Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 54, 14 January 1920 — Page 1

VOL. XLV NO. 54

Palladium,' Est." 1831. Consolidated with Sun-Telesram l07. ; -v. RICHMOND, IND WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN. 14, 1920 SINGLE COPY 3 CENT

RATIFICATION

BY WEEK-END IS ABANDONED Members -of Both Factions ; Lose Hope That Treaty May Go Through Before .World Council Meets Friday. VAYIS NOWPREPARED (By Associated Press) 1 WASHINGTON. Jan.' 14 Prospects of ratification of the peace treaty with Germany by the senate before Friday, the date of the initial meeting of the League of. Nations Council, has been abandoned today ,by leaders, of all factions involved iii the controversy., V William J. Bryan, in telegrams , to members of the senate a few days, urged that the treaty be ratified before the ' League Council met so that the United ' States ; might participate. Among Democratic senators, however, there was a well defined feeling that next week might bring an agreement on reservations which soon thereafter would result in another ratification vote. , . ; ' . , 1 Republican ; leaders,, particularly those of the mild reservation group, view the compromise negotiations of the last few days as- promising. ' Statements of Senator Lodge. Mass., and Hitchcock, Nebraska, Republicans and acting Democratic leaders resnesttvely, .given separately yesterday to a delegation representing organizations seeking early ratification through com promise, were pointed to today as in dicating that Republicans and Democrats had prepared the way for reach ing a common ground. " Both leaders emphasized In . their statements that each side would have to make and was willing to make concessions. Because of its possible effect on the treaty controversy. Senators of both sides of the Chamber showed great interest today in the Democratic leadership caucus, set for tomorrow. Senator Underwood. Alabama, and Hitchcock, are candidates for party leader to succeed: the late Senator Martin, of Virginia.

President Must Debate J by ProxyIn South Dakota (By Associated Press)' ' PIERRE, S. D.an. 14. Candidates - for presidential nomination, under the new primary law of South Dakota, ,. , , must accept challenges .to debate their policies with their opponents,1 but the debate Itself may b? ' conducted by proxy. , V-- r'.' :-vt-J This interpretation of the law was made .today by ( state officials in conj nectlon with the challenge to debate recently sent to President Wilson, by ' James O. Monroe, of Chicago, both of whom are candidates for the Democratic nomination, by virtue of the Richards primary law. President Wilsonwas indorsed for nomination by the proposal meeting of thte state's Democrats.' Monroe filed as a candidate - independently. Under today's Interpretaition of the primary law, President Wilson may Accept the challenfe debate, and assign any representative whom he may ; see fit to ; defend his political principles. Gubernatorial candidates, however, must do their own debating when challenged.

Deschanel Pat Forward for French President , (By Associated Tress) ' PARIS, Jan. . 14- Paul Deschanel was suddenly thrust forward as a candidate for the presidency of the republic In the chamber of deputies, last night, seemingly by spontaneous Impulse on the part of members of the radical socialist groups. : The candidacy of M. v Deschanel promises to liven up the congress of ' Versailles, which will meet Saturday to elect a president, and the expected walkover- for Premier Clemenceau, which was regarded by everyone as a foregone, conclusion, may not materialize. 1

j Immediately after M. Deschanel was js re-elected president of the chamber 'Wiby 445 votes, out of the 455 ballots icast. some 150 to 200 deputies shouted

"Now to Versailles." These and oth ers crowded around M. Deschanel urg ign him to stand as a candidate ' Af ter a conference last nignt witn nis friends, M Deschanel said he would eccept the candidacy u designated ty the caucus of Republican and Social1st groups of both houses, which is called for Thursday Trade Commission Moves Against Armour and Co. ' crv Associated Press) : WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Carrying out its announced intention ox taxing antinn nirainst unfair trade practices of the big packers despite settlement by the department or justice oi penaing anti-trust proceedings in which the federal trade commission today cited Armour & Co. in a formal complaint alleging unfair methods of com.itinn in violation of the federal

, trade commission act, and the acqui

sition of control or competing concerns in violation of the Clayton act. . Th. onmniaint r.harees that Armour & Co., by acquiring control of two competing concerns, toe wwouv refining company, Chattanooga, Tenn., M m jmn riAalers in cottonseed oil .and lard substitutes, and the Harris O Tannery company; later anowa as ui

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, Mary Garden. , T CHICAGO. Jan. 14. Mrv finrrfnTi. world famous prima donna who startea me as the daughter of a Philadelphia policeman, Is being seriously considered as the new-impresario of the Chicago Grand Opera association. She would take up the work of the late great CampaninL "Why shouldn't a woman nm this opera company?" said Mary. "Women are runninar evervthinc eia n. lore long we will have a woman president in the white hodse." ' "Will .you be a candidate for that omce: sne was asked. ''Perhaps. I'd like to try it, anyway," she said. - r EARLHAM FAVORS LEAGUE COMPROMISE, STRAW VOTE SHOWS With 378 members of the faculty and the student body voting, Earlham college cast a vote Tuesday of 153 for the League of Nations with compromise; 146 for the treaty as it stands; 40 for the league with the Lodge amendments, and 22 for opposition to ratifica tion. . Seventeen unclassified votes : were cast. Colleges and universities through out the country made a straw vote on these propositions. Fourteen men faculty members and one woman member' of the faculty,; a total of 60 per' cent,' voted tot the treaty as it stands: one woman te&cheptoted 'Opposed to the. ratiflcation at sU; one woman teacher also voted for rne Lodge amendment;- while five women professors and three men cast their votes for compromise ratification. With the students, votine stood as follows: - For. the treaty as it stands: Men beniors, 14, bO per cent; Juniors, 12, 54 per cent; Sophomores, 10. 32 per cent; . Freshmen, 18, 27 per cent. Women Seniors, 19, 82 per cent; Juniors, 19, 65 per cent; Sophomores, 20, 44 per cent; Freshmen, 19. 22 oer cent. Opposed to ratification: Men Sen iors, 3, IS per cent; Juniors, 3, 13 per cent: Sophomores, 2. ' 6 ner cent: Freshmen, 7, 10 per cent. Women Seniors, 1, 5 per cent; Juniors, 0; Sophomores, 2, 4 per cent; Freshmen, 3, 5 per cent. For the Lodge Amendment: Men Seniors, 0; . Juniors, 4, 18 per cent; Sophomores, 3. 13 per cent; Freshmen, 17, 25 per cent. Wotnen Seniors, 1, 12 per cent; Juniors. 0; Sophomores, 1. 2 per cent; Freshmen, 13, 16 per cent. . For compromise: Men Seniors, 6, 27 per cent; Juniors, 3, 13 per cent; Sophomores, 18, 54 per cent; Freshmen, 34, 51 per cent. Women Seniors, 5, 64 per cent; Juniors, 2, 90 per cent; Sophomores, 24; 51 per cent; Freshmen, 48; 58 per cent. This is Moving Week For Wet Goods in New York; Taken to Homes (By . Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 14. Owners of private stocks of beverages of perceptible alcoholic content were busy moving them from their clubs to their residences here today. In fact, every day from now until Saturday will be moving day for those who, seek to avoid going liquorless. As the ruling of the internal revenue bureau that all liquor stored in safe deposit vaults and similar places must bo in the '.home of the owner before Jan. 17 became more widely known, the activity increased. Bachelors maintaining small-apartments without storage, facilities, ruefully admitted that they were, "simply out of luck" for. their clubs have or dered non-resident members to . com ply with the law. . At least one University club has announced . that all liquors not removed before the law takes effect, will be destroyed, as a result, limousines .wore" not infrequently seen standing outside the freight entrances of the select clubs on Fifth avenue, and chauffeurs left the building- carrying cases of wine and whiskey. SEALING OF THEIR DRINKS IS PROTESTED BY SAILORS -. ' (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Jan.-14. Seamen of a large number of foreign vessels have filed protests at the local custom house against the sealling of . liquors when, they come in as. ships stores or in the medicine chests, declaring that wine is a part of their daily meals and that sealing Jt works a hardship. It is set out in the complaints that a foreign vessel is a . part -of the coun try under; whose flag it sails and the claim is made that ar long as the amount of liquor is not excessive and is not landed the federal authorities lack jurisdiction. '

400 LOSE LIVES IN

WRECK OF FRENCH SHIP OFF B1SGAX (By Associated Press) LA ROCHELLE, France, Jan. 14. More than 400 persons are believed to have lost their lives in the wreck of the steamer Afrlque- on Roche Bonn shoal,, bay of Biscay. Only 57 survivors are known to have been landed. Hope for the rest of the passengers and crew faded during the last night as hour after how passed without iiei-inff tidinzs and 72 hours after the vessel foundered, niany feared one of lie greatest marine tragedies ot modern times was enacted off . the coast before dawn Sunday morning. Sailors and French colonial soldiers re the only persons from the ship known to have reached land safely. "It was impossible to approach the Afriaue." said Captain ! Jouan ot the steamer Ceylan, which was summon ed to the scene ot the wrecK oy wireless on Saturday and which attempted to rescue those on board the vessel. "I remained In wireless communication with the ship, however, and. received the following message. 'I am drifting and I fear the ship will go ashore.' Later came another mess age saying, I am steering ior a ugnu T&en came a -final message, 'we are sinking.' That is all I know about the loss of the Afrique." Sone of the rescued sailors declared that when, with great difficulty, the boats were swung out, passengers were afraid to Jump for them, seeing they were already half full of water. Senate Committee Starts ' Probe of Race Clashes (By Associated Press) ' ' WASHINGTON Jan. ft 4. InaugUr rating its investigation of recent race riots and lynchings over the country, the senate Judiciary . sub-committee, intrusted with the inquiry under a resolution introduced by Senator Curtis, Republican, Kansas, and adopted by the senate, was prepared today to hear testimony offered by officers of the national association for the advancement of colored people. John ' R. Shillady, executive secretary, and James W. Johnson, field secretary of the association, were announced as witnesses at today's session. The sub-committee is composed of Senator Dillingham, Vermont; Walsh, Washington, and Kellogg, Minnesota. . " y DON'T KNOW WHERE. BUT ARE ON WAY , ; (By A880!iated Press) f : ' JOELJjuu. 14.-T-5ehe UnltttjL -Stftt-a. army transport, Bufprd,trrriflg!: i .U Russ'ans, deported .from- tte' united States, left Kiel for an unnamed Russian port at 7 o'clock this evehitig. Previous advices indicated that the Buford might land her passengers at Hango on the southern Finnish coast, whence the party might proceed by rail to the Russian frontier, a 12 hour Journey. STOCKHOLM, Jan. . 14. The Finnish legation here was unwilling today to express an opinion on the transhipment through Finland of undesirable aliens " deported from the United States, as seemingly an agreement has fieen arranged between . the United States and Finland regarding the radicals deported aboard the American transport Buford. . It was learned that the Finnish government and people are apprehensive at the prospect of having several more such ships unloading in their harbors, for it is feared that although communication with the deported aliens is prohibited, their continued passage would make an appeal to certain classes in Finland, where internal peace is mainly due to the presence of volunteer guards. . , In some quarters the opinion is ex pressed that Finland has already suf fered enough from Bolshevists and Bolshevism, and as an outpost against the Reds, should not be troubled with the additional menace Incidental to handling America's undesirables. Reid Hospital Efficiency Increases; Institution Is in Flourishing Condition Reid Memorial Hospital cared for an average of 39 patients a day in 1919. acording to the annual report ot the hospital, made at the meeting of the board Tuesday evening. . This Is an increase in average daily attedance of seven patients, over 1918. During the entire year 1,128 patients were admitted. There were 725 operations performed. Two additions were made to the facilities of the hospital, which make it .one of the most complete in the state. An X-Ray laboratory, the gift of Dr. Charles S.-Marvel was installed and has been in operation for some time, and a biological laboratory Is now being used under the direction of Dr. Hagie. The financial condition of the insti tution has greatly improved. The re port shows that the institution- Jan.1, 1919 had a - deficit xf $1,366.07, but now has a balance of $429.00. This report, however, does not include fiie cost of repairs, which amounts to several hundred dollars. - One of the largest increnf.es the expenses of the hospital has been in the cost of food. This item . showed an increase of approximately ? 4,000 during the year. , John L. Rupe, John N. Nicholson and E. G. McMahan were re-elected members " of the hospital board at Tuesday's meetings Following are the officers elected: John L. Rupe, President; - John H. Nicholson, . vicepresident; E. G. McMahan, secretary; E. F. Hiatt. treasurer and Miss Clara B. Bond, superintendent. , - ;

BEACH HEADS ENGINEERS (By Associated Press) ... -WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Colony Lansing H. Beach was nominated today to be chief oL, army engineers. ...... t , .. , . -

COLLEGES OF U. S. ASK COMPROMISE ON TREATY, LEAGUE (By Associated Press) v NEW YORK, Jan. 44. Incomplete returns today from 53 of nearly 400 colleges and universities - whose students and faculty members voted yesterday on four questions' concerning the peace treaty and league of nations, showed that out of a total ot 41,889 votes cast, 22,643 favored any compromise which would make possible Immediate ratiflcation. The wording of the proposition which was generally favored follows: "I favor a compromise between the Lodge and the Democratic reservations in order to facilitate ratification of the treaty." The proposition favoring ratification of the League and treaty without reservations got . 8,979 votes,- that in -opposition to ratification - in any form, 2,923, and that favoring ratification, but only with the Lodge reservations 7.344.-- .. ' V , , In New England there was a decided preference for the compromise proposition which was shared generally by the eastern colleges; In the

middle west the early returns Bhowed a preference for the same proposition, while the votes were quite evenly distributed between ratification without reservations and ratification with the Lodge reservations for. second place. In the south early reports from 12 universities and colleges showed a large plurality for ratification without amendments. Those favoring the compromise plan came next. The intercollegiate treaty referen dum committee received telgraphlc re turns nere rrom ail the colleges and complete results were expected to be announced before midnight. HINES MAKES TERMS WITH BROTHERHOODS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Director General Hines signed a national agreement covering rules and working conditions with the brotherhood of railway and steamship clerks, freight handlers and express and station employes. The agreement, It was announced today. Is retroactive to Jan. 1, and will : continue in force during the period of federal control. The agreement provides for time andand a- half for overtime after eight hours, applying to all employes except certain workers, whose employment is light or Intermittent, and for one day's rest each week,-except for operation of the Individual railroads would be Brotherhood officials reniifntfi1 n WatJanal ngreement lasf summer and Tie suDject has been under consideration since that time, first bv the re. ional directors and later by the board oi rauway wages and working condi tions. . - CHINESE REDS AID BUSS BOLSHEVIK! (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. .14. Russian soviet troops which have reached Balai station, almost 400 miles east of Taiga, v HI be aided by Chinese Bolshevik! according to a Moscow despatch quot ing advices from Cheliabinsk. It Is said the Chinese will operate In the "coastal region." " The Bolshevik! expect Boon to . encounter Japanese forces sent to eastern Siberia, and the Moscow despatch states the soviet forces will not "undertake any aggressive action calculated to provoke a collision." - It says, however, that "the menace of the Japanese and of the entente vessels In the west will compel the soviet authority to devote a great part of its forces to military purposes." . While Polish and Lettish forces have driven ahead along the northwestern Russian front and have forced the Bplshevlkl to retire at a number of points, their offensive is said by Moscow to be "merely local." Odessa has been occupied by Ukrainian soldiers assisted by Galician units, it is reported. These troops do not appear to be fighting as comrades of the Bolshevik!. SHIPS EARN MILLIONS. (By Associated Press) WASHINTON, Jan. 14. Shipping board vessels earned about $100,000 each in 1919; according to estimates completed today by the board officials. Twelve hundred ships were operated mated that the net earnings would not be $120,000,000 as overhead and other charges must be deducted from this total. ' Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight, Thurs day fair and somewhat warmer. . Today's Temperature. - Noon 19 . Yesterday. Maximum .', 35 Minimum ."..20 For Wayne County by W. E.- Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Somewhat unsettled but conditions are favorable for mostly fair weather General .Conditions The principal storm within the limits of observation is over the northeastern states, and another one is moving southeastward from western Canada, while mostly fair weather prevails over the central valley. The severe cold reported over Alaska has increased in intens ity, Tanana . reports B2. below and Eagle 46 below.- - It alio remains cold over southern Canada but reaction, to somewhat ; warmer weather ; is prot able during Thursday,' on .account ot the British Columbia s storm moving southeastward. It is j quite probable that a sever . cold wave will appear over western Canada tfter this storm passes away.

Indiana is Center of Nation-Wide Anti-Red Drive - - . '

Group of Reds being ushered into Marion van Nuys The country-wide round-up of the

tinues. Above, one group of Reds, caught in raids in Indianapolis, are shown at the first stop on their way to their European homes. They are being taken into the jail to await a hearing before W. C. DeMiller, Immigration inspector for Indiana. Fred Van Nuys, the newly appointed U. S. district attorney of Indianapolis, Is one of the leaders In the war against the radicals in the Hoosier state. He formerly was state chairman of the Indiana Democrats but re

signed that job to take the federal position.

MINERS' DEMANDS GIVEN COMMISSION; OPERATORS' NEXT (By Associated Press) , WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. Investiga tion of the underlying causes ot the recent coal strike was In full swing today with both operators and miners co-operating with the coal strike Bctuemem commission. - Each day from 9 : 30 L m. to 1:50 p. m. tne lcommissioners win near ioe arguments of the , principals to the controversy, in an; effort to" reach, a satisfactory agreement on wages and working ' conditions for the miners in the bituminous fields. The operators agreed to participate in the conference but with the reservati6n that htey -would not engage in the fixing of coal prices unless it were provided that the agreement would expire with the Lever food and fuel control act. Representatives of miners already have presented their demands to the commission and John L. Lewis, of the United Mine Workers of America, declaered it was not merely a question ot increased wages to offset the high cost of living, but one to permanently raise the standard of living among the miners. In explaining the Jurisdiction of the commission. President Robinson said President Wilson's letter creating the commission authorized it to make an award which would "serve as a basis upon which a new wage agreement can be made." WRONGS IN MEXICO TOLD TO COMMITTEE (By Associated Press) SAN ANTONIO. Tex., Jan. 14. Accounts of the hardships, indignities and losses suffered by small property owners In Mexico, since the overthrow of the Madero eivernment were given to the senate sub-committee which be gan today taking testimony here re garding conditions In Mexico. G. E. Blalock. rounder or an Ameri can colony in the state Tamaulipas, told how the community he established has dwindled from a hundred fam ilies to half a dozen caretakers. Women who claimed to have a personal knowledge of murderous assaults were at the hearing to testily. The committee room In which the hearing is held was crowded-with spectators, a few of them Mexicans. Many Mexicans have requested per mission to place before the committee their opinions of conditions In Mexico, and their suggestions as to a remedy. Liquor Owners Need 4th Dimensions; Can t Move Stocks or Keep Them (By Associated Press) " .: CHICAGO, Jan. 14. The" Illinois search and seizure act has put. all owners ot stored liquor in this state "out of luck." Club members and others who had planned to move their private stocks to their home on fed eral perrsjts were given a jolt , when they learned the Btate law prohibits the transportation of liquor in any form on all public highways. ."The government is perfectly will Ing to let the owners of liquor remove 4t to their homes." Bald Major A. V. Dalrymple, federal prohibition com missioner, "but a permit would have

no effect on the Illinois law. Furthermore, that law applies before Jan. 16, as well !as after that date." Major Dalrymple said that the same provision would forbid an owner to move loquor from one house to another if ho changes his residence. ' : : ' v . i.

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county jail at Indianapolis and Fred at his desk. Reds and other undesirable citizens con Wayne Backs Robbins for Governor, Mayor Tells Him Mayor W. W. Zimmerman, who was in Indianapolis recently, said Wednesday that talk of John Robbins, Indianapolis lawyer, formerly of this city, as a gubernatorial candidate, has spread over the state capital. While in Indianapolis, the mayor said that he called upon Mr. Robbins. and gave him assurance that in case he - decided to run for " governor, " Wayne county would back him." Many-local citizens have said that they would be In favor ,of-Mr. RobDins as -candidate tor governor. " . No definite word has as yet . been made by Bobbins. BAR ASSOCIATION TO AID SOCIALISTS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 14. A special committee of the Bar Association of New York City headed by Charles Evans Hughes, will go to Albany, to give legal support to the five socialists suspended at the opening session of the assembly. This course was determined upon today after a long and stormy session of the bar association at its annual meeting. The organization adopted a resolution of Justice Hughes con demning the action of the assembly in suspending the Socialists, and pledg ing them legal aid. The vote was 174 to 117. As a result of the bar association's action . the Socialists committee of eight, having charge of the fight for reinstatement of the suspended men. was prepared today to go ahead with ii-i1,--: rLSfJrl u unupu w the legal contest. Many decisions had been delayed, it was explained, until the bar association had taken action. ALBANY. N. Y., Jan. 14. Interest in the cases of the five socialists suspended from the assembly was focused today on the report of a sub-committee of the 'Judiciary committee appointed yesterday to draw up the rules of procedure which shall govern the trial by the, committee as a whole. The subcommittee was expected to report at poon today. Rev. Miller Accepts Call To St. Paul's Lutheran The Rev. J. P. Miller of Tyrone, Pa., has accepted the call to St. Paul's Lutheran church and will take charge f his duties here March 1, according to .word received by officers of the church. - - - The Rev. Miller is a graduate of the Chicago Lutheran Seminary, and for a number of years was a professor in the theological department of Eliz abeth College, N. C. At present he is pastor of a Lutheran . church " in Tyrone. He is married. POOR FARM LEASED (By Associated Press) MITCHELL, S. D., Jan. 14. County commissioners, finding this section so prosperous that there has not been a single attendant at the county poor house for the past six months,, today leased the. farm for grazing purposes under an agreement that the renter may care for all dependents that may be sent there. FRISCO HOTEL PRICES TO BE.FIXED IN ADVANCE (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14. Prices to be charged for accommodations in San Francisco during the Democratic national convention will be determined in advance by the general arrangements. Chairman W. Fay announced today.. -. --:

MANY DEAD IN GERMAN

DISORDERS Firing Opened on Crowd After Attempts to Disperse it Mob , Protests Against Industrial Council Bill. ; martialIawdecured , BULLETIN , (By Associated Press) ; ' BERLIN, Tuesday, Jan. . 13. Th government tonight proclaimed mar tial law in all sections of Germany following the mob demonstration this afternoon in which at least 10 persona were killed and many others were wounded by machine gun Cre from guards In front of the richstag building. BERLIN, Tuesday, - Jan. 13 Many persons were killed and wounded in a melee between members of a mob and police guards in front of the relchstag building here this afternoon."- ;x The mob. organized by extremists as a protest against the Industrial council's bill now before th Reichstag, began to gather this morning. By noon every street leading to the Tiergarten was crowded . with . masses of people carrying red ' flags and placards. .,.- , . .-. Anticipating a demonstration before the reichstag building, the authorities had surrounded the building with, public security guards and : machine gunners who barred approach to the ediice. As time passed the crowd was joined by striking tram, employes and soon inflammatory speeches were begun by agitators. ; Attempts were made by the guards to quietly disperse the mob, but it was heedless of warnings. At last , the mob, regardless of the machine gunners and other defenders of the building, made a -rush against the police lines, trying to disarm ' the guards and disable the machine guns. ' Order is Restored When It was seen the mob could not be checked in any other way, fire was opened on it. The shooting was at close range and the front ot the building 'was littered with dead and wounded. The most severe casualties were Inflicted on the crowd which approached from the Slmonstrasse-aide of the structure. Order was soon restored, ."' ' ;. . ' " The reichstag continued its sitting until 5 o'clock at which time it was announced 10 bodies of persons killed in the fight -had been brought into the court of the building. Rifle and machine gun fire was opened on the mob at 3:40 o'clock and lasted five minutes. It was most severe around the west portal of the building. Later the correspondent of the Associated Press counted at least 20 men lying in the outskirts of the tlergarten, apparently wounded. .When the troops began firine the crowd ran pell-mell In all directions. At the sound of the guns members of the lower house of the reichstag left the assembly chamber and crowded Into the lounging room where there was Intense excitement. . SPECIAL SESSION CALLED FOR FRIDAY INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 14. Governof James P. Goodrich issued a proclamation late Tuesday afternoon calling the legislature into special session at 10 o'clock Friday morning. The proclamation -was Issued im--mediately after the Governor received from the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana notification that the league had obtained pledges from more than two-thirds of the members of each house that the session should be confined to the one purpose of ratification l of the VOman suffrage amendment to the Constitution of the United States. A copy of the proclamation was mailed last night to every member or the legislature. -"-. Margin is Small . Officers of the Franchise League presented to Governor Goodrich the pledge of 30 senators and 20 represen tatives. The number of pledges obtained leaves a margin of one senator and three representatives over-the two-thirds of each house which has been the goal of the Franchise League since it accepted the Governors pro position. The three senators whose pledges came in late in tne day to complete the number necessary before the call could be issued are, Eisner, Crav ens and Meeker. The delegation which presented tha pledges to Governor Goodrich was as follows: Miss Helen Benonuge, president of the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana; Miss Betsy Edwards, a director in the Franchise League, and organizer for the woman's division of the national Republican committee; Mrs. Horace C. Stllwell, a Franchise League director; Mrs. John F. Barnhill, first vice-president; Mrs. J. G. McNutt, a director; Mrs. Isaac Corn, Seventh district cnairman oi uic uiuu uhwwu the state Democratic committee; Miss Gertrude McHugh, secretary of the woman s aivision, siaie utmuwmii committee, and Mrs. Charles Butler, secretary of the woman's division of the state Republican committee. ELECTED ASSISTANT CASHIER Arthur Smith was elected assistant cashier and trust officer of the Second National bank at the meeting ot directors Tuesday afternoon. Clarence Gennett was elected a vicepresident of the First National bank. ALABAMA FAST IN ICE MUSKEGON; Mich., '.Jan. 14. Thi steamer Alabama, which left Chicago for Grand Haven Tuesday night, wai fast in the Ice about a mile off th channel west ot hero this morning The car ferries Grand Haven and Mil waukee, also are reported Ice bound t few miles-off Grand Haven. v