Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 45, Number 144, 27 April 1920 — Page 1
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POST WAS TOO LENIENT WITH REDS, CHARGE Conduct of Assistant Secretary of Labor in Deportation Cases Is Basis of Probe by Committees HAS BREWED LONG
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 27. Charges fthat Louis S. Post, assistant Secretary of Labor, had "violated the law" In "behalf of aliens -who have contempt for this government and who are trying to overthrow It, were made before Rhe house rules committee today by j Chairman Johnson, of the house lmmijgration committee. Mr. Johnson was the first witness las the investigation into Mr. Post's conduct in handling deportation proceedings against radical aliens began. He was followed by Representative Hoch, of Kansas, whose resolution looking towards possible Impeachment of assistant Secretary Post Is before the committee. Mr. Post was not present, but was represented by counsel. First Open Explosion. For months the fight on Mr. Post has been brewing in congressional circles, but the rules committee investigation i3 the first attempt at a formal airing of the charges, made openly in the house, that the assistant secretary Is unduly .friendly with enemies of the American form of gov ernment. Although the resolution before the committee looks toward the possible impeachment of Mr. Post, the plan of Chairman Canrpbell and other Republican leaders, calls for the rules com mittee making a full inquiry and in event of an adverse finding, to report r& resolution to be adopted only by the house, urging the removal of the as sistant secretary. i Representative Hoch, Republican, (Kansas, author of the resolution, anticipated that the investigation looking to impeachment would be conducted I by the judiciary committee, but he i said he and others were prepared to present their full case before the rules i committee. Besides Mr. Hoch, several members !f the house immigration committee, Including Representative Johnson, Repubican, Washington, its chairman, were to appear as witnesses. Have Probed Cases. Investigators of the immigration committee, Mr. Johnson said." ha4 examined several hundred cases, ' in which rulings had been made by the assistant secretary, and these, he declared, would be used largely to prove ,the attitude of Mr. Post in dealing with radical agitators. The work of the investigators, he said, has been in progress for the last few weeks. SIMS' CHARGES ARE : MONSTROUS M'KEEN (By Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON. D. C. April 27 (Characterizing as "monstrous" Rear .Admiral Sims' charge that delays by four months and cost 500,000 lives, ,ltear Admiral J. S. McKeen told the ((senate investigating committee today (that had it beon made by any foreign jfficial, allied or enemy, it would have j&roused the Indignation of the whole American people. "I do not believe any one short of (the good Cod himself has sufficient knowledge of the various elements And factors entering into the war and ists conclusion to Justify him for one jnoment in charging that the navy or any of Its officers were responsible for the loss of one of the 500,000 allied Soldiers charged to have been due to ihe errors of the navv. "This monstrous charge has bem, r will be, disproved in every item." Lester Burden, Who Tried To Elope With Cadillac, "Pick Up" of Speed Drive The drive against reckless motorists being conducted by the Richmond Tolice department resulted in a big ''incidental" pickup, Monday evening. Lester Burden, an employe of the J. M. Hutton company, was departing the city at. about 40 miles an hour, via Fort Wayne avenue, with a big Cadillac, the property of Will Dill, when Chief Officer Rutherford happened along about 6:45 Monday evening. Rutherford had no suspicion that the Cadillac was stolen, but he remembered the drive against speeders and halted the car; A suit case packed with personal rffects leads to the theory that Burden was contemplating a get-away from Richmond. Left In Garage. The car was left by Dill, in its usual etorage place at the garage of the J. M. Hutton Company. Burden, who i.as been in the employ of the Hutton (Company for about three months had -a key, and it is said he has besn faking joy-rides. Burden was found guilty in circuit fcourt Tuesday morning and was sent(fenced to a term of not less than six anonths and not more than five vears sat Jeffersonville. Ind. ' OUISVILLE WOMAN'S CLUBS DISCOURAGE HIGH BUYING (By Associated Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 27. Ministers of all church denominations, leaders of labor organizations, social workers and city officials today were unlisted in a campaign started by various 'women's clubs to discourage buying at .present prices, curtail unnecessary spending and unite the city la a pledge to save and economize.
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NEW YORK, April 27. The safe arrival at Anadir, Siberia, of Captain Roald Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole and noted explorer, is reported from Nome, Alaska, following the receipt of a wireless message from Anadir. It was the explorer's intention to drive the ship as far northward as possible and allow it to become frozen in the ice in the hope that the floes would carry the vessel acros sthe Arctic Sea and near the North Pole. In the course of his voyage Amundsen covered 3,600 miles. Captain Roald Amundsen's chief ambition for years has been to be the one explorer to reach both the North and South poles. Final correction of his records showed that actually he went within a quarter of a mile of the pole, but the feat was sufficient to establish his claim as its discoverer. CONTRACTS CALLING FOR LARGER SALARY, SENT TO TEACHERS Contracts containing the increased pay authorized by the board of education, were to be sent to the 148 school teachers and instructors in Richmond, Tuesday afternoon. The teachers have 15 days in which to sign and return the contract. This will probably be deferred until after the meeting of the Teacher's Federation in the high school building either Thursday or Friday. The ques-
tlon of increased pay and the addition j Ior 1919 amounted to $15,513,415, less of the extra month, will receive full reserves for taxes and contingencies, discussion before contracts are signed, f according to the annual report issued The $46,525 increase to the school j todaybudget will be divided among 148 Payment of dividends on $2,800,000 tenrhers and nrinrlnnls Iti P Ichm on A Of Preferred Stock and $3,200,000 Ot
schools. The average salary prior to the increase was about $1,200 a year. With the increase, the average will be about $1,500. West Siders May Oppose. Considerable opposition to adding the extra month of school is developing among west-side citizens. They contemplate calling a meeting and presenting their side of the question to council. They are not in favor of keeping the children in school the 10 months as they maintain it would be injurious to the health; also that many parents are enabled to send the children to high school only by aid of money earned by children during, the three months vacation. Despite this opposition, however, ! scl1001 Doa omc DeI!fve l,ne,efi . IIJlUIllIl Will Ut- ttUUfU. irfl LIlcll the majority of the citizens is in favor of the new plan. 11 Per Cent Is Average. The extra month means the teach ers receive a 11 per cent Increase in ralary. The $46,525 is the total amount added to the school budget and not an advance in salary for nine months. The school board also feels that the teachers as a whole will be in favor of the extra month. "The school curriculum has been so crowded for the past five years that it is almost a necessity that more time be added to relieve the strain. The I school course of today is of more beneflt to pupils than member Tuesday. a vacation," said a JOHNSON STILL ON TOP IN MONTANA CBy Associated Press) HELENA, Mont., April 27. Unofficial returns from the Montana presidential preference primary held last Friday had been received from newspapers today from 354 of the 1,500 precincts of the state. The vote for the five Republican candidates for presidential nomination stood: Senator Hiram W. Johnson, 8.741: Major General Leonard Wood, 2,669; Governor Frank O. Lowden, 1.991; Herbert Hoover, 1,877; Senator Warren G. Harding, 226. Complete unofficial returns had been received from but one county Silver Bow (Butte). State officials regarded it as probable that the results would not be definitely known untii the official canvass on May 8. Revolters Are Encouraged (By Associated Press) AGUE PRIETA, Sonora. April 27 Sonora military authorities today were encouraged in their plans for defense of the state against invasion of Federal troops by reports through Military sources and press dispatches of defections among federal forces. DES MOINES SHUT DOWN ; I 4 U I I I c r I m A O B1 APT (By Associated Press) DES MOINES, April 27. One man was killed and five were injured in an explosion in the engine room of the Des Moines Gas company plant this morning. The explosion occurred in a part of the plant through which practically all gas for the city passes, and as a result there was no gas for industrial or domestio purposes after the accident. The cause of the blast has not been determined.
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Roald Amundsen and map showing ap proximate route followed by him and his party. American Woolen Co. Made $15,513,415 In Last Year (By Associated Press) NE WYORK, April 27. Net profits of the American Woolen company common and depreciation of $3,733y 611, left a balance of profit for this year of $5,779,504. Surplus for 1919 amounted to $12,029, 804, which added to that of 1918 brings the total surplus to $31,754,426. , Reviewing the activities of the com pan.y for 1919, President William W. Wood said in part: The year 1919 has been a success- j ful one, considering the very unusual and disturbed conditions, and the readjusting of industry to pre-war or civilian basis." COMMERCE CHAMBER MAY BE AGAINST SOLDIERS' BONUS (By Associated Press). ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 27 The United States Chamber of Commerce would go on record as opposed to the granting of a bonus to soldiers who served in the world war by adoption of a resolution submitted for action by the resolutions committee at the Initial session of its eighth annual convention here today. The solution declared that "not only half a million negroes in the south, who probably would receive $500 or $600 each, would immediately quit work until the money was spent," but predicted there would be generally "an orgy of spending," that labor woyld be disorganized and production decreased. The Chamber also received a report of its national committee on European finance, in which it. was asserted that while American bankers and business men are friendly toward aiding in the rehabilitation of Europe by private investment, no such action can be looked for until peace has been formally concluded and the, government has adopted a definite policy of sanction and co-operation. Death Penalty Asked For Ray, Indianapolis Slayer (By Associated Press) INDIANAPOLIS. April 27. Wil liam Ray. confessed slayer of 14-year-old Martha Huff, was placed on trial in oriminal court here today, on a charge of first degree murder. Many policemen and detectives guarded the defendant and every precaution was taken to prevent an uprising. Last week efforts were made to storm the jail to get the negro, but the mob was dispersed after one man had been shot and another beaten and clubbed. Ray stood mute when arraigned early this morning, and a formal plea of not guilty was ordered by the court. Selection of a jury from a special venire of 125 men then began. It was believed the case would go to the jury before the end of the day. The state will ask the death penalty. Mrs. Johnston Secretary Of State Memorial Body Mrs. M. F. Johnston was elected secretary of the State Memorial Commission at the organization meeting in Indianapolis Monday. Robert Frost Daggett, architect of Indianapolis was elected chairman. Future business was discussed. It was decided to hold monthly meetings. .
MARJORIE B. COOKE,
FAMOUS AUTHOR AND RICHMOND GIRL, DIES Marjorie Benton Cooke, nationally known and loved monologulst and author, who was born in Richmond 44 years ago, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j Joseph Henry Cooke, is reported dead in Manila, P. I., as a result of pneumonia. Miss Cooke's father was at one time city clerk of Richmond, and her grand father, her mother's father, was General William P. Benton, one of the most noted Indiana soldiers In the Civil war, and for whom the local post, Sons of Veterans, was named. A letter was received by Richmond friends Monday, from Miss Cooke and her mother, mailed in Japan, which said they were stopping in Japan and would come on soon. Both were in good health, at the time the letter was written. Miss Cooke was never married. Her father died only a year or so ago. Graduated - In '99 She began writing for magazines in 1899 following her graduation from the University of Chicago, where she was afterward awarded the degree of Ph. D. in 1902 she began touring the country as a monologulst, obtaining marked success especially with her original Interpretations. Until this year, when she went to the Philippine Islands for a rest, she had continued her public monologue work. Miss Cooke was a member 6f the Authors' League, the Society of American Dramatists, the Little Room Club in Chicago, and the Women's University club in New York. "Bambi" Is Well Known One of her best known books was "Bambi". Others were "The Cricket Incubus", "The Twelfth Christmas". Modern and children's plays and dramatic episodes were among her literary achievements. Her recent home has been on Fifty-second street in New York city. Mrs. Florence Lodwlck of North Tenth street is a second cousin. Upon her visits to Richmond, Miss Cooke stopped with Mrs. Lodwick and Miss Margaret Starr, an intimate friend. JOHNSON MEN TO EXTEND PERSONAL INVITES TO COUNTY Every person living in the county who has a telephone, will be personally invited by the Hiram Johnson committee to attend the meeting tn this city Wednesday night, at which Senator Johnson will speak. - Numbers will iHS-ruirg, and in case cf several party lines, every number on the line will be rung at once. When response is made, the operator will say : "Senator Hiram Johnson speaks in the Coliseum at Richmond, Wednesday at 8:15 p. m. You are invited." This is a novelty among political advertlsements in W ayne county Senator Johnson will re-enter the Indiana political arena Wednesday with his address here. Senator Johnson will be the third aspirant for the Republican presidential nomination to speak to Wayne county voters. Landls Will Precede. The distinguished Californian will be preceded by Frederick Landis, of Logansport. Landis will arrive in Richmond at 4 p. m. and will go directly to the Johnson headquarters at the Westcott Hotel. Frank H. Doherty, of California, and Carl H. Mote, of Indianapolis, will have charge of the senator's headquarters during his stay here. The doors of the Coliseum will be opened at 6:15 p. m. Senator Johnson, who will arrive at 6 p. m., will speak at 8:15. An overflow meeting, if necessary, will be addressed by Frederick Landis. UNDERWOOD HEADS SENATE DEMOCRATS WASHINGTON, April 27 Senator Underwood, of Alabama, was elected democratic leader in the senate today at a conference of senate democrats. He was unopposed. By withdrawal of Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, from the contest. Senator Underwood's was the only name to come before the caucus. Mr. Hitchcock however, is ranking democratic member on the foreign rela tions committee and will continue to lead the Democrats in all matters concerning foreign affairs, including the pending peace resolution, and further development with the treaty of Versailles. Senator Underwood was leader of the Democrats in the House for four years in the 63rd and 64th congresses. Prior to that he was assistant to Representative Champ Clark on the house rules committee. The present tariff law bears his name. He has been a member of the Senate since 1915 and is now campaigning for re election. Mr. Underwood entered congress about 25 years ago, and soon will be 58 years old. HIGHEST PRICE EVER, IS PAID FOR FLOUR MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., April 27. Flour advanced 50 cents to $15.50 a barrel, car load lots, here today, making the biggest single rise this year, and the highest price ever received for flour here. The increase is ascribed to the high wheat market. R. R. Bill Passes the Senate (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. D. C. April 27. The house bill appropriating $300,000,000 for deficiencies in government operation of railroads, and $9,000,000,000 for miscellaneous deficits, was passed today by the senate.
"Pussyfoot" Sees England Dry in 1 0 Years
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William E. ("Pussyfoot") Johnson, photographed on arrival in New York NEW YORK. April 27 That England will be dry In 10 years Is the mess
age just brought from that country by has been lecturing for the dry cause in
"When I went to England nrohibition was not discussed there," said
Johnson in discussing the results of his trip. "Now it is the second subject of conversation to peace. Since October more than 2,000 prohibition meetings have been held in the British Isles. My part has been chiefly in arousing public interest in prohibition. As a member of the Anti-Saloon league I can say that we are not going to impose our methods of fighting drink on the peoples of other lands. We will let them decide upon their own methods and we will help them. On the surface the indications in England do not bear out my prediction of prohibition there in 10 years, but underlying developments do.
Sons of Veterans Elect Hawkins State Delegate A joint meeting of the Sons of Veterans and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the same organization was held in the court house Monday night. ; : "Threstsr- foTth' evening were William Medsker, of Cambridge City, Indiana department commander of the G. A. R.; W. T. Knipple, of Logansport, division commander; and Mrs. Laura Niswander, of Danville, state president of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Elmer E. Hawkins was elected delegate to the state convention to be held in Bloomington, May 25, 26 and 27. All past camp commanders are also eligible to attend. Four candidates were taken into the post. A luncheon waa served. LOWDEN HEADLINER OF POLITICAL SLATE FOR RICHMOND TODAY Governor Frank O. Lowden, of Illinois, was occupying the political limelight in this city Tuesday, appearing at the Coliseum Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. Lowden was met at Anderson Monday night by John II. Taylor, his Wayne county manager; Ed. Paul, of Cambridge City, member of the Low den state executive committee, and Cecil Tauge, his manager for the Sixth district. It had been planned to bring the speaker from Anderson to Richmond by automobile, but a recurrence of the throat trouble that has forced the presidential candidate to cancel several speaking engagements caused Lowden to go direct to Indianapolis from Anderson via a special interurban car. He will come to Richmond direct from Indianapolis, arriving in this city at 4:40 p. m. Reception Called Off The reception planned for Governor Lowden has been cancelled. Immediately upon his arrival he will be taken to the Arlington hotel and will be met there by his Wayne county supporters. The managers of the Lowden meeting have "reserved seats on the platform for all Republican precinct committee-women. Miss Esther Griffin White, chairman of the Republican women of the county, will be at the entrance of the Coliseum and will see that the women are ushered to their seats. Sugar Men and Justice Officials Don't Meet Long (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. April 27. A conference between sugar, refiners and. Department of Justice officials on sugar prices and supplies ended suddenly to day after brief session. No statement was made as to what transpired, but It was understood the department might recall refiners representatives together again jn a few days. . . . . Howard Figg. assistant to the attorney general, in charge of the high cost of living campaign, has before him statements from the refiners but their contents were not disclosed. INJUNCTION ISSUED. AGAINST BOTHERING FIREMEN'S UNION SAN ANTONIO, Texas, -April 27. A temporary injunction restraining officials from interfering with members of the firemen's union, recently organized here, was in force today. District Judge S. G. Tyaloe issued it yesterday and made it returnable on Friday.
William E. ("Pussyfoot") Johnson, who
Britain for several months. COMMERCIAL CLUB FINALLY DISOLVEDi t FURNITURE STORED Final papers were signed Tuesday for the turning over of all furniture and equipment of the Richmond Commercial club to the board of trustees of the Richmond Industrial fund. This act formally terminates the existence of the Commercial club. The furniture will be held in trust by the Industrial club. The furniture will be held in trust by the Industrial fund trustees until such time as a new organization may be formed for city development work. The trustees of the industrial fund felt they had no authority to accept the furniture, but believed it in the best interests of the city. Dues To Be Refunded. All dues of the Commercial Club which have been paid in advance will be refunded to the members, it was also announced Tuesday. No formal act of dissolution will be made, the legal shell of the club to remain. Handling of new industrial enterprises will remain with the trustees of the industrial development fund, who still have a considerable sum of money to be spent in this way. BOLSHEVIKS RISE IN JUGO-SLAVIA? fPy Associated Press) LONDON, April 27 A Bolshevik revolution has broken out in Jugoslavia, says a Central News dispatch from Rome quoting Triest advices to the Messagero of that city. Machine guns have been brought into action in Belgrade, where hundreds are said to have been slain, it is said, while fatal riots Have oc curred at Laibach and Agram. Roads Are Nearly Normal, Claim Railroad Men (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, April 27. Claims of railroad officials that 90 per cent of the normal freight traffic was being mov ed in the Chicago district, was disputed today by manufacturers, who declared receipt of raw materials was seriously curtailed and that outgoing shipments were far below the normal before the strike of insurgent railway employes began. Embargoes on many roads were declared still to be in force intermittently. Coal and food supplies, which have been given preference, were reported to be moving normally. Council Writes the President (By Associated Press) SAN REMO, April 27. In the closing hours, the supreme council passed upon two notes to the American government, explaining why President Wilson's latest Turkish note could not be followed, and the other on the Armenian mandate and boundaries. 5 CASES COST HIM $100 THEN HE CAN'T DRINK IT! Sherman Kortright was fined $100 and costs in police court Tuesday morning, for the illegal manufacture of intoxicating liquor. He was also given a sentence of 30 days in jail. The jail sentence was suspended. Five cases of home brewed beer were confiscated at the Kortright home last week by the police.
CONVENTIONS, OHIO PRIMARY.
OCCUR TODAY Many. Political Events in Country as Voters Register Choices Harding Favorite in Native State. MANY CONTESTS HELD Ohio voters Tuesday were express Ing their preference for presidential candidates and electing delegates to both the Republican and Democratic national conventions. The principal primary fight was that between. Mar Jor General Leonard Wood and Senator Warren G. Harding, Ohio's "favorite son," for the republican presidential endorsement, and for control of the 48 delegates to be chosen for the national convention at Chicago. Reports from over the state at noon today indicated that a very light vote Is being cast. Governor James M. Cox is unopposed for the presidential endorsement on the Democratic ticket, and all delegates are pledged to him. The contest between General Wood and Senator Harding has been one of the most spirited that has taken place in Ohio in recent years. Forty-three candidates for delegates are pledged to support General Wood, while 48 are pledged for Senator Harding. A heavy Republican and light Democratic vote was in prospect at the opening of the polls today. There are contests for delegates on the Republican ticket in every district except the two in Cincinnati and the 21st (Cleveland). NEWARK. N J., April 27. Chief interest in today's preferential presidential primary in New Jersey waa focused on Republican contests where the voters were asked to express their preference for either Senator Hiram W. Johnson or Major General Leonard Wood. Democratic voters were not asked to indicate a direct preference. The unopposed "big four" democratic delegation is pledged to the candidacy of Governor Edward I. Edwards. Each party will elect 28 delegates to their respective nations. The Republican state organization has split on the "big four" delegation to the Chicago convention and from a state standpoint this contest overshadowed the Wood-Johnson contest. BOSTON. April 27. Massachusetts voters balloted, foaay-to -elect "four delegates at large to the Republican and Democratic national conventions and 35 Republican and 36 Democratic district delegates. None of the candidates for delegate at large appeared on the ballot as pledged for any particular presidential candidate. BELLINGHAM. Wash.. April 27. Election of fourteen delegates to the Republican national convention, ten of them by districts and four at large, was the principal business before the Washington state Republican convention in session here today. In addition, a successor to S. A. Perkins, Tacoma, as national committeeman was to be chosen and a platform comprising state and national planks, adopted. At a caucus late last night a resolution was adopted for presentation to the convention today, instructing delegates to the convention in Chicago support Senator Miles Poindexter for the presidential nomination as long as they should see fit. JUNEAU, Alaska, April 27 Principal interest in the primary elections held throughout Alaska today centered in the Republican contests for national committeemen and delegates to the Republican national convention and the race for attorney general. Three candidates, John C. McBrid'?, of Juneau, and Jack Schovin and Charles Herron, of Anchorage, were in the field for national committeeman. TWO SETS OF DELEGATES FIGHT IN G. O. P. MEETING (By Associated Press) KANSAS C1Y, Mo. April 27. On the heels of a dual Fifth district (Kansas City and Jackson county) Republican convention which adjourned early today after electing two sets of uninstructed delegates and alternates to the national convention, the county convention was called to order, and the same opposing forces renewed the fight for places on the convention floor. I Weather Forecast j V i For Indiana, by the United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight and Wednesday; frost tonight: slowly rising temperature Wednesday. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum Z Minimum 42 Noon. Noon 45 For Wayne County, by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy but mostly fair tonight and Wednesday. Continued cold tonight with temperature near freezing Wednesday morning. Frost tonight if weather clears. , ; General Conditions The Rocky mountain storm which started east Saturday, crossed Indiana during: the past 24 hours, causing general rains from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, the heaviest rainfall occurring over the southern states The rain turned to snow over parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado and Wyoming. Cold weather for the season now obtains over the Mississippi valley, with freezing temperatures as far south as Kansas and the Texas panhandle. The barometric pressure, is now falling again over the far west, and temperatures have begun to rise in that section. However, there Is no settled weather of consequence In sight, although short periods pf fair weather are indicated. - ' " ' ' ' "