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News of Special Interest
In the Diplomatic Circles
Ambassador and Lady Howard Expected in New
York Tuesday-Honor Dinner Listed
as Holiday Feature

The Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Isabella Howard are ex-
pected to arrive in New York Tues
day aboard the Olympic, having
sailed from England Wednesday,.
They will come to Washington shortly
after their arrival.
The Ambassador of Argentina,
Senior Honorio Pueyrredon will sail
from Argentina Friday for New York
and is expected to arrive in Wash
ington the second week in January.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Padilla will entertain at
dinner Christmas night, having as
their guests the members of the en-
bassy staff and number or
Spaniards living in New York. who
will come to Washington for the
party.
The newly appointed Ambassador
of France, M. Paul Louis Charles
Claudel, who Is now serving as
French Ambassador to Japan, will
sail from Toxic for this country jan
uary IL.
The Minister of China and Nine.
SEE will entertain a company infor-
mally at luncheon today.
The Minister of Guatemala and
Sonora de Sanchez Latour have as
their guests for the holidays the
Senoritas Aquilar, daughters of the
former President of Guatemala, Gen.
Aquilar, who are at school near
Warrenton, Va, and who came to
Washington yesterday.
The Minister Of Austria and Nine.
Prochnik will entertain at dinner
Tuesday, January 4, in compliment to
, the Vice President and Mrs. Dawes.
The Minister and Nine. Prochnik
have with them for the holidays the
latter's cousin, Miss Priscilla Prince,
who is a student at the Cathedral
School.
The charge d'affaires of France,
Count de Sartiges, will entertain the
members of the embassy staff at lunch
con Christmas day at the embassy.
The first secretary of the Peruvian
embassy and Sonora de Gonzalez
Prada will entertain a company at
dinner Tuesday evening.
The military attache of the italian
erabexsy, Gen. Augusta Villa, who
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Record of Christmas
Plans as Made Public
By Federal Officials
Holiday Observance Here
and In Other Cities.
Washington Folk Are
Welcoming Homecomers.

The Secretary of the Interior, DR..
Work, will go to Chicago to spend
Christmas with his son-inlaw and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Bissell.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Wilbur will go to Wayne, Pa, to
spend Christmas and the week end
with the Secretary's brother-in-law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Paist. Miss Edna Wilbur, daughter
of the Secretary and Mrs. Wilbur, Will
join them there from her school, and
will return to Washington with her
parents Monday. December q. to re-
main until after New Year.
The Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Joseph G. Grew will spend the
holidays in Boston.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Charles S. Dewey were
Joined yesterday by their son, Mr..
Charles s. Dewey, jr., who came from
his school at Tarrytown, N. Y, for
the Christmas holidays.
The Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr will go to
Philadelphia Friday to remain over
Christmas and the week end.
Rear Admiral George r. Clarke
u. s. N, retired, and Mrs. Clarke
will have with them in their apart
ment at the Wardman Park Hotel for
the holidays their son-in-law aud
daughter, Maj and Mrs. j. F. kahle.
The farmer at present Is on duty In
New York City.
Mrs. C. G. Woodlock, wife of the
Interstate Commerce commissioner
and her sister, Miss Elizabeth Byrne
are spending the holiday season a
the Marlborough-Bl enheim in Allan
| tic CITY. where Mr.. Woodlock vii
| ioin them for Christmas and the
week end. They will return to theil
apartment at the Wardman Park Ho
tel about January 5.
| Mrs. Alvin 7. Hert has as her guest:
In her apartment, at 1875 Massachu
sets avenue, her brother-in-laW ant
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Bogy o.
California, who will remain oVel
| Christmas.
Mrs. Ella Herbert Micou was JOINED
Yesterday in her apartment at 210'
Massachusetts avenue by her son, Mr.
Cresswell Micou, who came from New
York.
Mr.. Hamilton Wright, jr., and Mr.
Washburne Wright, who are student
at Yale, arrived in Washington yes
terday to spend the Christmas holi
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Dinner for Vice President
And Mrs. Dawes Planned
Mrs. Dimock to Be Their Hostess Evening of
January 8-Other Notable Functions
of Holiday Season.

Mrs. Charles L. Foster, Maj. and Mrs.
John Anderson, Maj. and Mrs. James
S. Simmons, Capt and Mrs. Joseph r.
Darnall, DIR. and Mrs. Burr Piggott,
DR.. and Mrs. A. G. Christie, Capt. and
Mrs. Frances Tying, Capt. and Mrs.
Lewis E. Inman, Mrs. Henry Niche
and Capt. and Mrs. Ralph B. Stewart.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant will
have with her on Christmas day the
members of her family in Washing
ton, consisting of her daughter, Prin-
cess CantacuZene, and her daughter.
Princess Ida CantacuZene; Maj. and
Mrs. L. s. Grant, Sd, son and daugh-
ter-in-law of Mrs. Grant, and their
children. Prince CantacuZene, who
is spending the Winter at Sarasota,
Fla, is expected to join them Christ
mas day.
Judge and Mrs. William Bailey
Lamar entertained 18 guests at dinner
last evening in their home, Villa Rosa,
on Massachusetts avenue, in compi-
ment to the Norwegian Minister to
Brazil and Nine. Gade.
Mrs. John P. jackson entertained
at tea yesterday afternoon in her
apartment at the Wardman Park
Annex. Assisting her were Nine.
Prochnik. Countess Rogeri di Villa
nova, wife of the counselor of the
Italian embassy; Nine. Lundh, wife Of
the counselor of the legation OF Nor
way; Mrs. Harry Norment, Mrs.
Robert Henderson and Mrs. Lewis
Stewart.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett was hostess
at dinner last evening, taking her
guests to the Friday Evening Dancing
Class at the Willard Hotel.
Miss Ruth Stoddard, daughter of
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard, will enter
tain a dinner party at the Carlton
Hotel tomorrow evening, when she
will have about % guests. Later the
party will attend the dance which
Mrs. DE Fries Critten is giving at
Rauscher's in honor of her grand
daughter, Miss Olive Sherley, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. SWagar Sherley.
Miss Francesca McKenney will be-
the guest in whose honor Mrs. B. +.
Saul and the Misses Saul will enter
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Col. and Mrs. Beall Plan
Christmas House Part,

Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Fielder NJ. NJ.
Beall of 6710 Brookville road, Chevy
Chase, will entertain a house party
for Christmas holiday. which will in
clude their son-in-laW and daughter.
Mai and Mrs. George T. Everett of
Asheville.
Tuesday, December %. Mrs. Beall
will give bridge tea for Mrs. Everett
and Mrs. Willis y. Crittenberger. wife
of Maj. Crittenberger Assisting will
be Mrs Harry A. Smith, Mrs. Her.
bert Hall, Mrs. William Richardson
and the Misses McCabe. Mrs. Robert
c. Fn1y, who was the guest OF Col.
anA Mira. Reall has gone to Wythe-
.1i.e, Va, .or ChristpJs
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Friday Evening Dancing
Club Entertains

The Friday Evening Dancing Club,
which has once before belied it's name
by entertaining on other than Fri
day night, gave a dance last night at
the Willard Hotel, which was pre-
coded by a number of small but in
teresting dinner parties. Col. and Mrs.
Drake being among the hosts.
The committee for the dancing club
is composed of Mrs. William H. King,
wife Of Senator King of Utah; Mrs.
Charles B. Drake, Mrs. Robert
Henderson, Mrs. Parker W. West and
Mrs. Peyton Gordon.
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rem Miller, Mrs. Daniel Tate and Mrs.
Samuel Greenwich.
Boxes and tickets will be on sale
December % and thereafter at the
Mayf1ower, Carlton. Willard and
Wardman Park Hotels, and at the
Army and Navy Club. Mrs. Thorpe
and Mrs Allen also will sell both
boxes and tickets.
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Army-Navy Juniors Plan
Dance Christmas Night

The second of the series of Army
Navy junior dances will take place III
the patio at the Carlton Hotel Christi
mas night. In addition to the regular
members and their guests. an invita-.
ton has been extended through the
superintendents of the Military Acad-
envy and the Naval Academy to all
visiting cadets and midshipmen to at.
tend. A number of dinner parties will
be given for young people preceding
the dance, and 1t Is expected thera
will be about 200 present.
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Representative and Mrs. S. Wallace
Dempsey Of New York, staying at
the Mayfiower, will entertain party
of 10 at dinner this evening IN the
presidential dining room.
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Schedule of AT Homes
OF Interest to Society

Mrs. kellogg. wife of the Secretary
of State, will not observe Wednesday
afternoon at home. She and the Sec
rotary are to spend Christmas with
his sister, Mrs. Austin. in New Bed
ford, Mass.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. c. P. Sum
neral will be at home this after
noon, from 4 to o'clock. at the chief
of staffs quarters at Fort Myer. No
cards have been issued.
Mrs. Benjamin F. Hutchinson, wife
of the commandant of the Navy
Yard, will not observe her day at
home tomorrow, but will receive the
following Monday and Mondays in
January.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. Ernest Irving Lewis viii
be at home informally at their resi-
dence, 3099 Q street, Sunday, jan
uary 8, from 4 to o'clock. No cards
will be issued.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Clark Noble will
be at home informally this evening
from until 10 O'clock at Studio
House, 1928 Twenty second street.
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Senator and Mrs. Reeds
Daughter Betrothed

Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed
have announced the engagement of
their daughter Rosamond to Mr..
Charles DENLY, jr., son of former
United States Minister to China and
Mrs. Charles DENLY of Washington
The announcement was made last eve,
ming at an informal dinner which
Senator and Mrs. Reed gave for the
members of the two families ana
few very close friends.
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Lieut.. Col and Mrs. Albert G. Love
entertained at a buffet supper and
card party Thursday evening in their
home, at 2709 Wisconsin avenue, when
their guests were Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Merritt w. Ireland. Col. and Mrs. John
Kennedy, Col. and Mrs. Henry G..
Fisher, Col. and Mrs. Carl r. DarnaIl,
Col and Mira inns Fife, Col. and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-04
MEALT TIL BOARD
ASKS LEGAL AID
To Seek Opinion From At
torneY General.

Attorney General Gnliom will be
asked 10 settle additional differences
arising in the State board of health
controversy over the proposed re-
moval Of DIR. William f. King as
secretary Of the board, it was de.
cided at a meeting Of the board to-
day. The board had before 1t too
sets OF minutes OF previous meetings
and could not agree on which to
accept. No minutes of board meet
ings have been approved since last
April.
When the meeting opened, the
three members opposing King were
present, but DIR. John II. Green of
North Vernon, who is supporting
King. did not appear. Dr. 7. Victor
Keene, Indianapolis, principal APP
pointment of King, president. AT
11:30 a. M. DIR. Green appeared and
tsok the chair.
At the opening of the meeting Ira
Chase Koetne. Indianapolis, entered
an appearance for Clarence b. Jo-
seph, taxpayer. and declared that
the meeting was illegal. He said
any effort on the part of board
members to collect money for at
tending the meeting would be op.
posed. nkaj
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-04
TARIFF FIGHT
UP in SENATE
Democrat Charges Body
Protects Trusts.
Bu ,ynnfsS&, Press

Bu United Press
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The
tariff fight broke in the Senate to-
day when proponents. and oppo-
nents Of the United States. Tariff
Commission introduced rival resolu-
tons for investigation of the work
ings of that body.
Charging the commission is pro-
tecting the trusts. Senator King,
Democrat. Utah. introduced a resolu-
tion authorizing appointment of a
special committee of five Senators.
Republican Chairman Smoot intro
duced a less critical resolution for
an investigation by the Senate
Finance Committee.
Congress reconvened after fort
night holiday recess; the Supreme
Court meets to hand down long
pending important decisions; and
heads of the various executive de-
partments swing into action.
Other important measures are:
Mellon $S25,OOO.000 tax reduction
bill. italian debt; export commissions
for marketing farm surplus; seating
of Senator Nye, Republican. North
Dakota; light wine and beer bills:
Brookhart-Steck election; railroad
consolidation and treasury and post
office appropriation bill.
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Last Minute Bond Authori-
zation Not Made--Court
Order Stands.

Frantic eleventh-hour efforts of
the Shank administration to get the
city's flood prevention program
started before the accession Of
Mayor Duvall at noon, failed today.
Councilman Otto Ray at a special
council session, blocked an attempt
to pass an $SS5,OOO flood prevention
bond issue, over Mayor Shank's veto,
under suspension OF rules.
In the meantime Circuit Court
Judge James M. Leathers continued
in effect restraining order pro-
hibiting the old board of works from
letting flood prevention contract to
allow Elias Salisbury. attorney for
Louis Brown Jr., the plaintiff, time
to file briefs.
Salisbury said he would file an
amended complaint at once naming
new board members.
The board Of works, during the
morning, was waiting. a bit impa-
tiently, for the passage Of the bond
issue, and the removal OF the re-
straining order. With those two
barriers removed, contracts for the
flood prevention work could be let
by the board and the administra-
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ROAD BIDS TO
BE RECEIVED
Highway Commission viii
Start 1926 Work.

Bids will be received for forty-six
miles Of pavement and nine miles
of grading work Jan. q as the first
step in the State highway commits
sion's plans to construct over $50
miles of pavement in thirty counties
during 1926.
First contracts will be let on State
Rds. z, 10 and 25. State Rd.- 16 will
be graded. When Rd 10 is COM
pleted there viii be a continuous
paved highway from Kentland to
Evansville. fft
The completion OF State Rd. IS
will make a highway practically
across northern Indiana from the
Ohio State line to Chicago. State
Rd. will complete a highway be-
tween Indianapolis and TT. Wayne.
Grading on Rd. 16 will complete an
improved road from Evansville to
Louisville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-04
MIST COVERS
CITY, VICINITY
Drizzly Rain Due to Continue
Until Tuesday.

A heavy fog and mist clamped on
Indianapolis and surrounding terri
tory this morning, combined with a
drizzly rain, Is due to continue
through tonight, according to the
United States weather bureau. Tues.
day morning should be clearing, 1t
was predicted.
Rain, the first of the year, which
started Sunday morning, had tctaled
.22 inch at a. m. The weather bu-
reau thermometer registered AZ, or
Is above normal, at that hour.
Bureau instruments showed that
the atmospheric humidity was sc
per cent, or within per cent of
complete saturation. The normal for.
this time of year is rs.
Motorists found streets slippery
and driving was impeded by the
smog.
Lower temperature is predicted for
Tuesday, with probability of freezing
temperature by Tuesday night. It
was said.
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GEORGE DENTON,
JUDGE CONT EST
LOSER, is DEAD
Evansville Attorney, Who
Recently Announced for
Senate, Succumbs.

IN United Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. A.
George X. Denton, 81. former Con-
gressman from the first district, died
ut Walkers Hospital here at 9:45
a. M, today from acute asthema
complicated with heart trouble.
Mr.. Denton for many years one
Of the leaders Of the Democratic
party in the pocket district Of south
western Indiana, had only recently
announced his candidacy for the
nomination for United States Senate
in the Forthcoming primary race.
He had announced he would seek
the long term nomination for the
seat now occupied by Senator Wat
son.
In the State election in the fall
OF 1924, Denton -ras the Democratic
candidate for justice Of the State
Supreme Court from the first dis
trict.
The official count Of the vote
showed BENJAMIN Willoughby, Re-
publican, elected over Denton by a
margin of only one vote.
A6eag Willoughby had taken Office,
Dentem started suit to contest the
election, claiming corrected returns
from several counties would have
given him the election.
At the time of Denton's death, the
litigation was pending in the Knox
County Superior Court, where last
week his attorneys filed an amended
complaint after Judge Emison su-
stained the demurrer to the original
complaint.
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But the politicians mention
Lew as candidate for city COM
missioner, Congressman or United
States Senator.
Shank ends his second term as
mayor. The term of Charlse w.
Jewett INTERVIEWED between the
two periods. While Jewett was
mayor, Shank toured the country
in vaudeville and built up his stor-
age business, with an occasional
fling at the Chautauqua stage.
Informal. frank and witty.
Shank's departure removes a pic
turesque figure from the city hall.
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BUSER RETAINS FOUR

City Controller William c. Buser
announced the following new ap-
pointments in his department today:
Walter Barney, bookkeeper; Miss
Julia Karle. stenographer. and Miss
Josephine Hatfields stenographer in
the Barrett law department.
The following were retained: AL
fred G. Thomas. former city school
auditor; John G. Pudors, clerk, and
Miss Clara Bowers and Miss Alpha
Thomas. stenosrtphers.
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SAFETY BOARD
MAKES CHANGES
In FIRE FORCE
John ]. 0'Brien, Chief Under
Shank, Named Battalion
Head.
HUTSELL DIRECTS MOVES
Captains and Other Officers
Are Appointed l'y City.

Major changes In the fire depart
ment were made today by the new
board Of safety on recommendation
Of Fire Chief Jesse A. Hutsell.
The changes included appointment
OF John J.. O'Brien. fire chief under
Former Mayor Shank, to battalion
chief.
Appointments follow:
Herbert Wald. secretary to the
chief; Mrs. D. r. Sturgeon. stenog-
rapher; Kenneth Burns. first assist
ant chief; Roy d. Phillips. assistant
chief; Horace e. Carey, assistant
chief in charge of fire prevention
bureau:
Battalion chiefs: Fred G. Kennedy,
Wallace M. Fish, district one; Ernes.
G.. Hinchman, Roscoe Mckinney, dis
trict two. John J. O'Brien, former
chief under Mayor Shank, and John
Blackwell, district three; William
Steinhauer ana William Cochran. dis
trict four; Harry H. Fulmer. chief
instructor; Frank A. Braun, repairs;
May Gipe. secretary to fire pre-
vention chief.
Captains: Bert A. Unversaw, Rob
ert Simms, Albert Judd, John Fehr-
enbach, Harvey Keppel, Frank Craig
an Rupert Marshall.
Others Named
Lieutenants: Ralph Tyner. Harry
Gebhart, Walter Bray, David
Sprinkle. Arnie Clapp, A. j. Basker-
vile. julius Busher, Nile Thomp-
son, Charles Britton, Duane Newton.
Raymond Metcalfe, Everett Tatlock,
Louis Tschaegle, Charles Lesser, Otto
Rugenstein, Frank Ralph, Harry
Van Pelt, william Powell, Herbert
Campbell, Herbert Gardiner, John
Kitzmiller, Fred Fries. Irwin
Fossatti.
Chauffeurs: Cecil Scott, Harry
Colder, Halle Sherer, c. r. Martin.
Grover Todd. Allie Hardin, Cecil
Gresh, Hubert Stevens, Edwin
Harvey.
- All Veterans
All of the new battalion chiefs are
veterans in the department. O'Brien
WIN be assigned to fire house No.
1s, Maryland st. and Kentucky Ave.,
where he spent many years as cap
tain and battalion chief. He has
been a member of the fire Depart
ment for more than thirty years.
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POLICE FORCE
IS REvAMPED
BY NEW BOARD
Department Shifted From
Chief Down to Minor
Ranking Men.
LAT CHANGES IN ALL
Worley, White and Glenn
Made Inspectors.
l47 CHANGES IN ALL

The new board Of safety, composed
OF 0. d. Haskett, president; John A.
George and John w. Friday. who
took Office today; sixty-nine police
promotions; reduced seventy-five Of
ficers: appointed three men to high
ranking positions from civilian life,
and accepted the resignation of Po-
lice Chief Herman F. Rikhoff.
George, safety board member,
president Of the Indianapolis Coal
Company, and long active in civic
affairs, said he will sit on the board
as a business man and has no in
terest as a politician.
George said the board met SUM-
day to consider last,minute plans for
installation and to confirm some ap.
pontments.
The board permitted 10S minor
ranking officers to remain at their
posts. The entire action was on the
recommendation of the new police
chief, Claude F. johnson.
Johnson has served in all the
ranks Of the department except in.
spector.
Claude Worley was named inspec-
tor Of uniform police, after serving
as chief investigator Of Criminal
Court for several years. He for
merly was a police captain.
George Winkler was to resign as
Federal prohibition group chief, to
accept place as captain.
John Ambuhl, who has served for
years as deputy city clerk, and who
was defeated in the last primary for
that Office, win be secretary to John
son.
Noteworthy among the reductions
Is the lowering in rank Of all the
present members Of the booze divi-
sion. that was under Capt. William
Paulsel. Paulsell is reduced to
sergeant and the four lieutenants.
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~7ELIEF that John L. Duvall
TX would be the best mayor of
LII indianapolis was expressed
by $4,000 voters last November.
He took the keys OF City Hall from
Samuel Lewis Shank today.
A citizen of Indianapolis since
1902. Duvall practiced law for
seven years, and then organized
the Haughville Bank, now the
Citizens State Bank, OF which be
IS vice president.
Organization Of Christmas saw
ings clubs attracted attention Of
other bankers to Duvall and he
rose rapidly in the banking field.
becoming first president and later
board Of directors chairman Of the
Marion County State Bank.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-04
QUEEN MOTHER
OF ITALY dies
Dowager, Thought Recover.
ing, Passes Suddenly.

BIZ United Press
BCRDIGERHA, Italy. Jan. 4. -
Dowager Queen Margherita Of Italy.
is dead.
After being upon the way to re-
covery from a pleurisy attack, a
blood clot developed on the brain
last night which caused her death
at 11:10 a. m. today.
At her bedside when she died
we're the King and Queen and mem
oers Of the royal family.
The queen mother, "A years old,
'ollowed In death only few weeks
mother dowagerN Nuueen. Alexandra
If England.
Margherita was born on Nov. %.
1851, the daughter Of the late Duke
and Duchess OF Genoa. She mar
ried the late King Humbert in 1869.
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Duvall worked quietly in ranks
Of the Republican party. support
ing the candidacy Of the late
Charles w. Fairbanks for Vice
President at the Chicago con-
vention.
Taxpayers paid dues more con-
yeniently when Duvall as county
treasurer established sub-treasuries
at neighborhood banks.
Duvall is married and has two
children, Margaret Roberta. z, and
John L. Jr. 20 months. He lives
at 6242 College Ave.
Boyhood days were spent at
Pekin, ILL.,, and he attended Val
paraiso University, where he
waited table for his board.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-04
MITCHELL PROBE VI
Demotion of Court-Martialled Air.
man Is Considered.

BU Unitec s'ress
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.--Prelim-
mary steps for an investigation by
the House of the demotion Of Col.
William Mitchell, court-martialled
Army air service critic, were taken
today by Representative Garrett,
Tennessee.
Garrett introduced a resolution
directing the Secretary Of War
Weeks sent to President Coolidge.
stating his reasons for not recon-
mending reappointment of Mitchell
as assistant chief Of Army air serv-
ice.