Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 93, Number 31, 5 February 1923 — Page 1

CHMON AND S I'X-TEtEC R 1 M VOL. XCIII No. 31 Palladium, Kst. tSSl. r-onsloidated Willi is un-Telesfram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, FEB. 5; 1923.

THE

LABIUM

LODGE CALLS YOUNGER MEN TOJIS AID Move Long Demanded in Congress

Br MtRK SI IXIVAN WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 5 In a relatively quiet Sunday in this town, a political commotion minor in itself, but yet reaching to the heart of things, was caused by the announcement that Lodge, the Republican leader of the senate, had appointed two assistants in the persons of Wadsworth of New York and Lenroot of Wisconsin. This was the answ er to an agitation among .ome younger senators that has been going on for a year or more. As an answer It was regarded as lacking in robustness by these who have been doing the agitating. The first reaction to it was explosive resentement, and the next was ominous silence, in as much as there are only twenty-one working days left of the present session, possibly nothing may be done to make an already dificult party situation worse. That there is dissatisfaction among the younger Republican senators who have been demanding that Lodge's persona! power as leader shall be shared by a steering committee, that the seniority rule which gives all the important committee appointments to older senators be abolished, and that several other similar changes be made. Solidarity Needed Even in the present senate, where the Republicans have a nominal majority of 24, the party has been acutely handicapped by lack of loyal assent to the leadership within the senate and lack of any recognized or authorized spokesman for the wishes of the "White House. In the new senate where the party majority will be greatly reduced, the lack of party solidarity apparently is going, to be more marked, and. presumably, more embarrassing to the party fortunes. The farm bloc senators, and the insurgent Republicans generally in both the senate and the house, laugh at such concessions as this one now made by Lodge, and when the new congress convenes are going to make drastic demands for greater recognition as a bloc. And yet, it is to be observed that the achievements of the insurgent : Republican group have so far been ! considerably short of their prospec-! tus. The passage of three months since the election in which they won! considerable triumphs has made them seem less formidable rather than more so. No Special Session For example it was among the Intentions of the progressive group to force Harding to call a special session of the new congress after March 4. avoided. When congress adjourns March 4. it will stay adjourned for nine months until December. Nothing lep than war or public pestilence will induce Harding to call a special session. It will be the first long vacation of congress since 1913 and the second since 1907.

But it is now clear that it is not going i Saturday, covering all ot Canada ana to happen. Harding wanted to avoid ' three-quarters ot the United Mates a special session and it is going to be i and ?n aturd"- spread over all the

The program for the coming weekitures are expected to rise graduallv

and for the remaining 21 working days includes the passage of the two remaining essential appronation bill In connection with one of these, the: army bill, there is going to be a fight! on one item of fifty six million dollars for river and harbor improvements, i This tight goes to tne neart ot the! question whether the bu'et is to be respected. The budget calls for only ! twenty seven millions, less than half: ot what the pork hungry congressmen j boosted it to. I Say Ford Offer Fair. j Also in connection with the army bill, an effort is going to be made to give Henry Ford the Muscle Shoals contract he has asked for the effort

will have formidable support. Coni-iWell. Blackwell was held on a charge petent engineers and business men j of mur(ipr after he shot and killed who have examined Ford"s offer w-ithJoseph Biki, during a "moonshine minute care say that with minor raid on tne iaUer.s honle.

manges it is iair ana suouiu De ac-j cepted. m? OpPUMllOIl Will l OUlf l:om radicals like Norns o f Nebraska

f..r government ownership's sake, and j waicnea au appiouciies to me -. . , ,V ihink th, aovernment itself should; jail. to launch a vehement editorial attack rnke the fertilizer and do the other ! Crowds roamed about the streets upon Lord Curzon. defending the ibinus Ford proposes to do. near the jail until an early hour today Turks. The article says that the conPartlv also the opposition comes I when they dispersed. j ference failed because the allied deletion some, though not all. army men I Blackwell, together with Detectives j gates refused to recognize the reasonv ho think muscle Shoals should con-jc. A. Brune and French Copas, found 'able Ottoman demands, timie to the army still further opposi- rs. Bielski pouring what they be-1

Men comes from business interests j ijeved was "moonshine" from a coffee! ' drastic competition of the liindinl. ttn the sink when thev entered!

Ford practices when he gets going. 'os:blv sumo opposition may come ' om persons who lear the polit ical ' t'l rt'KI lll.l rtHUi,t' UllUUll llltlK.- , r, niwii ( i'P('on(Oil fhnn n l'cr i 1 i -7,- If

.l.nuhl he said in Ford's behalf that m,t Set out of,.the. nousc- Bllskl tiie orisinal suggestion of his taking ; rushed into an adjoining room and renvvr Muscle Shoals came not from turned with a revolver, snapping it at Ford himself, but from some army f-n-;B'ne- Blackwell said. Blackwell shot - "lie" is to whom this occurred as the, Bielski in the neck. He died a few hi?i way to dispose of the Shoal.;, j minutes later. Debt Pebate Certain. i '- ..J:lJl IRussoJurk Relations

amount of debate. Some western i erresnntatives are going to complain that tne government makes western ",-, s - u i inn, r tint rn 'tc !inns hniii Vi,;"i "n.-i.icv, tt ' ut in, ' i, I it. u ii ill n"' t ii' jl. j ! i i i ; oveinment only three and one half. There will be a good deal of this nind of protest and a certain amount of cmivoflip nTirtn i t inn l,nt tViu nrcv:lilsontimpnt is fh-. 11,a Kott lament it; rTwrtiimiclv vi!iiTih! in thru wnclH .,.i tht ' u "m bo .n.ionto.i bv eon - gross. The final iiem on the program is the ship subsidy. As to that, the situation continues where it was; if it comes to a vote, there are barely enough votes to pass it. But th insurgent Republican group is determined to prevent the bill from coming to a roll call. Although this group seems to have (Please Turn to Page Three)

Cambridge City Special Election Vote Very Light

(Special to The Palladium) CAMBRIDGE CITY. Ind.. Feb. 5. Voting on the special election on the J question of the city light plant sale was extraordinarily light during the! forenoon, watchers at the polling. i places reported. Up' to noon, only 75 j had voted at the Walter Smith hotel, I and 54 at the Dor.ey office. Of these.! uiiiv ii Milan j i ijui i luu were women. The heavy vote was expected during the afternoon, but indications are that not over a 50 per cent vote will be polled before the polls close at G o'clock. The normal voting population of the city is between 1,200 and 1,300. Sale of the light plant and purchase of current from outside sources, has been considered by the city authorities as an alternative to continued operation of the municipal plant. The plant, which has not been used for a number of years, was repaired and put into operation two years ago, supplying a large part of the requirements of the city, while current also, was purchased from the Connersville plant for factories on the south part of the city. COLD SUSP FAILS TO CAUSE DAMAGE: TEMPERATURE RISES A two day cold snap record breaking in its suddenness and wide extent failed to do any serious damage in Wayne or adjoinine counties, according to inquiry Monday. Possible slight damace to wheat which was exposed to the weather by the lack of the usual snow covering, was feared by Quince Ostheimer, of Connersville, government crop reporter. A temperature of 6 degrees belowzero on Saturday r.isrht, was reported by Mr. Ostheimer. This was the lowest point reported for eastern Indiana or western Ohio. No fruit had been damaged so far as Mr. Ostheimer could learn. TjOSs severe cold was reported by Frank Gazell. government crop reporter at West Alexandria. Temperatures of 10 degrees above were recorded both Sunday and Monday morning. No damage had been done. Orchards Escape. Fruit orchards near Richmond also escaped damage, according to Stephen Kuth. of near New Westville, and the Martin Wesler fruit farms of NewParis. Although the weather was unusually warm and moist during Januarv, it had not started buds sufficiently to expose them to harm. "I do not fear such a snap as this until the middle of March," said Mr. Kuth. "Some of the earliest buds of the early flowering trees may have been started, but 1 do not think even they could have been tar enougn along ; to be hurt.' Cold Wave Breaking The cold wave, which is just nowbreaking, originated in western Canada Friday, says Weatherman W. E. Moore. It increased greatly in area xcept where temperatures are moderate. The minimum temperature was 40 degrees below zero, recorded at Prince Albert. Saskatchewan, Saturday morning. The crest of the cold wave passed Richmond Sunday, and under the influence of falling barometric pressure over the northwest temperafor the next 36 hours, although thev will be below normal tonight. Tern peratures probably will go above freezing within 48 hours or sooner. nCTCPTIlC Q UCI R yL I tU I I V L 1W MlLU FOR MURDER AFTER KILLING MAN IN RAID WAUKEGAN, 111., Feb. S. Heavily armed deputies are guarding the county jail here to prevent the threat ened lynching of Detective Ira BlackFriends of Bielski invaded the sher - iff's office and threatened a "neck tie" i ... r,....,,., l J i""'"' were sworn in aim armeu wim nor i.h hoM(, vesterdav. j The officers started to disconnect ji pipe and declared Bielski threatened to kill them if they did Threatened With Riit MOSCOW, Feb. 5 The relations bet ween Russia and Turkey are : threatened with a rift if the Angora j t government executes the communists recently arrested there, the semi official Pravda hints. Under the heading "Don't go too far, Messieurs iv-hi. - "11 predicts that some day Turkey may 1 need the support of Russia and says: Let her now whine if support is not forthcoming in the event that Hum Kemalists persecute the communists.' Hendrin, Ex-Examiner, Is Dead at Bloomfield j BLOOMFIELD, Ind.. Feb. a. Gilbert H. Hendrin, former chief examliner of the st.ue board of accounts, !uied at his home early today.

CHILD TRIES TO GET TURKS TO SIGN PACT

j j r LOfU LlirZOIl KetlimS After Collapse BULLETIN LAUSANNE, Feb. 5 The latest statement put foith officially from Near East conference quarters is that the conference is not hopelessly wrecked but merely suspended or adjourned. This is the result of new efforts of mediation. BULLETIN j LAUSANNE. Feb. 5. Richard Wash-j burn Child. American observer at the Lausanne conference, brought to bear all possible influence upon the Turkishdelegation today to persuade them to sign the peace treaty. j There was some optimism among j secretaries and observers that the par-1 ley might be resumed through the j American ambassador's efforts, but j the Frencfc followed example of the i British and left Lausanne after Isnietl Pasha had definitely refused to agree ' to the allies' terms. ! Ambassador Child offered mediation, and was in conference wjth Turkish! delegates. I LONDON, Feb. 5. Lord Curzon. the! secretary for foreign affairs, w ho con-1 ducted the Near East negotiations at! Lausanne, for the British government,! returned to London 'this afternoon, j Immediately upon his arrival he pro-' ceeded to an urgent meeting of the cabinet which had been called to consider the Lausanne proceedings. I LAUSANNE, Feb. 5. Allied diplomats sought a means to avoid war in the near east today, following collapse of the Lausanne conference. Ismet Pasha. Turk delegate, also at-j tempted peaceful maneuvers seekine j to avoid responsibility lor the breakdown that, followed his refusal to sign the peace treaty presented by the allies. Marquis Curzon, head of the British delegation, went to Paris last night, quitting the parley after the allies and American observer Child had pleaded vainly with the Turks to sign. The French and Italians remained here. Armistice In Effect Ismet Pasha issued a statement saving the Mundania armistice pact will i remain in pneer linui hausannc cuus. He pretentis not to recognize that the British withdrawal is tantamount to collapse of the conference. Today after apparently fruitless efforts to secure renewal of the parley, the French delegates followed Ihe example of the Briiish and withdrew. The Italian delegation, headed by Gaironi, was expected to depart Tuesday. Still arguing details of the proposed treat v, the Turk insisted allied prePUMI1& iuimSU juu...-w unacceptable because they retain thei spirit of ihe capitulations. It was one J ,h- rhipf tasks of the nreseut parley to find a substitute for the capitulations. May Follow British The French and Italians gave indications they would follow the British example and bring the conference to an end, let Turkey take full responsibilitv in the eyes of the world if trouble in the Near East ensued. There was a possioimy, nowever, uiat tne French government would instruct its! delegates to attempt agreement with Ismet Pasha on the points under dispute, for in certain Paris circles complete breakdown of the conference was recognized. It was pointed out that France recently refused to abide by the British ultimatum which put a time limit on Turkey's acceptance of the treaty. PARIS, Feb. 5. The failure of the near east conference is deplored in Paris, but is not taken as too much of a tragedy. ' LONDON, Feb. 5.- An exception to ; the almost universal chorus of press ,,Umn,ti, rf (h Tnrk' ctor,,! t i ; ."T ..." . ,., .. '.u juaiu'iiuut-. anuiut-u iuiwj l.y mtCHARGE SHELBYVILLE MAN WITH MURDER (Bv Associated Press SHELBY viULtt. ina., feu. d. James De Prez, 30 years old. was to-1 day formally charged with the mur-; der of his father, John De Prez, C5 i

years o.u. uum u y6 , aitUres over the north ranged from 30 said to have killed early Saturday I below zer0 at Vclvet Lake x D., to evening. 40 below- at Prince Albert, SaskatcheThe Shelby county grand jury will jv-an There was a difference of 112

be called into session some time this

week to investigate the cause ot tne,i-, in ancj tne sujf coast. A shooting. James De Prez is said to great rise in temperature has taken

have fired two shots at his father, one; ' entering the abdomen and the other

passing through the left side of hisjfrom 1G below zero in Alberta to 44

body. It was said a third shot was .aDove. fired bv James but this was meant for ! himself and only grazed his head. For Indiana, by the United States Young De Prez is reported to have! Weather Bureau Mostly cloudy tosaid he killed his father because hejniPnt and Tuesday; probably light was telline "lies" ;snow north and central portions to-

Uncle of Jap Emperor Is Dead of Apoplexy (By Associated Press TOKTO. Feb. 5. Prince Sadanaru Fushimi, lord keeper of the privy seal, uncle of Emperor Yoshihito. -died today as the result of a stroke of apoplexy.

Some Sport on Sunny Beaches of Florida While Others Frolic on Canadian Ice

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! Since mail mesenger service beThe upper and left picture shows Chicago the other day. The other ! tween the postoffice and the two railMiss Gladys of Toronto, Canada, win- picture shows two society women on ! roafl depots has been a necessity, the ning the half mile race for women at the sands at Palm Beach. j local office has advertised for bids

DANIEL G. REID GIVES $100,000 TO REID MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; $50,000 TO CHURCH

Benefactions in the amount of $150; 000 by Daniel G. Reid of New York City, former Richmond banker to local institutions were announced here today. They included an outright gift of 50.000 to Reid Memorial hospital. An additional $50,000 contingent upon citizens of Richmond raising another $30,000. An endowment of $50,000 to Reid Memorial church. . . The increase of the endowment from S2o.O0 to $oO.GOO was announced by new .uci lean w oi ft at me ne ! Sunday morning. Mr. Reid assigned i no reason for raising the endowment. ! originally set at ?25,000 to the amount published yesterday. The gifts to the church and hospital come as a distinct surprise, as . , j. , (Jne Killed, beVeral tlUXl In Wreck at Chicago ( By United Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 5. One trainman was killed and several others slightly injured when an Illinois Central express train crashed into a freight in the yards here last night. The man killed was Frank Brow, conductor of the freight. Weather Forecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY By W. E. Moore Increasing cloudiness, followed by snow or sleet late tonight or Tuesday. General moderation of temperatures. The rapid rise in temperatures over the northwest, due to the diminishing barometric pressure over western Canada, indicates a reaction to warmer weather, followed by precipitation in the form of snow or sleet some time during the next 3fi hours. Temperatures Yesterday Maximum Minimum Today Noon : Weather Conditions The crest If. 20 of the cold wave is now east of the Mississippi river. Its influence extends southward to Florida. Snow occurred last night at Shreveport, La., Vicksburg. Miss., Chattanooga, Tenn., and in Texas as far south as the Rio Grande, breaking all records for 20 years on the Rio Grande. Tempera- ; degrees in temperature between Sas - place over western Canada in the last 1 24 hours, temperatures having risen iiifiiiL, nsius ifuiperaiures. Paid Circulation Saturday, was 12,153

there was no intimation that Mr. Reid intended to increase his benefactions to either. The trustees of Reid Memorial hospital were informed of the gift late last week. The gift of $50,000 has no conditions attached to it. If citizens raise $50,000 more, Mr. Reid has prom ised the trustees that he will give j another ?,0,000 to the hospital. Mr. Reid originally gave $110,000 to the hospital, which was erected in memory of his first wife. Ella Dunn Reid. and his onlv son. Frank. The $50,000 outrieht tdft of todav is in

memory of his first wife. And the I the petition for extended service fa$50,000 contingent gift is in memory ! vorably acted upon by the governof his daughter Rhea Helen Re id Top. j ment postoffice department, the reguping. and in memory of Mrs. Top-j'ar local postoffice equipment would ping's little brother, Frank Reid, pro- be increased by two mail trucks, bringvided citizens subscribe $5il,(Ki to Mr. ing the motorized equipment of the Reids gift of $100,000 for the enlarge- i Richmond postoffice to five trucks, ment of the hospital. j The government at present maintains Announcement of the latest gifts ofjDut three trucks here, all of which

Mr. Reid met with warm commendation everywhere today. His gifts in the past have been of a munificent nature and were intended to advance religious, social and charitable insti - tutions of the city. The trustees of Reid Memorial hospital will take action on th last gifts at their next meeting. Gifts Exceed $543,000. Including the gifts . of today, Mr. Reid's known benefactions in Richmond are in excess of $543,000 and are distributed as follows: Erection of Reid Memorial church $243,000; Y. M. C. A.. $40,000: Reid Memorial hospital $110,000; endowment of Reid Memor-I ial church, $50,000; gift to hospital, j $100,000, including the $50,000 contin-, gent upon citizens raising $50,000. Besides these gifts Mr. Reid has made! many others, including the construe-; tion of Reid field and other gifts toj Earlhara. college, and many acts of kindness and charity to parties and! organizations whose identity remains j unknown. ! Despite the fact that he has not re-' sided here for many years. ?.lr. Reid! has not lost ins love tor the city in which he grew to manhood and where he gained his early triumphs in f inan - cial affairs, said a citizen who stands close to Mr. Reid. His latest gifts, he said, measures the extent of his love and interest in his home town. PARKS ARE GROOMED FOR SPRING GUESTS Extensive preparations are being made, by Park Superintendent Henry Fulle, in order to get the parks of the city in readiness for the patronage i of the spring and summertime. Sixty maple trees have been planted in various sections of Glen Miller park in tne pa.si two weeks? bv the superintendent and other improvements are being considered .Gravel bedded sidewalks are to be constructed as soon as the weather will permit. Two new cement bridges will be built in place of wooden ones now in service, which need replacing. The location of the proposed golf links also is one of the problems which park officials are getting T.ell in hand. Playground equipment will arrive for use about April 15. Children will have plenty of apparatus to play on when they visit the park this year. A small merry-go-round, swincs. slides, giant strides, teter-totters and other fun-makers will be among the big array of play equipment.

CIVIL SERVICE MAIL MESSENGER SYSTEM SOUGHT BY WEISBROD

Probably one of the most valuable additions to the service of the Richmond postoffice will he accomplished if the endeavor of Postmaster Ray IL Weisbrod, who is seeking to get the mail messenger service placed under the civil service regulation, is effected. lor messengers, the lowest bidder al most without exception being given the job. The successful bidder ha3 always had to furnish his own equipment for hauling the mail between the postoffice and the depots. It has been the experience of the local office that bidders, after having held the position for less than a year have found their inability to continue the work at the price bid. and have given 45 day's notice on their inten tion to quit. This has necessitated the advertising for new bids, and the breaking in of a new mail messenger. -Messenger Serves Temporarily present ine man messenger is i serving temporarily until either the j messenger service is extended under i civil service regulation or a new conj tract is let. His contract with the i postoffice ended Dec. 1, 1922. ! Providing Postmaster Weisbrod sret? are used in parcel post deliveries. Break in Substitutes Success of the project being pushed by Postmaster Weisbrod would pivo jthe office the opportunity to add several substitutes from eligible lists and would give the substitute men thus worked into the service a previous postal training before their definite assignment to duly as clerks or carriers. Former recommendations for the extension of the Richmond mail messenger sen-ice have been refused by (Please Turn to Page Seven) RICHMOND ON ROUTE OF AIR MAIL SYSTEM pu.i.tnnn xews iureu? WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Under the proposed airways systems of the United States, prepared by the armv air service, Richmond, Ind., will be on one of the most important routes, but ! 'n ' 1 V 3 mun,cipal lantlil1R j fie,(1: !t J1" be of no material benefit J, nt-. The aerial route which passes over Richmond extends from Indianapolis to Washington by v.ay of Dayton, Columbus, Moundsville. West Va and Cumberland. Md. Three routes from the west converge at Indianapolis, one from St. Ijouis, one from Chicaso and the third from the great flying field at Rantoul, 111. Coincident with the completion of a system of aerial routes the United States bureau of standards announces that rules for the control of air traffic have bc-en provisionally agreexl upon by bureau officials, army and navy experts and civilian aviators who are at work on the code. Keep to the Right. The cardinal rule of land and sea traffic, "Keep to the richt," is made applicable to aerial traffic under the new air code. The rule, however, departs from the regulation applied to vehicles in that it. requires a plane overtaking another to pass to the right instead of to the left. The. provision which gives the right of way to airships over airplanes and to balloons over all other aircraft is a direct extension to the air of the maritime principle which gives the right of way to sailing vessels over steamships, the theory that the craft most difficult to manage is obviously entitled to precedence. Aviators are forbidden to drop anything from the aircraft except ballast, and that will have to be in the form of either water or fine sand.

GERMANS SEE ATTEMPT TO RULEJlAiLWAY FrcnchlntcrpretMove as Penalty

(5y Associated Press t France's latest move in connection w ith her occupation of the Ruhr her thrust into Baden territory far south of the Ruhr near Strasbourg, is de clared in German quarters to consti tute a French attempt to control thrailway, along the east bank of the Rhine. French quarters interpret the move as a penalty for interference by thr Germans with international train service beyond the occupied areas. Hop; held by the occupying authorities for a speedy settlement of the railwa.' strike in the Ruhr and the Rhinelan l were dispelled by stiffening resistence among' the workers with receipt o;" new orders from Berlin, which govern ment agents were said to be distrib uting among the railway employes. The strike area was not extended a.; a result, but there was no improve ment in the situation. Neither has there been any change in the coal embargo situation, the Germans failing in all efforts to push shipments through the French cordon into unoccupied Germany. DUESELDORF, Feb. 5 The French occupation has been extended to Offenburg and Appenweier, two towns in Baden, presumably as a penalty for German interference with international train service between. Paris and Prague. In German quarters it is declared that this latest move of the French has as its real goal the Kehl Bridgehead, opposite Strassburg. This would give the French control of the railways along the right bank of the Rhine. There was little change over the week-end in the general industrial siu uation. The railway workers are being offered cash bonuses in an effort to revive the strike. The communists on the other hand are actively countering such moves with declarations that the German capitalists, whose refusal to fulfill the French demands has led to the entire situation, should suffer confiscation, of their property. (By United Press BERLIN, Feb. 5. The French extended their hold on German territory over the week-end and today consolidated positions that give them a strangle hold on rail transport between Germany and Switzerland. Cavalry, infantry and artillery were pushed forward from the Kehl Bridgehead held by Offenburg and appenweier, on the edge of the Black Forest. The Frankfurt-Basle railway lies is the French grip. The move, which was entirely unexpected here, was de clared by the foreign office to be a violation of the Versailles treaty, but the French point out that the Germans have stopped two important Paris expresses, the Orient and the FarisPrague. from crossing Germany, and it is believed the new occupation is in the nature of a reprisal. It also gives the French strategic control of Stuttgart and the Black Forest. Disturbances were reported from various parts of the Rhineland. A German was shot, apparently accidentally, by a French sentry at Duis berg. An unconfirmed report from Mayence said nine Germans had been killed following a rail tie-up near that point, in which French trops were delayed and fired into the crowd. Disturbances started by communists in the Ruhr were broken up by French machine gun fire. TWELVE LIVES LOST IN HUGE TIDAL WAVE AT ISLAND OF HAWAII HONOLULU. T. H., Feb. 5. Inhabitants of Hilo, Island of Hiwaii, continued today to take stock of the results of the todal waves which swept their district Saturday afternoon with an estimated loss of 10 or 12 lives, and property damage undetermined but placed at $100,000 in the citv alone. The known dead today included a child and three Japanese fishermen. It was believed, however, that others perished. Several days probably will be required to ascertain the total damages. The tidal wave followed a severe earthquake which the observatory at Kailausa reported to have occurred 2,000 to 3,000 miles away in an unknown direction. Persons living in lower Hilo, fearing a recurrence of the tidal waves, moved to higher ground with all their possessions pesterday. Police and firemen patrolled the affected area. Indianapolis Residence Is Destroyed By Fire INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5. Fire early today, believed to have been caused by a defective flue, destroyed the home of E. C. Boswell and caused a loss estimated at $10,000. Firemen, because of the lack of water, were unable to save the Boswell structure and turned their attention to preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings nearby. Death By Roasting Escaped By Montreal Firemen MONTREAL, Feb. 5 Arthur Coui--noyer, a fireman, narrowly escaped a slow roasting to death today when th.' floor of a burning building collapsed beneath him and he was .suspended over the flames on a beam. Fellow firemen rescued him before ho hn. been seriously burned. Two otl)f firemen were injured in the blaz", which damaged estimated at $100,000 on nine stories in the building.