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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
ELECTRIC CORPORATION
IS DENIED ACQUISITION
OF INDIANA UTILITIES
(By Associated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 14.-Pro-
posed acquisition by the new Indiana
Electric corporation of seven utilities
companies operating in a score of CEN
tral Indiana counties was denied to-
day by the public service commission.
In reaching its decision the commits
sion held that the corporations plans
would over-capitalize the properties,
so as to result in the new concern be-
ing unable to meet it's fixed charges
of more than s1000,000 annually on
approximately s16,000,000 Of interest
bearing securities.
The commission, however, approved
the idea of the erection of a central
generating plant which the new cor
poration said it planned to erect in the
coal field north of Terre Haute, and
also along the Wabash river. Such a
plant the commission said, would give
the consumer reduced rates.
Utilities Considered.
The companies which the corpora
ton proposed to consolidate were the
! Merchants Light and Heat, of this
city; the Indiana Railways and Light,
of Kokomo which also operates an
interurban railway between Kokomo
Gas and Fuel company; the Wabash
Valley Electric company, of Clinton
the Valparaiso Lighting company
the Putnam Eectric company, OF
Greencastle, and the Cayugh Electric
company.
No vauation on these properties was
fixed in the commissions order, but
the corporation claimed combined
value of not less than SIS, 100000, Oh
which it sought to issue and assume
S21 100000 of securities, including 81,
10000 of common stock.
Citizens and industrial consumers
| in this city in contending the consoi
dation as proposed sought to place 9
value much less than claimed by the
corporation Some of the respondents
data contending for a valuation o.
between $1o,000,000 and $20,O00,000
Various basis were used by exper'
witnesses in calculating value.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
Forecast of Watson Leadership
Made in Palladium Dispatches
Senior Indiana Senator Practically Certain to Assume
Position at Head Of His Party In Senate-Ex-
perence Gives Him Qualifications

ership, has not been functioning prop
erly From now on it must function
freely.
The appointment of Senator Lodge
as a member of the American delega-
ton to the disarmament conference
has presented an opportunity to pro
vide the senate ma jority with lead
ership thoroughly familiar with do.
mestic problems.
In name, Senator Lodge will remain
the Republican leader The senate
finance committee will be called on
to furnish one of its members to
serve as the actual majority leader
and it is an accepted fact that the
finance committees selection will be
Senator Watson.
Familiar With Problems
BY his long service as a member oi
the finance committee Senator Wat
son is thoroughly familiar with the
great industrial and financial prob
lens which must be legislated on. II
is also mentioned that he is particular
ly close to President Harding and thai
he has considerable following in the
senate. 1t is also mentioned that Sen
ator Watson has always maintained
friendly relations with those Repub
Continued on Page Two)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
RETAIN Rail TAXES
FOR CALENDAR YEAR;
CUT RATE IN HALF
CRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. Sept. 14.-Reten-
ton for the calendar year 1922 OF the
transportation taxes on freight, pass
enger and pullman accommodations
but at one-half the present rate was
agreed upon today by the senate fl
nance committee.
The committee also voted finally to
amend the provision of the house bill
80 as 10 retain the full tax on express
packages and oil transported by pipe
line
The house rates on cerial beverages
and other soft drinks were adopted,
but it was explained some Of these
might be subjected 10 change. The
committee passed over the inheritance
tax and decided TO take up at later
session today sales taxes on candy,
jewelry, furs, sporting goods and a
number of other items.
The bill to be presented TO the SEN
ate one week from today will differ
in many essentials from the measure
passed by the house last month. The
most important changes made thus
far by the senate finance committee
are an additional two and one half per
cent increase in the corporation in.
come tax. effective next year. and re
peal OF the capital stock tax, begin
ming with the levy due next July /.
Other alterations agreed upon are
regarded as practically certain include
retention OF the transportation taxes
on express packages and oil by pipe
CONTINUED on Page Severn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
CURRAN WILL OPPOSE
MAYOR JOHN F, HYLAN
AT new YORK POLLS

NEW YORK, Sept 14-Henry H
Curran, oalitionist-republican now
president Of the borough of Manhat-
tan, will be mayor John F. Hylan's op-
ponent at the polls next November.
Curran won the Republican nomina-
tion by more than 21a to l over the
nearest of three rivals in the primary
elections yesterday His vote, with
all but 245 of the 2,733 election dis
tricts in, was BLISS. f. H. LaGuar-
dia, president of the board Of alder
men, his closest rival. got 33,7S9.
Judge Reuben Haskell of Brooklyn.
who ran on a wet referendum plat
form, got 25,463 William NJ. Bennett,
former state senator, was a poor
fourth with 1926.
While the Republican campaign
produced some verbal thrills, it re-
mained for the Democrats to furnish
| the real excitement of primary day.
| Hines Trails Behind
| James ]. Hines went TO the polls as
a candidate for the Democratic nom-
| ination for president of the borough
| of Manhattan for the avowed purpose
of topping Charles F. Murphy from
his pinnacle of Tammany leadership.
This he hoped to do by defeating Muir
phys candidate, julius Miller.
When the fray was over Hines
found himself trailing far behind Mil
ler. while Hines campaign manager.
Joseph Shalleck, was nursing the re-
suits of more literal drubbing. con-
sisting of concussion of the brain, two
broken ribs, broken arm and scalp
, abrasions that necessitated the TAX
i ing OF 10 stitches. His wounds. Shal-
: leck charged were administered by a
: group of men in an election booth in
/ Nurphy's home district
. Shalleck charged that one police
| man and several detectives of the DO
: lice force participated in the assault
t The attack on Shalleck was followed
2 closely by an attempt of armed mer
r in automobiles to kidnap the ballo,
9 boxes from the same booth in which
he had been beaten.
/ The Democratic primaries also pro
duced shooting in Queensboroughr
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
ELECT MOORE
WORLD JUDGE;
WILL ACCEPT
Chosen for international
Court Of Justice on Second
Ballot = Has Had Varied
Experience.
DELAY MANDATE TALK
6By Associated Press)

GENEVA. Sept 14.-John Basseti
Moore. of the United States, was
elected a judge of the international
court of justice by the assembly OF
the league of nations on the second
ballot in the voting for members OF
the court which began here at 1d
o'clock this morning.
DR.. Rafael Altandray Crevea. of
Spain, Dr. Ruy Barbosa of Brazil, and
DR.. Antonia S. De Bustamente OF Cuba
also we're elected judges of the inter
national court of the assembly here
this morning. They received respec-
lively %, 3S and 26 votes.
NEW YORK, Sept 14.-John Bas-
sett Moore announced at his residence
mere today that he would accept cleo
ton to the International court of ius.
tlce. He is in his 61st year. EIihu
Root, who had declined election be-
cause of age. is rs.
Mr.. Moore has been professor of in.
ternatlonal law and diplomacy at Co
iumbia university for 20 years and
ha S had varied public service inyoly.
ing international relations.
he was law clerk of the DEPART
ment of state in 1885, htird assistant
secretary of state from 1886 to 1891.
assistant secretary of state in 1898.
secretary and counsel of the Spanish
american peace commission in 1898.
I counsellor of the state department in
1904
he has been a member of the per
manent court at the Hague since 1914
| and is yice-chairman of the interna-
| llonal commission organized at the
Pan-American financial conference in
! 1919. He has written many books
dealing with International relations.
! GENEVA, Sept. 14-Decision not to
intervene in the mandates question
! pending the result of negotiations he
tween the principal mandatory powers
and the United States was reached to-
day by the special commission of the
league OF nations recently named in
connection with resolution presented
to the league assembly by Lord Robert
Cecil, representative of the Union Of
| South Africa.
! Lord Roberts motion expressed the
desire that the two principal classes
or mandates for former German col
onies be Immediately defined and ex-
pressed regret for the delay in their
definition
| When the commission met, Herbert
A. L. Fisher of Great Britain told the
members that negotiations were at
the moment in progress between the
chief mandatory powers and the
Washington government and that it
would therefore be inopportune for
the commission to intervene before
the negotiations had been concluded
The commission decided that the re-
suit Of the negotiations be awaited.
/ Lord Robert, who is a member OF
the commission, dwelt during debate
on the section upon the advantage OF
presenting an Interpretation of article
XXI of the covenant of the league OF
nations, which deals with the man
dates question in some form calculated
to assure public opinion that the man
datory powers were observing the
spirit of the covenant
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
ARbUCKLE WILL FACE
CHARGES OF MURDER
AND MANSLAUGHTER
tBy Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1.-THE
way was cleared today for a speedy
trial of Fatty Arbuckle on one of two
charges which held that he is re-
sponsible for the death of Miss
Virginia Rape after she had been
subjected to an alleged attack in his
rooms in the ST Francis hotel.
The first charge is murder, pre-
ferred Monday by Mrs. Banlbina Del
mont. The second is manslaughter
which was returned as a true bill by
the grand jury last night and which
will become a formal indictment when
il is filed in court tomorrow. Authori-
ties are discussing today the charge
on which they will bring the actor
to trial.
District Attorney Brady is of the
opinion that the murder charge should
stand. If Arbuckle is cleared of that
charge in the event that he is tried
on it he must still face the man.
slaughter charge The corners in
quest started Monday was continued
today with Zey Provost and Alice
Blake, show girls, scheduled ah wit
nesses.
Fatty Says Nothing.
Arbuckle received news of his in
dictment in the city prison today. He
said nothing and appeared unmoved.
Newspaper men who attempted to in
rerview him noticed that his face was
more pallid than usual and that an
air of detection seemed to have be-
come fixed on him.
The grand jury Indictment came
after two sessions, each lasting many
hours. At last nights session Zey
Prevoht and Alice Blake, testified and
Grace Halston. a nurse, who attended
Miss Rape, was closeted with the
jury.
Zehy Provost and Alice Blake were
guests at the party where Miss Rappe
is alleged to have suffered injuries
from which she died.
I The grand jury's voting of an in
dictment charging a lesser offense
than murder will not make Arbuckle
eligible for bail at once, the district
attorney declared.
He will not be able to obtain tenn
porary liberty on bail until the charge
of murder is disposed Of" Brady said
"If the murder charge is Withdrawn
he will be able to obtain his freedom
pending hearing on the manslaughtel
| charge"
Alters Statements.
| Zehy Provost before the grand jury
last night is said to have altered
| statements she made to District Attor
ney Brady last Sunday, which brough
charges from Brady that the witnesse:
had been intimidated, Alice Blake il
Continued on Page Seyen1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
SPANISH DRIVE BACK
MOORISH ATTACKERS
IN SHARP ENGAGEMENT
Bv Associated Press)


MELILI4A, Morocco, Sept. 14.-Mor-
ocean tribesmen attacked Spanish
convoy. which was on its way to Sidi
Hamet FL Hach and Atalone. yester-
day but they were repulsed after a
short engagement.
Reports from La Restinga, town
situated on the coast southeast of
here, state the Moroccans abandoned
on Monday a system of trenches they
had constructed near that place. The
Moors are said to have retired from
that vicinity.
MADRID, Sept. 14-Spanish troops
engaged in the offensive against re
belliouss Moorish tribesmen" in north
eastern Morocco spent an inactive
day yesterday, says an official state
nent issued here. The statement
which is based on reports from Melil-
la, up to four o'clock yesterday after
noon says nothing occurred during the
day either in Melilla or outside.
The Minister of War has sent a
telegram to General Barenguer, Span
ish high commissioner in Morocco
saying: King Alfonso, learning of the
beginning of the advance of our troops
sends greetings to the Spanish army
and expresses hope for good fortune
and success in its attacks"
Union journalists throughout Spain
have published in newspapers letter
protesting against government censor
ship of news from Morocco. They say
the nation has the right to know the
details of operation there, inasmuch as
they are paying for them with theil
money and the blood of their sons"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
fBv Associated PressD

DUBLIN, Sept. 14.-Appointments
of plenipotentiaries to the proposed
at Inverness, with British
to discuss the settle
ment of the Irish question, were ap-
proved by the Dali Eireann as its ses-
sion here today.
The Dail's Official bulletin announc-
ing approval of the five penipotenti-
aries, says this was done in view Of
possible conference with representa-
tives of the British government.
The Dali plenipotentiaries it was
explained, were not appointed to 60
to Inverness in response to the pre-
mier's invitation, but were chosen to
carry on possible negotiations which
may or may not follow the receipt by
Lloyd George of the Dali cabinets re-
ply
Mr.. De Valera. was expected to ap.
pear before parliament this morning
and lay before it the stipuation ci
Prime Minister Lloyd George that dc
mands for absolute separation froL,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

WASHINGTON, Sept 14.-It ap-
pears to be a settled fact now that
Senator James E Watson will become
Republican leader in the senate about
the time the disarmament conference
begins its sessions in Washington
next November, taking the place of
Senator Henry C. Lodge of Massachu-
setts, who is to be one of the Ameri-
can delegates to the conference.
Under the plan the Republicans In
the senate are said to have agreed
that Senator Watson will be the ac-
tual if not the titular majority leader.
He would succeed to the position of
assistant leader, now held by Senator
Curtis of Kansas, and would automat-
ically take over Lodges duties in the
latter'S absence.
Curtis in turn would become presi-
sition now held by Senator Cummins
of Iowa. Because of i'll health, Cum
minis has been compelled to remain
away from the senate much of the
time in recent months, and is said to
be willing to relinquish his duties as
president pro tempore.
Forecast in Dispatches
1t was forecast in Palladium News
bureau dispatches some weeks ago
that the senior senator from Indiana
would succeed Senator Lodge as ma
jority leader in the upper house be-
fore the first of next year
Senator Lodge is a recognized au.
thority on foreign affairs. At the
time the peace treaty was the leading
issue before the senate he was par
ucularly well qualified to act as Re
publican leader.
Since the beginning of the presen
session of congress domestic policie:
! have been to the fore and the import
ance of a new majority Leadership
was recognized early in the summer
The majority organiza tion, dealins
with domestic problems of the mos
important nature under Lodges lead
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
Dali EIREANN APPROVES APPOINTMENTS
OF PLENIPOTEN TIARIES TO CONFERENCE

Great Britain be abandoned, if nego-
tiations are to continue.
Harry Boland and Joseph McGrath,
the couriers who on Monday went to
Gairloch. Scotland. to bear Mr.. De
Valera's inquiries regarding the terms
laid down in the prime ministers lat
est note to the Republican leader were
expected to arrive here during the
day.
They were believed to have received
from Mr. Lloyd George explanations
of certain points of his proposals and
these were to be submitted to the
parliament so that it might take them
into consideration in reaching a de-
cision whether to continue or to inter
rupt the conversations that have been
going on between Dublin and London.
1t appeared certain that the formal
reply of Sim Fein Ireland to the Brit.
| ish governments proposals would not
| be sent today and that it might be
| Friday before they would be ready for
dispatch to Gairloch where the prime
minister is spending his vacation.
| Utterances in Sim Fein circles had
Continued on Page Three)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
Sing Sing Convict
Makes Thrilling Escape
CIV Associated Press ,

OSSINING, N. Y, Sept 14.-Joseph
Sorace, manslaughter convict,
made a thrilling escape from Sing
Sing prison early today.
Saving through the bars of his cell,
Sorace climbed through a trap-door
to the roof of the prison, slid 20 feet
to the ground on telephone wire,
scaled the prison wall and dived into
the Hudson river He emerged below
the prison and disappeared in the
darkness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
Harding Front Porch,
Autographed Red Quilt
is Ready for Sale
(By Associated Press)

MARION, O., Sept. 1.-THE Hard
quilt" a suggestion of Mrs Harding,
has been finished and today is on
exhibition in a downtown store win
dow. 1t is pink and white, the blocks
forming an attractive design.
The white blocks are autographed
with the names of President and Mrs.
Harding, William Howard Taft, Wood
row Wilson, Vice President and Mrs.
Calvin Coolidge, Secretary of State
Hughes, Senator Lodge, Elihu Root,
and many prominent authors and
moving picture stars.
The quilt will be sold and the mon
ey used to establish the Harding
charity ward in a local hospital.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
REPORT DAUGHERTY
WILL RESIGN FALSE,
DECLARES SULLIVAN
BY MARK SULLIVAN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. II
The cabinet resignation rumor has
lit on Attorney General Daugherty, but
there is nothing to it. About the only
good reason Mr.. Daugherty would have
for resigning would be the same rea-
son Abe Martin had for giving favor
Continued on Page Three)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
Tell the Children
About Panama

The story Of Panama belongs to
American history. Tell your children
about it. There the American people
completed the greatest engineering
work in the history of the human race
In Panama we won a victory of
peace that will always shine in his
tory.
The most authoritative map of the
Panama Canal was made under the
direction of the National Geographic
society. 1t is printed in four colors
on coated paper, and is ~ by IL
inches in size.
A copy will be sent free to any
reader of The Richmond Palladium
who will fill out the coupon and en-
close two cents in stamps for return
postage. In filling out the coupon
print name and address or be sure tc
write plainly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

Representatives of most of the i'm
portant women's organizations in the
country are now in Washington to dis
cuss the advisability of cooperation in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

using their influence at the coming
disarmament conference in the capi-
tai. The scope of activities repre-
sented is indicated by the small group
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

Frederic J. Haskin, Director,
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM
Information Bureau,
Washington, d. C.
I enclose herewith two cents
in stamps for return postage on
a free copy of the Panama Map
Name .-...........
street '................
City .........................
State. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
:.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

Weather conditions-The weather
continues warm and generally fair over
the states east of the goth meridian.
Showers and thunder storms are in
progress from Illinois. westward to
Kansas. The rainfall is quite heavy
over Missouri and general rains from
Manitoba. southwark TO Oklahoma.
The weather continues cold in the
northwest, but snow has ceased to
fall Temperatures freezing and be-
low along the Canadian border.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
Weather Forecast
MooRE's LOCAL FORECAST

MCORE'S LOCNI FOhGCHSl
Occasional rains or thunder showers
tonight and Thursday; cooler Thurs
day.
Partly cloudy weather with occas
ional rains are indicated for the next
SO hours. due to slow moving storm
central over the middle Mississippi
valley.
For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Unsettled tonight
and Thursday; probably showers !;
somewhat lower temperature Thurs
day.
Temperatures For Yesterday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

above Members of the National
League of Women Voters are parti-
cularly active in making preparations
for this event
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

(Do not send the coupon to The Pal
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-, C.)
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-07
Southwestern League
May Take in Topeka
and Hutchinson, Kan.

MUsKOGEE, Dec. e.--T'he
Southwestern league next year will
include Hutchinson and Topeka,
Kan, according to newspaper ad'
vices received here today from
the convention OF the National
Association OF Minor League Clubs
In session at Buffalo. y. Y.
Newspaper dispatches from
Buffalo today said President
Ensley Barbour of Muskogee
would present tho southwestern's
proposal to the convention for ap-
prOval. II the territory Is allotted
TO the Southeastern. the leagues
rat ng will be- increased from
class u 10 G. Topeka Is said to
be scheduled to take the Miami
franchise In the Southwestern and
Hutchinson to succeed Parsons.
Kan, whose franchise was for
feited before the close of the 1921
season. Both Hutchinson and To-
peka formerly had franchises in
the Western league. They have
been out OF organized baseball for
several years.