Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 93, 26 February 1921 — Page 1

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ENVOYS TELL ALLIES VIEW OF ARMENIA Believe Turkish Nationalist Representatives "Would Agree to Solution of Near Eastern Question. TURKS ARUMPRESSED (By Associated Press) -LONDON, Feb. 26. Armenian rep- ' resentatives were heard today by the allied representatives gathered here for the Near Eastern conference. Later questions affecting Armenia and Kurdistan were taken up with the Turkish delegates to the conference. . While it was generally expected the representatives of the Turkish nationalist government would agree to the proposals for a solution of the near eastern question, it was predicted the Greek answer would be in the negative. ' It was stated at the foreign office, however, that M. Kalogeropoulis, head of the Greek delegation, would be appointed a member of the Interallied commission whiqh w ill conduct an in- ' vestigation of conditions in Thrace and Smyrna, and that the fact this inquiry would bo made did not imply that the Greeks would be compelled to evacuate territories they occupy. Occupation Unaffected. Greek occupation of strategic points along the Dardanelles, . it was said, would not be affected, necessarily. Moreover the London Times points out the fate of Thrace and Smyrna will not be determined by the commission, but will be settled- by the allied governments after a study of its report. , Foreign Minister Sforza.of Italy, is credited with the success attending the allies efforts to impress the Turks as to the necessity of moderating their demand.. He bluntly told them that'in view of the proposed .investigation 1hey must refrain from raising greater difficulties on other points. Newspapers here published today a cahled appeal from citizens of various localities around Smyrna, complaining of Turkish nationalist cruelties to native christians. s - . . Talk About Fighting. - The conference was relegated to a tecondary position in today's newsrapers, prominence being given to the fighting yesterday at Macroom, . Ireland, and the government's narrow es coof front defeat . yesterday ; In the . houfe of commons, where it won bv a '10'"voteow"& divtsfon called on that question of supplementary ' estimates for new public buildings Greek delegates were still awaiting today a reply from Athens, regarding the allied proposal that a commission gather information relative to Greek fnd Turkish claims in Smyrna and Thrace. Belief was expressed here j that, inducements, such as recognition of King Constantine and fancial asbistanee, had been offered them. The j 1 roposal of the Turkish Nationalists j to negotiate separately with France; 1 nas not yet teen answerea Dy tne Paris governments. REFUSE DEBS' LAWYER VISIT TO PRISONER (By Associated Pres. ATLANTA. Ga.. Feb. 26 Samuel M. Castleton, counsel for Eugene Vr. Debs, Socialist leader, announced today he had received a telegram from Attorney General Palmer declining his request to be permitted to visit the prisoner who is serving a sentence here. Debs, according to his attorney, is being held incummunicado at the Atlanta federal penitentiary, as a result of criticisms of President Wilson in a recent statement issued through his ! attorney. Castleton said he had tele-i graphed a protest to the attorney general and had received the following reply: "Your telegram twenty-fourth: You will not be permitted to visit prisoner, Eugene V. Debs." ... Castleton declared federal prison restrictions do not provide refusal to see counsel as a part of the code of discipline and that he quoted such regulations in his telegram to the attorney-general. NEW SOLON RECEIVES $21,000 FOR SIX DAYS (By AssociatPd Prss) WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. John H. Farr. Republican of Scranton, Pa., took his seat in the house today as representative of the Tenth Pennsylvania district as the result of action by the house last night in Voting to unreal ratriCK isiciane, aiso 01 scranton, who has held his seat throughout the present congress. Mr. Farr will draw $21,000 salary and incidental expenses for the six days he will serve in the house. After the house voted 161 to 121 to remove McLane, the new member was immediately declared elected and was sworn in just before midnight. The proceedings against McLane were based on charges that he had violated the Corrupt Practices Act, and also that there had been wholesale election frauds in his return to congress. The princely renumeration that goes with Representative Farr's six days of service, approximating a rate of $3,500 a day, results from a computation of salary and incidental allowances to cover the entire two-year period of the congress to which tho house has held him to have been rightfully elected. While McLane also has drawn pay for the entire two years, lacking the six days remaining of the present congress he is requested to make no refund, the single seat costing the government in effect almost twice the fttioulated figure.

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v ' .Jf 'a F Ambassador ' Vittorio Rolando-Riccl, above, and D. A.' Constantini. , '"-V Senator Vittorio Rolando-Ricci, new ly appointed ambassador from Italy to the United States, was received by President Wilson Friday and will enter upon his official duties immediately. He is 51 and an experienced diplomat. He brought with him as financial adviser, D. A. Constantini. APPORTIONMENT BILL IS PASSED BY HOUSE; MOVIE BILL LIMITED By Associated Press) . INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 26. The senate today passed house hill No. 410, providing for the apportionment of districts from , which members of the Indiana house of representatives ire td be selected. Senator Nejdl moved sus pension of the rules and the bill was passed, with only the four Democratic senators who were present opposed. House Bill 411, providing for senatorial districts, is to be taken up next week. The bill gives Wayne county one representative and Wayne and Union county one solon. , Cut Down Recess. , Both senate and house of the state legislature today cut down the length of the noon hour recess in order to f-peed up work. Neither side, however completed much business in the morning and with Fine die adjournment of the legislature in sight leaders predicted that night sessions would be in next week's program. In the ?.?nate the Humphries 'movie' bill was limited in its scope by the adoption of an amendment by Senator Strode, who declared the original bill would ruin many films in which viscious scenes are only a small part. The senate then defeated the Richards bill establishing a school of mines at Rose Polytechnic institute. Change Election Date. Because of farmers complaining of inability to participate in a June election, the senate voted to change the date for the special election on adoption of the constitutional amendment from June 6 to Sept. 6. The bill providing for the special election, however, was not passed finally, and remains with the senate for further consideration before going ,to the house for action. The War Memorial bill authorizing the Marion county commissioners to levy a tax of three cents on each $100 of taxables to increase the state fund for a memorial building in Indianapolis failed to pass in the house today, the vote being 32 ayes and 45 noes. FAMOUS POET DEAD . (By Associated Press) ROME, Feb. 26. Renato Fuclnl, the famous Tuscan dialect poet, is dead, it is announced here. He was born on April 6, 1843. Weather Forecast J MOORE'S GENERAL FORECAST Partly cloudy but fair at intervals is in prospect for tonight and Sunday. It will be colder tonight as the wind will shift to the west with temperatures below the freezing point. However, no very cold weather is indicated because of low barometric pressure now over Alaska and western Canada. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Sunday, except snow in the extreme norih portion tonight; colder tonight and in South portion Sunday. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum S3 Minimum ...19 Today. Noon .1.46 Weather Conditions Moderate temperatures now prevail over the central states. Cooler weather is following the eastward movement of the lake storm but mild weather continues in the northwest. : Severe cold in Ontario 30 below zero Friday at White River, on the northern border of Lake Superior. Extraordinary hot wave for February continued Friday in southern California; 92 at Lbs Angeles.

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COSTA RICA AMD PANAMA FORCES FIGHT Hostilities Have; Begun. : Say Unofficial Advices, Though Confirmation is LackingMen Are Enlisting. WAR NOT DECLARED CBy Associated Press 1 PANAMA, Feb. 26. Hostilities have begun . between Panamas and Costa Rican forces in the vicinity of Coto. on the Pacific end of the frontier be tween the two countries, it is said In! unofficial advices received here. Official confirmation of these reports, however, is lacking. '. Formal declaration of war had not been made up until last night. More than 2,000 men enrolled for military service here yesterday and reports from other parts of the republic told of citizens volunteering for the army. Two hundred men-left yesterday afternoon for the Costa Rica frontier and it is believed the Panaman forces near Coto or enroute to that place number 500. These consist of national police and volunteers for Panama City and Chiriqui province. Small Town Base. The base of Panaman operations ! will be in the small town of Progreao ucai - vruuu u Luiut;, woica is uuu- ' necua br a Mirow-saug. railway with small port constructed by the Patiama Suaar company. The town ot Pro- i n! . J rv i - J greso is also the property of the same corporation. Progress is the focus of trials which lead to David, the capital of the province of Chiriaui. which is about 32 miles distant from Coto. I No Instructions. The Panama canal zone administration and the United States legation here had not received instructions from Washington last night. A conference was to be held this afternoon between President , Porras, William Jennings Price, United States minister and Col. Jay J. Morrow acting canal governor, but it was postponed until Monday, t ' Aside from the enthusiasm Incident to the volunteering of men for military service, chief interest in this city centered, today around ' the question of arms. It was generally believed the United States ' government held sevecal thousand rifles for the Panama govrno'tt--was- supposed the volunteers would be armed with them. . . Rifles Taken Over. It was learned at the United States legation, however, that some rifles taken over from the Panaman government following the signing of the HayVarilla treaty were returned, and more than 1,500 of the guns were sold at public auction here in 1914. A large number were shipped to the Panaman consul in New York for disposal in 1916. While the president had been proceeding under his constitutional powers in mobilizing the Panama forces, the authority to declare war rests with the national assembly, which has not as yet acted. : A general exodus of l place, mhlln ' , Vt a ' TJan n n r c w t-i n n a ... - . it Line auaiuauo nuu aic in Costa Rica are trying to reach Pan ama. Interesting Phase An interesting phase of the situation results from Costa Rica occupying territory under the arbitration decision of Chief Justice White, of the United States supreme court, which was handed down in 1914, while the United States herself has, by virtue of treaties, guaranteed the territorial integrity of the countryThe Panaman government claims, however, that Justice White's decision contained a clause to the effect that if his award should not be accepted by both parties, the territorial status) 1 J A. A - . 1 J.'l 1 1.1J I wuum reverL 10 m cuduiuoq ihiu down by the decision rendered by President Loubet of France. It is under the Loubet decision that Panama claims the land which Costa Rica has j seized. Panama Disturbed While it was stated in official cirnloa hare la st -.nie-ht that Panama wa 4 much disturbed over them arms situa-

tion, the government had determined I that the Indiana legislature had so to settle with Costa Rica without in-1 far turned a deaf ear on the plea of tervention by the United States, and j the Indiana roM of the National Diswould purchase sufficient arms fi-omjabled Soldiers' league not to give farprivate munitions concerns, if thcylther consideration to the proposed Inwere not available' elsewhere. diana war memorial but to make an It is known the Sinclair Oil inter-' appropriation to build a hospital for ests have been conducting drilling op-! disj-bled Indiana World war veterans, erations in the same general locality ; was included in the testimony given

where concessions have been granted m British rnmnratlon hv thp frst Rica government. MAYORALTY ASPIRANTS JUMP TO SIX TODAY Candidates for the nomination for mayor on the Republican ticket at the j May primaries jumped to six with the announcement Saturday by John E. Peltz, present member of the board ; of works, that he would make the race i for the nomination. The past week has seen four aspir-j ants for the mayoralty toss their hats into the ring. B. A. Bescher, city con- j troller; Dr. W. W. Zimmerman, pres-i ent mayor; and Frank Strayer, former' prosecuting attorney, all made formal , announcement that they were after ! the office. Ora Mitchell and C. M. Davies made their declarations some time back and are carrying on a quiet campaign. That at least two other prominent! men are contemplating making the' race seems certain. J Democrats of the city are maintaining an unusual silence. Lawrence Handley appears to be their favorite candidate, although he has not made a statement that he intends to seek the office. V

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Achi leves success i A Enrika Morini Although she is a scant 16 years of age, Enrike Morini has by her violin ...'r." e" " "3. u"?, " "Jvw v v-o w uhu 6iuui.uj ucuDuayci l v, j jj - i 5""c,'h"?,, X?' ,7 '1?,'. t 'vi !! "2 51?",', M"'"''3 a vl,ll5 ! At2 U?lL0f SeI51?; S,he,male h" debut at the age of 10, playing in the orchestra under the direction of Arthur Nikisch in Berlin. REQUEST FOR REDUCED PRICE ON STEEL HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED By Assorlated Press) NEW YORK, Feb. 26. The urgent request of Comptroller of the Currency j Williams that the United States Steel corporation reduce its prices, made public yesterday in the form of a letter to Elbert H. Gary, chairman was not even mentioned during the, meeting.of. the Aaariaii Steel and Ire stitute here yesterday it- was learned today. 1 . It has been reported that the meeting of the institute would consider reductions in view of the wage and price cuts made recently by large independent manufacturers. Mentioned Casually. Mr. Gary said at the close of the meeting, however, that price reductions had oeen mentioned only casu

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ally and announced his corporation ; peoretary of the navy, and Theodore had no present intention either of j Roosevelt, son of the former preslcutting prices or lowering wages. j dent, for assistant secretary. Both He said he had received a letter, have accepted, from Mr. Williams several days ago Denby, once an ordinary gob. reand had heard yesterday afternoon ; cently a sergeant of marines, and, un-

that the letter had been made public ' . . .. ... : uccu ru picooiug ud i 11 u uul ixia uiuc ' . A. r i.nnni m lin hart tint hq1 - ima

to read it. He intended to do so as.val Dolicies with President-elect Hard-

soon as A A J rr practicable, he contipued, "I repeat I have not had time to read it." Reduction Asked. The comptroller's letter, calling upon Mr. Gary to reduce prices purported to show by analysis of statements of the corporation that it could reduce prices materially and still earn fair profits.

Demands Comprehensive Plan to Care For Disabled Veterans

paliadh'M sews nuHEAH WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. That manv former sprice men who are now insane are confined in county jails throughout Indiana awaiting ad mission to slate insane hospitals and j ' " Why Richmond is the Best Place in Which to Live Ench day R Palladium reporter rrlll lntrvlMT peroonx at random (o flad out why they like fo live tier. , . ' - , t One of the greatest assets any city can have is a dependable ex-servico men's organization," said a new-comer to Richmond recently. "Since coming here I have noticed particularly the activities of the local post of the American Legion, which showed what it could do last Armistice day by ; staging, in co-operation with other civic organizations, one of the biggest celebrations, ever seen here." "I have heard of the relief work that has been done right here at home by . this organization and I want to say that there could- be nothing better for any city than a live association of this kind."

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IhnnnnrTiTinM UUWir L 1 1 1 lUl . IN SHIPPING IS FORESEEN Period of Intense Rivalry In World Commerce Anticipated by Federal Reserve Board survey of Situation. SAYS PEAKlS PASSED (By Asxociated Prss) WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. A period of intense competition in world ehipping was foreseen, today by the fed eral reserve board In a survey of for eign and domestic shipping conditions. As - a result of over-production, the board said there protably will be for a time an excess of ships above the immediate needs of commerced Shipping interests already are realizing, the board declared, that produc tion of shipping has been in excess of j present needs. Reports are coming j from abrcad, the board said, of can-! cellation of shipbuilding contracts on' a' considerable 6ejale in several countries. Peak Passed "This would indicate." the beard stated, "that for the time being, at least, the peak of shipbuilding in foreign countries, as well as in the United States, has passed." Discussing the shipping situation iv. i n unions various ioreigu nations, me drfarrt that .he pan,i ot " hlpbulWtos industry to Great Britain since th war "seems to hsv taken hold of the Imagination of the other nations of the world Japan Coming Up Japan, which was hardly a factor before the war, the board said, is now in the ironi ranK as a snipDUiiaer, ' wnue nuiiBuu, wmcn nas aiways oeen a shipbuilding ration, is turning out tonnage faster than ever before. France has turned from the production of war munitions, the board asserted, to building ships, and Italy has likewise laid out a number of new yards. Much the same condition applies to other nations, It was said, especially the Scandinavian group. "In fact, most of the nations of the WOrld, the board said, "seems to be making extraordinary efforts toward securing a definite and larger share in the . world's carrying trade, ... This condition has ..already been reflected in e weeping cuts In ocean rates in the past few months." i . 1 v-.- ; THEODORE ROOSEVELT IS NAVY ASSISTANT (By Associated Press) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla,. Feb. 26. Definite announcement was made by Presidentelect Harding that he had selected Edwin Denby, of Detroit for, ! les the official slate of the coming - ... . 1 . n n.... n ,n MmH nxr n. , I tl. I V ui I'll, udij'iiruc. laincu u,ri uf.Ing today. It i3 understood the dicusf Ion

uuiaiuuu - v... administration has recommended and! DUIlu.ua fiueiaiu tt un,u vuv . which Mr. Harding has asked the Republican congress to carry out. Neither the president-elect nor his conferee would comment on the subject matter of the talk. i to the public buildings and grounds committee ot the national nouse ot i representatives by James W. Mellen of Indianapolis. Mellen, who is a disabled vetgran, is chairman of the national legislative committee of the National Disabled Soldiers' league. He came to Washington to demand some comprehensive plan by which the federal government can efficiently and effectively protect the interest of disabled veterans. Makes Impression. Mllen was brought before the com mittee on public buildings and grounds by Repreentative R. N. Elliott of In - diana. of which committee Representa ' tive Elliott is a member. Mellen talk- ! ed straight from the shoulder and I made a splendid impression upon the committee members. He stated that the league he represented was organized last November ; and now had a membership of 100,000, all disabled veterans of the late war. f He said there was one post in IndlI ono lfirto t.rl In TnHlona nnli a Tt haa St. membership of 500. not all of whom! are Indianapolis residents. -w t ii A. afrtV

ranged all the way from Mr. Denby'slof study based upon community life;""" ' umc.ai circ.es, aeciares me qualifications for the post to the naval ' would prepare country children to live I Kokumin Shimbun. Contributing fack..iii.. ,-, nraeont fullv and fiomDietelv. not onlv in their! tors to this movement is the judgment

JT T a, e r Vf ; .w w ! Times. The Armenias are holding the abled Indiana veterans who could ntoftrrhin territorv title to which was Join the organization because they did B0n7eh S?.C0S2S-i &KtS?-Tmta.

IIIC (UUueUL UlCUlUBiBIUJ ICE. dcwv j sufficient these men were without funds because they had been unable to secure adjustments of their compensation claims pending before the Bureau of War Risk insurance. The league looks after the interests of disabled men who are unable to affiliate with It, Mellen asserted. . Defines Complaint. The witness stated that in his opinion there were too many organizations

j trying to represent the disabled soiIdiers, with the result , that "congress : does not know half of the time what ! the disabled soldiers want." He Bald j he thought congress had given the disi ' (Continued on Page Five)

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i It' Ignace Jan Paderewski - Paderewski," the famous Polish pianist and former premier of Poland, arrived in New York a few days ago. He has announced that he will never play again as a professional musician. DEVELOP COMMUNITY CENTER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IS ADVICE (By Associated PressV ATLANTIC CITY. Feb. 26. Development of the community center was urged today by Col. C. Seymour Bullock, of South Bend, Ind., before the community center section of the National Education .- association. His topic was "The Chamber of Cornmo,- Prnmnt nr rnmmimitr Centers." "We can't fool nature." he said, "by offering the adolescent girl an embroidery class or a prayer meeting especially for young ladies. Every nor mal girl wants the society of a young man, and she is going to have it You m"SA i;!lJ"L fit to use such strange ingredients in her making. ' . "The curfew bell will not solve the problem. The -city girl is not going home to sit with an overworked, irritable mother in. a dimly lighted.unattractive home shared by several cryins; cmiureo. net, couniry-oom . gin wUlltod aom way, legitimate wl erwme, to gratify ner -wnoiry normal desire for company. "Society must come to the rescue. The chamber of commerce, through its public welfare ,committee, stands sponsor for a sane attempt to provide a community center for those whose needs cannot otherwise be met." Village community schools offering courses of study related to farm lire J larm me ! and to the simple trades of the village were urged by SitS BurSf Iducatio? 6 StV 'Z'Zol iSroveSent, or lage improvement of any kind, he said, will take place when the villager learns that the village is not and never will be a city, and that its ex- - . . . . 1 11 TrtTI T n a T9 rminc Tin nil 1 a TlflTl T rSt ninr j i"'" "v. . u. rvf - o at it. "To know things at home is to knnw thA world " h. said, "no courses - -, . . ; own community, but in any other community." MAY HEAR HARDING AT RADIO STATIONS Four members of" the Wayne County Rndio association, residents of Richmond, will attempt to copy the inaugural address of President-elect Hardiner, as it is sent by wireless, ! March 4. Those with equipment who t win listen in, are: Maurice Druley, 317 North Twen tieth street; Fred Clark. 22 South Eleventh street; Robert Clark, Williams street, and Malcome Smith, 122 South Eleventh : street, The organization has been active for i the past several months, meeting in the rooms over the Municipal Light office on South Eighth street each Wednesday night With four men alert for the wireless address, the men are expecting to get. between them, the entire speech. If the message comes by wireless tele1 phone. It is said that making a copy of it will be much more difficult than if it is sent by an operating machine. A rmenian-Georgian Settlement Proposed tBy Associated Press) LONDON, Feb. 26. Fighting between Georgian and Armenian troops In the Barchalu district, between the two republics, appears to have terminated for the time being, says a Cons- ! tantinople dispatch to the , London ! cPul fe Republic of Georgia. SffUl io uae uevn iui-ucur lire uippatch ' states. M. Critcheiin, the Russian Bolsheviki foreign minister. Is reported to have offered his friendly offices with a " view- to arranging a settlement between - Armenia and Georgia. -v . . HOUSE PASSES INDIAN BILL OVER PRESIDENT'S VETO WASHINGTON. Feb. 26 Over the president's veto the. house passed the McKeown bill, to prevent an individual Indian from blocking creation of a drainage' district in the section of Oklahoma embracing the old Indian, territory.The vote was- 322 to 18.

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RETAIL COAL DEALERS ARE DEFENDANTS Included in Indictments Re" turned, by Federal Grand Jury Charges Conspiracy to Force High Coal Prices.; ARRESTTlXT VEEK (By Associated Press) : INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.,' Feb. 2.-R8-tall coal dealers or officers of Vfilr associations, are among the - 227 defendants to the federal grand jury indictments returned in court here yesterday, charging a conspiracy to force high prices for soft coal by curtailing production. v. . t . . The identity of these defendants or their number, said to- be leas than a half score, was withheld, but their counsel informed federal officials today that the men would surrender on demand. ir Mark Storen, "United States marshal, said that no arrests would be made until next week and that service 01" the capiases for Missouri. Illinois. Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania defendants would be left to the marshals in those states. These arrests were not expected to be made until the last of next week. Expect Officials Soon. : None of the indicted officers of the United Mine Workers was in this office today, but the union's quarters announced that John L. Lewis, president, and . William Green, secretary, were expected here early next week. All of the miners and union officials, it was said, would not fight removal to Indiana for triaL Federal prosecuting officials, however, expected legal fights against removal to be made by other defendants in other states because of their similar action when indicted some time ago under the Lever Food and Fuel control act. ' The expectancy of fight against removal was said to have been one of the reasons for delaying the arraignments of all defendants until next May 3. , Y ; v t Need New Bonds. .in ha ra,A f n sZj-,ta "Pained that those defendant who provided bonds in that amount under the Lever act would not be required to put up additional cash or securities. A new bond, it is said, would be required under the new indictment, and as soon as provided the defendant will be released under his own recog- - ?.. Lever act. charge.. JAPANESE MAY END SIBERIAN OCCUPATION (By Associated Press) TOKIO. Feb. 26 Reference to the . nnpotlnn of JaninAco rvmmstinn nt

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, nrni j i.. r.u4 Washington relative T to the death KiR-? h0t "J Ek"le,l atTvok b,y a JapanY I "f. rii"fc cofmUn " fS .. of Ueutj enan LanttJop. the presence of JapanCT Trio Ri tmliiciiTir tp a r 11 ran fir tho TT S -O- - - - " " w. w i position. I The idea of withdrawing forces from I the mainland of Siberia Is gaining , - , . .... ; , , 1 i , fi mr mun uiuuu m licueurmt Japanese military officials .which in a sense Is held to endorse the American view that no useful purpose can be served by the continued presence of Japanese In Siberia. The establishment of the Chita government by the Far Eastern republic is another element r In the situation. Although Viscount Uchida, foreign minister, recently declared before the Japanese diet that the government had no Intention at present to withdraw Its forces, the Kokumin Shimbun says members ot the cabinet are beginning to believe that either the Langdon affair, or the creation of the Chita government, or both, Ehould be seized upon as an excuse for evacuation. : SQUAWS ON WARPATH FOR RIGHT TO VOTE tBv Associated Press) OLD TOWN. Me., Feb. 26. Indian women of the Penobscot tribe started on the war path to obtain the right to vote in the tribal elections and sharo In the conduct of reservation affairs. Already some forward looking squaws have nailed the suffrage colors to the totem pole with the assertion that a' grand lady sachem would make a wiser chief than any brave that ever wove a basket of built a canoe. Last night the new women of the ancient . people began rejoicing when they reecived a ruling from Attorney General Shaw that they could go a a far as the tribe allowed for the state would remain neutrat He said tha tribal suffrage was entirely a matter for domestic adjustment. The ruling was in answer to a letter received by the governor from Mrs. Peter Nicolor of Old Town. - .v. . - Hare and Rabbit Furs are Sold Today ST. LOUIS. Feb. 26 Hares and rabbits were the only offerings; scheduled at the winter auction of the International Fur Exchange' here today. and more than a million and a half of . these pelts were to go on sale. Offic ials of the exchange announced that about SO buyers were attending, the auction to bid in these skins which were making their first appearance at the present sale and a ready market was anticipated. ; . t ,