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The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
COAL BINS
WOULD HOLD OUT
FOR THREE WEEKS
Reports indicate Threatened
State Mine Strike May Not
Be General. o.

Coal supplies in Indianapolis are
sufficient to last three weeks to one
month in the event OF a strike of In
diana coal miners. according to local
coal dealers. This supply would be
augmented considerably by coal from
other States in the event of strike.
they said today. The strike Is set
for next Saturday in the event opera
tors do not agree to a CHECK or OF
union assessments.
Reports received late today from
coal centers of the State were to the
effect that no coal company had Of
ficlally agreed to making the check
of" although current rumors were
TO the effect that some Of the smaller
mine companies had made the check
of.
Time Is Marked
Clinton reported that many Of the
miners in that field would quit work
Monday unless their assessment was
"checked-on" from the pay they re-
ceived today. It was further stated
however, that other miners in that
field would wait until the 18th when
the strike is to become effective.
That the Vandalia mine az Linton
which was said to have made the
"check-off'' would stand pat with the
decision Of the operators associa-
ton, was declared by President Ogle
of the company today.
The Knox County Consolidated Coal
Company Of Bickner, which is con-
sidered to be one of the largest COM
panies in the State. officially declared
today that they would abide by the
ruling Of the operators association in
refusing to make the check on"
The figures Of local dealers cover
ing the coal supply did not take into
consideration the possibility of a cold
wave bringing excessively low tenn
peratures. A sudden cold wave, ac-
companied by zero temperatures,
would quickly exhaust the coal stock,
dealers said.
Depends on Weather
Il believe there is a fairly large sup
A. De Loste. vice president of the In
dianapolis Coal Company said. Our
stock is large at present, and unless
there is extreme cold weather I be-
lieve there is enough coal In Indian
apOhs to last about a month. In the
event Of a strike, of course. efforts to
increase the supply coming in from
other States would be made"
THE whole situation depends upon
the weather" z. z. Heller, president
of the E. z. Heller Coal Company
said. Under ordinary conditions the
supply probably would last three
weeks or a little longer. Zero weather
would bring & shortage in a hurry. 1t
also would retard shipments from
outside States. At present there is
considerable coal coming IN from I'LL
nois, but shipments Of eastern coal are
limited
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
War Premier
Finds america
With England

There are men in Germany
who preach revenge. They must
be told that a war Of revenge
will find the same allies side by
side inflicting punishment on the
peace breakers" E"
There are men in France who
counsel annexation Of territory
populated by another race. They
must be warned that such a step
will ALLEVIATE the sympathies Of
Britain and America and that
when the inevitable war Of lib
GRAFTON comes the sympathies OF
America and Britain will be
openly ranged on the side OF
those who are fighting for Ma
tional freedom"
1.-The time has come for saying
these things and If they are not
said in high places, humanity
will one day call those who oc-
cupy high places to a reckon
ing"
"Clemenceau ought to have
made his complaint in Paris
against men of his own race and
not in New York against Eng
lishmen."
THE pact guarantee to France
backed by England lies for the
moment in the waste paper
basket. But we never flung it
there"
AT Genoa there was passion
ate sincerity of desire for peace.
but the European nations could
not help seeing that one OF the
great powers was working for a
failure"
Alas. Satan is not through
with Europe"
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
WHEELER TO HEAD LOCAL
OHIO STATE u. ALUMNI

Association Celebrates University Day
at Meeting.
Clark s. Wheeler, 1886 N Meridian
St, is the new president of the Ohio
State University Alumni Association
of Indianapolis. G. B. Durham is sec
retary.
Fifty-five members attended meet
ing in Lincoln Hotel last night to cele-
brate national Ohio State University
day. Thomas E. French, professor of
mechanical drawing at the university
and president Of the Big Ten Associ-
alton of Faculty Representatives,
talked. Mr.. French was the father
of the new stadium at Columbus, Ohio.
Moving pictures of the dedication of
the stadium were shown.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
SIXTY-FlFTH DEATH

George Perkins, Al, Of 241 Park
view Ave, died at ST. Francis Hos
pital today as a result of injuries he
received Dec. /, when the automobile
in which he was riding ran from an
embankment on w. Tenth St. just
west of the city hospital His death
was the sixty-first from automobile ac-
cidents in Marion County this year.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
TIGERS TOUR Of
AME RIGA FAILS
IN OBJECT|VES
Only Time and Events Can
Change Nations Attitude
Toward France.
ARGUMENTS FALL FLAT
Question of u. s. Foreign Policy
Has Been Debated for
Four Years.
CIemencean Has
NeW Proposal
By UHtted Press

By UHtted Press
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. s.
Georges Clemenceau, the Tiger
war premier of France, today
proposed the immediate opening
Of negotiations at Washington
for an agreement between the
United States and the other ma
tons OF the world to take the
place Of the league Of nations
and return this country to the
councils Of Europe.
The old French statesman
made this statement to a great
audience In the Academy of
Music here
His recommendation was based
on President Harding's statement
In his address to Congress yester-
day.
''Yo1 have heard Of the league
OF nations" said the Tiger. ''I
don't believe that 1t can ever
bring about an end OF war. At the
same time believe that any
effort TO that end is good"
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
Boys Win First Fight
for LOz0er Bicycle Fee

Finally they interested some of
their teachers.
Ray capitulated and invited the
boys to send a committee to the
council. The council agreed to
pass the desired legislation.
Ray sold" the idea to City Con-
troller Joseph L. Hogue. who
likes to see the city lose money
so we'll that he kicked about un-
necessary use of so cents worth of
postage stamps.
Hogue today asked the city legal
department to prepare the ordi-
nance for introduction Dec. is, re-
ducing the fee for all youngsters
under IS years old.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09

~ OPTICIANS grow young in
Indiana, City Councilman
Otto Ray was ready to
testify today.
For weeks a group of boys at
the Calvin Fletcher public school,
Virginia and Lexington Aves., has
been urging Ray to introduce an
ordinance reducing the city bicycle
license fee from 50 to 81. It is
hard for a youngster going to
school and running errands or
carrying papers to scrape So to-
gether all at one time. they
argued.
They called at Rays house. They
bombarded him with petitions.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09

them down to headquarters just Ike
speeders.
Il have been informed the ordinances
prohibits jay-walking. If it doesn't I'll
think up something else. There's al.
ways a way to get EN-.
Worse Than Speeders
"Jay-walkers are worse than the
speeders now. There are far mors
of them. I'll bet you we could get a
wagon-load every half hour of Of
Washington St., alone.
IF have any law behind me on
it I'm going to put the hounds on tha
law-breaking pedestrian. I'm going
to pick out some regular hounds ok
cops to work with the poicewomen.
I'm going to put the policewomen on
the job because they haven't gotten
in on this speed crusade and I want
them to earn their salaries.
You can't do any good just talking
to the jay-waIkers, any more than you
can to speeders. Why. look. The
Times printed my first warning to
speeders all over the front page, and
the next day the police caught thirty.
three. Grown ups are just like chill.
dren. They won't listen to talk.
You've got to spank 'em.
I'VE tried to stop jay-wallcing by
stretching a chain down the middla
of Washington ST.. between Meridian
and Pennsylvania SITS, but they jAaA
walked over it.
THE only thing to do is to go 60
locking 'em up. They aren't any bet.
ter than speeders. There's no uss
monkeying with them"
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
Gas RiOer

Thirty gallons Of gasoline
flowed over the road in front of
a filing station at 5136 Brook
Vile road today. Mrs. Edith
Sparks. operator Of the station,
told police that during she night
some one unlocked the pumps
and pumped the gasoline into the
road.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
AUTOMOBILE STRUCK
BY STOCK YARDS CAR

Paul Reddy Slightly Hurt in Street
Mishap.
While turning an automobile around
at South and West SITS. last night,
Paul Reddy, 2S, of 442 Chadwick St.
drove the car in front of a Stock Yards
street car in charge of Motorman Otis
Jones, 36. of 1247 Lawton st. Reddy
was slightly injured and the automo-
bile was badly damaged.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
MUST GIVE Up
CARS FOR MONTH OR PAY
FINES IN TRAFFIC COURT
With Autoists Gained Down, Mayor Says
"Jay-Walkers" Are to Observe Rules
or Ride in Patrol Wagon

Autos facing speeding charges in city court today
given the option surrenderng their license plates for month
paying heavy fines Surrender the license plate would
using while the plates the hands OF
the
carrying in the drive against speedrs and
with speeding almost stopped Mayor Shank took jay
insisting will have them taken police headquarters
in DatroIw
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
PAY PHONE LOOTED

A thief broke into the office of the
Polar Ice and Fuel Company at In
diana Ave. and Tenth st. last night.
A pay telephone containing SIS was
stolen.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
TRIAL INCONVENlENCES'
WITNESS FOR STATE
Special Summons Finally Brings WOm-
an to Court

an to Court
Mrs. Ernest Bross, Stratford Apis,
witness for the State against Helen
Blackwell, tried today on charge Of
buying goods at the H. p. WATSON
store under Mrs. Bross' name, re-
quired special summons by telephone
from Deputy Prosecutor William
Remy before the trial could start.
1t was too great an inconvenience to
come to court, she told the prosecutor,
Couldn't she tell him what she knew
and let him deliver it to the court?
Mrs. Bross finally decided to appear
to prosecute the witness after Remy
convinced her that the Criminal Court
had no intention of taking a day off
because a witness found it too incon-
venient to appear when summoned.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
RELIEF PROGRESSES
IN FIRE-SWEPT CITY
Food and Supplies Rushed Into AS
tOTia, Oregon.

BB United Press
ASTORIA, Oregon. Dec. 9.--Relief
work was progressing rapidly today
among the two thousand residents OF
the section swept by yesterdays
$4,000, 900 fire which destroyed TWEEN
ty-four blocks in the downtown dis
trict.
Food and other supplies arrived
hourly from Portland and other COM
munities.
Every undamaged house was thrown
open and beds wereNprovided for all
OF the homeless lastt.Aight.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
MAILING CLERK ARRESTED

billiard Huber, mailing clerk at tha
Shelbyville postofflce, was arrested to-
day on a charge of ritiing the mails.
He was released on bond Of $1,000,
The affidavit was sworn to by A s.
Kelley. postofflce inspector.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
THIEF FILLS LARDER

A burglar entered the grocery of
W. W. Snyder. 4O2 ". Twenty-Fifth
St, last night and stole SIS worth Of
groceries.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
SAYS MANY CHILDREN ARE
NOT PRESENT AT SCHOOL

Superintendent Graft Asks for At.
tendance Help.
Many children are not attending
school, as required by law, accord.
ing to e. Z. Graft, superintendent Of
schools. The last Legislature raised
the age at which working. permits may
be granted children from IA to Is
years.
He asked for additional help IN the
tendance department in order to
remedy this condition.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09

France for that fateu river For unknown
fought vertable
chauvnm had its way this time the Rhine would within gem
eraton overflow banks Europe The
insdous form this pro
pos that the provinces left bank of Rhine
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
By WILLIAM PHILrP sIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMmS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Gauged by
his own standards. the American
tour OF Georges Clemenceau. former
premier Of France. is a failure
Having achieved the greatest sue
cess OF esteem" Of any foreign Wis
it0r to the United States since La
fayette-with the possible exception
Of Marshal Foch-the distinguished
Frenchman VIII return home with
out having accomplished what he
came here to do
AS one Of the worlds grand old
men," as a figure destined TO loom
large in history; as a parsonage great
" esteemed Of Americans; as
fighter and hero OF the war: as per
sonifying a race for which folk in
this country have always had a
weakness, Clemenceau was every
where greeted by admiring multi
tudes.
But his coming has not changed
Americas attitude toward France one
iota-
Had Three Objects
Clemenceau had three principal OBJ
Jects in mind when he set out for the
United States:
I. He hoped to prove to Americans
that France is not militaristic, but
deserted by her allies. is merely acting
IN self defense.
2. He wished to inform Americans
that Europe is on the brink Of an
other war. more terrible than the last
3. He wished to convince Americans
that they left Europe too soon after
the aTnistlce, and to urge them for
their own good. and Frances good.
and the worlds good, to do something
through the League Of Nations or
othervfse-to save civilization from
catastrophe.
A dispassionate checking up on re-
suits indicates:
1. Those who took the position that
France has become militaristic insist
II was C1emenceau who made her 50
So his arguments failed utterly to
convince these AS for those who
hold that France is merely acting in
self-defense they did not need to be
converted.
2. It seems already an accepted fact
in this country-among Wilsonites
and Lodgeites. Democrats and Repub-
licans. pro-leaguers and irreconcilables
alike-that Europe is on the verge of
another disaster.
Debated Without Decision
5. Whether America left Europe too
soon, or not soon enough; whether
America should Join the league or
association Of nations, or offer any
guarantees whatsoever to any outside
nation-all these questions have been
debated in this country consistently
for four solid years without decision.
So no foreigner. however brilliant,
need feel any modification because
with a bare half-dozen speeches he
did not turn upside down Nationwide
beliefs and prejudices of fairly long
standing.
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09

Overcoat Stolen From College
thief stole the $40 overcoat Of
Max Gordan, 1864 Park Ave. yester
dav
The Indianapolis times., 1922-12-09
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Forecast

Fair tonight and Sunday.
Colder tonight, with lowest
temperature about is degrees.
Evening journal., 1922-01-30
News Happenings in Delaware and Maryland Towns
LEATHERS WORKERS
CHIEFS In CITY

william E. Bryan, of. Kansas City.
president OF the United Leather
Workers International Union. and
Bernard A. Quinn, general vice pres
ident of the same organization. Wis
tied Wilmington officially an satur-
day and conferred with John c. Say
lor, chairman of the Arbitration
Committee Of the Central Labor
Union and officials of the three local
branches of the leather workers.
1t is understood that Mr.. Bryan
reviewed the conditions in the
leather industry throughout the
United States and said he was graf
flied to know that the glazed kid in
dustry in Wilmington was returning
to normal. Mr.. Quinn is in charge
OF the light leather workers locals
of the international union, which
have strong branches in Whining
ton. Camden and Philadelphia, the
centres of the industry; in Little
Falls and Gloversville, N. Y, and in
Connecticut, where there are leath-
er plants.
Evening journal., 1922-01-30
GOVERNMENT WINS
RIGHT TO LIQUOR

WASHINGTON. Jan. 80. Omitted
Press) 1.-The government has the
right to hold the thousands Of bar
rels Of whisky now in government
warehouses, the Supreme Court held
today
The court decided for the govern
ment in four suits brought by per-
sons seeking TO recover liquor they
own and remove it to their homes,
for private use.
The decision means that unless
there Is legislation, the government
will never surrender to the original
owners the immense stocks OF liquors
now in storage over the country
Much OF this liquor was stored with
the government for safe keeping
and to guard against possible law
violation before the Volstead law. as
applying to liquor in the home. had
been fully interpreted.
Evening journal., 1922-01-30
H. I. BUSH MAY
SUCCEED WARNER
New Director Talked of for
President of Chamber of
Commerce
ELECTION TO TAKE
PLACE THURSDAY

Selection OF the next president OF
the Wilmington Chamber OF Com
merce is decidedly 'up in the air
as result of the positive declination
of A. ID. Warner, Jr., to serve an
other term. Mr.. Warner. who al
ready has filled the chair three con-
secuuve years, reiterated today
that he would insist that he be per-
mitted to retire and devote his at
tention to his private business. He
is treasurer of the Charles Warner
Company and also of the Morris
Plan Bank.
According to the bylaws OF the
Chamber of Commerce, the office OF
president must be filled by the board
of directors from among their own
number. There are nineteen mem
bers of the board. Call was issued
today for a meeting at O'Clock
next Thursday afternoon at which
organization for the coming year is
expected to be effected.
At the annual meeting OF the
Chamber last Thursday night four
new men were elected to the board.
These. were Walter j. Reardon
Robert p. Robinson. Henry T. Bush
and Frank G. Cox. They replaced
John S. Mullin, Charles Topkis and
Edward w. Lintner. who retired
and Colonel George w. Sparks, de-
ceased.
In addition to the election OF these
members OF the board OF c. d. Gar.
retson. J. Writ Willis and Alfred
II. Gawthrop were reelected, Will,
the hold-over members are JOSEPH
Bancroft, Frederick Brady, Elwooc
A. Davis. George A. Gewehr JOSEPH
S. Hamilton. Clarence C. Killen
Charles c. Kurtz. Leon Walker A. d
Warner Jr.. William p. White an,
Horace p. Warrington.
Although members Of the board
when approached today, declined t,
discuss the probabilities of a presi
Dental choice. It was learned tha
II. T. Bush is regarded with much
favor as a successor to Mr.. Warner
Mr.. Bush is president and genera
manager OF George w. Bush & Som
Co., operators of the Bush Line o.
/ freight steamers and OF two lines O
motor freight transportation. He &
an active member Of the wholesal,
section of the Chamber and has ;
wide circle OF friends and acquaint
ances in business circles.
Evening journal., 1922-01-30
RAIL TERMINAL
At WILLSMERE
B. and O. Purchases Addi-
tional Ground for Exten-
sion of Yard
MUCH COAL is
STORED IN YARD
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
RICHARDSON PARK, Dell Jan
sO.-Omcials OF the b. and o. Rail-
road Company have intimated that
the wilismere yards would in time
be enlarged. Employees operating
from this point also say they believe
the local terminal will be one of the
largest terminals on the b. and o..
system. The telegraph pole line has
heen removed from the westbound
tracks through the yards to the
west side of the lands recently pur-
chased from the Oak Grove Company
and surveyors in the railroad com
pany's emeploy within the past two
weeks have laid a right of way for
the proposed westbound track.
with the removal OF this track, II
will be possible for the local yards
to be enlarged. all freight lines then
being placed between the east and
westbound tracks on the extreme
side of the land owned by the com
pany. with the enlarging OF the
terminal A. ~ Aii'hthN NtAhN N'
Brunswick yards will be abolished.
The local yards are closer TO the
Jersey City terminal OF the com
pany, where connections are made
with the New Jersey Central Rail
road.
Employees OF the company who live
in Baltimore and operated from the
yards here are either buying homes
here or endeavoring to rent houses
they feeling sure that the proposed
terminal will be located here.
Another move made by the rail-
road company during the past few
months which is taken by the en-
ployes as an indication OF the pro-
posed terminal development here, Is
that thousands OF tons OF coal has
been stored in the local yard. This
huge reserve supply covers nearly
five city blocks and towers 100 oil
more feet In the air.
The railroad company, with its re-
cent purchase OF land from the oak
Grove Company. now owns lands ex-
tending from Elsmere TO the Landen'
burg road.
Evening journal., 1922-01-30
CUTTING SNOW
FROM NEWPORT ROAD

Special IN The Evening Journal.
RICHARDSON PARK. Del, Jan.
So.-seventy men were put to work
this morning opening the Newport
pike between this place and New
port The men are being paid SO a
day for eight hours work. they hav-
ing been engaged by the Levy Court.
Constable Frank Bowen was placed
in charge OF the workers.
The roadway is packed high with
snow in some places the drifts be-
ing six feet high.
One half OF the men were started
at work here and a like number at
the Newport end. II is not thought.
however, that the road will be open
ed for several days
While residents here were able 20
ride to their work in Wilmington
this morning. traffic was delayed at
times by cars becoming derailed.
owing to the ice and snow.
Evening journal., 1922-01-30
NEWARK SCHOOLS
REOPENED TODAY

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEWARK. Jan. so-Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas R. claringbold have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Irma NJ. Claringbold
10 Andrew Walp, Of Wilkes-Barre,
Pa, member OF the Rehabilitation
Division, University OF Delaware.
The Newark grammar and pri-
mary schools after being closed two
weeks and the high school after be-
ing closed for one week owing to an
outbreak OF scarlet fever were re-
opened today There have been no
new cases OF the disease reported
for some days and those who did
have It are recovering.
DR.. F. NJ. X. Foster was the
speaker at the Young Peoples serv-
ice OF st. Thomas Episcopal Church
last night
Directors OF the Newark Y. NJ. c..
A., which suspended it's work nearly
two years ago will hold a meeting
at s o'clock tomorrow evening in
the Faculty Club rooms, University OF
Delaware. It has beer. suggested
that as there seems little possibility
of the "Y" resuming active work in
the near future here that a balance
OF about $500 left in the treasury be
voted to the local branch OF the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton now being organized here with
Miss Edith Spencer as chairman.
Tho ouesfiop will he dacidad ~ ~ a
meeting tomorrow night.
Miss Elizabeth Crime has pre-
sented to st. Thomas Episcopal
Church an altar book.
Announcement has been made that
the three playlets planned by the
dramatic clubs OF the Women's Col
lege and Delaware College. Uni
versity OF Delaware for January 10
but postponed because OF an out.
break of scarlet fever, will be given
in Wolf Hall, on the evening OF Feb
ruary 3.