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SHIP SLOGAN OF JAPS FOR
FFECT
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Porto Rican Delegation Urges Removal of Gov. E. Mont Reilly
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Insistence of Delegates Intended to Modify Senti
ment in Native Country Have Built Up Sentiment. LOVE VESSEL, MUTSU r m oik si i, i.iv WASHINGTON, Dee. 1 - All 'he talk about Japan r.ot accepting 'he ratio of ships laid flown by Mr. Hughes probably has i.ad less to do with 'ho
armament crn:crer.ce than wi'h poll-; lies in Japan. For many eai tne Japanese politicians of all parties, an'! especially ! those Japanese leaders who are now1 in power, have been telling the Japan-, esc people that they must have seven:
Miips to every 'en thai any other na-j The Porto Rican delegation, photographed in Washington
lion na.. "Sc:vn to ten has been a Kind of political slogan in Japan.
The Japanese are very much poorer
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GRAND JURY CRITICIZES
CAND
j Republican Aspirants f o r
Nomination for Mayor Censured for Failure to File
Complete Expense Returns, j an co-operation of the banking
TECHNICALLY GUILTY
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M'CRAY'S COMMITTEE ON CORN SELLING TO HAVE CIIICAGD OFFICE rAI.I.ADHM NKWS niRKU WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Headquarters of the corn belt advisory committee, of which Governor Warren T. McOray of Indiana Is the chairman, Is to be established in Chicago. The committee was recently appointed by the war finance corporation.
The committee will endeavor to ob
TWO POINTS FOR tvi BASIS, SAYS CHINA
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organizations throughout the cornj
belt section of the country for the purpose of providing adequate financing
for the orderly marketing of corn and j
Dele gation Negotiating on the Shantung Question to Discuss Port of Tsing-Tao and Vested Interest.
HOPE IN ARMS STATUS
the
Three candidates for the nomination for mayor on the Republican ticket in the primary election of Aug. 23, were censured by the Wayne county grand Jury' for failure to file complete returns of election expenses, in a partial report returned late Thursday afternoon.
I The candidates censured were: E. G. White, John E. Peltz and Ora G.
Mitchell. Following the filin? of the partial
report, the grand jury once more went j stitutions find
feeding of livestock. Bankers By Associate Pr-ss
generally will be urged to consider! AS KINGTON, T)ec. 1. Thr Chithe problems of the farmers of theEe'c:e arms conference delegation in corn belt in their respective districts thp direct negotiations cn the Sha:iand to co-operate through the r.gricul-j tunff luestion inaugurated today, will tur.al loan agencies for the war fi- j accnling to Chinese spokesmen, pronance corporation in providing ade-'.cefd on thP bas that there are only quate funds to meet the present situ-!1wo Points-, on which China is prepared ation. j t0 nf Kotiate and that these are JiIn the event the local financial in-! Pan's demand that Tsing-Tao be de-
themselves unable, for, , " "J0" Ja'
would adjourn Thursday evening or
than we are and it ha
lifficjilt for the Japanese 'f) perMiade i's j)eople to money for s!i iphuilding
been mere ( government, iive up their than it has'
Left to right, seated, are: Felix Cordova Davila, An
tonio R. Barcelo. Dresident of the Porto Rican senate and head of the commission. Jose de J. Tizol. and
Judge R. Cuevas Zequiera. Standing are: Walter Mck. Jones, Domingo Colcozo, Alphonso Lastra Charriez, j "day morning, until Monday, and Guillermo Esteves. Candidates Censured. The section of the report in which
er in Washington. The commission . and would undo twenty years' Ameri-j the candidates were censured read as
into session, with the prospect that it an' reason, to take care of the situa
' foa witli u-. The oonsequence is that 'he .-ize of the rational navy lias cut a much larger figure in Japanese polities than it has in ours. The Japanese politicians have built up a setilim: nt fmong tliir people for the definite naval ratio of . n to ten. No Preaching Here nr own n.ival men, like those in Japan, have liwavs had a theoretically
desirable ratio as the standard to work ; towards Our theoretical ratio was l' tons to Japan''- five. But our navy men and our government leaders have' never had to pi ta h this ratio up md i dow p the country to political ami iences. in order to persuade the people' to endure the taxation. j Vinety nine out of a hundred of ourj hundred of our people have never; heard anything about naval ratios.; Hut the Japanese leadeis have had to preach their ratio of seven to trn j up and down the country until their; teop'e were familiar with it; and that; is what is worrying them now. j In their hearts the Japanese have, never really doubted tlvj Hughes' ofi !0 to H is entirely fair, but they have to consider their political situation at J home. I
The Japanese position on the navv.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1--A commission of eight Porto Ricans, headed by Antonio K. Barcelo, president of their senate and leader of their majority party, is now in the capital to press
includes, in addition to Barcelo. also the speaker pro tern, of the house of representatives, the chairman of the senate judicial committee, chairman
formal charges to President Harding; of the house financial committee, vice
iguinst Gov.
his removal.
canization work. Of the members of the commission. Jose de J. Tizol is acting president of the Porto Rican house. Judge R. Guevas Zequiera is a member of the sen-
E. Mont Reilly and ask president of the house and business j ate, Walter McK. Jones is a member i three failed to return all expenses in
follows: "After examination of records of the
i,. r. ,.i,i onH trn,,, oenefit will be derived from the com-
I 11m h r,n c-1 v r noHiiiTiotm hi' H3 r u ore
the admissions of said candidates that i'-" "" X foito.1 , t,. .,11 o,-rOn 0 ,n. generally in the effort to assist in a
mand that vested interest be respec-
tion the McCray committee will find IJ",. t I " ruum "p ronl ways and means to create additional ffi,,8"1'""6 1"",facilities for financing the farmers. f.'' " ,W afs( "lad- nal n'v The committee will call meetings or'1"6 , h fr.rm orcanizations and bankers in Yu raihoad and has not receded from the various corn belr states to inves-;r Position taken at ersailles that tigate and help work out local prob-! Shantung be unconditionally returned lems. It is felt that a great deal f by Japan. .......
hi Luc ausfm.e oi any aeimite ii;ci:-
(Jovernor Reilly himself j and professional men of the island.
is already in Washington to state his side of the case. The commission was joined on its arrival in the United States bv Felix
Governor Reilly, the islanders charge, has over-reached himself and broken the law of the island. He has expressed every kind of prejudice
Cordova Davila, resident commission j against Porto Ricans, their language
and their officials, it is charged; has intimidated the judiciary by removing judges without a hearing; has slurred the party in power and has allied himself with the minority and with a socialistic and Bolshevistic element. The i-nmiTikciiMifjrc 'jet.vt tVi-jt flrw-
kl MPPTINfi T0fy,!nWTifrnor Rpil,y ",aoks diplomacy HI mLLlmU lUmUlil and has no idea whatsoever of what
tne government or a highly civilized Latin country moans." Governor Reilly comes from Kansas City. His continued presence, the commissioners say, would be "a serious blow to the rights and feelings of the islanders"
of the house, Lastra Charriez is vice curred by them prior to said election. president, of that body and Guillermo in their verified report of expenses as f"cto tunttloninS c the financial
iiir-tct:."5 fA-vuiUHU.TBiuiif l iiir ituri - i nifU Willi tilt illiy viriri, diiu unu ior. Domingo Colcozo irf secretary of ! expenses which were not listed in the
the commission.
PHONE RATE RAISE WILL BE DISCUSSED
Reports of expert accountants on The I f'rancial condition of the Richmond Telephone company, w ill be preseni ed I in a meeting of the board of works,! the utilities rommitt-e of the city, council and Will Rcller, city attorney,! in the latter';- orflce Thursday evening.) The findings of the accountants will; prove useful in determining whether, or not the phone company should bej
TEST TO ENTER RAGE AGAINST R, N, ELLIOTT FOR REPRESENTATIVE
j verified report. t "However, the grand jurors find that none of the items of expense which ! said candidates failed to list in their filed reports were for illegitimate puri poses. The irand jurors do not feel that said candidates are morally cul-
cation of attitude it was assumed that the Japanese spokesmen would contend for the reservations insisted 0:1 in the recent diplomatic exchange between Tokio and Peking.
Members of the corn belt advisory j . question ueucate.
committee and the directors of the; 1 6UuallD resulting irom japan s war finance committee agree, it is i forma.1 proposal that the 60 percent said, that existing conditions warrant naval ratio allotted her under the the granting of liberal credits to as-!AmPrlcan limitation plan be increased sist farmers in storing corn for mar-to "0 percent was regarded by Anierketing and in purchasing feeder livo-jIcan officials today as a delicate one stock through loan companies and j but rot "without hope that her spokeshanks. The cornoration already has I men ultimately would accept the orie-
pable. althou?n technically they arejheen engaged in making advances onpnal plan. guilty of violation of the statutes of j a considerable scale in livestock sec- i Entirely removed from the stage of
Ralph Test, agricultural Henry county, announced
agent that
j the state governing elections.
Duty to Reprimand f.J. "The grand jurors do feel, however.
tions and in the corn belt.
technical discussion as to the basis of
he !
that carelessness or wilful suppression
of legitimate items of expense by said ; court, is in Washington on business.
calculating the naval ratios on present
Patrick J. Lynch, of Newcastle, fleet strength, the question today
Ind.. clerk of the Indiana supreme 1 tnrough the tormal request, of Baron
would seek the Republican nomination j candidates is of such fiagrance as to
't f'rflntuft tho Infrnnca in i-ntc wliti-l, it i
in tact, is somewhat like the Brland 0 , , , "" " ' 1 speech on land armament. It is ln-:a,fked gently The r.port will be; tended not so much to aftect the pre.-' dtscud in the meeting Tnurs.tay em conference, as to avoid political : fvenin. and will he taken up in the.
meeung, nexr ;ionuay.
IRISH NEGOTIATIONS VIRTUALLY FAILURE; MAY RENEW FIGHTING iKv Assorin tort Press)
cases, an indictment would be excess-
of Con-1 jve an(j not pi-oper. nevertheless, this
iinWuvul "l;,c'- Vwinn " It li r, I, urn! UOiirU OI V OIK
much like many speeches made by American congressmen, designed le-s; o affect the decision at issue thani to square themselves with their con-; stituents. ! Mutsu Sacred Symbol Not only has the seven to B ratio' brn a Japanese political slogan, but j farther than that, the particular ship' involved, the Mutsu. ha- been made; a kind of popular personification and; symbol of Japanese naval aspirations.! To the Japanese people, the Mutsu ha'j become among ships what our uu ; known American soldiers at the recent ' Armistice day celebration. : A Japanese journalist tells me that j .Tapanor-e laborer.-; feels that he hm: - ' personal dime or quarter in the Muf-j Mt. It was built with money obtain-j eii through voluntary self-sacrifice; from Japanese laborers. who earn about a aiiar'er a day. and nay about; a nickel of that in taxes. This journ-1 r li-t tells me that 'lie shock involved; in strapping this splendid, new ship, les ihan a month old may caue the overturn of the present Japanese initi-.' isiry before ihe delegates get back t'oni t!ie conference. Incidently. this Jaiane.e journalist revealed a rather likable trait in .latanese ps c-liology. When I asked him, v.hv his delegates didn't go to the British and American delegates and explain iheir political necessities hack home in the same spirit in which! ibis journalist had spoken to me. he l-plied that the Japanese delegates were much too proud and st-nMtne; to ask concessions on pny basis of personal self interest. )' course, the; British and American delegate- would not be able to yield, but 1 lie y might; ct a better undersanding ot he
.-p nt ot tne siiiiaiioii
Should tiie board choose to recommend the increase, the report with their recommendation, will go to the city council. As soon as that bodv has
ratified the change, the amended fran-j peace negotiations which have prochise vin be presented to the public ! ceeded under a truce for th" last five utilities commission !'or ratification. lmonihs
.Matt on rein, pi evident ot the
for representative from the Sixth district, in a statement here Thursday. Although it has been intimated for many months that be would oppose
Representative R. N. Elliott
nersviue. tor tne nomination, nis rEmf1 inrv foic-that it he nee-li-
statement today is the first authentic STjt in its dutv under the oath taken announcement of Mr. Test's intention. , Dv individuals "were it to fail to name Mr Test said he w ould make Uaid erring canddates. such being both lengthy statement early in January. for the pUnisi:ment that publicity of and w ould begin an active campaign j tn5s r nrt ma eive as we as for its to land the nomination at the forth-1 offot e--'MM,io t f,..r
LONDON. Dec. 1. The possibility j coming primary. ' . ' primaries and that citizens may know of renew ed bloodshed hi Ireland stares up a. tf me.r tpl10P nl. na j that the corrupt practices act is a live was wounded in th Argonne fighting. nnA , l. , , the British Isles in the face In conse-jHe aended Karlham college and Pur-! V""1 h w of thetf a,cf ouence of the virtual collapse of the! due university. Fof these reasons therefore the
Mr. Test was born near Hagers- tuuiui .e usieu
Ora G. Mitchell, candidate for may-
merit censure and such reprimand as; Dr. and Mrs. S. G
this report may give and are of thelmond, lnd., have been in Washington further opinion that while under all on a brief pleasure trip, the circumstances in each of these j
town, in Wayne county. His grand-'
father. Nathan Baldwin,, came to Dal-!
ton township in 1S2S. and
his father!01"- .
beard of works, said Thursday that .he! ' v-' ' " ' ' "t"' ..." . "v meeting would be purely of "an infor-' mfind for all-Ireland parliament as the ; rmlU until he took up tanning. .;.., ,j , , 1 1 1 . ... . ... , Mr. Test was reared on a farm in
nidi m t. v i ict 1 ne, i'i , diin 1 ne uuaru piuu-; naM cm eci leuiem, ai i ii rdiiie nun11,.
county, following the agrieul-
E. Peltz. candidate for mayor.
E. G. White, candidate for mayor. "Whereas the grand jury has other inquiries an' investigations to make
ably would formulate its recommenda-, refusing to concede allegiance to the' fl - , " s,udvinKl 'his time, it will, with the permi
.iiii. i,i li s1', 11 UK Cl lim lirA, i l l ;i. i ill , i . i I 1. 1 11 Vlun ll. i.ivi ua.. iiiii-i
point blank to scrap her own parlia
Admiral Kato. Senor Japanese dele-
! gate that the increased ratio be rec
Smelser. of Rich-! ognized as necessary to Japan's se
curity had become a matter of policy for settlement by the plenary delegates of The powers and not by their technical advisors. The proposal on this ground, it was known today, has ben presented personally by Baron Kato to Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour, head of the British delegation with the full
, support it was said of the Japanese j government. t Would Mean Cut.
m x . . , . i Regarding the argument of nation-:! The two story brick building on the I ,ecui.jry thP A,neriran delegates and southwest corner of North Ninth and. experts backed by the opinion of th--E street, formerly occupied bv the! British delegates hold that its logics! John W. Grubbs company, wholesale application would mean a reduction rather than an increase in the navl grocers, has been acquired by John M.ratio proposed for Japan, to which, it Lontz, says an announcement Thurs- j js known on authority they are as day ! s-iron sly opposed on that basis as on The structure will be usod as a j showing of existing fleet comPB. .
sons. With the sub-committee on experts of the "big three" naval powers at
TWO STORY BUILDING, CORNER NINTH AND E, ACQUIRED BY LONTZ
wareroom for ihe products of the F. and N. Lawn Mower company for a
DISCOVER MUTILATED BODY OF 3 YEAR OLD
GIRL IN CHICAGO HOME!
i P.v AsMiciafd Preosl ll!('A;0. Dec. 1.- Following an all nicht search for little Margaret Coughlin. three yea"J old. Uer dismembeved body was found today in a washboi'.er in the home of Mrs. Ralph Pensis, 52, a neighbor. Shortly afterward the body of Mrs.
F'ensis, with her throat slashed by ai butcher knife, was found on the -ec-T ond floor of tle Pensis home. Police!
immediately b-, ean a search for Ralph j
it from a scientific standpoint. His
i ment to enter an all-Jreland parlia-( a!tj I ment "under present conditions" on; ' ' .
the ground that she will come dif cth
under the control of the numerically;
superior south
The latest plan, that for an all Ireland parliament under which Lister might retain her existing rights until
or unless she changed her mind, hast failed with Ihe formal statement by! the Sinn Fein delegation here that it) cannot be considered. Look for Warfare j As a result in both government and
Irish circles the opinion is expressed department was understood today to that nothing short of a miracle can have asked the navy department to avert collapse of the negotiations and I send a destroyer to intercept the resumption of warfare in Ireland. 'French liner. Paris, and bring back The government heads are bending ' Charles W. Morse, of New York, who their entire efforts to seeking some tin-1 is reported to have left the country in
explored avenue of negotiation, but it; the face ot a grand jury investigation
sion of the court continue its work' few months, when the entire building ! formal disagreement on adjourning
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'IASK NAVY TO SEND
DESTROYER TO BRING
MORSE BACK TO N, Y.
( P.y Assi iati-il Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. -The justice
and in session
i GUY ANDERSON. Foreman. j Members of the grand jury are: Guy i Anderson. Perry and Elmer Williams. 1 Summer C. Beard. W. T. Schooley and j Henry Bertsch. j Will Continue Session j Prospects are that the grand jury
will continue its session for a consid-ia
able part of next week, according
to the statement of Prosecutor Beckett, Thursday. He said there was a large amount of work yet to be done. One. investisation was completed at noon Thursday, and the grand jury started on another Thursday afternoon after filing its partial report. It will adjourn as soon as this investigation is completed, said Attorney Beckett.
Cannot Change Ratio
The 10 to six ratio cannot be ohang xl. Ten ' six is not a policy or a duet tine or a t'.eory: it is a statement of fact. Ten to six is the ratio of the navies to each other as of Nov. 11. Mie day the conference opened. It" i here is to be a cessation of competition, that is .he point at which it ceases. In effect the Japanese say: "We are willing to stop aut first you slop wh -re v.,i: are, and let us get ahead of wher-' we now are ".Knit l' yards, and then
"ei us all stoe.
Pensis. the woman's husband.
Police who called at the Pensis; home, the la.-t place the child was! seen estordc. found the doors lock-j cd this morning and could get. no ans-J wor to their knock. Finally thevbn.ke! the door down and forced an entrance.! in the basei'ent they discovered the! little girl's torso in the washhoiler, i sitting on a pile of papers which had!
been fired, bur the out. Several feet wrapped in naper. cardboard box. Th
flames had gone away one leg, was found in a ; other leg was
iis believed all possibilities of settle- of his ship contracts.
1 ment have been exhausted during the! It was understood that a naval dei lengthy parleys which seem now to stroyer would put to sea from a j have ended. French port within a few hours to inAs to how .err the truce will lat j tfrcept the Paris, which left New i under preseni conditions there is noi01' 'ast I riday.
indication. The Sinn Feiners have expressed the view that there will bej FAMOUS ACTOR ILL no forma' denunciation of the pact bv I Associated Prcs.-i either side, and this leads to the be I "IN( INN ATI. Dec. 1-Francis Willief that any snark of combat set off son- ac',or- ,s at St- Jn's hospital
in Ireland wi'h the peace movement)
in St. Louis He took cold and blad-
apparently deadlocked may conflagration anew.
si art
Ijpider trouble developed, it is said. An
; found later a block away from the house. Find Body on Bed j The police found Mrs. Pensis's body on a bed upsfrirs. They believe she ! killed herself as they burst In the ! front door. The body was still warm. , Mrs. Pensis and Josephine, a daughter.
j ft yearn old, told police yesterday that ; . they last aw Margaret Coughlin i ' about ?, o'clock when she came to the!
M'GRAY TO SUPPORT CANDIDACY OF NEW;
CONFERENCE IS HELD! F
operation may be neeessarv. Alex
ander Clarke is filling Mr. Wilson's I role in Eriiiinie in this city this week.
Weather Forecast
Dr. John R. Mott To Speak At Cincinnati (By Asrociatcil Pi-fss CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 1. Dr. John R. Mott, of New York, tiead of the 2.100 Young Men's Christian Associations of North America, will speak in Cincinnati tonight at the opening ses
sion of the twentieth national conference of the Colored Men's department of the Young Men's Christian Association. i The meetings will continue through Sunday. i One hundrel and seventy-four associations with a membership of 33,1 000 are represented in the colored ; men's department and delegates from nearly every section of the country
are attending the conference.
for these comna risons. it was cot:-
purposes, said Mr. Lontz. Uidered today that further progre.-s
The site 40 by 1-0 feet. The j could lay only in discussion between walls of the i.inioing are brlievcd to! the American and Japanese delegates.
be strong enough to support a third
floor. .Mr. Lontz said that the re-,
modelling of tl.e building would await;
thorough survey by an architect, but
that his present plans included changing the structure so that it would be
come a handsome block. ! His ultimate plans. Mr. Lontz said.1, would be directed by the report of ihej architect who is to make a study of)
the building. The deal was consummated by Henry Schell, real estate agent, but ihe consideration was not disclosed.
SPECULATE ON HOUSE
SPEAKERSHIP, LENGTH
OF SPECIAL SESSION
ROWN GETS 10 TO 21
YEAR TERM IN PRISON AND IS DISFRANCHISED
Rainhevy afSJtervas ton inland i IIISMISS IlIRFP.TfiRS
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(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1. Arrangements for the special session of the state legislature which will convene Dec. 11. were held in abeyance today awaiting a closer approach of the day for the opening. Meanwiiile speculation in official circles was rife over the tight for the speakership of the house, and the length and scope of the session in view- of the absence of an agreement to limit the business of the session. Governor McCray said that the formal proclamation calling the session would not be issued until next week. He also reiterated his hope that the business would be confined to passage
of a nw law for re-location of the Jeffersonville reformatory, followed by adjournment of both senate an.; house. The governor's position is that the session should be for one clay only and his view was said to have been shared with legislative leaders who
The Americati position is that it we ; hoso with Josephine to play. In a are to cease onipet i! ion, then the only j ,w moment-:, they said, she complain-i
practical basis ts to siop wneie ;.- ,,j ot pains ;n her stomach and ran
bodv now is. If you depart irom mai 01!, r ,.m0 am across the street
veil get into the impossible field ot irving to arrive at a theoretical ratio j if'juM what sii'.e of navy each country i; entitled to. That would lead loj endless debate and technicalities. In-! I'identaliy. th;s latter process would; leave the Japanese much worse off than they aie ,;t 10 to six --Copyright. 1 : 2 1 . by the New York Evening Po-t. : Inc.) SIX PERSONS KILLED IN HEADON COLLISION OF LIMITED TRAINS PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1 Six persons were killed ami 'Zl others in--jured in a headon collision early toclay between the eastbound PortlandSpokane limited and westbound Oregon-Washington limited trains, of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation company, two miles east of Celilo.
to her own home.
ROB CALIFORNIA MINE QF $60,000 IN GOLD
( Bv Associated Pros?) INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 1 . After a conference with Senator New at the state house today. Governor McCray
! declared himself as friendly to the re
election of Mr. New as Tnited Slates
j senator. I "I am friendly to Mr. New's candijdacy." said the governor, after the senator had emerged from the confer
ence and explained that his call hadi i been intended to gain Mr. McCray's I
j support.
i Bv Associated Press JACKSON. Cal.. Dec. 1. A month's cleanup of gold amalgam, valued at between $6i.ooo and STO.f.no, wa talcen from the Argonaut mine here today by eight men who bound the two
Red Minister, Lloyd George
niaht
Fnseitled weather will continue foi
another "6 hours with general rain i
due to a storm center moving eastward ft fin the plain states. This storm will be followed by falling temperatures. For Indiana, by the United State.? Weather Eureau Rain tonight and Friday; colder Friday and in north west portion tonight. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum '.?, Minimum 29
Today. Noon
WHEN THEY REFUSE TO WAIVE IMMUNITY
5S i
NEW YORK, Pec. 1. Refusal of seven directors of the Inteiborough Rapid Transit company to waive immunity in testimony before the state transit commission led to their dis missal as witnesses today on motion
of Clarence J counsel
August Belmont, chairman of th
Lester Brown, negro, 24 years old,' was given a lo to 21-year sentence in j the state reformatory at Jefferson-; ville, fined ?5oo and disfranchised for j 25 years on conviction of a charge ! of highway robbery, in circuit court Wednesday afternoon. i Brown was arraigned shortly after, the grand jury had returned an in-1 dictment charging him with robbery ; of the C. and. O. station, Oct. SI. He j
pleaded guilty to this charge. He was indicted on two other counts, also charging robbery. He was not arraigned on these counts.
c ounty ouiciais saiu coiimuu mem . t.onferreri w ith him. Xne call for thp papers would be made out Thursday -xon however, will outline no proand turned over to the sheriff. No ;,, n,. m,(rnnr Mi,i
Interborough road
WAathr P.nnHitirm V'irtlir -.liinrt i. I
T n.Vy.o Pn...n nkfoU-onchi,,. ntir.n m e.,. .t," nnniini i scions the directors
elate;; with oeal rains hut a ppntrii l,v"-'"ul-u " f'ri---
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(Py Associated Press)
IvONDON. Dec. 1 Leonid Krassin. th Russian Bolshevik minister of Trade and Commerce, is to take un
men on duty, blew open the safe andiwth Premier Lloyd George the ques
tion of Russia's debts and commercial
escaped in automobiles.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., Dec. 1 Gold
bullion to the amount of ?60,000 was toVlum
revival. It is learned in Russian official circles that there is a probabil
ity of M. Ivrassin's suggesting a niora-
regarding Russia if such a
armed with ! measure of relief is granted to Ger-
obtained by bandits,
sawed off shotguns, who held up the! many.
.vi. Krassin
vat nctnrni i c rvortrtrtiti rl Itt H o T i i
valley states. Warm weather! ".UL, ' . "
sissipi
for the time of year covers most of the Cnited States, excepting th? northwest, where it is now turning colder.
Argonaut mine at Jackson. Amadora county, last night, according to a report to the Sacramento police department today.
and M. Litvinoff prob
ably will proceed to Washington before the conference ends in order to enlist American interest in the debt, questions.
Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,705
ciple not to waive immunity.
statement was forthcoming at the i sheriff's office as to when Brow n i would be taken to prison. It is he-1 lieved. how ever, that he w ill not be
taken before Saturday. .Ralph Oakley, another negro, who wa3 Brown's accomplice in a number of robberies here, was also arraigned on an indictment returned by the grand jury charging him with robbery. His attorney entered a plea of not
Shearn. commission : guilty, in order to get time to present
a number ot racts oetore the court. Oakley will be brought up for hearing Saturday morning. It is the opinion of officials that he will change his plea to guilty at that time. Indications are that Oakley and Brown will be taken to the state re
formatory together next Saturday.
said he was con- ' action would be
j half admission of criminal liability,
Argentina and Russia Exchange Trade Notes BUENOS Aires. Dec. 1. In connection with the report that a soviet delegation is enroute here to negotiate for the re-opening of trade relations between Argentina and Russia, it is learned communications in regard to resumption of trade were exchanged by the foreign ministers of ihe two overnments in September.
Arrange for Mrs. Harding To Take Horsebcck Rides (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. President Harding has been taking horseback riding as morning exercise of late and a Washington friend decided to arrange facilities for Mrs. Harding to accompany him. She was presented with a thoroughbred trained horse to day, broken for a lady's handling.
GERMAN RECEIVERSHIP MAYBE PROPOSED BY FRANCE, SAYS REPORT
( r.y Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 1. A receivership for Germany as a bankrupt is likely to be proposed by France, as an alternative to any moratorium on reparations that may be suggested by Great Britain, it was said in official circles here today.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 .Derision has been reached by the federal reserve board to send an advisor to the forthcoming conference of foreign bankers called by the reparations commission, to discuss exchange stabilization, it was eaid officially today at thetreasury.
HEADS. OHIO STATE ALUMNI. (By Associated Press) Findlay. O., Dec. 1. Q. Van Clements was elected president of the Ohio State university alumni society her-.