Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 57, 16 January 1919 — Page 1

S lie: UM VOL. XLIV., NO. 57 SJ?ja,ffiUS,,?.ff Palladium and Sun-Telegram RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING,5 JAN. 16, 1919 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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PEACE MEETING INAUGURATION WILL BE HELO ON SATURDAY Detachment of Troops Will Pay Honors to Arriving Delegates President Poincare to Make Address.

DRASTIC "DRY" AMENDMENTS PROPOSED IN HOUSE BILLS EBERT APPEAL ASKS GUN AID AGAINST TERRORISM

UNITED STATES TAKES FINAL ACTION FOR DRY NATION Thirty-six States Have Now Ratified Federal "Dry" Amendment Nebraska is Last of Required Number.

Expected to Lead Democratic Body Capital Girl to : Wed Ohio Officer Mentioned for U. S. Ambassador's Post

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CLEMENCEAU PRESIDES

vBy Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 16. The inauguration of the peace congress on Saturday will be carried out with ceremonies befitting such an occasion. A detachment of troops will pay honors to the arriving delegates, and Stephen Picbon, the Trench foreign minister, will receive President Wilson at the head of the Bteps of the foreign ministry and accompany him to the room where the meeting will begin, at three o'clock harp. The plenipotentiaries will sit around a horse shoe table, the middle part of this table beinig reserved for officers. The delegations will be grouped by states in alphabetical order, as they appear in the Almanacs De Gotha. American delegates will be at one end, then those of the British Empire, Trance, Italy and Japan in the order named. After them will come representatives of other states, also seated alphabetically. When all are seated. President Poincare will enter and take the presidential arm-chair to make the opening address. It is understood that he will refer to the tragic epoc ending so gloriously for the entente and which for four years upheaved the world. It is expected also to refer to the Immense task of universal reconstruction which must be the work of the conference and the high ideals of Justice which will be observed during the deliberation of the peace congress. He will then eonclude by declaring the session open and will withdraw. Clemenceau In Chair. Premier Clemenceau will take bis place In the chair as chief of the French delegation, this being bis right as the congress is meeting in the capital of France. He will request the assembly to elect officers, which, besides a president, will Include vice presidents and a general - secretary. Regulations for the congress will then be read. It Is expected they will be ratified as they stand, after which they will be made public. Formal invitations to attend the first sitting were sent out last night by the French delegation to ambassadors and ministers of various countries. These invitations announce the number of representatives . accorded to - each country and ask the diplomats to transmit Invitations immediately to the person or persons chosen to attend. The supreme council of the five greater powers resumed its session at 10:30 o'clock today. There were present for France. Premeier Clemenceau and Foreign Minister Pichon: for the United States, President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing; for Great Britain, Premier Lloyd George, and Foreign Secretary Balfour; for Italy, Foreign minister Sonnino and for Japan, Viscount Chinda and Baron Matsui. Vittorio Orlando, the Italian premier, was the only absentee. He still is detained in Rome. President Wilson arrived at the meeting place accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and her secretary. Miss Benham. Salandla to Attend. The impression prevailed today that following the protests that have arisen against the decision of the council restricting all the news of its sessions to formal communiques, some explanation or statement on the subject might appear in tonight's communique to the effect that the restriction will apply only to the actual proceedings of tho current day and not to any comment by the delegates on the general question before the council. This impression cannot be officially confirmed but it finds a place among the reports in circulation today. Serbia cannot take part in the peace conference unless represented in a delegation from the combined Serbo-Croatian-Slovene state, the Jugo Slav committee here declares in a protest. Antonio Salandra, the former Italian premier, will be one of the Italian delegates to the peace conference, according to the Glornale d'ltalia. Pictures Presented Schools for Care of War Orphans Mrs. William Dudley Foulke has presented each public school building in the city with a picture in reward for the work done by the Richmond school children in adopting French orphans. Each building is now taking care of a French orphan. The pictures given by Mrs. Foulke are reproductions of the work of an Italian artist and display a French flag in the background with a soldier of France in front protecting a French mother and her children clustered about her knee. THE WEATHER For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Cloudy tonight and Friday. Probably rain or snow in "outh and central portions. Somewhat colder Friday. Today' Temperature. Joon 43 Yesterday.

Homer S. Cummings. It is generally understood In administration circles that Homer S. Cummings of Connecticut will succeed Vance C. McCormick as chairman of the Democratic national committee. Cummings is now vice chairman of the committee. He is from Connecticut. McCormick has resigned from the chairmanship, dispatches state, because he expects to be in Europe several months. He was summoned there by President Wilson. ASK RESTRICTION ON PEACE NEWS RECONSIDERED Interest Abroad Centers on News of Limited Information. (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. . 16. The supreme council today after considering the matter of the relations between the conference and the press, decided to call a meeting at 5 o'clock this afternoon to be attended by the members of the press and . representatives of the various nations in ttieconference to interchange views on publicity methods. No one outside of the delegates to the peace congress knows anything about the discussion here today to limit information of the proceedings of the congress. It will likewise stop the practice of Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain, of discussing affairs with British correspondents for the purpose of guiding them In forming public opinion in England. It has been believed here by persons close to President Wilson that he would contend for open sessions as far as possible. That he still feels the same way is the opinion generally expressed here tonight. Lansing Makes Statement. Curiously enough, the question of whether deliberations were to be open or secret had reached a stage before today's decisions where some authoritative statement on the subject was sought. Just before today's meeting Secretary of State Lansing authorized the following as his view: "The American policy is that fullest publicity consistent with the rapid and satisfactory discharge of important business which must come before the peace congress should be accorded. It is possible that sessions should be open when business is advanced to a point where it can be regarded as ready for final action. It may be, however, that in the earlier stage, when subjects are being discussed between groups or in committees or in meetings of all the delegates, with a purpose of reached agreements on controversial phases, it would be inadvisable to conduct these discussions openly. , Not Secret Diplomacy. "That would not be secret diplomacy in any sense, however, for no agreement so arranged could be effective until approved by all the delegates in open session." Tho complaints which the British correspondents have made to Mr. Lloyd George and which the Americans have submitted to Mr. Wilson concede that it may be incompatitable with public interest to disclose cer(Continued on Page Eight)

White "Husky" Dog Saves Lives of American Soldiers in Siberia

(By Associated Press) WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN NORTHERN RUSSIA, Jan. 16. A white 'husky dog, apparently the mascot of a Bolsheviklst regiment, recently saved an American company from an ambush in the bushwhacking war, near Kadien. The Americans had a large rearguard outpost a mile behind the town, and the Bolshevists, heavily reinforced, and with considerable artillery, began shelling the American positions. The Americans successfully repulsed all attacks and were keenly watching the swamps bordering the road in their rear. One afternoon a sentinel of the rear guard, who had participated in previous engagements, during which a white "husky" dog appeared with the Bolshevist forces, saw the dog in the woods. His warning, following a bit of scouting, led to the discovery that the Bolshevist were moving through,

Randolph County Man Would Make Possession of Any

Liquor With Alcohol Viola tion of Law. 14 BILLS INTRODUCED (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 16. Denning as an intoxicating liquor any mixture which contains ' alcohol, proposed amendments to the Indiana "dry" law made their appearance in the lower house of the Indiana legislature , today. They were fathered by Representative Frank E. Wright, of Lynn, Randolph county, who introduced the present "dry" law at the session two years ago. Other proposed amendments would make possession of such liquor prima facie evidence of a violation, make it Impossible for a physician to prescribe and a registered druggist holding a permit to sell intoxicants, other than pure grain alcohol and provide stiller fines and sentences to the etate penal farm or a state prison or reformatory in case of conviction for violations. Would Confiscate Vehlc'lea. An addition to the amendment introduced today, officials of the antisaloon league of Indiana let it be known today that another bill will be introduced later which will provide for the confiscation of vehicles automobiles, flying machines and others by the state If caught in the use of transporting intoxicating liquors into the state illegally. Fourteen other bills were introduced in the house, before adjournment was taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The bouse was in session just 30 minutes today. Committees will consider virtually all the bills so far introduced and referred to them at meetings this afternoon. Lieut. Governor Edgar G. Bush today expunged all records of this session so far as constitutional amendments are concerned. Because the two amendments adopted last session for woman suffrage and preventing the increase of salary, of civil of flclals while they are in office were not properly transferred from the office of secretary of state, the upper legislative body must again consider these amendments and Senator English will again reintroduce thirteen proposed amendments placed before the. senate this session. , Penalize Bolshevism. Advocation of sabotage,, anarchy or any movement to overthrow or interfere with the constitution or the government is defined as Bolshevism in a bill ready for introduction in the lower house today. . The bill provides as a penalty a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment of not less than two years in the state prison for the first offense. For the second offense the fine shall be any sum not to exceed $10,000 and the term of imprisonment may range between fifteen and twenty-five years. Another bill ready to introduce in the house would appropriate $500,000 to provide for the removal of the Indiana reformatory to a central location In the state as determined by a commission of four men to be appointed by the governor. The bill was drawn as the result of a fire which burned the old reformatory which was located at Jeffersonville. Twenty German Girls Arrested for Talking to American Soldiers Hv Associated Press. COBLENZ, Tuesday, Jan. 14 Twenty German girls who were engaged in sweeping the streets at Andernach, near here, have been arrested charged with a violation of General Pershing's order forbidding them to talk with American soldiers. These arrests have served to emphasize the decision not to permit fraternization in the occupied regions. There has been a slight relaxation In the enforcement of the order in certain remote centers but here and in larger towns It is rigidly observed. The provost guard or military police are certain to interfere should an officer or soldier attempt to talk to a woman on the street or in a cafe. the swamps to cut off the American force In the' rear at the Petrograd road. The troops were able to withdraw in the darkness to the positions behind a bridge over the Emtsa river. The battles around Kadish have been the most stubborn and difficult that the Americans have had in Russia up to this time. In their advance beyond the town, they were constantly harassed by bushwhacking parties appearing simultaneously in their rear and on both flanks in the swamps. The original crossing of the Emtsa river in the direction of the town, was attempted three times by the Americans, wih considerable losses, before it was finally accomplished. . Difficulties of moving the transport trains of little Russian peasant carti over the swampy roads has led to many hardships, including shortage of rations and at one time, miles from medical equipment, the American surgeon was forced to amputate the leg of a wooqded man with a pen-knife.

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Miss Lillian Birney. Miss Lillian Birney, one of Washington's most prominent society women, is to marry Captain E. R. Finkenstaedt of Cleveland. O. Miss Birney has been one of the capital's leading war workers since the fight began, having done confidential work for the state department and devoted the rest of her time to the Red Cross. DR. SMITH NAMED MEMBER OF STATE PURCHASING BODY Provision is Made to Pool Supply Purchases for State Institutions. Dr. S. E. Smith, superintendent of the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, is one of the representatives of three state institutions, appointed by Governor Goodrich as a centralized purchasing committee to buy all staple supplies for the eighteen penal, corrective and benevolent institutions maintained by the state of Indiana. George S. Wilson, superintendent of the Indiana School for the Blind, and Joseph Henning, member of the board of trustees of the Indiana Reformatory, are the other members. The appointment of the board follows the decision of the governor to standardize purchases at state institutions and to remedy discrepancies between prices paid for standard commodities by different institutions. The action of the governor was taken during a meeting of the superintendents and trustees of all the state institutions held in the governor's office to consider the advisability of centralized purchasing. Opposition to Plan. Spirited opposition to the purchas ing agent plan was voiced by nearly all the superintendents. Dr. Smith declared that he was opposed to the plan because it had failed in other states where boards of control had charge of all purchases for state institutions. He said that centralized purchasing would work against the interests of the institution. The superintendents and trustees debated the question for nearly two hours, voicing many objections to the plan. Efforts were made to explain why some institutions had to pay more for the same supplies than others. Centralized purchasing of supplies for the state institutions has been advocated for a number of years. When the annual conference of the state charities and corrections was held in Richmond severa years ago, Governor Ralston proposed a similar measure, which met with general opposition. Clerk to be Named. Governor Goodrich called the meeting yesterday to obtain their consent to his plan of having all supplies bought through a central purchasing agent. A motion was finally put by the representatives providing that a subcommittee of three be named by the governor and that this committee employe a clerk to perform the duties of centralized purchasing, subject to the approval of the committees. Under the law passed in 1917 authorizing central purchasing by a committee of one representative from each of the state institutions it was provided that a sub-committee might be appointed to attend to this work. This had never been done, however. Provisions for employing a clerk are no contained in the law. - The institution heads gave their consent to the governor, asking the legislature to appropriate money to pay the salary of this clerk. The central purchasing committee named by the governor was also authorized to investigate commodities for sale by army depots and to make purchases of these supplies if a saving could be effected. Requisitioned Ships Are Released hy U. S. NEW YORK, Jan 16. All American ships which were requisitioned by the United States chipping board during the war, have been released to their owners, with the exception of those actually engaged in army service, it was announced by, the shipping board here today.

Government is Preparing ; Draft of Constitution to Protest Freedom of Country, Says Statement. '

LIEBKNECHT CAPTURED (By Associated Fresi) BERLIN, Jan. 16. Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the Spartacan leader, has been captured, it was learned late tonight by officers and men of the division of mountain rifle guards who arrived in Berlin today. LONDON, Wednesday, Jan. 15. Order has been restored in Berlin, it is announced by an official wireless appeal to the German nation sent out by the German government today and picked up here. The appeal, which was signed by Premier Ebert, and Philipp Scheldemann, Herr Landsberg, Gustav Noske and Herr Wissell, members of his cabinet, says that the government is ' determined to prevent by every means at its disposal a repetition of "similar abominations." The appeal refers to the coming elections under the "freest suffrage in the world to determine the constitution of the German state," and adds that the present government is preparing a draft of a constitution which protects the free right, of self-determination of the nation "against all counter-revolutions or efforts at terrorism." Eisner Party Loses. Efforts are being made, it is said, to "arrive at a peace safeguarding the freedom of the German nation and which will render possible the foundation of a union of nations which will give protection against the danger of a fresh war." . After declaring there Is necessity of defending the nation against Polish annexationists, the appeal concludes: "No less is it our task to protect our frontier, a gainst fresh Russian military despotism which wants to force upon tis, by means of war-like BOWAr.1t lninlilHli mnillMAii. tA .-TOnchaftraTiew world -waTSf S?ElcTi ouf country would be the theater. Bolshevism means the death of peace." Nearly complete returns from the Bavarian elections show that the party of Premier Kurt Eisner polled only 75.000 votes out of a total vote in tcess of 2.750,000. The clerical polled more than 1.000.00 votes and the ma jority socialists 90,000. The Eisner party and the IndeDendent socialists secured only 4 of the i assembly's 156 delegates and the majority socialists 50, while the combined bourgeoise parties have 102 representatives. Bible Proved Unsuccessful Camouflage for Suitcase Full of Ohio Liquor With a Bible conspicuously displayed in a basket and two one-half pints of gin and thirty one-half pints of whiskey hidden in a suit case, Calvin Bush, colored, ran the blockade of Richmond authorities Wednesday only to come to grief when he reached the port of Indianapolis. Bush took on his cargo of spiritual and spiritous freight at Dayton and set sail for Indianapolis on a traction car. He made his transfer from a Dayton to an Indianapolis car here without mishap. His Bible was a passport that lulled to sleep any suspicion a doubting officer of the law may have had. - "I'm a hard working religious man," exclaimed Bush to a policeman as he assured him that it was against hi3 religious convictions to drink booze. To substantiate his assertion, Bush displayed his well worn Bible, which he said he cherished more "than all the booze in the world." But the policeman searched his suit case anyway.

Proposed Bill Would Permit Indiana Cities to Change Form of Government

Richmond is vitally interested in a bill pending in the Indiana legislature, which would enable cities to substitute the present form of government for the commission or city manager form. The measure was introduced by Capt. James E. Southard, representative of Laporte county. On May 1 or any year, upon petition signed by fifteen percent of the qualified voters of a municipality, a special election would be called by the mayor of the city to determine whether the voters desire the change. Richmond has been - active in the fight for the enactment of a law which would permit the introduction of a change in municipal government. The main provisions of the Southard measure follow: Within five days after receiving the petition, the mayor would be required to order the election to be held on a date set between thirty and sixty days thereafter, according to the bill, which is similar in context to the one that failed of passage at the last session. The expense of the election were opposed to a change another election could not be held within the next two years. " ' Tf the chanM waa authorized Mta commissioners would be elected. - Twpy

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Vance McCormick, above, and Bernard Baruch. Vance C. McCormick, who, it is reported, recently resigned his position as chairman of the Democratic national committee, and Bernard Baruch are mentioned as possible successors to William Graves Sharp as United States ambassador to France. Sharp resigned his post recently. McCormick contemplated resigning as chairman of the trade board, but was summnned to Eurerae as chairman of that board to aid in the work at the peace conference. Baruch also is is in Eu rope assisting the peace delegation. WORLD DRY NEXT IS TO BE GOAL OF PROHI WORKERS Timothy Nicholson Says Best Dry Workers Will be Sent to Europe. "It is just what I expected," said Timothy Nicholson, 90-year-old prohibition worker, when told that the thirty-sixth state had ratified the national prohibition amendment. "However," said Mr. Nicholson, "I never expected to live to see the day when there 6houId be national prohibition. I am gratified of course but I am not hysterical. But we must not stop now. We must see that the law is enforced. This is not practiced as much as it should be. When we catch an intoxicated man or a man bringing liquor into the state we must find where he got it and give him the limit fine." "It is very difficult to catch a man selling liquor, but we must take advantage of any opportunity that we may have." "I signed the pledge when I was eight years old in Carolina and I have been working for prohibition ever since. Perhaps the first thing I did was to put two saloons out of business near where I taught in Carolina. "We must not stop with national prohibition. We are now a part of the world and we must have world wide prohibition. Of course I shall not be here to see it but then I believe that it will come." Both Parties Aided. "Our anti-saloon league is going to send its best . workers to Europe to work for the cause. I think that Eng(Continued on Page Eight.) would serve for two years and three for four years. Thereafter they would be elected to. four-year terms, the elections being held biennially. These commissioners would elect a mayor, who would head the department of safety, preside at the commission meetings and who would have a vote on all questions before the commission but would not be authorized to veto any ordinance. Municipal laws could be enacted only at legislative sessions of the commission. The right of referendum would be given the voters for approval or rejection of all ordinances enacted by the commission. Salaries Paid. The salaries of commissioners elected in first class cities would be $5,000 annually, in second class cities, 93,000 annually, in third class cities $2,000 annually, in fourth class cities 11,500 annually and In fifth class cities $1,000 annually. The mayor would receive two percent additional to bis salary as a commissioner. Bonds would be required of the commissioners for faithful and honest performance of duty. The work "of the administration would be divided into departments of safety, finance, utilities,' parks and public works. The fundamental laws for conducting these departments are Continued on Pag Eight.

EFFECTIVE NEXT YEAR

(By Associated Press) , CHICAGO,, Jan. 16 The United States today completed the legislative process of voting itself dry. When word was flashed over the wire that, the 36th state. Nebraska, had ratified the prohibition amendment, prohibition leaders declared that the accomplishment was the greatest feat oC moral legislation in the history of the world. - . The amendment to the federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture or sale of intoxicating beverages becomes effective one year after the date of its final ratification. Meanwhile the nation goes dry July 1 next by presidential proclamation as a war. measure unless the president rescinds it before that date. Congress passed the resolution submitting the amendment to the various state legislatures in the midst of the seething preparation for war in 1917; The senate adopted the resolution August 1. by a vote of 65 to 20. and the lower house on Dec. 17 by a 282 to 128 vote. Mississippi First The legislature of Mississippi was the first to ratify, taking this action on January 8, 1918. Fourteen other states took similar action during this year. In the fall elections the wet or dry question was paramount n most of the remaining states, but the vote left no doubt that the United States was destined to be the first great nation to veto liquor. ' ' , Michigan, having by state law made itself dry in 1918, was the first state to ratify In 1919, the legislature voting on the second day of the new year. From that date to today legislatures have acted rapidly. Five states ratified yesterday, bringing the number up to 25. Other legislatures worked Nebraska and Minnesota contesting in the lead. - Y v 8tate that Ratified. .:- The states which hare ratified the amendment are as follows: Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado - Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky' Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Montana North Dakota North Carolina New Hampshire Ohio Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wyoming Nebraska Missouri - Ten states have not taken final action. They are: Minnesota Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York Connecticut Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont ; Wisconsin The Wyoming legislature today unanimously ratified the prohibition amendment OPEN ACRE CORN CONTEST TO BOYS Fifteen Wayne county farmer boys have a trip to Purdue University to attend the farmers' short course in store for them next fall. Here's how they will be able to go with all expenses paid. The Wayne County Better Farming association decided to institute a county-wide one acre corn contest today. Boys between 10 and 18 years are eligible. The First National bank of this city will pay their expenses to Purdue. A winner will be selected from each of the fifteen townships. The association will buy enough pure bred seed corn to give every boy who enters the contest a fair show. The seed corn will be sold to them at cost. These contests have proved exceedingly popular all over the state. The movement will be directed by County Agent Kline. FAVORABLE REPORT ON RELIEF BILL (By Associated Pr WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. With little opposition a favorable report was ordered today by the senate appropriations committee on the house bill t appropriate 100 million dollars requested by Wilson for food relief 1b Europe. - , Additional Units Are Assigned for Retsrn WASHINGTON. Jan lfi. AdditlA.. al units comprising a total, of nor than 300 officers and about 10,090 men have ben assigned to early conrer home from France.