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SPLIT IS THREWHIED. IN FRENCH SOGfAUST : PARTY BY RIGHT VANG (Br. Associated Press) - ' TOtTES, France, Dec 29 Announcement by the right wing of the French Socialist party that It was leaving the organization In a body was expected during today's session of the Socialist congress which is meeting here. The climax of. the congress was reached yesterday when Clara ' Zetkin, membeg of the German reichstag and of the esecutlye committee of the third Internationale, made a sensational ap peal to split the, party. Her bitter denunciation of both the right wing and the center, led by M. Longust, removed the last possibility of maintaining party unity, and the question members of the right were ctlscussIng-Trlvately this morning was the moment to walk oat of the convention after announcing that ele ment had broken away from the party. ..... . Lonouet Agitated M. Longuet and his followers were 'agitated and uncertain whether5 or not 'to go with the right wing. M.- Frossard, leader of the moderate left wing, made , an address last night to the more extreme members who have insisted In carrying out Moscow's ex plicit brder to purge the party of the Centrists. He pointed out the havoc wrought to the solidarity of the Socialists and trades unions in the United States, Germany, Switzerland and other countries by ' the Moscow campaign, and gave a long ' analysis of the .disastrous effect Moscow a influ ences had: had on the international federation ef trade unions, which he declared to be the "only internation ally effective labor organization. FRIENDS: APPOINTED TO HOLD MEETINGS Members of the evangelistic and hurr.h extension board of the Indiana Yearly Meeting of ' Friends selected Wednesday the following persons to hold - series of meetings in the places eiven: . .. j . George W. Bird will be in charge of meet in es In Van Wert. O.: R. A. Nanier will nreaeh at Little Ridge. Ind near Fairmount; Oscar Trader will bold services at Walnut Ridge, Ind., near Carthage; Fred Smith, of Amboy, will hold services in Aioa, rxeD.; PHoviai T7 VHatt . nf . Winchester. WIU Jk-WA 1 " -- - ' r will be in charge of services at LudInur ITnllfl. Ohio. Each meeting will be opened next Sunday and will continue ror aDoui two weeks.. .. INSURANCE EXTENSION FOR SAILORS URGED (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Immediate passage bf congress of bills now pending to extend workmen's accident insurance to longshoremen and seamen, in order to rescue them from a Vlegal no-man's land," was urged by speakers at the opening session of the Fourteenth annual meeting of the .American association for labor legislation here today. The speakers declared differentiation should be made between seamen and longshoremen in the application of accident insurance, advocating federal administration of the former group, in order to insure uniformity, and state jurisdiction over the latter group, whose work is mostly confined to land. The recent decision of the supreme court depriving part time workers from receiving accident compensation under state laws was cited as a reason for action defining their status in the application of workmen's compensation laws. Among the speakers were Andrew Furuseth, president of the International Seamen's Union, and T. V. O'Connor, president of the International Longshoremen's association. FUEL CONTROL COST $4,824,618, REPORT (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 The total cost of fuel control to the federal gov ernment during the war was $4,824. fi81, according to the final report of the business manager of the fuel ad ministration made public here today. This sum represents all expenditures, national and state, by the fuel administration from its organization in September, 1917, to June 30. 1919, when the administration virtually was disbanded. Appropriations made for fuel control totaled $5,813,818 and Lawrence Mitchell, assistant business manager, who prepared the report, said there was a balance of $989,137 on hand on June 30 last year. Expenditures by the headquarters in Washington totaled $2,706,479 and by the states $1,948.618. By far the largest sum was spent in New York state, the total being $212,012 while in New York city $51,675 was spent. Pennsylvania was the second state in the list of expenditures, with $84,025, while Illinois was third, with $66,849. In the New England states as a whole the cost was $99,812. The report shows that there were 52 $l-a-year men in the fuel administration, these including Dr, Harry A.. Garfield, the administrator; J. D. A. Morrow, Rembrandt Peale, John P. White, Timothy Healy, F. M. Whltaker, Pierrepont B. Noyes, Mark L. Requa and Alfred M. Ogle. The highest salary on a yearly basis listed in the report is $3,600 a year. Old Fashioned Fox Hunt To Be Staged in Ohio (By Associated Press) WESTERVILLE. O., Dec. 29 Armed with clubs only, most of the population of Westervllle expect to turn out December 30 for an old-fashioned fox hunt. There are between 200 and 250 foxes in the Westerville district, which it Is asserted, destroy much property. The hunt will be under auspices of the . Westerville Methodist brotherhood. Four different sections will be A in iViA chmo nf i smiarA and

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j Short News of City j T. P. A. Christmas Reception The fourth annual Christmas reception of Post T. P. A, will be held in the K. of P. building this evening, says an announcement today.' Dancing will be one of the features of the entertainment.' . . -.'','';. Fined for I nt ox cation Peter Kern pleaded guilty before Mayor Zimmerman in city, court Wednesday morning to indulgence in intoxicating liquors. .He was fined one dollar and costs. A bottle containing a small quantity of Jamaica ginger was found on his person when arrested Tuesday evening. Enlists In Navy J. C. Craig, West Manchester, has enlisted in the navy at the local recruiting station and will be sent to Great Lakes, 111. Announcement was made Wednesday that the Richmond office was third in enlistments in the state for this week. Roof Fire Tuesday A small roof fire at the home of Jacob Horr, 312 North West Third street, caused the fire department to make a run Tuesday evening. The damage was slight, and the flames easily extinguished. Moose to Entertain New Year's dinner will be served to members of the Moose lodge at noon New Year's day, according to an announcement made Wednesday. Later in the afternoon, starting at , 2 p. m., members and their families will be entertained at an "open house" put on by the lodge. Spiritualist Lecture Sunday Dr. Fredrick E. Crum, president of the Indiana State Spiritualist association, will deliver a lecture for the Spiritualist Church of Truth in the Ben Hur hall, Sunday evening, Jan. 2, on "Spiritualism as the Religion." Public invited to attend. School Lights Arrive The lights which the class of J919 presented to the Richmond high school to be placed over the. Ninth street entrances have arrived and will be up by the last of the week! Redecorate High Auditorium The work of redecorating the high school auditorium is in full swing and will be completed by the end of the week. Joint Memorial Services Joint memorial services are to be conducted at the courthouse Thursday at 2 p. m. by the Woman's Relief Corps and the Grand Army for members of the organization who died this year. New , Year's Market The New Year's market which the women of St. Mary's church will hold at the Starr Piano store Friday will open at 9 a. m. Home-made food cakes, pies, bread and candy will be on sale. Allen-Tremp Marriage Matthew Allen, of Summitville, Ind., and Callie Tremp, of Centerville, were married by the Rev. R. A. Napier, at the tatter's home here, Tuesday morning. Entertains Fidelis Class Miss Cyrena Huber was hostess for th monthly meeting of the Fidelis class of the First Christian church Tuesday evening at her home on South Thirteenth street. Following the business meeting a social hour was enjoyed and refreshments served. The guests were Miss Mary Brumflel. Miss Inez Harris, Miss 'Dorothy Sims. Miss Thelma Champion. Miss Emma Horr, Miss Emily Parker, Miss Evelyn Ullom,. Miss Willodean Stetler, Mrs. Little and Miss Cyrena Huber. Gamber Asks Guardian Alleging his wife Ada, to be of unsound mind, Nicholas Gamber has filed suit for the appointment of a guardian. Wilson Granted License Lloyd H. Wilson and Marjorie Morgan, both of Richmond, were granted a marriage license Wednesday. Young Friends Discuss Educational Problems Education and its relation to the Society of Friends is being discussed by the Young Friends board of the Five Years meeting, now in session at Earlham college. The board opened its meeting Tuesday night and sessions will be held until Thursday noon. Plans for activities for the coming year are also receiving consideration, but no definite policy has been accepted. Young Friends of the four local Quaker churches will entertain the Young Friends board at a supper to be given in South Eighth Street Friends church Wednesday evening. Wilson Refuses Offer Of $150,000 for Article (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 President Wilson has refused an offer of $150,000 from a syndicate to write an article or his own selection on the ground that no article was worth such an amount, It was learned today at the White House. Details of the offer, which was one of the many the president has received lately, were not made public. Apportionment Bill Hearings Continued (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 The house census committee continued hearings today on the congressional apportionment bill. Among the witnesses to be heard were representatives of the National association for the advancement of colored people, who were expected to urge reduction of representation from southern states on the ground of alleged refusal to allow negroes to vote. A bill recently introduced in the house provides for a reduction in the number of representatives from southern states where it has been found that enfranchisement of the negro has been denied. Secretary Daniels Will Not See U. S. Fleet Maneuvers (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. Secretary Daniels will be unable to witness the first joint maneuvers of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets at Panama Bay and off the west coast of South America next month, he announced today, because of hearing in congress on the naval appropriations bill. He had hoped to witness the mobilization to round out his term as secretary. The Atlantic fleet' will rendezvous off Norfolk. Va., Jan. 5 and leave the following day for Panama Bay. The Pacific fleet will sail south from a rendezvous off San Diego about January 7. SEVERE EARTH TREMOR (By Associated Press) WILLOWS, Cal., Dec. 29. An earthquake so severe that it aroused all inhabitants of the town occurred here at 2:15 this morning. So far as has been reported no damage resulted.

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CASE OF M 'GANNON IS READY FOR JURY ' ' (By Associated Press) ' CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 29. The case of Wm. H. McGannon, Chief Justice of the municipal court, on trial charged with the second degree murder of Harold C. Kagy, on the night of May 7, was expected to be in the hands of the jury late today. The defense rested its case with the testimony of Judge McGannon in his own behalf yesterday, but county prosecutor Roland Baa kin announced that he expected to call one more witness in rebuttal before arguments. Concluding arguments by counsel for both sides and the charge of Judge Maurice Bernon to the jury were expected to occupy most of today's court session. Each side has been granted three hours. Recalls Witness. Prosecutor Baskin had planned to call James F. McCaffery in rebuttal. On the stand Friday, McCaffery, a taxicab driver, testified that on the night of the shooting, he drove Miss Mary E. Neely, chief witness for the state, around the city. Miss Neely testified several days before that she saw Judge McGannon, fire the shot which killed Kagy, but McCaffery's story precluded any possibility of Miss Neely before near the scene of the shooting. Judge McGannon occupied the witness stand three hours yesterday. He denied that he killed Kagy. He reiterated testimony he gave as a witness for the state at he trial, which resulted in the acquittal of John W. Joyce of the same crime recently, and repudiated the testimony of Miss Neely. TWO LAVA STREAMS FLOW FROM VOLCANO IN HAWAII HILO, T. H., Dec. 29. Two lava streams, each a quarter of a mile long, are flowing from Kilauea volcano. The overflow is through a crack made by eruptions of 1868, about five hundred feet above the main pit where lava fountains have been playing spectacularly for weeks. NEW HAVEN ROAD GIVEN JUDGMENT OF $2,500,000 NEW YORK, Dec. 29. A compromise in the $150,000,000 stockholders' equity suit against William Rockefeller and other ex-directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad was effected here today when Federal Judge Charles M. Hough ordered the action discontinued. r A CLEAR-AWAY merchandise such as

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GOATS

Bolivia, Velour, Silvertone, in plain and fur-trimmed, up to $75 Q9 rn values. Sale. tpOsetJl 100 Sample Cloth Coats, all shades, in Velours, Silvertones, Bolivias and Kerseys, up to $40.00 values. price . $16.50 Kimonos Crepe and Flannelette Kimonos, plain or flowered, $6 values. Sale price $2.79

SKIRTS

Silk Poplin, Serges, Vellour Checks, values up to $6.00. Sale price $2.98 Serges, Velours, Tricotines, values up to (J! AO $10. Sale price. 923 Main St

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Begum Indian Princess Wants People Punctual (By Associated Press) GENEVA, Dec. 29. The Begum (princess) of Bhopal, India, ' who bought 4,000 silver watches to take back to her people in the central Indian state when she visited , Switzerland in 1911, has sent for another lot of 2,500 time-pieces. She wants her subjects to be punctual and not rely on the sun for the time of day. The Begum or Mohammedan Princess of Bhopal, probably is the only female ruler of a state in India and is also - called sultan. The throng of Bhopal has descended in a female line for more than 75 years and many, of the begums have displayed modern tendencies in looking after the welfare of their subjects, who number 665,000. The Sultan Jahan Begum succeeded to the throne in 1901. Bhopal is the principal province of Central India and its capital, the city of Bhopal, has about 75,000 population. Chain of Grandmothers Is Broken by Death (By Associated Press.) ARKADELPHIA, Ark., Dec. 29. A chain of grandmothers without parallel, in this section, at least, has been broken by the passing of Mrs. Emeline Eliza Riles, 82. Before her death, two small children of Mrs. Eliza Hanson, her greatgranddaughter, had six living grandmothers, of whom two were great, great grandmothers, two were greatgrandmothers, and two were just plain grandmothers. The oldest of the Hanson children is 33 years of age. Thus there were at one time five living generations with less than 72 years separating the youngest from the eldest. The Hanson grandchildren had besides their six grandmothers, nine uncles, four great uncles, two greatgreat uncles, four great aunts, two great-great aunts and forty second cousins, but no first cousins. TIN CAN TOURISTS OPEN CONVENTION (By Associated Press.) TAMPA, Fla.. Dec. 29. The annual convention of the Tin Can Tourists of the World opened here today with 2,000 persons attending and Vice TinCan Opener, G. M. Tremaine, of Fredonia, N. Y., presiding. The convention will be in session four days. The organization is composed of tourists who live in their automobiles and in tents on free camp sites. IE of Merchandise that is we sell every day of Short Plush Coats, silk plush, silk lined, plain and fur-trimmed. Sale price . . $16.95 Long Plush Coats, silk plush and silk lined, up to $60 values. (gOi rTfr Sale price. . . I D Hosiery Ladies' Silk Hose (black only), sale price pair

Sweaters 75 Sample Sweaters, all styles, all sh a d e s. Sale price $2.95

36c 35 Sample Plaid Skirts, plain or pleated, values up to $15. Sale price $6.98 Another lot of Plaid Skirts, plain and pleated, up to $20 values. Sale price $8.98

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COUNCIL OF CHICAGO FEARS UNEMPLOYMENT (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 29. The city council today is considering the cases of more than 100,000 unemployed in the city when a measure calling upon Mayor Thompson to appoint a commission to be composed of 15 citiryns and five aldermen will be presented by Alderman Clayton F. Smith. The commission would be authorized to begin work on the problem at once. Resumption of municipal construction work on a large scale and the opening of municipal lodging houses he believes will tend to prevent a crisis and to keep crime at a minimum this winter. "The situation will become even worse after the first of the year, when many factories close down for 15 days to take stock," Mr. Smith said. Alderman Smith said he will ask council to go on record in favor of a national anti-gun toting law at the special session on the theory that the crime wave is a national matter. Japanese Will Probe Accusations of Cruelty TOKIO, Dec. 29. A Japanese military mission headed by" Colonel Mizuno, formerly of the Japanese embassy at Washington, has been sent to Chiantao to investigate the charges that he Japanese soldiers have been guilty of cruelty in their measures against Korean outlaws in Chinese territory. Serious charges have been made against the Japanese forces, principally by American and English missionaries. These include accusations of the burning of seven churches, five schools and a large number of houses, and of the indescriminate slaughter of villagers. Telegrams to the Japanese newspapers report the formation of a new Korean association which is said to be making remarkable development under the guidance of the Japanese authorities. The Tokio Asahi reports that an anti-christian movement has now over forty thousand members, all of whom are pro-Japanese and another dispatch states that he foreign missionaries are trying hard to regain the influence which they have lost and with this in view they are resorting to every means to impart this spirit of independance to the Koreans. This news does not harmonise with the reports of American missionaries concerning the situation.

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SUITS 50 Sample Suits, bought at 50 cents on the dollar; all shades, plain and furtrimmed (- f Sale price. . . . ?i-0.i3 30 Sample Suits of Tricotines, Yalama, Goldtones, Silvertones and plain and fur-trimmed; values up to $100 Sale price $32.50 Middy Blouses Washable Middy Blouses, $3.50 values; sale price $1.89 FURS Large Fox Scarfs in taupe, black and brown, $25.00 values, ta $12.98 Children's COATS Cloth, Plush and Velvet Coats, to $15.00 rP7 nr values V VO o o

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Sail Prisoner Robbed . By Fellow Convicts t By Associated Press) STEUBENVILLE. O., Dec. 29. Theft of )28 and a gold watch from Lawrence Shields, a prisoner in the county Jail, by three negro fellow prisoners released from their cells by a "trusty", was reported today by prison officials. Barney O'Brien, the trusty, who is aleged to have released I the robbers not only had his name j stricken from the honor list, but faced a charge of taking $22 from two other Inrlinnani nn tha nnntovt that fa n.-n a county officer. Remote Stars Measured By Chicago Scientist (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 29. Results of the first successful experiments on an astronimical device at the Mount Wilson, Cal., observatory revealing that certain remote stars in the firmament ate many thousand times larger than astronomers had ever surmised was discussed today by Prof. A. A. Michelson, noted scientist if the University of Chicago, whe perfected the device, before the American Physical Society meeting here in conjunction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Under the direction of Prof. Michelson, astronomical experts have just computed the diameter of Alpha Orionis, one of the stars in the contellation of Orion. Prof. Michelson, winner of the Nobel prize in physics, thirteen years Is recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the world on the subject of light. Allied Conference To Be Held in London (By Associated Pi-ess) PARIS, Dec. 29. Because of the labor situation in England, which makes necessary the presnce of Prime j Minister Lloyd George in London the will take place in Indon or Paris and rot at Nice, it is 'said by newspapers here today. "EVIDENCE" IS STOLEN. RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 29. All "evidence" sceized by Federal prohibition agents in Virginia during the last year has been stolen. The agents admitted today before Federal Judge Waddill that the rooms in the Federal building where the contraband liquor was stored had been looted twice.

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65 Sample Dresses of Satin, Serge, Taffeta and Jersey, values up to GJ7 QQ $20. Sale price. n I OU 22 Sample Dresses of Serge, Tricotine, Velours, Velvet and Jersey, values up to $25. Sale price .... $10.98

Petticoats Silk Taffeta and jersey Petticoats, all shades. Sale price $2.69

Corsets Back or FrontLace Corsets, a $2.00 value. Sale price 99c

BLOUSES

Voile and Organdie Blouses, some slightly soiled, up to 3.00 values. Sale QQ Georgette de Chine plaid and med, up to price .... oat ues. Sale price . . . . Another lot of Voile and Organdy Georgette de Chine values up Sale Blouses, all shades. Sale price $1.98 price

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(By Associated Press) ' - NEW YORK. Dec. 29. Delegates from many colleges were here today for the twelfth annual convention of the inter-collegiate conference on la-' bor and radical movements. Sessions will continue until tomorrow night. "Is Capital Collapsing?" is the question for debate aat the main session tonight Morris Hillquit, Socialist leader, and Scott Nearing, former professor at the University cf Pennsylvania will defend the affirmative side, and Dr. Talcolt Williams and Joseph Henry Cohan will speak for the negative. Epworth League Leaders May Extend Organization (By Associated Press) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29. Epworth League leaders from throughout the jurisdiction of the Methodist Episcopal church south met here today and considered plans for extending the scope of the organization. Rev. Ralph R. Kollner of Nashville, Tenn.. assistant general secretary, in an address advocated appointment of field secretaries to carry on the work of the organization. Two should be placed in each state, he said. French Deny Rumors Of Dropping Mexico (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, Dec. 29. Rumors that France has temporarily dropped the question to recognize the present government of Mexico, pending the giving of necessary guarantees, were denied in a statement made public last night by the French charge d'affalrs. This denial, which was received from George Leygues, premier of France, declared France had made no pronouncements regarding the recognition of Mexico. MEXICANS KEPT IN JAIL. SANTA FE, N. M., Dec. 29. Pardons granted by Governor Larazola to 11 Villistas serving terms in the state penitentiary for their participation in a raid on Columbus, N. M., are valid, the State Supreme Court ruled today, but it likewise upheld the action of Luna County officials In rearresting the men before they had been released. sale purpose but of their real worth 25 Sample Dresses of Tricotine, Velours anr Jersey, in all shades, values up to $35. Sale price .... $14.75 25 Sample Dresses of Tricotine, Satins, Taffetas and Jerseys, up to $50.00 val ues. Sale price ...... $24.75 Underwear 100 pieces of Ladies Underwear, separate and union suits, up to $2.00 values. Sale price 69c and Crepe Blouses, beadtrimGeorgette Blouses $10, 12 and $15 values, some slightly $6.00 val $2.98 mussed. $4.98 Sale priceand Crepe Blouses, to $9.00. PO fiO One lot high grade Blouses, up to $18.00 values. flE no Sale price 923 Main St