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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
TwO Girls, -Four Boys
Will Enjoy Christmas
in New Found Homes

Six children, two girls and four boys
will have a happy Christmas in new
and permanent homes with private
families as the result of the work of
the board of children's guardians, Miss
Nora Holthouse, agent for the board
announced Thursday.
An effort has been made to secure
homes for deserving homeless children
in order that the children might enjoy
Christmas in good homes. There are
a few girls and few boys who still
are homeless, said Miss Rolthouse, and
the board is very anxious to secure
places for them.
The SIX children mentioned have
been placed in homes only within the
last week and the board has placed a
number of children prior to that time.
A home for another boy is in prospect
but is not assured. Other families are
Offered the opportunity to provide a
home for some boy or girl.
Four of the children who have been
given homes in this vicinity are from
Whites institute at Wabash while two
come from the Home of the Friendless.
All of them are Wayne county children.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
SOUTH GETS TASTE
OF WINTER WEATHER
fRv Associated Pressl

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 21-The south
today was in the grip of its first cold
seige of the winter. Miami and points
on the Florida peninsula however. con-
tinued to be bathed in sunshine with
average temperatures of 20.
Virginia. North Carolina and South
Carolina were reported covered with
ice from sleet storms yesterday. Geor-
gia shivered yesterday and then be
came soaked with rain.
Arkansas experienced weather four
degrees below freezing during Wednes-
day with warmr and rain slated for
today. Alabama, Louisiana and Ten
nessee were offered partly cloudy and
cooler weather today The low tenn
perature at Memphis yesterday was
so degrees while New Orleans had a
better temperature at 4S degrees, ris-
ing IL dgrees during the night.
Birmingham reported 43 degrees
last night.
For the northern section of Florida
cooler weather was recast today. Mi
ami sweltered yesterday with 80. Dur
ing the night 20 degrees was
registered.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
C w. STIVERS DIES
AT LIBERTY HOME;
EDITOR FOR so YEARS

LIBERTY, Ind, Dec. 21.-C. w. Stiv-
ers, "A years old, for so years editor
Of the Liberty Herald, died at mid
night Wednesday, after suffering with
Influenza for two weeks.
Mr.. Stivers perhaps was one of the
best known citizens Of Union and ad-
Joining counties, having come to Lib
erty when only 20 years DID, and as
sumed the editorship of the Herald
upon his arrival He continued to edit
the paper until about four years ago,
when he sold his interests to his son,
o. L. Stivers, who now controls the
publication.
Born in Illinois.
Born in Georgetown, H., Mr. Stivers
was a citizen of Liberty from the time
of his coming 81 years ago, until the
time of his death.
He is survived by three children, O.
l.. Stivers, of Liberty; Frank Stivers
an attorney of Ann Arbor, Mich, and
Mrs. Fred Clark, of Los Angeles, Calf
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock, and will take the
place of the regular Sunday mornins
service. Burial Eill be in West Point
cemetery, with the Rev. C. T. Edwards
Of FrankliR, officiating, assisted by
the Rev. S. L. Martin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
GERMAN "WAR GUILT"
CASES ARE DROPPED
BY SUPREME court
BY GUS M. OEHM

BERLIN, Dec 21.-The supreme
court OF Leipzig in a secret session to-
day dismissed SO war guilt" cases
tried in accordance with the Versail-
les treaty.
Generals Won GallwitZ, Won Macken-
sen, Won Linsingen, Won Buelow and Won
Dickut and Prof. Goetz were among
those whose cases were dropped. Many
witnesses were heard, but proceedings
were strictly private and allied repre-
sentatives were not present. The
court declared the defendants had been
proven neither absolutely guilty nor
innocent of crime against the German
law.
Seven hundred and seventy-one
cases are pending. The Germans on
trial include the former Crown Prince
Ruppreckt of Bavaria, accused of de-
portations from northern France dur
ing the war; General Won Manteuffal,
held responsible for the Louvain out
RACES; the Duke of Nuremberg who
ordered troops massacres at Mamur
and other famous officers.
The allies drew up a long list of
those considered guilty and required
the Germans themselves to try them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
TURKS EXPECT.
PACT
WITH AMERICA
To Bolt Other Plans
if Refused
(Bv United Pressl

LONDON, Dec. 21.-Turkey expects
the United States to sign a private
treaty with the Angora government
regarding freedom of the straits, ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Lausanne today.
There is good grounds for belief
that if America will not sign pri-
vate treaty with the Kemalists as a
result of the Lausanne meetings, at
which Ambassador Child has partici-
pated, the Turks will not consent to
be bound in any way to the regimes
proposed by European nations, the
Exchange correspondent cabled.
According to this correspondent,
Ambassador Child will proceed at the
earliest possible moment to arrange a
convention all the United States own
with the Kemalists. Childs, he states,
already has discussed the proposition
with Ismet Pasha and covered the
question of the rights of American
ships in time of war and of peace to
pass through the Straits of the Oar.
danelles and Bosphorus.
This would put America in privi
legged position similar to that already
enjoyed by the United States through
its separate treaty with Germany,
the newspaper comments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
Passion Play Cast,
in Poverty, Decline
Movie Mems Offer
CIV Associated Press0

LONDON Dec. 21.-Timess are hard
in Oberammergau as a consequence OF
the marks depreciation. but the Pas
sion play cast is enduring poverty
rather than sacrifice the traditions of
so many years by accepting the offers
of motion picture companies and theat-
rical managers to give their play
abroad.
Burgomaster Wilhelm Ritz in ap-
pealing to English friends of the play
ers to buy their wood carvings as
means of augmenting their income,
says in letter published here, that
the parish, after deducting expenses,
has the equivalent of approximately
only G1,000 as its net return for the
Passion Play of 1922 The gross re-
ceipts were 21,000,00a marks, equal to
G2,360. In 1910, the play netted 1890,
600 marks, or G71, 500
The players have refused American
offers for the film rights of their play
which would have put them in posses
sion of more wealth than ever they
dreamed of owning. Theatrical pro
ducers have offered them tours abroad,
and have approached several individ-
ual members of the cast with contracts
for separate engagements, but all in
vain. The latest American offer is for
a tour of the actors IN biblical play
in which few scenes from their own
production would be introduced. But
the villagers are content to follow
their only industry, wood carving
and proffer their products to the pub
lie at very small prices.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
To RECEIVE PAROLE
(Rv Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21.-Harry
Romine, a Civil war veteran, who is
serving a life sentence in the Indiana
state prison, following his conviction
on a charge of murder, will get a
Christmas parole, Governor McCray
announced today. The veteran will
have 10 days, during the Christmas
season, in which to visit his home in
Jennings county, because of his "splen-
did fighting record in the Civil war;
the governor said.
This is the second Christmas parole
granted Romine, as he enjoyed the
same privilege year ago. He also
has been allowed to leave the prison
twice to attend annual encampments
of the G. A. r. held here. On all oc-
casions he has returned to the prison
before the time set for the expiration
of his freedom. Romine was sent
enced in 1918.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
UNION OFFICER
MENTIONED IN
Mine HEARING
Witnesses Not Sure of
Identification
tBy Associated Press)

MARION, H., Dec. 21.-The name
of Hugh Willis, member of the Illinois
Mine Workers executive board, was
brought into the testimony today in
the trial of five men charged with
murder in connection with the Herrin
riots, by two state witnesses. Under
cross examination, however, both wit
nesses said they would not be positive
in their Identification.
A. w. Steel, foreman of the electric
power house, near the barbed wire,
where IA bodies were found after the
non-union miners had been marched
from the Lester strip mine the morn
ing of June %, was the first witness
at the morning session. He said he
observed crowd near the power
house between 6:45 and a. m, and
then saw two men, one of whom he
believed was Hugh Willis, drive W
in an automobile.
Heard Many Shots
The witness said the crowd, after
waiting about 20 minutes went to the
edge of the woods and he heard seF
eral hundred shots. Later, he added
he went to the woods and found the
bodies. He said he could not recog.
nize anyone in the crowd and said he
had not seen any of them since.
The prosecution hoped to complete
presentation of its direct testimony at
today's session.
Four survivors Of the riots testified
for the state yesterday. telling of the
attack on the mine and the shooting
of 20 men that followed their surren-
der
Cross-examination of the four sur
vivors was brief and mainly directed
toward bringing out that the four were
employed to guard the mine by Chi
cago private detective agency which
received 81 a day for each of the 81
men supplied to protect the non-union
miners.
To Adjourn Friday
Judge D. T. Hartwell said there
would be no court sessions Saturday
and that adjournment would be taken
Friday afternoon until January 2.
When court reconvenes after the hol-
iday recess the defense is expected TO
start the introduction of testimony de-
signed to prove alibis for all of the ac-
cused.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
MANY INCIDENTS IN
CLEMENCEAU'S TOUR
MADE HIM CHUCKLE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.- Former
Premier Clemenceau's American visit
added $4,000 to the American Field
Service Fund Fellowships, Stephen
Bonsal, who managed the tour, an
nounced today. The amount is the
surplus of money received from lee
lures and newspaper articles by the
Tiger after defraying the expenses of
his trip.
The wartime premier, it was ex-
planned, was unwilling to accept fnan-
cfal assistance for hi; mission and his
own means were inadequate so ne ac-
cepted lecture and writing contracts to
pay his way. He expressed the desire
that any surplus be devoted, in mem
ory of his student years in the United
States to the Fellowships which are
intended among other things to slim
ulate friendship between France and
America through the education in each
country of young men from the other.
Presentment of Death
The Tigers arrival in France re
called a presentment he had voiced
| that he would die in this country
! NJ. Bonsal, observing his happiness up
on the completion Of his second ad.
dress at Chicago, his last formal en-.
gagement before sailing for home
| questioned him as to his emotion and
M. Clemenceau, telling of his present.
| ment in France that death would over
take him in the United States ex
| planned: 81 was afraid if that were
en- I ch hnT11d 0t Io @r 5~I
my task here. But It is ended now
and l don't care two pins
| Comments by many of his auditors
on his command of the English Ian
| guage, M. Bonsal related caused "the
! Tiger" to remark that if he had re.
mained in this country six weeks long.
| er during his exile N the sixties, he
might have become an American cfti
zen, since at that time it was not
necessary to file first papers but mere
ly to apply for citizenship after a cer
! tain period of residence.
Made Tiger Chuckle
! M. Clemenceau's American tour was
replete with incidents which touched
his sense of humor. According to NJ
Bonsal, he was not offended by con
gressional, political or newspaper at
tacks but enjoyed them and welcomed
them as giving him an opportunity tt
make replies. The only incident he
regretted, his manager said, was what
he characterized as the desecratior
of the tomb of Lincoln during his pill
grfmage of reverence there when pho
tographers created disturbance with
shouts and flash light explosions. Tht
fumes choked him and he was forced
to hasten to the open air.
Some of his reception parties" alsC
provided 'the tiger" with chuckle
NJ. Bonsal said. since officials who ht
thought should have been busy witt
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
OF GERMANY
FOR U. S. COMMITTEE
ON Debt STARTS TALK
CBy Associated Press)

LONDON, Dec. 21.-The request
made by a German trade commission
that committee of American business
men headed by Herbert Hoover visit
Gerany to undertake a thorough sur
vey of economic conditions that would
be used as the basis of new repara-
tions treaty, was seen here today as
perhaps the starting point of the flock
of rumors as to American Intervention
in the reparations problem.
Great Britain, it is semi-officially
learned, has informed the American
state department of its consent to such
a plan. The British governments mes
sage sent in response to an inquiry
from the United States, it was said,
is expected to be followed by the as
sent of France. to which the American
government also communicated the
German suggestion.
Hughes Gets Matter
The proposal was made by a Ger
man commission headed by Chancellor
Cuno to the United States Chamber of
Commerce, which in turn is under
stood to have asked Secretary Hoover
to present the plan at cabinet meet
ing. This was done and the matter
passed into the hands of Secretary
Hughes.
The Germans propose that the
American commission determine the
extent of Germany's ability to pay and
assert they would agree to meet this
amount if France and Great Britain
approved of the plan. To this end
Secretary Hughes opened negotiations
with the London and Paris govern
mentS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
CABINET OF POLAND
REMAINS IN POWER
~ Assoclated Press

WARSAW, Dec. 21.-General Sikor-
ski, who took over the premiership
after the assassination of President
Gabriel Marutowice, presented his
resignation today to President Stan
islas Wojoiechowski, new chief execu-
tive in conformity with my constitu-
tional practice The new president re-
fused to accept the resolution and Gen
eral Sikorski's' cabinet remains in
power
President Wojoiechowski in his first
message to the Polish nation asked
for union, harmony and peace between
the various parties. He stigmatized
the assassination of his predecessor as
an act of political hatred and calls on
the nation to follow the dignity and
strength of it's traditions. He prom
ised liberty and justice to all who are
faithful to the constitution.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
ROBBERS Who LOOTED
INDIANA BANK VANISH
tBy Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Three robbers.
one of them garbed rs a woman. wha
took $4,000 from the First National
bank of Dyer, Ind, yesterday, had van
ished today as completely as did the
bandits who took $12 500 in holdup
at the same bank year ago. The
same men are believed TO have COM
mitted both robberies.
William Gettler, bookkeeper, be-
lieved he recognized the gruff voice
of the yelled masquerader as that OF
one of the bandits who robbed the
bank in October, 1921. The woman
pointed revolver at Gettler, while the
others gathered up $4,000 in currency
Gettlers burglar alarm brought citi-
zens to the streets with guns, and
John Keilman, grocer shot the psued0
woman bandit, who was pulled into
the bandits auto as 1t sped WESTWARD;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
GUARDS FRUSTRATE
ATTEMPT TO LOOT
WOOLNER DISTILLERY
CRv Associated Pressl

PEORIA, III, Dec. 21.-An attempt
to loot the Woolner Distillery, was
frustrated early today by guards who
fought off gang of 10 men, after a
gunfight An automobile and truck
used by the raiders, aroused the suspic-
ions of the guards When the guards
asked the men their business the raid
ers opened fire, which was Immediate
ly returned One man was seen to
stagger back as if hit. The bandits
fled in their car and truck. The Wool
ner distillery was recently looted of
thousands of gallons of bonded whisky
by thieves, who dug a tunnel to the
warehouse and drained the barrels by
means Of a garden hose, syphon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
GUERILLA WARFARE
BREAKS OUT IN ITALY;
Il ARE HURT BY BOMB
(Bv United Pressl

ROME, Dec. 21.-Guerilla warfare,
similar to that in Ireland, broke out
between Fascist and their opponents
in different parts OF Italy today.
A bomb thrown into a group of Fas-
cisti at Trieste wounded 21 persons,
three seriously. A former Fascist
leader was alleged to have hurled the
explosive.
At Naples, groups of Fascist. at
tackled a populist newspaper, the Bat
talgie Del Mezzogiorne, because of its
anti-Fascisti attitude. The office was
damaged. The Fascist also attempted
to invade the Liberal Newspaper Gil
orne, which is edited by Matilde
Reraco.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
UNDERWORLD
FIGURE is HELD
FOR ROBBERY
Arrest May Pave Way
to Solution

KANSAS CITY, Kas., Dec. 21-Joe
Wagner, underworld character, was
held in Jail at st. Joseph Mo-, today
in connection with the robbery of $780,
900 at the United States mint in Den
yer.
Il believe the arrest of Wagner will
pave the way to the solution of the
robbery at the Denver mint and the
robbery of the Drovers National bank
here last week. Henry thinner, chief
of police announced today.
Wagner was arrested in st. Joseph
Mo-, when he drove up in front of a
hotel in a high-powered motor car
showing signs of hard driving.
Wagner refused to return here with
out extradition papers.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 21.-Photo-
graphs of the finger-prints found on
the bloody. shotgun dropped by the
bandit in Mondays mint robbery were
forwarded today to Chief of Police AL
derson, of Vancouver, S. c. He re-
quested them, believing the Denver
bandits to be the ones who perpetrated
a $4,000 robbery there recently.
Report Serial Numbers
Copies of the fingerprints, found on
the gun and on an abandoned automo-
bile, believed to have been left at a
vantage point by the bandits were
sent to every large city in the coun-
try. Police today were busy answer
ing calls from stores throughout the
cities that had received federal re-
serve bank notes, carrying the serial
numbers of the stolen currency, but
investigation showed it had been is
sued by other federal reserve banks
and was not the currency stolen in
the robbery Monday morning.
The wounds inflicted on the leader
of the bandit gang by the United
States guards were superficial now is
the belief of the police in view of the
fact that no report has been received
from any physician or drug store OF
the treatment of any person who
might have been implicated in the
robbery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
Throwing Snowballs May
Cost Ohio Boy His Life
IN Tnited Press)

CLEVELAND, Dec. 21-Throwing
snowballs at a train probably will cost
Frank Medvesh his life. The boy and
several friends showered a freight
train with snowballs last night when
it passed near MedYesh's home. Three
shots were fired from the caboose of
the train. the boys say, two of which
struck Medvesh. Physicians say he
will not recover.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
Pandman Women to Get
Political Liberty By Bill
(By Associated Press

PANAMA CITY, Dec. 81. - A bill
urging the political emancipation of
Panama's women has been introduced
in the National assembly. Mrs. E. n.
DeCalvo, who represented Panama at
the recent women's conference in Bal
timore, has issued call urging all
members of her sex in the country to
unite in supporting the measure
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
CLEARING COMMITTEE
CHRISTMAS FUNDS
AGGREGATE S1,348.92

The sum of s1,34S.92 was in the
treasury of the Christmas clearing
committee at noon Thursday. The
Elks club, with a donation of 5000
from its Christmas fund, and S100
from the knights of Columbus, were
the large contributions of the day.
The Pennsylvania car repair forces
sent $7826 to swell the fund which is
to supply cheer and happiness in
many homes over the Christmas holi-
days.
A number of individual gifts also
were listed during the day.
The contributions follow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
Sugar Company Votes
Dividend, Stock Increase

HONOLULU, Dec 21-The stock
holders of G. Brewer and company
sugar factors and commission mer-
chants, have voted to declare a stock
dividend of 100 per cent and to in
crease the capital stock from $4,000
600 to S8.000000. An extla dividend
for December of two per cent on the
present capitalization also was voted.
making the total dividends for the
year seventeen per cent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
Mysterious Shooting
Investigated in Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec 21.-An investiga-
ton was under way today of a mys-
terious shooting last night when bull
let punctured the glass of motor car
and grazed the cheek of Mrs. Emil C..
Winton, wife of a prominent attorney,
as they were driving to the Opera club
with two guests from New York, whose
names were withheld. As yet, the po-
lice have been unable to determine the
origin of the bullet and no one heard
the shot fired.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
School Girl Is Found
Guilty of Mansldughter

AKRON, Ohio, Dec 21-Daisy Pitts.
Is. Cuyahoga Falls school girl, today
pleaded guilty to manslaughter in con-
nection with the killing last August OF
Tony Marcella, her suitor, at her home
On the witness stand yesterday Miss
Pitts said she shot Marcella because
he had threatened her life. Miss Pitts
was given a suspended sentence TO the
Ohio reformatory at Marysville, and
will return to school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
Police Capture 3 Bandits
Stealing Sacramental Wine

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-One bandit was
wounded. two others were captured,
and one escaped during battle with
police today when the latter encoun-
tered the robbers when they were car
rying liquor from the quarters of
sacramental wine and chemical firm
to a motor truck outside
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
ECONOMIC PARLEY
PROPOSED BY BORAH
lRv Assoclated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-A confer
ence of the world powers to consider
economic questions to be called by
President Harding for discussion of
possible agreements to establish more
stable financial and business condi-
tions and also to bring about reduc-
tion in land and new ornaments was
proposed by Senator BQrah, Republic
an. Idaho, in an amendment offered to-
day to the pending naval appropriation
hill
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-21
GRID HERO RECOVERING
(By Associated Press)


YPSILANTE, Mich, Dec. 21.-Bern-
ard Kirk, University of Michigan foot
ball star anG all-American end, in
iured in a recent auto accident here,
was reported by physicians to be i'm
proving. For thine last night it was
feared meningitis S might develop, but
this condition had disappeared today.
Kinks skull was fractured.