Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 276, 3 September 1919 — Page 1

RICHM VOL. 3TT.TV TSJO " Palladium. Est. 18S1. Consolidated RICHMOND, IND., WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPT. 3, 1919. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS HITCHCOCK IS GIVEN TREATY BATTLE PLANS BY PRESIDENT AMENDMENT IS HELD ATTEMPT TO KILL PACT BOLSHEVIK ARE BEING DRIVEN OUT OF KIEV BY KOLCHAK Coming to U. S. to Try For Husband's Estate Russian War Brides and American Soldier Husbands Shown Leaving Murmansk Coast for United States

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Wilson Holds Conference With Nebraska Senator Before He Leaves on Tour of Country for Pact.

FIRST TALK THURSDAY (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Sept. 3. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the leading administration spokesman in the sen ate was invited to the White House today for a final conference between President Wilson before President Wilson starts tonight on his speaking tour to the Pacific coast in the in terests of the peace treaty. It was understood that the presi dent desired to discuss with Senator Hitchcock plans for the conduct dur ing his absence of the administration fight in the senate for ratflcation of the treaty and the league of nations covenant without change. Leaves Capital Tonight. President Wilson will leave the na tional capital tonight. The first stop of the presidential special will be at Columbus Ohio where Mr. Wilson will deliver the first of hia scheduled ad dresses Thursday morning. Although the itinerary calls for thirty set speeches in the principal cities of the west it is believed the president will also be compelled to make many Bhort platform addresses at smaller towns along the route. ULTIMATUM TO BE SENT RUMANIANS (By Associated Press) PARIS, Sept. 8. The Bupreme council today decided to send an ultimatum to the Rumanian government regarding her course In Hungary. Fierce Attack Made on Lord Northcliffe (By Associated Press) BELFAST. Sept. 3. Sir Edward Carson, in opening a new anti-home rule campaign here last night made a fierce attack upon Viscount Northcliffe, the newspaper proprietor whom he styled as "The greatest absentee Irish capitalist and the greatest example of an Irishman who under the Union has made untold wealth in England." "He dearly loves man hunting," said Sir Edward. He hunted Earl Kitchener, Field Marshal Viscount French, Viscount Jellicoe, Viscount Milner and J. Austen Chamberlain and more recently Premier Lloyd George. I have thought thiB over and believe I have found a solution to the question. It is to make Viscount Northcliffe prime minister. The only disadvantage would be that as prime minister he would have to meet in Parliament face to face those he assails and could not attack them from the editorial armchair. What is a statesman? It is a man who when he pleases Viscount Northcliffe, betrays every interst entrusted to him." Cardinal Mercier Sets Sail for United States (By Associated Press) BREST, Sept. 3. Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium, sailed today for the United States on board the transport Northern Pacific. American Woman Hart in Bomb Explosion (By Associated Press) TOKIO, Sept. 3. Advices received here today from Seoul, capital of Korea, state that a bomb was thrown at Governor General Saito tnd that 20 persons were wounded, including an American woman named Harrison, who is believed to be related to Carter Harrison, former Mayor of Chicago. General Saito was not wounded. No further details were received. Unanimous Vote Ratifies Treaty in New Zealand (By Associated Press) WELLINGTON. New Zealand, Sept. 3. The peace treaty with Germany was unanimously ratified by parliament after members of the labor party had criticized the pact. Belgian Royalty Will Reach U. S. October 1 (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, will arrive in Washington about October 1. and will be guests of the President and Mrs. Wilson at the White Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair south. Probably showers north and central portions tonight. Thursday fair. Temperature Today Noon 74 Yesterday Maximum Minimum 44

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Mrs. Edith Gould Mrs. Edith Kelly Gould la trying desperately to get to the United States in order to institute counter divorce proceedings against her ex-husband Frank Gould, who was recently granted a decree in Paris. American passport officials in France refused to grant Mrs. Gould a passport, whereupon she sought and obtained a British passport that would take her to London. Whether she is succeeding in London in getting either an American or a British passport to the United States is not known. AMERICANIZATION NEEDS ADVANCED AT BAB MEETING Teaching of Immigrants and Native Born is Essential, Page Declares. (By Associated Press) BOSTON, Sept. 3. The need oi Americanization of the foreign population of this country, better education of the native born residents in the meaning of government and harmonizing of the Interests of capital and lab or, was emphasized by George T. Page of Peoria, 111., president of the American Bar association, in his address at the opening session of the associa tion's annual convention here today. "We must take up Intelligently," he said, "and with courage and determin ation the seemingly impossible tasks that are all about us, and reconstruct and readjust the broken and disturbed condition of things, produced, on the one hand by war and on the other hand by what seems to be our utter disregard of some of the fundamentals necessary to establish and perpetuate a democratic form of government.' He characterizes as "a most dangerous difficulty" the fact that lack of Americanization work had left most of the great body of foreigners in this country "wholly incapable of even becoming students of our form of government" Urges Better Education. Mr. Page declared that the imtilgrants Ehould be taught that they have no right "to place America and American institutions second to any other nation or proposed nation on earth," and that an immigrant Incapable of refusing to become an American 6hould be "driven back to the country from which he came." Turning to the need of better education of the native born In their duties to society, he said: "All our people should have proper instruction a6 to the meaning of the citizen's right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness' under, our constitution. "To make a real democracy there muBt be surrender, compromise and service by everybody. That condition never will exist while we have, as we do have, large bodies of men who have and use the power of money to influence and mold for selfish purposes to a large extent, the destinies of our nation either through the government or in spite of it." Indemnity for Murder of Frenchman Was Paid From Private Source BERLIN, Sept. 3. The indemnity of one million marks paid to France for the killing of Sergeant Paul Mannheim, in Berlin last July, was the gift of a private person desirous of seeing the matter settled, according to the Vossische Zeitung. It says the money was paid on the expressed understanding that it should be handed to the Red Cross. A Havas dispatch from Paris, Aug. 31, announced that Germany had paid France an indemnity of one million frnacs in the Mannheim case and that the French government would make e gift of this amount to the International Red Cross. Reports of the negotiation over the case previously had stated that Germany while willing to make monetary compensation to the the extent of 100,000 francs to the family of the soldier, was standing out against the payment of the larger sum as indemnity.

Hitchcock Denounces Knox Proposal for Separate Peace With Germany. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept 3. Declaring that the real purpose of the foreign relations committee majority in amending the peace treaty was to kill the treaty entirely and that such a course would be suicidal to the United States, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, Democratic leader, asserted in a senate speech today that the majority of the senators never would accept any of the committee changes. "The treaty opponents," he said, crawl on the ground with a microscope searching for pitfalls in the League of Nations and overlook benefits which the treaty would bring to

the nation. The proposal of Sens tor Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, that the treaty be rejected and a separate peace made with Germany, was char acterized by the speaker as an "in sane mixture of poltroonery and folly." By a vote of 9 to 8 said Senator Hitchcock, "the committee on foreign relations is to bring squarely before the senate the question of defeating the pending treaty. Suppose the sen ate should vote In favor of the Shantung amendment or any other? What would happen? Would Isolate U. S. "Either the president would, refuse to go further with the treaty or he would submit the amendment to the nalons associated with the United States. Does anyone believe they would accept it? Does anyone believe that Great Britain who has already ratified the treaty and is also under a pledge to Japan with regard to Shan tung, would accept the Shantung amendment? Does anyone think that France, also under a pledge to Japan, would ratify this change? Does anyone suppose that Japan herself would submit to this humiliation before the eyes of the world? "I cannot conceive any intelligent and candid man who would assume such a thing as a possibility. We would be met by an Instant refusal to accept the amendment and then where would the United States find Itself in this International settlement? We would find ourselves out in the cold, isolated from the rest of the world. The work of ratifying the treaty would proceed without us. "In article 231 Germany Is compelled to accept full responsibility for the damages caused by the war. Does anyone think if wts undertook to negotiate a separate treaty with Germany, Germany would make any such concessions to the United States. Germany might Bay she had never declared war on the United States; that It was the United States which forced war upon her. Property Action Cited. "Take the matter of German property in the United States. Under this treaty all acts of the United States and of the alien property custodian with regard to that property are validated unless Germany can show actual fraud. Is anyone Insane enough to suppose that Germany will voluntarily make that concession to us if we lose the hold upon her which this treaty gives? Suppose Germany points to the treaties of 1799 and 1829 under which we agreed to respect the private property of German nationals In the United States. "This treaty creates a commission called the reparations commission. Unquestionably It will be the most powerful international body ever created. It receives from Germany all reparations paid and distributes them to the various nations. Does anyone think under the circumstances the United States can afford not to have a representative on the reparations commission? "Defeat of the treaty by means of proposed amendments to It is the real program and hope of the majority of the committee on foreign relation. It Is for this purpose that he treaty has been locked up in cold storage for so many weeks. They have felt justified in delaying the treaty in committee, holding useless hearings and making killing amendments with the full knowledge that amendments would beat the treaty Just as effectively as a refusal to ratify. Knox Speech Attacked. "A few ,a very few, have declared they would vote against the treaty because of the league of nations, but it has remained for Senaor Knox to declare boldly against our participation In the peace settlement. To say that he has amazed the country is to put It mildly. He has shocked the (Continued on Page Thirteen) Baker Asked Number of Men in Staff Office (By Associated Press') WASHINGTON, Sept 3. Secretary Baker is asked in a resolution adopted today by the senate for information as to the number of commissioned officers and civilians together with their pay now attached to the office of the chief of staff in Washington. The measure was offered by Senator Chambrelain, Democrat, Oregon. England Can Hold Own, Daviess Reports After Inspecting Hog Island (By Associated Press) LONDON, Tuesday, Sept. 2. "I am satisfied that Great Britain can hold her own in shipbuilding, unless a great change is brought about in the United States," said Sir Davies, representative for Wales and Monmouthshire for the cabinet committee for prevention of unemployment in an address at Cowes today. Sir Joseph said he had come to this conclusion after a visit to American shipbuilding yards, including the one on Hog Island, t

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GOSH! SEE WAYNE PRICES AND MENU FOR YEAR 1820 Shades of prohibition and profiteers! Whiskey sold at twelve and a half cents a half pint in 1820, and a man could get three meals for 25 cents. This was the rate fixed for tavern oriarffes bv the Wayne county com missioners for the year 1820. The commissioners record, wnicn is the oldest record in the county court house, begins with the year 1811, on ir mnT intarestirie notations are contained In the old document. Didn't Eat Much Th fflSR for tavern charees. as fixed by the commissioners for 1820, are as follows: TtrsaVfnvt rHnner and suDDer....25 C XMoifn 12HC -v ' o " m w. ------ ------ i - . a i n i i wnisKey, per nan pint li-jju Peach brandy, per nair pint c Rum, wine or cognac brandy.... 50 c Cider, per quart 12 c Horse, with grain and bay, per night ov c Single feed for horse 12 He Accordine to the same record, the county treasurer at that period had little to worry about. The annual re port for the year 1S19 showed tnat the, treasurer had a balance on hand of $34.87 at the end of the year. The treasurer had received sz.isa.ss In taxes and fees and had spent $2,168,88 for county expenses. The balance in the general fund, which is only a part of the county's funds, for 1919. was $97,905.88. and the expenses for this year, as com pared with 100 years ago, were lau times as great. Settlement of Actors Strike is Predicted In Twenty-Four Hours (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Sept 3. Settlement of the actors' strike within 24 hours was confidently predicted today by members of the Actors' Equity association. While no formal announcement was forthcoming this morning from either the managers or the officials of the actors' association, those who believed the end of the controversy was at hand based their hopes on a report that the managers' association by a vote of 86 to 6 decided last night to accord recognition to the Actors' Equity association, the principal point at Issue and that the Actors' Fidelity league, the rival of the Equity association, had temporarily ceased its campaign for membership. George M. Cohan of the producing managers' association, and Frank Gilmore, secretary of the Equity association, each predicted last night that important developments were at hand which would terminate the strike but neither told what these "developments" were. Meanwhile the managers have announced the re-openlng o five theatres within a few days, "strike or no strike." Hundred Thousand Are Deserters in Germany (By Associated Press) GENEVA, Tuesday, Sept. 2 Nearly 100,000 officers and men are considered deserters from the German army during the war, according to Munich advices. Included in this number are many thousands who were In America and England at the outbreak of the war and were prevented from joining the German army "although advised beforehand to join the colors," the dispatch says. Switzerland leads the neutral coun tries with forty thousand deserters. A proclamation of amnesty to these men has been issued if they will re turn to Germany this year, but many former German soldiers in this country refuse to go back. The amnesty proclamation does not apply to those accused of treason. Liberia President-Elect Pays Visit to Lansing (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. President elect King of Liberia, who Is In the United States on a visit, called at the state department today to pay his respects to Secretary Lansing.

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(By Associated Press) , MOULINS, France, Sept 3. Raoul Doridot, a soldier of the great war who committed suicide recently was the hero of a strange adventure. Made prisoner early in the war and sent to Germany he learned during the winter of 1915 that his mother was dangerously 111. He sent a letter to the then Emperor William, asking to be permitted to proceed to her deathbed. Well disposed that day perhaps the Emperor granted the request but with the proviso that Doridot give his word of honor to return to tb,e camp once the object of his journey was ac complished. Arriving at Besancon, he was held by the French authorities who were suspicious because of the unprecedented occurrence of a private being released on parole by the Germans. While he was detained at Besanson his mother died. The voyage to Moulins being cow without object, true to his word. DoriMEMBERSHIP DRIVE TO BE STARTED BY POST AT DINNER Plans for a membership campaign, which will try for a 100 percent membership in the American legion among the ex-service men of Wayne county, are being made in connection with the supper and entertainment to be given Wayne county's returned soldiers at the Coliseum on October 4, by the War Mothers of the county. Although the supper is not a Legion affair, plans for the entertainment will be worked out by Harry Ray post and every former soldier, sailor or marine in the county will be urged to attend. According to President Strayer, of the Harry Ray post, arrangements will be made to obtain several speak ers of prominence for the supper, and also other forms of entertainment. A letter was received Wednesday by officials of Harry Ray post, from the state organization, commending the county on its work in organizing a county post of the legion. Wayne Is Leader. According to the letter, Wayne county now stands among the leaders of the state in organization of returned service men, and the officials of Harry Ray post were urged by State Secretary Nugent to continue their work. The county post has approximately 100 members now, and it is hoped that this number will reach 500 before the charter is granted by the state. The granting of the charter has been deferred until after the membership campaign, in order that a large charter list may be obtained. The War Mothers of the county also agreed to make a flag for Harry Ray post, which will be used as the official flag of the post for all time. A committee composed of Mrs. Henry Mather, Mrs. Herzler and Mrs. Thomas Dolloff was appointed to arrange for the making of the flag. Jap anese Peace Head Given Enthusiastic Reception at Tokio (By Associated Press) . TOKIO, Monday, Sept. 1. Marquis Kinmoshi Saionji, former premier and head of the Japanese delegation at the peace conference in Paris arrived here today, being given an enthusiastic welcome by thousands at the station. An untoward incident occured following an address to the crowd by a student who denounced Marquis Saionji, claiming his work in Paris had been a failure. Several workmen threw stones at the station but no damage was done. All the men who threw stones were arrested. Marquis saionji is quoted as say ing "every nation Is dissatisfied with the results attained at the peace conference, but the league of nations has produced a great change in the posi tion of Japan in International politics. Her political interests are now coming world wide." be -

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dot returned to Germany and presentea nimseir at the camp. "I never expected t? see you again." said the commandar in a humorous vein. The word of a French soldier Is worth more than a scrap of paper,' responded Doridot Since hlB return to France after the armistice he had been brooding over me aeatn of his mother. 84TH REGIMENT TO MEET FOR REUNION HERE ON SEPT. 19 Invitations for the forty-seventh annual reunion of the Eighty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, civil war Tterans, which will be held here on Friday, September 19, have been sent out by officers of the regiment Since last year's meeting, the president. Captain Frank Ellis, of Mnncie, and Mrs. William R. Way, have both died, and the remaining officers have been unable to locate tho records of the regiment. At the last meeting, the survivors of the regiment numbered about 400, but this will be greatly decreased this year. Composed of Wayne Men. The Eighty-fourth Regiment L V. I. was recruited from what was then the Fourth Indiana congressional district, and was made up largely of men from Wayne and adjoining counties. The regiment was encamped at the old fair grounds, near South Ninth street, where the present city fire house Is now. During the last three years of the war, the regiment was in many battles and saw much active service. The program of the reunion will include a business meeting, a camp fire and a general social time. Plans are being made for the Eurvivors of the regiment to go over their old camping grounds. John F. Davenport, of this city, is vice-president of the regiment and Charles R. Unthank is secretary, protem. CONFERENCE SET FOR OCTOBER 5 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. The conference between labor, capital and agricultural Interests called by President Wilson for discussion of the present economic situation will be held In Washington between October 5 and 10, it was learned today at the White House. Egyptians Enthusiastic Over Action of Senate ! (By Associated Prnss) LONDON., Sept. 3-Great enthusiastic demonstrations were held at Cairo and Alexandria on Saturday and Sunday In consequence of the receipt of a telegram declaring that the foreign relations committee of the United States Senate had declared that Egypt should be independent according to a Cairo dispatch to the Daily Mail. It is said that Saide Pasha Zaglout head of the Egyptiian national deputation in Parts was the author of the telegram to Cairo. No action has been taken by the foreign relations committee of the Senate regarding Egypt that would seem to warrant demonstrations in that country. The committee recently gave a hearing in which the claims of the Egyptian nationalists were voiced, but no further action has been taken by me committee. Report Still Lacking of Attack on Airmen (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept 3, Officials of the war department said today they sua naa no official confirmation of an attack on an American army airplane yesterday on the Mexican border in 1 which Captain D. W. McNabb was j. wounded, and declined to comment

Important City Falling Into Hands of Anti-Bolshevik Forces Severe Fighting in Outskirts. REDS ASK FOR PEACE (By Associated Press LONDON, Sept 3. AnU-BolsheTili forces occupied the southern outskirts of Kiev today, according to & wireless dispatch sent out by the Soviet headquarters In Moscow and picked up here. The dispatch states that the fighting is proceeding. SUfNQ FOR PEACE BERNE. Sept 3. The Russian Boi shevikl have proposed peace negotla tiona, following the rout of their force i which are surrounded, according to an official announcement received here. The foregoing dispatch. whfJa It does not refer to any particular- district. In Russlv probably has reference to the Lithuanian front whera Boa shevikl were said on Tuesday to be surrounded and to be offering to xpsfc-a peace. EVACUATES OM8K LONDON. Sept 8. A wlreress dispatch from Moscow received here reports that Admiral Kolchak. head of the all-Russian government, has evao uated Omsk, and transferred hi haad

quarters to itkuuk. Oldest Living Man in U. 5. Celebrates 131st Birthday Anniversary CBr Assoetated Ptms) LEXINGTON. Ky, Sept 2. John Shell, said to be the oldest Irving mn in the United States today oelehrated the 131st anniversary of his birth her. The aged mountaineer celebrated Ms birthday by taking his first automobile ride. He told friends that this is the first birthday on which ha did not work, and said he was anxious to get back to his farm, on. which he said, there is a mortgage. Shell told newspaper men that he does not expect to live to see another birthday. I am getting old now,!! his explanation. He came fmm TK county, to attend a fair. INDIANAPOLIS MAN DENIES MONOPOLY BY BIG PACKERS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Sept 3. W. R. Sinclair, manager of Kingham and company, packers, of Indianapolis, denied today before tho senate agricultural committee that there was any monoly In the packing industry, and said there was no tendency of the kind visible. Chairman Gronna took up the question of cold storage operation. Do you carry over from season to another, eggs, butter and other products, you store?" he asked. "That would be a very unprofitable thing to do," Sinclair said. "We endeavor to clear out our stores before the end of a year, and If that Is not done, we clear them out at a loss." "Live stock prices dropped last week." said Senator Kenyon. "Has that reached the consumer?" "I don't think it has yet. It will in the long run however. Our prices to the retailers have dropped." AIRMEN ATTACKED QN MEXICAN SOIL (By Associated Press) LAREDO, Texas. Sept S Mexican Consul Gargla. in a statement to the Associated Press today declared an Investigation has established that the American army airplane fired upon yesterday by Mexicans was one kilometer from the international border, within Mexican territory, when attacked. The consul also said that General Garza, the Mexican commander In the Ueuvo-Laredo district, opposite here, "emphatically denies giving orders to his troops to fire at American troops or aircraft, even if they are on the Mexican side of the boundary." Secret Trade Agreement With Germany is Denied (By Associated Pri) BERLIN, Sept 3. The foreign office has denied a report attributed to the American press to the effect that England, France and Italy have secretly agreed with Germany that the latter will procure raw materials and finished products only from these three entente countries. Information has been received from Wilhelmstrasse that "such an agreement is neither In existence nor contemplated," and that "the obvious purpose of the report was to scare American business men arriving In Germany in increased numbers to Investigate conditions and to resume commercial relations." j