Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 45, 1 January 1921 — Page 1

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IS EXPLAINED BY SULLIVAN Political Writer Says Thoroughgoing Cleavage is Goin cr rm Roluppn Hardin a and ingonDetvveennarainganaj Irreconcilable Senators. HOW LOOK TO HARDING By MARK SULLIVAN. MARION, Ohio, Jan. 1. Senator Knox of the Irreconcillables came here Thursday Is in ; the Judgment of all the more mature observers who watched the episode, either took the president-elect in camp, or else threw a challenge into Harding's teeth. My own Judgment Is that the latter is what happened and that a thorough going cleavage is nov on between Harding and the irreconclliable senators, between those frtends of the League of Nations who have been to Marion recently and who thought that Harding , would build hls.new association on a part of the present league, and on the other hand, thos irreconcilables who insist that the present league must be scrapped, kiled, buried and kept buried. i Not all the epjiode is on the public record, and partsof the narative must be pieced out r deduction. Knox made it clear thathe came in response to a telegraphed tvitation. My guess, in the light of oner events is that tha invitation w sent by Harding because he had hnrd that there was Incipient rebellion among the irreconclliable senator and he hoped to smooth it out Apparently the ews had come to Marion that the Ireconcilable senators were mutterinj about Harding repeatedly consultinjwith such friends of the league as Tft, Hoover, Bryan, Straus and others. There is evidence that Harding's firs reaction lo this discontent was to end the trusted ? Harry Daugherty t Washington to pour the vicarious ill on the waters. Closed Coilerence. That failed and Jen followed the invitation to Knox S come to Marion. Knox came. arrived before breakfast. , He tookbreakfast with Harding and sever$ others. Then . Knox and Harding knt into Hard--lug's office and eked the doors. Nearly two hours her, Knox left Harding's office and fcepped briskly down to . the housejrhere all the newspapermen are. Tib was nothing unusual. - All the "tes mhidsafter -they have had their deference with - Harding come down i talk ,to the newspapermen. This the routine. But there was all theflifference in the world between thi manner in which Harding came, aj the way in which the recent "bestininds" have come trailing an aura 4ingratiation

and peace from their lattamact with j plied and the men searched him, takHarding. , J mS his pocketbook containing about

mere was an me uiinpnce in me world between the innoAs words of harmony that the "bestlinds" have been giving otit, and thstinctlvely "here I stand" manner k words of Knox. Someone asked K the stock question if he felt that irding was going to achieve a plan fon association of nations that woul satisfactory. Knox said, ."I amsured he will." but he most distinfc did not say that he bad acquired jat assurance out of his conftrenceth Harding; decidedly not. He hatiistinetly the air of meaning that hsas sure the plan would oe satisfactd. because he and the other irreconcfbie proposed to stand by and maku satisfactory. I Irreconcilable Stand Satisfactory, that Is. to thrreconcilable. Then someone ask. if he and the other irreconcilablejnators had been disturbed by rep; that Harding was veering toward ft and the friends of the league, a that Harding's new plan was goiato include entering into a modifledrm of the present league. Knox Spited, with unmistakable signincancaat he had heard such reports but ft he .hadn't aUowed them tit distu) him i ucvaua-. nc micw mcj ciu t uradiction of all Harding's cai,ign ! promises and the verdict of the Vole! in the election. There was somiore talk with the samft drift, anttjen Knox, of his own initiative, dine unusual and unmistakably bctse thing. He said that before ldLg "Washington he had prepared a ement of his position, that he haf. llvered this statement to Hardingfcd left it with him, and that he ha objections to letting the newspir men have a copy of ft. As a man who had carefully stai the episode he drew the paper fk 7 - i his inside pocket making at the si time the controversially lawver I

Introduction that "this is my sugg!inS fl'om a New Year's eve party was tion to Harding and in no sense pi struck by the New York Century "20th sumes to reflect what is in Sena Century Limited" in Euclid, near here. Harding's mind." 5- The men, all members of an orchestra, To Introduce Resolution. ? which had played for a New Year's The-statement recited that immecf aance in the village, were crossing ately after March 4 Knox will re-Ibe railroad tracks when the truck troduce his resolution for a separatl'iey were riding in' was struck by the peace with Germany, parentheticaller- The Fix musicians were instanthe added that he was sure the senat" killed. The two injured are expectwould pass the resolution. The stated to recover.. ment repeated the text of the resola- ' tion providing lor a separate peaceifti inr DED A DTMEIIT with Germany by joint resolution ofyLlj ULI AH I ItlLll I congress, for the disposition of Ger- . ... man property in the United States and Oil A 11010 A M Mill I PJPl.n

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peace, and ror the president to negotiate a new treaty of commerce and amity with Germany, to this resolution for peace with Germany by joint action of congress. Senator Knox said he wouli add a paragraph as follows: This being of course in effect Knox's substitute for the league of nations. "It la the declared policy of the

United States in order to meet fully and fair'ly .our obligations to ourselves and to the woiid that the freedom and peace of Europe being again threatened by a-ay power or combination of powers, the United State3 will regard such a situation with grave concern,

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(By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Jan. 1 Eight hundred homeless and unemployed men started the New Year by sleeping In the pews of one of New York's most historic churches St. Marias in the bowery early today. The men -part of a crowd of more than 1,000 met In a bowery hall on New Year's eve, and planned to break lod ling if admittance was refused them tmt when they approacnea tne an clent edifice in Second avenue, theyj found it - brilliantly illuminated and the rector, Dr. William Norman Guthrie, waiting for them, with an invitation to come inside. ' When the motley crowd had settled in the pews, Dr. Guthrie addressed them, saying that while it would be "worse than a crime to use a church for any except religious uses, no Christian minister in his senses could refuse to yield an emergency shelter." Ready to Help "May the churches do their little," he said, "to show themselves worthy of the confidence of the friendless and surely the community will not compel the churches long to lend themselves to such irregular use." Dr. Guthrie then told the men he had made arrangements to give them a substantial breakfast. There was no disorder and the men listened with respectful attention to the clergyman's remarks. St. Mark's Protestant Episcopal church, located almost in the heart of the lower east side, was organized in 1791. In a crypt underneath the church is buried the body of Governor Peter -Stuyvesant, one of the Dutch governors of old New York. TWO MEN ARE HELD UP BY YOUTHFUL BANDITS; GUNS ARE DISPLAYED Two holdups on successive nights have aroused fear of a campaign of lawlessness in Richmond and members of the police force are expected to redouble efforts to curb any crims wave that might break out in this city. One of the attempts was unsuccessful. When the victim showed fight and out a quart of oysters to good use by slamming it over tho head of one of the bandits, the thieve? disappeared. Both holdup victims describe the bandits as young and of medium size and unmasked. Orrin Draver. of the Cornell Apartments, was dragged Into an alley between Fifteenth and Sixteenth street from Main "street Thursday" night and forced at the point of a gun to hand over about $50 which he had in his possession. Pocketbook Taken According to Draver two men reached out from the alley and dragged him into the drive, ordering him tn throw nn his hands. Draver com 50. Thev did not try to take any Jewelry. Draver lowered one of his hands sooner than the men thought he should and he was struck on the arm with a heavy stick. After taking his money, the robbers ordered Draver to keep his mouth shut and they ran in the alley. Draver informed police of the affair immediately. The men were described as being about 25 or 30 years old and unmasked. Draver said he thought he would recognize one of them if he should see him again. The police have found no trace of the men. Jordan Intercepted. Friday night Edward Jordan was intercepted while going to his home on Richmond avenue about 7 p. m. Two men passed him and kept ahead of him until they reached a point west of Fifth street. Here one of them stooped over, seemingly to tie his shoe. Jordan approached and as he passed the men he was ordered to halt and keep quiet. Instead of doing this Jordan showed fight and opened fire on the robbers with a bucket of oysters. One shot was fired in the air, Jordan says, by the man struck by the oysters. Me aescriDea tne men as young, one of them wearing soldier pants and legsines. Both were medium sized and not masked. They ran east on Richmond avenue. The police were called to investigate. SIX MUSICIANS KILLED AS FLIER HITS TRUCK CLEVELAND, 'O., Jan. 1. Six men were instantly killed and two others seriously injured early today, when an automobile in winch they were returnalfriHIlULO HI illUUIlULlJ Villlam Coleman, who has been ht sergeant- at the local police neadVters for the past year, has been m off the desk and assigned the ttion of night roundsman. His d?s will be to make the rounds of tlritv nntrnlmpn at nleht. seelnr ! tlall are on duty and giving assistai where needed. The office of n roundsman has not been filled be local police commissioners for 81 years.. J sie Kendall will assume the of night serereant. and David will become patrol driver, the Pi formerly held by Kendall.

ANALYSIS OF PRIMARY LAW MADE PUBLIC Charles Kettleborough, Director of , State Legislative Reference Bureau, Makes Study of Statute. OPERATIOTlS SHOWN

(By Associated P-ess INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 1. Control of political r parties in Indiana has not changed on account of the primary law says Charles Kettelborough, director of the State Legislative Reference Bureau, In an article in which he makes a comparative study of the operation of the Indiana law. "There have been three conclusive and three inclusive preference primary contests," he writes, "no one of which in all likelihood would have resulted differently if handled exclusively by a convention." Only 50. per cent of the qualified electors, he finds, have voted at the primaries and for only 41 per cent of the public offices and 34 per cent of the party offices has there been more than one candidate at the primaries. Mr. Kettleborough's study, however, disputes the supposition that distance from the polls and imperfect political organizations cause a light rural vote. Returns Analyzed. "An analysis of the returns," he writes, "shows that in counties in which .two-thirds of the population live in the rural districts there were 56 per cent of the voters who participated in the primaries: in counties where two-thirds of the population live in cities and towns that 42 per cent participated in the primaries and in counties evenly divided between urban and rural population that 53 percent of the voters participated in the primaries." Regarding the effect of the primary on organisation control Mr. Kettlebor ough writes that the question is whether the party managers by means of the primary "have been deprived of the power which they originally possessed of naming the candidates for office and controlling party machinery." Answering this question directly he says: "An inspection of the primary election returns in Indians and a casual familiarity with the adventitious political processes employed shows conclusively that these powers are ve?ted as securely, in the- party mangers as they were formerly." Explains Workings. "However," he adds, "as the party managers are perpetually constrained by the potential powers of retribution which the primary possess they probably exercise these functions with more appropriate caution. In its practical evolution, therefore, the Indiana primary has substantially approximated the Hughes type whereby the party managers propose a candi- ( Continued on Page Fourteen) DEVALERA'S LANDING AROUSES CURIOSITY CBy Associated Pess.) LONDON, Jan. 1 Reports that Eamonn de Valeria, "president of the Irish republic", has landed in Ireland, have greatly piqued the public curiosity, and confirmation of these rumors eagerly awaited. Newspapers feature the statement of Harry Boland, secretary to De Valeria, to the effect that "the president" has arrived safely in Ireland, but none has succeeded in ascertaining de Valera's - whereabouts, nor received any news relative to the Sinn Fein leader beyond what has been cabled from New York. In some quarters there is much skepticism regarding the whole story and Dublin castle's profession of ignorance relative to de Valera's landing encourages doubt in the accuracy of the report. On the other hand there are many who see no improbability in the story, and who speculate on de Valera's purpose in coming to Ireland. These, assuming it was possible for the Irish leader to escape the vigilance of watchers, are inclined to believe the government did not oppose his coming, holding that de Valera as an elected member of parliament was entitled to avail himself of the invitation recently extended to Irish members of parliament to confer with the government as to means of reaching an agreement on the Irish problem. The Dally Graphic expresses tho opinion that, taken in conjunction with the pacific attitude of Irish Catholic prelates, deValera's appearance would be a "portent of good rather than evil". Harding Spends the Day Quietly at His Home MARION. Ohio, Jan. 1. Presidentelect Harding took only a part holiday in observance of the coming new year, spending much of the day at his desk at work on miscellaneous business that has accumulated during his almost continuous conferences on the policies of the administration. He ar. ranged to have his New Year's dinner at home with Mrs. Harding" and several personal friends. London Irish Office Gets Report on Cork Fire LONDON, Jan. 1. General' Sir Edward Strickland's report relative to the destructive fires at Cork was received at the ' Irish office here yesterday, and was presented to the cabinet, says the Daily Mail, which adds it : will be made ; public early next week, t Well informed people in Dublin are declared to assert that the cabinet has known the tenor of the report for some days.

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MEET TO ORGANIZE AID FOR STARVING EUROPEAN CHILDREN f An organized effort to raise funds for the starving children of central Europe will be launched at a meeting, called for 3 p. m. Sunday, in room 306, K. of P. temple. The public is urged to attend. S. Edgar Nicholson, who has been working with the New York board directIns tne reliof ca.mp&.ift'ay and Harr -K. Stormont, representing the Indiana headquarters of tho relief council,' will speak. Richmond churches have responded to the call for funds by contributing special offerings during the past few weeks, but many of them have not given -all that they wish, and several have hot had the opportunity to give. This voluntary action of the churches virtually is the only action taken by Richmond to provide money . Herbert Hoover is head of the European Relief Council, with headquarters in New York. Bodies affiliated and working in the cause include the Knights of Columbus, Red Cross. Jewish Relief organization, American Friends organization, Y. M. C. A.. Y. W. C. A., Federaled Churches of Christ in America, and the American Relief ad ministration. LEHIGH LITHOGRAPHS ON EXHIBIT SUNDAY The collection of 47 lithographs by Howard Leigh will be on exhibit at the Public Art gallery Sunday afternoon from 2 until 5 p. m. The public is invited to visit the exhibit. Beginning Monday the gallery will be open from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m., every day except Saturday of next week. It is expected that the exhibit will not be here after this week. Father Knickerbocker's Growth Breaks Record (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 1. Father Knickerbocker, despite all untoward events during the waning year, may speed the departing of 1920 as the healthiest vfiQ v rrrtnrrtinnaD i r nnnnlotiAn Vtia millions of proteges have encountered since Manhattan was bought from the Indians. This information was imparted in a report filed today by Dr. William H. Guilfoy, registrar of the records of the health department. During 1920 there were 73,249 deaths in New York City, compared with 74,433 in the preceding year. There were 132,856 births during 1920, an increase of 2,479 over 1919. Weather Forecast MOORE'S SPECIAL FORECAST Colder weather is moving eastward and is due here within the next 12 to 24 hours, with rain i probably changing to occasional snow and brisk and strong winds. No severe cold weather, however, is indicated for this vicinity at present. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 44 Minimum 25 Today Noon 53 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moors Rain and colder tonight; Sunday unsettled and colder; probably occasional snow; strong Bouth winds will shift to west. : Weather Conditions The storm now centered over the upper Mississippi valley is causing rain, sleet and snow over the northern states and rain over the central and southern states. It is turning colder over the. plain states and northweBt but there is no severe cold In any j section this side . of

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Indiana Congressmen Certain of Appointment of Will Hays

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Members of the Indiana congressional delegation feel quite confident now that

when President-elect Harding an- treasury is accepted almost as a posnounces his caD.net Indiana will be , itive fact in Washington. His seleo-

represented in it in the person of J Will Hayes, as postmaster general. The selection of Mr. Hays for postmaster general would meet the unqualified approval of all the HoopierKtate'a repreesntatives, Jn. congress."', ''"',' " "There is no--; department of our government that stands more in need of complete reorganization ihan the post-office department, and as chairman of the Republican national committee during the recent campaign, Mr. Hayes gave a most convincing demonstration of his ability as an organizer. I don't believe Mr. Harding could find a better man to fill the office of postmaster general than Mr. Hayes," remarked an Indiana congressman. Incidentally, so conflicting are some of the statements made by statesmen returning to Washington from Marion as to the decisions of Mr Harding on the personnel of bis cabinet that there is a general feeling here that the president-elect is resorting to the old Roosevelt method of feeling the popular pulse. Discuss Reports. When he Associated Press gave out its cabinet, slate this week with John W. Weeks, former senator from Massachusetts, listed as secretary of the interior, official Washington gasped, for the previous slates had been mentioning Mr. Weeks as secretary of the navy. Several reasons were given for the origin of the latest report that Weeks would be named secretary of the interior. One has it that it was a red flag waved to distract the attention of certain senators, notably Johnson, of California, who are opposed to the appointment of Herbert C. Hoover to his cabinet. There are those who believe that the report that WTeeks was to receive the interior portfolio would so horrify the far western senatorial group, who want a westerner as secretary of the interior, that they would be willing to accept Hoover for that post. Hoover Possibility. It is generally admitted that there is a wide spread sentiment favorable to the appointment' of the former food administrator, Mr. Hoover, to the cabinet and no one will be surprised if he is included in Mr. Harding's official family. As to Mr. Weeks, he is generally regarder as well qualified for a place in the cabinet, particularly as secretary of the navy, for the reason that Cardinal Gibbons Better, Says Secretary's Report (By Associated Press.) BALTIMORE. Md... Jan. 1. Cardinal Gibbons rallied from his relapse of yesterday after a good night's rest and was much better this morning, according to news received at the archepiscopal residence shortly before 10 a. m. from Union Mills, Md., where . the cardinal is 111 at the home of friends. The message came from Cardinal Gibbon's secretary, who is quoted as saying "his eminence is feeling fine and he is talking about coming home." All the Catholic religious communities here, embracing the various orders, prayed throughout the greater part of the night for Cardinal Gibbons, who yesterday suffered a severe relapse at the home of Robert T. Shriver, Union Mills, Md., where the cardinal went nearly a month: ago for a rest . He was suffering from fatigue, doe td : too close attention to diocesan affairs.". . Special prayers also were offered at all masses today by direction of Bishop O-r B. Corrigan, vicar, general of the diocese.

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That Charles G. Dawes of Chicago will be the next secretary of the tion apparently would meet with general approval at the capital. Some 25 years ago Mr. Dawes made a splendid record as comptroller of the currency. Since leaving that office; he has., received offers tf several presidents to re-enter public life. He has had wide experience in business and financial affairs. Postal Increases. Increases in salaries for postal employes are provided in the annual post office appropriation bill reported to the house this week. The principal increases are: Compensation to the postmasters, $2,000,000; to assistant postmasters, $1,327,875; to clerks and employes of first and second class offices, $12,500,000; to watchmen and messengers. $1,239,375; to city letter carriers, $10,000,000; railway mail service. $7,890,725; rural mail carriers, $8,800,000. Senator Watson Improves. Senator James E. Watson, of Indiana, who has been ill for several days, is still confined to his home, but his condition is reported to be considerably improved. CITY DISBURSEMENTS EXCEED RECEIPTS BY $37,386.53, REPORT A disbursement of $37,386.52 over receipts is shown In the report of the city controller for the city administration and the light plant of Richmond during 1920. Increased costs of material and labor are assigned for the deficit. The expenses connected with the city light plant during the past year have been such as to cause expenses of $25,409.59 over the receipts. This is more than twice the increase noted in the city fund, which shows an expense of $11,976.93 more than receipts. The city now shows a bonded indebtedness of $100,000, of which $75,000 is in city light plant bonds and $25,000 in city fund bonds. Greatest increase at the light plant is shown in the matter of coal and labor. Coal for the past year cost the city light plant $112,643.90 more than in 1919. The payroll showed an increase of $36,465.49. City disbursements showed an increase of $37,313.17 over 1919, and the light plant disbursements increased $119,455.66. The controller's report for the year shows the following: Light Plant General Fund Bal. on band Jan. 1. 1920...$ 30,825.33 Receipts during 1920 .390.S11.39 Total receipts $421,636.72 Disbursements during 1920. $416,220.98 Bal. on hand Jan. 1. 1921. . .$ 5.415174 Exp. more than receipts... 25,409.59 City General Fund Bal. on hand Jan. 1, 1920...$ 19,744.91 Receipts during 1920 233,147.16 Total receipts $252,892.07 Disbursements during 1920. 245,124.09 Bal. on hand Jan. 1, 1921 Exp. more than receipts.. City's indebtedness Jan. .. 7.767.98 . . 11,976.93 1. . 100,000.00 1921 AUTOMOBILES KILL PERSONS IN NEW YORK (By Associated press) NEW YORK, Jan. 1.4-A record of 707 persons killed by automobiles within New York city W as established In 1920 according to public today. The was 702, established i tatistics made revlous record 1919. xoiai auiomoDiie c state In 1920 were 1,1 ualties for the

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GOVERNMENT GREETS NEIV YEAR TODAY

Machinery . Pauses Despite Elimination of Customary Reception Official Circles Celebrate. ? CONGRESSTAKESREST . (By Associated Press) ,,' ( "WASHINGTON, Jan. L The government machinery in Washington paused today . to greet the incoming year. Despite elimination of the customary white house. reception due to President Wilson's illness., other features of the New Year's day observance in official circles promised to restore much of the colorfulness of the occasion in pre-war years. ' Instead of the customary reception tendered them at the white .house, members of the diplomatic corps were invited to a reception at the home of Acting Secretary Davis, of the State Department, who was delegated by the President to act in his stead. Beside informal receptions by other cabinet officers. Secretaries Baker and Daniel 3 arranged to hold "open house" today to receive New Year calls from the public at large as well as officers of the army, navy and marine corps and their families. . Congress Takes Holidays. Although the house, in its desire to speed up work on appropriation bills, broke an age-old precedent by remaining in session on the day before new year's both houses of, congress had laid aside work today to join in the observance. All government . departments began their New Year's holiday , yesterday when they remained open , only half a day. . The men of the nary, whether afloat or ashore, were extended New Years greetings by Secretary , Daniels In ' a message flashed from the great wireless station at Arlington just as the year of 1920 passed out and the year of 1921 came in. Other wireless stations picked up the neval Secretary's greetings and today this message from their chief was read by men of the American navy around the world: "Greetings to the men of the navy whose services in 1920 under trying circumstances have illustrated the naval habit of meeting every emergency with resource and success. May the New Year bring to them the recognition wliich patriotic service rightly merits. , 4 ; r , : s . . NV STATE OFFICERS ASSUME DUTIES TODAY; AMONG FIRST CHANGES (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 1. Two new state officers took office today, U. G Lesh becoming attorney-general, and Julius C. Travis of LaPorte. becoming a member of the supreme court. Judge Louis B. Ewbank also began a new term as supreme court judge and Judges Ira C. Batman and Ethan A. Dusman began new terms as members of the appellate court. Mr. Lesh has been the principal deputy attorney-general under Ele Stansbury, who retired today and will return to the private law practice. Judge Moses B. Lairy, the only retiring member of the supreme court, also will go into the private practice of law. His home formerly was at Logansport but be has formed a new partnership with Clyde H. Jones of Lafayette and will conduct his practice from that city. The changes rs the state offices are among the first to result from the November elections and others will be made during the next three months. The first change was the succession of William G. Oliver as state auditor on Dec. 1, his term having begun Nov. 24 but under agreement with bis predecessor. Otto Klauss, he delayed taking office for a week The new term of Ed Jackson as secretary of state began Nov. 27, last. Carl Mote Retires. E. A. Wreldt, recently appointed as the new director of vocational education in Indiana, also began his duties today. He fills the vacancy caused by the resignation a few months ago of J. G. Collicott. who became superintendent of schools at Columbus. O. Another change at the state house today was the retirement of Carl Mote as secretary of the Public Service comt mission, one of the appointive posi tions of the state. Ten days hence the big change will come at the state house when Warren T. McCray Is inaugurated governor succeeding James P. Goodrich, who, immediately after his retirement, plana to take a long trip abroad. Emmet Branch, the new lieutenant governor, also takes office on the same day as Mr. McCray. - May Retain Smith. Simultaneous with . the governor's inauguration the term of Harry B. ' Smith as adjutant general of the "state will expire. ' Although no definite announcement has beer made Mr. Smith : probably will be retained as chief of. the state national guard in the new administration. His formal appointment will probably be the first import ant appointive position to be filled by the new governor. . - The term of the state treasurer ends Feb. 10 and the state superintendent of public instruction will begin .' his 1 new term on March 15, being the last " of those elected in November to take office or "begin a new ternW .;, . , , !

SWISS WOMAN 103 YEARS OLD - , . GENEVA, Jan. 1 Mademoiselle -Meuter, of Neufchatel, reputed to be ' ' :' the oldest woman in Switzerland, ha just celebrated her 103rd birthday. A. romance that did not end as romances should caused her to remain an old ' maid, although, she says, she bad

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