Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 345, 23 December 1921 — Page 1

E RICHMOND BITJM 4ft. VOL. XLVL, No. 345 Pnlladium, Est. mi. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 23, 1921. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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BORAH WANTS DISARMAMENT IN REAL FORM

oubmarine and roison uas

Questions Have Developed

Into Conference Issues Actual Settlement Awaited

Ex-Tammany Boss 111

SOLON'S SPEECH VITAL

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nr .m viuc si. ij.iva.v WASHINGTON. D. C. 23. The most optimistic, friend of. success for this conference must admit that it is just now in the. midst of hurdles. At the present moment, the submarine, is being; treated as if.it were. a.n issue between Great Britain and France, and as if any. compromise . achieved between them would be satisfactory settlement of it .This, would be- a comfortable thought, only it fails to take account of the amount of public sentiment, both in the senate and in America outside the senate, which regards America as an interested party, in the submarine controversy. America has not carefully read or fully weighed the speech which Senator Borah made in the senate 10 da3 ago. I am told that this speech has been rabled to Europe and reprinted there. And been made the basis of important. European policy in those quarters which realize the power of the American senate in international

affairs. Borah made that speech to. Most recent photographs of Mr. and

serve warning on the conference, lie, yjr8 Richard Croker

said: . . . "The justification for the remarks 1 am going to make is that it may not

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URGE EVERY CITIZEN TO SEE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT SATURDAY

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Every citizen of Richmond is

quested to be present at the Christmas pageant to be given at 10 o'clock Saturday night around the community Christmas tree. Singing of Christmas carols around the tree and a band con cert by the Musicians' union No. 388 will be features of the program. It has been requested by the promoters of this celebration that every person who can possibly be present attend this celebration, which will start promptly at 10 o'clock. The pageant will include about 50 characters. Ora Stegall will play the part of the man from the East; R. E. Heun, W. G. Bate and P. H. Sloeuni will impersonate the three wise men. Five shepherds and a surpliced choir of 40 voices, led by Prof. Samuel Garton, of Earlam college, will carry flaming torches and sing Christmas carols. Immediately following the pageant a band concert of Christmas carols

will be given by the local musicians'

union, carols irom the learn a carol a day" campaign will be sung by the community. To Sing Carols It is estimated that 25 groups of carolers will tour the city Christmas morning, singing the carols. Every nook and corner of the city will be

visited. All carolers are reauested to i saine course

be at the Community Christmas tree I Mrs. Sean

promptly at 5:45 o'clock Christmas morning in order to get started on the tour of the city by 6 o'clock sharp. Final instructions will be given to the groups Sunday morning. Transportation for the carolers will be furnished through the courtesy of the Wayne County Automotive aso-

Richard Croker, former chieftain of jciation of thi3 city. Persons who are Tammany Hall, is seriously ill at able to furnish their own transportaGlencairn Castle, Dublin. He is pastition are requested to get ia touch

RATIFY PACT RAIL IS URGEO IN MESSAGES

Letters Pouring in From Constituencies, Most of Them Urging Anglo-Irish Treaty Approved. ADJOURNMENT SUDDEN

Millionaire Rushes From Alaska To Be Florida Mayor

DUBLIN, Dec. 23. Telegrams to members of .the Dail Eireann, which ha3 taken a recess until Jan. 3, from consideration of the Anglo-Irish treaty, began to come in today from their re

spective constituencies, most of them

strongly urging ratification of the

document.

following the lead of the Clare the unexpired term of Noel A. Mitchell.

county council which yesterday adopt-1 recalled from that office. Pulver's ened a resolution urging Eamonn de Va- !r' i,nto fight 'or lec"0I was spe,c- , . ...... tacular. He was in the Alaskan woods tera, the county s representative in the. when MltcheU was recalied. Notified Dail to work for ratification, the coun- by wire of the action he inished from ty council of Navan today sent a telo-Uv, CT,rtT i.a,i rBD.inn nf Aik tn the

gram to its representative, urging the balmy cljme of Florida to seek the

office at the instigation of I1I3 friends.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FRENCH ENVOYS LATE Failure to Receive Additional Word from Home Government Promised Further Sub Discussion.

ITALY SUBMITS PLAN

Glimpse of Frank Fortune Pulver at his Alaskan camp and, below, as St. Petersburg folk see him. Frank Fortune Pulver, retired millionaire chewing gum king, formerly

of Rochester, N. Y., has been elected

I mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla.. to fill

at a time when possibly what I had to

sn.y might have been listened to in other places. I do not want to be stopped hereafter by silence at this time." Conference Acts Factors Then Senator Borah went on to say. among other forceful declaration-:, "the extent nr.d vigor of my opposition to this treaty. will be determined very largely by what the conference does with reference to real disarmament and by what it does with reference to China." A little later on Senator Borah said that his policy would be to "eliminate submarines and banish. them from the sea entirely."

It is very well known that in tnisi

80 years- of age.

AIR FIELD VISITORS AT DAYTON TO HEAR PALLADIUM. WIRELESS

Visitors to the air service field of j the. government at Fairfield, O.. near; Dayton, will be enteriained by a Pal- j

ladium wireless telephone program

Saturday morning.

A request from the army officers at

I with Ora Stegall at once.

Following are the organizations which have entered teams in the singing: St. John's Lutheran church, 2; Third Methodist. 1; First Presbyterian, 2; First M. E., 2: St. Paul Lutheran, 2; Second Presbyterian, 1; Reid Memorial, 3; Grace M. E., 2; First English Lutheran, 2; Moose Lodge, 1; Fairview Community Center, 1; Narcissus troop Girl Scouts, 1; Girl Scouts, 1.

latter sentiment about the submarine j that field asking for an entertainment!

Senator Borah Is supported by some

other senators and by large and important sources and exponents cf American public opinion. Merely to achieve a satisfactory compromise between Franch, which wants submarines, and Great Britain, which does not want them, will be far short of satisfactory ending of the troubles of the conference over this particular form of armament. Interested in China Senator Borah said that the extent of his opposition to the treaty will be rlptermined also bv what the confer

ence does with reference to China, j We haven't heard much from conferr,npp about. China recently. The in-

by wireless was received Friday from

If. A. Siled, assistant radio engineer of the Fairfield air depot. In his letter Mr. Siled says: "'Since we are able to receive your excellent daily concerts so consistently we are taking the privilege of asking your station to play lor us if possible on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 24. "This air service field will be open to visitors and this department has been asked to entertain via radio, hence this request to you. "We get your daily and Magna Vox your music to full intensity."

ine fanaciium nas arranged a pro-

ternal troubles of that unhappy coun

try unaouDteaiy aau greauj iu ! gram of music and Rev. George Bur-

icas diriicuiues in trying to " -ibanek of St. paur Episcopal church on her feet. It may reasonably be;win deliver an addresa. expected, however, that in spite of j Tj3ter jn the da Mr sjled wi handicaps the American delegated j come tQ Richmond to jnSpect the Pal. will hold firmly to tneir program , Lidium wireless station. about China. I . There remains one other subject) ftriinn riMil about which the friends of success lor jUUI ft Mi j ti ft'A the conference are disturbed. It isn't ! Ullltl SI U ULIlUO I 1I?HL

possible to say whether it is the pres-i cnt intention of the conference to takej tip, or not take up, poison gas. When Fianc e, early in the conference, de-j dared that she wasn't going to ?ub-j

mit the size' of her army to international discussion, the world took it lor granted that land armament was eliminated from the conference aenWhether the conference itself

ASSESSORS FAVORING REDUCED VALUATION ON ALL FARM LANDS

Connolly, of Dublin,

whose husband was executed as a result of the 1916 rebellion, today denined the right of Mary McSwiney,

sister of the late lord mayor of Cork. I

to speak in her name. In her message expressing a desire for ratification of the treaty, Mrs. Connolly said she was satisfied that the treaty secured the freedom which her husband died to win. Adjournment Surprise Adjournment of the Dail, although coming as a surprise here, was considered as favorable to the chances for ratification. By agreement between the contending factions the Dail members will deliver no speeches touching on the treaty during the period of adjournment, nor participate in public meetings at which the treaty is discussed, but it is believed the Irish people will get together and agitate for ratification. Various agricultural and business associations and civic bodies in Ireland are said to be planning meetings to pass resolutions favoring the treaty, and .although it is recognized that

there will be some declarations

He is a Republican.

REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS MARKING OUT ISSUES FOR LONG CAMPAIGN WAR OF 1922

PAI.I.AniXM XKWS nVREAt" WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 Both 'he Republican and the Democratic congressional committee will be reorgan-

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. Failure

of the France delegation to receive expected additional instructions as to i auxiliary naval craft from its home I government, promised to lead to furj ther discussion today of the submarine ! question by the Washington confer-

1 ence in the single meeting likely to

break a pre-Christmas lull. The farther instructions, waited by the French delegation, had not been received up to noon and it. appeared improbable to delegation members that they would come through in time to be of use at the meeting of the full naval committee set for 3 o'clock. Under a tentative understanding the submarine discussions opened yesterday with a plea from the British delegation for abolition of submersibles, automatically are resumed in event of announcement by the French that they had nothing to present. Fate Is Settled While the position taken by spokesmen of France, Italy and Japan against

tain however th, v,vf tlie total abolition of the submarine .mnin ilr-u5.ul- and indication of a like stand by the

heavilv nnnn PrMt vr.i-o l'D1,ed States following Great

1.- fc.-i v it i j x cr unit, o ai 1113

Brit.

(Continued on Pa?" Fifteen)

ized early in January for the 1922 cam- progressed to a point where its success

paign. The result of this campaign; will determine whether the senate and the house of representatives remain

in control of the Republicans for the last two years of the Harding administration.

limitation conference, which has now 7?Ja Pl Ll "i!"n Al J.e"f,V.

ca.,? o tuiuujiiicc nrsatuu appal rrlllij had settled the fate of the proposal,

Because of the rapid decline In price of farm products, according to County Assessor William -Mathews, the de mand for a reduced valuation on farm lands was almost universal at the state meeting of county assessors, held in Indianapolis, Wednesday and Thursday. David L. Reid, Wayne township assessor, accompanied Mr. Mathews to Indianapolis and attended the meeting, which was held for the purpose of instructing county and township

assessors of the state as to their

duties.

Usually a majority party to retain its control of congress assumes a defensive attitude, and this plan of cam

paign will be followed by the Republi-j

cans next year, but it will be a defense by attack, G. O. P. leaders say. They point out that Marshal Foch employed such tactics. The proposed eleven months' campaign is an unprecedently long one.

i against acceptance, it is believed the An(i when the embattled political par-

large majority will support the standi lles 8 over me top an tne issues iu of Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins and j not have beln developed. It is certheir trotv aAvnontpa The ndiniirn-'

ment period will thus be nearly RHrsPPR PfiUEEQQCC equivalent to a popular referendum.; jllUOOLn UWMfkWwLO

Emphasize Speech. j The English newspaper correspond-; ents in Dublin emphasized the impor-! tance of the speech of Richard Mul-j cahy, chief of staff of the Irish Re-j publican army in the Dail yesterday' in which .he advocated acceptance ft j the treaty. They thought that his j support, together with that of such j f i rrT tin iv vi er od AfirVr nl i r 1 1 i t- i nil !

nis; r .,ud . i p-ion. ei Tho,

TO STAGING HOLDUPS;

ADMITS TRAIN THEFTS

(Rv Associated Press) CHICAGO. Dec. 23. Clyde

Tim-

DENIES VETS DESIRE POSITIVE PREFERENCE FOR FEDERAL PLACES

fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. The attitude of the civil service commission toward the federal law giving former service men and women preference in ratings for government employment as expressed in the commission's annual report, was attacked in a statement here today by John T. Taylor, vice chairman of the national legislative committee of the American Legion. "The annual report of the commissioner," Mr. Taylor said, "implies that ex-service men and women are receiving in the matter of civil service preferment, a more liberal opportunity to enter government positions than is considered practicable by the commission. The American Legion through

Because of the demand for a lower th; country

nf thA T?pnnhiir.TTi nrmv tin-mibmit I was shot and killed last night after ns legislative committee, denies that

look that view cannot be told. When the delegates are asked whether or not they still intend to take up land aimament, they give evasive re-

RATIO ACCEPTANCE! STILL FIRM ON SUBS

valuation, Mr. Mathews said Friday, assessors had been instructed to

watch land sales for the next few

months and to go over

they had kidnapped and robbed Mrs.

Some of the correspondents also! i,mp, t f-allahan. her danehter and

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DeValera's loss of prestige, as indicat

brother, confessed to the police today

records nf by the vote for adjournment, which I that he and his partner had partici-

sales "during the past year with a I he opposed. DeValera's statement that ; pated in several holdups, including a view to using these as a basis forl'hen he assumed the Republican j Utah train robbery iast August, and

the sudden interruption of a card ,

valuation. Federation Asks Reduction. The Wayne County Farm Federation passed a resolution asking for a reduction of 45 percent on valuation at a meeting held last Monday. This resolution was presented at the meeting by Mr. Mathews. "We want to do what is fair to ev

eryone, and we want to comply with j

presidency, he did not regard his oath j

as fettering his actions was regarded

as considerably damaging his influ ence. Raises Question

Question is raised in England as to

! former service men want absolute

preferment in obtaining government positions. Spirit of Legion. "The whole spirit of the American Legion in working for civil service

preference for veterans, and the whole !

spirit of the laws enacted by congress

s to assist in securing employment

there still remained to be discussed

the move for an understanding to restrict the operations of under-water craft. This was supported by all the powers in the discussion of the British proposal yesterday and the British delegates apparently are planning to join in the move as an alternative to abolishment of the submarine. Thej: indicated however, that they would first carry their fight for that in the open session of the conference. Briand Statement In connection with the delay in presentation of the French auxiliary tennage, considerable significance wai attached today to foreign news dispatches saying that B. Briand felt he must consult with the French cabinet before making definite answer to mes- -sages from Washington. The nature of the cable exchanges in progress yesterday was not revealed but they appeared to be of an important nature and the development was generally regarded as greatly diminishing the chances for an agree

ment on auxiliary craft for several days. In some quarters it was viewed as a possible indication that some new issue of major importance had arisen. Italy's Sucrjestion. Suggestion has been made by Italian arms delegation to the naval committee of the conference that another international gathering of broader scope be called soon after the adjournment of the present discussions to

deal particularly with submarines and auxiliary craft.

party at the home of Jacob Loeb. a I for the men or women who suffered wealthy lawyer, last June. j interruption of business experienc-? The" captured robber also was. or education training, provided he or known as Claude Thomas, and his 'she is as well qualified as any other

how the adjournment will affect the; dead companion was sometimes j applicant. Hut the commission seems nnsitinn nf ihe Sinn FViners in nripnn known as Carl Gilbert. Followine the I to lose sight of the fact that tho

who were lately reported as about to

receive amnesty, also as to whether

the law too" said Mr. Mathews. "If! the withdrawal of British troops will j have been an intimate acquaintance of

confession police took into custody 1 thousands who gave up their school

Miss Mary Roberts, 23, who Is sp.id tojiug or employment to serve the coun-

we do not assess land high enough here, the matter will he taken up by

the state tax board and the assessment will be raised by that body." District meetings of township and

county assessors will be held at vari-

(By Associated Press) PARIS. Dec. 23. Premier Briand has sent Ambassador Jusserand, In Washington, a final and definite acceptance of the capital ship ratio.

J ranee, however, it is stated, main ous roints over the state during the tains her position regarding suhmar-Upvt two months according tn Mr.

plies to the effect that uotning can -.- uu unr... no, a.muu.su . juatnews. une ot tnese meetings will he regarded as finally passed over un-jshe is willing to negotiate. jbe held at Rushville in February. til the conference enaG j p.Riq Dec "3 France Insists I WhetherQlanSdt,0armLfenSt is out of I that her' demands are vitally nece.-jO BRITISH WARSHIPS

:nM.Mii.r ill iii-i i ii v. ii i h i : - -

l ie discussion or not, uie question ,. , . " . ' still remains whether poison gas -an ! h'lt is disposed to co-operate with the be regarded as wholly under the head I United States as far as possibl. of land armament. And whether it

could r.ot be brought up as incident to naval armament. About all this there j is nothing clear. But what is clear is that there is a powerful section of! opinion in America whic h regards the j

Weather Forecast

limitation, or total outlawing of poi?on

gus as essential if this conference is to be regarded as having a really striking success. There is high military judgment to the effect that 10 years from now most of the other form of warfare will be regarded as innocuous compared to poison gas, and that a conference which fails to deal with it is. in effect, confining itself to the obsolete rather than to present and coming danger. I am told that General Pershing and General March both believe that poison gas should be severely restricted or completely outlawed, and i have heard high military authorities say that a country could be stripped

f.f every sort of military equipment

ARE SENT TO EGYPT TO QUELL DISORDER

now be effected, but nothing has de

veloped upon which to base even conjectures. Meanwhile there has been some speculation as to how far a real set-

the dead robber.

Timmons told Lieut. Paul Duffy, of

try lost something that cannot be restored. The justice of the claim of the service men or women for recogr.i-

that his companion had staged the

tlement of the Irish trouble would be cara Pa"y niaup aione, entering ine

affected by ratification of the treaty. nouse ana caimiy conecung u.e iv..The Dublin ocrrespondent of the West-!?1?? cash JL1? ,'.he guf" ! and minster Gazette, while hoping and be-taklnF a, $.3t diamond nnB. wh,ch

lievinir that it will he mtifiort envc in wrt" luuisu m ins vi "&"-

the Hyde Park police station, that his i lion of the time spent in military or home was in Hammond, Ind. He said j naval service in judging their quali

fications for employment with the government now is manifest."

that case the Sinn, Fein would still

have to be reckoned with. Emphasiz-1

The train robbery. Timmons said,

was on an Oregon shortline train on

ina iht th Z pI t catt h Aug. 31, when the two collected $450 il Feinis.no.t Bti?he from passengers. Last Friday the S.ftS 19 dlfflCU.Upair held up J. F. Wal.-.h in Chicago,

(By Associated Press) MALTA, Dec. 23. Two British war

ships have received orders to proceed

MOORE'S COUNTY FORECAST Rain or sleet tonight, turning to snow Saturday, if not sooner; much

colder by Saturday afternoon or ntcht. Uo Egypt Immediately. Other units of

Unsettled weather will continue for j the Britshi Mediterranean fleet are the next. 36 hours, with rain or sleet, ! under orders to leave at the shortest followed by snow and much colder 1 notice.

weather, due to the eastward movement of another Pacific coast storm and a cold wave following In its wake.

for the English people to appreciate i

the earnestness of the extreme republicans of Ireland, to whose nature a

I compromise is entirely alien.

Fears Disillusionment The correspondent quotes an unnamed Irish observer as declaring that hundreds of young men and women will, if the treaty is ratified, retire in bitter disillusionment from any participation whatever in the agreement and may become a Sinn Fein within the Sinn Fein. The Dail Eireann may convince

CAIRO. Egypt. Dec. 23. Said Zag-i thv.m at the treaty was accepted

For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Rain or sleet tonight, probably changing to snow Saturday; colder Saturday and In the north portion tonight. Much colder Saturday night. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 34

t Minimum i

j Today

Conditions A series

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of

but if it had an ordinary muiusi i in ; Xoon nlant for the production of dyes and ' w.,,1,..1

chemicals it could, within space of ! pacjf jc COast storms is moving across

four weeks, turn sucn a piant mm a (hp tynjtfl(j states, resulting In gen

military machine or greater ueauimess than anything ever used in the past. (Copyright 1921 by The New York Evening Post, Inc.)

RUSS RELIEF BILL SIGNED BY HARDING

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 President Harding has signed the Russian relief hill, which carries appropriations of 20,000,000 to be expended under the supervision of the American relief administration. The funds become immediately available.

eral rains over southern districts: rain, sleet and snows in central districts, and snows over northern districts. One of these storms Is now crossing Indiana and adjacent states, while another one is over the far southwest. Another Canadian cold wave is overspreading the northwestern states. ... .

Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,648

loul Pasha, one or the Egyptian nationalist leaders, who refused yesterday to obey an order issued by the military authorities that he and his chief followers cease all political activities and leave Cairo, was escorted to the railway station here today by British troops. His removal was accompanied by some disturbances in the course of which there was a considerable smashing of glass. Later the place was charged and Zagloul was transferred to a motor car and taker to Suez. The action of the authorities followed a fight near Zagloul's home in which two of his supporters were killed and six others wounded. The military now have assumed control of the situation. Armored cars are patroling the town and the authorities have announced their intention to surpress any trouble.

under duress, but this will not de

stroy the republican movement. The correspondent adds: "Perhaps this is why one notices so little ep'L'isiasm here the people are making the best of a bad job."

according to Timmons confession, and robbed him of his automobile and a $5 watch. The automobile was later recovered.

PROPOSE TO UNIFY

ADICAL ELEMENTS

IN RANKS OF LABOR

ALL CHANGES OF. WAR REMOVED BY TREATY, STATES JAP PREMIER

NTIMATE INCREASE WILL BE DEMANDED AT MINERS' SESSION

(By Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 23. Premier Baron Takahashi of Japan is quoted by tho Tokio correspondent of the newspaper Excelsior, as declaring: "The quadruple entente, which far Japan replaces the Anglo-Japanese alliance, is much wider in bearing, and removed all chances of war." "I venture to say," he continued, "that the Washington conference has opened a new epoch in the Pacific .ind the world. I not only believe that the entente will result in making the Japenese people happier because it will

NEW YORK. Dec. 23 Unification Mignten their burdens, but further that

nf q 1 1 rovnlntlnnnrw oiemonts in thr bv reason of the Guarantee we nht.itn

'ranks of America's workers was con- the position of Japan is strengthened

templated by radical delegates gather- in the tar Last. ed here today for a convention called Stand on China

I for the announced purpose of organiz- In regard to China, the premier wa ling "The workers' party of America.", quoted as saying: "China is in an adIt was semi-officially declared these vanced stage of decomposition. It will

elements might be defined as "those j be an unpleasant situation for Japan accepting the leadership of the Third i and a misfortune for China, if, as the

(Communist) Internationale in the i result of her anarchy, she does not

an American

(By Associated Press) CHEMOKIE, Pa., Dec. 23. John L,

Lewis, international president or uie , be present during the

United Mine Workers ot America lias ! -u-hjoh will close Mondav:

struggle to establish

workers' republic." It was expected that representatives of the following organizations would

convention The Amer-

CABLE IN BOSTON SUBWAY EXPLODES

notified district president, j. Croid- ican iabor Alliance, the Workers

en, that he will be here to preside at rmincil of the United States of Amer-

Tri-district convention Which ! if,n th.- Jewish Socialist Federation.

the

opens Jan. 17 to frame demands to be submitted to the anthracite operators prior to the expiration of the present working agreement April 1. District executives intimated today that the miners would ask for an increase of possibly 20 percent with a minimum day rate of not less than $5

for all classes of workers. Adjust-

the German Workers' Educational society, the Finnish socialist federation, the Jewish Workers' federation, the Scandinavian socialist federation, the Greek socialist union, the Irish-American labor league, the Hungarian workers federation and the Italian workers' federation. Invitations to appoint delegates to

the convention were sent to the Pro-

cooperate with the friendly powers seeking to bring about her unification." Baron Takahashi characterizes he report that Japan had designs on the French Indo-China as "an absurd fable which has no foundation in the past and will not have in the future." If there was any discussion in Japan about Indo-China it was because Japan had not been given favored nation treatment there. He hoped that a commercial agreement on this subject would strengthen the good relations between Japan and France.

WALKS ALONG TRACK, DIES WABASH. Ind., Dec. 23 Funeral services for Francis D. Feitner, 67, prominent Wabash county farmer, killed by a Vandalia train near his farm, were held Thursday afternoon. Feitner was partially deaf and had started to town to do some shopping, walking on the railroad right of way. He failed to hear the signals of the train. He is survived by his widow and two children.

(By Associated Press) BOSTON, Dec. 23 Traffic was

stopped for two hours today and thous-! ment of inequalities in wage rates for

ands of commuters and Christmas men engaged in the actual task ofiietarian party having headquarters at shoppers were trapped in trains under-! mining coal, an eight-hour workday j Detroit; the Bohemia socialist federaground when a main power cable in for stable men, watchmen and cer-tion. Chicago, the Left Wing elements the Cambridge subway grounded and tain classes of engineers who con-:0f the Italian socialist federation the

exploded. ; tinued on a 12-hour schedule, and the

Confusion ensued in the vicinity of ; "check off," which would require the

the explosion between Chauncev

street and the South station when vol-

operators to collect union dues, will

be some of the other issues to be em-

nines of smoke poured through the j bodied in the demands, it was said

tubes. Subway officials said there

were no casualties and the damage was slight.

39 BECOME CITIZENS SEYMOUR, Ind., Dec. 23. Thirtynine foreign born residents of Jackson county were admitted to full American citizenship today following examination before Judg3 James A. Cox and Edward J. Kennedy of Cincinnati, O.

The move of the miners to ask for

a wage increase it is believed is intended to forestall any attempt on the part of the operators to cut the present wage scale, inasmuch as it will provide a basis for compromise. Miners of the three districts are almost a unit in opposing a wage-redaction at this time, claiming the cost of living has not fallen enough to warrant it.

Socialist labor party and the Jugo

slav boclaust federation.

NOTICE! . In conformity with an established custom, The Palladium will not publish next Monday, the day designated for the Christmas holiday.

ALL HOPES OF SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS GONE

'By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 Warmer weather, with rain forecast today, promised to destroy all hopes of snow for Christmas over the eastern half

! of the country except the extreme northern states. j Weather bureau officials said ther i was a possibility that the rains falli-Jtr

today, or forecast for tonight, east hi the Mississippi might not be sufficiit to melt all of the snow now on ho ground in some sections. The weaper will 1)3 colder generally throughout the eastern half of the country en Christmas day, the bureau said.