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THE DECATUB DAILY REVIEW FORTY-FOURTH YEAR--NO. 3 DECATUR, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1923. 12 PAGES--PRICE THREE CENTS Shanahan Speaker Of Illinois House Elected on Fifth Ballot---Devine and Denvir Will Carry Democratic Standards. The Associated Springfield. Jan.

3 --Probable da- livery of Govfrnor Small's message to a joint session of the general assembly, following the elec- tion of David E. Shanahan, Chicago, as speaker, and the seating of Mrs. Lottie Holman O'Neill were among the principal legislative matters of interest here today, when Secretary ot State Emmerson formally 'called the session to order, following a dav and night of strenuous work by both Republican and Democratic members who perfected their organization last night. MAY ADJOURN. Tne probability that an a ment may be taken Thursday for an I i i period, probably a week, was Indicated here this morning by members.

Two short caucus sessions, held Jast night by Democrats and Republicans at separate places, paved the way for the preliminary work today, which is expedited by the work of Bert McCann of Bloomington, clerk of tha house, who had prepared the usual organization resolutions, and held them ready for call. SHANAIIAN NAMED. David E. Shanahan, Chicago, was named sneaker in the Republican caucus, on the i ballot which prave Shar.ahan 53 votes and Norman of Moro, 25. The latter then mado a motion for an unanl- election of his opponent, which tarried.

Other candidates former Speaker G. A. Dahlbcrg, withdrew prior to the i ballot. MINORITY LEADER. In the Democratic caucus, Michael Ilroe, Chicago, presided as chairman a made the election of John P.

Dc- ne of Dixon, a i for the noritv floor leader in the house. r. Joltet. of t.ie state central Democratic i mmittee. called the caucus to or- i r.

Charles E. Flack of Macomb, is sec-Mary. The reception of Mrs. Lottio Hol- an O'N-ill, of Downers Grove, Illi- is' fir. woman legislator, went as anned Every woman's club, or or- in the state was repre- nted her welcoming in the house.

1 KXVIR. SFNATE. a senator John T. Denver of will leac. the nine members the i senate and John P.

De- ine of 1 nxon will be i i leail- rv of, th' sixty-three house members rs the result of Dcmociatio cau- M5ses held at the St. Nicholas last night. The Democratic senators went, fie caucus, with a contest between Senator Denvir. an olfltircer, and Senator-Elect Herbert G. Gibberson of Ailon as the candidates for leader in the senate.

State Senator Edward Hughes of Chicago, leader at the last session, as not a candidate, and tlio count was complete, it Mood seven votes for i and three lor Gibberson. ENTER CHARGES. Formal charges against the state board for its action in declaring Marks elecUd were filed with the secretary of staic before the senate according to announcemert of Thomas F. Donovan of Joliet, chairman of tho Democratic state central committee. Mr.

Donovan said they charged the board, of which Governor Small is chairman, "wilfully, illegally and with wicked intent and purpose conspired to deprive the said MacPherson of his seat in the benate to- hich he was law- elected." CARRIED CONTROL. Mr. Donovan declared that the action was taken to give the governor an additional vote In the caucus that he might gam control of the benate. The petition sets up that "MacPher- f-n received 7,817 ictes to 7,477 for irks, a majority of 340, and points that the vote was so certified by clerk of Cook county, but that the board, in spite of the vote, t. lared Marks elected.

MARKS WINSFIRST FIGHT-TAKES OATH AS STATE SENATOR The Associates- Jan. Emerging I CAUCUS VOTE ON SPEAKERSHIPI ATIO ,1 Bdkcr Sonm man Rona-Icls Mc.MaUiln a a a Lycm r.entchler 1st 10 11! 14 J.i 10 2nd 8 IS 3rd 4th 5th IB 13 SI N. II. MacPherson of Chicago U. S.

Commission Warns Industry Probe Will Pollow Failure. Chicago. Jan. coal operators and miners of the United States gathered here today for the opening session of their third meeting to formulate and sign agreements pre- i a general sn(t coal strike Apr.l 1, matched notionly by representatives, but by the nation's bituminous coal consumers, HAMMOND WARNS. Umon leaders and coal operators, ia a telegram from John Hays Hammond, chairman of President Harding's fact-finding commission, for the coal industry, were warned last i as follows: "Your agreement will spare the commission the necessity of fixing the blame- for failure to adjust your differences." PREDICTS FAILURE.

'Just how much this would affect the situation was not known. Phil H. Pcnna of Terre Haute, a leading operator, has predicted that no agree- will result from tnis meeting. The meeting opening- today not only faced the problem of agreeing on a wage negotiating basis, but the ciuestion of fixing tho time limit of the contracts and settlement of the scale and arbitration issues. The miners have announced arbi- tral.on and reduction of wages as two compromises they would not consider, Wants $100,000,000 For Illinois Roads Chicago, Jan.

G. Shedd. a i years of i service i Marshall Fijld Co, where he started as a 510 a week cltrk, Tuesday retired as president of the organization. The board created the position of a i a of the board and elected Mr. Shedd.

James Simpson tucceeded Mr. Shedd as president, while John Mclvinlay was made vice president and Kersey Coatcs Reed secretary and treasurer. "NOTHING BUT PLAY. Mr. Shedd plans to spend much of his time in California, where, he said, he would "do nothing but play." Ho will be seventy-three years old iu and has been in the dry goods i ness since he was seventeen years old.

Used by Defense to Tell Deportment of Mine Guards. The Associated Marion, 111., Jan. 3--Defense at the trial five men charged with murder i the riots was prepared today to continue the introduction of testimony designed to show that acts of aggression on the part of armed mine guards had directly resulted in the killing of twenty no -union workers. Ten witnesses, three of them girls and one tha wife of a farmer and miner who preceded her on the stand, testified at the reopening of the defense testimony yesterday, after adjournment over tha holidays. RELATE ALLEGED ACTS.

They told of the arrival guards, the holding up and searching travellers along the' public i a near the rune, tho destruction of parts of a pasture fence and the closing ot a prilate road on the mine property which had been used by two farmers to dr.v» their stock to watej. One farmer testified that he had been struck by a guard when he sought to complain about the closing of "IB road and a young girl said the guards visited her home and demanded a di 1 of milk for which they did not offer to pay. MIXER TESTIFIES. The first witness at the morning session was Frank Kentrow. a resident of Williamson county since ISbCI, and a member of the mine workers' union.

He said that early jn the attenwon of 21, the day the i i began at the Lester strip mine, he went to the top of the tipple of another mine, about a mile away, from wluch he oftuld get a clear view the "strip" mine. He said he heard shots and saw tha bullets fired from the mmfl fall Into the road south of the mine. He said he did not see any shooting into the mine. KERR OBJECTS. A.

Kerr, chief counsel for defense, objected to the manner in which the witnesses were being cross-examined, declaring that form of the questions were, designed to i i i the testimony and to draw unwarranted deductions re- its -vul U2, Jud6TG Hurt said he thought the fonta was proper but that ne would rulo any specific objection when they were made. HALTED BERttTIXG. Marion Short, a miner and a. lifetime resident of Williamson countr. said a guard with a rifle stopped him picking berries in a field near the mine on June 19 and that two other guards kept him covered with their rifles as he, went down the road toward his Ivome about three quarters of a mile from the mine.

The witness said he heard shots at the mine the afternoon of June 21, and that somo of the bullets coming from the direction of the mine fell about his Ivoiise. He said he saw a heavily armed-Mexican running down the road ho yelled to him: "You had better get out of here. There's going to be hell popping here soon Governor Small, In Annual Message To General Outlines Program. Springfield, 111., Jan. bond Issue "not to exceed $100,000,000" to provide for completion of the state road system and an additional 2,500 or 3,000 miles, revision of the revenue other means of indirect taxation, expedition of payment -of the soldiers' compensation fund, control of highway police and enforcement of highway laws to be vested in' a state highway police force, and development and construction of the Illinois waterway, were among the principal recommendations made by Governor Small in his annual message, to'day before a joint session of the Illijois general assembly.

BUDGET DECREASED. Governor Small indicated that the aggregate of the proposed sencral budget for the biennium would be "several million dollars less than the aggregate appropriations made by the assembly," while the buds 1 1 for the department of public welfare will not exceed tho appropriation of two years ago. The governor added that he hoped to "greatly curtail building activities during tho next two years." Tho governor recommended the re- nppropriation of the S19.DOO.OOO remaining of the $20,000.000 bond issue niitTiorlTed in 190S for completion, with the exception of power plants, of Illinois watprwav. IMPROVE STREAMS. He further recommended that the assembly memorialize congress to proceed with the improvement of the Illinois and Mississippi rivers from Trtica to Cairo, so as to provide a n1nf-foot channel fo-r navigation.

an1 at the same timo. to consider such remedial work as necassarv in con- nmtlon with change of location. Trto governor proposed a bond Issue to be voted by the people in No- vember, 1924, the Issue, principal and Interest to be financed entirely by motor license fees without direct taxation. FINANCES FLOURISH. The financial conditions of the state are better to -y than at any time in its history, said the eov- ernor, turning to the subject of finances and taxes.

Tho balance January 1, 1923, was according to the governor, who added "the record will prove that in the departments under the supervision of gove nor, tho strictest economy, consistent with the Best interests of the state, has been practical," and that there have, been no illegal f- pendituro or no Improper version of appropriations. "I would suggest that the assembly 'investigate other means of tndlrect taxation and give serious consider atlon to still fu-'her increasing the Inheritance tax," the governor said. "I call your attention to the neces sity of amending our revenue laws to establish a more equitable distrl button of the burdens of taxation, and especially ith a view to compelling the hidden wealth to bear Failures just share of the expenses of government." SOLDIER BONUS, The governor admonished the assembly to take action as will Shipping i and House Appropriations Confront Scions. Washington, Jan. 8--Ending their holiday adjournment today, the senate was to take up tho administration shipping bill and the house to go ahead on appropriation bills.

While the shipping bill was before the senate prospects of its receiving actual consideration before disposition ot the farm'credits legislation, which Is not expected from commit until the last of this week, apparently were not considered hope ful. enable the service recognition board to carry out the intentions of soldiers' compensation law and tho the expressed will of the people by appropriating: $55.000,000, 10 that the payments may be continued during the ensuing blennum. "A proceeding to enjoin the board lias been Instituted in the cour and If the law is upheld. as I hope it will be the payment of compensation to Illinois' veterans will not be delayed, said the governor. British Willing To Debate French Plan a new high record in 1S22, Bradstreet's reported Tuesday.

Last year's failures totaled 22,400 the report showed, 11.9 per cent more than 1021 and 164 per cent more than 1920. As compared with the boom year of 1919, the 1922 failures were four times as great. Last year's liabilities, totaling were fourteen per cent less than In 1921 but fifty-one, per cent greater than those of 1920. The middle Atlantic states, the report said, led in the total of failure damage and the southern states led in the number of casualties. fight in the upper i i general today.

Adolph Marks, took the oath of office Denvier, Senator tho first i- i6e of the assembly, which marked its organ 5-atIon here Republican, as senator. An attempt by Senator Democrat. Chicago, to keep him from -akmg a seat was frustrated by of order raised by John Dailey of Peoria. that no action could be taken until after the senate was sworn in. When Lieutenant-Governor Sterling allowed the of order, Senator Denvier de- cl.red that he would "appeal to the "PROMISE BROKEN." -You have already broken your promise," he cried out at the lieutenant-governor, referring to the pledge Sterling had made in calling the session to order, that he would be absolutely fair and impartial in all Jus rulirgs.

Senator Denvier made his attempt to prevent Senator Marks from taking his seat by offering a resolution alleging fraud in the the canvassing board, which went behind ti munis Chicago, WHITE IS ARMOl'H HEAD. Chicago, Jan. man, who started his business career back in 1890 on the cattle killing floor at E. Gotlel Sons packing house in Peoria, 111., Tuesday became tho president of Armour Co, one of the biggest packing concerns in the world F. Edson to thousands of Armour employes--Is the new president's naane.

J. OGDEN ARMOUR RETIRES. J. Ogden Armour, who has directed destinies of the business since his father, Phillip D. Armour, died in 1501, retires from the presidency and becomes chairman the bpard.

Phil- Dixie Flyer Injured List Totals Twenty-Four. Jlacon, Jan. 3 broken brake beam that propped down from one of the Pullman sleepers caused the derailment of the northbound Dixie flyer, fast Jacksonville-Chicago train, at 6:43 o'clock Tuesday morning, causing injury to twenty- four persons, three of them seriously, according to a statement from Central of Georgia railroad clals. offl- HERE AND THERE IN THE NEWS OF TODAY Daily News reported lip D. Armour, was designated plans were in the making for the Elrst vice president.

FOREMAN BROTHERS BANK IN MERGER Chicago, Jan. 3--Foreman Brothers, Chicago bank today announced their present I be merged about May 1 Into the Foreman National bank and the Foreman Trust and Savings bank with combined resources of more than $6,000,000. Harold E. Foreman is president of the company and Oscar G. Foreman heads the board of directors.

London, Jan. i--The rolonial office Tuesday evening declared that the reports orginating in Constantinople of a revolution in Mosul were untrue. marriage of the Prince of Wales and an Italian princess. Voight "filled" milk bill, designed to prohibit manufacture of imitation evaporated i was reported favorably by senate agriculture committee. jj omo Vatican issued a denial of the Berlin report that Pope Pius was soon to urge American intervention to aid the economic anil moral reconstruction Europe.

Addams, in a speech, said the influence -of the farmer bloo in congress, with other things would have the. effect of causing the United States to enter the league ot nations. Hunter, character actor, creator of the title role In "The Bat." died. --i-New lockout was creato'l by the closing of more than 300 children's 'clothing shops by contractors seeking a lower wage agreement. Suggest Compromise As Poincare Threatens To Disrupt Reparations Conference.

The Associated Paris, 'ji'n7 'conferees met this afternoon for their second session with the delegates appearing in anything but a. cheerful mood. Prime Minister Bonar Law seemed particularly depressed. The session 'opened with Premier Poincare in the chair and with the ambassadors and experts in waiting in adjoining rooms. The Associated Paris, Jan.

3--The delegates to the Allied conference at an informal meeting this morning practically decided to accept the French reparations plan as a basis for discussion provided Premier Poincare agreed to discuss the British plan. In this way Prime Minister Bonar Law seek to place the burden of responsibility for a break up of the conference on the shoulders of Premier Poincare. INSTRUCT POINCARE. The cabinet council of French ministers this morning instructed Premier Folncare to move in the conference this afternoon the adoption of the French reparations plan as the minimum acceptable to France. In the.event tha mooting does not accept that plan Premier Poihcare was directed to ask the conference to register formally lack of agreement among the Allies.

PLANNED ADDRESS. The British premier planned to speak at the Allied meeting this afternoon and tell Premier Poincare that the British were willing to discuss the French plan If the British and other plans were discussed at the same time. If Mr. Poincare should refuse to examine ihe British plan further, Mr. Bonar Law, acca.rdiiig^tojjie ih'e BrTt- ish see 'no ence.

need for further Sapulpa, Jan. 3 Heavily armed guards patrolled the borders of the negro quarter Tuesday night and officials were confident that there would be no race trouble growing out of the killing of one policeman and the wounding of four others last night by four negroes. While the tenseness of the situation had not worn off after darkness fell the city authorities declared that the guard force was sufficient to quell any disturbance that might arise. WILL SPEED TIME Washington, Jan. Trial of the seven men Indicted last week by the special war frauds grand jury will be proceeded with at the earliest possible moment according to de- oartment of justice officials.

Unless a change of venue is obtained, tho indicted men will fce brought to trial in the district of Columbia, It was said today, and the department was declared to be ready at this time to proceed. Chinese Girl, Americanized, Refuses Old Style Groom Washington, Jan. 3--Mildred Wen is back again. For the second time In weeks, the little Chinese 1, whose disappearance on the eve of her wedding startled tho Chinatowns of New York and Washington and led to muttered whisperings of tons wars and unpleasant orienta 1 things, was back under her father's roof here today. WITH FRIENDS.

Mildred said she ha1 been "staying with friends --who sympathized with her desire not to marry, the man her" parents had picked for her after the ancient manner of tM Chinese. Mildred still has the engagement ring of George Num tf New she doesn't know whether ihe will marr; him or not. year," she "Not now." said. CHICAGO BANDIT QUEEN SEEKER OF THRILLS, HOT COIN Chicago, Jan. rA new kind of bandl 1 queen, one who ruled the band and directed the "work" for the fascination of perfect technic rather than for gain, was introduced to the public today by the police of Evanston.

"You'd never i I was a bandit queen to look at-tluse rags would you?" she askerl as she tried to smooth out her rumpled clothing and glanced at her cheap jewelry. GANG LACKED NERVE. She is Elizabeth Sullivan, bobbed hair an! whose mother operates a confectionary store. "My gang didn't have ner that was the trouble," said said. "My sheik, Glen, was 0., bat .1 had to steer him.

But that Tommy. Guest was yellow. One nlp were waiting toL ev pull a stick-up and ha got feev I stuck my gun to his head 'and said. THREAT Til blow your brains out you try to quit "That brought hlrt across mil Robberies of, a. theater and a grocery and numerous hold-ups were confessed, the police say.

in 1922 a 22,400. New York, Jan. 3, Business failures in the- United States established Los Angoles, Jan. aggregating $9,800 composed the'sen- tence in federal district court here Tuesday eight tmion-raJhW; men conv.lcted of conspiracy to obstruct interstate commerce in connection with the strike last August against the Atchlson, Topeka ami Santa Fc railway. United, States District Judge Bledsoe pronounced sentence after assurance by counsel for the defense that the fines would be paid by the union organization of which the defendants wero members, ARREST HOST FOR $150,000 GEM THEFT New York, Jan.

Irene Schoolkopf, wafe of a wealthy Buffalo broker, was chloroformed anJ robbed of $150,000 in jewels and money after a New Year's party in an apartment on Fifty-second street just off Fifth avenue, police revealed Tuesday. Frank Carmine, her host, is In custody. He is said to have admlttec sub-leasing apartment where Mrs. Schoelkopf, after being chloroformed, was beaten, bound, gagged and robbed. That tho robbery had takne place was not disclosed by the P'ollco unti Charles P.

Hugo Schoelkopf. husbanr of the victim, arrived here, to aid authorities In apprehending the perpetrators. WOULD ALTER POINT IN OLD BASIC LAW Chicago, a conference which is the beginning of a move 1 to secure an amendment to the amend Ing clause of the state constitution whereby more than one amendmen may be submitted to the voters at the same time, has been called by Harold Chicaeo, for tomorrow after noon at the Morrison hotel. Ickes was leader of a Chicago faction which fought the adoption of the proposed new constitution at the election De cember 12. Eleven Miners Drop 200 Feet at Tovey Wheel Breaks As First Cage Load Ribs and Thirteen Legs Broken--No One Kitted.

State Prepares Opening On Friday of Louisiana Murder Bastrop, Jan. of additional slate troops to Bastrop to Join tho four companies here and at Mer Kouge. the efforts to locate Harold Teegerstrom, carbon plant time keeper, whose mysterious disappearance lias furnished a now sensation In the Investigation by federal and state agents into masked band operations and the preparations for the inauguration Friday of an open hearing by the state attorney-general made- up today's surface developments in Storehouse parish. IITSTERY. The whereabouts of Teegerstrom still is said to be unknown to the investigators.

Clarence V. Teeger- strom, brother of the missing boy was quoted in a statement at Monroe, last night that Harold had escaped from his captorg and was now in hiding. No additional warrants, other than those against T. J. Burnett, in jail here, and Dr.

B. M. McKoln, now detained in Baltimore, charged with murder in connection with the kid- naping and slaying of Watt Daniels and Thomas Richards last August, have been issued. AWAIT COCO. Developments are largely awaiting the arrival today of Attorney-General Coco and his assistants who will conduct the open hearing.

The reports of the two pathologlsts who examined the bodies of Daniels and Richards after they were brought to the sur- faco of a lake by a dynamite charge, were submitted to the attorney-gen- wa.1 yesterday, the reports corroborating, it previous statements that the two men had been tortured before being put to death. "The reports strengthen our against persons we will accuse of the deaths, in a material way," the attorney-general declared. A report from Baton-Rouge saul Governor Parker today would ask Attorney-General Coco what legal proceedure to taka to bring about the return of Dr. McKoin to Louisiana. The governor received a telegram from Governor Ritchie of Maryland saying the affidavits sent with tho requisition for the extradition ot the former mayor of Her Rouge were not made out to conform witli the laws of Maryland.

FARINA DEFEATS GRANITE CITY, 30-26 Farina, Jan. In the i a quarter, the Granite City basket ball team went down before the steady attack of tho Farina High school team here, losing 30-26. Farina will Play Its first 1923 game, Saturday, January 6, when Neoga High invades Farina. FINANCIAL A MARKET NEWS ON PAGE 10 Grain Gains. Cattle Higher.

Hojrs Lower. Lambs Lower. Dry Goods Firm. Wool'Strong. Stocks Firm.

Cotton Liquidates. Foreign Spotty. Local Strong. Bonds Spotty. Taylorville Jan.

3--Eight men ami three boys were injured, most of them seriously, when a sheve wheel in tho Peabody mine No. 8 at Tovey broke, allowing the cage which they were being lorered to their work to drop 200 feet to the bottom of the shaft. Thirteen legs, several arms and a number of ribs were broken i the fall, and the men suffered other injuries of a more or less serious character. THE INJURED. The miners and the injuries fered, are as follows: 'rank LelnkTM, Toveyi both leitx broken nml noine rlbn frnelnrefl.

Joe of Frank Lelakcs. Injured. Angela Salvador, Klncaid) Both ICKR broken, nnA wound. S. J.

Stowonkl, Klncald; right lew broken. Sliver Tolle. KlnedHl rlgM Its broken. John Koznk, Klncnld: riitht Ire nnd Ittt arm broken, oad left dcr dlnloented. Chnrch, TaylorvWeJ Iwtb IPBH hroken and both hips broken or dlilocnted.

Charlm Swlnjunis. Bulpltt; both Teffff brnkcn. GrorKc Kitrtxk, IlulnHt, both broken, wound. Pec Solvettl, Klncaid; ullchtlr burt. Tnylorville! nllghl- ly injured.

Ilollet, who was so slightly injured that he went his own home, Sol- vetti and Joe Lelakes, are boys, while the other injured persons are a and experienced miners. BROUGHT IN ON TRAINS. All the Taylorville ambulances were summoned to the scene Immediately after the accident occurred, but because of ths roughness of the road it was deemed impracticable to bring the injured men to the hospital here in these vehicles. Accordingly they were brought to Taylorville by trail', and reached Pt. Vincent hospital about 11' o'clock.

Physicians are busy reducing the fractures and attending to the other Injuries of the men. FIRST CAGELOAD. The accident occurred as the first caseload of miners was being lowered for the day shilt. and it is considered little short of a miracle that some were not killed The mine is feet deep, and it is believed the cage dropred it least halt the distance. A similar accident occurred in another mine near Tovey a few ago, when seven men were injured.

As In this, later instance, no lives lost. Harding Picks Flaws in Bill Asking for Pension Increase. Washington, Jan. 3 The agricultural appropriation bill, carrying $CS, 9S1, 553, was passed today by tho house after Speaker Gillett had thrown out on a point of order a motion to send it back to committee with directions to include Cor congressional free seed distribution, VETOES PENSION BILL. Washington, Jan.

3--The Bursum bill, providing for an increase in the pensions of Civil and Mexican war veterans, was vetoed today by President Harding. In his veto message he declared the increase fn governmental expenditures involved would amount to "heedlessness" and objected also to the bill's "loose provision for pensioning widows." ASKS INVESTIGATION. Washington, Jan. 3-- Investigation of the Upshaw charges that some 'governors and many other high officials "do not practice the prohibition enforcement which they preach" was called for In a resolu- ton introduced today by Representative, Hill, Republican, Maryland. Washington, Jan.

resolution proposing American representation on the reparations commission was introduced In the senate today by Ssnator Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas. The Associated Detroit, Jan. 3--Henry Fonl believes that "the one sure cure," for world unrest is "to create for every able-bodied man in the world a job of somo sort," the manufacturer told a delegation representing(he International labor office of the League of Nations, whoso mcnbcr-j held a long conference with him at his Dearborn offices. THOMAS IS LEADEE. Tho delegation, which came this country recently to obtain ideas that might be introduced in other countries for benefit of is headed by Albert Thomas of director the international labor office M.

Thomas deplored the present unstable conditions in many parts ot Europe and suggested that equalization of exchange rates might beneficial resulls. DELAY COMMUNISTS' TRIAL TO FEB. 26 St. Joseph, of twenty or more alleged communists set for January 13, was postponed Tuesday by Judge White of the cir- i court of St. Joseph county to February Twenty men, including Z.

Fos ter of steel strike fame, Charlc-i Ruthenberg and other well-known radicals were arrested following th' holding of the Communist natlon.t convention, near here last August. TheTWeaiheY FIVE VACANCIES IN SACRED COLLEGE Rome, Jan. 3-- According to information in authoritative Vatican circles, Pope Plus plans to hold another consistory in March ot which new cardinals may bo created. Of seventy places in tho sacred collece, five are still vacant. Chicago, Jan.

3-Following are the weather 1 I ca- tlons for Illinois: 1 tonight and Tfcurmlnyt ruling; a Thursday. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS FoIlowlnR Is tho range of temperature ns recorded by Prof. J. H. Coonradt, L'nltfd Slavs meather observer: 7 p.

TnJIdnr 34 nlfbMt 43 7 a. 111. Wednesday 37 'oon Wednesday S8 Lowest Wednesday 87 Sun (Standard time) 7:24 gun cetg 4:10 WEATHER MAP. Chicago, Jn. 3--The woaUier map a.

m. abowed: Canadian Northwest--2 below 40 abovo, cloudy. Scattered Hght Nwtliw cfft--7 to 40 above, aca.Uer«a llfrtil 0HOWR, tloudy. to 2S, cloudy, scattered nisa. Southwest--13 to 30 ctow.

Ohio Valley--30. Jl, cJCMdjr. NEWSPAPER! NEWSPAPER!.