeteria, a new
concrete stairway at KirkwOod Hall
videned and improved driveways, exten-
sive improvements TO the power plant
and general repairs about the campus
The annex to the School of Music build
ing, Mitchell Hail. is a frame structure
erected by the university carpenters, ad-
joining the present music building The
cold storage plant has been put in nj
the rear of the Student building by uni
versity workmen, ats cost of $4,000
It will increase greatly the facilities OF
the popular university cafeteria.
The Bedford Cut Stone Construction
Company has completed its contract for
the new stairway in KirkwOod Hall, at
a cost of $4,000. This makes the build
Ing practically ireproof. The base OF
the stairway is concrete, with a surface
Of slate. The east driveway from the
campus into Forest Place road has been
widened and covered with rock. At the
power house, a new engine and generator
is being installed at a cost of $4,000 by
Hayes Brothers, indianapolis cOntrac-
tors.
number of additions to the faculty
have been made. Professor E. B. Birge
former director of public school music
az Indianapolis, will he on the faculty
Of the School of Music. ProfessO;
Sherman Davis. formerly q member OF
the Department of Chemistry, has re-
turned from the West to resume his
duties in this department Professor
Clyde J. Crobough. who holds A. B. and
a. NJ. degrees from Leland Stanford Uni
versity, will become a member of the
staff Of the School of Commerce aud
Finance. Professor John B. Phillips, OF
this school, who has been on a leave OF
absence for one year in California, viii
resume his work here.
The School of Commerce and Finance
which was opened last year, will be more
than doubled in enrolment this year
according to present indications. A new
four years course for secretaries OF
commercial orga nizations will be offered
along with regular courses Of last yeai
In general business, accountancy, bank
ing and finance foreign trade, insurance
secretarial training. commercial teaching
in high schools. employment manage
ment and welfare work.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-10
WHERE WHISKY WENT.

DUNDEE. Scotland, sept. 1O-Robert
Beattie, a fireman, stole three cases Of
whisky on every trip Of the steamer
Perth between Dundee and London.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-10
P. J. O'Meara Rites
to Be Held Monday

Funeral services for 2. J. 0'Meara. 60,
who died at his home. 1886 North I'LL
nois street, of apoplexy yesterday, will
be held at the Flanner & Buchanan
chapel at o'clock Monday afternoon.
Mr.. OMeara was a member of the
board of directors of the Indiana Trav-
elers' Protective Accident Association.
He was born in Buffalo, \. Y, ana came
to indianapolis while a young man. He
was for a number of years president of
the Travellers Protective Association
He is survived by a widow, a brother,
Michael J. O'Meara of Anderson, and two
daughters, Mrs. Gladys Mummert and
Miss Katherine O'Meara, both Of Indi-
annapolis.