Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 228, 8 July 1919 — Page 1

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TURK REBELS ARE FORMING NEW REGIME, PARIS HEARS

40,000 Turkish Troops in Asia Minor, Greeks Claim Council Considers Austrian Right in League. GOVERNMENT IS DEFIED (By Associated Press) PARIS, July 8. The formation of a separate Turkish government in Asia Minor, by Mustapha Kamel Pasha and .ssaa rasna is maicaiea as a possi billty In dispatches received In peace conference circles today from Greek sources. Kamel Pasha, who Is reported to have 40,000 troops with 47 heavy guns and many machine guns, is said to have refused to comply with an order from the government in Constant! nople to return to the capital. Essad Pasha Is understood to be In Asia Minor In the territory controlled by Kamel Pasha and, It Is said, Is in touch with Kamel, presumably In the hope of forming a coalition for a new government. The council of five decided today to Inform the Austrian delegation that their government would be admitted to the league of nations as soon as It complies with the necessary condi tions. This notification will be in re ply to the Austrian note on the sub Ject. The reply will be of a friendly character. Tlttonl Goes to Rome. Decision was reached today by the council of five to lift the commercial censorship on communications with Germany simultaneously with the lift ing of the blockade. This decision will not effect the censorship on mat ters of a political nature. Tomasso Tlttonl, Italian foreign minister and head of the Italian dele gation to the peace conference, will leave for Rome tomorrow to confer with King Victor Emmanuel and the cabinet on current diplomatic negotia tions. He will be away for three days. While in Rome he will make a full report regarding the work he has done from his arrival here up till Sun day morning when he conferred with Robert L.anslng and Henry White of the American delegation. French Heroes Who Held Rhine Bank Century Ago I Are Honored By Soldiers COBLENZ. Monday, July 7 America joined hands with France today in honoring the memory of General Hoche and General Marceau, the French military leaders who held the Rhine frontier against the Prussians and Austrians more than a century ago. Both are buried near Coblenz. Marshal Foch and Generals Fayolle. Mangin, De Goutte. Gouraud and Weygand attended the ceremony, the Marshal and his party arriving from Mayence by steamer. Landing at Coblenz, Marshal Foch was received by Major General Edward F. McGlachlin, jr., commander of the first division and acting commander of the American forces in Germany; Major General John A. Lejeune of the second division; Major General Robert L. Howze of the third; Major General Mark L. Herzey of the Fourth, and Brigadier General Malin Craig, chief of staff at headquarters. The occasion of the ceremony was the transference of the body of General Hoche from Coblenz-Lutzel to a new burial place near Welssenthurm, at the base of the monument marking the locality where the armies under his command forced the crossing of the Rhine against the Prussians in 1793. The small French cemetery at Coblenz-Lutzel, where General Hoche and Gen. Marceau were originally bur? led, was re-dedicated to the memory of the latter. Six companies of infantry from the third division, a regiment of French Infantry and representatives of the British, Belgian and Italian armies participated in the exercises. State Witnesses Testify . In Trial Of Underhill LIBERTY. Ind.. July 8. Fifteen witnesses have testified for the state in the trial of Alfred Underhill of Richmond, on a statutory charge. The trial continued through the second day here today. The state will present ten more witnesses Wednesday, after which evidence for the defense will be introduced. The trial Is attracting large crowds to the court room. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Wednesdsy, except probable thunderstorms in extreme north portion. Somewhat warmer in northeast and central portions tonight. Today's Temperature. Noon 84 Yesterday. Maximum 82 Minimum 64 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Fair tonight; Wednesday fair and warm, probably becoming unsettled. General Conditions Generally fair weather prevails over much of the United States, with a storm developing over the plain states, where temperatures are near 100." Heavy showers are rt rted in the east and local rains in th northwest.

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LONDON, July 8. The Tower of London, famed for centuries as the temporary abiding place of political prisoners of high degree awaiting trial probably will house William HohenRETURN TRIP OF R-34 POSTPONED DAY BY WEATHER Hundreds of Visitors See Great Air Monster at Long Island. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 8 Delay of at least 48 hours in the start of the re turn flight of the British dirigible R34 was recommended today by the weather bureau in a forecast sent to the ship at Mlneola, L. I., by the navy department. MINEOLA, N. Y., July 8. The enforced stay of the giant British dirigible R-4, made necessary by unfavorable weather reports covering the next 48 hours and repairs to her motors, brought hundreds of visitors to Roosevelt field today. The big airship will not take off on her return trip across the Atlantic ocean until after dawn tomorrow. In making the announcement con cerning the return cruise, BrigadierGeneral E. M. Maitland, special representative of the British air minister aboard the dirigible positively declared that the R-34 would start tomorrow morning "wind or no wind," although he hoped that the weather conditions would be favorable. Mechanics began work this morning in overhauling the engines of the R-34 preparatory to the beginning of her return flight It was believed that the overhauling will be completed by tonight. Work on the engines was rendered Impossible on Monday by the swaying of the huge gas bag in the strong wind that swept across Roosevelt field. Twice last night the dirigible which is moored to massive concrete anchors began to settle toward the ground, but her movement was detected in time for the members of the crew to release a part of the big airship's water ballast and injury to the machinery by coming in contact with the ground was prevented. On its homeward journey the R-34 will carry twenty-five pounds of mail. About one hundred official letters have been received at the New York postoffice from officials in this country congratulating British officials on the success of the trip; about two hundred letters had been received yesterday from newspapers and private Individuals marked for transmission to England by the dirigible. These were all put in the mail bag of the R-34. The postage on each letter was two cents, the regular rate. BURLESON DENIES HE SENT RESIGNATION (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 8. Postmaster General Burleson today declared there was no foundation for reports that he had sent his resignation to President Wilson. Report Of Railroad Passes Is Demanded By Senate (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. July 8. Without discussion the senate today adopted a resolution by Senator Newberry, Re publican, Michigan, calling on the railroad administration for a report of passes issued in 1919 for transportation and parlor, sleeping and dining car privileges.

in Tower of London; Will be Tried by Tribunal of Five Men, Two of Whom and Lord Reading of Britain, Are Shown, With Sir Gordon Hewart, Prosecutor

zollern during his trial here for offenses against civilization and international law. Within the next few months a Dutch warship is expected to bring "the butcher of Potsdam" to Yankee Doughboys of Verdun in (By Associated Press) PARIS, Monday, July 7 The regiment of American soldiers which will follow General Pershing and the member of hls' Btaff in the great parade on Victory day, July 14, will, both from physical appearance and past performance be worthy companions for the victors of Verdun, the Marne and the Yser. Flags from all the American divisions which have fought in France will be carried by members of units chosen from those organizations. The rapidity with which the prepa rations for the celebration are being made is another proof of the wonderful talent possessed by the French for improvisation. When the war came the French were not ready but the great geniuses they have for meeting an emergency was shown by the prompt mobilization of the army and the holding of the foe until the allies could come to the rescue. Victory also caught the French unawares. Six months ago elaborate plans were made for the celebration of Victory day. Then came the peace conference with its delays of weeks and months and the average Frenchman doubted if the fete would ever take place, some doubting even victory itself. At two weeks' notice the French were called upon to make arrangements to celebrate what promises to be the greatest day in the history of Paris which Is replete with glorious days. Not all the citizens of Paris, however, are thinking of July 14, in a disinterested manner, as symbolizing elory and triumph. Many of them are apparently coupling glory and gain, if one may judge by the prices asked for window and balcony seats along the Champs Elysses and foF hotel accommodations in the city. In the vicinity of the Arc de Triomphe, especially the prices paid for the rental of a window for two hours would provide homes for indigent families for years. For a single window or balcony seat from $200 to $600 will be paid and the price of a balcony situated mid-way between the Place De La Concorde, and the Arc de Triomphe is advertised at $3,000. There are accommo dations on that balcony for about) twenty persons. Hotel keepers are raising their prices from fifty to onahundred per cent for the week of July 10-17, turning out guests of long standing to make room for prospective visitors. The work of decorating the Champs Elysees is being pushed with greatest haste, 120 painters and 30 sculptors working in shifts. The city i3 already beflagged with banners remaining over from peace day and from the Fourth of July celebration. Three hundred carpenters and a thousand laborers are working in eight hour shifts according to the new eight hour law, in erecting stands along the CONCERTED ATTACK ON PETROGRAD, PLAN (By Associated Press) PARIS, July 8. Approval of a plan for a concerted attack upon Petrograd by Finnish troops and the forces of the Kolchak government at Omsk was given today by the Council of Five. WASHINGTON. July 8 Definite Information that the Bolshevlki authorities are planning to evacuate Petrograd has been received in official circles here. Decisions to quit the capitol was said to have been violently opposed by. some elements of the gov-

London. He will at once be Incarcerated in the Tower until his Judges are ready to hear his case. The judges have not yet been named but they probably will be five In num-

to Join Heroes Paris Victory Fete course where the parade will pass. More than three thousand men are actually at work preparing for the celebration. One , monument, however,. . remains undecorated and without flags. This Is the Arc de Triomphe. Sergeant Hoff, the veteran of the Crimea and the war of 1870 who has been the custodian of the Arch since 1883 said today: "It would be a desecration to hide the glories of these bas reliefs behind decorations." He said, waving his hand at groups representing the triumph of Napoleon after the Austrian campaign of 1810 and the surrender of Mustapha Pasha to Marshal Murat at the battle of Aboukir: "Let them leave it as it is. There is glory enough there for all." BUREAU OF HOUSING TO BE PROPOSED IN NEW CONGRESS BILL (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 8. Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts announced today he would introduce before congress a bill creating in the Department of Labor a bureau of housing and living conditions. The bill would charge the proposed bureau with investigating housing and living conditions of the industrial pop ulation of the country and provide for research and experimentation to make economically practicable the elimination of the construction cost of dwell ings and the financing of extended home building operations without fed' eral appropriation. It would furthermore assist communities in making available all existing housing facilities, and serve as a clearing house of information on housing and living conditions. The Secretary of Labor would be empowered to appoint a director of the bureau at $6,000 per annum, and all archives of the United States housing corporation and the housing and transportation division of the emerg ency fleet corporation not in active use would be transferred to the bureau. Mr. Tinkham pointed out that the government as a result of its war housing program in which it expended approximately $110,000,000 to build homes for industrial workers, has accumulated a vast fund of information and experience on industrial housing which 6hould be made available to every community. French Soldiers Killed In Fighting At Fiame ROME, July S. About a dozen men mostly French Colonial soldiers, were killed at Fiume during the recent disorders there in which allied forces and Italians participated. PARIS, July 8. A commission composed of four generals representing France, Italy, England and the United States has been appointed to investigate the recent trouble at Fiume. The supreme council of the peace conference has also decided to appoint a committee of four members to inquire into Norway's claims to Spitzbergen. RESUME TIN SHIPMENTS. VALPARAISO, Chile, July 8 Tin shipments from Mejillones, Antofagasta province, to the United States have been resumed. It is estimated that the June and July shipments will aggregate five thousand tons.

London Tower and leading figures In

ex-kaiser's trial. Left to right: The Earl of Reading, Chief Justice White, ex-kaiser Wilhelm In 1914, and Sir Gordon Hewart. ber, one each from Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and the United States. Sir Gordon Hewart, solicitor general of Great Britain, will lead for the prosecution. Great Britain's representative in the tribunal will in all likelihood be the Earl of Reading, the lord chief justice. Edward Douglass White, chief justice of the supreme court of the United States, is regarded as the logical choice of the American eovernment. The principles of justice and equity which are common to all the AngloSaxon as well as the French and Italian legal systems will form the basis of the code according to which tho trial will be conducted. RECONSTRUCTION MEASURES COME UP IN CONGRESS - - . - - . ... .. New Chapter of Special Peace Session is Entered Treaty to be Heard. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 8. The Bixtyslxth congress, called in special session by President Wilson seven weeks ago, began a new chapter when it convened today after a week's recess. Having passed all the appropriation bills carrying funds needed for the fiscal year, leaders planned to begin work at an early date on the reconstruction legislation made necessary by the change of the country from a war to a peace basis, while in the senate the next few months are expected to be given over largely to consideration of the German peace treaty and related subjects. Arrangements were completed today for the appearance of President Wilson before the senate Thursday to present in open session, the treaty with Germany. In response to an official notification of the president's tJeslres, the senate adopted a special order for appointment of a commission of five to express the senate's willingness to comply. The order was offered by Senator Lodge, chairman of the foreign relations commit tee and was adopted unanimously. Liquor Enforcement Up. In the house, activity this week will center on committee work with the exception that legislation for enforo ing prohibition probably will be called up for consideration on the floor. Investigation of war department expend itures will be continued during the week by sub-committees, while work on some phases of merchant marine legislation will be undertaken by sub committees of the merchant marine committee. The interstate commerce committee plans to complete its program for hearings on railroad legislation, that are to begin July 15. The ways and means committee is expected to consider special legislation for protection of industries which sprang up during the war, before beginning work on a general revision of the tariff. ! Prohibition enforcement legislation as framed by the judiciary committee was made a special order of business in the house today by the rules committee, with an agreement that general debate should not exceed twelve hours. HOG VALUES CLIMB TO $22.60 TODAY (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, July 8. Breaking of high price records continued today in the hog market. Values climbed to $22.60 a hundredweight, an upturn of 10 cents, as compared with the latest previous record. Nearly every day during the last week has witnessed ,a new apex. Prospective food demands from Europe is the reason most frequently given. SINN FEINERS DENOUNCED. (By" Associated Press) DUBLIN, July 5 A proclamation has been issued from Dublin Castle declaring all Sinn Fein organizations and Irish volunteers In the county o Tipperary, unlawful organizations.

Bribe Charge Is Made Against Navy Officers (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, July 8. An investigation was under way today by Rear Admiral J. L. Jayne, commandant of the twelfth naval district of charges by enlisted men that money had been paid to petty officers to secure transfers from undesirable assignments. Three chief yeomen of the receiving ship Boston are in custody pending completion of formal charges against them. Assignments to ships on the Atlantic coast were secured through money payments it is said, and in like manner, men were able to have their names erased from lists for transfer to ships in Russian waters.

TAXES GIVEN BIG BOOST BY REVIEW BOARD Two Hundred Percent on Improvements Person cils Raised 50 Percent. Following a meeting with the state board of tax commissioners, the Wayne county board of review has an nounced a flat increase on practically all taxable property In Wayne county, ranging by townships from five to two hundred per cent. The county board was informed by the state commissioners that the tax appraisments in the county were too low, and that it would be necessary to make certain Increases, or the matter would be taken up by the state. The assessment of real estate and improvements in the city of Richmond was approved by the state board. Richmond real estate is assessed higher than that of any other city in the state, according to members of the board of review, property generally being assessed at its actual cash value. The greatest increase on assessments Is on improvements on farm lands. Increases ranging from 40 per cent in Franklin township, to 200 per cent in Washington and Harrison townships have been made, with four townships unchanged. The board also adjusted the assess ments on farm land and with the exception of four townships, the assess ment was Increased. In Boston town ship, where the value of farm land was thought to be placed too high, the rate was decreased fire per cent. No change was made in the assessment In Abington, Jefferson, New Garden and Perry townships. Franklin town ship was Increased five per cent, and Dalton twenty-five. All other townships were given an Increase of 10 per cent. With the Increase, the average value of farm land in the county Is $102 an acre. Personals All Raised. The biggest change in assessments, however, was made in the personal property valuations. Every township and corporation in the county, with the exception of Centervllle, which was used as a model, and Spring Grove, which has the highest rate of personal property In the county, was raised, the Increases ranging from 20 percent, in Center township, to 70 percent in Wayne township and East Germantown corporation. The valuation of personal property in Centervllle was the highest in the county, and showed an increase of 73 percent, over last year. Following is a table showing the increase in personal property valuations In the county: Townships Pet. Abington 50 Boston ........50 Center . 20 Clay 40 Dalton 50 Franklin .,..40 Greene 50 Harrison ..40 Jackson 40 Jefferson ...............50 New Garden 50 Perry 30 Washington 50 Wayne 70 Webster 40 Corporations Boston 50 Cambridge City 50 Centervllle Dublin 40 East Germantown 70 Fountain City 40 Greensfork 50 Hagerstown 30 Milton 20 Mt. Auburn 50 Richmond 50 Spring Grove Whitewater 60 Farm Improvements Tabulated. Following is a table showing percent of increase in farm improvement assessments and the value, per acre, for Improvements: Increase Value Township

Pet Per acre .1011 $16.72 . 14.00 . 50 24.15 .100 15.00 . 80 23.02 . 30.65 .200 19.26 . 40 22.69 . 60 23.40 . 50 24.46 . 50 22.80 . 24.47 .200 19.65 . 50 21.30 . 39.03

Boston . Center . Dalton . Clay Greene . Harrison Franklin Jackson . New Garden Perry Washington , Wayne Last year, the value of Improvements in Washington township was only $6.35 per acre, as compared with that of Wayne county, where the value per acre is $39.03. MAY PURCHASE R-34 NEW YORK, July 8 Henry Woodhouse, chairman of the dirigible balloon committee of the Aero Club of America, in statement issued last night urged purchase by the United States of the R-34 or her sis-yr ship the R-33 for use as a model for construction and in training engineers and experts in this country.-

NAVAL CONVOY IS GUARD FOR PRESIDENT ON ARRIVAL HOME

Battleships and Airplanes Greet George Washington as She Nears New York Harbor Pennsylvania Led. GREETED IN NEW YORK (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 8 Escorted by a fleet of war ships the transport George Washington, bringing President Wilson home from France, passed quarantine and moved oa to New York harbor at 1:80 p. m. The George Washington was re-, ported eight mHes southeast of Ambrose lightship at 9:55 a. m. She was being led by two destroyers and one battleship and followed by two destroyers. The George Washington and her convoy passed Ambrose lightship at noon, led by the battleship Pennsyl vania with Secretary of Navy Daniels and a party of other government oflldais on board. With a naval dirigible hovering over her the George Washington came in sight of the Jersey highlands at 11:40 a m. The president's transport was flying a huge American flag from the stern, the president's flag from the main truck and smaller flags on the fore and mlzzen mastheads. A seaplane which went out to meet the transport was forced to come down on the seas. Gun Boom Salute. As the transport passed Fort Hancock the guns bombed a presidential salute, echoed ten minutes later by Fort Hamilton and Fort Wadsworth. The shrill whistles of harbor craft took up the din. The President and Mrs. Wilson stood on the bridge of the George Washington as the vessel steamed slowly up the harbor to her pier at Hoboken, convoyed by destroyers and welcom ing crafts of all descriptions. The rails of the transport were lined with returning soldiers cheering and waving their caps. The battleship Pennsylvania bear ing fire members of the president'! cabinet Daniels, Baker. Lane, Glass and Wilson led the way followed by the Oklahoma with the George Washington at her stern. Met By Battleships Four dreadnanghts and 36 destroyers from the Atlantic fleet formed the escort that met the United States naval transport George Washington with President Wilson aboard, 30 miles east of Sandy Hook early today. The presidential salute from these vessels was the first of the many welcoming ceremonies awaiting the president on his arrival here this afternoon. In the harbor were 45 warships, headed by the flagship Pennsylvania, with Admiral Henry B. Wilson aboard, assigned to join the out-harbor escort. Vice-President Marshall and members of the cabinet were assigned to the Pennsylvania, while the city's official welcoming party, headed by Mayor Hylan and Governor Smith, were passengers aboard the municipal steamers Patrol and Correction. Among the destroyers in the escort to meet the George Washington were the Wilkes, Rowan, Kim Borly O'Brien, Nicholson, Wlnslow, Ericsson, Wadsworth and Porter, all of which were in the United States destroyer escort of 24 destroyers for the transport on December 13, last, from Queenstown. when the president made his first trip to France. President Carefully Guarded On duty for the president's arrival were 1,100 policemen from the Jersey City and Hoboken forces and several thousand school children were formed in River street to greet the president with "The Star Spangled Banner.'' as he leaves the George Washington to embark for Manhattan on a special ferry boat. Hoboken is a mass of flags in honor of the president's return. Immediately after the welcoming exercises In Carnegie Hall, President Wilson went to the Pennsylvania station to take a special train for Washington. The police arrangements for safeguarding President Wilson during his two-hours' 6tay in New York are the most elaborate ever planned for the safety of a chief executive. Police Commissioner Enright is in personal command of the men. LANSING TO GOME SOON, SAYS POLK (By Associated Prss WASHINGTON, July 8. Frank L, Polk, acting secretary of state, who returned today from a week's vacation with his family at Southampton. L. I., declined to say whether he would go to Paris to take Secretary Lansing's place at the peace conference. He said he would discuss the matter with President Wilson and would make a statement later. Mr. Polk said Mr. Lansing would return to Washington soon, but that the exact date of his departure from Paris had not been determined. CUBAN FLYERS KILLED (By Associated Press) HAVANA. July 8. Two Cuban aviators, Sergeants' Santiago Aleman and Jose Diaz, were killed today when the airplane in which they were flying caught fire and fell in flames near Columbia Barracks. The . bodies of the men were badly burned. The machine was destroyed. '