Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 335, 12 December 1921 — Page 1

PA SINGLE COPY, 3 CENT'S VOL. XLVI., No. 335 i-alladlum. Est. 1851. Consolidated with Sun-Telegram. HOT. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, DEC. 12, 1921.

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LEGISLATIVE SESSION WILL BE CUTSHORT Expected Business Will Be Limited to Relocation of State Reformatory Other Business Discussed. harmonyHT desired

S-48, Which Trapped 51 Men, to Be Raised NOTED SLAYER MAKES BREAK Irish Peace Treaty Is Signed in Historic Room

YAP TREATY SETTLES OLD CONTROVERSY Hughes Tells Far Eastern Committee United States and Japan Are Agreed Upon Island Question.

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(Special to the Palladium) INDIANAPOLIS. Ind Dec. 12. If is pretty nigh possible now to say v.hat probably will happen and what probably will not happen in connection with the special session of the legislature that will be convened in Indianapolis, day after tomorrow. In the first place it can be said with rather high degree of certainty that he session -will be short probably will not last more than one day. or at most, two days. It is true that a reat number of gentlemen have been ouoted as savin that they expect to introduce this bill or that bill, and isp: "bably is true that there aro some measures on which it would be de

sirable to have immediate action. ' There is a movement on foot, for ex. rmple. to provide for immediate re ii.oval of the school for the blind in cder to f: -tfitate the establishment of the soldiers' memorial in Indianapc'.is. And word comes from Terre Haute that a bill providing for stiff punishment for highwaymen will be pushed, r.nd in Marion county there is a representative who would like to introduce ?. measure that would further abolish fees in public offices. But it is not likely that any of tha measures named or any others except ihe one for the relocation of the state reformatory for which the session 1j c alled, will get anywhere. It is true that there is no iron-clad agreement among legislative leaders to hold the session to the one subject, but there is an understanding to that effect and what is more there is an understanding among Republican paitv leaders that the work or tne section shall be restricted to the one f ubject Plans One-Day Session It is known for example, that Lieutenant Governor Branch, who will preside over the senate, has made plans for a one-day' session and nothing bevond that. Mr. Branch, after studying ihe situation and sounding out the sen timent among the party leaders, thinks he is F.afe in such plans. Of course the organization of the house cannot be determined until speaker has been chosen, but there seems to be no doubt that the same conservative plans will prevail in the house. There also has been considerable talk to the effect that there will be a croup in the legislature who still tavor establishing the siate reformatory

adjacent to the state penal rarm aa matter of immediate importance, provided in the law now in existence ( Outstanding in any tabulation of find which it is proposed to amend ft I accomplishments is the four power the sDecial session. It is probable that agreement, reached In plenary ses-

here are some members who win lane thi stand but there number will no.

be large, and they may be confineu j Japan agreed "as between themselves merely to the group that represents to reapect their rights in relation to territory that would be immediately j their insular possessions and dominaffected by placing the institution j j0ns in the region of the Pacific near the penal farm. It is not believed , ocean" for the next ten years.

bv anybody that mis grout; -i will b pble to stir up any trouble of conse quence Harmony Is Expected. i a matter of fact the governor md other party leaders are in the ' ,n,. thov fin not propose to i-J'.lllllt flllU 111'- ,,,.,. .. r,n tnat Will cuunr am-

i -ceities or will create any great : which it was found after Secretary '1 . Spnator New before he lei t ; -- iEW-!REPORT LLOYD GEORGE SSiiilS UNYIELDING MAKES tH'LtllULSTERITES INDIGNANT c:,.icc pnators as well as a lj

of the congressmen aim " -- ,U to seek state offices next year. will join the governor unanimously '

cutting the bperial nession mii-h j Ulster party here today, informing ihefe men. taken in ihe aggregate. . his sUpporters of his recent eonversa - 'vive powerfulu influence. hion with Premier Lloyd George in There are to be elected next "'! indon. it is unofficially reported

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several state officers. 13 corressmen, sir JanlPt informed the meeting that nd the election will b ot more than , t,if)yd George had maintained an un-ucai-il importance in a national wa'-: yielding attitude toward Ulster. because it will be a st-p in an effoitj ;.i P.W.dent Hardin? Republican LONDON, Dec. 12 Sir James

IU -' . , : ,-, ,1 ,m- lit' Ills mmort during ine p !.'..-!n It is generally uu - . . . 1 l-..t tne hi mil uinii. ' . v..;nzton is merely the i first vteo in what tne presiin-ni. i-f" ;;VT durin? his administration toward lo 'L'L th oeace of the world. i w slogan in he campaign next ,.. nrin,ihiedly w 11 ne to givu u year undoumeuu ntu in

in-evident the suppi" i , n- nn uuuu m---' "n"i. .l.. h- t he is trying to do. I was no authoritative outline of the " ii of these things figure in the j subjects under discufsion between i n fnr a vhort special session and ; Mm and Lloyd George. The latter is ! hn it' -ih certain as anything can I understood to have prepared Lis adk Ti t t hi re will be no man or group dress before the house of commons on ? n Vhtt will be able to interfere Wednesday. and it is forecast he will .,h the nWns make a plea for ratification of the Contest Unavoidable. I treaty with Ireland.

InrlMV t iai H UMllirt over .,..L-ni-cll :i or I lie liuuo'. " the t-pecial sesion cannot be avoidf U appears that there will be a tra.iBi litof Princeton and Jacob D. Miltenbergcr of Muncie. That is the situation as H stands today. , v.. n, at o .i:.rk horse would Jl Ullfelii ' -V'"" " it be brought .lto the race uui. doubtful whether a dark horse at hi vtage of the game could accomplish

nvthing. it ' Known uiau frnor above all things else desires to void a contest over the speakership but at the same time he would find difficulty in bringing his influence to bear to elect a compromise candidate -nd probably would not do so. " Next to his desire to avoid a. contest is the desire of the Governor to make it plain that he as governor Is taking . (Continued on Page Ten)

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NEW YORK, Dec. 12 Experts anticipate little trouble in raising the S48, the submarine which sank suddenly at Bridgeport harbor, endangering the lives of 51 men. The S-4S was the last word in submarine construction, the accident resulting from an unsecured manhole when the S-48 was making what- Is called a "crash dive" to fulfill government specifications which required her to submerge in 90 seconds. In addition to a four-inch gun. which is mounted forward of the conning tower, equipped for action even when the submarine Is submerged, there are five 21-inch torpedo tubes, four forward and one in the stern. Just behind the gun in the wall of the conning tower is a hatchway, through this the gun crew can leap to their firing poses as the ship rises from the waves, jumping into position while the deck is still awash. Ammunition lockers in the wall of the conning tower can be thrown open to supply charges for the gun up to the

BEGINNING OF SECOND MONTH OF CONFERENCE FINDS ENVOYS THINKING ABOUT GOING HOME

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 The beginning of the second month of the international conference on limitation of armaments to give it the official title finds the conference so far advanced toward achievement of its announced objectives that m practically ovarv i-iciTintr rioioBmtinn li i cm ;inn G homeward reservations has become sjon Saturday By this covenant the , United States. Great Britain and upon rauncauon oi mis agreement, ine Angio-japanese auiance, long regarded with disquiet in the United States and several British dominions, will be abrogated. Limitation of naval armaments, the first subject on the conference agenda. i tiiiain uiaLiiiaiiv ill lilt; smius ill the status (By Associated Press) BELFAST, Dec. 12. Sir James ' crajg presided over a.meeting of the

j the proceedings grew stormy wnenifrom taking advantage ot existing

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j pann hPre last week. sir .lames showed reticence neiore u. ;-ht ani th 2,000 WOMEN STORM J KANSAS GOAL MINE (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH. Kas., Dec. 12. A mob of women estimated at 2,000, the wives and relatives of striking Kansas; coal miners, adherents of Alexander Howat, stormed mine No. 17 of the Jackson Walker company, shortly after 5 o'clock this morning and prevented the miners employed at the mine from returning to work. The women appeared to have no leader and principally were foreigners. The mob formed in Franklin about a mile from the mine. Men estimated at 3,000 asembled in Franklin but did not march on the mine.

the water and tug standing by after Peter Dunne, hero of the event.

time the vessel Is riding free on the surface. An undersea wireless enables the S-48 to send and receive messages while submerged. She has three periscopes connecting with the conning tower, and two with the control room. Two electric motors drive the S-48 when submerged and on the surface she is propelled by two Busch-Sulzel-Diesel engines, rated at 950 brake horsepower each. The S-4S is a development in the direction of the great fleet submarine, with its wide radius of Independent action and its heavy armament. The new submarine embodies many of the features developed through the experience gained in the World war. Resting in seventy feet cf water, little difficulty will be experienced in raising the S-4S. Peter Dunne, a civilian member of the crew, nineteen years old, was the hero of the mishap. He squeezed his slight frame through a torpedo tube and swam up through the icy water to summon help. Hughes had declared the American proposal for a reduction of capital ships to a 5-5-3 ratio basis between the United States, Great Britain and Japan. Great Britain and Japan both accepted the proposal in principle im mediately, the former making reserva , . J construction holiday which was an issue, and Japan filing demand for a slightly larger proportionate tonnage. Interwoven with the negotiations has been questions of Pacific bases and hag beetakeIli but ,t is under. stood Japan has received assurances of a continuation of the status quo. Land Armaments Land armaments have not yet been taken up beyond the general discussion which followed the address to the conference of Premier Briand of France outlining the position of that country toward any proposal for reduction. It is the general impression that the land forces in themselves will not be taken up for any definite action at the present meeting. Certain phases of the subject, however, will necessarily be taken up by the committee to which was referred the ta?k of drawing up rules of warfare. The conference on Pacific and far eastern questions, comprising China, Belgium, Portugual and Holland, in addition to the five powers in the major conference, have taken action as follows: Adopted in plenary session the four "Root points" binding the nine participating powers to respect the independence, territorial and administra tive Integrity of China; to provide uu ( embarrassed opportunity for cnina Uo develop and maintain an effective j government; to maintain equal oppori tunitles for all in China; to refrain conditions to obtain special rights which would abridge the rights of friendly states. Chinese Action Adopted in plenarv session resolui : . 1 . ,.; , ..4 . . 1 i . ...,-.., VI i tt .r iiuiin uu irniiuiiaiiLj jjiurmis ! for the sending of a commission of .junfw iu iincsusaic vunuinwuo m (Continued on Page Twelve.) ULMUUII I LI I U LUU I J $102,500, IS BURIED IN AUTO TIRE, REPORT (By Associated Press) PINE BLUFFS. Ark.. Dec. 12 Bur ied somewhere in an automobile tire in northern Texas is $102,500 worth of securities, Tom Slaughter's share of loot obtained by hi3 band in numerous bank robberies, according to A. W. Mills, agent for an insurance company. Mr. Mills said he had had an appointment to meet Slaughter, slain following a sensational jail break, at the penitentiary tomorrow, and at that , tlme the bandit was to have told him tne hiding place of the money so that It could be returned to the banks be fore Slaughter went to the electric chair. Mr. Mills said that following Slaughter's conviction on a murder charge, Slaughter professed religion to a Little Rock preacher and that the latter told him he would have to return the money before he could be forgiven. Slaughter's death, however, left the hiding place of the loot a mystery which may never be solved.

"Lucky Tommy" O'Conner,

Who Was to Have Been Led to Death Cell This Morning.! makes Sensational LscapeJ 5,000 POUCTON TRAIL " BULLETIN CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Ihe chief of police of Detroit, Mich., telegraphed Chicago police today that one of three men seen fleeing in a stolen automoune mere answered O Connor's de scription. 'Bv Associated Press) I v-MijAiiu. Dec. 12. "Lucky Tom my O'Connor, gunman and killer, who was to have been led today to the death cell in the Cook countv iail. to await hanging Thursday mornine- fnr; the killing of a poiiceman. instead was ; leading the combined force of 5,000 police and deputies a merry chase, af-l ter a sensational escane from thfrom thei countv iail Four iail mmrHa . by O'Connor and four other prisoners, tut O'Connor's reputation as a killer , . Cf .1 i , .. .. . Bunrieu vuen ne laiied to use a re-1 voiver which had been smuggled to him. Police received reports at 9:50 a. m., that O'Connor had been surrounded In a house on the south side. Rifle squads and tear gas bombers, equipped with bullet proof &teel shields, mounted on wheels, were dispatched to the scene, but the report proved false. The jail break was characterized bv Chief of Police Fitzmorris as a "frame up between O'Connor and jail officials," and the chief ordered his men to bring in O'Connor, "dead or alive." Searching inquiries alro were started by State's Attorney Robert Crowe and Sheriff Peters. The sheriff suspended three guards and also offered a reward of $500 for the apprehension of Connor. Question Guard. Jail guard Davis Straus, "Darling Dave u L-onnor, the gunman's brother and several prisoners were to be ques-' tioned again today. Straus was Quiz zed at length but was unable to add anything of Importance and waa held in a police cell. All jail rules were violated in handling the prisoners, according to a member of the state at torney's office. Hundreds of Teporta-were received by the police of "O'Connor's hiding place," but no direct trace of the fugitive or hi3 two companions, Edwin Barrow, his cell mate, and James La Porte, convicted robber, had been obtained early today. In investigating reports of plans to assist the escape of O'Connor, jail of ficials say they learned that on Saturday night a man drove an automo bile to the side of the jail and paced j up anu aown me sireei ior inree hours. Accepted Theory The most generally accepted theory to explain O'Connor's possession of the revolver is that, at the last minute, he obtained it from some other prisoner in the "bull pen" who would be less carefully watched. The prisoners had been released from their individual cells to mingle in the morning exercise period, when the rush for liberty was started. The series of accidents that befell drivers of automobiles commandeered by O'Connor In his flight also has helped to conceal his flight, police said. The first car, halted in the rear of the jail, went "dead" within a block through over-eagerness of the driver to obtain speed. The next two crashed into the curb in rounding corners too rapidly, and the fourth, containing a man and two women, vanished entirely. O'Connor's companions left him after the disaster to the second auto mobile, making their escape on foot, j MILWAUKEE, Dec. 12. Chief Police J. G. Laubenheimer today of is(Continued on Page Twenty-One) Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; occasional snow or rain; probably both. The weather will be rather unsettled during the next 36 hours, due to a se - ries of storms crossing the northern states. There will be snow or ram, and temperatures will be around the freezing point, but mostly above. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday; probably rain or snow in the central portions tonight; not much change in temperature. Temperatures for Yesterday Maximum 45 Minimum 3 Today Noon 3S Weather Conditions The barometric pressure continues low over the northern part of the United States,

and unsettled weather prevails fromi.only enlarged so as to bring in other

the Pacific coast eastward to the St. Lawrence valley, including the Great Lake region and the Central states. It is colder in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, but continues very mild for the season in the west and northwest. Medicine Hat reports a temperature of 48 above zero; Calgary; Alberta, 50 above; Denver, Colo., 62 above; Rapid City, S. D., 56. Heavy rainfall at Seattle, Wash., 2.92 inches. Paid Circulation Saturday was 11,737

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freedom, was signed. THREE ARE INJURED WHEN AUTO ROLLS DOWN EMBANKMENT Howard Russell, Orion I. Rose and George Peters, all of this city, figured in an automobile accident a few miles west of Dayton, early Sunday morning, it became known Monday. Rose escaped with a broken arm. Peters was bruised and it is believe.l that Russell sustained a broken back. Friends of the young men say they were driving toward Richmond between 2 and 3 o'clock Sunday morning. They came to a turn in the road, missed the road, and the car ran down an embankment. Russell was taken to a Dayton hospital. The full extent of his injuries had not been learned in Richmond late Monday afternoon SENATE RATIFICATION OF FOUR POWER PACT ASSURED, SAYS LONDON (By Associated Press) LONDON', Dec. 12 Ratification of the four-power treaty relative to Insular possessions in the Pacific, which was announced on Saturday, is believed to be assured when the convention is submitted to the United States sen- ... c tho viw f newsnaners hero. Today's journals, which have been commenting favorably upon the proposed treaty, today greeted the terms of the convention with enthusiasn. and based their forecast of ratification upon the fact that Senator Lodge presented the treaty at Saturday's plenary session of the conference on limitation of armaments. effect, an accomplished fact." said the

Telegraph. "Our alliance with Japan rlrtlZ f eu wagon loaas has Parsed out of existence upon the ' Jiv m fl"nt f only terms which Japan could regard rompraonJl f1' ' , . as satisfactory, and which we could report thtat a reduction in wages f, kJ v"i.Ki c thi anT,iovp.!was imminent caused the walkout, ir

ment alone. President Harding's ad , , t,-..!j . aA ministration has fully justified the bold and magnanimous stroke of statesmanship by which it amazed the world a few months ago. The newspaper concluded by paying a tribute to Japan's "generous and far-sighted policy throughout the proceedings." In the opinion of the Westminster Gazette, the one weakness of the treatv line in the fact that it does not guarantee the intergrity of China, but iwith that exception, he newspaper de-i i flavor! nHiv it res-arded it as the "ideal ! solution." It remarked that the pro - 1 'vision of the convention that a threat Ml ..1. 1.1 V, V,rt V. i , ! i MOJ One power MJUUIU uc lliv: uunmro.-! j i,of all contained the spirit of thej league ot nations, aaoing: we nave m I emerged from a nightmare of misun : (je,gtandines about secret motives, and jjr Harding has earned the good-will jof the world by his initiative." j Land Peace Guarantee, j Under the caption: "The real thing at last." the Morning Tost express3d hope that optimism regarding the action of the United States senate on the treaty was well founded. It reiterated its opposition to the league of Naions. saying: "Article II of the new treaty is a much surer guarantee against, a breach of the peace than all the debates and the edicts of the machinery of the league at Geneva. The nt lie! i j 1 1 1 VY in rr i r .in m rT t

sense." The proposed legislation, Mr. WilGreat Britain will be immensely ben- j lard iSaid would lead to absolute Tailefited by the treaty, while Holland also of the transportation act, which

win gain turougn u .aeciareo tne uany he commended as important construcChronicle, which especially rejoiced ,ive legisiation wnlch has not yet been that "the bond between Great Britain iyen a fair trial.

and Japan has not been severed, but friends." It expressed gratification over the "prospect of close and definite co-operation with America, saying it would "correspond with the dominant j Political instinct of all British demo craey " RP tat a rld economic con ference will probably follow the par leys at Washington were referred to by the Daily Express, which said: "This is the best news the world has had in many years." Boiler Blast at Mine Causes Dynamite Rumor PITTSBURGH, Kans., Dec. 12. The explosion of a boiler at the Victory mine near Chicopee this morning gave rise to a report that the mine had been dynxmited.

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i - ree siaie was signed in me couun Premier David Lloyd Lreorge, at iv iuuui uiiil iuc ycitc ucaij ecu REPORT MEAT UNION OFFICIAL HAS TAKEN QUESTION TO CAPITAL (By Associate'. Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 12 Packing house officials of Chicago reiterated today that the strike declared one week ago by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen has not interfered materially with their normal operations, and they also stood firm in their refusal to meet arbitration j overtures of union leaders. The union officials were continuing efforts to arrange arbitration of the recent wage cuts and Secretary Dennis Lane was reported to have gone to Washington to lay the strike and the wage question before President Harding and the department of labor, with a view of having the president ask the packers to meet officials of the organization. : No ' reports of violence have been made to the stockyards police within the past 24 hours, and on account of the man hunt for Tommy O'Connor, an escaped condemned hurderer, the force in the packing house district was to be curtailed today. In Ft. Worth, Fred Rouse, a negro packing-house employe, who was beaten by strike sympathizers a few days ago, after he had shot and wounded two brothers who were acting as pickets, was taken from a hospital and lynched. In Kansas City, Kas., strike sympathizers are also said to have called a workman to the door of his home and fired several shots at him. NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Two thousand employes of slaughter houses in New York, members of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher 2. "''"" q,ul ,wor.K 'the opinion of Leo Joseph, vice president ot one ot tne meat companies. He asserted there was no foundation ! for such a report and declared the employers had an agreement with the union that did not expire until May 16. Officials of the union could not be reachea. The strike affected only the big fivo packers. Independent butchers remained at work. Mr. Joseph said he did not think the strike had any connection witli the strikes in Chicago and elsewhere. iQA U A flQ HDDftCC llMIL lILHtiO UlTUdL I REPEALING PROVISIONS OF CARRIER MEASURE (By Associate:! Preset WASHINGTON. Dec. 12 Daniel Willard. president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and Alfred T. Thome, counsel the National Asso- ! ciation of Railway Executives, ap peared today before the senate interstate commerce committee in opposl tion to the pending legislation designed to repeal provisions of the transportation act. which are said to curtail rates-making authority of state Weeks, Denby, Hoover Urge Cape Cod Canal Purchase (By Associated Press) - W ASHINGTON, E by the federal gov - Cod canal was rex: WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Purchase ernment of Cape recommended today by Secretaries Weeks, Denby and Hoover, who informed congress that $11,500,000 would be a reasonable price for the property. Ex-Pension Commissioner Dies at Tennessee Home (By Associated Press) CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dec. 12. H. Clary Evans, 78, former United States commissioner of pensions, and consul general at London, 1902 to 1905, died suddenly at. his home early today.

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'By Associated Press .WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. The controvery between Japan and the United States over the Island of Tap has been settled and the terms of the settlement will be announced later in the afternoon, Secretary Hughes today told the Far Eastern committee of the Washington conference. The agreement is in the form of a treaty which includes all the islands over which Japan has mandate, in ad. dition to Yap. The pact has been approved by tao government heads, but announcement as to whether it was actually signed, was withheld, although the "terms of the treaty were held for an official announcement in the daily communique of the Far Eastern committee. It was understood the convention gives the United States certain definite rights as to the island of Yap, including cable rights. Withdraws Postoffice3. Japan, through her arms conference delegation, announced to the powers represented in the Far Eastern committee of the Washington conference today, her willingness to withdraw Japaneses postoffices in China, Jan. 1, 1923. The Japanese and Chinese delegates also were meeting for another session of their separate . Shantung conference, the important question of control of the railway in the Japane3 leasehold there being up for discussion again. Although the Japanese delegates, it was known today, have received insiruciions irom tneir government regarding its decision of the naval ratio question, the nature of these was net revealed and it remained doubtful just, how far Japan was disposed to go at this stage toward final commitment on the American 5-5-3 ratio proposal. Awaits Pacific Disposal While there are indications that sh.3 is about ready to accept it, it was tht belief today in well informed circle.-; that Japan desired first to definitely dispose of the question of Pacific bases, which she regards as inseparately linked with that of naval r.duction. There have been general indications that all the powers were willing to settle this question on a status quo basis, but so far it has not been brought to the stage of formal exchanges. All of the British delegates to the armament conference with the exception of Sir Auckland Geddes, British ambassador here, have arranged to sail for home, Dec. 31, on the steamer Olympic, feeling that the main iasuo of the conference will have been disposed of at that time. OFFICIALS SUBMIT RESIGNATIONS PRIOR TO SPECIAL SESSION (By Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 12 Approach of the special session of the legislature was heralded today by the start of resignations of various officials, who received their appointments after service as members of the last legislature. All expect to be re-appointed a3 soon as the special session ends. Roy V. Gibbons, of Anderson, was the first of the state health employes to make ready for taking his seat in the house, but sending in his resignation as a railroad inspector for the public service commission. Maurice Douglas, who submitted his resignation as state senator, on appointment to members of the public service commission is not expected to resign from the commission. Estes Duncan, chairman of teachers' retirement board will resign to go back to the senate, and similar announcement was made by Chester Davis, that he would quit as attorney in the fire marshal's office to go back to the house. Various other officials are expected to follow suit. Harding Receives Party of Legion Officials Today ( Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 Hanford MacNider, commander of the American legion and a party of legion officials, were received today by President Harding. No discussion ' took place upon the legion's bonus proposals or on other legislative matters, it ..was said. Landslide Wrecks Train; Seven Known to Be Dead (By Associated Press) " - ABERDEEN. Wash.. De?. 12 Seven are known to be dead in a train wreck, at Melbourne near here caused by a iandslide. Details are lacking, owing to communication being down. Bandits Rob Bank, Stage Holdup, and Wound One (By Associated Press) GREENVILLE, 111., Dec. 12 Four bandits entered Panama near '.here today, robbed the bank of Panama, of between $25,000 and $30,000, held up seven men in a pool room next to the bank, wounded an automoMH3t, whom the bandits apparently assumed was pursuing them, and escaped. . . 5-