Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 16, 19 January 1922 — Page 1

RICHMOND PAIXADIUM VOL. XCIL, No. 16 Palladium, Est. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, JAN. 19, 1922.

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. . SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS PfllHCARE TO URGE RESPECT FOR TREATIES Declaration of Platform Blames "Shameless Propaganda" for "Imperialistic" Picture of France. OUTLINESHIS POLICIES

FARMERS TO GET LOAN ON STOCICROPS Bloc to Pass New Government

Maude Adams Gives $130,000 Estate to Church FAVOR WOOD AS SUCCESSOR TO WILL HAYS Briand, Before His Downfall, at Cannes

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Co-operative Sales Measure Later. MAY INVOLVE LEAGUE Br MRK SILUVAN WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Next on the program of the farm bloc is a bill for the lending of money under gov ernment auspices to farmers on the security of their livestock and crops The proposal is to set up a mechan ism for this, of course within the pres ent body that manages the lending of money to farmers on their land. For the work of the institution there will he an Initial contribution of government money, to be supplemented with further money from the public, raised by the sale of bonds. This measure will go through. It has the favor not only of the farm bloc, but of some members of the cabinet, and there is less opposition to it than there was to the bill for putting a representative of agriculture on the federal reserve board. After this bill the farm bloc will next push its measure to legalize and otherwise facilitate co-operative marketing by the farmers. By the time this is out of the way we shall he in the midst of the tariff debate. May Split The present expectation is that on this point the Democrats and the Republicans who compose the farm bloc may find their interests dissimilar and mav split into their party affiliations. The greater probability, however, is that the farm bloc will have its way in the tariff making. All in all. things are eoing very well with the farmers. The agricultural conference to be hold here next week will stimulate interest in the farm bureau and further their political prosperity. There is one possible result of the momentum which this farm movement has secured which might enail extremely interesting possibilities. Practically the single purpose of the farm bloc in congress and also of the American farm bureau federation, of which the rami bloc in congress is merely the political agent, is better business for the farmer. The farmers' economic distress is the chief cause of their power and the cure of that distress is the chif object of their activity. May Revive League Issue Now. if it should ever occur to the farmers that the fundamental cause of their inability to sell their crons lies in the disturbed state of the world, and that the best available cure would be the League of Nations, either as it stands or suitably modified, then, in that event, there might be interesting po'itical developments. A good many people believe that the onlv certain way to end the existing raralvsis of our foreign trade is to join i the League of Nations, and a good Tiiajiv other believe that joining the If-aErue would be at least the quickest nd surest way of restoring prosperity. If that idea should becomewidespread among the farmers, the probable con--enueneps are obvious. Already Washington gets from the West a state of thought which expresses itself in the slogan, "If a league of four nations, why not a league of 47 nations?" This slogan, of course, is not an accurate comparison if the four-power treaty with the League of Nations. Slogans rarely are vtrictlv accurate, but that does not diminish thir political potency. Success Menaced One of the most prominent Republiin'; in the country says that success 'or his partv in th election next fall w menaced by the fact that the administration in calling the Washington conference and enterine into the four-i-ower treafv has forfeited the onlv c'ar issue that the Renublicans had, "hich wp th contrast between isolation urn! the l'ieue of Nations. If tt'e rrnier ever let the idea th?t ieir business interests rre intimately led tin with o"r participation either in the Leasue of Nations altogether, or 'n economic conferences, the effect w i'l be immediate and ereat. One extremely satisfactorv result r,f the defereree shown to the farmers in putting a representative of agriculture on the federal reserve board will b to head off what threatened to be on" of the leading issues in the campaign this ear. Headlong Violence. A few weeks or months aero that issue tended to express itself in head long violence gainst the whole federal reserve board. It was stimulated and largely led by the former controller of the currency. John Skelton Williams of Virginia, and Senator Heflin of Ala-j bama, and also was expressed in varying degrees my some Republican senators in the west. The farmer was led to believe that, the federal reserve board had treated him very badly. His motion showed some liklihood of expressing itself ir a cheap money movement like that which gave Bryan his chance nearly 30 years ago. Some of Mr. Williams' speeches in criticism of the federal reserve board were widely circulated by radical orsanizations affiliated with the NonPartisan league. It is apparent, however, now that the success which th farmers have had in getting their various measures for financial relief ihrough congress has taken the edge off the violence of the assaults that have been made by the politicians. (Copyright 1922 by the New York.. Evening Post. Inc. "BEAUTY POWDER" RECEIVED BY MAIL KILLS STUDENT TORONTO, Jan. 19. Anderson Buchanan, a lew student, died suddenly yesterday after taking a "beauty pow der sent him by mail and guaranteed to change his complexion within 21 hours.

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Maude Adams as she NEW YORK, Jan. 19 Miss Maude her $130,000. 300-acre estate on Long the Cenacle of Manhattan, which will With the announcement of the gift,

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mg daily more deeply engrossed in religious meditation. Her interest in the stage was virtually snuffed out when Charles Frohman perished in the Lusitania disaster, and she has spent much, of her time in seclusion, literally "cloistered." Even from her theatrical associates and from the dramatic editors of 'he newspapers. Miss Adams has kept her city home secret for a long time past. Now it develops that when in town she has been staying in St. Regis convent, conducted by the Sisterhood of Our Lady of the Cenacle. When Miss Adams put Sandy Girth on the market in the fall of 1910 the value she placed on it was $130,000. Then she let brokers know she had changed her mind about selling. Miss Adams became interested In the sisterhoodabout eight years ago through a retreat for secular women conducted by the nuns. She arranged then to make the St. Regis convent her city home, and a suite was set aside for her.

SHOOTING OF SOLDIER IN FRANCE ESCRIBED BY ALABAMA VETERAN fBy Associated Press) ' i WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 The shooting of a soldier by a firing squad in France was aescribed to the senate committee, investigating alleged illegal executions toaay by George W. Yarbrough, of Roanoke, Ala., who said he was an eye witness. "During heavy shell fire near ii nafeau inierry, saiu larDrougu, i waw sroincr uo the road with other men wlipn we saw a soldier, his hands tied behind him being marched t. wards (ne woods. The sight was so unusual ; jt distracted our attention f.m the i shelling. There was an officer, I j judged to be a major, in charge of the squad and when they started to shoot j the soldier a white boy about 20 yeais j old. he asked that he be not bhn folded." t Appears Reluctantly. The witness said he was 20 steps away when the command was given to fire. He was positive the execu tion was in July, 191f. He said he did j not know whether there had been a trial, and that he knew of no other execution. Yarbrough, who said he had appeared here reluctantly after a soldier had requested that he be summoned, j li to VicQT-rt tho cnliiipr wnq stint - ..O.l.llV in. w.. . . , for neglect of duty. He ma not Know to what command the man shot was attached, but said he understood the officer in charge of the firing squad was with an infantry regiment of the third division. Col. Walter A. Bethel, assistant judge advocate general, of the army, told Yarbrough he was an extremely; intelligent witness, and he wanted him to help give any additional facts, that might enable the war department to look into the shooting. CONDITION OF POPE NOT THOUGHT SERIOUS (By Associated Press) ROME, Jan. 19 The condition of Pope Benedict, who is suffering from a cold, is not considered serious, but he will be forced to remain in bed five 0r six days, it was said at the Vatican today. The cold has settled in the bronchial tubes. The correspondent was informed this morning that the pope's temperature had subsided to almost normal. His Holiness is eating very little and has been ordered to remain quiet. Pope Benedict has never known what it was to be really ill. Throughout his life he has always enjoyed the best of health and it is difficult for him to remain in bed. He kept on conducting the affairs of the church after the first symptoms of illness appeared until Cardinal Gasparri's urgings were successful in inducing him to take his bed. The cardinal was successful only after it was seen that the pontiff's temperature was fluctuating and that there were disquieting signs of influenza and bronchial trouble. CAN'T GET HIS NUMBER; BEATS TELEPHONE OPERATOR (By Associated Press) MOULTRIE. Ga., Jan. 19. Angered because he could not get a certain number on the telephone Ed Smith of Omega, rode 12 miles and beat up the operator at Norman Park, according to an indictment returned by the grand jury here against Smith. The operator at Norman Park is James Wilson. Smith was released on bond pending trial.

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Adams has presented "Sandy Girth,' Island, to the Sisters of Our Lady of , become a convent. ...... it became known for the first time , ANTHRACITE MINERS DISCUSS RESOLUTION ON RENT PROFITEERING (By Associated Press) SHAMOKIN, Pa., Jan. 19. The anthracite mine workers convention planned to consider today a partial report of the resolutions committee, pending a report by the wage scale committee on the demands to be presented to the hard coal operators before March 31 when the present working agreement expires. 'One resolution would instruct the legislative committee to support an anti-rent profiteering bill in the legis lature next year along the lines of the New York law. The bill, it was said, is not aimed at coat companies but at conditions that exist in cities and borough3. The scale committee expected to make a report to the convention tomorrow. The drafting of the demands is in the hands of a sub-committee of nine, made up of international and district officers of the United Mine Workers. Leaders expected the scale committee to present a report providing an increase in wages of between 15 and 20 percent, giving to the men the full increase asked for in 1920, which was cut down by the award of the United States anthracite coal comm issinn " NEGRO ADMITS TAKING $500,000 MAIL POUCH AT ELKHART STATION (By Associated Press) ' ELKHART, Ind., Jan.' 19. Dan Ingram, aged 28. negro truckman employed by the New York Central rail road, this noon . confessed to stealing the mall pouch here yesterday, said officially to have contained $500,000 Ingram said, according to Police Chief Loren Northrop that he and George B. Scruggs, a white man, plotted to steal the bag, and that Ingram planted the truck at a spot agreed upon. Scruggs then stole the pouch, j according to Ingram, who said he had not seen nim since. They had agreed to split 50-50, but Ingram disclaimed knowledge of what. Scruggs did with the loot and the police have not yet obtained a confession from Scruggs, who also is in custody. The exact value of the pouch has not been determined. A package containing $100,000 worth of foreign bonds was left at the postoffice yesterday. REQUESTS WARSHIP TO REPAIR FLOORS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. "Please rush a warship with lumber and carpenters," was the message received at the state department today from Joseph L. Johnson, American minister at Monrovia, Liberia, The dispatch explained that when several members of the Liberian cabinet were meeting at the American legation recently the minister for foreign affairs shifted his chair to an undiscovered weak, spot in the floor and was precipitated into . the cellar when the floor gave way beneath him. The department advised Minister Johnson to have the necessary repairs mac by native workmen.

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dorse Dean of Hoosier Law makers if He Will Consent. NEW DENIES RUMOR PAI,I,AD'IJI SEWS Bl'REAt WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 If Will R. Wood, who represents the Tenth Indiana district in congress, will say the word, the entire Indiana congressional delegation, including the two senators, will endorse him to President Harding for appointment a-s postmaster general to succeed Will II. Hays, it is understood. Friends of Representative Wood say that he would accept the appointment should the president tender it. to him, but it is doubtful if he will make any active effort to secure it. Wood is the dean of the Indiana delegation in the house of representatives. He began his congressional ca reer March 4. 1915, and he is generally regarded as one of the ablest men in the lower house. He is a member of the all-powerful appropriations committee, and a membership on that committee carries more influence and prestige than the chairmanship of any committee, with the exception of the appropriations chairmanship for hm-Vore ,3 served four terms in thP Indiana lee-

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tempore and four times Republican; leader of the senate, Wood Likely Man It is generally believed that if President Harding decides to appoint I another Indiana man to the cabinet his selection will be Will R. Wood. The rumor still persists in Washington that Senator Harry S. New will succeed Hays as postmaster gen

eral and that Representative Wood; by which the pc-.vers -ould record will be appointed by Governor Mc- their hope for an eventual unification Cray to serve New's unexpired term I of transportation lines in China, unin the senate, but this report has been j der Chinese control, nor the British emphatically denied by Senator New. proposal to pledge the powers against

Friends of Senator New assert he i has not the slightest intention of withdrawing his candidacy for re-election to the senate, and they point to the fact that he left Washington for Indianapolis today for the purpose of opening his senatorial campaign. It is understood that he intends to make a thorough canvass of the state before he returns to Washington:" One of the orders promulgated by the postoffice department shortly before the resignation of Will R. Hays as postmaster general, requiring all newly appointed postmasters of second, third and fourth class offices to attend a school of instruction at some centrally located point in each state, promises to receive an airing before congress as soon as members of con gress learn that postmasters attending such' schools will have to pay their own expenses. The order in question received considerable publicity at the time it was issued, but it made no mention of the fact during the proposed two weeks of msLi injiiuu puaiuiiisLera ill aucuuanci; would be expected to defray expenses out of their own pockets. That interesting detail became known this week, however, when one of the officials of the postoffice department stated that the government would not pay the expenses of student postmasters. Appointees Will Hcwl. In every state the majority of postoffices are third and fourth class, the salaries of the postmasters ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 per year, and the prediction has been made that when the newly appointed postmasters affected by the order learn that they are expected to spend two weeks at schools of instruction and meet the expense out of their modest incomes they will unite in a chorus of protest that will rock the foundations of the J house and senate office buildings in Washington. Under anticipated congressional fire the "school for postmasters" order j would probably join in the departi ment's official wastebasket another recently well advertised Hays' edict, finger-printing of postal savings banks' depositors. It appears that in several places throughout the country postal savings' depositors objected so strenuously to having imprints of thetr fingers made that the department soon decided that the order had more publicity than practical value, so it was amended to make "finger-printing" optional with the depositors. DEBT FUNDING BILL AGREEMENT LACKING (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19. Republicans of the senate, in party conference today, discussed details of the allied debt refunding bill, but failed to reach an agreement on any of them. The conference will be continued late today. The only definite action was to vote down. 40 to two, an amendment by f ' . Tl 1J P " 1 . 1 1 . - i oeuaior naruiu vi umanoma wnicni would have provided that the paybe deferred for a period of not exceeding three years. When the conference recessed it had under consideration an amendment by Senator France of Maryland to eliminate the provision for a commission to conduct the refunding negotiations and leave the whole matter in the hands of the president. WILL BUY RAILROAD (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 The Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway company was authorized by the interstate commerce commission to acquire control of the West Side Belt Railroad company, a short line property serving steel plants in the vicinity of Pittsburgh.

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CONFERENCE DISCUSSES AMERICAN, BRITISH PROPOSALS CONCERNING CHINESE RAILROADS

fRy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 The Amer ican and British proposals for promofacilities in China formed the subject of discussion for today's meeting of the arms conference far eastern committee. Except for brief statements by Secretary Hughes and Sir Auckland Gaddes in submitting them to the committee, neither the American resolution discriminatory piactlces on roads un-i der their control, was discussed yesterday and it remained today for the other powers to recover their attitude on both. Referred to Experts While in neither proposal was there any exclusion of either of the Shantune or Manchurian lines in aDDroaching the railroad problem, the commit-1 tee agreed at the suggestion of Secre- r tary Hughes, that the question of the Chinese Eastern railway be referred to a special sub-committee of far eastern experts for separate consideration. It has been indicated that retention of the present control of this line traversing thf bordpr hptwppn Manrhnria and SiDeria by an mter-allied commission would be recommended in view of the present unsettled conditions in Russia. Although the Chines delegates reserved Hhe right to call up again the provision of the American open door proposal which would have authoriized an in(luiry into existing conces GOVERNOR REQUESTS NEW CLERK CHOSEN TO SUCCEED WARFEL (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19. Appointment of a new clerk in the state oil inspection department to succeed- Edward F. Warfel. of Richmond, has been asked by Governor McCray, who said today he has made this request to I. L. Miller, state food and drug commissioner. John L. Jones, of Brazil, former mayor, is understood to have been selected by the governor for the appointment, the change to be made about Feb. 1. Under the law, the appointment rests with Mr. Miller. Governor McCray said that he had asked for a change becaused he wished to "give the position to a friend," adding that he did not know Mr. Warfel, who was chosen as clerk of the oil inspectiondepartment during the Goodrich administration. Both Jones and Waifel are Republicans. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST Cold wave tonight and Friday morn ing; snow, followed by fair. An off-shoot of the great cold wave which covers the west is moving toward this vicinity, and temperatures not far from zero are indicated for Friday morning. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Friday; cold wave tonight. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum 41 Minimum 35 Today Noon 33 t weainer conditions severely com now covers the western states, while unsettled, rainy conditions are still over the central, south ern and eastern districts. The cold est weather so far this winter pre vails over the Rocky mountain states where temperatures range from zero to 30 below. The southern boundaryl of the cold wave is over Texas and the eastern boundary has reached HUnols. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,599

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slons in China, it was the general impression among the delegates today that this had been permanently sidetracked when it was stricken out of the resolution yesterday before adoption of its other provisions. Resolution Not Weakened Despite the view of many delegates that this feature constituted the most j sweeping provision of the American plan, it was represented as the opinion of the American delegation today that its elimination did not materially weaken the effect of the resolution, as there would still be opportunity under remaining provisions for examination of existing concessions where both parties agreed to it. BEGIN BRESHER TRIAL IN MUNICIPAL COURT; mnii iii" a nmn aiap IllKT: Hi" A Kill 11 l.flNr I I IlklllllllH W f 1VH I Trial of. George Bresher, 404 South Fourteenth street, charged with hav ing in his possession one and onehalf gallons of whisky Jan. 14, in violation of the state liquor law, was started in police court Thursday morning, with the choosing of a jury by state and defense. The case was ready to go to the jury ! late this afternoon. Attorney Will Reller, in his argument for the de fense, criticized the police for raiding the homes of Italian citizens after nightfall, and asserted that tactics of this kind would-bring the prohibition law into, disrepute. He held that possession oi liquor lawiuiiy uuiaiucu was - ! , : , c 11. . 1. . - 3

..t,- "V"r . i- KKW YORK. Jan. 19. This vcar of . e..ant TUTT l the 1QMr 1922 H be "a good year for feraoiutraffic," he said, but not regulation ; bering. above all that businp!-s is b

oi a imms pei-huuai uauiLs m ms uui home. Members of the jury finally selected were: William E. Morey, Joseph Mullin, Charles Hodge, Ed Marlait, Arthur Brooks, Henry Rothert, Henry Long. Robert Boyd, Elmer Smith, William H. Bartel, Jr., R. R. Holapeter and William A. Hunt. George M. Young, contractor, was excused for conversation with a witness. Waldo Lacey, admitting activity in wet and dry fights, was excused after extended questioning when he finally admitted it would .take less evidence, in his estimation, to convict a man in a trial for violation of liquor laws than on any other accusaton. Several - Excused. Samuel Lott was excused for sickness. George McCoy, from the Wayne Works, and Luke Bowing, of the Rex hotel, were excused. Robert II. Price was excused. Edward Stigleman, who said he had an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, was excused by the state. George Brehm was excused from jury service. First witnesses called in the case were Henry Vogelsong, patrolman, (Continued on Page Eleven.) MAY SEIZE NECKLACE DECLARED SMUGGLED (By Associated Press) DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 19 Govern ment agents here expect to confer to day with Mrs. Horace E. Dodge, widow of the late millionaire automobile manufacturer, or with her legal advisers, to determine if the $1,500,000 pearl necklace of Catherine II, former empress of Russia," is in the possesc ? r-rt nf "Vf rc T"rr? era Reports fiave been circulated that j persons who brought the necklace to New York from Russia, evaded payment of customs duty. The necklace, according to report, later was purchased by Mr. Dodge shortly before his death. ... The government agents said that if the pearls had been smuggled into this country they were liable to seizure, regardless of their present ownership. M'Cray Issues Requisition For Wayne County Man (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 19. Governor McCray today issued a requisition on j Kansas officials to obtain custody of : Robert Booth, who was sentenced , from Wayne county In 1917 for two to ! 14 years at the Jeffersonville reformaj tory for forgery, and released in 1919 i on parole. Booth is now a prisoner In 1' the federal prison at Leavenworth,' according to papers filed with the governor. J v

(By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 19. "Respect for the

j treaties that fixed the peace terms" is the platform Premier Poincare decided upon to present for his cabinet before the chamber of deputies this afternoon. The declaration blames "shameless propaganda" for the ' picture drawn abroad of France as "tainted with a sort of imperialistic madness." Of the Genoa economic conference the premier's statement says, "We insist that the conditions of the Cannes protocol be accepted or rejected by the delegates prior to any discussion so that none of the stipulations of tin treaties can be debated even indirectly. Unless we have precise guarantees on this point, we shall be compelled (o retain our liberty of action." Anglo-French Treaty Dealing with the proposed Aneloi French treaty, the statement declares. "We would be very happy if a pact. destined to consolidate the peace cou'd soon be signed between England and trance, and we do not doubt that inasmuch as both countries will bp benefited, that one will be concluded between them on a basis of perfpet equality. Neither do we doubt that the guarantees, present or future. 1 hat the treaties accord us, will be integrally maintained." As to the Turkish government involving the French treaty with the Turkish Nationalists at Angora, the statement says France expects to reacli an understanding with Italy and England in an effort to prevent the resumption of the Greco-Turkish hostilities, and in harmony with the allies to reap the benefits of the Angora accord. Wants U. S. Friendship The statement refers to the relxj tions between Frapce ar.d the United j States in a paragraph reading: "We do not need aid. We seek to maintain the stronsest and .most friendly relations with all the peoples who fought on our side for the rights of humar.ttv and especially with the United States, whose co-operation contributed so greatly to the common victory, and who has just given us at the Washington conference such striking proofs of her noble sentiment." STABLE BUSINESSES TO HAVE GOOD'YEIH IN 1922, SAYS BANKER (jv Associated Pre) ,ness and not speculation." Herbert I Howell, vice president of the National Bank of Commerce today told delegates to the convention of the National Wholesale Dry Goods association. "Undue stimulation and expansion simply will not work this year," he asserted. Stable business will command adequate banking facilities at reasonable rates, he said, for the banks are bettr-r fitted than they were in 1921 to finance legitimate and worthy enterprises. Attitude of Public. "The attitude of the public in regard to buying is a more calculable factor." he continued. "In the first place, the idea that the public will buy at almost any price can be eliminated from business calculations. It can be set down as definite that the public has become thrifty and discriminating in buying." He asserted that the re-opening of world markets must play an important part in the business of 1922. "Excess production must be sold." he declared. "While the world markets are in their present demoralized condition, the marketing of such surpasses will be a problem. America has the resources and is equipped to do an enormous business. But markets in both the foreign and . domestic fields are sadly out of gear. We can not go ahead with full swing of coufidence until these markets are brought back into gear." $30,000,000,000 IN BONDS TAX EXEMPT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 An estimate that there is outstanding a total of $30,000,000,000 of bonds entirely or partially tax exempt from which the government receives no revenue wa.s made by Dr. Edwin R- A. Seligman, professor of political economy at Columbia university today before the house ways nnd means committee, which is considering proposals for a. constitutional amendment prohibiting further issuance of tax exempt securities. Dr. Seligman asserted the government even during the war should never have issued tax exempt bonds. The reputation of former secretary of the treasury, McAdoo, he added is "tarnished" "because he decided either to entirely or partially exempt Libert bond issues from taxation. TO BUY TELEPHONE COMPANY iBv Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 19 The Ohio Bell Telephone company was authorled by the interstate commerce commission today to acquire control of the Sandusky Home Telephone company. The property will cost 3he Ohio company $151,200.

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