Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 331, 6 November 1919 — Page 1

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4? it: VOL. XLTV., NO. 331Palladium. Est 1831. CnnsolldaUd with Sun-Tlcram 190?. RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, NOV. 6, 1919 SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS AMENDMENTS AGAIN FACE U. S. SENATE OHIO RESOLT IS IN DOUBT; DRYS HOPEFUL MINERS ASK VACATION OF RESTRAIfJDER Governors of States in Which Coal Strike is Centered, Ae Prepared to Handle Crisis One Woman Wounded Twice in Battalion of Death; Other Was Held 6 Months by Reds

Knox Wants Nation Released

From Any Obligations Bind ins it by Decisions of League. GORE'S VOTED DOWN (By Associated TVess) WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. When the treaty was taken up in the senate today Senator Knox. Pennsylvania tnlm. duced a blanket reservation to release the United States from any obligation o oe round by decisions on resolutions of the League of Nations. Senator Knox said the trarnnsfl was tn make this country "a consulting memoer or me league. The reservation would e-lv tii United States "the fullest and most complete uoerty or action," in regard to league affairs, with "the sole right to determine Its own relations and duties and course of action." ,. It also would claim an unconditional right of withdrawal, and would make raancauon or in yrpatv nenonnsnt nn affirmative acceptance of the reserva tion oy ine other powers within 60 days. An immediate vote on the ratification of the treaty without reservations was proposed late . today by Senator Underwood, Democrat, Alabama, after Republican leader Lodge had challenged the administration to make such a move. The peace treaty amendment presented' by Senator Gore, Democrat, Oklahoma, to make an advisory pop- . ular vote mandatory before any declaration of war under the league of nations, was rejected by the senate. The vote was 67 to 16, Republican leadeT Lodge and other leading republicans voting against the amendment. Senator Lafollette, Republican. Wisconsin, resumed the attack again yesterday on President Wilson's course in negotiating the treaty. Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, had ready two new amendments which would provide that the. United. States decline to be bound by Articles 10 and 11 of the pact. The Gore amendment calling for an advisory vote of the people, before declaration of war, also remained for final action. Senator leaders were at sea over a definite plan for action. The course set by the leaders yesterday was altered by the group holding out against ratification of any kind and just how far they will be able to carry the opposition was a subject of conjecture. $81 00 Spent for New Buildings During Month Twelve new buildings were erected

In Richmond during the month of October, according to the report of , Building Inspector Plnnick, made public Thursda' Six buiIe.u6T were remodeled, 20 were wired and 21 heating systems were installed. The cost of the new buildings amount to $81,500. while the remodeling totaled $2,450. Inspections made during the last month follow: New buildings, 56; remodeled. 48; wiring. 40; heating, 7; flues, 8, and miscellaneous, 18, making a total of 177.

RICHMOND MAY BUY BRIDGE APPROACH City Engineer Dell Davis was Thursday instructed by the board of works to get the necessary prices of the property at the west end of the Main street bridge, that the city may have data if it wishes to buy it, for approaches to the bridge. The board received a communication from the city planning commission recommending that the property at the west end of the new Main street bridge be acquired for approaches. It is expected that the property will cost approximately $12,000. Committees from the South Side Improvement Association' the Commercial Club, the Departmental Clun, the Good Roads Organization and other similar associations were present and took part in the discussion. LAWSON AIR LINER STARTS TO CHICAGO (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 6. The giant Lawson. air passenger liner, left the motor speedway here at 8:15 ths morning, bound for Chicago. Eleven passengers. Including three v.men, were aboard. Alfred W. Lawson, designer of the liner, before starting said he had reports that the weather was bad for landing in Chicago, and, if such proved the case, he probably would go on to Milwaukee. The women on board were were Mrs. Charles Cox, of New York, wife of the pilot. Miss Mary Bostwick, an Indianapolis newspaper woman, and Mrs. William Edward Hays, who carried an order from the Marlon County Tuberculosis association for $26,000 worth of Red Cros3 Christmas seals. The air liner came here several days ago from Dayton, Ohio. 20 DEAD IN FRENCH WRECK (By Associated Press) PARIS. Nov. 6 Latest advices re ceived at the offices of the Pans, Lyons and Mediterranean railroad show that lo travellers ana a raiiroaa emoloves were killed when the Gen eva-bound train collided with the Simplon express at Sena Monday night. Sixty persons were injured, according to the advices. No Americans are on the casualty list

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Above, left to right: Governors James M. Cox of Ohio, Frank O. Lowden of Illinois, John J. Cornwell of West Virginia. Below, left to right: Governors William C. Sproul of Pennsylvania, James P. Goodrich of Indiana and William L. Harding of Iowa. The governors of the states in which the strike of coal miners center are

prepared to act quickly and firmly in cently suspended Mayor Poorman of Governor James P. Goodrich of Indiana

William L. Harding of Iowa, has stated that he will tolerate no rioting. "The full power of the commonwealth will be used to protect those who desire to continue work." is the notice served by Governor William C. Sproul

of Pennsylvania. Governor Frank O. militia if dsorder starts. Governdr

promised the government full co-operation. Governor Oliver Shoup of Colo

rado, wired the state department that the people approve the action taken by President Wilson to maintain order."

RIOT TESTIMONY FOR STATE GOES ON; MANY CALLED Taking of testimony on the part of the state in the Malleable Castings riot case continued in circuit court Thursday. Several witnesses were called. Elmer Piehe, who arrived home from the army the afternoon of the riot, and who was indicted by the grand jury for participation, was one of the witnesses. Piehe, who had pleaded not guilty, changed his plea to guilty last week. Piehe said that a big fellow, whom he did not know, led a crowd across the railroad from E street, and immediately after he heard the smashing of windows in the garage and core room, and heard shots fired. He said that this big fellow said to the crowd: "We have got to get the strikebreakers out of here tonight, because if we don't do it the state militia will be here tomorrow and we will be ail out of luck." Piehe said that he did not know Hartman, and was unable to say whether he was this man. George Tarkelson, a witness for the state, said that Alfred Stinson, one of the defendants in the suit, and who was employed by the Richmond Lumber company at the time of the strike, showed up late at the lumber yards the morning following the riot. Tarkelson, who was employed at the yaVds last summer, also said that Stinson was limping and had told him (Tarkelson) that he was hit by a rock while "helping the strikers out in their fight last night." Stinson was dismissed by the lumber yard the day following the riot Carr's Testimony Completed. The testimony of Sheriff Carr. which was begun Wednesday afternoon, was concluded Thursday morning, and the sheriff permitted to leave the stand. George Calvelage, technical supervisor of the Malleable Catstlngs company the day of the riot, said that he did not return to the plant after leaving in the evening. However, Calvelage said he saw Griswell, Horr and Johnson picketing at the time he left in the evening. David Graham and Mervin Castle, one of the defendants In the suit who changed his plea from not guilty to guilty, were the other two witnesses presented by the state Thursday morning. After going over the evidence produced In the testimony of Tuesday afternoon the statement made yesterday by newspapers that "Boomer" Hartman, one of the defendants in the riot case, was at the courthouse at the time the real damage occurred, was found to be unwarranted. The testimony showed that Hartman was seen at the ribt during the time that the most serious damage of the evening was done. Testimony on Conference. Most of the interest in the testimony Wednesday afternoon centered around the conference which took (Continued on Page Two)

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Canton for failure to preserve order. promises full co-operation. Governor Lowden of Illinois is ready to call the John J. -Cornwell of West Virginia has Father Time Given Kick By Latest Prescription (By Associated Press) LONDON, Nov. 6. Dr. Joslah Oldfield known Internationally as a phys lcian ana a writer, nas pubilsned a prescription for keeping old age at bay. According to him it is not a question of an operation, but a daily diet, which includes dandc, leaves, fowl's eggs grapes, lettuce, . . ..'s milk, watercress, honey and salads (uncooked.) "Old age," he says, "is largely caused by deposit In the blood vessels and cells of the body of waste matter, So by adopting a part fruitarian diet a man, however old, may become young again, because every cell in the body will be replaced by new young ceils. Dr. Oldfield considers that a normal person rightly fed, should live from 90 to 105 years of age. MUNCIE FRAUD DETAILS TOLD INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 6 One by one in a solemn procession, victims of the Muncie fraud gang are trooping to the witness stand in the federal court to tell the story of how they were induced to part with thouj sands of dollars on the assumption that they were to get thousands more. The tale they tell is a tragic one in so far as it deals with the loss of their money, but more often it is mirth-provoking as It brings to light the nice details of how George Arm strong, Colonel C. H. K. Pierson and company took advantage of the men who traveled from their homes to take advantage of the supposed ignor ance of the colonel as to the true value of land he was presumed to own in southern Missouri. Victims of the gang held the center of attention in the court Wednesday and again today. The government is placing victims on the witness stand to testify against each of the twelve men who have pleaded not guilty to promoting fraudulent schemes through use of the mails. Little cross-examination has been carried on and it has not yet become apparent what the line of defense will be. L. Ert Slack, United States dis trict attorney, Eaid today that the hearing of the witnesses for the gov ernment probably would continue throughout the day. OFFER TELEPHONE COURSE. (By Associated Press) LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 6. Having conducted popular short courses ia agriculture, road building, home, economics and other practical subjects, Purdue University now offers a short term in telephone practice. The course is designed for telephone managers, operators and others interested in telephone operation and maintenance. The course will be held from Nov. 17 to Dec. 12, under the direction of the school of electrical engineering.

Predictions by Officials of Big

rrohibition Majorities Upset as Votes Come in 33 Counties to Report. WETS WIN CRABBE BILL (By Associated Press) COLUMBUS, O.. Nov. 6. Returns from Tuesday's election compiled at the secretary of state's office today from 55 of the 8S counties, indicate that the results on the ratification of the federal prohibition amendment and the Crabbe prohibition enforcement bill will be close; with chances favoring the drys, on the ratification proposition and the wets on the Crabbe bill, according to state statistician Johnson. The same returns are said to indicate the defeat of the 2 per cent beer proposal, and also of that to repeal the state prohibition amendment. These 55 counties, 33 of which are complete, and 22 Incomplete, give the wets a lead of 39,031 on ratification of the federal amendment, and 52,410 on the Crabbee bill. They also give the wets a lead of 22,999 on the 2 per cent proposal and 12,323 on the repeal provision. The S3 counties still to report gave a dry majority of 33,795 for prohibition last year, and if this majority were maintained it would indicate defeat of both the 2 per cent, and the repeal proposal, by a safe majority, ity, it was said. MARYLAND IS CLOSE BALTIMORE, Nov. 6. Intense interest attaches to the meeting of the election supervisors who will assemble In Baltimore city and the counties at noon today to canvass the returns of Tuesday's election. The latest, unofficial returns made Albert C. Ritchie the Democratic nominee for governor, winner by 326 plurality. Chairman Tait, of the Republican state central committee, claims the official canvass will show the election of Harry W. Nice. The work of canvassing the returns will require several hours, and the result probably will not be known until tontghj:, , . ..r-, v. If the unofficial plurality given Mr. Ritchie stands, the Republican leaders will take up the question whether to ask for a recount of the ballots. This would have to be made by the house of delegates. According to the unofficial returns the total vote for governor with Garrett county missing and estimated, follows: Ritchie, Democrat, 111,144; Nice, Republican, 110.818. WET-DRY FIGHT CLOSE. LOUISVILLE, Nov. 6. On the face of unofficial returns from all but one of the 120 counties of the state. Edwin P. Morrow, Republican, swept himself j Into the office of Governor of Kentucky j Dy a majority or Z9,92 votes over Governor James D. Black, Democrat, la Tuesday's election. This is the largest plurality a Republican candidate ever received in this Btate. Interest today, however, did not center so much upon the gubernatorial race, but upon the state-wide prohibition amendment. The result may not be known for several days. Only 40 counties out,of the 120 had been heard from today, these showing a majority of 15,383 votes against the amendment. "This does not mean that the "wets' have won, however," Mr. Palmer asserted. He said that of eighty counties to he heard from, a great majority are "dry." William McClure Dies at New Paris NEW PARIS, O., Nov. 6 William McClure, 7S years old, died at his home on East Cherry street, Wednesday evening, following a two weeks' illness from paralysis. He had lived in New Paris and vicinity for severa! years. He was at one time mayor of the village. Mr. and Mrs. McClure celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on Monday. The deceased is survived by his widow, besides many relatives and rfiends. Red Pepper Rioters are Foiled by Deputy's Goggles YOUNGSTOWN, O., Nov. 6 Deputy Sheriffs appeared at the entrance 10 the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company plant today, wearing goggles as a protection against recurrence of red pepper riots by women which occurred Tuesday and Wednesday. Apparently discouraged by the arrest of 24 women yesterday, however, the woman failed to appear today. A grand jury investigation of the riot.3 will open Monday. TAXIS ORDERED OFF BERLIN STREETS AFTER MIDNIGHT (By Associated Press) BERLIN, Nov. 6. Automobile taxicabs and motor cars for public hire, must disappear from the streets of Berlin between midnight and 6 o'clock In the morning. An order to this effect has just been issued by the police department as a result ( f the increasing complaints of overcharging and insolence of the drivers who refuse to accommodate theatre patrons and late diners in the hours before midnight in order to reserve the yehicles to pick up the highly lucrative traffic from the all-night resorts and the late revelers.

Mrs. Wiley Sparks and Mrs. Agnes Menefee, Below. Pretty and utterly feminine, these two women, who arrived recently In New York have suffered and have witnessed some of the greatest hardships of the war. Mrs. Agnes Menefee was wounded twice in the famous "Battalion of Death," and was twice decorated by the czar. Her maiden name was Aggies Rostkovska. She was a prisoner in Germany for several months and is now the wife of an American artillery officer at Frankfort, Ky.. Mrs. Sparks was taken prisoner by the Bolsheviki while serving as a nurse at Odessa, and was 4eld for 6 months.

HOUSING PROJECT ENCOURAGED BY PROMPT RESPONSE Committees are active in obtaining subscriptions for the 8150,000 project of the Richmond Home Construction company, which proposes to relieve the housing shortage here. This is one of the big community movements of the year. The need of homes is not only apparent, but is growing more acuto, as factories and business houses expand. The company proposes to build and sell homes on terms that will bring speedy relief. The committee reports gratifying responses. They have found, however, that considerable time is consumed in explaining the project. They ask business men and owners of industries to be prepared to respond quickly 6o that the canvass may be completed within a few days. j The money will be called for when ! needed and will be paid in install- j ments. The movement has the in-, dorsement of the Commercial club and the financial institutions of the city. Day Nursery Leaves Waste Bags in Homes; To Collect Large paper bags for the collection of rubbish and waste have been left In practically every home in Richmond by the Day Nursery ccampaigners. The exact date for collection has not been announced but probably will be on Saturday. Collectors will be preceded through the streets by buglers. Collection will be done by large trucks bearing signs "Day Nursery" on either side. Mrs. Harry Lontz. of the campaign committee, sent out an appeal Thursday asking every housewife in Richmond to fill her bag to its capacity with waste. U. 5. Not to Ask Mexico For Jenkins' Ransom Money (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. Mexico will not be asked by the American government to refund the. $150,000 ransom money which counsel for William O. Jenkins, American consular agent at Puebla, paid to bandits for the release of Jenkins. This announcement was made today at the state department. HOME BUILDING SPEEDS ALL CONSTRUCTION WORKS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Nov. 6. Home construction speeded all other building operations for the week ending October 24, in the territory north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi, according to statistics made public today by F. W. Dodge company, residential structures started or planned in value to $77,334,200 out of a total of $175,052,849 In canstruction. The Chicago district led the New York, Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Boston and Minneapolis districts in the order given.

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Clemenceau Demands Lehrun's Resignation (By Associated Press) PARIS. Nov. 6. Premier Clemenceau this morning summoned to his office Albert Lebrun. the minister of blockade and invaded regions, and demanded the minister's resignation. The premier afterward received Andre Tardieu, head of the general commission for Franco-American war matter and sounded him on his willingness to be M. Lebrun's successor. MRS. ROBBINS HEADS WORKING WOMEN (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 6. Mrs. Raymond Robblns of Chicago today was elected temporary president of the International Working Woman's congress, and Mrs. Mary Schwartz of New York, secretary. It was decided to postpone permanent organization until pext year. Provision was made for representation in the new organization of the central powers. The suggestion came from the French delegation which called attention to the fact that an Invitation had been sent them to attend this congress but so late that acceptance was impracticable. Woman's Dress Indecent, Ministers Are Told (By Associated Press) ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Nov. 6. Present day styles of clothes worn by church women were censored today at the national training conference of the lnter-church world movement of North America. The Indecent dress of some women in our churches makes it tremendously hard for a young man to keep his thoughts clean and pure," declared the Rev. J. R. Crowtber, of Seattle. "In public these days you can scarcely tell the differences between a street woman and a church woman." SENORA CARRANZA DYING. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 6. Physicians attending Senora Carranza, wife of the President, have given up hope for her recovery- They stated tonight that Senora Carranza can live but a few hours. Weather Forecast For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Rain tonight. Friday colder and cloudy; probably local rain3 or snows. For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Rain tonight, possibly arriving this afternoon. Warmer tonight. Friday occasional rains or snow and colder. General Conditions For the second time in 48 hours temperatures went below freezing this morning, but the advance of the Rocky Mountain storm caused a rise in temperatures east of the Mississippi, except over the Atlantic coast where it is cold. Rains are quite close and colder weather moving southeast behind the storm will cause a fall in temperature during the next 36 hours. Zero temperature continues over the northwest.

Strikers Attorneys Forestall Hearing to Make Injunction Permanent, by Motion to Dissolve. MORE MENAT WORK (By Associated Press! INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 6. Attorney for the United Mine Workers of America,, filed this afternoon a motion in federal court for diEsolu tion of the restraining order to pre vent officials of the union from Issuing instructions to the striking members. The officials were in conference this morning with their attorneys and It Is understood, have completed the writing of the motion. Such motions, in accordance with a court rule, must be filed two days in advance of the arguments. The hearing of the government's petition for a temporary restraining order has been set for Saturday, and today Is the last day for filing motions in the case. The arrival of C. B. Ames, assistant attorney general, in charge of the government's injunction proceedings, is expected to usher in new developments. The government will ask Saturday that a temporary injunction to take the place of a restraining order, be issued, pending final hearing of the petition, adn that a mandatory order that the strike be called off, be issued by the court. It has been pointed out that although the government's petition asks that a temporary Injunction be issued Saturday, the court may. if it so desires, make the injunction permanent at that time instead of at a later hearing. There Is no indication that mine workers heads have receeded from their stand for a meeting with operators to negotiate a wage scale before calling off the strike. Operators also are standing firmly on their assertion that they will not negotiate with the

employes until the men return to work. Indiana operators, at a meeting last night, indorsed the actions of their operators scale committee through its conferences with the union men and made apparent their determination to follow the lead of tho government in whatever steps it may take to bring about an end to the strike, CHICAGO, Nov. 6. As the approximately 423,000 miners remained idle for the ninth day further steps had been taken to reduce the menace of a threatened coal shortage, already imminent in some sections. Six passenger trains had been removed from service on railroads in the middle west, and Federal fuel administrator Garfield had been clothed with full authority over prices, distribution and shipment of fueL To the pleas of several Nebraska towns, Iowa and California added requests for relieving the threatened shortage The mayor of Topeka. Kas.. telegraphed B. J. Row, middle west coal director at Chicago, that that city was without a ton of coal in its market and "hundreds of families are in Immediate need " California coal dealers asked for the release of coal confiscated by the fuel administration and the Iowa fuel administrator complained against the continuation in service of luxurious transcontinental passenger trains. Preparations for re-opening the mines at McCurtain. Okla.. today with 450 men mostly farmers promised to be an interesting development. Should the mines be worked it would be the. first break In the coal 6trike in thesouthwest. WAIT AT WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON. Nov. 6. Miners, operators and government officials, the three factions in the soft coal strike, apparently were resting today awaiting the outcome of court action at Indianapolis on the restraining order which was made returnable Saturday. Unless the court action resulted favorably to the government thus endln.!? the strike, prediction was made In some quarters that the country would be in for a prolonged cessation of a large part of the bituminous coal mine operations. Leaders of the miners have announced that the strike could be quickly settled if the restraining1 order were recalled. The government has refused to consider their proposal to withdraw the Injunction unless the strike order was revoked. DIVERT COAL CARS. PITTSBURGH. Pa.. Nov. 6. Railroads today attempted to relieve congestion on the main and branch IIns entering Pittsburgh by expediting the distribution of hundreds of cars of coal to those Industries Indicated by ths government. Not only filled cars a: responsible for the congestion, but empty cars are being shunted onto mine-sidings as rapidly as possible in some parts of the Pittsburgh district, according to reports received here. Wagon and truck mines are said to ba unusually active. Conflicting reports continue to come from both the headquarters of th3 miners union and the operators. PRODUCTION INCREASES. CHARLESTON. W. Va., Nov. Continued Increase In coal production in West Virginia was expected by operators today, following receipt of reports that other mines In the organized districts may start operating soon. Reports received by them early today Indicate that there are now 44 mines working in organized or parti organized districts throughout ths state which were closed early la th strike.