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WRIGHT "DRY" AMENDMENT IS REFERRED RACK TO COITTEE Forty-one Favor Report of Bill and 43 Oppose it Proposed Measure Would ; Garnishee Wages. . SUFFRAGE IN SENATE (Br Associated Press.) INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 22 Recommitment hv ft vote of 43 to 41 of the

j proposed Wright amendment ' to the Indiana prohibition law, introduction ( of 16 new measures, including one to

garnishee wages, and declaration Dy tor Enchbach that a deplorable condition in considering bills now pending, exists in the house, featured the session of the lower house of the Indiana legislature this morning. When Chairman Wright of the public morals committee reported his bill to amend the prohibition law to make Indiana "bone dry", recommending passage. Representative Adolph Decker, of Evansvllle, moved further consideration of the bill be postponed. Mr. Wright then moved to lay the Pecker motion on the table. - As neither motion was seconded, the speaker called for the vote on approving the report of the committee, recommending passage. A standing vote was taken with 43 opposing the report and 41 supporting it. The measure was referred back to the committee which is expected to meet tomorrow. The house was in session this afternoon for a Bhort period. By provisions of the bill Representative Barnard of South Bend, introduced, garnishee claims could be filed In Justice of peace and other courts against wages of debtors. Representative Fifleld of Lake county Introduced the bill providing for county unit administration of roads and repealing existing laws which would be In conflict. Constitutional amendment for ' woman suffrage, a literacy test for voters, one permitting the legislature t-i require a registration of the voten .i cities of more than 25,000, and another authorizing the legislature to provide for an incime tax were proposed to the senate -at a short session today. -Senator English also reintroduced the

IS constitutional : amenament resoiui'tlon. whieh were- expunged fronvthe ? , record several days ago. ": .Wvv- Ptfiir.,' Legislation. . A Around the tax reform bill will center ore of the fights of the legislative session, some of the members of the senate intimate. The fight will not be conducted along party lines, it was said, each legislator considering the bill individually. There will be no attempt to bind men from either side of the house in caucus, it was said. The bill is being completed by the state board of tax commissioners for introduction at an early date. Amendments are being attached to the bill as it was originally drawn. The bill will be amended before it leaves the senate finance committee, it was indicated by both democratic and republican members of the comr't" Tha outstanding features held objectionable by Chairman McConaha and other members are those providing the assessment of property be started on January 1, instead of March 1, eradication of all past records regarding omitted intangibles and taxation of intangibles at 25 per cent of full value. Senator Southworth, ranking member of the committee, objects also to that provision empowering tax ferrets to go into banks. This, he cays, will induce the people to take their money from the banks. McConaha Non-commital. Members of the committee are Senators McConaha, Southworth, Furnas, Signs. Ratts. Self, Cravens, Hepler and Douglas. The last three named are democrats, and say they will not act as a unit on the measure but will Jk consider the various provisions on their merits: Senator McConaha did not openly commit himself on the bill, saying that he had not thoroughly digested it. Yet, he said, the three foregoing features are not satisfactory on the surface. House democrats and two senators of the same political faith who met at democratic state headquarters recently to hear Phil Zoercher, state tax commissioner, explain the bill, were not satisfied, Senator John W. Decker said. Here the objections centered around the provisions relating to intangibles and the time of beginning the assessments. Oppositions to beginning assessments on January 1 are based on the fact that at that time farmers, have much of the previous year's crop In their barns and granaries wh'ch would be listed for taxes to be paid by the farmer. A public meeting for farmers on the tax bill will be held Wednesday evening at 7:?0 o'clock. Provision for presidential suffrage for women immediately, and for equal suffrage eventually is made In meas(Continued on Page Two)

SPEAKER TO TELL NEEDS OF ARMENIA Dr. Theodore Kemp, ' president of ; Illinols-Wesleyan College, will be the principal speaker at a public meeting to be held in the High School Auditorium next Monday evening at eight o'clock. Dr. Kemp will speak on the Subject of the Near East: its present ""needs, and existing conditions. There will be no fee charged at this meeting , and no solicitation. . . , Several Richmond speakers will probably give short talcs and Jhere will be special music.

George Washington Crew Prepares Entertainment for President Wilson (By Associated Press ' NEW YORK, Jan. 22. Members ot the crew of the transport George Waahinvtnn which arrived here yes

terday from France expect that on its return trip from overseas it win Dnng President Wilson back from the peace conference. The ship's "Talent" was busy today preparing an entertainment which, it was declared, would be staged for the benefit of the presi dent.' The George Washington Is scheduled to leave here for Brest: Monday and to start back to America on Feb. 15. It is due to arrive here on Feb. 24. APPEAL TO FREE NATIONS IS MADE BY SINN FEINERS Demand Recognition of Re public of Ireland Want Representation at Peace Congress. (Dy Associated Press) DUBLIN, Jan. 22 The address to free nations, read at the parliament yesterday, was in part as follows: "The nation of Ireland, having her national independence, calls through her elected representatives, in parliament assembled, upon every free nation to support the Irish republic by recognizing Ireland's national status and her right to vindication at the peace conference." It declared that Ireland was radically distinct from England in race, language, customs and traditions. Ireland,' it said, was one of the most ancient nations of Europe. She had preserved her national integrity and vigor .intact through seven, centuries of foreign oppression and never had relinquished her national rights, which she had defiantly proclaimed every generation throughout the era of English usurpation, "down to her last glorious resort to arms in 1916." Demands Independence. After referring to her geographical position, the address continued: "Ireland's independence is demanded. By the freedom of the seas her great harbors will be opened to all nations, instead of being a monopoly to England. Today these harbors are f-mpty, and idle, solely because Ireland, irrevocably determined at . the : dawn of the promised era of self-deter-minatlon and liberty that she will suf fer for ' lnaomtnation no longer, cans every free nation to uphold her national claim to complete independence' as an Irish republic against the arrogant pretensions of England, which , were founded on fraud and sustained by overwhelming . military occupation. She demands to. be confronted publicly with England at the congress of nations .ythat" the civilized world, having JcNfged between English wrong and Irish right, may guarantee Ireland its permanent support for the maintenance of national independence." According to the provisional constitution of the Irish republic now befort the "Dail Eireann" legislative powers are to be vested in deputies elected from existing parliamentary constituencies. The ministry will consist of a president and four executive officers secretaries of finance, home affairs, foreign affairs and national defense. All revenues- will be raised on the vote of the "Dail Eireann." The constitution may be altered upon sev constitution may be altered upon seven days notice. Sir Horace Plunkettr Professor Edward De Valera and Arthur Griffith will probably be appointed Irish delegates to the peace congress today. American Sailors Given Reception in Italy i (By Associated Press) ROME, Tuesday, Jan. 21 A contingent of 200 American sailors arrived here today and were most enthusiastically received at the station. The Italian government has undertaken to put a special train at the Americans' disposal during their stay here for the purpose of taking them back and forth between this city and Civita Vecchia, the seaport of Rome. Rome is so crowded that it is impossible to find accommodations for the men here at night. The minister of the navy gave a luncheon for the American officers today while American and Italian sailors ate together at another restaurant. ' Wherever the American bluejackets appeared during the day they were heartily cheered by the popclation. .

Three John Pershings Are Reported in City; Old-fashioned Names Favored

Three John Pershing3 and two Woodrow Wilsons are credited to Richmond by reports secured at the office of Dr. G. B. Hunt, former health officer. , .... Four hundred and forty-eight babies were born and four hundred and forty persons died in Wayne county in 1918, according to the reports. Of the 135 deaths of persons under twenty years, a great majority was Infants, and those above the infant age were mostly women. One hundred and seventy persons above the three score and ten mark died during 1918. Eight of these were 90 years old or more. The oldest person to die was John Schuman, a tailor, 94 years of age, and unmarried. Three fourths of the others over 90 years tld were farmers. ., April and May last year were the maximum months for births. Fortythree children were born in Wayne county in each month. In February, eight children were born, in March 4 children: in June 35 children; in July 28 children; in August 35 children;

FEDERAL AID IN ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION LAW Internal Revenue Bureau Now Has 500 Secret Agents at Work.. (By Associated Press) .. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Means of enforcing prohibition after July 1 are under consideration by officials of the department of justice and the Internal revenue bureau, but steps to create a special enforcement agency will not be taken until congress has time to act on pending legislation giving this function to the revenue bureau.

This bureau now t has about 500 agents who could be assigned to liquor violation detection, including 300 now engaged partially in running down illicit liquor distillers. : Officials be lieve, however, that this force would have to be enlarged, by several times to effectually enforce nation-wide, prohibition. The department of justice also stands ready to assign many of its secret agents to prohibition enforcement, if . this is deemed necessary. . . Even with an augmented government force devoting its entire efforts to preventing manufacture and sale of liquor, however, officials declare the bulk of enforcement work would fall on state and local police . authorities. Federal agents would not attempt to cover the country thoroughly, but would operate only in those districts where the local officers seemed unable or unwilling to enforce the law prpperly. " ' ' ' V Federal Supervision. Officials say that the fact that the prohibition measure is a federal act might be interpreted in some states which never have had a referendum on prohibition as throwing the burden of enforcement on federal officers. For this reason, and because of the expressed feeling in some communities that prohibition is not supported by local popular opinion, -government officials believe that some federal agency must exercise a measure of supervision over law enforcement. Those officials who have given special study to prospective problems growing out of prohibition anticipate that in the early part of the prohibition period more violations will be attempted through the selling of liquor made before prohibition became effective, than through the clandestine manufacture ot whisky. - Bootlegging must be 'dealt with . mainly by local authorities . and federal agents propably will devote proportionately more attention to "Moonahinlng" in the de tection of which 5 the Internal revenue agents already are trained. i: -r ' Revenue ' agents say-there'. already are indications of preparations for approach ot the . dry are among those who propose to manufacture liquor illegally after July 1. Not 'only in the southern mountains, ; the principal operating regions of moonshiners, but in large cities of the east and middle west, small stills have been found recently. Owners of some of these are said to have admitted their intention of putting them in operation after prohibition becomes affective. The advent of prohibition, officials say will not repeal revenue laws applying taxes on spirits, nor nullify existing illicitly manufacturing liquor. THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather BureauCloudy and probably light rain tonight and Thursday. Somewhat lower temperature Thursday. Today's Temperature. Noon ....... i . . 57 , Yesterday. Maximum 57 Minimum . ... 0 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday, occasional showers. . General Conditions Temperatures continue above normal excepting over the northwest, where it is somewhat colder, but no very cold weather is in any portion of the United States or western Canada. It is quite cold in Alaska, being 26 below at Eagle. A storm of moderate size is over the middle Mississippi valley, causing unsettled, weather and local rains over the central states. Another storm over the north Pacific coast, but no disturbance of special energy over the north American continent, very unusual for this season. . , , .. . September, 42 children; October, 31 children; November, 25 children i and in December 37 children. Mary was a favored name. " anO though not quite so popular, Louise, Elizabeth, and Betty were not overlooked. Variations on Betty were almost complete. There were Betty Janes, Betty Lous, Betty Anns, and several other varieties. Fathers and mothers from Poland, Hungary, France, Austria, Italy and Germany were registered. Among the foreign parents, plain good Ameri can names, like Mary, Joseph, Laura and Rebecca held sway. Several soldier fathers were registered, and only three mothers were not "just housewives." One mother was a professional singer, . two employed in industry... The youngest mother was 16 years old. Ninety-one Wayne county parents had their first child born to them in 1918, and ninety-three their second child. Only one family reported over nine children. The thirteenth child was born to one Richmond family.

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7' VP 7-' HEAVY FINES WILL STOP BOOTLEGGING "To break up bootlegging aud liquor law violations in Richmond, if illicit sales really are going on, you need do only one thing," said a Richmond attorney today. , "Fine the guilty ones and give them a heavy Jail sentence." be continued; "The imoosition of long .'Jail terms is a punishment ' bootleggers and whisky importers fear .most- A nne u easily paid out Of the enormous profits which tner inaKe. ..-".':'- - V"Take This as an example. , Suppose a bootlegger' succeeds in selling fifty bottles, of. whisky, bought at S3 and sold for $6 a quart. His profit is $150. Why should a 50 fine worry him ? ' "The next day he will run the block ade, bring another consignment and dispose of it at a big profit. Fines are no deterrent. Sentence violators to Jail for thirty or sixty days, and you will break up alleged liquor law: violations in this city in double quick time." ' TRANSPORT ARRIVES WITH MORE TROOPS NEW YORK, Jan. 22 The transport Manchuria arrived, here today from France with the 116th and 117th Field Artillery, headquarters 56th artlllesy brigade, 106th ammunition train, headquarters, 62nd infantry brigade, training cadres from the 31st division, and 966 sick and wounded. All of these artillery, ammunition and infantry, units are of the 31st divisioncomprising men from Georgia, Alabama and Florida. They were at Le Mans. France, shortly after the armistice was signed. K The wounded and sick are from various parts of the country. The total number of troops on the Manchuria was 4,557. Coroner Investigating the Death of Kinsella The death of George Kinsella, who was killed Tuesday morning in the railroad yards at Hagerstown, was caused by a hemorrhage In the medium artery in the arm, said Dr. S. Edgar Bond, coroner, Wednesday. Besides the cut in the arm, the man had sustained a fractured Jaw, concussion blows in the head, fracture of the shcnMer blade, and crushed upper teeth. His right arm was almost completely torn away. Dr. Bond said that no theory as to the manner of his death has been formed. He is making investigations. Dr. Bond was not notified at the time of the accident and was unable to make immediate investigations. The train on which Mr. Kinsella was brakeman went on to Logansport and will return tonight. Some clue will probably be obtained. Boy's Death Results from , Injuries Received in Fall Herbert W. Kauper, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kauper, 1015 South Eighth street, died this morning at Reid Memorial hospital as a result of , injuries received two weeks ago when be fell from an automible truck. The boy suffered two broken legs, " one broken in three places, and a number of minor bruises when he fell from the truck. Just how the' accident ' happened is not known, but a number of ;boys who were also riding on the truck think be fell and was hit by the truck. - ; Young, Kauper is survived by his parents and two brothers,; Ralph, 6 years old, and Frederick; 3 years old. Funeral arrangements . will be made later. .-.,''

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Mother Nature made Richmond a long deferred "conscience payment" today. The heart of the old dame has been sorely troubled for some time because of the rather excessive burden in the shape of bitter winter weather that she added-to the already overloaded shoulders of a patient people. . So, looking over the schedule for the year, she picked one of the choicest days out of the very heart of May and set it down in mid-January. Then she continued her knitting, with an occasional peek over, her .spectacles to watch Richmond gasp at the unreality of it all. finally to rush out In the warm sunshine to o'ay. ' How Richmond did play when it was thoroughly convinced that it was really true! .',. v Many were eager to move aboat and

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INDUSTRAL UNREST GROWS IN ENGLAND By Associated Frets') London, Jan. " 22 Industrial unrest throughout the United Kingdom is on tho increase. In addition to the threat of a railway strike, the whole Yorkshire coal fields probably will be idle tomorrow, throwing 150,000 men out of employment, while preparations are made In Scotland for a general strike-for a forty ntsar-weefc - The cause of the; trouble in Yorkshire !. somewhat similar to that which is occurring in other parts of the country.' The operators there have locked out some : 40,000 men who insisted upon taking 20 minutes of the employers' time for meals. In, reply to the lock out Yorkshire miners' association has declared a strike for tomorrow.The dispute in London between the engineers and their employers has improved somewhat. Some of the employers have granted the demands of the engineering trade but the electrical workers are now threatening to strike. . AUSTIN COMPANY CARPENTERS GO OUT ON STRIKE Thirty-five union carpenters, employed by the Austin Construction company,, on the Pennsylvania railroad project, east of the city, were ordered to suspend work yesterday. The exact cause of the labor suspension is not known by local union officials, although it is believed that trouble in New York betwen the Auston company and the War Labor Board prompted the international to call men off all contracts on which the company i3 working. William Hanning of the carpenter's local went to Indianapolis today to obtain Information at union headquarters. John Burdsail of the union said be believed the controversy in New York may have ben responsible for the action. . Flu Causes Carolina Assembly to Ad journ (By Associatt Press) COLUMBIA, S. C, Jan. 22. Both houses of the state general assembly will consider a resolution today which proposes the adjournment of the legislature until the first Tuesday in May on account of the influenza epidemic. The resolution was introduced in the senate yesterday. , . the motor cars were run out of the garages early. Radiator covers were removed, side curtains taken down. Everyone carried a camera, and on all sides the click. of the swiftly moving shutter. ; Snap shots to right on One, snap shots to left, snap shots on all sides. ; The limitations of truth force the confession that the search for a robin was fruitless. But one even surer harbinger of spring was discovered. iA circle of boys on a level spot, by the side of the hill. Within the circle certain kneeling youths. Cries of "my China, my glassy, my agate." A game of marbles was in full swing. One grimy handed, cracked knuckled youngster, with a pocket sagging with its weight of marbles, was evidently the "banker."

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DE SENT TO POLAND BY CONFERENCE Proposal of President Wilson Concerning Russian Question is Discussed Will Fight Bolshevism. WILSON RETURNS SOON fBy Associated Press , . PARIS. Jan. 22 The supreme council of the peace conference this morning considered the Polish question and decided to send a mission to Po-, land. This announcement was made in the official statement of the. proceedings of the conference. A proposal frdm President Wilson regarding the Russian question will be discussed this afternoon, the statement added. With the hope of formulating a definite line of action on the Russian question the supreme council of the peace congress continued to day to devote most of its attention to the subject. Discussions were tatcen up where they were left off yesterday and some announcement of a fully matured policy is expected to be made during today's session. Fifth U. 8. Delegate. Principles of action have been decided upon,-in the main and virtually all that remains Is to reduce the agree-, ment to writing and get final assent to it by the delegates. There was no indication at the opening of today's meeting as to which one of three proposals already considered had been accepted, or whether an entirely new plan had been worked out. The policy of building a wall around Bolshevism by encouraging lawful governments is being spoken of as being foremost among the possibilities. Consideration of the Polish problem may have added an element which may change the line of action from its originally contemplated form. While the peace congress is getting into action, the question of President Wilson naming a fifth delegate to act on the American mission when he, himself, departs for home has again arisen and the names of William H. Taft and Elihu Root have been men tioned. Mr. Wilson s decision as to the appointment of anothW delegate depends wholly upon whether he . will consider it necessary ' to return to Europe after the adjournment of the American congress In March. There is absolutely no question ' that the president feels he mu6t return to America in time to sign ' bills that have been passed at Washington. He has no thought of signing them here, on the theory that the embassy is American territory. Benson May be Named. So far the president has not been able to determine whether to return to the peace congress because sufficient headway has not been made to indicate what may be boped for in the approximately twenty days before his ship sails. He has expressed the hope that It would not be necessary for him to make another voyage across the Atlantic. At the same time, however, he has told his colleagues that, as he considers the business of the peace congress most important as concerns his opuntry and the world, he would not hesitate to return if his presence is necessary to the success of his plan for a league of nations. Until be has decided whether or not he will return, there is no way of forecasting the appointment of another American delegate. . If one should be named, Secretary of War Baker, or possibly Admiral W. S. Benson might be appointed. The possibility of Admiral Benson being made a delegate depends on whether or not it is decided that the American navy should be represented. Going Back With Soldiers. It is quite probable that President Wilson will take back with him as many American soldiers as his ship.' the George Washington, can accommodate. On one of her voyages she car- , ried 7,600 men. Fully realizing the. desire of American troops, to be speedily returned to their homes and also the shortage of tonnage to transport them, it is said, the president wants every available bit of space used for' returning troops and is considering a plan to take a large number with him. Of course the general scheme of returning the troops to America is boundup with the work of the peace con-I gress and the progress it makes toward restoring Europe to a post-war basis, but meanwhile, under the president's directions. E. N. Hurley, chairman of the shipping board, is con-, stantly at work on plans to enlarge transport facilities. With the coming, warm weather it may be expected that plans will be carried out which will utilize all available ships to their, fullest capacity. RESCIND TAXES ON AMUSEMENTS - (By -Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22. Taxes on amusement admissions will not be increased by the war revenue bill. The conferees agreed today to rescind their previous decision to increase the rates from ten to twenty per cent ., Predicts Reduction in Freight Traffic for Year WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Director General Hlnes said today that present indications pointed to a redaction of freight traffic this year and consequently he did not expect any great reduction in the general levy of rates during the year. , -