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VOL. XCIL, No. 303
Palladium, Est. 1S3I. Consolidated
With Sun-Telegram. 1907.
RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DEC. 20, 1922.
SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
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CONFERENCE
IN DEADLOCK
OVERCOURTS
Split Over Trial of
Foreigners
(By Associated Press)
LAUSANNE, Dec. 20 The sub-commission
on capitalization of the Near
East conference reached a deadlock oa
Wives of Members of Harding's Official Family Snapped While Shopping
POBLIC f.lUST
General Implicated
SLAYERS ARE
POINTED OUT
RY WITNESS
Massacre at Herrin is
Described
DECIDE FATE
OFWIARY
Change in Law Will
Await Demand
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trying foreigners ii Turkish native
courts. As a substitute for the pres
ent consular court, the allies suggest
ed that a foreign judge approved by
the.Haue court or justice, should sit
on the bench with the Turkish judge.
The Turks refused this.
On the eve of what threatened to be
a critical day in the life of the Lau
sanne 'conference. Ambassador Child
last night had a long conversation witii
Ismet Tasha about the straits prob
lem, "which Lord Curson yesterday, de
clared must be disposed of at once.
It has become known that the Amer
ican observers at the conference bs
lieve that an international control com
mission associated with the league of
cations as suggested in the allied plan
for supervision of the Dardanelles, is
. unnecessary.
Urge Actual Freedom
In other words, the Americans be
lieve that freedom of the straits should
be an actual freedom guaranteed by a
treaty between Turkey and the other
powers, -and that it should not be a
freedom limited by an international
commission.
The American observers have so far
on- the conference floor limited them
selves to statements of the most gen
eral terms on the Dardanelles ques
tion, without suggesting as to how the
straits should be kept open to the
commerce of the world aivd to the
fleets of the powers. Neither have
' there been intimations of America's
attitude toward an international
board of control. Allied leaders last
night served notice that the Turks to
day must either flatly accept or reject
the allied project for settlement of the
straits question. Failure of the Dar
danelles negotiations it is believed
will hardly affect the other problems
which the conference was called to
solve.
BANKER OF MORGAN
FIRM SAYS GERMANY
IS READY FOR LOAN
(Bv Associated Press)..
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. An address
by Thomas W. Lamont of J.. P. Mor
gan and company, before the council
of foreign relations last night in whicti
he discussed prospects of a loan to
Germany, was regarded today as one
of the most significant statements yt
made on the question. .
The Ameiican people have no in.
tention of making a loan to Germany,
he said, because he is not -in any
nosition at the present time "to iiv
snire our Deorile with confidence to
buy her bonds."
At the same time Mr Lamont stated
conditions under wh'ch he believed, a
German loan might be floated in this
rountrv at some future time, not a
large lean but enout;h to enable Ger
many "to get over the hill-"
Names Condition
These conditions rere,- he said, the
settlement of the reparations problem
and the fixing of a definite earn so
that Germany would be aware of her
obligation. -
"Following the fixation of this sum,"
he continued, "Germany must set out
on a period of deflation. There mav
possibly come with that a scheme of
the allies for the supervision o" sucti
deflation, including the administratioa
of Germany's customs.
"Even if a loan is advanced," h-3
said. "I doubt that Germany will bo
lent a sum sufficient to discharge her
reparations debt."
Mr. Lamont also took occasion to
deny that the state department had
sent the German ambassador to con
fr with Mr; Morgan Tiere recently. Ho
further expressed hi opinion that the
vieoDle of this country have the ut
most sympathy for France and that
they would be glad to lend money to
her "on a large seal.'
DUFFY TO RE OHIO
INDUSTRIAL DIRECTOR
(By United Press) j
COLUMBUS. Ohio. Deo. 20. Governor-elect
Vic Donahey today announ-i
red he will appoint Thomas J. Duffy,
formerly of East Liverpool, state dim-tor,
of industrial relations in his
cabinet.
Duffy, at present chairman of the
state industrial commission - was de
feated by Donahey for the Democratic
nuhernatorlal nomination.
Donahey also announced he will ap
wrnt Wilbur F. Baker, Columbus, for
mer deputy state auditor, director of
the budget in the department of fi
nance. Duffy has been a member of the
state industrial commission since 1913.
His present term would expire July 1,
1923. Duffy also served for two years
aa a member of the state liability
board of awards, appointed by Gover
nor Harmon.
He is 45 years old, born in England
in 1877: is married and has five chil
dren. He was admitted to the bar in
1919.
Eight Men Blast Safe
OfPostoffice; Get $300
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. Eight men
early today blasted the safe of the
Spring Va'ley, 111., postoffice, obtain
ing about $300 and escaped in two au
tomobiles after a running fight with a
posse of farmers.
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Above, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, right, wife of vice president, picks out Christmas cards. Below, left, Mrs. Henry C.
Wallace, right, 'wife of the secretary of agriculture, buying Christmas baskets; Right, ! Mrs. Hubert Work,
wife of the postmaster general, on a shopping tour. " '
Postmaster General. Hubert D. Work-advised that Christmas shopping be done and packages mailed early. So
what is more proper than that Mrs. Work should set an example to the rest of the official set in Washington. Mrs.
WTork did her shopping and mailing early and not only that, but the other members of official Washington followed
suit. Wives of the members of President Harding's official family were snapped while doing their holiday buying.
Strict Enforcement
of Dry Law Part of
Republican Policy
By MARK SILMVAS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 The real
meeting of the governor's of the states
for the purpose of considering w:hat
can be donefor the better enforce
ment of the prohibition amendment.
will be held some time after the New
Year, The luncheon at the White
House on Monday, out of which so
much discussion has arisen, was a
mere- incident: The governors had
been assembled at White Sulphur
Springs, Va., for a wholly different
purpose. It has been the custom for
several years for the governors of the
states to come together for mutual
consultation over common problems,
and for other purposes largely social.
When President Harding learned
that this recent session at White
Sulphur Springs was to take place, he
had already made up his mind to have
a meeting of the governors for the
specific uprpose .of discussing prohibi
tion, and it was suggested he might
utilize their presence at White Sul
phur Springs for taking up his formal
proposal. Upon looking into it, how
ever, it was discovered that the pres
ent governors consist almost wholly
of men who will go out of office the
first of January.
Defers His Call
The President thereupon contented
himself with merely Inviting them to
luuncheon'at the White House, and
deferred his formal meeting of the
new governors until some time after
the new year. - On that occasion pro
hibition will be discussed formally
and energetcally.
At the luncheon at the White House
it turned out that an overwhelming
majority ot the present governors re
port the sentiment of their states as
being strongly in favor of more com
plete enforcement.
With even greater certainty it may
be taken for granted that the new gov
ernors who will come together for the
formal discussion of prohibition after
the New Year will be, to an equal de
gree, in favor of the most complete en
forcement possible and will devote
their discussion to seeking means to
ward that end. - In addition to that,
such contribution as the present na
tional administration may take to the
discussion will undoubtedly be on the
side of strict enforcement also. .The
Republican leaders are so generally In
favor of strict enforcement that it may
be taken as practically a fundamental
part of the Republican party program.
The fact that Governor Ritchie of
Maryland was the one conspicuous
governor who reported his community
as being less sympathetic to enforce-
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CONCENTRATE DRY
CAMPAIGN IN WEST
(By Associated Tress)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Fifty
additional federal prohibition enforce
ment officers are en route to Cali
fornia from eastern points to assist in
a renewed campaign .against bootleg
ging according to word today at the
office of S. F. Rutter, prohibition di
rector. D. C. Wheeler, chief enforce
ment' officer in . California said the
campaign would be concentrated in
Oregon, Washington and California on
the Canadian and Mexican borders
with the idea of destroying the alleged
traffic in whisky from the adjoining
countries.
Among the agents ordered to Cali
fornia are four from Kentucky who
will become leaders of new dry en
forcement sauads, it was announced.
P. A. Haynes, prohibition commis
sioner, is expected here from Washing
ton. D. C. to direct the activities.
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LOUISIANA GUARDS
IN CAMP TODAY AT
KIDNAPPING SCENE
(By Associated Press)
MONROE,' La., "Dec. 20. Company
O, Louisiana National guards, of Mon
roe, which - moved V out of here for
Morehouse Parish, yesterday after
noon, was -in camp. at Mer Rouge at
daybreak this . morning, and wilt re-'
main there for several days, accord
ing to a message received here from
Capt, W. W. Cooper, the commander.
The troops were mobilized and mov
ed on orders from the adjutant gener
al's office at Baton Rouge, but Gov.
John M. Parker and other state offi
cials declined to say where they were
being sent or for what purpose.
Victims Still Missing.
It generally was believed they were
ordered to Morehouse parish in con
nection with the situation growing out
of the kidnapping last August by hood
ed men of five Mer Rouge citizens,
two of whom Watt Daniels and Tho
mas Richards -still are missing.
One report yesterday was that the
soldiers were going vto Bastrop to
guard the courthouse during an open
ing hearing of the Mer Rouge kidnap
ping, said to have been ordered by
Governor Parker. Still another ' was
that they would drag a lake near Mer
Rouge which is believed ' by relatives
of the missing men may contain their
bodies.
SUCCESSORTO POLISH
PRESIDENT ELECTED
WARSAW, Dec. 20. Stanilaus
Wojciechowski was elected president
of Poland today to succeed Dr. Gabriel
Narutowicz, who was assassinated last
Saturday. - .
Public Can Give Postal
Employes Xmas Vacation
By Mailing Parcels Early
Christmas will be s holiday for thi
postal employes as well as for other
workers if postal officials are success- j
ful in securing the co-operation of th-j
public and the compliance with early
mailing regulations which they are
asking.
Expressions of satisfaction with
progress of these activities and sug
gestions for assurance of a "Christ
mas dinner at home for postal work
ers," are contained in a, communica
tion to Ray Weisbrod, Richmond post
master, from John Partlett, assistant
postmaster general.
"The public is willing to co-operate,
to the end that thove in the service
may enjoy their Christmas at home,
if they are fully informed of the sit
uation," says the communication.
"No better Christmas greeting can
we give our large army of assistants
in the field than afording them the
pleasure of having their Christmas din
ner at home." - -
Young Girl Is Victim
Of Despondent Lover
(Br United Press)
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Lola Toro,
pretty 16 year old Spanish girl, lay
near death in a hospital today, the
victim of a despondent sweetheart.
Urbana Miranda, her lover, shot an.i
probably fatally wounded her when
she refused to marry him immediately
and then killed himself after fleeing
to his own home, according to the po
lice. Miss Toro was shot as fche en
tered her sister's home, after Miranda
had waited for an hour outside for
her to returns from downtown.
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Famous Sailing Ship
to be Monument to
Disappearing Craft
(By Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 20. Memor
ies of the golden days of the clipper
ship era stirring, the v hearts of Bos
ton shipping men have brought about
a stay of execution for the famous old
square rigger CAatf oi the. Seas, once
queen of the American Merchant Ma
rine and holder of scores of sailing
records in oceans.
Condemned to the funeral pyre for
the copper and iron in her hull, the
"Glory," as she is affectionally known
by many a sailor throughout the porta
of the seven seas, was being towed
down Puget Sound to be beached yes
terday when a telegram was received
from Boston asking a reprieve. The
Bos ton men plan to tow the old ship to
Boston to rig her as she was in her
hey-day and moor her in Boston har
bor as a monument to the American
sailing ship now fast vanishing before
the encroachment of the faster but less
romantic steamers and motor cargo
carriers.
The "Glory," built in East Boston in
1869, was the last masterpiece of Don
ald McKay, premier American builder
of the cupper ship Age.
In the early part of her career she
made remarkable passages between
New York and San Francisco and be
tween East Coast ports and Europe.
Later, with the rapid development of
ship construction, she fell upon evil
days and became a coal and cargo
barge. A few years ago the gallant
old square rigger was converted into a
floating fish refrigeration plant and
warehouse and early this year was sold
as junk.
Shipping men v, ho inspected the old
vessel said her hull today was as
sound as when she siid down the ways,
to years ago.
Weather Forecast
FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY
By W. E. Moore
Partly cloudy and somewhat unset
tled tonight and Thursday.
The storm crossing the northern
portion of the United States will
canse fair and cloudy weather at in
tervals tonight and Thursday.
Temperatures Taken Yesterday at
' Pumping Station
Maximum ........ . . . 23
Minimum . .4 below
Today
Noon 36
Weather Conditions The cold wave
now is over the New England states
and the Atlantic coast. The tempera
tures are considerably below zero in
Vermont while a decided moderation
is taking place over- the Mississippi
valley states, reaching eastward to
Pennsylvania. Temperatures range
from 50 to 60 degrees in Colorado and
52 in South Dakota, where it was se
verely cold the first of the week.
The Canadian storm over the north
ern portion of the United States has
been causing general snows in the past
24 hours," from Montana eastward. The
cold wave over - Alaska is moving
southward.
For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau Fair tonight and
Thursday except snow near Lake
Michigan tonight. Somewhat colder
north and central portions.
Paid Circulation
Yesterday, was
12,200
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20. Any
change in the Indiana primary law
must follow public sentiment rather
than precede it, Governor McCray de
clared today in a discussion of possi
ble legislative recommendations. The
executive said that he holds the view
that the state-wide primary for presi
dential, senatorial and gubernatorial
candidates should be eliminated.
At the present time, he said, it is
doubtful as to whether public senti
ment would permit any change except
repeal ot the law as it applies to presi
dential primaries. The governor, who
returned yesterday from the confer
ence of governors at White Sulphur
bpnngs, va.. and from the governor's
prohibition conference at Washington,
called by President Harding was suf
fering from a severe -cold.
President Harding informed the exe
cutive, Governor McCray said that a
serious situation existed as result of
defiance of the prohibition law. The
governor said that he had advanced
the idea that federal and state offic
ials should co-operate more closely in
eniorcement of the law and also sue-
gested that in the appointment of pro-
muiuuu eniorcement otticials care
should be exercised to select officials
who are in sympathy with the law.
CITY XMAS PROGRAM
AT 9 SUNDAY NIGHT;
CONCERT ARRANGED
The Christmas program around the
municipal tree will begin promptly at
o clock Sunday night. All rest
dents of the city are invited to con
gregate around the tree on the post
office square after church services to
take part in the Christmas celebra
tion. The American Legion bard will
be on hand to give a concert of Christ.
mas music. The post also will be rep
resented by the members of the post
and the colors of the post.
Christmas carols, such as, "Silen
Night," "O Little Town of Bethlehem,
and "O Come, All Ye Faithful," will
be sung by the participators in the
program. A Christn.as greeting will
De extended to all the community by
Mayor Hand ley, who will be attended
by members of the city council and
city officials. . - ,
Choirs and choruses are requested
to gather on the south side Of the tree
to lead the carols. The groups ap
pointed to sing the carols throughou
the city are also to meet on the south
side of the tree. Soug sheets will be
furnished.
Caroling After Program.
Each carol group will proceed to its
assigned district immediately after
the program. The community service
is planning to furnish transportation
for these groups which have been as
signed to districts that are toward the
outskirts of the city, but all districts
around the heart of the city will be
able to be reached without much dif
ficulty by the carolers.
Groups selected from Garfield junior
high school under the leadership of
Mrs. Graves and Mrs. Estelle will car
ol between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock
on Sunday afternoon. Besides being
assigned districts in which to sing.
they also will sing before the Mar
garet Smith home, the Home for the
Friendless. 'and before the homes of
those people who are shutins, and can
not go outside for some reason, and
take part in the program.
If plans run through as they have
been made, this will be the bes
Christmas program ever presented in
this city, and it also will vie with
any program given by other cities of
the country.
JOG IN SOUTH NINTH
WILL BE ELIMINATED
The jog at South Ninth and E
streets, one of the most dangerous in
local streets, will be partially elimin
ated by the city soon, according to
Dell Davis, civil engineer.
Harry Stillinger, of a local oil com
pany, who owns the property at the
northeast corner of South Ninth and
E streets, is to build a filling station
at this location. Work of tearing down
the house on the location has already
been started..
The city has acquired a part of the
Stillinger property, which will enable
workmen to cut down the curbing back
about 40 feet from where it is now sit
uated. The curb on the corner where
No. 4 fire house is located will be cut
down to the corner of the building,
thereby making the street much wider
and sailer for automobile traffic.
Responsible For Work.
This action has come about through
the co-operation of the city planning
commission and the board of works,
which have been endeavoring to elim
inate the bad traffic conditions in var
ious sections of the city.
Several curbings have been cut
down this fall in sections of the city.
Curbings have been improved at Fifth
and Main, North Fifth and A streets
and Ft. Wayne avenue and at Eighth
and Main streets, where the interur
bans had been overlapping the edge of
the curb when making the turn, mak
ing it very dangerous for pedestrians.
Free State to Unify
Irish Railway Systems
(By Associated Press)
DUBLIN. Dec. 20. The Free State
government has decided on unifica
tion of the Irish railways in either
one or two groups. Legislation with
this object in view will be introduced
in parliament within six months.
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M-any arrest 9 have been made,
among Gen. Haller's army in connec
tion with disorders and suspected
plots that have assumed a new' ser
iousness now that President Naruto
wicz has been assassinated. Haller
was accused by a radical deputy of be
ing implicated: in the shooting. He
lately has been used by the National
ist party a3 a counter influence in the
army to Marshal Joseph Pilsudski, for
mer provisional president. Photo
shows Gen. Haller.
Militia of Fascisti
to Work in Unison
With Police Force
(By Associated Press)
ROME, Dec. 20. Plans for trans
forming the militant section of 'the
Fascisti into the militia for national
safety" are in the hands of Premier
Mussolini and will be discussed first
by the Fascisti leaders and then by
the next council of ministers.
According to these plans the new
militia will be independent but still
work in unison with the police force
and wll be at the service of "God and
country."
Only 70,000 men will be allowed to
join at first. These will be chosen
from among the Fascisti who have
given the best proofs of courage, self
sacrifice - and high moral qualities.
The officers will be nominated by
royal decree. In case of war the new
militia will form an integral part of
the army.
The new unit will cost but little,
as there will be no pay except a very
small stipend when the men are em
ployed outside their home town. The
uniform will be the black shirt of the
Fascisti.
TIGER REACHES HOME
FATIGUED BUT HAPPY;
BELIEVES IN AMERICA
(By Associated Tress)
HAVRE, France, Dec. 20. Georges
Clemenceau arrived home from his
American pilgrimage today in a typ
ically hilarious mood, but apparently
suffering from fatigue.
The "Tiger" received representatives
of the press in his stateroom as the
liner Paris was entering the port. A
large crowd of relatives and friends
as well as the correspondents and pho
tographers also greted him before the
steamer docked. Clemenceau began his
visit wit h the newspaper men by deny
ing various interviews In the French
press, particularly one sent from New
York to the Petit Parisian.
The former - premier had a very
stormy voyage. He appeared gay and
vivacious, but under the surface his
friends saw that his experience in the
United States had ben almost too
much for him. He will go to his Paris
home for two weeks and then take a
long rest at his country place in the
Vendee at St. Vincent, Du Jar.
Wants Good Results
"I hope for good results from my
trip to the United States," said M.
Clemenceau to the Associated Press.
"However, let the people decide, t
put my thoughts fully before them and
they have certainly got sense enough
to judge. It was apparent that there
was a vast amount of interest in mo
personally for which I am most grate
ful. It is a rare compliment."
Later he added: "Maybe it Is too
soon', but it is my best opportunity.
Say please to our fri?nds in the Unit
ed States, my first thought on sight
of France, was that I was glad to b
home; second that I was sorry I had
left the United States.
"Merry Christmas and a happy New
Year from an old frk.nd.
Asked what be thought of the re
paration' question nd also the possi
ble occupation of the Ruhr, the "Tiger"
said:
"I fear for German strikes the.-e in
case of occupation. This is all I will
say on this subject for publication."
Regarding a suggestion that he visit
South America, M. Clemenceau said,
"I am sorry but not now at any rate.
Possibly in my next life.
Clemenceaus then withdrew into his
shell as he himself suggested.
"I am like fiat pair of tortoises
presented to Mademoiselle Sorel,' 'he
said. "There are times when I pull in
my head.
During the trip across when the
weather permitted, the ex-premier
often strolled about the decks, chat
ting with-many of .the passengers. His
appetite" continued good throughout
the voyage with always the four boiled
eggs and one big grapefruit for break
fast, while his other meal3 were
equally hearty.
. Among the many packages in charge
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(By Associated Press)
MARION, 111., Dee. 20. With the
scores of bullets and knife wounds on
their bodies, three survivors of the
Herrin liot, testified today at the trial
of five men in conDection with the
killing of 20 non-union men last June.
They were Joseph O'Rourke, William
Cairns and Robert Officer.
Cairns, who followed Robert Officer,
the first survivor to take the stand,
testified that after the defenders of
the mine surrendered under a white
flag, that the prisoners, were marched
out of the pit with their arms above
their heads. .-. . -
"After the march started some men
took me back to the mines, to point
out where we had kert our guns. They
let me lobk in my locker for som
keepsakes I prized highly and then
we rejoined the moo without finding
the guns." The witness then pointed
out Otis Clark as one of the two meu
he had- seen with C. K. MacDowell,
superintendent of the mines, and said
mar. ciark had a gun in his hand.
Men Are Lined Up.
"Then we marched on and I heard
someone shout, 'Hugh Willis is com
ing.' Willis is an official of the min
er's union. We marched on until we
came to a barbed wire fence. Some
one shouted 'All men with guns line
up to the right and some one else
shouted You fellows run' and the fir
ing started.
"I tried to climb through the fence,
but fell with a load of buckshot in
my body. A rifle bullet grazed mv
scalp. While I was lying there I
saw a blood-covered wounded man
leaning against a tree. A big ma 3
with a gun came up and said to the
wounded man You great big
Can't we kill you? and he fired into
his body."
Points to Defendant.
The witness then pointed to Peter
Hiller, one of the defendants, as the
man who fired the shot
"Then I saw another man fire an
other shot into the body and at John
Shoemaker, assistant superintendent
of the mine as he lay wounded on the
ground," the witnesses continued:
Three men with eruns came ud to ,
Shoemaker and one said, "Here's that
machine gunner." and Dut a run to his
head and blew it off.
Cairns said that a crowd had then
found he was alive and subjected him
to all kinds of abuse for an hour, when
Sheriff Saxton of Williamson county
came up with some other men and re
moved him to a hospital. The witness
said he was one of the guards at the
mine. Officers testified today in re
sponse to questions by the defense that
the mob seemed to have several dif
ferent leaders at different times, as it
marched towards Herrin.
Describes Death Route
He said he was shortsighted and the
nearest he got to any leaders was 50
feet and he could not identify any of
them. The witness described the route
taken by the mob as a gigantic ".1"
with the mine at the bottom of the
hook and the cemetery at the fop, the
marcn covering about six and one-half
miles.
MacDowell was killed about a mile
from the mine, 14 more of the original
49 persons about two miles further
down, and a score shot down in a man
hunt through the woods after they had
been lined up before a barbed wire
fence and fired upon as they attempted
to flee.
Other witnesses have testified that
six of those who escaped were recap
tured and marched through Herrin to
the cemetery, where they were shot
down. Officers said that before the
riot a check for $1,625 was sent to Chi
cago in payment for arms and ammuni
tion for the use of the mine guards.
The witness said the situation about
the mines had been peaceful before the
coming of the non-union men, and that
afterward he heard reports of trouble.
OHIO STEEL PLANTS
CONSIDER MERGER
(By United Press)
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. 20. A
$15,000,000 merger of the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube company and the
Brier Hill Steel company, most im
portant steel concerns of the Mahon
ing valley, was under consideration at
a meeting of Brier Hill directors here
today.
Final decision on the merger is now
squarely before the Brier Hill direc
tors, the Sheet -and Tube company
having offered' to take over the Brier
Hill interests on the basis of an ex
change of stock.
The Sheet and Tube company Is
capitalized at f 10,000,000 and the
Brier Hill at 15.000,000. ,
Both companies participated in the
negotiations last spring for a merger
of seven independent steel companies
and both refused the offers . of . the
other participants. t
Children Rescue Santa Clans
From Police i-Expect Returns
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Children of
Staten Island are" looking forward to
bulging stockings Christmas morning
and they have a right to. They saved
a Santa Glaus from dire things in
Tompkinsville court yesterday, where
some rude policeman had taken him on
a charge of blocking traffic. Faced
by the wails of scores of children who
had followed1 Santy and the officers
into the court room, City Magistrate
Fetherson discharged Kris Krinele
with a warning that he provide him
self with a, permit. The kiddies gave
a cheer and hurried home. -