Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1922 — Page 2

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STORM CLOUDS GATHER ABOUT ARMS PARLEY ‘Acceptance in Principle’ by France Regarded as Insincere. SHARP DISPUTES ARISE By GEORGE R. HOLMES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—Out of the quietude which has prevailed in the actual negotiations of the armament conference for the last week, sharp differences of opinion have arisen which threaten today to make the closing days of the parley exceedingly stormy. A1 lalong the line, from submarines to Sibiria, the conference path shows signs of becoming rocky. Hopes are entertained that the conference can conclude its work within two weeks, but a long drawn-out discussion on any of the controversial questions yet to be disposed of will defeat these hopes. France has signalized her acceptance of the Root proposal to outlaw submarines only in principle. An “acceptance in principle” is not regarded by the British and American as signifying much else than a willingness to discuss the matter. They remember France also accepted the whole Hughes program “in principle” on the opening day of the conference, and then almost wrecked the parley six weeks later by demanding great Increases in her naval allotment. Before France accepts the radical restrictions which have been proposed for submarines she first wishes the conference to settle the question of what constitutes a merchant ship. There were strong indications today that Japan and Italy, who have not signified any attitude toward the Root proposals, also will demand the powers to define merchant craft. French Insistence that merchant ships be defined in concrete terms is based on the assertions here of official British spokesmen that Britain, in wartime, intends to arm her merchant craft, regardless of the restrictions tha tare imposed on uses of undersea craft. If this policy were carried out by Great Britain, the whole vast British merchant fleet would, in wartime, lie instantly turned into what the French assert really would be auxiliary cruisers. Are submarines to he prevented front attacking such ships, the French ask. and does not the planting of guns on merchant ships take them out of the classification of merchant vessels? HOT DEBATE IS LIKELY. It was predicted a warm debate on these questions may precede any final settlement of the submarine controversy. If submarines are to lie made outlaws and pirates of the sea. ns Great Britain demands, France will insist upon commercial vessels not being used as auxiliary cruisers. The submarine is the only obstacle remaining in the way of the five-powered naval treaty. The drafting experts have practically finished their work and it awaits only the submarine decision. Elsewhere there are clouds on the conference horizon. After nearly three wveeki of complete quiet and lack of contiet, the jrhinese delegates are becoming Hktive. Ml hey fear the conference will adjournment without iron! iKfKwßs&.l- important to tln in. :i::e and the twenty-one ( yEjaSf lost in the last minute shuttle. HpKrciE TRICKERY HKyfayese. flatly charge the Japanese with grSakying the game and the “good offices" of State Hughes and A. J. Balfour again have been sought to bring the Japanese into line. The Siberian question, the last on the conference program, has grown to mountainous proportions as a result of the dis closures made here by the delegates from the Far Fast republic, concerning the alleged secret agreement between France and Japan which would allow Japan to dominate this vast Russian territory. While the matter has been officially settled for the time being, by the indignant denials of the French anil Japanese, the revelations made by (he Chita delegates loom large in the conference background and threaten to inject some sharp negotiations into the proceedings when the Siberian question is reached. Charges of Japanese intrigue in Siberia, backed up by documents that have an appearance, of some degree at least, of authenticity, have been shelved but not forgotten. EXPERTS “SETTLE CHINESE TARIFF WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. -The subcommittee of tariff experts, under the chairmanshin of Senator Oscar l iiderwood of the American delegation, lias virtually agreed upon granting China a 5 per cent tariff, it was stated today by an official British spokesman. The agreement also will make provision for raising this figure to 7 /3 per cent sometime in the future, and upon the fulfilment of certain conditions by pie Chinese, it was stated. China had contended for a tariff of at least 12**j per cent and the figure of 5 per cent represents a material defeat of her aims in the conference. MINE LEADER CANCELS DATE OF CONFERENCE (Continued From Page One.) of bituminous miners, in the opinion of local miner officials. Mr. Lewis, they pointed out, cancelled the meeting because Pennsylvania and Ohio operators refused to attend the meeting, leaving only Indiana and Illinois operators of the central competitive field to negotiate with the miners on th date for anew wage scale. This action by Pennsylvania and Ohio operators is regarded by the miner officials as breach of contract, in that the operators signed an agreement to meet with the miners. NO STRIKE IS ANTICIPATED COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 4.—A general policy regarding wage scales by the national convention in Indianapolis Feb. 14 will be the next step in the controversy with operators over anew agreement mine workers headquarters here believed today. The national convention has power to decide whether wage scales in the Central Competitive field may be signed by local districts or by the Operators Association of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania, G. W. Savage, State secretary said today. Ohio coal operators do not anticipate a strike, according to W. D. McKinney secretary of the Southern Ohio Coal Exchange. McKinney said he believed in the failure wage agreements and working rules would be fixed at meetings of operators with miners in their sections. COX HEADS LAW FIRM. Announcement was made today of the forming of the law firm of Cok, Welliver & Walsh, with offices at 410 American Central Life building. Charles E. Cox, former judge of the Indiana State Supreme Court, is senior member of the ; firm and Charles B. Welliver and Madi- ; son Walsh are the other members. The tier,' partnership will engage in the genleral practice of law.

KING ALFONSO PLANS VISIT TO U. S.

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King Alfonso of Spain is planning a visit to the United States and several South American countries’some time within the next year if political conditions in Spain permit him to leave. It is said that the King's trip Is living strongly urged, partly for the purpose of establishing Spanish sentiment tn America in the Interest of commerce and lmmt grjtion. but that no date can be decided upon on account of the uncertainty of the Moroccan war.

BELL COMPANY SAYS DEFICIT 5180,657 A YEAR (Continued From Page One.) questions had to do with the relationship of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company to the American Telephone ami Telegraph Company, the finances of the Indiana company and unification r’.ans and re SU In setting out its relationship with the parent company the Indiana company “The petitioner lias a contract with th - A. T. and T. Company, pursuant ot who li there is paid to the A. T. and ! - ' OI “' pany, roughly speaking. I’/ !' , r <* nt * the petitioner's gross revenues. In the presentation of this case, however, the financial statement will not show in tie* expense account a credit for the payment Os anv percentage of gross income, but instead thereof the flat sum of SI.OS per set of instruments rented. '1 iiis credit is taken pursuant to the provisions oi an order of the commission dated Feb. tt. l!)0(i. in which order an allowance was made of 81.08 per set to eover appro'!mutely the rental value of transmitters, receivers and induction coils leased to petitioner and services directly incidental thereto and includes nothing for general services or other benefit.; received. COMPANIES’ CONTRACT HELD NOT MATERIAL. •For these reasons the petitioner has not thought that the contract between the two companies is material in the present hearing of the petition for temporary emergency rates weere no credit is claimed in the expense account for an amount greater than the allowance already made by tin* commission. At the hearing of its petition for permanent rates the petitioner will claim the right to take credit in its expense for the full amount of payments required to be made under said contract as an obligation lawfully assumed by the petitioner in the proper evercise of its functions in ibe management of its business. The contract and its provisions and the services performed it may then become issue's to lie presented and determined, but they should not be made issues in this hearing.” Iu answer to a question concerning the reduction of labor and material costs the compauy stated there have been practically* no reductions. It also stated that it does not expect to lose any subscribers through the new rates except those who-now have both telcpaones. RE FI SLS \1 TO MAT! V KATE PROPOSAL. Mr. Groninninger made a proposal to the company at the outset of tlie hearing in which lie asked that the automatic be increased to the level of the present manual rates and the hearing continued in order that the situation might be more carefully studied. He said he believed this would obviate the neees sity for emergency rat -s. The company promptly refused. Mr. Davidson made a statement reciting the history of the telephone companies and settling out facts that were shown in the answer to the city’s interrogatory and in the petition. The first witness called was T. 11. Keyes, general auditor of the company, who presented the statement concerning the financial condition of the company. In these figures the total estimated revenue for a year of Doth automatic and manual service was placed at $3,143,7118.53 and the total expenses at $3,324.426.20, leaving the deficit of $150,057.73. The total valuation of both properties was placed at $11,554.354.90. The commission stated in an order some time

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Resident Os Terre Haute Had Suffered For Ten Years —Is Now Well And Happy. "I am not surprised that people praise Tanlac to the skies, for it deserves everythin" good that can be said about it.” said Mrs. Lon Hatcher, OJ2 North Fifth street, Terre Haute, Ind. “I don't believe I had known a well in tea years until recently, that is.

ago that the company should have a return of 7 per cent on its valuation. This figure would be $828,410,114. This added to the operating deficit gives tho figure of $1,000,074.73, as a deficit below the 7 per cent return.

INDIANAPOLIS MAY INSURE OWN PROPERTY (Continued From I’age One.) office Mr. Shank left inner sanctum ami a p pea red befo re them. “Now if there Is anybody here who has a wife anil family and is destitute—absolutely up against it, step forward,” iid the mayor. A man in a tattered soldier's uuirortu stepped forward. SHANK GIVES .SOLDIER JOB. “Come in here,” said Mr, Shank and led the surprised man by the arm to the private office. There the mayor heard a story of dire want. He took the ex soldier down to the private office of the board of public works bv the secret stairway and nfortned the board "here is a man v.ho has to b put to work at once.” The man was sent to the street commissioner to go on the laborer s list at once. ' Mr. Shank refused to divulge the former soldier's name, don't let everybody know the poor devil is so hard up," he said. ( The mayor in another breathing spell mopped his brow and remarked: "Say. I’d like to have somebody take a census to find out Just how many Republican and how many Democrats we've appointed. We haven’t been asking them their politics at all. It would be funny if we'd named, more Democrats than Re publicans, wouldn't it?" The Jewett administration discussed for ] several weeks the purchase of the Ala- | bama and Ohio street site and erection I of a city hall annex thereon, but decided it did not have time to push tho matter | through before the new regime came in. j The ground is owned by the Fletcher csj tato. It is understood it would cost ! around $200,000. It is estimated .sale of | tlie old police headquarters and city court : building at Alabama and Pearl streets ! would not a sum to help materially to 1 meet the cost of the new ground and ; building. I WOULD RELIEVE CROWDED CONDITIONS. Under the plan which Mr. Shank is eons sidering the new building would contain not only modern police headquarters, but jalso rooms for a number Tis city depart- ; ments now cramped for saaee in the city 'hall. The city council would be given a chamber in the proposed structure and the council chambers on the fourth floor of the city hall made into offices for some of the other departments. Grand Jury Will Probe Clifton Case Special to The Times. MARION, Ind., Jan. 4. —A special grand jury convened here today to investigate the report of the state board of accounts following its audit of the books of .Tamos M. Clifton, former ('enter Township trustee, now serving a term iu the Indiana State prison. Charges that mismanagement by Clifton resulted in a loss to the township of more than $14,000, will be investigated by the jury, according to prosecutor George M. Coon. Alleged bribery, forgery and embezzlement are to be probed also.

until after I had been taking Tanlac a while. I had Suffered distress almost after every meal and didn't dare to eat any heavy food at all. I had headaches at times so bad that I felt ray head was about to burst open and I was so nervous I got little rest either day or night. Every now and then I would just have to give up and go to bed and stay there for days at a time. "I think it Is simply marvelous the way Tanlac has restored me to health and changed me from a weak and miserable woman to a well and happy one.” Tanlac is sold in Indianapolis bv Hook's Dependable, Drug Stores and leading druggists everywhere.—Adv.

LNi>iaina UAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1922.

AGRICULTURAL BOARD ELECTS NEW DELEGATES Regular Board Officials Will Be Selected Thursday. Eight delegate members of the State board of agriculture were elected at the annual election held In the State House today. Guy Cantwell was elected to succeed Joseph Barr of BrucevJlle, as delegate from the second district, and E. W. I’iekhardt of Huntlngburg, was elected from the third district. Prior to the election, Charles N. Lindley, or Salem announced that lie would oppose it. Plekliardt, but withdrew from the race before the election. Those reelected were: Thomas Grant of Lowell, Tenth district; U. C. Brouse, Keudallville, Twelfth district; George Y. Hepler, South Bend, Thirteenth district; Lin Wilson, Jonesboro, Eleventh district' S. J. Miller, Indianapolis, Seventh district, and S. YV. Taylor, Boonville, First district. Officers of the board will not be elected until tomorrow, but indications are that Thomas Grant will lie reelected president, S. YV. Taylor vice president, William M. Jones, Fairraount, financial secretary and I. Newt Brown of Franklin, recording secretary. The other eight delegates on the fair board will be elected at tho next annual meeting of the board. Those elected will serve as delegates two years. ,Mr. Grant urged that the State board cooperate more fully with the county fair boards in the future so as to show the people of the State what is being done at the fairs. "The board is just gettina to a place where it can see better and bigger results, under the law which was passed by the regular session of the legislature,” E. V. Skinner, dean of agriculture of Purdue University said in addressing the meeting. Prof. Skinner spoke in place of Governor Warren T. McCray, who was unable to attend the meeting. “People of the State should be interested in the fair, it should not be for tiefarmers alone. The only way that you can bring a fair before the people of the city is to let them know that everything that you have at the fair Is not farm implements and cattle, but household goods and things in which they are interested," ha said. Mr. R. I’urviacee of Huntington, was elected president of the Indiana Association of County r.nd District Fairs by tiie unanimous vo>e of toe del.-gates, succeeding Charles W. Travis of Lafayette at the meeting in the Statohcuuse yoster i day. The association re-elected G. C Landgrebe of Huntington, secretary, and H. C. Van Way of Sheltiyville. treasurer.

ROOSEVELT DEAD 3 YEARS FRIDAY Churches Asked to Pay Tribute to Great American. The Indiana Branch of the Roosevelt Memorial Association today called at tention to the fact that Friday is the third anniversary of the death of Thru (lore Roosevelt, his death .having occurred •Jan. 6, 1010. No extensive memorial observance is planned. The churches of tin- State, however, have been asked to pay tribute to Roosevelt in their services, "in these reconstruction days we feel it is very helpful to keep before the public the principals and Ideal* of Theodore Roosevelt," Frederb-k K. Sliorte meier, secretary of the Roosevelt Memorial Association, said. "We hope the ministers of the State will pay tribute to Cos. Roosevelt in connection with their services next Sunday.” JAPANESE POSTOFFICE BURNS. TOKIO, Jan. 4—The Tokio central postoffice was destroyed by fire today.

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Michigan May Copy Indiana Tax Law A committee of two Michigan legislators called oil the State tax board yesterday to learn the working of the Indiana tax law, parts of which may be adopted by the Michigan Logislaturc | which will convene early in October, j The legislators, who are visiting sevIi eral States, were probably impressed with tlie Indiana tax law, especially in regard to supervision ol’ bond issues, and control of tax levies. The committee, composed of Representative Frank B. YY’eils of Cassopplis, Mich., and Charles i Evans of Tipton, Mich., left today for Pennsylvania, where they will study the tax law of that State. HILL MILLIONS FIGHT GOES ON Son Declares Battle for Estate Will Be to Finish. ST. Paul, Minn., Jan. 4.—The fight for control of the $18,000,600 estate or the late Mrs. James J. Hill, was continued in Ramsey County Probate Court here'today until Jan. 27. That the buttle will be a sigh to n finish with no thought of a compromise, was voiced by Louis W. Hill, chairman I of the board of directors of the Great j Northern Railroad this morning. | Hill declared he would fight and never give any of the Hill “in-law” relations a chanco at his parent’s estate. Postponement of the hearing on application of two sets of eptibloners for letters of administration was ordered by j Judge E. W. Bazilie, who said lie was not I ready to hear the case. : "The private family row." as Louis 1 YV. Hill has styled it, already has re suited in a shake-tip In the directorate of the Northwestern Trust Company, which i Hill formerly controlled, the control having passed to seven brothers and sisters, | In his petition for letters of administration, the Great Northern chairman is joined by a sister. Mrs. Samuel Hill ot Seattle, Wash. All the other brothers and sisters, which are J. N. Hill, Mrs. Anson M. Beard, Mrs. Michael J. Gavin of New York City, Walter J.I. Hill, Mrs K. Lindley. Mrs. Kgll Boreekman and Mrs. George T. Slade of Sf Paul, have : joined in a petition to have the Northwestern Trust Company administer the j estate.

MINE INJUNCTION WILL BE RECAST New Form to Permit ‘CheckOff’ Collections. The manner of recasting the sweeping injunction issued against officials of the United Mine Workers of America by Judge Albert B. Anderson two months ago will be taken up tn Federal Court Thursday morning. The injunction will tie recast alone the lines directed by the Circuit Court of Appeals and "ill not, in irs new form, forbid the collection of dues by means of the "check-off" system. This was the main point of difference between Judge Anderson and the higher court. It is understood tho Borderland Coal Company, tho petitioner in the suit, will file an amended bill of complaint when the case Is called and will bring up several new matters in connection with the The Injunction as originally Issued by Judge Anderson not only forhtulo tho use of money for illegal purposes in West Virginia, but struck at the very foundation on which the union is built and eu joined the collection of dues by the “check off" system. Colon officials declared at the time that if this should be upheld by the higher courts it meant the death of organized labor in America.

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FORMER PRESIDENT GROWS STOUTER

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The former President was caught t n front of his home at the Capital and genially consented to pose. Note that b e seems to have grown stouter. There Is the same old snap to his glance. He 1 oaks more like the Woodrow YVilson ot his first, term In thj White House than li c has at any time in the last three years.

MORE POLICE CHANGES MADE Board -f Safety Holds Special Session. Changes in the police department which wero overlooked Monday afternoon when the new hoard of safVry made promotions, demotions, reinstatements and retirements In the force were formally registered by the board In a special meeting this afternoon. Sorgts. Orville Hudson and Elza C Tooley were to be reduced to patrolmen and Trafficman Patrick O’Connor promoted to sergeant. . The board announced the examination of applicants fur appointment as building commissioner, assistant building commissioner, assistant building commismtssioners and building inspectors will be

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held by tho commission of architects, engineers and builders, named Tuesday, iri the city counc 1 chamber from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. on Jan. 19. The board has employed George YV. Williams, former executive secretary, to remain on duty in the board office foi one month in order to assist the new employes in perfecting reorganization of the police and fire departments. SHINE BREEDERS MI ET HERE. The Indiana Swine Breeders' Association was in annual session at the Claypool Hotel today. Routine business was the first order of business to be transacted at tlie morning meeting. An election of officers was held this afternoon. Headaches from Slight Colds Laxative BBOMu QUININE Tablets relieve the neadache by curing the Cold. A tonic laxative and germ destroyer. The genuine hears the signature of E. W Grove (Be sure you get BROMO.) 20c. —Advertisement.

BELFAST AGAIN PLUNGED INTO TERROR REIGN Violent Fighting Resumed and Battle Lasts 24 Hours. BELFAST, Jan. 4.—Violent street fightlng in which a civilian and a baby wera shot to death has raged intermittently in this city and environs for nearly twentyfour hours. The soldiers used rifles, machine guns, bayonets and armored cars against tha mob. The most drastic curfew regulations in the history of Ireland have been put into effect here. Beginning tonight the streets are to be cleared at 8 o’clock. One battle in York street and Royal avenue lasted au honr. After the mobs had been driven off a dead man was round lying In the street. A street car was bombed in Newtownards road. When soldiers came up ths mol began shooting and the soldiers returned the fire, wounding five men. A sniper who was firing at street cars killed a baby In its mother's arms. Heavy forces of police and soldiers are patroling the principal streets. The sixth victim of the pnsent disori ders in Belfast died today. DE VALERA TO H ££jj OFFER PLAN DUBLIN, Jan. 4.—Eamonn de Valera announced in Dali Eireann today that ha would introduce his alternative peaca proposals tomorrow and ask that they be accepted as the basis of peace between Ireland nYd England. (Premier Lloyd George issued a special statement in London last Friday saying the Irish peace pact must be railfied in its original form and that any alterations would annul it.) Shortly after Dail convened foi debate on the peace treaty, a sharp three-cor-rered altercation developed among Da Valera. Arthur Griffith and Deptfty McCabe of Sligo. Griffith insisted upon knowing why De Valera was so secretive about his alternative peace proposals. After an exchange of words De Valera promised to introduce his counter peace draft Thursday. RE J OIL ES~AT • -T;| ‘IRISH PEACE" CHICAGO, Jan. 4 —YV. L. MacKenxie King, premier of Canada, passed through here foday en route to Denver to visit a siek brother. Mr. King said he was pleased at ths disposition of the Irish question. “We are not only pleased for Ireland's sake, but also for good government throughout the world," he said. He praised the Fnited States, saying Its citizens rank higher than any others in the minds of Canadians “Never in their mutual history hare relations between the two countries been more heartily cordial on both'sides,” ha declared. IT'S ALL OFF NOW. NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—Police today announced the proposed bull fight which was to have been staged In Madison Square garden cannot be held because it uas discovered the “bull' was a “lady quadruped" named Emma. • J01.1.V BANDITS WERE THEY. CYY YORK, Jan. 4.—Three jolly bandits jostled two grocers into a rear room, robbed them of $6,000 and whistled merrily as they walked past several customers to safety.