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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-20
Man, 81. Loses Eye BIastinu

Reading. Pa. March 2O.-Trying to
blast rocks with dynamite on tho farm
Of his son i'm law. Tobias Gcrhart. near
Plow Church. Allison Gring. 81 years
old. was brought 10 n hospital here
with one eye blown ont and his face
otherwise disiigurcd. Grng went too
close to a charge to investigate
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
LOCOMOTIVE BUILDER
SAYS POLES FIRST TO
RECOVER FROM WAR
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-Poland will
be one of the first countries of central
Europe to recover from the effects of
the war. Francois de ST Phalls, vice
president of the Baldwin Locomotive
works, and president of the Polish
chamber of commerce in New York,
said today on his return from investi-
eating conditions abroad
MY confidence in Poland" he de-
clared. is based on the good balance
and quality of it's natural resources
and the industry of it's people.
Beginning with the year 1922, she
will have surplus food. oil, coal, tex
tiles, steel and timber available for
export.
President Pilsudsky said to me in
Warsaw: We have had all the war
we want. We want peace. We want
to go to work and develop our country
as it has now been given to us. This
generation wants to work in peace
with all the world
Knows Russia
POLAND was the best informed about
Russia of all the countries | found.
gained the impression from numerous
conversations with Poles just returned
from Russia that the Soviet govern
ment is in no danger of disappearing
and that the future of Russia will be
in the evolution of present govern
ment to suit the dictates and aspira
tions of the masses.
Future trade with Russia will de
pend on the existence of a govern
ment which can be depended upon tO
honor it's contracts and concessions
as the only possible basis for trade
will be the development of her natural
resources, as she now has nothing t.
exchange"
He said that while people are dyine
in the famine stricken Volga district
there is surplus food in the Ukrain
/ but the Ukrainian peasants can no
| be induced by his government to par
with it, and keeps it hidden, sayins
the Volga can give him nothing tha
J he really wants in return.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
PREPARE FOR OPENING
OF ALLIED COUNCIL
IN FRANCE FRIDAY
(By Associated Press)

CANNES, France, Jan. 5.--Prepara-
tions went forward today for the open
ing here tomorrow of the allied su-
pTeme council.
A meeting was held today at which
the questions of reparations and the
proposed international economic con-
ference were discussed by Sir Robert
Horne, chancellor of the British ex-
chequer; Sir Laming Worthginton-
Evans, British secretary of state for
war; Louis Loucheur, French minis
ter of Liberated regions and Premier
Jasper Theunys of Belgium.
This was the first meeting of these
four, and it was described as a pre-.
liminary conversation similar to that
held yesterday by Premiers Lloyd
George and BRAND. 1t was explained
that its purpose as was the case with
the premiers' meeting, was to smooth
out difficulties in advance of the su.
preme council meeting.
The experts Of the various delega
tions also met today to arrange the
agenda for the council
Representatives from France, Great
Britain, Italy, and Belgium, held two
sessions here today with the intention
of putting the reparations and other
problems into shape for consideration
at the opening session of the allied su
preme council tomorrow.
With the arrival of Viscount Ishii al
the head of the Japanese delegation
and of Premier Jaspar Theunys, o.
! Belgium, this forenoon, everything wa!
/ ready for what is increasingly EN-
| phasized as the most momentous as
sembly of the past two years struggle
to set Europe to rights and to get Ger
many started on her reparations pay
ments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
REPUBLICANS
SEEK STRONG
senate CHIEF
Penrose's Death Calls Atten-
ton to Need for Guiding
Hand in Upper Branch Of
Legislative Body.
EARLY ACTION URGED
BY MARK SULLIVAN

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 5.-The
state of mind of Republican leaders in
the senate can only be described as
little less than excited 1t is not that
the death of Mr.. Penrose as such has
made any difference.
Penrose during his sickness of more
than a year has been a liability and
an embarrassment to the Republican
leaders. rather than the tower of
strength he was in his prime. 1t was
in fact, Penrose's yielding to the farm
bloc that gave the bloc it's start.
If Penrose at the beginning of this
session had been his old self, he would
have stood up publicly for the con-
viction he expressed privately that the
farmers emergency tariff was pure
bunk"
Penrose Yields
But Penrose. in his weakness and
the fear for his own prerogative that
accompanied his weakness, undertook
to save the appearance of power for
himself by yielding its essence. 1t was
his giving up to the western senators
on the farmers tariff that largely gave
the farm bloc the momentum it now
has.
Penrose in his prime would have
fought the farm bloc and castigated
them with scorn and satire, and by
ruthless enforcement of party disci-
pine might readily have headed off
this as he has headed off many an
other incipient rebellion.
1t is not Penrose's death as such
that has started the Republican lead
ers to running around in circles. 1t
is rather that Penrose's death has
called conspicuous attention to the
state of things and has caused the
Republican leaders to take excited
and belated action in the direction OF
seeing what they can do about it.
Its Limitation
AS to the farm bloc. there ISM
much they can do The bloc has eco
nomic solidarity and the cheerfully
self-imposed group discipline thai
flows from unity of economic inter
est
That is exactly what the older ant
more eastern Republicans have not
As between the farmer bloc and the
older Republican leaders. it is diff
cult, for the present, at least, to see
any outcome except pretty genera
victory on the part of the bloc. A
least, it will be either victory for th'
purely trans Mississippi farmer blo'
or for middle-of-the-road group let
| by Mccormick of Illinois, Lenroot o
! Wisconsin, and a few more of tn,
middle-western states.
| But. aside from ways and means o
| opposing the farmer bloc, there ar
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
HOLD INDIANA YOUTH
WHO SHOT COMP PANI0N
(By Associated Press)

HYMERA, Ind, Jan. 5.-Edward
Mckinney, Is, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boone Mckinney, was shot and in
stantly killed early Wednesday even
ing by James Mildred, lad about
the same age.
Mildred was arrested and is in jail
while the authorities are continuing
an investigation of the killing.
Mildred claims the shooting was &C
cidental and that the weapon W.
discharged when he was drawing it
from his pocket 1t has been learned,
according to reports, that the two
boys had trouble a few weeks ago,
and the parents of the dead youth are
not inclined to accept the theory OF
accidental shooting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
DROP 8 POLICEMEN,
ADD I new men AT
THREE HOUR SESSION

Eight members of the police force
were dropped and seven new members
were added after three hour session
of the board of police commissioners
behind closed doors Wednesday eve
ming. The meeting started at 7:3)
O'Clock. The action resulted from the
boards consideration of the resigna-
tions of the members of the force.
which had been requested by Police
Chief Eversman.
The eight men to leave the service
are William Yingling, Homer Ratliff,
Omer Ross, Lista B. Juday, William
Lammert, Alpheus Bennett, Roy c.
Wright and Henry Rockers.
They will be succeeded by William
F. Lawler, Wallace Seymour, Elias
Bryant, Joseph L. Baetz, Herman &C.
horst, Robert c. Martin and Herber,
c. Arnold, colored. Lawler, Seymour
and Martin have had previous expert
ence as city policemen. Cohorst and
Arnold have served as military police
Baetz was a member of the fire de.
partment, and Bryant was a deputy
sheriff for eight years in southern
Indiana county.
The force now consists of II Repub
licans and IL Democrats, exclusive OF
Chief Eyersman.
Traffic Officers
Traffic at eight and Main streets
| will be cared for by the officers of the
| four districts which end OF this point
! said Chief Eversman, Wednesday eve
ming. A man will be on duty thert
at all times, he said. the officer frof
one district relieving the officer from
| the adjoining district as the watch i:
changed
| John Hennigar, motorcycle officer
was reappointed Only one other Of
| flee remains to be filled on the force
| the office of police matron. No ap
pointment will be made in this office
Chief Eversman said, until the duties
! of the matron have been definitely out
lined
AS the police roster will stand in tn
| future, Chief Eversman heads the list
Next comes William Longman ant
Herman Wierhake, first and secon'
sergeants in charge of the desk 70
day and night duty.
Other Assignments.
Edward McNally and George Stau
bach are day and night headquarter
men. Henry Vogelsong and Gre
velle Bundy will serve as plain clothc
men. Clessie Kendall and Herbes
Ray will act as day and night patrC
drivers.
Other officers reappointed were tn
following patrolmen: Harry Graham
John Gully, Harry Fee, Will Ratllf
Charles Cousins and Charles Wief
meyer.
The order appointing the new me
takes effect Jan. Is. The old force wi
be on duty until the night of Jan. 1;
About three score of applications wer
considered by the board.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
NO PROGRESS
IN DISCUSSION
OF IRISH PACT
Dali Eireann Adjourns Until
Friday Morning After Hold
ing Brief Morning and
Afternoon Sessions.
SEEK COM MON BASIS
CRy Associated FressD

DUBLIN, Jan. 5.-The Dali Eireann
after holding brief morning and after
noon sessions today without making
further progress in consideration of
the Anglo-lrish treaty adjourned late
this afternoon until tomorrow morn
ing when it will meet in private ses-
sion to hear the report of the unoffic-
ial committee which is trying to find
basis upon which an agreement
might be reached.
The Dali met this morning and i'm
mediately adjourned until o'clock
this afternoon.
The adjournment was to give the
members an opportunity of discussing
the situation created by the presenta-
ton of Eamonn DeValera's alternative
proposals. 1t was regarded by many
observers of the proceedings as a
hopeful sign that some form of agree
ment might be reached
Seek Agreement.
One member of the Dali said short
ly after the adjournment that an eff
fort would be made to reach an agree
ment on the plan proposed the other
day by Michael Collins-that the op-
ponents of the treaty should abstain
from voting and permit the treaty to
pass.
The astonishment produced in the
Dali Eireann by Eamonn DeValera'; !;
sudden production of his alternatiS e
proposals to the peace treaty, and his
announced determination to move
| them as an amendment to the treaty
at todays session, have turned into
! anxiety over the probable effect Of
! this move on the further proceeding
| in the Dahl
! Mr.. De Valera's right to move mis-
proposals as an amendment has been
| challenged and it is possible that a
critical division today may occur or
| the motion to enable him to carry oul
this plan. His opponents declare he
must reserve his alternative proposal
until the Dali has given a direct vote
on the treaty.
| Deeply Chagrined
Supporters of ratification express
| ing themselves as deeply chagrined a
the turn affairs have taken, see iT
De Valera's action an attempt to raj
ly the extreme republicans to his side
while others profess to regard it a;
the last desperate effort of leader
who sees his power slipping from hi;
grasp.
From the confusion caused by HI.
launching what the followers of Ar
thur Griffith seem agreed to cal
| Document No. g. it is difficult tt
/ Continued on Page Three
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
TAKE UP $33,417.41
COAL BILLS OF CITY
AT SPECIAL MEETING

Bills for coal, repairs and supplies
used by the municipal light and power
plant up to Dec. 81, and amounting to
$33,417.41, were to be taken up for con-
sideration by the board of works at
a special meeting to be held in the
office of the light plant at 4 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon.
Coal bills amounting to $22, PIP are
included in the bills. The remainder
of the amount, s11,20 consists of re-
pairs and materials bought by the
plant
At the regular meeting of the board
of works Thursday morning a confer
ence was held between the members
of the board, City Attorney Kelley,
Mayor Handley, L. c. Weldon. super
intendent of the light plant, and E. c.
Price, of the Price coal company,
which is now delivering coal to the
city plant under a contract entered
into last October
$1,000 Tons Delivered
Slightly over 10000 of the $4,000
tons contracted for by the city at that
time have now been delivered, Mr..
Price said. This includes small
amount Of coal now in transit
Freight bills on 35 cars of coal de-
livered during the month of Novem-
ber were inspected by the board, after
which Frank Bescher, of the light
plant office, was ordered to check over
the bills and present them for pay
ment. The bills amounted to a total
of $4,000 and covered freight which
had been charged on coal delivered
from mines not mentioned in the con-
tract with the city.
Because of this fact. these bills had
not been paid by either the city or
Mr.. Price. Had it not been for the
unusual rush of delivery called for
by the city, Mr.. Price said, the cars
would have come from the regular
sources and the bills would have been
paid by him, instead of through the
! city.
Rail Strike Threatened.
| At the time the contract was made
/ for coal rail strike was threatening
| The ccontract was made by the board
on the recommendation of Superin
| tendent J. P. Dillon, who advised them
that he had only $4,000 left to buy
coal for the plant, and that any large
| purchase made would have to be set
tied for after the first of the year
The plant uses from 85 to 100 tons
daily, according to L. c. Weldon Ap
proximately four months supply ol
coal is now on hand, according tc
| these figures, and the city will pur
chase coal for the next eight months
at the rate of $50 per ton, plus {
/ freight rate of s2.73. or $453 per ton
This sum, although above the pres
ent market quotations, may be below
the "spot market" price later in the
year, it was said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
WEST GAINS
LEADERSHIP
OF CONGRESS
Holds Chairmanships of Six
of 10 Major Committees in
Senate-Seven in House
Seniority Counts.
RETURN LEGISLATORS
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU

PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Metropoli-
tan newspapers of the east have dis
covered that with the death of Sena-
tor Penrose of Pennsylvania, the
Craftsmanship of another senate COM
mittee of major importance, the fl
nance committee, will pass to the con-
troll of the western wing of the Repub
lican party, and they are making much
ado over it. The eastern press, how
new overload of tariff and taxation in
the senate, Senator McCumber, of n.
Dakota, who under the seniority rule,
is to succeed Penrose in the chairman
ship of the finance committee, has
functioned for the greater part of two
years under the guiding hand of a
western senator, Watson, of Indiana,
by reason of the fact Penrose during
that time was unable to take an active
of i'll health Watson was chosen to
serve as acting chairman although he
ranked eighth on the list of the Re-
publican members of the committee.
Practically all the hearings on the tax
revision bill were conducted under the
direction Of Senator Watson.
If sectional leadership in congress is
based on the control of the most i'm
portant committees of the two hodses,
ha rft-n1 ~
tically dominate the present congress
West Is Gaining.
With tthe advent of McCumber to
the chairmanship of the finance com
mittee, which is the most powerful
of all the committees in the senate
corresponding to the appropriation
committee of the house, western and
central western Republican senators
hold the craftsmanship of six of the
10 major committees. These sena
tors and the committees they presid
over are: McCumber, finance; War
rem. Wyoming, appropriations: Norris
Nebraska, agriculture; Jones, Wash
ington, commerce; Cummins, Iowa
interstate commerce, and Nelson, Min
nesota, judiciary. The four importan
senate chairmanships held by eastern
Republicans are Lodge, Massachusetts
foreign relations Mclean, Connecl
cut, banking and currency; Walls
worth New York, military affairs, ant
Page, Vermont, naval affairs.
In the house western and mlddl
western Republicans hold the chaiI
menships of seven of the 10 maJo
committees, including the all power
ful appropriations committee, whic
passes upon all legislation authorizin
appropriations. Madden of Illinois /
chairman of the appropriation con
mittee, and eight of the first 10 ranl
ing Republican members OF that con
Continued on Page Three
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
KILL BANK PRESIDENT,
WOUND TWO OTHERS,
IN SECURING $4,000
(By Associated pressl

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-John Soffles,
president of the haywood state bank,
was shot and killed and Louis Swec-
ney, chief of police of the suburb. and
Arthur Benson, bank messengcr,
were wounded when five bandits rob-
bed them of $4,000 pay roll for the
haywood plant of the American Can
company.
The bandits did not give the banker
and his two guards chance to hold
up their hands. They ordered the
payroll car to stop and as it came
to halt opened fire, killing Soffle
almost Immediately. Chief Sweeney
was shot under the right arm and
Benson in the side. The latter's in
juries are serious. The entire rob.
berry occupied less than three minutes
The robbers drove away with the
money towards Chicago.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
SPROUL TO APPOINT
SENATOR AT ONCE
CRv Associated Press)

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.-Governor
Sproul was expected today to name a
successor to Senator Penrose within
the next few days. He announced
last night that he would not resign
to take the senatorship.
The senator to be appointed will
serve until the candidate chosen at
the November election is ready to
qualify. Political leaders generally
were of the opinion that Governor
Sproul would be candidate for the un-
expired term of Senator Penrose.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
SET WkDMAN HEARING
FOR SATURDAY, JAN. "a

Arguments on a motion to correct
the accusation filed against Sheriff
Carl Wadman will be heard Saturday,
Jan. a. at o'clock in the morning,
Judge Raymond S. Springer, of Con-
nersville, ruled Thursday afternoon.
Attorneys for the defense filed mo-
tion Thursday morning asking that the
accusation against the sheriff be divid-
ed into two paragraphs. Paul Beckett.
attorney for the state, requested that
he be given more time in which to
look up legal points concerned.
The defense argued in their motion
that the sheriff had been charged with
conflicting offenses.
Judge Springer, commenting on the
case, said that it was an interesting
one, inasmuch as it had no legal
precedent
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
(By Associated Press)

DUBLIN, Jan. 5-A. B. Kay, cores
pondent for the London Times. was
kidnapped last night by three armed
men while with other newspapermen
in a grocery shop There has been no
word of MIN since his disappearance,
and no explanation of his seizure.
The correspondents attending this
mornings session of the Dali Eireann
demanded his immediate release and
the punishment of his kidnappers.
Kays friends pointed to an article
he wrote recently from Cork, saying
that some of the leading fighting men
of that city favored ratification of the
Irish treaty, as possible reason for
his abduction. They said he was
warned at that time to leave Cork on
the threat that he be put in a vault
with corpses and a candle"
They were of the opinion he had
been taken to Cork and that he might
be returned here today.
Expect Return.
It was declared later that the kid
naping occurred during the afternoon
and that it had been expected Kay
would be returned by night, but that
the night and the greater part of this
forenoon had gone by without his re
appearance.
Kay and FIVE other English newspa
per men were in the grocery, his com
panions said, when three armed mer
! entered, presented revolvers and car
! ried Kay off They promised Kay:
| companions, the latter declared, .'tt
| bring him back unframed in the eve
| ming, warning them to say nothing il
| the meanwhile"
| Before the dali met the correspond
! ents here held a meeting and formu
lated protest to the dali authoritie:
against the kidnapping. The American
! and Irish correspondents Joined thu
English newspaper men in signing th'
| protest.
| After adjournment of the dali hat
been moved Desmond Fitzgerald ros
| to read the press protest against tn
kidnapping. but was overruled by tn
speaker, who declared the adjourn
ment motion had been carried
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
1000 LOSE HOMES
IN TIMBER YARD
BLAZE IN ENGLAND
(By Associated Press)

WEST HARTLEPOOL, Enzland
Jan. 5.-Scores of houses had been
laid waste today. 1000 people rem
dered homeless and more than 1,000,-
600 pounds sterling damage done By
fire which broke out yesterday in
the timber yarl here
Famed by a strong gale the fire
spread throughout the night and by
this afternoon had covered approXi-
mately so acres.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
COLD WAVE TONIGHT;
TO Be 10 ABOVE zero
(Rv Associated Pressl

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 5.-The cold
est weather of the winter in the cen
trail portion of Indiana will be exper-
fenced tonight and possibly for two
more days in the opinion of the local
weatherman. 1t was predicted that by
night the temperature will be around
10 degrees above zero.
The cold wave starting from north
west Canada is sweeping the entire
country, it was said. AT Z o'clock this
morning the temperature was 26 de-
grees above zero in indianapolis, a
drop of % degrees in "a hours.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
CREEK TORPEDO BOAT
DESTROYER EXPL0DES;
RECOVER so BODIES
lRv Associated Pressl

ATHENS, Jan. 5.-Fifty bodies have
been recovered from the Greek to-
pedo boat destroyer, Leon, anchored
in the harbor of Piraeus, which was
wrecked yesterday by an explosion of
torpedo.
The explosion damaged nearby war
ships and caused houses to collapse
killing a number of the inhabitants.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-05
Weather Forecast
MooRE's LOCAL FORECAST

ScUCTdHy TAR anu OGCiuCuIy COlu To-
night and Friday; near zero by Friday
night.
Generally fair and abnormally cold
weather in the next "a hours will be
due to the settling southwark of the
Canadian cold wave. Temperatures
near Zero but probably above are in
prospect for this vicinity.
For Indiana, by the United States
Weather Bureau: Fair tonight and
Friday; colder tonight cold wave.
Temperatures For Yesterday
Maximum So
Today
Noon 70
Weather conditions: The center of
Rocky Mountain storm which caused
general rains Wednesday has passed
to the eastern states and the Canadian
cold wave covers all the Mississippi
states and portions of the Ohio valley.
Heavy SHOWS and blizzards in parts of
Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas Eight
inches of snowfall in Sioux City, Ia.
Temperatures range from zero to &c
below, from Nebraska northward An
other storm is now entering the United
| States on the North Pacific coast.