Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 23, 27 January 1922 — Page 1

MOND PAIXAI3ITJM H A VOL. XCIL, No. 23 Palladium. Kst. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram, 1907. RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, JAN. 27, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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FARM POLICY ON EUROPE IS BIG SURPRISE Suggestion America be Represented at Genoa Important Development Getting Away From Isolation. HARDINGMESDIG

By tRK SILUV.W WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Most of the sputtering fireworks in the farm conference go back to a single episode of the first day's session, which did not consume a minute of time, but since then has taken up a good many hundred hours of individual discussion among the delegates. It was in Harding's opening speech. The speech has been prepared in advance and Harding was reading it word by word. He came to the point where his written speech said: "The whole country has an acute concern witli the conditions and problems you are met to consider. It is truly a national inter- (" . est, and not to be regarded as primarily the concern of a class or a section." Harding read these words, and then raised his eyes from the manuscript, and, looking out over the audience with iin air of determined disapproval, added the three words, "or a bloc." This thrust at the farm bloc in congress is expressive of what seems to be Harding's attitude towards it. He had read a series of recommendations for legislation which was thoroughly i.greeable to the farmers, and included j most of what they are demanding, and j. ihen he took this dig at the agency j Ih rough which the farmers are trying lo bring their demands about. Similar Action Harding had done a similar thing in his speech at the opening of congress last month. That address to concress contained a series of recommendations of progressive meaure in the interest, of the farmer, but at the same time Harding gave a slap on the wrist

of persons who are obstructing party solidarity. It is clear that Harding believes in far-reaching measures in lid of the farmers, but that he wants to hold to party government and the maintenance of party discipline. The bulk of the informal personal discussion of what Harding did on the opening day centered about the question whether the conference in its resolutions should or should not indorse the farm bloc by name. They wanted to indorse the program that Harding laid down, and, they wanted to indorse Harding's action in calling the. conference and thf nk him for it, but w hen it came to indorsing the farm bloc by name there were several days of acrimonious discussion before they could get to it. There was never much doubt that k the American Farm Bureau federation

V" which was probably the strongest single element in the conference, wanted to do it. and could do it, it they thought it advisable.. "Steam Roller Charges The second cause of insurgency within the conference hangs about the method by which it was organized. A

meetine like this can be organizeu from the chair or from the floor. This one was organized from the thair- , . 4V. The dominating personnel of the committee appears to have been picked in advance. It is probably fair to say that in fixing it there was a certain amount of attention to putting a silencer on the more radical and the more irresponsible persons who might turn up. This is largely what has led to the "Mark Hanna Dominations," and the complaint of "steam roller" methods, like. Nevertheless, the American Farm bureau federation, which is by far the biggest and most compact or tne i fnrm organizations, and which is the chief backer of the farm bloc In con-1 gross, is in pretty complete harmony with the way the conference is being j run. j One of the minor commotions has arisen out of the suggestion in some quarters of the conference to advocate as a part of the machinery for reducing freight rates, a reduction in the wages of railroad labor. Gompers Explodes. Such a suggestion naturally sends Samuel Gompers and other representatives of organized labor up in the ' air. It illustrates the difficulties inherent in a conference which aims to include not only the tanner, but also the other industries, and the other elements in the community who are concerned with the situation in it broader sense. The farmer wants freight rates reduced. It is almost indispensable to them. When the railroad managers say they can reduce freight rates if they can-first reduce wages the farmers are sympathetic. The farmer, in his overalls, sees the railroad conductor as a brass-buttoned autocrat who has regular hours of work, with a secure life-time job and a salary which from the point of view of the farmer at the present time looks princely. In the largest sense, one of the most interesting and important developments of the conference is the support for the suggestion that America should be fully represented at the Genoa conference and in general a decided sympathy toward greater participation on the part of America in European affairs. Obvious Approval. One speaker got obvious approval when he said that America ought to be fully represented on the reparations commission. The president of the fifty-million-dollar Farmers' Equity Co-operative Exchange of St. Paul said in his speech, "Europe ows us ten billions of dollars. I believe that Uncle Sam should be represented there; and if I had that much coming, and if you had that much coming from a bunch of debtors, and those (Continued on Page Two)

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'A 4 nx Miss Matilda Houghton. Tin MnHlrln Mnnphtnn Hunp-hfpr of Mr. and Mrs. Alanson 'b. Hough-1 ton, of New York, is a pretty and popular member of the younger social circle at Washington. Her father has been chosen by President Harding for the post of ambassador to Germany. HARVEY AND HEflRICK TO TALK TO POINCARE ON GENOA CONFERENCE (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 27. The conference between George Harvey, the American ambassador to Great Britain, and Premier Poincare, which has been scheduled for today, has been postponed until Monday. Myron T. Herrick, United States ambassador to France, will participate in Monday's meeting. The meeting is looked upon as unusually important in view of the statement by Mr. Harvey last night that, before returning to London he would take the opportunity of making clear to the French government the Amer ican viewpoint with regard, to the pro posed international economic confer ence at Genoa, as well as the world's financial and economic position generally. Mr. Harvey may see M. Poincare more than once before his departure, and is also planning to confer with as many other representatives of the French government as possible as well as with Myron T. Herrick, American ambassador to France. The decision of President Harding as to participation by the United States in the Genoa conference is thought to hang largely on the results of these conversations. ROB MOTOR COMPANY OF $180,000 AFTER HOLDING UP CLERK (By Associated Press) HATTIESBURG, Miss., Jan. 22. The Girault Motor company of this city was robbed of $180,000 in bonds and commercial papers early today by two men who held up the night clerk, according to a report to the police. Grady Bishop, the night clerk, told the police that he was confronted about 2:30 a. m. by two white men at the point of revolvers and forced to open the office cash register. Locking him in a closet, Bishop said, the robbers then forced the safe ind pryed open the inner doors. Officials of the company said that while none of the stocks and bonds was negotiable, some were not listed and might not be easily replaced. KENYON RECOMMENDS GOVERNMENT RULE OF COAL INDUSTRY (Ry Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON", Jan. 27. A government tribunal for regulation of the coal industry under a statutory code of industrial law enforced only by power of public opinion was recommended in a report presented to the senate to-d;-by Chairman Kenyon, of the labor committee, which recently investigated disorders in the West Virginia-Kentucky coal fields. The report held that both coal operators and miners were responsible for the recent fatal conflicts and property destruction in West Virginia and said mutual concessions by the coal operators and United Mine Workers would have to be made to end the conflict. EIGHT ARE ADMITTED TO FULL CITIZENSHIP Naturalization proceedings for eight prospective citizens were - completed and the newcomers admitted to full citizenship in circuit court Friday morning. The new citizens are: Frederick Kehlenbrink, Henry Hackman, Frederick S. Brown, Alfred Anderson, Ernest Dickertmen, Joseph Anthony, Henry Nungessor and Hyman Jacobson. The application of John Suveges was continued till January, 1923, and the cases of Andy Kovacs and John Berlot. were dismissed for lack of prosecution.

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SHANTUNG IS NEAR, BELIEF Japanese-Chinese Differences Now Crucial Issue of Arms Conference, Reduced to Narrow Proportions. IS matterTf HOURS (Ry Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Jan. 27 The Japanese-Chinese differences over Shantung, now the crucial Issue of the arni3 conference, have been reduced to such narrow proportions that a final decision is believed in conference circles to be only a question of hours. The arms conference continued to mark time today on the few issues now awaiting final settlement .pending the outcome of President Harding's move to bring the Japanese and Chinese together in a complete agreement on the 'Shantung question. Although the two groups which now have agreed on every detail involved in the restoration of the former Ger man leasehold to China outside of the troublesome railroad issue had ii.uiucu invy wuu:u nut nift'i 10 :

consider the compromise proposal on tion with Europe in her efforts to rethat before tomorrow at the earliest. ; cover can American economic diffithere were known to be important culties be settled, Anderson has told

moves under way behind the scenes in Peking, Tokio and Washington. Confidence Strengthened The general confidence that these would not result in anything but com-j piete agreement had beem strengthened today by the announcement that the Japanese and Chinese representatives would begin tomorrow morning the drafting of a treaty. Considerable importance was attached today to a lengthy conference between the Chinese delegates last night. Rumors wer"e in circulation that the delegation was divided on the question of accepting the compro

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been substantiated. SEE GREAT SAVING IN STANDARDIZATION OF PRODUCTS IN U. S, PALLADIUM "NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 Elimination of the economic waste in industry waste of raw material, labor, money, time and equipment which was undertaken in this country' and carried out on a large scale during the war, is a policy which must be con tinued if prosperity is to be restored on a permanent basis, in the opinion of Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce. To that end the department of commerce has been carrying on a very vigorous campaign for the standardization of production at a minimum of economic waste. Departmental officials, it is said, are greatly pleased with the results so far obtained. The paving brick industry has recently , been placed on a simplified basis of production through the activities of the trade organization cf brick manufacturers and the division of sim- i plified practice of the department of commerce. A survey of this industry showed there were 66 sizes and varieties of paving brick actually being manufactured and sold. As a result of that survey Secretary Hoover called a conference of the manufacturers, municipal engineers, various associations in the ceramic industry, representing engineers, architects and buyers as well as the manufacturers of bricks. In a one-day meeting the sizes and styles of paving brick were reduced by mutual consent from 06 to 11. Similar opportunities for standardization in dimensional size and varieties exist in hundreds of lines, and the department of commerce, has under way preliminary work for immediate surveys of beds and mattresses, automobile starting and lighting batteries, electrical connection plugs, sewer pipes and a group of commodities sug gested by the plumbing committee of the division of housing. Requests for standardization surveys are coming Into the. department from all branches of trade. . Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana has fired another broadside at the federal trade commission. Discussing the action of the house committee on appiopriations in reducing the appropriation for the federal trade commission below the estimate made for it by the budget commission, Representative Wood declared, "There Is a very great sentiment in favor of abolishing the federal trade commission." The dean of the Indiana delegation asserts that the commission is "destroying fair competition and the business of this country," and he says that one man who was appointed a member of the commission resigned from it because he found its activities were being "prostituted to persecution of the business interests of the countryRepresentative Griffin, of New York, answered Representative Wood in de fense of the commission. "I cannot feel any sympathy with the grentleman when he tells you that the purpose of the commission is to meddle with business," Griffin said. "It is only working in behalf of the president, of this congress, and of the entire people in endeavoring to prevent unfair competition and profiteering wherever it may exist." PREMIER COMES BACK OTTAWA, Ont.. Jan. 27. Arthur Meighen, former premier of Canada, who was defeated in the general election Dec. 6 in hw home constituency of Portage La Prairie, Monitoba, has been elected to the house of commons for the federal constituency of Gren-ville.

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J. M. Anderson. Extension of credit by the govern-1 ment to Europe of one or two billion dollars to enable buying of American agricultural products is advocated by J. M. Anderson of St. Paul, chairman of the agricultural conference now meeting in Washington, a3 one of the an-'remedies for the present agricultural ueyression. uniy tnrougn co-ODera-the conference. MUNCIE MAN GIVEN 10 TO 20-YEAR TERM FOR HOLDING UP BANK fRy Associated Press) MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. Jan. 27. Elzo Clevenger, 23, of Muncie, todav was sentenced to serve from 10 to 20 robbery in connection with the holdup of the Waverly, Ind., bank several weeks ago. He also was fined $100 and disfranchised for 10 years. Rudolph Schonfield, of Wabash, who admitted holding up the bank with Clevenger, was sentenced from 10 to 0 years in the reformatory, fined $100 nd costs and disfranchised for two years, sentence, however, was susi pended. Schonfield was placed in the care of an uncle, M. S. Rosenbush, of Columbus. Judge A. M. Bain, who pronounced sentence, scored the young men for their mode of living, asserting that they had lived too high and beyond their means. The court suspended Schonfield's sentence following an appeal for clemency by O. W. Smith, prosecuting attorney. Schonfield was shot following the bank robbery. The court ruled that Schonfield could stay with his mother, Mrs. Edith Schonfield. for a short time, as he has not fully recovered from his injury. Clevenger probably will be taken to the reformatory late today or tomorrow. HARDING REQUESTS U. S. DEPARTMENTS TO AID UNEMPLOYED (i:y Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Aid of the .war, navy, agriculture, treasury, interior and commerce departments in providing work for the unemployed was requested by President Harding today in a letter addressed to the heads of these departments. The ex ecutive suggested that in those six departments, there might be repair and construction work which could be

undertaken now when "the difficult j known at the Vatican but the opinion period of the winter is still before us," lis expressed that unless a compromise rather than later in the year. j is reached never has there been such "The response of employing inter-! an opportunity for a foreign cardinal ests throughout the country to the-1 to be elected pope.- The majority enspecial efforts to afford employment joyed by the Italian members of the to the greatest possible extent duv- j sacred college is so evenly divided that

ing the winter, has produced highly gratifying results." the president said. "Thanks to this fine co-operation, the situation has been much less difficult during the winter thus far than it might otherwise have been." GUARD LEAVES NEWPORT, KY. NEWPORT, Ky.. Jan. "27.- Kentucky militiamen on strike duty at the Newport Rolling Mill packed their belongings Thursday to leave for their homes. Weather Forecast MOORE'S LOCAL FORECAST. Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Fair and cloudy at intervals is in dicated for the next 36 hours, due to a storm over the northwest. Thi.-. section is on the southwest edge of it For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Saturday; no change in temperature. Temperatures for Yesterday. Maximum 30 Minimum 9 ; 1 oaa7- . . .2S Weather Conditions Unsettled weather and snow occurred last night over southern Illinois and parts of the Ohio valley. Generally fair weather prevails over the rest of the central states. Moderate temperatures prevail except over the northeast, where it is from 10 to 20 degrees below zero. A general storm is overspreading the far northwest. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,551

Kill CASHIER; GET $31,000 CASHJONDS Five Bandits Rob Bank in Pittsburgh Suburb, After

Slaying Man Who Tries to Defend Institution. STAGE PISTOL BATTLE (By Associated Press) PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27. Five bandits today robbed the First National bank of Grafton, a suburb, of $11,000 in money and $20,000 in Liberty bonds after killing Harold Moss, assistant cashier, who tried to defend the institution. The men escaped in an automobile, but were intercepted on the North Side by a party of city detectives on their way to the scene of the robbery. After a spectacular pistol battle the men abandoned their car and sought shelter in a house on Pennsylvania avenue not far from the Fort Wayne yards of the Pennsylvania railroad company. The house was surrounded, but the bandits escaped. George McCandless, director of public safety, threw a cordon of police around that entire section of the city, with instructions to guard every street and search all houses. Soon after noon the director reported that two men and a woman. located in the restricted area, had! been taken and were being detained for examination. Huge Avalanche Falls On Entrance of Tunnel (By Associated Press) GENEVA, Jan. 27. A huge avalanche fell last night at the southern entrance of the historic Simplon tunnel, covering the railroad for 50 yards to a depth of several feet. A train from Briege passed through the tunnel only a few minutes previously. MENTION HOLLAND CARDINAL AS LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR POPE (By Associated Press) ROME, Jan. 27. With the body of the late Pope Benedict laid away beneath the flagstones of St. Peters, the interest of the sacred college and the Vatican household turned today to the election of his successor. A conclave has been called for February 2 to choose the new pontiff. The question of a rapproiichment between the church and the Italian government enters into the election. A thorough' canvass of opinion in the Vatican shows that the peace party, or those advocating closer relations

with the government, are virtually j sue out of this matter', I am ready." deadlocked 'with the irreconcilables, or those opposing a rapproachment, inlFiniirnn AITIftimnM Lh? AbArlUUN

essary for election. Twenty-nine cardinals, headed by Cardinal Gasparri, the Camerlengo or acting head of the church, are known to favor continuance of Benedict's policy, which was understood to have been directed toward a resumption of relations with the Quirinal; twenty members of the. sacred college are thought to be just as strongly opposed, while nine are classified as neutral. Attitude Unknown The attitude of the American cardinals, O'Connell of Boston, and j Dougherty, of Philadelphia, Is unVatican officials admit all depends upon the attitude of the foreign C dinals. The boom for Cardinal Maffl. archbishop of Pisa, who was mentioned as favored by the government appears to be on the decline, while Cardinal Gasparri and Cardinal Archpriest Merry del Val, respectively,' leaders of the peace party and the irreconcilables, are acknowledged by their supporters to have little chance of being elected. Women Admitted The candidate of the Gasparri party is Cardinal Ratti of Milan, while Merry del Val's faction, after voting for their leader on the first ballot as a test of strength it is understood will switch to Cardinal Laurenti, the newest created member of the sacred college stationed in Rome. Laurenti presided for many years over the Roman Catholic World Missions, and is well known to all the foreign cardinals. Cardinal Van Rossum of Holland is most prominently mentioned as a neutral candidate, should a deadlock be reached in the conclave. He is 67 years of age and was raised to the purple by Pius X in 1911. For the first time in history, women will be permitted to be present in the ! Quarters occupied by the conclave. ! Tllov ora Cttn AT ... ... V, ...111 v uioicia ui .11 ri V li w win preside over the destinies of the cardinals kitchens, which heretofore have been supervised by monks. Twelve Hundred Miners Strike Against Ruling (By Associated Press) TRACY CITY, Tenn., Jan. 27 Twelve hundred miners in this field were on strike today in protest against the decision of an arbitration board reducing wages about 24 cents on coal i mined. The present wage contract does not expire until April, but operators de clare they found it necessary to reduce wages in order to meet competi tion in the West Virginia fields.

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Vice President Coolidge Calvin Coolidge, vice-president the United States, accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge. were in Richmond a few minutes Friday morning en route from Washington to Indianapolis, where the vice-president is to deliver an address at the annual banquet of the Indiana editorial association. Vice-president and Mrs. Coolidge were in one of the rear Pullman cars of a Pennsylvania train and cordially greeted a number of Richmond citizens who boarded the train to pay their respects. - TO ACCEPT COLORED MEN WHO ASK JOBS IN FIRE DEPARTMENT Mayor Lawrence A. Handley said Thursday that colored men would be placed on the fire aepartment if applications of such men were found nc ceptable. "I believe it is time the colored peo ple of Richmond were given a place ir,i - i i office, and I think if they are good', ' "i i ki niin'iis vuiuiru lliril iu lilts UUM enough to cook for us, they should be rt h good enough to fight fires." The intention of the administration s not to start an entire company of colored firemen, he said, but to replace vacancies as they occur in the de partment, in the same manner as hvs been the case in the past. - May Be Vacancies. " - "When applicants are accepted fcr duty in the fire department, they ave assigned to the particular hose houst; at which they may be needed." said the mayor. "I understand that ths department has a number of vacancies at present, but I do not know howmany. I have not talked with the fire chief lately." "I have an open mind on this sub-! jeci ana am wining to discuss tne i matter with anyone. j time, if anyone wants to make an i.? EIGHT-HOUR REPEAL imirill I ftnftri ISIIllfl

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tBy Associated Press! WASHINGTON, Jan. 27. Union labor won a victory in the national agriculture conference today when that body by a vote of 83 to 64 struck out of a committee report a recommendation for repeal of the Adamson eighthour law. Recommendations for, the appointment of a commission to formulate a national land policy, including all questions of reclamation and irrigation were adopted today , by .the conference. The conference also went on record as opposed to the opening of any more land for farming purposes until-nor-1 mal economic conditions are restored.! Immediate stoppage of devastation of! forest lands was recommended in the j report of the committee on permanent 1 forest policy and adopted by the con-j ference. The report also recommend-! ed effective methods of fire preven-j

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WARRANT IS ISSUED FOR PRESIDENT OF NONPARTISAN LEAGUE (By Associated Press) FARGO, N. D., Jan. 27. A warrant has been issued here for the arrest of A. u. iowniey, president 01 tne i ational Non-Partisan league, charging him with implication in the alleged embezzlement of 3,000 from the Scandinavian American bank of Fargo. The warrant, which was issued in the Cass county district court, it was learned today, will be servedyon Townley when he is released nxt week from the Jackson, Minnesota, jail, where he is sercing a 90 day sentence for conviction on a charge of violating the state espionage law. Honor Former Richmond Girl For Reading Talent Jeanne Thomas, 11 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thomas, of Evansville, former residents of this city, has received honorable mention in one of the papers of that city for 1 her talent as a reader. She has nr j peared at a number of public gatherings since her parents moved to that city last October. The Thomas family formerly lived at 319 North Eighteenth street, this city. Miss Thomas was a student at the Metropolitan School of Arts and . Music at Indianapolis.

COOLIDGE TALK IS AWAITED BY G.O. PJDITORS To Speak at Annual Banquet Senator New, Governor. . McCray and Daisy Douglas Barr on Program. RECEPTlWTs WARM INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.,'Jan. 27. The attention of the members of the In; . diana Editorial association Is focused! today on the appearance of Vice-President Calvin Coolidge, who will epeak at the annual banquet of the association here tonight. Vice-president and Mrs. Coolidge arrived this morning. Senator Harry S. New, Governor Warren T. McCray and Mrs. Daisy Done-laa Parr nf Vmi-foctia .m t.4

' 'I ..nvocucr, will distinction to the speakers' table tool , night. Senator James E. Watson, who m uvijfi au auuicos luiilgm, w US unable to leave Washington. The vice-president arrived at 11:15 o'clock and was taken to the home of Senator New, 1142 North Pennsylvania street. A reception committee of leaders in the party and the Editors' association was at the Union Station to meet the vice-president and his wife. Heading the committee were Governor Warren T. McCray and Senator Harry S. New. Others on the committee were E. M. Wasmuth, Republican state chairman; Frederick E. Schortemeier, Republican state secretary; Joseph B. Kealing, Republican national committeeman from Indiana; E. J. Hancock, of Greensburg. president of the Editors' association; J. W. Pierce, Clinton, secretary; George D. Lindsav, Marion, treasurer; George Elliott, Newcastle, and W. O. Feudner, Rushville, members of the executive committee. At noon they attended a reception at the Marion club to which all Republicans of the city had been invited. Another reception was held at the Columbia club iainiediately follow ing. The regular reception committee of ?'he club officiated, as did also a spenal committee consisting of Jtidee A tj a i . 1 Vfayor,w hnfTnk' vuiiiue, union l. crown. Ernest Hross, Eben H. Wolcott, Arthur E. Bradshaw, John W. McCardle, M. -Bert Thurnian, Judge Arthur Robinson, Ralph A. Lemche, Mr. Kealing, Mr. Wasmuth and Mr. Schortemeier. Editors' Banquet. ,The editors' banquet is to start at 6:50 p. m. About 5S0 guests will be. served in the Riley room of the Cla.vpool, and about 225 in the Moorish room. After the dinner is served, those in the Moorish room will go to the Riley room to hear the speeches. The 200 Republican editors here to attend the convention, will be at th banquet with their wives, and the rest jof the crowd will be made up largely Etate.v -y anu E. J. Hancock will be toastmaster at the banquet. Music for the banquet will be provided ' by M. Piccolo, of Lake county, formerly a tenor with the Chicago Grand Opera company, and Miss Evelyn Eward, violinist, accompanied by Miss Florine Tillson, both of Greensburg. Morning Topics Federal laws, requiring circulation ! erniDS the handling of newspapers in the mail were the most interesting topics before the Indiana Republican Editorial association today at the closing of its convention. John H. Edwards, solicitor general or the postoffice department, who formerly lived at Mitchell, and George B. Lockwood, of Washington, editor of the National Republican, had places on the program. Members of the association were prepared to fire questions at them. At the forenoon session advertising and job printing questions were on the program. . . . . PAY OFF DEPOSITORS OF DUNKIRK BANK fBy Associated Press) MUNCIE. Ind., Jan. 27 All deposit1 paid off today by the First State bank of that city. The Citizens' bank closed a week ago. The situation, however, was cleared by the absorption of the institution by the First State bank, which assumed all the liabilities and assets of the Citizens' bank. Charles W. Camp, state bank commissioner, found that the failure of the Citizens bank was due to "frozen credits", which prevented the Institu tion from obtaining sufficient money with which to take care of depositors accounts. CATHOLIC CHURCHES HONOR POPE MONDAY Requiem mass will be observed In St. Andrew's and St. Mary's Catholic churches Monday morning at 8 o'clock in honor of Pope Benedict XV, who died Sunday morning following a short illness. St. Andrew's church will hold services on Sunday with sermons at each session by the pastor. On Monday at 8 o'clock w ill be singing by the choir and following will be "Absolution" and prayer. St. Mary's will hold a similar program of observance.. DYNAMITE HALTS FIRE BLUEFIELD, W. Va., Jan. 27. Dynamite was used last night to stop a fire of undetermined origin at Giattc. a settlement near Bluefield. Although practically the entire settlement suffered the loss was estimated at $30,000.

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