Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 91, 17 April 1922 — Page 1

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VOL,. XCII., No. 91 Palladium, Kst. 1831. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. .RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS

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ROSSO-GERMAN PACT BELIEVED TO BE SIGNED Conference of Powers Called

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TRY TO SLAY COLLINS, FREE STATELEADER Attempt Comes Almost Simultaneously With Assault on Beggars Bush Headquarters of Republican Army. HAVE RIFLESAND BOMBS

Prominent Masons From Scotland Will Tour United States

STORMS TAKE TOLL OF LIVES AND PROPERTY Flood Conditions Similar to Those in 1916 Prevail in Many Sections of Indiana Farmer Killed.

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Delegates Agreed at Least Two More Conferences Will Be Necessary. FAVOR STTeTIN U. S.

BULLETIN GENOA, April 17. Premier Facta, of Italy, as president of the economic conference .issued a sudden summons this afternoon for a conference at 3 p. m. of the heads of the inviting powers now" in Genoa, It is believed that one reason for the calling of the conference was the rnnouncement of the signing of the liusso-German treaty. The announced object of the meeting was to adjust by consultation the altitude of the allies toward the Russian quesion. The Japanese were in cluded in the invitation. (By Associated Press) GENOA, April 17. After Genoa, what? This is the question uppermost in the minds of the delegates to the inter national economic conference. Experts and delegates alike are agreed that if. probably will be necessary to have two more conferences, at lea.st, before peace is restored in Europe ard financial reconstruction becomes possible. Granting that the Russian problem Is settled in principle, and recognition Is granted Russia by the Genoa conference which apparently is the most that can be hoped for from the present gathering a disarmament conference probably would be the next step In an effort to end what the Russians nay is virtually a state of war between Japan and soviet Russia, and Rumania and soviet Russia. Turkey and Greece might also be admitted to this conference in an effort to stop the fighting in Asia Minor. French Position. France has expressed a desire to discuss disarmament with her friends, but not with her enemies; consequently, there may be some difficulty in getting her to enter a general disarmament or peace conference embracing all the powers which still have armies on a war footing. . ; Frank A. Vanderlip, the American financier; Prof. Gustav Cassel, Swedish economist and other experts at Genoa apparently are agreod that summoning of a disarmament conference is a necessary step before a successful financial or economic conference Is possible, as lessened military expenses are imperative before loans can be floated on a large scale. The United States and Germany pronamy wouia not participate in this, as Germany already is disarmed der the terms of the Versailles treaty and the United States is not directly concerned ' with European army affairs. Washington Best Site Washington is generally regarded as the best site for an economic confer ence to follow the disarmament meet- j ing. but. holding the meeting there would scarcely be possible unless the Russian government were in the meaning recognized by the United States. As the chances for recognition of the soviet by the European powers become brighter, the interest in America's attitude toward Russia increases, and the delegates are eagerly asking the Americans in Genoa how long the United States will hold aloof politically from the Moscow government, hich its helping so generously with food. France's fixed determination not to with it the slightest revision of the Versailles treaty would undoubtedly prove a great handicap to another economic or financial conference, which would have to deal so largely with the reparations problem, but the present conference is breaking much Ice, and Mr. Lloyd George, the British premier. Is generally looked upon as a loader skillful enough to overcome any French opposition in this regard. RAINLESS EASTER DAY GIVES RICHMOND JOY Easter Sunday was enjoyed In Richmond by nearly eveiyone. The early morning witnessed many persons goin c to early church services, and in many cases, the churches were filled! to capacity. It had been several years since an Easter Sunday had been born without rain during the day. However, rain did: come to Richmond Easter, but it did not spoil the Easter fashion parade. It rained quite hard at 11:30 o'clock Sunday night. Mass was observed at an early hour In both St. Andrew's and St. Mary's Catholic churches, and services continued at variouf hours throughout the morning. Special Easter programs were carried out in many churches of the city in the morning and evening services, despite the fact the revival campaign had started. The general weather conditions which pi evailed throughout the day, Sunday along with the extraordinary sunchine. tended to encourage the citizens of Richmond to venture in their Easter best. Say s Wire Which Killed Swiff Was Not Crossed D. C. Hess, commercial superintendent of the light plant, stated Monday that the wire which was picked up by A. J. Swift on the Gaar farm, was carrying Us usual amount of current. 2300 volts, and had not been crossed with any other wire.

Senorita Pastoriza-Flores la the first woman from Ecuador and also the first woman from Latin-America to hold the degree of Ph. D. from an American university. Senorita Flores won her degree when she was but 24 years old. "I had to hurry," she confessed. "Other Hispanie Americans had come to the universities in the United States and I was afraid some other woman would reach the goal before me." Senorita Flores has her A. B. from Hunter college, where she also won her Phi Beta Kappa key. She won her M. A. from Columbia and was awarded the Curtis University scholarship in political science for the year 19191920. Her thesis for her Ph. D. was on the boundary controversy between Ecuador and Peru. Senorita Pastoriza Flores SIX-YEAR-OLD CHILD DROWNS WHEN BOAT CAPSIZES; RESCUE 4 . . fBy Associated Press) NOBLES VI LLE, Ind., April 17. Phillip Meehan, six years old was drowned here today, when the rowboat in which he and four other children were riding capsized throwing them into the water. Mrs. Meehan, mother of the child, attempted to rescue him and waded into th water up to her neck, but Bhe was unable to reach him. The body was later recovered by a neighbor. The other children were easily rescued. SUGGESTS SEMENOFF ON WAY TO ARRANGE ANTI-SOVIET REVOLT (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April 17. Suggestirm that Gpnpral Semenoff. now in

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Paris, for the purpose of meeting Grand Duke Nicholas to plan a counter-revolution against the Soviet regime in Russia, was made by Immigration Inspector Zurbrick at Vancouver in a report to the immigration bureau, following his examination of the Russian officer. The report of the Inspector, laid be fore the senate labor committee today by Commissioner General Husband, of immigration, stated that admission of the anti-Bolshevik leader to the United States was the only course the immigration authorities could have pursued unless he had been "arbitrarily debarred." COMMUNITY SPIRIT AIDED PICTURE RACE, SAYS MRS, JOHNSTON "The success of the Famous Picture Contest was due to the co-operative efforts of a large number of Community minded people. ' The prizes here are the work of local artists who respond ed most generously to the Famous Picture plan, said Mrs. M. F. Johnston, a member of the committee in charge of the contest, in her presentation speech, in the public art gallery, Sunday afternoon. Prizes were presented to the winners with the assistance of Miss Flo ence Williams, and P. H. Slocum, executive secretary of the Community Service. Many spectators attended the presentation of the awards. Winers and their award were as follows: Miss Myrtle M. Holmstrom, Winter of the Whitewater," painted and donated by J. E. Bundy; Miss Carolyn Bartel, "Late Afternoon," painted by George Baker, donated by T. C. Harrington; Miss Martha Dickinson, "Landscape," painted by Mr. Baker, and donated by himself; Miss Agnes Meerhoff, Pastel, by Mr. Baker, donated by Francis Edmunds; Miss Sarah Copeland, "Reflections" painted and donated by Mr. Erbes. Louis Jones, "Carmera" donated by Violet Ray studio; Miss Edith Haworth, book-end3, donated by W. C. Crawford; Mrs. W. H. Herzler, Japansee print, donated by R. E. Huen; Mrs. Robert L. Wilson, Japanese print, donated by Eunice Brokaw. "Midsummer on Whitewater" was presented to the Nice family, winner in the family group. This picture was painted by Elwood Morris, and donat ed by himself. The oil painting by Miss Elizabeth Comstock was presented to Miss Elsie May Smith in the Earlham college group. - V WOMAN WHO WANTED TO BE SPIRIT IS DEAD (By Associated Press) NEWARK, N. J., April 17. Mrs. Maude Fancher. who, on Thursday last killed her infant son and then swallowed poison, declaring in a letter to her husband that she wished to be his spirit guide, died today.

(By Associated Press) DUBLIN, April 17. An attempt on the life of Michael Collins, head of the provisional free state government, was made here shortly after midnight this morning, coming almost simultaneously with an assault on the Beggars Bush headquarters of the .Irish Republican army, says an official army Collins was on his way home after having addressed a meeting at Naca, county Kilders, when the attack occurred. A group of men, some armed with rifles, rushed at the Collins party's car and opened fire, the free state leader apparently being the especial target. - The Collins party quickly returned the fire and one of the attackers was captured. A revolver and a live bomb were found on him. Capture Car. During the fighting a general headquarters car from the Beggars Bush barracks was disabled by rifle fire and captured. The headquarters barracks was attacked by riflemen from all sides at midnight, about 20 shots being discharged. Commandant "General Ennis was fired at outside of the gate. The garrison raked the surrounding territory with bullets, and the assaulting party withdrew. An army transport also was attacked, but without results, the besiegers fleeing after a sharp exchange of shots. Shots were fired on the premises occupied by the civic guard at Ballsbridge. No damage and no casualties were reported. Flays Opponents. In his speech at Mais, county Kildare, yesterday, Mr. Collins charged the opponents of the privisional free state government with setting barriers against thp, nnvard mamh f Kc

nation. ' " I He-ieclard -tna4'ameEeTaIeTaT naa adapted "methods of anarchy" because the people of Ireland were not willing to allow him to decide the treaty question for them. . DeValera regarded this attitudte of the people as an "unforgivable sin," and for it they were to be deprived of their right to choose a government. LONDON, April 17. Easter Monday was looked forward to with little trepidation by the citizens of Dublin. Reports to the morning newspapers indicated there was nothing to Justify an assumption that the day would bring such an explosion as the rebellion of 1916. The Daily Mail's correspondent says: "Anything or nothing may occur In the next few days," and notwithstanding the existence of a menace to order, many reports suggest that the majority of citizens are inclined to believe it will be nothing. The Times Dublin correspondent says the statement by Rory O'Connor, head of the troops which seized the Four Courts, that his forces did not contemplate a coup bears the stamp of sincerity, and the city has become quite hopeful. Situation Dangerous "Nevertheless." he adds, "it Is. of course, well understood that, with two Irish armies watching each other through the sandbagged windows of different public buildings, the situation Is dangerous. The country's im mediate hope rests on the resumed meeting of the peace conference on Wednesday (between representatives of the.free states and Republicans). Powerful pressure of many sorts is being put to the rival leaders to reach an agreement which will eliminate the military peril, guarantee freedom, of the elections and allow public opinion to express Itself during the coming weeks. , De Valera Hostile The correspondent remarks that an obscure feature of the situation is the connection, if any, between Eamon De Valera and the acceding section of the Irish Republican army, and he admits he is unable to cast any light upon It. It was noteworthy, however, that Mr. De Valera, speaking last night inDublin at the celebration of the Eas ter rebellion, reiterated his hostility to the treaty and told his hearers they could have unity and a stable govern ment behind volunteers who stood for the republic. These were the spearpoints of the Irish movement for freedom, he said. It was not apparent whether this allusion was to O'Connor's troops. GETS CARD BEARING 6,000 RUBLE STAMPS Abe Gross, tailor, is in receipt of a card from his brother in Russia, which bears stamps amounting to 6,000 rubles. The stamps cover nearly onethird of the surface of the card. Before the war, according to him, a ruble was worth "52 cents. At this rate the card would carry over $3,000 In money at pre-war values. Gross received word several months ago that his sister-in-law had died in Russia. He has been sending food to them in packages but word received by him showa that they have not heard from him. It is his belief that the packages were lost after they entered the Russian border.

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Among the arrivals on the liner Homeric were three prominent Free Masons from Scotland, who are, from left to right, David Grant, secretary of the Grand Lodg'e of Masons in Scotland; Joseph Inglis, past grand senior warden, and John A. Forest, representative of the Supreme Council of the Grand Lodge. After a short stay in the East, they will tour the West, stopping in several cities whileen route to the coast.

NEW, BACK IN INDIANA, RELIES UPON RECORD TO WIN RENOMINATE (Special to the Palladium) INDIANAPOLIS, April 17 Senator Harry S. New, candidate for renomi nation in the Republican primary, who arrived here yesterday from Washington, today issued a statement in which he sets out that "'the people of Indiana, and particularly the Republicans, know me pretty well, and I believe they will renominate me on my record in the absence of a gdod deal better reasons for not doing so than has yet been furnished by my opponent." Senator New's statement follows: "Just how long I shall be here I do not know, if called on to return to Washington, I shall take the next train back, but when 1 left there Saturday, it appeared that the senate would be occupied with routine matters for several days, and' I felt that I could get away." "I hope I may be pardoned If I devote a few days to what my opponent nas given practically all of his time Ja6'o Tears, -1 have neither the time nor the conception of the way a senatorship should be sought, to permit or my entering on an un-1 seemly chase "Tor it. Public offices amounts to nothing unless it is decorated with popular approval. I would not care for renomination that did not come from that reason and in that way. The people and Indiana and particularly the Republicans know me pretty well and I believe they will renominate me on my record; in the absence of a good deal better reason for not doing so than has yet been furnished by my opponent." Support of East "Mr. Beveridge's newspaper organ lays much stress upon the endorsmmt of that gentleman, given by certain eastern publications. It will be con ceeded that the popularity and circulation of the newspapers are based upon the fiction they supply their readei" of Indiana that I do nothing for that published outside of the state. They at least have the merit of being owned and published: in Indiana and reflect the sentiment of Hoosiers who are entirely capable of deciding for themselves, who shall represent them officially." CRUSADE FOR AMNESTY (By Associated Press.) ST. LOUIS. April 17 The "Children's Crusade for Amnesty," departed today for Terre Haute, Ind., the first lap of its journey to Washington, where President Harding will be petitioned to release 113 imprisoned men convicted of violating war-time laws. Weather Forecast FOR INDIANA AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Showers and occasional heavy rains this afternoon and tonight, followed by considerable cooler weather,- Tues day partly . cloudy and cool, followed by fair. ; The above forecast is made because of the Rocky mountain storm is now crossing the lake region and central states, and will ' be followed by clearing weather sometime during the next 36 hours. Brisk to strong shifting winds becoming north-west. Temperature for Yesterday Maximum T.. .... .' 74 Minimum I 43 Today . Noon -. 60 Weather conditions The general Rocky mountain storm which was reported over the west Saturday is now centered over the lake regions and covers a great territory. It is being preceeded by mild weather and heavy rains followed by colder, west of the Mississippi river this morning. It has been rather cold for the season during the past 48 hours over the upper Rocky mountains and' the plain states, the lowest temperature being 8 above zero at Yellow Stone Park and snow several places in the north-west. For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and probably tonight; cooler tonight; Tuesday generally fair and cooler. Paid Circulation Saturday, was 11,595

700 Newspaper Writers, Representing 40 Nations, Reporting Genoa Parley (By Associated Press) GENOA, April 17. Seven hundred newspaper men and women are accredited representatives at the economic conference. They are of almost every conceivable political complexion and represent more than 40 nations and states. Leading delegations at the conference thus far have treated these newspaper workers with consideration. Almost all statesmen and diplomats seem to be on the alert to have their respective points of view set, right before the newspaper readers of the world. More than 200 newspaper men are quartered in a hotel provided for them by the Italian government, but the really important clearing house for them is established near the royal palace, where the workers prepare and file their copy. It is a wild scramble almost every evening after seven o'clock when newspaper men gather to complete details of the day's work. The place takes on the bustle of a dozen metropolitan newspaper office combined into one, and the copy boys actually fall over one another in their eagerness to get first place in the telegraph room. . More than 210,000 words were sent pjit.Qn .J&ei. opening .da,y.Qfi.he conference and 150 hours were used m telephone calls.

Many of the European newspaper men are partial to long beards and Rumania has sent one representative whose black hair has aroused much comment. PROGRESS IS RAPID IN REHABILITATION OF INDUSTRIAL CRIPPLES VAIXATJII JI NEWS BUREAU WASHINGTON, April 17 Rapid progress is now being made by the federal government, in co-operation with the several states, in vocational rehabilitation of industrial cripples. The first three and a half months of this year the registration for vocational training of injured workmen showed an increase of 265 percent. .This increased registration is not due to an abnormal amount of industrial accidents but by reason of the fact that the Federal Board of Vocational education is better prepared now to carry : on its important work. Industrial rehabilitation was authorized by congress, June 2, 1920, and iti was one of the important measures on! the Republi-.in legislative program of the sixty-sixth congress. ' . "The magnitude of the task may be glimpsed when it is realized that the annual toll of workers injured in industry approximates 600,000," Representative II. N. Elliott of Indiana recently wrote to a representative of a labor organization in the sixth district. Enormous Undertaking. "Somebody has computed that American industry has the unenviable record of a workman killed every six minutes and one injured every 14 seconds. When congress set up rehabilitation machinery under the federal board for the relief of industrial victims it -was realized that such action was long overdue. The undertaking has been so enormous that the board is just now beginning to function in a fairly normal manner. The work will be expanded and improved each year, I am sure. .."Rehabilitation .is accomplished by means of vocational re-education," Mr. Elliott's letter concludes. ' "Nearly every case of industrial injury admits of re-education in another trade where the handicap of injury can be overcome. For instance, the blind have been successfully, taught weaving, chair-making and bric-a-brac work; leg-amputation cases have been retrained in vocations where they can work seated; arm-amputation cases (the most difficult of all) have been fitted with artifical arms and enabled to cary on in new tasks where hand skill is unnecessary. From the despair of pauperism and helplessness rehabilitation lifts the industrial .victim into a new pride of self-depndence and activity. I know that the American people will follow the progress' of this great work with approving interest." Past Experimentation. To establish industrial rehabilitation the congress made a first year appropriation of $750,000, to be increased to $1,000,000 for each of the succeeding three years. These appropriations have been sufficient to carry the work through the experimenta'. and organization stage, from which it is now just beginning to emerge. The work is administered in co-operation with the states. In each Btatfe (Continued on Page Three)

ELIMINATE NAVAL RESERVE FEATURE IN SHIP SUBSIDY BILL

(By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, April 17 An agreement was reached today by Secretary Denby and Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board for elimination of the provision in the pending administration ship subsidiary bill for a merchant marine naval reserve. Organization of adequate naval reserve will be left to separate legislative treatment in measures to be proposed by the navy department. HOUSE NAVAL VOTE IS MADE CERTAIN; LEADERS IN FAVOR (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, April .17. Taking of a record vote in the house this week on the amendment to thevnavy bill, increasing the enlisted force during 1923 from 67,000 to 86,000, was made certain today when Chairman Madden, .of the. appropriations committee, and Representative Byrnes, ranking" Democrat of the sub-committee which prepared the bill, announced themselves ' in' favor of tLe poll.. "Regardless of 'the 47 margins by which the amendment was put through the house in committee of the house Saturday," Mr. Madden said, "the issue involved is important enough to warrant a vote In the house proper." Chairman Kelley, of the sub-committee in charge of 'the measure, already had made similar announcement Half a dozen Republicans, aided by Representative Padgett, of Tennessee, and Gallivan. of Massachusetts, Democrats, who conducted the fight for the amendments said they were agreed the vote Saturday could not be overturned.' While the house was considering other business which, put the naval bill over until tomorrow, the factions for and against the personnel increase were busy in lining up their respective forces. Members. who were absent Saturday have been asked to return in time to vote. Prevailing opinion on both sides was that, if . the increase stands up, it will be the figure to which the senate will agree. SUIT TO SET ASIDE PATENT INJUNCTION WON BY GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON. April 17. The government today won in the supreme court in the case brought by the United Shoe Machinery corporation and others to have set aside the restraining order prohibiting them from using certain lease clauses .in . their contracts for the rental of patent machinery. The supreme court affirmed the decrees of the United States district court at St. Louis, which enjoined the corporation under the Clayton act. The lower federal court prohibited the corporation from compelling by lease agreement the exclusive use of its machines and from enforcing an alternative royal clause, found to be prohibitive upon all footwear manu factured in factories where machines of competitors were used. It also held invalid, the agreement by which the corporation required those using its machines to purchase supplies of it. , . . . ; TMP0RARY DELAY IN TRIAL OF SMALL (By Associated Press.) " WAUKEGAN, 111., April 17 Start of the trial of Governor Len Small, scheduled for today was temporarily postponed while attorney's for the state considered a request from the governor's counsel for stipulation covering ing the introduction of documentary evidence and for poetponment of the case for another week. The week's delay was asked because the Republican state convention is to be held at Springfield, Friday. McCORMACK IMPROVES NEW YORK. .April 17. John McCormack. the 'tenor, ill from serious throat affection, continued to improve today, his physicians announced.

TWISTER IN ILLINOIS (By Associated Press.) LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 17. One man was killed and nearly a half million dollars property damage was tha toll exacted by a wind and rainstorm that passed over this Bection of Indiana early today. James Hasty, 67, a farmer, was killed at 1 o'clock this morning when a shack on the Wilber Shafer farm near W'illiamsport was wrecked by the wind. His body was found in a field an eighth of a mile away. The two-story house on the farm was twisted from its foundations. Buildings were unroofed and many barns and silos were blown down. The Wabash railroad was a victim of the storm and no trains are beinj operated over the road between this city and Danville, 111., and tracks for a mile are wash out south . or Williamsburg. A bridge over , a small creek was swept away. , . Towns Without Light At Attica many buildings were damaged, and the power lines of the Attica Electric Light and Power company, furnishing electric current to Williamsport, West Lebanon,. Attica. Newton, Mullott and Hillsboro all were down. These towns are without electric power or light. , Much damage was done at Ravine park at Attica. Trees were blown down, buildings unroofed and bridges swept away. In this city many build ings were damaged. Store fronts were blown in, street car and interurban lines damaged and many trees uprooted. Several buildings were wrecked on farms near here, but no fatalities wera reported.

CENTRALIA, 111., April 17 Reports received here state that seven persons were killed and about 35 injured, some seriously in the tornado whickjstruck this section early today. One woman was reported killed instantly at Lake Centralia, 10 miles north of here. SPRINGFIELD," nr, "April '17. CapT. O. J. McMakin. of Salem, telephoned Adjt. Gen. C. E. Black, this morning that three persons w-ere killed in the country near Centralia and one family is missing and four persons were killed and 18 injured at Irvington, as a result of the tornado. SEYMOUR, Ind., April 17. Flood conditions similar to those of th. spring of 1916 prevailed in Jackson county today. The east branch of White river was out of its banks and the torrents have covered a large part of the lowlands near here. Farmers living in the eastern part of Jackson county and the western part of Lawrence county are leaving their homes in fear of a flood similar to that of 1913. The highest flood stage for several years was reported at Medora, near here, where the White river joins the Muscatatuck river. White river at Rockford, two miles north of here, was reported to be at a stage of IS. 2 feet. " :' "" '' It was believed, however, that the roads that, have been impassable near Seymour for the last few weeks would be passable within the next 24 hours. GREENCASTLE, Ind. April 17 Farm buildings were wrecked and trees were uprooted early today by the severe wind and rainstorm which struck Putnam county. i Lightning struck the home of William Brown, a farmer, near here, stunning the entire, family, but none of them was seriously injured. NASHVILLE, 111., April 17. A tornado striking at Irvington. a town of about 300 population, shortly after midnight killed one person and injured between 50 and 75 others, and demolished, or badly damaged fifteen residences" and business" houses, ac'-, cording to meagre reports available here early this morning. - A special train operated by the Illinois Central railroad conveyed the seriously injured residents to Centralia. where they were placed in hospitals. One family of seven, all of whom were injured, were dragged from the ruins of their home. Two children were reported in critical condition as the result of cuts from window glass. Irvington is six miles southwest ot Centralia in Washington county. Misses Asylum The Baptist orphanage asylum, which cares for several hundred children, was narrowly missed by the twister which removed outbuildings from the same area occupied by the main asylum building. --r Reports- that a tornado struck Walnut Hills, a town of 100 persons, and the village of Shookville were re ceived at Centralia early this morn

ing. The extent of the storm was not learned. No reports of any damage or loss of life were received. . v Near Montrose two houses were demolished. Occupants of both escaped injury by fleeing to the basements. A hail and rainstorm following the tornado and at Fayette broke a number of windows In the Howard Payne college. Much damage to young fruit Is reported from Fayette. ROCHESTER, Ind., April 17. X cloudburst early today swept the eastern portion of Fulton county, and Akron, a small town near here Teas reported to be inundated. At Disko, It was said that the Erie railroad tracks were covered with 12 feet of water. (Continued on Page Three) fc