Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 248, 31 July 1919 — Page 1

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HIGH COST OF LIVING TO BE ATTACKED BY GOVERNMENT President and Federal Branches Giving Consideration to Problems Caused by Increasing High Prices

TROOPS CALLED LEAGUE WILL General Pershing and Boys of United States in Khaki, Honored . In French Capital on Bastille Day; Colors of Regiments Carried "Higher Ups" Blamed For Cruelty in Army OUT TO COMBAT CHICAGO RIOTS FAIL UNLESS REVISED, NEW TELLS WILSON Soldiers Help Restore Order m Black Zone Race righting Continues.

PLAN PROMPT ACTION

XBr Associated tVess) . WASHINGTON, July 81 President 'Wilson Is giving "deep and very thoughtful consideration" to the high cost of living It was announced today at the house and, all branches of the government that might aid In solving the problem are at work. ACTION 18 DEMANDED WASHINGTON, July 31 William C Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen announced today that unless the railroad admmle tratkm had taken action by October 1 on the demands of the brotherhood that wages of the trainmen either be increased or the cost of living re duced, steps looking to the enforcement of the demands would be taken. Mr. Lee said a resolution containing this declaration which had been adopted last night by the special committee of sixteen appointed at the recent con vention of the trainmen at Columbus C would be sent to the railroad ad ministration. The resolution provided that In the absence of action by Octo ber 1, the committee would recon vene to consider" the necessity for using the protective features of the brotherhood." DEBATED IN SENATE WASHINGTON. July 31. The high cost of living was debated in the senate today during consideration of a resolution proposing reduction of the amount of currency In circulation. Senator Myers, Democrat, of Montana, said the amount of money in circulation was partly responsible for presnt conditions adding that high living costs were "productive of Bolshevism and anarchism." Referring to the request of railroad employes for increased wages, Senator Myers said Increases In wages "Invariably were followed by advances In living costs, thus creating an end'risshaln.V ..... , ...... '- Denounces Exportation "It is impossible to see where this . endless chain is going to end," he added. Senator Polndexter, Republican, Washington, said the president had been given $100,000,000 to feed distressed European people and added: "But it would be impossible to get an appropriation of $1,000,000 for food for Americans." One of the reasons urged for the appropriation to supply food to Europe Senator Poindexter said, was maintenance of meat and food prices. PERSHING OPPOSES REMOVAL OF DEAD (By Associated Press) PARIS, July 31 General Pershing said today that in his opinion the 48,000 German prisoners held by the .American army may be released as coon as the German peace treaty is (ratified by three of the great powers. He said he believed it would not be necessary to await American ratification of the treaty. General Pershing told the correspondents today that he would advise mgalnst the removal to the United ifStates of the American dead buried iln France. He said he was arranging a conference with American artists with. a view to making plans for the ibeautlficatlon of a permanent cemetery and the erection of monuments to American dead. AUSTRIAN CABINET DECIDES TO QUIT VIENNA. July 31 Via Berne The Austrian cabinet headed by Dr. Karl lienner, has decided to resign. Weather Forecast For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Local showers and thunderstorm probably tonight and Friday. Somewhat lower temperature Friday in the north portion. Today's Temperature. Noon 86 Yesterday Maximum 92 Minimum 67 For Wayne county by W. E. Moore Heavy showers and thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight. Friday, partly cloudy, followed by cooler weather. Fair tonight and Friday. General Conditions The hot weath er continues unbroken east of the Mississippi and south of the Great Lakes. A storm over the.Rocky Mountains Monday has been moving slow ly eastward and Is now central over Uk Michijran. causing heavy local thunderstorms early this morning ov Ar narts of Indiana and Ohio. Anoth cr storm coming Is more general and will arrive this afternoqa or tonight, with southwest winds shifting to northerly. It is only 10 above the freezing; Doint ' in Saskatchewan. A change to cool weather probably will he brief due to very low barometric pressure developing over the Rocky ountalns.

American colors and doughboys leading

The American colors, the doughboys with them, and General PerBhlng were greeted enthusiastically by the French populace which thronged Paris streets to witness the Victory parade on Bastille day, July 14. To show their appreciation of the part America played in the victory against Germany the French officials asked General Pershing

and his men to lead the parade. MEXICAN SECRET AGENTS INSPECT OIL COMPANIES Endeavor to Gain Evidence Against Foreigners Railways Returned to Owners. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 31. Advices from Mexico City today report the sending of a number of secret service men by Chief Orozco, formerly chief of police of Mexico City, Into the oilfields at Tampico In an endeavor to secure evidence against foreign oil companies operating in that region. Attention of the state department has been called to the action which 13 believed to be another move on the part of the Mexican government to bring about the confiscation of the foreign owned oil properties. According to the advices received here the men were sent to Tampico to Geek employment by the oil companies but as these companies have now been warned through a "leak" In Mexico City, It is believed they will be un able to secure . employment. It was charged the foreign oil companies were aiding revolutionists but accord ing to state department officials the rebel Pelaez is the only person, aside from the Carranza authorities, who is receiving any aid from the companies Pelaez, it was explained, is being paid a salary for protection of the oil elds south of Tampico. The salary is apportioned among the various, for eign companies and has been approved by the state department here and the British. Dutch and French foreign au thorities. RAIL SYSTEMS RETURNED MEICO CITY, July 31 The Mexlcan railways and the Pan-American railways which systems traverse the territory between the capital and the Gulf of Mexico and the isthmus have been turned back to separate management. Information from reliable sources is to the effect that the government probably will return the systems to the private owners within a month. The management of these systems had been merged with .that of the national lines since Colonel Paulino Fontes, former manager of these lines took over 'the management of the national railways. SHOP UNIONS TOLD TO HOLD STRIKE ORDER (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 31 Represen tatives of the six railroad shop un ions who are in conference here with railroad administration officials telegraphed to shop employes over the country today not to strike pending final settlement of their demands. The workmen were informed that the railroad administration had consented to enter into a national agreement with the union's covering rules and working conditions. Port At Brest Closed By Dockmen's Strike (By Associated Press) BREST, July 31. All work at this port has Ceased, the employers having declared a lockout because of the de mands of the dockers' union.

parade In Paris Bastille day, July 14.

Pershing at head of Americans. Terrors Of Peace Worse Than Those Of War To Allied Generallisimo (Bv Associated Press) LONDON. July 31. Marshall Foch submitting to photographers at his hotel In London yesterday said to a reporter of the Mlrro: "For me the terrors of peace are worse than those of war. I hate all this fosing." Major General Maxime Weygand who is accompanying Marshall Foch, said it was for England to decide what should be done with the former German emperor. "He is covered with shame and ignominy and branded as a coward," the General declared. "The French people think that that is enough punishment." U. S. MAY SHARE INDEMNITY PAID ALLIES BY HUNS No Decision Made as to Ac ceptance of War Payment Baruch Tells Senate. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 31. Bernard M. Baruch, economic advisor to the American peace delegation told the senate foreign relations committee to day that he thought the question whether the United States should receive a part of the indemnity to be paid by Germany still was an open one. Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, said he understood from the president's message to the senate in submitting the peace treaty that the United States was to have no part of the indemnity, but Mr. Baruch replied that he thought this was only the president's opinion and did not i-epresent a definite decision. Change in Text Asked by Senator Knox whether the president expected to reach a decision on the matter without consulting congress, Mr. Baruch said he did not know. The English text of the treaty Bays the division of indemnity shall be "in proportion which - have been determined," but Mr. Baruch pointed out that the French text more properly should be translated "shall be determined." In this Chairman Lodge agreed. London Newspaper Makes Apology To Officials (By Associated Press) LONDON, July 31 The Daily News today prints an apology to J. Austin Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Ex cheauer. Walter Hume Long, first Lord of the Admiralty; Sir Eric Geddes, minister without portfolio, and Sir Auckland Geddes, minister for national service and reconstruction. The newspaper says that its investigation has proven its imputations against these officials to be baseless. A London dispatch of Wednesday stated that writs had been Issued against the Dally News on behalf of the ministers above named for alleged libel. The specifications of the alleged libel concerned comments on charges made by the Weekly Nation that the ministers were In possession of various Russian mining and devel

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Arch de Trlomph In distance. General DISTRIBUTION OF ARMY FOOD STARTS TODAY Postal Employes Factors in Nation s Effort to Combat High Cost of Living. WASHINGTON. July- 31. With every postmaster and every carrier throughout the country acting as a salesman, the war and postoffice departments today got underway the government's plan to help the nation drive from its door the high cost of living wolf through the distribution at cost of approximately $125,000,000 worth of eurplus army foodstuffs. Under arrangements for the sale of the food, made at a conference yesterday of Secretary Baker, Postmaster General Burleson and Representative Kelly of Pennsylvania, author of the recent house resolution directing the sale and distribution of food through parcel post, war department officials were preparing a list covering the available surplus. The list will be sent to each of the 64,000 postmasters throughout the country as well as to all rural mail carriers, who will inform consumers of the price and methods of sale and also take orders. Payment must be made at the time the order is taken for which a receipt will be given in order that the purchaser may be re imbursed in event the order cannot be filled through exhaustion of the sup ply or for any other reason. The army food which will be avail able to the public at much lower prices than those prevailing in the re tail trade consists chiefly of canned vegetables, corned beef, bacon, hashed corned beef, roast beef and freeh frozen meats and poultry. SELL TONS OF BACON NEWARK, N. J., July 31. Mayor Charles P. Gillen today opened the city's sale of bacon released by the war department at a downtown en gine house. During the day twelve other bacon depots, eleven in the city firehouses and one in a clubhouse, were opened by volunteers of the womens' section of the mayor's cele bration committee. Fifteen tons or strip bacon and a half ton of canned bacon from army warehouses in Jersey City and Port Newark were contained in the first consignments. Many of the strips weighed twelve pounds and were cut into smaller pieces for sale in the poorer sections of the city, each can containing twelve pounds. The sale price to the public was set at thirty-six cents for strip and 3S cents a pound for canned bacon. This Is a two cent advance over the price at which Mayor Gillen bought the meat. Bacon of the same quality is now being sold at retail shops, accord ing to the mayor, cents a pound. at from 60 to 58 NOMINATIONS APPROVED (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 31 After some discussion the senate commerce com mittee today ordered a favorable re port on the nominations of John Bar ton Payne, of Illinois, Thomas C. Scott, of Connecticut, and Henry M Robinson of California to be members of the shipping board.

(By Associated Press) CHICAGO. 111.. July 31. Mayor

'Ibompson at 9:30 o'clock last night troops be ordered into the riot dis trict. Within a minute orders were flash ing to the various armories where the soldiers had been quartered for two days, ready for duty. Army trucks began to pull up to the more distant barracks almost immediately and the BOldiers sprang aboard. Soldiers housed nearer the scene of action formed Into companies and marched to their stations. As the phalanxes swung with steady stride into the riot area, rifles on shoulders and cartridges on theirTiips, the roughs who had been treading the pavements looking for fights, disappeared as If by magic. Some of the gangs sped to territory heretofore un infected by terrorism and resumed their unlawful occupation, but most of the marauders, as rain began to fall, retired for the night The most serious riot of the night took place at Fifty-third and State streets, where 200 policemen fought nearly two hours a crowd of negroes, firing several hundred shots before the rioters were subdued and 45 of them arrested. It was only after the patrolmen had chopped their way in to some of the buildings and seized a dozen snipers with their rifles and 600 cartridges that the fight ceased. Patrolman Injured. Although many beads were cracked as the police charged the barricaded negroes, all the rifle fire resulted in the Injury of only one person, Patrolman Emil Johnson, driver of a patrol wagon. He was shot as the policemen dashed up to the scene and thereafter the bluecoats kept In the shelter of their vehicles while approaching the row of houses. Before the troops had all been as signed, there were some minor clashes ! with roughs, however. The first melee occurred In front of the shop base for the motor transport corps at Fiftyfirst street and Wabash avenue. Nine negroes, armed with revolvers, drove back, and forth In front of the base, firing promiscuously, but hitting no one. A squad of soldiers soon came up and gave chase, capturing the negroes after firing several shots at them. Ten revolvers and several razors were taken from the blacks, who were then turned over to the police. Major Macey In command of six companies of the first reserves and a platoon of his men were fired on by snipers at 6Sth street and Racine avenue. None of the soldiers was hit and when they scattered and sought their assailants, the latter disappeared. Soldiers Make Arrests The first arrest made by soldiers. however, was that of five white men whose auto was searched because of their rowdyism and found to contain a revolver. While the soldiers were taking their stations, a crowd of whites surrounded the home of John Coles a negro policeman in Englewood, and rained bullets on him and his wife. The house was severely damaged before police came to the rescue. Interference with the United States mails has carried the riot situation through official channels to Washing ton. Federal officials hinted today that troops would be asked to surround the postoffice, affording protec tion for employes of both races and guarding delivery of mail. Failure of one thousand cnauffeurs, carriers and clerks to report for duty yesterday was declared by Postmaster Carlile to constitute interference with the mails, the riots ana smite oeing assigned as the reason of the inability of employes to reach their employ ment. The interference was reported to Postmaster General Burleson. Negro mail chauffeurs and carriers assigned to the black belt were among the absentees, interrupting the dellv ery of mail in that section to a great extent. Woman Is Arrested. Plans for the collection and preservation of evidence for the prosecution of those guilty of murder and assault in the riots have been practically completed by Attorney General B. J Brundage and States Attorney MacLay Hoyne, who were in conference asrain today. "The states attorney and I will im mediately send detectives and inves tigators out to obtain evidence against some of these men who take human life so freely," Mr. Brundage said. "We expect to send some of them to the penitentiary." Sanford C. McCoy, colored, who told the police he was 102 years old, probably was the oldest person picked up by the police as a suspect in the round-up of rioters. He was disarmed of a loaded revolver and warned to go to his home. A white woman dressed in man's clothing and carrying a pistol, was arrested. She told the police she was on her way to a railroad station and had donned male attire through fear of rioters. Leaders among the negroes of Chicago met last night in an effort to discover the real causes of the race riots and to devise means of ending the disorders. Resolutions were adopted advising negroes to be the first to cease acts of violence and assenting, that nothing but evil could result from attempts to wreak vengeance or grievances, real or fancied. "We believe the good people of Chicago will meet us half way in our efforts to establish a lasting peace and good feeling" the resolutyms read.

Brig. Gen. W. W. Harts, (above) and Maj. Gen. F. S. Strong. Most prominent among the men "higher up" who have been directly charged by witnesses before a con gressional Investigating committee with responsibility for vile conditions in the American prison camps in France are Brig. Gen. W. W. Harts, former commander of the American troops in the Paris district, and Maj. Gen. F. S. Strong of the Fortieth division. Col. T. Q. Donaldson of the In spector general s department admitted that responsibility for the conditions in the Paris prisons, concerning which some of the most sen sational charges of brutality have been made, must be laid to General Harts. POSSIBLE TAX RATE IS $2.12, AUDITOR FINDS 1918'sFund and 1919'sValuation would laive lnis Figure Increase Likely. Richmond taxpayers will have to pay I2J.2 on each $100 worth of prop erty In order to raise the same amount of money from Richmond taxes as was raised last year, according to an estimate made Thursday by the county auditor's office. This does not signify, however, that the city's rate for next year will be the above amount, as it is probable that the city and school corporations will ask for an increased appropriation from the state tax commission, wliich if granted, will mean that the city levy will be increased. The tax rate, however, will be con siderably lower this year than last, according to the auditor. - Last year's rate was $3.50 on each $100. The es timate made by the auditor was based on the figures of the county board of review, and the returns made by the state tax commission. Commissioner to Visit Strange N. Cragun, of the state tax commission, will visit the county auditor's office next Wednesday and will take up the matter of corporation assessments with incorporated companies of the county. No appeals have been made to the 6tate tax board by Wayne county corporations, as far as is known, but sev eral matters will be adjusted by the commissioner during his visit here. Certificates of assessments have been mailed to the township trustees of the county, to allow them to begin the work of making their levies for the next year. In some cases changes in the assessments are anticipated, but the certificates mailed Thursday will allow some of the trustees to work on their levies. Ammunition Stock Is Still Held In France (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 31 The War Department still had nearly 35,000 tons of small arms and field gun ammunition and airplane bombs to bring back from France on July 20, the whole amount being valued at $25,000, 000. It Included 121,000,000 rounds of rifle and 13,000,000 rounds of pistol cartridges, nearly a million shrapnel and high explosive shells for threeinch guns and 103.400 shells for eightInch howitzers. This ammunition is in addition to the increasing stocks in storage at home.

Hoosler Tells President Rati

fication Will Not Be Obtained Without Reservations Keyes Holds Stand. WATSON GIVES VIEW (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. July 31 Senator New, of Indiana, Republican member of the foreign relations committee. said after a visit to the White House today that he had told the president it would be "utterly Impossible to get the senate to accept the peace treaty as it stands," and that it either would be "ratified with reservations or faiL' Senator New said he told the president he was utterly opposed to Article X of the league of nations covenant. He added that In reply to the) president's statement that adoption of reservations by the senate might set a precedent for other nations he had said that the question of reservation was one for the United Stages to decide regardless of the effect on other countries. "My back is stiffer than ever for ratification of the treaty with reservations," Senator Keyes, Republican of New Hampshire said today after a conference with President Wilson at the White House. Senator Watson of Indiana, was also in conference with the president today. YEOMANETTES ARE MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE IN NAVY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, July 81. More than 2,000 yeomen (F) and feminine marine corps reservists on duty here were mustered out of the Navy today. Many of them will be employed in the navy department In civil service capa cities. The remaining "yeomanettes and Marinettes on duty In various parts of the country and island possessions will be released from active service before Aug 11, under the pro visions of the new naval bill. Secretary Daniels and Major George Barnett, reviewed a battalion of uniformed yeomen (F) and a company of Marinettes here yesterday at part of a farewell ceremony. Mr. Daniels paid a high tribute to the Yeomen (F), and praised their faithful and patriotic service. Ho said their enlistment had released nearly ten thou sand men for active service with the fleet and with the Marines In France. During, the war yeomen (F) corps reached a strength of 11,275. Some of its members serving in Europe and in all other places where there were naval establishments or stations. They rendered valuable services as stenographers and typists, clerks, translators, camouflage artists, finger print experts, draftsmen and recruiting agents. Most of the 800 female marine reservists, as the marinettes were officially styled, served at marine corps headquarters in the navy department. On the eve of their return to civilian attire and status. Secretary Daniels said in a statement to the corps: "It is with deep gratitude for the splendid service rendered by the yeomen (F) during our national emergency that I convey to then the sincere appreciation of the Navy department for their patriotic co-operation." Mere Cabinet Officers Nothing In Young Life Of Treasury Guardian (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. July 31 Secretary Glass, departing from his usual custom of entering the treasury by a private entrance, walked up to the Fif-, teenth street door yesterday. "What do you want?" asking the guardian. "I want to go into the treasury." the cabinet officer replied. "Do you work here?" came the astonishing question. "Yes, I'm Secretary of the Treasury." "What's your name, then?" An officer of the watch about that time rescued the head of the nation's financial system who later told the joke on himself. Germans Provoked Mob Attack At Versailles (By Associated Press) PARIS, July 31. The Judge Advocate attached to the second permanent courtmartlal, who Investigated the Incident connected with the departure of the Germans from Versailles, finds that there is no case. It has been . established that the Germans aroused the protests of the crowd by sticking out their tongues at spectators and shouting "Hocus." and the charges that stones were thrown, rest upon the unsupported testimony of Dr. Theodor Melchlor, one of the German financial delegates to the peace conference, and Frau Greta Dorlblush, one of ' the secretaries to ihe delegation.