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SHANK HAS ® CONFERENCE, THAT’S ALL Mayor Not Assured of Support by Council. BERND DECLINES President of Municipal Body Stays Away. Mayor Shank is no more assured of support from the city council today he has been since councilmen began to train their puns upon his administration, even though he had a conference with four councilmen and they told him they would stai.l with him on "every good measure." T he mayor said he could not say anything definite resulted from the meeting. t'ouncilmen Lloyd i>. Claycombe and Walter W. YY’ise. the only members standing with the administration at present, and ff. E. Clauer and Ira L_ Bramblett, who voted against the administration on most matters Monday evening came to the mayor's office in response to an in*ftation of the mayor. He said he tried get President Theodore J. Bernd, but could not locate him. lie did not call Councilmen John E. King and Pen H. Thompson, because he did not think it of any use. he said. King and Thompson are considered the mayor's bitterest enemies in the council. King is a henchman of the Jewett-Lerncke faction of the Republican party, city officials say. DOESN'T SAY ABOUT OTHERS. lie did not say whether he invited Councilmen Hey ion W. Buchanan and Otto Bay. Democrats, who have been voting against him. The mayor said he told the four eounciimen -we can either have four years of good government for the city of Indianapolis if we get together, or we can have four years of bad government if we don’t. This thing of voting 7 to 2 against the administration looks funny to me. We ought to be able to get together and talk over these things before anything is done. At least five or sit of you ought to get together so when I want something done we can get it and when you want me to do anything for yon I can do it.” The councilmen all insisted they were not against the administration but would vote for any ‘‘good measure" proposed." the ‘mayor said. "I told them it wasn't any use to tell me that, because I knew something was wrong and T wanted to know what it v.as.” he said. The councilmen still insisted they had a > particular grievance with the administration. but one or two of them said they had not received consideration upon appointments they desired, according to *Mr Shank. He said he cited a numbet f Instances "here he had favored them . appointments. .U> O RUIN ANTES NOT DISCUSSED. None of the ordinances upon which the council voted against the administration were discussed in the conference, the mayor said. “We Just discussed the simation in general. They seemed very friendly and swore by all that is good and bad they were for me and all good things.” he said. The next test of the council’s animosity toward the administration may come In a special meeting which may be held Monday evening to vote on the ordinance reducing the salary of John r\ Walker, superintendent of street cleaning, from $2,500 to $1,500. KIDNAPING OF YOUNG GIRLS CAUSES ALARM Police Rescue Third Victim of White Slavers’ Band. NEW YORK, April 21.—The third kidnaping of a young girl within a week came to light today. Warnings have been sent out of apparent widespread operations of gangs of white slavers. Minnie Zareinbock. 10. rescued today from a gang who bad kept her without a vestige of clothing, plying her with for ten days, told the police ,she iaßud been kidnaped by a man who her into a taxicab. Her captor, who said he was William Weissinger. was In bed when the police broke into the den where he had kept the girl. He seized a revolver, but was knocked senseless before he could be over powered. Less than a week ago, a Chicago girl was taken by five men and kept prisoner, for two days. Since then another girl was dragged into a hallway by five men, but she escaped. TARIFF BILL SHOVED ASIDE Republicans Plan to Make Way for Bonus. WASHINGTON. April 21.—The Republican tariff bill will be shoved aside, to clear the way for the soldier bonus, Senator McCumber. chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced today. Cork Bank Raid Report in London LONDON. April 21.—The Cork branch of the Bank of Ireland was raided and robbed early today, according to an Exchange Telegraph report received here. WEATHER Y\jForecast for Indianapolis and vicinity ™r the twenty-four hours ending p. ra . April 22. 1022: Generally fair tonight and Saturday; cooler tonight with probably frost; rising temperature Saturday afternoon. HOURLY TEMPERATURE. 6 a. m 50 7 a. m 50 8 a. m M 9 a m 51 10 a. m 52 11 a. m 52 12 imoni f>2 1 p. m 52 2 p. m 52

Mary Drops 'Em fi ~'''' MARY GARDEN. WICHITA, Kan.. April 21.—Each spring the cattle are turned out on the range—this Is spring for the Chicago Grand Opera Company. Lucien Muratore. here for a recital, so expressed his feelings today. The tenor declared none of the personnel of the famous Mary Garden aggregation of song birds had been re-engaged. ALL EYES ARE ON HOOSIERS’ SENATE RACE Washington, From Harding Down, Watching With Interest. ISSUE IS CLEAN CUT WASHINGTON. April 21.—Politically, Indiana will become the center of the United states within the next few days. It will be that center until after Tuesday, May 2. <*n that day occurs the primary, at which will be selected candidates on the Republican and Democratic tickers for the United States Senate. Harding Administration officials from the President down are watching Indiana and listening for tidings with extraordinary interest. This is because Harry S. New, who la seeking renomination, is politically the bring personification of the Harding Ad ministration. Th two men are the closest personal and political friends. New Is therefore peculiarly a "Harding Republican" In this instance, and whatever happens to him will be felt In Administration circles to be a strong Indication of the trend of popular feeling about the Hardtng Administration. The issue is clean cut in Indiana, because New Is opposed by Albert J. Rev. eridge. a totally different type, politically and personally. Beveridge is a moderate progressive—that is. he is not what would be called a radical. Neither is he in New's conservative classifi"atlon, for New is one of the old guard in the Senate. The campaign has been lively. New went home the other day with this farewell : “lion't worry. When this primary Is over, you'll know nobody but New has been running.” His confidence is not entirely shared by all his friends. Taking the Newberry rase as his reason, Beveridge has been making public weekly during the campaign an itemized expense account for the week. He invited New to do the same, hut the invitation was not accepted. Harding apparently has taken no part in the campaign. Illinois Democrats Wet , Says Leader ‘ n ’ Universe Knows It SPRINGFIELD. 111., April 21.—The Democratic State convention today tossed the L. B. & W. resolution into the discard and went into session shortly after toon In complete agreement on all matters before the convention George Brennan. Cook County leader, explained the action of the Democrats t.y saying: "The world knows we're wet, so why advertise It further by putting it in a party platform?” Husband Kills Wife, Then Self TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 21.-|Mrs. Anna Fernetti, 38, is dead from a I6illet wound inflicted b.v her husband Joseph, who afterward shot and killed hitrisolf. Domestic differences are alleged to have prompted the murder and suicide. She was soloist in the First M. E. Cpurch and was waylaid near her home the husband, who had left three weeßA before. STUFF? HOT STRINGS, Ark.. April 21.—ifcir Arthur Conan Doyle was severely taken to task by Miss A. Maude Roy ! - ilen, noted English woman minister, In an Interview today. “All stuff," she said, referring to Doyle's spiritualistic doctrines. 8 '

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GREAT WEST HOPEFUL OF BETTER DAY Big, Incredibly Rich and Confident of Future. VAST RESOURCES Hardly Scratched in Production of Wealth. (Editor's Note—Edward G. Lowry, distinguished investigator and reporter for the Philadelphia Public Ledger, has been touring the agricultural section west of the Mississippi River In behalf of the Public Ledger and the Dally Times, and writing a series of articles upon conditions as he finds them. This is his final report. Special to Indiana Daily Times and Philadelphia Public Ledger. By EDWARD G. LOWRY. MINNEAPOLIS, April 21— Here at Minneapolis this record of an II.OtJO-mile journey of five full weeks through the States West of the Mississippi River may fittingly end. However much one may know about the size of this country, a remaining impression is always its incredible richness and fatness, and th# millions upon millions of acres, not only of undeveloped, but of untouched resources. As yet we have no more than scratched the surface where we have touched it at all, and in one State after another one may travel for miles and miles where the whole countrjside is as virgin as when the continent was discovered. There need be no hurry about developing all of our arable lauds. We have quite enough under cultivation now to feel everybody. From time to time the dwellers on these rich lands suffer reverses and periods of depression. These occasional bard titr.es arc nearly always due to a jam of some sort in the mechanism of finance and dis tribution. Nothing is wrong with the country: there Is no fundamentally unsound condition. Tiiis Journey was undertaken following one of these periods of depression to note the measure of recovery. EAST KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT PRODUCTION. One has the vivid Impression that we in the East know too little about the producing Section of this broad expanse of ours. We never fully realized or com prehended. for example, how nearly the West came to a smash, last year At one time last autumn it was touch and go in one of the richest State*, In the Missin sippl Valley, whether some 000 of >s banks would have to close. Had they closed, the country would have felt the shock. Il required some twenty odd million dollars promptly and skillfully placed to save that situation. The so-called farm "bloc" in Congress had a real basis and excuse for existence. It was called into being in an swer to a real rendition and need. ILipply, that condition is past. The West that was so very ill last year is now convalescent. There arc still good spots and (Continued on Page Five.) JAP COUNCIL WILL 0. K. ONE OF NEW PACTS Shantung Treaty Will Get First Indorsement of Body. TOKTO, April 21. —After long debate the privy council will ratify the Shan tung agreement reached at the Washington conference, tomorrow, it was authoritatively learned this evening This is the first of the Washington treaties and agreements to be taken up for ratification by Japan. The Yap treaty will be the next taken up by the privy council. According to Information secured at the foreign office, all of the Washington treaties will be ratified by the privy council within the next month. This ratification it was stated, will be effected, despite great opposition, which seems to center chiefly on the Brandegee resolution to the four-power treaty adopted by the American Senate. According to the foreign office, the Government's policy will prevail with regard so all treaties, despite the opposition. Inheritance Tax Collections Big Inheritance tax coUectoins for the current quarter are expected to exceed any previous quarter, since the law was enacted. It was said the office of the auditor of State, today. Remittances to date from country treasurers total $274,000.73. Os this sum $43,450.48 is from Marion County. Five counties Brown. Crawford, Martin, Orange, Perry and Whitley report no collections during the quarter. The largest amount from any county was from Vanderburg $89,607.28 of which more than $84,000 was from the Gray estate. Inheritance tax receipts go to the highway fund. Oil Truck Struck; Driver Is Killed KKNDALLVILLE. Ind., April 21— Scott Tddings, 34. driver for the Stand ard Oil Company here, was killed today when his motor truck, loaded with oil, was struck by a fast, east-bound mail train. No. 28, on the New Y'ork Central lines here. The tragedy occurred half an hour before the gateman went on duty.

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Soviets Grant Vatican Right of Missions ROME. April 21.—Soviet representatives have signed a treaty with the i Vatican, permitting Jesuits,. Franciscans and Catholic sistorhooiis to enter Russia and carry out educational work, it was authoritatively learned here today. This is interpreted as the first mo’e to bring the orthodox Russian church into the Catholic church. J CHARGECOUNTY TREASURER IS SHORT p 0,000 Harry Stout, Montgomery County, Fays Deficit and Interest. NEPHEW RAN OFFICE A shortage of $10,387.11 in the accounts if Harry T. Stout, ex treasurer of Montgomery County, was made known today in a report of the State board of accounts. The deficit has been made good together wi h interest, it was announced. Evidence obtained by the State board was turned over to the prosecuting attorney of Montgomery County for action by the grand jury to determine whether any criminal action is to be taken. The records show that Stout's bond was approved aecor-.'ing t< the examiners' report, but it coi'ld not be-found. During the last two Jems of Stout's term as treasurer the office Is sold to have been virtually run by a nephew. Karl V. Stout, as deputy treasurer. This deputy, the field examiners report, was "quite an acrobat in manipulating and juggling figures and names." The report further says that "many irregularities existed and that much Juggling of figures was done.’’ DIFFERENCE SHOWS SIO,OOO MISSING. When Stout turned the office over to his successor, Charles 10 King, the actual count of cash and cash Items showed there was in the drawer $3.126 95, but a record of daily cah balances shows rash in drawer at close of business Dec. 31, 1921. to have been $13.426 95. Indicating a difference of exactly sn>,ooo. On a final and complete examination the exact shortage was found to have been $9.335 22. The law requires that the county treasurer deposit cash dally and the examiners charged Stout $692 30 for Interest on money that should have been kept in depositories, ns required by law, bringing the shortage to $10,387 11. One of the practices of Karl Stout, ac ording to the report, was the use c.f fictitious names for bidding on delinquent property, which he bought for himself. The names of John J. Brown and Tobin A Cos., appeared several times on the record as bidders. OTHER DEALINGS QUESTIONABLE. The records show, according to the field examiners, that other transactions prior to ,921 were also of a questionable char neter and resulted In money being paid lack to the county In interest charges Between the first Monday in November and Dec. 31, 1920, taxes collected amounted to $'<.116.14, but only $4,713.12 of that amount was entered on the cash hook of receipts of taxes collected May 2, 1921. Field examiners’ report for the year 1919 shows that Stout, ns treasurer, had carried In the cash drawer from May 1, 1919. to .Tune 1, 1920, other securities amounting to SIO,OOO, on which he paid $683.33 Interest into the county treasury. The average daily balance record from July I, 1920, to Dec. 31, 1920, was more than $12,000, and the examiners charged Stout with $339 59 interest on funds not kept in depositories. Mu rderer, A cjing as Own Attorney , Cheats Gallows OMAHA, Neb., April 21.—An impaaplnned self-delivered a; peal to his Jury Is believed to have saved 'lmmune" Eddie English, alias otto Cole, convicted or murder, from the gallows. English today was sentenced to life imprisonment upon recommendation by th* Jury which convicted him of th*> murder of Harry Ilahn, a pawn broker. English, an escaped convict from Joliet, 111 , defended himself, having no lawyer. He surprised local legal authorities with his knowledge of law. and his appeal to the jury, after (he State had asked for the death penalty, is believed to have saved him from the gallows. The jury deliberated sixteen hours before returning a verdict. Former*Mayor Runs Beech Grove Bank Charles W. Jewett, former mayor of Indianapolis, is operating the Beech Grove State Bank, as receiver for the institution. Mr. Jewett was appointed receiver in Circuit Court, as a result of a suit brought by Charles \Y\ Camp, State bank commissioner. Mr. Jewett gave $25,0(10 bond. The bang was closed several months ago when it was found to be unable to meet its obligations. It was later reopened. Nab Eight Suspects in Mail Robbery YVHITINQ, Ind., April 21.—Eight men were under arrest today in connection with the Whiting mail robbery last December and the robbery of the Royal Building and Loan Association In South Chicago during which two men were killed. TAKES RUNAWAY HOME. Probation Officer Bessie Snyder, of Danville, Ind., today look Helen Tinco to her home there. The Tinco girl ran away and came to Indianapolis where the police found her. •

GARY TO GET A $15,000,000 STEEL PLANT Indiana City Picked for Big Tube Works. STARTS AT ONCE Production Planned to Start in Eighteen Months. NEW YORK, April 21.—A $15,000,000 plant for the manufacture of tubes, will be erected at Gary, Ind., by the National Tube Company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Company. This announcement was made here today by Judge E. H. Gary, president of the board of directors of the steel corporation. Judge Gary declared work on the plant will be started immediately, and it is "hoped so start production In about eighteen months.” The capacity of the plant" will be 350.000 tons a year it was said. This will ad*l between 20 and 25 per cent to tile steels corporation's tube capacity. Seven million dollars of Indiana steel 5 per cent bonds and $3,000,000 National Tube 5 per centabonds have been sold to a syndicate headed by J. P. Morgan & Cos., to finance construction. $1,000,000 FOR STRICKEN AREA FROM CONGRESS Within Hour After Opening Both Houses Had ♦ Acted. TO STRENGTHEN LEVEES WASHINGTON, April 21.—Congress today came to the aid of the flood Mrirken lowlands along the Mississippi River. Within an hour affor reconvening both House passed an appropriation making $1,600,000 Immediately available for strengthening the river levers. President Harding's signature Is expected late today or tomorrow. FLOOD CONTINUES IN MIDDLE WEST CHICAGO, April 21 —Flood conditions throughout the Middle West showed little improvement today despite continuation of unseasonably cold weather. Menace of (Continued on Page Klsht.) CARROLL FAILS AGAIN WHEN HE SEEKS REASON Ex-Teacher Tries to Get Board to Explain Why He Was Left Out. Renewed efforts of Daniel R. Carroll, former teacher of history at Arsenal Technical High School, to obtain from the board of school commissioners reasons why he was not offered a contract to tench in 1921, received r setback today xvhon Adolph Emhardt, member of the board, refused to concur with a settlement proposed by Dr. Marie llaslep and C harles L. Barry. Dr. llaslep anil Mr. Barry proposed to settle the controvery, which is of long standing, by explaining merely that the board knew of no good reason why Carrol! was not offered a contract for 1921. Mr. Emhardt objected to such a statement on the ground that ho was not familiar with tho ease. Definite action was postponed until next Tuesday. The Carroll case was the cause of a number of stormy board meetings In the summer and fall of 1920, and despite all efforts of Mr. Carroll and his friends no definite reason for not re-employ-ing him ever was given. Carroll, a world war veteran, took an active part in the campaign of the high school teachers to obtain an Increase in teachers' salaries In Indianapolis. At the end of the school year he was not offered re-emploment, and a number of other teachers prominent in the movement were offered only half-term contracts. However. the sliool board increased teachers! salaries about the same time. Immediately Carroll, backed by the Longue-of YY'omon Y’oters, demanded reasons for the action of the board. The matter was taken up time after time at board meetings, but no explanation ever was given. Rumors however, were numerous, the one being given the most credence being that Carroll was being punished by Superintendent E. U. Graff, Milo H. Stuart, principal of Arsenal Technical High School, and the board for bis connection with she salary campaign.In a public statement Carroll said Stiinrt had warned him that it would seriously jeopardize his position If he did not discontinue his salary campaign work.' SNOW PITTSBURGH, April 21.—Western I’ennsylvnnla was under a cover of Know today. The storm starting shortly after midnight was continuing this morning:. It is one of the heaviest snowfalls of the year. V

TO RECOGNIZE ALL DEBTS FOR GRANTOFLOAN Offcial Text of Reply From Soviets to Allies. MONEY AND GOODS Reforms Guaranteed for All Foreign Capital. i ’ GENOA, Arpil 21. —Russia agrees to recognize both pre-war and war debts, including those of the Czarist and Kerensky governments, and to discuss property rights of foreigners within her borders. In exchange for this she demands recognition and a loan. This is the official reply of the Soviet delegation presented to the allies. Russian delegates issued a long memorandum, explaining how the economic conditions in that country are uffecting their actions. "The principle of exploitation of Russia by outsiders would mean the enslavement of the Russian laboring masses,” they stated. "However, just may be the claims of Individual foreigners, they are secondary to European reconstruction and the betterment of the masses who toil. "The only means of rapid reconstruction arc long term credits, money and goods. "The social, economic, executive and judicial refer Ills offer more than sufficient guarantees to foreign capital " GERMANY OUT OF DISCUSSIONS GENOA, April 21. -Germany, in her reply today to the allied note censuring her for making a pact with the Russians, accepted expulsion from future Russian discussions, only on those p'dnts already settled in the treaty of Rapa'.lo. Premier Lloyd George had declared that the Germans must either abrogate the treaty or accept complete expulsion from all discussions pertaining to an agreement with the Russians. "The German delegation thinks It is right that they should take part In deliberations on questions corresponding to those already settled by Germany and Russia only in ease their collaboration should be especially asked,” YY’alter liathenau declared today. PREMIUM BII) ON BONDS FOR WAR MEMORIAL Breed, Elliott and Harrison Offer Highest Figure of Five. Bids for $1,250,000 Marlon County YY’nrld YY'ar Memorial bonds were opened today by Leo K. Feeler, county auditor. The highest bid was that of Breed, Elliott ami Harrison $1,350,756 , The second high bid was that of the Fletcher American Company. $!.348.087.50, Some question exists as to which bid will be accepted. The Breed, Klllotta-Harri-son bid reserves the right to withdraw if any pending litigation is not disposed of with, in ten days. The case to which the highest bidders referred, in all probability, was a suit to enjoin the sale of the bonds and asking that the memorial act be declared unconstitutional, n demurrer to which suit was sustained today by Special Judge Frank Syrnmes In Superior Court, room, 4. Three other bids were received. MANY HURT IN EXPLOSION OF BIG OIL TANK Report Says 100 Victims May Include Fatalities. LOS ANGELES, April 21— Nearly 1(10 persons were injured, a number probabljfatallj", today when a big tank of gasoline owned by the Standard Oil Company Is reported to have exploded at Downey. Communication between Downey and Los Angeles was cut off by the explosion. This delayed summoning aid. Ambulances were summoned, surgeons, nurses and internes sent to Downey. Arrest Alleged Pay Roll Bandit Detectives who have lain in ambush for four days, at noon today arrested A. J. Grundy, 33, alleged gunman and paj - roll robber wanted In Pittsburgh, Pa., for a $7,100 theft. Grundy came to the office of the American Railway Express Company with his wife to claim a trunk which Pittsburgh detectives and agents of the Pinkerton Detective Agency have been following since the Pittsburgh pay roll hold-up. He is oharg and with being a fugitive from justice and his wife also is detained at police headquarters. ADD BEAUTIFUL SNOYV. SARANAC LAKE. N. Y„ April 21 Residents here found a four-inch snow blanket on the ground today, the result of all-night snowfall. The temperature dropped to 10 above zero late yesterday.

Seeks Toga Hair -fv- IgSPf KH s£? MRS. PETER OLESEN. CLOOQUET, Minn., April *\-Child welfare! That's the main plank in the platform of Mrs. Peter Olesen, who recently was nominated for United Slates Senator by the Minnesota Democratic party. "The fight for woman suffrage has ended," says Mrs. Olesen. “YV’e must now devote ourselves to the welfare of the children. That Is the big thing from now on.” And that is why Mrs. Olesen believes that women should have seats in the United States Senate. RALSTON SAYS G. 0. P. FAILS ONPROBLEMS Claims Too Much Time Is Spent on Getting Vengeance. ‘BLIND ANTAGONISM* Ppeclal to Tho Times. FT. WAYNE, Ind., April 21.—Utter and absolute failure to meet problems confronting the country, either of an interne lonal or purely domestic character, has been the outstanding characteristic of the Republican national administration ever since President Harding went into office more than a year ago, Former Governor Samuel M. Ralston, candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator, said in a speech before the Jefferson Club here last night. So intent has been the Administration In wreaking its vengeance and personal animosity on YY'oodrow YY'ilson it has neglected the nffnirs of the country in its bitter hatred of the great war President, the sx’fakor said. "The fact stands out planly," he said, "that in every problem the republican leaders have undertaken to solve, in every measure that has been debated in Congress, the one controlling and dominating Republican idea has been to oppose anything the former President favored "nd favor anything that he opposed ” Despite this attitude of blind antagonism he said President Harding had been forced in many instances to adopt the very policies he and his party condemned and opposed while he was a member of the Republican senatorial party during the YY’ilson Administration. The adoption of the YY'ilson policies 1n regard to the payment of the Columbian claim for the Panama Canal, the refusal to recognize the defaeto government of Mexico and the Bolshevik government in Russia, the refusal to withdraw United States marines from Haiti and San Domingo, and the continuing in force of our commercial treaties, all are examples of the inability of the present Administration to depart from the very policies it so bitterly denounced only a few years ago, Mr. Ralston said. FOUR-POWER TREATY TO AVOID LEAGUE. Turning to foreign affairs the speaker said the four-power pact was conceived to avoid the entrance of the United States Into the League of Nations. The proposed tariff legislation Is oldtime reactionism of the worst type, be said, anil the bill recently Introduced In the Senate "one of the worst ever proposed.” In speaking of the soldier “bonus'* b.ll he said, “Our right thinking people want to do the square thing by these brave patriots. Whatever Is done for them by way of a ‘bonus' should be done in a manner that will not compel them to sacrifice any part of what the Government provides for them. They should not have to expose themselves to money sharks in order to realize on what the (Continued on Page Nineteen.) Gas Company Plea Will Be Refused The petition of the Citizens Gas Company for an increase in rates from 90 cents to $1.23 will be denied by the public service commission, according to reports at the State House today. The hearing on the order closed YY’ednesday afternoon and the commission has been at work on an order since that date. The order is expected to be made public soon. NATURALLY WILLIAMSON, YV. Va., April 21. John Hatfield, eldest son of the famous feudist, "Devil Anse” Hatfield, died of heart disease last night. He was riding mnleback over the mountains, and got off to light his lantern and fell dead, 8 J

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GOODRICH ADVOCATES RECOGNITION Lenin and Trotski Are in Saddle, He Says. VIEWS CHANGING United States May Come to Know Soviets. WASHINGTON, April 21—Recognition of the Soviet government of Russia by the United States, in one form or another, is nearer today than it has ever been. This statement reflects the views, not only of those who have consistently advocated such an American policy, but also of those who have been most pronounced in their opposition to the Moscow soviet and all its works. YY’hile no responsible Administration official would hazard publicly a prediction today of how soon such an event would take place, it was, nevertheless, admitted privately that the United States has been brought to the very verge of ercognition by the swift moving chain of events in the past few weeks. TWO DEVELOPMENTS CHANGE SITUATION. Two developments have collaborated to bring about this situation: I—The Genoa conference, which is looked on In YY’ashington, as virtually certain to bring forth some form of recognition of Russia by all the principal powers of the world. 2. The report brought back to President Harding by ex-Governor James P. Goodrich of Indiana, which gave the Moscow crowd a cleaner bill of health than anj'thing that has come out of Russia in months. Mr. Goodrich reported to President Harding and to Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover that the Lenin Trotski regime is in the saddle, in Moscow, to stay. There exists little likelihood of their being ousted by anj' of the revolutionary activities within, and their grip on Russia will not be vitally affected by anything that comes out of the Genoa cooking pot. RUSSIA WINS IN EITHER CASE. , In fact, Mr. Goodrich is of the opinion that the soviet position will be bettered whichever way the cat jumps at Genoa. A “blow up" would result In a crysaillzation of support behind them, again the outside capitalistic powers,” while some form of recognition by the same outside powers would be heralded in Russia as a soviet vindication. Mr. Goodrich reported also the soviet leaders have "learned their lessons," and already have abandoned many of the policies, that made it impossible for outside interests to do business with Russia, on any kind of a stable basis. In the event that the policy of the Ad ministration should be suddenly changed, it is probable that recognition would take the form of extending to Moscow "de facto recognition.” This would pave the wav for business relations, without permanently committing the United States to full recognition of the Moscow regime as the regularly established Russian government. The Goodrich report will be mulled over in several Cabinet meetings before any definite action is taken. By that time the situation at Genoa may have settled sufflcienly to permit officials here to gauge, with more or less accuracy, tho embryonic policies of the other world powers. HIDE AND SEEK METHODS USED BY REPUBLICANS Office Seekers Hardly Knew Which Band Wagon to Climb On. Back room diplomacy between the three factions of the Republican party In Marlon County has many of the candidates up for nomination at the primary on May 2 rather up in the air. The three cornered fight now going on between the Lencke-Jewett, the CoffinDodson courthouse crowd and the ShankArmitage city hall factions has upset tho plans of many candidates because some admit they don't know to what factional band wagon to attach their kite. The line-up of favorities of each faction follows: The Coffin Dodson courthouse crowd has three “musts" on their slate —Carlin Shank and Harry Tutewiler for renomination as county commissioners and Harry Dunn for county auditor. The Shank-Armitage city hall aggregation, especially Mayor Shank, Is Insisting YY’llliam H. Freeman be elected as county chairman to assure city hall control of the chairmanship. Mayor Shank has pinned everything on the nomination of Albert J. Beveridge as the Republican nominee for the United States Senate as against Senator Harry New. The Lemcke-Jewett faction has its heart set on gaining control of the county chairmanship for tbo purpose of aiding Senator New as this faction is lending (Continued on Page Thirteen.) Lula Fined for Possessing Booze Lula Skiggs, 316 East Y’ermont street, pleaded guilty to possessing intoxicating liquors and Judge Delbert O. Wilmeth in city court today fined her SSO and costs. A1 Peake, 433 East Washington street, was discharged when it was shown he had left his room to make a trip to Shelbyville when his neighbor, Tom Bennett, came In to drink. YY’hen the police arrived Bennett saw them and threw the liquor into a wash basin, but water and all was analized and enough evidence saved. Judge YYTlmeth fined Bennett SSO and costs. Pat Garvey, proprietor of a soft drink parlor at 116 East Ohio stret, was fined $lO and cosits for conducting a gaming house. Confesses Murder of Chicago Girl CHICAGO, April 21.—Thomas Roach, 27, today confessed to the brutal murdef of an unidentified blonde whose nuda body was found in a moving van on the south side here, according to William O'Conner, police lieutenant. Roach said he did not know the name of the girl.

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