Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 270, 27 August 1919 — Page 1

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VOT, YT TV XI rv OfTA Palladium. Et 18S1. Consolidated vuu AUV" -NU. 70 with Bun-Telegram 190T. RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. 27, 1919 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS LEAGUE PLAN FAVORED WITH RESERVATIONS RUSS CONTROL FALLING INTO HANDS OF FOE OF BOLSHEVIK Forget Politics, Get Busy, Warns Congress What Will Sam Gompers Say, to Union of Actors and Actresses, Headed by George Cohan, Which Bitterly Opposes Action of Striking N. Y. Thespians? FALL DEFENDS REVISIONS OF PEACE TREATY DY SENATORS BY EX-EDITOR

Sullivan Declares Wilson Was

Unable to Cope With "Give and Take Policy of Euro peans. HIGH PRICES AT PEAK "While President "Wilson was undoubtedly the loftiest man at the peace conference, and on the highest moral elevation, he did not hare equal ability In the 'give and take policy used by the other concerned with the task of drafting the League of Nations," said Mark Sullivan, former editor of Collier's Weekly and special representative of that magazine In Paris during the seven months of the conference, in an Interview here Wednesday afternoon. "Because President Wilson was at a disadvantage over there In the 'trading process' I believe he gave up certain things which should not have been given up, but I still believe that we ought to have a world league of nations, and that we should accept this one when we have certain concessions. "In getting the facts about the League as it now stands, before the United States I believe that there is no better way than that which is suggested in the proposals of President Wilson and others in favor of the League and Senator Lodge and others not In favor of it, to travel through the oountry addressing the people. "This will be as much like the Lincoln-Douglas debates as anything we have since bad, and it is the only fair way of getting all sides of the question before the people. "We should give what these men say our consideration; our complete deliberation before we speak finally. We must not blunder In this thing for it is far tco great," Bald Sullivan. H. C. L. Peak Reached "We have reached the peak of the high cost of living," said the former editor of Collier's, "From now ou the trend will be downward, and for this reason I do not think the railroad will fight much longer for Increasing wages, for with the steadily decreasing pilces his wage will be getting larger though they do not move." That tee railroad men will, not strike, and ttat if they do their strlko will not be a success was the opinio,: of Bulltvan, who said that witn finsident Wilson and pu'jLo opinion generally against su;h method what they seek would be lofct, utterly. "After every war we Lave had high prices. After the Civil war wheat and pork were as high as they are now, and while wages were also hih.they were not equal to these we have at the present time. "Prices descended until wheat was SO cents; corn at 20 cents, and cUy labor was getting 89 cents. We have this to expect and I believe men now considering the question will not try to push wages high by striking. The thought of future wars is absolutely Impossible, Sullivan said. He added : "With modern instruments of devastation so perfected the horrors of future wars would be too much to stand. Before, the airplanes carried only a few pounds; now they are capable of carrying several tons of bombs. Another war would mean the destruction of dosens- of European cities, only hours after the war had started. Our boys do not want future wars, it Is true, but our scientific heads see the Impossibility of it from the purely mechanical standpoint.'' Bulllvan will discuss tonight in a narrative way the Peace Conference as he saw it; the organization of the conference; the losing of the first of Wilson's fourteen points by closing the sessions; the six full plenary sessions when the newspaper men were admitted. DaPont Company May Bay Powder Town of Nitro (By Associated Tress) CHARLESTON. W. Va., Aug. 27. The Dupont Chemical company has expressed Its intentions of putting in a bid for the purchase of Nitro, W. Va.. the site of the second largest powder plant in the world, it announced yesterday, by an officer of the company. The expression follows the announcement of government agents recently, tha bids for the town, including its manufacturing plants and residences for housing 20,000 persons would be sold in its entirety to the highest bidder. Bids are to be placed with the salvaging department at Philadelphia, early in September. Nitro was built by the government at a cost of 70,000,000. Roosevelt to Pin D. 5. C. on Ten Detroit Heroes (By Associated Tress) DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 27 Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived here early today, the first stop on his tour of the country in the interests of the American Legion of which he is one of the founder?. Colonel Roosevelt was to spend the day in various industrial plants studying methods of re-empioylng or reeducating returned soldiers and tonight he will address the first rally of tha Michigan posts of the American legion. A feature of tonight's meeting win be the presentation by the colonel of ten distinguished service medals to cited Detroit soldiers.

Senator David I. Walsh. Senator David I. Walsh, formerly governor of the Bay State, is the first Democrat sent to the senate from Massachusetts since the Civil war. Recently he appealed to his colleagues to drop politics and get together in an earnest effort to solve the H. C. of L. problem and give the public some relief through legislation. HORSE SHOW IS STARTED; CROWD AT HAGERSTOWN "Newcastle Day" Starts Festivities at Great Annua Event Children Exhibit. HAGERSTOWN. Ind., Aug. 27. Although everything was in readiness by 10 o'clock Wednesday, it was not until the Newcastle band arrived at noon leading a large procession of autos filled with a holiday crowd, that Hagerstown really awakened to the enjoyment of its horse fair and four daya of festivity. With the first crash of music and the unloading of the machines, the Bhow was on in earnest. Ideal weather and an ideal crowd of care-free pleasure seekers Insured a good time for everybody. The various large tents where the horses, cattle, hogs, poultry, etc, soon became thronged with interested visitors. - The complete ness of the horse ex hibit Is amazing. The various large bams are fiiled with horses of all J worth-while description, there being about 200 head on show. As all the horses and cattle will be paraded daily during show week, every visitor will have opportunity to see and judge of the quality of this offering. Horses Sold at Auction. Many of the horses will be sold at. auction on Saturday morning, and all the fine cattle on Saturday afternoon, that is to say, the registered stock. Some grade cattle and a lot of hogs will go under thf hammer on Saturday morning, starting at 9 o'clock. There will be an apportunlty to pick up some choice animals of all kinds on Saturday and no doubt the farm population will' be well represented In the various auction rings. The poultry section occupies a large tent on an interestlne; street In the heart of the show part of town. At the east end of Main street stands the giant, three center-pole tent, bought from the buckskin show out fit. Here aro shown some of the finest Polled and Angus cattle In Indiana, all registered stock. The Wayne and Henry county calf clubs make their headquarters In this tent and It was a sight worth the visit just to see the enthusiastic youngsters proudly grooming and showing their pets, Wednesday morning. There are doubtless some coming cattle breeders among this bunch of boys, and if any old stager is more interested In fine cattle than most of , these boys, we have yet to meet him ! on the grounds. Garden Club Exhibit. The women of the Garden club are making an exhibit in K. of P. hall, known for the occasion as Floral halL While It may be true that Wayne hag a short crop of fruit this year, the exhibit made by the ladies of Hagerstown does not so indicate. About 1,500 will be disbursed in premiums, besides numerous ribbons. Some awards will be made late Wednesday afternoon and evening. Ample arrangements for feeding all comers have been perfected, the ladies of the various churches and societies conv bininb to take care of the hungry. At least 10,000 visitors are expected on Thursday, Richmond day. Visitors and belated exhibitors began coming in at sunrise Wednesday, and the entire town had an early breakfost. The last of the decorations were flung to the breeze on Tuesday night and the scene was finally set for Hagerstown's greatest fair and horse show by 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. TEN ARRESTED FOR STORAGE VIOLATION CINCINNATI, Aug. 27 Ten Indictments charging violation of the state cold storage law, were returned by the Hamilton county grand jury today. Each indictment contains three counts. Five of the Indictments are against Swift and Company and the other five against a local butcher.

Denikine Makes Daily Pro

gress Into Central RussiaArmy Now Holds Territory Larger Than Germany. PSKOV IS CAPTURED (By Associated Press) PARIS, Aug. 27 General Denikine, the anti-Bolshevik leader in southern Russia, now dominates a territory larger than Germany and his forces are daily progressing into central Russia with comparatively slight op position. His actual front two days ago, ac cording to accurate military Information received here, extended from a few miles east of Odessa northward to Eliaabetgrad, then northeast to i few miles south of Kursk, thence east to Novchopersk, continuing to a point on the Volga a few miles south of Saratov. The capture of Odessa by antl-Bolshevik forces has been announced. General Oeniklne also occupies all the Caucasus region from the Caspian to the Black sea and south to the Georgian border. His forces are not occupying Astrakhan at the mouth of the Volga, but he controls traffic on that river by occupying Tzaritzin and a stretch along the river . running northward for a distance of 20 miles. REDS CAPTURE PSKOV LONDON, Aug. 27 Pskov, southwest of Petrograd, has been captured by Bolshevik forces, according to an official statement issued at Moscow. The Bolshevik! also claim successes on the Volga in General Denikine's territory. They report the capture of Kamishin on the Volga 120 miles southwest of Saratov, and say their forces are advancing toward Tsaritzin, 100 miles further south on the Volga. In the district northeast of Kamishin the Bolshevik statement report the re-occupation of the towns of Borlssogliebsk and Povorino. U. S. INTERFERENCE IN TURKEY ROUSES PROTEST IN FRANCE (By Associated Press) PARIS, Aug. 27. French officials are aroused over a warning to Turkey that massacres of Armenians must cease, which the United States is alleged to have acted alone in sendins to the Turkish government. The subject has been under discussion in the supreme council, in which it Is reported that there was sharp criticism of American interference In Turkey, through missions and otherwise, despite the fact that the United States has shown no disposition to accept a mandate for the administration of any Turkish territory. SURRENDER OF BELA . KUN IS DEMANDED (By Associated Press) BASEL, Aug. 27. The extradition of Bela Kun and his associates lu tha former Hungarian Communist government has been demanded by Hungary from the new Austrian foreign office, according to a dispatch from Vienna. FIRST AERIAL RACE COMPLETED BY THREE MINNEOLA, N. Y., Aug. 27 Three aviators arrived here from Toronto this morning, completing the round trip in the international air race. Lieutenant Robert H. Midciff estimated his actual flying time as nine hours and fifty-one minutes. The other finishers were Captain A. E. Slmonon and Lieutenant C. F. Brown. Each carried a passenger. GERMAN CORPS RAISED (By Associated Press) COBLENZ, Aug. 27. Details of the organization of a large German volunteer corps to support the Russian reactionary movement against the Bolshevik!, are in the hands of American military authorities, it was announced. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather .Bureau Showers probably

tonight and Thursday. Not much change in temperature. Temperature Today Noon 70 Yesterday Maximum 72 Minimum 43 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Unsettled tonight and Thursday. Showers and probably thunderstorms. General Conditions The storm on the Atlantic coast has moved northward to Laborador and abnormally cool weather continues east of the Mississippi river. The hot wave remains unbroken over the west. Ranges from 80 to 90 degrees In the shade over Montana. A Storm is developing over the pl&ia states with heavy local rains. Coldest place is 34 degrees at Stone Cliff, Ontario.

Left to right, above: David Warfield, George M. Cohan and Fay Bainter. Below: Amelia Bingham, Justine Johnstone and Leonore Ulrlch. NEW YORK, Aug. 27. The new actors' union, organized by George M. Cohan, one time actor but more recently a producing manager, and brought into being to fight the Actors' Equity association and prevent the American Federation of Labor from dominating the stage, counts among its members some of America's most prominent thespians. Among those who have joined the new organization are the following: David Warfield, Blanche Bates, William Collier, Amelia Bingham, Lester

TAX RISE HIT FARMER, UTILITY MAN, MERCHANT Personal Property Owners Get Big Raises Property Assessed at More Than Value. Farmers, public utilities and merchants, will bear the heavy end of the taxes, under the changes announced Tuesday in property valuations by the state board of tax commissioners, according to County Auditor Howard Brooks. t Owners of city property, who have no large assessment of personal property, will probably pay less taxes next year than they did this, but where personal property is a large figure in the tax assessments, the tax payer will probably have a larger tax bill next year, according to Brooks. The action of the state tax board In adding a flat increase of 40 percent, to the personal property assessments will work a decided hardship on the majority of the people who have large personal property valuations. According to Brooks, when the county board of reviews was In session, even.- effort was made to assess the personal property of taxpayers at their true cash value, and in practically every instance this was done. Greater than Cash Value The additions made by the board of reviews and the state board, following the original assessments, increases the valuation of personal pro perty in Richmond 110 percent., which j in a large number of instances is much greater than the actual value J of the personal property. An instance was cited by the auditor of a local wholesale house which was found by actual invoice to have ! personal property valued at 190,000. I This house was assessed, after the lat-1 est increase by the state board at I $26,000, or $36,000 more than the pro- j perty was actually worth. Another instance was shown by the auditor in the case of automobiles. "When the assessors made their valuations, they took Fords as being worth $200," Brooks said Wednesday, "and this figure has been increased 110 per cent, making the average valuation of Ford automobiles in the county $420, which is much more than the Fords would ever sell for." County's Value $93,263,351 The increase of 20 per cent on real estate In the county makes a total in crease of $3,736,366 in the valuation of the eounty, according to the auditor's figures, and of this amount, approximately $3,400,000 is covered by the city of Richmond. Personal property in the county will Ho irroo a&A irt voluntlnn K.f ! $4,759,437 by the state board's action. The auditor certified the valuation of the county to the state board a $84,772,548, to which was added $8.595,803 by the state board's Increases, making" the present valuation of th3 county $93,268,351. This, however, does not include the lncreae in the valuation of corporations, which may j be made by the state board. ! Some injustice was shown. It is j claimed, in the state board's action regarding the assessment of corporations. According to one corporation head, he was called before the state tax board representative recently la regard to the assessment of the corporation which he represented. His corporation was assessed at (Continued on Page Thirteen.)

Lonergan, Arline Hackett, Carlotta Monterey, Lola Fisher, Zella Sears. Marie Cahlll, Will Glllete, Fay Bainter, Ina Claire, Leonore Ulrich, Eileen Huban. Burr Mcintosh, Ben Johnson, Howard Kyle, Jose Ruban, Holbrook Blinn, Janet Beecher, Olive Wyndham, Alan Dinehart, Mary Ryan, Ralph Nephew of Kaiser, Detroit Man, Has Name Changed (By Assoc. ated Press) DETROIT. Aug. 27. The former Count Johann Wilhelm Von Loewenel Brandenburg Hohenzollern, 49 years old, a resident of Detroit since 1911, and a nephew of former emperor William, is now Mr. .Vaughn LionelL - . Judge Command changed Iris- same In probate court yesterday. Mr. Lionell has his first, naturalization papers and says he "IS THROUGH" with his European relatives. He first came to this county in 1893 to look after some investments for his uncle. He came again eight years ago and decided to stay. "NO BUSINESS TO BUY U. S. BONDS" SAID S, CRAGUN State Tax Commissioner Assesses Local Firm on Patriotic Investment. That corporations have no business owning liberty bonds or have no bu.-i-iness purchasing them, was the statement made by Strange N. Cragun, a member of the state board of tax commissioners, to a representative of a Richmond corporation, when the latter appeared before tae state board, to settle the corporation's valuation recently. According to the representative of the corporation, the corporation report showed that the company owned $40,000 worth of liberty bonds, upon which exemption was asked, in accordance with the law that the bonds were to be exempt from taxation. Not in Bank Business. Cragun declared that the company was not in the Investment or banking business, and therefore had no business of buying bonds in the first place. The board also claimed that the ownership of the bonds increase 1 the valuation of the corporation to the extent or their value, therefore no exemption should be allowed. The corporation representatives claimed that the company bought the bonds only on the appeal of the government to "Buy bonds until it hurts," and that it was done largely as a patriotic duty. Americans to Give Lord Grey Send-Off to U. S. fBv Associated Press LONDON, Tuesday, Aug. 26. John W. Davis, the American ambassador to the court of St. James is to give a dinner to Viscount Grey, September 12, on the eve of the Viscount's departure for Washington to take up his post as British ambassador to the United States. The guests will ' include Premier Lloyd George, Foreign Secretary Balfour, Earl Curzon of Kedleston. and a majority of the British cabinet ministers and other British notabilities. Frank L. Polk assistant secetary of state will come from Paris to be pre sent at the dinner. Other prominent Americans who are expected to gather round the board are Colonel E. M. House and Henry White of the American peace delegation. Justice Brandeis of the United States supreme court, former United States Senator Vllard Saulsbury of Delaware, and Justice McCoy of the district of Columbia.

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Herz, Lowell Sherman, Justine Johnstone and Frances Farr. Leaders in both camps have been awaiting with interest and anxiety the arrival from Europe of President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor. OCATION BOARD DENIES CHARGES OF INEFFICIENCY Head of Work for Disabled Men Shows Good Done by Commission. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. The federal board for vocational education through its director Dr. Charles A. Prosser, has addressed a letter to members of congress denying charges recently made by the association of disabled soldiers, sailors and marines of inefficiency in the board's administration. Replying to the association's charge that hundreds of men have been compelled to depend upon the charity of friends for months after applying for vocational training because of the board's delay in arranging for payment of compensation, Dr. Prosser declared that the board had not the authority to make such payments or place men in training until compensation for disability is awarded by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. This provision of the Rehabilitation Act, he said, had given rise to much misunderstanding. He also asserted that under the act it Is the function of the board to prlvide support only for disabled men, who have been placed in train ing, because they are in need of rehabilitation. Leads Other Countries. Denying other charges brought by the association the director said no deductions have been made from the training pay of disabled men because of money earned incidental to their i training work; that the board has done everything to assist the total of 61 men who have applied through the board for civil service position to obtain such positions, 27 of these men having been approved for service by the civil service commission, 11 re jected because their disability totally incapacitated them for the work with I the remaining cases yet undetermined, I and that 42 men of the total of 119 who have completed training had been I placed in remunerative positions. Of ! the remainder who have completed i training. Dr. Prosser said 35 will enter upon additional training in the fall, 12 I are ending placement and 12 have not been reported upon. The association's statements with respect to placements is thus "obviously untrue," the director said. The United States and Canada are "far ahead" of other countries iu the administration of the rehabilitation problem, director Prosser declared in leply to. the charge that the board j had not been "guided in its work by i the sound, scientific principles evolved j by other countries." The only differI ence between this country and Canada j he said is that the United States goI ernment is "much more liberal in awarding subsistence and training to disabled men." To the objection entered by the nssociation against the board's polh.y of giving precedence to cases of seriously disabled men. Dr. Prosser replied that the board "reaffirms the justice and wisdom of this policy." PLUMB COMPLETES AIR RACE (By Associated Press) MINEOLA. N. Y., Aug. 27. LieutM. J. Plumb landed at Roosevelt field, the Arts aviator to complete the round trip course in the international air derby, between Mineola and Toronto.

Replies to Attack Made by Senator McCumber on Shantung Amendment Made by Senate Committee.

NELSON DEMANDS PLAN WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexico, replying In the senate today to an address yesterday by Senator McCumber, Republican, North Dakota, criticizing the foreign relations committee, for amending the Shantung provision of the peace treaty, said senators who had not read the treaty and did not know Its contents were tha most Insistent that it be ratified immediately. Soon after he began speaking Senator Fall was Interrupted ty Senator Nelson, Republican, of Minn sota, who asked what he proposed to do with the treaty. "Not In Second Childhood." Senator Fall said h wMiid nnt on. ter Into a discussion with Senator Nelson In deference to the tatter's age, wnereupon senator Nelson rejoined: "You needn't consider my age, but Just consider me the vouneeKt man in the senate. I am neither In my second childhood In this matter nor in me Mexican matter. The first task hefnro thA tnraism relations committee today was to periect us action of yesterday in agreeing to a blankket amendment eliminating reference to American representation on various international commissions set up under the treaty. The specific language to be used and the exact places where changes were to be made remained to be worked out. WILSON TO START . WEST WITHIN TWO WEEKS, ANNOUNCES (By Associated Pres WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. President Wilson will begin his trip to the Pacific coast, just as 6oon as details can be arranged, probably within ten days or two weeks. Secretary Tumulty made this definite announcement today, adding that the President felt he should make the trip. It is regarded as likely that he President will reach the Pacific coast in time to review the Pacific fleet at San Francisco, September 15. Allied Sympathizers Were Betrayed by Qaien (By Associated Press) PARIS. Aug. 27. Almost every allied sympathizer in Brussels who came In contact with Georges Gaston Quien, alleged betrayer of Edith Cavell, was soon arrested and condemned by the Germans, according to the president of the court which Is trying him. Among those mentioned by tha president was Father Bonstoela, who believing Quien was honestly aiding the allied soldiers to escape, gave him a railroad map which showed the latest German modifications. Father Bonsteels was soon sentenced to twelve years Imprisonment. It was declared that Quien had asked a Madame Van Dams to aid two young persons to escape and that she directed them to the frontier and sent another lady with them as a guide. The four were Jailed and condemned by the Germans. Quien admitted having seen Miss Cavell on July 26 after he had visited the home of Madame Bodart, and that Jean Maes accosted him in the street. There was read Into the record a statement that Maes was In the pay of the Germans. Madame Bodart gave Quien a package to be left at the home of Madame MachieL He admitted he knew it contained maps for the use of papers attempting to escape from the eo tintry. It was pointed out by the prosecution that one of these maps had caused Madame Bodart to be cor demned by a German courtmartlal. Former Duke Files Suit Against Gotha Republic (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Tuesday. Aug. 26. Formei Duke Charles Edward, of Cobur Gotha, has filed a suit against thi republic of Gotha and its commlssionf ers to recover his estate which wad confiscated when he declined to ao cept settlement or 15,000,000 marks. The Prince of Waldeck-Pyrmont li also suing for the recovery of half oi his domain after the failure of nego tiations with the new government. Personal Interview Asked of Gary by Union Leaden (By Associated Pre NEW YORK, Aug. 27. After Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the Board of thi United States Steel corporation, hal refused to see them yesterday, re pre sentatives of the American Federatio of Labor who are organizing tbi workers in the steel and iron industn sent him a written request asklnt him for a personal interview, it wai annuonced today bjtWiUlam Z. Jroi ter.