Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 199, 3 June 1919 — Page 1

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NATIONWIDE ANARCHISTIC PLOT BEHIND EXPLOSIONS

Department of Justice Agents in Search for Men Who Caused Bomb Attacks on Prominent Americans. ONE MAN IS KILLED (Br Associated Press) WASHINGTON. June 3. Wide spread bomb explosions last night apparently are equal to the unsuccessful May Day outrages when infernal machines were mailed broadcast from New York to government officials and men prominent in public life, was believed by officials here to be another move In an anarchist movement for the overthrow of organized government in the United States, rumors of which were said to have been called to the attention of members' of congress and department of Justice officials months ago. Evidence that the plot was carefully planned was contained in a pamplet found at the home of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, whose home In the fashionable section here, was partly wrecked by a bomb, giving warning that "a time has come when the social question's solution can be delayed no longer, class war is on and cannot cease but with a complete victory for the International proletariat" The pamphlet, one of a large number scattered about after the bomb which had been Intended to destroy Mr. Palmer, prematurely exploded and blew to bits the author of the crime was signed "An Anarchistic Fighter!" and undoubtedly was Intended as a signal to show the reign of terrorism was on. " Plotter Is Killed. Although apparently Intended to cause greater damage, the latest bomb explosions, from a standpoint of loss of life, appeared to have been but little more successful than those of May 1. Fatalities resulting, as reported today were confined to the plotter himself at the Palmer home and to New York, where one was killed and several injured. . The police have established that the dead anarchist who probably was an Italian, came to Washington from Philadelphla and they have reason for lieving that the nation-wide plot was conceived In and directed from that i city. I As in the May Day attempts, the bomb plotslast night was directed! in a majority of cases, against public officials in various cities, men who have been active In suppression of organized lawlessness. As there was little difference in the time between! the explosions with the exception oi that in Washington, the police and government agents believe the instruments of destruction were to be timed to explode at about the same hour. The fact that wearing apparel and anarchistic literature were found at the Palmer home, indicated to the police that the bomb exploded just as the dynamiter took it from the suitcase In the front entrance to the building. This premature disarrangement of plans explained why the explosion here was so much ahead of those in New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere. Copies of the pamphlet, bearing the caption. "Plain Talk," are in possession of the police and department of Justice officers, and may possibly furnish the only clue to the identity of the plotters. Printed on what likely was Intended to be red paper, the pamphlets bear no distinguishing mark however, and might easily have been printed In some small print shop. Explosions in Six Cities. Mr. Palmer has been active in urging anti-Bolshevism measures and the atack on him as well as on the various court Judges and officials as representatievs of law and order are obvious to the authorities, but government agents were at a loss to understand the attempted destruction of a church in Philadelphia. The full list of cities in which explosions occurred were New York, . Washington, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, two; Philadelphia, two; Boston, Paterson and Newtonville, Mass. Following so closely the outrages of last month, the anarchistic outbreak last night is expected to hasten action on bills now before congress dealing with suppression oi anarchism and deportation of undesirables

aliens. The attempt on the life of Attorney-General Palmer has literally brought home to congress the seriousness of the menace and members today showed marked Increase in their desire to eliminate the radical element, which they charge is largely made up of foreigners who should be disposed of by deportation. ONE KILLED IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, June 3. One man was killed and several men and women had a narrow escape from injury early today when a bomb placed at a basement entrance to the home of Judge Charles C. Nott of General Sessions Court exploded. The front part of the Nott residence was blown out and houses nearby on East Sixty-first street were damaged. Judge Nott was not at home and Mrs. Nott, who was asleep on the second floor was uninjured. ! "William Boehner, a private watchman, was blown to pieces, parts of his body being found a block from the scene of the explosion. He was identified by his two sons from particles of his clothing and a ring of keys. For - the last ten years Boehner has been , employed as watchman for a number of private dwellings in the neighborhood of Judge Nott's home. The ex- , act time of the explosion was learned (Continued on Page Fourteen)

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TRIPLED VALUE FOR TOWNSHIPS SHOWN IN 1919 Assessor's Reports Show Total Valuation of Near $3,280,000 Utilities Not Included. The township assessor's reports outside of Richmond and Wayne township will show a total of about $33,000,000 according to the books of every town ship except Dalton. The total turned In is $31,865,881. against a 1918 total or $li.33o.911; or an almost riplerd val-be-Ttutioa.r :' Dalton township's 1918 report gives a total o fabout $395,000, so that if the increase there keeps pace with the remainder of the county, it will add about $1,000,000 to the county total, making the township valuations about $32.' 800.000. Reports Incomplete These reports are not complete valuations for. the townships, as banks, publio utilities and railroads which have property in the township give a separate report which must be added later. Action of the board of tax review will also change the figures to some extent. However, they give a fairly accurate idea of the way in which the new tax law has affected valuations in Wayne county's rural districts and smaller city corporations. Richmond and Wayne township usually have about 51 per cent of the valuation of the whole county, but as town property is not expected to go up as far as country property, it is not thought that the total for the township and city will be near the figure for the remainder of the county. FAVORABLE REPORT ON WIRE .MEASURE (By Associated Pressl WASHINGTON, June 3. Favorable reports on the bill ol Senator Kellog, Republican of Minnesota, for the immediate return of the telephone and ! telegraph wire to private ownership, was ordered today by the interstate commerce committee after the measure had been amended so as to extend existing telephone rates for 60 days after final action by congress The vote of the committee was unanimous. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Probably showers tonight and Wednesday. Cooler tonight. Today's Temperature. Noon 87 91 61 Yesterday. Maximum Minimum For Wayne County by W. E. Moore. Thunder storms this afternoon or tonight. Cool wave tonight. We?iesday unsettled and cool. Southeast winds shifting to north. General Conditions The rain area has moved eastward and thunder 6howers occured over Wayne county yesterday with hail in several places. The center of the storm is now over Illinois and heavy rains in form of thunder showers may be expected some time during the next twenty-four hours. The cool wave prevails west of the Mississippi, but is expected to arrive here not later than tonight. Abnormally cold weather has prevailed during the past 24 haurs from Canada to Texas, 20 above at Swift Current, Sask., where it was 96 in the shade last week, and four days of snow flurries has been reported in western Montana, and freezing as far south as New Mexico, but not so severe over this section because of the low barometric pressure over British Columbia. t ..... i : .,..!

Ship Values Increased Over Million By War (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 3. Just how spectacular was the rise in ship values during the war was shown today in an announcement today by the war risk bureau that the Standard Oil Co.'s steamer John D. Archbold, first ship insured by the government agency, was protected by a policy for $W0,000 in 1914, but when she was torpedoed in 1917 her insurance had been increased to $2,200,000. The marine and seamen's division of the bureau, which is winding up its affairs now that dangers from mines

and submarines no longer exist, paid losses on 152 vessels with a tonnage of 397,059 and on 275 lives lost by the hazards of war. Total monetary losses amounted to about $30,000,000. LOCAL FIRE-RECORD-PRAISED BY STATE MARSHAL'S OFFICE (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, June 3 Attention to what is termed "Richmond's excellent fire record" is called by H. H. Friedley, state fire marshal in his report for 1917 and 1918, made public here today. Credit for the low annual per capita fire loss in Richmond is given in the report to the fire department of that city, and chief Miller. The average loss in Richmond for the past nine years, the report says has been 40 cents while the av erage per capita in 11 other cities of the state for the same period amounted to from $1.66 to $2.51. "To the Richmond fire department must go the largest share of credit for this wonderful showing, the report reads. Fire Chief Miller has for years been a believer in systematic inspection by members of his department; co-operation between his department and the public in the prevention of fires, and the development of his department into a highly efficient fire fighting organization. "This department (state fire mar shal) in view of the splendid results that have been achieved by the mod ern and efficient, fire departments of Richmond, Muncie, Terre Haute, Gary and a few other Indiana cities is strongly urging the reorganization of fire departments into fire preventing instrumentalities as well as fire fighting organizations." $10,000 DAMAGE IN NEWCASTLE STORM NEW CASTLE, Ind., June 3 Newcastle was visited by a near-cyclone about 4:45 o'clock Monday afternoon, leaving in Its wake considerable damage to property and injuries for two persons. Large damage to farm houses, and growing crops are reported in the district between New Lisbon and Newcastle. The roof from a repair shop at the Maxwell automobile plant here was blown away and three greenhouses were razed. John Goodwin and a boy were injured slightly by flying glass. The wind was accompanied by a heavy rain and some hail. The total loss is estimated at $10,000. Thieves Miss Million Dollars By 24 Honrs (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 3 One million dollars in currency was missed by twenty four hours when thieves lowered a 300 pound steel safe from the fifth floor of Army Headquarters building down the . fire escape early Sunday morning, it became known today. Twelve watchmen were on duty in the building, and in order to get the safe to the fire escape, it was necessary to remove the casings of the door leading "thereto. Valuable papers were in the safe, but the one million dollars had been removed Friday night and sent to Camp Grant for the use ofjthe army

When the German delegates were dispatched to the peace conference a camera man was sent along to get the proper kind of pictures for home use. The photo above, one of the unique ones of the conference, shows the German photographer filming the Ger

man delegates on their way from the Hotel des Reservoirs, their headquar ters, to the Trianon palace. The home folk won't see the picket fence erected to keep the delegates out of Paris or the guards around their hotel. EVERYTHING BUT DOGS AND CATS IN MAIL BOXES Even Brass Coupling Number ed Among Various Articles Bestowed on rostofhce. Did you ever drop anything you didn't intend to mail into a postoffic mail box and then wonder what on earth became of it? If you have, you're not In a class all your own for, according to Postmaster C B. Beck, such work-4s- a favorite Indoor iport for any number of people. During the last year or so every. thing from hairpins to a hair switch itself has been accldently mailed in the local postoffice boxes. Not only Is it an Indoor sport, either, for every street corner mall box in the city has from time to time received its share of mail-extraordinary. Find Brass Coupling. For Instance, street car tickets and transfers, checks, bills, Liberty Bonds .War Saving stamps, keys of all kinds, pamphlets, unaddressed and apparently unread newspapers, and even a foot long brass coupling worth probably $10 and weighing a noticeable amount have been found strayed from their natural orbs and residing in postoffice and street mail receptacles. Photographs are frequently wished upon the postoffice employes. These are generally a family group and not exceedingly Interesting, an added misfortune, the clerks explain. Not long ago twenty photographs were dropped into a local box at one time and all unnamed and unaddressed. The images appearing were not recognized and so all twenty were sent to the dis trict postoffice In Cincinnati to receive the gentle care of that department. Unopened Pay Envelope. The most sensational "gift" yet to be bestowed was an unopened pay envelope of a well-known young business man of this city last week. "Such gross neglect is .unimaginable," was the way Postmaster Beck sighed over this incident. "We've never found a dog or a chicken loose in our boxes, but we did find a chameleon not long ago," said the postmaster. He admitted that nothing in the way of unaddressed mall could or would startle him in the least. A return coupon of a Grand Rapids, Mich., to Richmond round-trip Pennsylvania railroad ticket was found reposing in a street corner mall box a few days ago. Stick pins, cuff buttons, handkerchiefs and numerous other articles of wearing apparel are found not infrequently in Uncle Sam's boxes in Richmond. Mints At Full Speed To Keep Up With War Tax (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 3. Every mint in the United States has been put to work by Director Ray Baker turning out one cent pieces in an effort to keep pace with the enormous demand for the nation's least valuable coin. By instituting a twenty-four hour day, the output has been pushed to 90,000,000 cents a month. "There have been approximately 3,500,000,000 one cent pieces coined in this country," Mr. Baker said today, "but where they have gone is a mystery nobody seems able to solve. The sub-treasuries are Inundated with or ders from banks, which keep issuing the copper coins for use in payment of odd cent taxes and street car fares, but the demand continues." The May output of the mints was 64,984,000 coins, of which 60,973,000 were, one cent pieces. Nickels also were in large demand, 2,643,000 being coined, the remainder of the produc tion being 822,000 half dollars, 176,000 quarters, and 370,000 dimes. The money value of the output was $1,233,880. All of the pennies being made are of the, Lincoln design.

PEOPLE ASSUME RESULT OF WAR, STATES RENNER

War Inheritance From Fallen Empire Anxiety of Nation for Peace Expressed. (By Associated Press) ST. GERMAIN, Monday, June 2. Upon receiving the treaty from the allies here today, Dr. Karl Renner, chairman of the Austrian delegation, outlined briefly the history of the establishment of the German-Austrian republic and declared it had no rela tion with the former Hapsburg empire. He spoke as follows: "For a long time the people of Ger-' man-Austria were waiting in distress for this present day to come, which shall relieve the tension caused by the uncertainty as to that people's future state. We were longing for the hour of decision, because it was to render peace at last to our hard-tried country and to offer us an opportunity to proclaim before this illustrious tribunal, the world's highest authority, what our country is, and what the conditions are under which we may hope to or ganize the possibilities for the exist ence of an Independent common wealth. "The Danube monarchy against which the allied and associated powers have waged war and with which they have concluded an armistice, has now ceased to exist. The twelfth of No vember, 1918, may be considered the day of its death. From this day on there was no monarch any more, nor a big power over which he could hold his sway. There was no more the fatal dualism, neither an Austrian nor a Hungarian government; no army or any other recognized institution vested with public power. Assumes Obligations "There remained only eight nation' alities deprived of any public organ ization and overnight they created their own parliaments, their own gov ernments and their own armies ; in short their own independent 6tates In the same way as the other national Btates, our new republic, too, has sprung Into life. Consequently she can no more than the former be considered the successor of the late monarchy. From this very point arises the fundamental contradiction under which we are laboring the most and which Is waiting to be cleared before this high assembly. ' "On the one hand no one could, from the judicious statement recently proclaimed by the chairman of this conference, reason' that a modification of th political form of government or a change of its leading persons would suffice to release a nation from assumed obligations. This entails the conclusion that all territories .of the ancient monarchy and their peoples could be made responsible for the consequences of the war, which was forced upon them by their former governments. "This is weighing upon us as upon all the other nationalities established on the territory of the former Aus trian-Hungarian monarchy, a portion

of the dreadful inheritance left us by president of the new republic, but the the fallen empire, the inheritance of officials of the American third army war, the inheritance of exhaustion and j nave not received any official notifithe inheritance of the more cumber-; (.,nnn T such action by the new

some economic oDugauons. "But the new republic has freed hereelf from all these imperialistic aspi - rations which have become so fatal to the existence of the ancient monarchy. She has rid herself once and forever of all the reactionary traditions which had turned the former monarchy into a prison for its people. She is, alas, the unfortunate victim of that horrible crime of 1914 a crime committed by the former government however, and not by the people." MEXICAN EXPORTS TO U. S. ARE HEAVY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 3 The re port of the Mexican government on exports for the year is 18, awaitea Dy business men and officials as giving an analysis of Mexico'3 business for the year, was received today through official channels and shows the total export business to amount to 367,305, - 451 pesos, of which the u. . toon 350,074,300 pesos. There was shipped to Europe goods values at 6,034,000

neens of whinh Oreat Britain tookloided to stpfir n safe course and see

372,600 pesos; Spain 1,655,400 pesos

and France only 6,000 pesos. Diffi-jjs respected from all sides. They held culties of transportation because of J that they have the right only to reguthe war accounted for the small ship-1 late affairs and maintain order, ments to Europe. The Americans say there are no inThe total imports made public pre- dications that the Germans generally

viously, showed a total of l64,470,ouo pesos, of which the United States supplied 141,157,800 pesos and Europe 16,058,700 pesos. The government revenue derived from both imports and exports totalled $37,700,000 pesos. In the tabulation of the exports from Mexico minerals totalled 213.932,000 pesos, of which petroleum amounted to 144,500,000 pesos. Agricultural products amounted to 128,937,300 pesos, livestock 19,569,700 pesos, while manufactured products amounted to only 4,866,000 pesos. GERMAN ATTACK IS REPULSED BY POLES (By Associated Press) PARIS, Monday, June 2 A German detachment 1200 strong from east Prussia crossed the Polish frontier and attacked the Polish advance guards, according ; to a Havas despatch from Warsaw. Polish reinforcements were hastily summoned and counter attacked between Ossoviec and Grajevo. In a short, sharp action the Germans were repulsed with heavy losses. M

Cancellation Of Tax Stamps Urged By U. 5. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 3. Laxness in the cancellation of tax stamps will not be tolerated by the Internal revenue bureau. Receipt by the bureau of a buantity of uncancelled stamps taken from taxable articles purchased at drug stores caused the issuance of a warning today that regulations requiring the affixing of stamps in such manner as to prevent further use would be enforced strictly. Failure to comply is punishable by fine of $-100. "If possible," the regulations stated, "the stamp should be affixed so that upon opening the package the stamp will be destroyed. The initial or name of the vendor, together with the date when the stamp was affixed or cancelled, must appear on the cancelled stamp."

GERMANS SHOW OPPOSITION TO NEW REPUBLIC General Strike Against Plan in Coblenz Area is Halted by Americans. (By Associated Press) COBLENZ, June 3 A general strike throughout the American occupied area was declared by the Germans at nine o'clock Monday as a protest against the reported launching of the Rhenish republic at Wiesbaden. It was very brief, however, being only four hours in duration, the workmen returning to their labors at 1 o'clock this afternoon after being warned of the consequences by the American military authorities. The principal strikers were the rail way employes and the street car workers at Treves and Coblenz. When the news of the strike became known the Americans sent word to the labor leaders that unless the Germans re turned to work by 1 o'clock, the lead ers and all the other strikers would be deported into sections of Germany unoccupied by American troops. The inter-allied railway commission report ed ths afternon that all workers had returned to their jobs. Newspapers in Coblenz printed stories today denying the birth of the German republic at Wiesbaden and asserting that the report was an effort on the part of certain Germans to mislead the population of the Rhinelands. By order of the American au thorities the Coblenz Volkzeitung has been suspended for two days for-pub lishing an article asserting the French had a hand in the movement for the secession on the part of the Rhine province and claiming that the French were responsible for the activity of Germans who have been fathering the separation of the province from Prussia. Allies Maintain Order Telegrams intimating that recogni tion of the Rhenish republic reported to have been established on Sunday is desired, have been sent to command ers of the armies of occupation along the Rhine. They bear the signature Qf Dr. Dorton. said to have been named government. ,w a asgerts that' delegates or ! Rhenish Prussia, Old Nassau, Rhenish Hesse and the Palatinate, after meet ings in Aix-Le-Chapelle, Mayence and Wiesbaden had declared the autonomy of the Rhenish republic from June 1. After declaring that the Rhenish republic Is willing to conclude immediate peace, the telegram states that the people of Rhinelands have mo desire to escape their war obligations as far as reparation is concerned and that they are seeking recognition at the peace conference. The identity of Dr. Dorton is unknown to Americans here. Move Considered Intrigue The Americans are cooperating with the British and have adopted an attitude of maintaining public order and taking any action necessary against demonstrations of any order within the occupied areas. No orders to the contrary had been received from General Pershing's headquarters at Chaumont or from Paris regarding the American policy toward the movement for the establishment of a Rhenish re public. All the facts regarding the ! attempt to launch the republic are in ; the hands or the American and British authorities but the circumstances are 1 so complicated that officers have dej that within their areas their authority desire a republic and attribute the movement to a handful of intrigues, but they are unwilling to permit the American area to be used as a battleground for rival factions. GEORGE WASHINGTON READY TO RETURN (By Associated Press) BREST, June 3 The liner George Washington, in which President Wriison has three times crossed the Atlantic, has been ordered by the president to sail on twelve hours' notice at any time after midnight June 5. The Mount Vernon with 6,000 regulars from the sixth ' division under command of Major Gen. Walter H. Gordon, sailed this morning for New York. The Siboney and the Orizaba, each carrying 4,000 men of the eightyfirst division sailed last night for Newport News. NEW YORK, June 3 The transport Argentine arrived here today With 1,185, returning soldiers, comivd of a number of casual companies.

AMERICANS

CONFER ON ANSWER TO FOE NOTES Delegates Confer With Wilson on Counter - Proposals French and British Divided Over Reply. ' RENNER LEAVES PARIS (By Associated Press) PARIS, June 3. Two changes In the German peace terms, one terri torial and the other financial, are be ing considered by the council of four, it became known today. PARIS, June 3. President Wilson met the American experts at the Hotel de Crillon this morning and discussed with them the Question of the replies to be made to the German notes on reparations and the economic phases of the peace terms. The meeting later developed into a general conference ol the full American delegation over the German counter-proposals. Brig-Gen. George H. Harries, the chief American military adviser re garding German affairs, arrived in Paris today from Berlin. It is believ ed that his visit is for consultation regarding the military measures to b taken in the event of a German refusal to sign the peace treaty. Conference Marks Time. With the terms of peace, with the exception of a few sections, submitted to the Austrian representatives and with allied experts working on the reply that will be made to the German counter-proposals, the work of the peace conference in Paris, is for the time being, marking time. There will be no meeting of the council of four today. Dr. Karl Renner, Austrian chancellor and head of the peace mission of the former dual empire, is expected to leave Paris for Switzerland today, and it is probable he will proceed as far as the Austria frontier where he is expected to meet members of his cabinet, who will discuss with him the answer Austria will make to the allies terms. The Austrian reply is due June 17, but before that time it is probable there will be a number of notes sent to the peace conference by Dr. Renner relative to different phases of the treaty. There has as yet been no official intimation of the date when the allies will present their rejoinder to the German counter proposals. It is Indicated in late advices that there is a disposition on the part of some of the members of the council of four to modify certain of the terms to which the Germans have made the most emphatic objection. Premier Clemenceau of France is reported standing firmly against any concessions to the Germans, while Premier Lloyd George is favorable to modifications. Premier Orlando has taken no decided 6tand. and President Wilson Is reported as Inclined to leave the final decision to the French and British. LABOR MEN URGED MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION LAW (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, June 3 Modifications of the war time prohibition law so the working man may have light wines and beer was urged today by representatives of organized labor at the first of the hearing by the house judiciary committee upon liquor measures. Speaking as the representatives of 38 miscellaneous trades affiliated with the American federation of labor J. J. Manning said he could not conceive o lntelliget and sincere men taking un the "no beer no work" slogan but he could conceive of their Indignation ol the government refusal to let them uaio sumtriuuig uey wamea wai was not hurtful. Edgar Wallace, representing the United Mine workers and describing himself as a man who had worked 35 years under ground, told the commit- ' tee mmers bad found light stimulant with a kick in it" distinctly benefi cial after laboring all day, and that in dry territory many of such people had turned to bitters and extracts. "The majority of the men in my organization enjoy a drink," he said, "and it does them good." CAPTURE OF RUSS CAPITAL REPORTED (By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, June 3. Esthonlan and Finnish forces have taken Petrograd, according to an unconfirmed telegram from Vardoe received by th National Tidende HELSINGFORS, June 5. Repre sentatives of the Finnish red guard have arrived at Reval and have begun negotiations there with Finnish government delegates, the British consul participating in the discussions. The red negotiators were expected to comi to this city on board a British war ship but plans were changed and Reval was chosen Instead for the meeting.