Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 320, 24 October 1919 — Page 1

RICHMOND P AULAJDHJM ypL. XLIv.. NO. 320 Ptr1g.'rfi8,tgr"is7n''0"d'lted RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, OCT. 24, 1919 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS

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ROCKEFELLER ASKS UNREST COMMISSION Member of Industrial Conference Wishes Formation of Entirely New Body to Cope With Problems. OPINION IS DIVIDED

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., chairman of the committee appointed to determine the future course of the public representatives, -who now alone constitute the national industrial conference, suggested today that a report be made to President Wilson that the conference was bankrupt, and urging the appointment of a "commission on unrest" to take up the work of the conference. This suggestion did not meet with the approval of some of the public delegates, who held that the president desired them to continue the work of seeking some basis of agreement for industrial peace over the country. Mr. Rockefeller's position was that the public delegates having participated In the full conference would be handicapped by unfavorable public opinion, and that an entirely new body should be created. Labor Favorable. Officials of the American Federation of Labor have been approached a.8 to their attitude towards their proposal that the public group go ahead with the conference work and they were understood to have promised cooperation. The committee on the future course of the public group was to report at a meeting of the group called for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. LABOR CALLS MEET WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 A conference of officials of International unions affiliated with" the American federation of labor will be held in Washington soon to consider the Industrial disputes now in progress and impending. The date for the conference was not announced. LENINE IS AGAIN REPORTED TAKEN (By Associated Press) HONOLULU, Oct. 24. Nikolai Lenine, Bolshevik premier of Russia, has been captured by antl-Bolshevik forces, according to a wireless message picked up by the Japanese ship Tenyo Maru, in the harbor here. The message gave no further details of the re ported capture of Lenine. 1,000 ARE CAPTURED LONDON, Oct. 24 One thousand . prisoners were captured by anti-Bol shevik forces when the city of Kamy shin, in the Volga valley north of Tsaritzyn, was taken according to a wireless message received here. The Bolshevik official report received by wireless claims that their troops have recaptured Pazlovsk and Tsarskoe-Selo, south of Petrograd, by a dashing attack. Many prisoners were taken. The advance continues. The report further states that the Bolshevik! have recaptured Tovolsk, on the Siberian front, from the army of Admiral Kolchak. LITHUANIANS WIN COPENHAGEN. Oct. 24 GennanoRussian forces in Lithuania commanded by Colonel Virgolitch have been defeated by Lithuanian troops in two encounters, according to an official statement issued from Lithuanian headquarters at Kovno. D'Annanzio Appeals to V. S., Asks "Liberty (By Associated Press) ROME, Thursday, Oct. 23 A mes sage to America from Captain Ga briele D'Annunzio, leader of the Ital ian irregular troops which are holding Fiume is printed in newspapers here. It bears the date of Oct. 12 and was brought from Fiume on October 19 by Whitney Warren, the American architect who went to that city early in October to offer his services to Captain D'Annunzio. Eight paragraphs of the message were suppressed by the censor. The remainder of the appeal addresses Americans as "brothers" and implores their help for Fiume, which the message says "is fighting for Liberty." WILSON SLOWLY GAINING, SAY HIS PHYSICIANS WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 President Wilson continued slowly to gain strength, said a bulletin issued today by his physicians. The bulletin follows. "The president continues slowly to gain in strength. There is nothing additional to report this morning." FOUR WOMEN IN JAP PARTY (By Associated Press) TOKIO, Oct. 24 Four women advisors accompany the Japanese delegation to the International labor congress in Washington, two of them as advisors to the official delegates and the remaining two as advisors to the official delegates and the remaining two as advisors to the delegates representing the interests of capitalists end laborers respectively. CURZON SUCCEEDE BALFOUR AS FOREIGN SECRETARY (By Associated Press) LONDON. Oct. 24. It was officially announced that Earl Curzon has been appointed foreign secretary in succession to Arthur J. Balfour.

"Student Chorus of College Misses Who Will Study Acting, is Latest Broadway Innovation

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of Henry W. Savage's new comedy-with-music, "See-Saw," called such because practically all of its members are graduates of famous colleges. Dorothy Maekaye, shown above is the Scotch lassie, who is the first "discovery" of the new season in the New York theatres.

Foulke Lauds Roosevelt:, Day of Americanism Observed

"Theodore Roosevelt, the puny, near sighted boy, handicapped by luxury which may be even more dangerous than poverty, made of himself a great, strong man capable of accomplishing the impossible," said William Dudley Foulke in an informal talk on Roosevelt before the pupils and Instructors of the senior high school, Friday morning, in celebration of Americanization day. Principal Bates introduced him. "In hiB early manhood Roosevelt went to Harvard. He knew more abcCu birds and bees and natural history than almost anybody else, but before the end of his college years he turned his attention to history, and his history of 1812. written then, is now a standard book. "After college he went to Europe and there he began the real fight to make a phvsically strong man of himself. He did it." Mr. Foulke described Roosevelt's work in civil service reform and his opposition to the Black Horse Brigade. The slugger they sent to "get" RooseSCHOOLS GIVEN 15 CENT TAX RISE Certification of a 15 cent increase in the tax levy for the city schools, was received by County Auditor Brooks, Friday. The increase will make the school rate 70 cents, which is just 2 cents lower than the amount asked Dy tne city, 72 cents. It was feared by the school authorities that It would be iratiosRihle to run the schools on a I cent levy, which was first granted by the commission. "We have not received certification ! f rom the state tax board as to just i what the city rate will be," said the auditor Friday. First Division Ready For Strike, Riot, Duty (Bv Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 24. Orders have been received at Camp Taylor from the war department, it was learned today, to hold four provisional battalions of infantry and machine gunners of the famous First division, ready for a riot and strike duty. The battalions will number 2,500 men. Colonel Peabody, chief of staff, is quoted as having said no actual entraining order had been received, but the order to hold the troops in readiness indicated that the battalions might be sent to West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Bullerdick Walks Guard; Nearly Shoots a Major EAST CHICAGO. Ind., Oct. 24. Private O. D. Bullerdick, of Company K, Richmond, Indiana state miiitia, was on strike guard duty early today at one of the local steel plants when he saw a figure slipping along in the darkness and halted it. The figure did not stop quick enough and Bullerdick raised his rifle to fire. Then he discovered the supposed prowler was Major James A. Cutler, commanding tbe provisional battalion to which Bullerdick is attached. The major and the private were both startled and felicitated themselves that the major's identity was discovered before he was fired on.

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to Broadway is the "student chorus" velt, suffered severe bruises himself. He talked about Roosevelt's Dakota ranch where he was first known as the "glass eyed dude," and where, when ordered to treat the crowd, in a hotel bar, he beat up the fellow who did the ordering. "Roosevelt was the frankest man I've ever known. If he thought a man was a liar he never hesitated to tell him so. In New York he used to go out on the streets at night and watch (Continued on Page Four) MANY VALUABLE GIFTS INCLUDED IN FAIR STOCK Practically every merchant, business man and manufacturer in Richmond answered the call of the former soldiers, sailors and marines of the city, in their canvass Thursday for contributions to the Service Men's Indoor fair. More than $7,000 worth of merchandise and cash has already been contributed. Every conceivable article was included in the long list. Canvass of the manufacturers and business houses which were not vis ited Thursday will be continued throughout the remainder of the week. A complete list of the donations made to date are as follows: Starr Piano Co., Jtarr, Model "H". California Mahogany player piano, $950. (Continued on Page Nine) TWO MORE WRECKS IN BIG AERIAL DERBY (By Associated ress) CHICAGO, Oct. 24. Little progress on their homeward nights was in prospect today for the 5 army aviators who remained in the twice transcontinental reliability and endurance race. Unfavorable flying conditions in the wrest promised to hold back the 4 men who remained in that section, while Lieut. H. W. Sheridan, 810 miles from his goal, faced a day's lay-over at Chicago to complete engine repairs. Lieut. W. C. F. Brown and Lieut. T. Hynes were out of the race today, both wrecking thier entries, Brown 70 miles east of Reno, Nev., and Hynes at Rawlins, Wyo. Weather Forecast For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Showers tonight or Saturday. Colder Saturday. Today's Temperature. Noon 66 Yesterday. Maximum 66 Minimum 42 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Rain and much colder. General Conditions A storm of rain and snow covers the Mississippi valley. Temperatures remain high east of the 95th meridian, except over the northern lakes. The Alaskan cold wave has reached the northwestern states, where temperatures are now near zero. Snow is quite general ovei the northern states and a decided fall in temperature may be expected here before Sunday.

TREATY IS

ASSAILED BY SEN. GRONNA "Would Make United States Packhorse of World, Says North Dakota Senator Bitter Against President. "IS UNHOLY ALLIANCE" (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct. 25. The peace treaty was assailed in the senate today by Senator Gronna, Republican, North Dakota, as a violation of President Wilson's 14 points and an arrangement likely to involve the United States in many wars. The league of nations he characterized as an "unholy alliance" which would make this country the pack-horse for the governments of Europe, Asia and Africa.'1 The ill-famed Holy alliance of 1815, he asserted, was "as much superior both in spirit and form to this proposed covenant as is the Master's Sermon on the Mount to the Book of Talmud or the Koran." Recalling that he was one of six senators who voted against the dec laration of war with Germany, the North Dakota senator said that some of those who now wanted the league conducted themselves at that time like "demons of war." Speaking of the situation when President Wilson asked for the war dec laration he continued : "No one was permitted to discuss it. The freedom of speech was not only limited but prohibited, and unless you were in a position and willing to say 'So sayeth the King,' you were denominated as pro-German and a traitor. Even before the was was declared it was treason to express a.' honest opinion. I felt that sufficient information was not given by the administration to warrant this sudden change. "Clamored for War." "I well remember how some of you who are now clamoring for th's covenant which you say will give an immediate peace, were then acting as demons of war. We had to take orders from the chief executive and regardless of whether we 6aw honest mistakes made or not, no one would be allowed to correct them. But now you say you hate war, and you believe in peace. You know as well as I do that this covenant will not be a promoter of lasting peace. Asserting that he had done his full duty during the war, Mr. Gronna went on to pay a tribute to the loyalty of citizens of foreign blood, although Ire said many had believed that "we should either have entered the war at an earlier time or else stayed out altogther." He said he wanted to remind the "character assassins" that the success of the war was not to be attributed to those who spoke longest and loudest. He added that foreign elements who "advocate destruction of government or refuse to obey the law should be returned to their mother countries. The league of nations, the senator said, would set up a new government, while the treaty's Shantung provision would make the United States a party to robbery and thelt." British Cabinet Member Pleads for Observation of Financial Policies (Bv Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. 24. Opposition to any change in fiscal policies of Great Britain and a plea for careful consideration of the situation before the country were expressed in the House of Lords yesterday by Viscount Mllner, secretary of state for colonies, who replied to criticisms of the government by Lord Buckmaster, who introduced a resolution calling attention to the "gravity cf the financial position" and t ggesting the necessity for the imposition of additional taxes. "I deprecate panicky views which are prevalent regarding the country's I financial condition," said Viscount Milners, whose statements were considered as the government's view of the situation. Commission Attacked for Watson Statement (By Associated Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 The federad trade commission was asked today by the senate for detailed Information regarding its recent statement criticizing Senator Watson, Republican, Indiana, for charging that some of the commission's employers were socialist and radicals. The resolution, which was offered by Senator Jones, Republican, Washington, asked who approved and issut the statement, whether it was paid for out of government funds, and to what extent it was distributed. Cornwell Notifies Miner Head of Armed Move (By Associated Press) CHARLESTOWN. W. Va., Oct. 24. Governor John J. Cornwell today sent a message to John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, in which he charged that a second armed invasion of the Guyan valley coal district was being planned by the miners of the Cabin Creek coal section. The governor also charged that arms and ammunition had been distributed among the miners, and there had been much talk of shooting public officials and taking control of the government. The telegrams, it was announced, had been sent to Mr. Lewis in Washj ington.

With President 111, Secretary Lansing is Busiest Man in Washington; Days at Desk

The illness of President has caused many new duties to fall on the secretary of state and as a consequence he is probably the busiest man in Washington today. Without advice of the president, he must handle all questions of foreign policy as well as many domestic ones, and in addition he presides at meetings of the cabinet He is not liable to congress for any of his oft cial acts, but is liable to impeachment if he encroaches on legislative grounds.

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Belgian Queen Believes in Suffrage; Admires U. S. Girls

(By Associated Press) ON BOARD KING ALBERT'S TRAIN IN PENNSYLVANIA, Oct, 24. Queen Elizabeth, of the Belgian, advocates votes for women but she does not believe in the equality of the . i .- sexes any more man in empiuyius militant methods to obtain suffrage. She said so today in the first interview she has given in America. JHer Majesty was as embarrassed as 'a girl when asked in English, her views on topics of common interest to all women. She turned her head aside and the color flooded her cheeks as 6he exclaimed "what shall I do" in French to Lieutenant Colonel Nolf, her physician, who sat beside her regarding her with a paternal smile, half of amusement. She clung gamely to English however, and displayed one of her traits of character when she quietly, but with obvious determination, disregarded a suggestion that she converse in French and let Dr. Nolf act as interpreter. As the interview proceeded she regained her serenity and seemed to enjov it. "It is like school," she said. "You are the teacher and I the pupil am having my examination." Likes U. S. Work Girls. "You ask if I have gained any impressions from the factories I have visited," her Majesty continued with one of her charming smiles. "I have been very much impressed with the ENFORCEMENT BILL GOES TO WILSON (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 President Wilson had before him today the Prohibition enforcement bill, recently passed by congress, with an opinion by ! Attorney General Palmer as to the j measure's constitutionality. i Interest in the president's action on the bill was heightened by reason of i the fact that the war time enforcement I . 1 n,.rln . 1 1 1 -T 1 til I Til 1 mi f a ! OCliUU, IlldlVlUft Illegal cut) ujhiiii.vture or sale of liquor of more than onehalf of one percent alcoholic content, becomes effective with signature. It was considered doubtful, however, by white house officials whether the president would be permitted by Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal physician, to consider the bill and the opinion today. Dr. Grayson after the president sent a message yesterday to the National Industrial conference or dered that no further governmental affairs be brought to Mr. Wilson's attention during the day. It was not disclosed whether the prohibition against activity would be prescribed today. The president, however, has until Tuesday midnight to act on the measure. U. S. Given Azores Coaling Station? (By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct 24 It was reported In dispatches from Lisbon that Portugal had granted the United States a concession in the Azores for a naval station. SERBIA MAY SIGN TREATY (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 24. Foreign Minister Trumbitch of Serbia who arrived in Paris yesterday from Belgrade brought with him authorization from the Serbian government to sign the Austrian peace treaty, says the Petit Parisien today. The signature, howeyer, may be with reservations, the newspaper adds.

Robert Lansing at his desk. clear-eyed, red cheeked girls I have seen In your workrooms. I think their evident happiness is due to the pure air. the cleanliness and the generally splendid surroundings. Queen Elizabeth does not believe in the separation of the sexes in school, although she advocates emphatically educating girls along one line and boys along quite another. No Sex Equality. "Th9 war taught me" she said, "that there is no equality of the "Sexes. My husband was a soldier and I was a (Continued on Page Four) INTERNATIONAL BODY FOR BUSINESS MADE (By Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Oct. 24 The International Trade conference. which for 5 days has been considering the financial and industrial problems of Great Britain, France, Italy and Belgium, and attempting to devise methods by which the United States might aid them, entered its final stage today. Before the conference adjourns tonight a permanent international organization of business men will be a reality. The tentative plan of this organization already has been unanimously accepted by 46 sub-committees and its acceptance by the conference as a whole is considered a mere formality. Score Caught in Plot to Evade Prohibition (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct, 24 Federal agents wero out today with supoenas for a score of cafe and saloon owners and several politicians whose names were brought into the alleged prohibition immunity graft plot late yesterday in a statement by Charles P. McGarver, one of the 5 men indicted on a charge of criminal conspiracy in connection with tho plot. John A. Minton, special assistant federal attorney assigned to the case, said tho men would be examined before a federal grand jury beginning Monday. McGarver, Minton said, had given the authorities much valuable information on the alleged graft plot. Lawson Air Liner Starts From Dayton The Lawson air liner, with twelve passengers, started from Dayton to Indianapolis at 1:40 Friday afternoon. As the course of the gigantic airship lay directly over Richmond, it should have passed either over the city or Wayne county about 2 o'clock, a3 its time from Dayton to Indianapolis was expected to be one hour. LITTLE HEINIE CAN'T LEARN TO BE A SOLDIER ANY MORE (By Associated Press) MAYENCE, Germany. Oct. 24. Military drills in the public schools of the occupied area of Germany have been prohibited. At a recent meeting in Mayence of the Inter-allied committee on the administration of the Rhine territories, a resolution was adopted forbidding drills of a military nature in the public schools of the zones occupied by allied troops until such time as the subject of disarmament of Germany provided for in the treaty of peace may be taken up and decided defiinitely by the Inter-allied commission.

FINAL APPEAL TO GOAL MEN BY PRESIDENT "Not Much Hope," Says Head of Miners, After Meeting With Operators To Receive President's Message. TWO OFFERS REJECTED

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Final appeal was made direct to President Wilson today to present the strike of half a million soft coal miners, called for November 1, after miners and operators, meeting jointly with Secretary Wilson had turned down two propositions to negotiate a new wage agreement. While on the point of breaking up, the two groups, heeding the plea of Secretary Wilson, agreed to return at 4 o'clock this afternoon, to receive a message the secretary hoped to bring from the president. Coming out of the meeting John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, said: "The outlook is less hopeful than last night. We are returning to hear what the president and the secretary might say, but there seems little chance of reaching an agreement." RAILROADS READY TO ASK INCREASES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct. 24 Railroad corporations have started the collection of data for presentation to the Interstate commerce commission in advocacy of increased transportation rates. After Director General Hines declined in a conference yesterday to take an active part in the negotiations for increased rates, the railroad corporations decided to act independently and started immediately the accumulation of material to convince the commission of the reasonableness ot their demands. The director general's refusal was based on the ground that the government had no intention of initiating advances, but he agreed to place at the disposal of the corporations the services of the experts of the railroad, administration and all available information bearing on the subject. The percentage of increase, which the railroads will ask for has not been determined but 25 per cent has "been mentioned. FIGHT FORECAST ON RESERVATIONS (Bv Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct. 24 The amendment to the League of Nations covenant of the peace treaty by Senator Johnson, Republican, California, dealing with the voting strength in the council and assembly, was before the Senate again today. Tour Senators announced they would deliver speeches on the treaty today. They were Senators Gronna, N. D. : LaFollette, Wis.; Reed, Mo.; and Spencer, Missouri. The foreign relations committee reservations continued the subject of animated discussion. Indications were that the reservations to the treaty would cause a long drawn out fight on the Senate floor with both forces splitting from time to time on the various reservations. Neither the Republican nor the Democratic leaders seemed to have absolute control of his following and both forces were laboring to strengthen their ranks for the final vote. "When Was Pershing at Front?" Asks Sherwood (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct. 24 Declaring that in all wars, commanding general should be constantly at the front. Representative Sherwood, Democrat. Ohio, who was a brigadier general in the Civil War, asked the house military committee to report "When and where General Pershing was at the front during any of the great conflicts of the past war." Citing that 121 generals had been killed in the Civil war. Mr. Sherwood told the house that soldiers returning from France had informed him "they never saw or heard of General Pershing at the front." GERMAN SOLDIERS ARRIVE IN FRANCE FOR TRIAL (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 24 The first of the German military, charged with crimes during the German occupation of France, and whose extradition was demanded, arrived at Lille, where they were lodged in the citadl, pnding trial. CAILLAUX TRIAL JAN. 14 (By Associated Press) PARIS. Oct. 14. Joseph Caillaux. former premier of France, will be called to face his accusers on a charge of being a traitor, on January 14. it was announced. ROBBERS GET $10,000. (By Associated Press) DETROIT. Mich., Oct. 24. The saving bank of Royal Oak, a 6uburb, was held up and robbed this afternoon by 5 men. who after taking all the cash and Liberty bonds they could locate, escaped in an automobile. Early estimates placed the amount secured at more than $10,000.