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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
LAWYER HELD
AS EMBEZZLER
FROM ESTATE
Edwin B. Pugh AL
legged to Have Mis-
used $4,000.
CIVIL SUIT FILED
Name Surety Concerns
in Action to Recover
Inheritance.
CIVIL SUIT FILED

Edwin B. Pugh, an attorney with
Offices in 319 Indiana Trust Building,
was arrested today by Sheriff George
Snider on an indictment returned by
the Marion County grand jury, charg-
ing him with having embezzled
s14, 900 belonging to Oscar Hagen,
son of the late Frederick Hagen.
The indictment charges embezzle-
ment and grand larceny.
Pugh Immediately gave bond in
the sum of $4,000, John McFarlan and
Taylor Groninger signing as sureties.
Mr.. Pugh was the legal counsel Of
Mrs. Olga F. Birk, who acted as guardian
for her son. Oscar Hagen, who at the
time of his mothers appointment. April
%. 1915. was minor. Hagen was left
an estate valued at more than $4,000 by
his father, and a civil action filed by
the heir some time ago in probate court
declared the money all had disappeared.
The suit was entitled "the State Of
Indiana In relation of Oscar Hagen
against the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty Company, the Maryland Cas-
ualty Company and Olga F. Birk."
CIVIL ACTION
REMAINS U-NTRIED.
The civil action was filed IN the pro-
bate court on Sept. 8 and has not been
tried It rec.tes the giving Of bonds at
various times by Mrs. Birk with the de-
fendant security companies as surety
The net value Of the estate of Frederick
Hagen is fixed at $4,000, according to
the complaint
1t was specifically charged that "Pugh
fraudulently conjrived to get said as
sets Of the estate IN his possession as
counselor and attorney" and while they
we're in his possession he "w~onsfully
and unlawfully appropriated and con
verted the same TO his own use, to the
amount Of $50 600
FILES PRETENDED
LAST REPORT.
on Sept. 20. 1920, Mrs Birk fled in
the probate court pretended last re
port I'm fna settlement of said estate and
charged herself with total liabilities Of
the value OF S23. .287. A. and also claimed
credit in the total sum Of S3,612.4f, leav-
ing a pretended balance to be accounted
Continued on Page Sixteen)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
Alleged Train Robbers
Admit Liquor Dealings
in Defense of Charge

on the morning OF Nov. he saw an
automobile standing in an alley at Clin-
ton, with the right rear tire fiat. On ap-
pruaching tine car he heard one man say y:
WITNESS TELLS
OF CONVERSATION.
IF he was not dead when we put him
there he is dead by this time. At that
don't think he was killed by q member
of the train crew, but by one of the fel-
lows shooting from the outside"
The suspected men had admitted to
the poStoffice inspectors that they had
puncture in the right rear tire that
morning, and George +. Hoekesame of
Dubuque, Iowa, who was passenger on
the train at the time of the hold-up, tes-
titled that he believed he had shot one
Of the robbers with a rifle borrowed from
another passenger Hoekesame has the
reputation of being a crack shot"
Another bit of evidence. on which great
stress was laid by the Government was
the finding of the lock of the New Or
leans foreign mail pouch, which was
taken by the bandits, near the spot where
Ferguson's body was found.
FARMER CONFIRMS
SHOOTING STORY.
The shooting of one of the bandits
was verified by a farmer who lived near
the hold-up and who heard one of the
bandits say as he climbed into the au-
tomoble after the fight"
Gam 1 bleeding much?"
The entire train crew took the stand
and gave a highly interesting account
of the hold-up, hut they were unable to
identify any of the suspected men fur
ther than to say that some of them bore
a general resemblance to the bandits
J. NJ. TOwles, night marshal of Dan
Vile, testified that on the day Of the
hold-up the suspected men had been in
Danville between . o'clock and 80 a.
two revolyers in the rear seat. Later he
said he asked about the whereabouts of
the "big man." Steve Ferguson, and he
said Burnette told him that Ferguson
had tried to hold up a man and had been
shot.
All the suspected men took the stand
and told the same story of the trip on
which Ferguson had been killed. They
said they had not left Indianapolis until
about $50 o'clock in the morning OF
Il that they had not gone beyond
i'.e whore Ferguson's body was
found. They accounted for every minute
cir Time during the earlier part Of
eFcning and say a large number of
p. -,-:~cs -,.:u tn'-a the stand this after
noon and bear out their stories.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
FAREHAM TO ASK FOR
PLENARY SESSION.

FAREHAM TO ASK FOR
PLENARY SESSION.
Mr.. Balfour's proposal 1t is under
stood, Will be placed before the commit
tee on limitation of naval armament,
which is composed of the heads Of dele
cations, each assisted by a civilian and
naval adviser. The proposal viii tie
based, it was stated, On tho ground that
the submarine Is not adaptable TO hu-
maui,arian warfare and should be aboI-
tshed because it has no peace-time fuuc-
tion.
Lord Ice OF Farcham first Lord of the
British Admiralty, viii tring Up the
question in the committee it was stated,
and ask for 4 plenary session of the
conference so that Great Britain can
make her plea for the abolition Of the
submarine before the world Great Brit
ain feels that this is necessary, It was
stated, because her position Is .'miUnder-
stood" in the United States, and because
1t is not clearly realized just what
menace the submarine constitutes to Brit
aims very life in time of war.
Use 5-5-S RATIO AS
BASIS FOR WORK.
Using the triple agreement between the
United States, Great Britain and Japan
as a bedrock, the conference powers
started on the task of bringing France
and Italy into line and constructing
Ave powered naval agreement which will
define in positive terms the naval
strength Of the world for the next ten
years.
Only the fixing of the italian and
French ratios and the settlement Of sub
marine and other auxiliary craft strength
remain in the way to the complete ac
compIishment Of the primary aim OF the
conference.
EARLY ADJOURNMENT
HOPE SPEEDS UP WORK
Spurred on by the hope Of getting out
Of Washington by New Years, the heads
of delegations, assisted by their experts,
have plunged back into the naval dis
cussion with speed as their main object.
The secret meetings Of the big three"
gave way to the equally secret meet
ines Of the committee on limitation Of
naval armament, comprising fifteen
men, three from each of the five powers,
as follows:
United States-Secretary OF State
Hughes. Theodore Roosevelt and Ad
miral Robert Z. Coontz.
Great Britain-A. ]. Balfour, Lord
Lee and Admiral Chatfeld.
Japan-Baron Kato, Vice Admiral
Kato and Captain Suyetsugu.
France-M. Sarraut, NJ. Jusserand
and Admiral De Bon.
Unofficial French spokesmen have In
dicated their intention of demanding
naval ratio for France equal to that of
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
FRANCE THREATENS TO UPSET NAVY AGREEMENT
PARLIAMENT RATIFIES
BRITISH-IRISH TREATY
Gardner Intint0teS
Stay in Prison Viii
Be Only Temporary

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Dec. 16.-
Roy Gardner, notorious western ban
dit, mail robber and champion Jail
breaker, is again behind prison bars
but with a threat that his stay here
will be only Temporary
Under close guard, Gardner ar
rived at the Federal prison here last
night carrying only small bundle.
as that all the baggage you have?"
Warden Biddle asked.
II think that will dO-temporariIy."
Garner replied.
Gardner Is under sentence of
twenty-five years for robbing a mail
car at Phoenix, pAriz., and assauIting
Herman InderIied, clerk In charge of
the car.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
SCOTS ASK FOR
FREE STATE ON
IRELAND PLAN
Movement Started in
Glasgow for Home
Rule.
LIST GRIEVANCES
England Is Charged
With Being Cause
Of Wrongs.

LONDON, Dec. ia Gaelic cam
paign for Scottish Free State, mod
eled after Ireland, is in full swing.
1t is being conducted by Gaels both
in and out of Scotland.
A league has been formed with An
gus Clarke as president to work for
Scottish home rule. Clarke said the
league will ask all Scotch members
of Parliament to withdraw.
The Scots are establishing headQuar.
ters in Glasgow and have begun publi-
cation Of an official organ called Liberty.
This newspaper will be distributed
throughout England and Scotland In fur
therance Of the liberty movement.
Among the grievances cited by LIB
erty are the following;
l. The act OF union Of 1907, which
was characterized as "an insidious
piece Of legislation
2 Seventeen Of the thirty-three
Scottish counties show decrease In
population since the 1911 census.
3. Five counties have populations
below that OF 1900
I. One ffth of the land in Scot
land is reserved as deer forests and
game preserves.
5. One Engiishmau owns pre- 4
serve OF 100000 acres, which
stretches across Scotland from sea
to sea.
g. All attempts to recover Scottish
land for the peasantry have proved
futile
Z. One land recovery act passed
was mangled Ly the House Of Lords.
The officials of the new Liberty League
charge England with responsibility for
unfavorable conditions in Scotland.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
COMMONS 4Ol
TO 58--LORDS
VOTE 166 TO47
Both Houses Previous
ly Had Approved
Kings Speech.
RECESS IS TAKEN
Adjourn Until Mon
day Pending Ac-
ton in Dali.
RECESS IS TAKEN
BY EARLE c. REEVES.
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international NEWS 0cENlCS ONaii
Correspondent.
LONDON, Dec. 16-Both branches
of the British Parliament ratified the
Irish peace treaty late this afternoon.
Neither house took a division, the
approval being unanimous. Com
mons ratified at $40 and the House
of Peers gave its approval a few min
utes later.
Both houses voted down an amendment
rejecting King Georges speech at the
opening of Parliament on Wednesday,
The vote in Commons was 401 to oS; that
in the upper house was 166 TO A.
Parliament has taken a recess until
Monday pending the decision of Dali
Eireann upon the treaty.
Sir James Craig, premier Of the Union
ist government Of Ulster, arrived at 30
a m today for a conference with Pre-
mier Lloyd George.
Sir James Craig was accompanied by
his private secretary. Colonel Spender.
The Ulster leader was greatly agitated
over the turn Irish affairs have taken.
The present position appears 10 throw
MS back where We were in 1914" said he
I have come TO London in connection
With the boundary question I hope TO
have an early opportunity TO confer Witt
Austen Chamberlain and possibly Pre-
mier Lloyd George"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
JEWET'T ASKS
FREEDOM FOR
RAIL WORKER
Mayor Says Parsons
Had Good Record
Heretofore.
DIDN'T CONFESS
Admits He Signed
Statement Written
by Sleuths.

Mayor Charles w. Jewett appeared
before the State board Of pardons to-
day and asked that the board parole
Harry Parsons, convicted in the
Marion County Criminal Court on
charge of receiving stolen property.
Mr. Jewett said that he had known
Parsons since he was Is years old
and that he knew the man was not
guilty Of the charge on which he was
convicted. He also said that Par.
sons was a railroad fireman and that
he had always had a good record
with the railroad company.
Parsons was convicted before Judge
James Collins. In May 1920, and SEN
fenced TO from two to fourteen years but
has not been sent TO the reformatOry as
yet. Soon after he was convicted in the
county court. Parsons appealed to the
State Supreme Court where his convic-
tion was upheld.
On Nov. D. Parsons was granted a
thirty day reprieve by Governor Warren
T McCray. If the pardon board does
not act in advance OF the other cases
which will not be sent to the GOverno.
for al hast a week, Parsons viii be taken
to the TcfOrmatOry shortly after Dec %.
Parsons appeared before the board and
testified that the statement which he Is
alleged TO have signed IN the presence
OF several police officers was not made Of
his own free viii.
SAYS DETECTIVES
WROTE CONFESSION"
He said that the detectives wrote the
statement To suit themselves and that be
was so nervoas aud frightened that he
signed the statement so that they would
not bother him any more.
John h. Parsons. attorney for Par
sons, appeared before the board and en-
tered the formal plea that Parsons be
paroled on the ground that he was not
guilty Of the offense and that the state
ment which he was alleged to have made
TO several police officers was false.
SEVEN ARE
GRANTED PAROLES.
Seven prisoners were paroled from State
prisons today, two fines remltted six
conditional paroles, two discharged and
four conditionally paroled when Governor
McCray approved the action OF the State
board Of pardons.
The cases approved by the Governor
are:
Paroled-C Charles Webb. Hendricks
County, one to fourteen years, grand lar
c"nv. state prison Fred Branan. Mon
roe County, lS0 days, State farm, s. and
costs. carrying concealed weapons Oscar
AK. Clay County, six months, State farm.
500 and costs, violation of liquor laws:
Archibald Armstrong, Henry County,
two to fourteen years. burglary, reforma-
tory; Albert Cunningham Union County,
two to fourteen years. assault and bat
Continued on Page Thirteen)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
Alleged Speeder Is
Held After Crash

Charles Frlel, 1891 South Meridian
street, was arrested on n speeding charge,
following an accident this morning near
Belmont avenue and Howard street. Friel,
who was driving bakery truck west on
Howard street, struck a car driven by J.
B. Willoughby, 1881 Howard street. Wit
nesses say Friel was travelling at a high
rate of speed and that his machine
skidded nearly one hundred feet before
he struck Willoughby's car. Mary Friel.
%, who was riding In the truck, was
thrown out and suffered q sprained ankle.
She was taken to the city hospital.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
FIND MISSING
GOODS. HIDDEN
IN GIRLS ROOM
Detectives Recover Loot of
Young ShOplifters in
Hotel Search.

Loot valued at more than $500 was
found in a room at the Palace Hotel
today, following the arrest Of Pearl Cur
~, IS, and Katy Curry, II. sisters, giving
their address Is Muncle. The young
women were arrested late yesterday by
an operative Of the Qu!gley Hyland de-
tective agency, who alleges that they
were shoplifting In a downtown five and
ten cent store.
The girls say they came to indianapolis
Saturday and told detectives that they
had heard indianapolis was easy" They
are said TO have declared they were
trained by woman shoplifter who oper-
ated in Cleveland Columbus and Detroit.
Detectives say the two young women
visited practically every store on Wash
ingtOn street. The merchandise which
has been identified as having been stolen
from local stores, included underwear.
perfumes, jeweIry, toilet water and chill
dren's wearing apparel.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
HOLD 18 ON
MURDER CHARGE
Business Men Said to Have
Had Part in killing.

AUSTIN. Tex. Dec. 16.-Charges Of
murder were filed against eighteen promi-
nection with the Staying of Peeler Clay
ton la { night in front Of building In
which a large body Of men were meeting.
Clayton, with two companions, drove
up in front of the building. City de-
tectlves, who were tipped or that trOu-
Bile might be expected, were nearby.
There was a flash of guns from pass
ing automobile which disappeared imme-
diately after the firing ceased. Peeler's
companions were uninjured. A post
mortem examination was ordered
Many Of chose accused of the murder
were arrested Immediately and examinin &
trial was set for Monday.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
BRITISH TO RESUME
WORK ON TWO NEW
HOOD BATTLESHIPS

LONDON. Dec, t6.--As a result of
the naval decision of the Washington
conference, Britain viii restart work
on her two superdreadnaught of the
Hocd type immediately, according to
the Evening Standard today. The
Evening Standard attacks the decision
as bow to British taxpayers.
The Pail Mall Gazette, on the other
hand, welcomes tbs Washington de-
CisiOn as a Christmas message of
good will TO the whole world"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
Contractor Is Hurt
in Auto Collision

J. c. Mcdonald, 812 Shelby street,
contractor, was slightly injured today
hen his automobile was struck by a
truck, turned completely around and
hurled against a telephone pole at Ken
wood avenue and Thirty Second street
Charles Killon, employed by the In
dianopolis Heat and Light Company, was
driving the truck.
Fred Mills, 2S, negro, 545 DarneIl
street, was seriously injured when a
cistern he was digging at 1865 Guilrord
avenue caved in. Mills was taken to the
city hospital.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
Succeeds Flood as
Committee Member

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-Congressman
Arthur r. Rouse Of Kentucky hag 'aen
elected chairman OF the Democratic Con
gressional Committee TO succeed the late
Congressman Henry d. Flood II Nlr-
ginla II was announced today.
Rouse has neen the Kentucky member
If the committee for several years He
has served fo- Congress continually for
ten years He was born in Burlington
Boone County, Ky, in 1874.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
Says Farley Marks
Historical Climax

LONDON, Dec 16.--"The washington
conference marks the greatest moment in
the history Of the civilized world" Lord
Birkenhead lord chancellor Of England,
said today In an address before the
American LIP heon Club. The United
States rec it's supreme responsibility
and prevented the disruption Of civiliza-
ton and irreparable decay Of the stabil-
ity Of Europe"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16

forty-two high school students and a
brass quartet visited number of
places in the downtown district and
sang Christmas carols. The carolers
visited the city hall, school admins
tration building, Statehouse, Fletcher
Savings and Trust Company and L.
S. A7res & Co. The selections in
cluded, ooh Come All Ye Faithful"
at Came Upon the Midnight Clear"
"Silent Night, Holy Night" and an
ancient Elizabethan carol, II Saw
Three Ships Come Sailing In
An observance Of a more serious
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
TONIGHTS PROGRAM
-Cadle Tabernacle

Doors Open at p. m.
7:5 Il. M-ShOrtridge High School
Band, c. f. Palmer, conductor, playing
"Gardes du Corps In Apple Blossom
Time" Indiana Guards" "Ain't We Got
Pump spirit of independence" A brass
instrument quartet, accompanied at piano
by KeIton Whetstine. viii, play Mise
rere," from I'll Trovatore." Personnel of
quartet, Rea Williams, cornet; Harold
Jones, cornet; Ralph Duncan, trOmbonei
Lavere Letter. trombone.
Invocation.
7:4O p. M-RoII cali OF Community
Chest teams.
American Legion Band between and
$500.
$3.50 p. M.-Address.
$3.50 T. Ny. NJ. C. A. gymnastics.
$3.50 p. M.-BOys' Club.
9:IO p. M.-Jewish Federation; gym
nastics directed by Joe ROsenthal.
9:3O-Drum corps of Boy Scouts.
$3.50 p. M.-Community sing. led by
Elmer Steffen, music director IS. Peter
and Paul Cathedral.
1000 p. M.-"Star-Spangled Banner" :"
chorus and audience
Daily Facts
A summary of the returns for the
fourth day Of the Community Chest cam
paign follows;
Budget ...................... $GO5, ,i12.92
Raised up to yesterday. ........ 226,971. .7S
Raised yesterday. ay.....-........ 52'i9O.2O
Grand total raised to date. S279, ,i61.es
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16
City Children Honor Christina
SING YULETIDE CAROLS IN DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS
Give o. Program at Potter School

character was held at the Theodore
Potter Fresh Air School. Health
talks were made by e. U. Graft, su-
perintendent of schools; Dr. Alfred
Henry, president Of the Anti -Tuber-
culosis Association; DR.. J. Don
Miller, DR.. e. NJ. Amos, Herbert
Foltz, the architect for the new school
which the school board plans to erect
next year and Miss Anna Brockhaus-
en-, district superintendent of teach
ers. At noon the children were en-
tertained with exercises and a Christ
mas tree. "
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16

Christmas exercises were held at
practically every public school in
the city today preliminary to the
Christmas vacation, which begins to-
morrow and viii extend to Jan. 3.
Parents and friends of the pupils
were invited to all exercises and
school officials say that more than
usual interest is being taken in the
various affairs this year.
Unique and interesting was the
form Of observance at Emmerich
Manual Training High School. Dur
ing the morning. choir composed Of
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-16

Japan So far this demand has not been
placed formally before the other dele
gates, and doubt was expressed. If it ever
would be. France stands alone in her
desire for navy second only to those
of the United States and Great Britain.
Italy has no specific demands in the
way of naval strength other than that
her navy shall be equal 10 that of Francs.
Italy's position as a Mediterranean power
makes this necessary, her spokesmen as
sert.
Italy would be satisfied with a naval
ratio of 5-J-3-2-2, the last two figures
representing French and italian strength.
To realize even this ratio would neces-
state some building which, in view of
Italy's economic condition, the Italians
are loath to undertake. A ratio of
j-5-3-l. II would more nearly approxi-
mate Italian desires.
The expectation prevails, however, that
France viii ask a ratio of Mt least 2.T
and in this she viii find the other powers
in opposition.
The settlement Of French and Italian
ratio will be effected beore the powers
tackle the more controversial subject of
auxiliary ships. such as submarines, light
cruisers, aircraft carriers, etc.
FAR EAST STILL
PARLEY MENACE.
OF far more menace TO the success Of
the conference as g whole than the naval
ratios is the serious situation that exists
In the Far East division.
No meeting of the Far East committee
has been held for two days and there was
no indication today when Secretary
Hughes will call another The last meet
ing broke hurriedly when China de-
manded a showdown on whether the
twenty-one demands are to be legalized
by the powers here. Japan objected tc
the twenty one demands being taken 1p
and there was a hurried adjournment
Meanwhile both the Chinese and the
Japanese are cooling off," Chinese
spokesmen, under pressure from home,
however. have no intention of abandoning
their plea that the powers consider the
validity of those demands, to which they
assert China was compelled to yield un-
der duress Of the strongest sort.
The core of the whole Far East situa-
ton, the Chinese assert, lies in the TWEEN
ty-one demands, and unless the powers
are willing to consider them, there is
little use Of the Chinese delegates re-
naming.
Japans spokesmen are equally adamant
that the twenty one demands are NOT
properly a subject for consideration inE
Washington The Japanese take the posil
ton that these demands are water that5
has gone over the mill and has Iond
since been settled.
Another Chino Japanese crisis Is fore
seen by most observers here before the
conference breaks up.