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THE WEATHER
Fair tonight and Tuesday. Little change in
temperature.
VOL. XXXIY.
U-BOAT VIEWS
OF DELEGATES
VARY WIDELY
Small Nations Favor
Undersea Craft as
Economical.
BRITISH IN DREAD
Proximity to France
Causes Fear of Food
Blockade.
Spfdtl to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger
By COL. EDWARD M. HOUSE.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Dec. 5. —
There seems to be an honest and in
telligent difference of opinion re
garding the nuirttjer of submarines
that each of the powers sitting at the
conference should be
permitted to have in the ;uture.
The question of submarines sprang to
the force immediately after Mr. Balfour
mide his objections to what he consid
ered an unwarranted nnmber under the
Hughes proposal. Balfour’s counter
proposal led the French prime minister to
disagree sharply with his view, and the
submersible for the time is being dis
plneed in public discussion by the im
portance of the battleship as an instru
ment of naval warfare. Small nations,
and even the larger ones whose national
finances can no longer bear the battle
ship strain, are looking toward the sub
marine as a cheap instrument of de
fense.
AGREEMENT IS
NOT IMPOSSIBLE.
It appears to an onlooker that there
need be no insuperable obstacles in reach
ing an accommodation upon this subject.
Great Britain's chief objection to
France's having a large submarine fleet
is the fear of its use against merchant
ships, and perhaps establishing there
with a food blockade. Great Britain ran
feed herself only about three days out
of the seven days of the week, and any
thing which threatens her food supply
threatens the life of the nation. France,
because of her proximity to the English
shores and of the numberless harbors
and inlets from which she might send
forth submersible* to attack the com
merce of Great Britain, naturally would
bring even more menace to that com
merce than Germany brought in 1917,
when her undersea fleet sank during the
second quarter of that year 2.23G.934
gross tons of shipping, the greater part
of w,'i h was British.
SHOtnl) REVISE
Jil L£s OF SEA.
Accommodation can be reached not
only between the two nations that leave
taken the controversy most to heart, but
also with every other nation. Including
that other island kingdom, Japan. The
way to an agreement lies in a revision
of the laws governing the sea. If sub- .
marine activities are confined to defen
sive operations alone and tie destruc
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SCENTS DOUBLE
CROSS IN RACE
AT HUNTINGTON
Selection of Eberhart to Be
District Attorney Starts
Judicial Battle.
By Special Correspondent.
HUNTINGTON, Ind., Deo. s.—Although
no election is officially scheduled ’ for
Huntington County at this time, a full
fledged Judicial race is being waged, with
three active participants In the field. The
contest is more In the nature of a post
series zanie, and is due to the fact that
Judge George M' Eherhart, of the Hunt
ington Circuit Court is to resign soon to
accept the appointment of United States
district attorney .Tan. 7. at which tiin*
Frederick Van Xuys. incumbent, retires.
HtXTIXGTOV HAS THREE
JUDICIAL ASriRAXTR.
The three judicial candidates in this
connty are .T. M. Sayler, Clnude Cline
and C. K. Lucas. It is from this list
that Governor Warren T. McCray will
probably name the next judge of Ilunt-
Higton County. The race is of more than
Dirdinary interest, because it Involves not
only the men engaged in the race but
E. M. Wasmuth, Republican State chair
man, Governor McCray and Senator
Harry S. Xew.
FIGHT INVOLVES
McCRAY AND NEW.
Before it became known last sprinz
that Xew would appoint Eberhart dis
trict attorney, it ig understood that Mr.
Wasmuth obtnined from Governor Mc-
Cray a solemn promise that he won’d
appoint J. M. Sayler to the Huntington
County bench. This became generally
known in Huntlnzton Connty. but ft did
not deter Cline and Lilcas from enterinz
the contest in an effort to show Governor
McCray that Sayler was not the proper
choice, and that Mr. Wasmuth had made
a political mistake. F.esides the en
dorsement of Wasmuth. Mr. Sayler is said
to have the backing of a few of the
local attorneys and prominent business
men. *
Claude Cline, who is Republican county
chairman, has filed with Governor Mc
(( ontinlled on Page Three.)
Says Nation Is Ready
to Pay Soldier Debt
WASHIXGTOX, Dec. s.—Representative
Mott. Xew York, introduced a resolution
in the House today providing for a
"bonus'’ for World War veterans. Stating
that the country is now prepared to re
pay its debt to the veterans, Mott urged
that the money be raised through a 1 per
cent sales tax.
WEATHER
W Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-ofur aours ending 7
p. m., Dec. 6. 1921:
Fair tonight and Tuesday, little change
!n temperature. lowest tonight 30 to 33
degrees.
HOURLY TEMPERATURE.
6 a. m 32
7 a. in S3
S a. m 33
9 a- m 34
10 a. m 34
11 a. m 34
12 (noon) 33
1 p. m 35
2 p. m 34
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AMERICA WILL BUILD
BIG ARMY AND NAVY
IF CONFERENCE FAILS
Figures Presented in Budget Message to Con
gress $801,655,107, or More Than Three
Times Pre-War Appropriations.
$3,224,875,595 NET TOTAL ASKED FOR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. —President Harding today gave notice to the
world powers here for the arms limitation conference that, if this great
international falls, he believes the United States should expend
more than $800,000,000 on its Army and Navy during the year ending June
30, 19’3.
Submitting to Congress the first national budget prepared by Budget
Director Dawes, Harding estimated that the Nation's two arms of defense
should expend $801,056,107 in the fiscal year 1923 —or more tl-an three times
the pre-war appropriations of approximately $250,000,000.
The estimates, which were framed with
out regard for any limitation of arma
ment that may result from the confer
ence are about $3*1.000,000 less than Is be
ing expended this year. The President
in this respect is following bis policy that
the United States 'cannot make a big cut
in its military and naval appropriations
until all the powers definitely agree to do
likewise.
COST TO EXCEED
THRIVE BILLION'S.
The Federa* Government during the
year ending June SO, 1923. will cost the
people of the United States approximately
three and a half billion dollars, Harding
estimated.
Although" this amount is about three
times the cost of the Federal Govern
ment before the vr, the President point
ed out that me estimated expenditures
for the fiscal year of 1023 would be $2,-
032.255.0t52.30 less than the payments from
the Federal purse for 1021, during which
year he assumed office. The 1023 ex
penditures. he said, would he $402.U>7.*539
less than for the present fiscal year of
1022.
For continuation of the big 1010 naval
building program which this government
has agreed to scrap if other nations will
take similar steps Harding asked an ap
propriation of s<3,ol>O,X) tor the fis
cal year as compared with fOO.OXi.OUO.
ibis estimate may be accepted by an an
nouncement soon thut the i’okto govern
ment accepts the 5-5-3 ratio of the
Hughes program, thus virtually assur
ing its success.
FIGURES AWAIT
ACTION OF PARLEY.
All Army and Navy estimates will be
revised if agreements are reached, but
meanwhile these measures will be held
up in the House to await conference
result.
The detailed figures as to the Army
and Navy appropriations for the fiscal
year 1013 indicate that the Administra
tion will not recommend any more cuts
in the enlisted strength of the two serv
ices tyiiess favorable action is taken by
the arms, conference.
This year, for an Army of 150,000 men,
the appropriation for the pay of the
Army was $158,719,017. The amount
aaked for 1923 is $156,286,512. With a
Navy of 105,000 men, the Navy pay this
year amounted to $1.37.815.3*13. while for
the next year an appropriation of $115,-
104,191 was asked.
A total of $32,000,000 for the Army
and Navy air services as against virtu
/ (Continued on Page Two.)
BANDITS FAIL
IN PLAN TO ROB
MURATTHEATER
Manager Trowbridge Struck
Over Head pn Refusal
to Open Safe.
In a daring but unsuccessful robbery
attempt three masked bandits entered
the Murat Theater office today and, when
Nelson Trowbridge, 2309 Broadway, man
ager of the theater, refused to open the
safe, one of the thugs struck him
in the face.
The three masked men entered the
theater at 10:30 o'clock. One stood In
the lobby of the theater and one stood
at the door of the manager's private of
fice, white the third, who appeared to be
the leader of the gang, entered the man
ager's office. The police believe a fourth
member of the gang waited in an auto
mobile on Michigan street, near the thea
ter. All three men who entered the the
ater carried revolvers in their hands.
DEMANDS
“HANDS IP!"
One bandit commanded all persons in
the office to “hold your eyes on the floor,
keep your hands up aud turn to the
wSll,” except Trowbridge, whom they
forced to go Into the box office.
“Show us where the money is," ordered
the leader of the bandits as he covered
Trowbridge.
“There was no show Jast week and
(Continued on Page Two.)
Mayor-Elect Offers Wife
Job on Board of Safety
Shank Overlooks Political Difference in Help
mate —Tender of Post Recalls Cam
paign Pledge .
If Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank will ac
cept the post she can become the first
woman member of the board of public
snfetj - in Indianapolis, according to word
brought home today from Mayor-elect
Shank at Hot Springs, Ark., by William
Armltage. a Shank worker.
Mr. Armltage, who left the Shank party
Saturday, said that Mr. Shank had made
up his mind that he would offer the po
sition to his wife and appoint her If
she would accept. She would be the
Democratic member, being of the oppo
site political faith to her husband.
CALLS WIFE
BY FIRST NAME.
Mrs. Sliank was one of the Interesting
figures of the municipal campaign, be
coming known from end to end of the
city as ' Sarah,'’ because of her husband's
homely references to her from the stump.
Mr. Shank said repeatedly that he placed
a world of reliance In the ability of Mrs.
Shaiik and advertised a few days before
the.election that "If the voters elect ‘us,’
‘me and Sarah' are going to be the
mayor."
Selection of Mrs. Shank for this post
constitutes another upset of political ex
pectations, since Andrew H. Wahl and
Edwin 11. Beck have been understood to
be the chief possibilities for the appoint
3 itiiiaua Hailis QJirofs
PARTY MEN TO
HEED EFFECT
ON ELECTIONS
New Legislation to Be
Subjected to Po
litical Test.
MESSAGE AWAITED
By J. BART CAMPBELL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—The ef
fect which the armament conference
! and pending and prospective legLla
, tion will have on next year’s con
gressional elections, was uppermost
j in the thoughts of the leaders and
| rank and file of both parties today
i when the second session of the Sixty
| Seventh Congress got under way.
| The bitter controversy regarded as car
j fain to break in the Senate and House
| over the Important developments, in the
j International situations since the confttr-
I cnee ops tied, is one, it was declared on
all sides, that is bound to Influence the
political complexion of the next Con
gress.
Members of both chambers awaited
with mixed feelings, the delivery in per-
son by the President tomorrow of a
message which is expected to deal large
ly with the grave economic and financial
! problems, domestic and international,
I which confront the American people.
FOREIGN DELEGATION TO
HEAR HARDING ON TARIFF.
It was understood the President would
1 read his message In which th shifting
i tariff situating wouW.be particularly, ••m
---! phaslscd. before a joint session at which
! many of the representatives of the foreign
| nations pifrticipating in the conference
i would be present.
; In compliance with the expressed wish
of the President, the Senate will etiirt
the session with the foreign debt funding
bill, over which an acrimonious verbal
battle is sure to be waged. Efforts wtlli
; be made by Republican and Democratic j
j Senators, dissatisfied with the mensure ns
I it passed the House, to have it amended j
so that Congress may be represented on \
! the commission of five it would set np !
for the purpose of handling the foreign
debt.
ACCUSED WIFE
TO MAKE PLEA
SELF-DEFENSE
Mrs. Nellie Kiroff Declares
She Still Loves Husband
Whom She Killed.
Special to The Times.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind.. Dec. 3.—The In
troduction of evidence by the State
against Mrs. Nellie Kiroff. 20, of 2:-21
West Michigan street, Indianapolis, who
is charged with the murder of her h:iis
band. Carl Kiroff, at their home op itke
night of July 19, last, was scheduled to
begin here in the Morgan County Circuit
Court late this afternoon.
Although a jury had not been obtained
by the time of the noon adjournment,
it was tilled this afternoon.
Kiroff. who, it is said, soon will
become a mother, is in court with her
(Continued on Page Six.)
ment. Mr. Reck, it is understood, Is to
be offered another post.
The Shank party, Including Mr. and
Mrs. Shank and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Hogue, was to leave Hot Springs either
yesterday evening or today and go to
Memphis, Tenn., for a few days, Mr.
Armltage said. They will go froju there
to Louisville and probably return to In
dianapolis late this week. *
Contrary to reports circulated In In
dianapolis Mr. Armitage said he did not
find the mayor-elect surrounded by a
crowd of office seekers and self-appointed
patronage' dispensers. He said he did
find John Xener, a former member of the
Indianapolis fire department, In Hot
Springs and that Mr. Xener was doing a
lot of talking but that "It did E.ot amount
to anything." Mr. Xpner, It was import
ed here, had gained the ear of
elect and was “reorganizing the fire de
partment along lines that Mr. Xener de
sired.
DOESN’T CONSIDER
WHOLESALE CHANGES.
The mayor-elect does not Intend to
stage a wholesale upset of the appoint
ments he already has announced, Mr.
ArmVtag* said.
Mr. Shank has accepted an invitation
to address the Chamber of Commerce of
Portland, ind., on Dec. 20, Mr. Armitage
reported.
INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1921.
NEW CONGRESS
PREPARES* FOR
BUSY SESSION
Observes Formality of
Notifying Chief
Executive.
BUDGET ISSUE UP
Harding to Submit An
nual Message to
Both Houses.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—Tho Six
ty-Seventh Congress went at work at
noon today when the first regular
session of this Congress opened.
President Harding will transmit his
annual message to the Congress to
morrow.
The House took up a bill provid
ing for a deep sea waterway through
the St. Lawrence River. The Senate,
after disposing of morning hour
business, was to take up the foreign
4ebt funding bill. ,
The Senate recessed until 3 o'clock to
permit a committee of Senate and House
leaders to journey to the White House
and formally notify the President that
Congress was In oession and awaited his
message.
Tho President announced to tho com
mittee that he would deliver his message
to both houses of Congress at 12:30
o’clock tomorrow afternoon. lie will ap
pear before the assembled houses in per
eon.
The main Job —appropriates the bil
lions to pay the Government’s bills for
the next fiscal year—was set out in the
President’s budget message, which was
read in both houses.
Revision of the tariff will bo star-.ed at
once by the Senate. This will folio* the
lines suggested by Harding in his mes
sage to be delivered in person at a Joint
session.
HOUSE TO TAKE UP
MONEY SUPPLY HILLS
An Innovation will mark the reception
of the executive communication in the
House. Under present plans of majority
leader Mondell, the remainder of the Mil
will bo given over to general debate on
the message, which deals with a multi
tude of subjects.
Operating under the new budget sys
tem the House will immediately start
to work on the great money supply bills.
Hearings on the treasury department bill,
the first of eleven separate measures for
each department provided for under tho
budget system, will be started tomorrow
by the enlarged appropriations commit
tee.
The Army and Navy appropriations bill
will bo held awaiting th results of the
Arms limitation conference.
While the flnn.nce committee wrestles
with the tariff, the Senate will plunge'
Into the work of enacting a hill suthor
(Contlnucd on Page Two.)
CHEST WORKERS
TO MAKE PLANS
FOR CAMPAIGN
Preliminary Organization Will
Pave Way for Drive
Opening Monday.
Meetings Scheduled
Today—Mercantile' division, Sol
Schloss, chairman; 4:30 p. m., Cham
ber of Commerce.
Wednesday—Governmer G division,
Robert E Sprlngteen. cha. > lan; noon,
Columbia Club. Individual division,
Wallace O. I.ee, chairman; 12:15 p.. m.,
Ayres’ tearoom.
Thursday—Public schools section
of governmental division, principals
of schools, 2 p. in., teachers’ library,
school administration buiding.
Four meetings scheduled by groups of
workers In the 192 C Community Chest
campaign, Dec. 12-19, will complete the
preparatory organisation so that at the
final meeting at Toi linson Hall Friday
night the entire arn y of solicitors and
organizers will be ready for opening the
drive Monday morning.
Today's meetings included a conference
of representatives of sixteen railroads
with John B. Reynolds, chairman of the
utilities division, at the Chamber of Com
merce at noon, and n meeting at 4:30
o'clock this afternoon at the same place
of captains and workers of the mercan
tile division, Sol Schloss, chairman. The
industrial division, which will organize
the factories, is already at she task, and
no meetings are scheduled prior to the
Frldny night rally. Principals of all
schools will meet Tlflirsdny afternoon
to perfect an organization in each school
for solicitation of teachers only. No
contributions will be asked from pupils.
The following assignment of speakers
to theaters tonight Is announce! by
Jesse E. Hanft, chairman of the speak
ers' bureau:
Keith’s, Charles A. Bookwalter; Eng-'
lish's, Lewis A. Coleman; Park, H. B.
Williams; Rialto, 11. B. Williams; Circle,
Albert Stump; Loew's, G. F. Olwln; Co
lonial, Albert Stump; Ohio, G. F. Olwln;
Crystal, Russell C. Lowell; Regent*
Russell C. Lowell; Broadway, Paul Por
ter; Gayety, K. M. Mosiman; Lenwood,
Paul Porter; Mr. Smith’s, K. M. Mosi
man; Gem, A. C. Waggoner; South Side,
F. M. Ballard; Irving, Ed K. Campbell;
North Star, Don Bridge; Garrick, E. C.
Boswell; Tacoma, Thomas M. Greenlee;
Sanders, F. M. Stallard; Apex, O. K.
Van Ausdal; Bair’s, Don Bridge; Man
hattan, A. C. Waggoner; Strand, Thomas
M. Greenlee.
Orders Warrants
Be Used in Search
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—Officers who
violate the Willts-Campbell anti-beer act
by searching dwellings without warrants
will not be supported by the prohibition
unit of the Internal Revenue Bureau or
protected from punishment, according to
Instructions issued to all prohibition di
rectors today by Commissioner Haynes.
“Violation of this section of the law
could possibly be of no advantage,”
Haynes said, “but, on the contrary,
would bring disrepute upon the service
and prejudice public sentiment against
the work."
It's Logical
There’s logic in early Christmas
shopping. Essential are tile valuable
suggestions one gets from well-dis
played and extensive stocks. It's avlse
to shop early, even if you don’t buy
early.
IRISH PARLEY
FAILURE, SAYS
LLOYD GEORGE
Premier Informs King
• *
George Peace Hope
Ha's Faded.
SITUATIONS DARK
LONDON, Dec. s.—Premier Lloyd
George called on King George today
and is understood to have reported
an apparent breaking up of the Irish
peace conference.
The British government commit
tee on Irish peace negotiations, com
posed of the Premier, Lord Birken
head and Austen Chamberlain, went
into session following Lloyd George’s
audience with the King.
Later there was a full session of the
Cabinet to consider rejections of the
new British proposals by the Sinn Fein
at Dublin.
The refusal of the Sinn Fein to accept
the British cabinet's new *peace formula
has caused the deepest depression.
Following the meeting of the big tnree.
Downing street officials described the sit
uation ns “not entirely hopeless, but
most grave.”
DELEGATES CALL
ON LLOYD GEOKOE,
The Sinn Fein peace delegates who ar
rived from Dublin Sunday, conferred this
afternoon with Premier Lloyd George,
Lord Birkenhead and Austen Chamber
lain at 10 Downing street.
Irish office officials believe there Is no
possibility of further agreement between
the factions in the conference. They said
while they did not expect further blood
shed in Ireland, they believed the Sinn
F Iners would adopt the "passive resis
tance policy” of the Indian non-eoopera
tlontsts.
The premier now considers it most Im
probable that he will be able to go to
Washington, owing to the new Irish
crisis. Ills colleagues said he would re
main in London unless there was unex
pected improvement in the Irish peace
situatfon.
According to press reports, the chief
causes of the Sinn Fein rejection were
the two basic proposals that Irish should
be partitioned and that all-Ireland should
recognize the sovereignty of King George
The Daily Sketch revealed that the
terms of the oath of allegiance to which
the Irish were asked to subscribe were
cotlclsed 4n **•- f4Wwlng language:
“AUeginnce to the Irish free state, to
the community of nations known as the
(Continues! on Page Six.)
Ruth Handed
Stiff Penalty
in Ball Case
Babe and Mates Fined Series
Coin and Suspended
Until May 20.
CHICAGO, Dec. s.—Babe Ruth, home
run king, was swatted by Judge K. M.
Landis, baseball commissioner, today.
Ruth was fined Ills share in the world
series money and suspended until May
29, 1922, for playing exhibition baseball
after participating in the world's series
in violation of the National Baseball
Commission's rules and the judge's or
ders.
Bob Piercy and Bob Meusel, Yankee
players who Joined Ruth In the barn
storming trip, were fined their world's
series money and suspended un.ll May
20, 1922.
Immediately nfter the world's scries.
Ruth, accompanied by Bob Meusel and
Bob Piercy, both Yankee players who
pa-tlclpitted in the world's series, started
on an extensive, barnstorming trip. Be
fore leaving Ruth was warned by Judge
Landis not make the trip as the Judge
declared the National Commission rules
plainly forbade such exhibition games by
players who had participated In the
world's series. After playing several
games tho attendance fell off and the ex
hibition gomes were abandoned. The
players declared the trip was called ott
In accordance with Landis’ wish.
Ruth Inter went on the stage.
Landis sent a questionnaire to Ruth,
which the Uorfte run hitter filled out and
returned. It was on the answers by Ruth
to this questionnaire that the Judge’e
di-ciston was based.
Judge Landis, in handing down the
decision, said:
“Regarding Players Ruth, Muesel and
Piercy, these players were members of
the New York American League team,
a contestant for the world's series cham
pionship In 1921. Immediately after that
series, willfully and defiantly they vio
lated the rules forbidding their partici
pation in exhibition games during the
year in that world's championship was
decided.
“This rule was enacted In 1911 only
after repeated acts of misconduct by
world's series participants made its
adoption imperative for the protection of
the good name of the game. The rule
was known to all players and particular
ly to these men upon one of whom a fine
was imposed in 1910 for its violation.
This situation involves not merely rule
violation, but rather a mutinous defiance
intended by the players to prevent the
question: ‘Which is the bigger, baseball
or any individual in baseball?’
“There will be an order forfeiting their
share in the world's series fund and
suspending them until May 20. 1922 on
which date and within ten days, there
after. they will be eligible to apply for
reinstatement.”
Ruth’s share of the world’s series
money was $3,362.26. Meusel's share was
a like amount while Piercy’s share was
$3,262.26.
After May 20, when the suspension
period ends, Judge Landis ruled, the
three players may apply for reinstate
ment in organized baseball. This was
taken to indicate that the men would not
automatically be restored to good stand
ing but must themselves make overtures
to return to the game and give assurance
of their intention of obeying the rules
and regulations.
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FORMAL CALL
FOR SPECIAL
SESSION MADE
Governor McCray Ex
pects Only Limited
Debate.
HAS ONE-DAY FLAN
Hopes for Solution
of Reformatory
Tangle.
A formal call for the Legislature
to meet at 10 a. m. Dec. 14 was issued
by Governor Warren T. McCray to
day. The call said nothing more
than that there would be a session.
It did not state the purpose of the
session nor outline any program. The
Governor, however, still hopes the
session will he limited to the consid
eration of the Reformatory removal
tangle.
REASON , , \
FOR CALL.
The proclamation calling the assembly
in session reads as follows:
“Tlie Constitution of the States de- i
volves upon the. Governor the duty i
of calling a special session of the
General Assembly whenever, In his
opinion, the public welfare shall re
quire it.
"In my opinion the pnblic welfare
does now require a special session of j
the General Assembly of the State of
Indiana.
“Therefore, I, Warren T. McCray,
by virtue of the authority so con
ferred upon me as the Governor of the
State of Indiana, do hereby call upon
the General Assembly of the State to ;
convene In special session on Wednes- j
x day, Dec. 14, A. D., 1921, at 10 ■
o'clock a. m.
“In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the great seal of the State of
Indiana at the Capitol, in the city of
Indianapolis, this sth day of Decem
ber, in the year of our Lord, 1921, in j
the year of the independence of tho
United tSates 14fith and in the year
of the admission of the State of In- j
dinna, 105th.”
EXPECT SPEAKERSHIP
t ON'TKST.
The proclamation is signed by the
Governor and attested by Ed Jackson,
secretary of State.
With the issuance of tho proclamation
the contest for the speakership of the
House of Representatives continued with
out abatement. A delegation of party
leaders from Princeton was at the State
house boosting the candidacy of Claude
A. Smith of that city for the speaker
ship. In the delegation were Fred
Ewing, First district Republican chair
man; Robert C. Raltzell. Judge of the
Gibsou Circuit Court; M. C. Km
bree and S. T. Fisher, nil of rrit.ceton.
The delegation called on Governor Mc-
Cray and following the call they re
ported that the Governor had “reaffirmed
his neutrality" In the speakership fight.
They also called on various other State
officials.
The Governor repented his declaratons
that he Is staying entirely out of the
speakership contest. He stated, however,
that he had hoped there would be no
contest at this time and that the mem
bers of the House could agree to name
someone who would not expect to re
turn at the next regular session and
thus postpone the contest until the reg
ular session.
Jacob -D. Miitenbergcr, Representative
from Muncle is the chief opponent of Mr.
Smith, Otto G. Flfleld of Crown I’oolnt
also is being frequently mentioned for
the place.
Whether the Assembly can be held
down to the consideration of the reforma
(t'ontlmied bn I’age Six.)
Ho-Hum! Parley Is Draggy
Awaiting Japan's Reply
Conferees Have Nothing to Do hut Hang
A round for Several Days.
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
By R. BARRY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s—The confer
ence has reached shallow waters. It must
glide along for a week. The British —
most of them—have deserted Pennsyl
vania avenue for Broadway. The weather
man spoiled Secretary Hughes' chance for
a little recreation. The golf courses
hereabouts are under two Inches of snow.
Japan’s delegates are studying cable
conditions to Tokio nnd wondering what
elder statesmen are thinking about.
Newspaper correspondents are hoping
President Harding will have a snappy
message to Congress on Tuesday. In
other words, the lull anticipated by all
who know the moods of International
conferences Is here.
REPLY OF JAPAN.
HOLDS IP SESSION.
Nothing can happen on the major prin
ciples of the navy. negotiations until
Tokio replies to the report forwarded lat 6
Friday night by Admiral Baron Kato, fol
lowing his private conversation with Mr.
Ilnghes and Mr. Balfour. Pacific cables
are congested badly. Throe days for
transmission each way Is the estimate of
(hose who best know conditions. Those
authorities do not anticipate any word
from Tokio before Friday or Saturday.
Even that would be record time.
Aside from the eccentricities of the ca
bles, there are three bodies In Japanese
o—claldom to be taken Into account. The
cabinet will be the first to receive the
Kato report. The imperial diplomatic
advisory council next will get the prob
lem. The last word will be spoken by the
genre or elder statesmen.
NOTHING TO DO
BUT PLAY CHECKERS.
Baron Kato nnd Ambassador Shide
hara played an Oriental form of checkers
this afternoon in the apartment of the
latter, who is recovering from his recent
illness. There was no suggestion of any
differences between them, except pos
sibly, as to who was the better player
of the two. The hope is general that
Baron Shldehara will return to his con
ferepce duties soon. He is ready the
moment his physicians give the word.
China's administrative troubles and
jiroblems of sovereignty will be discussed
further during the week. The Shantung
negotiations will be renewed tomorrow.
LAST HOME EDITION
TWO CENTS PER COPY
11 TO 12 DIE, 13 HURT
AS SPEEDING TRAINS
COLLIDE AT CURVE
Coaches Catch Fire and Many Imprisoned
Under Debris Burn to Death —On-
lookers /Powerless to Aid.
ONE ENGINE DOES LOOP THE LOOP
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 5. —One of the greatest wreck disasters in the
history of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad occurred today when two
passenger trains crashed together head on at a curve near Bryn Athyn.
An official statement issued by the Reading Railway this afternoon
places the dead reported at twelve, with thirteen injured in the Abington
hospital.
Eleven bodies have been recovered and more are believed to be Li
the wreckage.
The impact caused one engine to almost loop the loop. The explosion
of the boilers was heard for miles, while the blaze of the burning coaches
lit up the country side.
Exploding gas tanks under the cars added to the horror.
NEW RECEIVES
CALLERS FROM
OUT, IN STATE
G. O. P. Leaders Join Senator
in Building Up His
Campaign.
United States Senator Harry S. New
spent a busy day today building up his
plans for his campaign for renomination.
He received Republican leaders from all
parts of the State and discussed with
them the situation in their various dis
tricts and the procedure to be taken in
the campaign.
Among those who called on the Senator
were Edmund M. Wasmuth, Huntington,
State chairman; Fred I. King of Wabash,
the Senator's campaign manager; Harry
G. Hogan, Fort Wayne, Twelfth district
chairman; Will Robinson, Lebanon. Ninth
district chairman; John Jones, Marion,
Eleventh district chairman; E. J. Han
cock, Greensburg, president of the In
diana Republican Editorial Association;
David Rudd, Lebanon, Boone County
chairman; John Moorman. Knox, a North
ern Indiana, Republican lender; Fred It.
Ewing, I’rineetun, First district chair
man and others.
DINNER TO
FINISH CONFERENCE.
Senator New expected to wind up the
day of conferences with a dinner to
which he has Invited about thirty-five
of his friends from all parts of the State.
The Senator announced that he would
be in Indianapolis until Thursday, when
he will return to Washington. He ex
pects to talk at a mass meeting on dis
armament at Caleb Mills Hall Wednesday
night. It was stated that he does not
expect to return to Indiana before next
month.
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED
BEVERIDGE CANDIDATE.
The plans of Senator New are being
laid on the theory that Albert J. Bever
idge, former Senator from Indiana, will
niso seek the nomination. While there
has been no definite word from Mr. Bev
eridge, the New followers take his fre
quent speeches and the fact that con
siderable pains are being taken to dis
tribute them as an indication that he
intends to be a candidate.
Despite the fact that Mr. Wasmuth had
breakfast with Senator New this morn
ing it was stated that he was not in
Indianapolis for the purpose of taking
part in the New campaign but to make
arrangements for the campaign from the
viewpoint of the party organization. He
and Frederick E. Schortemeier, secretary
of the State central committee, went over
the affairs of the organization. Among
the problems to be met is the raising
of money to meet a SIS,OCX) deficit in the
committee's finances.
The crux of the whole question is the
trunk line railroad. The Japanese are
contending for Joint Chino-Japaneses
operation. The Chinese insist on uncon
ditional relinquishment. If an agreement
can be reached on that Issue the rest
should be easy. Those questions bear
ing on land ownership, the mines and
the port privileges are relatively simple.
ROUGH PASSAGE
NOT YET-EN DED.
There are many troublesome issues yet
to be reached on the agenda of tile con
ference. They relate to railroad rights,
to Siberia, to mandated islands in the Pa
cific. In any one may be the seeds of
discord, but there Is no present prospect
of such. The manner in which matters
have progressed to date offers the- great
est encouragement to the directors of
conference procedure.
The chances nre not especially bright
for any wholesale withdrawal by the
powers from their leased territories in
China. That Is the question before the
conference on Pacific and Far Eastern
questions. The discussion will be re
sumed Wednesday, after Mr. Balfour and
his British colleagues have returned from
their holiday in New York.
FRANCE IS
AT IT AGAIN.
Efforts were made again today In
French quarters to have it appear the
generosity of France in the matter of re
linquishing leasehold rights in China was
not reciprocated by the other powers. It
was stated that France could not well
abandon her special position in China if
the others insisted on remaining. The
Vivian! proposal to return to China full
administrative sovereignty over Kwan
tung was conditional on collective action.
In reply to the French statements that
the refusal of Great Britain and Japan
to join could mean only a reconsideration
of the proposal from Paris, spokesmen
for the other delegations were inclined
to challenge the sincerity of the proposal.
They said It was very well known that
Japan would not abandon Port Arthur
or any of her special economic rights In
Manchuria, because there was no doubt
ing the view of the Tokio government
that such possessions are essential to the
national safety of the Japanese people.—
Copyright, 1921, by Public Ledger Com
pany.
NO. 177.
Os twenty-five passengers trapped by
the flames in the forward car of one
Several were burned to death while many
train, only five escaped death or injury,
stood by powerless to help,
powerless to help. Five dead have been
removed from the wreck of the first car
of the other train.
William Smith, conductor of one train,
is known to be dead.
Both engineers and one firemen were
billed.
SAYS BOTH TRAINS
MAKING UP TIME.
According to George J. Campbell of
Bryn AAhyn, who was one of the first
to arrive on the scene, both trains were
behind time and running “wide open.”
They met on a section of track, which,
according to Campbell, is unprotected by
block signals.
“The trains met on one of the worst
curves of the division,” said Campbell.
“The north-bound train had Leen stand
ing at Bryn Athyn Station. I was talk
ing to Clayton, the station master there.
We heard the other train had left South
ampton, the next stop to the north.
"Suddenly Clayton ran out of the door
shouting, ‘My God, she's gone; they’ll
hit’ I ran out and saw that the north
bound train had left, as far as I know,
without waiting for orders. Clayton
grabbed a phone and summoned an am
biance. Even as we did so we heard the
engines crash and saw the flames shoot
ing up. There were twenty-five persons
in the forward car cf the train from the
north, trapped. Gas tanks were explod
ing. We were helpless to aid them all.
We succeeded in dragging five out, but
the others were burned to death.
"There was only one ambulance and
people dying for lack of aid. It was
nearly two hoOrs before adequate help
arrived,,"
La Porte Couple Gas
Victims in Florida
DAYTONA. Fla.. Dec. s.—The bodies of
Mr. 3ind Mrs. E. ‘B. Smith, an aged
couple of I.a Porte, Ind., were found in
their apartments here today. They had
been asphyxiated by gas fumes. The
couple were spending the winter at Day
tona. Smith was a retired farmer.
SCIENCE BRINGS
HOPE TO AILING,
REST FOR WEARY
Oil of Gladness Exchanged
for Useless Sackcloth
and Ashes.
Under auspices of Second Church of
Christ, Scientist, William D. Kilpatrick,
C. S. 8., of Detroit, Mich., lectured to a
large audience of Science members at the
Murat Theater last Saturday evening, the
theme cf the address being “God’s Law."
The speaker was introduced, by George
E. Harley.
You have been invited here this evening
to listen to a lecture upon God; to hear
what Christian Science has to offer per
taining to God and His Christ. Many of
you are familiar with the teachings of
Christian Science, some of you have a
slight knowledge of what Christian Sci
ence is, while a few of you, possibly, will
tonight gain your first Impressions of
what Christian Science brings to the
world. In any event, you are all welcome
and we shall strive, in the brief period
at our disposal, to present our subject in
the simplest possible manner so that
even “he who runs may read."
MEN NOW THINK
FOR THEMSELVES.
Men are beginning to think for them
selves as they have never done before;
the great impetus of freedom and democ
racy which has of late come to the world,
has, In large measure, freed thought from
its fetters of conventionality and for
malism and has rendered it remarkably
receptive of Truth. Men are rapidly
learning not to depend on the dictum of
others for. their insight into heaven nor
nre they longer content to sustain them
selves on the broken reed of materialism
In their search for bodily health. That
dogmatism, scholasticism and religious
creeds, together with drugs and physics,
are being weighed in the balance and
found wanting has ample proof in the
whole-hearted, eager and enthusiastic
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Snowfall of 4.2
Inches Recorded
Snow which fell Saturday night and
Sunday morning and this morning
reached a depth of 4.2 inches, Weather
Observer J. H. Armington reported to
day. The snow was general, extending
from the south central and central parts
of Indiana to the northern limits and
reaching into surrounding states.
The temperature will bAver around
freezing, where It stood most of today,
through tonight. The weather will be
fair, the observer predicted.
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to give him, 'her or it for
Christmas just look over the
gift suggestions found in the
Daily Times want ad columns
Jn Christmas hints. You'll find
a whole bunch of them. Just
what you wanted. Get the
habit though. Read a want ad
every day.
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