Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 315, 18 October 1919 — Page 1

RICHMOND PAJLLADIUM VOL. XLIV.. NO. 315-niuuU"1t?.n'"dat? RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. 18, 1919 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS GAS INCREASE GRANTED; TO BEGIN OCT. 1 MINERS AND

PETROGRAD PROMISED TO ALLIES Reds Laid Plot to Assassinate Him Bring Vacation of Soul to Americans Ex-Congressman's Wife Sues Him for Divorce

1AYNARD AT END OF BIG AERIAL RACE Flying Parson Completes Longest and Fastest Air Race Ever Run Receives Hug From Small Daughters.

OPERATORS DEADLOCK - Coal Conference Called by

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Higher Rates Will be Charged

in October Bills, Says Man ager Johnson Fall Heav iest cn Heavy Consumers. TAXES ARE INCREASED

Announcement was made Saturday by the State Public Service commission, that the petition of the Richmond Light, Heat and Power company, for an Increase of the gas rate for Richmond, had been granted, effective October 1, 1919. Statements for gas consumption for the month of October will include the increase in rate, according to Nimrod Johnson, manager of the company. According to the order made by the state commission on the case, the Logan Natural Gas company, from "which the Richmond company receives its supply, increased its rate from 21 cents to 35 cents per 1.000 fl cubic feet, and this, with an increase

m taxes, is given as the reason lor Increased rates. The report further states that the commission had originally intended to -allow an increase that would cover only the increase made by the Logan company, but they decided to concur with the opinion of the city council of Richmond, and allow for the increase in taxes of the Richmond company. Agrees with Council. The statement of the state commission on the increase, which is included in the order follows: "The commission, being fully advisrd, is of the opinion that it Bhould concur in the conclusion of the common council of the city. "The commission would be inclined to increase rates only to cover the increased cost of supply to the Richmond Llight, Heat and Power compan, but for the fact that petitioner's taxes have been materially increased, that there is till an unmistakable upward trend of all operating costs and that the increase in rates may result in a decrease of consumption. "The commission finds that an increase in rates will be necessary to meet the increased cost of gas and increased taxes and to yield an adequate return on the valueof the property, which is approximateTy $430,000. -- "It is therefore ordered by the public service commission of Indiana that petitioner be, and is authoried to charge for natural gas Bold to its consumers, the following scale:

"The largest per cent of increase (50

per cent) will fall upon the heavy consumers, while those consuming 1,000 cubic feet or less per month would 9 pay a 21.5 per cent increase. In the table the number In each instance refers to cubic feet, and the rates are given for a month." Rate Discount Net Rate

First 1.000... $ .95 $ .10 $ .85 Next 1,000... .85 .10 .75 Next 1,000... .80 .10 .70 Next 1,000... .75 .10 .65 Next 1,000... .65 .10 .55 s Next 5,000. . . .60 .10 .50 All over 10,000 feet 45 net .45

Minimum charge .95 10 ITALY AND JUGO SLAVIA TO SETTLE FIUME QUESTION (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 18. Decision to leave the settlement of the Fiume question to direct negotiations between Italy and Jugo-Slavia has been reached by the peace conference, according to the Excelsior. Johnson's Amendment Now Faces Senate All Alone (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. Senate reading clerks today again were faced with the prospect of continuation of the reading of the long document. After many weeks before the senate. the document's reading is not yet half completed, but it was hoped to finish it today. Only one major proposal for actual amendment of its terms is now impending, the Johnson proposal to equalie the votes of the "United States and Groat Britain in the league assembly. The senate unexpectedly reached a vote on the two remaining amendments to the treaty proposed by Senator Fall, Republican, New Mexico. The amendments, which were voted down without a roll call, would havs limited the participation of the United States in action of the reparation commission, a body set up under the peace treaty. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Sunday Frost tonight. Today's Temperature. Noon 55 Yesterday. Maximum 54 Minimum 36 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Fair tonight. Sunday fair, followed by increasing cloudiness; moderate temperature. General Conditions The cool wave still continues over the east and central states with a general heavy frost over Wayne and adjacent counties. Ice formed on vessels in the open. Temperatures are rising rapidly in the west but foiling in the far northwest. The storm over the Rocky mountain plateau is moving slowly eastward.

Mayor W. F. Hodges. Secret service omciaia nave an nounced that ' hey have uncovered plans of a plot hatched by radicals to assassinate Mayor W. F. Hodges of Gary, Ind., big steel center, and blow up his residence. Large 6tores of dynamite were uncovered near Gary. The mayor has received letters threatening his life. COUNTY MILITIAMEN ARRIVE AT INDIANA HARBOR; "ALL IN" Following is a letter from one of the members of Company K, Indiana State Militia, now on duty at Indiana Harbor: October 17, 1919. Company K, Third Regiment, Indiana State Militia, Richmond, and Co. L of Cambridge City, arrived In Indiana Harbor this morning about 6 o'clock. We spent the whole day getting located. We eat inside the works of one big plant and sleep at another. All the boys of both companies cams through In good shape, though without sleep. The city seems full of soldiers from all sections of the state. . "Mary," the mascot, traveled in charge of Sergeant Foreman and Private Walter Luring, but was lost somewhere after leaving the train. Get Overcoats and "Hobs." No one knows how long we will be here. Overcoats, hob-nailed shoes, and extra shorts are to be issued to the men at once. The men of the other companies on duty here welcomed us with smiles, and joked about what we might expect. The first duty we were called upon to perform was signing the pay roll and as we marched along the streets we were greeted by the other men with the following ditty sung to the tune of "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah": All we've did was 6lgn the pay roll. All we've did was sign the pay roll, All we've did was sign the pay roll, And we haven't seen a gol dura cent." The boys are now clearing out a big room to make room for double cots for sleeping quarters. Every man is half dead for sleep and is hoping they will be excused from duty tonight, at least. Mail addressed to the men at Indiana Harbor, Ind., care Co. K., 3rd Regt., I. S. M., will reach them. ORGANIZATION IS WORKMEN'S RIGHT, CONFERENCE TOLD WASHINGTON, Oct. IS Today's activities of the- National Industrial conference were left largely to the general committee of fifteen in view of the failure of the main body yester day to reconcile its opinions in col - lective bargaining after two days of argument. .lust what steps the committee would find it possible to take to compromise the issues which have grown particularly acute between the labor group and the employers' reperesentatives, was not known even by the committee members themselves prior to the meeting at 9:30 o'clock. Samuel Gompers, heading the labor delegation, came back from his sick bed yesterday to lend a dramatic touch to the proceedings by throwing down a flat defiance of the employ-1 ers. Capital, he said, must accept the principle that laboring men have the right to organize and present their claims or consideration to employers, because whether they accepted or not, labor would take it anyway. Employers May Support It The employers' delegates declared yesterday that they wou'.d support the resolution presented upon the subject provided that an amendment could be inserted which would give the conference's countenance to an employer who might take the stand that Judge Gary, chairman of the U. S. Steel corporation has taken, in refusing to meet and discuss labor demands with any except his own employes. On this point the conference now has reached a deadlock and until it is settled, delegates do not expect that much progress will be made, although, the central committee was known to have up for consideration today a new program of procedure. This program drafted by one of the leaders in the conference, provides for settlement of some of the simpler problems of industrial peace before the larger questions, such as collective bargaining and the steel strike are taken up.

Wilson Futile Will Meet Again Tuesday Indiana Operators Ask for Cars.

TO BE FULL MEET (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Failing to effect any adjustment of the bituminous coal situation during his conference yesterday with Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the associated coal operators In the central competitive fields and John L. Lewis, acting pres ident of the United Mine Workers, ' Secretary of Labor Wilson has asked the two leaders to call in the full wage conference committee which they represent. The secretary's request was acceded to and the joint session will be held In Washington, Tuesday. At the conclusion of yesterday's conference, the operators, through Mr. Brewster, gave the secretary notice that they did not intend to con sider the 6 hour day ar.d the 5 day week, two of the demands which the miners have made as an alternative to calling a strike in the fields November 1. In turn President Lewis issued a statement declaring that the mine owners would be held responsible for the strike, should it come, because they had not been willing to negotiate. INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 18. A telegram sent to Director General of Railroads Walker D. Hines, following a meeting yesterday of coal mine operators and coal dealers of Indiana, asking that more cars for moving coal be furnished the mines of the state, was made public here this morning. The request, made by the operators and dealers, they said, because of the threatened strike of miners Nov. 1, asks that all open top cars be used during the remainder of this month exclusively for moving coal. The action of the operators and dealers follows closely a statement given out by the miners yesterday declaring that a movement is on foot to increase prices of bituminous coal was unjustified as the production of coal has not lessened and that the miners have agreed to work steadily until Nov. l. ; The statement further charges that . any increases In the prices of coal now can be viewed only "as plain every-day profiteering." The operators who Joined in the telegram to Director General Hines, said this morning that a panicky market is causing an increase in prices and that there is a tendency on the part of buyers to offer higher than market prices for coal. R, R. BILL WOULD PENALIZE STRIKES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Provi sions to end the railroad strikes by penalizing employes who go on stiikeor others who foment strikes, were written into the pending railroad bill today by the senate interstate commerce committee. Youth Fountain Can Be Kept in Cold Storage (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 18. Dr. Serge Voronoff, w) claims he can postpone old age by grafting interstitial glands, points out in an article in the Journal today that the internal secretion of glands such as the thyroid and supra-renal continue alive for three hours after the death of the body and therefore advocates that bodies of young and healthy persons killed in accidents should be rushed to special hospitals where patients are suffering from curable maladies. He says the grafting glands could be grouped and put in cold stor- , age where they can be kept indefinitely. "Unfortunately," writes Dr. Voronoff, "prejudices and law now prevent this. Our secular customs require that our perishable bodies be consigned to the earth, where they slowly and uselessly are consumed." Brookbank Succeeds Logan as Harvester Co. Manager The International Harvester company of America will, on December 1, pension George M. Logan, who has 1V 11 L1.1V IIUWVU 111 fc. 11 11. V i ill 1V1V11 j mond since January 1915, and who, iih beiveu iue ouiumy iuuuuny wr 66 years, Saturday. Logan will be succeeded by J. A. Brookbank, who takes charge Satur recently has been recently nas ueen day, and who until branch manager for the company in western Canada. Brookbank's former home was at Liberty, Indiana. Spanish Legations In f?om are Srtnnrpsspd ixussia are ouppressea, (3y Associated Press) MADRID, Oct. 18 King Alphonso has signed decrees establishing an air mail service, suppressing the Spanish embassies at Vienna and Petrograd, and creating legations at Warsaw, Vienna, Belgrade and Prague. The legations at Athens and Bucharest have been raised to the rank of embassies. Diplomatic representatives will be appointed for Hungary and Russia as soon as the situation in those countries becomes settled and new consulates will be created in eGrmany.

Lord and Lady Dunsany. Edward Morton Drax Plunkett, or Lord Dunsany, if you will, has arrived in the United States with Lady Dun sany. The famous Irish poet and piaywrignt nas come to deliver a course of lectures. He was a captain in the Fifth Royal Iniskilling regiment at Gallipoli, and was wounded in the Dublin riots after returning from the war. U, S, MAY SIT ON COMMISSIONS; NO SAY REPUBLICANS (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 18. The supreme council today adopted a resolution that delegates of the great powers may sit on the various commissions created under the German peace treaty, and may vote on questions before these commissions, whether or not their governments have ratified the treaty. If the United States senate does not object, it is stated to be probable that American delegates will take the places assigned to the United States on such commissions. NOT TO TAKE PART? WASHINGTON. Oct. IS Republi can leaders declared emphatically today that the senate would ncr consent to participation by American rep resentatives in the league of nations or other international commissions until the peace treaty had been ratified by the senate, and specific laws enacted later by congress authorizing such representatives and providing for their expenses. Robbers Escape With $15,000 From Bank (By Associated Press) BARGERSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 18. Three masked robbers early today bound and gagged the night watchman of the Farmers' State bank here and escaped with approximately $15,000 in Liberty Bonds, War Savings stamps and gravel road bonds. The men drove away in an automobile. The bonds and stamps were taken from safety deposit boxes, the robbers failing in their efforts to open the big vault. Only 30 cents in cash was taken. The men went at their work deliberately, staying in the bank nearly two hours, according to Good Surface, the night watchman. J. C Sanders is cashier. King Albert To Be in Cincinnati Wednesday ON BOARD KING ALBERT'S SPECIAL TRAIN, Oct. IS. After a week of California, Albert, king of the Belgians and his party were eastward bound today with the Grand Canyon of Arizona as their next scheduled St.OD final d Qf the Belgian mon. , arch-g visi(. Jn California was marked by a four-hour stop in Los Angeles where his Majesty and the members of his party were shown through motion Picture studies and taken for a long ... .,. t,rri, tin. rtarrlfna and orange groves of Southern California. The schedule of the royal special includes stops at Emporia, Kas., Monday evening, at Kansas City at mid night for an hour: St. Louis at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning for six hours Springieldi m., where his Majesty will visit the tomb of Lincoln, and Cincinnati at 9 a. m. Wednesday for seven hours. STEAMER IS ABANDONED (By Associated Press) BOSTON, Oct. 18. The wooden steamer Ammonoosic, which has been in distress at sea for the last week, has been abandoned in a sinking con diion, radiograms announced today. The crew was saved and is being brought to this port.

OTHERS STILL FLYING

(By Associated Press) MINEOLA, N. Y., Oct. 18. Lieut. B. W. Maynard, victor in the army's air race across the continent and return, the greatest aviation endurance test of history, landed here at 1:50 p. m. The famous flying parson, "Daddy" Maynard, for the minute, gave a very big hug and kiss to two very small girls who had been up bright and early to watch with their mother for a little black speck expected to appear on the horizon. The little black speck, they knew would loom quickly into the outlines of a rushing airplane, and pretty soon "Daddy" Maynard would climb out. Mrs. Maynard and the little girls. Evelyn, 5, and Rose, 4, weren't the only ones, however, waiting to welcome Lieutenant Maynard home from the longest and fastest airplane lace ever run. Crowds Greet Him. Roosevelt field. Lieutenant Maynard's goal, was dotted early with crowds from New York, assembled to cheer the plucky, resourceful parson. A squadron of army and private planes were tuned up ready to fly out and escort him over the last leg. Army officials and spectators alike appeared to regard it as a certainty that Maynard would arrive on time. The "flying parson," with a new motor in his De Havilland-4, continued his record breaking speedy yesterday from Wahoo, Neb., and night fall found him more than 600 miles ahead of his closest pursuer, Captain J. O. Donaldson, at Des Moines. He arrived from Cleveland at Birmingham. N. Y., at 12:04. Second in actual distance covered throughout most of the race- and disputant of first honors for elaDsed time, Capt. Lowell H. Smith, flying Major Carl Spatz' de Haviland 4 Blue Bird, spent the night in Chicago to take off today on his return trip to San Francisco. He arrived in DesMoines about 10:40 this morning. His nearest pursuers were closer to him than those behind Lieutenant Maynard, however, Lieutenants E. C. Kiel and H. E. Queens being only one control station away, Bryan, Ohio. Third in the east-bound flight. Lieutenant Alex Pearson today was at North Platte, Neb with a damaged ship. Lieutenant Earl Manzelman was fourth, about 200 miles west of Pearson. Twenty-three of the 62 starters today had completed the crossing one way and had started the second lap. 13 TRY FOR 'FRISCO. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IS. Thir teen aviators, the last of the Westbound group in the army air service transcontinental race with the firt half of their 5,402 mile journey yet uncompleted, resumed their flight today in the hope of reaching the Golden Gate before sunset. Under the rules those failing to reach their western goal today will be barred from continuing in the race. Rll with one possible exception were reported last night within a day's flight of this city. Cambridge City Votes on Consolidation Of bcnOOlS CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind.. Oct. 18. Voting was very brisk during all the forenoon and early afternoon in the balloting for the consolidation of the schools of Cambridge City with the schools of Jackson township. This is the first instance in the county where action of this kind has been taken, and it is the second instance in the state. If the vote for consolidation is carried, it will mean the erection of a $100,000 high school, outside of Cambridge, for the pupils of this city and Jackson towtiship. All plans have been drawn for the building ad it is thought that the cosolidation plan will win out. Township Trustee Ehle is in charge of the election. Plans for Americanization Day are Given to Schools County Superintendent Williams

has sent letters to the heads of all the itlon. according to a report issued tocounty schools telling them of plans i da"- The sunl Involved aggregates that have been arranged for the obJmore than $1,600,000,000 but the ofservatinn of Americanization T)av. and !ficial schedule estimates that these

the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt, Friday, October 24. All funds that have been contributed for the Roosevelt memorial shall be forwarded, by the teachers and the hparls nf thP Rrhools to A r. Math, of the Second National bank, who is treasurer of the Wayne county Memorial committee. Speakers will be assigned to each township and graded and high school, WilliamB said. County Chairman Louis Reynolds also will distribute certificates and portraits to rooms taking part. LUCKY N. Y. COPS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct. 18. Every New York police station is to be a grocery store. Commissioner Enright arranged today to have food stuffs sold at cost to members of the force.

Mrs. George F. Reyburn. A divorce that is attracting no lit tle attention in Washington and Philadelphia society circles is that begun by Mrs. George F. Reyburn. wife of ex-Congressman Reyburn of Philadelphia. Before their marriage in 1911 Mrs. Reyburn was a popular society belle and the wedding was the culmination of an intersting romance. Her husband, elected to congress from the Second Pennsylvania district, was known as the "baby member" of the house. CLEVELAND WORKS QUIET FOLLOWING NIGHT OUTBREAK (Ey Associated Press) CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 18. Quiet reigned, following last night's disturbances near the Cuyahoga plant of the American Steel & Wire company, to day, in which two men were shot, one probably fatally. Sheriff E. F. Hanratty and his deputies, remained at the scene until early today Questioning pickets and workmen. The fight started when employes bringing fresh meat into the plant were attacked, William Leash, assistant superintendent of the works, told the sheriff. Sheriff Hanratty said he found 50 bullets Imbedded near the scene. Ray Atkinson was shot twice In the head and Charles Lutkus was struck in the leg by a stray bullet while doing picket duty. At a hospital it was said Atkinson may die. Two strikers allege the men were shot by a machine gun within the plant. Officers searched the mills but no arms were found. QUIET AT PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH, Oct. IS. No developments of importance markekd the strike of steel workers in the Pijtsburgs district during the early hours of today. Union leaders issued no figures but continued to maintain that the strikers were standing firm and were supporting the walkout to the fullest degree. BUSY AT GARY GARY, Ind., Oct. 18. Interpreters translating into English radical literature seized here in raids by the military authorities continued their ef forts today. Completion of the work ' probably will be followed by deporta J tion proceedings against a number of alleged radicals, in addition to the seven sent to Chicago yesterday. No raids or arrests were reported here during the night. NEAR NORMAL AT CHICAGO. CHICAGO. Oct. IS. The steel companies gradually are re-organizing their working forces and each day sees a steady approach nearer normal production, an official of one of the big steel mills in the Chicago district stated today. He said that condition obtained throughout the district affected by the strike for nearly 4 weeks. Unsettled War Contracts Amount to $1,600,000,000 (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct. IS. The war department still has on its hands 5.724 emergency contracts awaiting liquidacontracts can be liquidated at a cost of $300,000,000. Since the armistice 22,511 contracts have been settled with a total valuation of $2,000,000,000 for which contractors were paiu ua.uuu.uuu m tne j final settlement. No New Symptoms in President's- Illness (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. President Wilson's condition showed no material change today, but was considered satisfactory by his physicians, who issued the following bulletin at 11:20: "The president rested will last night. There is no material change to note in his general condition. No new symptoms have developed. Grayson, Stitt. Ruffin."

Working Men of City Promise

to Join Anti-Bolsheviks if City is Spared Letts Hammer at Gates of Riga. RING DRAWS TIGHTER (By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. 18. General Ud enItch has captured Krasnoe Selo and Gatchina, 6outh of Petrograd, when he met working men from the city who asked that the northwestern Russian army refrain from shelling Petrograd, and pledging if this promise was given to join the antl-Bolshevlkl, according to a Helsingfors dispatch received here. The Bolshevikl were driven from Gatchina yesterday. The Esthoniana operating in the coastal region along the gulf of Finland, the official advices state, are within a few mlleu of Kra8naia Korka and are nearing the fortress of Kronstadt In the center of the advancing line official information Is that the antiBoishevik forces on Thursday pushed forward to a point three or four miles below Luga, SO miles north of Petrograd. Over the whole situation around Petrograd there is considerable obscurity, due to conflicting and contradictory reports. There seems to be little doubt that the army commanded by General Yudenitch is within a comparatively short distance of the city, but the rapidsry of its advance during the first days of the offensive does not seem to have been maintained. - General Yudenitch in his advanpe has drawn his troops into a rough 6emi-circle from Krasnala Gorka,-on the northwest, to Tsarskoe Selo, which is almost due south of PetrogradFurther south the Yudenitch army is said to have reached a point near the city of Luga, eighty miles distant from Petrograd Reports have been received, however, that further advance has been held up along the railroad connecting Gatchina and Pskov, on which Luga is 6ituated. Along this front severe fighting is believed to be in progress. General Denikine appears to be advancing his left flank along the Dniepper valley, taking Chernigoff and moving northward toward Gomel, where his Cossacks may join Polish forces and present a compact front to the Soviet armies. If this Juncture is made, the anti-Bolshevik line from Petrograd to Crel, south of Moscow, would resemble a great horse shoe enclosing the Bolshevike. East of Orel and in the Don region the Bolsheviki are reported to be retreating all along the front. LETTS ADVANCE ON RIGA. COPENHAGEN. Oct 18. Premier Ulmann of Letvia telegraphed today from Riga, announcing that the Letts on Thursday recaptured Dunamunde, northwest of Riga, from the GermanRussian forces. The capture was effected after fighting of the fiercest character The Letts also regained Bolderra, south ff Dunamunde. and reached Ilgezeen, on the other bank of the river They took 500 prisoners Allied warships, the telegram reported, supported the Lettish attack. Prisoners taken by the Letts, it was added, declare that German troops are continually arriving in the Baltic, from Germany. ONLY ONE DEATH IN CITY DURING WEEK Only one person, Henry Epptng. died in Richmond during the past week. He succumbed to old age. Undertakers of the city say that this is a record that has not been equalled for several years. There have been few deaths in the city, during the entire autumn. - Senate Committee Would End U. 5. Railroad Control (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. After adopting provisions to end railroad strikes by penalizing employes who go on strike or others who foment strikes, the senate interstate commerce committee today completed the draft of a bill to establish a permanent railroad policy. Government control and operation of the road would end 30 days after enactment of the measure. Red Cross Hospitals to Remain for Emergencies (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. At the request of the war and navy departments and as a part of the peace program of the American Red Cross, the base hospitals organized by the Red Cross for the army and which eaw service overseas during the war, will be held intact for future emergencies. The base hospitals, of which there are fifty, are located at important points throughout the country- The personnel was recruited from the medical, surgical and nursing staffs of the big hospitals in their territory. PRESIDENT NOT TO RECEIVE KING AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct. 18 The king and queen of the Belgians will not be received by President and Mrs. Wilson on their visit to Washington this month. They will be the guests of Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall Instead.