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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
BEATRICE VESTER
REACHES MT. CLEMENS
(By Associated Press)

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, Dec. 81
Cecil Beatrice vester was surrendered
to the authorities here shortly before
o'clock this morning and placed In
the county Jail, on a charge OF muir
dering ]. Stanley Brown.
The girl. who stoutly maintains her
Innocence. was brought here in q taxi
cab from Detroit where she spent
Tuesday night under guard OF Chi
cago newspaper man who located her
Monday night at Kalamazoo.
Mrs. Vesters arrival so early was
unexpected. and several OF the county
law officers had to be awakened to
learn that the woman whose where
abouts since Monday have been care
fully guarded. had been formally sur
rendered.
The story che told the newspaper
men and Chief of Police Straight, who
it became known today, questioned
her yesterday. will be carefully check
ed this forenoon. and, it Is understood
two persons previously questioned by
the authorities. probably will be re-
called for further interrogation.
Questioned by Sheriff Caldwell, Mrs.
Vester repeated the statements made
to the newspaper men who located her.
She maintained that she was in Battle
Greek on the night Brown was shot
at the wheel Of his automobile. This
statement she said, could be substan-
tiated by Ben Sorenson, Camp Gus
ter soldier.
The will of the slain man was filed
in probate court today. BY its terms
the family homestead and one half
Of the income from the estate is be:
queathed to his widow. The remain
der of the income is left to the elder
daughter. Phyllis. s years old. To the
younger daughter, Virginia. 500 IL
left. The value Of the estate was moi
given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
Hedvy Dalaase Doae
b Floods n France
(By Associated Press,

PARIS. Dec. 31.-F1oods continue
unabatcd throughout France. givtns
increased anxiety. The Rhine. Rhoane.
Meuses Oise. Aisne and 0aronne are
III largely 0verflowed while tributar.
les are Of the Seine continue to rise
The Seine II nearly six feet below
the maxium OF January last year, but
many Quays arc flooded and naviga,
ton 10 reduced to almost nothing. .
More high water u expected today
and Inhabitants OF quarters which
were flooded nine years ago arc NOV.
ing out Great efforts are being made
to save quantities Of coal and Other
material piled on quays. During the
flood Of 1910 the Seine rose to nine
foot stage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
BANKERS ARE
IN FAVOR o.
R. R. CONTROt
Would Have Governments
Supervise Stock and Bond
Issues. Says Association
Committees Report.
URGE EARLY RETURN
(By Associated Press,

CHICAGO. Dec. 31.-Ths Amsrica4
bankers association today was On -,
cord a. favoring government control
of stock and bond issues OF railroad
companies. early return to private
ownership and a six months guaran
tee Of income after federal control
ends. Conditional enforcement also
was given consolidation OF railroad
properties and federal incorporates.
That attitude was expressed through
the associations special railroad com,
mttte0. which met hero last night.
Impaired credit Of the roads threat
ems to "break down the entire fabric
Of transportation and endanger tho
business Of the land" according to
the committee.
Enhance Living Cost. g
This catastrophe would enhances
the cost of living" 1t was aseortaa.
Regarding consolidation tho oomr
mittee's idea was permit. but do not
compel" consolidation under approval
Of the Interstate commerce commisr
sion or such other boards - coo-
gress may establish.
Extension of the company's inde6t-
edness for from ten to twenty yearlk
extensions to run serially, also was he.
commended.
Another suggestion rs IN aid to the
rehabilitation of the countrys rail-
ways was q statutory rulo for the 10
gulation by the interstate commerce
commission Of all interstate rctee,
provided that the carriers, as . whole.
shall be allowed to earn an aggregate
maximum annual net income Of six
per cent. To fix the value Of thq
properties for determining what the
income should be. it was suggested
that a physical valuation Of the prup.
critics be made.
Walter H. Head. OF Omaha, was the
chairman Of the committee and yudep
was secretary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
few CELEBRATIONS
TO GREET new YEAR
ENTRY IN RICHMOND

A quiet, ladylike and peaceful OBJ
servance Of the New Year il in store
fer Richmond. Although Richmond
will greet the New Year with less hi
larity than formerly, the usual ban
quoting. qua1ing of harmless bev-
erages and dancing. will prevail.
No special plan for New Years eve,
or New Year celebrations have been
made by hotels. Special dinners will
be served, but there are comparatively
few dinner parties slated.
A number Of dances will be given
New Years eve. The policeman's
ball. At the Coliseum, and the watch
dance at the Odd Fellows' hall. arc
the largest ones scheduled. z
Bells, horns and whistles, will vel
come the new year. -.-1
An open house will be observed by
the r. M. C. A. Exhibits showing the
its history since its foundation will be
shown. An informal musical program
has been arranged for in the after
noon. The building will be open to
visitors until 9 o'clock in the evening.
A shooting match will be the feat
ure of the New Years program at
Cambridge City.
Church Services.
Union watch night services will be
held in the Grace Methodist church,
Wednesday.
The four colored churches of the
city will hold special watch night
services at the Bethel A. NJ. e. church
The primary department of Second
Presbyterian church will have New
Years party in the church Thursday
afternoon at 2:30.
Special services will bo held in St
Johns Lutheran church Wednesday
night and Thursday, while st. An
drew-s church will hold special serv.
ices on New Years day. Trinity Luth.
eran church nnounces q watch meet
ing for tonight.
The Moose lodge will celebrate New
Years day at the club house, families
of the members to be guests Of the
order after $3.50 in the afternoon
Dinner and supper will be served. En-
tertainments have been prepared.
The Entire Nous club will have its
annual social party.
The Eagles will have = pretentioua
celebration. The mortgage on the
property will be burned. An extensive
program will be given.
All city and county Offices. with the
exception of the fire and police de
partments. will be closed Thursday
Stores will be closed tomorrow. as
will a number of factories and busi
ness offices. Some factories, stores
and offices will be open till noon.
No mail, except special delivery
letters and perishable parcels. Will
be delivered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
Jersey Grocer Arrested
For Selling Wood Alcohol
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-Charged with
selling liquor responsible for seven
deaths from wood alcohol poisoning
in Passaic, N. j., Lo Cicero. a grocer.
was arrested at his home here today.
Search of his home resulted. the
police say. in the seizure Of a barrel
of liquor. five 5-gallon tins of supposed
whiskey and two 3-gallon bottles, one
containing whiskey and the other un.
diluted wood alcohol.
were arrested in Passiac last night
whisky to Hopper. who sold It to Nor
ris and that Morris In turn disposed
Of 1t to Passiac saloon keepers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
TREATY TO
Be SIGNED
JANUARY 6
Supreme Council Sets Date
for Signing Of Protocol and
Exchange Of Treaty Ratif-
cations Between Powers.
DELAY MAY DEVELOP
{By Associated press)

PARIS, Dec. 31-Although the sd
Dreme council today fixed January
- the date for signing the protocol
and exchanging rattfications of the
German peace treaty, complications
IRE developing which it ID thought by
some persons in council circles may
again cause the postponement Of the
ceremony Of putting the treaty into
sffect.
Il has developed that the German
technical delegates who are here to
arrange multitude Of details con-
nected with the plebiscites to be held
b territories which must decide
whether they desire to be detached
from Germany. do not appear to have
hull power to act The signing Of the
protocol on Jan. 8. therefore, may de-
pend upon whether the Germans can
secure those powers Immediately, in
order to complete the arrangements
which It 10 thought In council circles
ought to precsde the exchange Of rat.
kications.
Details of the eienlns.
The Germans will sign the protocol,
and ct the same time the allies will
hand . letter to them agreeing to re-
duce their demands to 100000 toms II
the total available tonnage has been
pverestimated or Germany is gravely
menaced economically. In any case.
after the signature, the allies will get
e42,O0O tons Of material, and the bal
ance based on the report Of experts
who are now checking up at Danzig,
Hamburg and Bremen.
The British prime minister, David
Lloyd George. will be present at the
cermony, which will be carried out
without any display. Diplomatic re-
lations with Germany will be resumed
the following day. when the French
charge d'affaires will 90 to Berlin and
French consuls viii resume their
posts.
A''ied troops will proceed January
II to the territory which must be
evacuated by the Germans or where
plebiscites are to be held. II is esti.
mated that 100 trains viii be needed
for this purpose.
Germans still In sIlssla
The fact that there were S0.e 900 Ger
man troops "a Upper 4ilesia, where Z
plebiscite Is to be held, was brought
to tho attention Of the council. which
unanimously reached the opinion that
Germany should be informed that the
.5 5.aaz
The attention Of the council also
was called to the fact that Hungarian
troops continue to occupy . part oi
western Hungary, which was given tc
austria by the peace treaty. It is pro
posed to send mission Of allied OF
ficers there to supervise the with
drawal Of these troops.
The council today agreed on q re
ply to be made to Switzerland's appli
cation for admission to the league o.
nations with reservations. The note
informs the Swiss authorities tina,
the council regards the application
as q question for the league itself t.
pass on when 1t is organized.
A measure authorizing the buying
of building in Berlin to house the
staffs engaged in supervising the exc
cution Of the peace treaty was adopt
ed by the chamber Of deputies today
As the first instalment the sum o.
100000 francs was appropriated.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
GEN. WOODS NlMEo !
SOUTH DAKOTA LIST
CIV Associated Pressl

PIERRE, 8. D., Dec. 31-Major
General Leonard Wood today f1led .
formal announcement OF his candidooy
for the Republican presidential noH-
nation with the South Dakota socre
tary of state.
The formal announcement ffon
General Wood, accepting the endorse
menI Of the Republican state conve1-
that candidates for presidential en-
dorsement may file their acceptanceo.
The Wood communication was expeck
ed. however. as semi-official infor6r
ton was received last week from NJ
publican headquarters In Chicago that
Wood would be candidate.
Gen. Wood, Senator Hiram Johnoon
of California, Governor Lowden Of MI
nois, and Senator Miles Poindextef u
Wa shington. are avowed candidates
for party endorsement at the March
primary.
Tho Democratic state convention en-
dorsed President Wilson for q third
time. ''if he decides to become . can.
didate". No communication has s6e6M
received from the president. James
w. Gerard of New York. former am
bassador to Germany, filed his peti.
ton as an Independent candidate for
the Democratic endorsement.
BOSTON, Dec Shelters In which
Gov. Coolidge declines to be Q can4i-
date for the Republican nomina1ion
for vice president at the March pr1-
mary elections In South Dakota wero
made public at the state house today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
". w. Rae, Brother Of
Local Woman Is Dead

W. w. Rae, 60, OF Terre Haute, .
brother Of Mrs. Charles e. Shively. IS
South Fourteenth street. died at his
home there Tuesday afternoon. Mr..
Rae was . native Of Wayne county.
having been born In Cambridge City.
He lived In the county for number OF
years. Ray X. Shively. local attorney.
funeral which will be held in Terre
Haute.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
.CARRANzA ELEMENTS
TO CONTROL COMING
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 31.-Control Of
the coming presidential elections will
be vested In elements supporting the
Carranza government as q result of
the election today Of fifteen mombers
OF the permanent commission in the
Chamber Of Deputies. A decisive ma
jor.ty was given the government tick
ct. which was headed by General Mar
ciano Gonzales. over those put for
ward by the adherents OF Pablo Con
zales and Alvaro Obregon. In the
election Of the chambers share Of the
commission which will install the new
congress. Sept. /, 1890, the govern
ment forces were similarly successful.
Fifteen Of the 20 members Of the
permanent commission which func-
tions between sessions of congress are
elected by the lower house. which al
SO has majority ON tho commission
installing the new congress.
Gives Complete Control.
Thus the government will be in
complete control during the critical
election period. although the senate
has not chosen its representatives.
Government adherents. however, hold
balance Of power there and 1t 10
expected will seat majority Of those
selected by the upper house.
More than twenty generals confer
red with President Carransa today.
relative to the latter's determination
to have the country completely paci-
fled before the presidential and legis-
lative elections are held the first Sun
day Of next July. General plans OF
campaign were laid out and the mill
tary chiefs were given instructions.
but details were withheld from publi-
cation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
People of Austria and Poland
Need Aid, English Friends Say

said. There IL 4 crying need in
Poland for clothing and soap. Lack
Of suitable clothing has reduced the
country TO q dtate of raggedness. and
it is impossible to combat the condt-
tions there unless relief IL afforded.
"Typhus has spread rapidly In
Poland. and every effort is being made
to stamp out the disease. Typhus was
brought from the armies in the south.
and filthy conditions brought about by
Continued on Page F1ve.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31

He gave a. one concrete proof" the
fact that fifty years ago two German
doctors discovered fluid In the
human body (which could be guarded
in a bottle after death and which did
not die" He also expressed as one
of his theories the belief that thought
10 antecedent to the brain and creates
brain. drawing from this the con.
clusion that thought cannot die, even
should the brain perish.
"The common belief that thought
IN only q secretion Of the brain II
false" he said. and gave as still fur
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
PRICE Of SOFT COAL
WILL REMAIN SAME
OPERATORS PROMISE

CHICAGO, Dec 31.-Committees ap-
pointed by coal operators of tho Cen
trail competitive bituminous field to-
day began formulating plans to put
the soft coal industry on a stable
basis. They will report early in the
new year.
The committees were named at
the two day conference which closed
here yesterday. The primary pur-
pose of the convention was to discuss
the situation growing out of the ap-
pointment of the presidential coal
commission, according to T. D. Brew.
ster, of St. Louis, chairman of the
conference, that no definite action to
govern the attitude of the operators
toward that commission was taken.
The operators agreed that any raise
at present in the price of coal used
for domestic purposes. would be un.
justified. and would be due solely to
the retailers. One operator stated
that the prices on a few grades of
steam coal had been raised IA per
cent.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-Informa-
ton for establishing basis Of wages
and prices in the bituminous coal In
dustry Will be obtained by the three
commissioners appointed by President
Wilson to represent the public. miners
and operators at hearings to be held
in Washington, beginning Jan. %.
Representatives of the miners and
operators in the central competitive
fields have been invited to present
their cases before the commission on
| that date. In the meantime the com
mission will collect available data,
following the various governmental
departments, which have Investigated
the soft coal industry and conditions
in the fields.
The delay in the opening of the
hearings, the commission said. was
duo to a desire to permit the miners
to complete tho work of their special
convention called to meet in Colum'
bus. Ohio, January 6.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
BANK ROBBERS GET
$4,000 IN OMAHA
tBy Associated Press)

OMAHA. Neb.. Dec. 31-Four un-
masked robbers shortly before noon
today entered the Farmers and Mer-
chants National bank at Benson, a
suburb of Omaha. lined six employees
and five customers of the bank against
the wall and robbed the vault of
$115.000. most of which was negotiable
paper and Liberty bonds. They made
their escape in an automobile.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
Muacie Men Find Pouch
Containing Papers From
Greensfork Posfofficl

MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 81 A mail
pouch, believed to contain stamps and
other articles stolen from the post
Office at Greensboro recently, were
found by three young men Of Muncie
yesterday in a deserted house, about
four miles southeast of Losantville.
The pouch contained letters, proprie-
tary stamps. registry books and other
papers belonging to the Greensboro
postoffice, and was found hidden in
one of the rooms Of the house.
The pouch was brought to Muncie,
where It was turned over to federal
officials. Opinion was expressed by
officials here, that the pouch was left
by the robbers, who intend to return
for it some time in the future. The
men who found the pouch are Sam
Creviston, H. NJ. Miller and Lavan
Crags.
The postoffice at Greensboro was
burglarized about two months ago. the
robbers entering the back of the store
and blowing the safe. At that time 1t
was announced that approximately
$45 in stamps and money was stolen.
John Ellis, postmaster at Greensboro
said Wednesday morning that he had
received no notice from either Muncie
oficials or federal authorities concern.
ing the finding OF q mail pouch at
Losantville. containing stolen articles
from the Greensboro postoffice. He
said however, that descriptions Of the
articles found in the mail pouch coin.
cided with that of the lost articles, and
that he had no doubt that the articles
found were taken from the Greens.
fork postoffice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
Greenfield Woman Struck
By Interurban Freight
CIV Associated Press)

GREENFIELD. Ind. Dec. 31-Mrs.
Henry Brier. Al, was struck by a
freight car on the Terre Haute, India
napolis & Eastern traction line early
today, near Gem, seven miles west of
this city, and suffered a broken arm
and a probable fracture Of the skull.
The woman is said to be mentally
III and had escaped from her home
and nurse. She had walked more
than mile clad only in q night dress.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
President win Spend
Quiet Nes0 Years Day
fRy Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-President
Wilson win spend very quiet New
Years day. White house officials dis
closed today that the president over.
taxed himself on his birthday Sunday
when he celebrated the occasion by
having the members OF his family
present Consequently Il b consid-
cred improbable that he Will hold .
watch party In his sick room tonight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
sUPPREss STRIKERS
(By Associated Press)

LACKAWANr1A. N. Y, Dec 31.-
Fifty deputies armed with shotguns
arrived here today to suppress disor.
ders by steel strikers which Mayor
Tcomey Informed Governor Smith and
Sheriff Bradley of Erie county, he
was powerless to suppress. The
streets were quiet today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
MUST. KEEP LODGE RECORDS
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
fRv A~anr3a tai prAaA1

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 81 All
Masonic lodges working under the
jurisdiction OF the grand lodge OF the
state Of New York must keep their
records in English. beginning Jan. !.
1920. according to ruling Just made
by grandmaster William S. Farmer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31

Maximum 3G
Mluluum -. So
For Wayne County by w. e. Moore
Unsettled tonight and Thursday. De-
cidedly colder, with probable cold
wave and light SHOWS. Light south
west winds will shift to strong north
west winds by tonight
General conditlons-The baromet-
ric pressure II low over the Missis.
sippi valley and eastern states. As q
result the Temperatures have risen do
cidedly over those sections. The Alas,
kan cold wave has reached the north
west where temperatures are now be
low zero and still falling. Medicine
Hat reports below zero where It was
81 above yesterday. Like falls are
reported over Saskatchewan and Al
berta- Warm weather continues over
the west with temperatures Of 20 and
a in Kansas and Oklahoma. A cold
wAve win reach here this evening. A
decided drop In Temperature In this
vicinity IL expected TO arrive not later
than tonight
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-12-31
Weather Forecast

For Indiana by the United States
Weather eureau-Cloudy and cooler
tonight and Thursday. Fresh and
strong northwest winds.
Today's Temperature.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-12
|TOWBAT STRIKE
FINALLY ENDS
Tugs of the Aiken Company Will
Put to Sea Immedi-
ately.

News Of the settlement OF the Tow
boat engineers strike was given out
officially yesterday.
1t is generally understood that the
engineers won out on both the increase
of wages and the additional engineer
for ocean going tugs.
With the ending of the strike the
tugs of the Aiken Towboat company
began to show signs of activity and
began to get up steam.
The tug Simpson will leave today
for Mobile to take in tow two barges
there, and the Leroy and Sea King are
expected to get away with barges for
Cuba within the next day or two. Sew
eral barges. including the Anken bar
ges, George T. Locke and the Bobby
fIo and Consul are already loaded in
the harbor and are ready to go.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-12
PLACE EMBARGO
UPON SHIP MENTS
WashOuts, Floods and Coal
Strike Hamper All Traffic,
North and South Bound

Due to the general arrangement of
traffic lines northward occassioned by
the recent floods and washouts, an en-
barge has been placed on all outgoing
shipments from this city. How long
this embargo Withhold cannot be told
but it is believed by traffic authorities
here that it will be lifted within a short
time, just as soon a the damage sus-
tanned can be repaired.
The coal strike caused an embargo
to be placed recently on all cargoes
leaving the ports of the South Atlantic
and gulf, but with the termination of
the strike Wednesday it is believed
that this also will be removed within
the next few weeks.
Several vessels are loading cargo at
present at Pensacola, but in nearly
every instance these vessels will not
be affected by the embargo as the cor
goes have already been assembled and
in many instances come directly from
this city.
Ships which are loading cargo at
this port at present are the Argenta,
; Mcdonald. w. S. NJ. Bentley, West
Harshaw, SaureZ, Furustrand, Lake
Saws, Virga LeMer and City of San
Antonio.