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RIC ASD 5UX-TELEGEAM - VOL. XCIL, No. 287 Palladium, Eat. 1S31. Consolidated Willi bua-Telegram, 1907. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, DEC. 2, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS BILL AGAINST DAUGHERTY IS BEFORE HOUSE Unable to Get Quorum For Discussion Rep. Keller Seeks to Impeach Attorney General DRASTIC STEPS ARE TAKEN TO Clemenceau Will Deliver Short Talk Here Sunday PEACE PARLEY RECESS URGED TO CLEAR AIR . -,!'' PROTECT TIGER Uproarious Welcome . in St. Louis Deadlock on Problems is Unbroken- '

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Detailed charges by Rep, Keller, Republican, Minnesota, on 'which he seeks Im peachment of Attorney General Daugherty were considered informally today by members of the house judiciary committee to which the ywere pre sented late yesterday. Desiring to obtain the view of mem- . bers as to the procedure next week Chairman Volstead summoned committeemen for discussion of Mr. Kel ler's bill of particulars but less than a quorum reported. There was no in timation as to whether the committee would go ahead with the hearing Mon day, the date originally set Mr. Keller's statement was accom panied by a letter to chairman Vol stead in which he declared, "I am pre pared to prove that tne saidDaugherty is guilty of serious mis-conduct in office and of high crimes and misdemeanors in 14 particulars. Alleges Neglect "If any grounds set forth can be said to be more important than any other," Mr. Keller said in his statement, it was that group relating to the refusal and neglect of the said Harry M. Daugherty to enforce the antitrust laws of the United States," Alleging as another ground that the attorney general had appointed untrustworthy, corrupt and dangerous men to high office, Mr. Keller named Chief Justice Taft as a witness to be called in support of this particular allegation, with George W. WIckersham, former attorney general, Samuel Compere, president of the American Federation of. Labor and Guy Oyster, Mr. Gompers' secretary as other desired witnesses in this connection. Another specification alleged against the attorney general by the Minnesota representative, was that he had practiced "fraud and deceit" on Air. Taft, while president, to obtain the release from prison of Charles W. Morse, and that because of Morse's failure to pay to Daugherty's associates in the pardon proceedings an an agreed fee, he had prostituted the office of Attorney General for purposes of personal revenge, securing indictment of Morse; . 1ST DEGREE MURDER IS CHARGED AGAINST SLAYERS OF OFFICER

v COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 2. IndlctQVments charging first degree murder 7 were returned today against Georg-: Koehler, Stanley Forbes and Loomie Cummins, members of an automobile gang of four, which shot and killed Patrolman Koehler and wounded Police Corporal Fiddle here Tuesday morning. A fourth member of the band, Peter Long, was shot to death by Friddle as the men were making a getaway. Three separate counts were returned against the men, the first under a new law passed by the legislature and never before used in the county, making it a first degree murder offense to kill a policeman while ' in the performance of his duty.

MAY RUSH TRIAL - OF GREEK PRINCE BULLETIN ATHENS. Greece, Dec. 2 The trial of Prince Andrew,-brother of former King Constantine. on a charge of having disobeyed orders from the Greekgeneral staff, thus contributing to the military disaster in Asia Minor, began at 2 o'clolk this afternoon. fI5y United Press) ATHENS. Dec. 2. Trial of Prince Andrew, brother of former King Conf tantine of Greece, may start today before a war tribunal, according t" unofficial reports here. A former announcement said the trial would start Monday. General Viachopoulos is president of the council before which the prince will appear on a charge of disobeying the orders' of General Papoulos at tho battle of Can Garia. The trial is expected to be brief. PARIS. Dec. 2. A dispatch to the Matin from Belgrade says that in. view of the conflict between her son-in-law. King George of Greece, and the Gonatas government in Athens. the'Queen of Rumania will leave Saturday fur Athens by way of Belgrade. LINDSEY WILL FACE INCENDIARISM CHARGE; Ravburn Lindsey. 15 year old messenfcJr bjy for the Postal Telegraph company, is being held at the Home for the Friendless, pending arraignmcn in juvenile court Monday on a charge of incendiarism. Lindsey is said to have confessed to setting fire to the telegraph company's offices on the tive occasions rvcently when small blazes started ir. the building. According to persons with whom he came in contact, he had manifested little emotion and no signs of remorse. J. P. Randall, manager of the company, said he had talked with Lindsey during the time when the fires were under investigation, and Lindsey had made the statement that no punishment could be too severe for a perscn who would Jeopardize the lives of persons in the building.

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Harry M. Daugherty. Rep. Keller, of Minnesota, Republican, yesterday formally filed his

charge that Attorney General Daugherty has appointed "untrustworthy, corrupt and dangerous", men to high offices, knowing, at the time that they were men of such character. Rep. Keller seeks to have the attorney general impeached. Chief Justice William H. Taft was named as a witness to be called in support of his demand for Impeachment of the cabinet official.

REP. ELLIOTT CALLS UPON WAR DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN UNAUTHORIZED LOAN TO POLAND

PALUUUM KS Bl'RK-tV ! WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 Rep. Richatd N. Elliott of Indiana has declined to comment on the resolution he has introduced calling upon the secretary of war for detailed information concerning an alleged unauthorized credit of 15,000,000 extended to the government of Poland by the war department, j In his resolution Rsp. Elliott makes the following charged: ! 1. That th war department, without specific authority from congress, granted to Poland a credit for. $5,000,000 for. railroad cars which the American government paid $15,000,000 for; that the transaction occurred during the recent recess of congress. . 2. That the transaction was entered into with several persons, including E. C. Morse, now under indictment on account of allegation? arising from his activities while director of sales of the war department. The resolution concludes with the statement: "It is reported that the said Morse and bis associates will .realize a tremendous profit on the transaction." May Call Up Resolution The Elliott resolution has been referred to the committee on military affairs. If it is not acted upon by the committee by next Wednesday, Mr. Elliott, under the rule3 of the house, may call it up for action. ' Rep. Elliott also has introduced a bill to amend the federal reserve act so that the secretary of the treasury can designate state banks as depositories of federal funds, and also to permit such bankB to be employed as financial agents of the government. State banks designated as federal de-' positories would be required to provide satisfactory security by the deposit of United States bonds. . . - As the federal . reserve act now stands only national banks can serve as depositories of federal funds. In many of the smaller towns of the country there are no national banks, HIGH HONORS PAID TO LATE REP. MANN (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Simplicity marked arrangements for the funeral services in the hall of the house of! representatives today for James R. Mann of Illinois, whose death Thursday night ended a legislative career in that body of more than a quarter of a cenutry. Alter the services which will be the first conducted in the hall of the house since that honor was paid former Speaker Champ Clark in 1921, the body will be taken to Chicago by his widow and -a congressional escort of honor for burial Monday.' - . The funeral arrangements included no eulogies, the rites being in charge of the Rev. James E. Freeman, rector of Epiphany Episcopal church, which Mr. Mann attended here and Dr. J. Shera Montgomery, chaplain of the house. President Harding who expressed for the veteran ; representatives a "very great reverence, personal and official"' was expected to attend with members of the pabinet. the su: preme court, the diplomatic corps and the senate and house. 60 of 120 Dolls Sold For Benefit of Hospital Sixty of the 120 dolls on sale at the Starr Piano store Saturday' for the benefit of the Riley Hospital for CripDied Children had acquired homes and owners and left the fast depleting ranks of the "For Sale" dollies by noon. Prospective buyers were still flocking inside or joining the crowd about the window. About $100 will be netted for the LospitaV If all of the dolls pr -oid.

but, as a rule, these towns have state banks. Under the Eiliott amendment the postal funds in tawns which have no national banks could be deposited in available state banking institutions. PROGRESSIVE BLOC

TO BE NON-PARTISAN; TO PUSH LEGISLATIOI (By Associated Press) - WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. The purposes of the new "Progressive" move ment inaugurated yesterday by the or-1 ganization of the Progressive "blocs In congress were declared formally to be legislative and not. political In resolutions adopted today at a general public conference. The first resolutions adopted by the convention declared that the new movement was "non-partisan" and would devote itself to consideration of devising methods and means for cooperation In the general legislative program adopted yesterday by the new Progressive -congressional block. At the suggestion of President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, the resolutions were amended to declare the movement "non-partisan" instead of "non-political." Sees Mandate In opening the conference as chairman of the people's legislative service Senator LaFollette said the time ap peared opportune for the Progressive movement and that "there seems to be a mandate growing out of the election" for a movement to "advance the interests of the people." He declared organization yesterday of the new; block was the "greatest and most encouraging thing" In his experience. A morning session of the conference was called as an "open forum" for the exposition of progressive opinions witn speakers for the occasion including President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, Governor Blaine of Wisconsin, and Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin, who, 'with Representative Huddleston, (Democrat of Alagama), issued the call for the general conference as well as the preliminary congressional 'meeting of yesterday. The general sessions, which are being held under the auspices of the peopls legislative service will close with a dinner tonight for which accommodations had been made for as many as 800. Speakers Announced. Speakers announced for the dinner :ncluded Samuel Untermyer, New York attorney. Senator LaFollette and former Senator Bristow of Kansas. As a basis for the further exposition of progressive views today participants in the sessions had before them the general program of subjects for liberal legislation adopted unanimously at the congressional meeting yesterday in which Republicans, Democrats and a Farmer-Laborite joined with a general declaration of purpose to drive special privilege out- of control of government. FARMERS SEAGHING FOR GARLESS HUNTER (By United Press) CHILLICOTHE. Ohio, Dec. 2. A posse of farmers is searching Liberty township today for a careless hunter who shot two children and fled late yesterday. . Goldie Stevens, 11 years old, an orphan, had her left hand shot away and her face disfigured for life, and Arthur Peters was shot in the face. The children were on their way home through a thicket and were evidently mistaken for game by the hunter. . .'

By FRANK GETTY ST. LOUIS, Dec 2 Elaborate precautions to protect former Premier

Georges Clemenceau, of France, were taken throughout St. Louis today, as the city hailed tne Tiger. More than a thnnssnrl "r''re and troops, patrolled streets along the rouie or ine parade, which escorted the French statesman from the Pulitzer home, at Clayton to the Odeon, where he delivered his fourth formal American address. UDrOarioua WplrnmpQ raatrainoil throughout the first day of Clemen ceau s visit, Decause he requested a day off, was turned loose with all of the- city's traditional enthusiasm behind it, despite threats against the Tiger. More threatening letters, one giving the impression it came from an organization responsible for an attack on the late Theodore Roosevelt, caused the committee of" welcome to most drastic steps on precaution. Police Pace Lawns All night long patrols of police, armed with sawed off shot-guns, paced the lawns beneath the Tiger's window. Early today, as preparations for the long parade which escorted Clemenceau to Odeon, got under way, every one who approached the Pultlzer residence was closely questioned. An escort of mounted police arrived before dawn. All this made little difference to tne Tiger. Havine DOStnoneH nrvn a ra tion of what he feels may prove his most important American address, until the last moment he wrote his notes and planned the last plea tor world peace he will make this week. In an interview before he had arranged his speech, Clemenceau deciarea ne oia not know what he would say. Reaches All Elements He likes to feel the pulse of hl3 audiences. Although but 800 persons will be able to hear him, he will reach all elements Interested in International relations of the moment. Probably more than 600 In his; audience will represent the pity's four hundred thousand Germans. Those about the Tiger did not anticipate much fire in hi3 speech, for as he told the United Tress in aa interview Sunday, they say he has become XvjtacM" of "succes "of Tils mission: But those about the veteran warrior know that they cannot expect the obvious and with additional prospects of excitement through hecklers who may interrupt or even attempt physical violence within the Odeon, today's speech was looked upon to be a criterion of his mission. He leaves tonight for Baltimore. ST. LOUIS POLICE PROBE BOMB BLAST IN RAILROAD SHOPS (By United Prees) ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 2. Police today were probing the bomb explosion which last night threatened the lives of 550 workmen in the shops of the Missouri Pacific railroad here, shattered windows throughout the building, and resulted in serious injury to Clarence Billington, blacksmith. The bomb, which exploded Just as employes "were laying down their tools for the day, shook the entire group of buildings in the wards. Windshields were blown from employes automobiles. A deep hole marked the spot where the bomb exploded. Authorities were unable to offer an explanation for the explosion, which occurred while eight special police were patrollin the shops. Missouri j pacitic officials -declare 1 there had been no labor troubles among-the men. Billington, yho was wor-king at his forge near an open window was struck by a shattered window sash. He is expected to recover. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Mild temperatures. Rain within the next 24 to 48 hours. Barometric pressures continue high in the south and central states, and low in the northwest, which indicates fair and cloudy weather at intervals, followed by rains about the first oj the week. Temperatures Yesterday At Pumping Station Maximum 59 Minimum 27 Today Noon 45 Weather Conditions General fall of temperature occured last night throughout the -central states. The temperature is below freezing throughout the county. It is over the central plain states and a storm covers the northwest. For Indiana by the United States' Weather Bureau Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Slightly warmer Sunday in the extreme south portion. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 12,148

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M. Georges Clemenceau, France's wartime premier, will deliver a short talk from his train here. Sunday, thanking the members of the . Society of Friends for the work that they have accomplished in helping reconstruct

portions of the devastated areas of France. An immense crowd is. expected

to greet the famous Tiger of France, explain France's position to the people CLEMENCEAU TO GIVE BRIEF TALK AT DEPOT HERE SUNDAY MORNING Georges Clemenceau, former war premier vill arrive here from Indianapolis at 9:20 o'clock Sunday morning, and will speak five minutes on the. reconstruction woritdone by the Friends in France. The train will stop in the Pennsylvania station. A special detail of police is to be assigned to the station to, handle the crowd. - . -t : The former premier is traveling from "St. Louis to Balltmore in a Special train of three cars running as the first section of Number Six. He will be. greeted by Mayor Lawrence Handley as soon as the train arrives here. In the- reception committee with Mayor Handley are David M. Edwards, president of Eariham college and chairman of the reception committee," R. G. Leeds, William Dudley Foulke, and Timothy Nicholson. " ' Clemenceau plans to visit Washington and call on President Harding and Woodrow. Wilson. His tour will be finished on D.ec. .12, and he will set sail for France the next day. DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 2. Georges Clemenceau, distinguished Frenchman, has advised the Dayton chamber of commerce. that he will stop hv Dayton for nine mt: tes Sunday morning. Clemenceau will reach Dayton at 10:36 o'clock. E. L. McColgin, manager chamber of commerce, is arranging for a special committee to meet him. The expremier of France is expected to make a short talk from the rear or his priv ate car. ARMS CONFERENCE IN MOSCOW EXPECTED TO BRING ARMY CUTS (By Associated Press) " MOSCOW, Dec. 2. A disarmament conference which officials . believed will be the most -important meeting ever held for the purpose of bettering the relations with Russia with the neighboring states opens here today.' In addition to the qr."stion of a reduction of the armies a' Russia and the border states, it Is expected that th neutralization of th't . Baltic and the settlement of neutral zones and frontiers will be discusse'd. Delogates cf Poland, Finland, Esthonia, Latvia and Lithuania have arrived. All are hopeful that the conference,, will have ,a successful outcome. They are not- discouraged by the absence of Rumania, hoping that if the purpose of the meeting is accomplished Rumania can be induced later to subscribe to the conditions agreed upon. . .. - - The soviet government has announced that it will only submit to the conference a proposal for the reduction of armaments. Foreign Minister Tchitcherin, who proposed . the i gathering, and Leon Tiotzky.and Maxim Litvinoff have said' repeatedly that Russia was r;;dy to cut her army by half or,even more if the adjacent states would agree to a proportionate reduction. Americans Will Direct Rescue Of Refuges (Bv Afsociated Press) ATHENS. Dec. 2. A convoy of. 10 Greek steamships sailed from Piraes today for Samson, where they - will take aboard refugees. One American representative of the Near East will go aboard each ship at Constantinople and will be in command while the vessel is-In Turkish waters. This agreement, completed by the Greek government last" night, is expected to insure the safety of the fleet from seizure by the Turkish. American destroyers will assist at the embarkation of the. refugees at Smyrna.

A 1 Clemenceau . who Is touring America in an effort to of the United States. Movie Theatre Managers . Will Defy Bine Laws (By United Press) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 2. Pro prietors of motion picture theatres In Lakewood and East Cleveland will defy the "blue law campaign' by do ing business as usual Sunday. This announcement was made today by M. B. Horwitz, theatre owner. "We wfTl fight this movement to , the last ditch," said Horwitz. - "Many patron3 of theatres owned by Lakewood and East Cleveland men tinder arrest have asked if the theatres will be open this Sunday. We want It understood, that theatres will do business then and on Sundays after that. We believe the people are against such ancient and ridiculous laws and will act accord ingly." TIERNAN IS ARRESTED, ORDERED TO UNDERGO SANITY EXAMINATION (By United Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 2. Prof. John B. Tiernan. principal in the notorious South Bend paternity case, was or dered to the psycopathic hospital to day by Judge Frank H. RIghiemer. Tiernan, who fought to prove that his wife's child was the son of Harry Poulin, of South Bend, was said to be In the custody of a sheriff. The warrant for Tiernan s arrest was signed by Mrs. Francis Pulaski, sister of Mrs. Tiernan. It assigned Tiernan to the hospital for "examination." . . Tiernan several , months ago ac cused Poulin of being the father of his wife's child. Poulin, however. was acquitted or the charge after a sensational trial. Later Tiernan married Mrs. Blanche Brimmer, pretty Iowa, widow, after be ing aivorcea only one day. The mar riage-was immediately declared ille gal by the court, and Tiernan return ed to his, first wife. A reconciliation - was effected and the former Notre Dame professor declared that he. would be a father to the child, whose 'parentage was questioned. - 1 - JOHN WAN A MAKER'S CONDITION UNCHANGED (By United Press) PHILADELPHIA,' Dec. 2. "There was no preceptible change in the condition of John Wanamaker during the night," his physicians . announced today in a bulletin from the aged mer chants bedside. Wanamaker was taken ill about two months ago while staying at his-summer estate near Jenkintown, and wac brought to his home here to be nearer medical attention - - . , Though his malady is diagnosed as a cold, his advanced age and its long duration made his illness serious. Wanamaker seemed to lose vitality yesterday and his illness took a grave aspect. His three physicians were by his side throughout the day. " Last night a bulletin was issued stating, VMr. - Wanamaker's condition shows improvement in every way.'.' He passed a comfortable night and was resting easy today. COUNTER RESOLUTION IN GREECE, REP0RT ROME, Dec. 2. A serious Greek counter revolutionary outbreak has occurred in Patras and Missolonghi on the gulf of Patrat in western Greece and on the island of Carfu where the British flag is reported. to have been raised as the result of indignation over the Greek revolution, says a message received here from Athens today.

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anne conference, deadlocked on- the questions of the straits, the Mosul concessions, and European frontiers. today considered a six weeks' recess. beginning Dec. 15. , . r - . The adjournment would nermit Ismet Pasha, Turkish leader, to consult with the Angora government on thoso " controversies and . other disputed points. The conference, under the plan, would be resumed at the close of the Brussels meeting. ; ; : I . 1 cnitcherln, the Russian foreign minister, arrived here late last nieht. accompanied by Delegate Medivinio. He outshone even Mussolini in the elegance of hla attire. Neither members of the nress nor the public were allowed to approach the two Russians, who were immediately rushed to the Hotel Savov to join Rakowskl and VrodoskL Gordian Knot Cut. " ' The ege-old gordian knot of the Greece-Turkish conflicts in Asia Minro was cut when the conference decided upon a scheme of wholesale exchange of the civil populations of ine two countries. If necessary a system of forced migration will be adopted. Lord Curzon presented figures providing for the transportation of between 500,000 and 600,000 Greeks from Asia Minor to, Greece and of 350,000 Turks from Greece back to. Turkey. The drastic nature of this measure is indicated by the fact that it will end the Greek colonies In Asia Minor which have survived there ever since the Ottoman invasion of Europe and similarly will thrust back within the Turkish frontiers th Mussulman colonies which have endured in the Balkans since the Turkish invasion. Venizelos, on behalf of Greece and l8met,Pasha, for Turkey, accepted; the proposition of the sub-commiseion appointed to draw up the plana. FIVE VOTES LIKELY TO DECIDE FATE OF SHIP SUBSIDY BILL By PAUL R. MALLON (Copyright, 1922, by United Press) WASHINGTON, Dec 2. The fate of the ship subsidy bill in the senate hangs in a balance with five votes likely to prove the determining factor. Doubtful administration Republicans sent to the senate from the farm dis tricts of the mid-west can sway the bill to passage or defeat as soon as they make up their minds how they are going to vote. This was revealed in a poll of the upper house of congress conducted by the United Press today. Democrats Oppose. The entire Democratic side of the chamber" with the exception of Senators Randell and Broussard of Louisi ana is against the measure. This means 34 sure votes. It will require 49 to defeat the subsidy if all sena tors vote. The remaining 11 vote against the bill must come from Republicans if it is beaten. The progressive republicans who arei considered lined up against the measure include:Senators Borah, Brookart, Capper Gooding, Ladd, Lafollette, Lenroot, McNary, Norbeck, Norris. ' This brings the total of practically sure votes against the measure to 44. Five more votes are required, f ' These five votes must come from the two remaining progressive senators, France of Maryland and Couzens of Michigan, or the Republicans of the mid-west farming states who have notyet made up their minds. QUEBEC FIRE THROWS 1,200 OUT OF HOMES (By Associated Press) TERREBOONE, Quebec. Dec. 2. More than 1,200 of Terreboone's population of 5,000 are homeless as a result of the fire that swept the town last night and early today destroying 175, homes and causing damages estimated at $1,000,000. Although the fire fighters, assisted by firemen from Montreal 25 miles away reported the flames checked, they were fresh outbreaks to day- - . Buildings in the path of the flames were dynaminted in the fight to stem the blaze. Explosions added to the terror of the fleeing residents and panic was averted only when the priests of the Holy Sacrament marched through the fire lined streets, 'carrying before them the Elevated Host. WARN DAIL EIREANN MEMBERS OF DANGER (By Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 2 Every member of the Dail Eireann has been warned to take special precautions for safety

during the wees-end in consequence of the report that a plot bad been uncovered to kidnap, them says a despatch to the Daily Mail from Dublin, The correspondent adds that it is' believed the round of suspects during surprise searches in Dublin yesterday which was a part of the government's plan to foil the kidnapping plot, was completely successful. The national troops are said to have been remarkably active throughout Ireland during the past few days, and many prominent rebel leaders have been captar ed. t