Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 297, 22 September 1919 — Page 1

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OVERSIGHT, MINISTRY, MEET HELD BY FRIENDS Preparations Made for Opening of Yearly Meeting Tuesday Ministers of All Quarterly Meetings Are Here. TO DISCUSS LEAGUE?

GERMANY SEES TERM REVISION IN "RED BOOK" UNIONS BEGIN STEEL STRIKE; GARY REFUSES TO COMMENT She'll Be Queen of Baseball if Reds Win Beloved King and Queen of the Belgians Will Visit United States Soon; Fortitude in War Endeared Them to Populace Austria's Guilt Determined by

Revelations, Says Newspa pers Book Published. (By Associated Press)

Preliminary to the formal opening of the ninety-ninth annual session of Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends, which will take place Tuesday, the "meeting on ministry and oversight" of the church Monday held sessions both morning and afternoon. There was a large attendance, nearly all of the sixteen quarterly meetings being represented by members of the ministry. There are about 230 recorded ministers within the jurisdiction of Indiana yearly meeting. Matters pertaining to the spiritual welfare of the church were discussed at Monday's sessions of the ministers and there were periods of devotion.

Edgar Nicholson and Emma Hedges were reappointed clerks of the Yearly Meeting, at the meeting of the board held at East Main Street Friends church Monday afternoon. Reports from the quarterly meetings were read. At the morning session it was decided to send letters to all churches in the yearly meeting concerning the sending of children to church worship. The visitors were Rufus King, of North Carolina, W. F. Kitch and wife, of Iowa, and Fred Smith, of Iowa, who is to be pastor at Amboy, Indiana. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in East Main Street Friends church, the ninety-ninth annual business session of the body will begin, with David M Edward?, president of Earlham col lege, presiding. i no program for the week In a general way coincides with sessions or other years, the reports of boards aDd committees in charge of the varied activities of Indiana Yearly Meeting to make reports. Ma." Discuss League There Is a likelihood that Indiana "VnHy Meeting will at some time during its session take opportunity to dlecuss In some phase the League of Natlon3 covenant as embodied in the peace treaty. Perhaps no other question Interests (be grent body of Friends more than that of psce. Its doctrines from the formation of the church down to the present, makes peace a leading requls'te of its teahcings and it is regarded likely that the Yearly Meeting will pass over the much discussed League of Nations problem now before the Congress, without giving it some attention. The program for Tuesday follows: Third Day, Ninth Month 23. 8 a. m. Meeting for worship. 8 a. m. Meeting of permanent board. 10 a. m. Opening of Yearly Meeting. Credentials of representatives and alternates. Credentials of visiting Friends. Requests from quarterly meetings. Directions to representatives. Epistles to representatives. Epistles from London and Dublin Yearlv Meetings and the London General Epistle. 2 p. m. Recommendations of Representatives. Report of Central Book and Tract Committee. 2:45 p. m. Emphasis of American Epistles. 3:15 p. m. Report of efficiency committee. Memorials. Miscellaneous business. 7:30 p. m. Meeting for worship. Rioters to be Tried in October Term of Court Trials of the men who were indicted last week on the charge of rioting, in connection with the Malleable Castings company riot on August 28, will be held early in the October term of circuit court, according to Judge Bond. Several of the men have not been apprehended, but every effort is being made to get these men within the jurisdiction of the court. Of the" seventeen men arrested, all have given bond, and have been released, pending the trial of the men. BOARD PAYS CITY BILLS. City bills to the amount of S4.22G.33 were allowed and ordered paid by the board of works at their regular Monday morning session today. The board also approved the various city payrolls, up to and including Saturday, the 20th. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair, cooler tonight. Tuesday fair. Today's Temperature. Noon 62 Yesterday. Maximum 7S Minimum 67 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy but generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Continued cool tonight; minimum temperature about 40. General Condition The heavy rain storm of Sunday was quite general. A cool wavV over the north affects all the north and central states and clearing weather may be expected during the next 24 hours with temperatures below normal tonight. The coolest weather since last spring is reported from Alaska, where it was 24 above zero at Nome. Hot weather continues in the far west.

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Mrs. Pat Mo ran. When Pat Moran entered his house one day last spring and said to Mrs. Moran, "I've signed to manage the Reds," she probably said: "All right, let's give them a pennant." She looks Just like that kind of a helpmate. The Reds copped the pennant. Now, if they cop the world series, too, Mrs. Moran may well be called the first lady of baseball for Pat will be king in the baseball world. I). S. MARINES ARE LANDED ON HUME COAST? Washington Has Had no Report on Alleged American Invasion of Italian Shore. (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Landing of a party of American marines at Buccarl, near Flume, reported last night in dispatches from Milan and Rome, undoubtedly was by order of Rear Admiral Phillip Andrews, com' rcander of the Mediterranean squadron, as the navy department, so far as could be learned early today, had received no advices on the subject. Officials said Admiral Andrews without question had authority to order a landing party ashore in evnt any American intersts were endangered by the attempted forcible annexation of Fiume to Italy by the D'Annunzio forces. At the navy repartment it was said that a report probably would be forthcoming from Admiral Andrews within a few days if the landing actually had taken place. Secretary Daniels returned to Washington last night after an absence of more than a month, during which he visited the Pacific coast and opened the new dry dock at Honolulu. SHIP IN HARBOR. ROME, Sept. 22. American marines have landed at Buccari, a small town on an arm of the gulf of Quarnero, about ten miles southeast of Fiume, says a dispatch to the Messaggero. One American ship is in Fiume harbor according to advices, but the anchorcge is a considerable distance from the city. General Badoglio's ultimatum to the D'Annunzio soldiers, giving them until Friday night to leave Fiume, is said to have been modified so that the time limit would expire last night, additional 4S hours being given. Fiume is closely invested, but in spite oif this fact numbers of volunteers have managed to elude the vigilance of the guards and have joined the forces of Captain Gabriele d'Annunzio in the beleaguered city, according to reports received here. Personal friends of Captain d'Annunzio have sent word to him they have sent supplies to the city and express the hope that ships bearing the stores may run the blockade. Insurgent Operations Spread PARIS, Sept. 22 Troops under Gabriele d'Annunzia, the insurgent Italian commander at Fiume, have begun extending their zone of occupation into Jugo-Slav territory, according to the Jugo-Slav delegation in Paris. They penetrated seven miles into Jugo-Slavia on Saturday, occupying the heights at Risniak, dominating the surrounding country. The Jugoslavs did not clash with the D-An-nunzio forces executing this movement, the delegation stated. Report Not Confirmed London, Sept. 22 American navy headquarters here which is in direct communication with Adriatic ports, has no confirmation of the report from Rome last night that American marines have been landed at Buccarl, near Fiume. Naval authorities here are not inclined to credit the report as far as known, there being no reason for the United States to interfere. The fa:t that an American ship is in the harbor of Fiume is of no significance in the opinion of naval officers.

BERLIN, Sunday, Sept. 21. German

newspapers today are arguing that the Red book just issued by the Austrian government proves Germany tried earnestly to prevent the outbreak of the great war In 1914 and that Count Leopold von Berchtold, Austrian foreign minister in 1914, bears the bulk of the responsibility by his "under hand tactics and deception." The belief that Germany can demand revision of the peace terms on the strength of the Red book, is expressed by the Boersen Zeitung, which Intimates that the publication of the Red book was planned to bring about such a demand. The Kreuz Zeitung denounces what it calls "the inextinguishable-'guilt of Austrian diplomacy," while several other newspapers praise the courage and honesty that brought about the revelations of the Red book. The Tageblatt says Germany was required to keep silence about facts at the peace conference so as not to hinder Austria's chances for a better peace. Tageblatt Criticises Almost the only newspaper to criticise the German government is the Tageblatt, which says the government in 1914 "did not show the slightest interest in the situation an acted idiotically" adding that "Germans in power at that time played the part of thoroughgoing fools." The newspaper declares the revelations of the Red book an "awful disgrace for Germany." "The governmental incapacity of the Hohenzollerns for the last thirty years was our .guilt, and now we must pay," The newspaper concludes. Why no official statement has as yet been obtainable in connection with the publication of the Red book, foreign office attaches who have been willing to discuss the disclosures have ventured the opinion that "probably the roost surprised men who read them wtl be Dr. Thebald von Bethmann-Hollweg, former German imperial chancellor, and Gottlieb von Jagow, former minister of foreign affairs, and possibly Viscount Grey, who in 1914 was British secretary of state for foreign affairs. Hope to Clear Germany. Wilhelmstrasse believes that the revelations will not minimize the guilt of Russia, while on the other hand, they may clear up points relative to the German attitude during the critical days of July, 1914, especially her position on Viscount Grey's proposal to submit the Russo-Austrian dispute to arbitration. It is declared at the foreign office that the evidence proves the German government not only transmitted Vis count Grey's suggestion to Vienna, but was "insistent in urging Its acceptance." It is held to be proved that Count Berchtold apparently on purpose de layed his answer to Berlin, sending it by courier, who reached here after mobilization had been ordered. In the meantime. Dr. von BethmannHollweg had been obliged to put off Sir William Edward Goschen, the British ambassador, informing him that no answer had been received from the Austrian foreign office. It is declared that the Austrian Red book "disposes of the legend of the crown council at Pottsdam," at which the decision was reached to begin hostilities. KOLCHAK RESIGNS AS RUSSIAN HEAD (By Associated Press) LONDON, Sept. 22. Admiral Kolchak, head of the all-Russian government at Omsk, has informed the allies that he resigns the title of chief ruler in favor of General Denikine, leader of the anti-Bolshevik forces in i southern Rusia, according to a wireles dispatch sent out by the soviet government at Moscow. The message admits the Bolshevik j have abandoned Kursk after severe fighting against General Denikine's troops. Pershing and Staff Give Large Sum to Red Cross WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 General Pershing's last days in France contained an incident which is disclosed in a report just reaching national headquarters of the American Red Cross from Paris. It was a gift of 94,625.40 francs, over $16,000, from General Pershing and the officers of his staff to the Red Cross, to be devoted to seme deserving work among the mothers and children of France, who suffered in the war. Several weeks ago. It now is revealed, a chaplain attached to General Pershing's headquarters visited American Red Cross headquarters in Paris, asking to be shown the various phases of the work being carried on. The check, bearing Pershing's signature, was the result, reaching the Red Cross the day the general bade farewell to France. A letter accompanying the donation stipulated that the money be placed in the "Stars and Strides War Orphan Fund," which, assisted by the Red Cross, has "adopted" thousands of French children whose fathers were killed In battle, insuring for them support and the means of educating themselves. BELGIAN RULERS LEAVE FOR UNITED STATES BRUSSELS, Sept. 22. King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold left Brussels this morning at 8:50 o'clock for Ostend where they will go on board the steamer George Washington for their voyage to the United States. ,

King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, the most beloved royal couple in all Europe, and cnrwn Prince Leopold, are to arrive m tne U. S. Oct. 1 or a visit. The fortitude shown by the king and queen in the days when the Germans swept through Belgium endeared the couple in the eyes of their people. The king and queen gave up their palaces and lived as the rest of the people lived. The queen worked untiringly to help the women and children of the nation while King Albert was at the front. Since the war the democratic spirit SYMPATHY STRIKE WON'T BE GALLED BY MINE WORKERS (By Associated Press) CLEVELAND. Sept. 22. There will be no sympathetic strikes by the United Mine umeru ui nman.a n behllf of tho steel strikes, by which men working under agreement might be called out. This was made clear today when the committee, to which was referred the resolution pledging the miners to refuse to furnish coal for any purpose which might endanger the success of the steel strike, reported instead a substitute committee the organization to use such measures as can. legally be employed to give practical aid to the striking steel workers. The resolution points out that as the miners are about to draft an economic program in their own behalf which may tax their resources to the limit, it would be unwise to commit themselves to any more dflenite plans for the steel workers. WORLD'S SERIES TO START OCT. 1 AT CINCINNATI (By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, Sept. 22. Cincinnati won the toss for the opening game or the world series at the meeting of the national baseball commission here today. The first two games will be played in Cincinnati, the next three in the American league city winning the pennant of that league, then two in Cin cinnati if necessary, following by one , in thp American league city. The place for he ninth game, if necessary is to be decided by lot. The first game is scheduled for Wednesday. October 1. The umpires are: American league, B. F. Nallin and William J. Evans; National league, Charles Rigler and Emmett Quigley. BOLSHEVIKI READY TO LEAVE CAPITAL COPENHAGEN, Sept. 22. The Bolshevik have made all preparations foh i the evacuation of Petrograd, accordj ing to a Helsingfors dispatch to the j Central News agency. i :l,hnnca Voonove I iiio f"6 For Eleven Days Without Food as Result of Storm MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 22 Eleven days without food or water, twelve survivors of the recent hurricane huddled in a lighthouse on North Elbow Cay, a small island in the Florida straights which was swept clean of every vestige of human habitation during the storm, were located yesterday by a submarine chaser which brought back a story of devastation and human suffering unsurpassed by any that has come from the storm area. Huge waves sweeping over the island carried away sepulchres containing the bodies of former Inhabitants, it was reported, swept all live stock Into the sea and destroyed other food supplies, leaving the inhabitants, whose only hope of lurvival lay in the- impregnability of the lighthouse in which they gathered, absolutely destitute.

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Wayne County Shows Opinion Slightly Against Present League

Of Wayne county people who have been polled on their opinion of the League of Nations, 21 are for the iLeague without reservations 23 are against It, 21 are In favor of the league with reservations, 14 are against it with reservations, and eighteen were in favor of rejecting the whole league plan, to 13 who are against any such action. Most of the early replies were from business men, manufacturers, returned soldiers, and other city people who were able to answer at once. No answers have yet been received from farmers, and only one or two from shopmen, the two classes that make up the vast majority of the 2,000 persons polled. Internationalism vs. America? Internationalism, versus Americanism, is the issue that induced many opponents to vote no. "The deepest concern of the United States, is the settlement of its own International problems, says one such voter. "I am in favor of Americanism, not Internationalism," says another. A prominent lawyer says: "It is unAmerican and entirely out of humor vvith the foreign policy of our government from Washington to the present day." Returned service men, who voted five to one for the league, on the early returns, said: "I believe Wilson is all American and we should stand by him;" "If the league cannot be adopted, accept it as it stands." "After hearing Wilson explain the league plan I am heartily In favor of it. I was in the army." Sees Shaken Morale Anxiety for restoration of stability is expressed by one manufacturer. "The quicker the better for the morale of this country," he says. Another says: "I am in favor of some plan that will insure the world STRIKE WILL COST 9,000,000 DAILY WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 22 The big steel strike, scheduled for Monday, will cost the workers approximately 7,000,000 a week in wages, and the organized labor unions about $2,000,000, it was estimated by American Federation of Labor officials here j today. Should 20X),000 men walk out. the strike benefits would have to be obtained from the men remaining at

work and organization contingent She is survived by a granddaughter, funds. The unions involved have lar- Irs- .Plehe. and tw. rtatw f.ra?dnmKc, nf momhorc m ni nvpri in i daughters, Anna and Elizabeth Piehe.

plants not affected, and assessments ,,n n 1 o rlii, it-ill on (i against those who stay on the job. According to advance estimates of the presidents of the twenty-four unions, at least 200,000 will lay down their tools tomorrow. What the strike benefits will be has not been ascertained. No estimate has come from the steel operators as to what their loses will be should the workers succeed in closing the steel mills completely. AMERICANS BUY SILESIAN MINES (By Associated Press) LONDON. Sept. 22. Americans have bought extensive coal mines in Silesia, according to a Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, quoting Teachen advices.

inside of their country. They have made several airplane nights from the European mainland to England. King Albert has said that his visit to the U. S. is for three main purposes, to thank the Americans for what they did for Belgium, to repay President Wilson's visit to Belgium and to "learn something" from American ways and ideas. The Crown Prince Leopold is the only one of the children accompany-

ing the royal couple, according to reports. He is eighteen years oia. against a repetition of what we have gone through. A merchant, of whom 11 are for the league unreservedly, against 13 who voted no, says: "I have read the league of nations several times, vote yes." Another says: "I think prompt action should be taken by congress." Other opinions are: "This is a good beginning, you can't expect it 100 percent, perfect. If every other country asked for changes, what would you have? The six to nine months of consideration will make it hard to make war." "As a business man and a Republican, I would strongly urge our sena(Continued on Page Thirteen.) 1400 Interned Germans Started on Way Home (By Associated Press) ATLANTA, Ga.. Sept. 22 . More than 1,400 German sailors, interned since the United States entered the war, at Fort McPherson, near here, are to start late today on the first leg of their trip home. The Germans, chiefly merchant sailors, will sail about September 25 from Hoboken, N. J. Of the 1,384 Germans at. Fort McPherson about 200 have applied for citizenship papers. The applications have been forwarded to Washington, but no action has been taken as yet. War Board is Planning Relinquishment of Fleet (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. A merchant marine policy contemplating gradual relinquishment to private op eration of the larger vessels of the government-built fleet and Immediate sale of the smaller vessels has been formulated by the executive committee of the National Merchant Marine association, it was announced today by Edward B. Burling, chairman of the committee. Mrs. Vhinnery, 90 Years Old, Dead at Willamsburg (Ey Associated Press) WILLIAMSBURG. Sept. 22. Mrs. Rachel Whinnery. 90 years old, died here Monday morning at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Goldie Piehe. She has been an invalid since a fall six years ago. Mrs. Whinnery is the widow of William Whinnery, a Civil War veteran, who has been dead a number of years. j funeral arrangements will be made iaici. No Fear of Food Shortage Says British Controller (By Associated Press) BRUSSELS. Sept. 22. "The world need have no fear of a food shortage I during the coming winter, providing mere is proper care in nancuing tne problem and proper distribution," said George H. Roberts, British food controller, and one of the delegates to the supreme economic council, in session here today. Other delegates concurred in this view. Mr. Roberts is laying special emphasis on the necessity of reorganizing transport service to meet food problems.

Mills Running Despite Beginning of General Walk-Out

Reports Conflict on Number of Men Out. CLASHES BEGINNING (Br Associated Press) The preliminary skirmish In the great industrial struggle which opened today between the labor unions and the United States Steel corporation, which directly or indirectly affects a half million wage earners, produced the usual conflicting claims by the generals on both sides. In the great strategic centers of the struggle, the Chicago and Pittsburg districts, many thousands of workers obeyed the strike-order, but early reports stated that comparatively few plants had been compelled to close. At a large number of the outlying points officials of the smaller plants reported that they were operating as usual. Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the board of directors of the Steel corporation, refused to make any comment on the situation. Eethlehem Men Stick. An Important feature of the situation was the announcement by representatives of the 35,000 workers employed by the Bethlehem Steel company, that these men would not Join the strike, pending an attempt to obtain a conference with, the company officials. Some of the blast furnaces In the Pittsburg district were banked, but in the majority, the plants were operated although admittedly with forces reduced from 15 per cent to 66 per cent. ESTIMATE MEN OUT. PITTSBURG, Sept. 22. At noon, William Z. Foster, secretary of the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers, gave out the following figures as indicating the number of men on strike: Chicago district, 60,000; Cleveland, 60,000; Youngstown proper, 15,000; Youngstown district, 50,000; Buffalo, 12,000; Homestead, 9,000; Braddock, 5,000; Rankin, 3,000; Clairton, 4,000; Monessen and Donora, 12,000; Wheeling, 15,000; Steubeville, 6.000; Pueblo. 6,000; McKeesport and Duquense, 12,000; Pittsburg city, 15,000; V'andergrift, 4,000; Leechburg. 2,000; Brackenridge, 5,000; Johnstown. 15,000; Coatesville, 4,000. GARY MILLS OPERATING. GARY, Ind., Sept. 22. All mills In the Gary district were operating this morning, the opening day of the nation wide strike of steel workers. The forces at all the plants, however, were materially reduced in number. Three thousand men of the day shift of 8,000 had reported for work at 7 o'clock, according to operating officials. It was said that virtually all the American born employes had remained at work. COLUMBUS MILLS GOING COLUMBUS. O., Sept 22. The Columbus steel mills of the Carnegie Steel company, employing several thousand men, were operating as usual today and were not affected by the strike, officials announced. DON'T AFFECT MIDDLETOWN HAMILTON, O., Sept 22. It was announced today that the nation-wide steel strike does not affect the plant here of the American Rolling mills at Mlddletown. The company, it is stated, has an agreement with the union. STATEMENTS CONFLICT PITTSBURG, Sept. 22. "We got away in good shape at most of our plants in and about Pittsburg this morning," said a representative of the Carnegie Steel company when asked for a statement on the effect of the steel workers' strike which went into effect today. "We are agreeably surprised at the showing made," was the announce ment by William Z. Foster, secretary of the national committee for organizing iron and steel workers who is in charge of the Pittsbrug district. OUT IN COLORADO PUEBLO, Col.. SepL 22. About 2,000 men of the first morning shift at the Minnequa plant of the Colorado Fuel & Iron company here did not go to work this morning. Instead they gathered In Bessemer City park near the plant. It was estimated eighty per cent of the first shift failed to report. OUT AT INDIANA HARBOR INDIANA HARBOR. Ind., SepL 22. The principal plants in this steel center were laboring under difficulties today because of the strike of steel workers. Union men were jubilant and company officials generally silent The local plant of the Inland Steel company, employing normally 6,000 men, was practically shut down. The union leaders claim that 95 per cent of the force bad quit and company officials would not discuss this claim. At the Mark Manufacturing com-. pany's plant it was said that three of the ten mills were running. The American Steel foundry company was practically idle and union ' leaders claimed that only a skeleton fore had reported at the big plant of the Universal Portland Cement company, a subsidiary of the steel corporation. (Continued on Page Thirteen,) i