Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 322, 27 October 1919 — Page 1

HMOM) PAIXABIUM VOL. XLIV..NO. 322-nr.r?1:U"i?.n'0"dt, RICHMOND, IND., MONDAY EVENING, OCT. 27, 1919 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS JOHNSON'S CANTON HEAD IS SUSPENDED BY GOV. GOX MINERS MAY NEGOTIATE SAYS LEWIS "We Approach Conflict With Optimism," Says John L. Lewis, Head of Mine Workers of U. S. Big Coal Operators in Washington, Refuse To Accept Terms of Workers, Prefer Strike

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Senate Turns Down California Man s Proposition to Equalize Voting Strength in League Assembly. (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 The Johnsou amendment to the peace treaty, proposing In effect that the voting power of the United States In the league of nations be Increased to equal that of Great Britain and her dominions, was rejected today by the senate. The vote was 38 for the amendment and 40 against It Thirty-six Republicans and two democrats Gore and Shields voted for the amendment, and 9 Republicans and 31 democrats opposed It. Senator Now of Indiana, voted for it and Watson was paired for It. The vote came unexpectedly during a lull in the debate, and while several senators who had intended to speak, were absent.

TOTAL LOCAL TAXES ARE TO BE $1.90 Official certification of the city tax rate, with all the increases granted, was received by County Auditor Brooks Monday. The complete tax to be paid by local citizens on each 10O assessed valuation, will be $1.90. Besides the 15 cent Increase allowed the schools an increase of 1 cent more was allowed in the city levy, which, with the 6 cent increase secured last week, will make it total 67 cents. City officials expressed the opinion Monday that the tax rate, as now fixed, will enable the city to run in fine shape. The various Iev'.p? to be paid by local tax payers follow: State levy 18 cents County levy 24 cents School levy 70 cents City levy 67 cents Library levy 1 cent Township levy 1 cent Poor levy 1 cent Bond levy 8 cents Total $1-90 Biggett Airship in World Will Be Purchased From England by 17. S. Navy (By Associated Press) "WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 An early y closing of the contract for the purX I chase by t t department af the Brit- - 1. 1 ' - v c ' ship in the world, now under construction in England.is intended, it was stated at the department today. Two find a half million dollars were appropriated by Congress for the purchase of this airship and for the training of the pilots. "The success," Bald the statement, "of tfv British in building and operating rigS airships is. proved by the trip of the E 34 to the United States and its return to England. While the Germans had many years start on the British, the latter made a wonderful progress- in the past few years. The R 3S to outward appearances will look like the R 34, but her dimentions, horse power, speed and radious of action will be much greater. When full of gas she will have a 2.724,000 cubls feet .capicity; which is 15 times that of the C 5. the United States naval dirigible that blew to sea and was lost last spring at Newfoundland, just after a record flight from Cape May and on the eve of an attempt to cross the Atlantic. The R 38 is 694 feet in length,. 86 feet In diameter, 93 feet 6 inches high and carries a useful load of 45 tons. She is expected to have a maximum speed of 60 knots. The British air ministry has offered to train personnal for the R 38 so that upon delivery the airship can be taken over immediately by an American crew and be flown to the United States. President's Condition Continues Satisfactory WASHINGTON. Oct. 27 "The president's progress continues as during the past few days, satisfactory," said a bulletin today by his physicians. The president was expected to transact some official business today. He had a long talk with Dr. Grayson, concerning executive matters and insisted that he be permitted to see Secretary Tumulty. Dr. Grayson said he did not know whether Mr. Tumulty would place the prohibition enforcement bill before the president today. State Troops Must Stay in Strike Centers tVhile Regulars Remain, Ruling The calling of Company K for strike duty In Indiana Harbor has caused many persons to wonder why the state does not call on the government to place regular troops in the strike districts and relieve the militiamen. It is an accepted theory that regular troops can be used only when disorder has become so great that police and state troops cannot cope with the situation. So long as the state autharlties are able to maintain order, regular troops cannot be used for this purpose. Should the tate troops be recalled from northei. . Indiana, the government would at once recall the regulars to the garrisons from which they were sent into the strike zone. Until the situation is absolutely normal, state troops will have to be kept there.

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John L. Lewis. "We approach the conflict with great optimism," says John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, referring to the coal miners' strike, set for Nov. 1. The miners want a 30-hour week in plact of the 4S-hour week as at present, and a 60 percent increase in wages.

JENKINS, MEXICAN ! PRISONER, SET FREE (By Associated Press) HANFORD, Cal., Oct. 27. William O. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, Mexico, and wealthy manufacturer, was today at liberty after being abducted and held a week by three masked Mexican bandits for a ransom of $150,000. Word that he had been rescued from the bandits who seized him at his ranch near Puebla a week ago Sunday, was received late last night by his father, John W. Jenkins of this city, In a brief telegram from Miss Annie Jenkins, sister of the consular agent. The message did not indicate whether any portion of the ransom demanded had been paid or whether the efforts of the Mexican government In response to urgent demands of the American state department had effected the release. It read: "Oscar was rescued this afternoon, advise relatives." News Is Late. Although Jenkins was kidnapped on Oct.l9, news of his detention did not reach his family here until last Wednesday, when a telegram was received frm his sister. Later word came from her that besides kidnapping Mr. Jenkins, the bandits who held him for ransom, had also plundered his ranch home, securing $60,000. Whether all or any part of this had been recovered was a phase of the case not clear here. Another point not disclosed was the exact time of Mr. Jenkin's release. His sister's message, telephoned here from Fresno, said "today," but the date of the message was not telephoned, the consular agent's said, and whether his detention had ended Saturday or Sunday was not known. Mr. Jenkin's father in a statement given out here the day after news of the kidnapping was received said the ransom demanded by the bandits. would be paid. However, he appealed to the state department and to Cali fornia officials for assistance in scouring his son's release. It was the second time the consular agent h:id been held for ransom, his relatives having been forced to pay $25,000 to a band of bandits 5 years ago under somewhat similar circumstances. Windsor Wiggs, Aged Bethel Resident, Dies in Miami, Florida Windsor Wiggs, 91 years old, pioneer resident of Wayne and Randolph counties, died Sunday at Miami. Fla., where he had been living for the last year. He spent virtually his entire life in and near Bethel and Uuion City Death was due to senility. Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but the burial will take place at Union City. He is survived by six daughters. Mrs. Oscar Johnston and Mrs. J. L. Starbuck, both of Richmond; Mrs. J. G. Coates, Chicago; Mrs. Frank Spornhaur, Fort Recovery, Ohio; Miss Frances Wiggs, who was with him in Miami, and Mrs. T. R. McClure, Columbus, Ohio. Interpreters Called for Working Women's Meeting (Dy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Delegates assembling for the international congress for working women which opens here today designated members of an executive committee today to prepare a program. Delegates from nearly a dozen countries are to attend the congress, and a corps of interpreters had been marshalled by the woman's trade union league under the auspices of which the congress was called.

100 Attend Whitewater Friends Home-coming Over 100 people attended the church

home-coming dinner at the North Tenth Street Friends church, Sunday noon. The Rev. John R. Webb, former pastor of the East Main Street Friends church, had charge of the morning services; the Rev. E. Howard Brown, of the East Main Street Friends, of the afternoon serivces; the Rev. Webb and the Rev. Andrew F. Mitchell spoke at the evening services. Special music was an added feature. Among the guests was Aaron Napier, superintendent" of Indiana if early Meeting. In spite of the . inclement weather good attendance marked the entire day's home-coming meeting. COMPANY I MOVED TO EAST CHICAGO Company K, Indiana state militia was sent to East Chicago from Indiana Harbor, Monday afternoon, word to this effect being received from a member. Conditions are equally as quiet at East Chicago as at the company's former station, according to news dis patches, and it is presumed the move I will not mean any action. Mail should be addressed to East Chicago, Ind. OWNER OF NEWS IS INDICTED BY U- S(By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27. Warrants on an indictment returned by the federal grand jury was served on Delavan Smith, of the Indianapolis News by a I united States marshall here today. The indictment was returned in connection of the. statement nf nwnprshiri of the Indianapolis News. Mr. Smith gave bond It was brought out in settling the ' estate of the late Charles W. Fair-! banks, former vice president, it is said, j that Mr. Fairbanks owned a three-1 fourths interest in the Indianapolis News which was not shown in a statement of ownerishp. Taylor Will Speak to Farmers at Cambridge Farmers of Harrison. Jackson and Washington townships will hold a joint meeting at the Hurst opera house Monday night. All farmers residing in these townships are requested to be present. Lew s Taylor, organizer and general secretary of the state federation, will address the meeting. 80 Applications in for Jobs on Census Approximately 80 applicants for the positions of census enumerators in Wayne county will take the examination for that position next Thursday morning, according to Jesse Stevens, who is in charge of the work. Forty-six enumerators are needed for the county, according to Stevens, and already 66 have been received. With the applicants mailed Monday, the final day, the total is expected to reach 80. REGULARS BELOW STRENGTH (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. The regular army is 10 per cent below the number authorized for the present fiscal year, the war department announced today. Reports to the adjutant general of October 21, placed the aggregate strength of all grades at 274,787 officers and men.

Ohio National Guard May be Ordered to City, Says State Executive Vice Mayor in Charge. OTHER "POINTS QUIET (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 27. Governor Cox today suspended Mayor Charles E. Foorman of Canton, .of alleged inefficient handling of the steel strike riot in that city, and appealed to a committee of Canton business men to rally around Vice-Mayor Schrantz. If order cannot be maintained by Vice-Mayor Schrantz, Governor Cox said he would order the Ohio National Guard, now mobilized at Akron, to go to Canton and take charge of the situation.

TRY TO BURN BUILDING. (By Associated Press) YOUNGSTOWN. O., Oct. 27. An attempt, believed to have been by strike sympathizers, was made last night to burn down the police station in Hazelton, this city. One upper room in the building was discovered burning with oil soaked waste scattered about. Little damage resulted. A neighbor told the police he had heard men in the yard talking about waste and saying it was time to hurry. Two additional blast furnaces were operating this morning, one at the Ohio works, and one at the sheet and tube plant. More open hearths were put Into commission today. DISCUSS COAL STRIKE. I CHICAGO, Oct. 27. Leaders of the I striking steel workers discussed today the probable effect of the threatened coal miner's strike upon the steel industry and agreed in the opinion that it would further hamper the successful operation of the steel plants in the Chicago district. Official announcement that the rail mill at the Gary plant of the United States steel corporation was to open today, marked the sixth week of the strike. This mill is one of the largest rail mills in the country, and is regarded as the most important unit in the Gary plant. Another blast furnace was also ready to resume operation at Gary today, making 8 of the 12 blast furnaces there in operation. BETTER AT PITTSBURG. PITTSBURG, Oct. 27. The sixth week of the steel workers' strike In the Pittsburg, district opened ,t today with both union leaders and representatives of the employers advancing conflicting claims. The strike leaders declared that the ranks of the men were holding firm, while the companies said their mills were operating at almost normal capacity, and that many men were returning to worn daily. SCORES HURT IN LONGSHORE FIGHT NEW YORK, Oct. 27. Scores of persons were injured in a pitched battle between 2,000 striking longshoremen, and several hundred men who were on their way to work at the Bush terminal docks in Brooklyn this morning. Between 50 and 100 revolver shots were fired, and sticks, stones, bricks and clubs were used by the combatants. Police reserves were summoned and 10 arrests were made. Insurgents in the ranks of the longshoremen, who claim 22,000 workers in 24 locals, today "officially" went on strike. Richard Butler, their leader, said that up until today these men were merely taking a vacation. T. V. O'Connor, president of the International Longshoremen's association, declared on the other hand, that the strike was breaking up. DELEGATES MAKE TOUR (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27 Foreign delegates to the international trade conference at Atlantic City last week, today began a tour of Philadelphia's principal industries and historical places, which will occupy their time until late tomorrow. ALBERT PLACES WREATH ON ROOSEVELT'S GRAVE NEW YORK, Oct. 27. King Albert of the Belgians, placed a wreath Sunday upon the grave of Roosevelt. There were few to see the simple ceremony for the skies were laden, and his Majsty passed through Long Island almost unrecognized. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Rain probably tonight and Tuesday. Colder Tuesday and in south portion tonight. Today's Temperature. Noon 64 Yesterday. Maximum 71 Minimum 57 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Cloudy tonight and Tuesday with rain, possibly turning to snow. Colder Tuesday and Wednesday. General Conditions The storm of Saturday night passed down the St. Lawrence valley, causing rain over Indiana and adjacent states. The cold wave remains stationary over the west and north. Another storm which prevails at present continues to move slowly eastward. Its center will pass here d-ring the next 24 hours. Cold weather remains unbroken in the north west. It was 8 below at Billings, Mont., and 14 below at Edmonton, Alberta.

Coal ODerators photographed on leaving right: A. W. Calloway, Thomas Hamilton.

Big coal operators were in Washington last week trying to arrive at some

satisfactory agreement with the miners, who threaten to go on strike Nov. 1. The above group of operators was photographed just after leaving a conference in which they refused to accept the workers' terms. Calloway is president of the Davis Coal and Coke company; Brewster is chairman of the operotftpo1 cvorn tiifo rnmmiftfip- Prhhin ta nrpsidpnt rf thf Vnne-hlnphpnv and

Ohio Coal company, and Hamilton is sociation. ' v " 1 ' - v . ...... i. .-v. , - LABOR OF WORLD AT WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Labor leaders of many nations, practically of them accredited delegates to the International labor conference which will convene Wednesday, were gathered here today when the International Federation of Trade Unions opened its first conference since its organization at Amsterdam last July out of the ruins of the old "international." Delegates from both Germany and Austria were among those here to attend the conference, the supreme council having approved their coming following a protest by the Amsterdam conference against their exclusion. Whether or not these delegates will participate in the official conference, however, depends upon the vote of the accredited delegates to the conference after they convene. Labor leaders said they expected the German and Austrian delegates would be invited to participate. Whether the federation conference would offer any recommendation to the of-

ficial conference on this point was not , County fields where the wheat has known. j been 'sown before Sept. 2.", said E. F. Leon Kaubaux, general secretary of Murphy, local agricultural expert, the French General Federation of j Monday. The extremely mild weajther Labor, was expected to be chosen pre-' this fall, coupled with the heavy rainsiding officer of the federation confer- I fall, has caused the early sown wheat ence. Among those atending is J. I to grow with great rapidity and Oudegeest, president of the Dutch thereby furnish food for the fly. Federation of Labor, who was eecre- Complete investigation as to the extary of the old international" during ! tent of its ravages, has not been made

the war. Street Cars in Knoxville Run Under State Guard (By Associated Press) KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 27. With national guard troops held in readi -"j ness to quell any attempts at renew rioting, 6treet railway officials announcced today they would endeavor to continue service with non-union men, resumption of which yesterday, after 8 days idleness due to a strike, resulted in intermittent clashes throughout the day. Two militia companies were here and others were enroute under orders of Governor Roberts. Adjutant-General Sweeney is in personal charge of the state soldiers, who Governor Roberts has announced, will be reinforced by federal troops from Fort Oglethorpe, if necessary Charges of inefficiency on the part of the police, who are members of thr? nr.licomen's union were msrie folljwine th disorders. No serious iniuvies were reported, the trouble being con- i fined to minor disturbances in various; r, t-ho fitv in whirl-, car v.- i LA. A Ul tU- v. f -a -- ' " wrecked. It was pointed out that as the cars carry mail boxes, interference with the operation of the system would involve the federal government The rioting made it necessary "ov the city to call the soldiers for the second time in CO days. Senate Proposes Bill Prohibiting Red Flag CRy Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Oct. 27. Persons exhibiting the Red flag or advocating overthrow of the government would be subjected to federal prosecution under a bill ordered favorably reported today by the senate judiciary committee. Naval Battle Reported Off Coast of Finland VIBORG, Finland, Oct. 27. Reports were received here today that a naval battle occurred off Kronstadt yesterday. The reports which were unconfirmed, gave no details. SUBWAY WORKERS STRIKE. PARIS, Oct. 27. (Havas) The Union of Subway employees plans to call a strike on November 1 in conjunction with a strike of the unions of general transportation workers and electricians, according to the Echo de Paris.

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F. Brewster, S. H. Robbins and A. R vice president of the National Coal asX" C". o National Guard to Get Browning Machine Guns (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. National guard units are to be equipped with Browning automatic rifles, the war department announced today, the reserve supply of these weapons having reached a point to permit their issuance to the guard as well as to the regular army. The department also has ruled that the limit of 200 men per senatorial and congressional district fixed in the national defense act as the strength of the guard, shall be ignored for the present fiscal year, organization being on the basis of available pay appropriations instead. HESSIAN FLY TAKES MUCH WAYNE WHEAT Evidences of the Hessian fly have been found in the majority of Wayne I but if the renorts of the farmers hold true, the production of winter wheat m Wayne County next season will be greatly curtailed. Most of the winter wheat in this county is sown before Sept. 25. The only effective check upon the Hessian Fly is to withhold the sowing of wheat until later in the fall, says Murphy. PLAN TO ARREST MEN WHO KILLED AVIATORS (Bv Associated Press) SAN DIEGO. Cal., Oct. 27. Plans were put in operation today in Lower California, Mexico, as well as at Wash ington, looking to the arrest of the

Mexican fishermen accused of murder- j is acting president, would not observe ing Lieutenants Cecil H. Connolly and j pending anti-strike legislation If enFrederick Watcrhouse. American avi-1 fccted into law. ators who fiew into Mexican territorv Such an attempt to single out rail-

! " August 21 and subsequently lost their lives. The identity of the accused men is known both to Mexican and American officials, it was announced officially, wh?n the aviators' bodies were brouchi here or. the destroyer Aaron Ward last night, after resting some davs in shallow graves near Eahia Los Angeles. Lower California, and because of the friendly relatives existing between the American government and Governor Esteban Cantu of Lower California, comparatively little difficulty is anticipated in apprehending them. The aviators' record of their sufferings and brief letters to their mothers, scratched on the wings and fusselage of their plane, were brought here by Joe Allen Richards, a mining engineer who first reported discovery of the bodies. At one time the aviators were within 12 miles of an American operated mine where they could have found food and safety. Cold Wave Still Coming; Delayed by Rain Storms The cold wave that was due over Indiana and Wayne county has r.ot been sidetracked, according to Weatherman Moore. Two storms have delayed the scheduled cold spell for about 48 hours, Moore fcaid today, and the cold wave will probably reach here in the next 48 hours. Rain, with a possible snowfall is scheduled for the next 24 hours, the weatherman savs.

Head of Coalmen's Body Answers President Wilson Governor Goodrich Backs up Executive. GOVERNORSTO MEET (By Associated Press) SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Oct. 27. Prefacing his announcement with the' statement that he had received no communications from government sources as to President Wilson's stand against the threatened strjke of soft coal miners Nov. 1, John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, today declared. "The widely heralded intimation that force may be resorted to, will not 6erve to allay the crisis." The threat to prosecute and Incarcerate me and my associates will neither prevent the strike nor terminate It, If it occurred," Mr. Lewis said. "There is even yet a way in which this strike may be avoided," Mr. Lewis said. "The government should assemble the coal operators and use its power and influence and get from them for the miners a just consideration of their demands. An agreement could be reached within three days If the coal operators would approach the question in good faith and with open minds."

Lewis declared the refusal of the operators to negotiate a new wage agreement and their insistence that the present contract does not expire until April, 1020, was the crux of the situation. Mr. Lewis yesterday reiterated his statement that the 60 per cent Increase in wages demanded by the miners is "subject to negotiation as are all demands of the men," but added that the situation was in "status quo." He said he came home to rest a day before going to Indianapolis where a meeting of the international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America has been called for next Wednesday. Full co-operation of the state of Illinois with President Wilson in his announced stand against the proposed strike of the miners was pledged by Governor Frank O. Lowden in a statement made public today. GOODRICH BACKS PRESIDENT INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27. Governor James P. Goodrich, who was asked by Governor Harding of Iowa to attend a conference here on Wednesday of executives of soft coal producing states, today pladged to President Wilson the support of Indiana in the president's effort to avert a cation-wide coal strike. 7 "- "I am glad to know that President Wilson has taken a most positive stand against the calling of the coal strike on the first day of November," said Governor Goodrich, in a public statement. "It is the duty of every good citizen of the nation to support the president in thi3 emergency. He can count on the support of Indiana in every step that he has taken, not only to pr.nent the carrying of the strike, but in preserving order and in, resuming work in the mines at the earliest possible date." R. R. HEAD SILENT WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. DirectorGeneral Hines has not disclosed exi cep l?. tbe cabinet how long the transportation system could operate if the supply of fuel should be shut off. Mr. Hines and his regional directors have conferred on the situation and Director Hardin of New York was at the railroad administration again today." R. R. ,MEN WILL DISREGARD ANTI STRIKE LAW-SHEA WASHINGTON. Oct. 27. Timothy Shea gave notice to Congress Sunday that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen, of which he I roaa employees ana deprive them of what he termed to be the economic right of workers to strike to prevent injustice, must be accepted, he said, in connection with other information which the railroad brotherhoods have. es a foregone conclusion that railroads I contemplate a general reduction In wages when the Government surrenders control and desire such a measure to forestall a strike. "If these Interests or the legislators believe unresistingly to any such invasion of their rights as citizens" Mr. Shea continued, "they had better expel that thought from their minds." Church Census To Be Completed by Tuesday Over 600 census workers battled through the mud and rain Sunday afternoon in the interest of the evangelistic campaign of the Church Federation of Wayne County. Returns from over half of the workers have been received Monday and according to the Rev. J. S. Hill, chairman of the census committee, reports have been very favorable. It will probably be Tuesday before the complete returns are in. BURGLARS ENTER GROCERY AT WEBSTER WEBSTER. Ind., Oct. 27 Burglars entered the grocery store of J. B. Borton. A quantity of cheese, tobacco and groceries was taken. A suit of clothes was also stolen by the robbers. No clue has been found that mieht assist in their caDtura.