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I Cenat Leaders of Cot! Parties cn Coverr.jisnt Prcin Claim, FAVORS WITHDRAWAL Csnttc' Represented the paratlans Commission, I Ilarta n'U that the VrdUid States tf for keepirjr Amer iltrt in Ctnna7 were mads s.v tc KisU by llh party lcad vlis, r. Tvroo cl Alabama, tor Ecrh (Hep S'r. t'r. )ro')4 t)r4 appoint ef an A perltn'' reirreeentatlr on the "allied comm iL. itu v.

4 fvt. r.im nt r.r ilia or 4 ItryMl. Thin, Hi imcrUQ 1' Vah, 4ini4 thl wottnlloft, tfc oMUation to pay for th iHfm tnl not ott itber the tfutr, o( er lbt of Vr to in th oUs. He caned 1 trritien rp'rt lh Trcmlef Toin rur it Kra" b4 1J Amrtrj I jiB't'tiil t9 collect for lha kn Aiafiiv11 trocr In 'Jerrnany. 1 h4v r.

doubt that crrfry Hus v.arW out om. mrthM eyrif rmnt." ald Krnator in ha vine American our tftwy Hfr. In Knrop op rn iiif th benefit of th aJii iaxtiii.r natnr. "CTtaJnly it ivi fwr ts betjefil of tho Amert dirrrtjy or rartiouUHy, It now at ptr tha ur rrr.y la to In JJnroi. It to tr at th aturud tf tha atUea ta ntirrfv tir.

rrant4 and warrant brtfist; tiotn all of our aoldiera. Alllfi. rsalcr Herih added that th attl of th alUea In mlntalnlnsf fee rme.i in cjcsalv pum Vr ef tf.KT in tjermany wh "un Jul" r1 ralcuUted to prevent eo i rf rerrf Oermany and 1o of ilurop Hnator IvoraH ti curstion tit tiki return of th trotjp would lusud" "When th mrry proi'rliiion VSH come befor ar rfctfl. v'" aaJd con rurted In all irt nator Borah bad aat1. "i can ae nr ffjifon, trarTatle lender, "why rtmuttv on tti Hhtn." Th American troop wtro tn ftfd" l'v tn elllfs to remain In Oerf rr.it nr.

Mr. l'n irwood rM. and the Ain'rcan claim for lhlr malnte BtnM wa a jnt and rrupr on. "Itt Janflre and tatr play. fd Wr.

n'i' rwort. "the Anwrlcan tovfrnrafrst la tntiiletl to ataud on th maxh ami rcvlra from tJermany proportion a pay for th I rftfT't very jnuch that tha alHea ar aimptinr to atand oim irchracalltjr In crpoetnjc aymnt. Tmablra of ta CaatLarat. rolnJetr Waah.) that rer largely ptltlrat and cconoralo and ruK that America would eoma Inrotvrd In them ty joining tha reprallo rcrnmlpion fJepatcr IOtlf eldth hV.l had notbioK to do with tha rcp aratlona and that lth er th trrreme rouncll nor any Jpthr Vitodr hl ths tnahamfnt of afclalra rhich, hp ld. rtd on tho arnatjtleo fmmem.

TK arrument' momentarily was farced Into another channel when renwtor Roblnwon tm. Ark,) Put i tntn tbe rcord a atatetnent reported to have teen mada at Naplea. Italy, 1 lr former tiovernor JPrana O. Ixw len. of Illlnol, to tha effect that in dicatlnna were that yth American aroTernreent made two srrave mia taken by deolltiio tn become, a mero t.er.cf the lriruo of nationa and by refustnir a plaro in the Utnoa rco ttcilc conference.

"It the srentlewan from Illinois is rretJy iupted. aaid Hnatvr 1 i J'orah. am (in thin v. at least, and that ta that the Repub liraa convention at Chicago did not a nsuuk hB It declined to him tr Preatdent. Hut )Tf noticed tefor th peculiar 1b riuence ot three European tripe.

Tte pi eatattT ea Caaaaataatoa. We nUBtat forget, interjected Senator Norria fRep eb taat Ji5ey have no prohibition law over there," esator TarsraJi aAscrted no repolu tioa by the congress waa needed to a lye the Cnited States repreaeotatioa the reparations commlsaloa be cause tre member oow.f i hv a represnntatiTa on that enmaaUiph." sa aaid. "and ao far a th nket eya can diacern there ia no difference, between hia petition i nd that rf the other members. He adyi ar.d be votes, so far as I am advleed. the am aa anybody els a.

Se.oator I'mtcrwooi) Insisted, how er, that the American reprenenta ItTe was only a iooker la" with no rower to acu Continuance of American troops on the limine. Senator Norrta aaid. ap Tparenty was to prowi the latereats 'of the sni rather than the United V) iatfs and he exprensed astonishment that the allies aid their own troopa. reftt to py ojra and then divide the re.t of the "To my mind." eid the Nebraska senator, t'a treating the American merit with disrespect. not i Uir; lt'i not l.onoratle.

There hav jbee.t times when diplomatic relations were broken for reasons much less than exist now. Trwopa. Ara' Ka tarmJaat nator. Lodse acain said the troopa were coming home rapidly as practlcaMc and Senator Norrls re rl i that he "hcpd.they all would cn back." "I too, replied Sir. Lodp e.

Noma conciuid with the. ob rrTtion thu tr ths States wnuM ubmtt to this "decree" Of the ar.rea twv ntsht prc.perly reacn the rictfcjcin that "they (an refuse pe STiyCMr and get away with lie that "if Uncle Sam has Contlnyed'cn Pas results, of preliminaxieato the fizzY contest 13 th tate hizh school basketball tournament at th Coliseum. wQl be ffiSHIillSHEUIg VALIOL'I GOURTRUUNG OECISIOM AT BLUFFTDM ON LEGALITY OF STATE LAW. DEMURHER TO SUIT (Special to Tbe IwSaoapoXSs KewsJ 'i CLCrFTON. Ioit.

llarch 1T Iadl rer titration law for tar, wa held valid ber today fa decision mad by fYssk Cordon. Jadff tbe Well circuit cotirt. Ill action wa taken In aastalninjr temurrtT Cle4 by attorney for the, state in av suit fcroyjht by Abraxn Elouson. cf tbJs city, que ton tdg the lerailty of tb The defendant Incloded county of ficiaJs, the chairman of tbe Dm' cratic and Jlep tlican partie In Walla county and tha trustee ef Xlarrtao townnhifj. Harrison cotinty.

U. 8. IKh. attomyg encral of Indiana, assisted by W. H.

Klchhorn. represented the defenanta. air. Klmraona ia a mern Ut of tha law firm of ftimmona, ac himmona. lie aald after tbe decision that he did not know what course be would take, but la ail prob abillty the ca would be appealed to tbe state supreme court.

OratewtJe aa la Jlr. ElramoRS filed the suit Jaaaary 2, and th caaa waa arsrued at a. nisTht Ktloa of eeurt, Ttbrttsry Mr. Eimmons and Charles G. Dalley.

who assisted him. 'contended that' the adoption 1st Kep Umber of cltl senahlp amendment to tha Indiana Constitution fixed tbe constitutional nullification of a voter and that th reltration raw placed an. additional burden on the voter not eonatitu Uonaily required Ar uin for the defen. Mr. end NV.

11. l.ichhom. bf this city, as serted that the rrrltration law does not fix adJtuonal oukllrtcationa for voters, but requires that voters rf. later and maka of nubile record their constitutional qualiflcaUoaa. It was contended that for such purpose the amendment waa net la conr.lct with previous cona tit aUoniLl requirements i and did not add to the constitutional reiaireraenta.

Saffraar tlaw The attack on the registration law waa based on th fact that when the suftrag section of the state Con sUtution was amended by a vote of the people last September; there was left in it no reference to regrlstra Before the 'Constitution was amended last' summer it read that' a man who wa qualified to vote, as set forth In tha section, shall be en titled to vote "if he ahaJl have been duly rea isered accord in a to Jaw." 4 Tbe assumption of those attacking he law spffeara to nave neen that ths law was founded on the words taken out of the, section. Another section of the Constitution, not ehanred at the special election laat summer relates to tha time when elections shall be held and provides for ea lstratlon. Tha attorney tren era! contended that this remaining provision for recistrauon was a sui ftclent foundation for the registra tion law. MYSTERY IN DEATH OF; YOUNG NEGRO UNSOLVED CORONER BELIEVES GEORGE TOMPKINS WAS MURDERED. DEATH BY STRANGULATION Tba circumstances, attending' the death of the twenty one year old no irro, whose body was found Thuf by a rope around bis neck end with Ma hands tied behind in the Cold Springs woods, north of th Ca si no hardens.1 were as mystify ingr to the authorities today aa they, were when the body wa.

found. Although difference of opinion has been expressed by sore of tha detectives who are working on tha case, th theory that tba negro had been murdered before his body had been suspended from the trve seemed ta most renerally accepted. Others' expressed the belief that the man had committed suicide. Caeaaera Oalalas, Dr. Paul F.

Robi son, coroner, who ordered an autopsy on the negro's said examination showed that death undoubtedly was due. to strangulation. Ha is incliaed to the belief the negro wa strangled to death before the 'body was tied to the tree. rr. Robinson and John Mullln.

supervisor of detectives, today mada a trip to the wotxis where tha negro's body waa found, but were unable to find any evidence that mlsrht throw light on the mystery. Mullin said he had not reached a definite conclusion aa to whether the man was murdered or had committed suicide. The negro body was identified today aa that of Ueorgre Tompkins, age twenty one. 1041 Jlolburn atreeU Tompktna had been making his home with Mr. and Mrs.

jtob Smith, at the Holborn street address sine came to Indianapolis, about two Tars ago, from shrank Tort. Ky relatives said. Harvey Carroll, colored, a cousin of Tompkins, said that until two weeks agoTomrklns had been working at a glass vtory in the southeastern part of tha city. Tompktna waa laid oft. Carroll, said, ana so fr sis ha knew nad not been doing; anything since v.

Attaches of the Falrraount Glass Works, in South Keystone avenue, said a negro named Oeorg Tompkins bad been employed there until about two weeks aro. They said Tompkins told them when be quit work that he had received a telegram that his mother waa ill In Kentucky and that ha intended to visit her. Ha gave this aa his reason for quitting; 5 Despandewt, SUter Says, Mr. and Xtra." with whom Tompkins had been living aaid tbey had taken care of him sine he ws ni no months old, and they sdded that his mother has been dead many year. Tompkins told them when be qnlt work' at the glass works, tnejr aald.

that ne thought be heeded rest. "He had never been arrested and bad not been In trouble of any kind. ilrs. Smith said. Tompkins lrt the house about a.

ra. Thursday Mrs. Smith said, bat did not say where be was groins. lie appeared in good spirits, she, said, agd at no time appeared despondent or intimated he intended to and his i A grass rope around tbe nesrro'a neck waa tied to two of tbe branches of the tree, but since his feet were resting oa the ground It appeared that he bad cot come to his death by hang 'Z Continued on Pas Ten. V.

m' I rr wmmm ARE FOUND IN A RAID MAN ARRESTED AT RESTAURANT FOR SELLING BROTHER ATTACKS POLICE A of fake revenue stamps, believed to nave been made for use In the bottling of bootleg whisky, were found by federal ag ents and police in a raid Tharsdar afternoon on restaurant at 427 West Washington street. Paul Keller, who. the police said, was selling at the restaurant at tbe rate of SS cents a drink, was arrested orr a "blind tiger" charge. Keller, said he rented the place from Sam Xoby. After Keller had been placed under arrest, his brother, Roy Keller, entered the place and threatened to attack the police It his brother was not releaaed.

He became ao bolatreua, the otficera aaid. that thev wwea forced to us their tilnba to anhdue Jte.rtert duct. I the money at 4vs per cent, was ac James Pyatt." 4f 4i Baltimore av I cepted aa being the mosC advaatage nK Thnrsdar on a ou. offer ever. received by.

the board Uw after Lieutenants Helm and Jokes and Sergeant McGee and squsd found two. suns, one or live gallon capacity and the other of twenty galloaa. at tne xsaiti more avenue aooresa HARD COAL OPERATORS PROPOSE COHMIS Ei held nd MAKE NO DEFINITE COUNTER TO MINERS' DEMANDS. VIEWS LAID BEFORE UNION iuujv. siarcn i 7.

xne general policies committee of the anthra cite coal operators today notified the miners in session here that they were willing to compromise the wage con troversy on a basis whereby the an thracite Industry "wlli provide fair wages, full time employment to Its whrkers and maximum production ef coal at a cost which will enable It sold to its customers at a price invjr .1. a Die 10 pay. Samuel D. Warriner, of Pbiladcl pma, cnairman or the policies com mittee, in forwarding the views of thirteen preeidenta of anthracite coal mines to John L. Lewis, president of tne international union, failed to make any definite counter proposals to the nineteen wage demands mads oy tne miners Wednesday.

PLEDGES LABOR SfPPORT. Cesayera Saya Ceal Miners OaraJac Fe era tie WASHISQTON. March 17. Bituml nous coal miners who have voted to cease work April "come what may. will have the support ef the Amerl.

in labor movement In their iruc gie. Samuel Oompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. said in a statement here. Coal mine owners, "bound by a solemn agree ment to confer with the workers upon tne term ot a new wage agreement have refused to abide by the terms of their own pledge. he said.

adding that, "no group of employers in nj muuauiai In this country naa ever placed itself In more indefensible position. tne ciuxeasmp or America can draw from this Conduct hut on con clusion, ha continued, "and that la tnat tne mine ownera wisa it to be understood that tbe pledre of mine owners is valueless. They are willing io sreu ujctr wwo wora is oy SO do lag they can reduce waa ea or weak en the union. "Profits and power with the mine owners come first. United Mine woraers nave an nonoranie record of agreement honorably kept.

Tbe In dustry xor twenty vearn haa been con ducted upon th basts of negotiation and Joint. agreement. The mine work ers have met every demand made ia thoae aareemeats. What thev ask no is negotiation and agreement. The thing they wast least of all ia to be compelled to cease worn as a final protest a rains the dishonor of em ployers.

The causa or tbe miners Is juat and la that. Just they will have the united end unswerving sup port of the great, labor movement of our country. J. Ou A. Morrow, vlce presidsat of Continued on Pag Ten.

hi RULES AGAINST M'GANNON. Appeals Caart Vae4as Ceavletlea aa Jaury Caarfe. CLHVEUAND. March, XT. The court of appeals et th fourth district today unanimously decided against tha appeal of William IL.

McGannon, former chief justice of Cleveland's unci pal coart. trom'hle sentenc to aerva one to ten year tn tha State prlaon after conviction on the charge of perjury. McGannon, tried twice for the slaving of Harold Kagy. an automobile salesman, more than, a year aro, was acquitted of thla charge but waa found amtlty oa tha charge of perjury la theae trial a. Appeal to tha atat auprvma court is the only resort left to McGanaoa to escsp the penitentiary, sentence.

COaiEDiEStiOtliEEDED TO TICKLE MOV FANS WHITE ANTS RAID THEATER IN COLLEGE AVENUE. FEED ON WOODEN JOISTS Now tt Is white winged, black bod led ants, half an lach long, which are rfing residents of th north, side something to think mr property, to scratch Th north aide tn times past ha bad to flg ht Ccaa. but' bow' a photoplay boos at CoUega nranua and Nln teenth street ha a colony et pests "re laXad ta tha moaquito family and with tha sarisl arg snlsatloii ef be. It Is a colony termite, or white ants, say Uarrr F. Diet, assistant atata entamoloarlat of tha state eu sei at ton departmeat, whose help waa aUctted by tha theater watt.

Half Call a wey OmL Oaa half, grallaa ant were swept out ef the theater today, and mar like tboaa swept eut are ing cp a wooden Joist from thh. ground It la a apeelea'at winged, col niaiar aat, air. Dtets saya. Aa a remedy, he advicea replacing all tha wood en parts of the theater building wmca touch the. earth wlthsteeL Jkavta a set ea Wo tit' Tba ant could not survive without moisture, and they could not travel into th theater without a.

point of contact with the earth from which the moisture la obtained, Mr. Diets says. Is a preferred traveling eaeaium. Meanwhile, something' other then comedies will tickle the, patrons et this theater. The manager of the theater says the ants have Infested the building for three years, and that in time they have enewea into sawaust large part of two wooden Joists, on meaaortna 1x6 'tha other 2x4.

1 is believed that the neat of the ants ha been destroyed and that the the ater, will aoon be ria, oiiiaem. jiooo.000 mm BY THE SCHOOL BOARD MERCHANTS BANK AND INDl ANA TRUST CO. XQAN AT d.6. ATfcS FO CO 11 CET.I EFH L. B11 s3k.

The board of commissioners todsy borrowed. $1,000,000 at Hper cent. Interest from the" Merchants Na tional Bank and tha Indiana Trust I Comnanv for tbe oeriod between Xlarch 20 and" June SO. The offer of I nd. bln TOOre prable than I term which other'raoney ls'be 1 lnr borrowed for nubile purp Tha board also toner voiei to eoat pone the hlsrh school commencements one week, or until June tl.

12 and in order that may be held tn the Cad la Tabernacle, which waa ef fere for those dates free of cbtrre. Previoua' arraagementa iiad been for the commencement exercises to be In Tomllnson June 14, Is Is. Dr. Marie Hasiep. coramtsalon said ahe bad received complaints Id ahe had received complaints' from parents who fear Tomllnson.

ball is not safe ror large garnering. 'other Bids. Two other bids were received oa the tl.000.0pO 'Bond Company, of New. York, per plus a premlam of ISZ.13 on the money to be paid In whole to tbe board next Monday. The Union Trust.

Compsny and the yieicaer a rings ana irust uom pany entered a Joint bid per cent. with the stipulation that the money be paid la two instalments, Monday and $20,000 on April IX, The low bid of 4.S provided for the payment, either whole or In part and the board a ore ted It to be paid in tbe two Installments. Exylaiaa, Cbarles L. Barry. president of the board, explained that the loan does not Increase the Indebtedness of the board which months ago amounted to a the result of loans made against the building bond fund.

Mr. Barry aald the pres ent loan of la merely a re luicinr xrom outside sources of a Continued on Pag Ton. 'v riVMER POSSIBLE STATE Will PROSECUTE DAUGHERTYS: PLAN CONCERN IN LIQUO VIO LATIO N. FEDERAL AID IS AVAILABLE ST. AUGUSTINE.

Fla, Maixh XTj Responsibility for prosecution: of liquor law violations will be turned over to state officer and courts wherever, possible. Attorney General Daugherty said todsy. on Fresident Harding's vacation; pirty her. However, la soch state where the work can not or will not be done i by the state, tbe Xedersl government will do stated. Mr.

'DaaahertVa anaouneement marka the beginning of new policiea In the enforcement prohibition. In large cities where "bootleggirg is meet prevalent. prohibition leaders have aaid the city authorities, are lax In earorctnar tne uv. NMr. Dauaherty indicated that It Is his Idea that states, generally speak ing, are relying too on the federal government In the prosecu tion of "dry law violator.

The federal government, be said. Is willing to co operate with state offl. cials. bnt can not carry the whole burden all the.tlme. "So when th states ean and will da this we.

shall turn It over to Mr. Daughcrty said, LA EDI I KAJN: Daily average cirenlatica City sod County. 7 1.0G Grand 11G7: Tin teatea 1 l23 I i'inMt. U1 Xstersd as eeed ttr. st roetcfSoa, fr lsnepc'a.

lad. Isswes TTTf 1 tntrpVTH'A If I TPTT L17 1fiCW FORTY FOUE PAGES I.VbESVSsS" Vi SrS'ScuT Tell House Proposed Reduce Hon to 1 1 5,000 Enlisted Men Would Be Too Drastic COMPARES MILITARY DATA Show Cost Per Captta in United State GreatJy Bsldwr That In Nations of Europe. WASniNCTON. March 17 Warnlcir rneaxbers the omrea that "falao economy i' the poorest kind of economy, Chairman Kahn, of the house military affairs committee aaid today daiinir consideration of the army appropriation till that a reduction in the size of tii Tegnlar array to 115,000 enlisted men and 11,000 officers, a proposed fax the measure, woold be Mal totrether too drastic a cut at this Chairman Kahn contended that pay provision ahoaid be made for lse.eee men and la.eS officers during: tha cotalntv fiscal year, a reqaeated by th war department, or if tha congress were determined to direct reduction la th interest of economy that tha enlisted strength should not ba decreased below 14 O.eet men. lately It hat seemed 'to profitable on th part of a good many of the men In cmjgrea to Insist on cutting' down the allowaaoe for our army and navy.

Mr. Kahn aaid. "Kconotny la tba watchword of a good many legislators. Hut let me call the attention of the house to the fact that alee economy Is tha poorest kind of economy. Reviews PVetvae Slftaatlaav 'the military situation prior to th entrsnce of th United States into the world tba chairman aald that by reaaon of oar lack of preparedness wer compelled to expend during, the nineteen months wa were In the war tha startlinar sum of tz4.000.ee0.tee.'' When compared with th expenditures of tha American people for pleasure or nonessential commodities.

the outlay for military purposes "invs into comparative inaJgnlfl cance be contended, aa be quoted variety of atatisUca. During tbe fiscal year If 11. the house wa told, when appropriations for the regular army, national guard and the organized reserves aggregated t41l.Ooa.000. the public spent SsT.OOO.OOO for admission to theaters, concerts, cabarets. baseball games.

and other entertainments: il. 161.000. 000 for tobacco and related materials; 1 7 0. 000, 000 for candy avnd chewing gum; 9S34.ooo.eo9 for aoaaa ana confections, and llSf.epo.OOO for, personal i i Otber'xatlaei'a Kxyeaattarea. Comparing th expenditures of the Untsd tate during; 1S20 1IS1 on IU army, wlh that expended by other nations, Mr.

aald the expendi tures' of th United States totnled $143,155,303, or $2.23 per capita, while those of the British empire, exclusive of dependencies, amounted to $662, izs.ooo, or 1ZJ. per capita; France, $332,127,000, or $11.53 per capita; Italy, $146.011. 00. or per capita, and Japan, 00. or $3.18 per i "These figures show that we are ex ceedingly mindful of the welfare of our people in keeping down military eoacs ana exvpenaltures, said tbe speaker.

Contrasting with other leading powers me six or the army in comparison with the population. Mr. Kahn said that for the year Itll thesnura ber In the American arm waa 1.42 a 1,000 population, while tha number in ureal tain was 7.34, France 11.47. lUly 8J7 Japan S.4. and China Tae Xatlaaal Wealta.

A comparison of our national wealth with the number of soldiers now maintained in the regular army," the house was "shows that each soldier; Is charged with" afford Isg, protection and national security to of the S2SO.000.000.000 total of our. national wealth. "Hach of these soldiers is at the present time protecting some! twenty five square mile of territory of our mainland and dependencies, snd with giving til of our people, a guaranty aarainat foreiga interference with their constitutional rights ia their ursuit of heslth, hspplness snd' law ut rain. All this at cost of S3 per capita, of population. The army appropriation bill, which nntil a year ago was drafted annually by the committee of which Mr.

Kahn ia chairman, waa framed, under the new rules of the house by a su co ra mi tee of five members of the appropriations committee; headed by Rep resentative Anthony ks.j. TO FIGHT TO KEEP OFF HANDS OF VALL STREET FORD SAYS MUSCLE SHOALS i WILL BE PERPETUATED. BREAKS HIS LONG SILENCE DETROIT, March 17. Saying that "if It's the last thing I do In thla rid. 111 exert, every resource and influence at my command to keep the hands of Wall, street off Muacie Shoals." Henry' Ford today broke bis silence, of the last two months with regard to his offer to lease and' oper ate' the fovernment water power project In Alabama.

Mr. Ford made the statement in reeponse to an Intimation reach! Tie htm to the effect that, because of bis alienee, tha newt pie of southern states had begun to wonder whether he bad lost interest in the project. Tell these people of tha aantb." Mr. Ford said, "that Wall street win have no part either In financing or operating nvkic onoais ir i can help It If it's the last thine 1 do I'll exert every resource and lnfln ence at my command to keen the bands of Wall street off the Shoals project ana perpetuate it as a greet example to the American people a living example, of what they can do It they will safen sard the country's water power and develop It Freedesa ef Aaserieaa ledaatry. "In Muscle Shoala Ilea the freedom of American Industry.

Mr. Ford continued. "During; the war the country turned every resource to help free the world from militarism a militarism fostered bv an int.m.. tional money power. Now.

la the aarae way, we are going to tight to the laet ditch' to free American Industry and American aaricuttura is.i same money power. If the American people once can eaten tne idea of what water power means how it can be put to eervtoe In a thousand ways. on Pag Ten. BUT HE HAS OUTGROWN TOYS LONG AGO RALPH ROSS ACQUfTTO) OF CHARGE OF MURDO JURY OUT ALL THE NIGHT AT WILU AM SPORT TRIAL. KILLED BROTHER LAST FALL ISaeetal to Tba Isdisnspolls News! ATTICA, Ind4 liarch 17,.

After deliberation throughout the Jury In the Warren circuit court at "Wllllamsport returned a rer diet today acquit Ung Ralph Rosa of a charge of first dog re murder for th kill ink of Claud Ross, his, brother. In is garage at Marshfield. November 21. liii. Ross' defense temporary in sanity.

Ha alleged his wife confessed to him that th brother bad attacked her. Roas went to the xatage. at Marah fleld. where he shot his brother without a word, lie then surrendered, but made no statement until the state had anded its evidence. Ha left Williams port immediately after the verdict going to his farm near Rileysburg.

aero nan led br his wife. Large crowds attended which lasted several days. tha trial. FRIENDS OF FREE STATE OPPONENTS OF TREATY HOLD MEETINGS. ALSO ANNUAL IRISH BANQUET DUBLIN, March 17 Ireland celebrated St.

Patrick's day by haillnr the birth of the Irish Free State. The national festival was made use of for a vigorous campaign throughout Ire land in support of Jhe, jcace tregty with Great Britain. Speakers every where said this was the greatest St. Patrick's dsy Ireland had ever known and that Erin stood on the threshold of freedom. aflcbaeJ Collins, neaa or tne pro visional srovernment.

weat to the heart of the disaffected area, aouth Cork, where he addressed several meetinsrs of bis constituents. The fish Una Irish leader was the center of a demonstration at Skibbereen. Series ef etriagi. Litm T. Cosgrave.

minister of loca gorernmcDt In tbe dall cabinet and i member of the prbvielonal grovern ment, and Gerald T. O'Sulllvan. adju ant general of the Irish republican army, addressed a aeries of Free State meetings at Carlow. Queene county. Commandant McKeown waa to sneak at Mulilngar and other midland towns while other protreaty demos strationa were planned for Mayo.

Galway and Roscommon. Republican ollowera of EaxnonJDe Valera were equally busy. The former "president of the Irish republic began a tour of the south He will address anti treaty a ather inara at Waterford City. Thar lea and other centers near Tipperary. Demonstrations were planned at Dublin by treaty opponents.

Birr tlateeeC at Hanawet. This evening Irishmen of all creeds and factions were to bury tbe hatchet at the annual banquet of tbe Kniarhts of St. Patrick, at the Sbel bourne bdtel. Dublin, where Ulster men and Sinn Felners sit down together in peace for at least one day In tba year. With three dead in Belfast after a day's bombing, and street fighting, and three men slain In their beds at Galway.

on th stormy west coast. St Patrick'a day was nshereH In in suspicious ly. but custom baa decreed that for this day. in the south of Ireland. hostilities shall cease.

tSTEIt IS FOR CtJTTEll. Xet Aa laeb ef Greand Caea Seate erav I re la a. pea here Bay. fBr the AwMWt4 ri. i BELFAST.

March 17. Not an Inch of Ulster territory will be yielded to southern Ireland, speakers at the Continued on Page Ten, USE DAY FOR CAMPAIGN ATTEMPT TO ROB A TRAIN. Roe era Threw Eprtii Package Off Santa Fe far. GALSpURG, IfL, March 17 An attempt was made, to rob Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe train No. 17, near Wllliarasfleld.

twenty five miles from here. last night, when robber threw several 1 packages froni tha express car. presumably with tbe 'Intention of returning later and recovering them. The express packages were recovered by tha agent at Wllllamefield. Harry Johnson, colored, who was riding the "blind baggage of the train when It arrived here, waa arrested by local Santa effrcer and Is being held." Two other men riding tha "blind baggage escaped.

SCORE DEAD ill RIOTING IN BRITISH EAST AFRICA NAT1VE8 IN OUTBREAK OVER ARREST OF' AGITATOR. MILITARY FIRES ON MOB fBy tbe Ajseeiatee Press LONDON. March 17. Twenty na tive were killed and thirty wounded at Nairobi. British Bast Africa, yesterday in fighting which followed demonstrations over the arrest of the Indian agitator Thuku.

aays Central News dispatch. Thuku was arrested Wednesday and trouble Immediately followed About 1.000 gativea, armed with sticks, assembled before the police station, and demanded his release, but were dispersed by police forces. who used their bayoaets. Early yesterday a strike of house boya and; other native workers was announced and further disturbances occurred. in which large numbers from the surrounding district participated.

Mob. naited rtksnawa and forced all Europeane to alight ano walk. The efforta of armed police to clear the streets failed. When the situation became menacing the riot act was read and the demonstrators were exhorted to disperse quietly. Instead they advanced pnagrs and shoutlea.

Women were avww.u V.J, lVi wm used aa ahieida by the men to delay the police fire. Meanwhile military forces had ar rived. When the mob attempted to ruan the all sa.de the troops were ordered to fire. Seeing fifty of thesr number cut down by the bullets, the members of tbe mob stampeded. The aemonstrations then ceased.

COAL MINES TO CLOSE ON APRIL! GREEN SAYS MINE WORKERS STATEMENT PUTS BLAME ON OPERATORS. OLD AGREEMENTS EXPIRE A suspension of mining operations tn both the anthracite and bituminous fields of the nation will take place April 1. saya a statement mad public today by William Green, International secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America. Mine worker officials previously had made it plain that there was no prospect of a new wage agreement in the fields, and privately they had given up nope or a new asreement in tne anthracite fields by April 1. but this Is tne nrst omciaj announcement that a suspension of work In both fields la certain.

The mine workers" officers assert that the suspension of work will not be an actual strike. Instead, they sav. April wui come witn tne old agreements expired In all fields and no new agreementa reached, and through no fault ot tne miners, tney assert. With out some wage agreement the miners can not continue at work, they say. Saaee Ceajlltfeaa.

Mr, Green's statement was a summary of the position of the mine workers, particularly on their demand for a alx hoir day and five day week. "A suspension of mining operations in both the anthracite and bituminous coal fielde of the United States will Continued on Page Ten. FAKE REVENUE STAMPS GREEHTHEGOLOR Rfty Sccond Annual Celebra tion of St Patrick's Day in Indianapolis Is Bl Affair. BOSTON MAN THE SPEAKER Sweeney Urge 1 riah Racl si Group In U. S.

to' Keep Hand C'J' Off of Ireland. IrUa la Inffsnspolis today let it known that it was SL Tat rick's Green rrn eocks, rreen ties and shamrocks pro rain cut ia the rarade afteraooa of thotasand of men. women and children prior" to a mass raectir in Tomliasoa hall 'made it cTidect tht Irish intended rnakiiiir tha celebrar tion tha f2Tty corid ia Iadiaaa poli the jolliest ol thera all when they completa the day's festivities at a reccpUoa entertaiasieat in tha halL lv i o'clock the parade headed by a detachment ef mounted police. The Indianapolis New Newsboys' Band. Eugane O'SaUlvaa, grand marshal aad hi aids.

Mayor Lew Shank, city and atJe cflTlcials, moved south la Meridian street frem Vermont to Washing aad throurh th buri nea district to Tomllnson ball. Delegations of rtsb organlxatlona snd three and floats of the Juvenile division were in the line. 1 Speaks. Edward McSweeney, of Boston, chairman of the Knights of Columbus historical commission, tn his address In Tomllnsoa hall following tbe parade revtlwed Ireland's efTorts 1 for liberty and asserted that the Irish racial aroup ta thU country ahoaid not Interfere with the problems confronting the Irish Free State, but should let Ireland work out its own future, "To any settlement made tn good faith, by Ireland's credited representatives, accepted the IrUh elected parliament. Americana mum not in he aaid.

"We can only hc pe and pray that it Is the flrmt step ort the road to freedom, even if but a start, and bid tha Irish aodnpeed and ood wlii. It Is not as much reedoi aa Canada haa and has on ieuUH greater difficult lea When we regard the crushing debt which Ireland ac cepta, a debt incurred In the pursnit cf British ImperiaUsm. ws fear that economie free torn for'lrelxnd ts a' remote poihiUtv, and' without eco nomic treeJom, there can be no pe Utical ef the "Ireland has net accerted American poUUcxlj Ideal and has accepted partnership 1 England's Imperial 'policy "by taking her. place within the Brttis i err.yire; a rartlr. of the ways, therefore, has come for Ireland and America.

There he no attempt to dictate' to the Iri Free State from thla side, or fro i Ireland to dlctats tn the Atnericia IrUh racial etc up. The lrlth in I'nlted States must try to keep United States free, becanfe wlen freedom dies in this coontry there is no hope for It in the whole world. must not be any appeal to Irish racial sympathies to make tker partners In England's program. as was very obvtou 'ly. done when tns carefully timed ertie'ee on the settlement' between Knsland and Ireland flooded America on th earlr days of the WaiMnr toa cor.rrrenrc.

On the other hand, there cn not he sympathy for, or support of any eTrt to destroy or Impede the prnrres of the Irish Free Mate, to funcer any personsl or rollticsl ends which axe pot 'In accord with tbe Aserlcia theory of reel freedom. Mf8weesji TV able "ttk'erda, American Irish, in the beaa tffnl words of Terence one of the world's heroes, of defe.it. will support bis ideal of Ireland's future: Ws should make this a resolution, the future history of Irelanl shall" be more worthy than that of any contemporary etate. We shall look' for. 'prosperity, no donbt.

bjt let our enthusiasm be for the beau tiful living; we shall build up our Continued en Pags Ten. i WEATHER INDICATIOf.S. L' KITED STATES HTTUXXZL 1 Xndlaaapohs. March 17. TesBperstnrs Marvl li.

a. a 7 a. m. 12 m. ei is a as.

TOl Z1ZI 13 tn. Local Forecast, Local feescaet for ladtaaspohs aad Waaitr fee the tveatr our hears sodieg 7 n. at. March 18: Cnaettied toairht aad probably rale: soesewhst warmer loturtt. yocecaet for ladiarvst CrtsettWd snd srbt ly wamer tonight; probably raia ar anew tn north part eatuday: rain, wamer ia north pert.

yoreraat for Itaeto ry: Clooiy SattarUay onset tied, prebabtr rain la vest ant earth parts; hot much change la temperature. roreeest far dinois: Mety eionSy saj tmeeUled tonight snd SatanU eot mtwb ta te Bperatara. reeaceet far Ohiet Ckmdy teelgt eame ehst wanner ta northwest part: Storiy tjssetUed. probably rala and sUgtUy wartner. fVeeiptlattoa tor tweatr te ar betu end ing at 7 a.

sa, 0. Total precipttaues siace January 1922. 827. January L. 1822.

1 as. 1 Weather fa The following table shows the sttte ef Its weather tn oth cities at 7 a. tn AS iRiSH PARAD Aaaanlio. Tex. J.

Fiamarca. D. IcmcinnsU. cZr rner. Cok r.o.ir J.

rr eurf KX.Z Loa Aagekea, I C.e.r bew teane. i 'trmnm. ew Tors. J. T.

t'tar Clou. OkUhoaa. Omaha. b'eb. Cony mtuoarg.

lnoir KortUod. Raptd Otr. D. an ABto 1i toiniy taa laai CVar St. Ixca.

Cio5? Ft. Pui. Cojj Trurpa rta. Cietr Wtf hirctfn. P.

C. i r. Ximl. 7i i i .51 4 1 4 C4 i V' 4 i 5 4 I. tit i i i tS.et 4 ft 4 i ya.ig neHr Tretseretere.

a a. 40 7 a is 9 a. tn 42 a. m. 44 1ft a 44 It a.

ra. 44 13 1 P.M..