Four Nations Admitted To League Of Nations
Four new members Bulgaria Costa Rica Finland and Luxembourg joined the League of Nations as the Assembly approved admissions. France and Australia abstained on Bulgaria while Costa Rica faced a debated vote with Portugal suggested. Canada warned on Baltic and Caucasian state questions and a potential Russian access dispute.
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Bulgaria
Costa Rica
Finland
Luxembourg
France
Australia
Associated Press
Geneva
League of Nations
Assembly of the League
Assembly
Rene Vivisni
Dr. Nansen
Norway
Panama
Antonio Huneus
Chile
Senor Hestrepo
Columbia
Germany
Russia
N. W. Rowell
Canada
League
War Department Lax Says Legion Officials
William G. Murdock and HH Raege of the American Legion assert the War Department has done little beyond promising prosecutions for over 150,000 draft evaders and deserters under military rules. They cite 489,000 deserters in records, with 163,738 handled before Feb 28, 1919 and 173,911 with no disposition by Sept 1, while urging Secretary Baker for details.
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Washington
William G. Murdock
American Legion
Pennsylvania
HH. Raege
Legion
War Department
Department of Justice
Murdock
Harris
Crowder
Volstead
Baker
Bowman to Become Treasurer of American Bank
Bowman JL deputy state auditor for two years will return to Richmond Monday to serve as treasurer of the American Trust and Savings Bank. He has spent seven years as Wayne county auditor. Park Gipe to run the Washington Township bank at Milton. Furniture and fixtures bought and the Odd Fellows building room renovated. Bank expected to open by the first of the year.
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American Bank
Bowman
JL. Bowman
Richmond
American Trust and Savings, Bank
Wayne County
Park Gipe
Washington Township
Milton
Odd Fellows
Unemployment in Britain prompts government aid plan
Britain faces a widening unemployment crisis with as many as 3 to 4 million affected when including dependents and uncounted workers. The Labor Party urges weekly subsidies for men and women while the government considers a ten week relief, and MacNamara proposes a 50,000 man building work program to be reviewed by unions.
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Associated Press
London
Great Britain
The
Labor Party
Thomas J. MacNamara
Building Trades' Union
New Garden Leads In Sale Of Xmas Seals
Progress reports from New Garden Economy and Cambridge City show strong Christmas Seal sales. Fountain City high school seniors and various grades contributed portions totaling 40 dollars. Economy reported 15 dollars in sales and Cambridge City 25 dollars, with teachers and pupils praised for cooperation.
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New Garden Township
Fountain City High School
O. N. Huffhag
F. F. Greenstreet
Willard Petro
Cambridge City
Increased tax levies announced by board in Indiana
Indiana December 16 state board of tax commissioners announced increased tax assessments totaling 890 levies. Largest rise was Mishawaka Wool Manufacturing, with county personal property assessed from 7 688 990 to 9 329 830. American Bridge Company in Lake County rose from 581 000 to 1 582 675 amid several reductions and unchanged county assessments.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Mishawaka Wool Manufacturing Company
State Board
County Board
American Bridge Company
Lake County
State
Constantine Sails From Venice Today
Former King Constantine Queen Sophie and children depart Venice on the Greek cruiser Averoff for Phaleron after royal ceremonies. Italian dignitaries greet them as the flotilla sails while American Admiral Philip Andrews visits. A destroyer escort will convoy the Averoff back to Greece. A separate Cleveland brief notes jurors seated for the murder trial of William H. McGannon.
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Associated Presa
Venice
Constantine
Sophie
Averoff
Phaleron
Greece
Philip Andrews
Adriatic
Cleveland
William H. McGannon
Harold C. Kagy
Reapportionment of Solons May Change Representation
Republican members of the house plan a caucus to discuss reapportionment based on the 1920 census. A bill keeping current representation would add about 50 members to 435. Alternatives include reducing state reps where populations grew little, affecting Indiana from 13 to 12, with redistricting likely by January.
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Palladium News Bureau
Washington, D. C
House of
House
Indiana
George H. Tinkham
Massachusetts
Solid South
National Marketing Machinery Offered as Help to Farmers
Farmers from over a dozen states met in St Louis to discuss actions to relieve price declines. Delegates warned current prices threaten bankrupcy and urged action beyond supply and demand. The conference, by the national board of farm organizations, represents about 16 groups and 1.5 million members, mainly from grain and cotton sectors. Proposals include national marketing machinery to sell produce, buy supplies, and establish state banking institutions through cooperative support to strengthen credit.
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Associated Frees
ST. Louis
National Board of Farm Organizations
United States
Cables to America Probed by England
Washington December 16 American cable messages leaving Great Britain are being held for examination by British naval intelligence. Newcom H. Carleton president of Western Union testified before a Senate committee. He said the British requirements aim to illuminate internal disturbances in Britain especially Ireland and Bolshevism. He could not say if inbound cables from the United States are similarly affected.
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Associated Press
Washington
Great Britain
Newcom H. Carleton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Senate
Carleton
Ireland
United States
Road sues Houston to recover return
Washington grapples with a mandamus action by Grand Trunk railroad against Secretary of the Treasury Houston. The case seeks 500 000 dollars under the Transportation act guarantee yielding a six percent return to September 1, affecting more than 400 million dollars in potential payments. Carriers argue this balance covers losses during the guaranty period while officials demand full statements before any further sums.
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Washington
Grand Trunk Railroad
Secretary of the Treasury
Houston
McCoy
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Grand Trunk Roads
United States
Comptroller of the Treasury
Warwick
Chile backs Argentina on League of Nations draft proposals
Santiago Chile Dec 16 Chile will cooperate with Argentina to support Argentine proposals before the League of Nations assembly in Geneva an official statement from Vice President San Fuentes said after two cabinet meetings chaired by the president. Expressions of sympathy toward Argentina were voiced.
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UEF
Santiago
Chile
Argentina
Assembly of the
League of Nations
Geneva
San Fuentes Tofy
Harding Makes Good On Campaign Pledge Sees Coolidge Today
President-elect Harding plans to consult Vice President-elect Coolidge on the administration's domestic policies. The meeting in Marion focuses on advising roles, with discussions possibly touching on an association of nations and other key issues. Coolidge may be given general advisory duties and occasional special missions, with Harding planning several hours of talks before Coolidge heads home.
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Harding
Coolidge
Marion
Association of Nations
Mr. Coolridge
Mr. Coolidge
Mr. Harding
Boston Women Ordered to Re register for 1925 votes
Boston voters will require women to re register to vote next year. A state election department statement says the new list will include height and weight of all registrants, replacing the prior age only requirement. The move aims to guard against improper voting.
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FRY Agsorjayen
Boston
Election Department
Weather Forecast Moore's Special Forecast Update
Partly cloudy but mostly fair weather will prevail for the next 24 hours. Unsettled tonight and Friday with probable snow flurries in the north portion and light changes in temperature. The center of a strong storm lies over the St Lawrence valley, with cold in the Rocky Mountain states and warmer trends in western Canada as another rainstorm moves in from the Pacific Ocean.
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Moore
Indiana
United States Weather Bureau
W. E. Moore
St. Lawrence Valley
Rocky Mountain States
Lander
Wyo
Yellowstone National Park
Canada
United States
Pacific Ocean
Navy Seeks Location of Missing Balloonists
Navy officials say no new information on the whereabouts of the naval balloon that departed Rockaway Point with three officers aboard after an endurance test. The last official word came after release of a homing pigeon from the Brooklyn navy yards. Reports circulated of sightings near Wells, New York, as pigeons were carried to relay messages.
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New York
Rockaway Point
Brooklyn Navy Yards
Wells
N. Y
Irish Home Rule Ready for Solons in Commons
London dispatch reports amendments to the Irish home rule bill made in the Lords will be considered by the Commons. Some Liberals urge parliamentary acquiescence before drastic measures, while Cork unrest prompts ongoing inquiries by a military commission led by Major General Sir Edward Strickland. Rumors say Eamonn de Valera may return to Ireland with tacit permission from Lloyd George. In New York De Velera is said to be in hiding and considering a safe passage to Britain.
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Associated Press
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Lords
Commons
Ireland
Cork
Edward Strickland
de Valera
Eamonn de Valera
Irish Republic
America
Lloyd George
Michael O'Flanagan
Sinn Fien
New York
Eamonn de Velera
Great Britain
Harry Bolland
Seismic Recordings Report Wide Atlantic Earthquake
Seismographs at Georgetown University and Chicago University register a rare long earthquake shock dated December 16. Georgetown notes a roughly 2,800 mile spread east west, likely from the Atlantic or near the Azores, while Chicago places a related quake some 3,080 miles away, with the center seeming to lie in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Associated Press
Washington
Georgetown University
United States
Pacific Coast
Azores
Father Tondorf
Francis A. Tondorf
Georgetown Seismographical Observatory
Chicago
Chicago University
Atlantic Ocean
Capitol
Viscount Castlestewart Weds Miss Guggenheim in London
Viscount Stewarts of Castlestewart and Miss Planor May Guggenheim of New York wed in London. Canon David of Coventry officiated with assistance from the Rev. Stewart of Stewartstown. Over 100 relatives and close friends witnessed the ceremony.
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Associated Press
London
Viscount Stewart
Earl of Castlestewart
Planor May Guggenheim
Solomon R. Guggenheim
New York
David of
Covantry
Stewart
Stewartstown
County Tyrone
Ireland
Indiana Women’s Auxiliary of American Legion Formed in January
Formation of the Indiana Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion is planned to be completed at the auxiliary’s first annual convention in Indianapolis on January 15. State commander L. BR. Gignilliat will open the convention with Mayor Charlies W. Tewett delivering the welcome. Committees will be appointed, a ritual considered, and officers elected for the state department. Delegates will be chosen for the national convention later in the year, with two delegates per congressional district and no alternates. Raymond S. Springer, former state commander, to serve as parliamentarian. District organizers listed across Evansville, Sullivan, Cannelton, Terre Haute, Shelbyville, Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Valparaiso, and Logansport.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indiana Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion
L. BR. Gignilliat
Culver
Legion
Charlies W. Tewett
State Department
The
Auxiliary
Raymond S. Springer
Connersville
Margaret French
Evansville
W. H. McGrew
Sullivan
Jennie Hemphill
Cannelton
R. E. Farmer
Terre Haute
Ruth McDougall
Shelbyville
J. E. Barcus
John O. Hood
Ft. Wayne
L. (. Seaver
Valparaiso
Dorothy Wilson
Logansport
Richmond High Invites Public to See School in Operation
The Richmond high school hosts an all city invitation to visit Thursday evening as part of Better School Week. A half day session runs with classes in regular operation and a 7 30 p m night session showcasing student work and a Dean Smith address preceded by a concert. Visitors may tour, view classes, and join in a chapel entry with exhibits and slides displayed in the auditorium. The Leigh Lithographs exhibit traveling from New York was lost en route and postponed.
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Richmond High School
Regul Ny
Richmond
Dean Smith
Indiana University
Leigh
New York
Poindexter anti-strike bill passes Senate without debate
The Poindexter anti-strike bill was approved by the Senate today without debate or a vote. The measure makes interference with interstate commerce a felony and sets penalties for combinations that impede liberty agreements between workers and employers. The decision came during routine calendar consideration with few senators present and no objections.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Daniels recommends addition to fleet
Washington December 16 Secretary Daniels urged authorization for new construction to round out the fleet. The plan includes five 10000 ton light cruisers four gun boats five mine laying submarines two cruiser submarines and one aircraft carrier. He noted tentative approval for a three year building program but would not seek more than the roundout package presented.
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Associated Press
Washington
Daniels
Naval
House Appropriations Committee
General Board
Congress
House Leader Urges Thrift in Expenses
Representative Mondell of Wyoming calls for rigid economy in government appropriations for the next fiscal year to cut the total estimate of 4.65 billion dollars by about 1.4 billion. He faults administration estimates and argues for deep cuts in army navy and sundry civil expenses while warning against war-time spending and continued high taxes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Representative Monrett
Wyoming
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Mondell
War Department
War
Mondeil
Treasury
Houston
Mr. Mondell
Germany and Allies Meet on War Debt at Brussels
Economic experts from five allied powers and Germany gathered in Brussels for the first in a series of talks to determine postwar reparations payments. The German delegation, 27 strong led by Sigmund Bergmann, sat on the defensive as discussions began under presiding former Belgian premier Delacroix.
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Associated Preuss
Brussels
Germany
Sigmund Bergmann
Rudolf Havenstein
Reichsbank
Karl E. van Siemens
Herr Silbe[rchmidt
Belgium
Palais Des Academies
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