Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 27, 31 January 1923 — Page 1
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Moratorium to Expire Tonight (Pv Associated Tress) DUESSELDORF. Jan. 31. Coal production in the Ruhr valley is rapidly decreasing. Only 10,461 coal cars were foaded Monday instead of 22,000 the normal number. The scarcity of empty cars is becoming acute. Only 7,000 were available yesterday in the entire valley. In consequence of these conditions coal is beginning to accumulate at the pitheads. BERLIN', Jan. 31. An apparently inspired statement issued by a semi-official new3 agency says it is1 the task of the German people to reduce Premier Poincare'g calculations to an absurdity. The statement concludes: "Not until France realizes that Poincare's action in the Ruhr is not only unjust but also a mistake which must be made good, can the path to negotia'tions become free." BERLIN. Jan. 31. Hugo Stinnes has repudiated the contract for construction work in the devastated area of France which he concluded several months ago, with Marquis Lubersac, says the Deutsche Bergwerks Zeitung. Hundreds of carloads of building material have been sent into northern France under the provisions of the agreement. DUESSELDORF, Jan. 31. The reaction of the Germans, particularly in Berlin official circle, to Gen. De-
Goutte's warning that the French and j days, will require two buildings this Belgians had come to the end of their i year, both the Coliseum and Communpatience and that the occupying ity hall nearby having been leased, fores were ready to "take whatever Separate men's and women's instructing and measures" were necessary to' tion courses will be conducted in each enforce their policy, was awaited hero j building, with a joint meeting in the today as the allies strengthened their Coliseum on one evening, position. I Strong Competition Midnight will see the expiration of! Strong competition already is develthe two week moratorium recently I oping in the. corn show, which bids
granted Germany for the payment ofltair to exceed by tar any held prehcr half billion srold mark reparation i viously. Following corn selection
installment. Whether the French will i make default the occasion for putting into effect the expected Ruhr customs : barrier and cessation of coal shipments eastward, had not been announced this morning. It is reported that the Berlin government through the minister of rail ways has forbidden the German per ionnl from carrying out any orders of the French and Belgians. The de - ... . . crte also forbade tne workers to operate in the shipment of coal and timber out. of Germany to either France or Belgium. LONDON", Jan. 31. Apparently bastheir statements upon General DeI Goutte's warning to Germany, some of the English correspondents at iHiesseldorf assert that the French al-
most immediately will send Berlin a i put on display where it can be viewed, notification, equivalent in spirit if not j By allowing the judges to work undisin form, to an ultimatum demanding j turbed the awards will be made much reversal of Wilhelmstrasse's policy re- j more quickly, garding the Ruhr.
Gorniany is to be told, the Post s Duesseldorf correspondent says, that France will not tolerate passive hostility supported and financed by the German government, and that if a satisfactory reply is not given, drastic measures will be taken exceeding any already in operation. Dispatches to the Telegraph say that this notification probably will be forwarded to Germany this evening. The correspondent adds that it is not known what form the threatened measures will take, but says that they are not likely to involve further occupation of territory. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31. Dispatches to the Exchange Telegram from Duesseldorf. tells in detail regarding the expulsion of German officials from the occupied zone, which it is remarked, is daily becoming more numerous. At Essen t he president of the rail road board and the police president !
were arrested and transported under to start the American farmer find3 f- trong escorts to an unknown place, j himself in fine condition at home but In many cases the deported men it is j in a mess abroad," Forean said. "And I'erlared wore given no opportunity tOjno matter how good the condition t.-? inform their relatives of their depar-jhere his future access depends large-
Hire. The familiese of the men have tour days in which to leave the occupied zone. ' The :-;:f.uilu't Miners' league, the strfiivet hiIy among the workers, is 'urging members to stand firm aeainst the French offers thf advice said. The executive body of the Imperial Leagu.? of German commercial fairs has decided no longer to admit French o" Belgium exhibitors to German fairs and ha iorbidden (ierman merchants to r-Niry on business with France or Be I gin in. MILEAGE BOOK SALE IS ORDERED RESUMED BY INTERSTATE BODY: WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. Railroads ! today were ordered by the Interstate J commerce commission to resume the , practice of selling interchangeable! mileage books good for 2500 miles of; travel at reductions of 20 per cent j from, the regular passenger rates. j Sale of the books must begin March 15, the commission decided. A number of small railroads were excluded from the requirements of the order because of their financial inability to meet the reduction. Practically all of -.the class 1 roads, however, must establish the reductions. z1 THREE PERISH IN FIRE MONTREAL. Jan. 31. Three men burned to death yesterday when the home of William Greenshields at Senceville was destroyed ly fire.
CarCt Fool Cupid Second Time Out; Parents No Match
TSy United Press) BALTIMORE, Jan. 31 After their second elopement attempt, Carolyn, 18-year-old daughter of W. Morgan Shuster, president of the Century Publishing company, New York, and William G. Norris, 20 years old, whose father runs the general store at Glasgow, ,Ky., are on their honeymoon. They said: "Yes, we are married. And it's nobody's business but our own where it happened." Morris and Carolyn had the police of Indiana and Kentucky chasing them not long ago on their first attempt to elope. Carolyn's mother is said to have paid a reward of $1,000 to the man who brought her back unmarried. The youthful Mr. and Mrs. Morris plan to spend a month honeymooning in Florida, after which they expect to ask foregiveness from their parents. WILL SOLICIT FUNDS SOON FOR CORN SHOW AND SHORT COURSE Solicitation of funds for the annual Wayne county short course and corn show will be made within the next fortnight, Paul James, chairman of the finance committee, announced Wednesday. Business men of the city will be organized into committees and the territory divided as before, so as to get the work done with the minimum of effort and time. Contributions from the various outside townships will be handled through the vice-presidents of the Wayne County Grain Growers for those townships. The short course, with the corn and domestic science shows, which will open Feb. 19, continuing for three schools held by County Agent Dolan land Joseph Helms in several townships a short while ago, unusually good samples have been exhibited at been held. The best of these wW j come together for county premiums in the corn show by which time all farmers institutes will have ended. j For the first time, it is probable that ;all corn growing communities will be ' 11 A 1 co-;weu reprt-senieu Visitors will have an opportunity to learn th corn show winners and in
spect the winning corn, with earlier 1 "aiian delegation was rurther conand with more convenience this veav, firmed by the message of M. Bompard by the plans announced. It is ex-i from Paris declaring that France was pected that the corn will be judged i willing to make further concessions without the interference of spectators, ' to the Turks and that she did not conwinnings announced and ribbons1 sider the allied treaty as definite, awarded, after which the corn will be! British See Violation.
FARMER GETTING OUT OF FINANCIAL HOLE, SAYS CHICAGO BANKER By CHARLES B. LYNCH CHICAGO, Jan. 31. The farmer 13 getting out of the financial hole into which he was plunged when the price of farm products crashed in 1920. The future of the farmer and hi3 ability to climb all the way to the top of the hole depends on developments in the foreign situation, David R. Forgan. president of the National City bank told the United Press today. Forgau, through his bank, is in close touch with farm conditions in all parts of the country. "Willi the 192:1 crop season about ly on tne foreign situation which is exceptionally criticized. Must Sell Surplus "The farmer must find a market for his surplus crops. Not only does he depend on Europe to take this surplus but the prices paid in Europe largely control domestic prices. "The truck and fruit farmer, within a short distance of a big city, is by far the best situated. "The cotton farmer of the south. witii cotton at 26 cents, tias succeeded tn liquidating most ot Ins depts. "The livestock and grain farmers are in the worst position with the former bearing the greatest load. "On an average I would say that the farmer has recovered 50 per cent from the depression. "The only assistance the farmer can get now is in the nature of a financially and economically re-constructed .i .-....: "-"'"l'5 "u mi' J lC ollUHUUIl abroad which must get worse before it can get better." UNKNOWN PEONS HURT IN ACCIDENT HISER'S STATION, Ind., Jan. 31. A stolen Shelbyville car, driven by unidentified persons, crashed into the pier of the Pennsylvania viaduct west of Hiser's Station at midnight, without damage to the pier. The car was identified by State Toliceman Ed Beeson Wednesday morning, but no trace could be found of any of the passengers, although blood on the pavement and on the steering wheel
of the wrecked car indicated someone i granted an increase iu peusuuu. n.iyhad received severe injuries. The j niond H. Mercer, 59 Bridge avenue, auto, which was a sedan, stolen Mon- Richmond, Iud., has been awarded a day night, was totally wrecked. (pension ' '
ALLIES SEEK UNITED FRONT AT LAUSANNE TurkeyAsksSignaturc of Peace Delayed
BULLETIN LAUSANNE, Jan. 31. Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation to the Near East conference, asked the con ference today for a delay of two weeks before the signature of peace and a delay of eight days before a meeting of the conference commission. The interval would be employed, he explain ed, in striving by every means to reach an agreement. LAUSANNE, Jan. 31. A long consultation among the allied delegates in an endeavor to maintain a united front against the Turks preceded the opening of the Near East conference today. It wa3 said the British would probably be disposed to grant the Turks some days for reflection. All the allied delegations, including the Americans, agreed that the negotiations could not be long protracted. Urges End-of War Lord Curzon, in beginning his address in the session today, said the primary object of the treaty was to bring to an end the terrible war which had desolated eastern Europe and large areas of Asia for more than eight years, and thus enable all the various armies, whether allied, Turkish or Greek, to go back to their homes. The treaty also was designed to enable the Turkish state, which was vanquished in the war with the allies but victorious over Greece, to resume its place as a consolidated state and re-enter the comity of nations. Lord Curzon said everyone regretted that there had, not been an agreement as to every clause in the treaty, but time was pressing and Europe, and, indeed, the whole world, was waiting, not for further debates, but for results. Therefore, it was felt to be in the public interest that the proceedings should be brought to a termination, as he hoped they might be by common consent. Complications Arise The French delegation's announceent that It could not consent to leaving Lausanne so long as there were prospects of agreement with Turkey led to complications among the allies w-hich brought the conference today to the brink of a great impasse than had been anticipated for "treaty day." The French decision which was un derstood to have the support of . the The British received the French an. nouncement as a "flagrant violation of the mutual understanding arrived at by the Allied plenipotentiaries only a few days ago." This agreement provided that if Turkey did not sign the treaty upon its presentation today, the powers would withdraw, leaving a few experts to supply the Ansora representatives with any desired information. The plan contemplated the return of the main delegations if and when the Turks desired to sign. Such a procedure, it was said, appeared to France as too much of an ultimatum, tnereiore, consmuung an
UUSLluc J" "l i'"lc' " M'uua os o. isuil in ins iau, auu upon rpcora- todav in nnnosit'nn tn th ATpT7v,or.,r.v. ,ioicrof b- tv,Q rrvmmri that t. o,.,i f v, ii i iecuru Toaa in opposu.on to me Aie-
if Turkey requested time for deliberation, the allies should remain here, In this position, M. Bompard was ?aid to have received the support of Italy, Efforts to mediate the difference between the Turks and the powers were continued up to the last minute, with Ambassador Child taking an active part in the consultations designed to save the conference. The Turks spent the night formu-
lating counter proposals to the tretty. wostiy ciouay tonignt and Thursday. , ton, commander of the ' StriebeckThey described the allied terms as Ram and moderate temperatures. Losche post.. drafted an amendment to
worse than anything they had ex-1 Barometric pressure continues low: the bill which prevents allunnecespected. calling particular attention tt ; over the Rocky mountains, which willlsary acriviiies on Memorial day. the provision for a system of "legal result in continued unsettled weather j Knock at Indianapolis advisors." This, they said, was "ab- j for the next 36 hours, with general j George Fishback, commander of the solutely unacceptable." rains. Temperatures will average W. N. Wallace post, declared tiiat the
BETHEL MAN QUITS FEDERAL POSITION ; " : PAi.unitx sews "7,B ,: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. A. ! Wiley, of Bethel, Wayne county. L. Ini diana, has submitted his resignation to the department of agriculture as a warehouse inspector. Mr. Wiley has been in the government service for several years - a large part of the northern section of the country.
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rm,AA o-A C luoncnrl fW1oa1 wore kOM tho th Qt!1,ot fnr. the i houses in the United States for the iH-CUSV U 1CUC1 a. A IfcCHtrcfnraffo rvf a err I mil Hi rn 1 rtrfcrll!rt uog ji- cLuib f under the federal warehouse act. Of
these 36S are used for the storage of:inchcs fell at San Luiss' 0bisto. west.WrM HfH n1ijHR! I SHfi ttrm f1T for rrrnin Kit for tobacco ! r.i,o : i , I " ' B S V I 3 i Wj i I I U I ?
www.m, o- , - and 17 for wool. Georgia has the larg - est number of such licensed ware - houses, mere Deing xzt locatea in mai state. There are 12o located in the state of Washington; Oregon has 43, Ohio 12, Indiana 9, Idaho 7 and the re - mainder, 217, all used for grain stor - age, are scattered through the states as, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Arkansas. William R. Robson, 829 14 South Sixth street, Richmond, Ind., a Spanish-American war veteran, has been
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Above, Dr. Howard, U. S. envoy to Egypt, and Howard Carter. Below, view In Valley of Kings, at Thebes, showing Carter's tent immediately behind the tomb of Tutankhamen.
WILLIAM IRVIN FALLS 70 FEET INTO RIVER; CLIMBS BACK TO JOB Down! Down! Down! he fell! For 70 feet through darkness and heavy fog and with no one to hurryto his rescue, and only the waters of the Whitewater as a witness, gathering momentum with ever foot, William Irvin, brakeman on Pennsylvania train No. 236, at last found himself resting in the three feet of water beneath the railroad bridge crossing the river. Stepping off the rear car of his train when it stopped fop several minutes early Wednesday morning, Mr. Irvin, unaware that, the train still rested on the bridge, plunged ove the side of I the trestle to the river beneath. r-aus iong Distance "You fell a long way, Mr. Irvin," fell a long way, Mr. said the attending physician after Mr. Irvin had climbed up the river bank to his waiting train and had ridden into the local station. "I know I grabbed for something to hold to for a long time, was the droll answer. The only injury manifest as the result of Mr. lrvin's exciting and thrilling experience up to a late hour Wednesday, was a scratch on his chin and a general nervous condition. No bones were broken, and the attending physician announced that he believed no internal injuries were sustained. Makes Daily Run. Irvin, who is but 25 years old, lives at 209 Pearl street, and is a member of the crew on No. 236, which makes a daily run between Chicago and Cincinnati. At no time did he become unconscious as a result of his fall, and upon his arrival at the local station he was examined by a physician who ordered him to the hospital for rest and a more thorough examination. He was reported resting comfortably late Wednesday afternoon. a daily run between Chicaso and Cmcinnati. At no time did he become unconexamined by a physician who ordered him to the hospital for rest and a more thorough examination. He was reported resting comfortably late Wednesday afternoon. . I zzz WpatnPr rnrpmcr "l " ' J , , y ,w- fc; Moore
a Dove ireezmg during that period. support or the Memorial'Day bill from Temperatures Taken Yesterday lout state representatives and Legion at Pumping Station i posts was a retaliatory measure and a Maximum 41! "knock" at Indianapolis because the Minimum 30 (Indiana War Memorial plaza is to be Todsy j built here. Noon 45! The resolution which was adopted by Weather Conditions Radical varia-; lhe district meeting said that the one
Hons in temneratnres con-tinup nvor the United States.
ther is over the south with 80 degrees j L" Vuul" 1 a4T '." i co,.at Tamna, Fla.. and -70 to 70 degrees !fs 0 V"hPr? Pt, f glV e" t0 a 11 m- , 4. ,,, . ... . fc, IbfVA of the legislature, Governor Mcir?J fnnt-n Mo"ate f : Cray and officers of the legion, whose peratures continue over the centra! j sOQjnortorn .k. : vt.,-o; nf tt,
s.tne3 tn me miCKy mountains, while a severe cold covers the northtjU aLf Low temnerafures for the past 24 hours are as follows: 22 de - grees e'.ow zero at Havre. Mont., 20 5 " v..Mv. v-. ' T- 1-1- XT - 1 K- 5 , Z' a f l! x-ew ork C tv. The weather is ab-; I r ", 1 : i:ui in Jiiy com on ine macule coaii. ! Heavy snow storms amountinz to 4 i Lc.ni ai v.aiiiui aia. uit;aiviii an ifc;orci3 since 1S75. The principal storm ; center this marning is over the southwest and under its influence, are falling as far east, as the Ohio valley. 1 ' j FoP Indiana by the United States j weather Bureau Unsettled tonight ' and Thursday: probably rain. Not; much change in temperature. j Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 12,154
Egyptian Tomb Lives in Tent Near Excavations
Ambitious Wives Wreck Political Hopes of Hubbys By FRAZIER EDWARDS WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. "Foolish wives with social ambitions do more to wreck political careers than their husband's foolish votes." That cryptic comment came today from Miss Alice Robertson "the Lady from Oklahoma," on the latest social sensation in official circles here. Miss Alice had no criticism for Mrs. Poindexter, wife of Senator Poindexter, of Washington, whose naive gossip for a western newspaper on the ways of Washington set Ihe capital buzzing. She said Mrs. ' Poindexter was "dead right on many things'." "Women who are ambitious for their husband's political success should remember that in politics the pen is more dangerous than the sword. "The man on horseback usually rides to power. A few scratches of a wifely ;pen and his mount may throw him. thamp Clark used to be fond of saying public men dig their graves with their teeth. He would have been nearer the point if he had said 'their I wives drive brass tacks in their hus band's political coffins with newspaper articles.' " MARION COUNTY VETS TAKE STAND AGAINST MEMORIAL DAY BILL (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31 The American Legion in Marion county went on morial Day bill,, now pending before the Indiana general assembly, which would prohibit the holding of the annual 500-mile automobile race and any sports at. which an admission fee is charged. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Seventh district advisory ." committee, composed - of commanders of the posts in Marion county. A committee headed by William Wal ,,pw expiesseu in tne 0111 ma not co incide with the views of the Seventh - ' . : 1 .3 l . ii . ofi VntP rf 11ip I .orinn hav nn rm j j . . . u.-,i n-,.- t - i ;i,f . u ksh ' jjn the hands of the legion legislative committee, it. having, assumed charge Ul 111? IllfW&Ultr JfMrlUilj, iUWU mfc a . . - ' meeting winch lasted through Monday niHt - . . - i UlPftT rrt n nnninniTinil DECLARES DRY CHIEF (P.y United Press! COLUMBUS, Jan. 31. The .entire country west of the Mississippi River is stronclv in favor of strict enforce m'nt of the prohibition law ProN'bi tion Commissioner' Haynes declared here todav in an exclusive interview with the United Press on the results of his comprehensive survey of conditions in that region. En route to Washington, after a personal examination of enforcement : work in the west. Haynes declared ithat this section, "like the south, is. j throbbing with truly patriotic senti - ment for observance, of the cigh - iteenth amendment."
Scientists, archeologlsts and historians are awaiting with interest the expected opening withm a few days of the innter tomb of Tutankhamen, ancient Egyptian ruler, in the Valley of the Kings, at Thebes. The tomb was discovered by Howard Carter, American explorer.
MER ROUGE MAYOR RECEIVES THREAT; ORDERED TO LEAVE (By Associated Press) " MONROE, La., Jan. 31. Federal authorities probably will be asked to take some action in connection with the receipt of a threatening letteT by Robert L. Dade, mayor of Mer Rouge, in which the mayor was warned to leave the town w-ithin ten days or become a corpse, it became known here today. The communication, dated' Jan. 28 and signed "Law Abiding" bore a Hot Springs, Ark., postmark. It was intimated that the state authorities would call the latter to the attention of the 'department ,f justice agents still in Morehous parish gathering evidence in connection with last sum mer's kidnappings w'hich culminated in the death of Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard of Mer Rouge on Aug. 24. The mayor said the letter had been forwarded to Governor ParkeT and would also be referred' to Attorney General Coco for investigation. He believed it might throw some light on the kidnappings. . Warned to Leave The writer warned the mayor to "pack up and get out of town within ten days of receipt of this notice." It continued: "You have never been anygood as a man or as a citizen. Use your own judgment and cither leave or become a corpse." , Mr. Dade waa an important witness for the state at the Bastrop open hearing. He testified that he had received several threatening letters since the death of Daniel and Richard, but declared they were more in the nature of threats against others than himself. He was warned! in those communications to clean up the town and get rid of the lawless element, - He also testified that he was a former member of . the Ku Klux Klan and was one of those in a masked band which . held up. three men last July. He revealed thei names or several other men in the hooded band, including Captain J.-K. Skipwith, exalted cyclops of the Morehouse branch of the klan. 20 PASSENGERS ON INTERURBAN ROBBED INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 31 Employ ees and officers of the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction company today Were searching for two bandits who last night held up and robbed the interurban car passenger near Maywood, a short distance from Indianapolis. Until early today local police had not been not! tied of lhe holdup in which the bandits obtained about $1,000. Guy K. Jefferies, superintendent of the traction company, said that all I employees of the company who had j any knowledge of the holdup would I appear at the sheriff's office at. noon I today and give the sheriff and his deputies the details. Rob Ticket Office A report at Union Mills also was to have bfen made. Mr. Jpfferies said that the T. H. I. and E. ticket, station was held up last Thursday night and the men escaped with a f -ir'ier of the company's tickets. This obery likewise had not been reported to the police. Ollie Smith of Martinsville, motorman of the car, said today that when his ear neared Maywood last night he noticed two men standing near the track as though they wished to board the car. When the break ceased to make any noise the men opened fire with their revolvers and tore the trol- - ! lv from the wire putting the car in darkness. One of the men with two drawn revolvers entered the car and ordered the passengers and crew to leave. They were lined up beside the car and searched. ' After they were searched the passengers were told to enter the car and the bandits fled across the field. According to the people on the car jthe men were young and appeared to :be amateurs by the way they searched 1 the passengers.
ENGLAND WILL
ACCEPT OFFER ON U. DERT Congress to be Asked to Change Law (By Associated Press) LONDON, Jan. 31. Great Britain has decided to accept the American offer in regard to the funding of the British war debt to the United States. In some political quarters it is asserted that Premier Bonar Law's position against acceptance underwent a certain modification yesterday as a result of Chancellor of the Exchequer Baldwin's statement to the cabinet. Mr. Baldwin's arguments also are said to have greatly impressed the other ministers. The Express today carried a front page statement, printed in bold type, that several states of the American union are still in default to British investors for sums borrowed on the British market. Urges States Pay "American public opinion," the newspaper says, "is now very insistent upon the necessity of honoring financial pledges. But it may be pointed out that some American states have to set their own houses in order." Then follows the declaration that sums totalling 12,000,000 sterling are owing by Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina, while Alabama is included as a debtor for an unascertained amount. These sums, the paper says, borrowed in varying amounts, from 40 to 70 years ago, represent a total "greater by half than the amount claimed by the American government for the arrears and interest on the British loan." WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. The British decision to accept the American debt funding suggestion was said today by Secretary Mellon to open the way for immediate drafting of the recommendation to the president for changes in the pending law to legalize the terms suggested in the United States proposition. FOUR SAFES BLOWN AT FT.WAYNE; YEGGS GET LOOT OF $2,000 (By Associated Fress) FORT WAYNE, Ind.. Jan. 31. Safecrackers early this morning blew four safes here, getting loot aggregating about $2,000. The offices robbed were those of the Indiana Service corporation, the Curdes Realty company, the Singmaster Printing company and the Charles Preble Realy company, all being located within a block of each other. It is believed that the jobs were pulled by the same gang of yeges who last August blew five safes here and secured $5,000 in loot. FISF,:3AME LEAGUE DELEGATES ATTEND BUDGET BILL MEETING Walter J. Doan, John F. Holaday and George A. Schwenke went to Indianapolis Wednesday to attend the committee meeting in regard to Section one of the budget bill, now pending before the Indiana assembly. The local men who attended are representatives of the Wayne County Fish and Game Protective association. Section one, lines 950 to 959 of th budget bill recommends the turning of the hunting and fishing fees into the state treasury, and which in return would give the fish and game division an appropriation of much less than is needed to carry on the work. A cory of the letters sent to Rep. Oliver P. Lafuze, at Indianapolis, by some 500 members of the Fish and Game Protective association, follows: Hon. Oliver P. LaFuze, Indianapolis, Ind. Dear Sir: As one of 500 members of the Wayne County Fish and Game Protective association, which body represents farmers, professional, business and laboring men, I earnestly ask that you oppose that part of Budget Bill, Section 1, lines 950 to 9TJ. That portion of the bill recommends the turning of our hunting and fishing license fees into the state treasury, and which in return would give the fish and game division an appropriation of much less than is needed to carry on the work. Inasmuch as our hunting and license fees at present are, and always have been sufficient, to enable this department to sustain itself, and also that not one penny is asked from the state for the maintenance of this department which would naturally come from the taxpayer's pocket. I consider it unfair and realize that the passage of this part of the bill would not only tend to work utter destruction of the work already performed, but would also be a detriment to that which Is planned for the prolonging and maintaining of outdoor life. Again I ask you to oppose that part of the budget bill mentioned. REFUGEE SHIP SINKS; . 20 LIVES ARE LOST By Associated Press) MANILA, Jan. 31 With the arrival here today of the steamship Paris, a belated member of the flet of Russian refugees, it was learned that her sister ship had been sunk off Formosa iu, week with the loss of 20 Jives.