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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
ENGLAND WILL PAY
SILVER DEBT TO u. s.
BY 1924, HOUSTON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10-Under an
agreement with the British govern.
ment the debt of s122,O0O.OOO due this
country for silver purchased during
the war will be paid by 1924. accord.
ing to details Of the plan made public
today by Secretary Houston.
During the war the treasury ar
ranged to sell the British government
bullion obtained from melting silver
dollars at the rate of 81 an ounce in
conformity with the Pittman act to
relieve the silver shortage in India,
of the $122.O17,s33 owed the United
States for purchases of silver 1888
has been paid with interest.
Annual InstaIlments
The remaining $122,00O,000. the
secretary said, is to be paid in equal
annual installments in the years from
1921 to 1924 in the proportions of sixty
per cent on April Is, and forty per
cent on May Is of each year with &C,
crued interest at per cent from April
Is, 1919.
Until payment in full Of the prin,
cipal with interest the secretary added
the British government will permit
the treasury to make tenders to pur-
chase Rupee credits offered by the
Indian government on the same terms
with British nationals. This he ex.
planned will afford an opportunity for
Americans to obtain rupee credits at
the same cost as those credits are Of
fered British subjetcs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
HUGHES AND
HARDING IN
CONFERENCE
Beginning Promised Consulta-
tions with Leading Figures
of Nation, President-elect
Consults Former Nominee.
POLICIES CONSIDERED
(By Associated Press)

MARION, O., Dec. 10.-President-
elect Harding began his conferences
here on a plan for an association of
nations by long talk today with
Charles Evans Hughes, the Republi-
can presidential nominee four years
ago, in which the whole question con-
corning American relations with Eur
ope were surveyed in detail.
Afterwards neither would reveal
whether any conclusions were reach
ed, Mr.. Harding declining to talk
about the subject and Mr.. Hughes
saying that important questions" of
foreign relations had been considered
in light of changing world condi-
tions. He added that the solution un-
doubtedly would be found in harmony
with the campaign utterances of the
president-elect.
First To Be Invited.
The coming OF Mr.. Hughes was gen.
orally regarded as having to do also
with various other problems before
the president-elect Many times re-
Gently his name has been suggested
for cabinet position and the fact
that he was the first to be invited to
the consultations here was taken to
mean that Mr.. Harding might desire
one feature of his administration pro-
gram.
Mr.. Hughes visit was unannounced.
the president-elect having adopted a
practice of keeping the names of his
conferees confidential until the day OF
their arrival here. 1t was said to-
night that his headquarters probably
would make public no list of future
callers. Several of these names al
ready have been learned from other
sources, however, and it is understood
that his next conference will be with
Herbert Hoover. Monday previously
had been fixed for Mr. Hoovers call
but he is now expected here tomorrow,
meeting Of Minds"
By making Mr.. Hughes the first to
be consulted about the association of
nations plan, Mr.. Harding has begun
his meeting of minds" by summoning
leader from the reseryationists' wing
of his party. During the league fight
Mr.. Hughes proposed several reserva-
tions to the peace treaty dealing with
article 10, withdrawal and other sub
jects.
In the midst of the campaign Just
closed Mr. Hughes was one of those
with whom Mr.. Harding talked and in
day spent together here in Septem-
ber, the league is understood to have
been one OF the principal subjects of
consultation.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
NOBEL PEACE
PRIZES GIVEN
TO WINNERS
President Wilson Among Re-
cipients- Sends Message to
be Read at Chriistiana Cere-
mony.
DICNITARIES PRESENT
(By Associated Press.)

CHRISTIANA, Norway, Dec. TO-
Presentation of the Nobel peace prizes
for 1919 and 1920, which have been
awarded, respectively to Leon Bour-
geois Of France, and Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States, took
place here today. Formal announce
ment of the awards was made yester-
day.
A message from President Wilson
to be read upon the presentation of
the 1920 prize had been received by
Albert G. Schmedeman, American min
lister to Norway, and was read by him
during the ceremony
The exercises took place in the
presence of members of the cabinet
in the house of parliament, many for
eign diplomats being in attendance
J. G. Loevland, former premier, spoke.
in handing the prizes to the French
and American ministers, who were in.
troduced by the Speaker of the Cham.
her, Anders johnson Buen.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Award of the
Nobel peace prize today to President
Wilson, as the person who has pro-
NOTED most or best the fraternity of
nations and the abolishment or dimi.
mutton of standing armies, and the for.
nation and increase of peace con-
crosses, marks the sixteenth bestowal
of the gift of the Swedish inventor OF
dynamite. Alfred B Nobel, whose
name it bears.
Third American.
President Wilson is the third Ameri
can to receive the peace prize, the
others being Theodore Roosevelt and
Elihu Root.
The prize one-fifth of the annual in
terest on about $9,00O,0O0 left for the
purpose by Mr. Nobel, normally
amonts to about $4,000 but is pay
able in Swedish kroner. which at the
present rate of exchange, represents
about $29.100 in American gold. A
kroner in the United States at present
has value of only 1917 cents as com
pared to its normal value Of nearly q
cents. '~
Recipients in countries where the
kroner is above par, however, will re-
ceive much more than the amount
stipulated. Knut Hamsun of Norway
winner of the Nobel prize for litrea-
ture, thus will receive $4,000, and a
German award would make the recipi
ent in that country almost a mil.
lionaire.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
ACCUSES HUNCARIANS
IN ITALIAN DISORDERS
(By Associated Press)

ROME, Dec. 10.-Four Hungarian
subjects against whom the police have
sufficient evidence to show they have
been conspiring against public order
in Italy have been arrested at Bologna,
it was announced in the chamber of
Deputies today by Signor Corradini
under secretary of the interior
He added that when Signor Bucco,
a socialist deputy, returned from Aus
tria last May he had brought to Bo-
logna the wife of Bella Kun, former
Hungarian communist dictator, and
her sister. Both of them entered Italy
under false names, but were allowed
to stay upon giving a promise they
would not mix in politics.
Recently the under secretary de-
clared, their home has become a shell
ter for Hungarian refugees and the
four men who have been arrested in
Bologna were found in their dwelling.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
EYE WITNESS TELLS
OF MILITARY RAID
AND BOLD REPRISAl
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O-Miss Mary
McSwiney, sister of the late Lord May.
or of Cork and P. J. Guylfoyl of Pitts
burgh, were heard today by the com
mission of the committee of 100 in,
vestigating the Irish question.
Miss McSwiney told of incidents sur
rounding the killing of Lord Mayor
Curtain of Cork while Mr.. Guylfoyl
gave an eye witness account of mill
tary raid on small town in County
Clare where he visited last summer
with his family. He said that after
two police officers had been killed
half a hundred of the military descend
ed on the town and burned and pillag-
ed it.
81 stood in front of the house of my
sister-in-law" he continued, land saw
two officers and six soldiers attempt
to force priest to confess to the MUIR
der of the two police. They beat him
with gun butts and then kicked him
brutally. They cursed him and ac-
cused him of all kinds of crimes but
the priest maintained his innocence
Threatened Violence.
The military officers also visited
him, the witness said and threatened
violence until he displayed his Amer
lean passport. The raid hastened his
return home he said.
James H. Maurer, president of the
Pennsylvania state federation of la
Dor, and a member Of the special COM
mittee which the commission had
planned to send to Great Britain to
study the Irish question, sent cable
gram today to William P. Adamson,
chairman of the labor party in the
British house of commons, protesting
against the action of the British gov
ernment in refusing to wise the pass
ports of the members of the commit
tee
Mr. Maurer said he wished to enter
through Mr.. Adamson as the head of
the British labor party "a protest to
the English people against this auto
cratic action of the British govern
ment in suppressing truth and free
speech from the liberty loving people
of two democracies and to ask if such
action aimed at unprejudiced Amer
leans seeking only to serve the ends
of international understanding and
world peace has the sanction of the
British labor party"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
MOB At SANTA ROSA
LYNCHES 3 ACCUSED
OF KILLING SHERIFF
(By Associated Press)

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Dec 10
George Boyd, Terrence Fits and
Charles Valento, accused of having
murdered Sheriff James A. Petray. OF
Sonoma county, and detectives Miles
Jackson and Lester M. Dorman here
Sunday afternoon last, were taken
from the county Jail here early this
morning and hanged.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning a mob
of about 100 men, all wearing black
masks entered the Jail, overpowered
the officers there, took the keys and
removed the prisoners to waiting
automobiles.
Fifteen machines carried the party
to a cemetery, three blocks beyond the
city limits. The men were taken from
the machines and hanged to an oak
tree inside the cemetery. Headlights
of three Automobiles were used to light
the tree selected for the hanging
Members of the mob were stationed to
prevent intrusion
Work Fast.
Not more than five minutes was re-
quired by the mob to enter the Jail,
overpowering the officers and remov-
Ing the prisoners. Within fifteen min
utes the three alleged gangsters ana
murderers had been lynched.
But another crowd soon gathered to
take the places of the executioners.
The coroner was notified and so were
city and county officials. The new
crowd gathered quickly as news spread
of what had been done.
The three men were eX-convicts,
Boyd having served two terms, Fits
three and Valento one.
Fail Former Attempts.
Two attempts to take the men from
jail here were made last Sunday, a
few hours after they had been arrest
ed One was broken up by officers,
and the other failed when Mrs. Petray,
widow of the slain sheriff, begged
friends not to countenance mob vio-
lence
The action Of the mob today indi.
Gated plans had been laid beforehand
The mob moved to the Jail without os-
tentation. A Gordon was thrown about
the structure of granite, concrete and
steel. Twelve men were detailed to
approach the door. Six entered. Sher
III John Boyes, appointed after the
death of Sheriff Petray, was in his
private office at the right, with foul
deputies. The six were armed They
covered" Boyes and his deputies and
made them put up their hands. The
officers were disarmed and the keys
of the Jail taken. While some of the
men inside the Jail guarded the off.
GERS, others went Immediately to the
cell of the men,.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Membership Committee
Meeting at 4 D. m. Friday

Membership committee members Of
the Chamber of Commerce, together
with local newspaper representatives
we're to hold meeting at p. M to-
day, in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms, K of P. temple. Consideration
of the coming membership campaign
cussed.
Another important matter to be
brought before the meeting was the
questions of securing a full time paid
secretary. One or two men with the
ability to handle the position are be-
ing considered
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Need Automobiles to
Carry WernIe Orphans

Orphans Of the Wernle home, south
east of the city, are to be entertained
at free matinee at the Washington
theater, Saturday.
The manager of the theatre asks
that persons with automobiles volun-
teer to transport the parentless chill
dren to the treat. The children will
view the film, "The Little Shepherd
Of Kingdom Come" Persons who will
help in bringing these children to and
from the theater are urged to tele-
phone Manager Bell at the Washing
ton theater, Friday evening or Satur-
day morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Wainscoating No Place
For Stumps, Court Rules
(Bv Associated Press)


PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10.-A protest
against removal of his partially
smoked cigar from a marble wains
coating in the city-county building by
an attache. was lodged in county court
here yesterday by Attorney Frank c.
McGirr.
The lawyer informed the court that
before entering the court room he had
placed his cigar upon the wainscoat!
ing and instructed employees not to
touch it but that when he returned
the stump was missing"
"Of course. if you can get the county
commissioners to provide some new
parking arrangement for your unfinish-
ed smokes, it will be satisfactory to
the court" said Judge Shafer, who
heard the protest. "The stumps" he
added, must disappear from the waist
coating in the corridors"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Baker Must Explain the
Large Size of u. S. Army

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-Secretary
Baker was expected to appear today
before the house military committee
to explain why an army of more than
100000 men has been recruited. Rep
resentative Kahn of California, chair
man in requesting Mr.. Baker to ap-
pear said some members of the COM
mittee felt that the war department
had broken faith with the committee.
An appropriation to maintain an
army of 100000 men was approved for
the current fiscal year, Mr.. Kahn ex-
planned, with the understanding that
a force of that size would be adequate.
Reports to the committee indicate,
however, he said, that the army now
approximates 100000 with the war de-
partment endeavoring to obtain addi-
tional recruits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Greece Not Pro-German,
Despite the Election
(By Associated Press. }

PARIS, Dec. 10.-Greece Is not ex.
pected to enter into negotiations with
Mustapha Kemal Pasha, leader of the
Turkish Nationalists, even if the for
mer King Constantine resumes the
throne, said Sophocles Venizelos, son
of the former Greek Premier, to a
representative of the Excelsior at Nice
last night. He emphasized the fact
that the Greeks desired to remain
friends of the entente nations and that
the recent plebiscite and election held
there did not mean friends for Ger
many or her allies.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
81 100000 is Wanted
to Make Nation Christian
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Expendi.
ture OF 100000 during the next three
years in safeguarding prohibition, ex-
tending the blue laws. and amend
ing the federal constitution SO the
United States will be designated a
Christian nation, is proposed by the
International Reform bureau accord
ing to Wilbur F. Crafts. who addressed
the opening session of conference
On the subject here today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
War Finance Corporation
May Be Reuiued by Senate
(Ry Associated PreSs)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Support
ers of the joint resolution reviving
the war finance corporation were pre-
pared today to press for immediate
action on the measure by the senate.
Assurances given by senate leaders
when the farmers-relief measure was
was passed over last Wednesday that
they would not oppose it when brought
up today were regarded by proponents
as having cleared the war for final
favorable action. Chairman Gronna OF
the agricultural committee expressed
confidence that the measure would
poll majority vote in the senate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Mean Thief Clips Hair
Of PASSENGER in Pullman
(By Associated PreSs)

FORT THOMAS, KY, Dec. 10.-Mrs.
Waters Howe of Orlando, Fla, claims
to have been the victim of the mean
est thief in the United States-one
who she said clipped the hair from
her head while she was asleep in a
Pullman car of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad en- route from Jack
sonville, Fla, to this city.
Mrs. Howe reported that besides
her hair she was robbed of several
pieces of jewelry and $500 in cash.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Steals Guards Clothes
to Escape From Prison
(By Associated Press.) }

JOLIET, Ill, Dec. 10-A widespread
search was being conducted today for
Frank Williams, escaped Joliet peni-
tentiary convict, who before he made
his getaway, rifled the trousers of
sixty sleeping guards and robbed the
home Of Captain A. R. Carver, head
of the new penitentiary building, Of
clothing and jewelry. Williams, serv-
ing a 23-year sentence for burglary.
escaped while working on a labor de-
tail Wednesday evening.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
DISCUSS FOREIGN TRADE

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Bankers and
business men from throughout the
country meet today to hear discus
sions on the matter of forming
500. 1000, 900 corporation to promote
foreign trade. Herbert Hoover, Sen.
stor Edge of New Jersey, and John
McHugh of New York. chairman of the
commerce and marine commission OF
the American Bankers association are
among the principal speakers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
GoTo DECLINES PLACE

(By Associated Press)
TOXIC, Dec. 10.-Baron Goto, for
mer minister of foreign affairs, has
declined the appointment of mayor of
Toxic, which office he was asked to
assume for the purpose of clearing up
charges Of graft against officials and
councilmsn who recently resigned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
RarD Sugar Price DoDn
to Sol Cents Per Pound
(By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 10-With a fur
ther break to the basis of sol cents
for centrifugal this morning raw sugar
prices registered the lowest level for
the season representing decline of
near 20 cents from the high prices of
May /.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
FIND HUGE ELK BONES
By Associated Press)

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich, Dec To-
Antlers measuring eight feet from tip
to tip, and huge bones believed to be
those of an immense elk have been
unearthed on the shore of Prues lake,
Leelanau county, by a trapper. Excava-
tion is being continued. Pioneers here
cannot recall ever seeing an Elk in
this region.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Terrific Earthquakes
Felt in Southern Honduras
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated PreSS)
SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal,
vador, Dec. 10.-Terrific earthquakes
have occurred in Choluteca, southern
Honduras, according to reports re-
ceived here today, but details are lack
ing. Very violent shocks also were
felt Wednesday in Chinandega and
Corinto, western Nicaragua, 25 earth
tremors shaking Corinto
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-10
Weather Forecast

For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau-Cloudy tonight; Sat.
urday partly cloudy; little change in
temperature.
Temperatures Yesterday.
Maximum 3S
MINIMUM %
Today.
->ooh 90
For Wayne County, by w. E. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday
cooler tonight; freezing or somewhat
below.
Weather Conditions-The third Pa
cific coast storm within week, which
has caused general moderate rains
Thursday night and Friday, and snow
flurries in few localities, is now
passing slowly away. Another Pacific
rain storm of marked intensity is
crossing the Rocky Mountains, NOV
ing southeast. Although there may
be temporary break in the unsettled
conditions during the next "a hours,
it will be brief because of the ad-
vancing western storm which will
cause the westernly winds of today
to shift back to east or south, prob
ably within 48 hours, with the return
to cloudy unsettled weather.
Republican farmer., 1920-01-30
FOUR DIvORCES SOUGHT ARE DUE
 TO DESERTI0NS

Desertion is the ground in all four divorce cases filed today in the Su- perior Court. Harry k. Carroll of this city, wants decree from Louise Carroll of this city. The couple were married July II, 1914, and the husband is said to have left Sept. IS, 1916 The wife's maiden name was Louise Lussen.
 George B. Gardner of this city asks for a divorce from Mary Walsh Gardner of Schnectady, N. Y. He alleges the wife went away Dec. 2s 1916. The couple were welded January Il. 1892.
 Bertha Phillipson of Norwalk, sues Henry A. Phillipson of Norwalk Tho marriage took place March 1, 1902, and the husband is said to have fled March 12. 1916.
 In the case of Anna Donahue oi this city against William E. Donahue desertion on April II, 1916, is claim ed The couple were married April 5 1910
Republican farmer., 1920-01-30
HI7C 7CHCOCK TO
 CARRY FIGHT TO
 SENATE FLOOR
If Compromise Fails This Will Be Course
 Taken.

Washington. Jan. 27 - Notice was served upon Republican leaders of the Senate today by Senator Hitch cock of Nebraska, the administration spokesman, that unless compromise negotiations on the peace treaty were continued, he would carry the fight to the Senate floor by moving to take the treaty up there.
 The notice was given in the reply of the informal emocratic compro- mise committee to the refusal of the Republicans to compromise on Article Ten of the League of Nations cove- nant.
 Out of the discussion which followed came an agreement for the bipartisan committees to meet again Thursday Thus the door to compromise was not entirely closed.
 Senator Hitchcock agreed that meantime he would not move for Sen ate action. He did not indicate that the Democrats would recede from their position and Senator Lodge, the Republican leader, said after the con- ference that the Republican conferees had not changed their stand against compromise on Article Ten and the Monroe Doctrine.
Republican farmer., 1920-01-30
NEW CLUB HOUSE OF CONGDON POST
 OPEN MARCH 20

According to the plans of the Cong don Post of the American Legion, the new club house, formerly the McEl- roy residence on Golden Hill St and purchased by the Legion, will be opened to the members and public on or about March 20th. much de- pending upon delays encountered in receiving material and supplies from cities outside Bridgeport. The work on remodeling the club house is pro- gressing rapidly twenty or thirty men being employed at the house at the present time. There is little ques- ton that when the club house is com pleted that it will rank among the finest in the state. Contributions are still being received by Justice Geo. W. Wheeler of the Building Fund com mittee which is very encouraging to the members of the Legion. At torney V. L. Keating chairman of the Building Committee who was eper- ated upon in New York city about three weeks ago as result of an in jury sustained when in service in France is expected home within two weeks after which plans are to be made regarding the opening of the Legfon's new home.