Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 67, 28 January 1919 — Page 11

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM TUESDAY; JAN. 28, 1919.

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GRAND FLEET TO BE PLACED UPON PEACE FOOTING

Need for Navy in Distant Seas, Declares British Naval Critic. LONDON, Jan.. 28. The British grand fleet it being dispersed. Admiral Sir David Baatty, it commander, an nounced Saturday on receiving the freedom of the city of Edinburgh. Discussing the effects of the disper sal of the grand fleet, Archibald Hurd. naval critic, tays that a considerable portion of the fleet must be placed on a peace footing at once under the "nucleus crew system." He sayl that with the removal of the "target" In northern waters a considerable force must be retained in the channel and an adequate force In the Mediterran ean, but the nary must be employed In a large measure in the distant teak. the British flag, Mr. Hurd declares, must again be seen flying from war ships In Canadian' waters, the Pacific, Chinese waters, the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. Whatever the Ad miralty'a plans may be, he adds, they

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ions which certainly desire to bear a larger share in the naval defense of the empire. City Government Bill Introduced by Lafaze Progressive legislation for towns that have less than 2.500 population Is sought In a bill introduced in the In diana house by Representative Lafuie The measure provides that towns of 1.500, instead of 3,500, as at present, may by referendum vote have the privilege of adopting city form of gov ernment. Another bill by Lafuze Would trans fer Franklin county from the thirtyseventh to the seventh Judicial cir cuit with Dearborn and Ohio counties. Thi bill was referred to the commit ' on organization of courts. t cecl Men to Attend State Dyers Meeting Fd, N. Wilson and D. M. Welling of Richmond, will attend tne Indiana As chelation of Dyers and Cleaners which M ill meet in Indianapolis on February 5 7 find 18 at the Hotel Severin. An important consideration will be that of American-made dyes. It is pflid that chemical experts have been able to make dyestuffs that are superior to those made in Germany and other foreign countries. Possibilities irt wool conservation will be a main topic. lecture on Pottery at Art Gallery Sunday Miss Elizabeth Overbeck, of Cambridge City will talk on "Pottery" on fldmlay afternoon at 2 o'clock in the public Art Gallery. Miss Overbeck is well known in- Richmond as she has been conducting pottery classes in the basement of the Austin Millinery shop. ' Six boys of Garfield school will fUrniih the music for the afternon under the direction of Miss Edna Marlatt, director of the Garfield orchestra. The program, which is in charge of Miss Kmily Mane, art instructor in the high school, will be an interesting one and the public is invited to attend. No Let-Up in Action Against Draft Dodgers There will be no let-up In action acalnst Richmond draft deserter, despite the coming of peace, according to Sheriff Clem Carr, (lead of the conscription board. Sheriff Carr today completed a list of the fifty or more men wha deserted the service from the Richmond district, and is forwarading it together with the records In the case or each, to the department of justice at Washington, in response to orders frdm the latter. If any man who deserted the servire is caught within the next Tew years at least it will go as hard with him as if the country were stilt at war; .Carr believes. . Liquor Law Violator Is Given Fine of $50 r Homer MacPherson. 311 North Eighteenth street, wast fined $50 and costs Tuesday morning In city court on a charge of receiving liquor from a common carrier. MacPherson was arrested Friday night as he stepped from an Ohio tnterburban with a traveling bag full of hard liquor. ' . Henry Broerman Observes 90th Birthday Anniversary Henry Broerman celebrated his ninetieth birthday Sunday at his home, r.04 North Fifth street Broerman was born in Germany but came to this country when a hoy. He has been naturalised and during the war, was a patriotic American. No celebration wbs held Sunday because of illness in the family. Strike Discussion at Looal Union Meetings Strike committees were appointed at meetings of the Blacksmiths local union and the Woodworkers local union held Monday evening. Officials refused to make any statement concerning action taken at the meetings. Treasurer's Office to Be Opened Evenings Announcement was made today that the county treasurer's office will be open Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from ? to 8:30 o'clock to receive taxes.

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BOLSHEV1KI COVER STATUES OF RULEKS IN THEIR DRIVE AGAINST IMPERIALISM

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The unveiling of statues has long been a customary and more or less pompous affair, but the Bolsheviki of Russia are reversing the order of things and making the veiling of monuments an affair of public interest. And the ceremonies attending these veilings are more riotous than ceremonious. The photograph shows Bolshevists covering the statue of Catharine the Great in Odessa in their drive against all signs for former imperialism. .

SHE URGES MORE GARDENS ON FARMS Airs. G. S. Bancs Steward. Mrs, G. S. Bangs Steward, who owns and personally supervises dozen farms in Illinois, is making a campaign for more gardens on the farms of America. She is chairman of the land service committee of the .Woman's National Farm and . Garten association. Church Services in Honor of Wilhelm's Birthday (By Associated Prasa) AMERONGEN, Monday, Jan. 27. Religious services were held in the caetle chapel here today in honor of the birthday of William Hohenzollern, the former German emperor. With this exception the former emperor and empreps passed the day as usual.

iTT 1 1 tt i the Great in Odessa. GERMAN TROOPS MARCH ON POLES (By Associated Press) PARIS, Jan. 23. Two full corps of German troop have been . assembled by the general staff to march against the Poles; and eight troop trains are parsing through Frankfort-on-thOder daily, according to a dispatch to the Jaurnal. quoting the Prees, of BadenBaden. Argue for Venue Change in Ford-Tribune Suit fBy Associated press) DETROIT, Jan. 28. Argument was to begin in circuit court here at noon today on motion for change of venue in the milllon'dollar libel suit brought by Henry Ford against the Chicago Daily Tribune because of statements the paper is alleged to have published regarding Mr. Ford's stand early in the war. The motion was presented by the defendant Saturday, claim being made that the suit had once been started in Illinois aod was transferred to Detroit, where its trial might, be to the disadvantage Of the Tribune because of the prominence here of the plaintiff. Following argument on the motion', attorneys for Mr. Ford will argue motions that permission be granted to take depositions of witnesses not tn the state and requiring that the defendant produce the Tribune files from the beginning of the war, show the circulation of the issues in which the articles complained of are alleged to have been published and to show the ownership of the paper. LODGE MEETINGS. The Oriental Encampment of the 1. O. O. F. will meet Tuesday night in th I. O. O. F. hall. ; . The Coeur de Lion will meet Tuesday night in the I. O. O. F. hail RETURNS FROM CHICAGO. . Lester Carlander, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. has returned from Chicago where he attended the Foreign Work conference. H. R. Robinson of this city was also present at this confer ence.

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Dispatches from abroad have told; ftS graphically as possible of the huge crowds which have greeted President Wilson wherever he has gone., Thir picture - shows, better than those de scriptions how he has been received. The photo- is a general view ot the place De 1' Eteile, showing the president's cartage passing the Are de Trumph on the president's Arrival in Paris. . j "

SIMMS TO ADDRESS LOCAL ROTARIANS Richmond Rotariafis are to hate an unusual feature at their meeting on Tuesday. February 4t when Fred A. Simms, ex-Beoretary of state, present, chairman of the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners, will be a guest at the meeting and discuss the new tax laws. The meeting will be at the Arlington Hotel at 12 o'clock The committee for the week Is composed of A. D.; Gayle, E. M. Haas and Edgar Hlatt. A surprise is in store for the members of the Rotary Club When they meet tonight at the Commercial Club at 6 o'clock. Evidently they are going to have a ride for every member who can render the services of his automobile is asked to do so. The Committee In charge Is Charles Kidder. Dr. Li. F. Ross and Horace Clark. Many members are expected to at tend the Rotarian convention, which will be held In Indianapolis on Febru-' ary 13 at the Claypool Hotel. Many1 prominent -members will be speakers, among them being John Barrett, di-. rector ot the Pan-American Union at Washigton, and a member of the: Washington Rotary Club, Governor W. L. Harding of Iowa, Willard I. Lansing, third vice president of the International Rotary of Providence, Rhode Island, Jesse B. Davis of the Grand Rapids Rotary Club, an authority on the bby problem, Isaac Strauss, direct-i or for Indiana for the United StatesBoys' Working, Reserve, and Mayor Charles W. Jewett of Indianapolis. ;j Court Records i vf ,:ReaV Estate Transfers. Charles A. Brown to John E. Dave.n port, fraction section 22, township 16, rans?e 14, 11600. . l Homer Cooper to Grace M. Powell, lot 3 A. H. Gregg's subdivision, Richmond, $1. : . Irwiri Harmeier to Harris Hicks lots 1, 2, and 3. J. J. Addition, block 18, .Milton. $275. : Martin P. Davis ' to James Mi Schroeder, lots t 16, 53, 54, 68, Fount tain City. $1. . ' William J. Taylor to Edwin P. True blood, lot 9. Homeseeker's addition, Richmond. $1. ' Essie Weyl to Charles W. Jordan, part southeast southwest section 27 township 18, range 13. $1. Gus. H. Weyl to Charles W. Jordan part southeast northeast section 27, township 18, range 13. $1. i Charles W. Jordan to Gus. H. Weyl, part southeast northeast section 27, township 18 range 13. $1. ; William Perkins to Ira Lewis, part southeast section 28, township 15i $250. . Glenn M, TayLor to Jepthah W. Mor gan,. lot 20, A. N. Gregg's subdivision. Richmond., $1. ' Mae L. Coleman was granted a divorce from Charles Coleman and the use of her maiden, name Tuesday morning. She alleged cruel and inhuman treatment. - t Wayne County on "Nurses' Survey' Honor Roll Wayne-, county is one of fifteen In diana Red Cross Chapters listed at the Lake Division headquarters as part ot the "nursing Survey" honor roll, One hundred and eighteen nurses were in eluded in the Wayne county survey in eluding: 31 persons presenting questionnaires following Courses in First Aid, Home Nursing and Elementary Hygiene; 85 practical nurses! 1 at tendant; 4 under-graduate nurses; 29 pupil nurses; 13 graduate nurses en rolled with the Red Cross, and 5 reg ular nurses. 1 Other chapters of the 3tate on the roll are: Boone county, Blackford county, Connersville, Crown Point, De catur. LaGrange, Fort Wayne. Garyi Hancock county. Indianapolis, Law rence county. Whiting, Montgomery county and Switzerland county. Sixteen Nominated for ?, Commercial Directors George E Seldel, Henry Goldfinger, William F. Bockhoff. Thomas B. Jen kins, James F. Hornaday. John M, Lontz, Charles A. McGutre. Edgar Fi Hiatt, Joseph H. Mills. James A. Carr, Oliver P. Nusbaum, William W. Keller, Charles w. Jordan, Samuel Fredi Joseph H. Hill and William H. Rindi are nominees for directors of th Richmond Commercial club. The elec tion closed last night at 6 o'clock. The nominating committee reported that 198 members voted. u Final ballots will be sent out this evening or Wednesday morning.. Each year eight directors are elected. There are sixteen directors.

Vocational Night School Classes Popular Feature of School Work

' The most interesting feature of the vocational classes In the Richmond night school Is the rapid advancement made by the foreigners who enter the English language class. Last night a Pole Joined the class. At the beginning of the . hour he could neither speak or read English, more than to say a timid "yes" and more timid "no." By the end Ot the hour this pupil with the help ot Guy Sippie, the teacher, and another Polish speaking member ot the class was able to write his name quite well in English and had added several words to former limited vocabulary. Mr. Moulter says that more puptls can be accommodated in this class and special classes for special requirements of pupils wilt be formed at any time. Forty persons can be accommodated in the English- "polishing" class of Richmond night school, - Principal Moulter says. At present there are 15 persons in this class, it meets in room 3t. A number more pupils can be accepted in both French and Spanish classes, it is annouhced. ' Another significant thing was noted at the night school session Monday evening, into Mr. Mouiter's office a member ot the sewing class came with her teacher to display a very weltmade wool dress which had been completed tn three evenings at night school. , No "home ,work" had, been done on the garment The seamstress bad never . sewed before entering the night school Cla3, Mrs. Theftdor Walter is the teacher tn class for beginners. The night school vocational classes are not alone m Interesting, for an extensive day school course Is working splendidly in the high school, Vocational machine shop work, blacksmith work, pattern making, cabinet making, drawing, and household arts from the curriculum offered. The most extensive and Intensive course is machine shop work Including three hours of work each afternoon, live days a week. This makes especially heavy hours for the boys taking this work and requires that they give up attend ance at many meetings and festivities which, take place the sixth hour of the day when the other, pupils are ordinarily out of classes, The vocational work at Garfield will take ft boost when the new shops In the former Christian tabernacle are opened February 11, at the beginning Diaz Headquarters Are Captured by Mex Troops (By Associated Press) MEXICO CITY, Jan. 20 The war department has announced that troops commanded by General Candide Agullar, formerly minister of foreign relations, operating in the state of Vera Cms, have captured the headquarters of Felix Diaz, and his chief adherent, Pedro Gabay, which were located on the Garrixai mountains. In addition to stores of dynamite the archives of the rebels were captured. These are said to contain documents involving in the Diaz movement well known Mexican citizens and foreigners. Recently a number of Spaniards were deported from Vera Cms on a charge of assisting the Dias adherents. Dry Amendment Fight Up m New York Senate ' (By Associated Press) - ALBANY. N. Y., Jan. 28.--The contest over ratification of the' federal prohibition amendment which was won by the dry's In the assembly last week, shifted td the senate today. The completion of ratification by the New York legislature either during the day or tomorrow was freely predicted by the ratification forces and even conceded by their opponents. The adoption of the ratification resolution by the senate was virtually assured as a result of the action early today of the Republican senators who, after a long executive session which began last evening, voted 25 to 4 to make, ratification a party measure. French Airmen Fly Across Mediterranean PARIS, Jan. 28. Liutenant Atoet, pilot, and Captain Cole, succeeded in flying across the Mediterranean Sunday from Marseilles to Algiers. The trip, which was made in a 300 horsepower airplane was made in five hours. - '

EXPLODING MOLASSES SPREADS DEATH AND DESTRUCTION

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Wreckage caused by explosion of molasses tank at Bostea manufacturiBg plant. In background at left are War- .; . . ships from which Sailors responded to call for help in rescuing Injured. , .. ..

Fifteen persons were killed and icoreJ seriously injured when a huge tank capable of holding 1,000,000 gallons of molasseS exploded at the plant of th Puritan Distilling Company in the. Boston

o! the next semester. Elbert Viokery of the high school teaching body Is now in' charge ot workmen ' who art completing the carpenter work on the building. Mr, Moulter and Charles Mays, high school teachers, are taking Vickery's classes during his absence from the school. ! Cement work, electricity, metal and : Wood vork shops, automobile work shop,-a gymnasium and put. shop are -to be installed in the Garfield addition. The gymnasium floor is to ' be 'covered with heavy linoleum. Showers, toilets and athletic facilities are to be put in.

COUNTY ROAD REPORT SHOWS $68,292.64 WAS SPENT IN YEAR W, O. Jones,' county superintendent ot highways, Tuesday submitted hie report tor the year 1918 to the county commissioners. , the total spent tor road work of all kinds in the county during the year was S68.292.64. which is about $16,000 more than tor 1917. The increased cost. Said Jones, was partly due to ttm immense snowfall during the last, winter, and. partly to the increased cost ot labor over last year The estimate made by him tor the neat year yas $7O,OO0. Total average per mile for county roads, the surfaced turnpikes, was $129.00 for the last four years, while township roads averaged $109.00; but Jones believes the more costly county roads more than repaid their cost, County roads cost averaged $158.00 for the year. There were 429 miles of county roads; 328 miles ot township roads. The report for 1918, showing expenditures out of . the free turnpike re pair fund, follows t Gravel. $5,540.69; lumber and cement. $562.?0; ccal, $691.70; freight, $717.9?; road signs, $27150; machines and repairs, $5,213.03; tarvia. $2, 263.23. Single labor, $9,378.23; team labor, $37,424.80; Supplies for prisoners, $544.9i; guard for prison labor, $792.50; superintendent's salary, $1,650. V Number of miles worked, 429; total per mile, for last four years,, $158. Total spent during year 1918, $68.292.64; balance on hand first day of January, $16,969.46. Number of yards of material used, 29,708. Total amount Of machinery on hand, $18,000; number days worked by prisoners during year 1,560. 1,560 days at $2 per day leaves a balance on the Work of $1,782.59; total spent tor snow in 1918, $6,500; increase in single labor and teams for 1918, $7,000. ... Woman s Clubs to Aid in . Franchise League Market ' The Food Club, the Greenbriar Com munity Club, the Neighborly Club, the Spring Grove Sewing Circle, and Several other Community associations will co-operate with the Woman's Franchise League of Richmond in the market to be held in the Murray theatre building Saturday all day. The purpose of the market is to raise a fund for legislative purposes. Vegetables, canned goods, and baked food will Be sold. A committee of High school girls with Miss Florence Bond, high school teacher, will be In charge of sales. Society of Nations Body Meets in Paris (Br Associated Press PARIS, Jan. 28- Leon Bourgeois, president Of the French Association for the Society of . Nations, presided this afternoon at a meeting of representatives of allied countries who have come to Paris to work for the adoption of th plan for a league Of nations. He asked the delegates present to formulate a program that might facilitate the task of ' the peace con gress. , Hamilton Holt, One of the American delegates, insisted on the necessity for eliminating secret diplomacy. The meeting adopted- a motion favoring the establishment f the league and will continue its work tomorrow. North End recently. Except for a low rumbling' sound ' no Warning wai given. The walls . of the building collapsed as though of paper, . entrapping the victims within. Aid was called from the

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nun I ii ip iiiiv in tfUIII IIIIIIIIIIU 111 ARMENIAN ATTACK Feared Another Chapter May ; be Added to Record of Turkish Atrocities. -vr1 (tit Associate Prs) LONDON, Jan. 28. Intense anxiety is felt by Armenian here over re- J ports that large bodies - ot Turkish . trope have joined Tartar bands. and; arts attacking Armenian villages.; lt is feared that still another chapter of atrocity will be added to the Turkish . record before the allien are able to relieve the beleagured Armenian towns. Details still are lacking ot the massacre at Baku after the Turks,, reinforced by Tartar and German troops, had captured the city. . Unofficial reports to the Armenian bureau here indicate that about 20,000 people, including o considerable number of Armenian Soldiers, were slaugb-. tered in Baku and In the, surrounding region. . Sufficient particulars are available, however, for a connected account of the lighting at Baku up to the Ume of the retirement on September 16, of the small force of British troops which, had managed after great difficulty to reach the port. American troops, after the breakdown of the Russian army, took over the Caucasian front and for five months delayed the advance Of the , Turks, thus lending considerable aid to the British army in Mesopotamia. According to a statement made to The Associated Press by A. Raffi. secretary of the Armenian bureau, the Armenians had been holding Baku for eight months before the British relief force arrived. A provisional government former by the Armenians, native Tartars and Georgians for the defense of the Caucasus did hot last long, owing to the machinations Of German agents. The Tartars, encouraged by the success of the German March offensive in France and also influenced by Turkish emissaries, went over to .' the Turks and conflicts occurred be- , tween the Armenians and Tartars. Meanwhile, German troops had arrived at Tiflis and had occupied the seaport of Pott, the Georgians, accord-'' ing to M. Pafft's account, having withdrawn their support, the Armenians? were left to struggle on alone untir the expected assistance from the al-r lies arrived. When the British re-: tief force, consisting ot only three hundred men, commanded by General Dunsterville, arrived, the situation had become so hopeless that the British commander advised the Armenians ' to surrended. " "That advice," Said M. Raffi, "was not followed, apparently, for the town was-taken by assault, September 16, two days after the British left, indicating that a part, at least,' ot the' Armenians held out until overwhelm-' ed by the combined forces of Turks." Tartars and Germans. Some of the people remaining In the town had fled and part of the military force succeedd In retiring in good order to the Persian port of Enzeli. All the remainder were massacred.' Gompers Still Undecided Concerning Labor Congress PARIS, Jan. 28. Samuel GonTpers, president of the American Federation : of Labor, who is in Paris to discuss,, the organization of an international! labor congress with French, Belgian and English syndicates, declared to France Libre today that he would not yet say whether the American delegation will attend the labor and socialist conference at Berne. He de-. clared that, first of all. he wished to know what organizations will be represented; if these organizations are real labor organizations, and if the Berne conference is not part of a direct German propaganda plan. Regarding the attitude ot the American labor, party toward Germany, Mr. Gompers feald: "Before we are witling td engage ourselves to anything the German people must have a better conception of international duties and co-operation." LUNATIC BUNS AMUCK PHILADELPHIA, . Jan. 28 Man known as George Lembo, who said his name was "Omego," son of "Jesus Christ," runs amuck through streets in central part of city, and with revolver in each hand kills three men and wounds five others. 2 local hospitals and doctors from adjoining towns were summoned. Fragments of the wreckage littered the streets and waterfroM, while the adjacent avenues wart veritable rivulets of the liquid.