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1(1 HEW DILL Moses Introduces Measure to be Similar to Adamson Law Commissioner of Prohi bition is Urged. TREATY BROUGHT UP (By Associated Pressi WASHINGTON, May 23. Measures tor enforcement of prohibition both under the war time prohibition act and the constitutional amendment, were proposed in a bill Introduced today by Senator Sheppard, Democrat of Texas author of the war time measure. A separate commissioner of prohibition with a force of assistants. Is proposed In the bill, which Is understood to hare the approval of the antisaloon league of America. With respect to provisions for search and seizure of intoxicants, the measure Is similar to that Introduced at the last Session. . A national eight-hour working day beginning Jan. 1, 1921 was proposed In a bill introduced today by Senator Moses, Republican of New Hampshire. In an effort to meet constitutional obIectlon, the bill provides that eight tours shall constitute a working day tn any mine, quarry, mill, tannery, workshop, factory or manufacturing establishment engaged in production of articles entering interstate commerce. It was explained that the application of the measure would be similar to that of the Adamson law to the railroads. Pass Deficiency Bill The senate today passed without debate or amendment the deficiency appropriation bill adopted yesterday by the house carrying $45,000,000 for war risk allotment to families of soldiers and sailors and for detention of civil war veterans. The measure now goes to the president A resolution declaring it the sense of the senate that the covenant of the league of nations be separated from the peace treaty when It Is submitted for ratification was Introduced In the senate today by Senator Sherman, Republican, of Illinois Senator Johnson of California, called up for consideration la the senate today hie resolution asking the state department to furnish the senate the ' complete text of the peace treaty. Program Provides Speed. Tentative program under which both branches of congress were working today provided for unusual rapidity In disposing of the most important items of the great mass of legislative matter before them. The house, with the woman's suffrage constitutional amendment resolution and the $45,000,000 urgent deficiency appropriation bill disposed of today planned to dispose of the $15,000,000 Indian appropriation measure which failed of passage last March. Rapid work In organizing senate committees was reported by both re publican and democratic committees, which, however, deferred announce. ments of details. The republicans hope to present their committee slate Monday. As soon as the senate committees &re organized, Immediate considera tion Is planned of the house woman suffrage resolution. It was planned to bring the measure to a vote early next month and announcement yesterday by Senator Hale, Republican, of Maine, who previously opposed the resolution, that be will now support it, raised further the hopes ot Its advocates for adoption. Organization of house committees also is scheduled for completion by the first of next week. A preliminary meeting of the military affairs commit tee today to begin work on the army appropriation bill was scheduled and the naval committee expects to meet Monday for a similar action. 108 G ans For Every Ten Thousand Rifles, Plan (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23. Artillery estimates of the war department provide for 108 guns for every ten thousand rifles per division, according to an official table made public today in which ordnance equipment of this and other countries is compared. During the war the ratio per ten thousand rifles was: United States, 60; British, 89; French, 103.7. Divisional artillery is taken as including the 75mm, 4.7 inch and 155mm howitzers, and equivalent French and British types. Weather Forecast v ; 1 For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Cloudy with showers probably tonight and Saturday. Not much change in temperature. Todays' Temperature. Noon 59 Yesterday. Maximum . 58 Minimum 41 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore. Partly cloudy and unsettled tonight and Saturday. Occasional showers. General Conditions The barometric pressure continues low over practically all of the United States. However a narrow strip of fair weather is over the plain states and temperatures continue above normal over the northwest, ranging from 70 to 90 degrees. Abnormally cool from the lake southward to the gulf. A Rocky mountain storm is developing into one of great size, being central over the Rocky mountain plateau.

American Overseas Commander-in-Chief Postpones Trip to London Because of German Delegates' Defiant Attitude Toward Peace Terms

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The defiant attitude of the German peace delegates regarding the peace terms offered them has caused General Pershing, commander' ot the American expeditionary forces, to delay a trip to London until later. General Pershing has been In conference with Marshal Foch, regarding plans of the allied armies of occupation should the Germans fin

ally refuse to sign the peace treaty. NC-4 Is StUl Delayed By Weather Conditions (Br Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23 Weather conditions at Ponta Delgada still were unfavorable for resumption of the trans-Atlantic flight by the seaplane NC-4, Admiral Jackson early today notified ' the navy department. His message said the sea still was rough and rain squalls were expected within the next 12 or 18 hours. AIRPLANE SIGHTED Oil HAVvKER'S COURSE (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 23 The cableship Faraday reports that It. sighted the red light of an airplane during the early hours . of Monday at 60 degrees 28 minutes north latitude and 30 de grees west , longitude, approximately midway between England and New foundland, and in the course which would have been followed by Harry G. Hawker in his attempted flight be tween the American continent and Ireland. LONDON, Thursday, May 22 It is announced by the Daily Mail that it intends, in the unfortunate event that Harry G. Hawker and Lieut Commander Mackenzie Grieve have lost their lives in attempting to fly across the Atlantic, to devote 10,000 to their next of kin In the proportions that Hawker and Grieve had already agreed to divide the prize. This disposition will not Interfere with the contest, which is still open. Cape-to-Cairo Flight Is Planned By Englishman (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 23. Preparations are being made in South Africa by officers of the Royal Air force for a Cape-to-Calro airplane flight, according to advices received here. The Cape Times states that It is probable that within the next two or three months the first machine to make a direct flight from Cairo will arrive at Cape Town, where a landing ground has already been selected. The machine used will be a HandleyPage and while there is no time for the provision of the various adjuncts to a regular service such as workshops and supply depots along the proposed route, properly marked landing places and petrol stations have been arranged. Wireless installations will be erected along the route to assist the airplane in finding its course. 2,500 Planes Delivered In 17. S. Since Armistice (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23. Since the armistice was signed 2,500 airplanes and more than 10,000 airplane engines have been delivered by American manufacturers, according to a report made public today. O f the engines 1,695 were liberty twelves, navy type, and 5,209 liberty twelve, army type. COUNTY REPUBLICANS DECIDE ON OFFICERS Will Woodward of Dublin, as chairman; Howard Brooks, county auditor, as vice chairman; Karl Meyers as secretary, and E. M. Campfield as treasurer is the proposed lineup of officers of the Wayne County Republican committee after May 31, when the resignation of County Chairman L. S. Bowman takes effect. This was the tentative agreement given out after a meeting of the exv cutive committee of the county committee Thursday at the American Trust and Savings bank. The soldier vote and the appointment of a woman chairman as assistant to the county chairman were discussed Among the probabilities for the lat ter office were mentioned Mrs. -A. w. Roach. Mrs. Paul Comstock, Mrs. E. E. McDivltt, Miss M. E. B. Culbertson, and Mrs. Frank Druitt. Mr. Campbell denied that he in tended to resign aa treasurer. .

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COUNTY ASSESSMENT DOUBLED, BUT

PROPERTY OWNERS Increases in the assessment of prop-, erty for taxation purposes, amounting to more than 100 per cent over the 1918 valuations, are found in the assessor's reports of four Wayne county townships which have been turned in to the county auditor's office. The assessor's books for Abington, Boston, Franklin and Webster townships had been brought in Friday. The total 1919 assessment of all taxable property for the four was about $7,750,000, against a 1918 total of about $3,320,000. The Indications from these figures, said courthouse officials are that the total valuation of the county would be Just about doubled. While these reports chow the increase' to be much more than double. It la- expected that the Richmond valuations will be less than that, so that the average over the county probably will be near 100 per cent. City Will Show Slight Gain. Richmond real estate has for years been assessed nearer Its true market value than real estate in the outlying townships, and It Is expected to show a much smaller Increase this spring than the farm properties of the county. Personal property in Richmond is increased about the same as that in the county. A feature of the report of these four townships is the tremendous increase on real estate, and the slight raise of personal property and other taxables in comparison. The real estate total for these townships for 1919 was about $6,660,000 against a total for 1918 of only slightly over $2,200,000, or an increase of about 200 per cent, while personal property, assessed In 1918 at $1,090,000, this spring increased only to $1,327,000, or about one-quarter. Bonds Taken Into Account. Reasons for this condition are said to be first, the large purchases of Liberty bonds of the issues which have been floated since last spring. As they are not taxable, the great amount of ! money Invested in them Is withdrawn from the tax assessments. Another reason Is that intangibles are not coming out of hiding as was expected, in spite of the fact that they are more reasonably treated this year than ever before. County officials again laid emphasis in the fact which they said was not yet understood by many people that the Increased assessments of property for taxation purposes would not raise the actual amount of taxes paid this year, and that in some cases the amount of money actually paid in taxes might be lower. This Is because of the fact that no Increase in the tax levy is allowed over last year's levey without a petition to the state tax board. The board has shown by its treatment of petitions which would largely raise the tax rate, that it is not going to allow large increases in any county or corporation. So, as the same amount of money is to be raised from property which for the purpose of raising that money "Salvation Lass" Is Launched In East (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., May 23. As a tribute to the salvation army, a 7,500 ton cargo carrier to be launched at the Hog Island shipyard tomorrow will be christened the "Salvation Lass," Adjutant Mrs. Beatrice Hammond, of New York, who spent 18 months overseas with the American expeditionary forces as a representative of the Salvation Army, will be the sponsor. The launching will be one of the features of the salvation army home service campaign fund and many prom inent workers for the fund are expected to attend. DR. WOODWARD RETURNS Dr. Walter C. Woodward, editor of The American Friend, returned this morning from Bloomlngdale, where he went in the Interests of Earlham college. !

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TO PAY NO MORE Is valued at twice the former figure, the tax rate itself will be cut, perhaps In half, and the amount of taxes paid by any property-holder will be the same or only Blightly more. Since many kinds of property, notes, loans, taxable stocks and bonds and others have always been taxed at their true market value, with exemptions In certain cases, and the amount of taxes on these has amounted to more than 3 per cent, for so many years; much relief is expected by holders of this class of property. Their property can be assessed no higher and the expectation is that the tax rate will be cut in half, sq that they' will find themselves paying approximately half, the-amount of taxes they paid last year and this year. - County, : township and state tax rates are expected to be lowered more than the city rate by the new valuations, as the property on which these are levied will be much raised in value by- the new assessment, he rate for city taxpayers, however, will not be lowered as much as those of the county, it is thought, because city values have always been high for taxation purposes. TALENT SHOWN BY SENIORS IN "COLLEGEWIDOW" Parts in Annual High School Play Carried Out With Splendid Interpretation. A college play, given with enthusi asm, ana more or less talent was "The College Widow," by George Ade, given Thursday afternoon and evening at the Washington theater by the se niors of the Richmond High school The action centers about Atwater college which is hard up for a good football squad. The play opens on the campus in front of the college. "Matty" McGowan, a football trainer, is sizing up the team and says that it Is about the "biggest bunch of farm hands" he has ever seen. Claude Miller, as McGowan, was one of the amusing characters in the play. His sarcasm, enthusiasm, and rough manner, all the necessary qualities of a football trainer, were well brought out by Miller. His methods of keeping the men in training afforded much amusement to the audience. And the College Widow. Clarence Kerlin, as Jack Larrabee, the football coach, whose pin the college widow is wearing when the term begins, played his part well as the fellow who urged the college widow to "encourage" "Billy" Bolton in order to get him on the Atwater team, and then reproaches her because she fall in love with Bolton. Helen Eggemeyer, as the college widow, so called because she turns down a student at each commencement, played her part with unusual ease. As Jane Witherspoon, the daughter of the president of the college, with her charms and graces, she is used to ensnare "Billy" Bolton, son of the president of the K. & K. railroad, whose father desires that he attend Binham college because he went there and has heavily endowed the college. The Atwater men "get wise" to his abilities as a halfback and persuade Jane to ensnare him for the Atwater team. Jane is able to do this and the time comes when Atwater plays Binham and wins with Bolton as the star. Bolton's father, a man with no education, but upon whom two degrees have been conferred because he has given Binham several buildings, comes out to the college town and finds that his son had been attending Atwater. He is very indignant and - Continued On Page Fifteen.

ATTACK ON

PEACE PACT IS STARTED BY SHERMAN Bitter Criticism of Wilson for Conduct of Peace Negotiations Would Separate League and Treaty. CLAIMS BROKEN FAITH (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23. The at tack on the league of nations began In the senate today with an address by Senator Sherman, republican, of Illi nois, bitterly critlsing President Wil son for his conduct of the peace negotiations and denouncing the league proposal as a revolutionary attempt to set up "a parliament of nations controlled by an oligarchy." National sovereignty would dlsapear under the league, the Illinois senator declared, and liberties won In centuries of struggle would be lost forever. Doomed with "the curse of broken faith and shameless perfidy from Its Inception and birth," the league, he predicted would become "a glgantio firebrand for a world conflagration." Senator Sherman made his address in presenting a resolution declaring in the sense of the senate that the league covenant 6hould be separated from the peace treaty when the latter is submitted to the senate for ratification. He charged that covenant and treaty had been closely Interwoven in the flnal draft for the deliberate purpose of securing votes for the former and argued that separate consideration would give an opportunity for the senate and the country to pass a more sober verdict. Yielded To England. He charged President WTilson had broken faith with China, Poland and Italy; had "yielded to Great Britain," and endeavored "to subvert the fun damental laws of the republic," and promised to embark the United States on policies that would require her to send a million soldiers abroad. "The American people," declared the senator, "have not yet fully measured the unparalelled and atrocious character of the assault made by, the authors of the league on American government ' and American institutions. A more sinister - assembly of men never threatened the peace and safety, of our country than now demand 'that unlimited powers over the lives and fortunes of the American people be surrendered into the keeping." In revising the original covenant, said Mrs. Sherman, the delegates at Paris had Improved only Its grammatical ?xture. "Like the original document it is unamendable, ommlscent and lnfallable' he said. "Again it must be accepted as it flashes from the summit where dwells the Incarnate wisdom it has become political blasphemy to question and treason to try to understand. Both the original and the amended leagues Impair the sovereignty of this republic and reduce it to a vassal Btate. Log Rolling Charged. "The league of nations is interlocked with the treaty of peace designedly for an ulterior purpose. If It can be welded upon the peace treaty, it is supposed to procure votes, otherwise Impossible. It is a confessed case of log rolling. If the league be ratified while the government is at war, the vast and unknown war powers of undefined extent will be Invoked to declare it valid. If peace be first concluded those extensive and undefined war powers disappear. In peace civil powers are constructed and interpretContinued On Page Fifteen. ESTHONIAN FORCE NEARS PETR06RAD (By Associated Press) LONDON, May 23 Esthonian forces are rapidly approaching Petrograd from the west, according to an official statement issued at Esthonian army headquarters and received here. The text of the statement reads: "The Esthonians are advancing swiftly on Petrograd. Besides the town of Yamburg, the railway stations at Weymarn and Moloskowizy, on the Narva-Petrograd line have been captured, and the town of Kopbrje and several villages near Kohganpia, on the Finnish gulf have been occupied. This brings the Esthonians within fifty miles of Petrograd." BUT Provides Exemption Of Small-Salaried Men (By Asoclated Press) WASHINGTON. May 23. Comfort for the small-salaried man is provided in a bill, introduced in Congress today by Representative Sabath of Illinois for the revision of the income tax section of the war revenue act. It provides that a single man's personal exemption be fixed' at $2,000, or double the amount stipulated under the present law, while a married man, living with and supporting his wife, would be entitled to an exemption of ?4,000, Instead of half of that sum. WILL ELECT OFFICERS. The parent-teacher association of the Joseph Moore school will hold the last meeting of the school year Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the school building. Officers for the ensu ing year will be elected at this time. All the women In the community are especially urged to be present

Swiss Press Protests Blockade Of Germany (By Associated Press) BERNE, May 23. The New Gazette of Zurich, a newspaper with Ententophlle leanings, characterizes the note addressed to the Swiss government by the peace conference asking whether it would be willing and ready to enforce a more severe blockade against Germany, if necessary, as "a smashing blow against self-determination by email nations" and a "bitter illustration of President Ador's declaration that Switzerland can enter the league of nations with a proud and erect head." Confidence in the league of nations, ft Is pointed out, is diminished in Switzerland generally as a result of the note and the opposition to the country entering the league is growing.

ECONOMIC TERMS VERY MODERATE, HUNS ARE TOLD Ruthless Sub Warfare Partly to Blame for Conditions, Council Tells Rantzau. (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 23. Germany's eco nomic status under the terms of the peace treaty is the result of her own behavior, particularly through the ruthless submarine warfare, the allied and associated council informed Count von Brockdorff Rantzau in answer to his note on the economic questions. The allied answer which was made public today with the text of the German note is negative. It points out that the German plea is exaggerated and ignores the fundamental consideration which led to the Imposition of the terms. The loss to world shipping through the German submarine campaign, it Is declared In reply was nearly 13 million tons. The allies propose to make Germany repay only four million tons. Responsibility for this shortage In and the German share in replacing It Is called "very moderate." Opportunity to Prosper. In answer to the German plea that Germany will be called upon to feed sixty-seven million persons it is declared that the peace treaty takes six million out of German control. It is added that German agriculture is in better shape than that of Poland, Belglum, and northern France where the fighting, was heaviest. , The Germans complained that they would lose certain necessary . commodities. The allied reply is that ; Germany can Import this goods. Germany It Is asserted, destroyed the Lens coal fields, and the coal fields taken from her In payment for the destruction wrought still leaves her sufficient sources of fuel. . The Germans complained that the German population would suffer under the treaty which was described as a "death sentence." The reply points out that all countries are suffering as a result of the war and there Is no reason why Germany which was responsible for the war, should not suffer. German figures as to the loss in I population due to the blockade and speculation as to what will happen to the population in the future, are de scribed to be fallacious. There will be every opportunity for Germany to make her position in the world both stable and prosperous. Germany, It Is pointed out, has not suffered from pillage and devastation and there will be a saving from reduction of armaments and the size of her army and in the turning of the armament-making population to works of peace. BOMB IS EXPLODED !N U. S. LEGATION (By Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON, May 23. An attempt was made to demolish the American legation building at San Jose, Costa Rica, Monday night by bomb, according to advices today to the state department. The bomb was placed near the entrance to the legation reception room but its explosion caused only slight damage and no one was injured. The state department announced that It had ordered an investigation. The legation is in charge of the American consul Benjamin P. Chase. Centerville Teacher Is Dead At Local Hospital CENTERVILLE, May 23. Mrs. Daisy Oler King, 45 years old, a teach er in the Centerville public schools, died Wednesday night at Reid Me morial hospital, Richmond. The body was taken to the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Madison Oler, near Williamsburg. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Oler borne with the Order of the Eastern Star and Evelyn Rebekah lodge in charge, followed by service at the United Brethren church at Sugar Grove. Burial will be in Sugar Grove cemetery. Mannheim In Panic Over Peace Terms Difficulty (Bv Associated Press) MANNHEIM, May 23. Alarmed by the belief that Germany will not sign the peace treaty and that the allies will occupy Mannheim, citizens became panic-stricken today and stormed the Municipal Savings bank. Many persons have fled from Mannheim. Large crowds later gathered and held protest meetings and other demonstrations, which added to the general confusion in the town. An official expression of regret has been issued in .Berlin that the people of Mannheim "appear, to have lost their heads.".

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FOR AUSTRIA FIXED TODAY BY BIG FOUR Military Experts Attend Ses sion of Council U. S. Mandatory for Turkey, is Considered by Conference CHINESE WILL SIGH (By Associated Press) PARIS, May 23. -The council ot four met this morning and discussed the military terms and , clauses relative to prisoners of war which will be In--corpo rated In the treaty with Austria. Military experts attended the session; The Chinese delegation to the peace conference Is understood to have reached decision to sign the treaty of peace with , reservations relative to Klao-Chau and Shantung." It la said that this will not affect the treaty; as a whole and will preserve the' rights of China, Precedents are cited In which the United States senate has similarly attached reservations to treaties before ratifying them. Suggests Mandatory Henry Morgenthau, former American ambassador to Turkey, has submitted a memorandum to President Wilson concerning the proposal that the United States should become man-; datory for Constantinople. It Is un-: derstood that he favors the inclusion. -of Constantinople, Ana-tolia and Ar--menla under one . mandate, as being ; advantageous for administrative purposes by combining a large section of northern Asia Minor under one central administration. . The question of mandates for.va-. rious parts of Turkey Is before the council of four and has not been finally settled. British and French senti ment is favorable to the United States taking the mandate for Constantinople and a similar movement Is apparently gaining ground In the American delegation but it is stated authoritatively that acceptance must be conditioned on the submission of the question to congress. ' President Wilson's recommendation relative to accepting t .mandate for Constantinople will depend largely upon the report of a commission created today for the Investigation of conditions in Syria, - Henry Churchill King, president of Oberlln college, and Charles R. Crane will be the American representatives and will have colleagues from the allied and associated powers. The commission will leave immediately to study conditions in Turkey. Until its report has been received, it is not probable any action will be taken concerning the supervision of Constantinople. Concessions Made. Concessions on some points In the peace treaty have been made to the Germans by the Paris peace conference. Slight modifications have been made In the terms of the Sarre valley award, and the terms regarding reparations, as they stood in the original text of the peace- treaty, also have been modified in some degree.-r..-. . The fact that the council of four had decided to make these modifications was reported in a dispatch from Paris late last night. The message, how ever, did not indicate Just what were the alterations decided upon. These are expected to be developed In. part with the" handing to the Germans today of the council's reply to the German note on reparations. There were no Indications, however, when the exact nature of the concessions made regarding the Sarre valley would be revealed. : TEN ARE DEAD Hi IOWA EXPLOSION (By Associated Press)"-.-'"-' CEDAR RAPIDS.' May 23. Ten bodies have been taken from the ruins of the Douglass company starch plant here and seven men are missing, their bodies probably being in the ruins. The monetary loss is estimated at three million dollars. BURLESON REQUESTS RETURN OF WIRES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, May 23. Recommendations of the wire control board that legislation 'returning the- telephone and telegraph systems of the country to private ownership, providing co-ordinated operation of the various systems and fixing of rates by the interstate commerce commission were forwarded today by Postmaster General Burleson to the House postoffice committee. The wire board's recommendations also include creation of a tribunal to hear all controversies between employers and employes, and that changes In wage schedules shall Tiot become effective until submitted to the Interstate Commerce Commission bo that corespondlng changes may be made in rates. . ' Mere return of tho wires to their owners will not solve. vexatious problems confronting the companies. j Mr. Burleson said in his letter to Representative Moon of ' Tennessee, Tanking Democratic member of the committee, transmitting the recommendations. Extraordinary costs of operation and maintenance "fastened upon them aa a result of war," the postmaster general said, "will continue for some time after control passes from the government." ? " . tl