Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 25, 10 December 1919 — Page 10
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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, ,1919.
SUFFERING CAUSED; HEAVY RAINS FLOOD RIVERS IN ALABAMA ; (By Associated Press) ATLANTA, Ga., Dec 10. Torren- . oal rain over the greater part of the
lonth that had first proved a blessing
by enabling large hydro-electric plants
to operate without consumption . of coal, today had continued in such force as to flood rivers in Alabama, Oeorgia and Mississippi, causing thousands of dollars damage . and at least 31 deaths. Ten Inches or more of rain fell at various points In Alabama and Georgia. Fair weather and 'a cold wave was predicted for Alabama and Mississippi, and it was believed the rains would . be over in Georgia during the day. The drop in temperature was expected to cause severe suffering around Meridian, Miss., where floods had left a thousand persons homeless after a rainfall of 10.10 inches. Similar conditions, although : not to such . a great extent prevailed along the - Chattapoche river below Atlanta and West
Point, Ga, was reported partly under
water with outside communication cut off.' i, ' Railroad traffic in Georgia was bad
ly hampered and in lower Alabama
and Mississippi It was in many cases paralysed.' Several cities reported
street car service Interrupted.
Utoy Creek flowed over its banks on the Cascade road 6 miles from At
lanta' and undermined the " founda
tions of a bridge. An automobile containing 5 persons went through the weakened structure last night and the
county police reported that 3 of them had lost their lives. Their names
were given as J. C. Clements, Atlanta,
a soldier, and two Atlanta women,
Irene Lawrence and Ray Parker. An all night search failed to result in recovery of the bodies. The , Chatta-
hooche river overflowed bottom lands near Atlanta and reached a stage of
28 feet at the city water works. A 200 foot section of the dam of the Montgomery Light and Power sompany at Tallaesse, Ala., was washed out late yesterday with a loss estimated at $250,000.
U. S. MINE SWEEPERS PASS IN REVIEW BEFORE NAVY SECRETARY
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ICtne sweepers passing in review-and (insert) Secretary Daniels pinning Croix de Guerre on Roy Messanelli for his valorous work with the fleet.
The American mine-sweep'ne fleet recently paraded up the North river in gala attire before Secretary of the Navy Daniels, who re
viewed the craft. The fifty-nine vessels of the fleet form the last unit of the navy, to return from war service in foreign waters.
The sweepers picked up and destroyed 50,000 mines. The work was of a most hazardous nature, the men facing death momentarily.
ENGLISH WAGES STILL TOO LOW?
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HOW INDIANA MINERS FARE UNDER PROPOSED INCREASE A comparison of what Indiana miners receive, under their present scale of wages and under President Wilson's
proposed 14 per cent increase follows: ! m T mKaw Qnata Qn.la .
luoa u& III in r I kjv-o.. . Present Proposed leaders ..... .$ .74 a ton f .84 a ton Day workers . 5.00 a day 6.70 a day Mac. miners. : .07 a ton .09 a ton Pick miners . .89 a ton 1.01 a ton Motormen -. ... 5.50 a day 6.27 a day Blacksmiths .. 5.30 a day 6.15 a day Shot flrers are hired by the men themselves and usually receive between $5 and $6 a day. After April 1, 1920, they will be paid by the operators, under a law passed by the 1919 Legislature. NOT THE RIGHT KIND OF BAR. HAMMOND, ; Ind., Dec, 9. "They tell me ypu are the man; I have tome to get a permit to buy booze," said Henry Doppinger, who entered the Hammond city' court today and advanced, hat in .hand, to Judge Kowalski's bench. "Who . told you that?" asked the judge. ' "Oh, several fellows," Doppinger replied. v "Well, you don't see many hanging around waiting for their permits, do you?" asked the Judge. "Don't you knew that if I was 'writing those liquor slips you mention this old courtroom would be packed from morning to night. I'd have been laid out with writer's cramp long ago. No, my friend, some one has given you a bum eteer." ' But Mr. Doppinger had already realized It.
LONDON, Dec. 10. England still is suffering from low wages, declared Lord Leverhulme, - one of England's Best-known manufacturers, on the eve of his departure for the United States. Lord Leverhulme has set an example to British industry by application to
his own business of advanced ideas in l the relations of capital and labor. -"Our wage earners, have inherited
ideas which low wages inflicted upon them and our-manufacturers have not
been driven by big wages to develop labor-saving machinery," he said. "The era of low wages has passed. If our manufacturers improve their machinery and our wage earners throw aside
suspicion as a policy ruinous to their
Own Interests, we shall have a tremendous home market in England and a bigger surplus than any other nation to send abroad to pay for our raw materials." Not only did Lord Leverhulme see no prospect that wages would fall in England but he declared that he . did not wish to see them drop, but would like to see them go higher, provided always' that production kept pace with the advance in wages. ABked by a representative of the Daily Chronicle what he would do to raise money If he were Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Leverhulme replied: "I should Institute a tax on trading profits, starting at profits of 2,000 so as not to hurt the little business. It wouldn't be a graduated tax; that spoils the whole thing. It would be a tax of five percent on all -trading profits above 2,000. Now see what that tax would do. It would stimulate industry. A levy on capital cripples industry; but a tax on profits bucks Industry up; ' makes it ' think harder and work harder. "Such a tax as I suggest which would fall on the ordinary' shareholder who would still have to pay his income tax, and, if liable, his super-tax, would have a quickening effect in the whole region of industry. Income tax is hard on the person with a small fixed Income; but it is a stimulus to a man in business who can easily ln-
Lcrease nls profits by thinking more pclearly, working much harder, and act
ing with more faith and courage. So, in precisely the like manner, a profits tax would act on British Industry."
A NEW AND DRESSY NIGHT DRESS. 3064. White crepe dec hine was hosen for this style with embroidery n blue and "Val" lace for trimming. The style is good also for lawn, ba-
Jste, nainsook, voile, satin, and silk. The pattern is cut in 4 sizes: Small, 12-34; Medium, 36-38; Large, 40-32; Cxtra Large, 44-46 Inches bust measire. Size medium requires 4 yards f 36 inch material. A pattern of this illustration mailed o any address on receipt of 10 cents n silver or lc and 2c stamps.
Atlantic Fleet to Leave for Winter Practice Soon
(By Associated Press)
TREES ARE ENTERED , IN HALL OF FAME WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Starting with the famous "Wye Oak" near Easton, Maryland, the American Forestry Association announces the first of a series of trees for its "Hall of Fame." This tree covers 1-3 of an acre, and has a spread of 141 feet. The circumference one foot from the ground is 51 feet. The American Forestry, Association is compiling a "Who's Who" of trees in America and
asks that pictures and data to support the claims for recognition be forwarded to it. Additional entries received were an acacia tree by G. W. Weakley, of Dayton, Ohio, an elm at Carbondale, Pa., by E. M. Peck; an elm by Dumont Kennedy, mayor of Crawfordsville, Indiana. The acacia tree entered by Mr." Weakley is 12 feet in circumference and is three feet in diameter at the ground and as in the case of the Dayton tree, no one can be found, no matter how old, who can remember a time when the tree was not as big as it is now. The elm at Crawfordsville has a spread of 99 feet.
SCHOONER ABANDONED. (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The Amer lean- schooner Orlando V. Wooten, 677 tons gross, from West African ports for New York, with a cargo of mahogany logs, has been abandoned at sea, according to a report received here .today by. insurance underwriters. The Wooten owned by the Astoria Veneer Mill and Dock company and was built in 1901.
13 POLICEMEN INDICTED FOR MURDER OF LABOR LEADERS FRANKLINTON, La., Dec 10 Thirteen policemen, who were members of the posse which killed - four labor leaders in Bogalussa, La., Nov. 22, in a battle over the attempted arrest of a negro labor leader, were arrested on a charge of murder, and brought here on a special train placed in jail an hour and a half, and released on a bail of $40,000 each. Affidavits, charging the men with murder, were sworn out by Jim Williams, brother of Lum Williams, one of the labor leaders killed. Each man was charged with killing the four labor leaders. More than 100 citizens accompanied the prisoners on the special train. Many farmers offered their names on the necessary bond. One hundred and thirty-three men signed bail which total3 $520,000. Regular army troops are still at Bogalusa,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The main body of the Atlantic fleet will leave ! eastern , seaports for Guantanamo, Cuba, Jan. 8, Secretary Daniels announced Tuesday. The flagship Pennsylvania, flying the four starred flag of Admiral Wilson, will lead of the most powerful dreadnoughts in thei fleet, 56 destroyers, a number of submarines, submarine chasers and a fleet of auxiliary craft, including at least two aviation ships with naval flying
units aboard. This force will later be augmented by a number of battleships and cruisers which will move southward as soon as the crews can be recruited to full strength. Particular attention will be paid to main battery target practice on the winter drill grounds this year. Secretary Daniels said. Extensive fleet maneuvres will be conducted during which valuable tactical lessons learned during the war will be used.
NEW BRITISH BATTLESHIP (By Associaved Press) LONDON, Dec. 10. The most recently constructed British battleship, the "Hood," cost the government $25,125,000 to build, excluding the cost of guns, ammunition and stores.
ALASKAN DOG TEAMS
TRAIN FOR DERBY
(By Associated Press)
, THE PAS, Manitoba, Dec. 10. Ap
proximately fifty dog teams in several
parts of the northland are being train
ed for the 100-mile Hudson's Bay Dog
Derby race to be held here March 17. Now that the Nome All-Alaska Sweepstakes race has been abandoned, the Hudson's Bay contest is generally regarded as the big dog classic of the continent. A prize of $1,000 has been hung up for the race. The race course extends from here to the gold fields and return. Dogs of any breed can enter. No stops will" be allowed from the start to the finish. The Hudson's Bay derby was established two years ago.
GEN, SL1ITII FAVORS
TRAINING IN SCHOOL
WASHINGTON, Dec, 10. Harry B.
Smith, adjutant general of , Indiana, was a witness this afternoon before
the Senate military committee, which
Is framing the army reorganization
CONCRETE HOUSES PLANNED FOR PRIBILOFF. ESKIMOS (By Associated Press) SEATTLE, Dec. 10. Eskimos of the Priblloff Islands may soon discard their enow igloos for concrete hats, according to H. D. Allen of the United States Bureau of Fisheries who arrived here recently from the government sealing station on the Islands. Mr. Allen said the snow houses do not stand uo under the biting winds
that sweep off the Bering Sea. If the
bill. He gave his ideas on universal
regarding their new winter homes ov
posals for the new National Guard.
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schools and colleges and also through
the National Guard. He would have the National Guard as the vehicle to put he finishing touches on the preliminary training received in the schools and as men completed the training they would go on the reserve list. He believes this form of universal training would be of great benefit not only to young men but to the country as well. Favors Guard Council. He favors the administration of the national guard by a national guard council rather than through the present militia bureau and the general staff of the army. This council would be composed of one field officer of th? rank of colonel or general from the national guard of each state, but it would meet only twice a year when policies would be outlined. He would have a smaller council of not to ex
ceed nine members to actually direct the national guard affairs, with the chief of this council and assistants
forming a bureau that would be established permanently in . Washington.
The national guard council, under his plan, would make its reports 'direct to the secretary of war and not through the general staff.
Fuel Administration Upholds Mayor Zimmerman's Order WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Protests by Study & Study, attorneys at Richmond, over a local order issued by Mayor Zimmerman, of Richmond, in regard to closing of industries and stores in that city to save coal have been answered by the fuel administration with the statement that the government does not wish to interfere in local fuel saving orders. Under the Richmond order, the running of moving picture theaters at night . was prohibited. The theaters, through Study & Study, attempted to have the order revised so they could keep closed during the day, but could open in the evening.
OLYMPIC GETTING REPAIRS
BELFAST, Dec. 10. The White Star
liner Olympic is undergoing transformation from a war vessel into a peace ship. She is being equipped to-; use
oil as fuel.
I Buy Christmas Gifts Early
There is nothing gained by waiting. Stocks are full and satisfying now and we will lay aside your selection upon a small deposit.
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POLICE RAID BIG STILL. BURLINGTON, N. J., Dec. 9. The largest illicit still discovered in New Jersey since the nation went dry was raided by local police at Beverly Hill, a suburb last night and 450 gallons of whisky were seized. The raiding force broke down barricaded doors but the proprietor had fled. .
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If you intend buying a Winter Tcp for your car, place your order at once for early delivery, as the factories are rushed.
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17 S. Tenth St
Phone 1632
Agents for Detroit Weatherproof Tops, also Auto Trim minga and Repairs of all kinds. Will take In your eld tops In exchange for a new one. -.
WANTED An experienced girl. Housework. Address with reference to Mrs. S. E. Swayne, 302 N. 11th St
XMAS GIFTS That are worth while
Sale of Paintings BY FRANK GIRARDIN
Room 311, Union National Bank Bldg., entrance South 8th St; take elevator. I have a number of small pictures suitable for presents. 20 off on all work from $5.00 to $100.00. 40 off on all work over- $100.00 to $500.00. Every picture : carefully studied and carried to a degree of finish that is pleasing to look at
The Name on the Face
THE name of Walth a m, Hamilton, Elgin or Illinois on the face of a bracelet watch is your guarantee of absolute satisfaction, no matter what the design of the case may be. You do not need to pay an extravagant price to obtain the protection of any one of these names on a watch. Our present selection of Bracelet Watches is larger than ever, ranging in price from $22 to $125.
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Harier
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steamships built for the United States
Shipping Board have been launcnea
recently in Japanese yards. They were
the Eastern Trade, a 13.000 ton steam
er, and the Eastern Glade, a steel car
go ship 400 feet long.
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ALCOHOL INCREASING
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wood alcohol poisoning in New, Tck have Increased greatly sines pepfc3 tlon went into effect, it was stated let the chief medical examiner's office today. Three autopsies completed yesterday showed positive results In tests for the poison, it was announced. In the month of November there were 12 such cases. , t
JOHN WEIR SUCCUMBS. ' (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 10. John Weir, noted artist and president of the national academy, died at his home here.
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WHEN THIEVES TAKE BELL PASTOR LOCKS CHURCH NEW YORK. Dec. 9. After thlnvna
had stolen the candlesticks from the
altar, the altar cover and a bell weighing fifty pounds, the Rev. John I Belford. nastor of the Cathnitn rhuwh
of the Nativity, decided it was time to
iocs tne cnurch. In a statement issued yesterday in answer to complaints that the church was locked between services Father Belford announced that
the precaution was necessary to prevent the thieves stealing the pews or the organ.
Queen Elizabeth is much interested In the Girl Scouts.
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